943: Chapter 257 943: Chapter 257 Over the years, Cao Zhen had been living as a mortal.
He had fully integrated into the society of mortals, accustomed to their way of life.
He had even forgotten that he was a cultivator, and naturally, he also forgot that fifty years had already passed.
Duo Duo once told him that in another fifty years, the Eastern Wasteland would connect with the Central Five Provinces.
If it were said that Duo Duo was still young and her words might not hold much credibility,
but being a reincarnation of great ability, the axe-crazy man had also said the same, thus there could be no falsehood in this matter.
Now, exactly fifty years had elapsed.
Therefore, when the sea suddenly began to shake, and even a fierce tsunami followed, it was likely not just this sea area that was undergoing changes, but the entire world was starting to act.
Although the Eastern Wasteland was vast in area, compared to the Central Five Provinces, it seemed much smaller.
According to what the axe-crazy man and Xiang Ziyu had said, if the Central Five Provinces were considered a continent, then the Eastern Wasteland was just a small island.
Thus, when the two connected, it wasn’t the Central Five Provinces moving closer to the Eastern Wasteland, but the Eastern Wasteland moving towards the Central Five Provinces.
Cao Zhen piloted the flying boat, flying at top speed towards Cao Village.
This tsunami would inevitably affect the surrounding villages, so he needed to return to Cao Village as quickly as possible to save everyone.
Along the way, he even saw fishermen from other villages being swept up by the fierce winds and tsunami.
Cao Zhen rescued all these fishermen.
Despite the fast tsunami, under Cao Zhen’s full exertion, the speed of the flying boat was even more astonishing.
In a blink of an eye, he had already brought everyone down to Cao Village.
Without time for much explanation to the people, after letting down the group of fishermen, he loudly said, “The tsunami will reach the village, you all carry your things and evacuate, leave this place.”
In Cao Village, the people suddenly saw a flying boat appear from the village.
Before they could react, a series of figures were already descending.
On closer inspection, it turned out to be all the people from their own village.
Instantly, the people burst out in exclamations.
“Uncle, what happened to you all?”
“Third Brother, you, why did you come down from the flying boat?
Did you encounter an immortal?”
“It’s changing, I was worried about you guys having an accident at sea, thankfully, you are all back.”
The people who came down from the flying boat were even more excited than those who had stayed in the village.
Hearing the words of the villagers, they started shouting even louder.
“Guess who we met?”
“Do you know who brought us back?
It’s Cao Zhen, the State Preceptor of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty!
It’s the State Preceptor!”
The villagers around, who stayed in the village, hearing this, each expressed a look of astonishment, even deep disbelief.
“What?
The State Preceptor?
You met the State Preceptor?”
“Stop joking, it’s said that the State Preceptor has been missing for a long time.
I heard that even the people of the Hundred Peaks Sect don’t know where the State Preceptor went.
How could you have met him?”
The fishermen who came down from the flying boat, hearing the disbelief of the people, suddenly became anxious.
They even pointed to the flying boat in the sky and called out, “That’s a flying boat, do you see it?
Don’t you see that an immortal brought us here?”
“Do you think someone would dare to impersonate the State Preceptor?
Or do you think we would lie to you!”
“But…” Those who remained in the village hesitated upon hearing this.
It seemed there was some truth to what they said, for in the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, indeed no one would dare to impersonate the State Preceptor.
The State Preceptor is currently recognized as the foremost expert, and his disciples are also among the top ten experts in the world.
Who would dare to impersonate him?
As for lying, they were villagers who had lived together for many years, understanding each other very well.
Almost every household could be related in some way, making it highly unlikely they would deceive each other.
“So, it really was the State Preceptor?”
“You met the State Preceptor?”
After coming to their senses, the people all knelt down towards the direction of the flying boat, shouting loudly, “We’ve seen the State Preceptor, we’ve seen the State Preceptor!”
In the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, there was no rule that seeing the emperor required one to kneel, let alone seeing any ministers, but the villagers still knelt down.
It was their instinctive reaction upon recognizing the State Preceptor.
They were truly grateful to the State Preceptor!
If not for the State Preceptor, the world wouldn’t be peaceful, and they wouldn’t be living such good lives.
Around them, one after another, the fishermen who came down from the flying boat also began shouting loudly, “Alright, stop kneeling, hurry and go.
You heard it, the State Preceptor said the tsunami will rush here, he told us to leave.”
“Right, do you know who the State Preceptor is?
The State Preceptor is Cao Zhen, the Cao Zhen from our village, he is the State Preceptor.”
“What?
Cao Zhen is the State Preceptor?”
The villagers had already begun to move back, preparing to temporarily relocate.
This place was their home, and naturally, they were reluctant to move, but since the one instructing them to move was the State Preceptor, they unconditionally believed him.
Moreover, living by the sea, they also knew that facing such a massive tsunami, they must first move away from the shore, otherwise, not to mention money, people would be lost.
But having heard that Cao Zhen, the Cao Zhen from their village, was the State Preceptor, each of them was utterly stunned,
“Did I hear wrong, are you talking about the Cao Zhen from the eastern end of the village?
The Cao Zhen who moved here a few years ago?”