Poison Dragon Cave

In recent years, the Wugu Dao devilish cultivators have been causing trouble all over Chu State, and everyone is aware of their methods.

If these Poison Corpse Bombs were to explode, all living beings within a radius of several hundred meters would be infected by the poison.

In the past, Bai Zhuozhuo lost an arm due to the Gu Poison of the Wugu Dao. Even now, after reaching Foundation Establishment, she still feels lingering fear when she recalls what happened.

If she hadn't decisively severed her arm, she probably would have lost her life.

"Have the Wugu Dao devilish cultivators started attacking Bashui Immortal City?"

Zhou Er also didn't expect that Bashui Immortal City, isolated on the edge of Chu State, would be attacked by the Wugu Dao.

However, this wasn't entirely unexpected.

For the past few years, the Wugu Dao devilish cultivators had been acting like madmen, causing chaos everywhere, and even the Three Great Sects of Chu State had been harassed.

As the fourth largest power in Chu State, it was only a matter of time before Bashui Immortal City was targeted by the Wugu Dao devilish cultivators.

"There are probably more than just this one Poison Corpse Bomb around. You all go back first, I'll scout the surroundings."

Bai Zhuozhuo glanced at the Poison Corpse floating leisurely in the distance, its belly bloated, then mounted her Flying Sword and ascended into the sky to survey the situation.

When Bai Zhuozhuo returned, she had already scouted all the Poison Corpses within a five-mile radius.

"There are three more Poison Corpses around here."

Bai Zhuozhuo told Gu Fan and Zhou Er.

Afterward, they began discussing how to deal with these Poison Corpses.

These Poison Corpses were not heading towards their Fanhua Island, so they could be ignored.

However, if they drifted near the fishing grounds and exploded, they would suffer heavy losses.

"Let's retrieve the catch in advance to minimize losses."

In the end, the three made this judgment.

Fortunately, Zhou Er had bought a Lingyuan Jar earlier, so these Spirit Fish could be temporarily stored in it.

The one-hundred-cubic-meter water storage space was barely enough to hold most of the Spirit Fish.

However, due to the variety and large numbers of Spirit Fish, they killed each other in fights, and many died daily.

Zhou Er could eat Spirit Fish to his heart's content every day.

Because of the exploding Poison Corpses floating on the water surface, like sea mines, Zhou Er couldn't go into the water. He had been on the island for the past few days, and Gu Fan had been gathering information.

Bai Zhuozhuo occasionally flew her sword to check the situation at Bashui Immortal City, only to see countless Poison Corpses gathering at the foot of the Immortal City and exploding every day.

After several days of accumulation, the entire Bashui Immortal City was isolated by the poisonous miasma.

"Bashui Immortal City is now under city lockdown, the great formation is activated, and the sky is covered with dark clouds."

Bai Zhuozhuo returned that day with news of the situation.

Gu Fan also sent a message to her family. Several close elders told her that the Old Ancestor had come out of seclusion and that a great terror loomed over Bashui Immortal City, advising her not to return for the time being.

They could only temporarily guard Fanhua Island and observe the subsequent developments.

Zhou Er was already having second thoughts. The next day, just as he was about to persuade Gu Fan to leave, Gu Fan received a message from her family.

Of the Chu State's Three Great Sects, Yunmeng Sect had been annihilated by Wugu Dao, Qingsong Temple ceded half its territory as compensation to Wugu Dao, and only Lihuo Sect was preserved.

The Four Great Families of Bashui Immortal City, after deliberation, jointly surrendered to the newly promoted Devil Master of Wugu Dao, the Bone-Eating Devil Master.

At the same time, Wugu Dao was renamed Poison Dragon Cave and established its base in the Chu State.

Soon, an expert from Poison Dragon Cave would appear to reclaim all the islands of Bashui Immortal City.

Fanhua Island was among them.

Upon receiving this news, Zhou Er was also extremely shocked.

He had not expected that the impregnable Bashui Immortal City would surrender to the demonic path after only a few days.

However, this could not be blamed on Bashui Immortal City.

No one could have imagined that within just a few years, half of the Chu State would fall into the hands of the demonic path.

The three on Fanhua Island gathered to discuss their next move.

"Soon, the people from Poison Dragon Cave will arrive. We still have choices now."

Zhou Er said.

"The demonic persons of Poison Dragon Cave are treacherous and irritable. We cannot become the running dogs of the demonic path of Poison Dragon Cave."

Bai Zhuozhuo said. She had come into contact with people from Poison Dragon Cave, all of whom were addicted to poison, frenzied, and extremely difficult to deal with.

Working with such devilish cultivators was extremely dangerous; one wrong step could cost them their lives.

"Then we can only leave Fanhua Island?"

Gu Fan had lived on this island for nearly twenty-six years, and all her memories were on the island. Now that she had to leave, she felt immense reluctance.

However, with devilish cultivators in power, leaving was unavoidable.

After simply packing their belongings, the group prepared to flee.

Bai Zhuozhuo took the lead, scouting ahead on her sword, with Gu Fan and the other following closely behind.

