All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 106 The Primordial Body of a Hundred Poisons! Crimson Flame Evolution! (Third Update)
[Corpse Control: The Corpse Worm Gu King is the final evolved form of the Corpse Worm Gu. It possesses extremely strong racial pressure on Corpse Worms and Corpse Worm Gu, and can control most low-level Corpse Worms and Corpse Worm Gu. It has absolute control over Corpse Worms and Corpse Worm Gu of the same origin. It can control refined corpses and living people by using Corpse Worms and Corpse Worm Gu of the same origin.]

[Diamond Body: The Corpse Worm Gu King possesses immense power, its body as solid as diamond, impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire. It can consume its Yin energy to strengthen its carapace, temporarily doubling its defensive capabilities. A Gu Master can consume their Qi or True Essence to merge with the Corpse Worm Gu King, obtaining its Diamond Body and comprehensively enhancing their physical body.]

"As expected of a top-grade first-tier Gu worm, its indestructible body alone is enough to allow a martial artist to easily win a one-against-many battle in a fight against opponents of the same rank!"

The Corpse Worm King's abilities were even stronger than Zhou Qing had anticipated.

Subduing this Corpse Worm King is truly no easy task.

Zhou Qing's expression was somewhat solemn.

The Blood Refining Technique carries significant risks; one must be wary of the backlash from the Corpse Worm Gu King.

No wonder that even after wielding the Wood King Cauldron, a divine weapon for decades, Lin Tian only had the Corpse Worm Gu King, a Gu worm comparable to the Bone Refining Realm, under his command.

Moreover, this Corpse Worm Gu King was not cultivated by Lin Tianzheng, but was left behind by the previous Gu Master.

Without the qualifications of a Gu Master and the Yuanqiao (a type of internal energy cultivation technique), one cannot extinguish the ferocity of Gu worms and must always be careful to guard against their backlash.

Just feeding a single corpse worm Gu King with his own blood and essence must have already kept Lin Tianzheng extremely busy.

"I can hold out for a short time."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment.

He was only sixteen years old, his body was still developing, and his blood and qi were gradually reaching new peaks, making him much stronger than Lin Tianzheng, who was only at the Body Refining Realm at the age of fifty.

It can temporarily support the essence and blood needed by the Corpse Worm Gu King.

However, if this goes on for too long, it might affect his cultivation.

"The combat power of the Bone Refining Realm is extremely important to me; it can be considered my strongest trump card."

At worst, I can just take more pills to replenish my qi and blood.

If even the jade tablet can't subdue the Corpse Worm King, then there's nothing more that can be done.

Zhou Qing's face hardened.

Once his strength increases, if the Corpse Worm King still doesn't completely submit, then he'll have no choice but to feed it to other worms.

Since he didn't cultivate them himself, he can just make the best use of them.

The blood from my cut hand is enough to feed dozens of Golden Silkworm Gu.

However, for a top-tier first-order Gu worm like the Corpse Worm Gu King, this was merely an appetizer.

We'll have to stay in this cave for a while longer.

"Let's see if we can discuss it with Yao Xuewei." Zhou Qing's eyes flickered.

He put the Corpse Worm Gu King into the leather bag Gu.

Then I picked up the last book.

To be precise, it's only half a book.

"The Body of a Hundred Poisons"

"Could it be that he cultivated a body immune to all poisons?"

Looking at the name written on the cover of the manual, Zhou Qing muttered to himself as he began to read it.

"It's actually a purely external cultivation technique."

After reading the description in the manual, Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

This external martial art can actually strengthen the entire physical body.

Traditional external martial arts only strengthen specific parts of the body through qi and blood.

For example, the White Cloud Palm Technique initially only strengthens the palms, and only when you reach the Body Refining level will it also strengthen the arms.

Theoretically, reaching the tendon-strengthening level would strengthen the fascia throughout the body, but in reality, it would only involve strengthening the torso at most.

As for strengthening the legs, that will be addressed last.

