From the looks of it, the seven of them were planning to forcefully break through.
To them, the Jin Xian Celestial Immortals outside were not much of a threat. The key was still the three Daluo Jinxian Celestial Immortals. Su Ming's battle prowess had shocked them greatly, allowing them to understand that the Daluo Jinxian outside were much stronger than them.
Now that there were three Daluo Jinxian outside, they did not dare to underestimate them. There was no way to leave without alerting them, so they could only force their way through.
The two in charge of the rear had already made preparations. Although they were ferocious beasts, they could still use immortal artifacts. All the things of the Golden Immortal surnamed Yan were left in the cave abode. There were many weapons among them. The two best immortal artifacts were given to them.
With Gu Zheng in tow, they arrived at a place furthest away from Daluo Jinxian.
"Kill!"
The seven ferocious beasts all looked like humans and they all held immortal artifacts. Boss shouted and the seven of them charged forward together.
Seven silhouettes, seven different colors, rushed forward in a straight line.
The moment they appeared, they triggered the array outside. This was just an ordinary array and couldn't stop experts as strong as Daluo Jinxian. However, it could warn them. In just an instant, the people outside sensed that the array had been triggered. The surrounding immortals immediately rushed over.
"Set up the formation!"
The first to arrive were a dozen or so Jin Xian. When they saw the seven powerful Demon Auras soaring into the sky, they hurriedly shouted. What they wanted to do was not to stop the other party, but to protect themselves. The seven Demon Auras were as strong as Daluo Jinxian. They could not stop them at all.
The three Daluo Jinxian nearby also received the news immediately. The three figures quickly rushed over.
Ordinary Celestial Immortals and Jin Xian did not know the real reason for this operation, but Daluo Jinxian and the others knew that the Supreme Elder of Shu Mountain Sect, a disciple accepted by their Master, had been captured by a ferocious beast in the desert.
The entire Shushan was shaken and invited all the surrounding sects to come and help.
They were invited here. Their task was only to seal off the edge of the desert. If these seven Ferocious Beasts wanted to go out, they would stop them if they could. If they couldn't, they would find a way to save the Shu Mountain Sect elders that they had captured. As long as they could save this person, Shu Mountain Sect would definitely reward them generously.
Not to mention saving people, even if it was just guarding the edge of the desert, it would be equivalent to Mount Shu owing them a favor. Many sects would definitely not decline such a thing and sent a large number of people to seal off the desert.
The huge desert was sealed off just like that. Cultivators and ordinary people were not allowed to enter or leave. Perhaps only a first-class sect like Shushan could do this. Ordinary sects, even the bigger ones, could not do it.
They did not have such influence, nor did they have such connections.
The three Daluo Jinxian flew in the direction of the activated array.
Yan Qi and the others knew that they could not stay for long. The moment they arrived, they charged forward with all their might. Very soon, the array was broken. Five people brought Gu Zheng and flew out quickly. At that moment, the first Daluo Jinxian arrived.
"Bastard, don't even think about escaping!"
This Daluo Jinxian was only in the initial stage, but he had been leveling up for a much longer time than Yan Qi and the others. They had also learned about the abilities of these Daluo Jinxian beasts from Su Ming. They were not strong. He might not be able to handle the seven of them, but he would have no problem stopping them.
He was not the only one in the area. As long as he could stop these Ferocious Beasts, more Daluo Jinxian would arrive. By then, these Ferocious Beasts would not be able to escape.
"Kill them!"
Yan Wu was the first to rush forward. The other six people continued bringing Gu Zheng away. The Daluo Jinxian did not expect the Ferocious Beasts to split up. It was obvious that they had left one behind to stop him.
It was a pity that he did not have time to think about it. The two of them were already engaged in battle.
The Ferocious Beasts were indeed not strong. He could handle them, but at the same time, he was delayed. The remaining six people had already left with the young man. He could not catch up to them.
As he flew, another person rushed towards him. Yan Two did not say anything and rushed forward. The others did not even stop and continued flying forward.
Gu Zheng was sandwiched between them. At that moment, all the immortal power in Gu Zheng's body was sealed. He had no choice but to follow them. Without immortal power, he could not even enter the Chaotic Dimension. This made Gu Zheng feel very helpless.
