Gu Zheng was truly furious. Originally, he hadn't planned on coming over. After all, he wouldn't be of much help and he still had business to attend to.
However, Gu Zheng had never expected that after the island's protection immortal array was closed, an audacious guy would come to the island. Not only did this guy want to kill the angry man, even Meow Meow fell into his trap. He also wanted to kill Lian Yuxin. How could Gu Zheng not be angry?
"Whoosh!"
Immortal power mixed with the energy of heaven and earth formed a huge palm that pushed toward the Dark Nether Patriarch.
At Gu Zheng's current realm, the Immortal Slaying Palm was no longer a top-notch immortal technique. After all, it didn't go through charging and its power was somewhat lacking. Not only did it take time to charge, but the energy of heaven and earth could also be sensed by the opponent and be on guard against it.
However, Gu Zheng's purpose in using the Immortal Slaying Palm was to numb the opponent and make him think that his technique was only so-so. Then, he would take him down as quickly as possible.
If Gu Zheng was asked what the fastest way to deal with an enemy was, it would undoubtedly be the Immortal Domain. However, Gu Zheng had come out of the Extremely Fragrant Cottage and the guests had also come out to watch the show. If the enemy suddenly disappeared, they would definitely be able to link it to the Immortal Domain. As for the Immortal Domain, Gu Zheng didn't intend to reveal it at the moment!
"Break!"
The Dark Nether Patriarch roared in the face of the Immortal Slaying Palm. As he swung his huge sleeves, a vortex-like airflow was created and twisted the huge Immortal Slaying Palm into pieces.
Even now, the Dark Nether Patriarch was still not afraid. He was confident that if the situation wasn't right, he still had some means to escape. Therefore, in the face of this situation where Gu Zheng's side didn't join forces to deal with him, he also wanted to test Gu Zheng's strength.
"Roar!"
Almost at the same time as the Immortal Slaying Palm was destroyed, Gu Zheng's Natal True Fire shook and a three-meter-long fire dragon appeared out of thin air.
"Heavens!"
The Mysterious Nether Ancestor shouted. At his cultivation level, unless he was facing a cultivator at the Jin Xian Realm, he had forgotten how long it had been since he had last let out such a shocked cry in the Origin Returning Realm. This was because the moment Gu Zheng's fire dragon appeared, it disappeared into thin air and reappeared right in front of him.
"Boom!"
The shocked Dark Nether Patriarch sent a palm strike toward the Fire Dragon's head, but the Fire Dragon nimbly turned around and swept its tail toward him.
What happened next shocked the Mysterious Nether Patriarch even more. Logically speaking, for the Fire Dragon Spell to be used to such an extent, the caster had to continuously control it. However, Gu Zheng had completely given up on controlling the Fire Dragon. While allowing the Fire Dragon to attack on its own, he raised his leg and kicked out two more Wind Dragons!
"Boom!"
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch could deal with a Fire Dragon and a Wind Dragon at the same time, but he couldn't deal with the other Wind Dragon at the same time.
"Oh!"
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch's stomach was hit by the Wind Dragon and he let out a muffled groan. However, he resisted the urge to spit out a bit of blood.
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch had originally looked down on the cultivators on Earth and had not taken Gu Zheng seriously at all. In his opinion, Gu Zheng was just a little stronger than the forces behind him.
However, this short exchange had completely changed the Mysterious Nether Patriarch's opinion. He felt that he had underestimated Gu Zheng too much. Furthermore, a very bad feeling appeared in the Mysterious Nether Patriarch's heart. This was because Gu Zheng had not taken advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
Gu Zheng looked at the Xuanming Ancestor with a sneer on his face. He could have taken advantage of his victory and taken down the Xuanming Ancestor in the shortest amount of time possible.
However, when Gu Zheng's Wind Dragon had struck the Mysterious Nether Patriarch, the furious man, who did not have the ability to transmit his voice, had sent him a message.
"Master, spare his life. Let me do it!"
The furious man's hatred for the Mysterious Nether Patriarch, who had obstructed him during his tribulation, was second only to his hatred for Gongsun Changsheng.
The angry man was able to attract the Withered Leaf Lightning and withstand the first four Heavenly Tribulations. He didn't seem to have any problems. He said that he wanted to deal with the Mysterious Nether Patriarch, which was definitely not empty talk. Therefore, Gu Zheng also wanted the angry man to take revenge.
