Chapter 80: The Mysterious Gu King

Long Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly, circling around the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree, but he had a feeling of not knowing where to start.

Lower-grade spirit soil could plant first to fourth-grade spirit medicines; medium-grade spirit soil could plant fifth to eighth-grade spirit medicines.

Upper-grade spirit soil could plant ninth-grade spirit medicines, tenth-grade spirit medicines, eleventh Earth-grade spirit medicines, and twelfth Heaven-grade spirit medicines.

This was the saying in this world.

But the premise was that the spirit medicine didn't have harsh special requirements. For example, this kind of Fire Dragon Fruit Tree that lived in magma required a magma environment; no matter how high the quality of the spirit soil was, it was useless.

Therefore, he couldn't transplant this Fire Dragon Fruit Tree to his own medicine garden; otherwise, why would the Cave Master have gone to such a huge project here? If it were really that easy to transplant, it wouldn't have been left here.

Long Xuan fell into deep thought. Seeing a treasure but not being able to take it away, he was definitely unwilling.

Leaving it here definitely wouldn't work. There were now at least five people who knew about this place; this place might not be able to be hidden for long. It was no longer safe to continue leaving the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree here.

But how to take it away had now become a huge problem.

Long Xuan pondered for a long time. If he insisted on transplanting the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree, his medicine garden wasn't a magma land. Could he use the Cold Ice Divine Flame to replace the magma?

This idea was undoubtedly a quite risky one, because the Cold Ice Divine Flame was not magma at all, and it was cold.

If he transplanted this Fire Dragon Fruit Tree into a cold fire, the possibility of death would be far greater than the possibility of survival.

But Long Xuan thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, his heart hardened, and he decided to do it anyway.

He admitted that he was selfish; he would rather risk destroying this Fire Dragon Fruit Tree than leave it to others.

At worst, no one would have it; that was better than him not getting it.

No sooner said than done, he took out tools from his storage bag and prepared to transplant this Fire Dragon Fruit Tree.

What he didn't know was that just as he was transplanting the spirit medicine here, the few who had already left here for some distance had finally run into trouble.

And it was a big trouble; the "one hundred percent safe" that Li Laodao spoke of had once again become a joke.

At this moment, in a forest, except for Li Dashan who was still standing, everyone else was lying on the ground in pain, their expressions extremely distorted.

"You actually planted a Gu in us! When exactly!"

The fake Long Xuan, played by the Flame Clone, was stunned, revealing a look of disbelief.

He had kept the main body's instructions firmly in mind, keeping a close eye on this Li Dashan, watching him to death.

Under the Heavenly Mechanism Eye, he clearly shouldn't have had any chance to plant a Gu.

"Li Dashan! You actually dared to make a move on us! Why on earth is this! I treated you well! Could it be that for the sake of mere treasures, you don't even want your conscience? Where did the Li Dashan from Li Family Village who liked to help others go?"

Li Laodao roared angrily, his face becoming distorted due to extreme anger; he had thoroughly lost his usual rationality.

In his view, the person here who could least betray him was Li Dashan. Li Dashan was his fellow villager and also a well-known great good person in the village. Anyone here could play dirty, but only he couldn't. He believed in his own judgment of people.

But the scene that happened in reality hit him hard, making him thoroughly collapse.

Di Xin frowned tightly, her face pale at this moment. When dividing the treasures, everyone was very harmonious, and no problems occurred, which also made her relax her vigilance.

She didn't expect that on the return journey, when everyone's defenses were greatly lowered, this poisonous snake would deal a fatal blow to them all.

The method of planting the Gu was even more evil; even she didn't know when she had been poisoned.

This caused her, a great Spirit Refining stage expert, to capsize in the gutter, wasting her act of playing the pig to eat the tiger, which made her face pale with anger.

Only the Little Medicine Boy sat quietly; anyway, with the Cockroach Gu, he could still hold on for a period of time.

Li Dashan looked at Li Laodao, his face revealing a look of shame.

