"Whoosh!"
Seeing Gu Zheng appear in front of it, the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird cried out again.
The previous attack of the flaming feather had made the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird understand that it was no match for Gu Zheng! Because of this, it wanted to escape, but Gu Zheng appeared in front of it in an instant. How could it not be shocked?!
Although it was frightened, the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird also became ferocious. It charged towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng raised his palm and slapped it towards the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird's head. His palm was covered in a layer of ice. This was a high-grade palm strike of the Dao of True Water.
"Whoosh!"
The palm strike of the five elements was extraordinarily powerful. The Phoenix-Hawk Firebird cried out, and its body turned into a sea of flames.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
It could fool others, but not Gu Zheng. The Phoenix-Hawk Firebird that turned into a sea of flames was actually using the Fire Escape Technique.
Gu Zheng teleported and appeared in the Inferno Lake again. He raised his hand and slashed out a saber wind wrapped in the Five Elements Illusion.
In the seemingly empty sea of flames, the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird appeared. After being hit by Gu Zheng's saber, it no longer had the ability to cry out. Its head had been chopped off by the saber wind.
Gu Zheng placed a few restrictions on the Phoenix Hawk Firebird's corpse. Then, he sealed its temperature and threw it into the Great Desolate Space.
Although it had become a Natural Spirit, Gu Zheng found that the Phoenix-Hawk Firebird's inner core could still be converted into the purest Fire Spirit Qi. Although the amount was not very large, it was enough to create a body for the Artifact Spirit.
According to Gu Zheng's plan, he wanted to get the rest of the Five Elements Qi as soon as possible. However, the Money-Grubber Artifact Spirit did not agree to this. Entering a treasure mountain without taking a basin full of treasures was not her style. She would rather appear in front of Gu Zheng later and let Gu Zheng take all the resources in the Inferno Lake! Otherwise, her heart would ache and she would not be able to sleep well.
Helplessly, Gu Zheng had no choice but to crazily plunder the fiery lake. He tried his best to stuff the most valuable items into the Primitive Space and the other spatial immortal items.
When Gu Zheng left the Fire Lake, the original environment of the Fire Lake had changed beyond recognition, as if it had been robbed.
The third Qi of the five extremes that Gu Zheng wanted was the 'water spirit Qi'. When he arrived next to the deep pool where the 'water spirit Qi' was, he couldn't help but frown.
The pond water that was supposed to be clear was now completely red, and it emitted a dense smell of blood.
"What's going on?" The artifact spirit asked Gu Zheng.
"I'm not sure. I did sense the presence of 'Water Spirit Qi' earlier, but from the looks of it now, it's impossible for there to be 'Water Spirit Qi' in this polluted water."
Gu Zheng was a little depressed. The pond water had only become like this a few days ago, and he didn't expect there to be such a change.
"Do you think it's a demonic cultivator or a creature in the Battlefield of Opportunity that caused the pond water to become like this?" The artifact spirit asked again.
"It's hard to say now, but since I'm here, I want to see what caused the pond water to become like this!"
Gu Zheng was unhappy. Under the high-grade 'Dao of True Water', the terrifying power of extreme cold acted on the blood water, and the blood water immediately froze at an extremely fast speed.
Gu Zheng believed that the existence that caused the pond water to turn into blood water must be in this deep pool! This was because no matter if it was a demonic cultivator or an evil spirit, they caused the pond water to become like this in order to cultivate in it.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, a hole was blasted in the frozen lake. A black figure wrapped in green light jumped out from the hole.
The green light was emitted by a green pearl, which was held in the black figure's hand.
The black figure was a young woman. She had a pair of horns on her head. She stood in the air and looked at Gu Zheng with a frightened expression.
"Xue Jiao, it's actually you!"
Gu Zheng frowned slightly. The young woman was Princess Xue Jiao, the disciple of Demon Honorable Woodfern.
"Brother Gu, what a coincidence!"
Princess Xue Jiao forced a smile. The first time she met Gu Zheng was in her father's Eight Scenic Palace. At that time, Gu Zheng killed Demon Honorable Xue Jiao, so she hated Gu Zheng, but also refused to accept it! At the banquet in the Heavenly Court, when the disciples were toasting each other, she even provoked Gu Zheng verbally.
