Although he had reversed time, Gu Zheng did not see the full appearance of the giant demon in the lake. All he saw was a bloody mouth.
The first thing that came to Gu Zheng's mind was the Mud Spirit. It was able to swallow two Sage-to-be and three Daluo Jinxian in one gulp. However, the Mud Spirit clearly did not have the ability to swallow people. The reason why it was able to swallow Gu Zheng and the others back then was because they had been tricked into its stomach. If Gu Zheng and the others had not been tricked, it would not have been able to swallow a single one of them.
The situation that Xuan Yue and the rest encountered was different from what Gu Zheng encountered back then. They were swallowed in one gulp while they were on guard. They did not have the time to react at all. Therefore, it was not difficult to see that this giant demon hiding in the lake was very powerful.
However, no matter how powerful the giant demon was, it was not powerful enough to make Gu Zheng fear it. After all, Xuan Yue and the others were killed half an hour ago. Gu Zheng came from the Immortal Camp in the time it took to drink a cup of tea. When he left the Immortal Camp, the jade talismans of life of Xuan Yue and the others were not broken. This showed that the giant demon's method of swallowing people was much more powerful than the Mud Spirit's. However, its digestive method was not as powerful as the Mud Spirit's stomach.
Thinking only took a very short time. Gu Zheng stood on the ice lake and swayed his body. After using the Dao of True Water, although his appearance did not change, things like ice no longer posed any resistance to him. His body quickly sank into the ice. This state was very strange.
The lake was not big, but it was very deep. Gu Zheng had to descend more than a thousand feet to leave the ice and touch the water.
Feeling a little anxious, Gu Zheng split his Divine Sense and his main body to search for the giant monster. At this depth, the lake was already connected to the water veins beneath the Snowfield of Meteor Ice. It was unimaginably vast. Whether or not Gu Zheng could find the giant monster in a short period of time would depend entirely on his luck! If they were lucky, the giant demon would have rested nearby after swallowing Xuan Yue and the others. However, if they were unlucky, the giant demon would have swum out of the Fallen Ice Snowfield or even into the sea.
The bottom of the water was very cold. In such an environment, even Daluo Jinxian would not be able to stay in Stealth for long.
The surroundings were very quiet. Other than the occasional bubbles, Gu Zheng did not see anything else.
Suddenly, a sense of danger appeared in Gu Zheng's heart, and the source was the bubble floating up ahead! Based on Gu Zheng's current speed, the bubble would meet him by the time he reached the other side.
He did not see any danger in the bubble, but since his Sixth Sense had already warned him, Gu Zheng cautiously waved his hand, creating pressure around the bubble.
All the bubbles burst under the pressure, and what followed was an extremely powerful shockwave. Even Gu Zheng had no choice but to dodge.
Gu Zheng was not surprised. Instead, he was happy. For such a bubble to appear, the giant demon was very likely to be in a place he could not sense.
Gu Zheng's body sank, and his senses grew stronger. The shock in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
Gu Zheng had always been very proud of his sensing ability. He had never seen anyone with a stronger sensing ability among cultivators of the same level as him. However, before he had even discovered the giant demon, it had already used the bubble to trap him. This showed that the giant demon's senses were very terrifying! With such senses, if the giant demon was too wretched to fight, it would be very troublesome.
The Dao of True Water's powerful control over water caused Gu Zheng to sink extremely quickly. In the blink of an eye, he could already see the undulating mountain range world underwater.
Gu Zheng was delighted. His eyes seemed to have inadvertently swept across a certain part of the mountain. The giant demon was not as wretched as he thought. It did not choose to escape after the ambush failed. At this time, it had turned into a part of the mountain. If Gu Zheng had not mastered the Dao of Immortal Transformation, he would not have been able to see any clues.
Gu Zheng did not show any abnormalities. When he was a certain distance away from the giant demon, he suddenly slashed out with the Mad Demon Blade.
The saber aura of the 'Mad Demon Frenzied Saber' contained Gu Zheng's control over the 'Five Elements Transfiguration'. However, this time, it did not contain all five elements. It only used the water element. The effect of this method was that the saber aura of the 'Mad Demon Frenzied Saber' would completely fuse into the water. The water would not create any resistance against it, so its power would not be reduced.
The distance was right, and the blade aura was very fast. The moment the giant demon's rock separated from the mountain, it was hit squarely. Blood immediately appeared in the water.
"Roar!"
