All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 108 The Witch God Cult's Stronghold! The Complete Poisonous Tai Sui! (Bonus Chapter 3 for the Alliance Leader)

"How did the favorability rating increase so much all of a sudden?!"

Zhou Qing was stunned.

"The Earthly Fiend Yin Formation has collapsed."

Looking at the words that appeared in his field of vision, Zhou Qing fell into deep thought.

The only major thing he did on Blackwind Mountain was discover the zombies in the valley.

If there was any change, it was that Erqing picked the fruit from the peach tree at the entrance of the valley.

"Could it be that the peach tree is the key element of this so-called Earthly Fiend Yin Formation?"

Zhou Qing's mind raced, and it seemed that this was the only explanation.

Unexpectedly, by sheer chance, I ended up doing something big.

"Could it be that there are also Heavenly Fiend Corpses on Black Wind Mountain?"

Zhou Qing made a bold guess.

At this moment, the jade tablet in Zhou Qing's soul emitted a faint divine light.

The effects of the [Mountain God] class have also changed somewhat.

[Effect: Spreads the belief in the mountain god and enjoys incense offerings. You can use the 'Dream Entering' ability to enter the dreams of believers, with a daily limit of 1/1; you can enter the dreams of non-believers, with a monthly limit of 1/1.]

Entering a non-believer's dream may cause you spiritual damage, depending on the strength of the believer, the degree of resistance, and the distance between you and them.

Current number of believers: 0

"The 'dream-entering' supernatural power can be used on non-believers?!" Zhou Qing exclaimed in surprise.

The reason he didn't spread his faith before wasn't because he didn't want to or couldn't, but because he didn't dare!

Faith cannot be spread casually; building a small temple in a remote corner of the mountains is a feasible option.

Once the spread becomes even slightly wider, or the number of believers increases, it will attract the attention of various forces.

To maintain faith, it is necessary to respond to the wishes of believers.

It's a very simple principle: if you want to get people to believe in a religion, the most direct way is to let believers benefit from it.

He had only just started to have a better life himself, so how could he possibly provide any benefits to his followers?

Why is the Witch God Cult able to deceive a continuous stream of disaster victims into joining?

Most importantly, the strength of the Witch God Cult was enough to rival the imperial court in the southern border region.

Secondly, natural disasters and man-made calamities have made it impossible for many people to survive, forcing them to leave their homes and seek a way to make a living.

Finally, the shaman taught them about food to attract refugees.

What Zhou Qing lacks most is crucial strength.

The number of believers is too small to achieve a snowball effect.

Even on a small scale, just entering dreams and responding to believers' wishes would consume a lot of his energy.

For Zhou Qing at this point, it's not worth the loss.

In any case, the effects provided by the [Mountain God] class are already sufficient.

He could walk anywhere on Black Wind Mountain without getting lost.

The eagle eye shared by the hunting tiger eagle allowed him to see the enemy's movements from a great distance.

[Skill: Searching the Mountain and Subduing Demons]

[Progress: Proficient (1/800)]

[Effect: Spirit of Blackwind Mountain.]

[Spirit of Blackwind Mountain: Within the Blackwind Mountain range, you are the spirit of the mountain, indistinguishable from its natural environment. You can find any mountain path you've traversed, even with your eyes closed. Even the slightest movement hidden underground can be perceived by your powerful spiritual sense.]

"The 'Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons' campaign has entered its next phase."

As the favorability rating skyrocketed, the progress of searching the mountains and subduing demons also improved, and in addition to the original skill effects, a new effect, [Spirit of Black Wind Mountain], was added.

Zhou Qing thought to himself, "We've already passed the foot of Black Wind Mountain anyway."

Let's test the effects of [Spirit of Blackwind Mountain].

Zhou Qing took out a monkey mask from the leather bag and put it on his face. Then he slowly walked towards the mountainside to carefully sense the surroundings.

As Zhou Qing climbed higher up the mountain, he gradually discovered that his senses of hearing and smell had been greatly enhanced.

Standing still, he could even hear the sound of worker ants crawling outside the ant nest in front of him.

When he reached the middle of the mountain, he leaped onto the canopy of a large tree and looked down.

Most of the area in front of us was covered by lush, evergreen vegetation.

Under the cover of darkness, with the moonlight dim, even an eagle's eyesight was insufficient to see the mountain path clearly.

However, as soon as Zhou Qing closed his eyes, the path he had come from would clearly appear in his mind.

When he opened his eyes again, he seemed to be able to see through the grass and trees, clearly seeing every path he had walked.

"This way, I won't get lost even with my eyes closed."

Zhou Qing nodded secretly, and was about to leap down when he suddenly heard light footsteps and voices behind him.

His movements suddenly stopped, and then he lightly touched the branches with his feet, silently landing behind the bare trunk of the mulberry tree.

"Ugh, this is really killing me. In this freezing weather, we're still being made to patrol all night."

"Who says otherwise! If you ask me, the patrol officer's martial arts skills have all gone to waste."

"So you've reached the peak of your tendon-refining stage? What a load of rubbish. You didn't even know someone stole your Hundred Poison Peach."

"The Holy Maiden and Protector Li have been searching the mountain for over a month without finding anyone. What's the point of having us patrol?"

"They're probably taking it out on us because they've been wronged! If we really run into thieves, we can't beat them."

"There's nothing we can do, we're just small fry! With the Holy Maiden and Protector Li gone, the Mountain Patrol Envoy has become the highest-ranking official."

"Damn it! If we could break through our meridians and become mountain patrolmen, we wouldn't have to put up with this nonsense."

"Sigh, hopefully I can exchange this mission for a Blood Pill in the sect."

The footsteps of the two people gradually faded away.

After the two had completely disappeared, Zhou Qing emerged from behind the tree, his expression uncertain.

