Gu Zheng wanted to bring the seven Ferocious Beasts back to Mount Shu, which made things difficult for the Sage of the Purple Cloud and the others.
The Ferocious Beasts of the Desert had always been monitored by the Heavenly Court. As long as a Ferocious Beast of the Desert reached the level of Daluo Jinxian, it would be captured and brought back to the Heavenly Court. However, no one knew what happened to the captured Ferocious Beasts.
The Sage of the Purple Cloud knew very well what others did not know.
The Ferocious Beasts of the Desert were not so much natural as they were reared in captivity by the Heavenly Court. This was also the reason why the Ferocious Beasts of the Desert had no spiritual intelligence below the level of Daluo Jinxian. They had been tampered with by the Heavenly Court, so before they reached the level of Daluo Jinxian, it was impossible for them to have spiritual intelligence.
After their advancement, the Heavenly Court would capture them and bring them back to the Heavenly Court to be reared in captivity. However, they would be kept in a cage and their newly developed spiritual intelligence would be slowly washed away. Finally, they would be convinced that they belonged to the Heavenly Court and would always be a part of it. They would never betray it.
These Ferocious Beasts of the Daluo Jinxian realm would eventually become loyal to the Heavenly Court. However, the Heavenly Court did not intend to release them and give them better treatment like the other Celestial Generals. They would continue to cultivate and develop their combat effectiveness.
To put it bluntly, they were a secret force cultivated by the Heavenly Court. They were a force that was completely composed of Daluo Jinxian realm cultivators and were very powerful.
According to reliable sources, the number of these Ferocious Beasts had reached more than seventy. Although the number was not large, each of them had the strength of Daluo Jinxian and were completely loyal to the Heavenly Court. Once this force was released, even Mount Shu might not be able to withstand it, unless the Highest Elder personally took action.
In fact, some big sects and forces were aware of the Heavenly Court's actions and had opposed it. However, it was useless. The Heavenly Court did this with the tacit consent of the Sage behind it.
The Heavenly Court seemed to lead all the cultivators, but in fact, there were many forces in the Untainted Land that did not listen to the orders of the Heavenly Court.
For example, Mount Shu was one of them, and so was Kunlun. The Heavenly Court had always wanted to change this situation, but it was not possible to rely on the strength of the Heavenly Court alone. Although the Heavenly Court was powerful, it did not have the ability to compete with all the sects in the Untainted Land.
Under such circumstances, the Heavenly Court began to develop secret powers. The Ferocious Beasts were one of them. After they were transformed, they could only develop spiritual intelligence when they reached the Daluo Jinxian. When they were brought into the Heavenly Court, their sea of consciousness was the easiest time to be invaded. It was also the easiest time to make them loyal to the Heavenly Court.
That was why the Heavenly Court had sent out so many people without stopping. They wanted to capture these seven intelligent beasts to increase the strength of the Heavenly Court.
Gu Zheng didn't know about any of this. He just wanted to take them back. Ziyun, on the other hand, was thinking about something else.
Of course, he could bring them back, but what would Shu Mountain do when the Heavenly Court came to ask for them? Not handing it over? The Heavenly Court would definitely not agree and might even take forceful measures against Shu Mountain.
Handing it over would increase the power of the Heavenly Courts, and Shu Mountain would not be willing.
"Senior brother, since these seven Ferocious Beasts have escaped, we can't let them go back to the Heavenly Court. There are seven of them, not one!"
Su Ming had been following Ziyun. He was also someone who knew the secret of the Heavenly Court, so he whispered to Ziyun.
Ziyun remained silent. Su Ming was right. It was not one, but seven. If the people of the Heavenly Court brought them back, it would be the same as giving the Heavenly Court seven more powerful people who were as strong as the Daluo Jinxian.
The Heavenly Court was powerful to begin with. Once they reached a certain level, they would definitely attack the Transcendents. It was not convenient to say that the seven Ferocious Beasts should not be caught by the Heavenly Court.
"Uncle master, since you've built a good relationship with them and you're confident that you can bring them back to Shu Mountain, why don't you give them a separate place to cultivate? Don't let the ordinary disciples know about it!"
Su Ming added. He was inclined to bring the seven Ferocious Beasts back to Shu Mountain.
