This giant crab hadn't been in the Shapeshifting Realm for a long time, less than ten years.
Demonic cultivators were different from human cultivators. The most important thing for demonic cultivators was inheritance. Not only could they inherit some special abilities, but they could also inherit many useful things, even cultivation methods.
Secondly, demonic cultivators were more united than human cultivators.
Since the beginning of the Flourishing Era, humans and demonic cultivators had never really coexisted peacefully. "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." This sentence was actually first said to demonic cultivators. Different races couldn't be together.
It wasn't that there were no examples of humans and Goblin coexisting, but it was very rare and generally not allowed by both sides.
This poor big crab originally lived in the deep sea, but now the shallow sea was greatly affected. Water clan and demonic cultivators basically lived in very deep places. It just came up to take a breath of air, but it happened to meet Gu Zheng's breakthrough and was attracted by Gu Zheng. It didn't expect that its prey had a powerful guardian next to it, and then it became a tragedy.
"Spare me, hero!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng didn't speak, the big man begged again. It didn't know how to deal with human cultivators, but it occasionally heard other demonic cultivators mention it before. When it met a human that it couldn't beat, it begged for mercy. Humans cared about their face, so maybe they would let it go.
It didn't know how to beg for mercy, it only knew this one sentence.
"Sect Leader, don't spare it. I've never eaten such a big crab. I really want to try it!"
* * * suddenly said, and the big man was stunned. His body curled up, full of despair.
It was over. It met a human cultivator who didn't care about its face and simply ignored its begging for mercy. It was really over this time. It was very regretful now. If it had known that it would meet such a powerful human today, it wouldn't have come to the sea to take a breath of air.
Didn't some seniors say that there were very few powerful human cultivators? Its current strength was already very powerful. Why was it so unlucky to meet a human that it couldn't beat?
"Have you seen this kind of flower before?"
Gu Zheng suddenly walked over, took out a drawing, and asked the big man. The drawing was of Beauty Lian, he only knew where to find Beauty Lian, but he had never seen her before. This was a drawing that he had specially found.
They had been searching for a long time without finding anything. Originally, Gu Zheng didn't think much of it, but seeing this sea race Yao cultivator constantly begging for mercy, he decided to try it on him.
If it could really help him find Beauty Lotus, then it wouldn't matter if he let it go.
To be honest, he wouldn't be able to eat a crab with intelligence either.
"I've never seen it!"
The big man was very honest. He quickly shook his head after a glance. He had always lived in the deep sea, so how could he know about the things on these islands?
"Chop it up!"
Gu Zheng shrugged his shoulders and chopped the crab into pieces. Even if he didn't eat it, it didn't mean that others couldn't eat it. Such a big crab could make a lot of it. He didn't know if eating the crab would help the Emei disciples' cultivation. If it did, he would let them eat more.
This crab was planning to eat him. If he was alone today, would the crab let him go? The answer was obvious. To this guy who wanted to eat him, Gu Zheng giving it a chance was already very good. Unfortunately, it didn't take this chance.
"Hero, please spare my life. Although I've never seen it, I can mobilize my tribe to help you find it. As long as I see it, I can find it for you!"
The big man was scared and begged for mercy again. Sora Aoi's hand that had just been raised stopped in place. He asked doubtfully, "You can mobilize your tribe, how do you know we're looking for this?"
"You took the picture and asked me if I've seen it before. You must be looking for it!"
The big man cried. In order to save his life, he was incomparably cooperative. Whatever Gu Zheng asked, he would answer.
"That's true!"
Sora Aoi's old face was slightly red. He didn't even think of such a simple problem. However, since this big crab was willing to help them find it, it was fine to try. No matter what method it used, it would be fine as long as it could help them find it.
Relying on the two of them to run from island to island, not only was it tiring, but it was also time-consuming.
The big man turned back into a crab, but his big pincers were still tied up by Sora Aoi. The rope was an immortal item, an ordinary immortal binding rope. There were many immortal binding ropes in the Untainted Land, especially in the Immortal World. The Immortal World had the Heavenly Court. It was used to catch some immortals who didn't abide by the Heavenly Dao.
This immortal binding rope was a low-level immortal item. It could bind all immortals below the Void Return realm. Even if it was an expert of the Void Return realm, they wouldn't be able to break free for a while. It was Sora Aoi's most convenient immortal item.
The big crab crawled to the beach with difficulty and didn't dare to move. It knew that it couldn't jump into the water. Once it showed signs of escaping, the powerful human behind it would definitely not let it go. It was afraid that it would be the time of its death.
It whimpered in the water, but no one knew what it was saying. Soon, the seawater rolled. Soon, countless crabs of all sizes crawled to the beach.
It wasn't just their island. Crabs came ashore on many of the surrounding islands. These crabs came ashore in large numbers and rushed to the islands. For a time, the beaches of these islands were filled with all kinds of sea crabs.
The islands with no people were fine, but the islands with people were all stunned. Especially the islands with people on the beach. Many people were shouting and some people came out to catch crabs. However, there were too many crabs. They couldn't catch all of them. Some people were even accidentally scratched by the crabs.
