All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 213 Blessed Land Inheritance (Two-in-One Chapter)

Zhou Qing threw the four corpses into his storage space. He needed to hurry into Huanyang Valley to help, so he didn't have time to carefully count his spoils.

"Come back." Zhou Qing put the Ice Fiend Gu back into his Yuanqiao.

Buzz buzz buzz!
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qing waved his sleeve, and thousands of thumb-sized, ice-blue, two-winged beetles appeared in front of him.

The chill, as if it were a tangible force, spread in all directions, and the temperature suddenly dropped.

Zhou Qing controlled the leading few ice silkworm worms, and in a short while, thousands of ice silkworm worms scattered and hid in the steep stone walls on both sides of the valley entrance.

Since the other four clans left people to guard the gate, he naturally followed suit.

Although the mutated ice silkworm worms are only first-tier worms, their numbers can pose a significant threat to second-tier worm masters.

If the other four clans were to be fortunate enough to obtain the Longevity Gu, they would have to pay a heavy price if they wanted to leave the valley from this place.

"Let's go!" Once all the Ice Silkworm Gu worms were hidden, Zhou Qing leaped onto the head of the Heavenly Fire Centipede.

rustle
The Heavenly Fire Centipede moved at high speed with hundreds of legs, heading southeast towards Huanyang Valley.

Zhou Qing opened the map and confirmed the area where the Longevity Gu was most likely to appear. In just a short while, under the rapid march of the Heavenly Fire Centipede, he appeared in a mountain forest surrounded by mountains on three sides.

"Is the Longevity Gu here?" Zhou Qing released dozens more Ice Silkworm Gu worms, sending them to act as reconnaissance Gu worms, flying into the mountains and forests from various areas.

rustle
The Heavenly Fire Centipede crawled into the forest, and the scorching heat it emitted caused the surrounding air to distort slightly, causing the strange beasts and poisonous insects living in the forest to flee in terror from afar.

"Why is this place so big?"

As the Heavenly Fire Centipede sped along, Zhou Qing realized that they had traveled a long way, and all around them were rocks and an endless sea of ​​forest.

"Why have we lost contact?" Suddenly, Zhou Qing realized something was wrong. All the ice silkworm gu worms he had released had lost contact. You should know that after his breakthrough, his control and perception of gu worms had greatly improved.

Although he did not refine all of these ice silkworm worms, he did establish a preliminary bloodline connection through the blood refining technique.

Just now, he could still sense the presence of the Ice Silkworm Gu, but now the connection has suddenly been lost.

"what is going on?"

Zhou Qing stopped and looked around at the surrounding mountains and forests. There wasn't a single living creature around, not even poisonous insects.

The next moment, a white vortex with a diameter of more than three meters appeared out of thin air beneath Zhou Qing's feet, and he fell uncontrollably.

"not good!"

Zhou Qing's expression changed drastically. Although he reacted immediately and tried to merge with the Ice Fiend Gu to fly out of the vortex, a terrifying suction force was generated in the vortex, which directly sucked him in.

Swish!
Zhou Qing's vision blurred, and when he came to his senses, he was already in a dimly lit underground cave. With the help of the faint light, he discovered that the cave was interconnected, with a branching path in every direction.

"What is this place?!" Zhou Qing's expression was solemn. According to the records left by the Ice Spirit Clan, there seemed to be no such place.

"Could it be that the spirit of this abandoned blessed land has not completely disappeared?" At this moment, Xuanzhu's voice suddenly rang out from the bottom of Zhou Qing's heart.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Qing was startled.

"The so-called blessed land is a small world opened up by a sixth-order Gu Immortal after achieving enlightenment. When each blessed land is formed, it gathers a massive amount of heaven and earth power. As time goes by, a large number of rare natural treasures will be born in the blessed land."

Earth spirits, on the other hand, are spiritual entities formed by the remaining will and soul of a Gu Immortal after death, combined with the pure power of heaven and earth in a blessed land.

Within this blessed land, the Earth Spirit's strength would be comparable to a sixth-tier Gu Immortal. Such a powerful being, even in ancient times, would be considered a supreme being standing at the pinnacle of all living beings.

Xuanzhu explained.

Zhou Qing's eyes widened. He had only a vague concept of blessed lands and grotto heavens before, knowing that they were places similar to independent small worlds. He never expected that there was such a thing as earth spirits. Just thinking that there were earth spirits in this place comparable to sixth-order beings made him feel a chill run down his spine.

"You mean the spirit of this abandoned blessed land hasn't died out yet? Then is my appearance here the work of that spirit?"

“Only the Earth Spirit can freely control everything in the blessed land, including spatial movement,” Xuanzhu pondered. “I don’t know much about the Earth Spirit either, after all, I only inherited one-third of the memories of Venerable Xuanzhu, and he was only a third-level Gu Master at his peak.”

