"Eldest Senior Brother, let's join forces. He's only at the early Jin Xian stage. Can't we deal with him?"
Jin Xian, whose surname was Wu, was worried about her disciple and immediately said. She had been stopped by Gu Zheng with her Eldest Senior Brother before. She knew Gu Zheng's realm and that Gu Zheng's strength did not match this realm.
Previously, it had been difficult for her to block Gu Zheng's casual slash. She had also felt Gu Zheng's Mad Demon Frenzied Saber. She felt a little different from her Eldest Senior Brother. She was even a little scared. She could feel that such a slash was enough to kill her. That was why she suggested that the three of them join forces. It was impossible for her to defeat Gu Zheng alone.
"Eldest Senior Brother, we can't let them go. Otherwise, our Sanxian Cave will lose face!"
Another Jin Xian also said. She was also a woman, but she had not faced Gu Zheng before. She knew that Gu Zheng was powerful, but she was not particularly clear about Gu Zheng's strength.
However, she believed that the three of them would definitely be able to defeat Gu Zheng if they joined forces.
The Eldest Senior Brother's face was gloomy and he did not speak. He also knew that the Sanxian Cave had completely lost face this time. It would be a great shame if their disciple was taken away from their own home. The key was that they had not rescued this disciple yet.
However, he thought more. The strength that Gu Zheng had shown in the previous battle made him wary, but he was not afraid. He still had a trump card in his hand, which was the fact that the two of them had pretended to be Shushan disciples. As long as he reported this to Shushan, Shushan would definitely not let them go. It was naturally better for Shushan to come forward.
With such a premise, he did not want to fight with Gu Zheng now. In a situation where he was not confident, he wanted to protect himself first.
The Eldest Senior Brother did not agree, so the two of them could only be anxious.
The three of them did not attack, and neither did Gu Zheng. His goal was not to fight, but to save people. As long as he could accomplish his goal, it would be fine. Although his actual combat ability was stronger than the three of them, and he could even kill them, he would not do so unless it was absolutely necessary. If he really did so, it would mean that he would become the enemy of the Three Immortals Cave, unless he destroyed the entire sect.
Regardless of whether he had such a reason or not, it was not a good reputation to casually exterminate a sect in the Untainted Land. Moreover, Gu Zheng was not a bloodthirsty person.
Just like that, the four of them were in a deadlock. The State Preceptor of the Ancient Saint Nation was trembling with fear.
At first, he thought that Gu Zheng had invited Shi Qinglan to help him remove the Gu. But when the two of them came down, they were dumbfounded. Obviously, Shi Qinglan was kidnapped and forced to come here.
Later, the arrival of the three Jin Xian of the Three Immortals Cave proved this point. The three Jin Xian chased after them. Together with Gu Zheng and the two Jin Xian, there were five Jin Xian. If they really fought here, the Imperial Palace would be torn down. If he did not run away, he might even be implicated.
He was the State Preceptor here. If he ran away, his reputation in this lifetime would be completely ruined. Not to mention in the mortal world, many people in the world of immortal cultivators would also look down on him. He was particularly conflicted and nervous at this moment.
The fact that the sky had not attacked for a long time made him feel a little bit better. But it was just a little bit. Now, it was like the air was full of explosives, which could be detonated by a little spark.
After a while, Sora Aoi came out of the Princess's room with Shi Qinglan. Without saying anything, he directly flew into the sky with Shi Qinglan. He came to Gu Zheng's side and nodded slightly.
"Here you are!"
Sora Aoi threw Shi Qinglan over. The woman surnamed Wu hurriedly took her beloved disciple and checked her up and down. She was relieved when she found that her beloved disciple was only controlled and was not hurt. But soon, she was angry.
Her beloved disciple was kidnapped in front of her, but she could not do anything. This was absolutely a great shame for her.
"You two, leave your names!"
Seeing that his disciple was safely sent back, the Eldest Senior Brother was finally relieved. If his disciple was harmed, he would have to fight even if he did not want to. Now that his disciple was harmless and they had lost face, he had a way to take revenge on these two people, so he did not have so much resentment in his heart.
