Although Gu Zheng had made preparations and plans, he did not intend to leave immediately. After all, the Untainted Land was very strange to him. He did not even know where he was now. Walking around blindly was tantamount to approaching danger.
Gu Zheng had two things to prepare. One was food, and the other was his own cultivation.
Now that he was leaving, he did not know where he would go. Food was indispensable. He was not a Sage-to-be who had the ability to turn the world upside down. He was just a child, a two-year-old child. It was very dangerous for him to walk around casually, let alone find a place to live in the Untainted Land.
With enough food, it meant that he did not need to take risks to look for food. It would be safer in this way.
He stored food and continued to strengthen the cultivation of Gokusen's Immortal Formula. The more power he had, the more foundation he had to survive here. In the following days, Gu Zheng did not only fish but also cultivate. Except for his own food, he dried the rest.
It was not just fish. After gaining a certain level of strength, he also entered the distant forest and picked some fruits. There were indeed some dangers in the forest, but they were not big. From the looks of it, the surroundings of this small lake were still very quiet. To many animals, this was actually a paradise.
Just like that, another ten days passed before Gu Zheng pulled Taotie away from the small lake.
Counting the time before, Gu Zheng had been Gokusen for more than ten days. At present, his Immortal Formula had stabilized at about 20% of the first level. His strength could not be said to be able to split a mountain, but at least it could break a layer of bark. His ability to carry weight had also increased a lot. He did not feel heavy when carrying more than fifty kilograms of dried fish.
As for Taotie, he had also entered the door of cultivation. He still did not know how to use his own strength, but he was much stronger than when he was weak. Although the two of them were small, ordinary adults were not their opponents at all. This was the advantage of cultivators.
"Let's go!"
Gu Zheng wrapped all the dried fish with a piece of deerskin. He carried it on his back and stretched out his hand to pull Taotie. They left the lake where they had lived for more than ten days in the morning before the sun rose. Taotie kept looking back when he was leaving, as if he was reluctant to leave this place.
While Gu Zheng was carrying things, Taotie was not idle. The things he carried were lighter but bigger. It was a bag of wild and dried fruits.
After entering the woods, Gu Zheng tried to find more dried fruits that could be stored to improve the food. The deerskin was a deer he had caught in the woods. In order to eat the deer meat, Gu Zheng spent four hours drilling wood to make a fire. This was the result after he had gained strength. If he had done it at the beginning, he could not have done it at all...
Drilling wood to start a fire sounded easy, but it wasn't that simple to do. If one didn't have any skills and only relied on brute force, an ordinary adult man wouldn't be able to drill a fire at all. Only if one had more strength and could last for a long time could they do it.
Three days later, Gu Zheng and Taotie had only walked through one mountain. It was not that they were slow, but that this area was too big. According to Gu Zheng's own estimation, he and Taotie walked about fifteen kilometers per hour, faster than many ordinary people on Earth. Moreover, except for eating, they almost did not stop. In these three days, they had walked about two hundred kilometers.
If they were on Earth, they could have passed through several cities in three days. Unfortunately, this was the Untainted Land. In three days, they had only crossed one mountain. The mountains in the Untainted Land were originally big.
What made Gu Zheng excited was that after this mountain, there was a grassland. The grassland was flat land. Since it was flat land, it was possible for humans to live there. Many people were willing to live on the plains. Later, in the Untainted Land, almost all the human cities were in the plains. Few were built on the mountains.
"Deer, deer!"
After walking for less than half a day, Taotie suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted. These days, in addition to teaching him to cultivate, Gu Zheng also taught him to speak. Taotie's learning ability was very strong. Although he still could not understand many words, he could already speak some simple words, such as eating, peeing, and so on.
"That's not a deer, it's a horse!"
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up. There was actually a herd of wild horses in the distance. Taotie had only seen deer before, and it was Gu Zheng who had killed it and dragged it back. He missed the deer meat very much. Unfortunately, the deer meat had been eaten by them, and there was no more left.
Horses, even wild horses, as long as they were tamed, could be used as a means of transportation. Riding a horse was much better than two people walking. Moreover, its speed was slightly faster than walking.
"You wait here. Don't wander around!"
