The food cultivation that Lu Piaoxiang made tasted very good, and its effects were also very good. However, to Gu Zheng, this food cultivation that Lu Piaoxiang created was only equivalent to the high grade elemental energy increasing food cultivation that he made back on Earth. If it was now, he could use Lu Piaoxiang's food cultivation ingredients to create an even more powerful elemental energy increasing food cultivation.
However, no matter how powerful the effects were, this kind of ordinary elemental energy increasing food cultivation did not have a good effect on Gu Zheng, even if it was a high grade one! This was because after one's cultivation reached the Jin Xian realm, the amount of immortal energy needed to advance was very large. Eating ordinary elemental energy increasing food cultivation would not increase one's cultivation by much, and would instead affect Gu Zheng's next consumption of food cultivation. After all, the better the effect of food cultivation, the longer the interval between consumption. This was even more obvious after one's cultivation reached the Jin Xian realm.
For example, after Gu Zheng ate Lu Piaoxiang's high grade elemental energy increasing food cultivation, he would not be able to eat any other elemental energy increasing food cultivation for two months after eating it! Otherwise, there would be a huge discount after eating it.
"Eh! Why didn't Fellow Daoist Bai have much of a reaction after eating my food cultivation? "
Although the food cultivation made by ordinary Immortal Chefs would not be like Gu Zheng's food cultivation, where the pores would turn into whirlpools and crazily devour immortal energy, it would still have a strong attraction to the immortal energy in the outside world. However, when Gu Zheng ate Lu Piaoxiang's food cultivation, there was not much of a difference in the air. How could Lu Piaoxiang not find this strange?
"What do you think?" Gu Zheng asked with a smile.
"Alright!"
Lu Piao Xiang suddenly understood and bitterly smiled. "It seems that in a short period of time, Fellow Cultivator Bai has eaten an essence increasing food cultivator that is even better than my food cultivator. During the period of time affected by the last food cultivator, the effect of my food cultivator is almost gone."
Indeed, when Gu Zheng left Shushan, he had just made an even better elemental energy increasing food cultivation for himself. Therefore, Lu Piaoxiang's high grade elemental energy increasing food cultivation did not have much of an effect on him.
"What a pity. I wanted to help Fellow Daoist Bai increase his cultivation base, but I didn't think that it would be of no use to him at all." Lin Xin sighed.
"Although it's not of much use, I still appreciate the Lin Family's kindness."
Gu Zheng paused and changed the topic. "Come, let's drink!"
"Eh?"
Lu Piao Xiang suddenly frowned and then said to Gu Zheng and the others: "I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, but there are actually guests coming to my Extremely Fragrant Little Hut. Excuse me, everyone!"
Lu Piao Xiang excused herself from the crowd, but not long after, she returned. The person who came with her was a white-haired old man.
"I thought it was business. I didn't expect it to be you!" Lu Piao Xiang looked at Gu Zheng.
"Greetings, Senior Chen!"
Although the Lin Family and the Chen Family were not on good terms, as the upper echelons of the two families, they would still try their best to appear harmonious in front of outsiders. Therefore, when Lin Xin and Lin Yi saw that the person who came was actually the Chen family's Patriarch, Chen Jude, who had not shown his face for a long time, they greeted him together.
"Mm."
Chen Jude just smiled and nodded at Lin Xin and Lin Yi, then looked at Gu Zheng with a hint of flattery in his eyes: "Fellow Daoist Bai, can we talk in private?"
"You came here specifically to find me?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Yes," Chen Jude said.
"Okay."
Since Chen Jude had personally come to find him, and his eyes were full of flattery, Gu Zheng agreed to his request to talk in private.
"Everyone, please excuse me for a moment."
Gu Zheng said to Lin Xin and the others, then left the private room.
Gu Zheng and Chen Jude did not go far. The two of them just went to the private room next door.
"Why are you looking for me?" Gu Zheng asked.
With a restrictive spell set up in the private room, Chen Jude was not afraid that his voice and expression would be seen by others. He gave Gu Zheng a fawning smile and said, "I'm here to ask fellow daoist Bai to save my life!"
"Help?" Gu Zheng frowned.
"That's right, because I have the same illness as Lin Dongliang!"
It was precisely because he had the same illness as Lin Dongliang that Chen Jude did not show up when Gu Zheng trampled on the Chen Family. This was because he was originally in the late stage of Jin Xian, but now his strength had regressed to the middle stage of Jin Xian.
