When Gu Zheng was still on Earth, the Wei siblings of the Dark Sect had destroyed the Ancestral Dragon Formation of the Kunlun Sect, which accelerated the recovery of the Celestial Core Power.
The Ancestral Dragon Formation had the effect of restraining the fate of the Demonic Dao. After the formation was destroyed, the Demonic Dao cultivators in the Untainted Land could more easily escape to Earth. Therefore, the Demonic Dao cultivators that descended to Earth in recent years were the majority.
Several ruthless characters from the righteous sects ascended to Heaven. In addition to the fresh blood from both sides, the Demonic Dao had the advantage. In the second half of the fifth year after Gu Zheng left Earth, the relative peace was broken again, and the Demonic Dao began to launch a counterattack against the righteous sects.
It had been more than a year since the flames of war had started.
The old saying of Feng Shui was true. The era of the decline of the Dao and the rise of the Demonic Dao had come. In more than a year, the originally powerful righteous sects and the Demonic Dao had swapped roles. Now, the Demonic Dao was at its peak, while the righteous sects were suffering. Basically, they could only adopt a state of forbearance. Most of the time, they were on their own mountains, relying on the protection of the Mountain Guarding Immortal Formation to avoid being attacked by the Demonic Dao.
In more than a year, the righteous sects had suffered heavy casualties!
All the masters Gu Zheng knew in the Buddhist Sect had died in battle, including Master Wu Ming and Master Xing Dian, who had helped Gu Zheng find Zhao Yifeng.
On the Mount Shu Sect's side, Gu Zheng knew no other cultivators except for Xuan Qizi.
On the Kunlun side, it was even worse. The people on the Jade Peak died in battle, and all the cultivators Gu Zheng knew were dead! The people in charge of Kunlun were cultivators from the Kunlun Sect in the Untainted Land.
Emei also suffered heavy losses. Among the Supreme Elders that Gu Zheng knew, Elder Wu You died in the Demon King's Remains, the Eighth Supreme Elder Chen Yue died in the battle between the righteous sects and the Demonic Dao Alliance, the Second Supreme Elder Du Wei and the Seventh Supreme Elder Linghu Fei died in a battle launched by the Heavenly Devil Sect against Emei.
Two months ago, Yang Zhenling did not know that the Green Peach Island had fallen. He came to the Green Peach Island for business. After being controlled by the bearded Demonic Dao cultivator, he became what he was today.
Moreover, according to Yang Zhenling, Dawn Island and Violet Yan Island should have already fallen. However, he did not belong to the upper echelons of the Emei Sect, so he did not know the specific situation. He only heard some news from hearsay.
In addition, a month ago, someone from the Emei Sect came to the Green Peach Island and fought with the bearded Devil Cultivator. Unfortunately, Yang Zhenling was already a prisoner, so he wasn't too clear about the outcome of the battle. However, judging from the disdain of the big bearded devil cultivator and the others, Emei didn't seem to have gained any advantage.
After listening to what Yang Zhenling said, Gu Zheng sighed in his heart, "No wonder I couldn't sense the angry man. It turns out that he has already ascended!"
"How many people are left on Green Peach Island?" Gu Zheng asked Yang Zhenling.
"Only a little more than a thousand. Most of the islanders have already been harmed by these demonic cultivators." Yang Zhenling said.
"Gather the islanders. I'll detoxify them later."
The pustules on the faces of Yang Zhenling and the others were a sign that they had been poisoned.
Yang Zhenling took the order and left. Gu Zheng began to search the souls of the three demonic cultivators.
First, he woke the three demonic cultivators up. Gu Zheng wanted to carry out a destructive soul search on them while they were awake. This was also their punishment.
Accompanied by the howls of pigs being slaughtered, the three demonic cultivators were completely turned into three idiots after their souls were searched by Gu Zheng. However, Gu Zheng did not kill them. He had other uses for them.
The three demonic cultivators belonged to the Blood Transformation Clan. This Blood Transformation Clan had four demonic cultivators in the Void Return Realm. They should be staying in their headquarters now.
In fact, Gu Zheng had contact with this Blood Transformation Clan when he was on Earth. The first cultivator he killed, Ancestor Xue Guang, was a member of the Blood Transformation Clan. However, the Blood Transformation Clan was no longer the same as before. The cultivators in this clan were all demonic cultivators from the Untainted Land.
