All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 169 Snow Night Gu Refining
Not long after Wan Jiang left, the fire in the main room was lit again, and a middle-aged man dressed in purple walked in through the side door.

The visitor was none other than Xiao Kang.

"You heard everything Wan Jiang said. Do you think there might be a trap involved?" Mu Renjie asked calmly.

Xiao Kang seemed to be deep in thought, and pondered, "You just said that Wan Jiang is not the kind of person who would turn against his brothers for a woman. It seems that his change of heart is related to the recent events at the Five Poisons Sect."

"Oh?" Mu Renjie's eyes flashed with interest. "Could it be that the Demon Suppression Division has also planted spies within the Five Poisons Sect?"

"That's right." Xiao Kang didn't try to hide anything and admitted it directly.

"The Demon Suppression Division may not be the strongest force in the Southern Frontier, but when it comes to intelligence gathering capabilities, it is unparalleled in the Southern Frontier."

More than twenty years ago, the Demon Suppression Division had already planted spies in various forces.

Although we have lost a lot over the years, we still have some left.

Among these people, some already hold high positions within the Five Poisons Sect.

"What changes have recently occurred within the Five Poisons Sect?" Mu Renjie inquired.

"It's unclear exactly what happened, but it's definitely a big deal, because very few people know the inside story, and they're all keeping quiet. Based on the clues we have so far, what happened should be related to Wei Sheng."

Xiao Kang pondered, "This is one of the reasons why I hesitated before."

All signs indicate that the patriarch of the Five Poisons Sect seems to intend to give Wei Sheng an important position.

"It seems that this matter is either related to the patriarch's injuries or the change of the sect leader position. Given how much the patriarch valued Wei Sheng in his early years, I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to pass the sect leader position to him."

Mu Renjie said coldly.

Back in the county town, "Ghost Hand" and "Poison Demon" were equally famous. It was because the patriarch valued Wei Sheng more and gave him a lot of guidance that Wei Sheng gradually surpassed him.

This bothered him for a long time, which is why he chose to betray the Five Poisons Sect and join the Witch God Sect.

Now that the Ancestor has fought the leader of the Witch God Cult, and the leader of the Witch God Cult is injured and in seclusion, it is impossible for the Ancestor to have emerged unscathed.

"In any case, with Wan Jiang's assistance, this matter will be much easier to handle," Xiao Kang said with a smile.

"What? Brother Xiao, are you interested in the Five Poisons Sect's divine weapon?" Mu Renjie narrowed his eyes.

Xiao Kang's smile remained unchanged as he quickly said, "I'm not interested in divine weapons, but a second-tier divine weapon can still be exchanged for some valuable cultivation resources."

“In that case, Wei Hongyu’s divine weapon will be mine, and Wei Mingcheng’s divine weapon will be yours. As for Wan Jiang…” Mu Renjie said thoughtfully.

"Wan Jiang's life or death is a family matter of your Five Poisons Sect, and it is naturally up to Brother Mu to resolve. I don't want to offend Wei Sheng and Wan Guiliu at the same time." Xiao Kang waved his hands repeatedly. Wan Jiang could be killed, but he would not do it.

"As long as Wan Jiang brings Wei Mingcheng, this matter is practically a sure thing. I only hope that Brother Xiao won't make the same mistake as last time."

Mu Renjie looked at Xiao Kang with a half-smile, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

"Brother Mu, rest assured, I will deal with Zhou Qing this time. My Blazing Sun Technique is not invincible among those of the same level, but it is certainly hard to find an opponent."

The Wood Spirit Corpse was originally a Wood Fiend Corpse, and it had also cultivated the Green Wood Scripture of the Wei family.

With my Blazing Sun Technique against the Azure Wood Scripture, given the elemental advantage, subduing the Wood Spirit Corpse shouldn't be difficult.

After I kill Zhou Qing, I will personally present the corpse of the Wood Spirit. What do you think, Brother Mu?

Xiao Kang said solemnly.

He knew this was no time to hesitate, so he took the initiative to choose the relatively more difficult-to-deal-with Wood Spirit Corpse.

He didn't participate in the battle on Black Wind Mountain last time, and he didn't know why Mu Renjie was defeated by Zhou Qing and the Zhimu Spirit Corpse. But what he was sure of was that although Mu Renjie's injuries had worsened, he still had some trump cards up his sleeve.

