Chapter 564: Catching a Turtle in a Jar, Who is the Insect Master?
The Great Sun True Fire hit the face of the Gu God, then splashed in all directions, like a falling meteor, flying into the swarm of insects at the bottom of the valley.
The dark valley was illuminated by the firelight. The raging flames conquered the city, and the endless poisonous insects became an inexhaustible fuel.
In just a few breaths, the entire mountain was on fire, and the dim sky was now red.
Several Lu clan disciples and the independent cultivators who followed them in fleeing were even more panicked and ran around in panic. Fortunately, those scary-looking golden flames did not seem to want to chase them and stopped behind them.
A group of people panted and looked back.
The valley was bright and full of beautiful yet dangerous golden flowers. Heat waves rose into the sky, carrying with them a strange smell mixed with burnt fragrance and stench.
"Is that Zheng Fa?"
A disciple from the Lu clan spoke up.
"It's him."
"Then Your Majesty..."
No one answered, but the expressions of several Lu clan members were not very good. The Jiushan Sect's attack was fierce. If the Gu God was really burned to death by Zheng Fa, then Haori Mountain... could it still be saved?
The expressions of those casual cultivators were completely different from theirs.
Their eyes were particularly bright under the golden flames. The group of people looked at each other and quietly surrounded these Lu people.
"You...want to rebel?"
The middle-aged Lu clan member couldn't help but lose his voice.
"We... cough." An old man touched his chest, "We just want to live!"
"And you, Hao Rishan, won't let us live!"
The middle-aged man sneered: "With your limited cultivation..."
"That's enough to hold you back."
The middle-aged man was speechless, his face gradually turned pale, but he heard a low buzzing sound behind him.
That humming sound was exactly what he was thinking:
“Damn it…”
“Damn it…”
“Damn it…”
These millions of chirps finally merged into one roar: "Damn it!"
The Gu God stepped out from the firelight and stood on the top of the mountain. There was no trace of scar on his face, but his eyes were burning with anger more intense than the true fire of the sun.
"You, damn it!"
She lowered her head and looked down at Zheng Fa at the bottom of the valley.
Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang stood together, their eyes looking solemn.
They originally surrounded the Gu God, but they didn't know how the Gu God escaped from the encirclement of the three people.
The Gu God looked at the flames all over the mountain, her face became even colder. A clay flute appeared in her hand at some point. She put it to her mouth and blew it gently.
The swarm of insects in front of Zheng Fa and the others suddenly surged, and several silkworms, over ten feet long and covered in pure white, poked their heads out, like long snakes, with their upper bodies standing upright.
They opened their mouths and blew out a stream of cold air in all directions.
A cold wind blew through the valley, and the Flaming Mountain was suddenly covered in silver and white snow. Only the charred insect corpses scattered throughout the valley floor spoke of the power of the Great Sun True Fire.
Zheng Fa's heart sank. He rarely used the Great Sun True Fire to fight against the enemy, but that didn't mean that this magical power was not powerful.
What's more, most poisonous insects are afraid of fire. The top-level true fire such as the Great Sun True Fire should be able to restrain the poisonous god better.
But this person seemed to be fine.
Not only did she look fine, but the living poisonous insects in the swarm began to bite their companions' bodies.
Soon, the countless insect corpses were eaten up.
However, the swarm of insects in the valley did not seem to decrease in number, and even seemed to have become stronger and more ferocious after a full meal.
This scene made those wandering cultivators even more desperate, and they scattered in all directions.
The middle-aged man from the Lu clan sneered, as if mocking these people for not overestimating their own abilities, and shouted coldly: "Stop them!"
Outside the valley, the situation seemed to be reversed again.
The Gu God spoke: "I ignored you, but you thought I was afraid."
She had two compound eyes and looked at Zheng Fa with no warmth in her eyes.
"I had to be on guard against Bai Gu and Zuo Hua, but I didn't expect that a junior like you would dare to come and kill me!"
