Wu You did not dare to neglect Gu Zheng's arrangements.
When he arrived at Gu Zheng's place, the news of the sermon had already spread to the nearby villages. Many people who had sent their children here were shocked when they heard the rumor, regardless of whether it was true or not. If it was true, it was equivalent to them personally pushing their children into a fire pit, hoping that their children could cultivate and become immortals. It would be best if they could delay their children from being eaten by demons.
If it was false, it meant that someone was spreading rumors about immortals. In the future, he would definitely be punished by immortals.
There were people who believed it, and there were also people who did not. Most of the people who believed it were slightly smarter people who knew how to think. This sermon was indeed full of oddities. This time, the rumor was real. It even mentioned the visit to relatives. Indeed, no one knew where the Great Immortal's training ground was.
Especially those who had seen children who returned to their hometown to visit relatives. Thinking back, it was indeed as the rumor said.
The children who returned had obvious markings. This way, even if their appearance changed after they grew up, they could still be recognized by their birthmarks. Moreover, these children did not bring anything for their families after they grew up, nor did they spend time with them. They only talked about how powerful they were now, and after showing off, they would leave the next day.
Basically, every child who returned was the same. It was fine when no one said it, but when someone said it, it was indeed a suspicious point.
However, overall, there were fewer who believed it, and more who did not.
Especially those families who sent their children to cultivate. Basically, they did not believe it. Just as Gu Zheng had guessed, they did not want to believe such an outcome. They had always thought that their children were cultivating and could become immortals in the future. In the end, someone told them that their children had died long ago, and that their hearts had been dug out and eaten. It would be strange if they could accept it.
Wu You was very successful. The news spread very quickly. In two days, everyone in the ten villages knew about it. In five days, many of the surrounding villages knew about it. In ten days, most of the surrounding villages knew about it.
In twenty days, the fastest news had reached the prefectural city. It was sent back by someone on a fast horse, and it caused an uproar. There were also families in the prefectural city who sent their children here and were chosen. This news was undoubtedly a bomb to them.
In the past twenty days, Gu Zheng had already traveled more than two thousand miles from here. On average, he traveled more than a hundred miles every day. This tired Wu You to the bone.
Although he was tired, Wu You's harvest was not small. His body was much stronger than before, and in order to let him keep up, Gu Zheng would use his immortal energy to help him comb through his meridians every day. After twenty days, his body was more than twice as good as before, and his strength had also nearly doubled.
This result made Wu You overjoyed. He was even willing to continue walking like this so that he could continue to improve his body.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of begging Gu Zheng to teach him Immortal Cultivation, but he didn't dare. He was clear about his current status. To put it bluntly, he was just a captive slave. He didn't have any right to make any demands. As long as he served Gu Zheng well and didn't make his master angry or punish him, that would be the best outcome.
These days, Aunt Cui had completely accepted this matter.
Not only did Gu Zheng show his ability to split a tree with one hand, but Gu Zheng also showed a lot of strength along the way, including meeting a tiger, which was killed by Gu Zheng with one punch. There were also other wild beasts, which basically died as soon as they saw them. They had accumulated a lot of fur from these animals, and their bones and meat were also exchanged for some dry food and other things by Wu You in other villages.
On the twenty-fifth day after Gu Zheng left, a cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared in the sky above the place where the sermon was held. A person wearing animal skin, who was obviously a demon, landed there.
This person had scales on his face. The two people didn't know what species this demon was from the scales, but if Gu Zheng saw it, he would definitely recognize it. This was a snake demon, a snake demon with a rather high bloodline. There were already horns faintly appearing on his forehead. This was a snake demon with the bloodline of the dragon race.
"Who killed my people and took my dragon ball!?"
He searched around the valley and soon found the corpses of his two subordinates. The corpses were not found by him first, but by the villagers who had entered the valley 20 days ago. After that, they were wrapped in a mat and thrown there.
Fortunately, the valley was often cleaned up, so there were no wild beasts. However, many of the corpses had been bitten, so the two people could still be barely recognized.
