Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

boom!

Deng Hui suddenly stood up.

Like a bird startled by the twang of a bow.

Just as he was about to escape, he found his body suddenly stiffening, and an extremely terrifying killing intent pressed down on him.

"Why are you in such a hurry, sir?" The man from the green mountain did not raise his eyes, but took a sip of the wine in the cup, and then smiled with a look of enjoyment. "There are countless people with outstanding talents in Xuanqing Academy. Seventy percent of them are geniuses who can compete for the Foundation Establishment Dao Fruit. Any one of them can become the abbot of my Wufeng Temple."

However, very few people can master Earth Escape Technique at the Qi Refining stage, yet you have. This shows how terrifying your talent is. Someone like you, if only you were willing to humble yourself and submit, should receive special training.

Why did you defect? ​​Why did you cause such chaos at my Wufeng Temple? I just returned myself and truly cannot understand."

"My bones are too stiff; I can't bend over!"

Deng Hui coldly uttered a sentence.

The man in the blue robe frowned as he looked at Deng Hui, a hint of mockery and nonchalance on his face. "You have backbone. In the entire history of Xuanqing Academy, you are the first... but you are also very naive, as naive as the Heavenly Principle Sect."

Deng Hui didn't respond further, but stared intently at the man in the blue robe, his eyes filled with fear. "You're the legendary carefree deputy abbot of the Wufeng Temple?"

Whether it's the abbot or the deputy abbot of Wufeng Temple, although their cultivation level is at the late stage of Qi Refining, they are not very famous in Tianhai County.

But Lü Song was different.

Although Lü Song was the deputy abbot, he spent his days roaming freely, acting like an ordinary knight-errant, performing acts of chivalry one day and instructing others in miscellaneous schools of thought the next. Over time, Lü Song's reputation among those in the miscellaneous schools of thought far surpassed that of the abbot of Wufeng Temple.

However, what he feared was not his reputation, but his only achievement in ten years—slaying a third-tier monster with a single sword strike.

"Come back with me. You need to give an explanation for what happened today." Lü Song got up to get the wine that the waiter had brought.

But as soon as he stood up, Deng Hui, who had been frozen in place, collapsed, his clothes and human skin falling softly to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Lü Song's brows furrowed with surprise.

"They really spared no expense... They were willing to buy and use a puppet made of two thousand catties of Five Elements Divine Sand."

The words fell.

Lu Song looked sharply to the north, and with a wave of his hand, he was swept away by a sword light and instantly left Jinshi Town.

As the patrons marveled, a silver ingot clattered onto the table.

……

Wufeng Temple.

Gu Qing was not happy after hearing the bounty offered by his master.

Deng Hui did indeed bear the blame for the disappearance of the body, but he will definitely hold a grudge when he finds out.

A Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator who knows earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping into the ground), coupled with the Heavenly Principle Sect behind him, is truly unsettling. Fortunately, after today, even if the Xuanqing Academy is slow to act, it should at least take some action.

"First, look at what you've gained."

Gu Qing put aside her thoughts and focused her gaze on the daily evaluation panel that had just popped up.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (24/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[By riding the Void-Shattering Shovel Beetle, he killed seven weak first-tier vengeful ghosts, thus maintaining the peace of Wufeng Temple to some extent. Rating: C-level - Corpse Qi +70]

[Riding the Void-Shattering Shovel Beetle, he killed four Qi Refining cultivators in succession, one of whom was almost at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Rating: B-grade - Corpse Qi +1300]

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect successfully refined a first-tier upper-level purple zombie in its prime state, rated C-level—Corpse Qi +200, Yin Qi replenishment +100]

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect successfully devoured the corpses of thirteen Qi Refining Level 1 cultivators, six Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators, and three Qi Refining Level 3 cultivators. Although it did not refine them, the harvest was quite substantial. Rating: B-grade - Corpse Qi +500]

"A huge success!"

Looking at the number 1300, Gu Qing was overjoyed.

