With Xiaoyao Zi's stock, he did not have to worry about cultivation resources for a short period of time. In addition, Xiaoyao Zi, the hidden danger, had disappeared. Gu Zheng was also in a good mood.
Not only was there no hidden danger for him, but it was also a good thing to get rid of evil for the people. Most importantly, he had found another way to use the Book of Life and Death, which would be more practical in the future.
After the rain stopped, everyone continued on their journey. The giant dragon had shocked Wu You and the others greatly. While they were on the road, they were still cultivating. They wanted to cultivate to become immortals like Gu Zheng and the others as soon as possible. Then, they would be able to sit and chat with dragons on equal footing.
As for making dragons feel grateful to them, they did not think about it for the time being. It was too far away.
Wu You and the others aside, the others were even more so. They all wanted to work hard and have a chance to cultivate like Wu You and the others in the future. They would also have the opportunity to become immortals.
This was no longer a dream. Wu You and the other two were living examples. They were their goals.
Gu Zheng had not expected this. After all, he had allowed Wu You and the others to cultivate because of the Marrow Cleansing Pills. There were only three of them, so only three people could cultivate. In the end, this action had stimulated more people, especially the brothers Wang San and Wang Wu. They admitted that they were not as good as Wu You, Aunt Cui, and Mado. However, compared to the others, they were better. They had always followed Gu Zheng and had never betrayed him. If there was a chance next time, it might very well be their turn.
The performance of these two people was even more proactive. Gu Zheng did not have to worry about them on the road. They did everything for him.
Out of the eight horses, four were gone all of a sudden. Inevitably, their speed slowed down a little. They could only go to a place with people in front and think of a way to get four more horses. The yellow dragon was the same. It did not forget to eat when it was being chased. Moreover, it ate four horses in one go without any compensation.
When Tang Sanzang was taking pictures, the horse beside him was also eaten by the dragon. However, the dragon directly turned into a horse for Tang Sanzang to ride. He, on the other hand, left without any compensation.
But then again, it was still too early for Tang Sanzang to seek the scriptures. No one even knew where the Golden Cicada was now, let alone Tang Sanzang.
As for Sun Wukong, he was still a stone that had just been thrown away. Nuwa had just finished mending the sky. Who knew where she had thrown the five-colored holy stone? If he knew where it was, he might go and take a look to see what the stone that gave birth to Sun Wukong looked like.
It seemed that Sun Wukong's method of birth was also born from heaven and earth. However, it was different from Gu Zheng and the others. Gu Zheng and Taotie simply popped out all of a sudden and were born. Sun Wukong was also nurtured by a stone and jumped out of the stone.
"Tie!"
After walking for a few days, when they set up camp to rest in the evening, Taotie suddenly came to Gu Zheng's side and sat down.
"What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you! "
Gu Zheng turned to look at him and smiled, but Taotie shook his head with a serious expression.
"I want to leave by myself for a while!"
"Leave? No!"
Gu Zheng was stunned and immediately refused. He did not know why Taotie suddenly thought like this. It should not have been an idea at his age. Could it be that he had developed so quickly that he had reached the rebellious stage?
But even if he was in the rebellious stage, Gu Zheng could not let him leave like this.
"Tie, I just want to go out for a while. I know how to take care of myself. I'll come back to you soon!"
Taotie was still insisting. Gu Zheng shook his head again. "A while? How long is that? Besides, we are not in the prefectural city now. How can you find me? Where can you find me? The Untainted Land is so big. Absolutely not!"
If Taotie wanted to go out by himself, Gu Zheng would absolutely oppose it. In any case, he would not agree. Although Taotie's realm was indeed higher than his, in the early days of the Untainted Land, strength was not the most important thing. At this time, magic weapons were the most important.
Gu Zheng was only in the Qi Transformation Realm, but he could kill Xiaoyao Zi, who was in the late stage of Jin Xian, by relying on magic weapons. Before this, the snake demon and the Taoist priest were killed by Gu Zheng with the Immortal Beheading Gourd. They all used magic weapons to kill people above their realm.
In the War of Deification, the role of magic weapons was pushed to the extreme. Without a good magic weapon, no matter how powerful you were, it was useless.