From the memories of the three demonic cultivators, Gu Zheng learned that his other three islands had all fallen. The Purple Yan Island was occupied by the Heavenly Devil Sect and the Morning Clouds Island was occupied by several rogue cultivators who did not join any sects. As for the Foggy Wind Island, it had fallen 20 days ago and was occupied by the Mysterious Underworld Sect.
"The Blood Transformation Clan, the Mysterious Underworld Sect, the Heavenly Devil Sect, and all the demonic bastards! I, Gu Zheng, am back. The time for blood to be repaid with blood is coming! "
Gu Zheng sneered and walked toward a certain place on the Green Peach Island.
From the memories of the three demonic cultivators, Gu Zheng also learned that the people who attacked the Green Peach Island a month ago were the original Third Grand Elder Jia Si, the Sixth Grand Elder Lian Yuxin, and the two Grand Elders who joined the Emei Sect after Gu Zheng left, Cao Kang and Jian Ying.
Six years had passed, and the cultivation of these people on Earth was not what it used to be. For example, Yang Zhenling, who was not a cultivator at that time, was now at the late stage of Qi Transformation. As for the original Grand Elders, they had also made good progress in their cultivation.
Gu Zheng came to the water dungeon on the Green Peach Island and easily broke the restriction on the door. He saw a woman who was trapped in the water dungeon and tortured to the point of almost being deformed.
Looking at the stranger who suddenly appeared, the woman's eyes widened. She shook her head in disbelief and said, "You … You are Gu Zheng?"
"You've suffered a lot, Grand Elder!"
Gu Zheng waved his hand and the Immortal Trapping Rope that had pierced through the woman's collarbone collapsed. Even some of the poisonous insects on the woman's body were all shaken to death.
Before the woman slipped into the water, Gu Zheng waved his hand and a gentle airflow carried the woman to his side. At the same time, a set of clothes transformed from Immortal Force covered the woman's naked body.
"Waah …"
Although her cultivation was at the late stage of Void Return, she was still rescued by her own people after being tortured for a long time! The woman couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears.
"Don't worry. I'll make the people of the Blood Transformation Sect pay you back double for the pain and torture you suffered!"
Although the woman's tears made Gu Zheng feel uncomfortable, Gu Zheng didn't use the Calming Spell to calm her down. He knew she needed to vent.
The woman was Jian Ying, who came with Jia Si and the others last time. Unfortunately, the bearded man and the others were too strong. Jia Si and the others not only lost the four-on-three battle, but also let Jian Ying be captured by the bearded man and imprisoned in the water dungeon to be tortured.
"Sect … Sect Leader, why, why are you back?"
After all, Jian Ying was a cultivator. It only took a short time for her to vent. Gu Zheng saw disbelief in her teary eyes.
Although Jian Ying joined Emei later, one of the first things she did after joining Emei was to pay respects to the portraits of the ancestors of Emei. Gu Zheng's portrait was among them.
Six years ago, Gu Zheng ascended. Six years later, Gu Zheng came back. This period of time was so short that it wasn't even enough for an immortal cultivator to enter seclusion. Moreover, Jian Ying knew how dangerous the Green Peach Island was now. Gu Zheng was able to rescue her as if there was no one around. There must be a lot of stories behind this.
"I missed home, so I came back. Who would have thought that the Daoist Sect had been trampled by others?"
While speaking, Gu Zheng sneered, his eyes narrowing into a line.
"Sect Leader, you … What's your cultivation base now?"
Looking at Gu Zheng's current appearance and remembering that he had asked the Blood Transformation Sect to pay him back double, Jian Ying couldn't help but ask.
"Early Daluo Jinxian."
Gu Zheng's indifferent voice was like a clap of thunder in Jian Ying's ears.
"Heavens! In six years, he went from early Jin Xian to early Daluo Jinxian. Even if the Sect Leader is an Immortal Chef, isn't this too unbelievable? I've never seen someone like the Sect Leader, whose cultivation base has progressed so fast! "
Jian Ying looked up at Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng just shook his head and smiled. "Tell me briefly what happened in Emei these years."
"Okay!"
Jian Ying was very obedient. She immediately told him what had happened in Emei these years.
"Go to the square outside and wait for me. I'll detoxify you later."
After saying that, Gu Zheng left the water prison. He wanted to go to the temple on the Green Peach Island.
There used to be a statue of Gu Zheng and incense sticks in the temple. However, after the Blood Transformation Sect occupied the Green Peach Island, his incense sticks were destroyed, and the statue was burned into charcoal by the big-bearded demonic cultivator.
