The fact that Gu Zheng received the benefits of being an elder really shocked them.
Although Gu Zheng's performance was excellent, Gu Zheng was just a Jin Xian after all. Moreover, he was only at the early stage of the Jin Xian. His realm was still there. It was the first time in Shushan that a Jin Xian could live in the palace of an elder.
Changmei and the others did not know that the Purple Cloud Sage and the others were also stimulated by the devil.
A newly promoted devil could actually fight against 18 veteran Daluo Jinxian. How powerful was his strength? Now, this devil had just been promoted. If they waited for 100,000 years or even a million years for this devil to grow up, who could stop him by then?
At that time, they would really have to ask the ancestors of Shushan to come out.
It was because of this stimulation that they valued Gu Zheng, who had the same performance as the devil, so much. Compared to the devil, Gu Zheng really had a lot of similarities.
First of all, they had just been promoted. The difference was that one was a Jin Xian, and the other was a Daluo Jinxian.
Although they had just been promoted, they could still beat people of the same level and not be at a disadvantage. Gu Zheng's performance was more powerful. Facing many late Jin Xian, he could not only fight, but also kill, which meant that he had greater potential.
It was this potential that made the Purple Cloud Sage value him so much. He was no longer treated as an ordinary disciple, but as an elder directly.
Gu Zheng did not know all this, but he was certainly happy to have a more comfortable residence.
All the peaks returned, and the people of Wangu Peak temporarily lived in Gu Zheng's palace. A week later, the main peak announced the new ranking. Wangu Peak's final ranking was 27.
They knew that they could not stay at 23. After all, they only got 36 in the first round, and there was no result at all in the second round. Therefore, they were very satisfied with the final ranking of 27. Unfortunately, Wangu Peak was no more. They had no new home to live in.
After the ranking was announced, the Purple Cloud Sage came out with 20 elders to rebuild Wangu Peak.
On the day of rebuilding, many people from the other side peaks came out. After all, they had never seen such a thing as rebuilding a side peak, so they were very curious.
In the empty position of 27, the surrounding air was densely packed with people. Jin Xian was in the innermost area, and outside were the Fairy Immortal disciples. They were all floating in the air. Some were riding swords, and some were just standing there.
21 Daluo Jinxian opened a box-shaped immortal artifact in their hands and made a hand seal.
Pieces of stones and soil flew out of their immortal artifacts, mixed with many green things. These things arranged themselves in the air and quickly gathered together, slowly forming a new tall and new Peak was slowly taking shape.
"There are so many things, this spatial immortal artifact's space!"
Seeing the things that were flying out nonstop, Gu Zheng sighed inwardly. It was not only him, many people thought that the Headmaster and the elders were holding spatial immortal artifacts, and that they had separated the other great peaks beforehand, and then brought them back and reassembled them.
Not a spatial Immortal artifact's Spirit said....
"If it's not a spatial Immortal artifact, then what is it?"
"It's a Teleportation Immortal Artifact. These Teleportation Immortal Artifacts transport things from other places!"
The Spirit explained. A Teleportation Immortal Artifact was a kind of rare Immortal Artifact in the Untainted Land. It could transport things from a distant place. There were no high peaks near Mount Shu, only places very far away.
Even Daluo Jinxian would find it difficult to move a big peak directly, so they used this method of teleportation to break it down and reassemble it.
After understanding, Gu Zheng nodded secretly. Even so, it was still very impressive. After all, Mount Shu was a famous sect with a lot of heritage.
After half a day, a new, towering, green peak appeared in front of them. It was much bigger than the previous Wangu Peak.
"Changmei!"
The Purple Cloud Sage waved to Changmei, who immediately flew over.
"Greetings, Immortal Headmaster!" Changmei bowed.
"Wangu Peak is a thing of the past. You're the Peak Master. You should name your new home!"
The Purple Cloud Sage said with a smile. The name of Wangu Peak was unnecessary. After all, the devil was still alive. Moreover, Wangu Peak had been completely destroyed. It was a new peak, so it was good to have a new name.
Changmei looked back at the new peak and thought for a while. Then, he turned back and bowed. "Sect Leader, the new side peak will be called Emei Peak!"
On Emei Peak, Gu Zheng, Tianmingzi, and Soran Aoi were slightly moved.
