All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 103 Harvesting the Silver Corpse (Third Update)

'There are many corpse-refining beings?!' Zhou Qing's expression changed slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, he turned to look at Yao Xuewei behind him.

"My lord, the situation inside is unclear. I'll go down and scout ahead first."

He took Erqing down with him. Although the poison of the Peach Blossom Miasma was basically useless against the corpse-refining process, it could affect the corpse-refining process's vision.

Judging from Yao Xuewei's appearance, she doesn't have much fighting power left. Going down with her might mean we'd have to take care of her.

"Alright." Yao Xuewei nodded, and seeing Zhou Qing walking down the stairs, she added, "Be careful."

"rest assured."

Zhou Qing's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs.

When he reached the next floor, he found himself in a narrow passageway that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Being in this kind of environment can easily make people feel depressed.

Zhou Qing followed the winding passageway down for about several dozen meters until she finally reached the end.

A breeze blew in from the end of the corridor, carrying with it a nauseating stench.

Zhou Qing walked out of the corridor, and what he saw made him frown.

What comes into view is a huge underground cave, two-thirds of which is swamp.

In the swamp's mud, every ten meters or so, stood a filthy, refining corpse.

At first glance, there are more than twenty corpses, most of which are iron corpses.

"This is."

Zhou Qing's expression suddenly changed.

With his exceptional eyesight, he discovered two molten corpses in the swamp, their skin gleaming with a silvery metallic sheen.

"Two silver corpses?!"

Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine.

Lin Tianzheng probably didn't take him seriously at first.

Otherwise, if these two refining corpses were sent out, it would probably not be so easy for him to capture the Corpse Worm King alive.

"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. It seems Lin Tianzheng only sees me as a little ant."

Zhou Qing stepped into the cave, and a crisp cracking sound came from beneath his feet.

He looked down and saw piles of white bones at his feet, many of which seemed to have been there for so long that they had been buried by the soft soil.

"Just how many people did they kill to create these corpse refiners?" Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine.

He couldn't bring himself to kill innocent people purely for profit.

Even if the Fu brothers were killed, it was because they had committed numerous evils and caused the deaths of many people.

With power, one can truly do whatever one wants.

If Lin Tianzheng weren't in the open while he was in the shadows, perhaps once he recovered from his injuries here, he would have gone out and wreaked havoc again.

According to the records in the Corpse Refining Manual I just read, not everyone is suitable to be used as material for corpse refining.

It requires a strong and robust physique, with martial artists being the best candidates.

Corpse refining requires a place with heavy yin energy, but also needs to be replenished with a large amount of blood.

Clearly, human blood is much easier to obtain than that of strange beasts.

Zhou Qing endured the stench, stepped over the scattered bones, and arrived at the edge of the swamp.

In the muddy swamp, there were hundreds of black beetles, each the size of a fist. Their entire backs were covered with horseshoe-shaped black carapaces, and their backs were arched.

It was a corpse worm.

Zhou Qing walked halfway around the swamp, and after confirming that there was nothing else, he returned the way he came and explained the situation to Yao Xuewei.

Upon hearing this, Yao Xuewei followed Zhou Qing down the passageway to the edge of the swamp.

"It seems that Lin Tianzheng is very likely to be colluding with the Witch God Cult, otherwise he alone could not have transferred so many corpses here without anyone noticing."

To create dozens of corpses, you might need hundreds or even thousands of living people.

"The corpse-refining process requires regular blood feeding; he had to evade government arrests while simultaneously raising Gu worms."

At this point, Yao Xuewei looked at Zhou Qing standing to the side.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Qing quickly said, "I have never used people to raise Gu. The Gu worms only eat my enemies, not a single innocent person."

"I think so too." Yao Xuewei nodded and advised:
“Using living people to raise venomous insects will naturally lead to the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.”

If you kill too many innocent people, you will be haunted by resentment and your body will be invaded by bloodlust.

For those who practice martial arts, this will have a significant negative impact.

"I see." Zhou Qing looked enlightened. "I've seen some records about Gu worms in my family's library."

One type of Gu worm is called the Resentment Gu, which feeds on resentment and bloodlust.

