"Count me in!"
Gu Zheng said resolutely. Judging from the Vermilion Bird's words, Elder Xiong must have been captured.
"Forget it. Although your strength has increased by more than ten times compared to the past, the other party's strength is not something you can imagine. You've seen how strong the other party's subordinates are. You'll only be courting death if you go."
The Vermilion Bird looked at the seriousness in Gu Zheng's eyes and shook its head in relief.
"I know that my current strength is indeed a little low, but the other party is not an expert at all. Besides, I might be able to help in other aspects. I can say that no matter how many people below the Middle-stage of the Grand Heavenly Realm come, they won't be able to take my life." Gu Zheng said confidently.
"If you really want to go, I'll naturally inform you when I come out. Now that you've given me the Wind Fruit, I'll have to go into seclusion for a long time at least. Moreover, the consequences of the previous forced nirvana will be completely eliminated and my strength will even improve. So to be honest, I don't want you to take the risk."
The Vermilion Bird looked at Gu Zheng carefully and said word by word.
"Elder Xiong has also helped me a lot. If she's in danger, I must go." Gu Zheng still said the same thing.
"Okay. In fact, I've met a few people who came out from below. Unfortunately, they were as timid as mice and ran away after hearing it. We wasted so much effort to save them."
The Vermilion Bird smiled happily and was full of admiration for Gu Zheng.
"Everyone has their own choices. They are them and I am me."
"Okay, I agree with this point. I don't blame them." The Vermilion Bird suddenly stood up and spat out a mouthful of golden blood essence. It was the size of a baby's fist and was floating in the air.
The Vermilion Bird's ruddy face turned pale. Before Gu Zheng could say anything, it continued.
"Take out the magic treasure in your hand. It needs to nurture the Purifying Fire. However, even with the help of the Wind Liquid, it's still a little lacking. This drop of my heart's blood is enough for it to evolve to another level."
Gu Zheng did not take out the Li Ring when he saw the Vermilion Bird like this. Instead, he asked with concern.
"Now is the time for you to nurture it. There's no need to waste it like this."
"Don't be so wishy-washy. I know what I'm doing. The power of the Wind Fruit will cleanse the meridians. These relatively impure bloodlines will be purified when the time comes. So don't feel distressed. if you don't use it, it will be a waste."
Seeing Gu Zheng dragging his feet, even though Gu Zheng was concerned for her, she still urged him valiantly.
............................. in it............................. was it it it it....... it.... it.............
After all, this item was given to him by a true member of the Wind Clan. However, he was not very proficient in it, so he was unable to unleash its full power. However, after several encounters, the Li Ring had actually helped him quite a bit.
. The blood essence slowly approached the Li Ring. The Li Ring trembled slightly. Just as the blood essence was about to reach it, the Li Ring suddenly turned into a little bird. It looked greedily at the blood essence in front of it. Then, it looked at Gu Zheng.
As Gu Zheng nodded, the little bird chirped happily. Its body expanded several times, to the size where it could swallow the blood essence in one gulp. Then, it swallowed it without hesitation.
His entire body suddenly expanded, and a large amount of flames splashed out from his body. Then, he transformed into Li Huan once again. However, if one looked closely, there seemed to be countless crystal-like flames burning slowly inside his body, making him look even more eye-catching.
"Thanks."
Gu Zheng reached out and took it. Feeling it for a moment, he said sincerely.
Even if he could not use it at all now, he knew that once the Li Ring finished its transformation, its power would increase by another level.
The Vermilion Bird smiled and said.
"I'm going to go into seclusion. I'll put my aura in that blood essence. When I come out, I'll send you a message. You'll know when you see it. If you have something to do, go ahead. If not, you can cultivate here."
"Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first. I still have some things to take care of. When you come out, I'll come back."
Gu Zheng thought for a moment and said directly.
The Vermilion Bird had already made it clear that she would be in seclusion for at least a few thousand years. Even if he cultivated with all his might, it would not be enough to raise his cultivation by one level. Moreover, there were still things to take care of outside.
"Alright. You know the way out. Time is of the essence. I won't accompany you any longer."
The Vermilion Bird nodded. After saying that, she leaped into the air and flew to the center of the magma. At the same time, golden lines appeared on the surface of the magma. A large red light spread out from below like a spider web. In just a few breaths' time, the Vermilion Bird's huge body turned into a red cocoon and was slowly pulled down.
Seeing the red cocoon sink down and completely disappear in front of him, Gu Zheng turned around and flew outside.
A month later, Gu Zheng, who was rushing with all his might, finally stopped.
This time, the place where he landed was the island where he first lived. When he arrived, the sun was shining brightly and everything was flourishing. He also called out Xiao Ying and Li Le to come out.
Even after so long, Li Le's face was still a bit pale. This was because although the purple hat man's attack could have killed Gu Zheng, she was the first one to bear the brunt of it. But thanks to her, Gu Zheng was able to escape.
So when Gu Zheng saw Li Le come out, he once again thanked her solemnly, even though he knew that Li Le was only trying to protect herself.