The crabs seemed to be rebelling. It was as if there was something terrible in the water. They all rushed to the islands.
In order to survive, the big crab was really going all out. It mobilized all the tribes it could influence. None of them were left. They all went ashore to find the Beauty Lotus. It knew that only by helping these two human cultivators find what they wanted would it have a chance of survival.
Soon, with the big crab as the center, all the surrounding islands were filled with all kinds of crabs.
These crabs only had one order. Find a flower with six petals. It was a big and beautiful flower.
The beauty of the Beauty Lotus was not only felt by humans, but also by other races. That was why it was called the Beauty Lotus. It was a truly beautiful flower.
More than a hundred islands were filled with all kinds of crabs. Soon, the big crab's body trembled and it spoke again.
"Hero, I found it. There's a flower that's very similar to the one you mentioned!"
"Found it. Where is it?"
Gu Zheng hurried over. The big crab couldn't tell them the exact location, but it said that it could lead them there.
Sora Aoi held the Immortal Binding Rope. The two of them stood behind the big crab and let it swim towards the place where the flower was. With the Immortal Binding Rope controlling it, Sora Aoi wasn't afraid of this big guy causing trouble. Otherwise, he could catch it at any time.
Halfway there, a fishing boat happened to pass by them in the distance.
The moon was very good today. The person on the fishing boat was leisurely drinking wine and looking at the bright sky. Soon, he rubbed his eyes hard and looked into the distance in disbelief.
"Huzi, Old Zhao, quick, come and see. What is that?"
He shouted loudly. Two more people came out of the cabin. The three of them stood at the bow of the boat and saw two figures in the distance. They stood on the sea, motionless, but quickly moving away.
"Sea God!"
One of them knelt there. Although the other two were very confused, they still knelt and kowtowed.
"Hurry, hurry up!"
Sora Aoi ordered the big crab. He was the first to notice the fishing boat in the distance, but he couldn't avoid it. This time, they would definitely be seen. Fortunately, the people on the fishing boat didn't have any camera equipment. Otherwise, they would be exposed.
In all these years, immortal cultivators had been exposed to ordinary people many times, including many demon cultivators. Most of those big water monsters were demon cultivators.
Being exposed was one thing, but the door shouldn't deliberately show itself in front of ordinary people. That wouldn't do them any good.
In the earliest days, during the Prosperous Era, there were some immortal cultivators who liked to interfere in the lives of ordinary people. But every time they did, it would cause a disaster. This immortal cultivator who interfered in the lives of ordinary people didn't have a good ending either.
As time passed, no one did so anymore.
The big crab sped up, and the two disappeared quickly. The three people on the fishing boat looked up. Only then did they remember that they had forgotten to take a picture. Even if they went back and told others that they had seen the Sea God, no one would believe them.
The big crab brought the two to a small island. It was a deserted island with a steep peak on the island.
The flower that the crab group found was at the peak.
Sora Aoi flew up with Gu Zheng. There was a small pond at the top, and in the middle of the pond was a beautiful lotus. It was a very big lotus with six petals.
The Beauty Lotus had six petals, which was its biggest feature. Ordinary lotuses had four, eight, or sixteen petals. Only the Beauty Lotus had six petals, so the big crab had ordered them to look for a flower with six petals.
As for how the crabs counted six, it wasn't within Gu Zheng's scope of consideration.
"It really is the Beauty Lotus!"
Gu Zheng and Sora Aoi's faces revealed a trace of joy. They had found the Beauty Lotus, and it was even a normal grade one. It was not easy to find a normal grade Beauty Lotus here.
With the Beauty Lotus, Gu Zheng was only left with one ingredient. It all depended on whether Wu Chou could exchange for the Soul Returning Grass from Shushan.
"Sect Master, I'll go and pick it. There's a Little Goblin Beast under this lotus!"
The reason why this lotus could exist was because there was a guardian demonic beast hidden near it. It was just a normal demonic beast, and its strength was far from the big crab's. Sora Aoi and the others had discovered it the moment they arrived. It didn't even dare to move when facing the big crab, let alone Sora Aoi.
This was a small flower snake, highly venomous. Sora Aoi didn't make things difficult for it. He only picked the Beauty Lotus and set the small snake free.
Without this small snake, the Beauty Lotus would not have been able to grow properly. The small flower snake had contributed, so there was no need to purposely get rid of it.
"Hero, you've found the item. Can you let me go now?"
Seeing that Sora Aoi was picking the Beauty Lotus, the big crab carefully asked. Right now, it was a fish on the chopping block. Whether it could keep its little life or not, it was all up to the two of them.
Sora Aoi glanced at Gu Zheng. Seeing Gu Zheng nodding his head slightly, he immediately said, "Let's go. Since you've already attained the Dao, then you should cultivate well in seclusion. Don't come out again, and don't bring disaster to humans. If one day I find out that you're causing disaster, even if you're in the depths of the sea race, I will drag you out and completely crush you!"
In the end, the big crab still managed to escape with its life and was set free by Sora Aoi.