"Even Tianhe wouldn't dare to bully me like this!"
It can be heard that being slapped in the face by the Great Sun True Fire may not be that harmful to her, but it is extremely insulting.
It was so powerful that the hatred in the Gu God's eyes never left Zheng Fa.
“You deserve to die!”
"Every piece of your flesh, every bone, your brain, your soul will be devoured by my descendants!"
"Not only you, everyone in the Jiushan Sect will become food!"
She seemed to be extremely angry, and put the clay flute to her mouth again, and a series of rapid sounds like the chirping of summer cicadas came out.
The swarm of insects surged again, dividing into different groups and surrounding Zheng Fa and the other two from all directions.
They seem to be really intelligent and can even deploy troops and battle formations.
The first one was a kind of beetle, with wings as hard as iron, reflecting cold light. Jiushan Sect had also caught this kind of poisonous insect and knew it was called the iron-clad beetle. It was born with extremely strong defense and even ordinary golden elixir could not kill one.
If they were to gather together and march in formation like they are now, it would be like a jungle with iron walls.
There are very few spells that can penetrate their formation.
After the ironclad beetles, there are also various kinds of poisonous insects.
The most eye-catching one is a brightly colored toad. This toad has five-colored pustules on its back and is covered with mucus. It is good at spraying poisonous smoke, which is highly toxic.
And then there were the Frost Silkworm, Thorn Scorpion, Golden Arm Centipede, and Thousand Silk Gu...
In the sky, there are densely packed Dream Butterflies and Floating Gu...
At a glance, there are more than a hundred kinds of poisonous insects that Zheng Fa and his team can recognize.
Not to mention that there are some strange poisonous insects that they have never seen before. In this valley alone, there are probably hundreds of species of poisonous insects.
But under the sound of the xiao, so many poisonous insects seemed like well-trained soldiers, obeying orders and moving in an orderly manner. They rushed towards Zheng Fa and the other two like a tidal wave, surrounding them from all sides and making it impossible to escape.
Their mouthparts opened and closed, making a buzzing sound that faintly matched the music played by the Gu God, playing a primitive and mysterious hymn that echoed in the valley.
During the hymn, mysterious ancient runes lit up on the bodies of these poisonous insects, and the momentum of each insect became several times stronger than before!
Zheng Fa seemed to have failed in his attack and was thinking of retreating. He took the wrists of Senior Sister Zhang and the other two, turned into a long rainbow, and flew out of the valley.
A sneer appeared on the face of the Gu God, and a huge butterfly flew out from his body. The wings of the butterfly were as thin as cicada wings, and they were sparkling with silver light. It spread its wings, and above the valley, a starry sky appeared in an instant.
Zheng Fa's rainbow light crashed straight into the nebula, but as if it encountered an obstacle, it spun back and fell to the ground helplessly.
"You finally found me." The Gu God's mocking voice spread throughout the valley, "Why are you leaving?"
Zheng Fa's gaze fell on the strange and beautiful butterfly, and he seemed to be very afraid.
"This is the good child I raised." The Gu God reached out and stroked the butterfly's wings, his tone very proud, "Her name is Sky-Splitting Butterfly. With her around, no one can escape!"
Zheng Fa's face turned slightly ugly.
Outside the valley, the group of wandering cultivators who had not given up hope finally despaired when they saw this trapped situation. Some of them turned around and ran away, some turned around to resist, and some knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the valley.
Zheng Fa and the other two fled in a panic among the insect swarm.
They were surrounded by a circle of golden flames, blocking the attacks of various poisonous insects.
This flame is extremely powerful, but the Gu God's methods are even more mysterious:
Amidst the flashing rainbow light, Zheng Fa's body suddenly paused, revealing his true form. His face was covered with black air, as if he had been poisoned.
Even the monks who were watching noticed the problem:
Zheng Fa's escape technique is extremely powerful, and his true fire can restrain poisonous insects, but since ancient times, poisons and poisons have been inseparable, and the poison has entered Zheng Fa's body unknowingly.