In his opinion, these two people pretending to be Shushan disciples was tantamount to courting death. He did not need to do anything at all, and the two of them would be finished.
Hearing the Eldest Senior Brother's words, the woman surnamed Wu felt another wave of pain in her heart. Eldest Senior Brother's words meant that he was letting the two of them go and was unwilling to continue fighting. She knew that this was a wise move. After all, the other party's strength was mysterious and unfathomable. They were not confident that they could keep the other party, so it was better to let them go.
Anyway, they had something on the other party. When the time came, someone would deal with them. She understood, but she felt very uncomfortable letting the two of them leave just like that.
"Gu Zheng!"
“***！”
Gu Zheng could roughly guess their intentions, but he was too lazy to care. After all, they were going back to Shushan and were not afraid of the other party's little tricks.
"This place will be under our protection in the future. If anything happens here, I guarantee that the Sanxian Cave will no longer exist!"
Gu Zheng glanced at the three of them and said again. The Eldest Senior Brother's face showed anger again, but he landed on the ground with Sora Aoi and ignored the three of them.
He left such a warning for the mortal princess and the people here. He could not save people only to be harmed by others. If that happened, saving people would become meaningless.
"Let's go!"
Watching Gu Zheng leave, the Eldest Senior Brother's face became extremely fierce. He said fiercely and then flew out.
No matter how unwilling Jin Xian was, he could not stay here. He could only return with his disciple. After returning, the Eldest Senior Brother immediately ordered all the disciples to spread the news that two people had pretended to be Shushan disciples and swindled others. He also asked Jin Xian to go to Shushan personally to complain.
As long as Shushan knew about this, they would not let the two of them go. If they offended Shushan, the two of them would no longer have any foothold in Untainted Land.
Gu Zheng did not know what they were thinking and doing. Even if he knew, it did not matter. He was originally a member of Shushan. He was not an imposter at all. The princess was cured of the venomous insect and her illness was cured immediately. She had already remembered that she missed the prince of the neighboring country. At this moment, she was not in a hurry. Like a little girl in love, her heart was full of longing.
Gu Zheng could do nothing about this. He did not know much about the venomous insect and did not know how to remove the consequences of the venomous insect. However, he did not intend to intervene in this matter. This was their private matter.
Besides, the prince and the princess were well-matched in social status. The emperor did not object, so he had no reason to object.
The King of the Ancient Holy Country also knew Gu Zheng's identity. Gu Zheng and Sora Aoi swaggered into the palace. If he did not know, he would be a fool. After knowing this, he did not dare to neglect Gu Zheng, nor did he dare to mention the idea of keeping Gu Zheng as an imperial doctor or an imperial chef.
The next day, after the princess was completely cured, Gu Zheng said goodbye to her.
Before leaving, the State Preceptor brought a lot of good things to Gu Zheng. Some of them were rare treasures, and some of them were raw materials that could be used for cultivation. There were not many of them, but their quality was not bad. Two of them were even of excellent quality.
In the Untainted Land, it could be said that the common grade was everywhere, the medium grade was very common, and the excellent grade was not very rare. Even a mortal country could take out the excellent grade raw materials. It could be imagined how rich the Untainted Land was.
As for the high grade raw materials that could not be seen on the earth, there were also many in the Untainted Land. However, such raw materials were helpful to many people in the realm of Jin Xian, so most of them flowed into the hands of major sects and forces. They were rarely seen among the common people.
As for the gold and silver, the State Preceptor did not bring them. In his opinion, Gu Zheng certainly did not lack such things. It was simply an insult to give such things to the two Jin Xian.
Gu Zheng accepted all the gifts brought by the State Preceptor. He also asked the State Preceptor about the way to Mount Shu.
When he heard Gu Zheng's question, the State Preceptor was drinking tea. He almost spat it out. The two were obviously disciples of Mount Shu, but they asked him how to get to Mount Shu. He even doubted whether he had heard it wrong.
It was not until Gu Zheng explained that he understood that the two were indeed disciples of Mount Shu. However, they were disciples of the Mortal World. Now that they had reached the level of Jin Xian and entered the Untainted Land, they had to go to Mount Shu in the Untainted Land to find their sect. Therefore, they did not know where Mount Shu was.
