All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 168 Betrayal (Combined Chapter)

The Wooden King Cauldron was placed on the flat ground in the valley. Zhou Qing stored the newly refined Yuan Soul Golden Liquid and then put the Ice Silkworm Gu into it.

Buzz!
The Ice Silkworm Gu worms seemed to see some delicious human food and rushed to throw themselves into the Yuanhun Golden Liquid.

Click, click, click!

They became even stronger under the nourishment of the Yuanhun Golden Liquid. Some of the Ice Silkworm Gu worms could not withstand the icy coldness contained in the Yuanhun Golden Liquid and were frozen to death on the spot, their bodies turning into a piece of ice crystal.

However, the power within them was not wasted. The surviving Ice Silkworm Gu worms would immediately devour the ice crystals formed by the Ice Silkworm Gu worms, absorbing the icy chill within them.

The number of Ice Silkworm Gu worms is rapidly decreasing, but the remaining individuals are constantly getting stronger.

These individuals, now stronger, craved even more the power of the Yuanhun Golden Liquid, and began to fight each other.

Their hard shells are strong enough to withstand the blows of high-quality weapons, but when faced with sharper mouthparts, a few bites are all it takes to break their defenses.

When the carapace of an Ice Silkworm Gu Worm is damaged, several Ice Silkworm Gu Worms will swarm it and launch a siege.

In just a few breaths, the damaged Ice Silkworm Gu worm will become food for other Ice Silkworm Gu worms.

In the end, including the initial mutated Ice Silkworm Gu, Zhou Qing only had three Ice Silkworm Gu left.

The three Ice Silkworm Gu worms are all top-grade first-tier Gu worms, each possessing formidable combat power comparable to a Bone Refining Realm martial artist.

Buzz!

The three ice silkworm worms stood in three different directions and did not continue fighting.

Two of the ice silkworm worms were relatively close, forming a pincer movement.
"Such ferocity!" Zhou Qing's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Ice Silkworm Gu worm, which exuded a fierce aura.

Of the three ice silkworm worms, the strongest mutated ice silkworm worm, after being refined by his true essence, would absolutely obey his commands. However, the other two first-tier top-grade ice silkworm worms were originally under the command of the mutated ice silkworm worm.

Now that the two Ice Silkworm Gu worms have evolved to the highest level of Tier 1, they are showing signs of breaking free from the control of the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worms.

As for Zhou Qing, he could only sense the existence of the two Ice Silkworm Gu worms through a weak bloodline connection, making it somewhat unrealistic to try to control them.

Of course, the two Ice Silkworm Gu worms did not immediately break free from Zhou Qing's control because there were still mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worms suppressing them.

As a top-tier first-order Gu worm, its intelligence is quite high.

Whether it's Zhou Qing, Wei Hongyu standing to the side, or the spirit corpse of the wood, they can all pose a deadly danger to them.

In addition, the powerful icy aura within the mutated ice silkworm worm and the corpse of the Wood Spirit also attracted the two ice silkworm worms.

The instinct for evolution compelled them to stay.

Whoosh!
Before the two Ice Silkworm Gu worms could resist, Zhou Qing made the first move, absorbing them into the Wooden King Cauldron.

Then, he went to Wei Hongyu's side.

"Senior sister, you can stop now. Let's continue tomorrow."

"Okay," Wei Hongyu stopped releasing her true energy, her face turning slightly pale.

Having consumed a large amount of true essence, even though Wei Hongyu was a Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master with profound foundation, she still felt weak and powerless.

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Sister." Zhou Qing was deeply moved when she saw sweat beading on Wei Hongyu's forehead and her hair damp with sweat, clinging to her delicate cheeks. She had truly gone all out to help without holding back.

Zhou Qing took out a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to Wei Hongyu to wipe her sweat.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a jar of fire toad wine from his storage space.

"Senior sister, this is fire toad wine. It contains medicinal and toxic power. Drinking a little can replenish your strength."