Master Zhang seemed to have noticed this as well. She looked calm and a golden light emanated from the spiritual bamboo in her hand, falling on Zheng Fa.
The dark energy on Zheng Fa's face instantly melted away.
"That spiritual bamboo is truly miraculous..."
"What's the point?" someone retorted with a look of despair, "If you can't escape, you'll die in the end."
No one objected because it was too obvious a fact.
This valley has become a nest of insects. No matter how powerful Zheng Fa and his men are, or how powerful their magic weapons are, they cannot escape and will be exhausted to death.
Not to mention, the Gu God didn't even take action!
She stood on the top of the mountain, behind the Sky-Splitting Butterfly, simply commanding the swarm of insects to besiege Zheng Fa and the other two, and she didn't even have any intention of taking part in the battle herself.
She had a smile on her face and seemed to enjoy toying with her enemies.
But the old man who had led the resistance suddenly shouted, "She's afraid!"
"Fear?"
Everyone looked up, only to see a lingering fear on the Gu God's face.
This made these casual cultivators excited, but when they looked at Zheng Fa and the other two, they were poured a bucket of cold water - the situation of Zheng Fa and the others was becoming more and more critical.
They fled everywhere in the swarm of insects, but the space they could move was getting smaller and smaller, and the faces of the three of them were getting paler and paler.
Especially Senior Sister Zhang, she has been using Qingjing Bamboo to treat Zheng Fa's poison.
Qing Jingzhu is powerful, but her magic power is limited after all, and her momentum is already declining.
No matter how you look at it, none of the three seem to have a chance of turning the tables. I really can't see what's so scary about the Gu God.
Even the Gu God seemed relieved.
She was still cautious and did not get close, but waved her hand gently.
The poisonous insects that were besieging Zheng Fa and the other two seemed to have heard some orders and rushed towards them without hesitation.
The Great Sun True Fire around Zheng Fa became brighter and brighter, but it could not stop these poisonous insects.
One after another, the poisonous insects were burned to death and fell from the sky, but more poisonous insects came.
The blazing Sun Fire not only consumed the life of the poisonous insect, but also consumed Zheng Fa's spiritual power.
But the poisonous insects seemed to be endless.
However, a frightening dark green color spread across Zheng Fa's face - he was poisoned again!
But at this moment, Senior Sister Zhang seemed to have no time to care about anything else. She was holding the Qingjing Bamboo and dealing with the poisonous insect in front of her.
Everyone watched helplessly as the three of them were swallowed by the tidal wave of insects.
Gradually, a small black hill appeared where they were standing. Zheng Fa and the other two had been submerged in it by countless poisonous insects.
This hill seemed to have become a tomb, burying Zheng Fa, a genius with a great reputation.
Even the Gu God couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face.
As for the people of the Lu clan present, they were even more ecstatic - the offensive of the Jiushan Sect brought too much pressure to Haori Mountain.
Now that they saw Zheng Fa dead, how could they not feel relieved?
In contrast to them, those wandering cultivators stared at the black hill and felt that after the Great Sun True Fire was extinguished, the sky and the earth became dim.
Gradually, even the insect swarms became quiet.
There was dead silence in the valley.
It was the Gu God's scream that broke the despair:
"What did you do?"
Everyone was stunned.
Why did the Gu God lose his composure like this when he won such a great victory?
But the Gu God had no time to pay attention to their doubts, but stared at the hill.
The top of the mountain cracked open, and Zheng Fa and the other two walked out leisurely.
What was strange was that many poisonous insects that had just wanted to swallow the three people were now lined up beside them.
The iron-clad beetle held a shield in front, the golden-armed centipede held a knife in the back, the dream butterfly was like a crown on the three people's heads, and the frost silkworm used its cold air to pave a road made of ice crystals for them.
As fierce as they were before, it seems now that they are just as loyal!
Outside the valley, the people of the Lu clan and the numerous independent cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment. Even though they were enemies and had different joys and sorrows, they all inexplicably shared the same feeling at this moment.
