vstars Chapter 174 includes Gu worms and ancient demons.
Chapter 174 includes Gu worms and ancient demons.
Inside the Reincarnation Plate.
A giant leech-shaped Gu worm, nearly three zhang long, was covered with a patch of bluish-black dragon scales. On one side of its body grew a pair of pale purple wings. When the wings flapped, it transformed into a bluish-black stream of light, flew around the Reincarnation Disc a few times, and then landed at the corner of the Reincarnation Disc.
He glanced at the Dragon-Swallowing Gu on the Reincarnation Plate a few times, then shifted his consciousness away.
The Dragon-Swallowing Gu that has been collected is only a very damaged bloodline, which means that the Gu worm only contains a very weak Dragon-Swallowing Gu bloodline. It is not a purebred, but a mixed blood.
This also suggests that the Wood Vine Mountain Secret Realm may be related to the Gu Clan in the Spirit Realm, but the connection is not very strong.
Regardless, this little hidden gem of Muteng Mountain is still worth exploring.
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Three days later.
It was midday.
The sun hangs high in the sky.
About ten miles west of the Mountain Puppet Sect, there is an ancient green vine tree that is nearly thirty feet tall. The base of the tree trunk is the entrance to the Wood Vine Mountain Secret Realm.
Its ancient green vine tree is itself a second-tier low-grade spirit tree. The spirit tree has developed some spirituality, and every ten years it will produce a batch of green vine spirit fruits, which can enhance the body's qi and blood power when eaten.
Three Green Vine Spirit Fruits can be used to refine a batch of Green Vine Spirit Pills, the effects of which are comparable to half a Foundation Establishment Spirit Item.
However, each time the Green Vine Spirit Fruit was reserved by the surrounding Core Formation power, the Spirit Control Sect, the ten fruits produced each time could only be exchanged for two or three spirit pills after the Spirit Control Sect took them.
The Mountain Puppet Sect and the Mu Family can only receive one spirit pill every ten years, but the Spirit Control Sect takes at least ten or more.
However, there was nothing they could do about it. They were merely vassals of the Spirit Control Sect, and the sect did not have any second-tier alchemists. Even if they left behind the Green Vine Spirit Fruits, they could not begin refining them into pills.
It can only be swallowed whole.
at this time.
Outside this secluded spot in Muteng Mountain.
A green wooden flying boat flew from the direction of the Mountain Puppet Sect and landed about a hundred steps away from the entrance of the small secret realm.
Guarding the entrance to the secret realm were two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, one each from the Mountain Puppet Sect and the Mu Family. Furthermore, the secret realm was protected by an array, so even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would not be able to take it down in a short time.
As soon as the green wooden flying boat landed, Lin Li, dressed in a white robe, flew down from the flying boat.
The ten-foot-long wooden flying boat behind him shrank to the size of a grain of rice, becoming a stream of blue light that disappeared into the sleeves of Lin Li.
"My name is Ge Sanping, and I greet Master Liu!"
"This is your token for entering the secret realm. Please keep it safe, Alchemist Liu!"
Lin Li stood before a Qi Refining cultivator from the Mountain Puppet Sect who was already waiting there.
This person has the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining. He is a disciple of the Mountain Puppet Sect who was assigned to guard this place. He looks to be only in his forties.
If you continue cultivating like this, you will have a chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.
Ge Sanping bowed politely and said.
With such a top-tier alchemist joining the sect, and at such a young age, it's safe to say that every cultivator in the sect who heard the news wanted to befriend this new alchemist.
After all, everyone has times when they are short of elixirs.
Especially top-tier first-order pills, once refined, have a crucial effect on breaking through from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining.
The threshold from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining is not small for ordinary cultivators.
And it is extremely difficult.
Once one's cultivation reaches the seventh level of Qi Refining or above, one has entered the core layer of various Foundation Establishment forces.
At the very least, one must start as a deacon. After working for several years and accumulating enough contribution points, one can become an elder.
Having the status of an elder in this sect allows one to enjoy a great deal of cultivation resources and also brings blessings to future generations.
If a junior disciple with the status of an elder is found to have the aptitude for cultivation, even if the disciple has five spiritual roots, the sect will accept them into its ranks and protect their cultivation.
They will be given the status of inner disciples from the very beginning.
This is just one of the resources.
It can be said that the importance of a top-tier first-order alchemist is of paramount importance to the cultivators of the Mountain Puppet Sect.
Lin Li raised his hand and took the wooden oval token that the other party had taken out. The token felt soft to the touch, like warm blue jade, and seemed to have little to do with wood.
