After going to Shu Mountain once, Yan University's attitude immediately changed greatly. They no longer objected to entering Shu Mountain. Instead, they approved of it.
When he and Yan Four agreed, it meant that everyone agreed. This time, Gu Zheng did not go out. An elder secretly brought Yan Seven and the others back. An Family of the Yan Family was considered to be in Shu Mountain. Shu Mountain treated them well and did not ask them to join Shu Mountain. They only asked them to stay in Shu Mountain and cultivate in peace.
According to the previous plan, the seven brothers were sent to the Supreme Elder by Gu Zheng. The Supreme Elder was in the best place in Shu Mountain. The seven brothers did not object. After returning to Shu Mountain, they went into seclusion to digest some of the good things that Gu Zheng had given them.
They were in a hurry on the way back and did not have time to digest them properly.
The matter of Gu Zheng's return could not be hidden forever. Three months later, Shu Mountain reported to the Heavenly Court that Gu Zheng had returned to Shu Mountain. He escaped and returned by himself.
For this reason, the Heavenly Court specially sent someone to inquire about it. However, Gu Zheng's seniority in Shu Mountain was very high. Although the person sent was also a Daluo Jinxian, he still felt a lot of pressure from Gu Zheng in Shu Mountain. After asking carefully, he hurriedly returned.
When he asked, the Purple Cloud Sage and the seven Daluo Jinxian elders of Shu Mountain were looking at him covetously. Previously, they even addressed him as Martial Uncle. The Purple Cloud Sage was still fine, but those elders were not very polite to this person from the Heavenly Court.
However, Shu Mountain also had the right to be rude. This incident was caused by the Heavenly Court's mistake. They had been monitoring the desert. They did not know that so many Daluo Jinxian ferocious beasts had appeared. As a result, the Heavenly Court could not escape the responsibility of Gu Zheng being kidnapped.
If the Heavenly Court had not just caught the demon who caused havoc in Shu Mountain, these elders would have said some sarcastic words.
Gu Zheng wasn't an ordinary disciple. After hearing about the seven ferocious beasts from Gu Zheng, the celestial heavens sent people to investigate. Gu Zheng told them that the seven ferocious beasts brought him to the Aparagodaniya Continent and many places.
The Heavenly Courts did not suspect this news. There were many demons in the Aparagodānīya Continent. It was normal for them to go there.
The places that Gu Zheng mentioned had traces left behind by the Seven Ferocious Beasts. This was deliberately left behind by Gu Zheng to mislead the Heavenly Court. He had already guessed that the Heavenly Court would definitely ask him after he returned, so he made preparations in advance.
These traces could not be misled for too long, but it would not be a problem for a few hundred years. The Untainted Land was too big. They might not be able to find it even after a few thousand years, let alone a few hundred years.
In addition to the Heavenly Court, Shu Mountain also informed the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects of this news and prepared a gift to express their gratitude.
This time, the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects sent people to help and helped a lot. Although they did not manage to save Gu Zheng in the end, they at least showed their attitude. It could be said that they were more proactive than some of the better sects in Shu Mountain.
This was not a bad thing for Shu Mountain. Moreover, this matter allowed Shu Mountain to establish a good relationship with the Twelve Immortal Chef Sects. They might not be allies, but with Gu Zheng as a link, their relationship would not be bad in the future.
The Twelve Immortal Chef Sects valued cooking skills the most. Gu Zheng's culinary skills could subdue them. This was something that even Purple Cloud was very surprised about.
Half a year after Gu Zheng returned to Shu Mountain, everything returned to peace. However, Gu Zheng did not calm down. After returning, Gu Zheng helped Emei Peak to prepare several Yaxin dishes. He also ate a lot. In addition, he had been cultivating on the main peak. During this period of time, his immortal energy increased rapidly. Not long after, he broke through again.
Jin Xian was in the middle stage, and Jin Xian was in the late stage.