His roar was equivalent to admitting that he had done all of this. Just like the previous rumors, it was really a demon causing trouble. Many people who saw the demon ran away in fear. This demon directly caught one of them and asked about the situation.
After asking, the person who was caught by him was also killed. He was directly torn into two. It was very cruel.
This time, there was no need to say that it was a rumor. It turned out that the previous rumors were indeed true. The demon had really come to find them. Some people who were prepared began to hide, and those who were not prepared scattered after hearing the news.
Escaping was much better than staying in the village and being killed by the demon.
The demon had captured more than ten people and killed them all. He had basically learned the whole story. This time, it was the same as before. There should have been no problem, but for some reason, two children saw through everything and killed two of his subordinates.
Gu Zheng and Taotie were the first to come out. They left as soon as they came out. After that, the news of the demon spread. In addition, Gu Zheng and Aunt Cui were not seen after the incident. Many people guessed that the matter must have been caused by them. When the demon asked, he told them everything.
When the demon found Aunt Cui, the house was covered in a layer of dust. At a glance, it was obvious that she had been gone for a long time.
The demon was so angry that he tore down Aunt Cui's house and started a massacre in the village. Aunt Cui's village was in trouble. Be obedient. He flew here very quickly. They did not receive any news at all. Fortunately, some people who believed him hid in advance. Otherwise, the entire village would have suffered.
After that, the demon searched the area for a long time. He did not find Gu Zheng until he returned.
To the demon, the death of his two subordinates was not a big deal. Although he felt a little sad, he could still take in such human subordinates. However, the Mirage Dragon Pearl was very important to him. It was a treasure he had obtained by chance. It was the key to his dragon transformation in the future, so he had to find it.
The demon left, but he also said that he wanted the people here to hand over his Mirage Dragon Pearl. Otherwise, he would start a massacre once a year. For the sake of the Dragon Pearl, the demon did not have to worry about the human immortals finding trouble with him.
Gu Zheng did not know about this. He had been traveling with Aunt Cui. They only stopped two months later. At this time, they had traveled more than five thousand miles. If it were not for their bad luck, the demon would not have found them.
During these two months, Gu Zheng did not idle. He had been cultivating while they were traveling. Gokusen's Immortal Art had finally reached seventy percent of the second level. His current strength was basically equivalent to the early stage of the third level of Internal Force. His strength had increased a lot.
Unfortunately, he was still not as strong as Taotie. This guy's strength was equivalent to the early stage of the fourth level, which was one level higher than Gu Zheng's. He believed that it would not be long before Taotie could cultivate to the stage of refining essence into qi and become a real immortal.
For Gu Zheng, there was also good news in these two months. Along the way, he found two kinds of raw materials for making Pi Elemental Food Cultivation. Both of them were of good quality and had reached the medium level.
One of the two raw materials was collected by Gu Zheng himself, and the other was exchanged for by Wu You. It was really convenient to have Wu You. There were many things that he could not do, but Wu You could. For this kind of trade, Wu You could exchange things that they did not need for things that they did not need or for ingredients that Gu Zheng needed.
Of course, only two raw materials were definitely far from enough. However, with two raw materials, it was a start. Next, as long as he was willing, he believed that he would be able to find a set of raw materials for Pi Elemental Food Cultivation. With Pi Elemental Food Cultivation, his strength would increase faster.
Baisha Village was a relatively large village. There were more than six hundred families and several thousand people in the village.
Because of the large number of people, a market was formed here. Every five days, there would be a market. Everyone would bring things that they did not need or had extra to exchange. Not only the people of the village, but also the people of the surrounding villages would come early in the morning.
About ten li away from the market, there was a forest. Within five li of the forest, there were a few thatched huts that had been built at some unknown time. Gu Zheng was temporarily staying here. Ordinary villagers wouldn't dare to stay in the forest. There were more wild beasts in the forest, and there were more dangers. Unless it was hunting, they wouldn't enter the forest.
