After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 939 The Uses of the Fire Cloud Pearl, a Special Reward from the System!

"what……"

The red worm emitted violent mental fluctuations, screamed, twisted its body, and burst forth with powerful primordial spirit energy, charging towards Chen Yang.

Chen Yang ignored everything else and focused solely on increasing the output of his true fire.

The red worm twisted its slender body and lashed out at Chen Yang.

Without saying a word, Chen Yang activated his golden body, grabbing the head with one hand and the tail with the other, pulling it straight.

Although this insect has entered the Dao True Realm, in terms of strength, most insects still have an innate disadvantage compared to humans.

The red worm's body was extremely hard, giving Chen Yang the feeling of holding a steel pipe. It struggled with considerable force, but it was still somewhat weaker than his own strength.

Under the scorching heat of the flames, the red worm seemed to unleash its ultimate potential. Its head became as sharp as a steel needle. Unable to break free from Chen Yang's grasp, it turned its head and tried to burrow into the tiger's mouth of Chen Yang's right hand.

“Knock, knock…”

The golden statue was drilled until it was emitting sparks.

"you wanna die!"

Chen Yang roared, and the true fire burned even more fiercely.

"what……"

The red worm screamed in agony, "Spare me, I'm willing to submit to you!"

Persuaded!

Unexpectedly, Chen Yang was so fierce that he even possessed the Five Flames True Fire, completely suppressing it.

The red worm struggled in Chen Yang's hand while pleading pitifully.

Chen Yang slightly reduced the intensity of the fire. "What use is the Fire Cloud Pearl to you?"

Despite enduring the scorching heat of the true fire, the red worm replied, "It's useful. The Fire Cloud Pearl possesses immense fire-attribute energy, which can help me complete another molting and evolution, allowing me to enter the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm. Furthermore, it can help me address my weaknesses, so I no longer need to fear the refining power of the true fire. Chen Yang, please spare my life. I can be your slave, just like that man..."

Under immense pain, the red worm spoke almost everything it knew.

"If you don't believe me, you can plant a life-and-death curse mark on me... Ah..."

……

To enhance one's skills and become unafraid of being refined by true fire?
According to the system's encyclopedia, the only two things the Hellworm fears are being burned by true fire and being struck by true lightning.

Besides that, it is almost immune to all magic, making it extremely difficult to kill.

This insect had previously possessed Ke Shaohua's body and acquired his memories. Its mastery of thunder magic was already quite profound. In addition, with the peach wood sword protecting it, Chen Yang had just tested it, and the true thunder unleashed by the Mountain-Driving Whip did not cause it much damage.

If he were to obtain the Fire Cloud Pearl and become immune to the burning of true fire, wouldn't he truly be invulnerable to all magic?
That's outrageous!
Surrender?

Just because you express your submission to me, do I have to accept it?

This insect is quite intelligent; insect control techniques probably won't be able to control it.

As for the Life and Death Curse Seal.

Even if we tried, we might not be able to control it, after all, it's an insect.

Moreover, it was able to recognize the Life and Death Curse Mark on Du Fengchun at a glance, which clearly shows that it is familiar with this strange technique. The fact that it so easily expressed its intentions suggests that it might have a way to deal with the Life and Death Curse Mark.

Chen Yang didn't want to leave any future troubles for himself. This insect was more ferocious than ever before. Now that he had it under control, he had to kill it.

"puff!"

The Five Flames True Fire increased its output once again.

"what……"

The insect's body twisted, screamed, begged, and finally cursed loudly.

"They will come for you. You killed me, they will definitely come for you..."

The red worm's spiritual fluctuations weakened, and along with its primordial spirit, it was gradually burned by the Five Samadhi True Fire, until finally, only a charred corpse remained.

A worm over a meter long and as thick as a little finger stood upright, blackened by real fire, looking like a piece of charred iron wire.

……

"Ding, mission complete. Hunted SS-level insect [Hell Worm]*1. Rewards: [Super Insect Growth Essence]*1, experience points +100000, insect control proficiency +10000."

……

"So crispy?"

The system notification message officially announced the death of the insect.

Chen Yang hadn't expected that the Hell Worm, with its infamous reputation, would be killed so easily.

