The little fox didn't know how to fly, so Gu Zheng dragged her along for a while before she called out for Gu Zheng to descend.
"What's going on here?"
Cold sweat poured from the little fox's forehead the moment she touched the ground.
"Exalted immortal, I didn't lie to you. I did protect the ginseng here with a restriction, but it's gone!"
The little fox was so anxious she wanted to cry. She pointed at a crack in the rock for Gu Zheng to see. There was indeed a small hole there, as if something that'd been there before had been plucked out.
Gu Zheng stuck his finger into the hole and closed his eyes to activate the Earth Manipulation Art.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Zheng obtained the information he wanted from the soil. The ginseng had indeed once grown here, and it'd been plucked a little over two hours ago. At that time, Gu Zheng hadn't met the little fox yet.
"Exalted immortal, I really didn't lie to you. Search my soul if you don't believe me!"
The little fox burst into tears when she saw Gu Zheng looking at her expressionlessly.
"The truth can't be faked. If you're not lying to me, there's no need to be like this. If you want to know something, you don't necessarily need to search my soul."
Gu Zheng walked behind the little fox. There was a Dragon Scholar Tree that was as thick as a person.
Trees grew very slowly. A hundred-year-old tree was only as thick as a bowl, but a tree as thick as a person was definitely several thousand years old.
A tree that was several thousand years old would more or less have some spirituality. As for a tree with spirituality, with Gu Zheng's high level Wood Controlling Art, he would be able to learn some things from it.
Gu Zheng pressed his hand against the tree and his natal wood began to vibrate. A blurry image slowly appeared in front of him and quickly scrolled through the scene before stopping at the time Gu Zheng wanted to see.
"It's him!"
Although the image Gu Zheng saw through the tree was blurry, Gu Zheng still recognized the person who'd plucked the ginseng. It was the long-bearded old man from the Cool Breeze Temple who'd crossed paths with him.
"Old bastard, I saved your life in the Cool Breeze Temple. It's one thing for you to take the benefits and run away, but you actually took my Northern Reed Immortal Ginseng. You really deserve to die!"
"Little fox, I already know who plucked the ginseng. I'm going after him."
Gu Zheng paused. "Do you want to continue cultivating in this forest, or do you want to move to a safer environment?"
The little fox's eyes lit up. "Exalted immortal, do you want me to follow you?"
If the little fox had been afraid of Gu Zheng harboring ill intentions in the beginning, that fear was no longer present. She felt that Gu Zheng was very amiable and treated her very well. If she were to be taken in by a cultivator like him, it would be much better than staying carefully in the mountains.
...
. "Gu Zheng shook his head." Have you heard of Mount Shu? "
"Yes, it's one of the largest sects in the Wilderness!"
"If you are willing to go to the Shushan Sect to cultivate, I will give you a token. You only have to bring it to the Shushan Sect and find the leader of the Shushan Sect, the Immortal Ziyun. He will give you a good arrangement so that you will never have to be afraid again."
Cultivators were all about fate, and meeting each other was fate. Plus, the little fox looked like Meow Meow, so Gu Zheng wanted to give her a chance.
"I want to follow you, exalted immortal!"
Seeing the little fox muster up her courage, Gu Zheng shook his head. "Go to Mount Shu!"
Seeing Gu Zheng's determined gaze, the little fox nodded dejectedly.
Gu Zheng took out a jade slip and placed it on his forehead. He used his divine will to record his image and voice, telling Ziyun Dao Master that the little fox was fated to be with him.
"If Mount Shu disciples stop you, tell them that Gu Zheng sent you to find the sect leader."
Gu Zheng handed the jade slip to the little fox, then took out a bottle of mid-grade immortal essence pills and a low-grade immortal weapon suitable for demon cultivation. "These are for you too. Take care."
Without waiting for the little fox to say anything, Gu Zheng disappeared.
Gu Zheng had already locked onto the long-bearded old man's aura when he was in the Cool Breeze Temple. Now, Gu Zheng only knew the direction he left in. He could only try his luck to find him.
"Let's forget about it! Even if we find him, the Northreed Ginseng is no longer qualified, "said the weapon spirit.
The Sacred Fruit Cultivation had strict requirements for ingredients. The Northreed Ginseng, which had been plucked before it was fully grown, could no longer be used for the Sacred Fruit Cultivation's cooking.
