The martial arts training ground covers a large area, surrounded by walls on all sides and open to the sky in the middle.
Sang Xuezhen was very direct in his actions. After he asked to find someone, he asked them to line up in front of Eryi so that she could distinguish them clearly.
[Replying to the host, there are no high-energy groups among this group.]
Eryi shook his head at Sang Xueshen.
Sang Xuezhen leaned back in his chair and waved his hand gently. The attendant beside him called out loudly, "Next batch."
There were many disciples and servants in the villa. After going back and forth four times, Ling Ling Ba sounded the alarm.
[Host, please pay attention to the fourth person in the third row.]
Eryi looked in the direction Ling Lingba pointed. Compared to the others, this person's eyes were somewhat dull. But if you weren't paying close attention, you wouldn't notice. Open the character panel.
Gong Xin
HP 100%, Fatigue 0/100
[Black Gu: Not within the system range, absorption conditions have not yet been met]
Eryi covered himself with his clothes and secretly made a gesture to Sang Xuezhen that they had agreed on earlier.
Sang Xuezhen called the steward who was waiting on the side and gave him some instructions.
"The next batch."
Gong Xin was a servant at the villa. He had only learned some martial arts and was not even a post-natal martial artist. Even if he was possessed by a parasite, it would be very easy to deal with him.
The steward quietly retreated, and when everyone was leaving the martial arts arena, he took a trustworthy Xiantian disciple, arrested Gong Xin, dislocated his joints, and injected him with anesthetics.
The sleeping method is no longer effective for people who are parasitized by the Gu worm, so this method is the only second best option.
The test was still going on. Sang Xuezhen heard that Eryi had just passed by the villa and had already discovered a host. He insisted on turning his house upside down and letting everyone pass through it in front of Eryi.
An hour passed, and the last group of people came in. The servant came forward and replied, "Master, the inventory is complete."
This time, we caught three hosts: two ordinary servants and one internal disciple. All of them were infected with the same species of Gu worms.
Sang Xuezhen thought about it for a while, then called the steward over to ask, "Why are there so few people?"
The steward replied respectfully, "If they are servants, they are all here. Hundreds of disciples left home early this morning and haven't returned yet. Some are in seclusion, but the others are all here."
"Master, today is the last day of the martial arts competition, and many disciples are still in Liuyue City." A servant reminded.
"Where are the Young Master and Zhenzhen?"
"Is Madam in Liuyun Palace?"
"Madam and the Young Master have taken the young lady to Liuyue City to watch the martial arts competition and will be in charge for you."
Seeing that Sang Xuezhen still wanted to continue searching, Eryi thought that his energy level was enough after capturing three hosts this time, so he summoned Ling Ling Ba.
I didn't want to use energy detection at first. After all, even if I spent energy to detect the location, people would still move, and I still couldn't find them after they moved.
But Eryi also began to wonder whether there would be any omissions after adding so many hosts at once.
Eryi bargained: Linglingba, can we only detect the area within Liuyue Villa, and the energy value be lower?
[Reporting to the host, using the detection function requires a minimum energy cost of 100. This is the minimum.]
Then we will also conduct a test in Liuyue City, using 100 energy points to start a one-second test.
[Testing...]
[Detection successful. There is currently only one target in Liuyue City, located at the host's 8 o'clock position, 476 meters away.]
Hearing this, Eryi turned to Sang Xuezhen who was still in thought: "I just told a fortune, and the thing I'm looking for is still in the villa. It should be in this direction, about a hundred feet away." As he spoke, Eryi pointed in the direction indicated by Ling Lingba.
Fortune telling? Sang Xuezhen glanced at Eryi.
"good."
Liuyue Villa was extremely famous in the Central Plains martial arts world and occupied a vast area. Participants in the martial arts tournament who had personal connections to the villa would stay there, saving them the trouble of finding accommodations in the city. The location Eryi pointed to was exactly where one of the distinguished guests was staying.
That's strange.
At this time, all the guests at Liuyue Villa were there for the martial arts competition. Today was the final day of the martial arts competition, so why would they stay at the villa?
Thinking of this, several people felt that if there was someone here, it would be extremely suspicious.