"I know!"
Taotie's mood was a little low. After saying that, he went back by himself. Gu Zheng couldn't bear it. He chased after him and said, "Wait until your cultivation reaches a certain level. Wait until you grow up to become an adult. At that time, you can go out if you want to.
Gu Zheng could only comfort him. At this time, a child needed to be coaxed.
Taotie did not speak. He just kept nodding, which made Gu Zheng very helpless. Before cultivating at night, Gu Zheng was still thinking, could it be that Taotie had entered the rebellious period in advance? Or was it the spirit of the Best Grade Immortal Tool that was playing tricks?
Early the next morning, a sword light suddenly flew out of Gu Zheng's carriage. Gu Zheng stepped on the Immortal Sword and quickly flew around in the air. His face was full of anger.
Taotie was gone. When he woke up from cultivation, he found that Taotie had disappeared. He did not know when it left.
There was no other place. Wu You and the others also did not know. Gu Zheng searched around and found nothing. Needless to say, Gu Zheng did not let him go out. As a result, he ran away from home without saying anything.
At this moment, Gu Zheng was exceptionally furious. As long as he could find Taotie, no matter how much he objected, Gu Zheng would take back his top-grade immortal artefact and destroy the artefact spirit within it.
It must be the spirit of the Immortal Tool that made Taotie leave. He should not have been soft-hearted before. He should not have let Taotie carry that Immortal Tool.
Unfortunately, it was useless to regret now. Taotie had already left. After Taotie left, Gu Zheng did not have the mood to continue traveling. After confirming that he could not find him, Gu Zheng returned to the carriage with a sullen face. After that, he did not smile for a few days.
Taotie's running away from home also interrupted Gu Zheng's plan. He did not have the mood to continue going out. He ordered Wu You to return to the prefecture city. This trip was only half done, and it ended without any results.
Taotie had left. Fortunately, he took away all the Immortal Essence Pills. Gu Zheng only hoped that he could absorb those Immortal Essence Pills as soon as possible and increase his strength. It would be best if he could reach the Jin Xian Realm. This way, his safety would be increased by a lot.
Although Taotie did not have a Xiantian treasure like him, that saber was still a Best Grade Immortal Tool. It was also a Best Grade Immortal Tool with a spirit. It could play a certain role.
Gu Zheng could only comfort himself. At least he had the Book of Life and Death. Although Taotie's information was simple, as long as he did not die, Gu Zheng would know.
As for whether Taotie died or was killed by someone outside, Gu Zheng did not dare to think about it.
By the time the first blood was shed, Gu Zheng had returned to the prefectural city. The prefectural city was still the same as before. When he returned, the five great clans immediately sent people over. They were all received by Wu You.
The Wu House was a special existence in the prefecture city. When the sky collapsed last time, the five great families anxiously went to the Wu House. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng was not there at that time. When Gu Zheng returned, he only told them that nothing would happen. The message was sent by Wu You.
After that, the people of the Wu House suddenly left. The five great families panicked. When the people of the Wu House were there, they felt a little awkward. They always felt that there was an uncontrollable power in the city that was a threat. However, they had no choice but to curry favor with them. But when the people of the Wu House all left, they panicked. With the people of the Wu House around, at least there was an Immortal here. With everyone gone, they felt a little guilty. They did not know what had happened that made all the people of the Wu House leave.
After that, every country in the Untainted Land had an Imperial Preceptor. It was not only because of the power of the Imperial Preceptor, but also because of this. When mortals fought, the Imperial Preceptor would only give advice and would not directly participate. But without the Imperial Preceptor, they would feel uneasy. They were afraid that the Immortals of the other side would suddenly come and kill them.
It was the same on Earth. If you had an atomic bomb, you would not panic. If you had one, you would feel much more at ease.
After returning to the Wu House, Gu Zheng directly went into seclusion. This seclusion lasted for half a year.
During this half a year, Gu Zheng hoped that Taotie would come back after playing enough. Unfortunately, there was no news of Taotie. Gu Zheng hoped again and again, but it turned into disappointment. After a long time, he gradually got used to the days without Taotie.
