All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 71 The Amazing Silkworm Raising Technique

Zhou Qing traversed the desolate, miasma-filled area and arrived at the cave located on the edge of a cliff.

"Ok?"

As soon as Zhou Qing entered the cave entrance, he sensed something was wrong.

There were many corpses of purple fire ants on the ground, basically eaten down to their wings.

And even at such close range, he couldn't sense the presence of the seven ant queens.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing immediately released a second batch of Purple Fire Flying Ants to enter the cave first.

He only entered the cave after confirming that it was safe.

As he entered the open area where the cold pool was located, a large, blackish-red centipede about three feet long crawled toward him.

It was none other than the Crimson Flame, which had completed its evolution.

You have acquired a new Gu worm – the Corpse Poison Centipede.

[Corpse Poison Centipede: A mutated form of the Golden-backed Centipede that has consumed malevolent and venomous substances. Its body contains corpse poison; those poisoned will suffer from chilling invasion, body ulceration, and complete stiffness. It can be fed malevolent and venomous substances to aid its growth and evolution.]

As the crimson flames drew closer, lines of text appeared in Zhou Qing's vision.

"If there were no external enemies, how did those purple fire flying ants die?"

At this moment, Zhou Qing walked over to examine the other two pottery jars.

Inside one of the earthenware jars lay a foot-long, bright green caterpillar, which turned out to be Erqing.

However, the other pottery jar was completely empty.

"Where is the Golden Silkworm Gu?" Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow, quickly calmed his mind, and used his faint senses to locate the Golden Silkworm Gu.

"Buzz!"

Seemingly sensing Zhou Qing's call, accompanied by a buzzing sound, four golden silkworm gu flew back from outside the cave at an extremely fast speed.

Zhou Qing stretched out his hand, and four golden silkworm gu fell into his palm.

The golden silkworm gu had changed from emerald green to a golden-white color, and its appearance was still that of a silkworm, but its originally soft outer skin had turned into the hard shell unique to insects.

The Golden Silkworm Gu has four body segments, each with two pairs of small claws underneath, for a total of eight pairs.

On the back of the first and second body segments, there is a pair of beetle-like elytra.

A pair of black, jade-like, semi-protruding eyes, their surfaces covered with countless grid-like lines, seemingly forming a bizarre compound eye structure. Below the eyes were a pair of enormous mouthparts resembling those of a longhorn beetle.

"The Ant King was eaten by you!"

The four golden silkworm gu still retained the aura of the purple fire flying ants. One of the golden silkworm gu had its mouthparts open and closed, chewing on the remains of an ant king.

Zhou Qing frowned, never expecting the Golden Silkworm Gu to be so ferocious.

Fortunately, they did not attack the Second National Youth League.

Otherwise, they would probably have been eaten by Erqing.

There are plenty of Purple Fire Flying Ants, so he doesn't care if some die. Even the Ant King can raise more than a dozen every month; it just depends on whether he's willing to focus on raising them.

"It seems we still need to strengthen our control over the Golden Silkworm Gu." Zhou Qing bit his finger and dripped the blood onto his palm.

The four golden silkworms immediately began vying to devour his blood.

You have obtained a new Gu worm – the Two-Winged Golden Silkworm Gu.

【Double-Winged Golden Silkworm Gu: Evolved from the Golden Silkworm Gu, it is extremely fast, agile, and swift, impervious to ordinary swords and blades, and immune to water and fire. It can be fed various blood-based foods to aid its growth and evolution, with feeding it to the Five Poisons being the best method.】

After consuming Zhou Qing's blood, the Golden Silkworm Gu's aura intensified, and the color of one of the Golden Silkworm Gu became noticeably darker, changing from a mix of gold and white to a pale gold.

At the same time, Zhou Qing felt a surge of heat in his hands, as if some kind of magical change had occurred.

As the jade tablet within his soul emitted a faint divine light, a line of text appeared in Zhou Qing's vision.

