The desert was huge, but Shu Mountain was not an ordinary sect.
There were quite a number of Daluo Jinxian in Shu Mountain, and there were also many sects that Shu Mountain was on good terms with. If they really called their friends, they could gather hundreds of Daluo Jinxian together. Not to mention, Shu Mountain also had a Quasi Sage senior. If this senior took action, he could turn the desert upside down by himself.
However, Su Ming did not plan to let the Grand Elder take action. This was his mistake, and he wanted to make up for it personally. He wanted to find the seven ferocious beasts and kill them all.
Besides, Su Ming also sent someone to inform the Heaven that ferocious beasts at the level of Daluo Jinxian had appeared in the desert. This was a dereliction of duty by the Heaven, and this time, seven of them had appeared together. The Heaven could not shirk its responsibility.
All along, the Heaven had been monitoring the desert and maintaining the balance here. Who would have thought that there would be such a huge oversight this time?
At the same time, he also did not understand why these ferocious beasts, who were obviously newly promoted, would target Gu Zheng. No matter how he looked at it, Gu Zheng was just an ordinary Jin Xian. There was nothing special about him. Why did they target him?
At this moment, Su Ming already understood that the ferocious beasts' target was Gu Zheng from the beginning. Everything they did was for Gu Zheng, or else they would not have retreated immediately after capturing Gu Zheng. Even he could not find them.
Yin Feng and the others had already been separated. Sora Ao was not assigned a mission, and he was still with Su Ming.
"You were training together in the lower world and ascending to the primordial world together. He was captured. Why aren't you worried at all?"
Only then did Su Ming notice that Sorrowful Aunt's expression was incredibly calm. She did not show any signs of panic because Gu Zheng had been captured. In fact, she was not even the slightest bit nervous, much less angry.
"Uncle master, it's because he will be fine!"
Sora Ao said softly. He was very sure that Gu Zheng would be fine. If they were on Earth, he might be more nervous, but this was the primordial world, the territory of Gu Zheng's real master.
He also understood why the Grand Elder of Shu Mountain did not let the other elders take in Gu Zheng as their disciple. He did not even dare to take in himself. He made up the name of taking in a disciple on behalf of his master. The reason was that Gu Zheng's real master was there. As long as that person was there, Gu Zheng would be fine.
He did not know why that person did not see Gu, but they were already in the primordial world, and Gu Zheng's performance............. and......... Gu......
After all, the one who captured Gu Zheng this time was a vicious beast. If Gu Zheng died in the hands of a vicious beast, that person's face would be ruined. Therefore, Sora Aoi was very calm.
......... Ao's attitude.........................
. "Uncle master, forgive me for not being able to tell you this for the time being. Don't worry, he will definitely be fine!"
Sora Ao wrapped his fist in his palm again. He definitely could not tell anyone about Gu Zheng's master. He could only hide it for now. If Su Ming continued to ask, he could only push the matter to the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder must have known about Gu Zheng's identity, or else he would not have taken in a disciple on behalf of his master. Gu Zheng's performance alone was definitely not enough for a Quasi Saint to take in a disciple on behalf of his master. Gu Zheng's performance might be dazzling, but he did not have the right to be on equal footing with a Quasi Saint.
Su Ming was very puzzled, but he did not continue asking. He was a smart person, and he had thought of many things.
Not asking did not mean that he had given up on searching for Gu Zheng and saving Gu Zheng. He still had to find the seven ferocious beasts to wash away his shame.
On the other side, about one thousand lis away from them, seven men were moving quickly through the desert. In the middle of them was a young man in a long green robe.
The young man was Gu Zheng, who had been captured. In the beginning, he had wanted to fight back, but the other party was indeed very strong, and the Vessel Spirit had suddenly told him that they did not want to kill him, so he should not act rashly.
They had captured him, but they did not want to kill him, which puzzled him. He knew that he could not escape for the time being, so he ran with them.
They ran for a few hours before the men stopped. They were now in a cave abode. Gu Zheng found it very strange that there was a complete cave abode under the desert.
"Seventh brother, are you sure that he is the key to us getting through the Chaotic Disaster?"
The seven men looked exactly the same. When one of them spoke, Gu Zheng could immediately tell that he was the one who had spoken to Su Ming just now.