Last night's purchase was totally worth it!

Although revealing the level of the Void Stag Beetle will inevitably provoke a reaction from Chen Ye in the future, the benefits are simply too good to be true.

"Adding in other miscellaneous gains, we obtained a total of 2070 units of corpse energy last night, and this is just the beginning. If we refine all those cultivators, the total amount of corpse energy gained will be unimaginable!"

next moment.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Qing immediately consumed 1600 units of corpse energy to upgrade the Shadowless Corpse Devouring Worm to the middle stage of the second tier.

【Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm】

[Status: Adult (0/3200) - Breeding Direction: Second-Tier Upper Realm]

……

Just as the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect advanced to the mid-second stage, its aura suddenly changed, and his aura changed along with it.

The ability to conceal oneself has increased again.

Originally, those at the sixth level of Qi Refining had a chance to detect the Shadowless Corpse Devouring Worm before it entered its stealth state.

Even if it were to wriggle under your feet now, a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator probably wouldn't be able to detect it.

"If the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insects were to hide beneath the feet of a Qi Refining cultivator, they might be able to ambush and kill them before they could even react." At this moment, the threat posed by Chen Ye and Deng Hui lessened considerably in Gu Qing's mind.

of course.

He dared not be completely at ease, after all, a cultivator's strength never lay in their cultivation level.

If Deng Hui knew the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique of escaping into the earth) method and failed to learn it, there would be no way to catch him again.

If it were another Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, they might not be able to land a single blow, and the corpse-eating worms might be the ones to die.

The death of the Corpse-Eating Worm is a loss far greater than the gain from killing a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Qing felt something strange about himself. The concealment ability, which could only be used actively before, seemed to suddenly activate within him, concealing his aura and the massive Yin magic within him.

"That's a good thing. Even if I break through to the second level of Qi Refining in a few days, I won't have to worry about anyone carefully examining the Yin techniques in my body and finding flaws." Gu Qing was delighted.

Once the True Method of Foundation Building without Cursing Worms reaches the second level, and one's cultivation level rises to the second level of Qi Refining, the Yin energy within the body will directly double again.

That's an extremely terrifying level.

It far surpasses the third level of Qi Refining.

It might even be comparable to a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

The risk is too great if it is thoroughly investigated.

……

Immediately afterwards, Gu Qing's gaze fell on the feedback prompt.

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect has successfully broken through its current realm!]

[Replenish Yin Energy +500]

"When the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm broke through to the lower second stage, the feedback was 500, and this time it's another 500. It seems that the feedback last time really had the reason of bloodline evolution." Gu Qing suddenly realized, and just as he was about to take another look at the evaluation, he heard a voice coming from outside the door.

Li Fu is back.

In addition, there is Lu Xingzhi.

"Uncle Lu, Gu Qing is in my room." Li Fu rushed over, pushed open the door and began shouting Gu Qing's name.

"Gu Qing!"

"Gu Qing!"

Gu Qing quickly pulled his legs back from the square chair beside him, pretending that he had been sitting cross-legged in meditation. "Master Li, I'm here."

Li Fu asked with concern, "Are you alright? Do you want to take some more pills? Don't hold back, take them without worry."

"That's about it. Thank you for the pills, Master Li." Gu Qing quickly thanked him. However, every time he saw how Li Fu treated him, he would think of how ruthless Li Fu was to those Taoist boys. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Li Fu was a really good person.

of course.

Li Fu was indeed a very good person to him.

At the same time, Gu Qing also saw Lu Xingzhi walking in.

"Master."

Gu Qing quickly bowed.

Lu Xingzhi's face lacked its usual amiable expression; instead, his gaze was fixed intently on him, revealing a scrutinizing intent.

"Take that worm out."

Upon hearing this...

Gu Qing understood; it was time to explain.

If explained properly, he will be valued even more from today onwards, and Lu Xingzhi will become his true backer.

If the explanation is inappropriate and unconvincing, then things might get complicated in the future...