All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 212 Cause of Death: Speaking Too Loud (Part 2)

Wanqi Yushu, Wanqi Wenlan, Wanqi Qingshi, and Wanqi Bowen waited another day, but Zhou Qing still hadn't arrived at Huanyang Valley.

Therefore, they decided not to wait any longer and entered Huanyang Valley first.

"Let's go." Wan Qiyushu had a look of resignation to his fate.

The other three also looked solemn and walked with him toward the entrance of the valley.

"Oh? Have the Ice Spirit Clan members arrived as well?"

At this moment, as the four of them reached the entrance of the valley, the four Gu Masters guarding the entrance also noticed them. One of the Gu Masters from the Beast Soul Clan stepped forward and asked with a slightly mocking tone.

"Why is one person missing? Could they have encountered an accident?"

The barbarian Gu Master standing nearby couldn't help but step forward and tease him.

Outside, the Ice Spirit Clan is the strongest, the overlord of the Five Streams, occupying the best territory in the Qilian Mountains and enjoying the richest resources.

But once they arrived at Fallen Immortal Valley, everything changed.

In order to compete for the Longevity Gu, the four clans reached an agreement to prioritize dealing with the Ice Spirit Clan Gu Masters, so the Beast Soul Clan and the Wild Barbarian Clan Gu Masters naturally had fewer concerns.

Here, whoever has the biggest fist can speak the loudest.

In particular, this generation of Ice Spirit Clan Gu Masters does not seem to be as powerful as the previous generation. The previous generation of Ice Spirit Clan Gu Masters managed to escape even when facing the combined forces of the four clans.

This generation only has one bastard brought back from the outside world by the Ice Spirit Clan Chief, who seems to have some strength; the others are not worth worrying about.

"Let's go!" Although Wan Qiyu and the other three were somewhat angry, they knew that the other party was deliberately picking a fight and had no intention of arguing with them, since they were now at a significant disadvantage in terms of strength.

"Hmph!" Seeing Wan Qiyushu and the others acting like cowards, the Gu Masters of the Barbarian Clan and the Beast Soul Clan looked smug. If they were outside, the two clans would have to join forces to compete with the Ice Spirit Clan.

However, this is Fallen Immortal Valley, not Five Streams.

If it weren't for the fact that each of the four clans had only left one Gu Master here, the two members of the Flying Feather Clan and the Yin Soul Clan might not have been willing to start a conflict now; they would have preferred to deal with all four of them directly.

"Wait!" Just as Wan Qiyushu and the other three were walking straight into Huanyang Valley, the Yin Soul Clan Gu Master, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

“One of you must stay behind and guard the entrance with us.”

“That’s right. As agreed, one member of the Ice Spirit Clan must also stay behind,” the Gu Master of the Flying Feather Clan echoed.

"I don't think there's ever been such a rule before?" Wan Qibo frowned.

“We didn’t know this before, but it has this time.”

"The barbarian Gu Master said coldly."

"There are only four of us. If we leave one more person behind, how will we collect Gu worms and spiritual herbs in the valley?" Wan Qibowen's face darkened. The four Gu masters left here were there to deal with them. There was no point in leaving one more person behind. What if they found the Longevity Gu in the valley? How could they manage without a key combatant, especially since Zhou Qing had not yet arrived?

"I don't care, you decide for yourselves who stays, but one person must stay, that's the rule!" The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master's attitude was extremely firm.

"I think you're ready to fight us right now!" Wan Qibowen roared, his gaze turning dangerous.

The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master's expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected Wan Qibowen to be such a reckless fool. He then looked at the Yin Soul Clan Gu Master who had spoken first.

"How about this, to be fair, each side should leave one person to guard the entrance. The four of you can go in, but let the one who came later, Master Wanqi, stay behind." Seeing that Wanqi Bowen looked like he was about to make a move, the Yin Soul Clan Gu Master was also somewhat hesitant. After all, their chances of winning in a four-on-four fight were slim, so he chose a compromise.

