Dao of The Demonic Cultivator

Chapter 90: Obligation to Slay the Thousand Insects Sect’s Cultivators!

Chapter 90: Obligation to Slay the Thousand Insects Sect’s Cultivators!

The events unfolded over what felt like an eternity, yet they occurred within just a few breaths' time. By the time Li Xuanming and the others had gathered their wits, all three Ironwire Mountain Gu Masters lay dead. Only Chen Zhaofeng remained.

Chu Xuan casually motioned with his hand, and the Evil Soul Chain, like a live python, shook off the blood and hovered beside him. He turned his gaze towards Chen Zhaofeng, whose initially confident expression had turned deathly pale.

Thud.

Chen Zhaofeng fell to his knees, crawling towards Chu Xuan through the muck and blood, sobbing uncontrollably. "Senior Brother Chu! It was them, they forced me! They put a Gu worm in my brain!" he pleaded. "We are senior and junior brothers! Master likes me very much! You must save me!"

His tone was earnest, tears and snot mingling with the blood streaming down his face. Even someone with a trace of compassion might hesitate at this display.

However, unbeknownst to Chen Zhaofeng, Liu Zhenxiong, Li Xuanming, and Zhou Yu, who were behind him, had noticed something.

Liu Zhenxiong's pupils suddenly narrowed. He spotted a subtle movement from Chen Zhaofeng—a talisman!

"Be careful! A talisman!" Liu Zhenxiong managed to shout a warning, but it was too late.

"Too late!" Chen Zhaofeng's pleading face instantly twisted into a snarl. "Die!"

He raised the talisman, hurling it towards Chu Xuan. However, he was shocked to find that he couldn't control his right hand. Looking down, he saw that his arm had been cleanly severed at the shoulder, a blood-like Gu worm voraciously devouring his flesh.

Naturally, the talisman couldn't be deployed.

"Aaah!"

Chen Zhaofeng screamed in agony, clutching his empty shoulder socket, and rolling on the ground.

Chu Xuan looked down at this junior brother from the Extreme Yin Cave, his expression indifferent.

In that instant, a thin wire had already silently burrowed into Chen Zhaofeng's body from the ground. Overwhelmed by his emotions, he hadn't noticed his right arm being devoured. Even if he hadn't tried to attack, Chu Xuan would have manipulated his right hand to do so.

Suddenly, a trembling voice came from the ground, "I mean... the three of you... there's still one person lying here... could you lend a hand... save me, please?"

Zhou Yu was nearly crying. While his fellow sect members reminisced and shared deep connections, he was nearly being devoured by Ironwire Worms.

Chu Xuan glanced at Zhou Yu, his tone half-joking, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, your body is barely hanging on. Wouldn't it be a selfless act to nourish my corpse puppet?"

Zhou Yu shuddered at the suggestion, protesting quickly, "No, no, no, I think I can still be saved."

Chu Xuan chuckled and flicked his finger, sending Gangsi shooting towards Zhou Yu. It burrowed into his body and efficiently devoured the remaining Ironwire Worms, as well as cleaned up any residual blood and flesh debris, before returning to Chu Xuan.

Relieved, Zhou Yu hastily swallowed some healing pills. Liu Zhenxiong then spoke up, his voice grave, "We should leave this place. There could be other Gu Masters lurking."

Chu Xuan shook his head, "No, there are no more. I searched Chen Zhaofeng's soul; only these four Foundation Establishment Gu Masters were left on Ironwire Mountain. All the Qi Refining Gu Masters under them have been turned into breeding grounds for their Gu."

Zhou Yu whispered, "We should still leave... This place is too creepy, and both Senior Brother Li and Liu are injured."

Chu Xuan smiled, "Now that Chen Zhaofeng has become a chief disciple under the Hundred Insect Daoist, his safety is crucial to the Thousand Insects Sect's Gu Masters. Just sending out a distress signal would immediately bring Gu Masters here. I found a Thousand Insects Sect signal talisman in his storage bag during the soul search."

At this, Li Xuanming and Liu Zhenxiong's eyes lit up. It was a perfect opportunity to lie in wait.

Chu Xuan began setting up the killing array while continuing, "Senior brothers, heal yourselves now. There will be a good number of Gu Masters arriving soon, and I won't be able to cover everything."

"Understood," Li Xuanming and Liu Zhenxiong agreed. Luring and eliminating Gu Masters from the Thousand Insects Sect would be a significant achievement. They could exchange the merit for rare treasures within their sect, an opportunity too good to miss.

Zhou Yu was on the verge of tears. Despite their agreement to leave, they weren't moving. "You Extreme Yin Cave cultivators can still fight, but I'm done for! Can't you consider helping me out?"

Remembering Zhou Yu, Chu Xuan turned back and smiled, "If Fellow Daoist Zhou feels unable to assist, you could still offer yourself to nourish my corpse puppet. I would be most grateful..."

Zhou Yu, rallying his dignity, exclaimed, "Slaying the Thousand Insects Sect's demonic Gu Masters is our bounden duty! How can Fellow Daoist Chu suggest otherwise!"

Chu Xuan bowed his head, amused, "To see such resolve in Fellow Daoist Zhou truly comforts my heart."