The situation was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

Without much thought, Chen Yang stored the insect corpse in his system space and turned to walk towards Ke Shaohua.

I did a quick check on Ke Shaohua's condition.

His blood and qi were indeed still flowing, but he was quite weak. As for whether he was still alive in his current condition, Chen Yang wasn't sure.

I took some wound medicine and applied it to the wound on his coccyx.

I just treated his parasites, and I don't know if I damaged his spinal cord. If I did, it could potentially cause paralysis.

However, Ke Shaohua himself is a being at the Creation Realm, and his body has a certain self-repairing ability.

Besides the spinal cord, the Hell Worm also controls the brain. Chen Yang did a rough examination and found that Ke Shaohua's brain was relatively intact, but his mind had obvious violent trauma.

Chen Yang gave him a Taiyi Guiyuan Pill to take.

They immediately carried the person on their backs and quickly descended the mountain.

After arriving home, I gave Ke Shaohua acupuncture to stabilize his breathing.

Everything that could be done has been done. Whether he can wake up or recover is now up to fate.

"This insect is really something. It got someone else's memories and even managed to take over their body. Its ability is much better than mine."

The eight-winged centipede was somewhat moved.

It merely absorbs other people's memories by sucking out their brains, but this hellish worm directly and violently seizes their bodies, and its power is far greater.

Chen Yang washed his hands and didn't say anything more.

Du Fengchun said, "Before it died, this insect said it had other kindred spirits, and it will probably come looking for you again..."

"Just come."

Chen Yang shook his hands and wiped the moisture off them with a handkerchief. "If I can kill one, why would I be afraid to kill a second or a third?"

Since the Five Flames True Fire can subdue these insects, Chen Yang is naturally not afraid. On the contrary, he would love to have more so that he can catch them all and get more rewards for himself.

Du Fengchun was speechless. In his opinion, Chen Yang did indeed have the right to be arrogant.

I just gave him the Five Samadhi True Fire Technique a few days ago, and he mastered it in the blink of an eye. How could someone like that be easy to mess with?

The eight-winged centipede said, "We shouldn't have killed it so quickly. You should have tried to control it. This insect is quite intelligent; perhaps we could have extracted some information from it—where they came from, how many escaped, why they appeared in Dawa Mountain, and what their relationship is with those wandering monks and the Peaceful Heaven Cult. These are all mysteries..."

Chen Yang shook his head. "It has more than one of its kind. Since the Fire Cloud Pearl is so useful to this insect, if this insect is looking for it, other insects are probably looking for it too. Sooner or later, they will come knocking on our door..."

He couldn't help but think of Xie Xiaofeng.

Xie Xiaofeng had called him earlier to inform him of Chen Yang and Ke Shaohua's deaths.

Logically speaking, if Xie Xiaofeng was also parasitized, there should have been no need to notify Chen Yang so that Chen Yang could take precautions in advance.

This only shows that these insects may not be of one mind.

The insect that parasitized Ke Shaohua acted alone, heading straight for the Fire Cloud Pearl. Therefore, other insects would probably also covet the Fire Cloud Pearl.

The motive behind Xie Xiaofeng's phone call was either to prevent the parasite that was infesting Ke Shaohua from succeeding, or he might have wanted to find out Chen Yang's location.

Fortunately, Chen Yang was cautious at the time and didn't tell Xie Xiaofeng anything.

But given their capabilities, it's only a matter of time before they find Jiapigou.

In other words, Huang Can is in danger right now.

Chen Yang took out his phone and called Huang Can.

Before long, Huang Can arrived at Chen Yang's old house.

He was still a little confused when Chen Yang called him over late at night.

Chen Yang didn't hide anything and told him the whole story.

Huang Can was stunned for a long time after hearing this.

He was completely confused by the terms "hellish worm," "body possession," and "fire cloud pearl," and it took him a while to understand what was going on.

He was being targeted by a swarm of insects, specifically, those targeting the Fire Cloud Pearl inside his body.

According to Chen Yang's description, this insect is quite ferocious, and can easily possess even a powerful expert at the Creation Realm.

"Then what should I do now?"

After a long while, Huang Can finally asked, his face pale.