It was a good name. They were all from Emei Peak. Since Wangu Peak no longer existed, a name like Emei Peak would give them a sense of identity.
"Well, the 27th peak will be called Emei Peak!"
The Purple Cloud Sage smiled and nodded. The new peak's name was decided. Wangu Peak was no longer one of the 3,000 side peaks. It had completely disappeared, and the new peak was called Emei Peak.
Changmei flew back. Many people came forward to congratulate them. Some people who had a good relationship with Changmei even expressed their envy.
It was indeed worthy of their envy. Going from 97 to 27 was simply like reaching the heavens in a single bound. Advancing by 70 ranks in one go. Not to mention the top 100, even in the top 1000 side peaks, advancing by 70 ranks in one go wasn't easy.
The crowd slowly dispersed. Changmei and the others had already climbed up the new Emei Peak and started to build their new home.
Some people were still walking around the mountain happily. From time to time, there would be a burst of exclamation.
Although it was a new side peak, the things inside were not new. There were many precious resources, and they were not young. For this reconstruction, the elders had specially chosen a very good mountain for them. They had also cultivated some precious resources for them in advance.
The resources in the mountain were much better than in their original Wangu Peak.
Changmei and the others were very satisfied with this new home. Gu Zheng also wanted to build a residence on Emei Peak, but Changmei refused. The residence could be given to him, but he could not build it himself. It was okay for him to come back occasionally, but Gu Zheng could not stay on Emei Peak for a long time.
His residence was on the Main Peak.
Changmei already knew that the Main Peak valued Gu Zheng. At this time, he would not delay him. Gu Zheng had done enough for them. The rest depended on themselves. They had to rely on their own efforts to protect Emei Peak and its ranking.
Gu Zheng finally had to go back helplessly. He also said that he could live on the Main Peak, but he was still a member of Emei Peak. Before he became a Daluo Jinxian, he would always belong to Emei Peak.
This request was also agreed by the Immortal of Ziyun. It did not matter to him where Gu Zheng was. Anyway, Gu Zheng was a disciple of Mount Shu. What he wanted was for Gu Zheng to grow up quickly. In the future, he could represent Mount Shu and shock the Untainted Land.
"No, we agreed that this disciple is mine!"
At the top of Mount Shu, more than 20 people were sitting in a hall. They were all experts with the strength of Daluo Jinxian.
A person shouted angrily. He was the elder who wanted to accept Gu Zheng as his disciple. He was also a dual cultivator of sword and saber. He would teach Gu Zheng swordsmanship, but not saber skills.
Even he did not have such powerful saber skills as Gu Zheng. He really had nothing to teach.
As early as when Gu Zheng triggered the Ten Thousand Swords Choose Master, he said that he wanted Gu Zheng to be his disciple. At that time, he took the lead. He did not expect that after Gu Zheng's performance was better, someone would want to snatch this disciple from him. This made him very angry.
"As far as I know, he did not agree. Since he did not agree, how can you say that the disciple is yours?"
An elder retorted. He was also one of the people who wanted to accept Gu Zheng as his disciple. There was no other way. Gu Zheng was too dazzling, which made him very tempted.
If there was no problem, a disciple like Gu Zheng could be promoted to Daluo Jinxian. He and his disciple were both Daluo Jinxian. This was such a glorious thing that everyone wanted. Moreover, Gu Zheng's strength was really shocking. Not to mention them, even the Sect Master himself was tempted. It was just that he did not want to snatch this disciple.
"Don't you know that first come, first served? I have already informed him. He wants to help Wangu Peak, no, Emei Peak, so he did not follow me. I will go and pick him up later!"
The elder was so angry that his beard straightened. There was more than one person who wanted to snatch this disciple from him. There were more than ten people who wanted to snatch this disciple from him. This made him very regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have settled the master-disciple relationship.
However, he did not know that Gu Zheng had such great potential.
"Old Su, Old Su, this is your fault. Even if you informed him, it was just a greeting. He can also make his own choice. We did not say that we will not let him become your disciple. We are just competing together and letting him choose!"
An elder sitting next to him said with a smile. He was so angry that he wanted to stomp on him.
"Zhao, don't talk nonsense here. I have already informed him, so he is mine. If any of you want to snatch him from me, you will be my enemy!"
