"This is still not the best!"
Gu Zheng curled his lips. His barbecue technique was indeed not bad, but he was still trying to figure it out. At least, his barbecue technique had not been recognized by Gokusen, unlike the Egg-Fried Rice, which was recognized by Gokusen as a superior technique that could be compared to Gokusen's cooking skills.
In other words, his barbecue technique was slightly worse than other cooking skills.
Moreover, most of the barbecue ingredients this time were inferior, not ordinary. No matter how good the taste was, it could not be compared to the delicacies made by real ordinary cooking skills.
"Barbecue is already very good. In the future, when we go to the Desolate Era, we can open an Immortal Chef Shop and earn a lot of cultivation resources!"
Soran Aoi said with a smile. Just as he finished speaking, he was stunned. With Gu Zheng's identity, did he still need to open a shop to earn resources? If he wanted cultivation resources, wouldn't it be inexhaustible?
Soran Aoi thought that it was a good thing that Gu Zheng did not know his thoughts, or else he would have been wronged and shed tears.
How could he have inexhaustible cultivation resources? All of his resources were obtained through his own tests, and every test was very difficult.
Without a test, the tool spirit would not give him anything.
However, compared to other cultivators, he was much luckier. Although these things needed to be tested, others did not even have the chance to test, so there was no way to obtain them.
Early the next morning, Gu Zheng and Soran Aoi got up and continued to search.
There was still time for the test, so Gu Zheng was not in a hurry. Just like that, he searched for another day.
Kunlun Mountain was definitely a big treasure. In one day, Gu Zheng harvested a lot of ordinary and inferior raw materials. No matter if it was a high-grade raw material or not, as long as it reached this level, Gu Zheng wanted it.
Even if it had no medicinal value and could not be used as a food cultivator, it could be used to make delicious food. When the level was high enough, it could be used to make delicious food.
"Bodhi Grass!"
On the third day, after only an hour of searching, Gu Zheng called out. Bodhi Grass! They had finally found Bodhi Grass. There were three stalks growing together.
Soran Aoi also ran over. In these three days, it was Gu Zheng who was looking for things, and he assisted. He knew that Gu Zheng's secret technique was better than his eyes, so he simply let Gu Zheng do it.
He only looked at things in the distance and left everything closer to Gu Zheng.
Three stalks of Bodhi Grass were more or less enough, but in order to be safe, Gu Zheng still continued to search. After all, three stalks were too little for the demand.
This time, their luck was pretty good. They found another seven Bodhi Grass in the afternoon. After taking these Bodhi Grass away, Gu Zheng and Sora Aoi returned to Emei.
............. Shu, Qingcheng, and Kunlun Sect.................
Shu Mountain was the main branch of Emei. If they looked for them, as long as they had extra, it would not be a problem to ask for a few Bodhi Grass. Qingcheng was not on good terms with Emei, and the trip to Tianshan increased their hatred. Looking for them was purely asking for trouble.
As for Kunlun, it was currently the biggest sect of the righteous path, and Shu Mountain was second. No matter where they were, the first and second had always been on bad terms, and they were no exception. Emei was a branch of Shu Mountain. If there were no special circumstances, it was better not to look for them.
In this way, they could only look for Shu Mountain.
"The Resurrection Grass is not that important. I obtained a lot of good things on this trip to Kunlun Mountain. I can take some to exchange!"
In the backyard of Emei, Gu Zheng heard Wu You's analysis and said directly.
This time, he obtained more than 20 ordinary raw materials. Among them, there were seven high-grade raw materials. Any of them could be exchanged for the Resurrection Grass. They were from the same sect, just like brothers in a branch family. Although they were not from the main family, they would come to the main family for help when they needed help. It was not like they would help for free. If there was an exchange, the main family would generally not object.
"So many!"
Looking at the things Gu Zheng took out, Wu You and Wu Chou were stunned. Gu Zheng had only been out for three days, and in three days, he had actually brought back so many good things.
Usually, it was not easy to find these raw materials. The main reason was that the better the item, the deeper it was hidden. You might not be able to find it even if you walked past it. Otherwise, it would not have been able to grow for so long. Their natural enemies were not only humans, but also all kinds of spirit beasts, wild beasts, and even demonic beasts.
The high-grade raw materials that survived under such circumstances had their own ways to protect themselves.
It was not that Wu You and Wu Chou had never entered the deep mountains to look for raw materials. However, every time they went out, it would be a big harvest if they could bring back one or two items. Many times, they had not gained anything. Moreover, they had been out for a longer time, more than ten days to half a month each time. This time, Gu Zheng had gone out for at most three days.
The two of them looked at Sora Aoi and understood.
Like Sora Aoi, they had misunderstood Gokusen. This time, they also thought that it was his credit. With such a veteran immortal cultivator following them, it was indeed possible to find so many good resources. It was even possible that these were originally Sora Aoi's collection and were taken out by Gu Zheng.
This person had really put in a lot of effort for his disciple.
"With these things, I have the confidence to exchange for the Soul-Returning Grass!"
Wu You said with a chuckle. Just as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed. Not only him, but Gu Zheng, Wu Chou, and Sora Aoi all turned their heads and looked in the direction of the door.