Lin Li released a wisp of divine sense, which enveloped the token and examined it carefully. Deep inside the token was a formation restriction that combined wood and lightning elements.
The fact that the two could be put together so harmoniously was quite novel to Lin Li.
"it is good."
"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Ge."
Lin Li politely returned the greeting with a cupped-fist salute.
After that, they didn't say anything more and headed straight for the Wood Vine Mountain Secret Realm. Apart from the spirit farmers who originally lived in the secret realm, it was not easy for cultivators without a secret realm residence token to enter.
Ordinary members and disciples of the Basic Wood Clan and the Mountain Puppet Sect will be refused entry.
After all, in that secret realm of Muteng Mountain, as time goes by, the number of spiritual fields that can be cultivated is getting smaller and smaller.
If too many cultivators enter it, greedily plundering its spiritual energy just for cultivation, this will definitely cause the collapse of the small secret realm to continue to accelerate.
A demon cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining?
Lin Li glanced at the pavilion where the Mu family was stationed not far away. He immediately recognized the demon cultivator sitting on the pavilion as a snake demon who had reached the peak of Qi Refining.
This snake demon had a human body and a snake tail, and seemed to cultivate illusion techniques. It also had a disguise and concealment spell on its body, so people could only tell that it had a cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The snake demon still emanated a considerable amount of malevolent energy.
It must have devoured many cultivators before it could form the aura of resentment and malevolence.
"After we get out, we'll go check on the Mu family again."
"Perhaps the Mu family's treasure vault also contains the eggs of Gu worms."
Lin Li was moved.
Passing through the towering gate, which is about ten feet high, one enters the hidden realm of Muteng Mountain.
Upon entering, one is greeted by lush fields of spiritual rice, the air filled with the pure, simple aroma of rice, which is quite... .
Most of them are top-grade first-level spirit rice, which is many times more valuable than the inferior and non-grade spirit rice from the broken spirit veins outside the secret realm. The spirit farmers in the secret realm can't even afford to eat this kind of good spirit rice.
The greenish-yellow rice is almost ripe.
The next moment, a streak of azure light flew out from Lin Li's sleeve and transformed into a ten-foot-long azure wooden boat that stopped in front of Lin Li.
Swish!
A few breaths later, the flying boat took off and headed straight for the Mountain Puppet Sect's plantation in this area.
All affairs of the Mountain Puppet Sect within this secret realm are handled by the plantation located here.
Before even reaching the plantation, the renowned author Black Tiger True Monarch Z arrived at Cola Novels with his new work, "Seeking Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: From a Low-Rank Yin Corpse to an Eternal Demon God"! Lin Li's divine sense, comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, enveloped the entire Wood Vine Mountain Secret Realm, thoroughly investigating everything within it.
This secret realm is indeed not very large.
The boundary of the secret realm was under the perception of divine sense, and the spatial barrier at that boundary was slowly shrinking inward, but the process was extremely slow.
Moreover, wisps of spatial spiritual energy were escaping from that spatial barrier, just like a wall riddled with holes, from which spatial spiritual energy was constantly flowing out.
It's not just a matter of spatial barrier shrinking; this situation could very well lead to a rapid collapse.
Ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators have no way to avoid it.
It is possible that only Qi Refining cultivators carrying flying artifacts could escape safely from this secret realm when it collapses. However, this is just Lin Li's speculation after reading a few jade slips.
"Um? 』
"There really is!"
Lin Li sensed that there were indeed two insect eggs deep in the plantation. Under his divine sense, they were both dead eggs and had hardened into stone.
After the flying boat swept past a vast expanse of rice paddies, the forest of trees on board flew over the other side.
Many of the spirit farmers below couldn't help but look up at the azure light flying boat that swept across the sky, and most of them showed a hint of longing in their eyes.
However, it only lasted for a few dozen breaths.
Lin Li then flew down into the large courtyard within the plantation.
The courtyard was paved with black jade slabs, and a chubby, bald old man stood on one of them, smiling broadly as he watched Lin Li step down from the flying boat.
"Master Liu Dan!"
"Greetings!"
"I'm in charge of this plantation. Master Liu, you can just call me Old Ge!"
Ge Yang said with a smile.
I had just heard that a prodigy alchemist had arrived in the sect, and now I've met him. If I can befriend him, it will definitely be helpful for my future.
"Thank you for your courtesy."
...
Lin Li didn't say much to this man surnamed Ge. After a brief greeting, he headed straight for the treasure vault deep within the plantation, saying he wanted to select some spiritual herbs for alchemy.
He prepared to use spirit stones to purchase everything he needed for this trip.
The spirit stones in Lin Li's hand were piled up like a mountain in his storage bag.
Outside the treasure vault pavilion.