However, Gu Zheng was now the strongest person below the Sage, while Princess Xue Jiao was only at the early stage of the Quasi-Sage Realm. Meeting him in a place like the Battlefield of Opportunity, she couldn't help but feel afraid.
"It is indeed a coincidence." Gu Zheng said indifferently.
To Gu Zheng, his enmity with the Woodfern lineage wasn't much. As long as his people didn't court death, Gu Zheng didn't want to stir up trouble.
"This is an unrestricted Battlefield of Opportunity, but it is also a place to nurture people who will face the Chaos Tribulation in the future."
Gu Zheng spoke very slowly, but the meaning behind his words was obvious.
Princess Xue Jiao wasn't an ignorant person. She hurriedly said, "Does Brother Gu have any instructions?"
"I don't have any instructions, but I need a portion of the 'Water Spiritual Qi' in this pool."
Gu Zheng stated his purpose, and Princess Xue Jiao revealed a troubled expression.
"The 'Water Spiritual Qi' is good stuff. Don't tell me you didn't keep any when you turned the pool into a pool of blood!" Gu Zheng's expression changed slightly.
"Brother Gu, please don't misunderstand. I don't have any 'Water Spiritual Qi' on me!"
Princess Xue Jiao hurriedly said, but she didn't say where the 'Water Spiritual Qi' was. She clearly had some concerns.
"If you don't have it on you, then where?"
As Gu Zheng spoke, a strange laughter came from the pool of blood. It sounded like a man's voice, but it was very soft, like an insect flapping its wings beside one's ear.
Another person flew out from the pool of blood. His face was as white as jade, and he was dressed in white. His eyebrows were like swords, and his eyes were like stars. He looked very elegant.
Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He had seen this person at the gathering before the Battlefield of Opportunity opened. At that time, he had been mixed in with a group of Daluo Jinxian.
Gu Zheng had a rather deep impression of this white-clothed man. He, who had grasped the Immortal Grade Transformation Dao, could tell at that time that this so-called young man's appearance was not his true appearance. This young man's appearance had been transformed from the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations.
However, everyone had their own secrets. When there was no conflict with him, Gu Zheng couldn't be bothered to see what the other person's true appearance was. But now, this white-robed man had interacted with him. Gu Zheng wanted to see what his true appearance was like.
Gu Zheng's eyes narrowed. First, the white-robed young man became a dark and skinny old man. Then, he even saw through his true form!
"It's him!"
After seeing through the white-robed young man's true form, Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
"Fellow Gu, it's an honor to meet you!"
The white-robed young man cupped his fists towards Gu Zheng.
"It's an honor to meet you!" Gu Zheng cupped his fists in return.
"I obtained the Water Spiritual Qi first, so Xue Jiao can't say it clearly. Unfortunately, I've already used up more than half of the Water Spiritual Qi. There's not much left. How much does Fellow Daoist need?" the white-robed young man asked.
"As long as you can fill this jade bottle."
The jade bottle Gu Zheng took out was the most basic storage Immortal Artifact. According to his estimation, a bottle of Water Spiritual Qi should take up one-fifth of the total amount of Water Spiritual Qi here.
"Although it's only one bottle, and it's not much compared to the total amount of Water Spiritual Qi here, I've already used up more than half of the Water Spiritual Qi. Therefore, the bottle that Fellow Daoist needs is all that I have!" the white-robed young man said seriously.
"If Fellow Daoist is willing to part with it, I can use other things to exchange for it!"
"Hahahaha …"
Gu Zheng's words made the white-robed young man laugh loudly.
"In the eyes of some people, this item is priceless. Fellow Daoist wants me to part with it. What are you going to use to exchange for it?"
Gu Zheng understood that the white-robed young man knew that this item was very important to him. However, the white-robed young man also revealed to him that this item was just as important to the white-robed young man! How was he going to exchange for a priceless item?
"I'll give it to Fellow Daoist!"
Just as Gu Zheng was considering what to say, the white-robed young man tossed a jade bottle over. Within it was the Water Spiritual Qi.
"Thank you. I won't disturb the two of you from your cultivation. Let's meet again!"
Gu Zheng didn't say anything else. He directly used Meteor Overtaking Moon to head to his next target.
