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Chapter 562 Secret Dungeon
The entrance to the secret dungeon of the Grand Elder's Holy Palace, as described by Luo Ziqin, was built inside the Grand Elder's bedroom, extremely well-hidden and equipped with complex arrays. If Luo Ziqin hadn't secretly followed Lan Ying and witnessed her entering and leaving, no one would have known there was a dungeon there. After Lan Ying's death, when Luo Ziqin brought Yan Wangshan to recuperate, thinking that since the Grand Elder was already dead, he decided to investigate what secrets this place held, secrets even Lan Ying kept hidden, and thus discovered this secret dungeon.

The dungeon was dark and damp, but actually quite spacious, containing dozens of cells. Each cell was sealed, with only a small square opening at the top and bottom of the door. The upper opening, fitted with metal bars, was likely used for patrols and surveillance, while the lower opening had a small door that probably allowed food to be delivered. Many cells were empty, and judging from the signs of habitation, they had been abandoned for a long time. Further in were two relatively large cells, unlike the simpler ones outside, furnished like bedrooms. A disheveled woman lay curled up on the bed, muttering incoherently. In the other cell was a emaciated man chained up, his head bowed, appearing to be on the verge of death. These two cells were specially made; the doors had no locks, and Luo Ziqin didn't know how to open them.

Lan Suyu was locked in the nearest cell, lying there unconscious. Her cell door had already been opened by Luo Ziqin.

Song Yun went inside to check on her. Xiao Liu crawled out of his sleeve and approached Lan Suyu. He didn't know what Xiao Liu did, but Lan Suyu slowly woke up after a while. She sat up abruptly, her eyes filled with fear. Her memory was still stuck on the moment Lan Ying suddenly appeared and used a Gu to control her. When she saw Qing Sang and the others, she snapped back to reality: "Where's that bitch Lan Ying?"

Qing Sang briefly recounted what had happened afterward. Knowing that the three elders and Lan Ying were dead, and Chang Li had been defeated and fled, she was stunned for a moment, reacting just like the other members of the Gu Clan. After a while, she recovered. Looking around, she had never known the Gu Clan had such a place. She stood up and walked to the door of the two innermost cells, intending to look inside, but suddenly a face appeared through the small window, startling everyone. It was the woman who had been curled up on the bed. She had somehow arrived at the door and must have heard Qing Sang's words. She stood there looking out the small window, then suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, her voice rough and unpleasant. She turned and left the window, followed by a loud bang from inside.

Luo Ziqin, who was the braver one, glanced inside and exclaimed, "There's no one inside!"

Suddenly, the rattling of chains came from the cell on the left. When they peered inside, they saw that the man who had been chained and still breathing was now slumped over, strangled to death. Beside him, the woman in the cell on the right lay motionless, something wriggling inside her clothes. In moments, the woman was devoured completely. Song Yun, seizing the opportunity, flew in through the small window and, the instant the worm finished eating the woman, spat out dense spider silk to capture it.

Although the tiny Gu worm only appeared for a moment, Song Yunting still saw it clearly. "Ant King Gu."

"Heh..." Upon hearing Song Yunting call out the name of the Gu worm, Lan Suyu let out a cold snort, revealing a miserable expression. "So that's how it is!"

"The Ant King Gu doesn't have any special effects. However, it makes women who are infected with it like ant queens, allowing them to become pregnant repeatedly, regardless of age or physical condition. It also ensures the pregnant woman doesn't die during pregnancy until she gives birth. But once the offspring leaves the body, the host immediately falls into lust, until she can conceive again through intercourse with a man. This can be considered a form of immortality, hence it's also called the Lesser Immortality Gu. The Ant King Gu also has a paired ant Gu; when it mates with a man who has ingested it, pregnancy is guaranteed. Once the host dies, the Ant King Gu will devour the host's body and then seek out the next host," Song Yun explained to everyone, describing the Gu's effects.

After hearing this, everyone felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but feel nauseous. No wonder there was a hidden door between the two cells.

Only Lan Suyu let out a few desperate laughs, just like the woman had before, her voice filled with sorrow: "She is the rumored aunt of Changli, the previous generation of pure-blooded Gu cultivator who went mad and committed suicide. That man is Changli's cousin, her son. Rumor has it that his bloodline was impure, that he was mentally challenged, and that he died young. I never expected to find them all here. Ha... mother and son... these elders, all for the sake of creating pure-blooded beings, are truly disgusting!"

Recalling the conversation between Lan Ying and the Grand Elder in the secret realm, Qing Sang paused: "So... Lan Ying?"

"Hmph! So that bitch is a monster!" Lan Suyu tacitly accepted Qing Sang's guess.

"This Gu lineage is utterly rotten!" Luo Ziqin cursed angrily. Those other rooms were probably used to imprison the deformed children born there; if they died, they were replaced, and this continued even after Lan Ying appeared. Everyone else here was killed by Lan Ying.

They didn't want to stay there a moment longer and turned to leave the dungeon. With Song Yunting's permission, Xiao Liu swallowed the ant king gu he had caught in one gulp.