This time, Gu Zheng did not plan to live in a crowded place. However, he could not go too far away. This place was just right. They were not afraid of wild beasts at all. They came here purely to give them wealth. Here, they would not be disturbed by others. It was a very good place to live in seclusion.
For Gu Zheng, he now had an enemy, which was that monster. A crowded place was not absolutely safe. Here, he could hide himself and exchange things from time to time. For the time being, he settled down.
"Lan Hua Hua, not bad. Wu You, I will remember your contribution!"
On this day, Gu Zheng looked at the things that Wu You brought back and kept nodding. It was another raw material that could be used for the Elemental Food Cultivation. Although it was only a normal grade, it was enough. They had been living in seclusion here for two months. Gu Zheng's Gokusen Celestial Art had reached ninety percent of the second layer. However, he had not been able to break through the last ten percent. He had been trapped here for half a month.
These days, Wu You had not been idle. He had been collecting things that Gu Zheng needed. The raw materials for the Elemental Food Cultivation had been gathered to seventy percent. If he found a few more things, he would be able to make a large portion of the Elemental Food Cultivation.
Some of the raw materials could be made into two portions. As long as there were enough raw materials, the Elemental Food Cultivation could always be made.
"Thank you, Master!"
Wu You's face was also full of joy. Gu Zheng had promised him that if he made enough contributions, he could take him into the sect and let him cultivate immortality in the future.
Although he was old, he had enough raw materials to refine his marrow and bones. There was hope for him to cultivate. This was the early stage of the Untainted Land, not the Earth. Celestial Core Power was very abundant. If he worked hard, there was hope for him to cultivate and become an immortal.
There was also Aunt Cui. If she was willing, he could take her to cultivate.
Aunt Cui was old. At her age, even if she was able to refine her marrow and bones, her cultivation achievements would be very ordinary. It was still unknown whether she could cultivate and become an immortal. However, because this was the Untainted Land, there were many things that could prolong one's life. If there was no other way, Gu Zheng could help her increase her lifespan by a few decades. If a monster could do it, he did not believe that he could not do it.
With these few decades, it should not be a problem for her to cultivate to the Immortal Realm. Whether she could cultivate to the Jin Xian or even the Daluo Jinxian, it would depend on her luck.
Jin Xian and Daluo Jinxian were not that easy. There were so many outstanding disciples in Shushan. In the end, only those elders could become the Daluo Jinxian. However, even if they could not become the Daluo Jinxian, becoming a Celestial Immortal and having a lifespan of thousands of years was not a small fortune for them. The difference between a few decades and a few thousand years was hundreds of times.
However, Gu Zheng had not yet told Aunt Cui. Now, Gu Zheng did not have the ability to refine the marrow and bones. Telling her now would only make her excited. Every day, he thought that it would be better to give her this surprise when he had the ability.
Gu Zheng's cultivation was temporarily trapped, but Taotie was not. Now, Taotie's strength had reached the early stage of the fifth level. His progress was very fast. His early stage of the fifth level was much more powerful than ordinary people. If one was not a real Immortal, one would not be his opponent now.
What Dao Ancestor Hongjun had said had always been in Gu Zheng's heart. It was also the thing he was most worried about.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had said that there was an evil thought in his heart that could not be removed, so he named him Taotie and himself Tie. Gu Zheng knew that there was an ancient ferocious beast called Taotie. However, this was the ancient era, even more ancient than the ancient era. He did not know if the ferocious beast called Taotie had appeared. Or perhaps, the name Taotie might have come from him and Taotie.
Of course, this was only Gu Zheng's guess. As for what it was like, Gu Zheng still did not know. However, he was already in the early stage of the ancient times. He believed that as long as he waited patiently, all of this would be revealed.
Right now, the most important thing for him was to quickly improve his cultivation.
Baisha Village was too far away from the place where the sermon was held. It was five or six thousand miles away. This distance was nothing for Gu Zheng before, but now he was just an ordinary cultivator. He was a cultivator who had not cultivated to the Celestial Immortal Realm. This distance was like the distance from the easternmost to the west when he was in China on Earth.