"You're giving it away just like that? I thought you were going to go against Gu Zheng! "
Princess Xue Jiao curled her lips at the white-robed young man. The white-robed young man only stared blankly in the direction that Gu Zheng had disappeared in. He didn't reply.
"What's wrong? Scared silly? "Princess Xue Jiao laughed.
"As expected of someone who could kill Tathagata. He has mastered the Immortal Transformation Dao!" The white-robed young man sighed emotionally.
"It can't be?"
Princess Xue Jiao's eyes widened.
It was only used to see through one's disguise. It was not some sort of transformation technique. As such, there were no ripples in the air. Princess Xue Jiao naturally did not know that Gu Zheng had once used his Immortal level transformation technique to see the white-robed young man's true body.
At the same time, the Artifact Spirit asked Gu Zheng, "Who was that person just now?"
"What do you think?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I don't know. I only know that he isn't a disciple of a Sage Immortal. However, he has already arrived at the third battlefield." The Artifact Spirit said.
If Daluo Jinxian could become a Quasi-Sage, he would be able to enter the second battlefield from the first battlefield. If a Quasi-Sage could find the passageway to the third battlefield, he would be able to enter the third battlefield. However, the passageway to the third battlefield didn't appear at a fixed location. It would appear for only a short time. It wasn't easy to find it! It had only been six days since the third battlefield had opened. There were already Quasi-Sages who had entered the third battlefield. This speed couldn't be considered slow.
"He's the Mosquito Daoist, one of the top five Quasi-Sages."
"It's him!"
The Artifact Spirit couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Gu Zheng say the truth.
Before Gu Zheng's rise, there was a ranking of the top five Quasi-Sages. The first and second were between the Tathagata and Zhen Yuanzi. The third was Patriarch Kunpeng. The fourth and fifth were between the Mosquito Daoist and Kong Xuan.
The original top five were all people who had made a name for themselves before the first Chaos Tribulation. Every single one of them possessed extraordinary strength. Among the top five, the Mosquito Daoist and Patriarch Kunpeng were the most mysterious existences. The Artifact Spirit didn't expect to meet one of them just now.
"No matter what, it's a good thing that he wants to form good karma," the Artifact Spirit said.
"For the time being, at least we've obtained the 'Water Spiritual Qi'," Gu Zheng said.
After a few 'meteors chasing after the moon', Gu Zheng arrived at a boundless desert.
"Ominous land!"
The Artifact Spirit's voice sounded as soon as Gu Zheng appeared.
"Why do you say that?" Gu Zheng asked.
"It's protected by a Killing Formation born of nature. Its power can kill ordinary Quasi-Sages. If this isn't a Killing Formation, what is it?"
Gu Zheng was still inferior to the Artifact Spirit in some aspects, especially in the Way of Formations. At least now, the Artifact Spirit had already seen the Killing Formation before he could see anything.
"This is the place where the 'Earth Spiritual Qi' is, and there's a Killing Formation born of nature. The 'Earth Spiritual Qi' must be extraordinary!"
Gu Zheng stepped forward as he spoke. As he got closer to the target, he could also feel the Killing Formation.
The Artifact Spirit told Gu Zheng how to break the formation. Gu Zheng passed through the Killing Formation easily. His body sank into the center of the Formation.
Through the Way of True Earth, Gu Zheng sank into the earth very easily. The hard earth didn't pose any resistance to him at all.
A moment later, the space that was originally filled with soil suddenly changed, and Gu Zheng appeared in an underground cavern.
The so-called hollow was a spherical space. Yellow light flashed in the space, reflecting a shiny head.
"Gu Zheng!"
When Hong Shan, Cundi's disciple who was going through tribulation, found that an outsider was about to enter, he had made the earth hard in an instant. However, he was also at the middle level of the Way of True Earth, so he couldn't stop Gu Zheng from entering.
When Hong Shan saw that the person who came was actually Gu Zheng, he was shocked and wanted to flee. However, a sealing force suddenly appeared in the small underground space, causing him to be unable to escape using the Earth Escape Technique.
"What, what are you going to do to me?"
Looking at Gu Zheng approaching step by step, Hong Shan was very scared. His cultivation was only at the middle level of the Sage-to-be. He had no reason to be afraid of someone who could kill Tathagata.
Gu Zheng looked at Hong Shan and didn't speak at once. Following the change in Gu Zheng's eyes, Hong Shan's forehead was covered with sweat.