The two Daluo Jinxian did not stop them. The third Daluo Jinxian had already rushed over. Yan Qi cast a glance at the others and immediately rushed forward.
He had only arranged for two of his brothers to bring up the rear. Yan Qi's goal was to be the last one to go. When they saw him rushing forward, the others were momentarily stunned and their eyes turned slightly red.
"Let's go!"
Yan Da did not hesitate and immediately shouted. He knew very well that the remaining people were not as strong as Yan Five and Yan Two. If they stayed behind, they would most likely die. In comparison, Yan Qi, who was the smartest, was the best choice. He would find a way to survive and escape.
The three Daluo Jinxian were blocked. No one could stop the remaining four Ferocious Beasts. They quickly disappeared into the distance with Gu Zheng.
Three days later, Yan Da and the others were anxiously pacing back and forth in the Skeleton Cave on Mount Yandang.
Gu Zheng was also there. His immortal power had been unsealed and was no longer sealed. However, in front of the six Daluo Jinxian, he had no chance of escaping at all. He could not hide in the Chaotic Dimension either. Although he could randomly come out from another place, the distance would not be too far. There was no way he could hide from them.
Unless the people from Shushan chased after him, he could hide first and come out from another place. Otherwise, he would only expose his ability for nothing.
Yan Two and Yan Five had already returned. Only Yan Seven had not returned.
When they escaped, they left marks that only they could sense along the way. Yan Five and Yan Two had followed the marks. However, Yan Seven had not returned. This made them very worried.
The Skeleton Cave was originally the cave of a Little Goblin, the Skeleton Deity. The Skeleton Deity was only an ordinary demon in the Qi Transformation Realm. He was a thousand-year-old skeleton that had turned into a demon. He also had some Little Goblin subordinates, but there were not many of them.
This place was relatively secluded. When Yan Da and the others arrived, they cleared the nest of demons and occupied the Skeleton Cave as their temporary resting place.
"Seventh Brother!"
Yan Five suddenly stood up and the other brothers ran out. Yan Seven had returned. However, he did not look good. His face was pale and he was missing an arm.
Just by looking at him, one could tell how difficult it had been for him to escape.
To Daluo Jinxian, it was not difficult to regrow an arm. However, it would affect his cultivation. It would be difficult for him to improve in the future. Seeing him in this state, Brother Liu's eyes turned red. He hurriedly went forward to hold him back.
"Seventh Brother, what are you doing?"
"I'm fine. Big Brother, we can't stay here for long. We have to leave immediately!"
Yan Seven quickly shook his head. He knew that his injury had affected him, but he did not care. To them, the most important thing was to survive the Chaos Tribulation. If they could not survive this tribulation, everything else would be useless.
On the way back, he did another divination for himself. He realized that his injury was not necessarily a bad thing. It was very likely that he would gain something out of this disaster. However, when he thought about it carefully, he was confused. It seemed as if there were both blessings and misfortunes. He was not sure what the outcome would be.
He was not disappointed. This was how divination worked. He was already very satisfied with the outcome.
After Yan Seven finished speaking, the brothers did not hesitate. They immediately got up and left. Without caring about the direction, they ran out with Gu Zheng.
On the other side of the desert, Purple Cloud Sage and the others had already arrived. However, they had also received the latest news. The savage beasts had escaped in the end. They had spread out to block them. In the end, all of them had escaped. However, one of the savage beasts had been severely injured. This was the only good news.
The savage beasts had escaped. The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King of the Heavenly Court was very angry. He immediately led his people to chase after them. Purple Cloud Sage also led the people of Mount Shu to chase after them. In addition, Jin Xinsheng of the East Arrival Pavilion led a group of Jin Xian from the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects.
The three forces were chasing after them. Each force had more than ten Daluo Jinxian. Even if they had to go to the ends of the earth, they would still chase after these savage beasts.
Especially Mount Shu and the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects. They still had to save people, so they had no choice but to chase after them.
Seven days later, in a small ravine, the seven brothers temporarily hid here.
"Brother Gu, your identity is really not ordinary. This time, we've poked a hornet's nest!"