This way, even though they were not Shu Mountain disciples, they had no roots. If they stayed in Shu Mountain for a long time, they would naturally treat Shu Mountain as their home and eventually become a part of it.
These were Daluo Jinxian, and there were seven of them. They were definitely a force to be reckoned with.
"No, they're Ferocious Beasts after all. If they want to leave, no one will be able to stop them. By then, the Heavenly Court will know about it!"
Ziyun shook his head. If they were ordinary Jin Xian, he would have let them stay. However, they were Daluo Jinxian and Goblin. If they really wanted to leave, it would not be good for Shu Mountain if they were stopped and a great battle broke out. It would be easier for the news to spread, and they would be blamed by the Heavenly Court.
"Senior brother, if you're worried about this, why don't we send them to uncle master's place? Uncle master Gu will be the most suitable!"
Su Ming added. Ziyun's eyebrows twitched and his eyes sparkled.
If they wanted to leave, it would be difficult for ordinary Daluo Jinxian to stop them. There were seven of them, but if they were sent to uncle master's place, forget seven, even ten of them would not be able to escape.
It would be troublesome for them to bring the seven Ferocious Beasts to uncle master's place, but it would be different for uncle master Gu. Uncle master Gu was of the same generation as them. When uncle master Gu asked their senior brother for help, their senior brother would not refuse.
Once that happened, the seven Ferocious Beasts would be able to stay in Shu Mountain safely.
As long as Shu Mountain did not treat them badly, their hearts would naturally stay in Shu Mountain as time passed. In the future, they could also become Shu Mountain's secret force and be used in crucial areas. At that moment, Ziyun's heart was truly moved.
"Summon Wu Zhen!"
Ziyun suddenly lifted his head and gave an order. Wu Zhen was the disciple who had reported to him earlier. He was also the first to discover Gu Zheng's tracks.
Ziyun quickly gave an order to get rid of all traces of him contacting Gu Zheng. This matter was treated as the greatest secret, and no disciple was allowed to spread it. The disciples who had received the news immediately returned to Shu Mountain and entered the main mountain to train. Without permission, they were not allowed to leave.
When Ziyun gave his orders, Su Ming knew that he had made up his mind. In the end, he still wanted this force to stay in Shu Mountain.
To Wu Zhen and the others, being able to cultivate on the main peak was also a kind of reward. It meant that they would have endless resources in the future, and they would no longer have to worry about cultivation resources or rankings. They could cultivate with peace of mind in a better environment.
By sealing the news and not letting outsiders know, they could prevent it from reaching the Heavenly Court.
At the same time, they already knew about Gu Zheng's plan. What they needed to do next was to cooperate with Gu Zheng. Ziyun and the others were not worried about Gu Zheng's safety. The seven Ferocious Beasts did not harm him and were even willing to listen to his orders and escape according to the route he had arranged. This meant that they had built a good relationship with him.
Now, the seven Ferocious Beasts were no longer kidnappers, but bodyguards.
With the seven Daluo Jinxian following him, they were naturally not worried about Gu Zheng's safety.
However, at this time, Gu Zheng was leading them back to Shu Mountain. No matter how they looked at it, they felt that Gu Zheng was a human trafficker who wanted to kidnap the seven powerful Ferocious Beasts. This made Ziyun and the others feel very strange. The person they wanted to rescue had become a human trafficker.
But in any case, there was no harm to them. They could secretly cooperate with Gu Zheng and cooperate with his escape. Therefore, the pursuit could not stop. However, the nature of the pursuit had changed. At critical moments, they could also release some false information to the Heavenly Court to help Gu Zheng escape with them.
Seven days later, Gu Zheng and the others arrived in a strange mortal country.
This country was strange because they believed in voodoo. They were very similar to the people of Huaxia Miaojiang on Earth, including their clothing, customs, and so on.
When Gu Zheng and the others entered this place, their clothes became strange. Gu Zheng discovered it early and immediately changed his clothes to look like the people here.
This country was not small. The main thing was that it was thin and long, which happened to be on their way. They had to pass through the whole country, which was thin and long. At their current speed, it would take them two days to pass through this area.
In two days, they could actually cover a lot of distance. This country was not small.
"Everyone, go to the Holy Mountain immediately!"
After sneaking around for a day, he was resting in a town the next day. Suddenly, a man walked around the town with a whip and shouted loudly. He wasn't the only one shouting. There were several people wearing the same clothes as him shouting loudly.
