What Did You Just Say That Gu King Looked Like?
The Thousand-Footed Mystic Centipede turned and darted back into the crevice in the rock wall.
The Helltail Scorpion retracted its tail and hid behind a strange rock.
A swarm of Bone-Devouring Gu Ants abandoned their bone nest and fled in a frenzy.
The Golden Toad Gu jumped into the small pond and dared not show its face again.
The Phantom Gu Moth and the Withered-Soul Butterfly overhead vanished without a trace.
The Ink-Horned Gu Snake was no longer as ferocious as before, leaving a winding snake trail on the ground.
In just a few breaths,
Only Gao Yunyi and Ma Yi remained in the depths of the second level of the Myriad Gu Pit.
Ma Yi watched all of this unfold in stunned silence, her heart filled with turmoil.
These are all high-level Gu worms!
Each one taken out is the source of their confidence and capital to compete for the Great Miao Chief.
However, these powerful and dangerous high-level Gu worms were so frightened by a casual "get lost" that they fled in panic, completely losing face as high-level Gu worms.
Ma Yi's attitude towards Gao Yunyi is no longer one of worship or admiration.
Instead, they were awestruck and revered them as Celestial Person.
"Who... who are you?"
Ma Yi asked tremblingly, with piety and respect.
"An ordinary, unremarkable scholar."
Gao Yunyi replied casually.
Ma Yi: "..."
Ma Yi felt like she'd been tricked; she was just young, not stupid.
But since the other party was unwilling to reveal their true identity, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
After all, someone who can scare away even high-level Gu worms with a sound is as easy to deal with as drinking water.
Even her Mother and Older Sister would probably have no choice but to bow down at his feet and let him do as he pleases.
Ma Yi once again expressed doubt about what her Mother had said.
This is clearly not a guest invited by Mother; it's more like a host Mother begged to come.
Gao Yunyi didn't care what the other party was thinking. After dealing with the little insects hiding in the shadows, he went straight into the third level area.
And this time,
Nothing dared to stop him anymore.
The third area was much smaller than he had expected; it was more like a tomb chamber than a pit.
The tomb chamber is decorated with many stone carvings, which seem to record a period of history that has been buried by time.
However, due to the passage of time, the objects on the murals have become mottled and blurred, with most of the outlines eroded and indistinct, leaving only faint glimpses of incomplete human figures and insect patterns.
Ma Yi also came in, staring wide-eyed at the murals around her.
Gao Yunyi looked around and found that apart from the mottled and blurred murals covering the walls, there seemed to be nothing else in the tomb chamber.
He frowned slightly, looking a little unhappy.
There was also a sense of disappointment in my heart, as if I had come with high hopes but left disappointed.
While Ma Yi was still studying the murals on the wall, Gao Yunyi walked over and asked:
"Did you figure it out?"
Ma Yi nodded excitedly upon hearing this, "Yes, yes... these murals depict the legend of the Beast God."
"Beast God?"
Curiosity returned to Gao Yunyi's disappointed face.
"Yes, the Beast God. The Beast God is the guardian deity of our Miaojiang. Legend has it that He Divine Ability all-powerful and omnipotent, wielding all kinds of Gu poisons, commanding all the beasts in the mountains, able to summon miasma to shroud the mountains, and able to command poisonous insects as soldiers, protecting the Miaojiang from outsiders for generations."
Ma Yi, her face filled with excitement and admiration, spoke eloquently:
"We, the Miao people, are His favored people. Later, the Beast God fell into a deep sleep, Miao people were thrown into turmoil, splitting into three: the Black Miao, the White Miao, and the Green Miao."
"The abilities of the Beast God were inherited by the Three Miao: the Black Miao raised Gu (poisonous insects), the White Miao refined poisons, and the Green Miao controlled beasts. Unfortunately, they only learned the basics. In the end, the Green Miao even lost their ability to control beasts and became focused on physical training and military exercises."
This was the first time Gao Yunyi had heard these secrets of Miaojiang, and he was immediately intrigued.
I never expected that this remote and isolated Miaojiang would have a god, and one that sounds quite powerful.
Where is that Beast God?
Gao Yunyi asked.
That one?
Ma Yi was somewhat displeased after hearing Gao Yunyi's words.
The Beast God is a deity worshipped by the Miao people for generations. How can it be described as "only"? It should be described as "rank" and "honor".
"Legend has it that the Divine Beast slumbers in the Beast God Abyss, which is the territory of the White Miao. We are only allowed to enter and worship during the Beast God Sacrifice every three years."
Ma Yi replied.
Upon hearing this, Gao Yunyi stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.
As the saying goes, "Two tigers cannot share one mountain, and two gods cannot share one temple."
He didn't care before.
But now that he's here, it's time to change the position of the guardian deity of Miaojiang.
He has to go to the Beast God Abyss.
He saw that Beast God.
No matter what the other party is, he has to drive them out of his territory.
After all, how can one tolerate someone else snoring beside one's bed?
He's a restless sleeper and likes to kill people in his dreams, so this is for the other person's own good.
Ma Yi was unaware that Gao Yunyi was already eyeing the guardian deity she had been worshipping; her gaze was now completely captivated by the stone paintings on the wall.
While studying the murals, Ma Yi said, "According to the records on these murals, after the Beast God fell into a deep sleep, the Gu King flew here, attracting countless Gu insects. Ten thousand Gu gathered here, and over time, this place became the Myriad Gu Pit."
"Gu King? What is that?"
Gao Yunyi asked curiously.
Ma Yi explained, "The Gu King is the king of all Gu, capable of commanding all Gu insects in the world. Legend has it that the Gu King was a pet kept by the Beast God, who bestowed upon it primordial power, granting it the Divine Ability to change the world and reverse time."
Gao Yunyi casually brushed the cicada that had landed on his shoulder and asked with great interest.
Is it really that amazing?
Ma Yi smiled wryly, "It's all just legend. If they were really that powerful, how could our Miao people have stayed in one corner of the world? We would have gone out and dominated the world long ago."
That's the legend.
Exaggerate as much as possible, make it as outrageous as possible, just listen to it and don't take it seriously, only a fool would.
Gao Yunyi agreed.
If the Gu King is this powerful, then wouldn't the Beast God be invincible?
Just like him,
People say he is True Immortal descended to earth, possessing great Divine Ability and boundless Law Power.
In reality, he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator who hadn't even reached the Golden Core Realm.
Therefore, rumors should not be believed, and hearsay should not be taken seriously.
As he spoke,
Gao Yunyi casually swatted away the cicada that had landed on his shoulder.
"You mean the Gu King is here? But there's nothing here."
Ma Yi was also wondering.
Whether it's these murals or the legends of the Black Miao, the Gu King is dormant in the third level of the Myriad Gu Pit, awaiting the summons of the Beast God.
But the tomb was completely empty, with no trace of the Gu King.
Ma Yi carefully examined the murals on the wall, trying to find some clues through the mottled and blurred stone paintings.
"Judging from the outline depicted in this mural, the Gu King looks like a cicada..."
Ma Yi muttered to herself as she turned her head toward Gao Yunyi.
Then she saw a scene that horrified her and made her heart stop beating.
Gao Yunyi frowned and swatted the cicada that had landed on his shoulder away again. To prevent it from bothering him again, he stomped on it.
"What did you just say that Gu King looked like?"