He had dodged it this time, but he didn't know when the next crisis would come.
In the Immortal Cultivation World, the strong preyed on the weak. After the rise of the human race, the Heavenly Court gave a lot of restrictions. However, these restrictions were only on the surface. There were people who did things secretly. This was the later generation, so it was even more different now.
The skinny old man just now couldn't be said to be bad. After all, he helped the eel demon transform into a dragon. However, he was temperamental and did things according to his own preferences. Whether Gu Zheng was willing or not, he wanted to take him away by force. This caused Gu Zheng to retaliate.
However, this old man's background was not small. He actually recognized the Immortal Slaying Gourd and let him escape.
If Gu Zheng was fast enough, he could catch up and open the gourd directly and kill him. However, there was no need for that. After all, the two of them were not life and death enemies. Secondly, Gu Zheng couldn't catch up with him. He shattered too quickly.
After putting away the gourd, Gu Zheng didn't return immediately. He looked around and finally found the eel demon.
The eel demon was lazily basking in the sun on a mountain. At this time, it had completely changed. Its body was golden, and its four claws had reached out. Its head had also turned into a dragon's head. Only the dragon horns hadn't appeared.
When it cultivated successfully in the future and formed the dragon horns, there would definitely be a day when it would truly transform into a dragon.
"Who is it?"
The eel demon was quite smart. When Gu Zheng and the others arrived, it immediately noticed and turned around. When it saw Gu Zheng and Taotie flying out, it was obviously relieved.
In fact, it was also weak now. Previously, it had failed to transform into a dragon. Fortunately, it met an old man who helped it and let it succeed. However, that old man actually wanted it to be his mount. Just as it was worried and didn't know what to do, the old man ran away.
It wanted to run, but it hadn't truly transformed into a dragon yet. It didn't have the ability to ride the clouds or fly. It couldn't run away, so it could only stay here and think about how miserable it would be if it became a mount in the future. Therefore, it was very listless. In Gu Zheng's eyes, it became lazy.
"Why are you here?"
It was still very happy to see Gu Zheng. It couldn't fly, but it could run. It ran all the way here. Gu Zheng looked at its clumsy appearance and couldn't help but laugh.
"I was bored and came out for a stroll. I just happened to see you here, so I came to see you. You are too reckless. How can Dragon Balls be swallowed so easily? You should wait until your cultivation is successful before trying again!"
Gu Zheng shook his head at him. The eel demon raised his huge dragon head and said softly, "I know, but I can't wait any longer. A few days ago, it collapsed a little. Who knows what will happen in the future? I'm anxious to improve myself, so I took the risk and tried it!"
This eel demon could actually predict that the future would not be peaceful. However, it was purely instinctive and afraid, unlike Gu Zheng who clearly knew what would happen in the future.
"Congratulations, you broke through so quickly!"
The eel demon thought of something and immediately said to Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng was standing on a flying sword and was flying.
Although it had succeeded in transforming into a dragon, it hadn't broken through yet. However, since it had succeeded, it wasn't far from breaking through. The dragon race's cultivation was faster than ordinary Goblin, but that was only in the early stages. The stronger the race, the slower their cultivation would be in the later stages.
Fast in the early stages and slow in the later stages. It seemed to give them great strength, but there was also a balance. It could only be said that the heavens were fair.
"You're almost there too. You're lucky today to have met an expert. Otherwise, you would have been finished before I came!"
Gu Zheng laughed again. When he said this, the eel demon lowered his head again.
"What expert? That person saved me with a purpose. He wants me to be his mount. Where is that person? Have you seen him?"
Saying this, the eel demon raised his head again and looked around nervously. Being someone's mount was like being a slave. It was even less free than being a slave. How could it be more comfortable than being a slave?
The eel demon wasn't willing at all, but it was useless. That person's strength was much higher than his, and he couldn't resist at all.
"So that's how it is. I thought he was really being kind. Now that I look at it, it's normal. He has already been chased away by me. However, it's not suitable for you to continue staying here. It's better for you to find another place to cultivate!"
