Gu Zheng's character had always been amenable to coaxing but not coercion.
Two old men in their sixties were actually kneeling. Even though he knew that these two people were far stronger than him, he still couldn't accept these two old men begging.
"Okay, as long as you don't restrict my freedom, I agree to be your sect leader. Get up first!"
As soon as Gu Zheng finished speaking, the two of them stopped crying. They even stood up with pleasant surprise.
Agreed, Gu Zheng agreed. The sect leader they had been waiting for ten years finally appeared. In fact, they didn't know if the Grand Elder's calculation was right or if Emei could really recover its glory in the hands of this sect leader they didn't understand at all. However, they had no choice now.
Rather than waiting for their lifespans to run out and for Emei to completely fall, it was better to take a gamble.
However, from the current situation, the Grand Elder's calculation was still reliable. The Grand Elder told them that within the ten people, the person they were looking for would definitely appear. Gu Zheng was the eighth person to choose all the food placed in one go.
Among the eight people, Gu Zheng was the only one who took the small path. Moreover, Gu Zheng's physique was excellent and very suitable for cultivation. With his physique, as long as there were no accidents in the process of cultivation, there was absolutely no problem for him to enter the martial path.
Emei hadn't had an immortal cultivator enter the martial path for eight hundred years. It was also because of this that they had fallen to such a state. As long as an immortal cultivator entered the martial path, with Emei's foundation, they believed that with Emei's foundation, they would be able to recover quickly.
Not to mention recovering to the Flourishing Era with dozens of immortal cultivators, as long as they could recover to the scale of a thousand years ago, it would be fine.
A thousand years ago, Emei had more than three hundred disciples and nearly ten fifth layer elders. Now, there were less than a hundred disciples and only two elders left.
"Sect leader, this is the sect's name list. The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day. The day after tomorrow, we will hold a ceremony to announce to all our fellow sect members!"
Grand Elder Wu You took out a simple book. It was very thick. Not only did it have the names of the current disciples, but it also had the names of the previous disciples. It was equivalent to Emei's genealogy.
On the first page was written the name of the long-browed ancestor. The name of the long-browed ancestor was golden, which represented that he was Jin Xian.
After that, there were a few more golden names. These were all written by the ancestors who had entered the Great Wilderness before they left. Only Jin Xian could write such golden names.
This was the foundation of a sect, and also their pride.
"Gu Chifeng?"
Gu Zheng flipped through the name list and suddenly saw a familiar name. A strange expression immediately appeared on his face.
"So he is a disciple of Emei, no wonder!"
Emei had ninety-three disciples, and there were more than a dozen with the surname Gu. The main reason was that there was a disciple with the surname Gu who was very outstanding. He became the head of the sect and had three sons.
Among his three sons, two of them were two of the five Sect Leaders before Gu Zheng.
The Emei Sect Leader was not passed down from father to son, nor was it passed down from brother to brother. Only outstanding disciples could take over the position of Sect Leader. They were all outstanding. After receiving the internal recognition of the sect, they became the Sect Leader.
Unfortunately, their fates were not good. Not long after they became Sect Masters, they met with an accident.
Although it was said to be thirty years ago, it was actually only twenty years. For ten years, the position of Sect Leader was empty. In twenty years, five Sect Leaders met with an accident. No wonder the two elders had a headache and wanted to look for them from outside.
There were only thirty-three Sect Leaders in a few thousand years, and five in twenty years. It would be strange if they did not have a headache.
"This is the property of our Emei Sect. Because there has been no Immortal Cultivation Elder, and the predecessors were eager to have a new Immortal Cultivation Elder, a lot of the property was wasted. Now, only this much is left!"
Elder Wuchou took out another book. This book was like an account book. On it was written what was left of Emei Sect.
"So many good things?"
After flipping it open, Gu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes wide. His heartbeat quickened, and his fingers trembled slightly.
The things that had been used were all drawn out. What was left were the things that were still in possession. If there was something that was worth writing in, Elder Wuchou would add it.
Gu Zheng directly flipped to the things that were still in possession. The first thing he saw was the five-thousand-year-old Purple Flower Vine.
Purple Flower Vine! There was an introduction to this thing in Gokusen's Food Cultivation Method. It could be used to increase one's Food Cultivation Method. A thousand-year-old Purple Flower Vine could increase one's Immortal Energy by one month. How much would a five-thousand-year-old Purple Flower Vine increase?
Not only the Purple Flower Vine, there were many treasures below. They were easily several thousand years old, and there were even more treasures above a thousand years old. The thousand-year-old Ganoderma Lucidum was inside, and it was on the third page.
No wonder Gu Zheng's heartbeat quickened, and no wonder his fingers trembled. This was a treasure trove, and they actually said that there was not much left.
If these were not much, then what was a lot? How rich was Emei Sect in the past?
"It's a pity that the materials that can help Immortal Cultivation are almost used up. There are only a few things left!"
Elder Wuchou showed a look of regret. The things that Gu Zheng felt were treasures were very ordinary in their eyes. To them, only things that could help Immortal Cultivation were real treasures. The others were not.
The thousand-year-old Ganoderma Lucidum was helpful to Inner Strength Cultivators, but it was basically useless to Immortal Cultivators who had entered the realm of Refining Essence into Qi. Moreover, treasures like the thousand-year-old Ganoderma Lucidum could be collected by themselves, unlike those treasures that could help Immortal Cultivation. They were all left behind from the Flourishing Era.
"Can I take a look at these things?" Gu Zheng calmed down and quickly asked.
"You are the Sect Leader of Emei Sect. Of course you can. However, we suggest that the treasures that can be used for Immortal Cultivation should be kept for when Sect Leader is preparing to enter the Immortal Cultivation Realm in the future!"
Elder Wuyou reminded him in a low voice. He was worried that Gu Zheng would take a fancy to the remaining treasures and want to use them now. If he used them now, it would be a waste.
"I understand. I just want to take a look!"
Gu Zheng nodded quickly. What he practiced was different from these people. He practiced Gokusen's Immortal Cultivation Art. As long as he reached the Immortal Cultivation Realm, his strength would naturally reach the Immortal Cultivation Realm. There was no such thing as a breakthrough.
He did not tell these to the two elders. It was not necessary. He was only interested in the treasure-like records and urgently wanted to know the quality of these things.
"Well, Sect Leader, please come with us!"
The two elders took Gu Zheng to a room at the back. It was a simple room, similar to ancient rooms. In the middle of the room hung a portrait of a young man, who looked very mighty.
"This is the portrait of the founder, Long-eyebrow Immortal. Sect Leader, please pay your respects with us!"
It turned out that this was Long-eyebrow Immortal. Gu Zheng had agreed to be the Sect Leader, which meant that he had inherited his orthodoxy. It was necessary for him to pay his respects to the founder. The three of them bowed to pay their respects. Then Elder Wuyou stepped forward and touched the token. The portrait and the offering table rose, revealing a passage.
"Sect Leader, please!"
Wuyou and Wuchou stood to one side and made a gesture of invitation. Gu Zheng was polite, but the two of them still let him go first. Gu Zheng had no choice but to walk down the stairs first.
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