Gu Zheng made a rope out of deer tendons, brought dry food and water, and let Taotie sit in front of him. Then he rode the Horse King and rushed forward.
The Horse King was completely tamed. After running for a day, the Horse King was actually very tired. However, after Gu Zheng used his very thin Immortal Power to comb through its meridians, the Horse King recovered a lot of its strength. It did not reject Gu Zheng's Immortal Power at all. Instead, it enjoyed it very much.
Animals had their own spirituality. In fact, Gu Zheng did not know that if he used his Immortal Power to help the Horse King for a long time, the Horse King would also cultivate its own strength. When the strength reached a certain level and opened its spiritual wisdom, the Horse King would no longer be a Horse King, but a Demon King.
In fact, some of the Immortals in Untainted Land had mounts because of this. At first, they were kept as pets. After they cultivated strength and spiritual wisdom, they finally became mounts like disciples. For example, the mount of the Sage of the Human Tribe, Laozi, was a green ox. However, Laozi had not become a Sage yet. He was just an ordinary expert.
With the Horse King, Gu Zheng could not only save a lot of walking strength, but also save a lot of time. When riding the Horse King, he could still cultivate. However, he could not be as focused as before. He had to pay some attention to the outside world in case something happened.
On the other hand, Taotie sat on the Horse King and looked around curiously. He looked very excited. To him, everything was so fresh and he was curious.
Noticing Taotie's appearance, Gu Zheng wondered if his Master was also like Taotie when he was born. He did not know anything and was curious about everything, just like Taotie now.
In addition, these days, he had been thinking about what Ancestor Hongjun had said before. According to Ancestor Hongjun's words, he seemed to have noticed his existence and deliberately woke him up. However, this was obviously the Flowing Back Immortal Method that his Master Gokusen had used. He just wanted him to comprehend and feel it. It was not a real world.
However, these days, whether it was life, cultivation, or everything in Untainted Land, they were all so real. It was like a real world, which made Gu Zheng very confused.
Since he could not figure it out, he could only give up on thinking about it for the time being. He hoped that he would have the opportunity to meet Dao Ancestor Hongjun again in the future and ask him about the doubts in his heart. Perhaps only he could answer this question.
With a horse to ride, the speed was much faster than before. Even if the horse was not galloping all the time, the speed of the ride was not slow, not to mention that it was a horse king.
Not only that, but three days later, Gu Zheng also had an unexpected harvest in a pile of rocks. Originally, he only wanted to find some sharp stones to make small throwing knives and other hidden weapons. With his current strength, he could already kill pheasants, hares and other small things by shooting these hidden weapons with his hands.
What he didn't expect was that he would unexpectedly find a fire stone in this pile of rocks.
A fire stone could be ignited as long as he hit it. In this way, he didn't need to drill wood to make a fire. With a fire stone, it meant that he could start a fire anywhere in the future. He could eat cooked food. Those dried fish could be roasted and eaten, and could also be made into dried fish soup. It was much better than eating dried fish.
On the way, Gu Zheng paid attention to some ingredients and found a lot of seasonings. He roasted a hare with these seasonings and ate a whole one by himself. After eating it, he actually wanted to eat more. Unfortunately, he couldn't eat anymore. His belly was bulging.
The recovery of Gu Zheng's consciousness was equivalent to the recovery of his culinary skills. Back then, Gokusen didn't have Gu Zheng's culinary skills. Even if it was just simple things, simple ingredients and seasonings, in Gu Zheng's hands, he could still make very delicious food. Compared to when he first ate raw fish, his life with Taotie had completely changed.
The two of them weren't the only ones who ate Gu Zheng's delicacies. The Horse King once drank Gu Zheng's soup, and from then on, it couldn't be stopped. As long as Gu Zheng made soup, it would come over to enjoy it. However, it didn't eat fish or meat, and only had a special fondness for soup.
With Gu Zheng's delicacies and Gu Zheng's use of immortal energy to help it relieve its fatigue from time to time, the Horse King was completely tamed by Gu Zheng. It no longer had any intention of leaving.
