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

The cultivators in the medicine hall dared not even breathe when they saw this scene.

Firstly, because Vice Abbot Wei was actually willing to accept Gu Qing as a nominal disciple.

Although he was only a nominal disciple.

However, their status will be greatly enhanced.

Far surpassing today.

Secondly, everyone understood that Chen Ye's renewed recruitment was both a recruitment and a final ultimatum.

If Gu Qing continues to refuse, she will likely offend Chen Ye completely, leaving no room for negotiation.

Just as everyone was speculating how Gu Qing would handle the situation, Gu Qing remained silent and instead respectfully bowed to the upstairs, saying, "Vice Abbot Wei, your kindness is too much for me. I am flattered and will follow your instructions."

"Him?" A faint sneer crossed Lu Xingzhi's lips. "He's too old to be instructing you in cultivation."

Gu Qing did not respond.

He is waiting.

Wait for Lu Xingzhi to appear.

Because nothing he says now makes any sense.

"Chen Ye, don't push your luck!" Lu Xingzhi's voice quickly rang out from the third-floor corridor.

Chen Ye said calmly, "Some people you can't control. Even if it's not me today, it will be someone else tomorrow. Besides, with your cultivation level, do you think you can guide Gu Qing's cultivation as well as Vice Abbot Wei? Do you want to trouble Vice Abbot Li? Vice Abbot Li doesn't have much time left. Do you want him to worry about the affairs of the academy?"

This sounds more like a threat than a response.

Lu Xingzhi understood.

The people at the pharmacy also knew this.

Gu Qing's mind was naturally clear as a mirror.

Therefore, his desire to kill Chen Ye reached its peak at this moment.

pity.

The corpse-eating worms are not strong enough.

There's no guarantee that we can definitely kill Chen Ye.

at the same time.

Lu Xingzhi was finally enraged. With a wave of his hand, he activated the medicine hall's defensive formation, drawing spiritual energy to erect a protective shield.

"roll!

If you don't want to leave, then please teach me a lesson today!

Seeing this, Chen Ye's expression hardened, and a hint of killing intent flashed between his brows. However, when he thought of Vice Abbot Lü in the temple and that Lu Xingzhi would soon have to investigate Deng Hui's whereabouts, that killing intent quickly subsided.

"I hope that when Fellow Daoist Lu finds Deng Hui outside Wufeng Temple, he will also be just as resolute."

The words fell.

Chen Ye strolled away, leaving the cultivators of the medicine hall in a long silence.

After today.

The pharmacy and the law enforcement office have completely fallen out.

Their lives will be even more difficult from now on.

Immediately afterward, Lu Xingzhi's voice rang out from above, "You've been staying put in the back mountains these past few days, what are you doing here all of a sudden?"

"This disciple originally intended to discuss with Master the matter of postponing the apprenticeship banquet," Gu Qing replied truthfully.

Lu Xingzhi continued, "I will have to leave Wufeng Temple in a few days, and I don't know when I will return. Let's postpone the apprenticeship banquet for now, and talk about it another time."

"Yes." Gu Qing raised his hand in a salute. "Master, please be careful when you go out. Your disciple is waiting to serve you tea and kowtow."

"Don't worry, I've weathered more storms than you've eaten salt. This little storm is nothing to worry about."

As Lu Xingzhi stroked his beard, he removed the array, restoring peace to the medicine hall.

Then Lu Xingzhi said, "If there's nothing else, you may leave."

"Yes."

Gu Qing nodded and left.

……

soon.

As soon as Gu Qing left, Lu Xingzhi began selecting people to prepare for the trip to the temple a few days later.

Although he spoke casually, he was not good at fighting, and Deng Hui was an unorthodox cultivator who was extremely skilled in killing.

If they were to go out and investigate his movements, Deng would notice them if they weren't careful, so they had to be fully prepared beforehand.

Just as Lu Xingzhi was preparing, Gu Qing returned to the shady area behind the mountain.

Now, Deng Hui has completely lost his mind in order to muddy the waters of Changping County, and has massacred two ordinary villages.

