"Gate Master, although Gu Worms can nourish Spirit Veins and increase a cultivator's cultivation speed, they also carry enormous hidden dangers. This time, it was only low-level Gu Worms going berserk. If high-level Gu Worms, or even the Mother Gu, were to stir, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Tiandaozi fell silent for a moment, the fluctuations of spiritual energy around him growing faintly disordered. He thought of what Lin Taichu had said before, thought of the occasional sluggish sensation that appeared within his body, and then thought of the losses caused by this Gu Worm rampage. For the first time, a trace of doubt toward Gu Worms arose in his heart.
"I am aware of this matter. Arrange manpower at once to regularly cleanse the yin and evil energy from all Gu Worm breeding sites, control the number of Gu Worms being cultivated, and ensure such a situation never occurs again."
"Disciple obeys." Lin Taichu bowed and accepted the order, a faint joy stirring in his heart. Tiandaozi had already begun to waver.
In the days that followed, Lin Taichu became even busier. On one hand, he managed the Spirit Veins and Gu Worm breeding sites, regularly cleansing yin and evil energy and controlling the number of Gu Worms; on the other, he assisted Tiandaozi in cultivation and searched for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could help Tiandaozi break through to the Saint Realm.
With Lin Taichu's help, Tiandaozi's cultivation advanced at astonishing speed. The spiritual energy in his body grew purer and purer, and the sluggishness brought about by the Gu Worm aura was almost completely dissolved. He was only one step away from the Saint Realm.
One day, Lin Taichu found a stalk of Millennium Spirit Ginseng and brought it to Heavenly Dao Hall. The Millennium Spirit