In this way, it had only been five years since Gu Zheng became a Jin Xian. In five years, he had gone from the early stage to the late stage of Jin Xian. This speed really shocked many people. After Purple Cloud learned about it, he was stunned for a long time. In the end, he shook his head and did not say anything.
Gu Zheng's performance could be said to be unprecedented in the Untainted Land. No Jin Xian's realm had ever been so fast. However, no one would have thought that Gu Zheng, who cultivated so fast, was not satisfied. He planned to continue to rush up. Even if he could not reach the Daluo Jinxian's realm in one breath, he would at least reach the peak of the late stage of Jin Xian.
Gu Zheng did not know how many capable people there were in the Untainted Land. At least in the late stage of Jin Xian, he could guarantee that he would not be defeated in the Jin Xian's realm. It could also be said that the Jin Xian's realm was completely invincible.
When he was in the early stage, he could defeat a late stage, let alone now that he had reached the late stage.
Right now, other food cultivation methods were no longer as effective. The best and fastest method was the holy fruit cultivation method. However, if he wanted to cook the holy fruit cultivation method, which had the metal attribute as its main ingredient, he would need the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed as a supplementary ingredient.
The Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed was a high-grade ingredient that was a specialty of the North Continent. It was said that it had gone extinct many years ago. Gu Zheng had sent a message to buy the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed through some channels, but until now, he had not received any reply.
After ending his isolation to stabilize his realm, Gu Zheng simply bid farewell and left. The Purple Cloud did not intend to let him go, but Gu Zheng had said that he only wanted to go out to look for herbs and train himself. He was already in the late stage of Jin Xian. With his abilities, he could even fight against a normal Daluo Jinxian. If he could not go out alone now, when could he?
The path of cultivation had always been against the will of the heavens. It was not good to keep protecting him like this. Last time, Su Ming was with him, but he was still taken away by the ferocious beasts. That was why he did not want to be protected. He only wanted to go out alone.
This time, he did not even bring Lust with him. He was going out alone.
The Purple Cloud could not win against him in an argument. In the end, he could only agree, but he also reminded him to be careful and to be careful.
After leaving Shu Mountain, Gu Zheng wanted to go to the North Continent first. He wanted to go to a place he had not been to before. This time, he wanted to try his luck in Wu Ning County, which was rather far away in the North Continent. He wanted to see whether he could obtain the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed in the borderlands, or if he could find any information about it.
Wu Ning County was far away in the westernmost part of the North Continent. It was an important town in a large country. Gu Zheng flew for more than a month before he finally entered the borders of Wu Ning County.
Along the way, Gu Zheng, who was flying in the air, did not encounter any Immortal Cultivators of too high a level. As for these Immortal Cultivators, they were all hurrying on their way and did not interact with Gu Zheng at all.
After flying for another three days, the mortals on the ground gradually became fewer and fewer. The scenery also started to become desolate. They were already at the borderlands of the North Continent.
Gu Zheng landed in a border town called Baiyun Town. As he descended from the sky, he followed a dirt road and slowly walked into the town.
Baiyun Town was a border town, after all. It was much simpler than the other towns he had seen along the way. Not only was it small, but it also only had three or four intersecting streets. Most of the houses were made of yellow mud and wooden sticks. It looked a little dirty and messy.
Gu Zheng strolled around the streets for a while. Then, he found a medicine shop and walked in.
"Sir, how may I help you?"
The shopkeeper, who was taking inventory, immediately smiled when he saw Gu Zheng walk in.
"I would like to ask for some information from the shopkeeper."
Gu Zheng's words did not surprise the shopkeeper. On the contrary, he smiled like a businessman. "Sir, according to the usual practice, you have to pay for information!"
"Don't worry! As long as the information you provide is useful, you will definitely be satisfied with the payment! "
As Gu Zheng spoke, a ball of flame appeared in the center of his palm. Even though the shopkeeper was still quite a distance away, he could already feel his old face heating up.
