Unknowingly, it had been half a month since Gu Zheng had arrived on Foggy Wind Island.
The Immortal Food would be fully ripe by this afternoon after the islanders' Power of Will had been nourished for half a month.
On the first day that Gu Zheng had arrived on Foggy Wind Island, all the disciples of the Sky Heart Sect had sensed something through the Blood Boil. At the same time, he had asked Yang Zhenling to contact the disciples outside to return to Foggy Wind Island in half a month to participate in a meeting held by the Young Master.
The purpose of Gu Zheng's meeting was to have a relatively formal meeting with everyone on Foggy Wind Island. At the same time, everyone on Foggy Wind Island would be able to eat the food cooked with the Immortal Food. This would allow them to truly feel the changes that had taken place on Foggy Wind Island under the leadership of the Young Master.
Although Gu Zheng's prestige on the Foggy Wind Island had been growing during this period of time, the pure Power of Faith he had collected was only one-third of the total number of people on the Foggy Wind Island. Needless to say, this was quite depressing.
The azure sea, the clear sky. On the highest mountain of Foggy Wind Island, Gu Zheng looked into the distance and let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" the Device Spirit asked.
"What else? I'm just lamenting the difficulty of the task!" Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
"If the task wasn't difficult, Lord Gokusen wouldn't have given you the Immortal Food to help you! This has never happened in any of the previous tasks, "the Device Spirit said with a smile.
"You don't seem to be worried that I won't be able to complete the task!" Gu Zheng rolled his eyes at the Device Spirit.
"I'm not too worried. After all, there are still two and a half months before the end of the task. It's hard to say what will happen during this period of time. Moreover, your fate has always been very strong. Perhaps the breakthrough in the task will happen inadvertently? "the Device Spirit said.
"The breakthrough in the task!" Gu Zheng muttered to himself.
The so-called breakthrough in the task meant that someone had to turn their worship of Gu Zheng into a religion and call everyone together.
There were more than 2,000 people on the island who all worshipped Gu Zheng. However, the person who would turn their worship into a religion and lead everyone together had not appeared.
During this period of time, Lian Yuxin had already guessed Gu Zheng's purpose. However, she did not act rashly. Instead, she first talked to Gu Zheng. As a result, Gu Zheng prohibited her from participating in this matter.
It was a pity that Yuxin could not participate. Otherwise, she would be a suitable candidate.
"Device Spirit, this task is so difficult. What's the use of the pure Power of Faith?"
That being said, with his previous experience of collecting Power of Faith, Gu Zheng felt that the pure Power of Faith he had painstakingly collected would eventually be used on him. After all, the Power of the Will of the Immortal Food Sea Island.......
At noon, the square in the village of Foggy Wind Island was packed with people. Almost all the members of Foggy Wind Island were gathered here. They were all looking at Gu Zheng on the high platform with fervent gazes, waiting for him to speak.
"My people!"
The moment Gu Zheng's name was uttered, there was a burst of cheers below.
The islanders had long known that Gu Zheng was an immortal. They had been saved by Gu Zheng and had witnessed the growth of the Immortal Food. Therefore, one could imagine how much they worshipped Gu Zheng.
As for the disciples of the Tianxin Sect, regardless of whether they had been on the Foggy Wind Island all this while or had just returned two days ago, when Gu Zheng said those two words, the Power of Blood vibrated slightly. They all felt their blood boiling. Some of the female disciples even screamed.
It could be said that if Gu Zheng increased the influence of the Power of Blood on the disciples of the Tianxin Sect, they would not hesitate even if he asked them to fight with their lives on the line.
Gu Zheng gestured with his hand. The enthusiastic cheers soon quieted down.
Gu Zheng spoke again. However, this time, most of the things he said were just for show. They were all words of encouragement to let people have a greater understanding of him.
When they heard that Gu Zheng's other identity was the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect, the cheers below soared to the sky.
The islanders did not know much about the outside world, but the disciples of the Tianxin Sect were different. They knew that the Emei Sect was now an amazing sect among the orthodox sects. Not only did the sect have cultivators, but they were also the top cultivators. How could they not be excited? When the islanders, who were still a little confused, saw that the disciples of the Tianxin Sect were so excited, they were affected by the atmosphere and cheered for once.