Suddenly, a black light flashed across Bai Zhuozhuo, and her head was instantly severed from her body. No one had time to react.

"Sister Bai!"

Gu Fan cried out, both shocked and terrified.

Bai Zhuozhuo was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and she had just been beheaded.

Not far away, a Giant Spider moved through the air towards them, and in a short while, it arrived before Gu Fan and Zhou Er.

Zhou Er swept his Spiritual Sense and saw the Spider Silk that had beheaded Bai Zhuozhuo.

The surroundings were covered in such Spider Silk, completely blocking their path.

And from the Giant Spider before them, an extremely terrifying pressure emanated.

The Giant Spider had the lower body of an eight-legged spider and the upper body of a voluptuous woman with four arms. Her ample bosom was covered only by a thin ribbon.

"Where are the two of you trying to go?"

The Spider Woman said with interest.

Gu Fan's eyes welled up with tears, wanting to berate the Spider Woman, but Zhou Er stopped her.

They dared not speak, merely gazing at the Spider Woman from a distance.

"You come with me, or I'll kill your little lady."

The Spider Woman spat out Spider Silk, grabbed Zhou Er, and reeled him in.

Sensing the Spider Woman's strength, far exceeding that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Zhou Er did not act rashly.

"If you obediently become my Cauldron, I will release your little lady."

The Spider Woman's four pairs of eyes looked at Zhou Er and said with a smile.

Hearing the Spider Woman's eerie laughter, Zhou Er swallowed, saying:

"If you release my wife, I will go with you."

"Brother Er, no!"

Gu Fan shouted towards Zhou Er, who was being held nearby.

"I'm taking your little husband away. You can return the way you came!"

The Spider Woman glanced coldly at Gu Fan nearby and said.

Subsequently, the Spider Woman led Zhou Er to a nearby nest via nearly invisible spider silk.

Zhou Er looked at the nest, wrapped in soft spider silk, and then at several shriveled, skeletal remains of drained victims not far away. He was astonished.

However, he had no escape and could only become the Spider Woman's plaything.

"Baby, you don't need to be afraid. Those were useless fellows. They couldn't last more than a few nights with me. I believe you can accompany me for a long time."

The Spider Woman said this as she discarded the skeletons.

Finally, the Spider Woman placed Zhou Er in the center of the nest. With two hands, she undressed him, and with the other two, she gently caressed his face.

Zhou Er's only relief was that there were no other men here at the moment, otherwise, it would have been too awkward.

"Senior, I still don't know your name. I don't know your esteemed name."

Zhou Er asked.

"Baby, if you want to call me senior, then call me senior."

The Spider Woman whispered into Zhou Er's ear.

Zhou Er felt a strange, fragrant breeze, but he harbored no twisted thoughts.

Seemingly sensing Zhou Er's lack of response, the Spider Woman pressed her lips to his and spat a pill into his mouth, stirring it around a bit.

Afterward, the Spider Woman patted Zhou Er a few times, helping him to refine the pill.

Only when Zhou Er's vital energy surged did the Spider Woman smile and say:

"That's more like it."

After a day of intense activity, Zhou Er was completely exhausted and felt his mana consumption had depleted all his mana.

[Name: Zhou Er]
[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Early Stage (4.97%)]
[...]

Looking at his panel, Zhou Er realized that the cultivation he had painstakingly cultivated for dozens of days was also gone.

This Spider Woman was truly overbearing.

"Baby, you are much stronger than them. I like you so much!"

The Spider Woman said with great satisfaction, holding Zhou Er with all four of her arms.

Zhou Er didn't want to speak. He thought of the tragic state of the previous corpses and felt that if this continued, not only would his cultivation be lost, but his life would also be toyed with by this Spider Woman.

His mind spun rapidly as he began to consider his next course of action.

Things had come to this, and he could only change the current situation as much as possible and live a few more days. He looked at the Spider Woman and said:

"I'm hungry."

Seeing this, the Spider Woman took out a pile of insects from her Storage Ring and said:

"Do you want to eat?"

"Feed me."

Zhou Er saw that these were not severed limbs or broken arms, so he could accept it.

The Spider Woman smiled and fed Zhou Er bit by bit, watching him eat with satisfaction.

Zhou Er ate these insects until he couldn't eat anymore, then said:

"That's enough."

These foods, refined by the Taotie Attribute, could restore some of his vitality.

"Baby, if you're hungry, just tell me again."

The Spider Woman smiled and licked her fingers, her eyes full of seduction.

Zhou Er was thus imprisoned, constantly contemplating a path to survival.

Soon, he suddenly thought that if the Spider Woman became pregnant, she could no longer use him as a Cauldron.

This way, he could at least rest for a while.

And coincidentally, he could Transfer Attributes to his descendants.

After careful consideration, the perfected Five Animals Health Technique Attribute was no longer useful to him at the moment.

Therefore, the second time the Spider Woman sought him for pleasure, Zhou Er transferred this Attribute away.

The Spider Woman indulged for a few days, and the affairs of Bashui Immortal City were settled. A Hunchbacked Old Woman found her and shouted her name outside the Spider Nest.