This elder's surname was Su, and his name was Su Ming. However, everyone called him Elder Su. Those who were closer to him called him Old Su.
The elder sitting next to him had a good relationship with him. However, for Gu Zheng's sake, he did not care about their relationship anymore. He put on an attitude that said whoever tried to snatch his disciple from him would be his enemy. It was as if he would fight with them at any moment.
A ray of light suddenly appeared in the center of the hall. Everyone was stunned. They quickly stood up and bowed towards the center.
"Welcome, Grand Uncle!"
Reverend Purple Cloud called out softly. A figure gradually appeared in the light. This person was the only Grand Elder of Shu Mountain. He was also the only senior with the strength of a Sage-to-be. His name was Jin Yuanzi.
Jin Yuanzi looked to be in his thirties. He was still relatively young.
"Today, I sensed something in my heart. I divined that Gu Zheng and I are fated to meet!"
Speaking of this, Elder Su and the other elders opened their mouths wide. It was especially so for Elder Su. His face was full of bitterness.
Just by listening to this, he understood that the Grand Elder had also taken a liking to Gu Zheng. Most likely, the Grand Elder wanted to take Gu Zheng as his disciple. If the Grand Elder wanted to take Gu Zheng as his disciple, none of them would be able to stop him. He regretted not making the decision earlier and getting Gu Zheng as his disciple.
Gu Zheng had already established a master-disciple relationship. Even the Grand Elder could not be so thick-skinned as to snatch him away.
However, Reverend Purple Cloud felt relieved. It was good that the Grand Elder had taken Gu Zheng in personally. At least, he would not have to worry about this. There were too many wolves and too little meat. It was not easy to divide them. Now that the Grand Elder had taken Gu Zheng in personally, he did not have to worry about these people causing trouble or even fighting because of him. This could be considered as solving one of his problems.
However, since the Grand Elder had taken Gu Zheng as his disciple, his seniority would be the same as theirs. They would have to call him Junior Brother Gu when they saw him in the future.
This was not a big deal. He had already made arrangements for Gu Zheng according to the standards of an elder. This meant that Gu Zheng would have the same status as an elder.
The Grand Elder said some good things about Gu Zheng. Then, he said, "Today, I have decided to take Gu Zheng as my Junior Brother on behalf of my Master!"
After saying this, Jin Yuanzi's figure slowly disappeared. It was not his real body that had appeared. It was just a projection.
However, Reverend Purple Cloud and the other elders were dumbfounded as they watched Jin Yuanzi disappear. The Grand Elder did not want to take him as a disciple. He wanted to take Gu Zheng as his Junior Brother on behalf of his Master.
God, if Gu Zheng was the Grand Elder's Junior Brother, wouldn't that mean that he was one generation older than them?
Previously, he had thought about calling Gu Zheng as Junior Brother in the future. However, this was not the right way to address him. They had to call Gu Zheng Martial Uncle. In terms of seniority, Gu Zheng was their Martial Uncle. They even had to take the initiative to salute Gu Zheng when they saw him.
Shushan was also a sect with strict seniority.
At this time, in a room at the peak of Shushan, Jin Yuanzi's real body sighed softly.
"If you did not want to fight or take him as a disciple, I would not have to show up. Do you think you can take him as a disciple?"
Jin Yuanzi was somewhat helpless. In fact, he did not want to take Gu Zheng as a disciple on behalf of his Master.
When Gu Zheng first entered the Virtual Battlefield, Jin Yuanzi had noticed that something was wrong with Gu Zheng. The Virtual Battlefield was refined by him and he was the one who controlled it in every competition. Otherwise, how could the battlefield be so lifelike and provide so much energy?
Even Daluo Jinxian could not control such an immortal weapon. He had to do it himself.
At that time, he had noticed that Gu Zheng's cultivation method was strange. Out of curiosity, he had probed Gu Zheng's cultivation method. As a Sage-to-be, he easily probed Gu Zheng's cultivation method in his own immortal weapon.
The result of his probing stunned him.
Gu Zheng's cultivation method was actually Sage Kui's. In the Untainted Land, he had never heard of Sage Kui accepting disciples.
However, his probing could not be wrong. He had seen Sage Kui's cultivation method. Although Gu Zheng's was far from comparable to Sage Kui's, they were definitely from the same sect.
At this time, he also discovered the existence of Gokusen's Token.