Gu Zheng's actions did not displease the shopkeeper. Instead, he was immediately energized. "So it's the esteemed Exalted Immortal. This old man had eyes but failed to see. I thought you were a merchant who had come to purchase medicinal ingredients!"
It had to be said that Gu Zheng's identity as an Immortal cultivator had indeed saved him a lot of trouble. The shopkeeper quickly answered his inquiries.
Gu Zheng's inquiries were naturally related to the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed.
Gu Zheng did not hold much hope when he asked the shopkeeper about the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed. After all, the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed had many miraculous uses. It had also been extinct for many years. Moreover, there were many people who wanted to obtain the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed. Gu Zheng also believed that he was not the first Immortal cultivator to ask the shopkeeper about the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed.
"Exalted Immortal, you have come at the right time to look for the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed!"
The situation suddenly took a turn for the better. The shopkeeper beamed with joy as he told Gu Zheng a piece of news! The Cool Breeze Temple in the north of Baiyun Town was going to hold an auction. It was said that the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed was one of the items being auctioned.
Baiyun Town, which was located at the border, was actually bordered by three countries. The White Cloud Temple that the shopkeeper mentioned was located on the northern mountain of Baiyun Town.
According to the shopkeeper, the scale of the White Cloud Temple was not very big. This kind of auction was held once every five years. Apart from the cultivators of their own country, there would also be cultivators from the other three countries who would participate.
Gu Zheng was very happy that an unintentionally planted willow had turned into a shade. After learning more about the Cool Breeze Temple from the shopkeeper, he left the pharmacy. Before he left, Gu Zheng gave the shopkeeper two immortal pills that could prolong one's life. The shopkeeper was so excited that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Zheng.
"With the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed, you will be able to cook the Holy Fruit Immortal Cultivator. This will greatly increase your cultivation."
As Gu Zheng walked out of the pharmacy, the Weapon Spirit's voice sounded in his mind.
"Yes!"
Gu Zheng's voice was slightly emotional.
Unknowingly, he had been in the Untainted Land for more than five years. Gu Zheng's cultivation had also advanced from the Jin Xian Initial Stage to the Jin Xian Late Stage.
In only five years, he was able to advance from the Jin Xian Initial Stage to the Jin Xian Late Stage. In addition to the contribution of Gu Zheng's Way of Eating, the environment also played a large part in this! After all, the Immortal Core Power in the Untainted Land was very abundant. It was also easier to obtain high-quality ingredients here.
When he was on Earth, Gu Zheng would be happy to obtain a high-quality ingredient. He would be ecstatic to obtain a high-quality ingredient! However, in the Untainted Land, especially after he came into contact with the Shushan Sect, Gu Zheng felt that high-quality ingredients were the same as medium-quality ingredients on Earth. When he saw high-quality ingredients, he felt that they were the same as high-quality ingredients on Earth.
Gu Zheng's vision had changed. This was not purely because he had seen high-quality ingredients in Shushan, but because he really had a lot of high-quality ingredients.
Before he left Shushan, the Purple Cloud Immortal had sent him a batch of ingredients and some other things. In that batch of ingredients, there were more than 100 high-quality ingredients, and there were even more high-quality ones.
"Weapon Spirit, did you say something to the Purple Cloud Immortal?"
Thinking of the Purple Cloud Sage, Gu Zheng could not help but ask the question that had been bothering him. When he had left Shushan, the Purple Cloud Sage had tried to persuade him to stay. However, he had sensed that the Implement Spirit had communicated with someone, so the Purple Cloud Sage had let him go and had even given him a batch of resources.
"I didn't say anything to the Purple Cloud Immortal. I directly told Jin Yuanzi to let you go out to experience the world. It was he who sent a message to the Purple Cloud Immortal."
The Weapon Spirit twitched his mouth, as if the Purple Cloud Immortal was not qualified.
"After you leave Shushan, I don't know when you will go back," the Weapon Spirit said again.
"What do you mean?"
