Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 53 Blood-Eating Gu Insects

"Azure Lotus, this is a material for refining Foundation Establishment Pills!" Wang Debao immediately went into the water to pick the lotus.

However, at that moment, a dark figure suddenly leaped into the pool and swam rapidly toward Wang Debao.

"Watch out, there's a monster!" Xiao Ming shouted.

This is a giant gray python with small horns. It opened its blood-red maw, about to swallow Wang Debao whole.

However, at that moment, a huge, earth-yellow spirit pearl crashed in and blocked its massive mouth. More spirit pearls flew in and struck its body, causing the giant python to writhe in agony in the water. The waves it stirred up threw Wang Debao away.

Xiao Ming seized the opportunity, and the Azure Rainbow Sword flew out at lightning speed, piercing straight towards the gray python's vital spot.

Boom!

With a crisp sound, a golden bowl appeared in front of the gray python, easily blocking the flying sword attack.

"Hmph, it really is a tamed spirit beast." Xiao Ming snorted coldly and was about to control the Azure Rainbow Sword to fly back, but the golden bowl emitted a faint golden light, which actually imprisoned the Azure Rainbow Sword inside.

Just as the two magical artifacts were locked in a stalemate, a foul gust of wind swept in from behind.

Xiao Ming seemed to have anticipated this, and the bronze shield flew out automatically, blocking the beast's pounce.

At the same time, a talisman flew out from his sleeve and spontaneously combusted without wind.

boom!

With the explosion of fire, the dark figure let out a dog-like scream and was blasted away.

This was a third-tier demon wolf, half of its body fur was scorched by flames, and now there was a hint of fear in its eyes as it looked at him.

"What a pity, the high-level talisman didn't hit a vital point, otherwise it could have seriously injured him." Xiao Ming sighed inwardly, then looked up and shouted.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you planning to come out now?"

"Such vigilance, I have underestimated you." Just then, a person emerged from the darkness.

The man was dressed in a short, brown outfit and wore python-skin boots, clearly a cultivator from the Beast Spirit Sect.

His strength has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, no wonder he dares to act alone.

Sensing the other party's cultivation aura, Wang Debao quickly moved closer to Xiao Ming.

Upon seeing the other party emerge alone, Xiao Ming did not relax at all; instead, a strong sense of unease arose in his heart. He looked around warily and then said, "Since you are more skilled than me, I'll give you that thing."

As Xiao Ming spoke, he pulled Wang Debao toward the cave entrance.

"You're smart to know what's good for you." The Beast Spirit Sect cultivator named Jiang Xing sneered. He had originally intended to kill the two men and seize their treasures, since their cultivation levels were lower than his.

But judging from the probing just now, the other party is not someone to be trifled with. If we really go all in, there is a risk that we will lose more than we gain. It is better to secure our gains.

The gray python had already crawled up to him, carrying the precious lotus in its mouth.

Looking at the precious lotus, Jiang Xing's face showed a hint of joy. Fortunately, he hadn't acted with that man surnamed Zhong, otherwise how could this treasure have fallen into his hands?

Although the man surnamed Zhong was of the same cultivation level as him, he relied on the fact that his elders were outside the secret realm and had become the leader of the group of fellow disciples, giving orders to him.

"After this trip to the secret realm, my contributions will be enough to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills. We'll see who breaks through to Foundation Establishment first then."

Jiang Xing smiled and reached out to Baolian, but at that moment, a beam of blood-red light suddenly flew out from Baolian and touched his arm with lightning speed.

Suddenly, a piercing pain shot through Jiang Xing, who then realized that it was a blood-red worm about the size of a finger.

After biting, the blood-red worm immediately let go and tried to escape.

"This is a Gu worm." Jiang Xing was both shocked and furious. He manipulated the golden bowl to fall and imprison it on the ground.

"I won... I won!"

Amidst loud laughter, two figures emerged from the darkness: one was burly and bald, the other dressed in black with a murderous look on his face.

Using the Azure Lotus as bait, they lured the Gu worms to hide inside and launch a sneak attack. This tactic proved effective, and the two of them had already killed several people together.

"Fellow Daoist, the Blood Corrosion Gu must be quite unpleasant to suffer from," the man in black sneered.

If a Qi Refining cultivator is bitten by a Blood-Eating Gu worm, their entire body will fester and turn into blood within a quarter of an hour.

"Shen Tu Ren, Qu Zheng!" Wang Debao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two men appear; at least they weren't cultivators from other sects.

Jiang Xing looked at the two Gu Ling Sect cultivators who were at the same cultivation level as him, and then at Xiao Ming and Wang Debao standing at the cave entrance. He immediately felt panicked.

"These four are all cultivators from the Gu Spirit Sect. I've been tricked; it's a trap!"

Looking at his swollen, blood-red right arm, a resolute glint flashed in Jiang Xing's eyes. The next moment, he pulled out a dagger and swiftly severed his arm.

"Fellow Daoist is truly decisive." Qu Zheng said, but his eyes never left the precious lotus in the other's hand.

"The poison of this Blood Erosion Gu is not so easy to remove; it just means a slower and more painful death," Shen Tu Ren said dismissively.

Jiang Xing looked at the two of them, then suddenly sneered. With a flick of his finger, the golden bowl shone brightly and flew into the air, spinning rapidly.

The blood-corroding worms trapped inside were crushed into blood mist in the dazzling golden light.

"You dare kill my Gu worms!" Shen Tu Ren was furious.

Without the Blood-Eating Gu, hunting won't be so easy.

Enraged, Jiang Xing glanced at the two spirit beasts in front of him, a look of pain on his face.

He pulled out a handful of scarlet powder from his storage bag and sprinkled it on the two spirit beasts. Upon contact with the scarlet powder, the two demon beasts, a python and a wolf, immediately turned blood red, their auras surged, and they charged towards the two of them without regard for anything else.

Without the slightest hesitation, he rushed towards the cave entrance.

Xiao Ming and his companion, who were in the tunnel at the entrance, turned around and saw the figure rushing frantically towards them.

"Get out of my way!" Jiang Xing roared, pouring all his spiritual power into the golden bowl.

At this moment, the golden bowl was radiating a dazzling light, hovering above Jiang Xing's head, making him look like a raging bull-elephant with bloodshot eyes, ready to smash everything in its path to pieces.

"Damn it!" Both of them exclaimed, their expressions changing drastically.

Suddenly, two shields, one yellow and one green, appeared. They collided with the golden bowl, and the bronze shield was immediately knocked back to its original shape. The golden bowl's momentum was slightly reduced, and it then collided with Wang Debao's earth spirit shield.

This spirit shield was of even higher quality; although it trembled violently upon impact, it still withstood the attack.

"It's blocked." Jiang Xing's face turned pale.

Just then, a beam of blue light entered his eyes and pierced straight toward his chest.

Jiang Xing was at a point where his old strength had been exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated. He could only watch helplessly as the flying sword pierced through his chest and he fell down in resentment and anger.