Before Gu Zheng had killed Gongsun Changsheng in the Celestial Snail Cavern, he'd used a "guide" on him and learned about his abode overseas. When Gu Zheng said he was going to raid Gongsun Changsheng's abode, of course.
Gongsun Changsheng's abode was a few hours' flight away from Blood Tide Island, but it wasn't a problem for Gu Zheng and Meow Meow.
After flying for several hours over the vast sea, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow finally arrived at their destination.
The island where Gongsun Changsheng's abode was located was also under the protection of an immortal formation, so it couldn't be seen from the outside.
Gu Zheng had learned how to pass through the immortal formation from Gongsun Changsheng, so he didn't have to waste any more effort to break through the formation. He took Meow Meow and flew over the sea.
A moment later, a thick layer of fog appeared in front of them, completely obscuring their vision. After passing through the layer of fog, their vision opened up again. A small island appeared not too far ahead.
Gongsun Changsheng's island couldn't be compared to Foggy Wind Island or Blood Tide Island. It was only the size of two villages in the real world, and there were no residents on it.
Gongsun Changsheng didn't have the ability to set up an immortal formation to protect the island. His island, including the abode on it, was a ruin left behind from the Prosperous Era. He'd just happened to discover it and took it for himself.
Gongsun Changsheng's island was small, but it was very beautiful. There were many tall flowering trees on the island, blooming with azalea-like purple flowers. The air was filled with an elegant fragrance.
"Tidewatering Island!"
Gu Zheng had already flown to the island's dock and saw the big stone erected by Gongsun Changsheng.
"This is Gongsun Changsheng's homesickness. He missed Blood Tide Island, so he named this place Tidewatering Island. But from now on, this is Gu Zheng's territory. As for your name, it'll be Violet Yan Island. "
Gu Zheng waved his hand and smoothed the words "Tidewatering Island" on the stone under the effect of the Power of Metal.
Using his finger as a blade, Gu Zheng carved the words' Violet Yan Island 'on the rock in a flamboyant manner.
"It's so beautiful! If I can live here in the future, it would be a good thing! "
Walking under the flowers and trees on the island, Meow Meow enjoyed the view of the falling petals.
"There is a ready-made cave residence here. You know how to enter it. If you are tired of staying in Emei, you can also come here for a vacation," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Great!"
Meow Meow cheered. "Mister, I don't want to live in someone else's abode. I want to build my own!"
Seeing Meow Meow's eagerness, Gu Zheng smiled. "Sure! If you want to go, then go! "
"Yes."
Meow Meow nodded sweetly and immediately flew toward the small peak on the island.
Meow Meow wanted to build a cave abode on top of Gu Zheng's body, while Gu Zheng waited until he reached the small mountain on the island. Gongsun Changsheng's cave abode was immediately visible to him.
There were two large stone doors with patterns of auspicious beasts carved on them. They looked quite imposing.
Gu Zheng infused his immortal power into the door and a light formation appeared on the stone door.
Gu Zheng broke the immortal formation without much effort. He entered the cave abode and did not go straight to the main point. Instead, he looked around.
The cave abode was very large. There were alchemy rooms, cultivation rooms, immortal herb rooms, seclusion rooms, and so on. There were even cultivation notes on the walls made by Gongsun Changsheng and the previous owner of the cave abode.
Gongsun Changsheng's treasures were also placed in a box on the stone bed in the seclusion room. There were no restrictions on it, so Gu Zheng saw it the moment he entered the seclusion room.
The wooden box was less than two feet long and one foot tall. There were all kinds of resources in it. Among these resources, the highest grade was only special grade. According to the grade of ingredients, only one of these resources was medium grade, eight were normal grade, and the rest were even lower grade.
Regardless of whether it was good or bad, Gu Zheng packed up Gongsun Changsheng's resources and walked out of the cave abode.
If Gongsun Changsheng only had these resources, Gu Zheng would not have bothered to fly over for a few hours. As for his real purpose, it was because Gongsun Changsheng had a very good resource. This resource grew in the sea and was very attractive to Gu Zheng.
The resource in the deep sea was actually a giant clam! According to Gongsun Changsheng's estimation, this giant clam was at least a thousand years old. When he found this giant clam, it was already in the immortal formation set up by the predecessors.
A giant clam of sufficient age was a very good material for refining weapons. Gongsun Changsheng took great care of this giant clam in order to gain more benefits in the future.
