“Others will come to help,” Ji Mofan replied casually to Ji Yuze.
The latter was just about to ask him who his helper was.
Before he could even open his mouth, the answer appeared before his eyes.
The light and shadow were distorted for a moment, and the teleportation talisman tore through space, sending the figure to his side and Ji Mofan's side.
"We've found out what it is." Li Jinchu rushed over and, before she could even stand up straight, said to Ji Mofan, "It's a Blood Infant Gu."
Upon hearing this name, Ji Mofan's gaze suddenly turned cold.
How could it be this?
He guessed that it was a Gu worm that could affect people's minds and induce them to act impulsively.
Unexpectedly, the person behind the scenes directly released the Blood Infant Gu.
As its name suggests, this thing requires feeding the Gu worms with the blood of an infant during the refining process.
A newborn baby who dies violently for such a reason harbors far more resentment than an ordinary adult.
All these resentments will accumulate on the body as the Gu worms consume blood. Once successfully refined, the Gu worms are practically a bag that seals away resentment.
This thing can cause righteous cultivators to feel uneasy. The excessive resentment attached to them will make them severely influenced by their emotions in everything they do, and they are prone to developing inner demons.
For demonic cultivators, this is a perfect catalyst. Infants are ignorant of human emotions and worldly affairs; they will cry and make a fuss if they want something. Coupled with the demonic cultivators' external cultivation laws, they are easily driven to do irrational things after receiving only slight suggestions.
No wonder the person behind the scenes was able to bypass the Twenty-Eight Demon Generals so easily and directly command the Demon Army.
The brains affected by the Blood Infant Gu don't bother to carefully consider whether the messenger's words are true or false; they only do what makes them feel good.
Ji Yuze, standing to the side, couldn't understand what kind of riddle the two were talking about.
"What... Snow Cherry Mushroom?" He scratched the back of his head.
Ji Mofan came to his senses and had to explain to him again what exactly the Blood Infant Gu was.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuze's face turned even worse than Ji Mofan's. The pretty boy was so frightened that he lost all color in his face. "What?! Made with a baby's blood?"
"Who would do something so despicable!"
“I don’t know. Besides, the Gu worm died before I arrived. It must have been eroded by the Xuan Bird’s digestive juices in its stomach, so it couldn’t hold on.” Li Jinchu shook her head. “Now we can’t trace back to find the Gu worm.”
Ji Mofan narrowed his eyes.
At the time, they were in the Demon Realm, and they didn't know if the person who cast the Gu poison was squatting around watching the pot, so it wasn't convenient to take out the Gu worms that had been mixed in to investigate.
Even the one that was accidentally eaten by Lianrong would surely have been detected as odd by the person who cast the Gu poison when it died.
The other party might be shocked by now.
However, there is some good news: at least they have figured out why the demonic cultivators behaved so strangely.
Blood Infant Gu basically affects the actions of the person under its spell through resentment. Even if it's impossible to undo the spell for each one, at least some ways can be found to suppress their emotional outbursts.
For example, they could invite monks or Taoist priests to come and perform rituals and chant sutras for them...
The method is a bit simple and crude, but it is indeed a good way to solve practical problems.
“I’ll investigate this matter.” Ji Mofan waved his hand. “As for matters concerning the Supreme Venerable One, we’ll have to rely on Junior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Li.”
Without waiting for Li Jinchu's reply, he turned around, tore off a teleportation talisman, and disappeared from their sight.
Li Jinchu was genuinely stunned for a moment.
For no other reason than that it was extremely rare for the title "Senior Brother Li" to come out of Ji Mofan's mouth.
Previously, Ji Mofan would only address Li Jinchu as "senior brother" on formal occasions.
In private, he mostly refers to himself as "Young Master Li," a term that carries a slightly teasing and sarcastic tone.
I don't know what he was thinking at that moment, but he just blurted out that name.
Li Jinchu pressed a lip to her lips and turned to look at Ji Yuze beside her. "Junior Brother Ji, what did Ji Mofan just say to you? Tell me everything again."
Ji Yuze was still reeling from the shock of the Blood Infant Gu when he was startled by Li Jinchu's attitude.
What's going on? The young master of the Li family, the chief senior disciple of the Xiaoling Sect, is actually so easy to talk to? Why is he being so amiable to someone he doesn't even know?
There are still demonic cultivators lurking outside, and a bunch of messy things to deal with. Even a nobody like him can't be in a good mood, so what is Li Jinchu happy about?
Ji Yuze and Li Jinchu were preoccupied with something that Ji Mofan didn't have time to worry about.
Once outside the territory of the Xiaoling Sect, he immediately summoned the Xuan Bird and headed towards the border.
If those demon soldiers really became irritable and unruly because of the Blood Infant Gu, then even with the Twenty-Eight Demon Generals, it would probably be difficult to quickly and completely suppress the disturbance.
Even if force is used to deter, it's like stuffing all emotions into a pressure cooker. Once the outer walls can't be controlled, it will rebound from rock bottom.
"What did you say? Perform a ritual for the deceased at a time like this?" The captain of the Pingnan Pass's city guard stared wide-eyed at Ji Mo Fan's words. "Chief Ji Mo, are you kidding me?"
“I’m not kidding.” Ji Mofan affirmed calmly, “The demon soldiers who invaded the border were likely infected with Blood Infant Gu, and rhinoceros horn incense was buried in the border villages. The more people die, the more intense the agitation will be.”
The city guard captain's expression changed several times.
Ji Mofan knew that his words were hard to believe, and as the chief of the Chaoming Palace, he actually had no right to command the Xiaoling Sect's city guards to obey his orders.
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