"Young Master, these are the things we have collected recently!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng rarely went out, Wu You immediately came forward. Now Wu You walked with the wind. He now had the strength of the second level of Internal Strength. This cultivation speed was not slow.
Compared to Earth, it was simply fast. Even compared to the Untainted Land of the future, it could be considered average.
"Very good. Well done!"
After checking the raw materials collected by Wu You, Gu Zheng nodded gently. They were all good raw materials. They could be used to make all kinds of food cultivation and refining materials. Although Gu Zheng did not lack these materials now, it was better to have more of these things.
After half a year, Gu Zheng had broken through the Qi Realm and reached the early stage of Soul Formation. He could fly without the sword, and his speed was much faster than before.
Wu You, Aunt Cui, and Mado had all made progress. The one who improved the fastest was Mado. He was the last to start cultivating, but now he was the strongest. He had the strength of the second level of Internal Strength, which put a lot of pressure on Wu You.
"Young Master, An Family Head wants to see you!"
An Family Head, Ampoules, personally came to see Gu Zheng the day after he came out of seclusion. In fact, this was not the first time he came. During the half year of Gu Zheng's seclusion, he had come no less than ten times. This time, he came especially after he heard that Gu Zheng had come out of seclusion.
"An Family Head, please sit!"
Gu Zheng sat in the main seat and received Ampoules. After all, he owed An Family a favor. After so many times, he should meet them.
Gu Zheng now looked like he was about six or seven years old. He looked much older than before, but even so, he was still a child. It felt strange to see a child sitting in the main seat and talking to you.
However, it was only a feeling. Ampoules did not dare to say anything. He knew how powerful this child was. After Gu Zheng finished talking, he immediately bowed and cupped his fist to thank him. Then, he sat there carefully.
His attitude was very respectful, but the expression in his eyes betrayed his thoughts. Who was Gu Zheng? He was not a real child. He was once a Sage-to-be. If he could not see through this, then he would have lived in vain.
"An Family Head, do you want to get used to this?"
Gu Zheng suddenly changed his appearance. He turned into a young adult man. This was his appearance in the future. However, it was just an illusion made by a small immortal technique. A real immortal could see through it at a glance. However, it was not a problem to fool ordinary people.
"Sir, you are really an immortal!"
Seeing Gu Zheng suddenly change his appearance in front of him, Ampoules' eyes almost popped out. Then, he knelt there and said in fear.
In fact, in his heart, Gu Zheng's appearance was the real immortal. He had an extraordinary bearing and had the demeanor of an immortal. He even thought that this was Gu Zheng's real appearance. The previous child's appearance was just a disguise.
"Get up!"
Gu Zheng smiled faintly. A force pulled Ampoules up. Gu Zheng did not care about what he thought. However, he really missed his current appearance. There was no harm in changing his appearance in front of ordinary people. There was no real immortal here. No one could see through his real appearance.
"Thank you, great immortal!"
Ampoules could not kneel down. He hurriedly cupped his fist to thank him again.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me?"
Gu Zheng picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. The tea leaves were ordinary. However, Gu Zheng had not had this feeling for a long time. He really missed it.
"An Family Head, please accept a disciple from my family. I am willing to be your slave and serve you!"
Ampoules cupped his fist and bowed again. After speaking, he looked at Gu Zheng worriedly and expectantly. Actually, this was not what he was thinking now. When he first met Gu Zheng and knew his identity, he already had this idea.
Knowing that there was an immortal by their side, who would not want to be apprenticed? Not only him, but the other four families also wanted to be apprenticed. However, at that time, their relationship was very shallow. Ampoules did not dare to mention it. Since he did not dare to mention it, the other families did not dare to mention it.
However, not long after, a part of the sky collapsed, which scared them out of their wits.
At that time, Ampoules kept looking for Gu Zheng. Unfortunately, Gu Zheng was not around at that time. After that, he made up his mind to send a disciple from An Family to Gu Zheng. If someone from An Family could cultivate and become an immortal, then there would be no break in the inheritance. Even if all the family members in the prefectural city died, at least there would be an immortal left.
At that time, Ampoules started to make arrangements. He kept trying to curry favor with the Wu House. Then, he thought of making this request.