It seemed that the old man saved the eel demon for selfish reasons. No wonder he wanted to capture him. This was clearly a selfish Jin Xian. It was a pity that he didn't know his name. If he did, he would find a way to find out who he was. He would take advantage of this opportunity to hook him up before he became a Daluo Jinxian and couldn't deal with him.
"Chased away!"
The eel demon raised his strange dragon head and looked at Gu Zheng in shock. He had a very deep impression of Gu Zheng. The first time they met was when he failed to transform. At that time, Gu Zheng's true realm wasn't higher than his, but he dared to come into the water to kill him.
At that time, Gu Zheng was still holding the dragon ball that he wanted very much.
The second time they met, Gu Zheng asked about the situation and didn't have the intention to kill him. Therefore, the eel demon mustered up his courage and wanted to exchange for the dragon ball. After the exchange was successful, he obtained the dragon ball that he dreamed of.
This was the third time. Gu Zheng advanced so quickly and became a true immortal. It was already very shocking. It didn't expect that Gu Zheng would actually chase away that powerful immortal. It didn't sense the exact strength of that immortal, so it still didn't know what Jin Xian's strength was like. It had always been in this lake and didn't know much, but it understood that that expert was much, much stronger than it, and also much stronger than Gu Zheng, a newly advanced immortal.
It was no exaggeration to say that in front of that immortal, they were just like ants. This was what it felt, so it was worried and didn't dare to resist.
"Yes, it already dared to run away, but I can't guarantee that it will come back. That is a selfish and stingy person. It did you a favor, but you didn't repay it. I guess it will be unhappy in its heart. It may come back to find you. You'd better take care of yourself!"
Gu Zheng said to it again. After he finished speaking, he wanted to leave. The eel demon hurriedly stopped him, "Wait!"
"Tie, Lord Gokusen, can you help me to the end? I can't fly now, and I can't run far. I know that there is a small river near the prefectural city. There is a big underground river under that river. I can hide there first!"
The eel demon had just transformed into a dragon, so it couldn't fly now. It couldn't go far, and it would only be troublesome if other people saw it like this.
That Dragon Lake had now become a real Dragon Lake, but it didn't dare to go back. If it went back, that old man would come back sooner or later, and it would have nowhere to hide.
As for the small river near the prefectural city, how did it know? It was purely from the idle conversations of the humans on the shore. Someone accidentally found a big hole under the river, and it was actually a big underground river.
This information was noted in its heart. It originally thought that it could be used as a second nest in the future, but it didn't expect that it would be forced to use it today, and it also needed someone to help it bring it over.
"You are too big. I can't carry you!"
Gu Zheng looked at it and frowned. After the eel demon had transformed into a dragon, its body was bigger than before. It was more than ten meters long, and its body weighed a few thousand kilograms.
It could carry this weight, and it could also carry it. However, it was a little difficult to carry it and fly. The current him couldn't carry it at all.
"Let me do it!"
Taotie suddenly said. Gu Zheng looked at him in surprise. Taotie's realm was a little higher than his. If he couldn't carry it, then it shouldn't be able to carry it either.
"Thank you, thank you!"
The eel demon hurriedly thanked him. It didn't care if it was Gu Zheng or Taotie. It was fine as long as it could take it away. It really didn't dare to stay here anymore.
"However, I have a condition. I can bring you over, but you have to give me some of your dragon blood."
Taotie said again. The eel demon opened its eyes wide and looked at Gu Zheng.
"What do you want dragon blood for?"
Dragon blood was a good thing. To be exact, a dragon's body was a treasure. However, he didn't understand what Taotie wanted dragon blood for. Dragon blood had limited effects on people at their level, especially since the eel demon didn't have a pure dragon.
"My saber needs it!" Taotie didn't hide it and directly answered.
"Saber?"
It was fine if he didn't say this. Once he said this, Gu Zheng frowned even more. This damned saber, he didn't know what method it used to bewitch Taotie. Gu Zheng wanted to talk to it, but it never responded. Gu Zheng determined that the Artifact Spirit was there, but the Artifact Spirit only communicated with Taotie. It couldn't do anything.