Gu Zheng gestured with his hand again, and the scene quieted down again.
"Just now, I heard a disciple who had just returned to the sect ask if I am an immortal cultivator. I will answer this question now. I am an immortal cultivator, and my cultivation is not low! However, this matter is kept to you. For the time being, I don't want people outside to know about it. "
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, the people below the stage cheered again. Among them, those who had just returned to the sect cheered the loudest. Moreover, the excitement in their cheers was even greater than when they heard that Gu Zheng was the Sect Leader of the Emei Sect. After all, their Young Master was an immortal cultivator. The pride they felt was more direct and stronger.
As for those who had just returned to the sect, the reason why they did not know that Gu Zheng was an immortal cultivator was because Gu Zheng wanted to be as shocked and enthusiastic as now. Therefore, he asked Yang Zhenling and the others to keep it a secret in advance. It could be considered as a surprise for those who had just returned.
There was no problem for the people of the Tianxin Sect to keep it a secret. As for the so-called outsiders, there was no one on the Foggy Wind Island now. Gu Zheng came to the Foggy Wind Island this time to complete his task. The presence of outsiders was naturally not conducive to the completion of his task.
Therefore, on the first day Gu Zheng came to the Foggy Wind Island, he asked Yang Zhenling to send away the outsiders. From that day on, the Foggy Wind Island entered a state of lockdown.
"Young Master, will the Tianxin Sect merge with the Emei Sect?" someone below the stage asked.
"I have no intention of merging the Tianxin Sect with the Emei Sect. The Tianxin Sect is the Tianxin Sect!"
Gu Zheng paused and then said, "Although I will not merge the Tianxin Sect with the Emei Sect, the Emei Sect is also a brother sect of the Tianxin Sect! In the future, the Tianxin Sect will also be a big sect. You don't have to worry about being bullied anymore. As long as you do things according to the sect rules, if anyone dares to bully you, I, Gu Zheng, will not allow it! "
The cheers and excitement below the stage reached a peak at this moment. No one wanted to be bullied and no one did not want their sect to be strong! This might have been an unattainable dream for the Tianxin Sect in the past. But now, it was no longer a dream!
Gu Zheng gestured for the third time to calm the excited crowd down temporarily.
"Among the disciples of Heaven's Will Sect, those who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Sect, I'll be giving you a reward today to encourage everyone. As long as you make outstanding contributions to the Sect, the same reward will be given to you!"
Gu Zheng paused and nodded to Yang Zhenling. Yang Zhenling immediately read out ten names and asked them to go up the stage where Gu Zheng was.
Among the ten people, Yang Zhenling and the Great Elder were included. Among them, except for Yang Zhenling, who was not at Level Five of the Internal Force, the rest were all at Level Five. This was much stronger than when Gu Zheng had just taken over the Emei Sect.
"The ten of you have made outstanding contributions to the development of the sect. Now, I will reward you by purifying your Internal Force!"
As soon as Gu Zheng finished speaking, the ten people on the stage immediately released their Internal Force so that the disciples below the stage could see clearly that their Internal Force had not been purified.
Gu Zheng gave the Purity Pills to Yang Zhenling and the Great Elder and asked them to take them in order.
The first batch of people to take the Purity Pills were Yang Zhenling and the Great Elder. After taking the pills, they sat cross-legged and let Gu Zheng and Lian Yuxin help them absorb the effects of the pills.
After a while, Yang Zhenling and the Great Elder, who had absorbed the effects of the Purity Pills, stood up in high spirits. Once again, they released their Internal Force. The color of the Internal Force had changed from white to pure red.
Cheers burst out again. It was needless to say how precious a pill that could purify Internal Force was. Being able to purify one's inner strength was also one of the prerequisites for becoming an immortal cultivator. Now that the Sect Leader and the Great Elder had their inner strength purified, if they made outstanding contributions in the future, they would also be able to receive the same reward. This was really something that made people strive for.