"Rumble …"
The fifth Heavenly Tribulation in the clouds was approaching and the sound of thunder was very loud.
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch was very puzzled that Gu Zheng had not launched an attack. At the same time, he also thought of retreating. They had already exchanged blows, so he had an idea of Gu Zheng's strength and the strength of the Foggy Wind Island. If he stayed, he would not be able to get anything good out of it.
However, he felt that he would lose face if he left just like this. He reached out to his storage belt and a dragonfly that looked like a wooden carving appeared in his hand. It had a very powerful immortal force fluctuation.
"The Foggy Wind Island is only so-so. Let's end it here today. If you dare to offend someone you shouldn't, trouble will come in the end!"
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch pretended to smile and was about to leave. However, at this moment, thunder rumbled and the furious man's fifth Heavenly Tribulation descended.
It was still the Withered Leaf Lightning, but the only difference was that the furious man jumped out of the water when facing this Heavenly Tribulation.
The angry man's true form was that of a strange fish. When he leapt out of the water, his entire body emitted a red light. He spat out a white bead from his mouth. This bead was one of the 18 inner cores of the giant clam.
After the giant clam's inner core appeared, it flashed and the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning split in half. One half struck the furious man while the other half struck the Mysterious Nether Patriarch, who was still very far away from the furious man.
The two Heavenly Tribulation Lightning bloomed in the sky like the veins of a tree. It was as bright as fireworks.
"No!"
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch cried out in alarm as sweat rolled down his forehead. The reason he dared to cause trouble on the Foggy Wind Island was because he had something to rely on to escape! And this reliance was the wooden dragonfly in his hand.
The wooden dragonfly wasn't simple. It was an extremely rare one-time use spatial immortal artifact. As long as the Mysterious Nether Patriarch crushed the wooden dragonfly at a critical moment, he would instantly appear hundreds of miles away at the landing point he had set in advance.
When the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning split in half, the Mysterious Nether Patriarch felt that something was wrong and wanted to crush the wooden dragonfly. However, he suddenly discovered that there was an invisible force restricting space!
Since he couldn't use teleportation, he naturally couldn't crush the wooden dragonfly. Thus, the Mysterious Nether Patriarch couldn't teleport away. What terrified the Mysterious Underworld Patriarch even more was that when he tried to flee, he discovered that his speed had slowed down considerably. This was a nomological restriction that all immortal cultivators would encounter during their tribulation transcendence.
When transcending a tribulation, one could face it head-on or choose to use something to resist the tribulation. However, if one wanted to escape from the tribulation site, they would be restricted by the power of the laws.
Everything had happened so unexpectedly that the Mysterious Nether Patriarch didn't even have time to react before the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning struck his body.
"Ah …"
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch screamed as he fell.
Although the Mysterious Nether Patriarch had only withstood half of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, the power of this Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was not ordinary. Furthermore, because of the giant lizard's inner core, he had been judged as the person who had interfered with the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
As he fell, more than half of the Mysterious Nether Patriarch's body was surrounded by Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. Even if he didn't die from this attack, he would at least be seriously injured.
However, the Mysterious Nether Patriarch ending up seriously injured was not a situation that the angry man wanted to see.
The angry man, who had safely transcended the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, used the air as a current and swam over to the Mysterious Nether Patriarch. He opened his mouth and bit the Mysterious Nether Patriarch, who was still burning.
Kacha …
The Mysterious Nether Patriarch was bitten into two by the waist as if he had bitten through something extremely hard. Blood instantly flowed from the angry man's mouth.
"This …"
"He's dead? He died just like that? "
Gu Zheng and the others weren't the only ones flying in the air. The people who had been eating in the Extremely Fragrant Small Hut were also watching this battle.
The strangeness and cruelty of the angry man, as well as the tragic death of a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Return to Void Stage, were quite a shock to them.
"How are your injuries?" Gu Zheng transmitted his voice to Meow Meow.
"It's nothing serious. I'll be fine after resting for two days," Meow Meow replied.
After learning that Meow Meow was fine, Gu Zheng nodded at her and Lian Yuxin before looking at the others.
"Everyone, let's return to the Extremely Fragrant Small Hut!"