Outrageous!
You three, stole someone else's insects in front of the Gu God, the ancestor of insects?
The Gu God's expression turned grim. He suddenly looked at Xie Qingxue, who had been keeping a low profile, and said in sudden realization, "Is it her?"
It was Xie Qingxue.
Zheng Fa only brought Senior Sister Zhang and Xie Qingxue with him on this raid on the Gu God.
It is easy for Senior Sister Dai Zhang to understand that Qingjing Bamboo is very effective in restraining poisonous insects, especially in dispelling poisonous insects.
Bringing Xie Qingxue, but for another purpose:
Essentially, Xie Qingxue is the sword spirit of the Qingping Sword. In addition to being far more powerful than ordinary gods, she also has another advantage:
She is not afraid of Gu.
Whether it is the sharp fangs and claws of the poisonous insects or various strange poisons, it is almost impossible to hurt a top-level flying sword like the Qingping Sword.
Therefore, although Xie Qingxue's strength is not as good as Zheng Fa's, she did not need Sister Zhang's treatment just now, but was able to complete the task given to her by Zheng Fa.
"From the beginning, you were trying to provoke me..." The Gu God seemed to understand, "From the beginning, you were covering for her?"
That's true.
Zheng Fa actually didn't expect the Great Sun True Fire to be able to harm the Gu God:
After all, the Gu God is a top-level True Immortal. Now, unless Zheng Fa uses all his trump cards, it will be difficult to do anything to a cultivator of this level.
More importantly, the Gu God's skills are extremely special. As the embodiment of the insect swarm consciousness, she is almost immortal.
Anyone who wants to fight against the Gu God actually faces countless Gu insects, which are the mighty power of billions of living beings gathered together.
Zheng Fa suspected that even among all the True Immortals, this Gu God was the most difficult to kill.
"What's up her sleeve?"
The Gu God stared at Xie Qingxue's long sleeves and finally discovered all of Zheng Fa's arrangements.
There's nothing special about it. To put it bluntly, it's just the secretions of various poisonous insects extracted by Gu Chang and his team.
This is the pheromone that Gu Chang and his team discovered through experimentation and analysis. It can attract, motivate, and even control various poisonous insects.
He angered the Gu God, took Senior Sister Zhang and the others everywhere, and used the Great Sun Golden Flame to cover up for Xie Qingxue. In fact, he had only one purpose:
Give Xie Qingxue the opportunity to spread these extracts throughout the valley.
Zheng Fa raised his eyes, looked at the grim-faced Gu God, and chuckled softly, "The Gu God uses all insects as his Dharma body, uniting the insect swarms into one. His magical powers are vast, and his vitality is tenacious. He is truly unparalleled in the world."
"But the more this happens, the easier it will be for this method to be breached from within."
To put it bluntly, Zheng Fa standing among thousands of insects was no different from entering the body of the Gu God.
No matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot protect against thieves like them.
"Do you really think you can take away my descendants?"
The Gu God gritted his teeth.
"No, I can't take it away." Zheng Fa had never thought of this before. The secretions they extracted could not control the insect swarms as well as the Gu God. "But I just need to cause chaos in the insect swarm."
The Gu God's expression changed, as if he understood what Zheng Fa meant.
But it was too late. In the valley, all kinds of poisonous insects suddenly became violent. They bit each other and were engaged in a life-and-death battle.
To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to a hormone disorder in a person's body, which eventually causes various organs to lose coordination and attack each other.
The chaos of the insect swarm seemed to have affected the Gu God. The expression on her face began to change dramatically, sometimes crazy, sometimes dull, as if she had countless personalities.
Suddenly, she called out to Zheng Fa, "Master..."
When these two words reached the ears of the people outside the valley, it was like a landslide. They stared at Zheng Fa blankly, feeling a chill all over their bodies - how could this man be even more evil than the Demon Ancestor!
(End of this chapter)
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