Seventh Yan's face was bitter as he teased. After these days of getting along, they had become more familiar with Gu Zheng. They didn't have the intention to harm Gu Zheng. It was purely because they wanted to transcend their tribulations. Therefore, they got along quite well.
At this moment, they already knew that there were three forces chasing after them. They couldn't deal with any one of them. Moreover, none of the three forces would give up. They were determined to capture them.
It seemed that they had really poked a hornet's nest.
"Seventh Yan, you guys should return to Mount Shu with me. Once you're back, I'm confident that the Heavenly Court won't take you away. This way, we can still be together. You'll be able to transcend your tribulations in the future!"
Gu Zheng sighed slightly and tried to persuade them again. These days, he had been persuading them. Since the seven brothers only wanted to be with him and didn't want to take him to other places, it was better to let them follow him back to Mount Shu.
With him around, the people of Mount Shu wouldn't harm them. This way, they could still be together.
"No, we don't trust them!"
Seventh Yan immediately shook his head. They weren't wary of Gu Zheng and were willing to trust Gu Zheng. However, it was different when it came to other people. In the end, they had an extreme distrust of humans in the depths of their hearts.
However, they couldn't be blamed. A race that would be taken away by the Heavenly Court as soon as they were born with intelligence would never trust humans. Therefore, they were unwilling to follow Gu Zheng back to Mount Shu.
Gu Zheng sighed helplessly and said again, "Then we can't run like this. If we continue to run, you'll be taken away sooner or later. Then, don't even think about transcending your tribulations!"
These brothers didn't know, but Gu Zheng knew very well that even if they were as strong as Daluo Jinxian, they wouldn't be able to escape the joint pursuit of the Heavenly Court and Mount Shu. Back then, the demon was much stronger than the seven brothers. In the end, he was still taken away by the Heavenly Court.
After spending a few days together, Gu Zheng had a deeper understanding of the seven brothers.
Although they were ferocious beasts in human form, they weren't bad in nature. In particular, the relationship between the brothers was something that many humans didn't have. The seven brothers could be said to have complete trust in each other. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if one stood in front of a cliff and said it was fine, the other six wouldn't hesitate to jump off.
Since they had such a strong relationship, Gu Zheng didn't want anything to happen to them. Even among humans, there weren't many who had such a strong relationship. Apart from Emei's Wuyou Wuyou, he hadn't seen anyone else who had such a strong relationship.
Moreover, the seven brothers didn't have any intention of harming him. They weren't enemies.
"I know, but we have to run!"
Seventh Yan shook his head gently. Their understanding of the outside of the desert was completely based on the manual left behind by Daluo Jinxian. They had never come out before. Back then, they had no choice but to run out. Now, they didn't have any goals.
"Forget it, I'll take you guys away!"
Gu Zheng shook his head again. He had a different feeling in his heart.
He was a victim who had been captured by the brothers. The people who were chasing after him were trying to save him. Now, he had to take the people who had captured him away. It felt awkward.
"You're taking us away? Are you serious?"
Seventh Yan's eyes lit up as he asked quickly. They didn't know anything about the outside world. Of course, they couldn't compare to Gu Zheng. If Gu Zheng was really willing to take them away, they would naturally be willing.
However, he quickly recalled Gu Zheng's identity. His eyes dimmed slightly as he said again, "You're not thinking of taking us directly to the pursuers, are you?"
Seventh Yan and the others were straightforward, but they weren't stupid. Seventh Yan was especially so. He was the smartest of the seven brothers.
"Don't worry. As long as you trust me, I'll take you away from them!"
Gu Zheng shook his head gently. He didn't know why, but he didn't want the seven brothers to be hurt or captured. He was really willing to take them away.
"Big Brother!"
Seventh Yan looked at the other brothers. Brother Liu was also looking at him. Yan Da said, "If you trust him, we'll trust him!"
What Yan Da meant was that all the decisions were to be made by Seventh Yan. They would do whatever Seventh Yan said without any regrets.
"Brother Gu, I trust you. We'll listen to you no matter what happens next!"