If there was a plane, it would take a few hours. If there was a train, it would take two days. If there was a car, it could also take four or five days. However, if it was just walking, it would take several months.
The news from that side didn't reach here. Gu Zheng had asked Wu You to keep an eye on it, but there was no news. In the end, he could only give up. After all, this was only a small village and not the prefectural city. The distance here wasn't closer than the prefectural city.
"Master, today I heard that Mang Mountain is going to hold an annual Grand Fair. It will last for ten days. People from hundreds of miles away will participate. There will be a lot of people, a lot of things, and a lot of people. However, Mang Mountain is more than 130 miles away from here. The Grand Fair will be held in half a month. If you want to go, we have to bring it forward!"
When Wu You came back that day, he immediately reported a piece of news to Gu Zheng. It was a piece of news that he had just received.
The Grand Fair of Mang Mountain was held once a year for ten days. It was the largest fair in the area of hundreds or even thousands of miles. There were more people and more people than the fairs in the prefecture.
All the locals knew about it. Gu Zheng and his companions had just arrived. Wu You did not go to the village every day. Occasionally, he would go to the village to inquire about some information and see if there was anything he needed. Therefore, he heard the news a little late. However, it was still not too late.
"The Grand Fair!"
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up slightly. It had been almost a year since he was born. Gu Zheng had a deep understanding of the early human life in the Untainted Land. The life of the farmers here was actually very similar to that of the ancient Huaxia on Earth.
However, it was only the people nearby. The Untainted Land was so vast that Gu Zheng did not know whether there were primitive people living in other places. At least, it was like that here.
"This time, all of us will go!"
When Wu You was about to say something, Gu Zheng suddenly said, "All of us will go." Wu You and Aunt Cui were stunned. Previously, in order to prevent the monster from finding them, Gu Zheng rarely went out of the forest. Even Wu You had to change his appearance slightly to avoid being discovered by the monster.
There were a lot of people in the Grand Fair. Although it was basically impossible for people from five thousand miles away to come here, it was just a possibility. If someone who knew them found their traces and this news reached the monster's ears, none of them would be able to escape. "All of us will go.
Since it's the Grand Fair, there must be a lot of things. Even if there's nothing I want, as long as there's something to replace it. During this period of time, I will do closed-door training. Three days before the Grand Fair, we will set off. But before that, Wu You, you have to find a way to buy a carriage. Here are some porcupine skins. You can take them and sell them! "
Gu Zheng said again. They had been here for almost half a year and had hidden for half a year. The monster did not find them, nor did it make any movements. It meant that the monster did not look for them, or did not come out to look for them at all.
Wu You could go to the Grand Fair alone, but there were many things that Wu You could not see. There was a possibility that he would miss them. It was not a possibility, but a certainty. In such a large Grand Fair, there would definitely be things that he needed. He could not tell Wu You everything he needed in detail. There were too many things that he could not finish.
He needed to go there in person so that he would not miss anything.
Gu Zheng needed not only Elemental Food Cultivation, but also other Food Cultivation, such as Grass Food Cultivation, Gale Food Cultivation, and so on. If he could find raw materials, he would not miss them. In addition to raw materials, if there were better raw materials, he would also want them. This was the Untainted Land, not the Earth. There was absolutely a possibility that these things would appear in the Grand Fair.
However, their own safety also needed to be taken into consideration. Therefore, Gu Zheng asked Wu You to buy a carriage. With a carriage, they would at least encounter fewer people.
Gu Zheng and Aunt Cui would also change themselves a little. Usually, they would stay in the carriage. When they came out, Gu Zheng would be 120% vigilant. If they were unlucky and were seen by someone they knew, the person who saw them would definitely behave differently. Gu Zheng would be able to detect it in advance.
There was one more point. After buying everything, Gu Zheng was prepared to move and leave again. This way, even if a fish escaped the net and discovered them, as long as they did not follow them, they could return to report and wait for the demon to arrive. Gu Zheng would be long gone. All in all, their safety was guaranteed.
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