"Looking for the Northreed Ginseng has been difficult. This time, we were really close to it. Unfortunately, it was ruined by that damned old man. If we let it go so easily, it would be too easy for him. After all, this is an old grudge!" Gu Zheng said.
"The image you saw was from more than two hours ago. Who knows where he has flown to now?" said the weapon spirit.
"Let's look for him. There's nothing to do anyway." Gu Zheng's voice was stubborn.
In truth, Gu Zheng did not have much hope in finding the long-bearded old man. After all, the weapon spirit was right. However, if he gave up without even looking, he would not be able to take it lying down.
Reality was often like this. When you looked for something with high hopes, you would often be disappointed. But when you did not have much hope, you would find it easily.
Gu Zheng did find the long-bearded old man. He had not left the mountains. Instead, he had opened up a temporary cave and was refining pills inside.
When Gu Zheng broke through the restrictions and entered the cave, the long-bearded old man was very shocked. "What, what are you doing?"
When he looked at Gu Zheng, the long-bearded old man no longer had the arrogance he had in the White Cloud Monastery. After all, he had not died to the corpse cultivator's evil claws because of Gu Zheng. And Gu Zheng had been able to return safely after chasing the corpse cultivator. These were all signs of his strength.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes. He saw the white-bearded old man had not had time to put the Northreed Ginseng away.
"You deserve to die!" Gu Zheng said through gritted teeth.
"Die!"
The white-bearded old man's fear instantly turned into savagery. He sent a palm strike at Gu Zheng.
"Bang!"
Gu Zheng also sent out a palm strike. The two palms collided in the air, creating a loud sound. The temporary cave could not withstand the clash between the two Jin Xian and immediately collapsed.
As the boulders tumbled down, Gu Zhengzhi slashed out saber lights at the long-bearded old man with Tang Mo.
Although the long-bearded old man's cultivation was at the late stage of Jin Xian, he was still far inferior to Gu Zheng. After exchanging blows for a short while, he was beheaded by Gu Zheng.
"Hmph, let me see what's in your storage belt!"
Gu Zheng claimed ownership of the long-bearded old man's storage belt. He immediately laughed out loud after taking a look.
"It seems that this old man must have gotten a lot of benefits when he was in the Cool Breeze Monastery. He has four storage belts and seven mustard seed pockets. He is simply a big landlord!"
After taking stock of the things he got from the long-bearded old man, Gu Zheng beamed with joy. He divided the resources into four categories: refining tools and alchemy resources, ingredients and immortal elixir resources, celestial coins and valuable resources.
There were a lot of refining tools and alchemy resources. Some of them were of high grades. If these resources were exchanged for celestial coins, Gu Zheng felt that they could be exchanged for at least 13 blue celestial coins.
Among the ingredients, there were also a lot of common and medium grade ingredients. As for the ingredients, there were more than 100 good grade ingredients and as many as six high grade ingredients.
Among the elixir resources, apart from some immortal elixirs that had other uses, most of them were immortal essence pills. There were both common and medium grade immortal essence pills. There were more than 150 of them in total. They could be used when Gu Zheng cooked elixir dishes.
The mustard seed bag and storage belt were both very valuable items. Of course, the space inside the mustard seed bag also varied in size. The value of a mustard seed bag was equivalent to a low-grade or mid-grade immortal item. As for the storage belts, they also varied in size. The value depended on the size of the internal space. A storage belt could be exchanged for a medium-grade or high grade immortal weapon.
When Gu Zheng was on Earth, he had a lot of mustard seed pockets and storage belts, but before he ascended, he left them to his disciples. Now that he had some, if they were to be exchanged for celestial coins, it would be a considerable income. After all, at the auction of the Cool Breeze Monastery, a medium-grade immortal weapon, the Coiling Dragon Seal, which was not very powerful, was auctioned for 28 yellow celestial coins. Such a transaction price could almost be regarded as a commodity in the Untainted Land.
In addition to the mustard seed pockets and storage belts, there were also six immortal weapons. There were four low-grade immortal weapons, one medium-grade immortal weapon, and one high-grade immortal weapon. However, they were not very useful to Gu Zheng. If he needed money, he could sell them.
As for the celestial coins, Gu Zheng had obtained more than 400 red celestial coins, more than 100 yellow celestial coins, and seven blue celestial coins from the long-bearded old man.
"It's a pity about this Immortal Ginseng."