"Let Zongzheng stay, absolutely..." Wanqi Bowen snorted coldly, but his anger dissipated halfway through his sentence, and his expression became strange.

He looked at Wanqi Yushu, Wanqi Qingshi, and Wanqi Wenlan and found that their expressions were just as strange as his, as if they wanted to laugh.

Although the four were worried that they might not be a match for the four clans' Gu Masters after entering the valley, they were absolutely not worried that Zhou Qing would be left at the valley entrance.

“Alright, in that case, let Zongzheng stay and guard the entrance to the valley after he arrives.” At this moment, Wanqiyushu nodded solemnly.

"let's go!"

After saying this, he waved to the three people beside him and quickly walked into the valley.

"What do you mean? Why did you suddenly back down?" The Gu Master of the Wild Barbarian Clan was stunned as he watched the four leave so readily.

"Isn't that Wanqi Zongzheng the strongest of the five Ice Spirit Clan members on this trip? It's said that he also cultivates martial arts and has already broken through to the Blood Exchange Realm, so his strength is quite remarkable."

The Gu Master of the Yin Soul Clan was puzzled, not understanding why the four people's attitudes had changed so drastically.

In fact, if Wanqi Yushu and his group didn't leave anyone to guard the valley, they probably wouldn't make a move.

"Hmph! So what if they've reached the Blood Exchange Realm? There have been Gu Masters who cultivated martial arts and reached the Blood Exchange Realm before, but under the suppression of the Fallen Immortal Valley's rules, those at the Blood Exchange Realm are a joke when facing second-tier consumable Gu worms," ​​the Beast Soul Clan Gu Master scoffed.

"Perhaps they've realized the difference in strength and are preparing to give up on the Longevity Gu," the Gu Master of the Flying Feather Clan speculated.

"Fine, it's good to leave the strongest one alive. If he doesn't know what's good for him, we'll just take care of him. Four against one, the three of you shouldn't have any reservations, right?" The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master's tone was full of killing intent.

The Flying Feather Clan's Gu Master hesitated, after all, the Flying Feather Clan and the Ice Spirit Clan had the closest relationship.

"I want to target the Gu worms on his body first!"

After hesitating for a few moments, the Flying Feather Clan Gu Master gritted his teeth. They were already in the Fallen Immortal Valley; why bother with sentimentality?

"That's more like it!" the Gu Master of the Beast Soul Clan laughed, looking at the other two.

“If he doesn’t obey, I will take action,” the Gu Master of the Yin Soul Clan pondered.

“His body is mine. The corpse of a Blood Exchange Realm martial artist has powerful blood and qi, making it suitable for feeding the Stone Golem Gu.” The Barbarian Gu Master nodded.

"Then it's settled." The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master smiled as he saw that an agreement had been reached. He was sure that when Wanqi Zongzheng arrived, he would be sarcastic and would not believe that the other party could hold back.

Of course, if Wanqi Zongzheng can truly refrain from acting like a bastard and not make a move immediately, a battle will still break out once the Longevity Gu in the valley has found its owner.

The Longevity Gu is most fond of spiritual herbs and Gu worms with strong life force. Although all races bring spiritual herbs and Gu worms that the Longevity Gu likes in order to capture it, the Gu worm with the strongest life force is the Nine-Leaf Vitality Grass of the Ice Spirit Clan.

Bringing more Tier 1 top-grade Vitality Leaves will easily attract Gu worms. If you're ruthless enough to bring some roots and stems of Nine-Leaf Vitality Grass, the chances of attracting Longevity Gu will be even greater.

The previous generation of Ice Spirit Clan members discovered the Gu worms by using the Life Leaf.

Among the five major spirit races, only the Ice Spirit Race possesses the second-tier superior-grade Nine-Leaf Vitality Grass, so their probability of finding the Longevity Gu this time is the highest.