In fact, even if Sora Aoi didn't threaten it, it wouldn't dare to come to the surface of the sea easily. The bottom of the sea was more comfortable and carefree. There was nothing that could threaten it. If it came to the surface of the sea, it would either be steamed, braised, or stir-fried. It was truly too terrifying.
Flying back to Emei, with Sora Aoi following him, it saved Gu Zheng a lot of time.
Only Gu Zheng himself, even if he had the recipe for brewing wine, didn't know how long it would take him to find these two raw materials. It was even possible that he wouldn't have enough raw materials by the end of the test.
Whether it was the depths of Kunlun or the islands of the East Sea, Gu Zheng would have to spend a lot of time searching by himself. Not to mention, the East Sea had captured a sea race demon cultivator this time. If it weren't for this sea race demon cultivator, they wouldn't have been able to find Beauty Lotus so quickly and smoothly.
There were too many islands in the East Sea. It would take a long time to search them one by one.
The two of them didn't know that the news of crabs coming to the island on a large scale was even on the news. Some experts and professors came out and said that this was a normal migration of crabs. There were also people who worried that it was an earthquake. There were many guesses, but no one said that these crabs had received orders to come out and search for something.
"Sect Master!"
When he returned to Emei, Wuyou and Wuchou greeted him. Wuchou went to Shushan and came back faster than them.
"How is it? Are you okay these past few days?"
Gu Zheng asked. He was mainly asking Jia Si. This Jia Si was quite honest. He knew that he couldn't escape and also knew what mistake he had made this time. He had been quietly staying in the dungeon and didn't cause any trouble.
"Jia Si is fine. I've also exchanged for the Resurrection Grass!"
Wuchou answered Gu Zheng's question. The exchange for the Resurrection Grass was quite smooth. It just so happened that he had something that Shushan needed right now, so he gave it to him. It was normal for sects to ask for something that the other party needed, not to mention that they were from the same sect.
"Great!"
Gu Zheng nodded happily. He also had the Resurrection Grass and all the ingredients were ready. He could brew immortal wine at any time.
Wuchou was also looking forward to Gu Zheng's immortal wine. It wasn't the Flourishing Era now. Even if there were immortal wines, they were all stored and reserved for immortal cultivators. They couldn't be drunk at will.
He couldn't drink the immortal wine that Gu Zheng's mother made, but it wasn't a problem for him to drink one or two mouthfuls.
He hadn't drunk immortal wine for many years. The value of immortal wine now wasn't lower than immortal pills. They were all very precious things.
Brewing immortal wine was the same as cooking. It required talent. Gu Zheng was brewing immortal wine in Emei. After the immortal wine was brewed, there would be a wine fragrance. This kind of wine fragrance could make ordinary people drunk. It wasn't suitable to be brewed in the city.
Gu Zheng took out all twelve kinds of raw materials. The one with the most quantity was immortal rice.
Wuchou was stunned when he saw the immortal rice. It still existed during the Flourishing Era, but it disappeared after the Flourishing Era. It hadn't appeared for three thousand years. He didn't expect that he would have the chance to see immortal rice on Earth.
However, when he thought of Gu Zheng's identity, Wuchou was relieved. No matter how rare Gu Zheng took out, it wasn't worth being surprised.
Brewing immortal wine required ordinary spring water. Improved mineral water wasn't enough. Fortunately, Emei Sect had it, so there was no need to look for it.
In the backyard of Emei Sect, Gu Zheng started brewing immortal wine.
Brewing immortal wine was different from ordinary wine. Ordinary wine could be fermented naturally. Immortal wine required the brewer to use his immortal power to control the fermentation process.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng had the Water Control Technique. With the help of the Water Control Technique, brewing immortal wine would be twice the result with half the effort.
Brewing immortal wine didn't require fire, but it required temperature. The temperature had to be moderate. There couldn't be any mistakes. Gu Zheng put all the ingredients together and started brewing.
His immortal power was continuously sent into the brewing pool. The pool was newly built. It was specially prepared for Gu Zheng's brewing.
If Gu Zheng could succeed this time, they could still brew immortal wine as long as they had enough ingredients. Immortal wine was more expensive than ingredients. As long as there was immortal wine, they didn't have to worry about not being able to exchange for enough ingredients. If it was Emei Sect before, they might have to secretly exchange for ingredients. Now that Wuchou was involved, they didn't have to worry about this.
With Wuchou around, they could easily explain why they were able to brew immortal wine. Unlike Gu Zheng, who could brew immortal wine, it would attract everyone's suspicion.
Even the disciples of Emei Sect didn't know what was going on in the backyard. There were only three people who knew that Gu Zheng was brewing immortal wine, Wuchou Wuchou and Wuchou Wuchou.
Time passed slowly. Soon, six hours had passed.
Brewing immortal wine required a day and a night, which was 24 hours. Gu Zheng's forehead was already covered in sweat. Brewing immortal wine was even more difficult than making food. No wonder there were so many immortal cultivators now, but the amount of immortal wine was still so little.
Brewing immortal wine consumed the most not immortal power, but the mind.
The fermentation of immortal wine had to be completely controlled. It had to be controlled not just a little bit. The fermentation was irregular. It was like the smoke in the air. It was very difficult to control. The more you controlled, the more scattered the smoke would be.
