All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 249 The Wooden Dummy Displays Its Power! First Battle Against a Grandmaster!

The Wood Spirit Gu was like a bottomless pit. The Heavenly Silkworm, which was full of vitality, was gradually weakened by the absorption, but it still could not satisfy the Wood Spirit Gu's needs.

At this moment, Zhou Qing stopped.

If the Wood Spirit Gu continues to absorb, the Heavenly Silkworm's fate will likely go beyond simply falling in rank; it may even die from excessive consumption.

Of course, Zhou Qing could also directly consume his own power to replenish the Heavenly Silkworm, allowing the Heavenly Silkworm to continue providing life force, but this would also consume Zhou Qing's life force.

If the Wood Spirit Gu can be successfully evolved into a third-tier Wood God Gu, it is an acceptable price to pay, even if it means sacrificing some of one's life force or lifespan, provided that it is controllable.

At this moment, the Wood Spirit Gu is clearly still a long way from meeting the standards for evolution.

Zhou Qing collected the silkworm back into his Yuanqiao (Primordial Aperture) and nurtured it with his true essence.

hum!
The next moment, a golden humanoid creature flew out of Zhou Qing's body and transformed into a ten-foot-tall divine golden body.

[Occupation: Mountain God of Black Wind Mountain and Yellow Dragon Mountain (Zhou Qing)]

[Divine Power: Rank 8 (889600/600000)]

[Effects: Dream Entry, Qi Observation, Divine Power Transfer, Divine Power Golden Body]

Today, the mountain god temples in the Black Wind Mountain and Yellow Dragon Mountain areas are thriving, with as many as 30,000 believers.

Zhou Qing's divine power had long surpassed the upper limit of the eighth-grade divine power. The strength of his divine power golden body had truly reached the peak of the twelfth blood exchange. If he were to fight in the Black Wind Mountain and Yellow Dragon Mountain area, he could even rival a top expert who had one foot in the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qing did not possess the seventh-grade God Worship Technique, and thus could not use divine power to condense a seventh-grade divine golden body in one fell swoop.

With a seventh-grade divine power golden body, comparable to a martial arts grandmaster who has reached the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, even if his strength weakens after leaving the mountain range, he is still a terrifying existence that a half-step Three Flowers Gathering at the Top can't possibly challenge.

The seventh-grade worship method involves the core of the divine path, and it is almost impossible to obtain it through normal means.

Rather than searching for the seventh-grade worship method, Zhou Qing believed that awakening his third-tier profession again, obtaining limit-breaking points, and then upgrading the [Mountain God] profession might provide an opportunity to find an advancement method to replace the seventh-grade worship method.

Although the current Divine Power Golden Body is still only at the eighth rank, its accompanying supernatural abilities have been significantly enhanced due to the abundance of divine power.

"Crash!"

As the divine golden body disappeared into the ground, the powerful earth vein energy in the mountains converged towards Zhou Qing like a tidal wave.

The trees and flowers within a radius of hundreds of miles withered and dried up rapidly at a visible speed, eventually decaying.

Immediately afterwards, the divine golden body used the earth's energy to carry a massive amount of plant essence and poured it all into the emerald green roots that floated in mid-air, resembling ginseng whiskers.

So strong! "

Zhou Qing looked surprised. This was the first time he had used his full power to create the Golden Body of Divine Power after his divine power broke through the eighth-grade limit.

hum!
The Wood Spirit Gu shone brightly, and a pillar of light shot into the sky, piercing the darkness.

"Such a commotion is a bit troublesome."

Zhou Qing frowned as he watched the soaring spiritual light released by the Wood Spirit Gu.

Although this place is far from Jinyun Prefecture City and is located in the mountains, such a commotion could probably be sensed from hundreds of miles away.

This is not the southern border region, where the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Grandmaster still exists.

Third-tier powerhouses are extremely sensitive to changes in the power of heaven and earth; we must speed up the process.

Zhou Qing activated his divine power golden body with all his might, but his divine power was rapidly depleted.

In just a short while, most of the essence of the plants and trees within a radius of a hundred miles was consumed.

At this moment, Zhou Qing sensed the urgency and desire of the Wood Spirit Gu.

"That's all!"

Seeing the commotion growing louder, Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and released the Heavenly Silkworm again. This time, he directly consumed his life force to nourish the Heavenly Silkworm, which then transferred the purified life force into the Wood Spirit Gu's body.