"Okay." Wei Hongyu took the gourd of wine without hesitation, tilted her head back and took a sip.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The next moment, Wei Hongyu coughed violently, and bright yellow wine spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing quickly stepped forward and patted her back to help her catch her breath.

Wei Hongyu choked so badly that tears welled up in her eyes and her face flushed.

"This liquor is strong! The medicine is very potent!"

Zhou Qing was speechless for a moment. Could it be because of the alcohol bug? Now, when he drinks a lot of good wine, he feels very refreshed. Although the tastes are different, they are all mainly fragrant. As for how strong the wine is, he is not sure.

Seeing that Zhou Qing didn't speak, Wei Hongyu thought he was deliberately teasing her and gave him a reproachful look.

"Give it back!"

Wei Hongyu handed the wine gourd to Zhou Qing.

"Senior sister, please keep it. This wine is called Fire Toad Wine, and it is very helpful for cultivating poison skills and body tempering. The next few days are crucial, and success or failure depends on this. I'm entrusting it to you, senior sister."

Zhou Qing didn't explain, but said with a serious expression.

"Senior sister, let me help you back to rest."

"I'm not that delicate!" Wei Hongyu waved her hand and put away the Fire Toad Wine.

The two returned to the Baiyun Martial Arts School in Heishan Town.

Over the next few days, Wei Hongyu stayed indoors during the day to recover her true essence, and at night she followed Zhou Qing into Black Wind Mountain to nourish the Wood Spirit Corpse with her true essence.

Late that night, Zhou Qing carried the exhausted Wei Hongyu back to Baiyun Martial Arts School. When they reached the back door, Wei Hongyu spoke.

"Put me down."

"Yes." Zhou Qing squatted down and put Wei Hongyu down from his back.

After consuming a large amount of true energy over several consecutive days, Wei Hongyu was also starting to feel the strain.

In fact, Zhou Qing's steps were unsteady and his body was weak. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he had recently fed back a large amount of true essence to the Zhimu Spirit Corpse.

Fortunately, we can officially begin refining the second-tier Ice Fiend Gu tomorrow, and all our efforts will finally bear fruit.

"Eldest sister, sixth junior brother, where have you gone?"

As soon as Zhou Qing and Wei Hongyu pushed open the back door, a young man with thick eyebrows and a resolute face appeared in the courtyard. It was none other than Wei Mingcheng.

Behind Wei Mingcheng was an ordinary-looking young man, Wan Jiang.

The two men looked at Wei Mingcheng and Wan Jiang with strange expressions.

Zhou Qing fell silent. It seemed that he and Wei Hongyu had used up too much true energy, their steps were unsteady, and they could no longer conceal their tracks, which allowed the two of them to discover them.

"Of course, it's important." Wei Hongyu was startled when she first saw Wei Mingcheng and Wan Jiang, but she quickly regained her composure. She adopted the demeanor of a senior sister and showed no intention of explaining.

"Big sister, I..." Wei Mingcheng was taken aback by his sister's attitude.

"Alright, I'm tired. Everyone should get some rest." Wei Hongyu frowned slightly, forcing herself to endure her weakness as she walked towards the side room.

She walked to the corridor and saw Zhou Qing still standing there. She turned around and said, "Qing, what are you standing there for? Come on!"

"They're here." Zhou Qing realized what was happening, cupped his hands in greeting to Wei Mingcheng and Wan Jiang, and followed Wei Hongyu.

After the two disappeared at the end of the corridor, a strange look flashed in Wan Jiang's eyes, as if he were deep in thought.

Seeing this, Wei Mingcheng looked at Wan Jiang beside him and quickly explained, "Senior Brother Wan, Eldest Sister and Sixth Junior Brother..."

"Love between men and women is a normal thing, and no one can force it," Wan Jiang said calmly.

