Tomb raiding: Carrying a coffin during a funeral procession, rewarded with the Dragon Elephant Prajn

[Customers detected within a 10-mile radius. New task issued.]

[Please, host, bury the spirit of the mandrill in the Corpse Cave.]

Upon hearing these two prompts, Li Changsheng couldn't help but purse his lips.

The system issued three tasks: the Blood Corpse, the Great Witch's Zongzi, and the Mountain Demon Spirit in front of them, all of which had to be sent to the Corpse Cave deepest inside the Tai Sui Flesh.

They didn't mind the crowds.

After silently complaining, Li Changsheng turned to look at Wu Xie, extremely satisfied.

We need to bring this lucky charm for opening the coffin!

They can even bring out monsters and demons that weren't originally in the story, making it like having a cheat code to complete missions!

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng casually tossed the empty Golden Dragon Tiger Short Staff to Wu Xie.

"It's yours."

Upon hearing this good news, Wu Xie happily put the short walking stick into his backpack.

Putting aside its historical value, this short staff is worth a considerable amount of gold, at least several hundred thousand.

After putting away the short staff, he finally had time to check on the remaining contents of the box.

However, Li Changsheng wasn't interested and left it to Wu Xie and Sun Xiaomei.

The two searched through the box and took out everything inside.

First, the box is divided into three layers. The top layer is a scroll of sheepskin, which details the story of King Xian leading his army to conquer the people of Zhelong Mountain. It also includes the story of King Xian defeating the mountain god in the Gourd Cave of Zhelong Mountain.

It was only at this point that Wu Xie and the others realized that the so-called mountain god was not the Huo family's immortal worm, but a real mountain god with a black face and fangs who liked to eat giant toads!

Of course, the term "mountain god" is just a local saying; in reality, this mountain god is a mountain demon that has become a spirit.

The second layer beneath the parchment contained the remains of the mandrill.

Mandrills are not large; even in life, they probably wouldn't have grown to more than 1.3 meters tall, which matches the descriptions of their appearance in ancient texts.

Seeing the mandrill's peculiar remains, and recalling the illusory figure from before, Wu Xie quickly realized what had happened and hurriedly asked, "Brother, was that the mandrill's soul?"

"That's right, King Xian defeated the mountain demon in Zhelong Mountain and sealed its essence inside the box."

"The Huo Clan Immortal Worm is an ancient creature and does not have the ability to inhale or exhale poisonous mist. It relies entirely on the spirit of the mandrill sealed inside its belly."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie and Sun Xiaomei subconsciously looked at the distant mountain wall, where only half of the Huo Clan's Undying Worm remained.

They discovered that, just as Li Changsheng had said, the special abilities of the mountain demon's essence had been lost, and the red mist around the Huo Clan's Undying Worm had completely dissipated.

Wu Xie couldn't help but marvel!

However, the world is full of wonders, and many things are just out of reach for ordinary people, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

He had seen an old man from the Warring States period who had lived for thousands of years and shed his skin several times in the Lu Palace some time ago, so it's not surprising that he now has the spirit of a mountain demon.

Finally, at the very bottom of the square box, there was a jade embryo!

The jade embryo is about the size of a palm, crystal clear, round and smooth, shaped like a fetus, with clearly discernible facial features.

After just one glance, Wu Xie was filled with astonishment, exclaiming in disbelief, "This is the Kunlun Jade Embryo!"

Sun Xiaomei asked, "Brother Wu, do you recognize this?"

"Yes, I've heard my third uncle mention it! There are seventy-two famous mountains in the world, among which the Kunlun Mountains are the ancestor of all mountains! Every three thousand years, the earth's energy in the mountains gathers together to form a jade embryo. It is said that this jade embryo needs a thousand years to take shape, a thousand years to nurture it, and another thousand years to gather energy, a total of three thousand years, before it can form a Kunlun jade embryo with clearly distinguishable features!"

Upon hearing these descriptions, Sun Xiaomei's mouth dropped open, her face filled with shock.

It takes three thousand years for a single jade embryo to be born, meaning that since the beginning of recorded human civilization, the total number of such embryos is less than a handful.

As Wu Xie spoke, he picked up the Kunlun jade embryo from the square box, admiring it with great affection.

If he wasn't mistaken, this Kunlun jade embryo was practically priceless in the eyes of an expert!

Thinking of this, Wu Xie couldn't help but have an idea. He thought that if he put the jade fetus in his Wushan Residence, his doorstep would probably be worn down by his competitors.

Just as Wu Xie was happily fantasizing that his Wushanju would become the most popular antique shop in the south, bringing him both fame and fortune.

Suddenly, the sound of rushing water came from the underground river not far away.

The group paused for a moment, then subconsciously turned to look at the underground river.

It's unclear when it started, but the female corpses that had disappeared earlier have suddenly resurfaced and are now densely gathered on the surface of the water.

Seeing this, Wu Xie frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Weren't the Huo Clan's Undying Worms all wiped out? How come these Dead Floats have reappeared?"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Changsheng chuckled and shook his head.

"You're wrong. It's not the Huo Clan Undying Worms controlling the Death Floats, but rather the Death Floats controlling the Huo Clan Undying Worms!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Li Changsheng suddenly pointed to a female corpse not far away, closest to the shallows.

"Look closely at her stomach!"

Upon hearing Li Changsheng's words, Wu Xie and Sun Xiaomei immediately turned to look.

The two discovered that the female corpse, lying face up on the water and completely covered in resin, was floating dead. At some point, her belly began to move.

Her belly, which was already swollen like that of a woman six or seven months pregnant, now looked like that of a woman ten months pregnant, about to give birth.

This change made both Wu Xie and Sun Xiaomei realize that something was wrong!

"Big...Big brother! She's pregnant?!"

Li Changsheng nodded and casually explained, "The Huo Clan's Undying Worms don't eat the Dead Floats, but these Dead Floats, or rather, the Gu Infants inside them, need the red mist produced by the Huo Clan's Undying Worms to fill their bellies. Now that the red mist is gone, these Gu Infants will naturally be born!"

As Li Changsheng finished speaking, Wu Xie and Sun Xiaomei watched in horror as the female corpse's stomach suddenly burst open on the water's surface. Two strangely shaped, webbed hands tore open the corpse's skin and slowly emerged from inside.

The emerging Gu infants were initially only the size of a volleyball, entirely white, and wriggled on the water's surface like mollusks.

But in just a short while, these Gu infants grew bigger and bigger, and webbed hands and feet with sharp claws grew out, reaching more than half a person's height.

These parasitic infants, half-infants and half-insects, have four mouthparts on their heads that can split open, instead of facial features.

The newborn baby's cry is hoarse, like the sound of fingernails scratching wood, which sends chills down your spine.

Moreover, as the first infant with the parasite burst forth, more and more infants followed suit, their cries rising and falling, instantly echoing throughout the entire Calabash Cave!

"Holy crap, does it have to be this exciting?!"

Wu Xie couldn't help but swear, feeling a slight itch on his scalp.

He had been curious about the Gu infant that Sun Xiaomei had mentioned, but now that he had seen one in person, he would rather not have seen it at all!