With Mado's temperament, if he really went to cultivate, Gu Zheng didn't know whether it would help him or hurt him. He could be kind, but he couldn't be blindly kind. People had already rebelled against him, and he still had to plead for mercy for others and spare them.
It turned out that not everyone who was spared by him was grateful to him. Before, they even wanted to frame him and slander him. Therefore, Gu Zheng really hesitated whether to bring Mado into the ranks of cultivators. If he still maintained this temperament after cultivating, Gu Zheng could only say that sooner or later, he would be killed by this temperament, and he would die miserably.
As an ordinary person, even if Mado died, he could still be reincarnated. However, once he cultivated to a certain extent and was killed, his body and soul would be destroyed, and he would never be reincarnated.
"But I've decided to give you a chance!"
Looking at the depressed Ma Duo, Gu Zheng said again. Ma Duo suddenly raised his head. This was like a roller coaster for him. He was going up and down, making him feel like he was about to collapse.
"Young Master …"
"Don't talk first. You can cultivate, but you have to go through a test. Otherwise, it's better to stay the same!"
Gu Zheng interrupted Mado. Mado listened quietly. Gu Zheng continued, "Go out of the city tomorrow and find those who left before. Go and see what they are doing. If there are people who violate the rules, you just have to kill them. Can you do it?"
Gu Zheng was talking about those who wanted to be bandits and take Taotie away. The main culprit was killed by Taotie. The two who showed jealousy on the spot were also killed by Gu Zheng, and the rest were released.
Now that such a long time had passed, these people had no one to rely on. They also lived a carefree life with Gu Zheng. If they were to work hard again and not be able to fill their stomachs, they would definitely not be able to bear it.
It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
This time in the stone pavilion, Gu Zheng had brought back three Marrow Cleansing Elixirs. The Marrow Cleansing Elixir had the same effect as the Marrow Cleansing Elixir. They could both cleanse the marrow and the bones. With the Marrow Cleansing Elixir, Mado had hope of becoming an immortal.
Of the three Marrow Cleansing Pills, the other two had already been arranged by Gu Zheng. Wu You and Aunt Cui would each receive one. Wu You had done a good job as Gu Zheng's agent, and he was also the first person to follow Gu Zheng. This opportunity could be given to him. As for Aunt Cui, that was part of Gu Zheng's plan.
Mado asked Gu Zheng to hesitate, but other than Mado, there was no one else suitable. He would give him this opportunity for the time being and wait for him to finish this test before making a decision.
"Yes!"
Mado hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and agreed. He was also very conflicted. He was not afraid of dying for his brothers, and he was willing to do so. But now, he had a chance to become an immortal, and he had to choose between punishing his brothers for breaking the rules and the opportunity to become an immortal.
When they followed Gu Zheng, they all swore that they would never be bandits again. At that time, they only thought that following an immortal would definitely fill their stomachs, and they would not become bandits. Who would have thought that something like that would happen later on?
After that incident, they had broken their promise, but at least they did not do it. It was still in the stage of imagination. At that time, Mado even thought about what he would do if they really became bandits again.
It seemed very difficult to really kill them, but Mado was also unwilling to let them continue to harm others. At that time, he was very conflicted. After thinking about it a few times, he stopped thinking about it. He did not expect to face this choice again.
Mado went out, and Wu You was called in by Mado.
Gu Zheng did not have many arrangements for Wu You. Wu You was not a pedantic kind person like Mado. Wu You was smart and capable. Being Gu Zheng's agent made Gu Zheng very happy. Last time, Wu You also passed the test. Although he was not particularly loyal, at least when faced with a choice, he chose himself.
When he told Wu You that he could become an immortal, Wu You was stunned for a while, and then he excitedly thanked Wu You.
Becoming an immortal through cultivation was also his biggest dream. Now, this dream finally had a chance to come true.
Wu You directly gave him the Marrow Cleansing Pill and told him to go back to his room to take it. He also prepared a bucket and a toilet to wash his marrow and bones, dredge his meridians again, and remove most of the impurities in his body, so that this body would have the foundation to become an immortal.
This process was very painful, and it would take a long time.
But in order to become an immortal, this pain had to be endured. If he could not even endure this kind of pain, how could he become an immortal?
