Seeing You Shanhe, who was originally very arrogant, completely lose his temper in front of Miaomiao and didn't dare to disobey when handing over the resources, Mu Chunfeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Of all people to offend, why did you have to offend Gu Zheng? On the Dragon Battle Square, he dared to win the face of the descendants of the Kunlun Sect's Grand Elders, and I didn't see him being afraid. Why did you have to find trouble with him? You offended someone you shouldn't have offended. Who can you blame for being humiliated? "
Mu Chunfeng sighed in his heart. He wanted to talk about compensating the Red Sky Snail Sect, but after thinking about it, he decided not to let them continue to lose face in front of everyone. However, the matter of compensation could be ignored, but the matter of an apology must be mentioned.
"Since the matter of compensation has been settled, shouldn't Elder Hu and Sect Leader Lu apologize to us for this matter?" Mu Chunfeng said.
"Sect Leader Mu, Sect Leader Gu, this matter is our fault. If we have offended you in any way, please forgive us."
"Sect Leaders, I'm sorry. This matter was completely caused by my impulsiveness. I hope you don't blame me for causing trouble for you!"
Lu Changming and Elder Hu apologized one after another.
Gu Zheng and Mu Chunfeng both nodded, accepting the two's apology.
"Sect Leaders, if there's nothing else, we plan to go back first. The compensation for Sect Leader Gu and the Red Sky Snail Sect, we will settle it as soon as possible within three days. "Lu Changming said.
"There's something I need to say!"
Mu Chunfeng's voice paused, and then became very serious. "Miss Miaomiao's identity is a demon cultivator. I hope that on this matter, you won't panic, and don't cause any unhappiness because of it! Not all demon cultivators are man-eating demonic beasts or bloodthirsty demons. The Kunlun Sect has a spiritual beast guarding the mountain, and the Buddhist Sect's Saint Monk Xin Jing also has a spiritual beast mount. They are only spiritual beasts, but they already know how to abide by the rules and know how to do things according to their master's wishes. What's more, Miss Miaomiao is a demon cultivator with full spiritual intelligence? Besides her nature being different from us, is there much difference? If it wasn't because we were afraid and deliberately targeted her, I don't believe that she would provoke us for no reason! "
"Sect Leader Mu is right! Meow Meow's identity is different from ours, but since she has transformed into a human, I will teach her how to be a human! I don't want to see anything against her happen again. At the same time, I can tell you that as long as you don't provoke Meow Meow, she's no different from a teenage girl, "Gu Zheng said.
At this point, no one said anything more. Soon, only the people from the Red Sky Conch Sect were left in Gu Zheng's courtyard.
"Sect Leader Gu, I'm really sorry that something like this happened!" Mu Chunfeng smiled bitterly.
"It's fine. The matter has been resolved. Besides, Sect Leader Mu didn't want such a thing to happen," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"It's good that Sect Leader Gu understands. I'm just afraid that Sect Leader Gu will misunderstand! This place is already in ruins. Shall I give Sect Master Gu another place to stay? "
"There's no need. Anyway, the broken room isn't suitable for people to live in. I'm too lazy to change."
Seeing that Gu Zheng really didn't care, Mu Chunfeng didn't say anything more about the residence.
"Sect Leader Gu, the higher-ups of the Red Sky Conch Sect will return to the Blood Tide Island tomorrow. Shall we have dinner together tonight?" Mu Chunfeng said.
"Sure." Gu Zheng smiled.
"Alright. Sect Leader Gu, please rest early. We won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye!"
After Mu Chunfeng left with her people, Gu Zheng looked at Meow Meow and asked, "What happened here just now?"
"You Shanhe was sneakily pointing an Immortal Tool at me. Originally, I only wanted to teach him a lesson. However, he actually activated the Immortal Tool's divine ability. So, I pulled him into the illusion as well."
Meow Meow acted as if she had done something wrong. While speaking, she secretly observed Gu Zheng's reaction. However, Gu Zheng didn't scold her about this matter.
"What happened in the illusion? Why do I feel that You Shanhe is a little too afraid of you? "Gu Zheng asked curiously.
"The illusion was originally created to deal with me. It was created because of me. The people and things that appeared in the illusion were scenes that I had experienced in the past. As the owner of the fake Nine-Colored Illusion Sonic Conch, You Shanhe also knows this. In the illusion, You Shanhe saw Lao Ai, Jia Si, Du Wei, and Elder Wu You, so he was scared out of his wits! "Meow Meow said.