Regardless of whether they were at home, walking around outside, or doing business, when they heard these people shouting, they immediately ran out of their homes and ran outside.
In this way, Gu Zheng and the others, who were resting in the teahouse, became a little conspicuous. Everyone around them was running out, but they did not move at all. The people who were shouting had already noticed them and were walking towards them.
"Let's just leave directly. What is this Holy Mountain? I don't know what it is for!"
Yan Two said. Yan Seven frowned and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
After all, they had been noticed. It was easy for them to leave. They could leave in an instant and these people would not see them again. However, this was equivalent to exposing their identities. After all, those who had such abilities were immortals. The people here would definitely report it.
Once the news reached the Heavenly Court, they would definitely send people to investigate. After all, there were eight of them. It would be strange if they did not investigate.
The possibility of the news reaching the Heavenly Court was very high. This was because the local Earth and Mountain Gods would definitely report it. Therefore, it was impossible to hide it. At this moment, Yan Seven had the intention to kill. He wanted to kill these people who were watching them to hide their tracks.
"Forget it. Let's go and take a look!"
Gu Zheng suddenly said. He had already seen through Yan Seven's intention to kill. Yan Seven had killed people in the desert many years ago. Killing people was nothing to him.
Gu Zheng had also killed people before. In fact, he had killed many people. However, he was a modern man after all. He could not accept killing an ordinary person like this. In order to not arouse suspicion and not to kill the people in front of them, they could only continue to pretend to be ordinary people and follow them.
It would not be too late to leave when no one was paying attention to them.
In the end, Gu Zheng was still a little soft-hearted. Although he knew that it was not the time to be soft-hearted, or that he would not do it himself and let Yan Seven do it, he could not make such a decision.
The few of them also ran out. Seeing that they had come out, the people who had been watching them immediately shifted their attention and continued to shout for others.
The so-called Holy Mountain was actually the small mountain in front of them. However, this mountain was extremely famous in the area. It was also one of the three Holy Mountains in this country. A Holy Maiden lived on the mountain. This time, they went up the mountain not only to worship the Holy Maiden, but also to receive the holy item.
It was said that the holy item was left behind by an immortal and was extremely precious.
The Holy Mountain was not high. Many people were going up the mountain. Not only were there people in the surrounding area, but there were also people from the nearby cities. They had all come in advance. There were also many people on the mountain before. When Gu Zheng and the others went up, the mountain was almost full of people. There was also a red tent in the center of the mountain. Many people were worshipping the red tent.
"Gu Zheng, I feel the aura of the Space Divine Stone!"
The Artifact Spirit suddenly said to Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He immediately asked, "What is a Spatial God Stone?"
"It is a rare stone in the Untainted Land. It has the ability to open space. A long time ago, it was the best thing to escape. After the Space Divine Stone is opened, you can enter other spaces. However, you can only enter the 3,000 Lower Worlds!"
The Weapon Spirit explained. Gu Zheng was moved again. Opening space and entering the Lower Worlds. Didn't that mean that with the Space Divine Stone, he could return to the Earth in the Lower Worlds?
Going home was also very attractive to Gu Zheng. Although he had to suppress his cultivation after going back, it would be good to go back and take a look. After all, he had been out for a year.
"Will the Space Divine Stone be able to return to the Lower Worlds?"
Gu Zheng asked quickly. The Weapon Spirit answered him affirmatively, "The Space Divine Stone is able to open the Lower Worlds, but it is opened randomly. It is not assigned!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as it can be opened!"
Gu Zheng smiled slightly. When he went to hell, he learned how to locate the Earth from Brook. As long as he could open the space channel, he was confident that he could return to Earth.
Originally, Gu Zheng was thinking that after a few years, when his strength was stronger and more stable, he would find a way to find a space connection point and take the opportunity to return to Earth. He did not expect to encounter a treasure like the Space Divine Stone, which could directly open space.
In this way, he would not have to work so hard to find a space connection point. He had been wondering whether there would be a good thing like the Star Fixing Plate in the Untainted Land to help him find a space connection point.
"Where is the Space Divine Stone?"
Gu Zheng asked again. The Weapon Spirit quickly gave Gu Zheng the answer. The Space Divine Stone was in the red tent.