The zither didn't consume much immortal power, but more than half of the mind was consumed. It was very, very tiring.
Seven hours. Eight hours.
Gu Zheng's forehead was sweating more and more. Wuchou and Wuchou were worried, but no one dared to go up and help Gu Zheng wipe his sweat. They didn't know if Gu Zheng would be disturbed at this time. To be safe, it was better not to do it.
Wuchou Wuchou was also frowning. He had brewed immortal wine before, so he knew how difficult it was to brew immortal wine.
Back then, when he brewed immortal wine, he failed. During the fermentation process, he couldn't control the fermentation of the immortal wine. In the end, it led to failure, and all the ingredients were destroyed.
Nine hours. Ten hours.
Gu Zheng's forehead was sweating even more. His hands were trembling slightly.
Brewing immortal wine was much more difficult than he had imagined. Although he could still control it now, he was a little powerless. It had only been ten hours. He had to persevere for at least another fourteen hours. Even he didn't know if he could persevere.
Eleven hours. Twelve hours.
Wuchou and Wuchou could see Gu Zheng's hands trembling. His sweat dripped down, and Gu Zheng's face was incomparably pale. Wuchou Wuchou sighed slightly. Just by looking at Gu Zheng's appearance, he knew that this brewing was going to fail. It was impossible for Gu Zheng to persevere until the brewing was successful.
Even so, Gu Zheng was much stronger than he was at that time. Back then, he couldn't even persevere for six hours before he was declared a failure.
"You have comprehended the Dao of Yin and Yang. Why are you bitterly persevering?"
A voice sounded in Gu Zheng's heart. It was the voice of the Artifact Spirit. Gu Zheng was slightly stunned. The Artifact Spirit was right. He had comprehended the Dao of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang complemented each other. He could borrow strength to generate strength. Why did he have to forcefully control it and persevere?
After being reminded by the Artifact Spirit, Gu Zheng immediately warmed his mind. His hands formed a Tai Chi pattern, and he sat there quietly.
Gu Zheng's hands were no longer trembling. The sweat on his forehead slowly disappeared, and the wine in the wine pool was slowly taking shape.
Wuchou Wuchou was stunned. He didn't know what Gu Zheng had experienced, but Gu Zheng suddenly recovered. This meant that he already had his own way to control the brewing process. If he could continue like this, the immortal wine would definitely be a success.
The Dao of Yin and Yang was the Dao of Nature. Everything belonged to nature, even the fermentation process of the wine.
Gu Zheng didn't deliberately control the fermentation that was originally difficult to control. He only used Yin and Yang to guide it. One led and one Yang, one black and one white. The two streams of Qi guided the fermenting immortal wine, and the entire brewing pool was cleaned up.
Fifteen hours. Sixteen hours.
Gu Zheng was motionless, as if he was asleep. Wuchou and the others didn't leave. They were all quietly guarding by the side.
At the seventeenth hour, a faint wine fragrance came from the wine pool. Wuchou Wuchou was the first to smell it. This was an incomparably familiar smell. This was the smell of the Lotus Wine.
Gu Zheng was brewing wine. The fermentation part was already completed. Now, as long as they waited patiently, the brewing would be a success.
Wuchou Wuchou was a little excited. Immortal wine, he hadn't seen anyone brew immortal wine for a long time. He didn't expect to see it again, and it was actually from a young man who hadn't even reached the Qi Refining Realm.
Wuchou Wuchou also smelled the intoxicating smell of the wine.
Just the fragrance of the wine made their faces turn red. It was as if they had drunk a lot of old wine. This immortal wine was really powerful.
The many disciples outside quickly smelled the wine fragrance, including Jia Si, who was in the prison.
Jia Si suddenly opened his eyes. The wine fragrance, the fresh wine fragrance. Someone had brewed immortal wine. Jia Si smiled bitterly as he recalled that Emei was indeed buying the brewing technique of immortal wine.
Wuchou Wuchou was really powerful. He could even brew immortal wine. No wonder he didn't ask where the immortal wine was. He didn't care about the immortal wine he had.
With the immortal wine, they would probably use the snow lotus seed soon. He just didn't know which one of them would be lucky enough to use this mutated snow lotus seed.
This was a snow lotus seed that could make the fifth layer advance to the Divine Transformation Realm. It was also a treasure that could make the Qi Refining Realm advance to the Divine Transformation Realm. When he thought that the snow lotus seed was about to be used, his heart ached.
In his opinion, it was a pure waste to give it to the fifth layer. It should be given to someone like him who was in the Qi Refining Realm. A good treasure should be used in the most useful place. Unfortunately, he didn't go to the Tianshan snow lotus this time. If he did, he would have already taken the snow lotus seed and become a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator.
However, it was too late to regret. The people of Emei had better take the snow lotus seed as soon as possible. That way, he could be released sooner and wouldn't be locked in this dark prison.
The fragrance of the wine was getting stronger. Except for the disciples who were practicing in Emei Pagoda, the disciples outside were no longer in the mood to practice.