"It seems that your informant in the Lin Family is of a high status. Not many of the Lin Family's higher-ups know that I cured Lin Dongliang!" Gu Zheng said slowly.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, actually, there is no informant. I just guessed it from some clues that I left behind!"
Chen Jude smiled bitterly and then told Gu Zheng some things.
150 years ago, when the Black Gold Mine was under the Lin Family's management, there was a "Den Incident". At that time, the Lin Family was not the only people in the mine.
Hearing that a "den" had appeared in the Lin Family's mine, Chen Jude, who urgently needed to send a batch of high-purity Black Gold from the "den", went to the Black Gold Mine to talk to Lin Dongliang face to face.
After Chen Jude entered the Black Gold Mine, he did not go very far before the cold air in the "den" erupted. Looking at the fierce power of the curse, Chen Jude wanted to rush out of the mine, but he was still a step too late. The power of the curse touched his body.
Chen Jude was luckier than Lin Dongliang. The power of the curse was not much in his body, but after so many years, it still hurt him badly.
Because he understood his own situation and knew that Lin Dongliang was at the center of the eruption, and since then, Lin Dongliang had been in closed-door training, Chen Jude understood how serious Lin Dongliang's situation was.
Although not many people in the upper echelon of the Lin Family knew that Lin Dongliang had been cured by Gu Zheng, the Ancestor, who had not come out of closed-door training for many years, had actually come out. Moreover, he seemed to be in a good mood and walked around the mountain. This was something that all the cultivators in the Lin Family knew. In addition, the Lin Family did not want to hide the fact that the Ancestor had come out of closed-door training. Therefore, Chen Jude knew about it and deduced that Lin Dongliang's illness had been cured by Gu Zheng, who could comprehend the power of laws. Because of this, Chen Jude, who wanted to show his sincerity, came out of closed-door training and personally came to the House of Great Fragrance to ask Gu Zheng for help.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, you said in front of the Chen Family's door that the previous incident is in the past. Now that I'm here to ask you for help, you won't be afraid to help me because of what happened in the past, right?"
Chen Jude had really put down his status. At this moment, he looked at Gu Zheng pitifully like a child.
"The previous incident is in the past, but whether I save you or not is another matter. There are many people in this world who need help. I can't agree to every request, right?" Gu Zheng said indifferently.
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Bai is right. Whether you save me or not depends on your mood!"
Chen Jude's fawning voice paused for a moment before he continued, "However, as long as Fellow Daoist Bai can cure me, I, Chen Jude, will not be stingy in terms of remuneration. Or rather, Fellow Daoist Bai, tell me how I can make you feel better! "
Looking at Chen Jude's smiling old face, Gu Zheng really wanted to laugh, but he still kept a straight face.
"The Lin Family is inviting me to a banquet today, so it's not appropriate to say anything else to ruin my mood. Let's talk about treating you another day!"
Gu Zheng did not refuse, which made Chen Jude overjoyed. He did not expect to be able to get Gu Zheng to save him just by begging once.
"Okay, okay. Then we'll talk about it when Fellow Daoist Bai is free. If Fellow Daoist Bai has nothing else to say, I'll take my leave first?" Chen Jude said fawningly.
"There's nothing else," Gu Zheng said.
After Chen Jude left, Gu Zheng returned to the private room. Everyone drank for a while more before dispersing.
After Gu Zheng and the others left, Lu Piaoxiang returned to the 'Peony Room' that originally had guests.
"Everyone left?"
There was only one guest in the room. He was a very thin and weak old man. His skin was white and he was really thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
"They left."
Lu Piaoxiang smiled at the old man.
"Little girl, you really put in a lot of effort this time. Are you moved by him?" The thin and weak old man smiled.
"No way!"
Lu Piaoxiang hurriedly shook her head.
"Don't be in a hurry to argue. It's not strange for you to be moved by him! He has such strength at such a young age and can even comprehend the laws of the world's blessing. This child's future is limitless. Having such a person as your dao companion should be a good thing! "The thin and weak old man said.
"Uncle Kong, you also said it's a good thing, not a definite! Moreover, I really am not moved by him. I didn't put in much effort. Being able to meet such a person with such a bright future is not a bad thing! "Lu Piaoxiang said.