It was the same for Aunt Cui. Gu Zheng told her what to take note of, and Aunt Cui was just as excited. She and Wu You went back to their rooms and quickly took the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
For the whole afternoon, everyone in the Wu House heard Wu You and Aunt Cui's screams. It was hair-raising, but Mado knew that this was a new life for them. After today, they would be brand new tomorrow. This made Mado even more envious, and at the same time, it strengthened his idea.
After Ma Duo left, he rode on a horse and brought some money with him. There was no one else with him, so he could only leave this matter to himself.
After Mado left, Gu Zheng stood in front of the window, still holding the Book of Life and Death in his hand. There was a name on the book. It was a bandit who had followed him but betrayed him in the end. He was Mado's subordinate.
This name was red. He had three lives on his back. It was easy to imagine how these three people died. This time, if Mado did not kill him, he would be killed by him. This was also Mado's fate. However, Mado's lifespan was not so short. This person, however, did not have long to live.
The sky was mended. The big shots of Mount Buzhou returned. The people of the world returned to normal. Everything seemed to be calm, but the storm often came after the calm.
Except for the Three Pure Ones who had been scheming for a long time, Gu Zheng was probably the only one who knew all this.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun should also know, but he would never ask about this kind of thing.
"Tie, chase me, chase me quickly!"
In the air, Taotie stepped on the black knife and flew quickly. Gu Zheng stepped on an immortal sword, which was obtained from the Taoist priest. He did not know how the Taoist priest cultivated, but his cultivation was not low. He had reached the Early-stage of Void Return. However, he only had a low-level immortal sword, which was even worse than the immortal cultivators on Earth.
Not to mention the Untainted Land of the future. Even if the Human Tribe was not very powerful now, and it was still the world of Goblin, he was after all an immortal of Void Return. Even if he found the raw materials himself, he could still forge a middle-level immortal weapon. Such a low-level immortal weapon was really shabby.
Unfortunately, Gu Zheng did not even know his name, so he did not know why he was like this.
"You have a top-grade immortal weapon, and I have a low-level immortal weapon. Your cultivation is higher than mine. You want me to chase you? You are simply cheating!"
Gu Zheng said helplessly to Taotie. Although Taotie used a knife, his speed was naturally not slow. Taotie's strength was stronger than Gu Zheng's, and his immortal power was more abundant. In this way, Gu Zheng certainly could not beat him in speed.
"Haha, you finally lost once!"
Taotie laughed happily. During this period of time, Taotie had grown a lot. His spiritual intelligence was getting higher and higher. In all aspects of dealing with people, he was basically like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child. If this continued, he was afraid that in a few years, his thinking would almost be the same as an adult.
Gu Zheng could not say whether this kind of growth was good or bad. The good thing was that he was smart and knew more. The bad thing was that his childhood seemed to have passed without much.
If Gu Zheng had to choose, he would rather let him be less sensible and more happy as a child. Unfortunately, this was impossible.
"Dragon Lake Town, wait, let's go down and take a look!"
As they flew, they somehow arrived at Longhu Town. From high up in the sky, they could clearly see the lake. There was also an eel demon in the lake beside Longhu Town. Back then, Gu Zheng did not know the character of the eel demon, so he had almost secretly killed it. Later, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and they made a deal. He used the dragon ball to exchange for the Earth Scholar's Book of Life and Death.
Now that they were passing by, Gu Zheng suddenly thought of it and wanted to go and see it.
The current Gu Zheng was already at the middle stage of Qi Transformation, a true immortal. When the eel demon failed to transform, even with the dragon pearl, his cultivation would not recover so quickly. At this time, the eel demon was no longer a threat to Gu Zheng.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, quickly descended from the sky and directly dove into the water. Some people only saw two black dots falling from the sky and landing on the surface of the lake in the distance. They could not see what it was at all.
Without the dragon pearl, Gu Zheng used the Water Control Art. Gluttony was useless and just held its breath. Now, it had no problem holding its breath for two to four hours.
The water was still the same. Gu Zheng quickly arrived at the eel demon's nest. The mud was still there, but the eel demon was not here. There were no traces of it at the bottom of the lake.
He wanted to find the eel demon to talk about old times and show off that he had advanced. He did not expect it to not be here. He was a little disappointed.
Although the eel demon was not here, there were many fish in the lake. Gu Zheng simply caught a big fish and brought Gluttony back to the shore. He did not go far and set up a grill by the shore to grill the fish.