With a roar, the huge rock reverted to its original form. This giant demon was a human-shaped monster with a shark-like head. Compared to its size, Gu Zheng was completely the size of a chick and an adult.
This time, he wanted to save people, not practice on the giant demon. Therefore, after his attack succeeded, Gu Zheng immediately released Butterfly Spirit, Meow Meow, and the angry man.
"Everyone, be careful. The strength of this monster's body is equivalent to that of a late quasi-saint."
Gu Zheng warned Meow Meow and the others. The Mad Demon Blade just now had given him a certain understanding of the giant demon's body.
The giant demon might have wanted to fight Gu Zheng, but when it saw Gu Zheng's helpers, it immediately chose to flee.
"You want to leave?"
With a thought, Gu Zheng disappeared from where he stood.
The water was a special environment. If Gu Zheng's control of the Dao of Space hadn't reached a high level, he wouldn't have been able to use Teleportation and Meteor Chasing Moon.
By the time Gu Zheng appeared in front of the giant demon, the immortal weapon in his hand had changed from Tang Mo to the Gaia Hammer.
The Gaia Hammer was a powerful immortal weapon. When it directly hit the enemy, it could burst forth with great power. Usually, Gu Zheng was used to using Tang Mo, so it didn't have many opportunities to use it. But today, Gu Zheng needed to stop the giant demon. It became a very good helper.
In the face of a heavy blow, the giant demon didn't choose to dodge. Golden light flashed above its head and its skin seemed to turn into metal.
"Bang!"
With a huge sound, Gu Zheng's Gaia Hammer smashed into the giant demon's head. The giant demon was sent tumbling in the water. It was also affected by the shockwave and flew out.
One had to admit that the giant demon was very strong. After all, Gu Zheng was a quasi sage late stage. But if he didn't have the Damage Absorption God Art, he would have been the one at a disadvantage in this battle of strength. However, since the Giant Demon had been beaten back, there was no way it could escape. Butterfly Spirit and the others had also begun to surround it.
The giant demon's defense was strong, but it couldn't withstand the attacks of Die Ling and the others. It didn't want to tangle with them and its body disappeared. It also used Teleportation.
Gu Zheng frowned and activated his Spatial Seal. After the giant demon that had just disappeared was forced to reappear, Butterfly Spirit, who had already turned into a giant dragon, immediately grabbed its shoulder with her dragon claws. Meow Meow and the angry man also took the chance to attack.
"Good!"
Gu Zheng cheered. It wasn't because Die Ling caught the giant demon so it couldn't escape. It was because during this time, he had sensed the giant demon's body. This allowed him to know that his god art was effective against the giant demon.
Abnormal ripples appeared in Gu Zheng's mind. The giant demon, which had already broken free from Butterfly Spirit's dragon claws, suddenly let out a strange cry. Its frightened eyes fell on Gu Zheng. Beside Gu Zheng, there were five cultivators who were still sitting cross-legged. Gu Zheng had used Space Steal to steal Mystic Moon and the others out of the giant demon's stomach.
But there was also a strange ripple from the giant demon's side. Gu Zheng's action of stealing Mystic Moon and the others out had emptied the giant demon's stomach. The giant demon could use the Devouring Dao again! It swallowed the angry man and Meow Meow in one gulp. If Die Ling wasn't in her dragon form, she would've been in the giant demon's stomach too.
With two less enemies, the giant demon immediately fled. Gu Zheng didn't give chase. Instead, there was pity in his eyes.
If it was two days ago when the giant demon swallowed Meow Meow and the angry man, it would've given Gu Zheng a headache. Stealing five cultivators from the giant demon's stomach was much harder than stealing from the cultivators' spatial items! He wouldn't be able to use the same method to steal Meow Meow and the angry man out in a short time.
However, it was not two days ago after all. The angry man had already awakened a few divine abilities from his twentieth inner core during his last encounter. One of the divine abilities was very suitable to deal with the current situation.
The angry man's twentieth inner core came from the centipede king. The god art it awakened naturally belonged to the centipede king. But Gu Zheng had fought the centipede king in the mud spirit's stomach. He was worried that this god art would harm the mud spirit so he didn't use it on the centipede king.
"Roar!"
The giant monster that was running away screamed strangely, and its body trembled uncontrollably. The angry man was shaking his body in its stomach. His height kept increasing during this process, and he became a monster that looked like both a centipede and a fish.