"No need to thank me. In that situation, I would have done the same even if you didn't need to." Li Le immediately said to Gu Zheng.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ying, who came out, didn't know what was going on outside. Seeing the two strange expressions, she couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing. We will rest here for a few days and then return to what we were looking for." Gu Zheng said to Xiao Ying.
"Yes, we still need to see what happened to Master Wu Xiang." When Xiao Ying heard Gu Zheng's words, she immediately followed up. However, when she turned to look at the sleeping kitten, she asked worriedly.
"Young Master, the cat has been sleeping for so long. Did something happen?"
"I saw it before. It's fine. It's just that it had some opportunities before. We just have to wait. Maybe a few years, maybe a few decades. I can only be sure that it's fine."
Gu Zheng looked at the cat on Xiao Ying's shoulder. It was still sleepy and sleepy, so he comforted Xiao Ying.
Only then did Xiao Ying's expression soften and she put the little fox down.
"Now that you're home, you should cultivate well. We can't continue to take you with us."
Xiao Ying put the little fox down. Even if the other party was reluctant, it knew that it couldn't continue to follow them. Moreover, Xiao Ying had already given it a cultivation technique. It could be considered as revenge for what it had done before.
The little fox called out to the cat and then ran into the depths of the forest. At least there was nothing that could threaten it here.
After a few days of rest, the three of them flew directly into the vast sea.
After a few months of traveling without rest, Gu Zheng and the rest finally crossed the vast sea and saw the road again.
Originally, Gu Zheng wanted to go directly to Aurora City, but after thinking of Li Le, they landed in the first city.
Although it was in a remote area, the small city in front of them was quite prosperous. So after quickly descending from the sky, Gu Zheng brought them down again. They landed in a forest outside the city.
"Let's first familiarize you with this place. The humans now are not like before. Take a good look. We'll probably have a lot of interactions in the future." Gu Zheng said to Li Le.
On the way here, Gu Zheng also talked about the future to let her have a preliminary understanding of this world.
Even though she knew part of this world from Xiao Ying, it had been such a long time. Even the Goblin had to keep a low profile because this world now belonged to the human race.
The cultivation that they were once proud of was now everywhere. However, with the huge foundation of the human race, their strength had surpassed the Goblin's by a lot.
The only flaw was that the number of experts above the Grand Heavenly Level was still far less than the Goblin, not to mention the Goblin who had not appeared for ten thousand years.
However, they knew that the general trend was there and could only continue to endure.
Li Le nodded, feeling a little impatient. She had always been curious about the world of mortals that Xiao Ying mentioned. As long as they didn't violate the rules, it should be easy to survive.
As for the wilderness, it didn't seem to have changed much from before. It was still a situation of the strong and the weak.
The three of them changed as well. Their entire appearance changed into that of an ordinary young master and a young lady of a rich family.
As for Xiao Ying, even if she didn't want to, she could only turn into a maid and follow behind them. More importantly, she stayed by Li Le's side. If there was something she didn't understand, she would secretly tell her.
"Let's go."
Gu Zheng was the first to come out of the forest. However, the two people following behind him seemed to have lessened. In the distance, on a slightly better road, a shabby looking carriage was slowly moving. It looked like it was traveling between two cities. Only then did Gu Zheng understand what was missing.
With a wave of his hand, a not-so-luxurious carriage appeared in the empty space beside them. For the current Gu Zheng, this kind of thing condensed with magic power was very simple. However, for the sake of keeping a low profile, it was only pulled by an ordinary horse.
"Alright, princesses. You can board the carriage now." Gu Zheng bent over and said to the two people behind him, acting like a horse servant.
"Haha, I'm not a princess." Xiao Ying giggled when she saw Gu Zheng's appearance, but she still directly jumped onto the carriage.
Even Li Le couldn't help narrowing her eyes. She had never seen someone like Gu Zheng who didn't put on any airs. He could even be said to be approachable, far from the common problem of experts.
After getting on the carriage, Gu Zheng directly put on an act of driving the carriage. The carriage slowly moved towards the small city.
This small city looked a bit dilapidated from the outside. A section of the city wall had even collapsed. It looked like it had been a while and hadn't been repaired. However, there were quite a few peddlers coming and going.
As they got closer, they saw many commoners gathered outside the small city gates. They were all waiting to enter the city, and behind them were their harvests from the seaside. Every one of them had a smile on their faces.
Gu Zheng could see everything clearly from above. These people were also trying to stay away from Gu Zheng as much as possible to avoid offending him.
There were also two guards at the gate who looked more energetic, but they didn't check these people. They lazily leaned on the city wall and watched these commoners enter and exit in an orderly manner.
"It seems that we have come at a good time. There should be some kind of popular seafood harvest here. Many merchants from other places have come to buy it."
Gu Zheng transmitted his voice to Li Le. In his view, most of the people around him were fish. Their bodies were covered with blue scales, but they looked just like ordinary fish.