Gu Zheng frowned slightly. Ever since he entered the Untainted Land, the Weapon Spirit had not talked much. She was not in a good state and always looked worried and depressed. Gu Zheng had asked her about this, but she did not say much. She just asked Gu Zheng to make the best use of his time to improve his cultivation. At this very moment, Gu Zheng felt that the Artifact Spirit that he was familiar with had returned. This was because there was an additional Essence, Qi, and Spirit that he was familiar with between her brows.
"It's been five years. I know you must have a lot of questions in your heart. Today, I will answer them for you!"
The Weapon Spirit exhaled and then said, "Logically speaking, since you have finally ascended to the Untainted Land, we should have gone to find the Lord Gokusen. But in fact, we haven't gone to find him, and I didn't say much about it."
"Yes! You didn't say much, and I didn't ask much. But this is indeed a question that has been pressing in my heart! "
Gu Zheng gave a wry smile and then said, "What's wrong? You can't get in touch with the Lord Gokusen, right? "
The Weapon Spirit had not mentioned looking for Gokusen, and she looked depressed. The only possibility that Gu Zheng could think of was that she had lost contact with Gokusen.
"Indeed, as long as I entered the Untainted Land, I would be able to sense the Lord Gokusen and communicate with him. But in fact, I can't sense the Lord Gokusen! Since I couldn't sense him, I naturally couldn't communicate with him. That's why I've always been worried about his safety. However, when you came out of seclusion this time, my sense of the Lord Gokusen reappeared! Although this sense is very weak and can't be used to communicate with him, at least it shows that the Lord Gokusen is safe. "
The Weapon Spirit gave a wry smile, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Gu Zheng understood that the Weapon Spirit had deep feelings for the Gokusen. Without any news about Gokusen, it was normal for her to have no other thoughts.
"I'm still used to the current you. In the past few years, when you didn't speak, I felt that a lot of things were missing," Gu Zheng said with a smile.
The Weapon Spirit stuck out her tongue at Gu Zheng embarrassedly and said, "Well, now I can put down the thing I was most worried about. In the future, it will be the same as before!"
"Well, it's best if it's the same as before!" Gu Zheng nodded.
The Weapon Spirit also nodded, and her face turned serious. "When you left Mount Shu this time, I did ask the Purple Cloud Immortal to give you these ingredients. It's a kind of compensation for my dispirited state! Now that you've left Mount Shu, the Untainted Land is also very big. It's a good opportunity for you to gain some experience. "
"Are you going to give me a task?"
Hearing the Weapon Spirit's words, Gu Zheng became energetic. He had not done a task for a long time.
"No." The Weapon Spirit shook her head.
"Some of the tasks you can do, such as active tasks, are no longer available after you enter the Untainted Land. It stands to reason that after I take you into the Untainted Land, we will immediately go to the Lord Gokusen. What you should do next will naturally be arranged by the Lord Gokusen. Therefore, some tasks are no longer issued through me, or some so-called tasks have been canceled. "
"However, this doesn't mean that you can't receive tasks from me. I still have the authority to issue tasks to you according to the situation. So, when we were in the Ancient Holy Empire, I also issued you a task to cure the Princess' illness."
"No matter what task you do, the purpose is to let you grow. Therefore, if you want to go out and gain experience, I'm very supportive. In the following period of time, until I contact the Lord Gokusen, you don't have to return to Mount Shu. You can just go out and gain experience. As for the tasks, I'll issue them to you according to the situation. "
After hearing what the Weapon Spirit said, Gu Zheng nodded and said, "Okay. Anyway, you can decide the tasks. I just want you to be well."
The Weapon Spirit smiled sweetly at Gu Zheng and said, "Let's go. We'll go to the Cool Breeze Temple now. According to the shopkeeper of the pharmacy, the auction will officially start tomorrow."
"Okay!"
The Weapon Spirit's attitude was adjusted, which made Gu Zheng very happy. Therefore, he sped up and flew in the direction of the Cool Breeze Temple.