"Haha!"
The old man laughed loudly. "Really? If you just want to be friends, there's no need to fly together, right? "
"I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Lu Piaoxiang clenched her teeth and turned to leave.
At this moment, Lin Xin and Lin Yi were no longer in Gu Zheng's group.
Lin Xin and Lin Yi originally wanted to invite Gu Zheng to stay at their mountain for a few days, but Gu Zheng refused. He felt that staying at Misty Inn was good enough.
After returning to the inn, Gu Zheng said to Yang Jue behind him, "Fellow Daoist Yang, do you have something to tell me?"
After Chen Jude left, Yang Jue looked like he wanted to say something several times but stopped. Now that they were back at the inn, he wanted to sit in Gu Zheng's room. This made Gu Zheng feel that he and Huang Qi wanted to ask him something.
Yang Jue asked, "Fellow Daoist Bai, what did Chen Jude want from you at Extreme Fragrance Pavilion?"
"He came to ask me to treat his illness."
Regarding Chen Jude's illness, Gu Zheng did not hide anything. He told the two of them everything that had happened.
"It's good that Fellow Daoist Bai didn't refuse."
After hearing Gu Zheng's explanation, Yang Jue seemed to be relieved.
"Hmph, he's asking for help. So what if Fellow Daoist Bai refused? He'll still ask for help! "
Huang Qi was very unhappy with the Chen Clan for what they did to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng frowned and asked, "Why is it fine that I didn't refuse?"
Yang Jue said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, the truth is that Fellow Daoist Huang asked you to come to Luxia Town. Everything isn't as simple as it seems on the surface. Before I tell you the whole story, I want to ask for Fellow Daoist Bai's forgiveness. Don't be angry at my actions."
"Oh? What's going on? "
He didn't expect Yang Jue to say something like this. This made Gu Zheng very curious.
"It's like this …"
With Yang Jue's explanation, Gu Zheng gradually understood the whole story.
A hundred years ago, there was an ancient ruin in Luxia Town. At that time, Yang Jue and Huang Qi went in together. It was a battle between many factions. In the end, the two were lucky enough to enter the core of the ruin and obtained some good things.
Among the good things that Yang Jue and Huang Qi obtained, there was a Spiritual Sense Jade Slip left behind by the owner of the Ruins. The Spiritual Sense Jade Slip told Yang Jue and Huang Qi that the Ancient Ruins they experienced were just a small taste of the Ruins' owner. The real meal would appear a hundred years later.
As for where the real meal was, they found out through the jade slip that it was hidden in a jade carving at the core of the ruin.
Yang Jue and Huang Qi had seen the jade statue mentioned in the jade slip before. It was a statue of a beautiful woman wearing a palace dress and was about a foot tall. At that time, besides Yang Jue and Huang Qi, there were a few other people who entered the core. Yang Jue and Huang Qi felt that the jade carvings were ordinary, so they took what they thought was valuable first.
However, Yang Jue and Huang Qi remembered that the jade carving was taken by a man with a purple face. They tried many ways to find this man but there was no news.
Three months ago, Jue Yang happened to come to Luxia Town to do some business. In the end, he met the purple-faced man who had disappeared for a hundred years. Through his connections, he received news that the purple-faced man had appeared in Luxia Town because he wanted to auction off a batch of resources on behalf of the Chen family.
Back then, Yang Jue and Huang Qi almost died in the ruins. As the real meal, Yang Jue and Huang Qi decided to find a strong and reliable ally.
After experiencing the Baiyun Temple incident with Gu Zheng, Huang Qi felt that Gu Zheng met the requirements. He was strong and had a good character.
However, while Huang Qi trusted Gu Zheng, Yang Jue was unfamiliar with Gu Zheng. Coincidentally, Gu Zheng was looking for the Immortal Ginseng, so Huang Qi invited Gu Zheng to Luxia Town for Yang Jue to take a look.
He didn't expect that Gu Zheng would trample on the Chen family in Luxia Town. This made Yang Jue's first impression of Gu Zheng very bad. He was afraid that this strong ally might be a wolf.
Therefore, Huang Qi asked Lin Haibo to help him see Gu Zheng's character through some details. For example, he didn't have the sincerity to sell the Immortal Ginseng, but he asked Gu Zheng to go to the Lin family to see him.