Seventh Yan turned around and said to Gu Zheng seriously. Just like that, the seven "kidnappers" decided to let the "hostage" they had kidnapped bring them away. And this "hostage" was willing.
"Since you trust me, let me send a message to Shushan and the East Arrival Pavilion. Let them know that I'm safe and that they don't have to push me too hard!"
Gu Zheng said again. Actually, he was very surprised that the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects had mobilized such a large force to rescue him. He didn't have much of a relationship with the Twelve Immortal Chefs. He had only interacted with the East Arrival Pavilion.
He had indeed helped the East Arrival Pavilion, and had helped them perfect the Asia Xin Food Cultivation Method. However, from Gu Zheng's perspective, this wasn't enough for them to spare no effort in rescuing him. Therefore, Gu Zheng was truly grateful that they were willing to help him this time.
He sent them a message to let them know that he was fine and that they didn't have to chase him so hard. He would think of a way to persuade the seven brothers to follow him back to Shushan.
He definitely couldn't tell the seven brothers these words. He could only leave a secret message and send it to them.
"Sure!"
Seventh Yan agreed very quickly. Since he chose to trust Gu Zheng, as long as Gu Zheng didn't really send them to the Heavenly Court, they wouldn't object.
Seventh Yan had his own considerations as to why he trusted Gu Zheng.
First of all, the key to their tribulation was Gu Zheng. They couldn't keep holding onto him by force. The best way was to establish a good relationship with him. This would make it easier for them to pass their tribulations in the future.
Apart from that, his previous divination was actually a blessing and a curse. This made him feel that the key to obtaining blessings was still Gu Zheng. Trusting Gu Zheng and trusting him might be the key to obtaining blessings from misfortune.
"Let's go there first!"
Gu Zheng checked the map of the Wilderness that Seventh Yan brought. Finally, he pointed to a place called Ox King Mountain.
Ox King Mountain wasn't a small mountain. A powerful demon lived there, King Niu San. Hence, it was called Ox King Mountain. King Niu San was a demon whose strength had reached the level of Daluo Jinxian. He also had many powerful Little Goblin subordinates.
Most importantly, King Niu San didn't get along well with many human cultivators. They had a grudge against each other. If not for the fact that he had an even more powerful demon behind him, his Ox King Mountain would have been cleared out long ago.
The demon behind King Niu San was the Bull Demon King. He was a top demon king who had reached the level of Daluo Jinxian. The Bull Demon King had seven brothers. Each of them was very powerful and had a very high status among the Goblin. King Niu San and the Bull Demon King were cousins. It was because of this relationship that he was able to live a carefree life even though he had offended many human cultivators.
Of course, this was also because he wasn't weak himself. He had the ability to protect himself.
Ox King Mountain was about a day's journey away from them. Yan Qi's map not only marked out many places, but also the characteristics of the various factions. King Niu San of Ox King Mountain was only hostile to human cultivators. However, he was very kind to Goblin. Although the seven brothers were desert beasts, they were also Goblin.
They were being hunted down by the Heavenly Court. This made it easier for King Niu San to sympathize with them.
Most importantly, King Niu San himself was in the level of Daluo Jinxian. Although the seven brothers weren't very strong, they were still at this level. If King Niu San had any ill intentions, the seven brothers had the ability to force their way out. He would also be safer.
After confirming the location, they set off immediately. They arrived at Ox King Mountain in less than a day.
King Niu San was on the mountain. Yan Da went to pay his respects. Soon, King Niu San came to welcome them personally. He was even laughing heartily.
"So it's the Seven Heroes who have stirred up the world. Your presence in my tiny mountain gate has truly brought light to my humble dwelling!"
King Niu San had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a big nose. In human terms, he was definitely ugly. However, many demons looked like this after they transformed. They didn't care about their appearance.
King Niu San shouted loudly. He ran out to welcome Yan Da and the others. He even hugged them. Looking at him, he seemed to really admire the seven brothers. At least, that was his attitude.
Hearing his words, Gu Zheng understood something. News of the desert had already spread. Many people outside already knew about it. Ordinary Jin Xian and Heavenly Immortals would spread rumors. However, at Daluo Jinxian's level, they basically knew the truth.
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