The smile on Ge Yang's face abruptly vanished as he watched Lin Li's figure disappear into the attic and vanish from his sight.
"So young."
"To reach the pinnacle of the first tier of alchemy, one must not have been a rogue cultivator before joining a sect; they must have a distinguished background."
"I should definitely make friends with them!"
"It would be a pity to miss such an opportunity."
"It's time to bring out one of our most treasured possessions."
at this time.
Ge Yang was making plans in his mind.
...
Inside the attic.
Upon entering, Lin Li saw rows of wooden shelves in the pavilion, on which were placed spiritual herbs whose spiritual energy was locked by talismans. These herbs were all of medium to high quality, first rank.
First-grade low-level spiritual herbs are not very valuable and have no value in being included in the treasure vault.
Although Lin Li's pace seemed slow, he could cover several meters in a single step, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the deepest row of wooden shelves. On these shelves were some strange metals, some skeletons, and several colorful insect eggs.
Or it could be bird eggs that have hardened into stone.
Lin Li collected all the deep purple insect eggs that he sensed as being infested with Gu worms into his right hand.
The next moment, Lin Li began to channel streams of spiritual energy, brimming with vitality, into the insect eggs. This spiritual energy was a minor magical technique called "Minor Rejuvenation Technique" from the Xuandu Cave.
It can be considered a minor supernatural technique that can help people heal.
The infusion of spiritual energy continued for a full half hour. Within the two dead eggs in the palm of the hand, a faint stream of spiritual energy mixed with dense death energy emerged from the eggs.
In an instant, Lin Li refined that wisp of spiritual energy into his body.
There were two strands of spiritual energy inside the two insect eggs. As Lin Li watched the spiritual energy being refined, a look of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
The previous insect egg contained the incomplete bloodline of the Dragon-Swallowing Gu. If this insect egg is related to the Gu clan, the Gu insect it contains should also be one of the Gu clan.
[Inclusion successful]
[Third-tier, low-grade bloodline, Ghost-faced Green Gu!]
[Inclusion successful]
[Second-tier superior bloodline, Black-armored Gu Soldier!]
Two lines of notifications appeared before Lin Li's eyes, and at the same time, two figures appeared on the Reincarnation Disc.
First, there was a ghost-faced centipede that was nearly seven or eight zhang long. The centipede was as green as jade, with a ferocious face like a demon, protruding sharp teeth in its mouth, and its body was filled with a heavy aura of death.
Secondly, there was a beetle-like Gu soldier, about ten feet tall, clad in black armor. This Gu soldier, with its black beetle head, stood upright, holding a long-handled giant axe.
After the two bloodline figures were collected, they flew down to the corner of the Reincarnation Disc.
"pity."
"They're just two ordinary members of the Gu clan."
The two Gu worm bloodlines that were included are indeed related to the Gu clan.
That would prove that this Wood Vine Mountain Secret Realm is very likely due to the influence of the Spirit Realm, or a fragment of space from the lower realm cultivation world represented by the Gu Clan.
This is definitely not comparable to the Dragon Devouring Gu bloodline.
Then, Lin Li's gaze fell on the wooden frame and the other bones, which had long since been petrified.
Then, just like before, Lin Li continued to use the Lesser Resurrection Technique. Streams of spiritual energy carrying powerful vitality enveloped the skeletons. As time passed, a quarter of an hour later, a wisp of spiritual power tainted with the aura of death was also nurtured within these skeletons.
It was casually refined by Lin Li.
[Inclusion successful]
[Third-tier superior bloodline (Ancient Demon), Two-headed Spirit Lion!]
[Inclusion successful]
[Fourth-tier inferior bloodline (Ancient Demon), Nine Heavens Summoning Demon Lion! (Extremely Crippled)]
Fourth-order bloodline.
Ancient Demon.
At that moment, two figures, one large and one small, immediately appeared on the Reincarnation Disc.
The smaller one was a two-headed, yellow-haired lion with an extra large single eye between its eyebrows. It exuded a powerful aura comparable to that of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. When it landed on the Reincarnation Plate, it was closer to the center of the plate than most Core Formation bloodlines.
The largest figure was a lion with long, dark fur. Its massive body, nearly thirty feet in size, floated on the Reincarnation Plate like a small mountain. Its aura was much stronger than that of those at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm or above.
A hazy, blood-red light flickered in those two scarlet eyes.
Around its neck hung an incredibly thick jade beast ring, engraved with bizarre and grotesque demonic figures. As the lion's roar, like muffled thunder, echoed across the Reincarnation Disc...
Those Core Formation and Foundation Establishment bloodline figures huddled together, not daring to move an inch.