Yang Jue's actions were even hidden from Huang Qi. He didn't want Huang Qi to say that he was being paranoid. Of course, in order to get Lin Haibo to cooperate, Yang Jue also put in a good word in front of his old friend. After all, Lin Haibo had just stepped on the Chen family like a fierce dragon crossing the river.
Later, Gu Zheng treated Lin Dongliang's illness and his character was praised by the Lin family. After interacting with Gu Zheng at the banquet, Yang Jue finally relaxed and decided to tell the secret to Gu Zheng.
After hearing Yang Jue's story, Gu Zheng smiled. "One shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but one should always be wary of others. It's normal for Daoist Yang to do this. I won't feel anything about it."
"Really, you even hid it from me!"
Huang Qi had only just found out about this, so he glared at Yang Jue.
"Can't help it, please forgive me." Yang Jue smiled.
"Fellow Daoist, now that you know the whole story, are you interested in the ruins?" Huang Qi looked at Gu Zheng.
"Of course, it's the ruins left behind by a quasi-sage!" Gu Zheng said.
"Alright, since Daoist Bai is interested in the ruins, when Chen Jude comes to ask you for the jade carving, you can ask him for it. After all, when the Chen family auctions it, the Chen family also gives priority to the buyer. Even if the jade carving is put up for auction, it's better to get it first. "Yang Jue said.
"No problem. When Chen Jude comes to seek treatment from me again, I'll agree to it. I'll also ask for that jade carving," Gu Zheng said.
The next day, Chen Jude didn't come, but he sent a jar of high quality immortal wine to Gu Zheng.
On the third day, Chen Jude still didn't come, but he sent a medium grade immortal tool to Gu Zheng.
After Gu Zheng used the middle-grade Immortal Artifact, he did not feel anything special about it. However, the Immortal Artifact's Spirit was extremely displeased. That was because once this scroll-like Immortal Artifact was opened, the twelve beauties drawn on it would do some unspeakable things to the person who opened the scroll-like Immortal Artifact, such as imparting some Dual Cultivation Techniques.
On the fourth day, Chen Jude personally came and brought 20 blue immortal coins to Gu Zheng.
Twenty blue immortal coins was a huge fortune. When Chen Jude opened the box with so many blue immortal coins, Gu Zheng couldn't help but sigh at the Chen family's wealth.
"First the immortal wine, then the beauties, now the immortal coins. You're forcing me step by step!"
Gu Zheng looked at Chen Jude and sneered. This made Chen Jude nervous: "Daoist Bai, I just want to express my sincerity."
"Sincerity? I have to say, I like your sincerity very much. "
Gu Zheng's expression changed and he laughed loudly. Chen Jude smiled awkwardly and couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead.
"Let's not talk nonsense. I can save you, but I need some compensation." Gu Zheng said.
"Daoist Bai, please tell me. As long as it's not too excessive, I will agree to it."
Chen Jude gritted his teeth. He really didn't want to die, and the Chen family really needed him.
"The Chen family is about to hold an auction again. Have you seen the items to be auctioned this time?"
Gu Zheng's words made Chen Jude's heart skip a beat. He was really afraid that Gu Zheng would ask for something too excessive.
"Daoist Bai, please take a look."
Chen Jude stored a part of his memory in a jade slip and then handed it to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead. Immediately, he knew all the items to be auctioned in the Chen family.
"I need a total of three items to be auctioned this time!" Gu Zheng said.
"Which three?"
Chen Jude's voice trembled.
"Daoist Chen, don't be afraid. I'm not an insatiable person. I like all the gifts you've sent me over the past three days, and the overall value is not low. How can I be insatiable and pick out expensive items?"
Gu Zheng paused, then continued, "The three items I want are the Void Return Pill, the Double-Headed Dragon Tendon, and the Heavenly Cyan Jade Carving."
Gu Zheng wanted the Void Return Pill for Huang Qi. When he was in the Cool Breeze Temple, Huang Qi wanted to auction one for his disciple. In the end, it was won by the long-bearded old man.
The Double-Headed Dragon Tendon was a high-quality ingredient. It was also the item with the highest starting price among the three items Gu Zheng wanted.
As for the Heavenly Cyan Jade Carving, the starting price was only 30 yellow immortal coins. However, the description emphasized that this item came from the ruins in Luxia Town a hundred years ago and might have other uses.
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