Although there were not many ingredients, the grilled fish that Gu Zheng made was still delicious.
The two of them finished the big fish. Only then did they prepare to go back, still unsatisfied.
"What a pity, what a pity. We came late. You all ate it all!"
Just as the two of them stood up, a figure descended from the sky. Gu Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly as his hand unnaturally touched the Immortal Beheading Gourd.
The immortal power of the person who came was surging, but whether it was flying or landing, it did not cause any fluctuations. The control of power was extremely good. This was an ability that only Jin Xian had. The person in front of him was at least a Jin Xian.
The person who came was wearing a gray coarse cloth. He was not tall, only about 1.6 meters. He was a skinny old man with black and white hair. He did not have a beard but his face was full of wrinkles. If he was placed outside the town, he would be an ordinary old man. No one would have thought that he was a powerful immortal.
"It smells good. Who made this fish?"
The skinny old man looked at Gu Zheng and Gluttony and asked with a smile.
"I made it. If you want to eat it, I can roast another one for you. But you have to answer my question first!"
Gu Zheng answered directly. The old man did not show any malice. Gu Zheng did not intend to provoke him. He was just testing to see if he really came for the food or for the two of them.
Although no one knew about the devil qi, Gu Zheng still had to be on guard.
"Ask away!" The skinny old man replied generously.
"You are a dignified immortal. Aren't you afraid of disturbing the mortals by flying from the sky?"
Speaking of this, Gu Zheng was a little depressed. He and Gluttony were eating fish and did not show any immortal power. In the end, disaster fell from the sky. A powerful immortal fell just like that. Could it be that the immortals nowadays were so casual?
"Mortals, you two dolls kept chasing me in the air. You spared my dream and did not settle the score with you. How dare you say that you are mortals?"
The skinny old man went back unceremoniously. Gu Zheng and Gluttony looked at each other. The two of them did not expect that someone was watching them when they were chasing in the air.
At that time, they did not notice at all. If this person had any evil intentions, they were afraid that the two of them would be in danger. His strength was definitely much stronger than the two of them.
"Since you have already discovered us, why did you come when the fish was roasted?"
Gu Zheng asked again. Since the other party had already discovered them and wanted to eat the roasted fish, he could have come down when the fish was roasted or when it was just roasted. At that time, if he wanted to eat, the two of them could not stop him.
"Do you think I want to? If that little loach did not have an accident, I would have come long ago!"
The skinny old man wiped his nose and continued, "You are a treacherous child. You said that you would only ask one question and then roast it. In the end, you asked one more question. Go and roast it, or I will spank you!"
"Little loach?"
Gu Zheng frowned. What kind of loach could make such an expert care? Gu Zheng immediately thought of the eel demon that had disappeared.
"Are you talking about the eel that was originally in this lake?"
Gu Zheng asked again, but this time, the skinny old man did not answer. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "Roast the fish immediately. I will tell you when it is done. If it is not done well or it is not delicious, I will not say anything!"
The skinny old man actually threatened him with this. Gu Zheng was helpless. He could only go and catch the fish first.
However, this also made him feel a little relieved. At present, this old man did not have any evil intentions. If he had any evil intentions, he would have had the opportunity to directly capture the two of them just now.
Gu Zheng caught another big fish and put it there to roast. Seeing that Gu Zheng did not have any seasonings, the skinny old man took out a box. It was full of all kinds of seasonings. Looking at the things he took out, Gu Zheng knew that he had a storage immortal tool. This made Gu Zheng a little depressed.
Now, he could only put a lot of things at home. He could carry too few things with him. This was the disadvantage of not having a storage immortal tool.
With the seasonings, the taste of the roasted fish was even better. After a while, the fragrant roasted fish was out of the oven.
"So fragrant, so fragrant, delicious, delicious!"
The skinny old man was not polite at all. He grabbed the fish and ate it. He did not care that Gu Zheng and Taotie were watching him. He wolfed down the fish alone. After a while, he ate the big fish that was more than ten pounds, leaving only the fish bones.
"Not bad, kid. Don't look at your young age. Your cooking skills are not bad. I like it a little!"
After eating, the skinny old man wiped his mouth with satisfaction and said with a grin.
