usatvline Chapter 62 Gu Technique
Chapter 62 Gu Technique
"This is a shortcut, but it's much more dangerous than the main road."
The three of them were now standing on a raft. The bamboo poles they used to propel the boat had been lost, and they could only move forward by the current.
However, as the cave widened, the water flow slowed down.
"Cheng Feng, don't you have any other tools you can use to row a boat?"
Chen Wenjin disliked this feeling of going with the flow, and asked while resting one hand on Cheng Feng's arm.
"Don't worry, let me look for it."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng opened his ghost eyes and 'looked' at the imaginary space.
A moment later, Cheng Feng reached out his hand amidst the expectant looks of the two women.
A spear made entirely of gold appeared in Cheng Feng's hand.
When Cheng Feng gripped the spear, the bamboo raft visibly sank considerably, demonstrating its weight.
Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling swallowed hard as they looked at the two-meter-long golden spear in Cheng Feng's hand.
"Good heavens, a spear made of pure gold! You're quite the monster to be able to lift it with one hand."
"There's nothing I can do but have gold and silver here. I'll just have to use this as a temporary measure."
By dipping the spear into the water and slowly paddling it, we finally had a usable tool.
Chen Wenjin kept examining the golden spear in Cheng Feng's hand, noticing the exquisite eye patterns carved on it.
It looks exactly like the fleshy growth on the black snake's forehead.
"Those snakes and this golden spear must have come from the ancient city of Jingjue!"
Now she and Cheng Feng have slept in the same bed and she knows a lot of Cheng Feng's secrets, so she has fewer concerns.
Cheng Feng nodded.
“I know you’re curious about the origins of these amazing abilities, and you could have just asked directly.”
Huo Ling blinked her big eyes and said, "Really? Tell me quickly, I'm so curious."
Then, while rowing, Cheng Feng told the two women about his experiences in the ancient city of Jingjue.
When they learned that the Queen of Jingjue could erase people with her eyes, they realized that someone had possessed Cheng Feng's eyes long ago.
Just as Cheng Feng was saying that he had opened the coffin of the Queen of Jingjue and seen her eyes,
Cheng Feng suddenly stopped talking.
"Go on, tell me! Does the Queen's eyes have such a magical ability? And how did you manage to dodge it?"
Huo Ling grabbed Cheng Feng's hand excitedly and pressed him for an answer.
Chen Wenjin noticed Cheng Feng's gaze, turned around and pointed the flashlight forward.
She was immediately startled.
"Xiaoling, stop fooling around. Look ahead."
Cheng Feng pulled his arm out of Huo Ling's grasp, then turned her head to look ahead.
Huo Ling shook her hair in dissatisfaction, and only quieted down when she saw the scene in front of her.
The cave ahead was unusually spacious, with countless vines hanging down from the darkness above.
At the bottom of each vine hung a human pupa upside down, the dense vines and pupa completely blocking the way.
'Ding~'
Host detected entering the area of the Tomb of King Xian; cleanup mission initiated.
Task 1: Eliminate the Horace Beetle.
Reward: 30 Elite Unloading Ridge Warriors
Task 2: Eliminate the Azure-Scaled Giant Python
Reward: Animal Affinity
Task 3: Remove the "meat-like" Tai Sui (a type of fungus).
Reward: Longevity Pill x1
Good heavens, the system has dropped some great stuff this time. First, there are thirty elite Unloading Ridge Warriors, which Cheng Feng urgently needs.
Having enough manpower is so convenient; it can be used not only to gather intelligence but also to avoid having to do everything yourself when needed.
Animal affinity is an amazing skill; with the innate Druidic physique, all animals can be helpers.
Most importantly, there was the Longevity Pill. Cheng Feng had no doubt about the efficacy of the Longevity Pill produced by the system.
As long as he eliminates the Flesh-Gathering Tai Sui, his wish for immortality will be fulfilled, and he will live forever, looking down upon the birth and death of humankind.
"Cheng Feng, you're about to run into a human cocoon! Snap out of it!"
Chen Wenjin's call brought Cheng Feng back to his senses, and he quickly used his spear to block the cocoon in front of him.
"Sorry, something just suddenly came to mind."
They had now reached a section of road densely packed with people, and it would be too much effort to push them aside one by one.
In the end, the three of them had to sit on a raft to escape the human cocoons blocking their way.
"These human cocoons are made from real people, but I don't know what they're used for!"
Chen Wenjin carefully examined the human pupae, and through some of the already damaged pupae, he could see their ribs.
Cheng Feng sat cross-legged on the raft, with a long spear resting across his knees.
"King Xian believed in evil gods throughout his life and learned some Gu techniques that have been passed down in Yunnan since ancient times. These human pupae were made by him using Gu techniques."
"Gu technique, I've learned about this before. It's an ancient evil art originating from southern Yunnan, using people to cultivate Gu worms. Could these be..."
As she spoke, Huo Ling pointed with an unpleasant expression at the people above her head.
Cheng Feng nodded in affirmation of Huo Ling's guess.
“Indeed, each of these human pupae has a large number of Gu worms dormant inside its belly.”
Cheng Feng's words made the two women somewhat uneasy, but Chen Wenjin remembered that Cheng Feng had similar blood to the Zhang family, and quickly asked:
"Cheng Feng, can your blood suppress these Gu worms?"
"You're so smart! Look how pale Xiaoling's face is!"
Cheng Feng glanced at Huo Ling beside him with a teasing look. It is in the face of a crisis that a person’s adaptability and observation are truly tested.
Chen Wenjin is worse than Huo Ling in this respect, but even Chen Wenjin is far inferior to Hu Bayi in this aspect.
Hu Bayi's ability to escape from so many dangerous places wasn't just due to luck, but more so to his boldness and meticulousness.
It is possible to seize that sliver of hope in the nick of time.
"Cheng Feng, you're really shameless!"
Chen Wenjin's description of Cheng Feng's character was very fair and earned Huo Ling's full approval.
Plop sound,
Someone fell from above, crashing into the water and splashing up a lot of water.
"Our popularity has awakened the Gu worms. It's up to you now, Cheng Feng!"
At this moment, Chen Wenjin heard rustling sounds coming from the cocoon above, and couldn't help but move closer to Cheng Feng.
Huo Ling felt the same way; they subconsciously felt that the closer they were to Cheng Feng, the safer they would be.
"Really, the wound on my hand just healed not long ago."
After grumbling, Cheng Feng still pulled the dagger from Chen Wenjin's waist and made a cut in his own palm.
Blood dripped from Cheng Feng's hand, and in an instant, the human pupa fell from above like dumplings.
One by one, the human pupae that fell into the water were broken open by a large number of Gu worms, and the surface of the water was soon covered with black worms that looked like leeches.
But at that moment, they were all desperately trying to get away from the bamboo raft, and a large group of unlucky insects happened to land next to the raft.
Within seconds, all the Gu worms were completely still, dying even more quickly than those bitten by the Pure Vision Agama.
"Wow, Cheng Feng, your blood is amazing! Quick, smear some on me!"
Huo Ling happily hugged Cheng Feng's hand, collected some blood, and then smeared it on her neck and face.
Cheng Feng didn't show favoritism and reached out to touch Chen Wenjin's cheek.