"Wu You, come out!"
"Wu Chou, get out!"
"People of Emei, get out here for the Old Man. Otherwise, I will destroy your immortal array and expose you to the world!"
Suddenly, there were people shouting outside, and there was more than one. Wu You and Wu Chou's names were shouted. The Mountain Protecting Immortal Array was also attacked, and Wu You received the alarm.
The explosion was very strong. There were immortal cultivators attacking the immortal array outside.
"Jia Si?!"
Sora Aoi cried out in surprise. He was very familiar with one of the people shouting. It was Jia Si, an itinerant cultivator like him, and his strength had reached the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He was currently at the peak of Refining Essence into Qi, and would soon break through to Refining Qi into Spirit.
There were not many itinerant cultivators, and even fewer immortal cultivators. Sora Aoi said before that he knew all itinerant cultivators. He was not bragging, but the ones he knew were all itinerant cultivators who had reached the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Wu You and Wu Chou were also puzzled. They knew that Jia Si was an immortal cultivator, but they had no enmity with Jia Si. They had never obtained such an immortal cultivator, so why did the other party come knocking on their door?
The other party was an immortal cultivator. Although the immortal array could block for a while, it would definitely damage the immortal array after a long time. Once the immortal array was damaged, it would be very difficult to repair it.
Wu You and Wu Chou looked at Sora Aoi. In the past, they did not have an immortal cultivator, so they might be helpless. Now that Sora Aoi was here, they were not so worried, but it also depended on whether Sora Aoi was willing to help.
"This Jia Si is good to me. I won't show up first. You guys go out and see what he wants to do. If it doesn't work, I'll go out!"
Sora Aoi muttered to himself and finally said this. Wu You and Wu Chou's hearts suddenly calmed down. Although Sora Aoi did not go out, he had already said that he would take care of this matter. As long as he was willing to take care of it, nothing would happen.
"Grand Supreme Elder, let's go out and see the situation first!"
Wu You and Wu Chou cupped their fists to Sora Aoi and ran out together. Gu Zheng thought for a while and also went out. Although the people outside did not call him, as the Emei Sect Leader, he could not hide and not show up at this time.
All the disciples of Emei, except for those who were in Emei Pagoda, ran out. The people shouting outside were very loud, and one of the voices made their hearts tremble. Obviously, it was a very powerful person.
They did not know why such a strong person would come to their door, so they were a little scared.
There were also some people who did not care. If it was in the past, this would definitely be a big trouble. The people outside obviously had immortal cultivators, which was not something they could deal with. They might have to send a distress signal to Shu Mountain and ask the ancestors of Shu Mountain to come and save them.
But now, they also had immortal cultivators, and they were very powerful ones. There was no need to be afraid at all.
"Zhao Wu, Zhao Liu?"
Wu You and Wu Chou led a group of disciples out of the immortal array and immediately saw five people standing outside. He knew two of them, who were also rogue cultivators.
Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu were two brothers. They were both in the fourth layer. They also went on this trip to Tianshan, but they left after meeting the fox group. Of course, they thought that they were in trouble. They did not expect that they were fine and even came to Emei with others to cause trouble.
"Senior, I wonder what senior has come to Emei for?"
Wu You was puzzled, but he understood that the most important person today was not the two of them, but the immortal cultivator in the center.
"It's nothing. I heard that the snow lotus seed is with you. I have a junior who needs it, so I specially came to borrow it for him!"
The immortal cultivator was Jia Si. Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu actually had nothing to do with him. It was purely because of their names that he liked. The three people's names were numbers, and they were all rogue cultivators. Jia Si knew them and treated them very well.
Jia Si knew about the news of the Tianshan snow lotus from the beginning. It was just that the snow lotus seed was useless to him, so he was not interested. As for the junior, it was a completely fabricated reason.
When Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu were chasing the fox group, they saw that the losses were so great and wanted to retreat. They knew that with their strength, it was difficult or impossible to get the snow lotus seed, so they retreated to a safe place.
They did not leave. They had been waiting, waiting for the last news of the Tianshan snow lotus.
Later, people came out one after another. They really did find out that many people had rested. The demon beast attack had killed many people on the fifth layer, which made them sigh.
The two of them knew Fang Xuemei. After knowing that Fang Xuemei had returned, they went to inquire about it. Their elders had saved Fang Xuemei before. Fang Xuemei did not tell anyone about what happened on the mountain. When they asked, she told them some, but not everything.
Later, they found out about some things that happened near the snow lotus. A few people went to the place where the snow lotus matured and waited there. In the end, when the snow lotus matured, there was an extreme cold phenomenon, and a group of people who did not know about it died tragically.
Then, there was a great battle, and many people died.
Fang Xuemei did not mention what happened after that. After all, Tai Chi Sect had a great relationship with their sect. However, she told them that because of an accident, Liu Qingyun and many others died.
The two of them were more flexible and asked a few more things. They were most concerned about the snow lotus, and Fang Xuemei did not hide it from them.
For example, the snow lotus disappeared after being thrown to Qingcheng's Liu Qingyun by Emei's Wuyou. Then, Liu Qingyun immediately argued that the snow lotus was not with him, and that it was taken by Emei's sect leader, Gu Zheng.