"So what should we do now?" Zhou Qing was completely baffled.

"Since the Earth Spirit inherited the will of the Gu Immortal after his death, it means that he may have unfulfilled wishes. Generally speaking, gaining the Earth Spirit's approval allows one to control the entire blessed land. Although the power of heaven and earth here is mixed and chaotic, and is on the verge of collapse, it is still a blessed land. It is a place where sixth-order immortal Gu and sixth-order Gu Immortal powerhouses were born. Just sensing the residual aura of the Gu Immortal will be of endless benefit to your future cultivation."

Xuan Zhu couldn't hide his excitement; the sooner Zhou Qing rose to prominence, the sooner he could fulfill his promise to him.

"You mean, I have a chance to control this blessed land?!" Zhou Qing's breathing instantly became heavy.

Although Fallen Immortal Valley is an abandoned blessed land, and many resources in the explored areas have been lost to previous generations over the past few hundred years, there are still places that have not yet been explored.

The mere existence of a small world containing the power of heaven and earth is already an unimaginable gain.

Even the mixed forces of heaven and earth can be slowly absorbed and refined, which is much better than being in the outside world.

"That's right. If you can pass the test of the Earth Spirit, you will most likely be able to take control of this blessed land."

Even a near-dissipating earth spirit should be able to deal with a Gu Master of the third rank or higher within a blessed land.

Moreover, even if the earth's spiritual energy dissipates, this blessed land will not disappear immediately and will continue to exist for several more years.

We must find a way to pass the test and gain the earth spirit's approval!

Xuanzhu said excitedly.

"I can only do my best." Zhou Qing gradually regained his composure. The test of a sixth-order powerhouse's will-formed earth spirit is probably not just difficult, but also life-threatening.

"Since the Earth Spirit transferred you here without attacking you directly, it means that the Gu Immortal of this blessed land was not a violent person in his lifetime, so the Earth Spirit will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

You were the last to arrive at Rejuvenation Valley. There might already be others who have been brought here by the Earth Spirit. We need to hurry and choose a path first. At least figure out what the Earth Spirit wants.”

Xuanzhu quickly replied.

"Hmm." Zhou Qing nodded. Now that he was here, whether he wanted to pass the test or not was not up to him. He had to find a way out first.

Zhou Qing looked towards the four passages in the cave.

Whether it was due to the restrictions of the blessed land's rules or not, he felt his five senses were greatly suppressed here, and his perception dropped significantly.

He didn't know which way to go.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing released dozens of Ice Silkworm Gu worms and walked towards three of the passages. He chose the passage facing him, with Ice Fiend Gu and Heavenly Fire Centipede guarding him from the front and back.

Zhou Qing walked slowly through the passage for several hundred meters until he came into view a huge underground cavern, which was incredibly spacious.

Buzz!

However, the next moment, he heard a chilling, fine buzzing sound. Countless flying insects, resembling pale golden ants with two pairs of wings as thin as cicada wings, were descending from the cave ceiling. The buzzing sound was the sound of these ants flapping their wings.

At a glance, flying ants covered the sky and were countless.

Zhou Qing immediately stepped back.

boom!
The Heavenly Fire Centipede made the first move, channeling its fire-attribute true essence into its entire body, causing its originally crimson carapace to blaze as if engulfed in flames.

Crack, crackle!

The next moment, the Heavenly Fire Centipede darted into the swarm of flying ants, and the air was filled with popping sounds. The scorching air was mixed with a pungent, burnt smell, which was the smell of the flying ants being roasted by the True Fire two days ago.

"hiss--!"

However, in just a short while, the once ferocious and powerful Heavenly Fire Centipede suddenly roared to the sky and struggled violently, as if in immense pain.

Zhou Qing looked closely and saw that the fire-attribute true essence on the surface of the Heavenly Fire Centipede was rapidly decreasing under the relentless onslaught of flying ants.

Even though Zhou Qing continuously provided true essence, and the true essence in the Yuanqiao was constantly replenished, the Qian Tian True Fire condensed on the surface of the Heavenly Fire Centipede was gradually extinguished.

"They were eaten?!" Zhou Qing's eyes widened. As these flying ants opened and closed their mouthparts, the True Fire of Heaven was swallowed into their bellies. Even though most of the flying ants would be charred, the True Fire of Heaven gradually lost its inextinguishable property in the face of such a terrifying number.

The terrifying heat released by the Heavenly Fire Centipede was gradually dissipating. Without the protection of the Heavenly True Fire, the Heavenly Fire Centipede was like a tiger with its claws and teeth pulled out.

Countless flying ants gnawed at the Skyfire Centipede's carapace, finally breaking open gaps in its seemingly indestructible shell.

"Crimson Flame! Come back!" Zhou Qing immediately summoned the Heavenly Fire Centipede back after seeing it suffer a setback.