The fragrance of the Immortal Wine was different from ordinary wine. The fragrance of the Immortal Wine itself had a fatal attraction. Disciples with lower cultivation bases were a little dizzy at this moment, as if they were drunk. Those with higher cultivation bases were also red in the face and forcefully resisting.
Fortunately, they were all cultivators. If they were ordinary people outside, just the fragrance of the wine would be enough to make them drunk.
Twenty hours. Twenty-one hours.
The aroma of the wine became even stronger. The white cat had already arrived at the backyard and was watching Gu Zheng from not far away. It had also smelled the aroma of the wine. As it already had some intelligence, it knew very well that the wine had yet to take shape and could not be drunk yet.
Twenty-two hours. Twenty-three hours.
All the disciples below the second layer of the Internal Strength Realm were asleep. The disciples of the third layer were in a daze. Except for Gu Zheng, Gu Zheng was in charge of brewing the wine. The fragrance of the wine had no effect on him.
There was only one hour left. A day and a night had passed. The fragrance of the wine gradually faded. Sora Aoi was getting more and more excited. He knew that the immortal wine was almost ready. Gu Cheng had successfully brewed the immortal wine.
In the last minute, all the fragrance disappeared. The disciples who were asleep slowly woke up. They did not really drink the wine, but they were intoxicated by the fragrance. When the fragrance disappeared, they naturally woke up.
"It's done!"
Gu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes. The wine pool was completely silent. Gu Zheng took out the wine jar that he had prepared in advance and placed it under the wine pool. Then, he opened the stopper at the bottom of the wine pool.
A light yellow immortal wine that emitted a tempting fragrance slowly flowed into the wine jar.
Sora Aoi, Wuyou, and Wuchou could not help but swallow their saliva. The white cat was also not calm. It walked back and forth. In the dungeon, Jia Si's face was filled with loneliness. He knew that the wine was ready. If he still had the relationship with Sora Aoi, he would definitely share a cup with him.
From the fragrance of the wine, he could tell that the immortal wine that was brewed this time was much stronger than the small pot that he had collected.
One jar, two jars.
Half of the third jar was poured before the immortal wine flowed out of the wine pool. In his first attempt, Gu Zheng had successfully brewed two and a half jars of immortal wine. Each jar contained 10 jin, which was a total of 25 jin of immortal wine.
Normally, even immortals who knew how to brew wine would be lucky if they could brew one jar at a time. After all, it was too taxing on the mind. If Gu Zheng had not been reminded by the artifact spirit to use the Dao of Yin and Yang to brew wine, he would not have produced so much. In fact, he would not have produced any at all.
"Congratulations to the successor of Gokusen for completing the wine brewing test!"
Unlike before, the artifact spirit seemed to be very happy this time. Gu Zheng had completed the test by himself. The artifact spirit had helped him under the circumstances permitted by the rules. He did not directly help him.
"This is immortal wine. It is indeed extraordinary!"
Gu Zheng smiled. He smiled very happily. The winemaking technique was not given to him by Gokusen. He had found it himself. This was a pool of immortal wine that he had brewed himself. It was all his hard work. Of course, he was very happy.
Although he had the help of Sora Aoi and the others, he was the one who had brewed the wine. He was also the one who had completed the winemaking.
"Sect Leader, the wine has been brewed. Can you, can you let us have a taste?"
Sora Aoi said. When he spoke, his face was a little red. After all, he was a veteran immortal cultivator. Now, he was asking for wine from a junior.
However, he had no choice. The wine fragrance was too attractive. He had not drunk immortal wine for a long time. He definitely could not resist it.
"Seal these two jars in Xi 'an. One jar will be left in Emei. I will take the other jar with me. As for the remaining half jar, I will drink it today!"
Gu Zheng said with a smile. Whether it was Emei or Sora Aoi, they had helped him a lot. He would not be stingy and would give them what they deserved.
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, even Sora Aoi was so happy that he almost jumped up. This half jar was for them to drink. This time, he could drink to his heart's content.
Even if it was him, he could not drink too much immortal wine at once. More than one jin was already his limit. Any more and he would get drunk.
Including the white cat, everyone had a share. The disciples of Emei could also drink the immortal wine. It was extremely helpful for their cultivation. However, the immortal wine had to be diluted before they could drink it. Drinking the complete immortal wine would make them drunk to death.
Even Wuyou and Wuchou could not drink it directly. Their bodies could not withstand such a heavy force.
There was only one exception, and that was Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng cultivated immortal power and could directly drink the immortal wine. However, he could only drink one cup at a time. If he drank more, he would get drunk.
Wuyou and Wuchou went out with a jug of wine with a face full of joy. Inside the jug was exactly one jin of Lotus Wine. More than ninety disciples of Emei Sect had to drink it together. The one jin of wine had to be diluted with a lot of water so that they could drink a little.
The white cat was given half a jin. If it drank more, it would not be able to withstand it. The white cat drank the fastest. After drinking half a jin, it began to wobble. Soon, it jumped out and found a hiding place to sleep.
Even though they were in Emei Sect, the white cat had always been vigilant. Other than Gu Zheng, it did not trust anyone else. Normally, it would not interact with the disciples of Emei and would stay far away from them.