A saber that was born with such a dense demonic aura, and now it wanted dragon blood. Gu Zheng didn't have a good feeling.
The eel demon looked at the black saber under Taotie's feet unnaturally. It was fine if he didn't look. After looking for a while, he suddenly shivered. There was only fear in his heart.
"See for yourself!"
Gu Zheng didn't know what to say. He couldn't refuse or not refuse. He could only give the choice back to the eel demon. The eel demon raised its head and said with a little fear, "How much blood do you want?"
"Not much, one bowl is enough!" Taotie stretched out a finger and gestured the size of the bowl. It wasn't a big bowl, but a small bowl.
"That's good. I'll give it to you!"
The eel demon let out a long breath. Taotie didn't stand on ceremony and went to find a small bowl. The eel demon cut its claws and dripped a small bowl of blood.
After the eel demon poured out its blood, Taotie gently poured the blood in the bowl onto the saber. The dragon blood fell into the pitch-black saber and instantly disappeared. It made the eel demon shiver again.
Looking at the saber, Gu Zheng felt even more uneasy. What kind of saber was this? He had never heard of it, including in the future.
Furthermore, Taotie listened to everything, but once it had something to do with the saber, it might not listen. It made Gu Zheng feel very helpless.
After absorbing the dragon blood, the black saber gave off a black light and a faint demonic qi appeared. Taotie stepped on the saber and reached out to grab the eel demon's tail. With a lift, the struggling eel demon flew into the air.
This was definitely not Taotie's power. Taotie didn't have this ability. The saber could still explode with such power after absorbing the dragon blood. Gu Zheng started to search his mind for something similar to this saber, especially demonic creatures. However, no matter how he thought, he couldn't think of anything.
Just like that, Taotie brought the eel demon to the small river that it had mentioned and let it in.
After the eel demon entered the water, it immediately became agile. Its head even popped out of the water to express its gratitude to Gu Zheng. No matter what, it had already left the small lake. Even if the old man came back, he wouldn't be able to find it.
"Let's go!"
After sending off the eel demon, Gu Zheng said to Taotie. The two of them went into the city and quickly descended from the sky.
Wu You and Aunt Cui had both completed their Marrow Cleansing. Wu You looked much more spirited and his aura had greatly changed. Aunt Cui looked younger and her aura had also greatly changed.
Gu Zheng gave each of them a set of Cultivation Techniques, which were all high-grade Cultivation Techniques. Aunt Cui cultivated the Mysterious Maiden Art, which was said to be the same Cultivation Technique that the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens cultivated. Gu Zheng didn't know whether this was true or not, but he had seen it in the future.
Wu You cultivated the Primordial Chaos Art, which was a very high-grade Cultivation Technique. If one was lucky and had good aptitude, they would have a chance to cultivate to the Daluo Jinxian level.
The two of them had Cultivation Techniques, but it was not easy to get started. They were both cultivating in the Foundation Establishment Realm. In the end, it was with Gu Zheng's help that the two of them completed the Foundation Establishment Realm and gained strength.
This strength was insignificant to Gu Zheng. In fact, it was equivalent to the strength of the first level of Inner Force, but it made the two of them ecstatic. Especially Wu You, who was continuously striking a stone with his palm. When he saw the faint mark on it, he was very happy.
The others, especially Wang San and Wang Wu, were very envious. They also wanted to cultivate and become immortals. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng told them that there were only three people who could cultivate now. They were too old, and their physiques were not suitable. If they wanted to cultivate, they must first transform their physiques. He only had three pills that could transform their physiques.
Wu You, Aunt Cui, and the other one was left for Mado. If they wanted to cultivate, they would have to wait for the future. There would be such opportunities in the future.
When Gu Zheng gathered the materials needed for Marrow Cleansing, he would be able to let them cultivate.
At this time, Mado had already found his original companions. In fact, it was not difficult to find them. When he reached the place where they parted, he just had to ask around. They were not alone. There were so many of them, and they did not have a carriage. They could not travel too far. Most importantly, they did not bring much food, so they had to find a place with people to stay.
