Gu Zheng was also stunned. He did not expect that a little bit of celestial porridge would make this chubby man cry. It seemed that this was a man who really pursued good food.
"Okay, if what you said is really valuable, I will keep my promise. If I cook the porridge on the trip to Sky Mountain, I will share some with you," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"My information is absolutely true, but it's up to you to believe it or not." Senior Brother Wu stopped crying and a cunning look appeared in his eyes again.
"Actually, this valuable information was not obtained from the mouth of that rogue cultivator. It came from a book in our sect. In that ancient book, the senior in the sect once participated in a fight for the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed. In that battle, his cultivation was the highest. The moment the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed matured, an extremely cold energy suddenly burst forth. Anyone whose cultivation was below the fifth layer was instantly turned into ice dust! "
After Senior Brother Wu finished speaking, he looked at Gu Zheng with interest. Gu Zheng chuckled and shook his head.
No wonder this chubby man dared to leak the information. He was not afraid of people spreading what he said. It would be better if those who believed him did not fight for the Snow Lotus Seed. As for those who did not believe him, it was as if they did not hear him at all.
Moreover, this matter was too unbelievable. Just the maturation of a Sky Mountain Snow Lotus Seed could cause such a terrifying phenomenon. How could anyone believe it? Moreover, the appearance of the Sky Mountain Snow Lotus Seed was not just once or twice in history. Although what everyone heard was just a legend, the phenomenon caused by the Sky Mountain Snow Lotus Seed was really unheard of.
"I treated you honestly, but you used this kind of information to report back. Fine, on the trip to Sky Mountain, I will not cook porridge. It's the same if I cook other delicacies!"
A cunning look appeared in Gu Zheng's eyes.
"You …"
Senior Brother Wu said helplessly, "I knew you wouldn't believe me! I can reveal a little more to you. The reason why our sect believes it is because the senior who saw the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed made a note in the ancient records. The next time the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed appears is this year. Furthermore, in order to deal with the mutation of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed, the sect has also specially refined medicinal pills to counter the power of extreme cold. Therefore, our Taishan Sect is determined to obtain the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed this time. "
Senior Martial Brother Wu paused and looked at Gu Zheng with pity. "I've said everything that needs to be said. Believe it or not, it's up to you. I can feel that the rice porridge you cook is very different, especially the control of the fire and the food. Coupled with your excellent cooking skills, you can cook a very simple rice porridge just right. I believe that all of this stems from the love for food. Without the love for food, it is impossible to do this. A person who truly loves food shouldn't be a bad person, let alone a person who doesn't keep his promises! "
Senior Brother Wu turned around and walked straight out of the tent.
"I'll cook porridge again for the trip to Tianshan."
Gu Zheng smiled, not because he was touched by Senior Brother Wu, but because he felt that this man was a bit interesting. Moreover, he hated people who stood him up. The reason why he played the word game just now was because he wanted to get more information from Senior Brother Wu.
"I knew I didn't misjudge you!"
Senior Brother Wu turned around and looked at Gu Zheng with a smile. "Brother, how about we be friends? My name is Wu Eryong. What's your name? "
Gu Zheng told Wu Eryong his name, and then said again, "Eryong, do you know where the people who were originally here went?"
"You called me Eryong?" Wu Eryong's eyes widened. "You should call me Elder Brother!"
Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled, not saying anything. Wu Eryong seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly became excited.
"Of course I know where they went. But if you want to know, you have to pay a price, right? How about this, I'm not asking for much. Cook me a bowl of porridge now, and I'll tell you where they went! "
Although he said that he was negotiating, Wu Eryong's face was full of flattery. The porridge just now was not enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
"It's easy to satisfy your appetite. Cooking porridge is more troublesome. I'll fry an egg for you!" Gu Zheng shrugged and immediately began to prepare.
"Fried egg? What's so good about it? Don't try to fool me. I just want to eat porridge! "Seeing that Gu Zheng said it so casually, Wu Eryong suddenly panicked.
"Don't worry. I guarantee that the fried egg I made will make you feel that it's worth the money!" Gu Zheng was too confident. Wu Eryong did not say anything, but there was still suspicion in his eyes.