After that, Emei's sect leader, Gu Zheng, took off his clothes to complain, and Liu Qingyun also took off his clothes. The snow lotus disappeared just like that, and no one knew where it went.
After that, because of an accident, Liu Qingyun died. Gu Zheng and Emei's Wuyou Wuyou, and even a third-level disciple came out alive. Only four people from Emei went, and no one was lost. This became a topic of conversation on this trip to Tianshan Mountain.
After they finished inquiring, they left. On their way back, they happened to meet Senior Jia Si, and told him some of the information they obtained this time.
They just told it as a story, but Jia Si paid attention to it after hearing it.
Although Jia Si was an itinerant cultivator, he was an itinerant cultivator who was obsessed with ancient books. He was obsessed with some ancient books from the Flourishing Era, and not those from the mortal world.
He collected many ancient books and understood more things, including some secrets of the Flourishing Era.
He knew that there was a rare species of snow lotus that could cause extreme cold. The snow lotus that had this phenomenon could mutate, and the effect of this kind of snow lotus seed was far better than that of ordinary snow lotus seeds.
The most important thing was that he could use this kind of snow lotus seed to help him condense his Primordial Spirit. He was now at the stage of Transforming Qi to Divine Transformation. With the help of this kind of snow lotus seed, he could smoothly enter the Divine Transformation Realm and make his Primordial Spirit more stable.
Thinking of this, he had an idea about the snow lotus seed. Since Liu Qingyun was dead, the snow lotus seed must be with the people of Emei Sect.
At this time, there was news that the people of Emei Sect were buying immortal wine and even the formula to brew immortal wine. He was even more sure that the snow lotus seed was in Emei's hands. Others didn't know, but he knew that the snow lotus seed was more effective when taken with immortal wine.
In this way, he firmly believed that the snow lotus seed was in Emei's hands, and it hadn't been used yet.
He knew that Emei didn't have anyone at the peak of the late stage of the fog layer, and they couldn't use it now. After thinking for a few days, he decided to go to their door and ask for it. If it weren't for Shu Mountain, he would have already gone to their door.
Even so, he still found a very lame reason. He planned to immediately take control of their important figures once the people of Emei refused. The sooner he got the snow lotus seed, the sooner he could leave.
Jia Si was a cultivator, but he didn't want to go head to head with Shu Mountain. There were five cultivators in Shu Mountain, and they were basically not inferior to him. He had no chance of winning if he went against them.
In this way, he brought a few people and went to their door.
"Snow lotus seed?"
Wuyou and Wuchou looked at each other. They didn't expect the other party to come for this.
"Senior, I don't know where you heard the fake news, but the snow lotus seed is not in our hands!"
Wuyou cupped his fist and said. Just as he finished speaking, a strong wind attacked him. He was shocked and couldn't dodge it.
He didn't expect that a dignified cultivator senior would attack him without caring about his status.
"Meow!"
With a cat's meow, a white figure appeared.
Wuyou only saw a blur in front of his eyes, and his body fell behind. The white cat that had been in front of Mount Emei appeared and saved him.
"Spirit beast?"
Jia Si's attack missed, and he immediately stopped and cried out in surprise. With his eyesight, he could tell that the white cat was a spirit beast. Moreover, it was a spirit beast with good strength. At least, it was not inferior to him.
He didn't expect that although there were no cultivators on Mount Emei, there were spirit beasts.
Gu Zheng and Wuchou hurriedly went to support Wuyou. If the white cat didn't suddenly appear and save him, Wuyou would have been taken away by Jia Si.
If Jia Si threatened them with Wuyou's life, Gu Zheng would definitely give him the snow lotus seed. Wuyou was much more important than the snow lotus seed. Originally, he prepared the snow lotus seed for Wuyou so that he could be promoted to a cultivator.
If he was dead, how could he be promoted?
Fortunately, the white cat didn't forget the Weapon Spirit's instructions. It had been nearby and didn't appear before, but at the critical moment, it saved Wuyou.
"Is this your Guardian Spirit Beast?"
Jia Si suddenly asked. The appearance of the white cat gave him a headache. Just now, when the white cat intercepted him, he already felt that the white cat's strength was not inferior to his. It was also refining energy into Qi and was about to break through the realm.
Moreover, the white cat was a spirit beast. Beasts were originally more agile than humans. Beasts had the advantage of physical strength, while humans had the advantage of weapons. Jia Si had an immortal weapon, but even so, he wasn't sure that he could kill the white cat in a short time. Once Mount Emei asked for help from Mount Shu, the cultivators of Mount Shu would quickly arrive.
At that time, he wouldn't be able to get the snow lotus seed.
Gu Zheng and Wuyou didn't answer him. They all took a step back and looked at him coldly.
The white cat bowed in front of everyone. It seemed that if Jia Si did anything wrong, it wouldn't be polite and would let Jia Si know the power of its cat claws.
"The snow lotus seed is only for you to be promoted to a cultivator. I'll give you enough resources to exchange for that snow lotus seed!"
After a moment of silence, Jia Si didn't make a move. It was difficult to rob openly now. He changed his strategy and prepared to buy it.