After listening to Meow Meow's explanation, Gu Zheng also felt that it was funny. The illusion couldn't be explained by common sense. It actually made the originally troublesome matter very simple.
This was the birthplace of the Red Sky Conch Sect. Meow Meow's identity was a Demon Cultivator. The Yellow Sky Conch Sect also lost Xie Ying. The higher-ups of the Yellow Sky Conch Sect were beaten up in front of everyone! If You Shanhe hadn't seen the strength of the Emei Sect in the illusion, today's matter definitely wouldn't have been so simple.
However, Meow Meow's illusion was only one of the things that happened in the Emei Sect. Therefore, other than knowing that there were several Immortal Cultivators in the Emei Sect, You Shanhe didn't know any other secrets.
"Elder You, wait!"
Outside the mountain gate of the Red Sky Conch Sect, Rong Qiu caught up with the people of the Yellow Sky Conch Sect from behind.
"Elder You, what do you mean by this? Why didn't you stop shouting for a long time? "Rong Qiu said.
"What do I mean? I want to ask you what you mean, Sect Leader Rong! You were the one who instigated Elder Hu to come here when I wasn't here. You were also the one who didn't say anything when you came here! Now you want me to stop, so I'll stop. Do you think we Yellow Sky Conch Sect people are monkeys? "Elder You mocked as he continued to lead the crowd forward.
"You can't say that. Who knew that Elder Hu would be so impulsive. It was as if he had broken into the mountain gate of the Red Sky Conch Sect …"
"Enough, I don't want to hear anything more from you! Can't you let us have some peace and quiet? "
Elder You interrupted Rong Qiu with a disgusted and impatient expression.
"Okay, okay, okay! However, I'm very curious about one thing. If Elder You is willing to tell me, I'll leave now, "Rong Qiu said.
"What is it?" Elder You asked.
"In the illusion, what did you and Meow Meow experience? Why are you acting so different from before? "Rong Qiu said.
"Are you here to make fun of me?" Elder You's expression changed as he pointed at the road with an agitated expression. "Get out of here right now. Otherwise, this Old Man will fight you!"
"You …"
Rong Qiu was exasperated, but he didn't want to rub elbows with Elder You again. He flung his sleeves, snorted, and left.
Hmph, you want to know Emei's strength through me? Do you really think we Yellow Sky Conch Sect people are monkeys? Elder You sneered in his heart.
That night, Blood Tide Island wasn't quiet. The other Heavenly Conch Sect people gradually found out about what had happened in the Red Sky Conch Sect. They were angry, uneasy, and speculated, but they didn't do anything to Gu Zheng in the end. Since it had nothing to do with them, the incident at the origin of the Heavenly Conch Sect that night passed just like that.
The next day, Gu Zheng was still led by Elder Gao to walk around Blood Tide Island during the day.
During this time, nothing special happened except for meeting a few other people from the Heavenly Conch Sect. These people, at least on the surface, seemed very friendly.
When they reached the top of another mountain on Blood Tide Island, Elder Gao told Gu Zheng that the Black Sky Conch Sect's encampment was in the forest at the foot of this mountain.
That night, all the higher-ups of the Red Sky Conch Sect returned, including Luo Jin and Shangguan Feng, whom Gu Zheng hadn't seen since he came to Blood Tide Island.
A total of 15 people sat at a full table. The purpose of Mu Chunfeng's banquet this time was very simple. He wanted to improve his friendship with Gu Zheng and the Emei Sect.
Unfortunately, the atmosphere at the banquet wasn't as pleasant as expected. The reason was that someone had spoken to Gu Zheng with sarcasm.
The person who had spoken to Gu Zheng was called Shangguan Xusheng. He was one year older than Gu Zheng and was Shangguan Feng's nephew. He was also the person who would be replaced by Gu Zheng.
Mu Chunfeng had asked Shangguan Xusheng to attend this banquet because he wanted to let Shangguan Xusheng and Gu Zheng get to know each other. After all, Gu Zheng was about to replace him to compete with the Black Sky Conch Sect.
However, Mu Chunfeng didn't expect that Shangguan Xusheng didn't know his limits and repeatedly spoke to Gu Zheng with sarcasm at the banquet.
Shangguan Xusheng was considered a talent. After all, he was in his twenties and his cultivation was already at the early stage of Level Five. Such a talent was rare even in big sects like Mount Shu and Kunlun, let alone in ordinary sects.