A normal giant clam had a large amount of zooxanthellae in its mantle. With the help of the vitreous body in the mantle, the zooxanthellae would multiply and become its nutrients. The two would form a special symbiotic relationship.
Gongsun Changsheng's giant clam was not a normal giant clam. It was originally a mutated giant clam. After growing for a long time, it had become somewhat demonic. It was a true "killer clam" that ate all living things that came close to it.
Gongsun Changsheng's meticulous care for the giant clam was often to provide it with some flesh that had been tampered with. Eating such flesh would improve the giant clam's quality and speed of growth.
According to Gongsun Changsheng's estimation, if this giant clam was nurtured by him, it would be able to develop intelligence and take human form in a hundred years. From there, it would be able to join the ranks of demonic cultivators. At that time, the giant clam would be his ideal material for refining weapons.
Gongsun Changsheng, who was from the Heavenly Spiral Sect, felt a pain in his heart that he did not have a replica of the Nine-Colored Illusion Sonic Shell.
It was Gongsun Changsheng's dream to refine this giant clam into an immortal weapon using the same method that he used to refine the replica of the Nine-Colored Illusion Sonic Shell.
Gongsun Changsheng was certain that an immortal weapon refined from a transformed giant clam would be stronger than all of the replicas of the Heavenly Spiral Sect. This was because his giant clam had already formed pearls, and there were as many as nine of them.
Gongsun Changsheng had fed the giant clam the flesh according to the Heavenly Spiral Sect's secret recipe for the replica of the Nine-Colored Illusion Sonic Shell. Under the nourishment of this secret recipe, the giant clam's nine pearls had also turned into nine different colors.
Gongsun Changsheng didn't dare to believe what kind of power this giant clam would have after being refined into an immortal weapon. Would it really still be of a low grade?
The best replica of the Nine-Colored Illusion Sonic Shell in history only had three colors, but it had already reached the middle grade. It had once been in the limelight.
Gu Zheng wanted Gongsun Changsheng's giant clam, but not for refining weapons. He wanted to use it to cook spirit food for cultivation and reward Meow Meow, as well as the servant he had taken in on Foggy Wind Island some time ago.
The giant clam itself was a good ingredient for cooking spirit food for cultivation, not to mention a giant clam that was about to gain spiritual intelligence and take human form.
Gu Zheng took off from the island. When he arrived at the giant clam's location, he dove straight into the water.
For immortal cultivators, it was relatively easy for them to form Five Elements Spirit Pills such as Natal True Fire and Natal True Water in their bodies. Once a Five Elements Spirit Pill was formed, the corresponding five elements of the spirit pill would be stronger than the average person in all aspects.
With Gu Zheng's current early-stage Void Return cultivation base, his Natal True Water had already developed a water-repellent effect. Therefore, even if he was deep in the sea, his movements wouldn't be affected much.
Gu Zheng, who had dove into the water, approached the giant clam's location. However, this approach didn't seem like he was swimming, but more like he was walking on a slope.
The Natal True Water in his body vibrated slightly. The seawater gave Gu Zheng a very subtle feeling, as if he could touch the wind. There was a flow of speed, but there wasn't much resistance.
His vision wasn't affected much by the seawater, so Gu Zheng soon saw the faintly shining Immortal Array in the sea.
The Immortal Array's function was to trap the giant clam, but it didn't prevent other things from entering or leaving. In addition, because of the light that was constantly flashing, this giant clam's daily food must be extremely rich.
First, Gu Zheng saw a school of hundreds of small fish attracted by the light. After entering the Immortal Array, they didn't come out again.
Gu Zheng also stepped into the Immortal Array. The scene in front of him was like a vertical ripple in the sea. Some scenes that couldn't be seen before appeared in front of his eyes.
The flashing part of the Immortal Array looked small, but the range of its effect was quite large. It was the size of a football field. There were rocks, corals, and algae inside. The environment seemed to be quite good.
At a glance, Gu Zheng saw a giant clam that was as big as a house on the highest rock.
This giant clam looked very beautiful. It looked very much like a red giant clam. As soon as Gu Zheng entered the Immortal Array, it seemed to feel something and immediately closed its open shell.
Gu Zheng approached the giant clam. His Spiritual Force was one step ahead of him. He wanted to see what the pearls inside the giant clam looked like.
After all, the "Introduction" had only let him know that there were nine pearls inside the giant clam. He couldn't see what it looked like.
"Eh? This giant clam is not ordinary! "Gu Zheng said in surprise.