Although the two were complaining very quietly, Zhou Qing was fully focused and enhanced his five senses with his true energy, so he heard them clearly.

"That was close!" Zhou Qing thought to himself.

Even a patrol officer in the Witch God Cult is a master at the Tendon Refining level. The Holy Maiden and the Dharma Protectors must be at least Bone Refining Realm Martial Masters, or even Great Martial Masters at the Blood Exchange Realm.

The two of them actually searched for him on the mountain for more than a month.

If he were to go up the mountain, not to mention whether he would give himself away, given the ways of the Witch God Cult, even a passing dog would probably get slapped twice.

Now we know what the peach fruit Erqing ate was called—the Hundred Poison Yin Peach.

It appears to be a very precious treasure.

Zhou Qing was about to investigate further when he encountered two other patrolling individuals before he had gone more than a hundred meters.

He quickly hid behind a large rock and lay prone.

After the two patrolmen left, he stood up.

The two people had been complaining the whole way, but they hadn't gotten to the point.

"It seems that after losing the Hundred Poison Peach, the Witch God Cult has transferred a lot of people here."

In the area above the mountainside, Zhou Qing would encounter groups of two martial artists patrolling every few hundred meters.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing had no choice but to abandon his attempt to go deeper.

He released Erqing and the two golden silkworm worms, leaving them on the mountain to gather intelligence.

Although Erqing has now turned into a pink butterfly, which is very eye-catching, it can shrink its body to the size of a thumb.

If they are active at night and dormant during the day, they are actually less noticeable than two golden silkworm worms.

"Erqing, see how many martial artists from the Witch God Cult are on the mountain, and it would be best to find out how many of them are at the Tendon Refining level."

After leaving Erqing with a task, Zhou Qing went down the mountain alone.

Although it is difficult to judge a martial artist's strength and level in normal state without fighting, Gu worms are generally more sensitive to creatures with strong blood and qi.

Through long-term observation, one can roughly determine the martial artist's level of skill.

Zhou Qing returned to Heishan Town and quietly went back to his own courtyard in Xin'an Lane.

He opened the empty silkworm house with the key, and the scenes of raising silkworms before were still vivid in his mind.

He could walk the path from the silkworm rearing room to the mulberry grove at the foot of Black Wind Mountain without getting lost, even with his eyes closed and walking backwards.

Zhou Qing went to the wooden bed near the corner, took out a rag to wipe the dust off, and then sat cross-legged to practice the Azure Water Technique.

At dawn, Zhou Qing got up early.

He went out into the yard to get some fresh air and waited for Erqing's reply.

"Ah, Ah Qing?!"

A gasp came from the neighboring yard.

Liang Chao, still half-asleep, peeked over, both surprised and delighted.

"Aqing, when did you get back?" Liang Chao ran over.

"I just got back last night, I had some things to take care of," Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Will you go back to the county town after you finish your business?"

"Yes, I'll go back after I finish."

"Oh, oh." After a brief moment of excitement, Liang Chao fell silent.

Zhou Qing had only been gone for two months, but he had already become a legend in Heishan Town.

He went from a poor silkworm farmer who couldn't even get enough to eat to a martial artist who had broken through two levels of the Flesh Refining Realm, and then to a disciple of a Grand Martial Master in the Blood Exchange Realm, all in less than eight months.

Liang Chao wanted to know if the county town was bigger, if the martial artists were more powerful, and if the girls were more beautiful.

However, he was afraid that Zhou Qing would laugh at him, and he was also afraid that Zhou Qing would get impatient.

Liang Chao recalled the neighbors' gossip and his parents' admonitions.

Ah Qing is already the personal disciple of the Grand Martial Arts Master, and is now a young master!

The distance from Heishan Town to the county seat is only a few dozen miles along a mountain road.

It may take the efforts of several generations to complete this journey.

"Chaozi, if you want to go to the county town, I can take you with me this time."

Seeing that Liang Chao was a little reserved, Zhou Qing smiled and said.

"Really!" Liang Chao exclaimed, both surprised and delighted.

"Hmm!" Zhou Qing nodded, then turned around and went back to the silkworm room. He took out two packets of medicinal herbs from the leather bag and then walked back to the courtyard, handing them to Liang Chao.

"I came back in a hurry this time and didn't bring you any local specialties. Please keep these two packets of blood-tonifying powder."

"How can this be?" Although Liang Chao was tempted, he still declined.

A single dose of blood-tonifying powder can cost at least three or four hundred coins.

Aqing would definitely not give him anything bad.

He felt guilty for receiving so many benefits for no reason.

"It's alright, it's something the martial arts school provides themselves, it's not expensive."

Zhou Qing forced it on Liang Chao.

"You don't consider me a friend anymore, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Chao looked troubled, but finally accepted the medicinal herbs, saying, "Thank you so much, Aqing!"

"Don't mention it, I have other things to do, I'll be going now." Zhou Qing patted Liang Chao on the shoulder and walked towards the intersection. If he helped Liang Chao a little more, Liang Chao should still have a chance to break through to the Body Refining Realm.

After Zhou Qing left, Liang Chao went home and carefully unpacked the medicinal herbs. The herbs inside made his eyes widen.

"Purple monkey fruit, jade leaf flower, salvia miltiorrhiza"

The medicinal herbs he could name alone cost more than three taels of silver!
the other side.

Zhou Qing walked to Shiqiao Lane, where Baiyun Martial Arts School was right in front of him.

[Good stuff, a poisonous Tai Sui, caught!]

Erqing sent him a message through telepathy.

I recommend this book—The Rising Sun Shatters the Darkness!
Recommendation: I, Xu Shu, am a rough man, sorry, fairy.

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(End of this chapter)