Gu Zheng flew toward the others and smiled. "I'm deeply sorry for what happened on Foggy Wind Island today. When we return to the restaurant, I'll give each of you a bottle of Immortal Wine as a token of my apology."
"You're too polite, Sect Leader Gu. It's nothing."
"That's right, it's nothing. The one who died deserved it anyway. He was a demonic cultivator, yet he still wanted to cause trouble on Foggy Wind Island."
Everyone laughed and followed Gu Zheng back to the Extremely Fragrant Small Hut.
"Sect Leader Gu, that demonic cultivator just now?"
A middle-aged man among the crowd wanted to say something but hesitated.
The man who spoke was called Shen Qing. He was the one who paid the bill today and could be considered a frequent customer of the Extremely Fragrant Small Hut.
"I'm his master," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Sect Leader Gu, many people will be envious of you for having such a servant. However, I have something that I don't know if I should say! "Shen Qing said.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, feel free to speak," Gu Zheng said.
"This demonic cultivator seems very violent. Sect Leader Gu, you should be careful. Don't let him cause any trouble for you."
Gu Zheng didn't find it strange that Shen Qing would say that about the furious man. After all, the furious man had dealt with the Mysterious Nether Patriarch in a cruel manner. After he had acknowledged Gu Zheng as his master, Gu Zheng had often taught him that since he had already transformed into a human, he had to follow the rules of humans when doing things. Some things were best not to do. It was also because of this that the furious man had treated his enemy, Gongsun Changsheng's, head well back on Violet Yan Island.
When the furious man had bitten the Mysterious Nether Patriarch to death, not only had his methods been cruel, but his entire body had also exuded a fiendish aura! In Gu Zheng's opinion, this fiendish aura was the main reason for Shen Qing's kind reminder.
"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Shen. I'll deal with the matter of my servant later," Gu Zheng said.
Since he had already given the reminder, it was up to Gu Zheng how to deal with it. Thus, Shen Qing didn't say anything else.
The furious man's lightning tribulation had a total of five bolts. After Gu Zheng left, the dark clouds had turned into auspicious clouds. The heaven and earth energy had transformed into wind and rain, baptizing the furious man.
"Sir."
After completing his advancement, the furious man came to Gu Zheng's kitchen. At that moment, Gu Zheng was still cooking for Shen Qing and the others.
"Do you feel that I'm not happy?" Gu Zheng didn't even turn his head.
"Yes. I'm sorry, Sir. I couldn't control myself at the time and bit that person to death," the furious man said softly.
"Do you still remember what I told you before?"
Gu Zheng turned his head and asked with an icy expression.
"I remember. Sir told me to follow the rules of a normal person's behavior," the furious man said with his head lowered.
"I thought you forgot."
The icy expression on Gu Zheng's face faded a little.
To Shen Qing and the others, the furious man biting someone to death was a rather shocking matter. After all, this was a demon cultivator biting a human to death! This wasn't much different from how a normal person would feel when they saw a wolf bite a human to death.
However, to Gu Zheng, the furious man was his servant. He was naturally more tolerant and understanding of the furious man than the average person. The reason he spoke with a straight face just now was to make the furious man understand that he shouldn't forget his teachings.
"I dare not forget. It's just that the situation was special at that time. He almost killed me and Sister Miaomiao. I was so angry that I didn't know how to vent my anger," the furious man said.
"Actually, it's not just because of that. A large part of the reason was that you were surrounded by a fiendish aura at that time. This fiendish aura affected you greatly, but you didn't know it," Gu Zheng said.
"Fiendish aura?" The furious man frowned.
Gu Zheng didn't immediately explain. "First, tell me about the giant clam's inner core. At first, you told me that you wanted to use it to refine a natal immortal artifact. Why did you spit it out when it was clearly your inner core?"
"Sir, I did want to refine it into a natal immortal artifact!" The furious man hurriedly explained. "After returning from Ziyan Island to Foggy Wind Island, I went into seclusion and fell into a deep sleep. I planned to deal with them after I advanced. But when I was about to advance, I realised that these 18 inner cores had somehow run into my body and had already become a part of my body! "
The furious man spoke quickly. He had naturally heard about the giant clam from Gu Zheng. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to become a giant clam.
"Don't panic. After I've taken care of the dishes I owe the guest, I'll examine your body."
As soon as Gu Zheng's voice fell, the Artifact Spirit's voice rang in his mind. "You cook and I'll examine the furious man's body!"
