Four days later, Gu Zheng returned to the prefectural city.
Just as Gu Zheng had expected, when Mount Buzhou collapsed and a piece of the sky fell, this place was also in chaos. Especially Wu You and the others. Because Gu Zheng was not here, they had no backbone and did not know what to do.
An Family and the other four families had sent people to find Gu Zheng. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng was not here, so they all returned.
Now, seven or eight days had passed. The order in the city was slightly better, but people were still terrified. There had been no sun for seven or eight days. They could see the collapsed sky when they looked up. Everyone in the Wilderness could see it.
No matter where you were, you would know that a piece of the sky had collapsed. This was the sky.
"Young Master, you're finally back!"
Seeing Gu Zheng come in, Wu You immediately jumped. They had been very afraid these days. He had not gone out for several days. Mado and the others were the same. They looked up at the sky every day, not knowing if it would collapse.
If it did, would they all be crushed to death?
Wu You wasn't the only one who thought this way. Almost everyone was thinking the same thing. Groundless fears weren't just a story, nor was it sarcasm. It was the truth here. Everyone was being groundless now.
"It's fine. Don't worry. It will be fine soon!"
Gu Zheng comforted them. He did not tell them that the sky would be repaired soon. Goddess Nuwa, who had created humans, would repair the sky. Then, everything would return to normal. There was no need to worry.
These words were useless to them. They could not understand. It was enough to calm them down.
Although Wu You and the others were still worried with Gu Zheng's return, they felt much better. It was different to have a backbone. Before, they were afraid of everything. Now that Gu Zheng was in front of them, even if they were still a little afraid, it was much better.
As the saying went, if the sky fell, the tall man would hold it up. Gu Zheng was their tall man now.
Back on Mount Buzhou, the broken mountain was lying on the ground, and all of the various races were gathered together. Everyone was staring up into the sky, where a pure and holy woman was holding a five-colored godstone as she flew up into the air.
Nuwa, who had collected the five-colored God Stones, came to the damaged sky. She used the God Stones in her hand to block the water and fire and slowly repaired the collapsed sky.
Nuwa's mending of the heavens had begun.
Unfortunately, Gu Zheng couldn't see this scene. At this time, he was in seclusion to digest the Immortal Essence Pill. He didn't even know that the mending of the heavens had begun. The mending of the heavens was a big matter that concerned all the races. The representatives of all the races had gathered at Mount Buzhou.
Even the Three Pure Ones were present, but no one else saw them.
"Mending the heavens is a great merit. Looks like there's going to be another Sage!"
On his left was Taishang Laojun, while on his right was Tongtian Sect Leader. However, no one was able to see them.
"The Liches have ruled the world for so long. It's time to end it. Mending the heavens is indeed a great merit. However, once Nuwa becomes a Sage, the Liches can no longer participate in the disputes between the Liches. Then, the human race can prosper!"
Taishang Laojun said softly. Tongtian Sect Leader nodded slightly. Only Tongtian Sect Leader had pity in his eyes.
Mending the heavens was indeed a great merit. The Three Pure Ones could do it too, but they didn't. Instead, they gave the opportunity to Nuwa.
The great merit was enough to push Nuwa to the position of a Sage. Then, Nuwa would be the first person to become a Sage. However, once she became a Sage, she couldn't directly participate in the disputes between the Liches and the Liches. In this way, it would seem that the Goblin had one more Sage, but in fact, it would lose a great help.
Only in this way would the Shamans and Demons be able to fight until both sides suffered. Only when the Shamans and Demons fell would the Humans rise.
For so many years, the Goblin ruled the heavens and the Wu people ruled the earth. Both sides seemed to be in harmony, but in fact, they were already at daggers drawn. A spark could ignite the fire. The Three Pure Ones were Sages, but they couldn't personally participate. They could only watch the large number of humans survive between the Goblin and the Liches.
It couldn't be helped. Without the Sages, the human race was far from a match for the Goblin or the Wu people. The Twelve Ancestors of the Wu people were all Sage-to-be. They were twelve Sage-to-be. The human race only had two Sage-to-be, and they had just become Sage-to-be. They were far inferior to the Wu people.