His goal was only the snow lotus seed. As long as Mount Emei gave it to him, it would be fine. He didn't want to completely destroy Mount Emei Daoist Sect, nor did he want to take more things from here.
As long as he could get the snow lotus seed, it didn't matter if he had to pay a price.
Of course, this was also because it was Mount Emei. If it was other small sects, he wouldn't have said so much. If they dared not give it to him, he would really dare to kill everyone.
After all, Mount Emei was a branch of Mount Shu. If he really destroyed Mount Emei, the old ancestors of Mount Shu would definitely not forgive him. At that time, he could only hide. If he was caught by Mount Shu, he would be in danger of dying.
This was also the reason why he came up only to catch people and not to kill.
"We've already said that the snow lotus seed isn't in Mount Emei. We didn't get it!"
This time, it was Gu Zheng who spoke. Gu Zheng was angry in his heart. A dignified cultivator actually sneaked up on him, completely ignoring his identity. It was like two adults quarreling and one family suddenly came up to hit the other family's child. It was truly despicable.
"Who are you?"
Jia Si had already noticed Gu Zheng. A young man who was always with the elder meant that his identity was very special. Zhao Wu hurriedly came in front of Jia Si and introduced Gu Zheng.
Zhao Wu had never seen Gu Zheng before, but he had heard about Gu Zheng from the people of Mount Tian. At this time, there was no one else who dared to answer a cultivator but Gu Zheng who was with the elder at this time.
"New Mount Emei Sect Master, you're the unlucky guy who had a flaw in his cultivation?"
Jia Si laughed. Gu Zheng was stunned. He just remembered that when they had asked to buy the immortal wine, they had used the excuse that there was a problem with their cultivation. He didn't expect to be treated as an unlucky guy now.
"Senior, please respect yourself. I'm the new Mount Emei Sect Master, but I'm not the unlucky guy you're talking about!"
No one was willing to admit that they were unlucky. Even if his luck had been average recently, it was very good now. There were no signs of bad luck at all.
On the other hand, this Jia Si might be unlucky.
"I have immortal wine. I'll give you immortal wine in exchange for the snow lotus seed!"
Jia Si raised his head and said arrogantly. Jia Si also believed the rumors outside and really thought that Gu Zheng had a problem with his cultivation. Now, he was proposing to exchange immortal wine for the snow lotus seed.
"I'll say it again. We didn't get the snow lotus, and we don't have the snow lotus seed!"
Gu Zheng said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. How could this guy be so sure that the snow lotus seed was with them? When they were in the sky, no sect could be sure of this matter.
Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu?
It was impossible for these two people. They didn't even go to the place where the snow lotus was. As for this cultivator Jia Si, if he went there, would the snow lotus seed still be in their hands?
It would have been snatched away by this cultivator.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Don't think that a spirit beast can stop me and force me to kill. Even if I can't kill the spirit beast, it's more than enough to kill all of you!"
Jia Si's face turned ugly after being rejected by Gu Zheng again and again. His attitude also changed. He even pulled out a sword from his back. This was an immortal sword. Judging from his appearance, he was really ready to fight.
"Weapon Spirit, why hasn't * * * come out yet? He won't ignore it, right?"
Gu Zheng was a little nervous as he asked the artifact spirit in his heart. Jia Si was right. Although no one had seen the fight between Jia Si and the white cat, the fact that the white cat didn't immediately follow up with an attack meant that it wasn't stronger than Jia Si, or at least not much stronger.
Otherwise, there was no need for it to be in a stalemate. It could have just driven them away.
That was why Gu Zheng asked about * * *. Only * * * could deal with Jia Si here.
"Don't worry. He definitely won't ignore it. It's not time for him to take action yet!"
The Weapon Spirit comforted Gu Zheng. With the Weapon Spirit's promise, Gu Zheng was slightly relieved. However, Wuyou and Wuchou were also worried. If the white cat couldn't stop Jia Si, and * * * didn't take action, they could only ask for help from Shu Mountain.
In fact, until now, they hadn't sent a letter to Shu Mountain because of * * *.
However, Jia Si did not know about this. He was still calculating the time. In his opinion, Emei would definitely inform Shushan. He had to achieve his goal before the Shushan Immortal Cultivators arrived. Otherwise, he would not be able to get the Snow Lotus Seed when the Shushan Immortal Cultivators arrived.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing that the people of Emei Sect didn't respond, Jia Si finally flew into a rage out of humiliation. He shook his body and directly charged towards Gu Zheng.
"Retreat!"
Wuyou shouted and retreated with his disciples. Jia Si's speed was extremely fast. Just as he shouted the first word, Jia Si had already rushed in front of Gu Zheng. However, what welcomed him was still the white cat.
Jia Si's attack on Gu Zheng was considered to have touched the white cat's reverse scale. If he only attacked the immortal array or Wuyou and the others, the white cat would only help but not worry. Attacking Gu Zheng was different. Gu Zheng had the aura of its ancestor. Attacking Gu Zheng was equivalent to offending its ancestor.
This angered the white cat. It cried out and pounced on Jia Si.
