Gu Zheng felt the empty cave and heaved a sigh of relief. Even though the other party had left under his watch, he was still a little worried.
Gu Zheng had always remembered the other party's cunning. After carefully searching around, he didn't find anything suspicious at all, but Gu Zheng was still worried.
Gu Zheng looked ahead, hesitated for a moment, and said to the fire dragon beside him, "Why don't you check the front with me?"
However, the fire dragon was still floating in the air, firmly guarding the divine bird below. Once the enemy appeared, it would immediately go over to protect the divine bird.
The other party didn't react at all to Gu Zheng's words.
Looking at the monster summoned by the divine bird, it was just a smarter puppet. Gu Zheng shook his head helplessly. A layer of light enveloped his body, and then he began to wander outside.
Because he was very worried about whether the other party had left or not. If the other party was hiding in the dark and suddenly attacked him, he wouldn't be able to block the other party's sneak attack at all. Even if he was always vigilant, he wouldn't be able to react at all.
A sneak attack from a late-stage Zenith Heavenly Immortal was simply fatal. It was better for him to go out fully armed and check. No matter what, he could block the other party for a while.
Gu Zheng first moved in the direction the other party left. Although it would usually take at most an instant, it took him a full 10 minutes to get there. He couldn't be any more careful.
At this moment, there was a shining teleportation formation here. The restriction that was blocked before the other party left had already dispersed. It could be vaguely seen that in order to prevent the divine bird from leaving, they had really put in a lot of effort. However, the materials for setting up the formation were all damaged.
After carefully investigating, Gu Zheng could only guarantee that someone had definitely left through the teleportation formation. As for whether it was the other party or not, it was hard to say.
For some reason, he felt that something was wrong when he saw the other party leave so smoothly. After all, the divine bird wasn't dead yet. Could it be that the other party was so confident?
Therefore, Gu Zheng vaguely felt that the other party hadn't left at all. He still believed in his feelings, which was why he took the risk of taking the initiative to investigate.
Gu Zheng stood there. Suddenly, a large amount of golden light emerged from his body and probed the surroundings. However, everything was very calm. The other party wasn't here.
Could it be that he was mistaken?
Gu Zheng looked at the most likely hiding place, but there was no movement at all. He really didn't expect this. In fact, he had already prepared himself for the other party's attack. The protective shield around his body was activated to the maximum.
Gu Zheng thought for a moment, and after leaving behind a hidden probing aura, he walked in another direction.
In just a short while, Gu Zheng had searched through every possible hiding place in the huge cave. He even went to the tunnel he had used to come here, but he still did not find any suspicious traces. Even so, Gu Zheng still left behind a probing aura.
Although these auras would only last for a short period of time, not more than three days, it was enough. As long as the other party appeared, he would at least have some time to react.
The fire dragon above was still vigilant of its surroundings. Unfortunately, if the enemy launched a sneak attack on Gu Zheng, it probably wouldn't even stop them. This was also the reason why Gu Zheng was patrolling outside.
"Divine Bird, how are you?"
After doing all this, Gu Zheng hurried to the side of the Divine Bird and asked. The rotting smell that filled the sky made Gu Zheng have to stop breathing.
Unfortunately, the Divine Bird was now unable to answer Gu Zheng's question. Gu Zheng looked over and found that the other party seemed to have fallen into a state of coma. And looking at it, a large area of its entire body had been completely destroyed.
The only thing that was still intact now was the area around the heart and organs, and the connection to the head. The rest of the body had been corroded into a lump of rotten flesh. And from the protected area, Gu Zheng felt the aura of the Wind Liquid.
If it wasn't for the protection of the Wind Liquid, the Divine Bird would have been completely dead.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. The other party was sure that the Divine Bird was completely dead and probably left.
But at this time, the Divine Bird was on the verge of death. How could he make it recover again? This was an urgent matter.
If this continued, when the power of the Wind Liquid was exhausted, the Divine Bird would truly die.
Gu Zheng instantly thought of the Wind Fruit in his hand. Besides this, he didn't seem to be able to cure such a vicious poison.
