After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 146 - Refining Yin Demon Gu

Chapter 146: Refining Yin Demon Gu

The next morning.

Jiang Huai was awakened by the crackling sounds of fireworks outside the cave.

He crawled out of the bedding, and Wen Wanwan also came close, puzzled by the daytime fireworks. Jiang Huai explained.

“That should be a signal from the Aolai Continent sects, meaning to gather at the location of the fireworks. It seems they’ve also discovered the bodies and are now preparing to band together to face the enemy.”

Jiang Huai got up and went to wake up the two Miss Fangs, who hurriedly awoke and followed him to the place where the fireworks were set off.

......

There were already more than thirty cultivators gathered there, all with solemn expressions.

The one who released the fireworks was Xu Qing, the Saintess of the Guanxue Sect from the Aolai Continent, dressed in a gray Daoist robe, with her black hair simply tied up, and a slender figure with a snow-white neck peeking through her robe.

Jiang Huai had met this Xu Qing, the Saintess of the Guanxue Sect, once before in the Daoji Ancestral Land.

A few years ago, both of them were at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but why was her cultivation still at the late stage of Foundation Establishment now?

Across the crowd, Jiang Huai just glanced at Xu Qing and then withdrew his gaze. He remembered her name because Xu Qing was also very beautiful, and no matter how much one argued, a man would indeed have a deeper impression of a particularly beautiful woman.

Now that these cultivators were gathered together, that evil cultivator probably wouldn’t dare to act so recklessly anymore.

Jiang Huai let the two Miss Fangs join the crowd to seek protection.

“Where are you going, Holy Son Jiang?” Miss Fang, the sixth sister, looked at him with eyes full of reluctance.

“I have some things to take care of,” Jiang Huai didn’t explain much but took Wen Wanwan’s hand and left.

He was somewhat uneasy about leaving Wen Wanwan here. Now he was going to the Daoji Ancestral Land’s Nine Realms Immortal Venerable tomb, the same Immortal Venerable from whom he had received the inheritance before, to ask if that Immortal Venerable had a way to find the whereabouts of the evil cultivator.

The Nine Realms Immortal Venerable was named Qingxuan, and her tomb was not far from here. Jiang Huai brought Wen Wanwan to the mark of her tomb, touched the tomb’s prohibition with his soul, and then activated the aura of the soul secret technique he practiced, the Pure Arcane Contemplation Manual, saying,

“Inheritor Jiang Huai seeks an audience with Immortal Venerable Qingxuan.”

The tomb’s prohibition quickly opened, and Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan entered. The remnant soul image of Immortal Venerable Qingxuan also appeared in front of Jiang Huai immediately.

“Why have you come here again?”

Immortal Venerable Qingxuan looked at Jiang Huai, her voice revealing a hint of puzzlement, which grew when she noticed his cultivation aura had returned to the first level of Qi Refining.

“I came to seek spiritual energy for my Dao companion, but we encountered some trouble in the secret realm, so I came to ask Immortal Venerable Qingxuan for advice.”

“Speak.”

Jiang Huai had passed all of Immortal Venerable Qingxuan’s tests before. He was the only one who passed that time, and his one-time encounter with Xu Qing, the Saintess of the Guangxue Mountain, was also here. Xu Qing ultimately did not gain the recognition of Immortal Venerable Qingxuan, so only he received the spiritual energy of the heavenly Dao.

Immortal Venerable Qingxuan seemed to have a fairly good impression of Jiang Huai and was not angry at him for disturbing her rest, so Jiang Huai laid out everything he had seen since coming to the secret realm.

“Can you draw the patterns on that Gu snake for me to see?”

Jiang Huai raised his hand, sketching the appearance of the Gu snake. After a moment, the voice of Qingxuan True Person became more serious, tinged with excitement, “This is the Refining Yin Demon Gu.”

“Refining Yin Demon Gu?”

“In my lifetime, I once encountered a Refining Yin Demon Gu. The evil cultivator who refined it cultivated all the way to the ninth realm. It took the combined efforts of several ninth realm Immortal Venerables from different domains to finally slay him. However, a tiny part of the Gu insect managed to split off and escape. Several ninth realm Immortal Venerables searched for a long time but couldn’t find it. If we calculate the time... it indeed seems to be the moment for its resurgence.”

“How much does Qingxuan True Person know about the Refining Yin Demon Gu?”

“The Refining Yin Demon Gu is not a single Gu insect but a Gu spirit. It has its own consciousness but must rely on a host to survive. To my knowledge, the Refining Yin Demon Gu has mastered several different Gu forms: the Snake Gu, Blue Bone Gu, Red Worm Gu, Soul Devouring Gu, Hehuan Gu, Blood Devouring Gu, and from the moment of its descent into the world, it was not tolerated by the heavenly dao. It’s just unknown how it managed to escape the heavenly tribulation. Now that it has reappeared in the world... I never imagined it would return here first.”

“What does it want to do?”

“It wants to use the Soul Devouring Gu and Blood Devouring Gu to consume flesh and souls, creating an excellent cultivation body for its host. Therefore, it needs at least two hundred Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators. It disregards the rules of this secret realm. Since it is still preparing this step for its host, it means it has not yet fully grown... Jiang Huai, you have obtained my inheritance, you must eradicate it as soon as possible!”

“Of course... May I ask Qingxuan True Person to tell me more about what you know? The more prepared I am, the better I can act.”

“The Refining Yin Demon Gu coexists with its host, each possessing independent consciousness. The Soul Devouring Gu and Blood Devouring Gu are the means by which it enhances the cultivation of its host. The dried corpses you saw earlier were used as carriers placed upon the Snake Gu, their spirit and flesh devoured to enhance the host’s cultivation. The Blue Bone Gu is made from the bone powder of collected corpses, possessing part of the corpses’ combat strength from when they were alive. The Red Worm Gu is its means of scouting and escaping. Whenever it encounters danger, it can transfer its consciousness to the Red Worm and flee from peril.”