Li Le nodded and looked outside through the screen. At this time, even the conversation of the commoners interested her.
"Get out of the way."
When Gu Zheng's carriage was slowly moving along with the crowd, suddenly a loud shout came from behind. Then the crowd behind him became a little chaotic.
Gu Zheng flicked his finger behind him. A luxuriously dressed attendant was rushing over on a horse. He was shouting nonstop.
Strangely, when these commoners saw the other party, they were very obedient and moved to the side, as if leaving a path for the rider behind.
Even when the people leaving the city were attacked, they didn't complain at all. Even when some of the merchants' carriages were sent over, making the originally crowded city gate even more crowded, these people didn't complain at all.
However, Gu Zheng's ears clearly heard some people's complaints. After a few times, he also understood why this person was so domineering.
It was still the same sentence, in front of the prime minister's door was a seventh rank official.
This person was ordinary, of course, he had the backing of a famous merchant in the human kingdom. It was said that he was also related to the upper class. Of course, these people in remote areas were naturally afraid. After all, the other party's influence was very high, and his influence wasn't something that a small peddler could resist.
Of course, the key point was that the other party's reputation was very good. This substitute family head often gave alms and made a good impression on many people. However, he had a bastard son, and all his bad habits were on him.
The reason for this visit was that someone had caught a huge blue fish and offered it to the other party.
However, although this blue fish tasted good, after it died, its taste was very bad. Blue Rain couldn't afford such a big fish, so this silver young master specially came here to eat to his heart's content. That was why this scene happened.
In this place, this news was no longer a secret. The largest and most luxurious restaurant had already been booked for today, waiting for the silver young master's arrival.
As the crowd opened up a gap, Gu Zheng's group that didn't move out of the way became exceptionally conspicuous. At the same time, an even more luxurious carriage appeared behind them. It was embroidered with silk, and there were even a few sparkling gems embedded in the carriage. There were even two ferocious-looking strange beasts pulling the carriage at the front. It was extremely high-profile.
"Get out of the way, did you hear me? Where are you from? Why do you look so unfamiliar? "The attendant went around from the side, sizing them up, then shouted at Gu Zheng.
"I'm only a disciple of a merchant family. Even if I wanted to move, there's no place for me to move." Gu Zheng feigned innocence.
The attendant saw that there was still enough space to move, and his eyes widened. He didn't think that this young master would be even more shameless than him. Did he really think that he was bullying him for being blind?
"Do you know who we are? You dare to block the silver family's young master? Do you still want to do business with your family? "The attendant was stunned for a moment before shouting.
Not only that, he had even rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight at any moment. Because the carriage behind them was already approaching, he naturally had to show off.
The surrounding people were curiously looking at Gu Zheng's group. They didn't think that at this time, there would be someone opposing the silver family. They were all guessing the identity of Gu Zheng's group. They didn't believe that they called themselves merchants. If they really were merchants, no matter how stupid they were, they wouldn't dare offend the other party.
"Dazhuang, what's going on in front?"
As the carriage behind them slowly came to a stop, a puzzled voice rang out.
"Young master Silver, this is good." Dazhuang quickly shouted, and then whispered a threat to Gu Zheng.
"I don't care who you are. Don't let young master Silver down at this time, otherwise the consequences will be unthinkable. "
"Oh? Then tell me, how unthinkable? I want to know. "Gu Zheng said with interest.
At the same time, in the carriage, Xiao Ying whispered to Li Le.
"This is the power of the world. But even at this level, you still can't sell because the other party's strength is too low. They can't threaten you at all. Instead, if you sell them, you will be hated and even hunted down."
Li Le thoughtfully nodded. She was wondering why Gu Zheng was so indifferent when he was being threatened. It seemed that there was some kind of law involved. Although she didn't understand it, she knew that it was a kind of law that was protected by the heavens.
"Then when can we fight back?" Li Le felt the same way. If the other party dared to ask her this question, she would have already slapped them to death.
Even if she looked weak, the dignity in her heart wasn't something that anyone could trample on.
"Look at young master, isn't he trying to cover for you? You must know that, with your cultivation, experiencing the world of mortals is the best way to cultivate. It's much better than blindly cultivating. "Xiao Ying pouted her lips, indicating the outside, and said to her.
"But even if you fight back, you can't injure them. It can be considered a lesson. But if the other party doesn't know what's good for them and continues to pressure you, then it's much better. Even if the other party is unarmed, it doesn't matter. This is what young master taught me before."
Xiao Ying said in a methodical manner. It seemed that she had remembered many of the words that Gu Zheng had told her in the past.
Li Le nodded. He had a feeling in his heart that if he wanted to improve his cultivation, it seemed that he would have to temper himself in the mortal world. He had to be clear about this foundation. If he wanted to live a little longer, he would have to look forward again.
"What are the consequences? Is there even a need to say more? Your courage is really big. " This time it was Da Zhuang's turn to gasp. This was the first time he had seen such a person. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.
"I want to see who it is that doesn't give me face. It's been a long time since something like this happened."
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