Chapter 387 - 384: One Qi Capture
"Junior Brother, how is it?"
Shen Changchuan’s expertise, along with that extraordinary-looking golden centipede, undoubtedly gave Wu Tianhao a great deal of confidence.
His earlier suspicions,
had now completely vanished.
"It’s definitely a Gu Insect. Senior Brother, I can feel the presence of that thing in your blood, but..."
Shen Changchuan hesitated for a moment,
choosing his words carefully.
"It’s just that I’ve never seen, or even heard of, this type of Gu Insect."
"The only reason I’m certain is because this little guy sensed the presence of one of its own kind and told me."
"So, if you’re looking for a specific antidote, there’s nothing I can do."
Shen Changchuan’s brow furrowed, and he shook his head.
This Gu Insect...
was truly bizarre!
Even though Shen Changchuan had used every method at his disposal to detect it, he still couldn’t find where it was hiding!
Such a terrifying Gu Insect...
was truly horrifying.
However,
Shen Changchuan had actually anticipated this outcome.
After all, others had already examined him and had also failed to find any clues.
The last people to visit were a Soul Emergence Late Stage cultivator and a Tier Two High Level Alchemist.
Their Divine Souls were far more powerful than Shen Changchuan’s current one.
If even they couldn’t find any clues,
the terror of the situation
was easy to imagine!
’There are thousands upon thousands of Gu Insects in this world. One or two legacies of the Gu Cultivation Technique can’t possibly cover them all!’
Shen Changchuan sighed inwardly.
This was a type of Gu Insect
he had never even heard of!
Even though he had diligently practiced the Tier Two Gu Cultivation Skill to a fairly high level over the years,
it didn’t mean
he could recognize the vast majority of Gu Insects!
The progress bar of the Tier Two Gu Cultivation Skill had very little to do with how many Refining Techniques for Tier Two Gu Insects one had mastered.
And without recognizing this Gu Insect,
finding a specific antidote
was naturally out of the question.
"Is that so... Regardless, thank you for your help this time, Junior Brother."
Seeing this,
a trace of disappointment appeared on Wu Tianhao’s pale face.
But he still forced himself to rally,
thanking Shen Changchuan.
"No, Senior Brother, you’ve misunderstood."
"Although I don’t have a specific antidote, it’s not as if there’s no way to solve your problem."
Shen Changchuan snapped out of his thoughts.
No longer keeping him in suspense, he spoke quickly.
"Oh?! And what method might that be, Junior Brother?"
As if a new hope had dawned in the darkest hour, the light returned to Wu Tianhao’s eyes.
"When you don’t know the name or type of the Gu Insect, you can only use a Gu Insect to fight a Gu Insect."
"Senior Brother, Xiaojin is the final ’king’ I cultivated from tens of millions of centipedes. It was born with the natural ability to be especially effective against other Gu Insects..."
"Senior Brother, if you ingest Xiaojin, it will take care of the thing inside you."
As he spoke,
Shen Changchuan handed Xiaojin to Wu Tianhao.
As the final ’Poisonous Insect King’ that had devoured tens of millions of its own kind, Xiaojin’s abilities weren’t limited to just its attack power and venom.
Just as a person who has killed many people will be suffused with an intangible killing aura...
these Gu Insects
had something similar!
Ever since he finished refining Xiaojin, Shen Changchuan hadn’t just cast it aside and forgotten about it.
He had performed no shortage of simple tests on its abilities.
And during his time in Barbaric City, Shen Changchuan had gradually uncovered some of Xiaojin’s fundamental qualities.
Namely, the quality it gained after devouring tens of millions of its fellow Gu Insects—
the naturally-born aura of a ’king’!
This aura
was like a suppression between different levels of life!
Even Gu Insects of different species would feel fear and become agitated in Xiaojin’s presence, as if some great terror was about to befall them!
’Perhaps,’
’it was precisely Xiaojin’s "killing aura"’
’that produced such a result!’
And this
was Shen Changchuan’s solution for the Gu Insect inside Wu Tianhao, even without knowing its type!
"Alright! Then I’ll have to trouble you, Junior Brother!"
Wu Tianhao’s face twitched as he looked at Xiaojin’s hideous appearance.
But anyone who could reach his level of Cultivation
was a tough person, and he agreed immediately.
Then, under Shen Changchuan’s guidance,
he first took a Rejuvenation Pill,
regained some of his strength,
and then grabbed Xiaojin,
shoving it directly into his mouth.
The distinct feeling of a living creature squirming down his throat made Wu Tianhao’s already pale face turn green.
Still, he sat cross-legged on the bed.
He let the Magical Power in his body disperse,
allowing Xiaojin to roam through every corner of his body along his blood vessels and meridians.
Soon,
a quarter of an hour later,
the skin on Wu Tianhao’s hand bulged as if a worm was squirming rapidly underneath.
Then,
the bulge quickly moved to the cut Shen Changchuan had made earlier. With a POP, a dark-red, leech-like insect shot out!
Shen Changchuan, who was standing nearby, was quick to react.
His Magical Power converged into an invisible hand that gripped it tightly.
At the same time,
on Wu Tianhao’s face,
a dark pallor suddenly spread.
It seemed that as the Gu Insect was drawn out, the terrifying poison hidden in his body erupted instantly!
"This—!"
Shen Changchuan’s expression changed slightly.
Fortunately,
it wasn’t long before
the dark pallor on his face began to fade.
A faint white light glinted in Shen Changchuan’s pupils.
Faintly,
he could see Xiaojin coiled up inside Wu Tianhao’s heart, absorbing the toxins from his body.
Shen Changchuan began to relax.
Before long,
the dark pallor on Wu Tianhao’s face completely disappeared.
The toxins in his body were completely absorbed by Xiaojin in his heart.
Although Wu Tianhao’s aura was still weak, the rosy color had returned to his face.
Until at a certain moment,
Wu Tianhao opened his mouth, and Xiaojin shot out. A spiritual light flashed around its body, and the blood and other fluids on it were instantly vaporized.
’It worked!’
Shen Changchuan finally relaxed completely.
"Junior Brother! Words can’t express my gratitude. If you ever need anything in the future, I would go through fire and water for you!"
Wu Tianhao opened his eyes.
Feeling as if he had been purged of a great malady and given a new lease on life, he gave Shen Changchuan a cupped-fist salute with slightly trembling hands.
he said gratefully.
"Senior Brother, there’s no need for that. Just focus on recovering."
As he spoke,
Shen Changchuan offered the Gu Insect, still held in his Magical Power, to Xiaojin.
’Without a formula or a refining method, there was no point in studying this Gu Insect,’
’so it could only be fed to Xiaojin as food.’
Xiaojin didn’t hold back.
It opened its mouth wide and slurped it down like a noodle.
However,
at that very moment,
Shen Changchuan suddenly detected something.
A faint fluctuation of Gu Technique emanated from the Gu Insect, connecting to a hidden corner on the street outside.
His eyes widened abruptly.
’The controller is nearby?’
"How audacious!"
Shen Changchuan roared, his entire body shooting into the sky like a cannonball.
At the same time,
he struck out with his palm from afar, aiming in the direction of the fluctuation.
’One-Breath Capture Hand!’
Following Shen Changchuan’s movement,
RUMBLE!!!
His boundless Magical Power instantly drew upon the Heaven and Earth Power. The air surged and swept across the sky like boiling water.
In an instant,
a massive hand of wind and clouds materialized in the sky, blotting out the light and descending upon a house with incomparable force!