Master Sang did not take the usual route. He led a few people and passed directly over the eaves. In a breath, they arrived at a yard.
As soon as Xu Hengzhi landed, he put Eryi down.
[Alert host, 008 has detected the target ahead.]
None of them concealed their presence and headed directly to the courtyard in the direction indicated by Eryi. The noise they made was quite loud and seemed to have disturbed the people in the house.
"Who is this?" a voice came from inside the room.
Soon, a man walked out of the house. He was wearing a light brown long gown, had a dignified appearance, and was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
【The host is him. 】
Eryi clicked on the status panel of the person in front of him.
Xiyi [Innate Realm]
HP 100% Fatigue 28/100
Ever since the first time the Gu worm was detected in Xiao Tianhua's body within the treatment station, after the system update, even if someone was not in the treatment station, if they were parasitized by the Gu worm, their panel would also display the Gu worm information, but this person did not.
Ling Ling Ba, are you sure the energy ball is on him?
[Yes, there is more than one host.]
That's strange, why is it not displayed on the personal panel?
Eryi thought of what Ling Lingba said, that there was more than one energy ball, and he was ready to catch this person first.
"I've been at Liuyue Mountain Villa for quite some time, but I haven't paid my respects to Manor Master Sang yet. This is truly a sin." The man took a few steps forward. "It's been a while since I last saw Manor Master Sang. How have you been lately?"
"Lin Jinzhi?" Sang Xuezhen hadn't seen this man in years, so his memory was a little hazy. "Why didn't you attend the martial arts tournament?"
"I feel a little unwell today, so I'll rest in the yard." He slapped his forehead, "My master gave me something some time ago, saying it was a treasure from heaven and earth that could help me calm my mind and concentrate, and asked me to present it to Master Sang when I come to Liuyue Villa." As he spoke, he took out something from his arms.
Not many people knew that Sang Xuezhen was troubled by heat and poison, and Lin Jinzhi's master was one of them.
"What does your master want to exchange from me?" Sang Xuezhen didn't respond. "Are you the only one in this room?"
Eryi listened to the two people's back-and-forth conversation and seemed to know each other. However, the man's name was clearly Xiyi, not Lin Jinzhi.
Seeing that Sang Xuezhen was still talking to him, Eryi interrupted, "This person is the one I'm looking for." She reminded him, "Maybe Master Sang will invite him to my clinic?"
"This girl..." Lin Jinzhi took a step forward, a bit confused. "I wonder if we've met before somewhere? I have no recollection of it."
Sang Xuezhen observed Lin Jinzhi's appearance and expression, still recalling the past. Lin Jinzhi was completely different from the host he had just captured; his expression and movements were no different from those of an ordinary person.
"Master Sang." Eryi did not reply to 'Lin Jinzhi' and reminded Sang Xuezhen again.
Before Sang Xuezhen could make a move, Xu Hengzhi attacked Lin Jinzhi. He trusted his teacher and wouldn't act rashly.
Seeing this, 'Lin Jinzhi' took a few moves. Now even Sang Xuezhen could see that something was wrong. The martial arts used by this person was different from the real Lin Jinzhi.
When Lin Jinzhi saw Sang Xuezhen trying to capture him, he advanced instead of retreating and threw the bottle in his hand to the ground.
Eight poisonous insects flew out of the bottle and pounced on several people. Seeing that they were panicking and trying to deal with the poisonous insects, Lin Jinzhi wanted to take advantage of the chaos and plant one of the poisonous insects into Sang Xuezhen's body.
Sang Xuezhen had been suffering from a heat poisoning and needed to take medication continuously, unable to leave his dark room. The organization had already sent someone to destroy the ingredient needed to make the Ningshen Pill, preventing Sang Xuezhen from obtaining it in time. Furthermore, they planned to lure Sang Xuezhen out during the celebrations at Liuyue Villa after the martial arts tournament and then implant a Gu worm into his body.
To this end, he had already begun quietly making arrangements. He had prepared a large number of poisonous insects before coming to Liuyue Villa, and had already planted several among the servants and disciples, waiting to activate the insects to cause trouble during tonight's celebration.