He didn't want to commit betrayal either, but he was also helpless; this kind of thing was simply not something he could control.

He touched the ring on his finger, and instantly an old phantom floated out.

Seeing this scene, Long Xuan was stunned and was truly startled.

It was actually a Golden Finger old grandfather! Good heavens, another Child of Destiny!

The old phantom scanned everyone and laughed: "Didn't expect it, right? Is my method of planting Gu something you juniors can detect just because you want to?"

"That little brat who was always stealing glances at me, it's useless no matter how much you guard against me. I have never failed when planting Gu in others; no matter how careful and cautious you are, it's all in vain."

The old phantom looked at Long Xuan again, revealing a playful smile.

Long Xuan's face turned iron-blue; until now, he didn't know how he had been poisoned.

"It's the Ghost Soul Gu! You planted the Ghost Soul Gu in us!"

Di Xin was indeed knowledgeable; sensing the pain in her soul, she immediately locked her target onto the Ghost Soul Gu.

But she wasn't one hundred percent sure; speaking out now was just to bluff him.

Only by knowing what kind of Gu they were poisoned with could they know how to detoxify it.

"Oh? You little girl are quite smart; you actually managed to see that what I planted was the Ghost Soul Gu. Not bad!"

The old phantom looked at her with a surprised gaze.

"That's right! What I planted in you is the famous Ghost Soul Gu. The soul form is divided into visible and invisible. The Ghost Soul Gu is a type of invisible soul-form Gu worm that can parasitize a person's soul and feed on the soul."

"My Ghost Soul Gu cannot be seen with the naked eye at all. No matter how careful you are, you cannot guard against the sneak attack of the Ghost Soul Gu."

Hearing this, Di Xin let out a long breath; she had really bluffed it out. As long as she knew it was the Ghost Soul Gu, it would be easy to handle.

Long Xuan also finally realized at this moment. No wonder he had been staring with the Heavenly Mechanism Eye but still got hit.

This clone of his could only copy the ability of the Heavenly Mechanism Eye, but couldn't copy his Golden Finger. Getting poisoned was understandable.

If he could also see the progress, even if he couldn't see the Ghost Soul Gu, he could see its progress; it wouldn't be able to sneak attack him.

"Master! You promised me you would spare Li Laodao's life!" At this moment, Li Dashan looked at the phantom above the ring and said.

"Rest assured! What I want is a perfect shell. He is old and ugly and doesn't meet my standards."

The old phantom looked at Li Laodao with a look of disdain and shifted his gaze away.

Hearing this, Long Xuan finally understood what was going on.

Presumably, Li Laodao hadn't misjudged people; Li Dashan really didn't have the idea of backstabbing everyone.

But a variable was hidden in his ring, and the Ghost Soul Gu was planted by this variable. Even if Li Dashan didn't agree, it might be useless.

Because this mysterious Golden Finger old grandfather was in urgent need of finding a shell.

A mysterious powerhouse who wanted to be reborn through possession must undoubtedly be a Soul Departure stage Gu cultivator. He must have been a very troublesome existence during his lifetime, and he didn't know why he fell, attaching himself to a ring.

As a result, by chance, he was picked up by Li Dashan, allowing him to enter the path of Gu cultivation.

This was likely the opportunity Li Laodao spoke of that Li Dashan encountered.

However, presumably, he also didn't know that Li Dashan actually had an old grandfather Golden Finger; otherwise, he would absolutely not have considered this variable.

Truly a lapse in judgment; his luck was as bad as ever. Following him was no good.

However, since this mysterious powerhouse suddenly made a move, presumably one of these people must be his target. Who was this target? Li Laodao was old and ugly and full of illnesses, so he was definitely excluded.

Di Xin was a woman and a mortal body without cultivation aptitude, so she was definitely not under consideration.

Li Dashan was the most impossible; if he met the requirements, he would have been possessed long ago. How could he wait until now?

Then there was only one person left, and that was the Little Medicine Boy.

