Chapter 212 The Nature of the Gu
In the Polygonatum odoratum forest.
Lu Chen looked at the monks who had returned and immediately asked, "How is it? Are there any towns around here?"
Hong Hua from the Juling Sect stepped forward and said seriously, "Yes, there is a small town called Yuzhu Town not far from this bamboo forest."
"But because we remember you said not to easily come into contact with people from this world, so we came back after seeing that town from afar."
Lu Chen nodded, then looked at the other group of people.
Seeing Lu Chen looking at him, a bastard from Bailian Sect said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, you are right. Not far from the residence of Immortal Gu Yue, some monsters have begun to move around."
After hearing these two pieces of information, Lu Chen nodded, as if he already knew what he wanted.
Ordinary cultivators might not understand what Lu Chen is doing.
However, the seven evildoers from the Juling Sect, Wuxiang Valley, and Jiuxuan Sect present knew very well the purpose of Lu Chen's actions.
After all, for the people in this world, those who participate in the True Immortal Trial are, in a sense, a group of extraterritorial demons.
Even though their appearance is similar to the people in Daluo Cave Heaven here.
But neither side will consider themselves as their own people.
After all, they just came to participate in a trial and left directly after the trial was over.
The good or bad of this world, whether their actions will have a huge impact on the world.
The vast majority of trial-takers actually don’t care.
In this regard, the evil people who came to the world of immortal cultivation from the ancient world are actually in the same situation as Lu Chen and the others who came to this world.
No one can tell how people in this world will treat them.
Lu Chen, who was used to preparing for the worst in everything, would never rashly come into contact with a group of people he didn't understand.
Now that he understood that there were indeed human beings living in the Daluo Cave Heaven, Lu Chen immediately thought of a countermeasure.
He looked at everyone and said, "The situation is unclear at the moment. First, set up some formations around the courtyard of Gu Yue Immortal, and then see if anyone has entered the bamboo forest."
"Once someone enters the bamboo forest, we will temporarily control them."
"Without knowing the specific situation of this cave, it is best for us not to act rashly to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."
After hearing Lu Chen's words, the seven evildoers from the Juling Sect, Wuxiang Valley, Jiuxuan Sect, as well as the people from Yuxu Mountain and Qingyun Sect did not object.
But disciples from other sects don’t think so.
After all, they already knew that there was more than one alcohol bug.
But only the first person who brings the wineworm to Gu Yue Zhenxian can get the reward.
So time is the most important thing for them now.
A true disciple of Bailian Valley couldn't help but say, "Daoyou Lu, aren't you being too cautious?"
"While we're wasting time here, what if someone else finds the wine bug first and gets there first?"
In this regard, before Lu Chen could say anything, Hong Hua from the Juling Sect mocked him, "Idiot, do you think this is your own sect and you can come and go as you please?"
When the disciple from Bailian Valley heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy.
If these words were spoken by Lu Chen or a true disciple from one of the other ten major sects, he would not say much even if he was dissatisfied.
But when these words came from the mouth of Hong Hua, a disciple of the Juling Sect, he could hardly bear it.
When did a barbarian from East Shenzhou speak so arrogantly to the disciples of the great sects in Zhongzhou? So the disciple from Bailian Valley said directly in a cold tone: "Fellow Daoist Hong, be careful of what you say."
Faced with the threats from the disciples of Bailian Valley, Hong Hua didn't care at all.
The scoundrel looked like a piece of hot meat that was not afraid of being cut into pieces.
Such an attitude naturally made the disciple from Bailian Valley even angrier.
Fortunately, someone came out to smooth things over at this time.
"Stop arguing, kid from Bailian Valley, didn't your elders tell you that whenever you go to an unknown cave, you must be as vigilant as possible?"
"Even I know this, how can you, a true disciple of Bailian Valley, not know it? Don't let the True Immortal inheritance confuse your mind, otherwise you may have the desire to obtain the inheritance but not the fate to receive it."
"If you are dissatisfied with my junior brother's arrangement, it's very simple. Just leave by yourself. No one will stop you here."
After being beaten up by King Meow, Ye Guangze of Bailian Valley finally calmed down.
Because everything was just as King Meow Meow said, they should be careful for now.
Just when a few people were about to say something, another group of monks who had gone out to explore came back.
