The Pig Demon was still injured. It was holding half a human body in its mouth, and its mouth was full of blood. The city gate was closed, and soldiers were standing on the city wall, aiming their bows at the Pig Demon.
Even if the Pig Demon was in the Celestial Immortal Realm, demons were born with tough skin and flesh. These mortals' bows could not hurt the Pig Demon at all.
The soldiers on the city wall had also prepared things like kerosene. It was not that ordinary fire could not hurt immortal cultivators, but it had to be of a low level. In the realm of Golden Immortals, whether immortals or demons, ordinary fire had no effect on them.
"There's something strange about this Pig Demon!"
Yan Qi was the first to speak. If Gu Zheng could sense the Pig Demon, so could they. It was getting more and more chaotic outside. Many people knew that there was a man-eating demon running around outside the city.
"That's right. It has lost its intelligence!"
Gu Zheng nodded slowly. The Pig Demon had lost its intelligence and was only left with its instincts. That was why it ate humans and came to the city to do so.
Generally speaking, demons that could cultivate to the Qi Transformation Realm would gain intelligence. There was only one place in the entire Eldritch World that was special, and that was the desert. Only the ferocious beasts in the desert could gain intelligence when they reached the Daluo Jinxian Realm. The others were all in the Celestial Immortal Realm.
The only difference between the different types of demons was their ability to transform. Some demons could transform at the Celestial Immortal Realm, while others could only do so when they reached the Daluo Jinxian Realm. The stronger the demon, the harder it was to transform.
"But it has gained intelligence before. It's not an unintelligent beast!"
Yan Qi said again. The Pig Demon still had messy strips of cloth on its body. These were its clothes from before. There were also some decorations on its body, which proved that it had disguised itself before.
This Pig Demon had already transformed. It was just that after losing its intelligence, it turned back into a ferocious beast and returned to its original form.
"Those mortals are no match for it. What should we do?"
Yan Qi asked again. Mortals were definitely no match for this Pig Demon. Moreover, there were no immortals in the city. Once these mortals attacked and angered the Pig Demon, the entire city could be razed to the ground.
These mortals did not know the strength of the pig demon and thought that it was an ordinary demon.
If it was not a monster that had cultivated to immortality and only had the strength of an inner force cultivator, mortals might be able to capture or even kill the Pig Demon with the help of tools and schemes. However, it would be very difficult to do so after breaking through to immortality. A Pig Demon at Jin Xian's level would definitely have astonishing destructive power.
"You can't show yourselves. I'll go!"
Gu Zheng shook his head gently. The seven brothers could not appear in such a high-profile manner. Otherwise, once the news spread, they would immediately be noticed by the people from the Heavenly Court and Shushan. The seven brothers could not do it, but he could.
When Gu Zheng left the restaurant, he had already transformed into He Zu Dao. This way, he could conceal his identity. At this time, discovering him was no different from discovering the seven brothers.
The pig demon had already finished eating that person. Its eyes were red as it looked at the city gate. Suddenly, it walked towards the city gate.
"Fire the arrows! Fire the rockets!"
Thousands of arrows were fired from the city wall, and many of them were fire arrows that were ignited with kerosene. Many of the arrows landed on the Pig Demon's body, including the fire arrows. Unfortunately, they did not cause any damage to the Pig Demon. Instead, they stimulated its ferocity.
Roar! Roar!
The Pig Demon howled twice at the sky. Its body suddenly grew bigger, and soon, it was taller than the city wall. The huge Pig Demon stunned the people on the city wall, and they forgot to shoot the arrows.
There was still fresh blood in the Pig Demon's mouth. It looked even more terrifying because of the remains of the person it had eaten.
Its two big eyes looked at the city wall. No one knew who moved first, but the soldiers on the city wall began to run down. The officers could not stop them at all. Soon, there were only a few people left on the city wall.
The Pig Demon moved forward again, but this time, it only took one step. Suddenly, it looked at its feet vigilantly.
Outside the city gate, a young man was standing there. He was looking up at the huge Pig Demon. The young man was as small as an ant in front of the Pig Demon, but the Pig Demon looked at him with a serious expression.
The Pig Demon had lost its intelligence, but its instincts were still there. This young man gave it a sense of danger.