"Sigh, it's all my fault." Wei Mingcheng was a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to matchmake his eldest sister and Senior Brother Wan, but he didn't expect it to backfire. He didn't realize that his eldest sister was so close to his sixth junior brother Zhou Qing. Fortunately, Senior Brother Wan didn't mind.

"Get some rest." Wan Jiang smiled faintly.

The next day, as night fell, Zhou Qing and Wei Hongyu quietly left Baiyun Martial Arts School.

Shortly after the two left, Wan Jiang also left Baiyun Martial Arts School under the cover of night, but he went in the opposite direction from the two.

He traveled to Zhongliu County, located south of Heishan Town.

We arrived at a dilapidated house outside the county town.

As soon as he stepped into the fenced yard, a fire suddenly lit up in the originally dark main room, illuminating the inner chamber with a bright yellow flame.

"Since you're here, why not come in and have a chat?"

Wan Jiang's gaze sharpened, he paused for a moment, then walked to the door of the main room and pushed it open to enter.

A middle-aged man dressed in a green robe, with a refined appearance, sat cross-legged on the bed, resting with his eyes closed. It was none other than Mu Renjie.

When Wan Jiang entered the main room, Mu Renjie opened his eyes.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Mu." Wan Jiang bowed respectfully to Mu Renjie.

"Does Junior Nephew Wan still consider me his senior uncle?" Mu Renjie smiled faintly.

“Uncle Mu left the Five Poisons Sect because of the conflict between the Five Poisons lineage and the White Cloud lineage, which has no conflict with my sect leader’s lineage. It is not inappropriate for me to call you Uncle Mu.” Seeing Mu Renjie’s friendly attitude, Wan Jiang’s tense body relaxed slightly.

"As expected of Senior Brother Wan's son, his words are truly impeccable." Mu Renjie's smile remained unchanged, but his words carried a hint of sarcasm.

"I wonder if what Uncle Mu said before still stands?" Wan Jiang didn't care and went straight to the point.

"Yuan'er has approached you many times before, but you never agreed. Why have you changed your mind now?"

Mu Renjie narrowed his eyes, and an astonishing aura rose from his body.

boom!
The air in the main room seemed to freeze. Wan Jiang tensed up, but he did not resist and just quietly looked at Mu Renjie.

The next moment, the suffocating, terrifying pressure vanished instantly.

“Times have changed. Even without Chen Hong, Wei Hongyu still looks down on me. The Wei family is so arrogant; I will make them pay the price!” Wan Jiang explained.

He had always been fond of Wei Hongyu, but he had Chen Hong in his early years, so he kept this feeling deep in his heart.

When Wei Mingcheng mentioned it recently, he recalled how he had tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, because of Wei Hongyu.

Unfortunately, the Wei family and the Wan family now have irreconcilable conflicts of interest.

His father, Wan Guiliu, the head of the Wan family, ordered him to keep a close watch on Wei Mingcheng, so that he could be used to deal with Wei Sheng if necessary.

When the ancestor passed on the Wan family's heirloom weapon to Wei Mingcheng, Wan Jiang was never jealous of Wei Mingcheng.

But now the patriarch wants to hand over the Five Poisons Sect to Wei Sheng, allowing the White Cloud lineage to completely replace the sect leader's lineage, which is something the entire Wan family cannot accept.

Originally, Wan Jiang could convince himself that for the sake of his good brother and the woman he loved, he should mediate and prevent the two families from completely breaking apart.

However, after more than a year of cultivation, he was stuck at the peak of the Bone Refining Realm and could not make any further progress.

Now, he suddenly understands.

Compared to becoming stronger, what do brotherhood and women matter?

His father will eventually make a move against Wei Sheng, and then he, Wei Mingcheng, and Wei Hongyu will still be at odds.

Instead of doing that, it's better to take the initiative.

When the divine weapon merges with him, he will become the next head of the Wan family, the master of the Five Poisons Sect, and a powerful figure in the future county city.