Pure red Internal Force appeared one after another on the stage. The Internal Force of the ten people who had made outstanding contributions to the development of the Heaven Heart Sect had all been purified.
"Today is a day of celebration. Although most of the disciples have not been able to purify their Internal Force for the time being, I have prepared another gift for everyone! Just like what I said before, go and make contributions to the development of the sect. Everyone's strength will be combined into a rope. Naturally, there will be no lack of benefits for all of you! "
Gu Zheng signaled Yang Zhenling with his eyes. Yang Zhenling immediately called out to the few people who had just finished purifying their Inner Strength and brought the boxes that were prepared in advance down the stage.
Inside the boxes were jade bottles. Inside the jade bottles were the gifts that Gu Zheng had prepared for the disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect for this meeting — the Elemental Strengthening Food.
When Gu Zheng first made the Elemental Strengthening Food in Emei, due to the limited resources and ability, he had cooked a large pot of low-grade Elemental Strengthening Food.
Today, the Elemental Strengthening Food that the disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect had received not only contained a portion of low-grade Elemental Strengthening Food, but also many middle-grade Elemental Strengthening Food. With Gu Zheng's current resources, it wouldn't be a problem for him to make middle-grade Elemental Strengthening Food for all four hundred disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect! However, for those disciples whose cultivation was lower than Level 3, eating middle-grade Elemental Strengthening Food wasn't beneficial to them. On the contrary, they wouldn't be able to withstand the huge amount of Internal Force converted from the Celestial Core Power. Therefore, they could only eat low-grade Elemental Strengthening Food.
Yang Zhenling and the rest distributed the jade bottles in the boxes to each disciple.
Over four hundred disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect had all consumed the Elemental Strengthening Food and sat down cross-legged to absorb the Internal Force that had been converted.
As time went by, the disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect would occasionally shine with a strange light due to the advancement of their cultivation. This made the islanders click their tongues in wonder.
When all the disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect had finished absorbing the Elemental Strengthening Food, the cheers in the square were unprecedentedly loud. Apart from a few who were at Level 5, the rest of the four hundred disciples had all advanced! As for those whose cultivation was low to begin with, there were even some who had skipped a grade!
Gu Zheng looked at the excited crowd with satisfaction. After saying a few more words, he announced that today's meeting had come to an end. Next, it was time to go to the immortal fields to harvest the immortal grains.
Gu Zheng brought the crowd to the foot of the mountain where the immortal fields were. Looking at the golden Immortal Wheat and the heavy Immortal Corn in the immortal fields, everyone's faces were brimming with excitement.
For the task of harvesting the immortal grains, Gu Zheng chose a few disciples of the Heaven Heart Sect and the islanders to be the representatives so that they could fully experience the joy of harvesting.
The immortal fields were filled with laughter and it was a lively scene. As for the Immortal Wheat that had been harvested, as long as one's Internal Force vibrated gently, the wheat grains would be completely detached and spotless.
As for the Immortal Corn, Immortal Potatoes, and Immortal Soybeans, harvesting them was just as easy. Moreover, once the immortal grains were harvested, the original plant stems and leaves would automatically decompose into fertilizer, leaving only their roots buried in the soil, which would continue to germinate after being stimulated by the Power of Will.
The immortal grains in the sixty mu of immortal fields were all harvested very quickly. Gu Zheng only took a very small portion of it. The rest were all brought back to the sect for storage by Yang Zhenling.
Although Gu Zheng only took a small portion of the total amount of immortal grains, there were sixty mu of immortal grains after all. Moreover, the yield of immortal grains was much higher than normal grains. This small portion was already a lot.
After leaving most of the people in the immortal fields to use the Power of Will to stimulate the growth of the immortal grains, Gu Zheng brought a portion of the people back to the square in the village. Next, it was time to prepare for the village banquet.
Cooking for more than two thousand people was not an easy task.
Therefore, not only did Gu Zheng find many people to help in the kitchen, he also found many people who knew how to cook and let them be in charge of the village banquet. As for Gu Zheng himself, he was the head chef and was in charge of giving them pointers.
