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Chapter 105 Wuxi Map, Subduing the Corpse Worm Gu King (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

No wonder.

Zhou Qing suddenly understood why Lin Tianzheng's last words before he died were "Why should I?"

Compared to the profound insights into Gu cultivation that Lin Tianzheng had accumulated throughout his life, his previous methods of raising poisonous insects and cultivating Gu were far too crude.

"But...that's no excuse for you to hurt people."

Zhou Qing sighed inwardly.

At least for now, he absolutely cannot do it.

Lin Tianzheng only realized his mistake and stopped indulging in his excesses when he was over forty, while he had been practicing diligently day and night since he was sixteen. Could it be said that he avoided taking more than twenty years of detours?

Zhou Qing put down his Gu-refining notes.

He then picked up the Corpse Refining Manual again and read it carefully, but still couldn't find a way to control the silver corpse.

However, when he switched to another book, he saw Lin Tianzheng's notes on corpse refining.

"I see!"

Lin Tianzheng recorded that when a corpse refiner reaches the Bronze Corpse level, the corpse poison in the body will be greatly enhanced, and then a 'Corpse Poison Jade' containing a large amount of corpse poison will be condensed.

Before dying from corpse refining, the corpse poison in the corpse poison jade is usually exhausted.

Once a corpse reaches the Silver Corpse level, the Corpse Poison Jade will condense into a 'Corpse Poison Pill', located in the corpse's brain.

The Witch God Cult possesses a divine weapon called the 'Soul-Capturing Bell,' which can directly control the refining of corpses through 'Corpse Poison Jade' and 'Corpse Poison Pill.'

Any corpse being refined will stop upon hearing the sound of the Soul-Capturing Bell.

Even if it's a corpse created by someone else, it's the same.

"No wonder that apart from the Witch God Cult, I have never heard of any other forces in the Southern Border cultivating corpses."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

However, the Corpse Refining Manual also records that Lin Tian controlled the corpse refining process through the Corpse Worm Gu King, making him comparable to the Soul-Capturing Bell. This is why he was valued by the Witch God Sect and asked to help him refine corpses.

"Huh?! This is..."

Zhou Qing read to the end, where Lin Tianzheng had just left a complaint—

[That damned Witch God Cult! They can't even bear to part with the method to create fiendish corpses, yet they make me guard the Heavenly Fiend!]

When Lin Tianzheng was halfway through writing this sentence, he stopped writing and scribbled something down with his brush.

"Heavenly Fiend... Heavenly Fiend Demon Corpse?!" Zhou Qing recalled the note he had obtained from the traitor of the Witch God Cult.

The Heavenly Fiend Corpse Black Wind Yellow Dragon Mountain.

These three words were the most useful information he obtained from the note at that time.

"So many corpses are hidden in the valleys of Black Wind Mountain. If the Witch God Sect wants to refine the so-called Heavenly Fiend Corpse, it should be in Black Wind Mountain."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, recalling Lin Tianzheng's complaints.

"Could it be that there is more than one Heavenly Fiend Corpse?!"

Zhou Qing realized what was happening.

The Fiend Corpse already corresponds to the Blood Exchange Realm. Since it's called the Heavenly Fiend Demon Corpse, it should at least correspond to a powerful figure within the Blood Exchange Realm.

It seems the Witch God Cult is planning something big.

"Lin Tianzheng is staying here not only to recover from his injuries, but also possibly to guard the corpse of the Heavenly Fiend Demon."

Lin Tianzheng wrote in his diary that he was the second-in-command of Jin Dao Village.

Let's make a bold guess: could there be other members of the Witch God Cult among the others in Golden Knife Stronghold? Or perhaps the entire Golden Knife Stronghold was even supported by the Witch God Cult.

Could the fact that the leader of Jin Dao Village is known for his cannibalism be a cover-up?
"Heavenly Fiend Corpse. If I subdue the Corpse Worm King and then find the Heavenly Fiend Corpse, is there any hope of subduing it?"

Zhou Qing's heart stirred.

If he had a corpse refining technique comparable to a Grand Martial Master in the Blood Transformation Realm, he wouldn't be able to run rampant, but as long as he didn't actively cause trouble, he should be able to go anywhere in the vast Southern Border.

"Lin Tianzheng's debt can be attributed to the Witch God Cult!"

Zhou Qing calmed himself down. He had thought long ago that if he had the chance, he must avenge his parents.

Now that Lin Tianzheng has been executed, it's time for the Witch God Cult to be targeted next.

If the Witch God Cult's conspiracy succeeds, it's unlikely he'll be able to raise silkworms and refine Gu in peace.

Rather than waiting to be killed, it is better to take the initiative when the time is right.

Zhou Qing came to his senses, put down his experience in refining corpses, and took out another scroll.

"This is a map?!"

Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow. The map did not show specific locations or any text markings, but it did show mountains and rivers, with several streams converging on it.