* * * got the most. The recipe was provided by him, and the two ingredients were found by him. The remaining 1.5 jin of wine was given to him by Gu Zheng. He didn't want him to drink it all at once. He could save it and drink it later. * * * * *
As for Gu Zheng, he kept a ten jin jar for himself. It was enough for him to use for a long time. When the immortal wine was used up, he could make new ones. At that time, he would let Sora Aoi go find the ingredients himself. With enough ingredients, he would be able to make enough immortal wine.
In the dungeon, Jia Si suddenly stood up. He was still chained up.
Other than restricting his freedom, the people of Emei did not make things difficult for him. Every day, they would send him food and drink, and it was all good stuff, unlike Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu, who only sent food to fill their stomachs, not letting them starve to death.
No matter what, Jia Si was still a cultivator. He still had respect for cultivators.
"Greetings, Taishang Elder!"
A person entered the dungeon. It was Sora Aoi. The disciple guarding the dungeon hurriedly saluted. Sora Aoi waved his hand at the disciple. The disciple was very tactful and quickly retreated.
"Senior!"
Looking at Sora Aoi, Jia Si had a complicated expression. He had been in the dungeon for the past few days. Although he did not speak, Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu had been trying to find ways to chat with the disciple guarding the dungeon. He had also heard a lot.
He finally knew that the Sect Leader of Emei Sect was actually Sora Aoi's disciple. He was the Sect Leader who was accidentally brought back to Emei Sect by the elders of Emei Sect. No wonder Sora Aoi was here. No wonder Sora Aoi would attack him. He had already attacked other people's disciples. How could he let him go?
Fortunately, Sora Aoi remembered their old friendship and did not directly kill him.
Jia Si thought that he had understood the truth of the matter. However, he did not know that he was completely wrong. Not only him, but the entire Emei Sect was wrong. Sora Aoi was not Gu Zheng's master at all. He did not dare to call himself Gu Zheng's master.
"Do you know your mistake?"
Sora Aoi sighed. He directly opened the door and walked into Jia Si's cell. He took out a pot of wine and two wine cups and placed them there.
"I know my mistake. I did not know that the Sect Leader of Emei Sect was your disciple. If I knew, I definitely would not have come!"
Jia Si knelt there and said in a low voice. Sora Aoi was stunned. He immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly.
There was one more person who misunderstood that he was Gu Zheng's master. Gu Zheng did not distinguish this. He did not even allow Jia Si to explain. For Gu Zheng, it was not necessarily a bad thing for these people to have such a misunderstanding. At least, he had a better explanation for his identity and origin.
This Sora Aoi, he would temporarily be his shield.
"This is the newly brewed immortal wine, senior!"
Looking at Sora Aoi pouring the wine, Jia Si could not help but lick his lips. He did not expect that Sora Aoi would come to him and even bring immortal wine.
"That's right!"
Sora Aoi did not deny it. He was the only immortal cultivator in the entire Emei Sect. If he denied it, others would be suspicious. In order to avoid such trouble, he simply admitted it.
"Try it!"
Sora Aoi stretched out his hand and signaled Jia Si to taste it. Jia Si carefully picked up the wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
"Good wine!"
Jia Si's immortal power was trapped, but it did not mean that he had no immortal power. He was still an immortal cultivator and could withstand the power of the immortal wine. However, without immortal power, he could not take the initiative to resist the power of the immortal wine. He could only let the power of the immortal wine disperse in his body.
"I came this time to ask you, are you interested in joining Emei Sect?"
Sora Aoi said lightly. Jia Si suddenly raised his head with shock and complexity in his eyes.
"Senior, you are also a rogue cultivator. You should know that we rogue cultivators do not want to join a sect. I don't know why you want to join Emei Sect, but I don't want to, and I don't want to!"
Jia Si said his heartfelt words. Rogue cultivators' cultivation was much more difficult than sect disciples, but they had the most freedom. He was used to freedom. He was not willing to join a sect at all.
"Emei Sect will not restrict you. If you join Emei Sect, you will also be a Grand Elder with a noble status!"
Sora Aoi persuaded again, but Jia Si continued to shake his head, "I appreciate senior's kindness, but I have no plans to join any sect!"
"Ai, since this is your choice, I will not force you. I have already asked the Sect Leader's opinion. If you agree to join Emei Sect, I will let you out. If you don't want to, you can only be locked up here. Before the Sect Leader has absolute power to suppress you, it is impossible to let you out!"
Sora Aoi stood up. This was not the matter that he had just discussed with Gu Zheng. They had discussed it before in Donghai.
Sora Aoi had a headache about how to deal with Jia Si. On the one hand, they were old acquaintances and friends. Sora Aoi certainly did not want to harm him. On the other hand, he had become enemies with Emei Sect. Sora Aoi did not care about other people in Emei Sect, but he must protect Gu Zheng.
However, Gu Zheng did not want him to follow him around every day. He had told him before that if he wanted to travel, he could travel. If he did not want to, he could stay in Emei Sect to cultivate. After that, he would return to the city. He still had friends and family in the city.
Although he had embarked on the path of cultivation, he did not intend to give up everything in the secular world now. If he wanted to give up, he would have to wait at least a few decades.