"Do you want to live or die?" Gu Zheng asked coldly.
Things didn't seem to be as bad as he had imagined. Hong Shan swallowed his saliva with difficulty and said, "I want to live!"
"Give me the 'Earth Spiritual Energy' you obtained from this place, and then leave this place!" Gu Zheng said indifferently.
"Okay!"
Although the Qi of Earth Spirit was precious, Hong Shan hurriedly gave it to Gu Zheng after hearing Gu Zheng's condition. As if he was afraid that Gu Zheng would go back on his words, he immediately used the Earth Escaping Skill to leave the underground space.
Hong Shan wasn't here to deliver the Earth Spirit Energy to Gu Zheng. Instead, he was here to collect the Growing Earth Spirit Energy, which could nourish the Earth Spirit Energy! The light that had illuminated Hong Shan's forehead was emitted by the magical Living Soil.
The Living Soil was rare even in the Untainted Land. It was a miraculous soil in the world and had the ability to grow continuously. It could be used to refine fairy weapons, to assist in the cultivation of Earth Immortal Skills, and to cultivate herbs and food. Its effect was much better than that of ordinary soil! The soil in the peach garden in the Heaven Realm was the Living Soil. During the War of Witch-Demon in the Untainted Land, Gun also used the Living Soil to control the flood.
The Living Soil in the spherical space was born in a square pool. There should have been one cubic meter of it, but Hong Shan took half of it.
"Not bad, there's so much!"
Although it was only half a cubic meter of the Living Soil, it still made Gu Zheng smile. In such a large peach garden, the amount of Living Soil used was only one cubic meter.
The Living Soil was very heavy. Half a cubic meter of it was as heavy as the magnetic mountain that Gu Zheng had obtained. When he had time to deal with it in the future, as long as he activated the Way of True Soil, this half a cubic meter of Living Soil would be enough to cover Gu Zheng's entire Untainted Land. Thus, all the ingredients planted in the Untainted Land would be able to grow stronger.
It was more troublesome to collect the Living Soil. Otherwise, Hong Shan would have taken all of it away.
Gu Zheng spent an hour to collect all the Living Soil in the Untainted Land. Then, he rushed to the last target.
Gu Zheng had never seen such a large forest. There were towering trees everywhere in the forest.
It was like a green ocean with waves in the wind. The chirping of the birds below was crisp and pleasant. The Celestial Core Power in the air was so rich that it made people feel comfortable. Gu Zheng, who was overlooking the forest from the sky, could not bear to descend.
There might have been a similar forest in the Untainted Land, but it was gone in the end.
There was no doubt that this was a treasure trove. There must be many ingredients. Gu Zheng knew that once he entered the forest, the intoxicating feeling would quickly disappear. However, he had to descend into the forest. There was something he had to get here. There was no lack of people in the entire plane who wanted to harm this forest! Rather than that, it was better for him to be the one to harm it.
Gu Zheng appeared in the forest under the largest tree in the entire forest.
The tree looked like a banyan tree. It was the largest tree that Gu Zheng had ever seen in his life! If the largest fire tree that Gu Zheng had seen in the depths of the Fire Lake was as thick as a village, then this tree was as thick as a city.
Such a huge tree must have a spirit. The Wood Spiritual Qi was in the tree's body.
It was different from the Magnetic Mountain. The Metal Spiritual Qi in the Magnetic Mountain was about to give birth to life. Therefore, Gu Zheng could not leave it alone. The Wood Spiritual Qi was in the tree's body. It was in a state of mutual nourishment with the tree. Therefore, not only could it be used, but it was purer than Gu Zheng had imagined.
Gu Zheng could not sense the strong aura of such a huge spiritual tree. He only sensed a rotten smell.
"Do you think I'm about to die?"
There was a huge outline of facial features on the tree trunk. It was wrinkled and looked like an old man.
"Indeed. The life force is flowing out of your body. If not for the Wood Spiritual Qi in your body, I'm afraid you would have died. I'm very curious. As a Xiantian spirit, why are you so weak? "Gu Zheng's voice carried a trace of mockery.
"Pu!"
Before Gu Zheng's curiosity could be answered, the sound of someone vomiting blood could be heard. Gu Zheng was not the only one under the tree.
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