Just as the four clans' Gu Masters had guessed, the Ice Spirit Clan did indeed bring a lot of top-grade first-tier Nine-Leaf Vitality Grass this time. In fact, Wan Qiyunting even cut off a section of the root and had Wan Qiyushu bring it in.

"It should be that area ahead."

After Wan Qiyu and the other three entered the valley, they took out a map and headed southeast.

Huanyang Valley is said to be just a valley, but it is actually much larger than Bingyun Mountain Village, which has tens of thousands of inhabitants.

However, since the place where the Longevity Gu last appeared was in a forest southeast of Huanyang Valley, Wanqi Yushu and the others headed straight for the southeast of Huanyang Valley from the beginning.

The four men marched quickly and soon arrived at the location marked on the map.

The area is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one entrance in the northwest.

"Let the burrowing rat scout ahead first." Wan Qiwenlan took out a burrowing rat and sent it into the forest to explore.

However, just a moment later, her expression suddenly changed slightly; the burrowing rat had lost contact. "What's wrong?" Wan Qibowen asked hurriedly.

"The burrowing rat is dead," Wan Qiwenlan said in a deep voice.

"Either they encountered a powerful alien beast, or the other four races set a trap inside."

Wanqi Yushu pondered for a moment.

In the world of Gu Masters, there are all kinds of strange and wonderful Gu insects. No one dares to know all the abilities of all Gu insects. Even the first-level Gu insects are countless, and their various bizarre abilities are unheard of by many.

"We have no choice but to go into the forest to find the Longevity Gu." Wan Qiyu tightened his right hand, which was tucked into his sleeve, holding a section of emerald green plant root in his palm.

"There's no other way!" Wan Qiwenlan took a deep breath and took out a fiery red crystal ball from the leather bag Gu. The crystal ball emitted a chilling aura and faintly emitted a sound similar to a heartbeat.

"It's not time for you to use the Blood Explosion Gu yet." Wan Qiyushu gestured for her to put the red crystal ball away.

"Try to avoid conflict before the Longevity Gu appears."

“I understand.” Wan Qiwenlan nodded.

However, Wanqi Yushu's gaze was fixed on Wanqi Bowen and Wanqi Qingshi.

"I won't act impulsively on important matters," Wan Qibowen said solemnly.

"Let's go."

Another day passed, and it was the seventh day since everyone entered the Fallen Immortal Valley.

At dawn, a young man dressed in a blue robe, traveling under the stars and moon, finally arrived outside Huanyang Valley.

The person who arrived was none other than Zhou Qing.

"I hope I'm not too late." Zhou Qing's expression was somewhat unpleasant. In fact, it only took him less than a day to open his second Yuan Aperture, and he should have been able to arrive at Huanyang Valley by the third night at the latest.

As he traveled, he used Yuan Stones to replenish the true essence in his Yuan Aperture. However, even after consuming hundreds of Yuan Stones, the true essence in his Yuan Aperture was still not fully replenished.

Moreover, he had only gone halfway when his second primordial aperture began to uncontrollably absorb the power of heaven and earth. Although he absorbed very little, Zhou Qing's physical strength was only enough to barely withstand it.

In particular, with the power of heaven and earth continuously entering his body, he had to rely on the Four Flavors Wine Worm to calm down the power of heaven and earth and then transform it into true essence.

Although the true essence in Zhou Qing's two primordial apertures had increased to around 55% due to the replenishment of the power of heaven and earth, and most of it had been transformed.

His current true essence quality should be close to that of a second-tier Gu Master.

At least twice that of a first-tier Gu Master.

The reason I say "should" is because he didn't open his second Yuan Aperture in the normal way a Gu Master would. He also converted his true essence by absorbing the power of heaven and earth. In addition, he didn't completely convert all his true essence, so he doesn't know yet.

In addition, after absorbing the power of heaven and earth, a portion of the true essence in his dantian was also transformed. In addition to the true essence of water and wood, as well as the ice attribute true essence after fusion, it seems that there are other attributes, but not many, and they are in a controllable state.