The young man who came out was naturally Gu Zheng. However, he was not in his original appearance, but in He Zudao's appearance. He was holding a fan that He Zudao often held in his hand, looking at the Pig Demon leisurely.
"Seventh Brother, Brother Gu is also at the early stage of Jin Xian. Although this Pig Demon has lost its intelligence, its strength is still there. Can Brother Gu deal with it?"
Yan Da asked worriedly in the restaurant. They already knew about Gu Zheng's strength. He was only at the early stage of Jin Xian. Such strength was very powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, but in their eyes, it was nothing.
The Pig Demon was also at the early stage of Jin Xian. It was injured, but it had lost its intelligence. It was purely relying on its instincts to kill. It did not have any scruples. Under such circumstances, it would be troublesome to deal with it. Even if they could defeat the Pig Demon, Gu Zheng might be injured in the end.
"Big Brother is right. Why don't we attack secretly? That way, no one will know it's us!"
Yan Five agreed. Yan Seven thought for a while and finally shook his head. "Let's wait and see. Since Brother Gu doesn't want us to attack, we won't attack for now. If he really can't handle it, it won't be too late to attack then!"
Yan Seven still remembered Gu Zheng's words. He had told them not to interfere at all. He had always remembered Gu Zheng's instructions.
There were only a few people left on the city wall. One of them was the City Lord. He was responsible for guarding the city and could not leave. The other few were high-ranking military officers. If ordinary soldiers ran away, it would be fine. However, if they ran away, they would definitely be investigated.
The City Lord had already sent people to seek help from the nearest Immortal. However, before the Immortals arrived, they could only rely on themselves. After all, this was not the Capital City. Unlike the Capital City, there were Immortals around and they were not afraid of monsters.
The City Lord did not know that if the Pig Demon really came to the Capital City, the Immortals would not be able to do anything. The Pig Demon's strength was much higher than theirs. They did not know if they would dare to attack.
At this moment, the few people on the city wall also noticed Gu Zheng. The City Lord frowned and wanted to shout for the people below to leave quickly. This Pig Demon was too powerful.
Roar! Roar!
Just as he was about to shout, the Pig Demon suddenly moved. Perhaps because it felt contempt, it lifted its huge foot and directly stepped on Gu Zheng. Seeing this scene, the City Lord and the others could not help but close their eyes. They were sure that this young man below the city wall would be trampled into meat paste.
The Pig Demon stepped on Gu Zheng's body. Looking down from above, he was already flattened.
However, if someone was at the city gate, they would see that this young man had raised his hand and held the Pig Demon's huge foot with one hand. The Pig Demon did not step on him at all, nor did it press him to the ground. The young man was still standing there.
Others might not be able to see it, but Yan Qi and the others saw it very clearly. Gu Zheng easily blocked the Pig Demon's attack with one hand.
Gu Zheng suddenly raised his hand and the Pig Demon's foot could not help but rise up. The Pig Demon's entire body flipped over and fell heavily to the ground.
The huge Pig Demon was thrown to the ground by Gu Zheng just like that.
"I didn't expect Brother Gu to be so strong. It seems like he has no problem dealing with the Pig Demon!"
Yan Qi smiled. Gu Zheng's strength was beyond their imagination. The Pig Demon was a real demon. Even if it was not a strength-type demon, it definitely had terrifying strength. Human immortal cultivators were inferior to demons in terms of physical strength. No wonder they were shocked that Gu Zheng was so much stronger than this demon.
However, they were completely relieved. They knew that the Pig Demon would not be a threat to Gu Zheng.
A demon without spiritual intelligence that could not be defeated in terms of strength had no hope of winning. All that was left was to see how long it would take Gu Zheng to deal with this demon.
Without any worries, Yan Qi and the others did not have to show up. They could just watch the show from the side.
The Pig Demon fell. The few people on the city wall who had not left widened their eyes in disbelief. The City Lord, in particular, knew very well that without the help of the immortals, the city wall would not be able to stop the Pig Demon. He and the few people on the city wall would not be able to escape death in the end.
The few of them were already prepared to die with the city.
However, they did not expect that the demon, which had been fine just a moment ago, would fall to the ground just like that.
"My Lord, look!"
Someone beside the City Lord suddenly pointed down the city wall. Only then did they realize that the young man they had seen before was still there. The Pig Demon had stepped on him just now.