Needless to say, the Goblin, the Demon Emperor Jun, and the Donghuang Taiyi were the best of the best. They were only one step away from becoming Sages.
Emperor Jun's He Tu and Luo Shu, and Taiyi's Bell of Chaos were all famous Primordial Treasures. Nuwa and Fuxi were definitely not inferior to the Ancestors of Sorcerers. The Ten Big Goblin Sages were famous. Each of them was far more powerful than the current human race.
This was also the reason why the three Sages of the human race had the lowest status.
"Even if Nuwa knew about it, she would still do it!"
Tongtian Sect Leader suddenly said. He was right. Even if Nuwa knew about it, she would still do it. She couldn't resist the temptation of becoming a Sage.
Moreover, the fate of the two races was too prosperous. There would be a tribulation eventually. The fact that the human race could withstand it was an unchangeable fact. Nuwa was famous for creating humans. The human race was created by Nuwa. When the human race became stronger, no one would say anything about it.
Little by little, the black hole in the sky became smaller and smaller. The Heavenly Fire became less and less. The water curtain became clearer and clearer. Soon, the Heavenly Fire and the water curtain disappeared. The black hole in the sky was completely repaired.
The repaired sky became bright again. The leaders of Mount Buzhou heaved a long sigh of relief.
Everywhere in the Untainted Land, the human race, the Goblin race, and the Wu people all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the sky. The sky was finally restored. They could put down their worries. They didn't need to be afraid that the sky would collapse. Everyone was saved.
The gratitude of so many people and the merit of repairing the sky were all concentrated on Nuwa.
In the sky, Nuwa's body emitted a dazzling light of merit. Everyone lowered their heads, including Emperor Jun, Taiyi, and the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcerers.
Except for the Three Pure Ones who were hiding in the dark.
In the sky, Nuwa looked around and finally rested her eyes on the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones cupped their fists to her, smiled, and then left.
The great merit finally pushed Nuwa to the position of a Sage. Another Sage was born. Shadows of dragons and phoenixes appeared in the sky. Nuwa slowly descended with the colorful light.
"Greetings, Sage!"
Both the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcerers and Emperor Jun cupped their fists and bowed to Nuwa. This was the merit of becoming a Sage. Nuwa's merit was incomparable to theirs.
"Thank you, Taoist friends!"
Nuwa bowed back. Her gratitude was sincere. She was not the only one who could repair the sky. Her brother Fuxi could do it. The Twelve Ancestors of Sorcerers could not do it alone, but together, they could.
The Sages of the Human Race also had this ability. She had seen the Three Pure Ones just now. They did not do it, but gave the opportunity to Nuwa. Therefore, Nuwa thanked them.
Emperor Jun and Taiyi were very happy. There was finally a Sage among the Goblin. Although it was not them, it was still a good thing for the whole Goblin. However, they did not know that this was the beginning of the disaster.
In the prefecture city, Gu Zheng, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at the sky thoughtfully, in the direction of Mount Buzhou.
He had already sensed the appearance of a new Sage. Although he was not there, he knew that Nuwa must have completed the repair of the sky and become a Sage through merit.
Gu Zheng's cultivation was weak now, but he was already in the Sage-to-be Realm. He was very sensitive to Sages. When someone became a Sage, he could sense it, just like other Sage-to-be. However, those Sage-to-be were mostly at Mount Buzhou.
After checking his condition, Gu Zheng closed his eyes again and continued to cultivate.
He had not digested half of the Immortal Vitality Elixir. He had reached the ninth level of the third level. He was only one step away from the fourth level and the stage of transforming Essence into Qi.
At this stage, he was a real immortal. He was not one before.
The collapse of Mount Buzhou and the mending of the sky by Goddess Nvywa had occurred continuously in the early days of the Untainted Land, giving Gu Zheng a lot of pressure. With his current strength, he might be in trouble if he encountered any of them, let alone participate in them. The Great War of Witch-Demon Tribe was more intense and exciting than the Great War of Gods Investiture. Almost all the experts of the Witch-Demon Tribe died in this war, leaving only a few survivors.
For example, Fuxi, perhaps because of Nuwa, was preserved in the end. Emperor Jun's He Tu and Luo Shu were also passed down to Fuxi.