"Big brother, don't worry. When have I ever been wrong in my divination? We were able to hide for so many years, gain intelligence in advance without being discovered by the Heavenly Court, and all of us managed to level up in the end because of my divination skills!"
A clear voice rang out. One of the seven men spoke, and once he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Zheng in a friendly manner.
"Big brother, seventh brother is right. He has never been wrong. Since he said so, then this boy is the key to us getting through the disaster!" another man said.
The seven of them did not restrict Gu Zheng's freedom. They did not even seal off his immortal power. They just looked at him curiously.
"Who are you?"
Gu Zheng asked in a deep voice. These people wanted to capture him and actually wanted to transcend the tribulation. Moreover, it was the Chaos Tribulation. Gu Zheng was very surprised. He knew about the existence of the Chaos Tribulation, but he knew very little about this tribulation. He didn't have any confidence. He didn't understand why they wanted to find him and even treated him as the key to transcending the tribulation.
He did not even know whether he could get through the Chaotic Disaster.
"We are the seven brothers of the Yan Family. This is my eldest brother, Yan Da, and my second brother, Yan Er …"
The seventh brother introduced them to Gu Zheng. Not only did the seven brothers look exactly the same, their ranks were also very simple. The eldest was Yan Da, the second was Yan Er, the third was Yan Three, and the seventh was Yan Seven.
The seven brothers were all ferocious desert beasts, but they were not ordinary ones. They had been lucky enough to find this cave abode, and it had been left behind by a veteran Daluo Jinxian a long time ago.
The Daluo Jinxian had already died, but the cave abode was still there. Before they gained intelligence, they had entered the cave abode by mistake. No one knew what sort of dumb luck they had, but at that time, they had only been in the Jin Xian Realm and had no intelligence, but they had still managed to enter the cave abode.
In the cave abode, there happened to be an immortal pill that could help them gain intelligence, and they had taken it.
The first to take the immortal pill was the seventh brother. He was also the first to gain intelligence, and the smartest of the seven. After gaining intelligence, they understood that once they reached the Daluo Jinxian Realm, they would definitely be captured by the Heavenly Court. Therefore, they had been thinking of ways to hide this from the Heavenly Court.
There were many things left behind by the veteran Daluo Jinxian Realm in the cave abode. There were formations, immortal skills, divination, and all sorts of other things. Reading them separately, they had indeed found a way to hide it.
In fact, it was not difficult to hide it, because the Heavenly Court would not know that there were ferocious beasts who had gained intelligence before reaching the Daluo Jinxian Realm. Therefore, the supervision was not strict. Just like that, the seven brothers stayed in the cave abode to cultivate. As they cultivated, they also studied the things left behind by the Daluo Jinxian.
Because the Daluo Jinxian Realm's surname was Yan, they used the Daluo Jinxian Realm's surname. They named themselves Yan Da to Yan Qi, and regarded themselves as the descendants of the Daluo Jinxian Realm.
A hundred years ago, the brothers had ascended one after another. However, after ascending, they did not leave and had been hiding in the desert.
The reason was that the seventh brother had divined the Chaos Tribulation. Moreover, they were also tribulation takers and could not avoid it. Once the Great Tribulation came, only death would await them. There was no escape at all. Their only chance of survival was a young man who would pass by here in the future.
Gu Zheng had passed by several times before, but it was not the time for his divination. This time, when they found Gu Zheng, they immediately attacked and snatched Gu Zheng away.
All of them answered honestly without any deception or concealment.
After all, they still wanted to rely on Gu Zheng to pass the tribulation, so their attitude towards Gu Zheng was very good. No wonder the weapon spirit said that they had no killing intent towards him. How could they have any killing intent under such circumstances?
"Who are you? Why do you have such a powerful person protecting you? By the looks of it, he cares a lot about you."
The seventh brother asked a crucial question. It would be easy for them to capture a normal Jin Xian, but they did not expect that this Jin Xian would have a Daluo Jinxian by his side. This Daluo Jinxian's attitude towards him was clearly different from how he treated the others, which was why they had to spend a lot of effort to capture Gu Zheng.
"You've caused trouble this time!"
Gu Zheng sighed softly. They had actually managed to capture him from Su Ming's hands. Su Ming's anger could be easily imagined. Besides, he was no ordinary person. Shu Mountain would definitely do everything in their power to track him down. He really did not know what would happen next.