His master's departure from the temple was only the beginning, not the end. Therefore, he had to quickly raise the Corpse-Eating Worm to the third rank, comparable to a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Once Chen Ye left Wufeng Temple, he would have to find an opportunity to kill him.

It would be best to frame Deng Hui for Chen Ye's death again, so that no one would investigate in any other direction.

At the same time, it will also cause Deng Hui to bear more blood debts, making Wufeng Temple pay more attention, and even prompting the deputy abbot to take action again.

In this way...

He will then become increasingly safe.

Even if Deng Hui accidentally suspected him, he wouldn't have the time or resources to investigate, let alone attack Wufeng Temple.

For the next three days, Gu Qing did nothing else but continuously cultivate the corpse energy for twelve hours a day.

On the first day, Gu Qing received 950 units of corpse energy and returned 325 units of corpse energy to the tent.

The remaining corpse energy is 4893.

There are still 1507 corpse energy points needed for the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm to break through to the third tier.

The next day, Gu Qing still didn't sleep a wink.

Similarly, the initial investment of 950 corpse energy and the subsequent attack of 325 yin energy replenished the yin energy.

The remaining corpse energy reached a staggering 5843!

They are only one step away from a breakthrough.

At this moment, Gu Qing's mind began to feel dizzy and his head was throbbing, because he had been using Yin magic continuously for five days without sleep or rest.

If it were just a matter of not being able to sleep, it would be fine, but having to use Yin magic to recover Yin magic while not sleeping or resting would be a terrifying drain on Gu Qing's mental energy.

Fortunately, he was cultivating the Foundation Building Formation of the Worm Without Return, which gave him immense spiritual power; otherwise, he would have already collapsed in the underworld.

soon.

The third day has ended.

As dawn broke outside the mountains, Gu Qing received another daily evaluation.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (35/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[Burial the corpse in a Yin-Yang place and nurture the Shattered Void Shovel Beetle in a Yin-Yang Jar of Tier 1 Yin-Yang for twelve hours. Rating: C-level - Corpse Qi +50, Yin Qi Replenishment +25]

[Burialed in a yin-heavy place using yin methods for twelve hours to nurture a second-tier ghost-covering leaf medicinal seed, rating C - Corpse Qi +100]

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect successfully refined the Purple Zombie Corpse, rated as Grade B—Corpse Qi +600, Yin Qi replenishment +300]

[Killed a large number of Tier 1 Spirit-Eating Insects with the Shattering Stag Beetle, rated C-level - Corpse Qi +200]

This moment.

Gu Qing's remaining corpse energy reached 6793.

The amount of Yin energy replenished reaches 4400.

Both have reached a new peak!

Without hesitation, Gu Qing immediately used 6400 units of corpse energy to enhance the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm.

"Promote him!"

Gu Qing's heart was filled with excitement.

The remaining corpse energy has decreased sharply.

The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm underwent another change.

A peculiar aura erupted from the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm, transforming into two black shadows the same size as the worm. Soon, the shadows gradually revealed their true form, and they were exactly the same as the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm.

They smelled the same.

They are at the same level.

Everything is the same.

Gu Qing scanned the area with his senses but couldn't see anything unusual, and the same was true when he used the senses of the Hollow Stag Beetle.

"Is this the multiple phantoms produced after the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm evolves into the Welcome Corpse-Eating Worm?"

Although the phantom only possessed 70% of the original's strength, its stealth ability far surpassed that of the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm.

Even with 70% of his strength, he's still only at the late stage of Qi Refining!

If this is combined with the attack launched by the Corpse-Eating Worm itself, its instantaneous killing ability will reach an extremely terrifying level.

Most importantly, it can provide cover for the corpse-eating worm itself, depleting the attacker's life-saving resources and greatly increasing the chances of a successful ambush!

In awe.

The Corpse-Eating Worm information panel pops up.

The detailed information also gave Gu Qing a deeper understanding of the illusionary abilities of the Corpse-Eating Worms, and at the same time, the three worms' senses were also released.

The sheer breadth of the scope astonished Gu Qing.