However, after flying for a short distance, Gu Zheng frowned, because he found that the Weapon Spirit was a little excited, as if she had entered a special state.
Gu Zheng had seen the Weapon Spirit's current state on Earth. That was when the Weapon Spirit communicated with the Divine Thoughts left by Gokusen.
"It can't be so coincidental, right? The Weapon Spirit contacted my master? "Gu Zheng guessed.
"Gu Zheng, Lord Gokusen just contacted me!"
In a very short time, the Weapon Spirit ended the communication with Gokusen. At this time, she seemed very happy.
"Is Lord Gokusen all right?" Gu Zheng asked.
"He's fine! I haven't been able to contact him all this time. The reason is that Lord Gokusen and the other Sages have been maintaining the balance of the Immortal Realm, so they have temporarily cut off contact with the outside world, "the Weapon Spirit said.
"To maintain the Immortal Realm to the point where they have to cut off contact with the outside world, it seems that the situation of the Immortal Realm's collapse is not as optimistic as we heard before!" Gu Zheng said.
"Yes!"
The Weapon Spirit sighed and then said, "In the future, I still can't contact Lord Gokusen at any time, but he knows that you have arrived in the Untainted Land and is very happy!"
"Very happy? But he didn't even talk to me. "
Gu Zheng had an indescribable feeling in his heart. After all, Gokusen was his master, who had entered the Untainted Land after many difficulties. He had thought that he would be able to see him soon, but who would have thought that more than five years had passed in the blink of an eye, and there had been no news from Gokusen until today! It was not easy to get in touch with him, but there was not even a simple communication!
Feeling Gu Zheng's complicated feelings, the Weapon Spirit smiled and said, "You also know that I didn't communicate with Lord Gokusen for too long. He was really busy, so he only gave me some simple instructions. However, Lord Gokusen asked me to tell you that the next time he has time, he will communicate with you through Divine Thought! This time, he only communicated with me through Divine Thought. "
The so-called Divine Thought was to be able to see, but Divine Thought was to be able to hear.
Hearing the Weapon Spirit's words, Gu Zheng's mood improved a little. "What did Lord Gokusen say to you this time?"
"Lord Gokusen only said three things, and they were all about you. First, he asked you to practice Gokusen's Technique well. Second, he asked me to assign you some tasks at my discretion, so that you can continue to grow. Third, he asked me to give you an Immortal Weapon. "The Weapon Spirit said.
The first two points were not difficult to understand, but what interested Gu Zheng was the third point.
"Immortal Weapon? Is there such a good thing? Is it free? "Gu Zheng asked.
"This is not a very powerful Immortal Weapon, but it can help you hide your identity."
As the Weapon Spirit's voice fell, an extra object appeared in the Untainted Land. It was an Immortal Weapon that looked like a human skin mask.
"If you wear this mask, even a Sage-to-be won't be able to see your true face. The reason why Lord Gokusen asked me to give you this Immortal Weapon is to let you grow with your own ability. He doesn't want you to live under his shadow."
Gu Zheng understood that the Weapon Spirit was referring to his identity being seen through by the Purple Cloud Sage. Gu Zheng had no objection to Gokusen's decision. He was not a person who liked to rely on his elders.
Immediately, Gu Zheng took out the mask and put it on his face.
He did not feel uncomfortable at all. If he had not known that he was wearing a mask, he would not have felt the slightest difference. However, Gu Zheng understood that with this mask, even if he stood in front of the Purple Cloud Sage, the Purple Cloud Sage would not be able to recognize him. What he changed was not only his appearance, but also his Qi!
In any case, there was finally news about Gokusen. Not only was the Weapon Spirit happy, but Gu Zheng was also happy.
While chatting with the Weapon Spirit, Gu Zheng flew in the direction of the Cool Breeze Temple.
It didn't take long before Gu Zheng saw a Daoist temple that wasn't too big in a beautiful place on the northern mountain of Baiyun Town.