After taking inventory of the resources, Gu Zheng picked up the Immortal Ginseng that had been plucked in advance.
"Move it into the Chaos Space. If you can't find the Immortal Ginseng of Northern Reed within fifty years, or find a substitute ingredient for it, then it can be used," said the Artifact Spirit.
"50 years is too long!"
Even so, Gu Zheng still transplanted the Immortal Ginseng into the Untainted Land.
Unknowingly, three days had passed. In these three days, Gu Zheng searched the mountains of Baiyun Town again and again. However, he did not find the Immortal Ginseng.
Therefore, after ending his trip to Baiyun Town, Gu Zheng flew in the direction of Luxia Town. He was going to find Huang Qi, who he had an agreement with.
Luxia Town was located in Wuning County. Due to the black gold ore and black iron ore in the formation, it was considered one of the wealthier towns in Wuning County.
When Gu Zheng flew to Luxia Town, there was still one day before the meeting with Huang Qi.
The Misty Inn was the largest inn in Luxia Town. It was also the tallest building in the town. Gu Zheng had already seen it when he was still in the air. Therefore, he did not have to spend much effort to find it.
"Hurry up, why are you so slow?"
As soon as Gu Zheng entered the inn, he heard an impatient voice. He saw two cultivators standing in front of the inn's counter. The one who spoke was tapping the counter from time to time, appearing very impatient.
The two cultivators were about the same age as Gu Zheng. However, their cultivation had already reached the mid-Deity Transformation stage. People like them could be considered elite disciples in some large sects.
The chubby innkeeper was also a cultivator. However, his cultivation was only at the early-stage Qi Transformation stage. He looked at the impatient customer and frowned slightly.
"Customer, please remove your hand. It's not polite to tap the counter. If you want to check out, you have to wait for them to finish checking the room. "The innkeeper said slowly.
"Innkeeper, there's a big hole in the bedding in their room!"
At this moment, the worker who had finished checking the room shouted down the stairs.
"A big hole in the bedding?"
The innkeeper glanced at the cultivator who was tapping the counter. "Your deposit is gone."
"Even if there's a big hole in the bedding, how much is a bedding worth? And my deposit is six yellow immortal coins! "the cultivator shouted.
"What are you shouting about? Didn't I tell you the rules when you checked in? You have to pay for the damage! Is six yellow immortal coins a lot? The bedding in our Ethereal Inn comes from Mulberry Field County in the Dong Sheng Divine Land. I'm sure you've heard of how expensive the bedding is, right? "The innkeeper said disdainfully.
"You said the bedding is from Mulberry Field County. They are from Mulberry Field County …"
"Don't talk nonsense here!"
Before the cultivator could finish, he was interrupted by the innkeeper's roar.
"Little brat, I'm telling you now. Either you accept your punishment or the Ethereal Inn will treat this as a disturbance. Choose one!" The innkeeper narrowed his eyes.
"You …"
"Fellow cultivator Hu, forget it!"
The cultivator wanted to say something but was interrupted by the cultivator beside him.
"Let's go. The Ethereal Inn is run by the Lin Family. The Lin Family is not someone we can offend!"
Hearing his companion mention the Lin Family, the furious cultivator calmed down a lot. He didn't say anything more. He just glanced at the innkeeper and left the Ethereal Inn with his companion.
"Making trouble in the Ethereal Inn? You're courting death!"
The innkeeper sneered at their backs. Then, as if he had changed his expression, he looked at Gu Zheng with a bright smile and asked, "Sir, do you want to stay in the inn?"
"Yes. Is there a guest called Huang Qi here? "Gu Zheng asked.
There were many cultivators living in the Ethereal Inn. Almost all of their rooms were set up with restrictions, so it was impossible to find them through Divine Thought. Since Huang Qi had arranged to meet Gu Zheng here, if he had arrived early, he would have told the innkeeper.
"There's no such guest."
The shopkeeper's voice paused for a moment before he continued, "If the customer has made an appointment with someone to meet here, then you can leave your name. This way, when the person you have made an appointment with comes here, I can let him know."
"My surname is Bai. I'm waiting for Fellow Cultivator Huang Qi."
Gu Zheng took out a blue immortal coin and said, "I'll stay for as long as I want."