And the Wind Fruit itself had other benefits for the Divine Bird. It was simply the best choice.
However, the Wind Fruit had to be swallowed by the Divine Bird. According to the Divine Bird's current state, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to make it swallow smoothly. But Gu Zheng still took out the Wind Fruit and prepared to give it a try.
As soon as he took it out, a fragrance rushed out of his hand and spread in all directions. The Divine Bird, who was originally unconscious, struggled a few times, but that was all. Then, the Divine Bird returned to its original state.
Gu Zheng moved closer and looked at the Divine Bird's closed mouth. He couldn't find any gap at all. Helpless, he could only put the Wind Fruit next to the Divine Bird's beak, barely hanging it.
However, to Gu Zheng's surprise, the moment he placed it on the ground, the originally motionless divine bird seemed to understand that this was the final life-saving herb. It opened its mouth slightly, and the Wind Fruit spun along its gigantic mouth and automatically swallowed it.
At the same time, a weak red light bloomed from the Divine Bird's body. It was like a rising sun, full of vitality.
The Divine Bird's aura, which was getting lower and lower, stopped falling and began to slowly rise.
And after the red light passed through the rotten flesh, the originally necrotic rotten flesh was slowly transformed again in a strange manner.
It could be said that the Divine Bird's condition was visibly improving. If nothing unexpected happened, with the current speed, it would be completely healed in at most three days. This made Gu Zheng wild with joy, and he finally let out a sigh of relief.
At this moment, something strange happened. Not far behind Gu Zheng, a figure suddenly appeared. In an instant, it appeared behind the unsuspecting Gu Zheng.
Because Gu Zheng and the Divine Bird were very close, to prevent any misunderstandings, Gu Zheng only had a layer of protection on his body. When he felt the wind behind him, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't feel wrong, but how did the other person hide under his nose?
At this time, the fire dragon was just as Gu Zheng had expected. Because the purple-hat man was focused on Gu Zheng, he didn't affect the Divine Bird next to him at all. He just watched indifferently from the side.
At this time, Gu Zheng was trying his best to move forward. At the same time, he didn't care about anything else. He activated his strongest defense, but in front of the Divine Bird's extreme speed, it was a little too late.
At this moment, there was a soft "poof" sound behind Gu Zheng's head. A pink mist came out from above, forming a simple cloud behind his head. It just happened to meet the pair of hands that had just reached out.
It only made the Divine Bird pause for a moment. The pink mist scattered, but this small amount of time gave Gu Zheng a chance to save himself. In this small gap, a layer of extremely solid yellow shield rose up, blocking behind him.
When the palm hit the shield, the shield shook violently, but it still firmly blocked the Divine Bird's advance.
Although it could block the Divine Bird's surprise attack, it couldn't completely disperse the power of the attack. Gu Zheng's body flew to the side.
But in the next moment, Gu Zheng's body suddenly twisted in the air and went directly under the Divine Bird's wings. The purple-hat man's next move was stopped abruptly.
Gu Zheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Under the Divine Bird's premeditated sneak attack, he didn't suffer too much damage. First of all, his defense had neutralized most of the attack. Second of all, for the sake of speed, the Divine Bird had sacrificed the power of the attack.
It should have been enough to easily break through Gu Zheng's fragile head, but it was a pity that the sudden appearance of the pink mist delayed it for a moment. In just a moment, all of his efforts had been wasted. The purple-hat man felt that it was a pity.
"I knew you wouldn't leave so easily. How did you stay here without being discovered by me?"
Gu Zheng looked at the purple-hat man, somewhat puzzled.
However, it was clear that the purple-hat man had no intention of explaining to Gu Zheng. He just kept looking at the Divine Bird, his eyes filled with shock.
What he didn't expect was that the Divine Bird, which was destined to die, had been revived. It had to be known that the reason he didn't leave was because he wanted to extract what he needed the moment the Divine Bird died.
But now it seemed that the Divine Bird's situation would only get better.