"You've always been on good terms with Wei Mingcheng. Would you break ties with him for Wei Hongyu? How can you prove you're not lying to me?" Mu Renjie asked thoughtfully.

“I’m here, and that’s the best proof,” Wan Jiang said frankly.

“Based on my understanding of you, you’re not the kind of person who would turn against Wei Mingcheng for a woman,” Mu Renjie said thoughtfully.

“My life or death is in the hands of Uncle Mu.” Wan Jiang spread his arms wide. “Compared to my friendship with Wei Mingcheng, I care more about whether my thoughts are clear.”

"Doesn't Uncle Mu want to know Wei Hongyu's recent movements?"

"Oh? Tell me about it." Mu Renjie became interested.

"Wei Hongyu and Zhou Qing have been going out at night and hiding during the day recently. Although I haven't followed them, they should have gone to Black Wind Mountain."

When they returned yesterday, their steps were unsteady and their breathing was disordered.

It was enough to make even a Blood Exchange Realm Grand Martial Master like Wei Hongyu unable to conceal her own weakness.

She must have done something that greatly depleted her physical strength and true energy.

Wan Jiang explained.

"Nocturnal?!" Mu Renjie's eyes changed slightly.

His first thought was of the Supreme Wood Spirit Corpse. Could it be that Wei Hongyu wanted to use her own true essence to nourish the Supreme Wood Spirit Corpse and help it break through to the fourth blood exchange and the Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke Realm?

If that's the case, then things become rather complicated.

After taking the Great Rejuvenation Pill and recuperating for a month, his injuries have stabilized, and dealing with ordinary Qi and Blood Thin Veil Realm cultivators is naturally no problem.

Even if Wei Hongyu possesses a second-tier divine weapon, he can still deal with her.

However, if the Wood Spirit Corpse breaks through, it will be difficult to deal with.

He could use his movement skills to bypass the Zhimu Spirit Corpse and deal with Zhou Qing because although the Zhimu Spirit Corpse had a powerful physical body, it was only equivalent to a Grand Martial Master who had undergone three blood transfusions, so it was not as agile or fast as him.

However, if the Wood Spirit Corpse breaks through and its speed increases significantly, it will be difficult to deal with Zhou Qing directly.

Moreover, Wei Hongyu now seems to be on the same side as Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing could control the Wood Spirit Corpse and fight him without regard for the cost, while he could not act without restraint.

If his injuries continue to recur, even if he recovers in the future, it will probably be difficult for him to make any further progress.

"What do you want?!" Mu Renjie asked, his mind racing.

"The divine weapon within Wei Mingcheng's body belongs to my master, and the divine weapon in Wei Hongyu's hands belongs to me."

Wan Jiang said in a deep voice.

"The second-tier divine weapon within Wei Mingcheng's body is a family heirloom of the Wan family, so you should take it. As for the divine weapon in Wei Hongyu's possession, it belongs to me." Mu Renjie gave Wan Jiang a deep look.

If he were to seize the Wan family's heirloom weapon, the patriarch of the Five Poisons Sect would likely not let it go unpunished.

He didn't want to be targeted by another top expert at the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm.

As for taking away Wei Hongyu's divine weapon, it only offended Wei Sheng.

He and Wei Sheng were already sworn enemies, so there was no need to talk about them becoming enemies again.

“You’ll only show your sincerity if you lure Wei Mingcheng here. Once I capture Wei Mingcheng alive, I can force Wei Hongyu to submit, thus ensuring everything goes smoothly,” Mu Renjie pondered.

"Then Uncle-Master, please wait for my news." Wan Jiang bowed respectfully.

The two discussed some more details, and then Wan Jiang left the main room.

"Mingcheng, don't blame me!"

Wan Jiang glanced back at the now-extinguished main room and sighed deeply.

"Blame the ancestor."

(End of this chapter)