"At first, I planned to take some ready-made, pure faith energy when I came back. But now, it's all in vain. If the Green Peach Island is like this, the other islands must be the same. No matter what, after occupying a place, they won't be able to keep their previous faith. "
Gu Zheng sighed. The temple was destroyed, so the pure faith energy that was originally stored in the temple naturally turned into nothing.
"What are you going to do next?" asked the Device Spirit.
"First, I'll see how my father is, and then inform Emei that I'm back. Then, I'll treat the injuries of the islanders on the Green Peach Island. Next, I'll destroy the enemies who occupied my islands! As for the rest, I'll talk about it later. "
After saying that, Gu Zheng separated his Divine Thought and flew to France.
The Divine Thought flew very fast. Along the way, Gu Zheng saw a lot of cultivators, but they didn't have any special reaction to this kind of Divine Thought that was in a hurry.
Although the earth was no longer focused on the development of science and technology due to the influence of the Celestial Core Power, the secular world hadn't become too chaotic because of this. After all, the ruling forces of the various countries were still there, and they were all supported by the cultivators.
However, some of the things he saw along the way still showed that the earth today was different from the past! For example, some buildings that were in line with the aesthetics of the cultivators, some advertisements of the cultivators' sects recruiting disciples, and some cultivators who suddenly showed off their skills on the streets.
Many things had changed in six years, and Gu Zheng wasn't sure where his father was now. However, as soon as his Divine Thought arrived in France, Gu Zheng knew where his father was. This was because he had made arrangements before he ascended, and the Ninth Grand Elder, Yuehua, was responsible for secretly protecting his father's safety. Yuehua had the jade talisman that was branded with his Divine Thought, and this thing gave him extremely accurate guidance.
It was mealtime now, and Gu Zheng's father and a few other relatives just happened to gather for a meal.
"Dad!"
Gu Zheng's voice suddenly sounded in Gu Ming's mind. Gu Ming, who was picking up food, accidentally let the food fall back into the bowl.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Gu Ming's abnormal expression, a relative asked.
"Nothing, you guys eat first."
Gu Ming smiled and got up, then entered the bedroom.
Gu Zheng had only sent a strand of Divine Thought over, but this didn't affect the communication between the father and son.
Gu Zheng came to see his father this time not only because he was concerned about his safety, but also because he wanted to ask him again if he wanted to cultivate. If he wanted to cultivate, Gu Zheng would find a way to overcome it no matter how difficult it was. Moreover, if any of his relatives wanted to cultivate, they could also tell him.
Gu Ming actually lived a good life in the past six years. Moreover, because Gu Zheng had already ascended, even if the people of the Devil Path were enemies with Emei, no one came to harass him.
However, two years ago, Gu Ming no longer worked in Michelin, and the world was relatively more chaotic than before. For the rest of his life, he just wanted to live in peace.
This was not the first time that Gu Zheng had asked his father if he wanted to cultivate. Regarding this question, his father's answer was still the same as before. Everyone had their own way of living and pursuit. For him, it was enough to live peacefully until old age and be a human being. Pursuing immortality was not the way of life he liked.
Moreover, regarding Gu Zheng's proposal to let his relatives cultivate, his father's attitude was also against it. As for the reason, it was not difficult to understand.
Gu Zheng still respected his father's attitude. Indeed, as his father said, everyone had their own way of living and pursuit. What he thought was happy, then let him be. Not interfering with his happiness and fulfilling his happiness was also a way of showing filial piety!
"Sect Leader, you're back!"
Yuehua was in Gu Ming's house, but Gu Ming couldn't see her.
As soon as Gu Zheng's Divine Thought entered the house, Yuehua had already discovered it. Immediately, her heart was filled with ecstasy! As the Grand Supreme Elder of Emei, she could naturally recognize Gu Zheng's Divine Thought. However, she knew that Gu Zheng would communicate with his father first, so she waited quietly. When Gu Zheng returned to the dining room to eat, she couldn't help but send a message to Gu Zheng.
"Grand Supreme Elder, how have you been?"
Hearing Yuehua's excited voice, Gu Zheng also felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
Letting a cultivator protect a mortal, a cultivator at the Late-stage of Void Return! Moreover, she was able to protect Gu Zheng for six years after his ascension. This was really commendable.
"How have you been? I just miss you very much and often worry about the situation in the sect."
