Controlling Gu

"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this? Do you intend to harm your own guest?"

Fang Yu's face showed fear, and a protective aura appeared on his body. A second-tier Spirit Artifact shield that he had casually crafted appeared, emitting spiritual light to protect his body.

Looking at the terrified Guest Elder Lü, Jin Guizi felt even more sorry for him. "Fine, let him die knowing why."

"If you want to blame me, blame yourself for your own shady background and the fact that your origins are unclear. If that's the case, then so be it."

Most importantly, he participated in the construction of the central array base of the "Lesser Thousand-Needle Nether River Formation".

Even if you can't understand it, you've definitely memorized it. If it were to leak out someday, or if you were arrested, it would pose a huge hidden danger.

I naturally trust you, fellow Daoist, but my master has given me orders, and I have no choice but to obey. Please take care, Guest Elder Lü!

Upon hearing this, Fang Yu nodded inwardly. What the Jin Guizi said was roughly the same as his guess. The core reason was that he knew secrets that he shouldn't know, and since the beetle wasn't one of their own and his origins were unknown, they wanted to kill him to keep the secret.

These local cultivators of the Dao of Qi Refining really do things like the underworld. They're ruthless and brutal in everything they do. If they think someone is a threat, they just kill them off without caring about anything else.

However, this Jin Guizi Master didn't send any other retainers to kill him; instead, he came in person, seemingly knowing that killing his own retainer on such a trumped-up charge would severely damage his reputation.

Secondly, he was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had only been at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage a few years. With his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation, dealing with a Rogue Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage would be a piece of cake.

but...

The fear on Fang Yu's face slowly faded, and he looked at Jin Guizi with a playful smile, "Don't you think it's too much of a mistake for you to come alone to kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Guizi was slightly taken aback. The next moment, she was suddenly startled, sensing the ever-increasing aura emanating from Fang Yu.

Foundation Establishment Late Stage!

"How is this possible?"

Her expression changed drastically, as if she had realized something, and she shouted sharply, "I know! You must be a treacherous villain from the demonic path, pretending to have just Foundation Establishment to join my Mosquito Immortal City with ulterior motives! Master was right after all!"

As they spoke, the swarm of insects surrounding Fang Yu burst forth with seven-colored light, rushing towards Fang Yu and engulfing him within the swarm.

"Hmph, so what if you're at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage? This place is just outside Mosquito Immortal City. Senior Brother will be here in no time. You demonic villain, you're dead!"

Although Jin Guizi was startled, he was not afraid at all. He immediately activated a secret technique to trigger the twin Gu worms left in the city, informing Qian Chongzi that things had changed.

She was already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and with numerous Spirit Artifact and talismans protecting her, she could fight even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator. She only needed to stall for a moment until her senior brother arrived, and this demon would surely die.

Suddenly, a beam of red light shot out from the depths of the swarm of insects. Her Divine Sense jolted, and she instantly sensed that a large number of spirit insects had lost contact with her. Then, the red light shot out from all parts of the swarm like a torrential rain, suddenly converging and condensing into an eerie red lotus.

The red lotus slowly rotated, and the spirit insects caught in it turned into charred corpses, pouring down like a sudden rain. Before they even hit the ground, the insect corpses were burned to ashes, as if a tragic and beautiful fire rain had fallen from the sky.

Within the intense light emanating from the center of the red lotus, Lü Bu's figure appeared and disappeared.

The Jin Guizi was startled. How could this person's Red Lotus Karmic Fire be so powerful? It had destroyed his spirit insect in an instant. Wasn't that Red Lotus Karmic Fire just an ordinary Fire Element Cultivation Method?

The next moment, a black beast-taming pouch opened at her waist, and countless mosquitoes flew out...

Just then, a red thread flew out from the red lotus, arriving in an instant. It passed through countless mosquitoes, pierced through the naturally triggered protective talisman shield and protective spiritual light, and circled around the Jin Guizi's neck.

Fang Yu, wielding the Flowing Flame True Fire Sword, appeared, grabbed the corpse of the Jin Guizi, and transformed into a red streak that shot into the sky, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

A moment later.

A streak of light came from the direction of Mosquito Immortal City, revealing the figure of ' Qian Chongzi '. He swept his Divine Sense and gathered the remaining spirit insects that had lost control, his expression solemn.

"This person was able to kill the Jin Guizi in an instant; his cultivation must have reached the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection."

This person has already mastered the spirit patterns of the Autumn Moon Mountain Market's grand array. Even if he doesn't understand Dao of Arrays, he still poses a significant threat.

Alas, how could Array Master Zong make such a mistake, entrusting the construction of the central array base to someone whose background is unknown?

It seems that not only does the formation of Autumn Moon Mountain need major changes, but the grand formation of Mosquito Immortal City also needs adjustments.

*****

Inside the cave abode at Medicine King Ridge.

Fang Yu examined the Jin Guizi's Storage Bag, a look of surprise on his face.

This Jin Guizi truly lives up to its reputation as the person in charge of the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine; its Storage Bag contained over ten thousand mid-grade Spirit Stone, which is equivalent to a million low-grade Spirit Stone.

In addition, there are some other valuable items such as Spirit Artifact, talismans, and spirit beast pills.

After putting all these things away, Fang Yu picked up a booklet called "The Thousand-Thread Gu Control Method" and began to read it.

'This Cultivation Method can actually enhance one's Divine Sense by manipulating Gu worms!'

Fang Yu's face showed unexpected joy. He didn't expect that this Jin Guizi would have the core inheritance Cultivation Method of ' Mosquito Immortal City '. Although it could only be cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection at most, and there was no method to Golden Core Formation Pill, the ability to increase Divine Sense alone was of extraordinary value.

It should be noted that while pills that increase Law Power are precious, they are not uncommon and can be purchased with sufficient Spirit Stone stones. However, pills and Cultivation Method that can enhance Divine Sense are extremely rare. He had only heard of them and had never seen them before, not even at the auctions in Mosquito Immortal City.

He then took down the several beast-taming bags that the Jin Guizi always carried with him.

With Divine Sense sense, one can clearly perceive that a large number of Gu worms are dormant inside, which, once released, will form a terrifying swarm of Gu.

However, these Gu worms have already been refined by the Jin Guizi and bear his mark. If he wants to control them, he needs to refine them again using the "Thousand-Thread Gu Control Method".

"Hmm, I wonder if the Yuanchen Pearl can purify it directly?"

Fang Yu suddenly remembered the purification ability of the Yuanchen Pearl, and immediately took out a mosquito.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

Just as it left the beast-taming pouch, the mosquito flew towards Fang Yu's face, trying to bleed him. The next moment, a beam of spiritual light enveloped it.

As the Yuanchen Pearl slowly rotated, Fang Yu could clearly sense that the aura belonging to the Jin Guizi within the mosquito dissipated, and then an unfamiliar aura emerged, which was subsequently purified.

Two auras!

Fang Yu pursed his lips, memorizing the newly appeared aura, which most likely came from ' Daoist Mosquito '.

"Buzzing..."

As soon as the purified mosquitoes were released from their suppression, they flew away into the distance, seemingly sensing Fang Yu's Foundation Establishment Late Stage aura and instinctively wanting to stay away rather than attack.

"Excellent. With these bags of Gu worms, I can now practice the Thousand-Thread Gu Control Method at my leisure, and I can also cultivate Gu worms myself to increase their numbers. At the same time, I can also try to forge the Lesser Thousand-Needle Nether River Formation."

"However, before that, I need to find a second-tier spiritual land; otherwise, relying solely on mid-grade Spirit Stone for cultivation would be too extravagant."