“Among these Gu insects, the most terrifying is the Hehuan Gu... The Hehuan Gu is its means of controlling others. Those who are infected with the Hehuan Gu will lose their minds. Regardless of men or women, they will become lascivious and debauched. If they cannot copulate with the Gu master, they will suffer the agony of being devoured by thousands of worms. After copulation, they can experience ecstasy beyond what any ordinary person can imagine. The ninth realm Immortal Venerable who once obtained the Refining Yin Demon Gu even kept several eighth realm female cultivators as slaves.”

?

Even more fierce than my system.

Hearing all this, Jiang Huai’s brows involuntarily twitched, and he asked, “Can Qingxuan True Person locate that Gu insect now?”

“I cannot. The real Gu insect is hidden on the host’s body. Unless the host reveals itself intentionally, I cannot see it... But even if I could see it, this remnant soul of mine can do nothing against it,” Qingxuan True Person sighed lightly.

“However, I have a piece of Bicui Jade here. Bicui Jade is pure spirit jade. Once it senses blood and evil qi within a certain range, it will become slightly warm. Keep it safe.”

Qingxuan True Person’s gaze suddenly fell on Wen Wanwan.

“Is she the Taixuan Sacred Body?”

Jiang Huai had previously told Wen Wanwan about her physique, but she herself only had a vague understanding of the Taixuan Sacred Body, knowing only that her talent for sword practice was average, but her soul talent seemed to be extremely high, making her practice of soul-related sword techniques twice as effective with half the effort.

“Yes.”

“Then she is more suitable than you to inherit my Pure Arcane Contemplation Manual. You were previously disliked by my Qingxuan Sword. Why not let her try to see if she can move my Qingxuan Sword Spirit?”

Jiang Huai’s face lit up with joy as he turned to look at Wen Wanwan.

“Wanwan, do you want to try contacting the Qingxuan Sword Spirit? Qingxuan True Person’s Qingxuan Sword is also a half-step supreme famous sword. The sword spirit doesn’t like men, so it ignored me before. Maybe you have a chance.”

Wen Wanwan was a bit confused at first but nodded lightly.

“I’ll listen to Jiang Huai Senior Brother.”

“Why don’t you leave her here with me? I will close off the inheritance secret realm, and no one will be able to reach here... You go and find that Refining Yin Demon Gu that is cultivating again, how about that?” Qingxuan True Person asked indifferently.

Jiang Huai nodded lightly, looking at Wen Wanwan, whose eyes were full of worry. Jiang Huai gently embraced her to comfort her.

“Since this Refining Yin Demon Gu wants to absorb those cultivators for cultivation, if we let it be, it will become a great disaster in the future. I naturally have to go find it. Don’t worry, I will take good care of myself. If I encounter danger, I will come back to find you, and we can hide here together.”

Wen Wanwan felt somewhat reassured but still couldn’t help but hug Jiang Huai tighter, whispering in his ear.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother, please be careful...”

“Don’t worry, you just take your time taming the sword spirit.”

Jiang Huai released his embrace of Wen Wanwan and clenched the Bicui Jade given to him by Qingxuan True Person in his palm.

“I’m off.”

“Even though the Refining Yin Demon Gu’s soul is not at its peak right now, it is still particularly terrifying even in its juvenile stage. Be very careful,” Qingxuan True Person couldn’t help but remind him.

Jiang Huai nodded firmly and walked out of Qingxuan True Person’s inheritance secret realm.

“Little Ning Little Ning, it’s time to wake up, there’s work to do.”

Jiang Huai softly woke up the sword spirit sleeping in the Ye Ning Sword Tomb.

“I was sleeping so soundly...” Ye Ning’s sword spirit’s coquettish voice of complaint came through.

“We have a big job this time, we need to give it our all.”

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“You didn’t call me last time when you were chopping up evil cultivators, and everything was fine. What’s the matter this time?”

“Refining Yin Demon Gu.”

“R-R-Refining Yin Demon Gu?!”

Ye Ning’s sword spirit’s voice suddenly became shrill, “M-M-Master, shall we... shall we not chop them anymore?”

“Hm? You also know about the Refining Yin Demon Gu?”

“My previous master was one of the ninth realm Immortal Venerables who killed it. It took a lot of effort, you know. The Refining Yin Demon Gu is scary. Let’s just hide in the secret realm... don’t go out...”

“Your master wasn’t afraid at the time, so if I’m afraid now, won’t you look down on me?””

“I almost hugged my master’s leg and begged her not to go, but she didn’t listen. I had no choice but to accompany her to chop. Luckily, it was finally killed... In the end, my master was severely injured by the Refining Yin Demon Gu’s counterattack before its death, and it took a hundred years to recover.”

“...I’m a bit scared when you say that.”

“Then let’s stay in the secret realm, don’t chop anymore. Wait until we leave the secret realm, then you call your master, your mother-in-law, those eighth and ninth realm powerhouses from the Eastern Region to deal with it...?”

“Qingxuan True Person said this is the best opportunity to kill it. If we let it escape and hide, the next time it appears, who knows how many people will have died...”

“Alright, master, I believe in you. You go... I’m going to sleep.”

“Don’t, you are the Ye Ning sword spirit, you’ve chopped down countless ninth realm beings, are you afraid?”

“The Refining Yin Demon Gu’s attack on the soul hurts super super much...”

Ye Ning complained in a pitiful tone, but after a few seconds of silence, she muttered softly, “Then let’s agree, if things go wrong, I’ll take you and run, okay?”

“Okay.” Jiang Huai nodded lightly, feeling somewhat relieved.