Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

Lu Song's expression hardened. He glanced at Lu Xingzhi, then tapped Gu Qing twice. "I thought you really wanted me to help you assess your disciple. Turns out you've been thinking about this... These are the words the abbot said twenty years ago."

"Seventeen years ago!"

Lu Xingzhi emphasized.

"You remember it very clearly." Lü Song smiled helplessly. "Fine, since I've already promised to take him as my last disciple, I'll keep my promise on behalf of the abbot. There are also a few exotic insects in the Wufeng Temple's treasury that I and the abbot obtained during our travels and cultivation. They were originally intended as a gift for a disciple of the Xuanqing Academy, but that person... Why are you telling me all this? You can take him to see them and let him pick one at random."

"Thank you, Abbot Lü!"

Lu Xingzhi was overjoyed, seemingly even happier than Gu Qing.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu." Daoist Qiuyue, standing to the side, offered his congratulations expressionlessly before leaving the main hall.

Lu Xingzhi seemed oblivious to the other party's indifference and continued to speak warmly, "Fellow Daoist Qiuyue, don't forget to come to the apprenticeship banquet in a few days."

"Um."

Master Qiuyue gave a brief reply, then disappeared outside the main hall without turning back.

Lu Xingzhi remained indifferent, but Gu Qing had observed the behavior of the Taoist priest Qiuyue, the manager of the talisman hall.

obviously.

This Taoist priest Qiuyue is another person under the deputy hall master.

He and Deng Hui were of the same ilk.

"Master Lü, would you be willing to come and have a few drinks with me then?" Lu Xingzhi turned to Lü Song, who was standing to the side, and asked.

Lu Song was speechless for a moment. "Aren't you going a bit too far? You just got a strange insect from my treasure vault, and now you want me to give you gifts... Your disciple is only at the first level of Qi Refining. Can his Five Corpse Bag hold all these things?"

"I'll just send him a five-corpse bag."

Lu Xingzhi chuckled.

Gu Qing, who was standing to the side, saw all of this and was almost moved to tears.

What kind of divine master is this!

He loved it so much!

It seems I'll have to put on a proper apprenticeship banquet in a few days to give this master enough face. If I don't have enough money, I'll just borrow from Li Fu again.

……

After bidding farewell to Lü Song, Lu Xingzhi immediately took Gu Qing to the treasure vault of Wufeng Temple.

The treasure vault of Wufeng Temple is different from that of the medicine hall. The treasure vault of Wufeng Temple is located in a Dharma repository behind the main hall.

When Gu Qing arrived at the Hidden Dharma Pavilion, seven or eight mid-stage Qi Refining Daoist masters were repairing the array outside the pavilion.

obviously.

The Tibetan Buddhist temple was the most attacked place last night.

"Manager Lu."

The group quickly bowed.

Lu Xingzhi said, "Vice Abbot Lü promised my disciple a rare insect."

Without suspicion, the group quickly separated one person to lead Lu Xingzhi and Gu Qing straight to the third floor of the Dharma Hall.

As Gu Qing passed by the first floor, he was astonished by the dazzling array of books on cultivation methods, techniques, and various skills. This was especially true when he saw many of the techniques crammed into corners, covered in a thick layer of dust.

Every single technique in this Dharma Repository is enough to send any unorthodox practitioner into a bloody mess, yet within the Wufeng Temple's Dharma Repository, it's relegated to a corner, ignored by all. They'd rather gather dust than be passed on to others for practice.

In the past, he would have definitely condemned such behavior.

But now, as a cultivator of the Wufeng Temple and a direct disciple of the steward, he could no longer harbor any thoughts of criticism.

"Perhaps this is also the meaning of the existence of Wufeng Temple. It is not for the purpose of spreading the Dharma, but for the purpose of restricting the spread of magic... So it is very difficult to enter Wufeng Temple, but there is still a chance. But once you are given the chance, you have to endure more than ten years in the temple."

Gu Qing sighed inwardly and followed Lu Xingzhi and the other man straight up to the third floor.