The cost of accommodation was directly hung on the wall, which saved Gu Zheng the trouble of asking. A blue immortal coin was equivalent to 25 yellow immortal coins. With the deposit, it was enough for Gu Zheng to stay for a few days.
"Okay, one of the best rooms upstairs!"
After the innkeeper took the blue immortal coin, a waiter immediately led Gu Zheng to the guest room.
The guest room was quite luxurious. It had a bedroom and a living room, with all kinds of furniture and decorations.
After arriving at the guest room, Gu Zheng set up a few restrictions and left the room. It was close to noon. It was his first time in the Luxia Town, so he wanted to go out for a walk.
The Luxia Town was relatively wealthy, so the streets were more bustling. There were many people coming and going, and there was a dazzling lineup of goods.
After strolling through two streets, Gu Zheng's footsteps stopped in front of a restaurant called Floating Fragrance Restaurant. He smelled a fragrance, it was the smell of Egg-Fried Rice.
Egg-Fried Rice, this seemingly ordinary food, contained Gu Zheng's deep feelings. At that time, Gu Zheng was still on Earth. He had not received the Gokusen Order for long. When he was participating in the Gourmet Competition, he met Wang Dong, who was good at making Egg-Fried Rice. In the end, he made an even better Egg-Fried Rice, Golden Dragon Soars.
"The fragrance is not bad. There's a special spicy sauce in it. The spicy flavor of the rice is quite unique."
Gu Zheng commented on the Egg-Fried Rice in his heart before entering the Floating Fragrance Restaurant.
The Floating Fragrance Restaurant had three floors. At this time, it was lunchtime, so the restaurant was almost full. Gu Zheng was arranged to sit in the hall on the third floor.
The food in the Floating Fragrance Restaurant was expensive. However, this was not the Immortal Kitchen. Even if the food was expensive, it was not worth mentioning for cultivators.
Gu Zheng ordered Egg-Fried Rice, a few signature dishes, and a pot of Red Cloud Wine. Then, he waited for the food to be served.
The hall was not like the private room. It was a relatively noisy environment. Gu Zheng could hear the conversations of the surrounding diners from time to time.
"The Chen family's auction will begin in seven days. It is said that there will be many cultivators participating."
"The Chen family is an aristocratic family of cultivators. It is not strange for cultivators to participate in their auction."
The people who were talking about the Chen family were sitting at the table next to Gu Zheng. One of them was young, while the other was old. When they were talking, they would occasionally look at Gu Zheng. Because Gu Zheng had already opened the Red Cloud Wine, the fragrance of the wine had attracted them.
Although the Red Cloud Wine of the Floating Fragrance Restaurant was not an immortal wine, it was the best among mortal wines. Its fragrance was very unique.
"The two of you might as well come and sit. I will treat the two of you to a drink. It just so happens that I have something to ask the two of you." Gu Zheng smiled at the two.
"I wonder what little brother wants to ask?" The old man asked.
"This is my first time coming to Luxia Town. I want to understand the local conditions and customs here," Gu Zheng said.
"Aiya, Old Huang, he is treating us to a drink. Why are you still dawdling here?"
The young man rolled his eyes at the old man. He smiled mischievously and sat opposite Gu Zheng. He picked up the wine cup on the table and poured himself a cup of Red Cloud Wine. He drank it in one gulp, leaving an intoxicated expression on his face.
"Brother, what do you want to ask? I will tell you everything I know without reserve! "
As the saying goes, 'If you eat someone's food, your mouth will be short.' After drinking Gu Zheng's cup of wine, the young man immediately patted his chest and said.
"You brat!"
Old Huang saw that the young man had already drunk a cup, so he didn't care too much. He sat down at Gu Zheng's table and gave Gu Zheng a flattering smile. He also poured a cup of Red Cloud Wine and drank it.
"Good wine!"
Old Huang put down the wine cup and sighed. He looked at Gu Zheng and said, "Little brother, if you want to know the local conditions and customs of Luxia Town, let me tell you!"
"Old Huang, you are not honest! It should be the two of us who tell you! "
The young man glared at Old Huang. He was afraid that if Old Huang said so, Gu Zheng would not treat him to a drink.
"It's fine. It doesn't matter which one of you tells you. This pot of Red Cloud Wine is on me."
Gu Zheng pushed the Red Cloud Brew in front of the two of them. The two of them beamed with joy as they each took a cup. Then, they began to tell Gu Zheng about the situation in Luxia Town.
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