Jia Si was afraid that the people of Emei Sect would retreat. If they did, even he wouldn't be able to break the Mountain Protecting Immortal Array of Emei Sect in a short time. After all, this immortal array was set up by Emei Sect's senior. Even if there were no cultivators on Emei Sect now, with this immortal array, ordinary people wouldn't be able to break in.
The white cat had also attacked the immortal array, but it couldn't break it.
Even if it was Lei Huai, it wouldn't be able to break the immortal array in a short time. It would require a certain amount of time, unless a few people with the same strength as Lei Huai joined forces to attack.
This was also the greatest protection that Emei Sect's senior had left for them.
"Evil creature!"
The white cat was enraged. It attacked mercilessly and went all out. Jia Si had no choice but to retreat. He no longer had the possibility of capturing Gu Zheng or the other Emei Sect disciples. At this moment, Wuyou also led Gu Zheng and the others back into the immortal array.
Seeing that they had all retreated, Jia Si was infuriated. He knew that his plan to get the snow lotus seed was going to fail. After these Emei Sect disciples retreated into the immortal array, they wouldn't be able to come out again.
When the Shushan seniors arrived, he would have to leave even if he didn't want to.
"Ah!"
He was angry and distracted. He was accidentally scratched on the face by the white cat. Blood immediately flowed out.
The white cat's strength wasn't weaker than his. Moreover, the white cat was already going all out, while he was still thinking about the snow lotus seed. One of them was serious, while the other was distracted. It was inevitable that he would be injured.
This outcome was already not bad. He had dodged at the crucial moment. Otherwise, the white cat would have scratched his eyeballs.
"Don't think that you can just hide. If you don't give it to me, don't even think about getting it. I know that your snow lotus seed is a mutated one. It has a 100% chance of advancing to become an immortal cultivator. Moreover, it has another ability, which is to help Qi Transformation Realm cultivators enter the Soul Formation Realm more easily and stabilize their Primordial Spirit. As long as I spread this news, you won't be able to get anything, let alone keep it!"
Jia Si retreated a few steps and stood 100 meters away from his original position. Only then did the white cat stop attacking. It stood there and looked into the distance. Jia Si said fiercely.
As soon as he spoke, Gu Zheng's expression changed. He didn't expect Jia Si to know the secret of the snow lotus seed. He knew that this was a snow lotus seed that could help a Level Five cultivator enter the Soul Formation Realm with a 100% chance of advancing.
Not only that, but he also knew something that Gu Zheng didn't know. Gu Zheng had just confirmed with the Weapon Spirit that Jia Si was telling the truth. This snow lotus seed could really help immortal cultivators.
If any of these two abilities were spread out, it would bring a huge disaster to Emei. Perhaps Shushan would be the first to ask them for this snow lotus seed.
It could help immortal cultivators and directly help them advance to the Qi Transformation Realm. It was also very attractive to the seniors of Shushan.
At that time, it would be useless even if they refused to admit it. Others would rather doubt it. Under pressure, it would be difficult for them to keep this snow lotus seed.
"In that case, you don't have to leave!"
A sigh suddenly came from the sky. Jia Si's expression changed abruptly. He was not only familiar with this voice, but it also gave him a lot of pressure.
"Senior Ouyang?"
Jia Si hurriedly looked around. A figure suddenly fell from the sky. Jia Si hurriedly retreated and waved the immortal sword in his hand. Unfortunately, he couldn't withstand more than a few moves. His forehead was poked by Sora Aoi, and he fell down softly.
"Senior Ouyang, why are you here? Why did you attack me?"
Jia Si shouted anxiously. Sora Aoi only trapped his immortal power and didn't knock him out. Sora Aoi didn't want to attack him. After all, he knew Jia Si and Jia Si was filial to him and treated him well.
If he left after the people of Emei retreated, Sora Aoi wouldn't show up.
Unfortunately, Jia Si was unwilling. Before he left, he wanted to threaten Emei to agree to his exchange. Regardless of whether the snow lotus seed was in Emei's hands or not, Sora Aoi wouldn't let him go since Jia Si said so.
If Sora Aoi let him go, it would only bring a huge hidden danger to Emei.
"I'm the Grand Elder of Emei. What do you think?"
Sora Aoi sighed again. He extended his hand and poked a few more times. The four people who came with Jia Si all fainted on the ground. He couldn't let them go, otherwise, Jia Si's words would spread out.
"Grand Elder!"
Wuyou and the others walked out. Jia Si's words made them very worried. Fortunately, Sora Aoi finally made a move at the critical moment. Jia Si was no match for Sora Aoi and had been subdued by him.
"Sect Master, this Jia Si and I have known each other for many years. Can you imprison him to atone for his crimes?"
Sora Aoi cupped his fists and bowed to Gu Zheng. In name, Gu Zheng was the Sect Master and the person with the most power in Emei. Even if he was the Grand Elder and had a high status, he still had to listen to the Sect Master's arrangements.
In any sect, once the strongest Grand Elder spoke, no matter who it was, no one would object. Gu Zheng was the same.
"Let's do as the Grand Elder said!"
Gu Zheng's disciples had already run over. Not only did Jia Si have to capture Emei, but the people who came with him also had to be brought in. If they weren't killed, they would be put under house arrest. They had almost caused big trouble for Emei today.
