Chapter 275: Big Baby

Although this Jin Hai Guard is not a cultivator who practices the "Qi and Blood Direction," using two transcendent beings to hatch a Human-Head Flesh Worm is ultimately too wasteful.

Zhang Gui feels that continuing like this won't work; after pondering carefully, he decides to give a bit of a spiritual "shock education" to rouse the Jin Hai Guard.

So he opens his mouth and says:

"When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a person is about to die, his words are kind!"

You don't want your own wife, children, and elders to die; I completely understand that.

But the hundreds or thousands of ordinary people's wives, children, and elders you have caused to die—should they also be doomed?

From the standpoint of someone like me, a "bystander of two surnames," wouldn't that be even more unacceptable?

After all, hundreds or thousands are many times larger than your single "one."

So life is cruel; what can one do about it!

All misfortunes ultimately stem from your lack of strength.

You think your family's tragic fate is to blame on others, the nation, society, the Compassionate People's Association, the Earth Demon Hundred Races, and so on.

This isn't entirely wrong, but being right

what does that achieve? It still does nothing.

Age of Great Contention, weakness is the original sin!

This is a universal truth in the Human Realm, Di Ku Jie, and the world beneath the caves where the Earth Demon Hundred Races live!

If you think that way, actually all misfortunes ultimately come from your lack of strength! 」

Repeating the earlier "pointed" sentence once, Zhang Gui finally says in an extremely cold voice,

"On what grounds do you not blame yourself?"

The Jin Hai Guard shudders at those words, eyes widening, his internal Qi and blood swirling back like a reflected light, surging toward his chest, his mouth opening as if to spit blood.

Yet suddenly his skin bulges slightly, then sinks in.

He closes his eyes as if his whole body were falling apart.

Jiao Datou and Kong Liu, the two gang leaders, served as hosts, and the phosphor‑less insect eggs hatched after a few days.

Jiao Datou and Kong Liu, two gang leaders, serve as hosts, the phosphorus‑free worm eggs hatched in a few days.

Or perhaps they were actually Jiang Lianpeng, who set up

the obstructing "shadow," and because my exposure was "triggered."

All of that is now beyond investigation.

But the phosphorus‑free worm eggs infiltrate a transcendent's body, causing his Qi and blood to swirl faster.

Thus they can hatch the eggs in a short time, that's certain.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Gui's face breaks into a delighted smile, and he slaps his own chin hard.

Cheerfully, he looks down at the remaining phosphorus‑free worm eggs in his hand.

Carefully, he plucks another one and walks toward another transcendent guard of the Compassionate People's Association.

The phosphorus‑free worm egg is said to be rice‑grain sized, but in fact it contains a gelatinous core that allows it to clump together.

Half a quail‑egg size, merely a cluster of thirteen worm eggs.

Zhang Gui, using the captured Compassionate People's Association members, worked until early the next morning and had already hatched all the worm eggs into Human-Head Flesh Worms.

And he dared not be wasteful at all: each one hatched was executed, each one devoured.

Although it yields slightly less than raising a true phosphorus‑free Earth Dragon and then killing it, it is steadier and secures the profit directly.

And it also saves a lot of time.

For the current Zhang Gui, it is undoubtedly more profitable.

And this round, the positive feedback obtained from the mysterious realm was also quite abundant.

Not only did Heavenly Grant gain many detailed insights about the phosphorus‑free Earth Dragon,

but also once again deepened the imprint of his pioneering Civilized Path within the mysterious realm.

Although trivial, a solitary case still serves as verification.

The second verification that hunting the natural enemy Earth Demon Hundred Races benefits the creation of humanity's Civilized Path is of utmost significance to Zhang Gui.

When all the dust finally settles,

the sky is already bright.

All the Compassionate People's Association members, having seen and known too many secrets,

whether transcendent or ordinary, none of them remain alive.

A gang of tooth dealers, already deserving ten thousand deaths, were not mourned.

