"Hmph~ Even if it really existed, you still wouldn't be able to get it!"
Looking at the creature's enormous body, Yue Jiuli finally understood why it had repeatedly come to the bamboo forest and made such a mess of it. It turned out this creature was such a huge worm!
The 'giant worm' underground was enormous, estimated to have a thousand years of cultivation, otherwise it wouldn't be so large. Therefore, Yue Jiuli dared not underestimate it when facing this 'giant worm'.
However, after hearing Yue Jiuli's words, this 'giant bug' dismissively said, "Heh, so you're that bamboo spirit, aren't you? You're indeed powerful. But no matter how powerful you are, you're still just a bamboo. Once I find your true form and absorb your spiritual power, you naturally won't be able to deal with me."
"Oh, tsk tsk~ So confident~ In that case, I won't give you a chance to find my true form. Come on, let me see what you're capable of first~"
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Although Yue Jiuli was very confident that she could deal with this 'giant worm' with a thousand-year cultivation level, she dared not be careless. This 'giant worm's' target was the Spirit Bamboo. If it found the true Spirit Bamboo body, while she herself would be safe, the bamboo spirit that was still recovering would be in trouble. Therefore, she had to eliminate this 'giant worm' first, otherwise the real Spirit Bamboo would be in danger.
With these concerns in mind, Yue Jiuli began fighting the 'giant bug'. The two monsters turned the entire bamboo forest upside down, breaking many bamboo stalks. However, this situation reassured Yue Jiuli, because she had already cut the spirit bamboo in half. Now that most of the bamboo was broken, it would be even more difficult for the 'giant bug' to find the real spirit bamboo.
"Damn it! Where's Lingzhu? How can you be so powerful, you little sprite?"
After fighting with Yue Jiuli for a while, 'Big Bug' realized that Yue Jiuli's cultivation was no worse than his own, and that he was even slightly inferior to her, so he became a little anxious.
"Hmph, you bug, do you think I'd tell you where the Spirit Bamboo is?"
Yue Jiuli looked at the 'big bug' with disdain and said.
The 'giant bug' realized it had broken all the bamboo stalks and searched almost the entire bamboo forest without finding any spirit bamboo. Furious, it flew up and turned its huge head to look at its opponent, saying, "You damned elf..."
But before it could finish speaking, it suddenly stopped, and then with a 'whoosh,' it transformed into a giant creature and landed on the ground, staring at Yue Jiuli in astonishment: "You, how could it be you?"
Yue Jiuli was initially puzzled when she saw the 'big bug' suddenly stop fighting, but she was stunned when she saw the somewhat familiar-looking person on the ground.
"Holy crap, it's you?"
"Um, it's me, but how did you become Lingzhu?"
The man asked, equally puzzled.
It turns out that the 'big bug' that kept coming to the bamboo forest was actually the giant centipede that Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi had been trying to catch!
Yue Jiuli inherited some memories about the giant centipede from Yue Jiuling, so she was also confused when she saw the giant centipede. She flew down from the sky, waved her hand at the bamboo forest, and cast a spell to restore the bamboo to its original state. The entire bamboo forest was restored to its original appearance.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? No, didn't you say you were going to overturn the case?"
Yue Jiuli, disguised as Yue Jiuling, asked the giant centipede, "I've heard that the relevant departments have started investigating your old cases. Why are you still here? Why don't you go and clear your name?"
"Ah, actually I've been trying to clear my name all along. As for coming here, I just wanted to obtain the Spirit Bamboo to increase my cultivation."
When Yue Jiuli asked the giant centipede, he answered somewhat awkwardly, "What are you doing here? And you've even become a spirit bamboo..."
"Oh, it's like this, Lingzhu is a friend of mine. He's currently in seclusion, and I'm here to protect him."
Upon learning of the giant centipede's idea, Yue Jiuli immediately stopped him, as he wanted to use the spirit bamboo to enhance his cultivation.
As expected, after learning that Lingzhu was Yue Jiuling's friend, the giant centipede gave up on finding Lingzhu. Knowing Yue Jiuling's strength, he didn't dare offend her. So he could only say, "Ah, I see. Then I'm really sorry, it was a misunderstanding. I apologize~"
Seeing the giant centipede's attitude, Yue Jiuli naturally knew that he would no longer try to take advantage of the spirit bamboo, so she became much friendlier and said to him, "Hehe~ It's alright, as long as you don't try to take advantage of my friend anymore, it's fine."
"Hehe~ I'm really sorry~"
Seeing that he couldn't take the Spirit Bamboo, the giant centipede decided to leave. He said, "Since it's all a misunderstanding, I'll be going now. I need to clear my name, so I'll be off. Hehe~"
"OK."
Seeing the giant centipede leave, Yue Jiuli breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that she was in charge of the bamboo forest, she believed that the giant centipede would not come back, so she felt much more at ease.
"Wait a minute? Where are they?"
Just as Yue Jiuli was about to rest after finishing a fight, she suddenly remembered the two split souls not far away. Where did they go?
"September? Nine Stars? Where did you go?"
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