"You can tell me about the loach now!" Gu Zheng asked again. He somewhat understood the meaning of this man. Seeing that his cooking skills were good, he wanted to take him in. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng would not follow anyone at all. He originally came to experience the process of becoming a sage in Gokusen's life. If he followed others, how could he experience it?
In the past, Gokusen had never followed anyone. Gu Zheng knew this.
Besides, Gu Zheng was not used to being someone's servant. No matter who this person was, even if it was Tao Ancestor Hongjun, he would not be willing.
"That loach, I don't know where he got a Mirage Dragon Pearl. He overestimated himself and wanted to devour the Dragon Pearl. As a result, he was devoured by the Dragon Pearl and almost suffered from Qi-deviancy Deviation. It happened that the Old Man was passing by. When he saw the loach's merit, he could not help but help him!"
The skinny old man picked his teeth with a fish bone and said. Sure enough, the loach he was talking about was the eel monster. However, he did not expect the eel monster to start devouring the Dragon Pearl so quickly and suffer from Qi-deviancy Deviation.
However, from the looks of it, the eel demon's luck was pretty good. It had encountered this old man who was protecting it. As for the merit that the old man spoke of, Gu Zheng also understood that the eel demon must have saved many people and was worshipped as a Dragon God by this place, accumulating the power of merit.
This was also a good person's reward. No, a good monster's reward.
Knowing that the eel monster was fine for the time being, Gu Zheng was relieved. Gu Zheng did not know the true realm of the old man, but his strength was unfathomable. Since he said so, he should have saved the eel monster. Even if the eel monster did not devour the Dragon Pearl, its life would not be in danger.
"Little boy, how about it? Follow me. You two are young, but your talents are very high. If you follow me to cultivate, I guarantee that you will be stronger than the people who follow you now!"
When the skinny old man saw that Gu Zheng did not reply, he could only take the initiative to invite him. He had indeed taken a fancy to Gu Zheng and Taotie.
"Thank you for your kindness, senior. We brothers do not intend to leave for the time being!"
Gu Zheng cupped his fists and refused. Knowing that the eel monster was fine, he did not want to stay here any longer. He pulled Taotie and was about to leave.
"Hey, someone dares to refuse me. If I say that no one dares to refuse me, would you believe me?"
The shriveled old man suddenly chuckled and came in front of Gu Zheng in an instant, blocking them.
Gu Zheng pulled Taotie and retreated. His expression became serious and more vigilant.
"We are not willing to go. Could it be that senior intends to use force and make a move on my two children?"
"Little boy, you have a sharp tongue. Even if I catch you today, what can I do? Even if there is someone behind you, they can't do anything about it!"
The skinny old man still had a sinister smile on his face. Gu Zheng was even more vigilant. He pulled Taotie and retreated two steps. Suddenly, he put down the Immortal Beheading Gourd.
"This gourd looks a little familiar."
The skinny old man looked at the gourd that Gu Zheng put down and said doubtfully. Just as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed and he looked at Gu Zheng fiercely.
Gu Zheng had already opened the Life and Death Book. The Book of Life and Death was a Connate Cardinal Treasure with strong defensive abilities. Unfortunately, he did not know who the old man was or his birth characters. Otherwise, the Book of Life and Death would be enough to remove him.
Gu Zheng had already cupped his fists and bowed. He would not let himself fall into any danger. Even if the old man did not intend to harm him, he could not just take him away. If he took him away by force, he would be his enemy. Facing his enemies, Gu Zheng had never been soft-hearted.
"Wait, little boy, don't be old. It's a misunderstanding!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng had already bent down, the skinny old man became anxious. After shouting, he suddenly reached out to grab Gu Zheng. The Book of Life and Death emitted a dazzling light and blocked the old man's hand.
However, the Book of Life and Death could not block for long. Gu Zheng's strength was too weak.
"Lu Ya's Immortal Beheading Flying Knife, a Connate Treasure. What's your background, little boy? I can't afford to offend you …"
The skinny old man shook his head and sighed. His body flew away quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Gu Zheng had already bent down. Once the old man said those words, he would not be able to resist. A wise man knew better than to fight when the odds were against him. He had to run quickly. Otherwise, he might lose his life here.
After he made his move, Gu Zheng also sensed his strength. Jin Xian Late Stage. He was actually an expert of the Late Jin Xian Realm. He did not know who this old man was. He actually recognized the Immortal Beheading Gourd. However, if he did not recognize it, he might really die here today.
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