Quietly approaching, Gu Zheng settled Taotie down and ran to the horses in the distance. The grass here was very tall, almost one meter. Gu Zheng's height was less than one meter. The grassland covered him well. At this time, he did not have to worry about disturbing the horses, so Gu Zheng simply ran over.
When he was a few hundred meters away from the horses, Gu Zheng changed from running to walking. He carefully approached the horses.
When there was still a hundred meters left, the herd of horses suddenly became restless. Gu Zheng hurriedly lowered his body. He was still vexed in his heart. There was still so far to go, but the herd of horses had already been startled. It looked like it wouldn't be easy to catch one and tame it.
There was a commotion among the horses, but they did not run away. Only the horses in the middle moved to the sides. Soon, a tall and big white horse appeared in the middle of the herd. It held its head high and stood in the middle of the herd. The horses around it all lowered their heads.
"Horse King, a white Horse King!"
Gu Zheng's disappointment quickly disappeared. On the contrary, he became more excited. It turned out that the horses were restless not because they found him, but because the Horse King had come. The horses, like the wolves and monkeys, also had their own head. This head was the Horse King.
To be able to become the Horse King, it must be the strongest existence in this herd of horses. If such a horse was tamed, whether it was speed or endurance, it would be better than an ordinary wild horse. Moreover, he and Taotie only needed one horse for their two children.
With the Horse King, Gu Zheng's goal was not those ordinary horses. However, the difficulty of hunting the Horse King was higher. The Horse King was in the middle of the whole herd. It was very difficult to get close to it. Not to mention that hunting the Horse King was different from hunting ordinary horses. When hunting ordinary horses, the other horses would scatter and flee. When hunting the Horse King, these horses would not run away and would rescue the Horse King.
Although it was difficult, Gu Zheng did not give up. After all, the benefits of a Horse King were more. With this Horse King, as long as they did not encounter any cultivators, even if they encountered some fierce beasts, he and Taotie could run away.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had said before that it was the early stage of the Untainted Land. In the early stage of the Untainted Land, there were not so many cultivators. Moreover, the Untainted Land was very big.
Gu Zheng had a deep understanding of the vastness of the Untainted Land. When he flew all the way through the four continents, it took him a very long time. That was flying, and flying at a very fast speed. If it was on the ground, even if there was a Horse King, it would take a hundred years or even a thousand years to cross a continent.
It was so big, and the number of cultivators was so small. Therefore, with this Horse King, their safety would only be more guaranteed.
Bending his body, Gu Zheng quietly inched closer bit by bit.
Now that Gokusen's Immortal Art was very weak, Gu Zheng could only rely on his rich experience and skills. Some breath-holding skills were no problem at all.
Thirty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters.
Soon, Gu Zheng was only ten meters away from the horse herd. The Horse King was still in the middle with its head held high. From time to time, it would make a few snorts. It seemed to be reprimanding its own tribe, but also seemed to be conveying something to them.
Five meters, three meters. Gu Zheng was almost lying on his stomach. He had already smelled the stench of the nearest wild horse. However, he was still dozens of meters away from the Horse King. It was very difficult to approach the Horse King directly without alerting the other horses.
After thinking for a while, Gu Zheng's lips curled up.
It was not easy to get close to the Horse King, but it was much easier to get the Horse King to approach him. The Horse King was the leader of the herd. If Gu Zheng captured the Horse King, the other horses would definitely not sit by and watch. They would definitely save their King. Similarly, if Gu Zheng hunted other wild horses, the Horse King would not just stand by and watch. It would definitely challenge Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's plan was to deliberately pretend to catch an ordinary wild horse and attract the Horse King over. Then, he would make a move on the Horse King.
With a plan, Gu Zheng did not hesitate. He suddenly jumped up and landed on the nearest horse. Then, he hugged the horse's neck and fiercely raised it back.
"Neigh!"
The horse that was grabbed by Gu Zheng cried out in pain. The surrounding horses were all startled. Some horses even ran outside. Only the Horse King turned its head and stared at Gu Zheng.
It was exactly as Gu Zheng had guessed. The Horse King would not sit by and watch when its own tribe was being hunted. Soon, the Horse King raised its head and rushed over.