But this time when they came back, they were carrying a seriously injured and dying monk.
This person was none other than Sui Shaobao from Donghaimen.
Seeing this scene, Lu Chen frowned immediately, wondering what he had discovered.
"Where did you find him?"
"He was near the bamboo forest near the town. He was unconscious when we found him."
"Put him down first."
Upon hearing this, the five monks who discovered Sui Shaobao subconsciously put the unconscious Sui Shaobao on the ground.
Then Lu Chen walked up to the five people, and suddenly a blood-red sword appeared in his hand.
Looking at the strange vertical eye on the blood-red sword, the five monks suddenly felt as if they were being stared at by some ancient evil creature.
Almost out of instinct, a cultivator couldn't help but say: "Daoyou Lu, what are you doing..."
Before he could finish his words, a large amount of red mist was released from the blood-red sword.
After the red mist covered the five monks and Sui Shaobao on the ground, it immediately made a sizzling sound.
It was as if something was swallowed up.
Not only that, the red mist also entered the bodies of the five monks.
Under the influence of the red fog, the five monks began to notice the situation inside their bodies.
They were actually invaded by some tiny poisonous insects without knowing it.
These poisonous insects seem to be naturally able to block the spiritual perception of monks.
So much so that they didn't notice it along the way.
After Lu Chen's gluttonous soldiers devoured the poisonous insects in the bodies of these five cultivators.
He turned and looked at Sui Shaobao lying on the ground.
[Name: Sui Shaobao (True Disciple of Donghai Sect)]
【Cultivation: Completed the foundation building period】
[Foundation quality: fifth-grade authentic immortal foundation]
[Status: Severely injured/parasitic]
"Junior brother, this guy is hopeless. The spiritual roots in his body have been eaten by those insects. Even if he is saved, he will be a useless person."
King Meow came to Sui Shaobao and after some perception, he said with a grim expression.
In response, Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Wumiao, please step aside first."
Upon hearing this, King Meow immediately stepped back a distance.
Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, Lu Chen put away his original Taotie weapons.
It was replaced with a white spiritual sword.
Lu Chen held the Juetian Sword and stabbed it fiercely towards Sui Shaobao's dantian.
What was strange was that after the sword passed through Sui Shaobao's body, it did not cause any damage to him at all.
But in everyone's perception, the poisonous insects that had originally been lurking around Sui Shaobao's spiritual roots were also dying in large numbers.
But even if these problems were solved, Sui Shaobao's danger was still not over.
Since those poisonous insects could devour Sui Shaobao's spiritual roots, they could naturally devour his other organs as well.
The blood mist that Lu Chen had just released devoured most of the poisonous insects in Sui Shaobao's body.
But the organs eaten by the poisonous insects cannot be completely restored.
Not to mention that Sui Shaobao's spiritual roots are basically in a semi-disabled state at the moment.
However, just because ordinary people can't do it doesn't mean Lu Chen can't do it.
Unless his soul is scattered, Lu Chen can now pull Sui Shaobao back from the gates of hell.
And he must also bring Sui Shaobao back.
Because he needed the information from Sui Shaobao.
There is no doubt that the reason why Sui Shaobao ended up in such a situation must be related to the people in that small town.
And he was able to almost half kill a true disciple of a big sect.
That town is definitely not as simple as it appears.
"Listen carefully..."
"Woof!"
A scroll appeared behind Lu Chen.
Di Ting immediately jumped out of the scroll.
"Brother, what do you want from me?"
Lu Chen pointed at Sui Shaobao lying on the ground and said, "Can he be saved?"
After looking at Sui Shaobao's condition, Di Ting frowned and said, "Brother, this is a bit difficult..."
"As long as there's breath."
"That's easy!"
At first, Di Ting thought that Lu Chen wanted him to treat Sui Shaobao to his prime. This was not impossible for Di Ting, but it would consume a certain amount of original power.
But if it was just breath, it would be too simple.
Di Ting came to his side and immediately allowed a large amount of the nine innate energies to enter Sui Shaobao's body.
With the nourishment of these nine innate energies, Sui Shaobao's originally damaged organs gradually recovered.
Even his spiritual roots recovered a little in the process.
After a moment, Sui Shaobao opened his eyes.
He looked at Lu Chen and others who appeared around him, and his original despair was quickly replaced by a sense of surviving a disaster.