After finding out what was going on, these people would be triggered.
Jia Si looked at all this in a daze, and his heart was full of regret. Damn Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu. They didn't tell him that there was a cultivator in Emei, and it was Sora Aoi. If he knew that Sora Aoi was here, or if he knew that Sora Aoi had joined Emei, he wouldn't have the guts to come here.
Who was Sora Aoi? He was a veteran cultivator who had existed since the Flourishing Magic Era. Ten of him wouldn't be a match for him.
This time, he didn't make a detailed investigation before coming to Emei. It was his biggest mistake. Emei not only had a guardian spirit beast, but also Sora Aoi, a veteran cultivator. With such strength, it was not a declining sect. Some powerful sects were no match for them.
One Sora Aoi was enough. Even Kunlun and Shushan would be more polite to Emei. Sora Aoi was an existence comparable to their strongest.
For Jia Si, the only thing he was glad about was that Sora Aoi still remembered their old friendship and didn't want to kill him. It seemed that he wanted to put him under house arrest. It was good that he didn't kill him. If he could keep his life, he could keep his hope.
At this time, he hated Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu the most. If he could move, he would kill these two guys first. It was they who provided false information that caused him to be captured and put under house arrest. He didn't know how many years he would be locked up.
However, he didn't think at all that if he hadn't been greedy after hearing the news and wanted to seize the snow lotus seed, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Everyone went back, including the Emei disciples who came out.
Jia Si's immortal power was restricted by Sora Aoi. He was also chained up and locked up in Emei's dungeon. Sora Aoi didn't say when he would be released. He was only waiting for Gu Zheng's order.
Sora Aoi didn't know about Sky Mountain, but he could guess that the snow lotus seed was really with Gu Zheng. Since Gu Zheng went to participate in this fight for the snow lotus seed, with his ability, the snow lotus seed couldn't have fallen into the hands of others.
Jia Si was secretly bitter. Sora Aoi was here and he was captured. Now, even if Sora Aoi was willing to let him go, it would only be possible after the snow lotus seed was used.
Before the snow lotus seed was used, Jia Si could only spend his time in Emei's dungeon.
Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu were with him. It was the same for these people. They couldn't be released now.
Emei's dungeon hadn't been so lively for many years. It had been more than two thousand years since a cultivator was locked up. Jia Si was the first cultivator to be locked up in two thousand years.
On the other side, Wuyou and Wuchou also warned all the disciples not to speak of today's matter. Moreover, all the disciples who went out today were not allowed to take a step out of the mountain gate. They were also not allowed to have contact with other disciples. This was to ensure that the news didn't leak out.
They were very clear that as long as this matter was spread out, Emei would not be able to have peaceful days in the future. Unless Gu Zheng stayed here forever, and Gu Zheng absolutely did not go out, it would be very difficult to stop those crazy people.
If a cultivator in the Qi Transformation realm were to break through to the Qi Transformation realm, they would go crazy after knowing the effects of the snow lotus seed. At that time, whether it was Gu Zheng or the other Emei disciples, they would all be in danger.
After placing several restrictions on Jia Si, Gu Zheng deliberately let the Device Spirit take action. After adding another layer of restrictions, he and Sora Aoi left Emei and went to the East Sea.
The three raw materials of the Beauty Lotus grew on the islands of the East Sea. As for the Resurrection Grass, Wuchou had already brought the items to Shu Mountain to exchange for it. Wuyou stayed in Emei to take charge.
The white cat was also brought to Emei. It was not allowed to continue wandering outside. A room was specially prepared for it.
This matter showed that the white cat was really good to Gu Zheng. They didn't need to be so wary of it. Moreover, with the white cat in Emei, everyone felt more at ease. After all, it was a powerful spirit beast with the strength of a cultivator.
Gu Zheng and * * * had set up various restrictions on Jia Si before they left, which could ensure that he would stay in the dungeon obediently. If this guy really had other means to hide, even if he could escape, there would be a white cat to stop him.
Emei disciples could hide in Emei Pagoda. Without the permission of the Device Spirit, even Jia Si couldn't rush in.
After ensuring that nothing would go wrong, Gu Zheng left. Sora Aoi took him directly to the East Sea.
The East Sea was very big and wide. Many islands had been inhabited. There was no need to go to the islands with people, especially the islands with a lot of people. It was impossible to find the ordinary Beauty Lotus.
The Beauty Lotus was very beautiful. It was as beautiful as a beauty. Therefore, it was called the Beauty Lotus. If someone found such a thing, they would definitely take it away.
Sora Aoi directly took Gu Zheng to a deserted island. The island was not big, only a few kilometers in circumference. They could quickly search it. After searching the entire island, they didn't find the Beauty Lotus. They didn't even find a second-grade ingredient.
"The technology is getting more and more advanced, but the environment is getting worse and worse!"
Sora Aoi sighed. He was right. The technology was indeed a lot more advanced, but the corresponding good things had decreased a lot.
During the Flourishing Era, the East Sea was a paradise on earth. Many islands had cultivators living, like fairy islands. Now, these islands had become deserted. They no longer had the ethereal appearance of before.
