God-Devouring Heavenly Gu!

Zhao Songzhai breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes reddening with joy and gratitude.

"Thank you, Young Master Ning Chuan. Without you, Luo Luo would probably have..."

Zhao Songzhai spoke, overcome with emotion.

"City Lord Zhao, I'm afraid someone deliberately planted this God-Devouring Gu inside Luo Luo, using her to nourish it!"

Ning Chuan spoke slowly.

"What?!"

Zhao Songzhai shuddered, frenzied killing intent flooding his eyes.

"Who was it? Who could be so vicious as to dare use my granddaughter to feed a gu? Damn them!"

Zhao Songzhai roared, furious beyond measure.

He had originally thought Luo Luo had accidentally contracted the god-devouring gu poison, but now Ning Chuan was saying someone had deliberately planted the God-Devouring Gu inside her?

This instantly ignited boundless killing intent in his heart.

"City Lord Zhao, have you offended anyone? While curing Luo Luo just now, I discovered that she possesses an extremely rare glazed divine soul. Her soul is naturally pure, and her mental power is immense! Someone deliberately planted the God-Devouring Gu inside her to devour her mental power, and ultimately even her glazed divine soul!

"Once this God-Devouring Gu devours her entire glazed divine soul, it will evolve into the legendary god-devouring heavenly gu. It could directly devour and kill even Dragon Transformation Realm experts!"

Ning Chuan spoke slowly, his gaze turning cold.

The person lurking behind this was utterly vicious and must have been an expert in using gu. If he truly succeeded in nurturing a god-devouring heavenly gu, he could probably use it to sweep through Dragon Transformation Realm experts and roam the world unchallenged.

"A god-devouring heavenly gu that can kill Dragon Transformation Realm experts?"

Zhao Songzhai's expression changed sharply.

He had never imagined that the person behind this could have such vicious, sinister intentions, and a wave of lingering fear washed over him.

If it really devoured Luo Luo's glazed divine soul, the power of the god-devouring heavenly gu would make destroying all of Flame Dragon City a trivial matter!

His expression turned icy. After considering it for a moment, a cold gleam flashed through his eyes, and he said slowly, "Thank you for the warning, Young Master Ning Chuan. I think I know who it was!"

He raised his head and looked into the distance, a trace of icy killing intent in his eyes.

He was looking toward Jade Capital City.

Inside a magnificent residence in Jade Capital City.

An old man dressed in black robes, his face lined with wrinkles and utterly sinister, sat cross-legged in a secret chamber, cultivating. Suddenly, his entire body trembled, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

"My God-Devouring Gu was destroyed? Who was it? Who could destroy my God-Devouring Gu? Damn you! I'll make you pay!"

The black-robed old man abruptly raised his head, his eyes brimming with venomous, furious killing intent.

He had exhausted every scheme to nurture that God-Devouring Gu. All he had needed was for it to devour the glazed divine soul completely, and it would have become a god-devouring heavenly gu.

He had never imagined that someone would kill his God-Devouring Gu. It was bound to his heart's blood, and the moment it was destroyed, he suffered a backlash that severely injured him.

"Even a Four-Star Alchemist is helpless against the God-Devouring Gu. There can't possibly be anyone like that in tiny Flame Dragon City! You destroyed my God-Devouring Gu and ruined years of painstaking effort in a single stroke. Just you wait! I won't let you get away with this!"

The black-robed old man's face was filled with uncertainty and suspicion, resentment and killing intent.

"Someone, come!"

As the black-robed old man's voice rang out, a shadow appeared like a specter.

"Master!"

The shadow bowed respectfully.

"Go to Flame Dragon City and secretly investigate who cured Zhao Songzhai's granddaughter of the god-devouring gu poison. Don't stir the grass and startle the snake!"

The black-robed old man spoke coldly.

"Yes!"

The shadow nodded, then vanished soundlessly from the secret chamber.

"City Lord Zhao, Luo Luo's god-devouring gu poison has been cured. She only needs to rest and recover for a while, and she'll be completely well! I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave!"

Ning Chuan spoke to Zhao Songzhai.

Since Zhao Songzhai knew who had planted the God-Devouring Gu inside Luo Luo, he would presumably deal with that person himself. Ning Chuan did not ask any further questions.

And whoever had administered the poison within the City Lord's Manor would naturally meet no good end either.

Ning Chuan planned to visit the Treasure Pavilion and obtain some more cultivation resources and spirit stones from Huo Xiyan. He was certain the Five-Element Marrow-Cleansing Pill would fetch a good price!

"Take care, Young Master Ning Chuan. Once I've dealt with the matters in my manor, I'll be sure to visit the Shen Residence to express my thanks!"

Zhao Songzhai's eyes were filled with gratitude.

"You're too kind, City Lord Zhao!"

Ning Chuan smiled calmly.

He had saved Luo Luo, and Zhao Songzhai's reward could certainly be called extraordinarily generous.

The Purple Thunder Spear alone, a low-grade spirit artifact, was a priceless treasure that money could not buy. Beyond that, many of the spirit herbs Ning Chuan had asked Zhao Songzhai to gather were needed for his own cultivation. He could use them to refine several precious spirit pills to improve his cultivation.

Ning Chuan and Shen Qingqing left the City Lord's Manor together.

"Brother-in-law, you're incredible! You could even cure the god-devouring gu poison that left a Four-Star Alchemist helpless!"

Shen Qingqing's eyes shone with admiration.

"My master taught me a few methods for treating poisons. That's why I could cure the god-devouring gu poison!"

Ning Chuan made up the explanation offhandedly.

"So that's how it is! I wonder what an extraordinary expert your master must be, brother-in-law?"

Shen Qingqing was filled with envy and reverence.

They crossed the bustling streets toward the Treasure Pavilion, but just then, a commotion broke out in the crowd ahead.

A figure drenched in blood came charging recklessly through, weapon in hand.

"Brother Shen Song? What happened to you? What's going on?"

Shen Qingqing glanced at him and immediately shuddered, utter shock filling her eyes. She hurried forward to meet him.

"Second Young Miss, Young Master-in-law, something's happened to the family head..."

The blood-soaked figure staggered. Upon seeing Shen Qingqing and Ning Chuan, he was overjoyed and hurriedly lunged toward them, speaking with desperate urgency.