"I am a disciple of Shu Mountain. I am the junior brother of the Grand Elder of Shu Mountain. The person fighting against you outside was ordered to protect my disciple nephew. Tell me, how much trouble have you caused?"
Gu Zheng revealed his identity, and the seven brothers looked at each other at a loss.
They had gained intelligence for a long time. They had even secretly captured immortal cultivators to interrogate them about the outside world, so they had a certain understanding of the outside world.
They knew that Shu Mountain was a first-rate sect and was very powerful. The fated person they wanted to go through the disaster was actually a disciple of Shu Mountain, and he even had such a terrifying identity.
Daluo Jinxian's uncle master? With such an identity, wouldn't Shu Mountain go crazy if they captured him?
Even if the seven of them worked together, they might not be able to win against Su Ming alone. If the other powerful warriors of Shu Mountain came, they would all be finished. They would not be able to stop them at all.
Besides, they had already shown up. They believed that the Heavenly Court would soon receive the news and send people to capture them.
"Seventh brother, what should we do?"
The other six looked at their seventh brother. He had always been their brains, and they were used to letting him make all the decisions.
"Send me out. Since you don't have any bad intentions, I can speak for you and ask Shu Mountain to stop causing trouble for you!"
Gu Zheng said. The disciples of Shu Mountain would naturally listen to him. He was still confident about this.
"No!"
Old Seventh rejected without even considering. He looked at Gu Zheng and explained, "Even if Shushan can let us go, the Heavenly Court definitely won't. Shushan can't interfere with the Heavenly Court's decision. Therefore, we can't go out, and we can't let you out!"
Shu Mountain was not the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court had always been capturing the ferocious beasts that had succeeded in cultivating in the desert. If they knew about their existence, they would definitely capture them. They could not bring Gu Zheng out in the open.
If they could not bring Gu Zheng out, then they would be in danger if they let Gu Zheng go. If they wanted to get through the disaster of chaos, they had to stay with this young man.
"Let's leave the desert!"
A determined look suddenly appeared on Seventh brother's face. After their identities were exposed, they could not stay in the desert anymore. Otherwise, the Heavenly Court would find them sooner or later. Leaving the desert as soon as possible was the right thing to do.
"Are we really leaving?"
Third brother asked reluctantly. They had grown up here and had never gone out. Everything they were familiar with was the desert. If they went out, they would not know how to adapt to it.
"Yes, we did not dare to go out by ourselves in the past. But it is different now. He is here. He is familiar with the outside world and can bring us along!"
Seventh brother pointed at Gu Zheng and said. The other six looked at Gu Zheng and nodded together.
Gu Zheng felt very strange. These people, no, ferocious beasts, actually wanted him to bring them to live outside. They trusted him so much. Were they not afraid that he would run away when they went out?
"Let's go!"
After making the decision, they did not hesitate. They had already kept everything in the cave abode. The seven of them went back and looked at it carefully again. Finally, they kowtowed in front of a memorial tablet and left with Gu Zheng.
The memorial tablet belonged to the old Jin Xian. Although they were ferocious beasts, they also understood the principle of respecting their master. Although the Daluo Jinxian did not accept them as disciples, they considered themselves disciples of different generations. Therefore, they set up a memorial tablet and worshipped it from time to time.
Speaking of which, these ferocious beasts were not bad in nature. It was not easy for them to do this.
Regardless of whether Gu Zheng agreed or not, they brought Gu Zheng back and forth in the desert for several days.
In these few days, Shu Mountain had received the news. Yin Feng and the others used other means to quickly send the news back. When they learned that Gu Zheng had been kidnapped by the ferocious beasts, Master Zi Yun was so angry that he smashed his cup. He personally led ten elders and thousands of Jin Xian disciples to the desert.
Some of the big sects around the desert received the news of Shu Mountain's request for help.
Shu Mountain requested them to seal the border of the desert and not let any ferocious beasts leave the desert. If any ferocious beasts forced their way through, they must inform Shu Mountain as soon as possible.
Shu Mountain did not tell them the reason. After all, this was not something to be proud of. Their own elders had been kidnapped in the desert, and they were under the protection of the Daluo Jinxian. It would be embarrassing if they told others about it.