"I will remember you. When you leave, you will face endless pursuit. Just you wait, our Divine Demon Sect will not let you go."
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the purple-hat man's eyes fell on Gu Zheng as he spoke.
"Divine Demon Sect? I can tell from the name that it's a trashy sect. If you have the ability to reveal your exact location, I will naturally pay you a visit. "Gu Zheng pretended to be disdainful and said.
However, he was already on his guard. This was a sect that he had never heard of. Don't be fooled by the fact that they could casually send out four Grand Heavenly Realm experts. This was no ordinary sect. Who knew how many people were behind them?
To put it bluntly, even in this chaotic era, they might be much stronger than those famous sects. Even under the name of the Sage, there might not be many who were stronger than them.
However, although the two couldn't be compared, after all, Jin Xian alone could beat up Grand Heavenly Realm experts like them without a problem. Not to mention the teachers behind them that made them afraid to resist, just the treasures in their hands were enough. Even Gu Zheng wasn't willing to deal with them now.
Every one of them had more or less traces of the Great Dao. Thousands of people had died outside. It would be difficult for these people to die until the time was right.
"Sect? You think too much. However, I know that you will definitely come to me without me saying anything. When the time comes, I will compete with you. Since you have already interfered, I hope you won't back down when the time comes. "
The man in the purple hat seemed to have heard some funny news. However, he didn't say much. After taking another look at the divine bird, he left through the exit again.
Regardless of whether the other party had really left this time, Gu Zheng had made up his mind to not go out no matter what. He would wait until the divine bird woke up.
However, he didn't expect that half a year would pass just like that.
Gu Zheng wasn't in a hurry. During this time, he wasn't completely idle. He was thinking about the previous battle and digesting the previous battle experience.
As it was his first time using the Five Elements Demon Sealing Formation, he was still a little unfamiliar with it. After this trial, the next time he used it, the power was even stronger. In particular, Gu Zheng had a new understanding of the second move.
When he was refining the five rings, this inexplicable formation suddenly came from the five rings. Gu Zheng finally understood why the five rings worked as a whole. It had to be known that apart from being able to be used as an outstanding defense when combined, there was no other advantage to being a complete set.
Instead, when used separately, the power was greater than the defense.
As for the Five Elements Demon Sealing Formation, although it looked like a set of formations, in reality, it could be broken down into three parts: sealing, demonic, and formation.
This time, he was only using one form of the formation. The requirements for the demonic formation were a little harsh. Although Gu Zheng was looking forward to it, he also knew that it had to be accumulated before it could be used.
With the awakening of the divine bird, a gentle wind spread out from the surroundings. Gu Zheng's figure took the opportunity to move to the side. After the divine bird woke up, even if that person didn't leave, he wouldn't have any chance. Instead, he might even lose his life.
However, looking at the calm divine bird, the other party should have left long ago.
The originally huge body gradually shrank as the surrounding light flickered. In the end, when it was only ten meters tall, a somewhat familiar figure appeared in the air.
The fire dragon was somewhat excited as it circled back and forth around the divine bird. It seemed to be happy for her recovery.
"Go back. Thank you for protecting me. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago." A pleasant voice came from the divine bird's mouth, speaking to the fire dragon that was circling around it.
The fire dragon nodded and rushed down into the magma below, disappearing without a trace.
It was only now that Gu Zheng discovered that the array formation below wasn't summoning the Fire Dragon. Instead, it was a stable spatial channel. The Fire Dragon had been summoned here.
"Little friend Gu, I didn't expect that we would meet again. This time, you helped me get rid of the life and death situation and even saved my life." At this time, the divine bird opened its mouth and said.
"Senior Divine Bird, I heard about you guys by chance. I just happened to pass by here and came to look for you. Coincidentally, I bumped into them. How could I not help?" Gu Zheng quickly said.
"Don't call me Divine Bird. That's just an honorific used by those people. Actually, my real name is Vermillion Bird. Of course, you can also call me Vermillion Bird. We're essentially the same. I didn't expect that after not seeing you for so many years, you've also stepped into the Grand Heavenly Realm. Congratulations." The Vermillion Bird looked at Gu Zheng and said.