Gu Zheng landed some distance away from the Daoist temple and walked up the stairs to the front of the Daoist temple. After the Daoist child at the gate asked for the reason, he was led into the Daoist temple.
The Cool Breeze Temple was divided into a front yard and a back yard. After entering the front yard, Gu Zheng immediately saw more than forty people gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other.
Most of the people were cultivators, but their realms were not very high. The lowest was at the Qi Transformation Stage, and the three highest were at the late Jin Xian Stage.
After the Daoist child arranged a guest room for Gu Zheng, he told Gu Zheng before leaving that there were some temporary stalls set up by cultivators in the back yard. If Gu Zheng was interested, he could go and take a look.
"There's nothing to see, nor are they anything valuable. Fellow Daoist should just wait for tomorrow's auction."
The guest room Gu Zheng was in had four beds. On one of the beds, there was a man with a pale face and no beard sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist. However, I still have to go out for a while." Gu Zheng smiled.
"Fellow Daoist, what did you come to this auction for?"
The fair man opened his eyes. Although his question was a bit abrupt, he had a smile on his face and did not look too annoying.
"I just arrived, so I don't even know what's going to be auctioned this time! However, if there's anything suitable, I'll just bid for it. "
While speaking, Gu Zheng picked up a booklet on the table in the room. On it was written the items that were going to be auctioned this time.
"It's fate to be able to get a guest room. I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist. I came to this auction for the 'Purity Jade Liquid'. If Fellow Daoist also likes it, we can tell each other in private. If Fellow Daoist offers a higher price than I expected, then I'll give up early."
The 'Purity Jade Liquid' that the fair man mentioned was actually a kind of spiritual spring water. Although it could be used to cook ingredients, its grade was not high according to the grade of ingredients. Therefore, Gu Zheng was not interested in it.
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in the 'Purity Jade Liquid'." Gu Zheng said.
"In that case, Huang Qi will thank Fellow Daoist first!"
The fair man laughed and then said, "How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"
"My name is Bai Zhu." Gu Zheng said.
The fair man was stunned and then laughed, "Good! My name is Huang Qi and Fellow Daoist is Bai Zhu. It seems that both of us are fated to be medicine! "
Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled. The name Bai Zhu was just a temporary name because of the fair man's influence. However, the fair man took it seriously.
"I'm going out for a while. Fellow Daoist Huang, please help yourself!" Gu Zheng said.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, please. I'll go out for a walk too." Huang Qi said.
Gu Zheng wanted to take a look at the backyard. However, before that, Gu Zheng wanted to go to the side hall in the front yard.
Although this auction was open to all cultivators, they still had to pay a fee to the Cool Breeze Temple to get in.
"Give me a jade token to participate in the auction."
After arriving at the side hall, Gu Zheng said to the Daoist Deacon in the hall.
"It costs one Yellow Immortal Coin."
The Daoist Deacon was a man of few words.
In the Untainted Land, the common currency among mortals was silver. The common currency among cultivators was called Immortal Coin.
Immortal Coin looked like a copper coin with a square inside. It was made by the Heavenly Court and had three colors: red, yellow, and blue.
One Red Immortal Coin was equivalent to the price of a middle-grade ingredient. One Yellow Immortal Coin was equivalent to the price of a good-grade ingredient. One Blue Immortal Coin was equivalent to the price of a high-grade ingredient.
Gu Zheng took out a Yellow Immortal Coin from his Storage Belt and gave it to the Daoist Deacon. Then, he took a jade token to enter the auction.
The principle of not showing off one's wealth was the same everywhere. High-grade Space Immortal Devices were very rare even in the Untainted Land. In a place with many people, it was better not to show off treasures like the Untainted Space. After all, this was the Untainted Land. Although Gu Zheng was not afraid of any opponents in the Jin Xian Realm, there was still the Daluo Jinxian Realm above the Jin Xian Realm. It was better to be cautious.
"Give me some Yellow Immortal Coins."
Gu Zheng took out a lot of resources from his Storage Belt.
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