"There are pros and cons. In fact, people now also know the drawbacks, but for the sake of immediate benefits, there is no way to develop!"
Gu Zheng also sighed. Didn't people now know how serious the environmental pollution was? No, they all knew. They also understood the harm to themselves, to nature, and to the future.
But so what if they knew? For the sake of development, they could only do this. The Earth was not only one country, but more than a hundred countries. If you don't develop, you will fall behind. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Even if you know that it is not good for the environment, you still have to brace yourself. This is bad for the environment, but if you don't develop, if you don't build, it is bad for the country, and the country may perish.
Every country was like this, forming a vicious cycle. The Earth's environment could only accelerate the deterioration. No one knew how far it would develop.
Perhaps this civilization would end and a new one would start millions of years later. It was also possible to enter the interstellar era and live on other planets. But no matter what the result was, it was bad for the current Earth.
For Gu Zheng, these were all very far away. He sighed a few times and let it go. The most important thing now was to find the Beauty Lotus.
One island, two islands, three islands.
Gu Zheng quickly found seven or eight islands. In total, he found four second-grade ingredients and one ordinary one. None of them were particularly good, but they were good ingredients.
After searching more than twenty islands, he found nothing. In the end, the two of them spent the night on an island.
"Sect Leader, your culinary skills are really not for show. If only I had known you for a few thousand years, I wouldn't have to eat tasteless food for a few thousand years!"
At night, on the island, Gu Zheng made the Egg-Fried Rice. In any case, Sora knew that he had a spatial immortal tool, so it didn't matter if he took it out in front of him.
The Egg-Fried Rice was very much to Sora's taste. He ate two big bowls. In addition, Gu Zheng made several delicious meals for the white cat on Emei Mountain to reward it. Sora ate every time.
This made Sora admire Gu Zheng's culinary skills. With such good culinary skills, he would definitely be a top-grade immortal chef in the future.
"A few thousand years, was I there at that time?"
Gu Zheng replied. Sorcerer Sun was stunned and felt a bit awkward. Gu Zheng was only in his twenties, so there was no such thing as him a few thousand years ago. He wasn't like Sorcerer Sun, who had lived for more than six thousand years.
"But then again, your cultivation speed is really fast. From the looks of it, you are about to break through to the late stage of the third layer. How long have you been cultivating? You said it yourself, not even half a year!"
From the beginning of spring to the current midsummer, almost half a year had passed. Gu Zheng had also been cultivating for nearly half a year. In half a year, he had gone from nothing to the middle stage of the third layer. His cultivation speed was indeed not slow, but this was only compared to other inner strength cultivators.
If compared to the cultivators of the desolate era, his cultivation speed was not fast.
After Sora finished speaking, Gu Zheng didn't speak anymore. He adjusted his breathing and meditated. Last time, he had eaten an immortal essence pill on the Heavenly Mountain. That immortal essence pill was almost completely absorbed. He felt that his immortal power had increased, and it was about to increase by a small level.
Currently, he was at 40% of the second realm of Gokusen's Immortal Art. If he increased by a small level, he would reach 50% of the second realm of Gokusen's Immortal Art. According to his speculation, when he entered 50% of the second realm, his strength would also increase by one level, reaching the late stage of the third layer.
After cultivating for half a year, he had reached the late stage of the third layer. This speed was indeed not slow.
Gu Zheng was cultivating, while Sora was lying on the side to rest. At the same time, he was protecting Gu Zheng. Sora's realm didn't need to be deliberately cultivated, and cultivation was useless. There was no immortal power in the air. Now, they were all using other methods to cultivate, such as their own growth or using some cultivation resources.
Most of them were resources left behind during the Flourishing Era. Therefore, the cultivation speed of the current immortal cultivators was getting slower and slower. The number of new immortal cultivators was also getting fewer and fewer.
"Bang!"
Gu Zheng's body suddenly shook. His eyes suddenly opened, and there was a bright light in his eyes.
Just now, he had absorbed all the remaining medicinal power of the Immortal Essence Pill. Gokusen's Immortal Art had finally improved again, reaching 50% of the second realm. His strength had also truly entered the late stage of the third layer.
Sora only waited for a moment, and then his face immediately showed joy.
The faster Gu Zheng cultivated, the better it would be for him. He had already reached the peak of the Void Return Realm. What he lacked was an opportunity to break through and become a Jin Xian. If Gu Zheng could bring him this opportunity, he might be able to break through and become a Jin Xian.
After becoming a Jin Xian, he could leave Earth and go to the wider Untainted Land. Cultivating in the Untainted Land was his biggest dream. Originally, it was very difficult for him to break through by himself. The environment of Earth was not suitable for cultivation at all. If he didn't have many resources left behind from the Flourishing Era, he wouldn't even be able to cultivate to this realm.
"It's done!"
Gu Zheng also stood up. He stretched his body and felt the new strength. Sora was just about to congratulate him when he frowned and looked at the sea not far away.
They camped directly behind the beach. They could still hear the sound of the waves. This was the place Gu Zheng chose.
The moonlight today was good. They could clearly see the beach and the waves in front of them. Sora stood up. A huge creature walked out of the sea. It was a huge crab that was five to six meters tall and more than ten meters long.