"I was just lucky. I don't know why Senior Vermillion Bird is being chased by these people and still in such a sorry state." Gu Zheng was modest and couldn't help but ask.
"Don't worry. I know you have a lot of questions. However, let's change to a secret place. I didn't expect you to have a pure Wind Fruit in your hands. Even if I were to sell everything I have, I wouldn't be able to exchange for it. To me, this is a priceless treasure."
The Vermillion Bird flapped her wings and said while gesturing for Gu Zheng to follow her.
When Gu Zheng saw this, he suppressed the doubts in his heart and followed the other party out of this place. After a total of three days, they flew over ten thousand li before stopping in another hidden mountain range.
This place was obviously where the other party lived. Although it was also deep underground, there were a few simple houses around it. There were even some flower pavilions. The only pity was that there were no flowers or plants in this place due to the temperature. Without these decorations, there was also a lack of scenery.
However, Gu Zheng felt a trace of Elder Xiong's aura here. It seemed that this should be where they lived temporarily in the past.
Beside the magma, Gu Zheng and a beautiful young woman in a red palace dress sat opposite each other.
"It's very likely that the other party will come again at that place. They definitely won't be able to find this place." The Vermillion Bird held her wrist and personally poured a cup of tea for Gu Zheng.
"This is where you and Elder Xiong live? It's really not bad. "Gu Zheng looked at the steaming red tea in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
"Not bad? It's just a temporary place for me to heal. Otherwise, how could the other party injure the two of us? "The Vermillion Bird picked up the firewood in front of her and a trace of hostility flashed in her eyes.
"By the way, Senior Vermillion Bird, what's going on?"
Gu Zheng took a sip of the tea. A fragrant steam came out from between his teeth and flowed down his body, making him feel much more relaxed. Even the scorching heat around him lessened a lot. Hearing the Vermillion Bird's words, he asked again.
"Although this is the first time we've met, I know everything about you. You should also know that in order to leave that place, although I successfully achieved Nirvana with your help, I consumed a lot of energy and would need a very long time to recover. That's why Big Sister Xiong brought me here."
The Vermillion Bird's words made Gu Zheng nod. He admired the Vermillion Bird's sacrificial spirit the most. He also knew everything she had done from Old Man Qin.
"After that, we came here. Big Sister Xiong began to heal me. Later, she heard that there was a Fire Spirit Pearl in a distant land. She went alone and fought with everyone. After many difficulties, she finally helped me retrieve the Fire Spirit Pearl. The fire dragon you saw earlier was transformed by her. Now, it's here, acting as the array formation's core to help me recover faster."
Gu Zheng looked to the side and finally understood why he felt that the fire dragon was summoned by the array formation. It turned out that it had been placed there as the array formation's base. Just the fire dragon alone was so powerful. It could be seen how much Big Sister Xiong had sacrificed to obtain it.
"Unfortunately, a powerful person, who came from the Heavenly Demon Sect, seemed to want to revive their master. He wanted to refine Big Sister Xiong into a top-grade item. Then, a person who called himself a priest came looking for her."
At this point, the Vermillion Bird's face became angry again.
"At that time, Big Sister Xiong had suffered serious injuries in order to snatch the Fire Spirit Rock. In addition, I had barely recovered 40% of my cultivation. I was no match for the enemy. As we fought and retreated, Big Sister Xiong lured the enemy away. I don't know what happened, but I was injured again and was forced to recuperate. In the end, the enemy still came looking for me and wanted to capture me as a sacrifice.
"How is Big Sister Xiong now?" Gu Zheng asked worriedly.
"Don't underestimate Big Sister Xiong. Even if she was injured and captured, it would be impossible to kill and refine her without tens of thousands of years. Hence, I have to recuperate my cultivation before I go looking for her. If I go now, I will only be courting death."
The Vermillion Bird's eyes were filled with determination.
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