Unfortunately, his plan could not keep up with the changes. Everyone in the Wu House had left. At that time, he was still worried that the people in the Wu House would not come back. However, this worry was soon put to rest. Everyone in the Wu House had returned. He did not hesitate and specially went to see Gu Qing.
Unfortunately, Gu Zheng went into seclusion as soon as he came back. He came again and again, but did not see him. In the end, he specially asked someone to keep an eye on the Wu House. After learning that Gu Zheng had come out of seclusion, he came again.
"Cultivation is not omnipotent. The path of cultivation is also full of obstacles. It is even more dangerous than the world of mortals. It is just that immortals have a longer lifespan!"
Gu Zheng stood up and said slowly. Strictly speaking, the path of cultivation was even more cruel than that of mortals. Without strength and background, it was really not easy to cultivate in peace. Mortals needed food and clothing. They could survive without worrying about food and clothing. Immortals needed resources, all kinds of cultivation resources.
Mortals could obtain food and clothing through their own efforts. However, immortals could not obtain resources through their own efforts. The competition for resources in the world of cultivation was even more cruel. If one was not careful, he would become a stepping stone for others. If he was lucky, he would be left with a skeleton. If he was unlucky, he would not even have a skeleton left.
In general, the world of cultivation was not a paradise. It was an even more cruel place. That was why Gu Zheng said so much to Ampoules.
Gu Zheng did not directly refuse. Ampoules was already very excited. He hurriedly said, "As long as Great Immortal is willing to take him in, his fate and fortune in the future will depend on himself!"
"Very well. An Family's children under the age of twelve are sent here. I will see if there is anyone suitable for cultivation. If there is, then I will take them. If there is no one, then it means that you do not have the fate. You can give up in the future!"
Looking at him, Gu Zheng finally sighed. An Family wanted their disciples to cultivate. Gu Zheng could understand this. Since he was going to stay in the prefectural city in the future and owed An Family a favor, there was no harm in taking him in as a disciple.
However, Gu Zheng did not have any more Marrow Cleansing Pills. An Family's disciples had to have a good aptitude and could cultivate. Otherwise, there was nothing he could do.
This was not perfunctory to Ampoules. However, Ampoules did not think that way. He excitedly returned home and immediately called for all the direct disciples in the family to send their children over. No matter if they were male or female, all of them under the age of twelve.
An Family's hall was soon filled with noise. These children did not know why they had been brought over. In addition, they were still young and some of them were still crying. It did not take long for a commotion to break out.
"Everyone quiet down!"
Ampoules stood in front of the main seat and shouted. In this place, he appeared especially dignified. This was his world.
The hall quickly quieted down. The few children who were still crying had adults coaxing them.
"I've already begged the Great Immortal. He's willing to accept a disciple of the An Clan to cultivate immortality. This is an incredible fortune. I'll send these children to the Great Immortal to choose. If anyone is unwilling to go, you can leave now!"
Standing there, An Ping spoke loudly. When he spoke, there was even a hint of pride. This was an opportunity that he had fought for. In the future, no matter which child had the opportunity to cultivate, they would have to thank him.
As the head of a family and the ruler of a prefectural city, Ampoules was very clear that cultivation required aptitude. This was why he did not have any objections to Gu Zheng's words. If there was no suitable child, then they would not be able to cultivate. He understood this.
At the same time, he did not selfishly bring only his own grandchildren. If there was no suitable child among his grandchildren, then it would be a waste of an opportunity. This was why he called all the direct disciples' children over. As long as there was a suitable child among these children, then he would have succeeded.
Soon, the hall quieted down. All the adults stared at Ampoules with wide eyes. They seemed to be somewhat excited. Only the children were still at a loss.
"Family Head, this, this is true!"
One person could not help but ask. Ampoules slowly nodded: "Of course, this is an opportunity that I asked for from the Great Immortal. No matter whose child is chosen, I hope that you will cherish this opportunity!"
This was his pride. He wouldn't deny that as long as one of the An family members could truly cultivate, the An family would be able to stay in the prefecture city peacefully. They would also be able to establish a better relationship with the Wu family.
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