A month later, Gu Zheng finally walked out of the grassland.
It took a month to walk out, and he was riding a horse. The Horse King's strength was much stronger than ordinary horses, and it could run for a period of time every day. According to Gu Zheng's estimation, it could basically travel more than two hundred kilometers every day. Although it wasn't a thousand kilometers a day, it was still four to five hundred kilometers, and it was very easy.
In this way, in a month's time, Gu Zheng walked more than seven thousand kilometers before he walked out of the grassland.
A grassland that was more than seven thousand kilometers long definitely didn't exist on Earth. However, Gu Zheng understood that in the Untainted Land, such a grassland could only be considered a small place. There were many places that were bigger and wider than this. One had to know that in the Southern Viewing Department Continent, ordinary people wouldn't be able to walk out of it in their entire lives.
After walking through the grassland, he entered a flat area. Although there was no one yet, Gu Zheng understood that he wasn't far from a place where people lived.
In a month's time, Gu Zheng had already cultivated the first level of Gokusen's Immortal Art to 70%. This speed didn't seem to be as fast as when he cultivated on his own. However, at that time, he had various spirit pills to help him, and the cheating device, the Weapon Spirit, to help him. Now, he was cultivating on his own, and he couldn't use food to cultivate. He could only cultivate steadily.
After cultivating the first level to 70%, his strength had increased a lot. Moreover, this was the Untainted Land, and there was plenty of immortal energy. In terms of strength, he was much more powerful than the cultivators of the second level of Inner Energy on Earth. Now, ordinary beasts were no match for him at all. As long as he didn't encounter a cultivator, he could protect himself.
Taotie's progress was also very fast. It could be said that it was beyond Gu Zheng's expectations.
Taotie's strength was no weaker than Gu Zheng's, and even a little stronger. However, his skills weren't as rich as Gu Zheng's. He cultivated later than Gu Zheng, and he wasn't so serious about his daily cultivation, unlike Gu Zheng who cultivated every day. He only cultivated when Gu Zheng urged him. It could be said that his cultivation time was more than half of that of Gu Zheng.
In this case, his strength, and even the immortal energy in his body, surpassed Gu Zheng by a little. It could only be said that his physique seemed to be better than Gu Zheng's. In addition, Gu Zheng really didn't know how to explain this.
In this regard, he could also comfort himself that everything depended on the end. Taotie's cultivation method was fast in the early stage, and his Gokusen's Immortal Art was stable in the first three levels. Only after cultivating to the fourth level could he be considered to have real success.
"Taotie, look ahead!"
After another month, Taotie, who was sitting in front of Gu Zheng on horseback, suddenly woke up Gu Zheng who was adjusting his breath and cultivating, and pointed to the front with his finger.
After more than two months, Taotie had been able to clearly express his meaning. Only some long words could not be described clearly, but the simple meaning was no problem at all.
Gu Zheng opened his eyes and was slightly stunned. There was a trace of excitement in his expression.
In the distance in front, there was a house. Although it was not big, it was indeed a house. If there was a house, it proved that there were people. After more than two months, he finally found a place where people lived in the Untainted Land.
Two months was not a long time, or it could be said that it was very short. Gu Zheng was mentally prepared before. Not to mention two months, even if he could find a place with people in two years, he would be happy. The Untainted Land was too big, and now it was the early stage of the Untainted Land. There were not as many people as there were later. It was absolutely lucky to find it in two months.
"There must be people!"
Gu Zheng patted the horse and let it run, whispering in his mouth. It was a little abnormal that there was only one house in the distance, but there was hope if there was a house. Gu Zheng was not the Sage-to-be now. He was just an ordinary child without cultivation. At this time, he hoped to find a place where people lived and live together with others.
Living together, he would not be lonely.
Not long after, the Horse King ran to the house. It was not a thatched house, but a very simple mud house. To Gu Zheng's disappointment, it was obvious that no one had lived in the house for a long time. It was full of dust and cobwebs.