Ten days later, the door of Gu Zheng's closed-door training suddenly opened. Gu Zheng walked out of the room in high spirits. Mado, who was in the yard, immediately came to him. He was stunned when he saw Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng was still the same. If one were to say that he had changed, there were some changes. He had grown a little taller. Now, he and Taotie looked like five years old children. Their development seemed to be faster than ordinary children, but there was a limit to it. They did not grow up to be adults in a month.
They seemed to grow up a third faster than ordinary people. They could do it in two years what others took three years.
It had been nearly two years since he came to the Untainted Land. He finally cultivated to the Qi Transformation Realm again. Not only did he reach the Qi Transformation Realm, but he also reached the Middle-stage of Qi Transformation. He had reached the second realm of the fourth level.
This was the result of digesting three Immortal Essence Elixirs in a row. After taking all these Immortal Essence Elixirs, he estimated that he could reach the Apotheosis Realm. After that, he would have the ability to find raw materials and make more food to assist his cultivation. In this way, there was still hope for him to reach the Jin Xian level in the five-year plan.
"Taotie, you broke through!"
Taotie ran over. The sky had been restored, but Gu Zheng had been in closed-door training these days. Wu You and the others were not too surprised because Gu Zheng had told them before that the sky would be restored.
Now the city had mostly been restored and returned to its original state.
"Yes, you are also good. You have made a lot of progress!"
Gu Zheng looked at Taotie and took his hand with a smile. He checked his cultivation. Taotie's cultivation had reached the Late-stage of Qi Transformation Realm. Gu Zheng had given him ten of the twenty Immortal Essence Elixirs, but now he only used one to reach the Late-stage. He was faster than Gu Zheng.
"More than that, look!"
Taotie smiled mysteriously. Suddenly, he waved his hand and a long black knife flew out of his body. Taotie stepped on it and flew into the sky.
He flew very fast and almost instantly became a small dot. The people in the city could not see him clearly and thought he was a bird.
After flying into the sky, he quickly flew down and looked at Gu Zheng proudly. Mado looked at him enviously. Flying was the privilege of immortals. He also wanted to fly, but unfortunately, he could not even cultivate immortality, let alone fly.
"You recognized the knife as your master?"
Gu Zheng asked in surprise. Taotie could already take the knife into his body. It was obvious that he had completed the recognition process. Otherwise, it would not be like this.
"Of course!"
Taotie raised his head proudly. Gu Zheng did not teach him how to recognize the knife as its master. He only taught him how to fly on the knife. He could fly without recognizing the master, but it was slower and he could not control it. However, he could still fly.
After recognizing the master, it was different. It was like using a tool. No matter what tool it was, it was always raw at the beginning. However, one's hand would not be raw. If it did not recognize the master, it was equivalent to using a tool. If it recognized the master, it was as convenient as controlling one's own hand.
"Well, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse!"
Gu Zheng sighed. When he was in seclusion, Taotie had completed the recognition process by himself. It was too late for him to stop it. Since it was like this, he could only wait and see.
Gu Zheng had carefully checked the knife before. It was indeed a supreme-grade immortal artifact. However, the artifact spirit inside did not respond to Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng originally planned to break through to the Immortal Realm after this seclusion and use some means to force the artifact spirit out. However, before he could force it out, Taotie had completed the recognition process. He could only accept it.
No matter what, that knife was a supreme-grade immortal artifact. It would be of great help to Taotie's strength.
"Taotie, you are now in the late stage of Qi Transformation. If you have time, you should cultivate more. These peaceful days will not be long. If you want to survive in the chaos in the future, you can only rely on yourself!"
Gu Zheng said to Taotie. The mending of the sky was completed. Nuwa had become a saint. Next, ten Golden Crows would descend to the mortal world and cause trouble. They would anger the Grand Wizard, Kua Fu, and then Kua Fu would chase after the sun.
These ten Golden Crows were all Monster Emperor Di Jun's children. They were bold enough to kill Kua Fu and flaunt their prowess. In the end, they attracted the attention of the Great Shaman Hou Yi and killed nine of them at once.