The angry man had the ability to transform into a giant. After awakening the centipede king's god art from his inner core, he fused it with his own characteristics. That's why he looked like a centipede and a fish at the same time.
"Bang!"
A sound came from the giant demon's body. Its tough stomach couldn't withstand the angry man's crazy growth and exploded.
Light shot out from the giant demon's body. In the explosion of flesh and blood, the angry man burst through the giant demon's body again.
Like a centipede and a fish, the angry man's several hundred pairs of legs danced menacingly. His body glowed with golden light. He looked more like a monster than the giant demon.
Having its stomach and flesh burst open by the angry man was a fatal blow to the giant demon. Having lost its ability to resist, it fell to the bottom of the mountain. However, it wasn't completely dead yet. The angry man wouldn't let it go just like that.
His body was bigger than the giant demon. The angry man crawled on the giant demon's body in his centipede form and tore at the giant demon's wound with his two legs. An extremely bloody scene appeared. The giant demon was torn apart by the angry man's hundreds of legs. A large area was instantly covered in blood.
Fairy Xuanyue and the rest still hadn't woken up. Gu Zheng had finished his investigation of their bodies. He found that other than being poisoned, they were also in a state of mind protection.
Although Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin were poisoned, their situation wasn't too bad. As long as they were out of the giant demon's stomach, their Immortal body's self-healing ability would be able to expel the poison. However, this process would take some time. They wouldn't be able to wake up quickly.
As for the three Daluo Jinxian who were with Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin, they weren't so lucky. Although they weren't dead yet, there were already poison spots on their bodies. Their Immortal body wasn't far from rotting. Moreover, they couldn't wake up by relying solely on their Immortal body's self-healing ability. Gu Zheng could only help them expel the poison. However, even with Gu Zheng's help to expel the poison, the regression of their strength was an unavoidable consequence.
The angry man and the rest cleaned up the giant demon's battlefield. Gu Zheng helped the three Daluo Jinxian expel the poison. Above the ice lake, Ah Ni Lu looked up at the sky. Fairy Xuanyang and the Blood Shadow Archfiend were flying over from different directions.
"How long has Grandmaster been here?"
Fairy Xuanyang was the first to land.
"This poor monk also just arrived. I didn't find anything suspicious before." Ah Ni Lu said.
"Grandmaster isn't an honest monk. You have the Meteor Moon Catching Ability. You should have arrived here earlier than us." The Blood Shadow Archfiend shook his head.
Ah Ni Lu smiled and didn't say anything.
"Are our people down here?" Fairy Xuanyang asked.
"They should be, but this poor monk isn't sure." Ah Ni Lu said.
"Since Grandmaster has a guess, why don't you go down and check it out?" The Blood Shadow Archfiend asked.
"Why does this poor monk feel that Fellow Daoist Blood Shadow is always mocking this poor monk?" Ah Ni Lu frowned.
"Alright, you two stop bickering. Let's get straight to the point. What do you think about this matter?"
Fairy Xuanyang transmitted her voice to the two of them, but they didn't answer immediately.
"This is an opportunity. If you miss it, it might not come again. Do you really think that Gu Zheng will let you go just because you pretend to be good people?" Fairy Xuanyang sneered.
Ah Ni Lu and the Blood Shadow Archfiend still didn't speak, but their eyes had become somewhat complicated.
"No matter what you think, I still say the same thing. This is an opportunity that might not come again if you miss it! After we go in, we can act according to the circumstances. I hope that you can help me when I make a move. Otherwise … "
Fairy Xuanyang dragged out her last words meaningfully. She didn't think that Gu Zheng would really let her go. In that case, she would make the first move to gain the upper hand. With this mentality, Fairy Xuanyang naturally didn't bother to play riddles with Ah Ni Lu and the Blood Shadow Archfiend. Anyway, if they were unkind, Fairy Xuanyang would definitely be unrighteous.
"Okay, we'll do as you say!"
"Act according to the circumstances!"
Ah Ni Lu and the Blood Shadow Archfiend were not displeased by Fairy Xuanyang's threat. On the contrary, they were more satisfied that Fairy Xuanyang took the initiative to say that she would make the first move.
Gu Zheng stopped his practice. He had finished detoxifying the last Daluo Jinxian.
"Junior Brother!"
A joyful female voice immediately sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
Fairy Xuanyang had already woken up a moment ago, but she didn't interrupt Gu Zheng's treatment of others. Although she was in a special state before, Fairy Xuanyang could still sense what was happening around her. Therefore, she knew that the person who saved her turned out to be her Junior Brother whom she had never met before.