Many hands make light work. Rows of stoves and chopping boards were quickly set up. Everyone began to busily process the ingredients. The atmosphere was lively as if it was the New Year.
For the village banquet this time, the immortal grains harvested from the immortal fields were not enough. Gu Zheng also took out the immortal pork from the chaotic space.
When he advanced to become an immortal cultivator, the immortal pigs, immortal ducks, immortal sheep, and immortal cows rewarded by the weapon spirit had already been taken out of the slaughterhouse. Gu Zheng had also killed many of them and stored them as fresh meat.
Today's village banquet was relatively simple. Gu Zheng planned to let the islanders make a simple two dishes and a soup.
The two dishes were: Stewed Pork Trotters with Soybeans, Stewed Pork Bone with Potatoes and Corn, and a simple soup.
Under the guidance of Gu Zheng, everyone followed Gu Zheng's instructions. They knew when to put in what and when not to put in what.
The ingredients of the immortal grains were all ordinary. These ordinary ingredients, even without Gu Zheng's guidance, were completely cooked by the islanders. The final taste was definitely a supreme delicacy for them.
As time passed, the soup in each pot was boiling. The rich fragrance of the meat and the immortal grains permeated the air, causing the islanders to swallow their saliva. They only regretted that the dishes were not cooked yet.
Finally, the Twice-A-Bowl Soup was ready. Like a long street banquet, the tables were arranged in rows, and the steaming Twice-A-Bowl Soup was placed on them.
Knowing that everyone had endured a lot, Gu Zheng did not say much. He simply said a few words to celebrate the harvest and let everyone start eating.
The sound of chopsticks hitting porcelain bowls was heard, followed by a series of exclamations.
"It's too delicious. I've never tasted such delicious food!"
"Oh my god, the things of immortals are not comparable to ordinary things!"
"That's right! Whether it's the corn, potatoes, or soybeans, they're all so fragrant and delicious. It even makes me feel that these five grains, which are originally vegetarian, are much more delicious than the fish that I used to eat! "
"Meat is still the best, especially the immortal pork that young master gave. It's really delicious! I really don't know. If we used this immortal pork to make dumplings, it would really be like celebrating the New Year! "
"Corn, soybeans, and potatoes are stewed together with the immortal pork. I think it's delicious, but it doesn't leave a deep impression on me as the soup! I really didn't expect that an ordinary bowl of dough could be so fragrant and smooth. It really makes one want to continue eating! "
"Thank you, young master. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have known that there was such delicious food in this world!"
"Thank you, young master!"
Whether it was the disciples of the Tianxin Faction or the ordinary islanders, they did not forget to thank Gu Zheng while they were in awe of the deliciousness of the food.
"Weapon Spirit, how's the collection of the pure power of faith coming along?"
Gu Zheng had done almost everything that he could do for the islanders and the disciples of the Tianxin Faction. He also wanted to know how much the pure power of faith would increase after going through all these things.
"Originally, the pure power of faith was about one-third, but now it hasn't increased by much!" The Weapon Spirit smiled bitterly.
"Alright!"
Gu Zheng sighed helplessly. He had done all that he could. The islanders' worship of him had also reached the level that it should have. If he wanted to increase the pure power of faith, unless there was a leader, he would have to maintain the status quo.
Although he was not in the mood, Gu Zheng still finished his meal with the islanders. He then chatted with them briefly before returning to his residence.
Originally, he had wanted to leave Foggy Wind Island after this meeting to see if he could obtain the pure power of faith from the outside world.
But now, there were more than 2,000 people on Foggy Wind Island, but he had only obtained about 800 pure power of faith. This made Gu Zheng too lazy to go out. At least, he would not have the thought of going out in the near future. After all, if the islanders and the disciples of the Tianxin Faction were already in such a state, the situation outside would definitely not be much better.
"Are you really not going to go out for a walk? What if your opportunity is outside? "The Weapon Spirit asked.
"No, I want to rest for half a month. During this time, I will still stay on Foggy Wind Island. After half a month, I will see how things go! "
Gu Zheng did not want to say anything more. With a thought, he opened Purgatory and entered it to cultivate.
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