This explanation made sense, and the State Preceptor did not suspect anything else. He told him the route of Mount Shu in detail, and sighed that the little princess was really lucky. She was saved by two Golden Immortals from the Lower Realm, and they were Golden Immortals from Mount Shu. Moreover, they were willing to offend a sect for her, and directly captured their disciple domineeringly.
At the same time, he also wanted to laugh at the Sanxian Cave. He wanted to see how they would deal with the conflict with the disciples of Mount Shu.
Less than two days after Gu Zheng left, the news that two people had pretended to be disciples of Mount Shu to commit crimes spread quickly. The State Preceptor's face turned pale when he heard the news. He thought a lot, but he did not think that Gu Zheng and the princess were imposters. The news was very detailed. The two did not have immortal swords, nor did they know the basic Yi Qing Formula of Mount Shu. They were just imposters.
This made him suspicious. Finally, he asked for leave from the Emperor and returned to his sect to lie low for a while. He wanted to see what would happen next.
At this time, Gu Zheng did not know that he had been rumored to be a liar. He and the princess were flying in the air. After getting the route map of Mount Shu from the State Preceptor, he planned to go back to Mount Shu first.
Although he had no feelings for Mount Shu, he still had feelings for Emei. Several generations of ancestors of Emei were in Mount Shu. No matter what, he had to go and meet these ancestors. At the same time, he wanted to show off in his heart.
When he took over Emei, it was no exaggeration to say that Emei was on the verge of being exterminated. There was not a single cultivator in the sect. The two elders were forced to go out and capture people to be the head of the sect. The number of disciples was less than a hundred. One could imagine the extent of decline of Emei.
What about now?
Even the first and second Kunlun and Mount Shu attached great importance to Emei. Emei was basically on the same level as them. Moreover, in terms of the number of cultivators, Emei had a lot more than them. In terms of superficial strength, Emei had definitely become the first in Huaxia.
Of course, this was just superficial strength. In terms of foundation, it was still inferior to these two sects. Emei had always been a branch of Mount Shu. Even if it was powerful, it could not change this.
The distance between Mount Shu and them was indeed not close. According to the map, they had to pass through 130 mortal countries and pass through many mountains to reach there. Even if they flew at full speed, it would take a few months to reach there.
In addition, there were some dangerous places on the road, such as the territory of a Big Goblin or the territory of some big devil sects. The State Preceptor advised them to avoid it if they could.
This time, Gu Zheng listened to the suggestion. Shushan was a big name, but it was not omnipotent. Some of the major Devil Dao sects had enmity with Shushan. There were also some great demons that did not deal with Shushan. This name might not be useful there.
Moreover, the incident at the Three Immortals Cave reminded him that he was not a real disciple of Mount Shu. He could not prove himself. If he continued to talk like this when he went out, it might even bring him trouble.
A month later, in the Southern Viewing Continent, Heavenly Wing Nation.
This was the easternmost country of the Southern Viewing Continent. On its east side was a long desert. After crossing the desert, one would reach the territory of the Dong Sheng Divine Continent. This desert was very long. Immortals could fly across it, but ordinary people could not walk across it in their lifetime.
Such a desert completely separated the mortals of the two continents. Only immortals could communicate with each other.
Putting aside the vastness of the desert, there were many dangers in the desert. There were many ferocious beasts. These ferocious beasts did not have intelligence, but they were not weak. Some of the ferocious beasts were even comparable to Jin Xian. Even immortals had to be careful when flying in the air. There could be ferocious beasts attacking them at any time in the desert.
Even if Gu Zheng and Sora flew across this desert, it would still take a month. There was no place to stop and rest on the way. Therefore, before entering the desert, they first rested in the Heavenly Wing Nation.
The place they stopped at was not the capital of the Heavenly Wing Nation, but the largest city in front of the desert, Dongsha City. After exiting the city and walking for a day, they would reach the edge of the desert.
Although Dongsha City was located at the border, it was not small and had a large population. There were close to ten million people.
The more dangerous a place was, the more opportunities there would be. This basically existed in any place, and this desert was the same. There were countless beasts in the desert, but at the same time, there were also many treasures and resources. Some of the sand fruits and sand grasses that grew in the desert were good treasures. If one was lucky enough to come across a few valuable materials, one could completely change the fate of an ordinary person in one go.