He saw the house, but there was no person, which meant that he did not find it.
However, Gu Zheng was only disappointed for a moment. Not long after, his mood improved. Since he had discovered the existence of the house, it proved that someone had lived here. Looking at the things inside, it was definitely not something that could be made by one or two people. Presumably, this was a place where people lived in groups.
Only in this way could these tables, chairs, and some leftover porcelain be made.
"Go, let's keep going!"
After dismounting from the horse and observing for a while, Gu Zheng mounted the horse again and let it run. He believed that there must be people living in groups nearby. If it was not a town, it had to be a village.
Humans were social animals. Only when more humans were together could they exert great power. A single person living in the wild could not compete with those wild beasts.
"Smoke, smoke!"
An hour later, Taotie cried out while Gu Zheng nodded excitedly. In the distance, they saw smoke. This was real smoke. If there was smoke, it meant that there was someone there.
Whether it was the Wu people or Goblin, they did not know how to cook. Basically, they drank raw meat and drank blood. Only humans could process food and make it into delicious food.
In front of them, they only saw smoke. After a minute, Gu Zheng saw more houses. It was a village with a simple wall, but it was not a city wall. It should not be a town.
However, with a village, a town should not be far away. They would find it sooner or later.
"Where are the children? Where are your adults?"
Gu Zheng rode his horse to the entrance of the village. There were two people guarding the entrance, and they were holding simple weapons. When they saw Gu Zheng and Taotie, they asked curiously.
"Our adults can't find them. We are also looking for them. We have been walking for a few days. Can you let us in to have a rest and drink some water?"
Gu Zheng said softly. He was now a child, and his voice was tender. The man was surprised to hear Gu Zheng speak so clearly. However, he quickly opened the door and carried them down from the horse.
"Your lord is really careless. How could he throw you away? You're really lucky. You actually let the horse bring you here. Not bad, this is a good horse!"
The man looked about 30 years old. However, in the early days of the Untainted Land, the life of the Human Tribe was not particularly good. It was also possible that he was only in his early twenties. At that time, it was not a problem for people to look older. It was common.
Gu Zheng just thanked him and did not say anything else. He pulled the horse with one hand and Taotie with the other. Finally, they found a place with people. In this way, Gu Zheng could find a place to live in seclusion, practice slowly, and grow up.
He was too young now. He was only three years old.
In more than two months, he and Taotie had grown up. When they were born, they were two years old.
"Aunt Cui, these are two lost children. I don't know where their adults are. Can you take care of them first?"
The man took the two to a yard and shouted to a woman in the yard. The woman was not very old. She was less than 40 years old. After hearing the words, she immediately ran out. When she saw Gu Zheng and Taotie, she was stunned. Then, a smile appeared on her face.
"Two very cute children. They are twins. How can their adults be so careless? Don't worry. Leave them with me first. When their adults come, I will take them away!"
Gu Zheng and Taotie were both pink and cute. These days, they had eaten and slept in the open. They were a little tanned, but the tanning was limited. Both of them were practicing. With strength, it was not so easy for the sun to tan them.
"Your family is a hunter, right? At first glance, I can see that you are a hunter who lives alone. But this leopard skin is really good. Your adults must be very powerful hunters!"
Aunt Cui took the two of them into the yard. Taotie just looked at everything curiously. It was Gu Zheng who was talking to her.
Both of them were wearing leopard skin clothes. Normally, only hunters would have such clothes. However, both of them only had animal skin and no other cloth. This was equivalent to saying that they used to live in a deserted place and lived alone.
There were such hunters in the Untainted Land. That was why Aunt Cui said so.
Whatever she said, Gu Zheng would reply accordingly. Let them guess as they wished. They didn't have such a lord, and no lord would come. To Gu Zheng, it was fine as long as he could find a place to live in seclusion. If this place didn't work, he could ask for other places. It was the same elsewhere.
"You must be hungry. Come and eat something!"