Zhou Qing's aura quickly faded, and as his vitality continued to drain away, his lifespan was shortened, and a few strands of white hair began to grow at his temples.

boom--!
Finally, the Wood Spirit Gu completed its crucial transformation, and a terrifying aura that reached the heavens and the earth spread out.

The once lush green roots, resembling ginseng roots, were less than a foot long, but in the blink of an eye, they grew into towering trees.

A colossal creature, over five zhang in diameter and over thirty zhang in height, appeared before Zhou Qing.

You have obtained a new Gu worm—the Wood God Gu.

[Rank: Tier 3, Low Grade (Evolvable; Can be Combined)]

[Wood God Gu: The Wood Human Gu absorbed the essence of thousand-year-old spiritual wood to refine the Wood Spirit Gu. It absorbed the essence of plants and trees and pure life force, successfully advancing to the third stage.]

【Effect: Aoki Emperor】

"A third-tier combat-type Gu worm, and it's already done?!" Zhou Qing stood at the feet of the Wood God Gu, feeling the terrifying aura emanating from it, as vast as the ocean. He was like an ant, lost in thought.

It probably consumed about ten years of my lifespan, which is perfectly acceptable.

Lifespan can be restored through the Heavenly Silkworm, but a third-tier Gu worm cannot be refined at any time.

Zhou Qing reached out and touched the trunk of the Wood God Gu. It felt rough, no different from the touch of an ordinary tree, but the essence of plants contained within it shocked Zhou Qing.

"No wonder everyone says that those below the third rank are all ants. The difference between the second and third ranks is like fighting against immortal cultivators in martial arts! How can anyone compete with this?"

Zhou Qing was somewhat dazed. The Wood God Gu was too powerful, and he couldn't help but doubt whether he had enough power to activate it.

As the true essence in Zhou Qingyuan's aperture was continuously injected into the body of the Wood God Gu, a feeling of close connection appeared all over his body.

hum!
The essence of plants and trees gathered within the Wood God Gu resonated with the power of heaven and earth, which then affected Zhou Qing. A crisp green light emanated from Zhou Qing's body, and his previously listless aura quickly recovered.

"It turns out that the Wood God Gu can be activated by drawing upon the essence of plants and the earth's energy."

At this moment, Zhou Qing suddenly discovered that the true essence injected into the Wood God Gu was consumed very little, almost in balance with the speed at which it absorbed the power of heaven and earth and converted it into true essence. As a third-order Gu worm, this consumption was completely beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

"From this perspective, as long as my body can withstand it, the Wood God Gu can fight with the help of the essence of plants and the power of heaven and earth without consuming my true essence."

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

In this way, he will truly possess third-tier combat power.

They possess the strength to engage in equal dialogue with martial arts grandmasters who have achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and third-tier Gu Masters.

"Huh? You're here so quickly!"

Zhou Qing was filled with excitement and was about to put away the Wood God Gu when he noticed several powerful auras approaching the area.

"Let's go first." Zhou Qing paused. Although he wanted to test the power of the Wood God Gu, he thought again that this was Jin Yun Prefecture, and he couldn't be too arrogant. So he put the Wood God Gu back into his Yuan Aperture and used the Ice Fiend Gu to fly straight into the sky and away from the mountain range.

With Zhou Qing flying at full speed, he covered more than a thousand miles in just a short while.

He deliberately took a long detour to avoid being discovered.

"almost."

Zhou Qing slowly descended from the sky into the lush valley below.

Suddenly, he felt a tingling sensation throughout his body.

Crack, crackle!

A silvery-white electric spark appeared out of thin air, converging into a huge electric arc as thick as a water vat hundreds of meters directly above Zhou Qing's head.

boom!
The electric arc instantly traveled hundreds of meters, striking Zhou Qing in the back, the flash of light illuminating the sky.

Zhou Qing was charred all over, his body as if hit by a cannonball, as he fell into the valley below.

At this moment, a purple-clad youth, his body enveloped in silvery-white lightning, appeared in the clouds. Seeing Zhou Qing fall into the valley, he raised an eyebrow and flew straight towards the valley.

Rumble!
Just as the purple-clad youth passed through the thick fog shrouding the valley, a tremendous rumble resounded from the earth.

"Um?!"

The purple-clad youth's pupils suddenly dilated as a gigantic hand, the size of a house, abruptly emerged from the thick fog and lunged at his body.

"This is."