Fortune tellers all say he has a tough life, so why does he always encounter these unpleasant things?

Chen Yang took a deep breath; he couldn't think of any particularly good solutions right now.

After all, he couldn't possibly stay by this guy's side every second. Huang Can asked, "If we take this bead out and give it to them, will everything be alright?"

"Ah."

Chen Yang chuckled lightly, "The Fire Cloud Pearl can help them improve their cultivation and also make them immune to true fire damage. Giving the pearl to these evil spirits is simply aiding and abetting evil..."

"Then, let's find a way to get it out?" Huang Can asked.

Chen Yang shook his head. "It's easy for this thing to go in, but difficult to get out. It's hidden in your dantian, and I have no way to get it out..."

"What should I do? Brother Yang, you have to save me!"

Huang Can was truly on the verge of tears; he was just sitting at home when disaster struck from the sky.

Chen Yang paced back and forth in the main room, thought for a moment, and said, "Go back and pack your things now. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to Emei Mountain to stay for a while..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Can paused for a moment, "The Spirit Nourishing Pills aren't finished yet; we need to pick kiwis these next few days..."

Chen Yang's face darkened. "Is something else more important, or is saving your life more important?"

"Of course, life is more important," Huang Can said sullenly.

"Put everything else aside for now. Your uncle is also in Emei, so you should go and cultivate for a while and let him give you some pointers. Don't aim to break through to the Creation Realm, but at least catch up with the progress of the Fire Silkworm in your body. Come back after you've resolved the hidden dangers of this insect..." Chen Yang made the arrangements directly.

Huang Can nodded. "So what do we do tonight?"

"Don't worry, they won't come that quickly. Even if they do, I'll sense it immediately. You go back and pack up. You can explain things to your sister yourself..."

"it is good!"

Huang Can didn't say anything more, patted his behind and ran away quickly.

……

After Huang Can left, Chen Yang sat on the sofa, thinking about what had happened that day.

The matter of that rat hasn't been resolved yet, and now the matter of the hell worm has emerged.

Each case is more difficult than the last.

Chen Yang was in a real bind.

I closed my eyes and sorted out my thoughts. Behind these two things, there was a common shadow.

Kunlun Pingtian Sect.

The existence of the Hell Worm must be related to those wandering monks of Dawa Mountain, and those monks are remnants of the Pingtian Sect.

Chen Yang strongly suspected that the Pingtian Sect was a remnant of the Pingtian Cult, so the Hell Worm incident was most likely related to the Pingtian Sect.

I just don't know if the Pingtian Sect sent anyone to participate?

If so, then the matter becomes even more complicated.

He will face not only the hellish worms that have possessed the members of the Northern Emperor's faction, but also the forces sent by the Pingtian Sect.

If things go wrong, this incident might even bring me into the sights of the Pingtian Sect and attract the attention of its higher-ups. If that happens, I'm afraid I'll be in endless trouble.

Chen Yang rubbed his temples, racking his brains but unable to come up with a good solution.

I simply stopped thinking about it.

He pulled up the system panel and saw that the unlocking of the Hell Worm's encyclopedia this time had given him a special reward.

The number of mountains bound increases by 1.

Previously, the number of mountains that could be bound would only increase during system upgrades, but this time it was quite unexpected.

Chen Yang pondered for a moment, perhaps because the Hell Worm was some kind of ancient, ferocious insect species.

However, this reward doesn't seem to have much practical use now; it would be better to get some magic pills instead.

He couldn't think of which major power to align with right now, so he simply left it alone and decided to keep it as a backup.

……

I also received a bottle of super insect growth essence.

This thing greatly benefits the cultivation of insects at the Dao True Realm.

It can be used to cultivate spirit insects under one's command.

Bone-eating beetle?
There's no need for that; these insects don't need to eat such good food.

The food we usually feed them, such as the corpses of spirit beasts and plants, is enough for them to evolve.

There's no need to keep it for the Taotie Gu.

The Gluttonous Gu has been dormant for several days and is already breaking through to the mid-stage of the Dao True Realm. Chen Yang doesn't dare to let it surpass his own realm too much, otherwise there might be a risk of being devoured by it.

So, after thinking it over, I decided that I should either hoard it or give it to Mr. Wu for the best value.