The results he obtained were very disappointing.
Of those who left, only six or seven people stayed in the nearby villages. They worked for others and barely made a living. The rest of them really returned to being bandits. They were few in number, but they became even more ferocious. They only robbed people who were alone.
And after robbing, they would kill. In these few days, seven or eight people had been killed, including people in the nearby villages. The nearby villages had already inquired about their whereabouts. They wanted to eliminate these bandits, but they hid so well that they could not find them.
According to the reaction of those who were lucky enough to escape, there were only five of them. However, each of them was ferocious and had a blade. If he had not run fast, he would not have been able to escape.
Others could not find them, but Mado could. Holding his blade, he searched the vicinity for five days. Finally, he found some clues and found them in a cave.
They were not five people, but seven. Five men and two women. However, the two women were not the ones who had left with them. Instead, they were two unfamiliar women. They were naked and trembling in the cave.
Just by looking at them, Mado understood what was going on.
"Big Brother!"
Seeing Mado, the five of them were shocked and a little afraid. However, they quickly gathered together and quietly picked up their blades.
Back then, they had rebelled against Mado because they did not want to go back and live a bitter life. They wanted to use Taotie's power to rob more things. Unfortunately, their plan had failed. Even the leader had died, and the others had run away.
At that time, they were only afraid and did not think too much about it. They did not think about taking revenge, or else they would have been killed by Gu Zheng.
After coming out, there were so many of them, and their food was quickly gone. They had no choice but to work for others in exchange for food to survive. However, they could not take it after working for a few days.
Previously, when they were bandits, even though they were hungry, they did not have much work to do. After following Gu Zheng, they did not have to worry about food and clothing. They had long been fed up, and they could not take it at all.
After a few of them could not take it anymore, they secretly discussed and ran out. Those who were unwilling to come out or were afraid and willing to suffer stayed in other people's villages. The five of them found the place where they had buried their weapons, took out their weapons again, and became bandits again.
They were few in number, so it was impossible for them to rob the village. They only robbed those who were alone.
At first, they only robbed, but soon, someone brought a large group of people to hunt them down. After escaping once, they stopped robbing. It turned out that Mado had restricted them from killing people. Now that Mado was not around, their ferocity completely exploded. As long as they robbed someone, they would kill them. That way, no one would be able to find them.
For safety, they would go to a place far away to commit crimes. These two women were snatched by them for their enjoyment.
They had only been separated for half a year, but they had already taken more than ten lives. Moreover, every time they killed someone, they would take turns to kill them one by one. This way, no one would be able to escape. Therefore, when they saw Mado suddenly appear, the five of them were very afraid, but they quickly returned to normal.
They noticed that Mado was alone and that there was no one else outside, especially that terrifying child.
There was no one else, so they were not afraid. After all, no matter how powerful Mado was, he was only one person. There were five of them.
"You guys, how could you do this?"
Mado said with heartache. He was really heartbroken. At this moment, he remembered what Gu Zheng had said. His soft-hearted and kind heart might not be good. It might bring more serious consequences and hurt more people.
The reality at the moment told him that everything Gu Zheng had said was true. It had become true.
If he had not been soft-hearted and let these people go, so many people would not have been harmed. These people's harm could be said to be his responsibility. Of course, not all of the people he had let go were like this. However, these few people had already made him feel guilty.
As for the remaining few, Mado did not dare to completely rest assured. They had not done so yet because they were still afraid. They were afraid that Gu Zheng would not be able to hold back one day. They were afraid that one day, they would also be like this.
"Big Brother, we don't want to starve to death. We just want to live. You also said that heaven is not benevolent. We only want to fight for our own survival …"
"Shut up!"
Mado suddenly shouted and looked angrily at the person who had spoken to him. "I said that heaven is not benevolent. I said that we only want to live. However, I said that for our own survival, must we kill others? Have I led you to kill a person in vain? "
"If we don't kill them, they will kill us. We have to do this!"
Another person stood up and faced Mado. He did not have the slightest remorse, nor did he think that he had done wrong.
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