A golden glint flashed in the purple-clad youth's eyes. The enormous hand before him was entirely emerald green, covered with tree-like patterns. Rich essence of vegetation and the power of wood-attribute heaven and earth converged upon it. What appeared to be an ordinary grasping motion emitted a terrifying explosion, and tangible ripples spread through the space.

Crack!

The purple-clad youth was surrounded by crackling electricity, and his body appeared fifty meters away as if by teleportation, effortlessly dodging the terrifying grab.

However, the next moment, a second hand attacked from behind him.

Crack!

The young man in purple moved as if by teleportation once again, dodging the attack.

"A mere trick, yet you dare to do it?" The purple-clad youth looked at the enormous hand that was attacking again with disdain, but when the moonlight above his head suddenly disappeared, his whole body trembled.

He looked up and saw eight large, house-sized wooden hands that had appeared above his head, blocking his escape route like a mountain pressing down on him.

At the same time, several more green wooden hands emerged from the clouds.

As sixteen hands appeared simultaneously, the clouds and mist above the valley finally dissipated, and a giant that had been half-crouching in the valley slowly rose up. A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and simple clothes stood on top of the giant tree-man's head.

"A third-tier Gu Master?!" The purple-clad youth felt his heart skip a beat.

"Fellow Taoist, wait!"

The young man in purple shouted loudly.

However, the middle-aged man on the tree-man's head ignored him and simply clasped his hands together.

Rumble!
The tree-man's sixteen arms swung simultaneously.

Sixteen hands swatted at the purple-clad youth as if swatting mosquitoes.

Finally, the sixteen arms formed a huge encirclement that kept shrinking, completely engulfing the figure of the purple-clad youth.

"Huh?!" Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow, taken aback.

Is the Wood God Gu so powerful that it can even instantly kill the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top?

boom--!
At that moment, a golden arc of electricity as thick as a water vat pierced through the arm of the Wood God Gu. The purple-clad youth seized the opportunity to escape, his body floating in mid-air, his face slightly pale.

"Fellow Daoist, as a third-tier Gu Master, your unauthorized entry into the heart of the Central Plains is likely a violation of the agreement between martial artists and Gu Masters," the purple-robed youth questioned.

"Didn't you ambush me first?" Zhou Qing said calmly, not intimidated by the other party. Gu Masters are not absolutely forbidden from entering the Central Plains, otherwise Wanqi Zongyuan, Wu Hongyang, and Wu Xia would not have entered the Central Plains on business.

Moreover, he was only a second-tier Gu Master, just like Wu Hongyang and Wu Xia, who had third-tier Gu worms by their side.

Strictly speaking, he did not violate the agreement.

Moreover, even if a third-tier Gu Master were to enter the Central Plains, as long as they didn't act recklessly, no one would be so idle as to meddle.

"My name is Qi Yandao, from the Qi family of Crescent Lake. What happened just now was a misunderstanding. Fellow Daoist has already vented his anger, so why don't we let it go?"

The young man in purple said in a deep voice.

"Very well, then I will give the Qi family face." Zhou Qing nodded slightly, not expecting that this person was the newly promoted Grandmaster of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Qi family of Crescent Lake.

It seems he didn't notice when he flew away that this valley was only a few hundred miles away from the Qi family's Crescent Lake.

The thought that the Qi family had a Grandmaster made Zhou Qing feel uneasy and he wanted to retreat, but he remained outwardly calm.

"I'll take my leave."

However, Qi Yandao surprised him by bowing and then disappearing instantly amidst a flash of lightning.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing remained calm and showed no reaction.

Crack!

The next moment, Qi Yandao reappeared.

"What, Fellow Daoist Qi, are you perhaps reluctant to part with this old man?" Zhou Qing teased.

"I would like to remind you, fellow Daoist, that although Jin Yun Prefecture is near the Southern Frontier, it is still part of the Central Plains. It would be best if you left this place as soon as possible," Qi Yandao said thoughtfully.

"Thank you for the reminder. If Fellow Daoist Qi has any further advice, please do so as well," Zhou Qing said calmly.

"I dare not, farewell!" Qi Yandao disappeared again.

This time, he's really gone.

Seeing that Qi Yandao's aura had completely disappeared, Zhou Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, immediately put away the wooden puppet Gu, and left the valley.

About fifteen minutes later, Qi Yandao returned, accompanied by an old woman with a powerful aura, but who looked extremely old.

(End of this chapter)