In this way, it was even more impossible for Sora Aoi to let Jia Si go. Even if Jia Si swore that he would not hurt Gu Zheng, he would not. For Gu Zheng's safety, he would not take any risks.
If it was not Jia Si who came, but someone he was not familiar with, he would have been beheaded.
"What!"
Jia Si stood up abruptly and looked at Sora Aoi in shock.
He thought that he could leave after someone ate the snow lotus seed. He did not expect that Sora Aoi would keep him locked up until his disciple, Gu Zheng, grew up and became stronger than him. He would not let him go until his disciple, Gu Zheng, grew up and became stronger than him.
He was at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm. To suppress him, one had to be at least in the Soul Formation Realm. How long would it take for an ordinary cultivator to reach the Soul Formation Realm?
He had been cultivating for more than 900 years. Even if Gu Zheng was more talented and stronger than him and could reach the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm in 500 years, it would not be easy for him to break through to the Soul Formation Realm. He did not know how long it would take for Gu Zheng to break through to the Soul Formation Realm.
He was already more than 900 years old. In theory, cultivators in the Qi Transformation Realm could live for 2,000 years. However, it was very difficult to reach this number. This was related to the cultivation method. His cultivation method was good, but it would not exceed 1,300 years.
If he could not break through to the Soul Formation Realm before he was 1,300 years old, his lifespan would be exhausted and he would not have the chance to cultivate again.
If Sora Aoi really wanted to lock him up for such a long time, it was equivalent to locking him up until his death. No wonder he was so shocked and stood up.
"I have given you a chance, but you chose the path yourself. Don't blame me!"
Sora Aoi sighed and stood up. He took the wine pot and wine cup and walked out. Now, even if Jia Si agreed to join Emei, Sora Aoi would not agree. This kind of Jia Si was not sincere. Keeping him alive would be a disaster.
There was one thing that Jia Si did not know. Even if Gu Zheng reached the Soul Formation Realm, Sora Aoi would not let Jia Si out. Unless Gu Zheng reached the Void Return Realm and there were fewer people who could threaten Gu Zheng, Sora Aoi would let Jia Si go. Otherwise, who knew if this guy would hold a grudge after being locked up for so many years? Or if he would think of ways to take revenge once he broke through.
As for how long it would take for Gu Zheng to reach the Void Return Realm, Sora Aoi did not think about it. However, before that, he would not let Jia Si go even if he had to die here. Sora Aoi Aoi was already making the biggest concession by sparing his life.
"Senior, you can't do this!"
Seeing that Sora Aoi Aoi was about to leave, Jia Si hurriedly shouted. Sora Aoi Aoi stopped, shook his head, and walked out again.
"Senior, senior, I am willing to join Emei Sect. I am willing!"
Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu shouted at the side. Unfortunately, Sora Aoi did not care about them. Emei Sect did not need them. If Sora Aoi did not want to let Jia Si go, he would not have proposed to recruit him. In fact, even if Jia Si agreed just now, Sora Aoi would not be completely relieved. He would still have some tricks up his sleeve.
If Sora Aoi did not agree, that would be even better. He would just keep him locked up.
Everyone in the dungeon was shouting. Jia Si was full of despair. Others could not lock him up for so long, but Sora Aoi Aoi definitely could. This time, he was really finished.
Gu Zheng did not know what was happening in the dungeon. He was still meditating and cultivating.
The immortal wine contained surging immortal power and could strengthen his immortal power. Unfortunately, immortal wine was the same as other immortal pills. It could not increase immortal power indefinitely. Only immortal essence pills could increase immortal power by the same amount every time it was consumed.
It was a pity that he did not have many immortal essence pills. However, he had completed the test this time. He did not know if there would be an immortal essence pill reward.
Thinking of the test reward, Gu Zheng opened his eyes. After instructing that no one was allowed to enter without his permission, he entered the Chaotic Space.
"Weapon Spirit, what is the reward for completing the winemaking test this time?"
Gu Zheng was here to ask for the reward. He was still looking forward to what the reward was. After all, it was a difficult test. If he had not met Sora Aoi Aoi, this test might have been the first test he failed.
"Reward, twenty immortal essence pills!"
Twenty dots of light flew over in the air. This time, there were indeed immortal essence pills as a reward. Furthermore, it was more than Gu Zheng had imagined. He was rewarded with twenty immortal essence pills in one go. Gu Zheng now had more than forty immortal essence pills in his storage.
These immortal essence pills were enough for him to cultivate to the third realm of Gokusen's Immortal Art.
"Reward, one hundred ordinary Queen Bee Flowers!"
A hundred dots of light immediately fell into an empty space in the Chaotic Space. Different from before, these dots of light quickly grew after landing on the ground. Not long after, they grew up and even bloomed into flowers.
This was the first time Gu Zheng had seen a prehistoric plant that grew so quickly.
"Reward, ten intermediate level Lightning Bees!"
In the middle of the Queen Bee Flowers, ten small dots appeared. They were all young Lightning Bees. Only then did Gu Zheng understand that these Queen Bee Flowers were prepared for Lightning Bees.