"Have you recovered?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Almost. Tell the furious man to relax and cooperate with me. I'll examine his body. It's still doable," the Artifact Spirit said.
"Relax your body, furious man. I'll examine your body while cooking," Gu Zheng said.
"Okay."
The furious man responded and then relaxed his body.
After a while.
"I've examined the furious man's body," the Artifact Spirit said.
"What's the result?" Gu Zheng asked.
"The eighteen inner cores have indeed become a part of his body. The loss of any one of them will have a great impact on him. However, this may not be a bad thing. The inner cores in the furious man's body didn't give me too much discomfort. This is different from the inner cores in the giant clam's body. It's also different from taking them out of the giant clam's body, "the Artifact Spirit said.
"You mean, although the eighteen inner cores have become a part of the furious man's body, he won't necessarily become a Ferocious Beast?" Gu Zheng asked.
"According to the results of my examination, this is the case. However, I can't guarantee that the eighteen inner cores won't have any adverse changes as time goes by."
The Artifact Spirit paused for a moment before continuing with a smile, "Originally, I thought that I could investigate his situation on your behalf and save you some trouble, but now it seems that you really want to do it yourself."
"If the results of your examination are certain, then I don't have to examine it. However, everything is still uncertain, so it's better for me to examine it and learn more about it."
Gu Zheng's voice also paused. Soon after, he frowned and said, "However, what were you laughing about earlier?"
"I'm laughing because you're going to encounter a problem!" The Artifact Spirit laughed even more happily.
"Are you happy to see that I'm going to encounter a problem?" Gu Zheng rolled his eyes.
"Of course!"
The Artifact Spirit laughed and fell into the daily bickering with Gu Zheng.
Although he was bickering with the Artifact Spirit, Gu Zheng did not forget to cook. After he finished cooking the dishes that he owed Shen Qing and the others, he immediately examined the furious man's body.
The furious man's inner core and the giant clam's inner core were combined into a sphere and suspended in the furious man's Dantian.
There were 19 inner cores in 19 different colors, which made people sigh with emotion. There were all kinds of strange things in the world.
If it weren't for the uncomfortable aura emitted from the 19 inner cores, they would have looked very beautiful.
Gu Zheng tried to invade the inner core with his Divine Thought to see if he could get rid of the aura. However, even if the furious man relaxed, the inner core still had a strong resistance to Divine Thought. Gu Zheng was worried that a forceful invasion would cause serious harm to the furious man, so he could only give up.
"How is it?"
Knowing that Gu Zheng had finished his examination, the Artifact Spirit immediately asked.
"I can't do it. I tried to use Divine Thought and immortal power, but the aura that comes from the depths of the inner core can't be removed at all," Gu Zheng said.
"Sir, what's the result?"
The furious man looked at Gu Zheng eagerly as if he was a patient waiting for a doctor to treat him.
"There's no good way for the time being." Gu Zheng shook his head.
"If it really doesn't work, I'd rather not have these inner cores than become a Direbeast." The furious man said with a sad face.
"You can leave first. Let me think about it!"
After Gu Zheng let the furious man leave, he immediately told Miaomiao and Lian Yuxin about the furious man's situation. He wanted to see if they had any good ideas.
Miaomiao and Lian Yuxin were also helpless about the furious man's special situation, which made Gu Zheng feel a little troubled.
"Right, the Buddhist Sect!"
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up. "The Buddhist Sect is good at purification techniques. Maybe they have a way to deal with the furious man's situation."
"Haha …"
The Artifact Spirit suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Gu Zheng frowned and said.
"I'm laughing at how clueless you are!" The Artifact Spirit stuck out his tongue at Gu Zheng. "Actually, you don't have to be so worried. It's not that there's no solution to this matter. It's just that I haven't seen you anxious for a long time, so I wanted to see!"
"You!"
Gu Zheng gritted his teeth. "So, after you examined his body, you asked me to examine his body. That smile was a conspiracy!"
"What conspiracy? Don't make it sound so bad!"
The Artifact Spirit covered his mouth and laughed. His face turned serious. "If you want to solve this matter, it's not that there's no way. However, you have to complete the task of the Immortal Kitchen's preliminary test first. Then, we'll talk about this matter!"
"Okay. Anyway, this task will be completed in advance." Gu Zheng nodded.
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