How could Di Jun let it go when his children were killed? However, he was the Demon Emperor and could not do it casually. Moreover, strictly speaking, the ten Golden Crows asked for it. They caused trouble in the mortal world and did not listen to his advice. They even killed Kua Fu.
Since Di Jun could not do it himself, he asked Immortal Lu Ya to do it. He killed Hou Yi and destroyed the Sun-Shooting Magic Bow. After killing Hou Yi, Lu Ya disappeared. No one could find him. However, everyone knew who the mastermind was after that.
After two Grand Wizard died in a row, how could the Twelve Ancestors of Sorcery do nothing? In the end, a great war broke out.
Gu Zheng didn't know the exact date when the two sides started fighting. He also didn't know how long they had been fighting. However, such a big battle couldn't be finished in one or two days. It was also impossible for only the big shots of both sides to act while the people below them didn't move. Such a big battle was absolutely all-sided. Only in this way could the two races truly decline.
The rise of the human race was built on the foundation of the decline of the two races.
Gu Zheng knew all of this in advance. Therefore, he was more anxious. When the war broke out, every place could become a battlefield. This place was no exception. Gu Zheng was not qualified to participate in this war. He could only protect himself.
He could only protect himself from being affected by the war and hurt the innocent.
If he wanted to protect himself, the most basic thing was to have enough strength. Therefore, he was very anxious now. The Book of Life and Death was very powerful. However, it could only kill one person at a time. It was also slow to activate. The Book of Life and Death needed to know the background of the other party.
Speaking of which, the Book of Life and Death was like a computer that stored data. If you knew the name, you could also search for it. However, there were too many people with the same name and surname. Therefore, you would need the Eight Characters of Birth.
With the Eight Characters of Birth, it was more like a simplified search.
There might be people with the same name and Eight Characters of Birth. However, if two people were born in the same place, their parents would not be the same. Even if they were twins, they would not have the same name. In this way, you could basically find the person accurately.
In addition to the Eight Characters of Birth, there were also places, genders, and so on to choose. Moreover, no matter if it was the human race, Goblin, or Wu people, as long as they did not jump out of the Five Elements, they would be recorded in the Book of Life and Death.
To put it simply, the Book of Life and Death would definitely target those who knew the details. No matter where they were, if they did not know the details, they would be helpless.
The Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber did not need the details. Unfortunately, it could only deal with one person at a time and it was slow to activate. Both treasures had their own pros and cons. Relying on these two treasures alone, he might not be able to completely protect himself in the future. The most important thing was to improve his own strength.
"Okay, I'll go back and cultivate immediately!"
Gu Zheng didn't know if Taotie understood Gu Zheng's words, but he quickly agreed and went back to cultivate. Looking at his back, Gu Zheng felt gratified. It was good that Taotie was obedient and cultivated seriously. In the future, he would have less pressure. He didn't just want to protect himself, he wanted to protect the people around him.
"Mado, come with me for a while!"
Gu Zheng looked at Mado in the courtyard again and said to him. After that, he went back to his room.
After returning to his room, Gu Zheng sat there, picked up the teapot, used his immortal power to ignite the tea stove, and boiled the tea. He did not give any instructions to Mado.
After waiting for a full 15 minutes, Mado could not help but ask. Gu Zheng suddenly turned his head and looked straight at him.
"Mado, do you want to cultivate and become an immortal?"
Gu Zheng's words made Mado's heart skip a beat. Then, he failed to live up to his expectations. Of course, he wanted to cultivate and become an immortal. This was his dream. In the past, he had no chance at all. But now that he followed two immortals, it was equivalent to having hope. It would be a big lie to say that he did not want to.
"Yes, very much!"
Mado hurriedly replied. This was absolutely true. He wanted to do it even in his dreams.
"But your character is too kind. This kind of character is actually not suitable for cultivation!"
Gu Zheng shook his head. Mado was too soft-hearted. It was good to be a good person, but in the cultivation world, this was a big taboo. He could not have the heart to harm others, but he could not not have the heart to guard against others. Even in the future, a cultivator who was too kind usually did not live for long.
This was the case in the later generations, let alone in the current era.
Mado raised his head in shock. He felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured directly on his head. Just as he had hope, it was extinguished.
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