Fairy Xuanyang's white immortal robe fluttered in the water. Her long hair was combed into a flying bun. Her delicate facial features were like that of a 20-year-old girl. Coupled with her silver hair, she had a different kind of beauty. She was flying toward Gu Zheng.
"Senior Sister!"
Although it was the first time they met, Gu Zheng already had Fairy Xuanyang's appearance in his mind. He didn't know how many times he had thought of her. Now that this flower-like smiling face was in front of him, Gu Zheng didn't feel the slightest bit of unfamiliarity. He was so happy that it was as if he had seen a relative.
Gu Zheng didn't feel unfamiliar, and neither did Fairy Xuanyang. Standing in front of Gu Zheng, she looked up and down like an elder sister looking at her younger brother who had grown taller.
"Not bad!"
Fairy Xuanyue stroked Gu Zheng's hair with her hand and smiled in a gratified manner.
"Junior Brother!"
Le Xian's disciple, Huan Yin, also flew over. She looked at Gu Zheng like an elder sister looking at her younger brother. Naturally, she had heard about Gu Zheng from Le Xian.
"Senior Sister!"
Gu Zheng smiled at Fairy Huan Yin.
"Junior Brother, you're really something. I didn't expect that the person who saved us would be you!"
Fairy Huan Yin was also happy. She reached out her hand to pinch Gu Zheng's face.
"What?"
Fairy Xuanyang didn't stop her hand from touching Gu Zheng's head. However, her other hand had already blocked Fairy Huan Yin's action.
"Senior Sister, don't be so petty. I'm also his Senior Sister, right? Just let me pinch you! "Fairy Huan Yin smiled fawningly.
"No!"
Xuanyang Xuanyang, who didn't care about their sisterly relationship, decisively refused.
Gu Zheng couldn't help but feel sad. He had heard from Lan Yue that Xuanyang was very domineering. In the past, when she pulled Xiong San to beat him up, Lan Yue couldn't even find Xiong San to spar with.
"Could it be that now that Third Senior Brother isn't here, Senior Sister wants to use me as her personal sparring partner?" Gu Zheng lamented in his heart.
"Junior Brother, what are you thinking about?"
As if she could see Gu Zheng's heart, Fairy Xuanyang gave Gu Zheng a charming smile.
Although the smile was very sweet, Gu Zheng couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. He quickly changed the topic and said, "I'm thinking about why they came here at this time. What are they planning to do?"
The 'they' that Gu Zheng was referring to was naturally Fairy Xuanyang and the other two. At this moment, they had already appeared in Gu Zheng's line of sight.
"Amitabha!"
A Buddhist chant resounded in everyone's mind. Ah Ni Lu smiled with relief, "Seeing that all of you are fine, this poor monk's heart can finally be at ease."
"Junior Sister Huan Yin, what exactly happened to all of you? I was so worried! "Fairy Xuanyang said.
"We were ambushed by a giant demon. Fortunately, Junior Brother Gu Zheng came in time."
Although Fairy Xuanyang smiled at Fairy Xuanyang, her smile was not affectionate.
"Giant demon? What kind of giant demon? "Venerable Blood Shadow asked.
"We'll talk about the details when we return to the Immortal Camp. Now that we have met, it would be too tactless of you not to give us some space."
Fairy Xuanyang glanced at Venerable Blood Shadow and the other two with a reproachful gaze.
"I'll have to trouble the three of you to bring the three Heavenly Generals back to the Immortal Camp to treat their injuries. I'll also have to trouble the three of you to tell Senior Brother Taiyi and the others that we'll be back soon." Fairy Xuanyang smiled.
"Hahaha … Alright, this poor monk and the others will not disturb you any longer!"
Fairy Xuanyang and Fairy Xuanyang's words made it difficult for them to stay. Moreover, if they stayed in this situation, Ah Ni Lu was worried that Fairy Xuanyang would do something unreliable. Therefore, he made the decision on behalf of Fairy Xuanyang and Venerable Blood Shadow.
"Fellow Daoists, we'll meet again in the Immortal Camp!" Venerable Blood Shadow said.
"Junior Brother Gu, you must go back soon. We're still thinking about the dishes you cooked!"
The current situation was hopeless, and the Profound Sun Fairy was not as unreliable as Ah Ni Lui had feared. She even smiled sweetly at Gu Zheng.
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