"Is this sesame oil? Why is it so fragrant? "Gu Zheng just opened the lid of the sesame oil, and Wu Eryong's eyes immediately lit up.
"Yes, this is sesame oil." As he spoke, Gu Zheng poured the sesame oil into the already heated pot.
"Such fragrant sesame oil. I seem to have only smelled it when I was young. Sesame oil fried egg, it's a bit interesting. I'm beginning to look forward to it …"
Wu Eryong's words were not finished, and his mouth was already wide open! In his surprised eyes, the whole process of Gu Zheng breaking the egg into the pot and frying the egg was like a dream!
"Okay, eat it while it's hot." Gu Zheng's fried egg was out of the pot, and Wu Eryong's wide open mouth finally closed.
"If someone had told me before that fried eggs could be made like a work of art, and that I could not bear to eat it while swallowing my saliva, I would not have believed it even if you beat me to death."
Wu Eryong's hand that was holding the fried egg was trembling slightly.
"No, this is not a work of art! This is mutton fat jade inlaid with yellow wax stone. It's a luxury item that was carefully carved! "
Wu Eryong took a small bite of the egg white, and the expression on his face suddenly froze.
After a full five seconds, the expressionless Wu Eryong quickly finished chewing and swallowing the egg white in his mouth. Then, he picked up the remaining fried egg and fiercely bit off part of the egg yolk.
Wu Eryong cried again, but this time, he was very quiet. Tears flowed down his face as he silently finished the fried egg.
The moment he put down his chopsticks, Wu Eryong went crazy!
"It's too delicious!"
Wu Eryong shouted as he rushed out of the tent. Like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, he galloped on the grassland to his heart's content. No one knew what he said while he was running wildly, and no one knew what he was thinking while he was running wildly.
When Gu Zheng saw Wu Eryong again, it was already ten minutes later.
Wu Eryong had quieted down, but his eyes were filled with grief when he looked at Gu Zheng.
"Whether it's fried eggs or rice porridge, I want to eat them at least once during this trip to Sky Mountain!"
Wu Eryong looked at Gu Zheng stubbornly, and looked as if he was about to cry if he did not agree with him.
"Sure!" Gu Zheng smiled.
Wu Eryong did not waste any time and immediately told Gu Zheng what he wanted to know.
He did not know if the people from the other sects left a note when they left in a hurry, but when the people from the Taishan Sect left, they left a note to tell the people behind them where they were going.
Through the note, Wu Eryong and the others found out why the people from the various sects around the Black Dragon's Mouth disappeared. The reason for this disappearance was related to the fox that Gu Zheng had seen in the Vulcan's Cove. They had encountered a group of foxes!
The sudden appearance of the group of foxes was discovered when they were about to pass by the Black Dragon's Mouth. When the people from the various sects saw the group of foxes, it was as if they had seen a moving treasure. They all went crazy.
There were more than three hundred foxes in the group. Among them, the pure-white Fox King was very powerful. It was a real spiritual beast that had cultivated a Monster Core. On the other hand, the Demon Core was a rare treasure, and the medicinal pills refined from it were absolutely not inferior to the Snow Lotus Pill in significance!
Originally, everyone had come for the Snow Lotus Seed. They did not expect to find a treasure like the Monster Core as soon as they arrived at the Black Dragon's Mouth. Therefore, everyone went crazy and began to chase after the fleeing group of foxes. In a battle like this, the more people there were, the better. As a result, there was not a single person in the campsite.
After chatting with Wu Eryong for a while, Gu Zheng dismissed Wu Eryong, who refused to leave, with the excuse that he needed to cultivate.
"What Wu Eryong said about the thousand-year Snow Lotus, do you think it's true or false?"
After Wu Eryong left, the Artifact Spirit's voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
"It's true."
"Why do you think so?"
"It's simple. If there was a need for him to lie before, then there is no need for that after eating the fried egg." Gu Zheng smiled slightly.
"Are you that confident?" The Artifact Spirit's voice carried a hint of unwillingness.
"Of course I'm confident. Don't tell me that the culinary skills of someone from Gokusen can't even subdue a foodie? Or are you saying that you have no confidence in Lord Gokusen's culinary skills? "
Perhaps it was because he knew the situation of the people in the sect, Gu Zheng, who was in a relaxed mood, actually joked with the Artifact Spirit.