Long Xuan looked at the Little Medicine Boy, revealing a sympathetic gaze. This Little Medicine Boy was young and about to break through the Spirit Refining stage. Presumably, his aptitude was quite good, and his appearance wasn't bad either. Being targeted was understandable; it was truly a pity.

However, just as Long Xuan was thinking this in his heart, he discovered that the old phantom was looking at him. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his expression stiffened on his face.

No way? A bad guess arose in his heart, and he was thoroughly unable to remain calm.

"Hey! Don't look at me! I am the Ten Extremes Body, the number one person in the world with the slowest cultivation speed. If you possess me, you'll be thoroughly finished." Long Xuan shouted hurriedly.

"Hehe! It is precisely because you are the Ten Extremes Body that I came out. The Ten Extremes Body absolutely cannot possess the cultivation speed you have now; you are young and already at the Spirit Gathering peak."

"I observe that your spiritual power operation is very stable; you must have found a cultivation method that can cultivate the Ten Extremes Body."

"Since your Ten Extremes Body can already be cultivated, then naturally the number one strange body in the world is the best choice, and I happen to have the same five elements attribute as you."

"You don't need to hand over the cultivation method; even if you take it out, I won't believe it. I will personally go into your memory to take it."

The old phantom gave a ferocious laugh and flew toward Long Xuan.

Long Xuan was startled and turned to run, but because the Ghost Soul Gu was making trouble in his soul, it restricted his mobility, so he was easily caught up by the old phantom and drilled into his body.

Thus, a battle of possession unfolded within Long Xuan's body.

The others all revealed looks of worry, not knowing whether the mysterious powerhouse would spare them after the possession was successful.

Only Di Xin revealed a cold smile, her eyes carrying a playful look.

Truly seeking death. Going to such lengths, possessing anyone would be fine, but he had to possess a clone. What was he thinking? If this could be successful, then there would be ghosts.

Every Gu King only had one chance of possession, and the lifespan didn't stack. Once the possession failed, his soul would turn into nutrients and be swallowed by the other party.

Under the restrictions of the rules, even if he were a Gu King's soul, he would have to die. Dying was truly unjust!

Di Xin gloated, looking like she was about to watch a good show.

The old phantom didn't know he had recognized the wrong person. Before setting off, it was a real person, but the result was a fake person. He possessed the wrong person, so he was thoroughly tragic.

Under Di Xin's playful gaze, a ferocious roar soon sounded from within Long Xuan's body.

"Ah... what on earth is this thing? What on earth did I possess? Damn it! Damn it! Truly damn it..."

"I clearly already swallowed his soul, but why is my soul dissipating! Why! Why on earth is this! Ah ah ah..."

"What? This is actually a damn clone! You tricked me! To think that I, the dignified Heitian Laozu, would end up with a soul flying away and scattering. I hate! I hate it!"

"No..."

Desperate roars constantly came from within Long Xuan's body. Finally, the sound became smaller and smaller, smaller and smaller. Under everyone's confused gazes, it finally disappeared, and everyone was filled with confusion.

Long Xuan, who was mixed in their team, was actually a clone. This was a bit excessive, right? And he miraculously tricked a Gu King to death. This was too dramatic; even the script didn't dare to write it like this.

A Spirit Gathering stage killing a Gu King across levels; this achievement was enough for Long Xuan to brag about for a lifetime.

The few looked at each other, their expressions twitching constantly, secretly sighing that this Gu King died truly miserably, enough to make people laugh their teeth off.

"Tsk tsk! Died so miserably. A dignified Gu King, actually died in such a way. A world wonder! This bad thing truly tricks people to death!" Di Xin curled her lips and said sarcastically.

"Li Dashan! Why don't you hurry up and bring the antidote!" Li Laodao roared at Li Dashan at this moment.

"Oh!" He finally came back to his senses, hurriedly rummaged through the storage bag for the antidote, and ran over to detoxify everyone.

