Chapter 443: Going Up the Mountain

Ma Jian couldn't help but speak up.

"Jiang Ge, what are we doing at the foot of Wangyue Mountain?"

Duanmu Hongjie also followed with a puzzled look.

"Yeah, Jiang Ge, do you want to go around Wangyue Mountain? But I heard this place is just an ordinary barren mountain, only trees and stones, nothing fun."

Jiang Feng listened to their doubts, and was simply speechless.

He gave no further explanation, just lifted his chin toward the front.

"You'll know when we arrive."

Not long after, the vehicle steadied and stopped at the foot of Wangyue Mountain.

Here there wasn't even a proper entrance, only a path half hidden by weeds, winding toward the summit, looking desolate.

Jiang Feng opened the car door and stepped out, turned around, and said to the two inside the car.

"You two leave here first; if we fight later, I can't look after you."

With those words, Ma Jian and Duanmu Hongjie were both stunned.

"Fight?"

Ma Jian was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly seemed to realize something, his eyes widened.

"Jiang Ge, you mean that Ma Cheng the kid is on this Wangyue Mountain?"

Jiang Feng looked up at the towering peak piercing the clouds, shrouded in a light mist, appearing mysterious.

He gave a faint smile.

"It's not just him."

He truly hadn't expected that the once‑dominant Gu Worm King was actually hidden in this barren mountain.

Seeing Jiang Feng nod, Ma Jian took a deep breath.

"Jiang Ge, you must be careful! Don't be careless!"

The two, knowing they couldn't help much, immediately drove the vehicle away from the foot of Wangyue Mountain toward Chu City's urban area.

After the vehicle left, Jiang Feng finally turned around and walked toward the depths of Wangyue Mountain, his steps steady.

The moment he stepped onto the weed‑overgrown path, the surrounding air seemed to grow a few degrees colder.

Jiang Feng paid no mind, moving nimbly along the mountain road as if on flat ground.

He walked while sensing the surrounding aura.

A thick death‑qi permeated the forest, the sinister energy of dead beings, growing ever denser.

Yet Jiang Feng's expression remained calm; since stepping onto Wangyue Mountain, he knew Gu Xuanming had already sensed his presence.

At this moment, the summit of Wangyue Mountain.

As Jiang Feng entered the summit, Gu Xuanming slowly opened his eyes, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"So you finally came, Kunlun True Transmission. I want to see how many of Xuan Yuan Zhenren's tricks you have."

Immediately, Gu Xuanming's lips twitched, spitting out countless obscure words.

Those words seemed to carry a certain magic; as he chanted, the whole Wangyue Mountain seemed to awaken at once.

The previously silent forest suddenly filled with dense rustling sounds, as if countless things were moving rapidly.

At that moment, Jiang Feng, who was climbing the mountain, suddenly fixed his gaze.

He saw swarms of Gu Insects emerging from the grass ahead, surging toward him!

They gathered densely like a tide; wherever they passed, plants withered instantly, emitting a pungent, foul stench.

"Hmph, it starts now?"

Jiang Feng snorted coldly, his inner true Qi began to circulate, an invisible force surrounding him.

Facing the overwhelming wave of Gu Insects, Jiang Feng advanced instead of retreating, kicking off his foot, his body shooting forward like an arrow.

A palm wind whooshed by, instantly crushing a cluster of Gu Insects into powder that fell to the ground, turning into black slime.

Yet those insects showed no fear, continuing to pour toward Jiang Feng.

One wave settled, another rose.

In the sky, countless flying ants descended like black clouds, diving toward Jiang Feng's head.

These flying ants are highly poisonous; a single bite would poison and kill instantly.

Jiang Feng raised his head, swiftly forming hand seals!

A blaze of blue‑flamed fire surged from his palms, scorching the surrounding air into distortion.

He flicked his hand, and the flame surged like a fire dragon toward the swarm of flying ants.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

The flying ants ignited on contact, emitting a sharp crack as they fell.

After dealing with them, Jiang Feng continued toward the summit.

Along the way, new Gu Insects kept emerging, each wave fiercer than the last.

Yet before Jiang Feng, these insects were no match.

He moved as if strolling leisurely, cutting down the insects around him.

At the summit, Gu Xuanming sat on a rock, sensing the situation below through the insects within his body.

When he sensed Jiang Feng's unstoppable momentum, a hint of surprise flashed in his murky eyes.

"The heir of Xuan Yuan Zhenren truly is no ordinary one."

Gu Xuanming murmured to himself, his tone carrying a weight.

"But the real show has only just begun."

Gu Xuanming's mouth curled a strange smile, he closed his eyes again, lips moving slightly.

With his incantation, a huge commotion suddenly came from the mid‑Mountain, as if some colossal beast were awakening.

Jiang Feng, who was hurrying along the road, heard the noise, stopped his foot, and looked toward the mid‑Mountain.

In the distant forest, trees kept shaking, the ground quaked violently, and a gigantic Gu Insects burst out of the woods.

This Gu Insects was massive, over ten meters long, resembling a huge earthworm.

Yet its body was covered with hard scales, its head bore a gigantic mouth filled with sharp teeth, and its eyes were lantern‑sized, flashing a scarlet light.

This is one of Gu Xuanming's primordial Gu, named Scaly Earthworm Gu.

As soon as Scaly Earthworm Gu appeared, it let out a deafening roar toward Jiang Feng, shaking the surrounding trees into trembling.

Then it twisted its massive body and rushed toward Jiang Feng; where it passed, trees were snapped at the waist and a huge trench was left on the ground.

Jiang Feng watched the charging Scaly Earthworm Gu, and a serious expression finally appeared on his face.

Because the strength of this Scaly Earthworm Gu had already reached the Heavenly Human Realm.

Scaly Earthworm Gu saw Jiang Feng's huge mouth open, spewed a stream of black poison, the poison reeking of a strong fishy stench, and swarmed toward Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng agilely evaded the poison, and a dazzling light burst from within his body.

He leapt, Jumping onto Scaly Earthworm Gu's back, raised his hand and pointed, blasting the scales on its head.

"Clang!"

A tremendous sound rang out as Jiang Feng's finger imprint pierced the scale, scattering countless sparks.

The scale was indeed extremely hard; Jiang Feng's strike left only a shallow mark on it.

Scaly Earthworm Gu felt the attack on its back, let out an angry roar, and twisted its massive body.

Jiang Feng stood steadily on Scaly Earthworm Gu's back, his true qi circulating, forming a barrier around him.

He stared coldly at the scales on Scaly Earthworm Gu's head.

"Break it!"

Jiang Feng let out a loud shout, then pointed a finger Inside!

"Pfft!"

Black blood surged out instantly. Scaly Earthworm Gu emitted a mournful roar.

Scaly Earthworm Gu's struggle grew weaker; finally its massive body crashed heavily onto the ground, twitched a few times, and ceased moving.

Almost instantly, Gu Xuanming sensed the fall of his primordial Gu.

"Jiang Feng, bold!"