Given Gu Zheng's current cultivation level, he hadn't expected that his Spiritual Force couldn't detect the inside of the giant clam. Such an abnormality made him frown and take a closer look. In the end, he found that there was an even bigger difference.
Gu Zheng could see the grade of an ingredient and could also see how it was best to cook it. However, this wasn't just a simple look. It required the cooperation of the Gokusen Art. As soon as Gu Zheng entered the Immortal Array, he saw the giant clam. However, at that time, it was just a simple look. It was different from when he used the Gokusen Art.
Because the giant clam was cultivated by Gongsun Changsheng's secret method, Gu Zheng subconsciously felt that the grade of its ingredient would be very low. However, after using the Gokusen Art to look, Gu Zheng found that the grade of this giant clam's ingredient was actually medium! This was extremely abnormal. After all, Gongsun Changsheng's so-called secret method was actually evil. This kind of thing could easily destroy the grade of an ingredient, just like pollution in real life.
"This giant clam is not simple!"
The Artifact Spirit smiled meaningfully. Gu Zheng couldn't detect the inside of the giant clam, but it didn't mean that she couldn't detect it.
"This giant clam does have pearls, but it's not nine, it's eighteen!" the Artifact Spirit said.
"Eighteen? Gongsun Changsheng has been taking care of this giant clam for hundreds of years. If it had eighteen pearls in its body, Gongsun Changsheng would have detected it! "Gu Zheng frowned.
"That's why it's not simple! In Gongsun Changsheng's view, this giant clam doesn't have spiritual intelligence. In fact, it has produced eighteen pearls, and each pearl is the same as the inner core of a spirit beast. It already has some spiritual intelligence! As for why the grade of its ingredient is so high, it must have something to do with the pearls in its body! After all, the more pearls there are, the more treasures there are, like the legendary Water Avoidance Pearl and Fire Avoidance Pearl. "
Hearing the Artifact Spirit's words, Gu Zheng's heart trembled. "A Spirit Beast having one Neidan is already very extraordinary. To have eighteen Neidans, what, what kind of monster is this!?"
"It has eighteen pearls and cultivated them into inner cores. This is indeed very rare. If it is given enough time to grow, it will definitely become a very terrifying existence!"
The Artifact Spirit paused and then sneered. "According to my guess, this thing can't be described with common sense. Not only Gongsun Changsheng, but also the person who set up the Celestial Formation to trap it may have been deceived by it! It has existed for at least two thousand years, and this Celestial Formation has a history of at most eight hundred years. "
"Do you mean that with this thing's real strength, it should be able to leave this Celestial Formation? And the reason why it stayed was to cheat people to eat and drink? "Gu Zheng asked with his eyes wide open.
"Yes, maybe it's easy to cheat people to eat and drink. When the time is right, it may even want to eat the person who raised it!" the Artifact Spirit said with certainty.
"Interesting!"
Gu Zheng smiled and was about to speak again when he suddenly found that everything around him was different! The water was still the same water, and the giant clam was still there. But what made Gu Zheng feel different was only a feeling.
"Illusion?"
Gu Zheng reached out and fiddled with the seawater in front of him as a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, it's an illusion! As soon as you entered the Celestial Formation, this thing's shell closed. Now that it has taken the initiative to attack, it means that it can sense that you are very dangerous! "the Artifact Spirit said with a smile.
"Its senses are quite sharp, but its ability is a little weak!"
Since he had seen through the illusion, it was much easier to break it. Gu Zheng just closed his eyes and opened them again. The scene in front of him was a little different.
The water was still the same, but the giant clam was gone!
Giant clams were supposed to move slowly, but this extraordinary giant clam was not slow at all. The time it took Gu Zheng to get out of the illusion was at most four seconds. But the giant clam, which was originally on the big rock, had already swum to the edge of the Celestial Formation.
Just as the Artifact Spirit had guessed, the Celestial Formation could not trap the giant clam. There was a flash of light in its shell, and its figure disappeared into the Celestial Formation.
"It actually used this method to break the formation! It's really good. The thing that flashed in its shell just now was definitely one of its pearls. This pearl contains the power of Dao, the Dao of Formation Dao. "
As the Artifact Spirit spoke, Gu Zheng had already chased after the giant clam. The Celestial Formation did not obstruct anything except the giant clam's escape. Gu Zheng did not waste any time and appeared outside the Celestial Formation.
"Whoosh …"
Gu Zheng pushed out with his palm and a spiral-shaped stream of water chased after the giant clam with great momentum.
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