“That’s fine. I’ll hold Wei Hongyu back while you deal with Zhou Qing as soon as possible, then come and help me.” Mu Renjie nodded, agreeing to Xiao Kang’s plan.

Compared to dealing with Zhou Qing, who possesses the Wood Spirit Corpse, it is clearly easier to hold off Wei Hongyu, who has mastered a second-tier divine weapon but has only undergone one blood exchange.

After Zhou Qing severely injured him last time by using the Wine Immortal statue of Black Wind Mountain, Mu Renjie realized that Zhou Qing probably had more tricks up his sleeve.

After all, not just anyone can access the power of the gods, and the statue of the Drunken Master wouldn't attack him with all its might just because he spoke rudely.

By having Xiao Kang deal with Zhou Qing, whose background was unknown, while he himself dealt with Wei Hongyu, he certainly gained an advantage.

The Wood Spirit Corpse is of little significance to Xiao Kang; to obtain the Fire Spirit Corpse, he must make a deal with him.

Once Wan Jiang manages to lure Wei Mingcheng here, Xiao Kang will have truly broken with Wei Sheng and will have no choice but to go down this dark path.

Of course, Mu Renjie was still wary of Xiao Kang.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Brother Mu." Xiao Kang clasped his hands in a respectful bow.

at the same time.

With Wei Hongyu's help, Zhou Qing began to refine the second-tier Ice Fiend Gu.

In fact, the most crucial step in the so-called combined refining process has already been completed ahead of schedule—refining the Yuan Soul Golden Liquid.

The Ice Silkworm Gu and the Wood Spirit Corpse absorbed the icy chill from the Yuan Soul Golden Liquid and adapted to this power, so this Gu refining process was already half successful.

Click, click, click! !

In the valley of Black Wind Mountain, three Ice Silkworm Gu worms are currently fighting each other.

The two Ice Silkworm Gu worms worked together to fight the largest mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worm, their sharp mouthparts tearing at its carapace.

The mutated ice silkworm Gu worm fought two against one for a quarter of an hour, but it did not fall into a disadvantageous position. Instead, it became even more ferocious.

At this moment, it pierced the eye of one of the ice silkworm worms with its sharp claws, and its sharp mouthparts gnawed at its carapace.

"hiss--!"

However, another ice silkworm seized the opportunity, flew onto its back, and bit the base of its wing. With a crisp 'crack', the mutated ice silkworm's wing broke off, and it instantly lost its balance and fell from mid-air.

The next moment, two Ice Silkworm Gu worms flew to the ground at the same time and frantically bit the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worms.

puff!
Under deadly threat, the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worm released its icy chill, a large cloud of white vapor spewing from its mouth. Crack!

The two ice silkworms that were gnawing at it quickly froze, turning into a lump of ice the size of a human head.

These two Ice Silkworm Gu worms, which later evolved, also mastered the Ice Soul Cold Qi, but they could not release it at will like the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worms.

At the crucial moment, the mutated ice silkworm worm unleashed its true power.

Despite having several holes bitten into its carapace, blue-white blood flowing all over the ground, a broken wing, and three broken claws, its movements were not affected in the slightest. It frantically began to bite at one of the ice lumps transformed from a severely injured ice silkworm worm.

Crunch!Crunch!
With a sickening gnawing sound, the mutated ice silkworm worm bit off the head of one of the ice silkworm worms and then quickly sucked the essence blood from its body. Although its injuries had not healed, a layer of frost formed on its body surface, stopping the continuous loss of essence blood.

click!
With a crisp sound, another trapped Ice Silkworm Gu worm broke free and immediately launched an attack on the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worm.

Zhou Qing watched coldly from the sidelines.

After an unknown amount of time, a crystal snowflake fell from the sky.

Zhou Qing looked up as large snowflakes fell from the sky.

"It's snowing," Zhou Qing said, reaching out to catch a snowflake.

He specifically chose today because it usually snows at this time of year, and considering the recent weather, the chances of it snowing today are the highest.

Of course, even if it doesn't snow as planned today, he can wait a few more days until the Ice Silkworm Gu worms determine the victor.

crunch
crunch
When the valley was covered by heavy snowfall, the mutated ice silkworm Gu worm fought against two others and won the final victory, becoming the ultimate winner.