Originally, with Shangguan Xusheng's cultivation, there shouldn't be any problem for him to compete with the Black Sky Conch Sect. However, in the competition for the quota of the Heavenly Conch Cave, the foreign aid that the Black Sky Conch Sect had invited couldn't be understood by common sense at all! According to past experience, if one's cultivation was only at the early stage of Level Five, the chance of winning in such a competition was less than 30%.
Gu Zheng wasn't too angry about Shangguan Xusheng's sarcastic words. Anyway, this was the banquet of the Red Sky Conch Sect. His sarcastic words would naturally be reprimanded by his elders in the sect.
Shangguan Xusheng was ordered to leave by Mu Chunfeng halfway through the banquet. The banquet also ended not long after Shangguan Xusheng left.
As for what happened at the banquet, the person who cared the most in the entire Heavenly Conch Sect was Shangguan Feng. After all, Shangguan Xusheng was his nephew.
Late at night, on a cliff near the sea on Blood Tide Island.
The head of the Black Sky Conch Sect, Rong Qiu, was looking at the dark sea below and pacing back and forth. He seemed to be anxiously waiting for someone.
"Why isn't he here yet? With such a change, I'm afraid that the previous arrangement for the quota won't work anymore! "Rong Qiu muttered to himself as he paced back and forth.
A moment later.
Silently, a black shadow approached Rong Qiu.
"Rong Qiu."
An old voice came from behind. Rong Qiu, who was startled, quickly turned around and saw a very young face.
"Greetings, First Elder!"
Rong Qiu hurriedly bowed and forced a smile on his stiff face.
"You may rise!"
The Great Elder said indifferently. Then, he asked, "Did anything special happen on Blood Tide Island in the past two days?"
"Yes!"
Rong Qiu's voice came to a stop. Then, he told the Second Elder about Gu Zheng.
The First Elder frowned slightly and said, "Calling him Mister is actually a master-servant relationship! Although Miaomiao won't participate in the competition for the quota because of her identity, this Gu Zheng seems to be the foreign aid of the Red Sky Conch Sect this time. Emei was undoubtedly the biggest winner of Shushan's Ten Year Gathering. During the Kunlun Grand Gathering some time ago, Gu Zheng had once again stolen the limelight, suppressing Zu Qingbo, the number one cultivator of Shushan! My Junior Brother Xue Guang died on a mission in Chuan Province at the same time as Gu Zheng returned from Mount Shu to Emei. Situ, Ya, and Zhao Wen's whereabouts are unknown. The people who went to Emei to investigate also died mysteriously. The head of Emei and even the Emei Sect are not simple! "
"Yes! If Gu Zheng is the foreign aid, I'm afraid that the quota for the Red Sky Conch Cave will fall into the hands of the Red Sky Conch Sect! "Rong Qiu said worriedly.
"We must get the quota!"
The First Elder murmured and then asked, "You said that from Gu Zheng's behavior, he didn't suspect the Black Sky Conch Sect, right?"
"Yes!" Rong Qiu said.
"Maybe my cauldron and Zhao Wen didn't reveal anything. Based on my cauldron's personality, she should have dragged Zhao Wen along and killed herself by activating the imitation of the Blue Nine-Colored Phantom Sonic Conch before things went south. As for the people who went to Emei to investigate, they couldn't have revealed anything. Maybe Emei really didn't suspect the Black Sky Conch Sect. "
"But regardless of whether they suspect us or not, you must stop probing like tonight. Don't act rashly and alert the enemy! As for Gu Zheng, I will deal with him at the right time. The traitor may have taken something from him. My cauldron can't die in vain! "
Under the faint starlight, the First Elder's eyes flashed with a trace of resentment.
The next day, Shangguan Feng went to see Gu Zheng early in the morning.
"Is it your turn to be the tour guide today?"
After some small talk, Gu Zheng looked at Shangguan Feng with a half-smile.
"Yes!"
Shangguan Feng smiled a little awkwardly. He had deliberately restrained his effeminate aura towards Gu Zheng, but he could still see a trace of displeasure in Gu Zheng's eyes.
In fact, Gu Zheng didn't have much prejudice against Shangguan Feng. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was his effeminate style.
"You can be the tour guide, but don't mention what happened last night!"
Gu Zheng naturally knew Shangguan Feng's purpose of being a tour guide, so he stopped him from talking about it in advance.