The eight-winged centipede had helped him accomplish many great things, and to Chen Yang, it was like an indispensable right-hand man. After spending so much time together, they had developed a deep friendship, a bond that could be described as a life-or-death bond.

Further advancement in the Eight-Winged Centipede's cultivation level would also benefit Chen Yang.

Without hesitation, he summoned the eight-winged centipede and gave it the bottle of [Super Insect Growth Essence].

"Good lad, that's a good friend."

The eight-winged centipede, overwhelmed by the strong aroma, was completely unable to resist the temptation. Its mouth watered, and after uttering a single sentence, it grabbed the bottle and ran off.

"call!"

Chen Yang breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go inside to check on Ke Shaohua when his phone rang.

It was Wang Yuanchao who attacked.

He had already spoken with Yuan Long and the others, held an emergency meeting, and was already making arrangements to find the whereabouts of the Tong family's hearse and the group from the Northern Emperor's faction.

The call came at this time to inquire about Chen Yang's situation, to prepare to send someone over to handle it together, and to send him some information about the Hell Worm.

Chen Yang explained the situation.

On the other side, Wang Yuanchao was somewhat surprised. He had previously told Chen Yang to be careful and not to act rashly, but he did not expect that Chen Yang had already taken action and had already eliminated the insect.

"Ke Shaohua is still alive. I'll treat him first, but I can't guarantee he'll survive. I'll bring him to you tomorrow."

"Alright, when the Northern Emperor Sect asks, we'll have an explanation. Do your best to save him. If you need anything, just ask. It would be best if you could save him."

In Wang Yuanchao's view, since Chen Yang had already taken action to save him, there was no need to send him to a hospital. After all, Chen Yang had inherited Xue Chonghua's medical skills, and if he couldn't save him, sending him to a hospital would be a waste of time.

"Old Wang, you should have a record of who went to Dawa Mountain this time, right?"

"Yes, what? Don't tell me you suspect that some of these people have also been possessed by that insect?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. These insects are masters of disguise. Even if someone is possessed, it's hard for bystanders to notice anything amiss. Better safe than sorry, it's always better to be cautious..."

……

Chen Yang's words sent chills down Wang Yuanchao's spine on the other end of the phone: "The Hell Worm hasn't appeared for over a hundred years, leaving very little information. The association won't be able to identify it in the short term. As you said, if someone has already been possessed, it might be difficult to tell..."

"I do have a way to tell. You just need to find an opportunity tomorrow to gather everyone who has been to Dawa Mountain and hand them over to me for inspection. We also need to find those people from the Northern Emperor's faction as soon as possible. This matter needs to be handled quickly, otherwise, if this thing multiplies again, it will be difficult to deal with..."

"Yes, I understand!"

……

The two chatted about various things, but since Chen Yang was going to Emei the next day, they didn't go into details.

Anyway, after this incident, Wang Yuanchao probably won't be able to sleep well tonight.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang looked at Du Fengchun. "Haven't you been able to contact that rat yet?"

Du Fengchun gave a wry smile and shook his head gently. "It's probably hiding somewhere to heal its wounds. It probably won't pay any attention to me for the time being."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang felt inexplicably irritated.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'm planning to go to Emei tomorrow. You and your grandson should go to Sipan Mountain, Er'e Mountain, and Si'e Mountain and search all the places you think the rat might be hiding. If you find it, great. If you do, contact me..."

Du Fengchun nodded. "What if we can't find it?"

"we'll talk about it then."

Chen Yang shook his head.

He had no mind to think about anything else; the things that had happened these past few days had indeed been quite upsetting for him.

Du Fengchun didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Chen Yang paused for a moment, then took out a porcelain bottle from the system's inventory and handed it to Du Fengchun.

Du Fengchun reached out and took it, looking at Chen Yang in surprise, thinking that Chen Yang was giving him some kind of benefit.

Chen Yang said, "If you encounter that rat, try to get it to drink the medicine in this bottle..."

"This is……"

Du Fengchun lifted the porcelain bottle, revealing a crystal-clear pill inside, sealed with a thin layer of beeswax.

Isn't this the kind of pill that Chen Yang just refined this morning?

(End of this chapter)