Occupation: Silkworm farmer

[Craftsmanship: Silkworm rearing and mulberry harvesting]

[Progress: Perfect (800/800)] → [Progress: Masterful (1/800)] [Effect: You possess a pair of exquisitely skillful hands, your craftsmanship reaching a level of mastery beyond compare. Silkworms tended by you will have their vitality greatly enhanced. Even the most ordinary silkworms can be cultivated and bred into mutated silkworms capable of withstanding strong winds and torrential rains. Under your care, it will no longer be difficult for silkworm worms to mutate. Due to the greatly increased dexterity of your hands, your skills in related fields will also be strengthened.]

"This is."

Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy; his silkworm breeding technique, which had been stalled for a long time, had finally made a breakthrough.

The changes in his hands were very obvious.

"As for the hand, there's no rush to test the changes."

Zhou Qing's attention returned to the Golden Silkworm Gu. It seemed that raising the Golden Silkworm Gu could also further enhance the [Silkworm Raiser] profession, which was an unexpected surprise.

Therefore, he will need to find a way to cultivate more silkworm-like Gu worms in the future.

Based on his current skill level, his proficiency is divided into five levels.

Beginner, proficient, expert, perfect, masterful.

I wonder if there's anything beyond the level of divine skill.

However, for Zhou Qing, having it would be even better.

"Let's first examine just how strong the Golden Silkworm Gu's defenses are."

Zhou Qing squeezed the Golden Silkworm Gu in his palm and found that its shell was very hard and difficult to squeeze.

Seeing this, he first took out the wood-chopping knife he had placed in the cave and raised the Golden Silkworm Gu in his hand.

Ding!
Zhou Qing slashed down with his blade, the blade striking the hard shell of one of the Golden Silkworm Gu, producing a metallic clang.

He summoned the chopped-down golden silkworm gu, held it in his hand to examine it, and saw that the golden silkworm gu's hard shell was completely undamaged.

Although he didn't use his full strength, the force of that slash was still over a hundred pounds.

"Clang~"

To test just how hard the Golden Silkworm Gu's shell was, Zhou Qing drew his Demon-Slaying Blade. The dark blue blade, as if coated with poison, gleamed with a chilling light.

As Zhou Qing brought the sharp blade closer, the golden silkworm gu he held in his hand seemed to sense a deadly threat and began to struggle violently.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing strengthened his control over the Golden Silkworm Gu, so the Golden Silkworm Gu did not show any signs of backlash, it just kept struggling.

"Stab!"

Zhou Qing used his demon-slaying blade to scratch the hard shell of the Golden Silkworm Gu. In the dim cave, sparks lit up. He looked closely and saw a scratch on the hard shell.

"It seems that the Golden Silkworm Gu can't withstand better weapons."

Zhou Qing nodded secretly.

However, the Golden Silkworm Gu can fly, and it won't stay still in the air to be attacked during battle.

More importantly, the Golden Silkworm Gu has a very strong reproductive capacity.

One or two Golden Silkworm Gu are not afraid of swords and blades, so they are nothing, but if there are hundreds or thousands of Golden Silkworm Gu, then they are terrifying.

The mouthparts of the Golden Silkworm Gu occupy almost half of its body volume, clearly not for decoration.

Zhou Qing released the Golden Silkworm Gu from his hand, walked to the earthenware jar containing Er Qing, and squeezed out some fresh blood from the wound on his finger to feed Er Qing.

A moment later, Erqing, who had been limp, suddenly stood up.

"Pfft!"

The moment Erqing opened her eyes and saw Zhou Qing, she was very excited and jumped onto Zhou Qing's shoulder.

[Refining: Green Silk Gu (Second Green)]

[Progress: Exceeded Limit (800/800)]

[Evolutionary Direction: To be determined (Can be fed any highly poisonous substance, including but not limited to poisonous insects and flowers)]

"If any highly poisonous substance is acceptable, does miasma count?"

Zhou Qing had a sudden inspiration and remembered the pink miasma she had discovered a few days ago.

(End of this chapter)