Thinking of the Gu cultivators of the Luo family in the town, Sui Shaobao said in a hoarse voice: "Don't get close to that town, otherwise you will end up like me..."
After hearing Sui Shaobao's words, the expressions of the people around him became serious.
Lu Chen looked at him and said calmly: "Tell me what you encountered."
After Sui Shaobao's explanation, Lu Chen and others finally understood what was happening to them.
I also understand their current situation.
After all, when Sui Shaobao first arrived at the Luo family, the other party answered all his questions at the beginning in order to make them relax their vigilance.
Through this process, Sui Shaobao also learned a lot of basic information about the Daying Dynasty.
And some information about Gu Xiu.
As the name suggests, Gu Xiu is a group of special cultivators who use "Gu insects" to practice.
All their strength comes from the poisonous insects in their bodies.
The strength of a Gu cultivator depends on the state of the Gu worm in his body and the quality of the Gu worm.
In Gu cultivation, the realm of Gu insects is divided into four levels, corresponding to the cultivator's Qi training stage, foundation building stage, golden elixir stage, and Nascent Soul stage.
The qualities of the Gu worms are divided into four categories: 'Heaven, Earth, Dark and Yellow'.
Among them, the 'Heaven-level Gu worm' is not only unique, but its strength is often terrifying.
He was born with the strength comparable to that of a second level Gu cultivator.
After reaching adulthood, one will definitely have the strength to reach perfection in the four realms and be able to break through the air and ascend.
That’s right, in this Daluo Cave Heaven, one can only reach the Nascent Soul stage at best.
However, Lu Chen speculated that the Nascent Soul stage in this world would not act easily.
After all, the purpose of the Immortal Gu Yue is to refine the Gu, and they are the so-called Gu worms right now.
If they were to encounter a Gu cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it would not be Gu refining, but rather a massacre.
Therefore, Lu Chen speculated that the Nascent Soul stage Gu cultivators in this world might exist independently of the Daying Dynasty.
It should play a role similar to that of a 'referee'.
As long as neither side of the game breaks the rules, the referee will not intervene.
At this point, Lu Chen has almost figured out the current situation of the True Immortal Trial.
Now only some minor issues remain.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to Sui Shaobao, "You just said that when you entered Yuzhu Town, you felt like someone was watching you?"
Sui Shaobao nodded.
"Do you know who is watching you?"
Sui Shaobao shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
At first, Sui Shaobao thought that the person who was spying on him might be someone from the Luo family.
But when Sui Shaobao thought about it now, he did not feel that feeling after he arrived at the Luo family.
Moreover, he didn't think that the Luo family and others had this ability.
The reason why the three brothers ended up with one dead, one seriously injured and one escaped.
The core reason was that they were not aware of the methods of Gu Xiu before, so they were defeated unintentionally.
If they knew this in advance, considering that the Luo family only had two rank two Gu cultivators, Sui Shaobao would be confident that he could defeat them all by himself.
Unfortunately, he was poisoned in advance, and only one tenth of his strength remained, which led to this situation.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen speculated, "Insects in nature have certain ways to distinguish between their own kind. If what you said is correct, then the Gu cultivators may be able to sense that there are no Gu insects in their bodies. Otherwise, how could they have guessed from the beginning that you were not cultivators from the Great Ying Immortal Dynasty?"
"So if we want to deceive those Gu cultivators, we either have to find a Gu worm and plant it in our bodies like the Gu cultivators do."
"Another way is to keep a Gu worm by your side."
"But this second method should only be able to deceive ordinary Gu cultivators, and it should not work on Gu cultivators above the third level."
"So if we want to leave the bamboo forest and sneak into the Daying Dynasty, the best way is to find some poisonous insects to disguise ourselves."
"But before that, let's entertain those distinguished guests who have come from afar."
As he spoke, Lu Chen raised his head and looked in a certain direction outside the bamboo forest.
Seeing Lu Chen's actions, King Meow and others beside him also stood up.
Because they sensed that quite a few people seemed to have gathered outside the bamboo forest.
And these people were following the "information" left by Sui Shaobao, heading all the way to the depths of the bamboo forest...
PS: Happy New Year's Eve! I've been quite busy these past few days, so I can only update one chapter today.
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