However, these Lightning Bees were actually of the intermediate level, which made Gu Zheng somewhat surprised.
"The growth period of the Lightning Bee is thirty days. After the growth period, it can be used as an ingredient. It can also stay in the Chaotic Space to collect honey. Ten adult Lightning Bees can collect one or two grams of Queen Bee Honey every ten days. The Queen Bee Honey is of the ordinary level!"
The Lightning Bee was actually an ingredient, and it could also collect honey. He guessed that it was ordinary level honey.
Gu Zheng had obtained ordinary level honey as a reward before. It was only a small bottle. After using it up, it was gone. After that, he wanted to purchase some, but he didn't expect that the original production area was already gone. He couldn't find this kind of ordinary level honey.
Now, it could grow on its own. According to the characteristics of the Chaotic Space, this meant that he would have an endless source of honey in the future.
This was indeed a very good reward.
"Note, because the Lightning Bee is of the intermediate level, although the Queen Bee Flower is only of the ordinary level, there is a certain chance of collecting the intermediate level honey. However, the probability is very low. It all depends on your luck!"
The Tool Spirit said again. This Lightning Bee actually had a chance to collect the intermediate level honey. The ordinary level was already so good. Wouldn't the intermediate level be the best honey in the world at present?
However, the Tool Spirit also said that the probability was very low. It all depended on luck. Gu Zheng estimated that the intermediate level honey was probably similar to the rice marrow he obtained before. It was an existence that could only be encountered by chance.
As for the possibility of the intermediate level honey appearing, Gu Zheng wasn't surprised. This was the Chaotic Space, not the outside world. Even in the outside world, the mutated snow lotus seed had reached the excellent level.
This time, there were no immortal techniques or immortal skills as rewards. However, these rewards were already very good. Gu Zheng's harvest was very big.
After brewing the immortal wine and receiving so many immortal essence pills as rewards, Gu Zheng was very satisfied. He happily exited the Chaotic Space.
"Gokusen's successor, the Chinese Food Competition will begin in fifteen days. Back then, Lord Gokusen also participated in the Immortal Chef Competition of the Chaotic Space and became famous before the competition!"
The Tool Spirit suddenly said to Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng stood there in a daze. He had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Gokusen's successor, you need to be like Lord Gokusen and become famous before the competition. Now, I will give you a test to become famous. The test content is to become the most famous contestant in the culinary world before the Chinese Food Competition begins. The test time is fifteen days. The test cannot be refused. After completion, there will be generous rewards. If you fail, there will be serious punishment!"
Sure enough, the Tool Spirit immediately issued a test. He had just completed the last test and received the reward for a few minutes. The heartless Tool Spirit gave him another test.
Didn't they say that the test couldn't be continued? What's wrong with the Tool Spirit?
"You, you broke the rules!"
Gu Zheng was so angry that his heart trembled. The test had just ended, and this guy gave him another test. If there was a chance, Gu Zheng would definitely complain.
"I didn't break the rules. As long as you walk the same path as Gokusen, I can give you a test at any time!"
The Tool Spirit said indifferently. Gu Zheng was even more speechless. What Lord Gokusen did, as long as he did it, would there be a test?
He really wanted to ask the Tool Spirit if Lord Gokusen had these tests in the past. If not, why did he give it to him? Lord Gokusen didn't have a test, but he still became a powerful immortal and created a magical immortal tool like the Gokusen Token.
Gu Zheng didn't ask these questions. It was useless to ask. When it came to Gokusen, the Tool Spirit would definitely argue with you. At that time, even if you argued for three days and three nights, you still wouldn't be able to clear it.
"You win!"
Gu Zheng replied weakly. It was another test that he couldn't refuse. The test time was only fifteen days, but fortunately, this test was to make a name for himself in the gourmet world and not in the whole country.
If it was in the whole country, he wouldn't be able to do it even if he had ten times the time.
It wasn't easy to make a name for himself in the gourmet world in such a short time. Gu Zheng couldn't stay in Emei anymore. He had to go back and find a way to complete the test. The Tool Spirit said that there would be a generous reward if he completed the test, and a severe punishment if he failed.
Gu Zheng didn't know what the punishment was, but if the Tool Spirit said it was severe, it must be not small. Gu Zheng didn't want such a punishment.
Gu Zheng called Wuyou Wuchou and Sora Aoi over. He gave some instructions and left Emei.
The so-called instructions were also entrusted. Gu Zheng didn't need to worry about the internal affairs of Emei. Wuyou Wuchou could handle it well. Sora Aoi's main task was to keep an eye on Jia Si. Sora Aoi had already made it clear to Jia Si. This guy would probably think of a way to escape.
Therefore, Sora Aoi had to stay in Emei and couldn't go out with him.
Gu Zheng was going back to the city this time, so there wouldn't be any danger. This made everyone feel relieved. Now that he was at the late stage of the third layer, ordinary people wouldn't be able to threaten him. Sora Aoi wanted to follow him, but Gu Zheng wouldn't let him. He could only give up and let Gu Zheng leave alone.
Jia Si was really a big trouble. Sora Aoi was considering whether to ignore their old friendship and deal with this hidden danger first.
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