"How is that possible? Lord Gokusen's culinary skills are unparalleled in the world. Anyone can subdue him. But you're right, he didn't lie to you. I can feel it."
At the mention of Lord Gokusen, the Artifact Spirit became anxious. Gu Zheng had long known about this. It was good to occasionally tease the Artifact Spirit. Now that the Artifact Spirit was sure that Wu Eryong was telling the truth, he could basically conclude that Wu Eryong did not lie to him.
"Okay, I know that Lord Gokusen's culinary skills are unparalleled in the world. I've only learned a little bit. I'm still far from Lord Gokusen's true ability!"
Gu Zheng said with a smile. The Artifact Spirit immediately snorted coldly, "It's good that you know!"
"I just made a calculation. The thousand-year Snow Lotus is different from the ordinary Snow Lotus. The thousand-year Snow Lotus has undergone a thousand years of precipitation. Even if it's a second-grade Snow Lotus, it will still become an ordinary one. This Tianshan Snow Lotus is an ordinary one, and its quality is even higher. The Snow Lotus Seed is born from the essence of the Snow Lotus. The quality of this thousand-year Snow Lotus Seed can break through the ordinary level and reach the intermediate level!"
"Intermediate level Snow Lotus Seed?" Gu Zheng was stunned. Today's Earth had no Immortal Force. It was already in the Age of Chaos. Therefore, many of the raw materials on Earth could only grow to the ordinary level.
"Yes, according to Wu Eryong's description of the Tianshan Snow Lotus, I found another problem. This is very likely to be a mutated Snow Lotus Seed. Otherwise, the extreme cold phenomenon would not appear!"
"Mutated?" Gu Zheng was surprised.
"Yes, the Tianshan Snow Lotus also exists in the Untainted Land. There are more of them. Only a very small number of Snow Lotus varieties can mutate. When they mutate, they will appear extremely cold. The Snow Lotus you are looking for is one of those very few varieties. The quality of a Snow Lotus Seed has reached the intermediate level. Its grade may be raised to the excellent level, but it may also fail and fall to the ordinary level. However, whether it is excellent or ordinary, it has a certain value. Of course, the value of an excellent Snow Lotus Seed is much higher than that of an ordinary one!"
"Of course I know this!"
Gu Zheng secretly rolled his eyes. He had never seen an excellent Snow Lotus Seed. Of course, he knew how precious it was. He really did not expect that this was a Snow Lotus Seed that had the potential to mutate into an excellent Snow Lotus Seed.
Of course, it would be good if it could mutate into an excellent Snow Lotus Seed. The excellent Snow Lotus Seed was only one level higher than the ordinary Snow Lotus Seed. It was two levels higher than the ordinary Snow Lotus Seed. He wondered how delicious it would be if such an ingredient was added to the food.
As Gu Zheng was thinking, the Device Spirit's voice sounded again, "You must find a way to get the mutated Snow Lotus Seed. Although the extreme cold produced by the mutation is very dangerous, for you, this danger is negligible!"
"The Ice Spirit Food Cultivation that you have learned can cope with this extreme cold. Moreover, the Ice Spirit Food Cultivation is very practical and delicious. It can also help you find ingredients in the cold polar regions. When I scanned before, I found out that in this small world of yours, only the extremely cold places have the most high-quality ingredients. The more people there are, the fewer ingredients there are! "
Gu Zheng agreed with the Device Spirit's words. He knew that there must be a lot of good ingredients in the extremely cold places. After all, the extremely cold places were not polluted. Although the Heavenly Mountain was not an extremely cold place, its attributes were similar to that of the extremely cold places. This place was also not polluted, so there must be a lot of high-quality ingredients.
When Gu Zheng was looking for water, the first mineral water that he found was the Ice Spring Water, the most superficial Ice Spring Water.
The Device Spirit did not speak again. Gu Zheng also lowered his head and pondered.
The Device Spirit was right. The Ice Spirit Food Cultivation could indeed help him travel in the extremely cold places and cope with the extreme cold produced by the mutation of the Snow Lotus Seed. However, the delicacies made by the Ice Spirit Food Cultivation were also divided into different grades. The higher the grade, the better the effect.