Soon, Aunt Cui took out two steamed buns, and they were white steamed buns. Gu Zheng observed carefully. Although Aunt Cui's house was not big and the furniture was very simple, it was very clean and neat. She also raised a cow. She lived a good life.
In addition, Gu Zheng heard the cries of some other livestock, dogs, and chickens. They were not from Aunt Cui's house. In this way, the villagers in this village lived a good life. At least, they did not have a big problem with food and clothing.
In the early days of the Untainted Land, in fact, many places where the human race lived were like this. At this time, the big country had not yet taken shape, and there were very few exploitation classes. In addition, there were not so many monsters in the early days of the Untainted Land. The weather was good. As long as they worked hard, the life of ordinary people would not be bad.
"Thank you!"
"Taotie, this is not as delicious as you!"
Gu Zheng took the steamed bun and thanked him. Taotie took it in his hand and ate it directly. After taking a bite, he frowned slightly and spat it out. He also wanted to throw away the steamed bun in his hand.
Fortunately, Gu Zheng noticed his action and caught it at once.
"You child, don't spit it out even if it's not delicious. It's a waste!"
Aunt Cui frowned and complained when she saw Taotie spit out the steamed bun. This Aunt Cui was a person who did not like to waste. In fact, it was not only her. At this time, many women were like this. Even later on the earth, many peasant women would not waste anything. As long as it was edible, they would eat it all.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Cui. He's still young and doesn't understand!"
Gu Zheng hurriedly apologized and took out some jerky and fur from the horse. Aunt Cui's face immediately became bright, and she kept praising Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng and Taotie looked exactly the same. They were both children, but the performance of the two was completely different. This made Aunt Cui very puzzled. She did not understand how the same children could have such a big gap.
But no matter what, these two were children. Moreover, Gu Zheng had given her a lot of good things, so she would not really blame him.
"It's really not delicious. It's not as delicious as you!"
When Aunt Cui went to busy herself, Taotie said with grievance. When he said that you were delicious, he did not mean that Gu Zheng could eat it, but that Gu Zheng's food was better.
Gu Zheng was once a famous immortal chef. Even if he did not have his cultivation and strength, his cooking skills were still there. As long as there were enough ingredients, he could still make delicious food that others could not make.
"I know, but there are some things that can't be said carelessly. We will be with someone for a long time in the future, so there are many things that can't be said so casually!"
Gu Zheng slowly taught him. In Gu Zheng's eyes, Taotie was not his brother, but more like his child. At first, Taotie was like a blank piece of paper. Everything was taught and guided by Gu Zheng.
"I understand!"
Taotie nodded vigorously. He did not know whether he really understood or not, but since he nodded, he believed that such a thing would not happen again in the future.
The sky quickly darkened. The smoke that Gu Zheng saw was dinner. When they came, it was dinner time. However, this dinner was at four o 'clock in the afternoon, not six or seven o' clock. After dinner, the sky would be dark.
Aunt Cui made two dishes with the meat and dried fish that Gu Zheng gave her. Gu Zheng ate some, but Taotie only ate a few mouthfuls and put it down. However, he did not vomit. He just said that he was full and did not want to eat anymore.
The same thing, Gu Zheng made much better than Aunt Cui's. Gu Zheng could not do anything about it. Who asked him to have a gluttonous stomach before? Now, he could not eat the food that others made. Today was the first time they came here, so he could not show off too much. When he came, he cooked by himself. He could only make do with a meal first.
The night was silent. The next day, Gu Zheng got up early and went out to walk around the village. Then, he went into the kitchen.
The things in the kitchen were very good, but it was much better than when Gu Zheng was in the wild. At least there was a real pot here. Unlike before, the pot that Gu Zheng used to make soup was made of stone. It was heavy and clumsy. There was not much soup that could be cooked. Moreover, it was cooked very slowly, and it was difficult to control the heat.
After all, there was a real iron pot, a stove, and some oil and spices. Gu Zheng saw that there were some corn, so he simply took out the dried fish and some ingredients that he collected on the way. He was going to make corn and dried fish porridge for their breakfast.
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