Chapter 484: Colossal Beast

Qilin: "Indeed it's a problem, but we have so many people here; can we still not handle a single gu worm?"

As long as Yuan Yan is here, there will always be a way.

Mu Yuanzhi nodded: "I agree with Qilin's view; with Lord Si Ma and the master here, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Although... but, what about me?" Gu Rongjin pointed at himself.

How could he be forgotten by his wife?

Mu Yuanzhi blinked: "You only know martial arts; are you supposed to go beat it to death?"

Is beating Pei Shangling to death really something worth discussing?

Gu Rongjin suddenly felt that Pei Shangling's scheme had succeeded!

This guy's position in Xiao Yuanzhi's heart has at least increased by leaps and bounds!

"I say, Gu Rongjin, you shouldn't quibble so much with a mere worm; it's not even human anymore." Qilin said.

"......" Even Qilin is......

Good! The courage to not even act human is indeed worthy of his admiration!

Just consider this girl's debt repaid!

Building an artificial reservoir took considerable time; Qilin descended the mountain and hired many artisans, working overtime, and finally repaired it within three days.

With any more time, Mu Yuanzhi and the others would have to head back; they couldn't linger that long.

Because of the special need to repair the artificial pool, the ban on entering Back Mountain for these days was temporarily lifted, but anyone entering must register and not wander randomly; however, no one could cross the Flame Pool anyway.

"Now is the time to witness the miracle." Qilin rubbed his hands in anticipation.

Gu Rongjin, holding the ceramic jar, didn't hold much hope; would it really be that ideal?

Would Pei Shangling be of such great use? He expressed skepticism.

Monk: "The formation is set up; come boldly without worry."

The witch doctor was full of anticipation; of course, he looked forward to any outcome.

After all, this is a rare and valuable research opportunity.

When Gu Rongjin was about to walk over to the artificial pool and put Pei Shangling's gu worm inside, Mu Yuanzhi said: "Let me do it."

"Why?"

Qilin: "You don't even get this? Give some morale to Pei Shangling!"

Gu Rongjin was a bit displeased, but still handed the ceramic jar to Mu Yuanzhi.

Mu Yuanzhi opened the ceramic jar; Pei Shangling's gu worm visibly leapt up, its sparkling eyes fixed on Mu Yuanzhi.

"I'm counting on you, Pei Shangling."

Mu Yuanzhi poured the ceramic jar into the artificial pool.

The gu worm, absorbing and expanding, quickly swelled up!

Everyone watched as Pei Shangling's gu worm rapidly grew; it soon reached the height of a story and continued to swell at extreme speed.

Qilin's gaze followed it upward: "Isn't the pool a bit too small? Is there enough water?"

The monk wasn't worried: "If not enough, we'll build another next time; just treat this as a trial."

Makes sense; let's see how it turns out." Mu Yuanzhi had to crane her neck to see Pei Shangling's gu worm clearly.

Before long, Pei Shangling's gu worm had become enormous—taller than the several towering trees nearby—and the water wasn't even fully absorbed; in fact, it had only absorbed half so far!

"Amazing." The witch doctor felt a proud sense of shared honor; after all, he had contributed to this experiment.

Once Pei Shangling's gu worm had sucked up all the water in the artificial pool, everyone had already retreated to over ten meters away.

"Much larger than I imagined." The monk gazed into the distance.

Qilin was a bit worried: "Can we still use the original method to make it absorb the Flame Pool?"

He looked at the mechanism, feeling it a bit fragile, unable to pull Pei Shangling's gu worm.

The monk remained calm: "I believe we don't need to activate the mechanism to make her obey."

"You couldn't mean that my senior sister just needs to speak, right...?" Qilin gazed at the colossal beast, "If it doesn't go berserk, that's already a miracle."

The monk was confident: "It won't lose control; just watch."

Having stopped swelling, Pei Shangling's gu worm is now so huge it's hard to take in at a glance; no one can see its face, but everyone watches its every move warily.

Gu Rongjin: "It shouldn't have lost control, right?"

As he spoke, the huge Pei Shangling gu worm twitched; he immediately went on guard, preventing it from suddenly going berserk.

"Pei Shangling!" Mu Yuanzhi, fearing her voice might be too faint when carried upward, shouted with all her strength.

The sun‑blocking head of the huge Pei Shangling gu worm slowly, heavily drooped down, as if gazing at Mu Yuanzhi.

"Go try to absorb the Flame Pool; can you do it?"

"How are you talking to it like it's a child?" Gu Rongjin said.

One probably subconsciously treats this guy as a mere worm.

Mu Yuanzhi: "Don't argue."

Gu Rongjin could only keep quiet for now.

Not knowing whether Pei Shangling's gu worm had understood Mu Yuanzhi's words, it started moving again!

Gu Rongjin warily followed its movement; all he saw was it slowly, especially heavily, walking to the edge of the Flame Pool.

Perhaps because the Flame Pool was simply too hot, even before getting close, the Pei Shangling gu worm began to shrink.

Mu Yuanzhi pondered: "Maybe our method is wrong; we should give it a moving water source."

Makes sense!" Qilin nodded.

Gu Rongjin: "Let's first see the results of this attempt."

Hmm.

Pei Shangling's gu worm was still approaching, but its body was visibly shrinking; when it finally stood at the edge of the fire pool and began to suck, everyone stared unblinking.

"It can really suck the fire in!"

"It seems unharmed!"

"It's so fire-resistant!"

"But it's already half its size, and the fire pool hasn't dried up much..."

"Looks like we still need to move the water source along."

"Best to connect it to the nearby lake water."

Everyone chatted among themselves until Pei Shangling's gu worm shrank to its original size and plopped onto the ground.

Mu Yuanzhi walked over, picked it up and put it in a ceramic jar; although we couldn't see clearly inside, it had already wilted.

"Looks fine," said the Qilin as it approached.

No one objected to his research on gu; now only the second plan from the furnace remains.

"I'll go back and study it carefully; when the plan comes out, I'll send it to you?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

We can't linger here too long; we have to return to Jingcheng.

The Qilin nodded: "Mm, Senior Sister is so amazing; I'll just wait for your good news."

Gu Rongjin: "Let's stay here two days and then head back."

"Only two days..." the Qilin suddenly felt reluctant.

Who knows when we'll meet again!

"Good child, don't be sad," Gu Rongjin teased, ruffling the Qilin's head.

"Go away, it's none of your business!" the Qilin's dejection vanished instantly.

Mu Yuanzhi: "This time there's no trouble; we can properly stroll around!"

"Right! Let's properly stroll the valley!"

Mu Yuanzhi handed the ceramic jar to the Qilin, which held it back and had the disciples clean up the mess here.

Once the fire pool is settled, Juechen Valley will be another world altogether!