The Heavenly Court also sent Heavenly Generals and Heavenly Soldiers. Seven ferocious beasts had actually appeared in the desert. Previously, they did not notice anything, which made the Heavenly Court very angry. This time, they directly sent thirteen Heavenly Generals and tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers to capture them.
These thirteen Heavenly Generals were all as strong as the Daluo Jinxian.
The one leading these Heavenly Generals was the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, a veteran Daluo Jinxian whose strength had reached the late stage of Daluo Jinxian for a long time. The pagoda in his hand was also a top-grade immortal tool.
Just the Heavenly Court and Shu Mountain alone sent out more than twenty Daluo Jinxian. Later, the East Arrival Pavilion also received the news. Two of the three Daluo Jinxian who stayed in the sect immediately came out. Bai Quan and Jin Xinsheng came out. They also specially invited the other eleven Immortal Chef sects to come out and help.
Gu Zheng was not only the person who helped them complete Ya Xin's cooking cultivation, but he was also a true genius in cooking. This kind of genius must not fall. Otherwise, it would be a loss for the entire Immortal Cooking Realm.
They were still very clear about what was right and what was wrong. Otherwise, the twelve sects would not be so united. They were in a competitive relationship.
Each of the twelve sects sent out at least one Daluo Jinxian, and at most two to bring their disciples to the desert. Just them alone sent out eighteen Daluo Jinxian, which was more than the Daluo Jinxian sent out by the Heavenly Court.
In addition, there were already seventy to eighty Daluo Jinxian sent out by the various sects guarding the border of the desert. Such a big movement naturally could not be hidden. Soon, many well-informed people knew that something had happened in the desert, and it caused a huge commotion.
Many people inquired about the news. For a time, all kinds of rumors spread everywhere in the Wilderness.
Some said that a supreme treasure was going to appear in the desert, and everyone was going to fight for it. Some said that a ferocious beast had appeared in the desert, and many people were killed.
Some even said that a Saint had left behind a precious cultivation experience in the desert, which was helpful to the cultivation of the Daluo Jinxian. That was why so many people were fighting for it. There were all kinds of rumors, but the real situation was rarely mentioned.
Just like that, after a few days, the seven brothers brought Gu Zheng to the border of the desert. They quickly found that there were already immortal cultivators guarding the border, and they had even set up a formation.
"Fifth brother, go and check it out!"
The seventh brother said in a deep voice. The seven brothers each had their own specialties. The fifth brother's concealment and detection abilities were the strongest, so he was the most suitable to go out.
The fifth brother quickly left and came back not long after.
"There are many Jin Xian and Heaven Immortals outside. There are also three Daluo Jinxian scattered in three key areas. No matter where we go out, they will be able to find us!"
The fifth brother came back to report. He had found the other party, but the other party had not found him. This was his strength.
The seventh brother frowned. They were not the devil. Although there were seven of them, their overall strength was not strong. Previously, when they fought four against one, they were not Su Ming's opponent. The three Daluo Jinxian outside were all veterans, and they were stronger than them. If they did not have anything to worry about, it would not be difficult for them to stop them for a while.
They were running away, and they were most afraid of being stopped.
"Do you want to try somewhere else?"
The eldest brother said. The seventh brother shook his head again. "If this place is like this, it must be the same in other places. They must have set up a thorough plan. It's useless to go elsewhere. It's just a waste of time!"
The seventh brother knew very well that the people from the Heavenly Court and Shu Mountain would definitely take action. They would not be guarding the border, but searching in the desert. Although the desert was big, if the Heavenly Court and Shu Mountain worked together to search, they would sooner or later turn it upside down. They could not hide for long.
The only thing they could do now was to rush out. The world outside was too big. As long as they ran out and hid, it would not be easy for the Heavenly Court and Shu Mountain to find them. Only then would they be able to continue hiding.
"Second brother, we'll need you to cover for us this time. Fifth brother, you will be the second line of defense. Once we escape, you will meet up with us immediately!"
The seventh brother looked at the other person. The person he called second brother nodded without hesitation. The second brother's illusions were the strongest, and he could stop the pursuers. The fifth brother could hide. As long as they ran away, both of them would have a way to escape.
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