"He's an immortal!"
The City Lord was very smart and immediately reacted. Since the Pig Demon did not step on the young man to death and the Pig Demon fell, the only explanation was that the young man was an immortal. Moreover, he was an immortal who was even more powerful than the Pig Demon.
"We're saved. We're saved!"
The City Lord was very excited. He did not expect that an immortal would appear here. Whether they were lucky that an immortal happened to pass by or this immortal had been living in seclusion here, they would be saved this time. They would all be able to survive.
The Pig Demon that had fallen to the ground let out a ferocious cry. Its body quickly straightened and its two huge fangs pierced towards Gu Zheng.
The Pig Demon's fangs were very sharp. They were definitely not inferior to any immortal weapon. Moreover, it was extremely fast and arrived in the blink of an eye.
However, it just arrived. Gu Zheng reached out and grabbed the tip of the fangs. The Pig Demon's body was immediately immobilized.
Gu Zheng did not kill the Pig Demon immediately. Instead, he checked the Pig Demon's condition. Soon, he received a reply from the Weapon Spirit.
When it came to checking, no one could compare to the Weapon Spirit. It could check more clearly and in more detail.
"The Pig Demon's Monster Core is broken and its Sea of Consciousness is in chaos. It did have spiritual intelligence before but now it is no different from an ordinary wild beast. Moreover, there is no possibility of recovery. In the words of Earth, its consciousness has been destroyed and it has become a vegetable. However, it is not an ordinary person. Therefore, it has lost its spiritual intelligence and is like a wild beast, looking for food!"
The Weapon Spirit quickly said to Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng frowned: "Can you find out how it became like this? Was it deliberately attacked by someone or did it have an accident during cultivation?"
"Neither. For the time being, we don't know the real reason!" The Weapon Spirit replied.
After knowing the Pig Demon's condition and knowing that it was impossible for it to recover, Gu Zheng did not hold back. He did not use any Immortal skill. He used his strength to directly pull out the Pig Demon's fangs. Then, he flew to the Pig Demon's head and a powerful Immortal power penetrated the Pig Demon's skull and entered it.
The Pig Demon's head was smashed and it fell to the ground again. However, this time, it did not get up. It was dead.
The dead Pig Demon's body quickly shrank and returned to its original size when it was eating people. This was the real body of the Pig Demon. Its previous size was just its own special ability.
Monsters had some special abilities. Becoming bigger was one of them. Many monsters could do it. It was not a special ability.
After killing the Pig Demon, Gu Zheng immediately returned. His speed was extremely fast, and before the people on the city wall noticed, he had already disappeared. Seeing that the Pig Demon had been motionless for a long time, the City Lord finally sent someone to check on it.
Not long after, he confirmed the news of the Pig Demon's death. Several generals went to gather the scattered soldiers. The scattered soldiers would definitely be punished. However, most of the ordinary soldiers would at most be beaten with a military rod. Those officers who ran away would be miserable this time. The light punishment would be dismissal from their positions and the heavy punishment would be imprisonment. On the other hand, those who did not run away could be said to have a big harvest this time.
"Brother Gu, I didn't expect this!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng had returned, Seventh Yan chuckled. His meaning was simple. Gu Zheng was also at the initial stage of Jin Xian. The Pig Demon was also at the initial stage. However, Gu Zheng dealt with the Pig Demon too easily. It did not seem like a battle of the same level at all.
"The Pig Demon was already injured and had lost its intelligence. Of course, it was easy!"
Gu Zheng chuckled and explained. Seventh Yan and the others laughed again. The few of them quickly left the city and continued to move stealthily.
News of the city being attacked by demons and being rescued by immortals quickly spread around. The Heavenly Court had specially sent people to inquire about it. According to the description of the city guards, they drew a portrait. Finally, someone recognized He Zudao from Kunlun.
He Zudao was one of the Three Heroes of Kunlun. He was quite famous. Moreover, he liked to go out. The Heavenly Court's investigation was quickly stopped.
Actually, they only needed to seek confirmation from Kunlun to confirm that it was not He Zudao himself. He Zudao was still in Kunlun and had not gone out. He had been injured at Shushan previously. Now that he had recovered, Kunlun did not mind him going out again.