Because of the different focuses, the degree of reinforcement will naturally vary significantly.

The advantage of this type of martial art is that it has a focus, significantly enhances the strengthening of certain parts, is relatively easy to cultivate, and makes it easier to break through to higher realms.

The downside is that once you reach a higher level, you'll have noticeable weaknesses.

Moreover, when facing a bottleneck at a higher level, the difficulty of breaking through will increase significantly due to the existence of weaknesses.

However, for most people, breaking through to the Bone Refining Realm requires the right timing, location, and people.

The Blood Exchange Realm is basically out of the question, let alone cultivation beyond that.

"The first level of the Hundred Poisons Primordial Body grants immunity to all poisons and doubles one's vital energy and blood."

The second level involves a unified physical body and blood, with qi and blood as fine as mercury and marrow as smooth as frost, increasing the chance of breaking through to the Blood Exchange Realm by 20%.

The third level possesses golden skin and jade bones, with physical defense and recovery speed comparable to a great demon.

The content recorded in the Hundred Poisons Primordial Body abruptly ends at the third level of the general outline.

Fortunately, the first level requires breaking through the meridian barrier to cultivate.

The second level can only be practiced after breaking through the bone barrier.

By the time the second level is perfected, one will probably already be at the Blood Exchange Realm.

As for the third level, perhaps we can find it once our strength increases, or perhaps there will be a better cultivation method to replace it.

"No wonder Lin Tianzheng was so difficult to deal with even though he was seriously injured!" Zhou Qing suddenly realized.

Yao Xuewei is so strong that he probably couldn't even withstand a single sword strike.

So it was so difficult to deal with Lin Tianzheng, who was seriously injured.

Judging from this, Lin Tianzheng has probably already mastered the Hundred Poisons Mixed Body Technique to the second level.

"A thousand-year-old tortoise or a ten-thousand-year-old turtle—none of these old guys are simple."

Zhou Qing carefully stored away the Hundred Poisons Mixed Body.

This technique is crucial to his ability to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm and his combat power after the breakthrough; he needs to find a way to master it.

The Hundred Poisons Primordial Body requires poisons to aid in cultivation, and raising Gu also requires poisons, so they can do it together without delaying either.

Zhou Qing left the stone chamber, crossed the corridor in the middle of the passage, returned to the hall on the right, and entered the inner room on the right.

Lin Tianzheng's body lay prostrate on the ground.

His blood was unusually viscous, and even the blood flowing from his severed arm was minimal.

The blood on the ground did not dry up, but instead pooled together.

"We almost wasted something good."

Zhou Qing released four golden silkworm gu with two wings, letting them suck Lin Tianzheng's blood.

After the golden silkworm worms finished sucking the blood off the ground, he searched the inner room again.

"Has Lin Tianzheng run out of money? How come he doesn't even have a leather bag Gu?"

Zhou Qing secretly grumbled to himself.

Even a mediocre traitor of the Witch God Cult has a leather bag gu. Lin Tianzheng has been raising gu worms for decades, surely he has at least one leather bag gu.

unless
Zhou Qing took out the divine weapon, the Wooden King Cauldron, from the leather bag Gu.
Could it be that the Wooden King Cauldron contains its own internal space?
Zhou Qing couldn't wait to open the Wooden King Cauldron and find out what was inside.

It's a pity he hasn't mastered the art of poison to a truly divine level yet. "Oh well, it's only a matter of time."

Zhou Qing calmed herself down.

He returned to the underground swamp, where Yao Xuewei was still recuperating.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing did not say anything to disturb them.

He returned to the stone chamber on the upper level, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing, using internal energy cultivation instead of rest.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Qing heard footsteps coming from the corridor.

He opened his eyes and stood up.

As I stepped out of the stone chamber, I was greeted by Yao Xuewei, who was wearing a blue silk shirt.

She looks much better.

"What time is it?" Yao Xuewei asked.

Zhou Qing glanced back at the water clock placed in the corner of the stone chamber; the water inside was almost gone.