This was a bit similar to the treasure hunters in Hell. The difference was that the treasure hunters in Hell would only do it when they had no other choice. Most of the people here were looking for a breakthrough or to make a fortune.
In the city, a small half of the people were like this. One could imagine how many there were. Among this small half, seventy to eighty percent were cultivators. Many of them had reached the fifth level of Internal Force. If there was no special reason, they would not be able to break through to the Immortal Cultivator Realm in their lifetime. Therefore, they came here to try their luck. If they encountered good materials that could help them break through, they would have made a lot of money.
Gu Zheng did not care about this. He and Sora Aoi stayed in a good looking inn first. This place was at the border and the prices were very high. The room they stayed in actually cost more than a hundred taels of silver per room. Moreover, it was for a day.
More than a hundred taels of silver was enough to buy a house in other cities.
Although it was a bit expensive, it was really clean and well-equipped. Gu Zheng was too lazy to care about these trivial things. He directly paid for the room for five days and prepared to rest here for a few days. Then, he would set off across the desert and go to the Dongsheng Divine Continent.
In addition to the mortals, there were some immortals in the city. Immortals needed more resources for cultivation. Not every immortal had countless resources to use. Why did some immortals enter the mortal countries? Wasn't it for cultivation resources? The mortal countries were also divided into territories. Without a background, alone, or with a very small sect, it was impossible to compete with others.
For example, the State Preceptor of the Ancient Holy Nation was already in the Void Return Realm. Behind him was Jin Xian's sect. Only a person like him could occupy the position of State Preceptor in a mortal country and have the Ancient Holy Nation provide him with cultivation resources.
Without resources, it was impossible to improve one's strength quickly. If one's aptitude was average, it was impossible to improve. In the Immortal Cultivator Realm, the lifespan of each realm was different. The lifespan of the Qi Transformation Realm was only a thousand years. The lifespan of the Void Return Realm was ten thousand years.
Whether it was to survive or to improve one's strength, one needed to collect resources. All the poor Immortal Cultivators or Rogue Cultivators wanted to try their luck in the desert. There were more and better resources there, unlike some other famous mountains and rivers that were occupied. It was impossible for them to go there to obtain resources.
After staying in the inn, Gu Zheng noticed three Immortal Cultivators. Two of them were in the Qi Transformation Realm and one was in the Soul Formation Realm. They all looked old. After the three of them identified themselves, the inn immediately gave them free rooms and treated them well.
Immortals had a lot of privileges in the mortal world. Free food and accommodation was just one of them. Of course, it was not completely free. At least, they were served and entertained. If there was anything here, they would help if they could. It was equivalent to being a temporary protective talisman for the inn.
Only Immortals had such treatment. Cultivators, even if they were in the late fifth layer, did not have such treatment. There were even more cultivators in the Desolate Era. Other than being stronger than ordinary people, their treatment was not much better than ordinary people.
"Sect Master, why don't we go back? You can cook anything. The food here is really not delicious!"
After eating in a restaurant in the city, Sorrowful Soul looked at Gu Zheng and said with expectation. This was just a mortal restaurant opened by an ordinary person. Although it was very big and luxurious, the culinary skills were very ordinary.
Of course, this was generally compared to Gu Zheng. Compared to other mortal chefs, it was already not bad.
After thinking for a while, Gu Zheng nodded and agreed. Sorrowful Soul's face immediately revealed a smile. Along the way, when they were resting, Gu Zheng would go out to inquire if there was an Immortal Kitchen Shop. Unfortunately, there was none. Therefore, they came to these mortal restaurants to eat.
However, looking at it now, no matter how good a mortal restaurant was, it could not be compared to an Immortal Kitchen Shop. Now that Sorrowful Soul had asked him to cook, he also wanted to improve the taste, so he simply agreed.
Compared to these restaurants, the food he made was much better. Gu Zheng was also used to eating his own food. The food in the mortal world wasn't something that could be eaten much. Most of the time, he would just taste the food. It was very rare for him to finish all of the dishes that he ordered.
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