However, they were confused by Gu Zheng's battle strength. According to many witnesses, the immortal had killed the Pig Demon very easily. To be able to do it so easily, he had to be at the advanced stage of Jin Xian. He Zudao was at the advanced stage of Jin Xian and was a match for the immortal.
After entering the first city, Gu Zheng and the others continued to travel through various mortal cities. They even passed by a few capital cities.
After entering more cities, the seven brothers were no longer shocked. They were just amazed by the number of humans. Although there were many ferocious beasts in the desert, there were definitely not as many as humans. In such a huge desert, there were at most a few million ferocious beasts. A few mortal cities were enough, let alone so many mortal kingdoms.
After seven days of traveling stealthily, they appeared in a kingdom 30,000 li away.
Although they were traveling stealthily, they were not slow. If they were not stealthily traveling, they could have flown 30,000 li in less than a day.
"After traveling so far, we should have shaken them off, right?"
They did not enter the city. In an ordinary village outside, Gu Zheng and the others hid in a small, dilapidated temple as Seventh Yan spoke softly.
There was no land near the temple, which was why Gu Zheng dared to stay here. Actually, traveling stealthily was not easy. There were Earth Gods and Mountain Gods everywhere in the Eldritch Wilderness. They were all Heavenly Officials appointed by the Heavenly Courts. Although these Earth Gods and Mountain Gods were weak and most of them were in the Heaven Immortal Realm, there were many of them. Being discovered by them was equivalent to being discovered by the Heavenly Courts.
These Earth Gods and Mountain Gods could not be killed. If one was killed, the surrounding people would know and report to the Heavenly Courts. When the Heavenly Courts investigated, they might find out that they were the culprits and expose their whereabouts.
Fortunately, the cultivation of the Earth Gods and Mountain Gods was not high. As long as they were careful, they could avoid them. Seventh Yan and the others were Daluo Jinxian. As long as they did not expose themselves, the Earth Gods and Mountain Gods would not discover them.
"No, I did not shake them off at all!"
Gu Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. In fact, he also wanted to shake off the people from the Heavenly Courts. This way, he could speed up. However, he did not manage to do so.
The Heavenly Courts did not discover them because they hid very well. However, the Heavenly Soldiers who were chasing them were not far away from them. Moreover, these Heavenly Soldiers had scattered. They were still within the range of the Heavenly Soldiers' search.
Fortunately, they were all ordinary Heavenly Soldiers. The powerful Heavenly Generals did not come out personally. If Daluo Jinxian searched personally, it was very likely that he had already found them.
"These damn Heavenly Soldiers. One day, we will fight our way to the Heavenly Courts and overthrow them!"
Yan Da said with hatred. Gu Zheng hurriedly pulled him back and did not let him continue.
Yan Da was not the first person to think of fighting their way to the Heavenly Courts. Some people had tried to do so before, but they all failed. The most famous one was the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Courts. In the end, he was also suppressed.
The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal was suppressed. The Bull Demon King, who had a good relationship with the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal did not appear. This was one of the reasons why Gu Zheng did not look for the Bull Demon King.
Before he started cultivating, Gu Zheng would definitely sympathize with the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal when he only heard the story of the Journey to the West. However, now that he knew the truth about the Heavenly Courts, he did not think so. He only felt that the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal was a fool.
The Heavenly Courts was not an ordinary force. The Heavenly Courts were jointly founded by the Twelve Holy Immortals. Opposing the Heavenly Courts was equivalent to opposing the Holy Immortals. Although the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Courts was only Daluo Jinxian and his strength was not comparable to a Sage-to-be, no one could afford to offend the big boss behind the Heavenly Courts.
Not to mention the seven of them, even if all the demons in the Untainted Land joined forces, they would not be able to oppose the Heavenly Courts. If any of the Twelve Holy Immortals were to attack the Heavenly Courts, these demons would not be able to resist.
"Big Brother, don't boast. We are no match for the Heavenly Courts. The most important thing now is to find a safe place and get through this Chaos Tribulation first!"
Yan Qi also tried to persuade him. He was also sullen. Being chased by people, he had been hiding carefully and did not dare to show his face. This feeling was indescribably sullen. Fortunately, Gu Zheng was willing to help them. Without Gu Zheng, they would have been exposed and killed or captured by the Heavenly Courts.
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