It was only when they saw the bodies pulled from the ruins, because yesterday the Hundred‑person Stone Corpse Soldier army clashed with many Compassionate People's Association guards, causing houses to collapse,

the unfortunate corpse of Shanhai County magistrate Fan Qingbo, who was tragically crushed to death, made Zhang Gui feel a bit reflective,

"Human nature is truly extremely complex and unpredictable.

Although Magistrate Fan was linked with the Compassionate People's Association, he most likely also knew of the phosphorus‑free Earth Dragon's existence.

but my impression of him is not bad.

Moreover, his concern for the people's safety and peace seems genuine.

Otherwise, at this point, any person with a brain would not spare effort to win over the soldiers around them.

who would bother with ordinary civilians' lives and deaths.

"Do you think that's the case?"

"Exactly so." Zhao Sanshi heard that and nodded heavily.

Then he personally stepped forward a few paces and, as usual, began to collect the items the magistrate carried.

After a short while, several scattered pieces of belongings were found.

【61】 The most valuable seemed to be a worn leather purse containing silver taels themselves.

【62】 Zhang Gui glanced, waved his hand, and said casually:

"Alright, alright."

We still have to make use of County Magistrate Fan Qingbo's corpse.

But his clothes and personal items, just pack them into a coffin and set up a burial mound for his attire.

After all, if it weren't for him entrusting an official seal, I couldn't have.

In the meantime, he watched Zhao Sanshi, who is earnest by nature, open Fan Qingbo's old money bag and tilt it outward.

A few taels of broken silver spilled out, along with three quail‑egg‑sized phosphorus‑free insect eggs and a piece of thin skin densely covered with secret runes.

Zhang Gui was startled, stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the phosphorus‑free insect eggs and the thin skin, examining them closely.

Those three phosphorus‑free insect eggs were genuine, and the ancient crude thin skin, under the shroud of Divine Authority, emitted mysterious rune light patterns.

It unexpectedly triggered the main divine pattern 'Tai Sui Enters Destiny' in Zhang Gui's skull, causing it to spontaneously shift again.

And all this indicates that.

Regardless of County Magistrate Fan Qingbo's relationship with the Compassionate Society—whether good or evil—the benefits he reaped from the Earth Demon Hundred Races far surpass those of Jiang Lianpeng!

It truly left Zhang Gui dumbfounded; finally he opened his mouth, murmuring the same sentence repeatedly,

"Human nature is indeed extremely complex and unpredictable!"

After that, he again let the 'Tai Sui Enters Destiny' in his skull run free, operating according to instinct.

Lu Gate exuded black sap, which slowly flowed down his neck, chest, and arms, finally gathering on the ancient crude thin skin he held in his hand.

Immersed in the black sap, the thin skin's rune light patterns intensified more than tenfold, while the secret rune designs on its core gradually faded.

A while later,

the ancient crude thin skin became completely blank.

Even its core began to melt bit by bit in the black sap.

When it fully dissolved, the surrounding rune light patterns flashed suddenly, coalescing into a light sphere that also sank into the black sap.

At the same moment, Zhang Gui felt his head go hazy.

When he cleared his mind again, a dense array of arcane script and secret diagrams flashed before his eyes and vanished.

It was the leather specially used to skin a phosphorus‑free earth dragon, tanned by secret method and forged into a shapeshifting treasure robe, titled 'Record of the Earth Demon Hundred Races' Artifact Transformations to True Form: The Phosphorus‑Free Earth Dragon Chapter'.

As if bestowed from heaven, it was etched into his heart!

"Great King, are you well?"

Beside him, Zhao Sanshi, seeing Zhang Gui silent for a long time and motionless, asked cautiously.

"I am truly feeling great right now."

Zhang Gui snapped back to his senses and, overjoyed, instructed:

"Go and bury County Magistrate Fan Qingbo's burial mound; be sure to find the sturdiest coffin in the county town.

As for the common folk in the county town, I will relocate them all to our True Dragon Kingdom, so you need not worry about them.

Once the tomb is erected, take the soldiers under your command to have something to eat and then go rest.

Relaxation and tension in turn, the way of civil and military.

Today we'll stay in Shanhai County for a day.

Then I'll chew a Food Pill, find a comfortable spot, and take a deep sleep.

(End of chapter)