Long Xuan shook his head constantly. Although this kind of thing might have happened because he was coerced, since the matter had already happened, he should have gone all the way and taken the opportunity while everyone was poisoned to eliminate them all.

Or just run away. How could he go over and detoxify everyone?

If it were him, he would definitely choose one of the two, because since he had already offended them, he wasn't sure if these people would settle the score later. He wasn't willing to risk his own life.

After Long Xuan received a black pill, he threw it directly into his mouth and began to refine the medicinal power inside.

He wasn't worried that Li Dashan would play tricks in the pill; everyone had thoroughly lost their ability to resist and had become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. He had no need to play tricks anymore.

Long Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground and quickly refined the medicinal power in the pill. There seemed to be a toxin in the pill that was harmless to the human body but had a fatal threat to the Ghost Soul Gu.

The Ghost Soul Gu parasitizing in the soul didn't last long under this toxin before it died suddenly.

Come to think of it, the Flame Clone could be considered a blessing in disguise after this battle. The Gu King's soul completely collapsed because the possession failed, and all the collapsed souls were absorbed by him. At this moment, his soul didn't know how many times it had been strengthened.

"Li Laodao, didn't you say this trip would be one hundred percent safe? Give me an explanation! Is this what you call reliable?"

After Long Xuan finished detoxifying, he immediately issued a soul-searching question to Li Laodao.

An awkward look immediately appeared on Li Laodao's face, his old face turning red. He remembered that he seemed to have said that if there was danger again, he would bring his head to see them. What was to be done about this?

Li Laodao laughed awkwardly: "Accident! Accident! These are all accidents! Accidents are everywhere!"

"Besides, didn't you not die this time? If you didn't die, it doesn't count as danger; this just counts as a small interlude."

"I guarantee that this kind of small interlude will only happen this once. There will absolutely be no more accidents in the second half of our journey. I guarantee it!"

However, as soon as his voice fell, he saw four red-clothed figures rushing toward this side at a very fast speed, with undisguised killing intent on their faces and ferocious smiles.

Li Laodao's smile instantly stiffened on his face, feeling that his face had been slapped with a "pa-pa" sound. He truly didn't expect the face-slapping to come so quickly; he was truly unlucky to his grandmother's house.

"Bad! It's Feng Four coming for revenge. Run! Those four are all Spirit Refining early stage; we cannot fight them!"

After the words fell, Li Laodao turned around and ran.

The Little Medicine Boy was also startled when he saw these four people. He knew how great the feud between this group of people and Feng Four was.

His own brother and younger brother all died at their hands; this feud was simply unsolvable. Once they fell into their hands, it would be difficult even if they wanted to seek death.

Long Xuan cursed secretly. What kind of crow's mouth was this Li Laodao? Was his mouth blessed?

No need to think about it; he was definitely a Child of Fortune, no running away.

Thus, Long Xuan also ran away. Four Spirit Refining early stage, what was there to fight? Run as many as can run.

This main body was truly cunning; he was smart to hide. How could he have predicted that this team was very dangerous?

It was also fortunate that he didn't come and let him impersonate him into the team; otherwise, he would have been dead just now. In front of a Gu King's soul, no matter how many trump cards he had, it would be useless. He had to sigh that being in the late stage of paranoia still had its benefits.

Di Xin and Li Dashan hadn't reacted to what was going on and reacted half a beat slower.

But they had already heard that those four Spirit Refining stage Gu cultivators seemed to have a blood feud with the three of them and were clearly coming for revenge. Then it was very likely that the two of them would be implicated.

So after their faces changed, they also quickly ran in one direction. They were smart; one person in one direction, not running in one direction, to avoid being wiped out in one pot.

Li Dashan was worthy of being a Child of Fortune with an old grandfather Golden Finger, carrying the family wealth of a Gu King, and casually took out a small white boat from his storage bag and sat on it. The speed was actually similar to that of a Spirit Refining stage expert, and there was a great hope of escaping this disaster.

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