Although Gu Zheng didn't show much anger towards Shangguan Xusheng at last night's banquet, he didn't want to hear anyone mention his name again.
Shangguan Feng was not stupid. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, he naturally knew that Gu Zheng didn't really take Shangguan Xusheng's offense to heart.
"Sect Leader Gu, thank you for your generosity!" Shangguan Feng said with a fist salute.
"Okay." Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled. "Tour Guide Shangguan, tell me, where do you want to take us to play today?"
Gu Zheng had been traveling with Elder Gao for the past two days, so he had been to many places worth visiting on Blood Tide Island.
"I wonder if Sect Leader Gu is interested in the Blood Tide?" Shangguan Feng asked.
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up. "Does Fellow Shangguan plan to take me to see the Blood Tide?"
Gu Zheng was naturally very interested in the Blood Tide. When he was chatting with the Device Spirit, the Device Spirit also said that if possible, he wanted to observe the Blood Tide at a close distance. However, Elder Gao also said that the area around the Blood Tide was a forbidden area, so Gu Zheng didn't ask to see the Blood Tide at a close distance.
"Yes and no," Shangguan Feng said.
"What do you mean by yes and no?" Gu Zheng asked curiously.
"The area around the Blood Tide is indeed a forbidden area! But it is also because Sect Leader Gu expressed his curiosity about the Blood Tide in front of Elder Gao that Sect Leader Mu decided to let me take Sect Leader Gu to have a look. Sect Leader Gu is a distinguished guest of our Red Sky Snail Sect. No matter what request you have, we will try our best to satisfy you! "
Shangguan Feng paused and then told Gu Zheng some things about the forbidden area of the Blood Tide that he didn't know.
The Blood Tide was called a forbidden area. The first reason was that the Patriarch of the Heavenly Snail Sect had left a message that no one was allowed to get close to the Blood Tide! Secondly, people who got close to the Blood Tide didn't have a good ending. They either died suddenly, went crazy, or developed some strange diseases. This characteristic referred to the Blood Tide that was close to the real one, which was the Blood Tide in the evening.
There was a Celestial Formation in the sea area under the Blood Tide. However, the people of the Heavenly Snail Sect only knew that there was a Celestial Formation. No one knew what the Celestial Formation was used for.
The disciples of the Patriarch of the Heavenly Snail Sect didn't follow his teachings. One of the key reasons was that the Patriarch of the Heavenly Snail Sect's Nine-Colored Phantom Snail was said to have been found in the sea area under the Blood Tide.
It was also for this reason that all the branches of the Heavenly Snail Sect felt that there must be something amazing hidden in the sea area under the Blood Tide. Maybe it was a treasure!
After all, more than 400 years ago, when the Heavenly Snail Sect was exploring the sea area under the Blood Tide, they had hunted down a strange shark and obtained a Celestial Artifact from its stomach. This Celestial Artifact was the Nine-Story Holy Pagoda that was now in the hands of the Black Sky Snail Sect!
During the time when the Blood Tide didn't appear, exploring the forbidden area would be less dangerous, but it wasn't without danger! The people who explored that area of the sea could also die suddenly or go crazy!
Although Shangguan Feng said that she wanted to take Gu Zheng to see the Blood Tide, her intention was only to take Gu Zheng to the sea area during the day. As for whether Gu Zheng would be curious and want to try to explore during the rising tide, Shangguan Feng, on behalf of Sect Leader Mu, left the decision to Gu Zheng.
However, Sect Leader Mu also had conditions! If Gu Zheng wanted to explore the Blood Tide, he had to wait until he won the competition for the quota of the Heavenly Snail Cave and before Gu Zheng was ready to leave Blood Tide Island. Moreover, once Gu Zheng explored the Blood Tide, no matter what he found in the forbidden area, it would belong to Gu Zheng. However, Gu Zheng had to tell Sect Leader Mu everything he saw and heard, without concealing anything.
Gu Zheng understood that Sect Leader Mu had given him such instructions because he was afraid that he would explore the forbidden area in advance and cause some unpredictable changes, which would affect the competition for the quota of the Heavenly Snail Cave. In other words, he would die on Blood Tide Island.
Gu Zheng had a good impression of Sect Leader Mu. Gu Zheng liked this kind of method of saying everything out in the open.
"Device Spirit, the forbidden area of the Blood Tide is so strange. What do you think of this matter?"
After hearing Shangguan Feng's words, Gu Zheng didn't reply immediately. Instead, he asked the Device Spirit.
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