Take the Ice Spirit Food Cultivation for example. The Ice Spirit Food Cultivation could be divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade.
The Low Grade Ice Spirit Food Cultivation had lower requirements for ingredients. The main ingredient had to be of Ordinary grade, regardless of the type. This was something that Gu Zheng had met.
However, the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed's extreme cold power was a terrifying power that could instantly kill existences below the fifth layer. If he used the effect of a low grade Ice Spirit Delicacy to resist such a terrifying power, he might not be able to deal with it. To be safe, Gu Zheng had to at least make a mid grade Ice Spirit Delicacy.
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When the Ice Spirit Food Cultivation reached Medium Grade, the main ingredient also had to be of Ordinary grade. However, this Ordinary grade ingredient had to be of the extreme cold attribute. In other words, as the main ingredient, it had to be something that grew in a cold place like the Heavenly Mountain!
This was a difficult problem, and it was impossible to solve now. After all, they were still in the periphery of the Heavenly Mountain. The cold index did not even reach that level, let alone the extreme cold ingredients. However, once they entered the depths of the Heavenly Mountain, everyone would be busy moving towards the Millennium Snow Lotus. There would be no time left for Gu Zheng to search for ingredients!
Moreover, the Ordinary grade ingredients had to be High Grade ones, which could only be found by chance. It was not as easy as looking for mushrooms in the forest, as the Device Spirit had said.
Although the requirements were a little harsh, the Medium Grade Ice Spirit Food Cultivation was indeed a good thing. Not only did it have the effect of not being afraid of the extreme cold of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus Seed for a period of time, but it also permanently gave the human body a certain degree of resistance to the extreme cold!
Suddenly, there were cheers outside the camp.
"They're back, they're back!"
"Great, they're finally back!"
The people who had chased after the fox pack had returned, but they were not as happy as the people who had welcomed them. Their faces were all dark.
There were more than 340 people who had chased after the fox pack, but less than 200 people had returned. How could they be happy?
"What happened?" In the tent of the Emei Sect, Gu Zheng saw Gu An and the two Elders, who were safe and sound.
"The fox is cunning. There's nothing wrong with that!" Elder Wu You smiled bitterly and began to tell the story.
The story was not complicated. Along the way, the humans had an absolute advantage in the beginning and had almost taken down the Fox King several times.
However, the principle of three monks having no water to drink had remained unchanged since ancient times. The open and secret struggles between the various sects had led the Fox King to escape danger in the end, and it had led the humans into a dangerous place, causing a huge avalanche!
Most of the people who did not return had died in the avalanche. The power of the fury of nature was so powerful that it made people tremble. Not to mention that they were Internal Strength cultivators, even cultivators with lower strength could only dodge the powerful avalanche. If they were crushed by the avalanche, they would be injured or even killed.
Moreover, the avalanche was not the end of the Fox King's counterattack. After the avalanche, dense strange snakes crawled out of the snow!
The strange snakes looked like highly poisonous Vipers, but they were strangely snow-white. The short ones were less than the length of a chopstick. They moved like the wind and were very poisonous.
Many people died under the snakes' mouths. The people who did not dare to continue chasing after the fox pack quickly withdrew from the dangerous place.
Not only did they not get what they wanted, but they also suffered a setback. Almost all of the people who came back were full of anger.
"The Qingcheng Sect is really annoying."
After listening to Elder Wu You's story, Gu Zheng murmured.
In the process of chasing after the Fox King, the people of the Emei Sect had a chance to kill the Fox King, but it was destroyed by Elder Liu Qingyun of the Qingcheng Sect.
"That's right. That old man is really hateful. I just don't know if he will be so lucky next time!"
Elder Wu Chou laughed strangely.
When Liu Qingyun had destroyed the Fox King, Elder Wu Chou had also launched an attack on Liu Qingyun and successfully injured him. If another elder of the Qingcheng Sect had not acted in time, even if Liu Qingyun had not died in the hands of Elder Wu Chou, he would definitely have died in the avalanche because of his injuries.
"After this incident, the enmity between the two sects has deepened!" Gu An said. There was a hint of worry between his eyebrows.
The Emei Sect did not send many people this time. The two Patriarchs only brought Gu An. This time, they were fighting for the Snow Lotus Seed. The more people, the better. The key was at the last moment. The Emei Sect did not have such a strong foundation. After thinking for a while, they decided to only bring Gu An this time. It would be a training for Gu An.