"It's coming!"
Before the Horse King even got close, Gu Zheng cried out in his heart and leaped up again. He couldn't fly now, but he had no problem with some simple combat techniques. Back then, before he cultivated to the Celestial Immortal Realm, he was also an expert in the inner strength cultivation world and had fought with many experts in close combat.
Gu Zheng jumped down and accurately landed on the Horse King's body. Then, he tightly hugged the Horse King's neck with both hands.
The Horse King was not stupid. When Gu Zheng landed on its body, it already knew that the enemy this time was targeting it. However, it did not panic. Instead, it fiercely jumped up and tried to shake off the little guy who was hugging its neck.
At this time, although Gu Zheng was small, his strength was not small. No matter how the Horse King jumped, Gu Zheng stuck to the Horse King's body. There was no sign of him being shaken off.
After shaking for more than ten minutes, the Horse King saw that it could not shake off Gu Zheng. It became even angrier. Suddenly, it carried Gu Zheng and ran away.
The other wild horses also followed. The number of horses was not many, only less than a hundred. However, when they ran together, it was quite imposing. It was like ten thousand horses galloping.
As expected, this herd of wild horses didn't give up on their leader and kept following him. Unfortunately, they couldn't run as fast as the Horse King. Before long, the Horse King had left them behind and was fighting Gu Zheng alone.
The Horse King was running in the direction Gu Zheng came from. Gu Zheng held it tightly with his eyes closed. He did not care about anything else. After running like this for more than ten minutes, Gu Zheng's body suddenly trembled. The Horse King's side fiercely hit a big tree.
The Horse King was very smart. When it saw that it could not shake off Gu Zheng, it thought of a way to hit him. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng's body was very small. His body was almost attached to the Horse King's back. Such a collision could not hit him at all.
If it were an adult, such a collision would probably break his leg.
"Alright, let's see who will win today!"
After being hit by the Horse King, Gu Zheng's fighting spirit was aroused. Gu Zheng's hand tightened. The Horse King raised its head unnaturally and let out a painful cry.
Gokusen's immortal technique was, after all, an immortal technique. Even though it was just the beginning, the increase in strength was huge. No matter how strong the Horse King was, it was still a horse. The neck of any animal was weak. Now that it was locked down by Gu Zheng, the Horse King was very uncomfortable.
The uncomfortable Horse King started running again. When it started running, Gu Zheng could only hold on tightly to it to prevent himself from being shaken off.
This time, the running time was even shorter. Not long after, the Horse King suddenly jumped and fell into a small river. Seeing that a collision would not work, the Horse King changed to water. It wanted to bring Gu Zheng into the water and drown him.
"You can't do it in the water either!"
Gu Zheng felt that the water was about to drown him, but he was not worried. He still knew the simple method of holding his breath. Although it was not long, he could still hold his breath in the water for an hour. Next, it would depend on which of the two of them would find it harder to persevere.
Gu Zheng was in the water. He suddenly flipped his hand and pulled the Horse King's head into the water. Anyway, he could hold his breath. He did not believe that the Horse King could hold its breath. If it could, then it was not an ordinary horse, but a Horse Demon.
Sure enough, after the Horse King was pulled by Gu Zheng to drink a few mouthfuls of water, it immediately rolled over and took the initiative to run to the shore. It snorted a few times and all it spat out was water.
Since it could not crash or go into the water, the Horse King became even crazier. It suddenly fell to the ground and kept rolling.
The Horse King fell, wanting to send Gu Zheng off its back to the ground. Then, it would jump up a few more times. Even if its body could not hit Gu Zheng, it would be able to throw Gu Zheng off its neck.
"Well, you asked for it!"
As soon as the Horse King fell to the ground, Gu Zheng's feet could also touch the ground. Gu Zheng was not worried at all when the Horse King did this. Instead, he was happy. His feet were not on the ground, and the strength that his arms could use was limited. The Horse King had no choice but to fall to the ground. This gave him a good opportunity.
The moment his feet touched the Encompassing Emperor, Gu Zheng exerted all of the strength in his hands. He tightly grabbed the horse's neck and pulled it back.