Overall, this is a great thing. After all, it usually takes ten days to half a month, or even two or three months for a Gu Master to break through from the first rank to the second rank. This requires tempering and transforming true essence, as well as selecting a second natal Gu worm for focused cultivation, all of which take time.

However, Zhou Qing completed the process in just two or three days.

However, the problem is that he is currently in Fallen Immortal Valley and has come here with a mission.

He feared that if they were delayed for a few days, Wan Qiwenlan and the others might be injured or even die in the battle for the Longevity Gu, which would be troublesome.

So after using up the remaining Life Leaves, he traveled without stopping and finally arrived at Rejuvenation Valley at dawn on the seventh day.

Whoosh!
Zhou Qing noticed four tents pitched at the entrance of Huanyang Valley, but he ignored them and used his movement technique to rush into the valley.

"stop!!"

Just as Zhou Qing was about to enter the valley, a sharp shout came from the tent behind him.

boom!
At that moment, the tent closest to Zhou Qing exploded.

A young man dressed in an animal skin robe, with dark skin and his face covered in oil paint patterns, flew out. He was none other than a Gu Master of the Beast Soul Clan.

Hearing the commotion, one person emerged from each of the other three tents.

"Wanqi Zongzheng! You have quite the nerve, actually trying to sneak into Huanyang Valley!" The first Beast Soul Clan Gu Master shouted sternly.

"What do you mean by sneaking in?" Zhou Qing glanced at him and said indifferently.

“According to the rules, one member of the Ice Spirit Clan must stay behind to guard the entrance to the valley with us! Your companions have decided to leave you here, so you must stay,” the Beast Soul Clan Gu Master said coldly.

"Rules? Who made the rules?" Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow.

"Naturally, these are the rules we set, and the Ice Spirit Clan must abide by them." The Wild Barbarian Gu Master stared at Zhou Qing with malice.

"So, everyone else has already entered the valley?" Zhou Qing suddenly asked.

"That's right, you're the last one. Let's wait for the results together."

The Gu Master of the Flying Feather Clan picked up the conversation, appearing to offer kind advice.

"So, no one has found the Longevity Gu yet?" Zhou Qing asked again.

"What do you think?" the Beast Soul Clan Gu Master sneered.

"I understand." Zhou Qing felt relieved. Since no one had found the Longevity Gu, it meant he hadn't arrived too late, and Wan Qiwenlan and the others should be safe for the time being.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Zhou Qing turned and walked into the valley on his own.

"Boy! How dare you! Stop right there!" The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master was taken aback, then immediately flew into a rage and shouted.

However, the next moment, a strong wind suddenly blew through the valley, carrying terrifying heat, and a giant centipede with a body length of more than three zhang (approximately 10 meters) darted out.

"A second-tier Gu worm!" The four were shocked, not expecting their opponent to attack so suddenly, using a second-tier Gu worm.

The Beast Soul Clan Gu Master reacted quickly; his dark skin immediately sprouted bristles like steel needles, and his body expanded rapidly at a visible speed.

puff!
The Heavenly Fire Centipede spat out a pool of red liquid, which poured down on the head of the Beast Soul Clan Gu Master. The Master let out a shrill scream and instantly turned into a charred corpse, falling straight down.

"what?!"

The other three's expressions changed drastically. They hadn't expected that the Beast Soul Clan Gu Master would be killed in a single exchange before he could even activate his second-tier Gu worm.

The three of them immediately retreated hastily, trying to take the opportunity to activate the second-tier Gu worms. However, as soon as they exited the valley entrance, they felt an extremely cold force coming from behind them.

Looking back, one could see a white humanoid creature, about the size of a palm, floating in mid-air. It had a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings on its back, and with the gentle flapping of its wings, it created terrifying gusts of cold air.

"what!"

The combined forces of extreme heat and extreme cold killed the three instantly.

Zhou Qing returned to the body and whispered, "Can I go in now?"

(End of this chapter)