He had asked Gu Zheng to come with him for the same reason. It would be much easier for the two elders to protect two people. If more people came, they would have to protect even more people, and they would not be able to take care of so many people. It was better not to bring them.
The Qingcheng Sect sent three elders this time. Except for Liu Qingyun who was at the late stage of the fifth realm, the other two elders were at the middle stage of the fifth realm. However, in the avalanche, the Qingcheng Sect not only lost some low-level disciples, but also one of their elders. In any case, the Qingcheng Sect still had more people than the Emei Sect.
Fortunately, the number of people in the fifth realm was the same, and their strength was similar.
"I'm afraid this enmity is deeper than you think!"
Gu Zheng smiled. He told Gu An and the others everything that happened on the road and in the camp.
"They are really abominable. Biting the hand that feeds them is their usual style!" After listening to Gu Zheng's story, the hot-tempered Elder Wuchou was so angry that his beard flew up.
"People of the Emei Sect, come out!"
Before Gu Zheng and the others could say anything, a roar sounded outside the camp.
"Sect Leader, the person who shouted is Liu Qingyun of the Qingcheng Sect. He is also the leader of the Qingcheng Sect on this trip to Tianshan," Elder Wuyou said.
"Old man, he actually came to us!" Elder Wuchou stood up and looked like he was going to rush out of the tent.
"Don't be impulsive. If he wants to humiliate himself, then I'll help him!"
Gu Zheng smiled. His confident look made the eyes of the three people of the Emei Sect brighten.
Outside the Emei Sect's camp, not only did the Qingcheng Sect come to make trouble, but there were also some other sects who came to watch the fun.
The Qingcheng Sect had mobilized a lot of people this time. All the people in the Qinglong Mouth camp had come with Liu Qingyun.
Gu Zheng saw Liu Qingyun with a malicious face, another elder of the Qingcheng Sect, and the middle-aged man and woman who he had taught a lesson to before, Yang Jie and Jie Hao, who were still in a daze.
"Liu Qingyun, why are you so rude? How can you make a fuss? "Elder Wuyou's face was sullen.
"Rude? Why do I need to be polite after such a thing happened? Let's not talk about what happened when we were tracking the Fox King. What's the situation in the camp? Is your Emei Sect really so overbearing? Not only did you hurt two disciples of my Qingcheng Sect, but you also injured two other disciples in the camp. You must give an explanation for this matter! "Liu Qingyun sneered.
"Hurt two disciples of your Qingcheng Sect? A fox with the blood of an ancient demon cultivator has extraordinary eyes. It's not like you don't know this. When we were tracking the Fox King, many people became dazed because they saw the fox's eyes. Isn't your ability to slander too clumsy? Besides, the other two disciples of your sect didn't know right from wrong and repaid kindness with enmity. Isn't that asking for a beating? Fortunately, it wasn't me who encountered such a thing. If it was me, they wouldn't be able to stand up now! "
Elder Wuyou's temper was not bad, but he was still angered by Liu Qingyun's distortion of the facts.
"On the way to tracking the Fox King, there were disciples who became dazed, but that was only for a moment. How long have my two disciples been dazed? It's been two days, right? Moreover, those disciples who became dazed before, as long as you and I have the cultivation base to treat them with our inner strength, they can immediately return to normal. But what about these two disciples? I've been treating them since I came back, but it hasn't worked at all! "
Liu Qingyun's voice paused, and his eyes swept over the crowd with grief and indignation. "Everyone here is a discerning person. Isn't Emei Sect's practice a bit too shameless? If they don't give an explanation today, where is the justice? Where is the justice? "
"Yes! They should give an explanation! "
"The culprit must be handed over!"
"We are all righteous sects. We can't let these black sheep exist!"
In fact, Liu Qingyun's reason was not tenable. After all, if Gu Zheng had harmed people and then sent them back, it didn't make sense.
Unfortunately, Emei Sect was now desolate, and its strength was not as strong as before. Although Qingcheng Sect didn't have any cultivators, its overall strength was much stronger than Emei Sect. Therefore, it was not strange that some other small sects would put on airs.
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