She didn't stop her actions at all, moaning as she said:

"Old woman, why are you looking for me?"

"Zhu Yan, the Devil Master said you are to guard Bashui Immortal City. Go to the island directly!"

After the Hunchbacked Old Woman finished speaking, she left.

The dark clouds shrouding Bashui Immortal City slowly dispersed.

After Zhu Yan absorbed more of Zhou Er's cultivation, she put clothes on him and said:

"Baby, after today, you will be the City Lord of Bashui Immortal City. Are you happy?"

"Happy."

Zhou Er said with a fake smile.

Currently, his cultivation progress was close to zero. If Zhu Yan absorbed any more, he might fall below Foundation Establishment, or even lose his life.

"I'm glad you're happy. I originally planned to give you a Heart-Eating Pill, but thinking about how cute you are, I couldn't bear to."

Zhu Yan pinched Zhou Er's face and said with admiration.

Zhou Er was her most satisfactory Cauldron at the moment.

"Heart-Eating Pill? What is that?"

Zhou Er asked doubtfully.

"That is a treasure of our Poison Dragon Cave. I'm afraid everyone in your Bashui City has already taken this pill."

Zhu Yan took out a dark purple pill and said indifferently.

"After taking this pill, whether you sincerely surrender or have other intentions, you will have to submit to my Poison Dragon Cave. Baby, I believe you won't betray me, so I won't make you take this pill."

Zhu Yan then put the Heart-Eating Pill away.

[Heart-Eating Pill: After consumption, it can rapidly increase poison cultivation, but it will damage one's origin and be addictive, making it impossible to quit for life.]

[Equipped Attributes: Hundred Poisons Immunity (Green).]

[Hundred Poisons Immunity (Green): Immune to a small portion of poisons, poison resistance increased by fifty percent.]

[Solidification Condition: Withstand one hundred types of poisons.]

[Equip?]

Although Zhu Yan did not give Zhou Er the poison pill, Zhou Er had already seen its effects and felt a sense of foreboding.

Fortunately, Zhu Yan did not make him take it.

Afterward, Zhu Yan took Zhou Er back to Bashui City.

Now that Bashui Immortal City belonged to the demonic path, it could no longer be called an Immortal City.

Seeing Zhu Yan enter the city, everyone's faces were ashen.

"Uncle-Master Zhu!"

Several disciples from Poison Dragon Cave, who occupied Bashui City, stepped forward to greet them.

Zhu Yan nodded slightly, brought Zhou Er into the city, and in front of everyone in Bashui City, announced that Zhou Er would be the future City Lord of Bashui City, acting on behalf of all affairs within the city.

The members of the Four Great Families of Bashui City were all shocked to see this pretty boy Zhou Er relying on a powerful Devilish Cultivator again.

The bitterness in Zhou Er's heart was naturally hard to describe; this soft rice was not easy to eat.

Moreover, it was unknown how many days he could continue eating it.

Fortunately, after Zhu Yan appointed Zhou Er as City Lord, she immediately went into seclusion, shrinking herself into a ball of spiderwebs.

Zhou Er finally got a sliver of breathing room.

However, he had no chance to escape. The disciples of Poison Dragon Cave watched him very closely, and the atmosphere was very delicate.

Although Zhou Er was named City Lord, he was actually just a figurehead. The operation of Bashui City had been completely taken over by the people of Poison Dragon Cave.

Of the nine Golden Core True Persons from the Wang, Xie, Liu, and Gu families, three were dead, two had fled, and the remaining four had completely surrendered.

After Poison Dragon Cave occupied Bashui City, almost everyone in the city swallowed the Heart-Eating Pill and practiced poison arts.

Zhou Er knew in his heart that if he continued to cultivate the Blue Sea Tide Rising Art step by step, he would not achieve anything significant before Zhu Yan emerged from seclusion, and it would be a dead end.

The reason Zhu Yan did not feed him the Heart-Eating Pill was to maintain his purity so that he could be used as a Cauldron.

If he wanted to live, if he wanted to avoid being drained dry by Zhu Yan, he had to be more poisonous than her.

This way, Zhu Yan would be wary and would not continue to toy with him wantonly.

Therefore, Zhou Er gritted his teeth, swallowed the Heart-Eating Pill, and switched to cultivating the Myriad Poison Heaven-Devouring Scripture of Poison Dragon Cave.

The Myriad Poison Heaven-Devouring Scripture was the cultivation secret art of Poison Dragon Cave. It was originally called the Witchcraft Gu Secret Art, and upon reaching the end, one could merge with their Natal Gu Insect.

The reason Zhu Yan had transformed into a half-human, half-spider form was due to this technique.

The disciples of Poison Dragon Cave all knew this technique, and Zhou Er could easily ask for guidance.

Although the disciples of Poison Dragon Cave were eccentric and liked to eat Illusion Poison Pills, they did not dare to neglect Zhou Er. Knowing that Zhou Er wanted to practice poison arts, they immediately taught him everything they knew.

In just half a year, Zhou Er had cultivated to the fourth level of the Myriad Poison Heaven-Devouring Scripture, allowing him to house one Natal Gu Insect within his body.