When he saw Sang Xuezhen emerge, his hair completely white, he knew the heat poison in Sang Xuezhen's body had indeed not completely dissipated, as the intelligence had suggested. This was a much better time to plant the poison than to cause trouble during the celebration.
Lin Jinzhi's Qinggong skills were exceptional, rivaling those of renowned masters in the Central Plains; otherwise, the organization wouldn't have sent him on this mission. Liuyue City's two most powerful martial artists were Wulin Alliance leader Xiao Tianhua, who was infected with a Heart-Eating Gu and could only suppress it with his internal energy. And then there was Sang Xuezhen, who was stricken with a heat poison, his internal energy unable to function normally. No one could capture him.
Unfortunately, his information was wrong and he underestimated the abilities of several people present.
A poisonous insect happened to fall into Eryi's hands.
[Start the automatic energy absorption program]
[Are you sure you want to convert this into energy? ]
[Absorption successful, 1800 energy value]
He found another poisonous insect on his thigh through his clothes, and Eryi stretched out his hand to grab it.
Although he didn't know how to trigger this new function, it was perfect for use right now. Having absorbed thousands of energy points in just a short while, Eryi was eager to try it out.
[Absorption successful, 2300 energy value]
One of them landed on Xu Hengzhi's back and was trying to get inside.
[Absorption successful, 7000 energy value]
In the blink of an eye, all the poisonous insects that Eryi touched were absorbed.
Eryi was busy catching bugs, but Lin Jinzhi had no time to pay attention to them.
As soon as Lin Jinzhi threw down the poisonous insect, he was hit by Sang Xuezhen's nine-strength power. He was seriously injured before he could move half a meter away, and the blood he spat out of his mouth was all over the ground.
"You are not Lin Jinzhi." Sang Xuezhen stepped on him, looking down at him.
"Oh."
Lin Jinzhi smiled strangely. Suddenly, a five-colored Gu appeared in his hand and flew towards Sang Xuezhen.
Five Color Gu King.
This Gu is cultivated specifically for those with exceptional martial arts prowess. The cultivation process is arduous, requiring the cultivation of five single-colored Gu Kings, followed by a series of battles between these five, before finally yielding a single five-colored Gu. For many years, only this single one has been cultivated in the Southern Kingdom. It feeds on internal energy, and the more skilled and powerful a person is, the more miserably they will suffer a defeat against it.
Unlike other low-level Gu worms, once successfully parasitized, it completely replaced the host and took on their memories, making it impossible to tell from appearance alone. Furthermore, the Five-Colored Gu King could use the Gu worm's properties to enhance the host's physical form, transforming their mortal form into an invulnerable weapon. If a martial artist as skilled as Master Sang were to be parasitized, no one in the Central Plains would be able to match their abilities.
Like the Heart-Eating Gu, the Five-Colored Gu King also consists of two Gu, the Mother Gu and the Mother Gu. However, the Mother Gu is the Gu Woman herself, and even she cannot make it obey her orders completely.
Someone once said that this Gu has spiritual power.
Seeing that Sang Xuezhen did not dodge or evade, Lin Jinzhi prepared to face the Five-Colored Gu head-on, and growled in his hoarse voice with a twitching voice.
"One day, the warriors will crush...!"
The sound stopped abruptly.
A slender hand stretched out diagonally, and the open palm just blocked the path of the five-colored Gu.
Grab it, clench your fingers, and tighten them.
[Absorption successful, 12000 energy value]
Lin Jinzhi's expression shattered, his body trembled, he looked at the woman in front of him in horror, and spat out blood again.
The woman looked at him with a smile on her face, squatted down, and tried to pry open his mouth. Seeing this, a young man at least at the Xiantian realm stepped forward and dislodged his jaw, nodding: "Mr. Er, please."
The woman took out a jade bottle and poured the liquid inside into his mouth. His lungs, which had just been shattered by Master Sang's internal force, felt a cool sensation.
After doing all this, the woman stood up and explained to others.
"I spared his life so that I could ask him where these treasures came from." After saying that, he turned around and glanced at him again.
The woman had a faint smile on her lips, and her beautiful face looked like a ghost in Xi Yi's eyes.
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