Gu Zheng's body was too small, and his arms were too short. He could barely hold the Horse King's neck. It was not easy to drag the Horse King, but even so, the Horse King was controlled by him. It could not jump, let alone stand up.
Not only that, the Horse King's neck was tightly gripped by Gu Zheng. It was difficult for the Horse King to breathe. After a while, it could not even make a sound. It could only kick its four hooves.
"Do you submit?"
Gu Zheng's goal was not to kill the Horse King, but to tame it. Seeing that the Horse King could not hold on any longer, he loosened his grip. If he killed the Horse King, he would at most be able to eat horse meat and another piece of horse skin. The transportation that he wanted would be gone.
However, Gu Zheng did not expect that as soon as he loosened his grip, the Horse King would suddenly stand up after catching its breath. Gu Zheng's arm almost loosened.
The Horse King that stood up immediately ran to the side. Gu Zheng's upper body floated outside. He tried several times to get back on the Horse King's back, but failed. He could only increase the strength in his hands and tighten his grip on the Horse King's neck.
After a while, the Horse King finally stopped running. However, it was suffocating and was on the verge of collapse.
Gu Zheng loosened his grip. After a while, the Horse King began to run again. Fortunately, Gu Zheng was prepared this time. He stuck to the Horse King's body and let it carry him.
As they ran, Gu Zheng increased the strength again. When the Horse King could not take it anymore, he released it. He increased the strength, loosened it, and loosened it again. Gu Zheng did not know how much time had passed. When the Horse King saw that the Sun was about to set, the Horse King finally stopped running. Its four hooves softened and it lowered its head.
"You really know how to torture!"
The Horse King stopped. Gu Zheng did not feel good either. He was crazy all the way. His body was about to fall apart. Fortunately, the Horse King could not run anymore and stopped.
"Do you submit?"
Gu Zheng asked. However, he did not loosen his grip. The Horse King's speed was very fast. He did not know if the Horse King was doing this on purpose or if it really submitted. If it was faking it, once he loosened his grip, the Horse King would run away and he would not be able to catch it.
He did not care whether the Horse King understood or not. He just asked and even used a kick to push the Horse King.
The Horse King still lowered its head, but it snorted. It seemed that it understood Gu Zheng's words and expressed that it submitted.
"Stand up!"
Gu Zheng did not know if it really understood or not, but he still gave the order. At the same time, he kicked the Horse King's back. He was too small and could not clamp the Horse King's body.
The horse actually seemed to understand what he said, and stood up shakily.
"Return to where we came from!"
Gu Zheng looked around. He was led by the Horse King for a long time. He did not know where they were now. He could only order the Horse King to bring him back.
Stepping forward, the Horse King slowly walked in a certain direction. Gu Zheng kept hugging its neck, not letting go no matter what.
After walking like this for a whole night, Gu Zheng finally saw a familiar place. However, the previous horse herd was gone. He did not know where they went to chase their leader.
After returning and making sure that the Horse King would not run away, he carefully loosened his grip. However, he did not get down from the Horse King's back. He tied a deer tendon to the Horse King's neck. This way, even if the Horse King wanted to run, he could use the deer tendon to jump on the Horse King's back.
"Taotie, wake up!"
After searching for a full hour, Gu Zheng finally found Taotie sleeping soundly in the grass. Taotie was very obedient. Gu Zheng told him not to wander around, so he did not leave. When he was hungry, he would eat fruits and dried fish. When Gu Zheng found him, there was a small piece of dried fish hanging from the corner of his mouth.
"Big deer!"
Taotie opened his eyes and saw Gu Zheng pulling the white horse with deer tendon. He immediately shouted happily. Gu Zheng shook his head helplessly. This little guy thought that this was a deer. It was estimated that this little guy wanted to eat deer meat again.
Deer were not easy to catch. Gu Zheng could not run away from deer. He could not catch it without setting traps. However, now that he had the Horse King, it was different. As long as he made a few more javelins, with the Horse King, it would not be difficult to catch and kill the deer.
Deer meat was not only edible, but deer tendon also had many functions. It was much better than leopard tendon. In this way, Gu Zheng could also make bows and arrows to deal with more beasts.
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