"Device Spirit, do you think all the cultivators from the Untainted Land who went to the Mortal World are using Space Divine Stones?"
Gu Zheng suddenly thought of something and immediately asked. Previously, many cultivators from the Untainted Land had entered the Earth. If there were more Space Divine Stones in the Untainted Land, they could easily leave the Untainted Land.
However, when leaving the Untainted Land, they would randomly enter 3,000 Lower Worlds. There were so many Space Divine Stones on Earth, which meant that the Untainted Land had a lot of Space Divine Stones.
Gu Zheng did not think much about the number of Space Divine Stones in the Untainted Land. This was the Mortal World. If even the people in the Mortal World could have it, it must not be a special treasure. Otherwise, it would not be left in the hands of the mortals.
Don't think that the distance between mortals and immortals was very far. In the situation where there were Mountain Gods and Earth Gods everywhere, the real treasures could not be hidden at all.
"I'm not sure about that. It has nothing to do with me!"
The Weapon Spirit's answer was very simple. It did not pay much attention to things that had nothing to do with the Weapon Spirit and Gu Zheng. How many people had gone to the lower realms and how they had gone there was definitely not within its scope of concern.
"Alright, I understand!"
Gu Zheng knew the character of the Weapon Spirit and did not ask any more questions. Like everyone else, he stayed on the mountain until the person in the red tent walked out.
The person who walked out was a young and beautiful woman. She was wearing a typical ethnic costume. She was holding a jade flute in her hand. This jade flute was their sacred object. Gu Zheng could already tell that this jade flute was an Immortal Artifact. Moreover, it was a special Immortal Artifact.
This Immortal Artifact could be activated without using Immortal Energy. However, it could only be activated with sound. In other words, mortals could also play the jade flute with a certain amount of power.
However, this kind of sound only had the effect of stabilizing one's mind. If the owner of the jade flute used Immortal Energy to blow it, the sound could also be turned into an attack, achieving the goal of injuring or even killing people.
Gu Zheng's gaze was fixed on her neck. She was wearing an exquisite small stone around her neck. That was the Spatial Divine Stone.
They stayed on the mountain for a full day before everyone left. Gu Zheng and the others also left. Yan Wu was still complaining that they had wasted a day like this. He really wanted to throw all of them out.
That night, they left this place. However, when they left, Gu Zheng had an additional stone in his hand. He had already taken back the Spatial Divine Stone around the Holy Maiden's neck.
He did not take other people's things for free. Although he did not know what effect this stone would have on her, Gu Zheng still used his Immortal Energy to help her comb through her body. Although he did not say that she would definitely live a long life, it was true that she would not fall sick in the future. Gu Zheng also hid a small protective talisman on her body that could block an attack from Jin Xian.
As long as it was not Daluo Jinxian, even if it was Jin Xian in the Advanced Stage, it would be able to block an attack. However, after one attack, she would not be able to do anything. Gu Zheng could only create such a protective talisman for now.
However, if it was someone below Jin Xian, even if it was someone at the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage, they would not be able to break this protective talisman. This was equivalent to giving the Holy Maiden a life-saving divine ability. Ordinary Heaven Immortals would not be able to kill her.
Gu Zheng used these items to exchange for her Spatial Divine Stone. He also left her a fake Spatial Divine Stone. It would be best if she did not discover it. However, if she did discover it, there was nothing he could do.
The Spatial Divine Stone could allow him to return home. In a situation where he did not know when he would be able to find another Spatial Divine Stone, he would not give up on this one.
Apart from that, if they were really discovered by the Heavenly Court, they could also use the Spatial Divine Stone to leave the Wilderness. This could be considered as another way to save their lives.
Seventh Yan did not know that he had taken away the Spatial Divine Stone. To them, this was just a small interlude.
They traveled stealthily for half a year before they reached the border of the Aparagodānīya Continent. Unlike the Dong Sheng Divine Continent, the Southern Viewing Department Continent and the Aparagodānīya Continent did not have a huge desert between them. However, this place was a mountain range that reached into the clouds. If they wanted to go over, they would have to climb over the mountain range.
The mountains here were very treacherous and extremely high. Even at the lowest point, mortals would not be able to survive on it, let alone climb over it. This mountain range completely separated mortals from the two continents. Unless they were immortals or were brought along by immortals, mortals would never have the chance to step onto the land of the other continent.
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