As if granted a pardon, the Heavenly Fire Centipede quickly shrank its size and darted out of the encirclement of flying ants, where it was taken back into Zhou Qing's Yuanqiao.

The Heavenly Fire Centipede returned to its primordial aperture, receiving a direct replenishment of true essence, instantly restoring its vitality. The flying ants still attached to its body were also easily subdued.

At this moment, seeing the Heavenly Fire Centipede escape, the flying ants in the cave instantly shifted their target and flew towards Zhou Qing.

The Ice Fiend Gu flew out of the passage, and as it flapped its wings, a large amount of tangible cold air gushed out.

Click, click, click!
The flying ants that had survived the baptism of the Heavenly Fire Centipede's True Fire were instantly frozen into ice particles by the extreme temperature difference between the ice and fire, and fell to the ground like raindrops.

Seeing that the Ice Fiend Gu had a strong restraining effect on these flying ants, Zhou Qing immediately provided more true essence, allowing the Ice Fiend Gu to release a continuous stream of icy cold energy.

"If I hadn't opened the second Yuan Aperture, I would have been in big trouble." Feeling the true essence in the Yuan Aperture being rapidly depleted, Zhou Qing replenished the true essence in his dantian, while the Four Flavor Wine Worms were constantly swallowing and refining the true essence.

"I don't know what happened to the others."

In a short while, the Ice Fiend Gu used the icy energy of the Ice Soul to freeze most of the flying ants. The remaining flying ants seemed to finally feel fear and scattered in all directions, leaving only a ground full of ice particles.

To his surprise, a few flying ants survived even after being frozen by the icy chill.

"Such strong vitality!" Zhou Qing exclaimed in surprise as he collected all the frozen flying ants.

He then entered the cave.

Whoosh!
A fist-sized white ball of light appeared out of thin air in front of Zhou Qing, floating quietly and radiating an extremely powerful life force.

“This is…” Zhou Qing’s gaze sharpened.

"Longevity Gu!" Xuanzhu exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Qing stretched out his hand, and a fist-sized ball of white light fell into his palm. As the white light dissipated, a section of old tree root resembling ginseng root appeared in his palm.

The longevity gu entered his body and appeared in his primordial aperture.

At this moment, a line of text appeared in Zhou Qing's field of vision.

You have acquired a new Gu worm – the Longevity Gu.

[Rank: Tier 3, Low Grade]

[Longevity Gu: The origin of Longevity Gu lies in life itself. Wherever there is life, wild Longevity Gu can potentially arise naturally.]

[Effect: Refining this Longevity Gu can extend one's lifespan by five years.]

"A five-year longevity Gu! Could this be the reward for passing this level?" Zhou Qing murmured.

The objectives of this trip have been largely achieved.

However, his goal before entering the area was to find the Longevity Gu, but now his goal has become to obtain the Blessed Land.

As if he had heard Zhou Qing's words, another white vortex with a diameter of more than three meters appeared in front of him.

"The second hurdle?" Zhou Qing frowned slightly, as if there was no other way to go.

He paused for a moment, then stepped into the white vortex.

With a dizzying sensation, Zhou Qing found himself in a vast, seemingly endless forest.

"Are we out yet?" Zhou Qing looked around and felt that this place did not resemble the Valley of Rejuvenation. Before he could take a few steps, the earth suddenly trembled.

Not far ahead, a huge tree, as thick as two people could hug, suddenly trembled violently. Cracks began to appear in the surrounding ground, and the tree's roots sprouted from the ground like serpents, rushing towards Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing immediately dodged and tried to release his Gu worms to fight back, but he found that his Yuan Aperture was closed and he could not release the Gu worms at all.

"what happened?!"

Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine, and then released a second batch of Ice Silkworm Gu worms from the Wooden King Cauldron.

Wow!
As soon as these ice silkworm worms appeared, they flapped their wings, but seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, falling to the ground like raindrops.

“It seems that the power of the rules here is even stronger,” Xuanzhu analyzed.

"Does this mean we can't rely on external forces to overcome this challenge?" Zhou Qing realized and tried releasing other Gu worms. Sure enough, as soon as Erqing was released, it was also suppressed, but it still retained its ability to move.

clap clap clap!
The tree kept whipping Zhou Qing with its flexible and thick roots, but its strength was probably only at the first level. Even without the Gu worms, Zhou Qing could easily deal with it.

As he dodged the attack, he struck out with both palms, easily severing the roots of the tree.

However, the next moment, something unexpected happened!

The broken roots of the large tree twitched and then burrowed into the ground. In an instant, several other large trees nearby also sprang into action and launched an attack on Zhou Qing.

In less than ten breaths, Zhou Qing was surrounded by seven or eight large trees, and the number of trees kept increasing as he fought.

(End of this chapter)