"Could this be a map to the Wuxi barbarian tribes?!"

The Wuxi barbarians lived roughly at the intersection of the Jiulian Mountains and the Qilian Mountains.

However, even the Shuntian Prefecture army, which fought a bloody battle with the Wuxi barbarians back then, did not know its exact location. "The Wuxi barbarians have a way to reach the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains and can establish contact with the blessed land."

Zhou Qing pondered.

The map was both useful and useless to him.

If one day he can no longer make progress in martial arts, he may seek a breakthrough in the profession of Gu Master.

Ideally, both the main professions of [Warrior] and [Gu Master] should be developed simultaneously.

If one profession continues to improve, it will eventually drive the improvement of the other profession.

The barbarian siblings said he didn't have the aptitude to be a Gu Master, and if he wanted to go to the blessed land deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, he could only go as a servant.

If he had reached the Grandmaster level of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, comparable to the Venerable Gu Masters, he wouldn't have to be a servant.

"Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time."

Zhou Qing snapped out of his daze, rolled up the map again, and put it into the leather bag Gu.

Thinking too much is useless. He still wants to become a martial god, but that's not something you can achieve just by thinking about it.
Let's focus on solving the immediate problem first.

Zhou Qing took out the wooden king cauldron, a divine weapon, and the corpse worm Gu king wrapped in silk threads from the leather bag Gu.

To control the Corpse Worm Gu King, it would be best to have the help of the Wood King Cauldron, but he has not yet mastered any cultivation technique to a high level.

The only way to make contact with the Corpse Worm King is to first feed it with your own blood essence.

"Unfortunately, even the jade tablet isn't omnipotent," Zhou Qing sighed inwardly.

The jade tablet can help him subdue the Gu worms, but it cannot directly make the Gu worms completely submit.

Only Erqing at the beginning was completely subdued by Yuhu.

The Crimson Flame and Golden Silkworm Gu that followed were both raised by him from a young age.

The same goes for the wine bug. Although it was initially indicated on the jade tablet, it truly submitted to Zhou Qing only after he fed it wine.

Nowadays, even wine worms need to be fed wine regularly to help them temper their meridians and purify their true energy; otherwise, they may go on strike at any time.

"Raising Gu poison is a serious business, but you have to be able to afford to raise it after you've raised it."

The Corpse Worm King must regularly consume large amounts of blood, and its strength is greatly reduced on the night of the full moon on the fifteenth of each month.

It takes half an hour of absorbing the power of the moon to recover.

"Now is the perfect time." Zhou Qing took out a highly nourishing herbal pill from the leather bag and swallowed it.

As the medicine gradually took effect, he cut his palm and poured the flowing blood onto the corpse worm king, which was wrapped in silk threads.

The Corpse Worm King, replenished with blood, trembled violently.

"You have only two choices: either submit to me or become food for other Gu worms!"

Zhou Qing said fiercely.

The Corpse Worm King, comparable to the Bone Refining Realm, is certainly not lacking in intelligence.

Now is its weakest moment, the perfect time to subdue it.

"Gudu~Gudu~"

The Corpse Worm King greedily sucked his blood.

After a short while, Zhou Qing felt that it was about time.

"Hi~!"

He controlled the muscles in his hand to close the wound, then poured hemostatic wound medicine powder on it and bandaged it with gauze.

Such a long wound would probably need to be stitched up if the person wasn't a martial artist.

You have acquired a new Gu worm—the Corpse Worm Gu King.

A moment later, lines of text appeared in Zhou Qing's field of vision.

Corpse Worm Gu King: A Tier 1 Top-Grade Gu Worm. Combat Type. Complete Form. Evolved from the Corpse Worm Gu.

He possessed immense strength, his body was as solid as diamond, impervious to swords and spears, and unaffected by water or fire.

Its body contains extremely yin corpse poison, which makes it immune to most toxins.

On the night of the full moon, his power is greatly reduced, and he needs to absorb half an hour of moonlight to recover.

The power of the moon can be replaced by a treasure containing the power of the yin.

Weakness: It is countered by the power of extreme Yang.

[Refining conditions: 1. Use the true essence of the primordial aperture to extinguish the ferocity of the Corpse Worm Gu King. 2. Feed it with your own essence and blood, and control it using the Blood Refining Technique.]

[Refining Effects: Corpse Control, Vajra Body]

The Corpse Worm King is extremely ferocious, and its blood-refining technique is very difficult to control. It needs to be fed large amounts of blood regularly, otherwise it risks devouring its master.

PS: I won't be writing the third update until 11 PM. Readers who can't wait can read it tomorrow. I type relatively slowly, and even with extra chapters, my daily limit is probably only 7,000-8,000 words. Any higher and I'll have trouble maintaining quality. The foreshadowing I planted earlier will now be slowly resolved. I'll try to write as much as possible. If you still have any monthly tickets, please give me some, Orz.
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