However, only one of its six pairs of claws remained, both wings were severed at the base, and even its sharpest mouthparts were broken off. Its hard carapace was covered with bite marks, and a third of its tail had been gnawed off.

Even so, the mutated ice silkworm worm struggled stubbornly, trying to regain its strength by eating.

However, it no longer had the strength to eat.

Zhou Qing slowly walked to the side of the mutated ice silkworm worm and continuously injected his true essence into its body.

With the replenishment of true essence, the mutated ice silkworm worm regained some of its power.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qing poured the Yuanhun Golden Liquid from the Wooden King Cauldron and poured it over its body.

Kaka!

The mutated ice silkworm worm and the remains of another ice silkworm worm were frozen into ice crystals.

"Senior sister, it's ready." Zhou Qing called out to Wei Hongyu, who was pouring true essence into the spirit corpse of the wood spirit.

Wei Hongyu stopped, her face turning pale. She walked unsteadily to the huge peach tree at the entrance of the valley, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate her breathing.

Under Zhou Qing's control, the Wood Spirit Corpse slowly walked over and embraced the mutated Ice Silkworm Gu worm, which had been frozen into ice crystals.

At the same time, Zhou Qing poured all the remaining Yuanhun Golden Liquid onto the Zhimu Spirit Corpse.

As blue, green, white, and gold fluorescent colors appeared, the Wood Spirit Corpse was frozen into a huge ice sculpture.

Zhou Qing walked to Wei Hongyu's side, saw that her body was shivering slightly in the cold wind, and took out a cloak from his storage space and draped it over her shoulders.

Seeing snowflakes falling from her right side and landing on her face, Zhou Qing stretched out her right hand, lifted her cloak, and shielded her from the wind and snow.

In a short while, Zhou Qing was covered in snow.

However, his body remained upright like a javelin, completely still.

From a distance, it looks like a standing snowman, stretching out its arms to protect the woman beneath it.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Hongyu exhaled a breath of hot air and reopened her eyes.

Looking at Zhou Qing who had protected her, Wei Hongyu smiled and said, "Qing, I've finished regulating my breathing. Thank you."

Wow!
Zhou Qing gently shook off the snow from his body, and with a flick of his cloak, all the snow on it was swept away.

"Senior Sister, you flatter me. I should be thanking you," Zhou Qing said sincerely. For Wei Hongyu, a Great Martial Master at the Blood Exchange Realm, to be unable to withstand even a little bit of cold air and to need to immediately adjust her breathing in the snow, it was clear that she had exhausted all her true essence.

"Is this enough?" Wei Hongyu looked at the huge ice sculpture in the valley and tightened her cloak.

"Success or failure hinges on these three days," Zhou Qing said in a deep voice.

"Can it succeed?" Wei Hongyu asked cautiously.

"Only God knows." Zhou Qing sighed softly as he gazed at the heavy snow falling from the sky.

He has done everything he could, and with Wei Hongyu's strong support, there is at least a 90% chance of success. As for the remaining 10%, it depends on whether fate will grant it.

"Aqing." Wei Hongyu's lips moved, wanting to say something to comfort her, but she found that saying anything seemed meaningless. This time, success or failure was a matter of life and death. Not only Zhou Qing cared, but she cared too.

"Senior sister, don't worry. What you need to do now is go back and rest well, and regulate your breathing to restore your true energy," Zhou Qing said with a smile.

“Junior brother, what about you?” Wei Hongyu asked.

"I will stay here for the next three days, without leaving for a moment," Zhou Qing said solemnly.

"Alright, I'll go back and adjust my breathing first."

Wei Hongyu nodded. In her current state, she was probably not strong enough to deal with even a Bone Refining Realm martial artist. Zhou Qing had handled the Gu refining matter, and she had done everything she could. Now, she needed to recover to her best condition and deal with any possible enemies at will.

Before leaving, Wei Hongyu took off her cloak and draped it over Zhou Qing's shoulders.

Zhou Qing did not refuse, and watched Wei Hongyu descend the mountain, her figure slowly disappearing into the wind and snow.

At some point, Wei Hongyu's once tall figure appeared so frail in his eyes.

"We must succeed!" Zhou Qing clenched his fist.

(End of this chapter)