It's almost dawn.

Upon hearing this, Yao Xuewei nodded gently: "Yes, it's about time. If we set off now, we should be able to return to the county town before the morning market opens."

"My lord, I would like to stay here for a few more days. Is that alright? It will take some time to subdue the silver corpse."

Zhou Qing asked.

Yao Xuewei frowned slightly: "Alright."

"Thank you, sir."

Zhou Qing was overjoyed; staying here would save him a lot of trouble.

“I will ask Lord Xiao to postpone the announcement,” Yao Xuewei said thoughtfully.

"Thank you, sir!" Zhou Qing felt that Yao Xuewei was being too easy to talk to now.

"Be careful. Even if the news of Lin Tianzheng's execution is not made public, it is hard to guarantee that the Witch God Cult will not send people."

Yao Xuewei nodded.

"I understand, I will be careful," Zhou Qing said solemnly.

"Regarding Lin Tianzheng's death, can you absolve your subordinates? This whole affair was entirely your doing from beginning to end."

"Oh?" Yao Xuewei looked surprised. "You don't want the merit, and you don't want the reward either?"

"What I have gained on this trip far exceeds what I have given, so the reward money will naturally all belong to you, sir."

Zhou Qing said seriously.

Yao Xuewei has already given him her most precious gift; what more could he ask for?

"Lin Tianzheng's head was previously worth three thousand taels, but recently it has risen to eight thousand taels."

"what?"

Zhou Qing was startled.

"You really don't want it?" Yao Xuewei's face revealed a mocking expression.

“A gentleman’s word is his bond! I can’t accept this.” Zhou Qing gritted his teeth.

"Don't worry, when you get back, I'll share some with you." Yao Xuewei nodded gently.

"Thank you very much, sir! I will certainly do so in the future."

"Alright! Just remember that you owe me a favor."

Yao Xuewei interrupted Zhou Qing.

After saying that, she turned and left.

"Your clothes are dirty. I'll give you a new one next time."

"No, no, it's too kind of you to wear this, it's an honor."

Zhou Qing hurriedly said.

"I said I'd pay it back, and I will!" Yao Xuewei turned around, regaining her usual decisiveness.

"Yes!" Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly.

He chased after him and cut off Lin Tianzheng's head.

Then he wrapped the head with a cloth to make sure not a drop of blood would seep out, and then respectfully handed it to Yao Xuewei.

"My lord please!"

Zhou Qing escorted Yao Xuewei out of the cave and watched her leave.

At this moment, the sky in the distance began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

On the opposite bank, on a large rock beside the shallows, the Crimson Flame still lay dormant.

Zhou Qing blew a whistle, summoning the tiger eagle in the sky to patrol the vicinity.

If anyone approaches this area, immediately issue a warning.

After doing all this, Zhou Qing returned to the cave.

Half a month has passed quietly.

Zhou Qing leaped into the cave.

[Refinement: Corpse Worm King]

[Progress: Complete (140/800)]

[Rank: Tier 1 Top Grade]

After half a month, he finally gained initial control over the Corpse Worm Gu King.

The next step is to find a way to completely subdue them.

Through the Corpse Worm King, he controlled two silver corpses and hid them in the river.

[Refinement: Corpse Poison Centipede (Crimson Flame)]

[Progress: Complete Mutant Form (336/800)]

[Rank: Mid-grade, Tier 1]

Before leaving, Zhou Qing left two Golden Silkworm Gu worms and the evolved Crimson Flame nearby.

The evolved Crimson Flame is nearly six feet long, exceeding the length of its parents.

Even without relying on poison, he can rival a martial artist in the Flesh Refining Realm and is already capable of standing on his own.

"I really made a fortune this time. I hope this place will still be mine when I come back next time."

Zhou Qing reached the shallows on the opposite bank and left reluctantly.

P.S.: I overestimated myself; this chapter was 3500 words long, which took too long. However, some parts were written in too much detail, wasting later foreshadowing, so I deleted 500 words. Goodnight everyone.

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