After communicating with Gokusen's Token Spirit, he was even more certain that Gu Zheng was Sage Kui's disciple. How could a disciple of a Sage join Shushan and become their disciple?
He did not understand, but no matter what, it was a good thing. With Gu Zheng here, it meant that they had a relationship with Sage Kui. It was naturally not a bad thing to have a relationship with a Sage.
Although he could also be called a Sage, he was still a Sage-to-be. In the end, a Sage-to-be was not a Sage and was far from a real Sage.
Therefore, when they were arguing about accepting Gu Zheng as their disciple, Jin Yuanzi was forced to accept Gu Zheng as his Junior Brother on behalf of his Master.
He had no choice. He did not dare to accept Gu Zheng as his disciple. After all, even a Sage-to-be was far from a real Sage's status. It was fine for him to be a junior of a Sage, but it was absolutely unacceptable for him to be on the same level as a Sage or snatch a Sage's disciple.
Just like that, Gu Zheng became Jin Yuanzi's Junior Brother. At this time, Gu Zheng was still unaware of the situation.
"How is this possible?!"
Elder Su was dumbfounded. He didn't dare to believe that the Grand Elder didn't snatch his disciple, but forced his disciple to become his own junior brother. This way, Gu Zheng's seniority would be higher than his, and he wouldn't be able to take Gu Zheng as his disciple.
Until now, he still believed that Gu Zheng was his disciple. One could imagine how much he wanted to accept this disciple.
"The Grand Elder personally gave the order. How can it be false?"
Ziyun Dao Master smiled bitterly. What the hell was this? Gu Zheng had suddenly changed from his martial nephew to his martial uncle. How was he going to face Gu Zheng in the future?
Such a change was difficult for him to accept.
He had to accept it even if it was difficult. Soon, the Sage of the Purple Cloud announced to the whole sect. The 3,000 side peaks received the latest news. The Grand Elder had accepted a disciple on behalf of his Master, and Gu Zheng had become one of the most senior people in Mount Shu.
There were only two people with the highest seniority. One was the Grand Elder, and the other was him.
When the Sage of the Purple Cloud informed Gu Zheng, he simply sent a disciple. He did not know how to face Gu Zheng.
In this way, Gu Zheng suddenly became a senior in Mount Shu, and his seniority was even higher than that of the Hierarch.
"Grand … Grand Elder Gu!"
Gu Zheng, who was on Emei Peak, was also shocked by the news from the messenger disciple. He did not know anything at all, and he suddenly became the Grand Elder and the Grand Elder's Junior Uncle.
Changmei and the others stared blankly at Gu Zheng. Changmei did not know how to address Gu Zheng.
"Senior Brother Changmei, what are you doing?"
Gu Zheng complained. Changmei led Tianmingzi and the others to solemnly stand up and bow to Gu Zheng.
"Changmei and the others of Emei Peak pay respects to Grand Elder Gu!"
Mount Shu's discipline was strict, and etiquette could not be ignored. In fact, it was the same for Emei Peak and Mount Shu on Earth. Since it was the main peak that confirmed Gu Zheng's identity, it could not be wrong.
In this way, it would be a joke to say that Gu Zheng was from Emei Peak, and the other side peaks would not agree. It was fine if they were of the same generation, but Emei Peak had such a high ranking person. What should they do?
Fight? Let's not talk about whether they could defeat him. Even if they could, they could not. If they fought with the Grand Elder, they would be punished by the sect rules. Anyway, they did not have the guts to do so.
Some clever side peaks felt very good when they heard this news.
This was equivalent to completely expelling Gu Zheng from Emei Peak. Before, Gu Zheng had said that he had always been a member of Emei Peak. Even if the Grand Elder accepted him as a disciple, he and Jin Xian of the other peaks were of the same generation. Three thousand years later, Gu Zheng could still represent Emei Peak to participate in the war.
With him, Emei Peak's ranking would definitely not fall, and others would not be able to snatch their ranking.
Now that Gu Zheng had become the Grand Elder, he could not continue to represent Emei Peak to participate in the war. At that time, everyone could protest. So it was a good thing.
However, not many people thought it was a good thing. Only a few side peaks that competed with Emei Peak thought so. Most people were shocked or envious of Gu Zheng's sudden promotion in seniority.
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