Yuehua's voice paused, and then she asked, "Sect Leader, what's your cultivation now? Why did you come back from the Untainted Land so soon? "
"Daluo Jinxian's cultivation is at the Late-stage. I was homesick, so I came back to visit," Gu Zheng replied.
"Daluo Jinxian's cultivation is at the Late-stage? Oh my god! Sect Leader, how did you cultivate? How did you successfully travel through space with Daluo Jinxian's cultivation? "Yuehua's voice was full of shock.
"Don't be so shocked. You know that I'm not a normal person." Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
"That's true!" Yuehua sighed.
"Alright, I just came back not long ago. There are a lot of things waiting for me to take care of. When I'm done, we'll talk about it in detail when we meet. When the time comes, if you have any requests, whether it's for food cultivation or resources, you can ask me!" Gu Zheng said.
"Thank you, Sect Leader!"
Yuehua smiled happily and continued, "Forget about food cultivation. I'm already at the Peak of Void Return. Food cultivation is useless to me, and I don't plan to return to the Untainted Land before the Chaos Tribulation is over. As for other rewards, I need to think about them carefully! "
"Alright, take your time. See you later!"
Without stopping, Gu Zheng's divine consciousness immediately flew from France to Mount Emei.
Six years had passed. The great changes left a deep mark on Mount Emei. After the battle between good and evil, the originally lush peaks had become a scene of devastation.
The closer he got to Mount Emei, the heavier Gu Zheng's mood became. He had learned from Jian Ying that Jiaojiao's slumber was not a coincidence.
When the Heavenly Demon Sect attacked Mount Emei, the Emei Sect suffered heavy losses. The original Second Grand Supreme Elder Du Wei and Seventh Grand Supreme Elder Linghu Fei died in the battle. The Chaos Pagoda was also destroyed in that battle. Jiaojiao, the weapon spirit, had fallen into a deep slumber since then.
However, Jian Ying was not the only one who did not know what method the Heavenly Demon Sect used to injure Jiaojiao. Even the other Grand Supreme Elders did not know.
Gu Zheng was naturally very familiar with Mount Emei's Mountain Protection Immortal Formation. His divine consciousness directly passed through the Gate of Life and entered the Emei Sect.
"Sect, Sect Leader!"
A surprised voice rang out. The first person to notice Gu Zheng's return was Lian Yuxin. Similarly, when Lian Yuxin called out to Gu Zheng, her voice was also choked with sobs. Now that Mount Emei was in a precarious situation, seeing Gu Zheng return at this time, the original grievances in her heart exploded.
"Yuxin, I'm back!"
Within a day, even though Gu Zheng's cultivation was at the early Daluo Jinxian, he still felt uncomfortable several times. Especially when he was relatively familiar with Lian Yuxin. When he opened the Immortal Kitchen Store, Lian Yuxin also helped in the store. Now, seeing her cry like a child, Gu Zheng hated those Demon Path Sects even more.
"Sect Leader is back!"
Lian Yuxin did not care about her image, crying as she transmitted her voice to the higher ups of the sect.
The only old people left in the sect were Jia Si and Wuchou. When they heard Lian Yuxin's transmission, they directly jumped up from their meditative state and ran like a gust of wind toward Emei's main hall.
As for the four Grand Elders who joined Emei after Gu Zheng ascended, although they were puzzled and shocked at this moment, they also ran toward Emei's main hall.
Today, there were more than a few immortal cultivators in Emei, but now, the general trend was irresistible. Immortal cultivators whose strength had not reached the late Divine Transformation Realm were no longer qualified to be a Grand Elder in a sect.
"Sect Leader!"
Seeing Gu Zheng's divine consciousness, Wuchou immediately cried out. Although Jia Si did not cry, his eyes were already red. Too many things had happened in six years. The glory of the past was no longer there, leaving only humiliation and unwillingness. They knew what Gu Zheng's return meant!
"It's okay, I'm back! What I owe Emei, I will make up for it! "Gu Zheng gritted his teeth and said.
"Sect Leader, you, how are you going to take revenge?"
"Sect Leader, you may not understand the current situation. Now, the Demon Path is like the sun in the sky. It's impossible for Emei to compete with the entire Demon Path!"
"Sect Leader, it's better to be cautious!"
"Sect Leader, a month ago, we wanted to recover the Green Peach Island. In the end, not only did we fail, but we also let Grand Elder Jian Ying fall into the claws of the Demon Path. So, Sect Leader, you must be careful with your decisions!"
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