Only by killing a large number of animals can offerings be made.

However, those who can sustain such Gu worms are invariably powerful figures in the demonic path, high-level Gu masters.

Zhou Qing, upon hearing the news about Gu Masters, was somewhat curious: "Then..."

“There are no high-level Gu Masters in the entire Great Jin Dynasty.” Yao Xuewei shook her head.

"A thousand years ago, martial artists and Gu masters engaged in an earth-shattering battle."

Ultimately, the Gu Masters were defeated, and with the Southern Frontier as the boundary, high-level Gu Masters were forbidden from leaving the Ten Thousand Mountains.

One of the most important reasons for the destruction of the previous dynasty was that the Song family of the Zhao Kingdom made an agreement with the high-ranking Gu masters to use the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to refine Gu.

This move crossed the red line for all factions, ultimately leading the Sima family to establish the Jin Dynasty, destroy the Zhao Kingdom, and drive the Gu Masters out of the Central Plains.

"Doesn't the Great Jin Dynasty have any high-level Gu Masters?" Zhou Qing pondered.

The situation was similar to that described by the two siblings from the barbarian tribe, but with a bit more detail.

From this perspective, the claim that the supposedly incompetent former Zhao ruler Song Xiao directly cut off the food supplies of the 180,000-strong Fengling army and watched as the Zhao elite forces were completely annihilated remains to be verified.

"If you want to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm in the future, it's best not to focus on the Gu Dao."

"The method of raising Gu worms is ultimately a low-level tactic for martial artists," Yao Xuewei warned.

"Thank you for the reminder, sir. I come from a humble background and have limited talent. Only by enhancing my combat strength through this method can I hope to glimpse the higher realms," Zhou Qing said solemnly, without any room for argument.

Whether it's practicing martial arts or raising Gu poison, whatever makes him stronger and better off, that's what he should focus on.

It's just a means to an end.

"Being born into poverty is not a disgrace, and being born into nobility is not necessarily glorious. The key is one's own efforts," Yao Xuewei encouraged.

“That’s true.” Zhou Qing nodded, sensing that Yao Xuewei seemed to care about him more than before.

"It's best to destroy the corpses here. If they're related to the Witch God Cult, they'll send someone to take them over sooner or later," Yao Xuewei said, changing the subject.

Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment before saying "this."

Ordinary corpses are nothing to him, but the two silver corpses are valuable combat power.

"What? You want to keep these refined corpses?" Yao Xuewei frowned slightly.

"Just preparing the blood needed for each month's corpse refining will leave you no time to practice martial arts."

"Unless..." Yao Xuewei's voice lowered slightly as she said this.

Humans are susceptible to the temptations of desire.

“Sir, you should know my current situation. My master is seriously injured, and my enemies may come knocking at any time. So I want to keep those two silver corpses for self-defense,” Zhou Qing explained.

"That's possible," Yao Xuewei said, her tone softening considerably.

For her, the most important thing about this trip was Lin Tianzheng's head.

The key to mastering the Taiyi Gengjin Sword Technique is to achieve the ultimate swordsmanship.

Unless it's a treasure related to swordsmanship, nothing else matters to her.

"Thank you so much, sir!!" Zhou Qing was overjoyed, not expecting Yao Xuewei to be so easy to talk to.

“I’ll help you destroy the other reanimated corpses. We’ll rest here for the night and return to the county town tomorrow.” Yao Xuewei nodded.

"bass!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the long sword at her waist was drawn, and the sword energy drew three silver crescent moons in mid-air.

Of the twenty-odd corpses, except for the last two silver corpses, the rest were all beheaded and fell backward into the swamp.

"Clang~"

As soon as the longsword was sheathed, Yao Xuewei swayed and stumbled, almost losing her balance.

"grown ups?"

Seeing this, Zhou Qing quickly supported Yao Xuewei's arm.

"Don't touch me!" Yao Xuewei seemed to be electrocuted, breaking free from Zhou Qing's hand and standing still, leaning on her sword.

"Go and find a way to get the silver corpse out. I need to recuperate for a while."

As soon as she finished speaking, she sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Yes," Zhou Qing replied.

PS: Post first, edit later.

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