"Demonic beast?"
They were really lucky to be able to encounter a demonic beast here. Moreover, it was a demonic beast that had cultivated successfully. However, this demonic beast had not transformed, and its strength was not particularly strong. However, it had reached the realm of immortal cultivators.
Although it was big, its strength was not as strong as the white cat. It was a crab demon that had just reached the stage of refining energy into Qi.
This demonic beast was attracted by the movement of Gu Zheng's cultivation just now. Gu Zheng cultivated the authentic immortal power. It was noticed by it and treated Gu Zheng as its prey. It came ashore to catch its prey.
"Sect Master, do you know how to make crabs? How about such a big crab?"
Gu Zheng also saw the big crab and was in a daze. Sora suddenly said. Seeing the crab, Sora was not worried. The first thing that came to his mind was, could Gu Zheng make it delicious?
Such a big crab, if there was crab roe, he would be able to eat to his heart's content.
"I've never made such a big crab before. However, as long as it's edible, I won't make it bad for you!"
Gu Zheng laughed bitterly. Since Sora was still in the mood to joke with him, it proved that the crab was not in Sora's eyes. Moreover, although Gu Zheng felt pressure from the crab, it was not as much as what the white cat had given him. Such a crab, although big, was definitely not a match for Sora.
"You said it. As long as it's delicious, I'll catch the crab for you!"
Sora flew over. He took out a rope from somewhere and wrapped it around the crab's claws. Just like that, he pulled the crab, which was bigger than a house, into the air.
The crab's eight claws quickly scratched in the air, but to no avail.
"Don't fall to your death. It's not delicious if you fall to your death!"
Gu Zheng hurriedly shouted into the air. Sora was indeed very easy to deal with the crab. He was not worried and was even in the mood to joke around.
"Okay, how about steaming? It's said that the crab is best steamed alive!"
Sora replied to Gu Zheng in the air. The crab's body stiffened and its eight claws waved even more fiercely. However, no matter how hard it struggled, it could not break free. At this time, it also discovered that this little human had an incomparably terrifying power in his body. He was much more powerful than it.
"If you find me such a big pot, I'll steam it for you!"
Gu Zheng rolled his eyes. Steaming? There must be a pot to steam such a big crab. How big a pot would be able to hold it? Anyway, he did not have one and had never seen such a big pot.
"Haha, then don't steam it. Chop it up and fry it. We have many disciples of Emei. If we eat it together, we can always finish it!"
Sora laughed and landed from the air. The crab fell heavily on the beach. Then, he flew to the crab's head and stepped on it. The crab's body immediately could not move.
It wanted to use its pincers to clamp the * ss *, but it was caught by the * ss *. It tied the two pincers together with the body that it used to pull it into the air. Then, it stepped on the pincers, and the two pincers could not move.
"Hero, spare my life!"
Sora was thinking about where to cut it when the big crab suddenly spoke. Sora was slightly surprised. He thought that this was a demonic beast that did not have intelligence. He did not expect that not only did it have intelligence, it could also speak.
"Eh, you can speak? Then can you transform?"
Sora asked again. The crab's pincers moved quickly. Sora jumped down from its body. This crab's strength was not as strong as the white cat. It could not escape in front of him, so it was fine to let it go.
Soon, the crab turned into a two meter tall, red man. When a demonic beast reached the realm of transforming essence into qi, it could transform into human form. However, the earlier the transformation, the lower the quality of the demonic beast, and the lower its future achievements.
Demonic beasts were different from humans. Their bloodline was extremely important. It almost represented their future achievements.
"If you can transform, why did you attack humans?"
Sora asked again. Demonic beasts that could transform had intelligence and could be regarded as demonic cultivators. Since they were demonic cultivators, they were the same as humans. They could not eat such demonic cultivators.
"I came because I saw the smell on his body that attracted me. Hero, spare my life. I won't dare to do it again!"
The big man secretly pointed at Gu Zheng and raised his hand to beg for mercy. Looking at his appearance, he had just transformed not long ago. He was not that familiar with human movements.
"Sect Master, the one he wants to eat is you. You can deal with him!"
Sora shouted at Gu Zheng. The big man's soul was almost scared out of his body. It turned out that the weak human was the Sect Master of this powerful human. If he knew earlier, he would not have answered honestly.
But then again, they were together. If you answered honestly, it would be wrong.
"He looks so ugly like this. Let's transform back to our original form. This is a male crab. Let's dig out the crab paste first, then the crab meat. When we go back, we'll steam, stir-fry, cook porridge, and even hotpot. I'll cook all of them for you!"
Gu Zheng walked over and said faintly.
"No! Hero, spare my life!"
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, the big man was so scared that his legs went soft. He directly knelt there.
Too scary. These two humans were too scary. They kept turning him over and over to eat. Was it easy for him to grow so big? How many things did he eat? How many years did he live to reach such a size? In the end, in their eyes, there was only eating, as if he was the most delicious.
That's right. They even wanted to steam him alive. That was to steam him alive. Humans were indeed as many seniors said. They were really very scary. He swore that as long as he could hide this time, he would never sneak out again.
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