On the third floor, the windows were tightly closed, and the doors and windows were covered with talismans. As soon as Gu Qing went upstairs, those talismans emitted an extremely terrifying killing intent. Only after the person leading the way showed his token did those talismans gradually calm down.

"Manager Lu, the number of exotic insects in the Library is not as many as yours; there are only three in total. I will take them out for you to examine one by one."

The words fell.

After searching carefully, the man summoned three insect jars with a wave of his hand.

The insect jar wasn't large, about the size of a fist, but it was sealed with a second-tier talisman.

The man pointed to the first insect jar and said, "This first strange insect is called the Companion Insect. It can be kept in the body to assist in cultivation. For each realm you advance, it can increase the cultivation speed of the insect tamer by 10%, up to a maximum of 120%."

Hearing this, Gu Qing didn't react much, but Lu Xingzhi kept marveling at the collection in the temple.

Gu Qing understood.

After all, for normal cultivators, such an anomaly is a treasure for cultivation.

Over the course of eight or ten years, with its assistance in cultivation, one will surely go further and progress faster than others.

If a cultivator has this worm from childhood, his maximum potential in this lifetime may reach the late stage of Qi Refining or above.

Without this insect, nine times out of ten, the Qi Refining stage is the limit.

After all, time is still very precious for cultivators.

"How is it?" Lu Xingzhi asked hurriedly.

Gu Qing said, "Let's take a look at the second and third ones."

"You don't even like this?" Lu Xingzhi exclaimed, then ordered the cultivator next to him to continue introducing it.

The mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator continued, "The second strange insect is called the Life-Extending Insect. It can absorb the life essence of others to increase its own lifespan. Although it cannot improve one's cultivation level, it can at least increase a cultivator's lifespan by thirty years... As for the cost, it is unknown how much life essence of others it must absorb. However, compared to the cost, an extra thirty years of lifespan means a greater chance."

"And the third one?" Before Gu Qing could show any disinterest, Lu Xingzhi spoke first, "Don't choose this, and don't even think about giving it to me... I have no interest in living another thirty years!"

Gu Qing chuckled.

He did indeed have that thought just now.

If the three exotic insects were not suitable, he would choose the life-extending insect, which he could then give to Lu Xingzhi in exchange for other exotic insects in the medicine hall's treasure vault.

There are also second-tier alien insects!

"I knew you had this idea," Lu Xingzhi scolded, then had someone continue the introduction.

The man immediately said, "The third type of strange insect is called the Forbidden Word Insect. It is very difficult to control and very resource-intensive to cultivate. However, if it is cultivated to the second or even third rank, any cultivator who comes into contact with this insect will have their mana restricted, and they will not be able to use magic tools. The higher the rank, the longer the mana will be restricted."

"What a treasure! If we were to fight against an enemy of the same level, this would make one virtually invincible," Lu Xingzhi exclaimed repeatedly.

Gu Qing was equally delighted.

"That forbidden word bug!"

The stealthy attacks are carried out by corpse-eating worms.

A strong attack is possible with the Hollow Stag Beetle.

Control measures include the use of forbidden words.

The three are combined into one.

His weaknesses will be largely compensated, and his combat effectiveness will rise to another level.

Moreover, the Forbidden Word Insect and the True Method of Foundation Building for Insects also contain detailed cultivation methods and introductions.

Its ranking is even higher than that of the Hollow Stag Beetle!

"You're in luck, kid." Lu Xingzhi patted Gu Qing on the shoulder, extremely satisfied with the gains of this trip. As for whether he could control the Forbidden Word Insect, he wasn't worried at all, after all, Gu Qing was a genius who could control a first-level upper-stage alien insect at the first level of Qi Refining.

Gu Qing bowed again, "Thank you, my esteemed teacher!"

"No need to be so polite."

Lu Xingzhi looked up and smiled, then strode downstairs.

However, as soon as he went downstairs, Ding Xian came looking for him in a hurry.

"Master, terrible news has arrived from the Lianwu Mountains... The Heavenly Principle Sect has laid an ambush in the He Sha Valley!"