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

However, after asking the question, Gu Qing realized that she had been too hasty.

This was unlike the previous warning given to Li Fu.

Fortunately, he was only at the second level of Qi Refining on the surface, so even if he misspoke, Li Fu wouldn't overthink it.

Just as Gu Qing had predicted, Li Fu immediately became furious upon hearing Chen Ye's name, saying, "It would be better if you didn't mention him at all, because just mentioning him makes me angry. As a protector of the Dharma Hall, it should have been Chen Ye's duty to investigate Deng Hui's whereabouts. But when Uncle Lu went to Deputy Abbot Lü's place to complain, he insisted that he was injured and needed to recuperate first!"

"this……"

Gu Qing fell into deep thought.

He hesitated whether to intervene within the temple.

Previously, when Lü Song was stationed in the temple, he dared not take any risks, fearing that if the sneak attack failed, he would lose a corpse-eating worm instead.

But things are very different now. After a successful attack, the illusion can be used to lure Lü Song away, thus ensuring the safety of the Corpse-Eating Worm.

But Li Fu's next words made Gu Qing immediately abandon his idea of ​​intervening within the temple.

"Don't worry too much. Chen Ye is blatantly using Deng Hui to eliminate his rivals. How could Uncle Lu let him get into the hospital so easily?"

At Uncle Lu's insistence, the investigation into Deng Hui turned into the elimination of Deng Hui. Whenever Uncle Lu discovered Deng Hui's whereabouts, Chen Ye had to lead his men there immediately, and Vice Abbot Lü would also become involved.

Li Fu comforted Gu Qing for a few words, then quickened his pace toward the pharmacy.

Gu Qing followed behind, a satisfied smile on his face.

Even though the Corpse-Eating Insects have reached the third rank, comparable to a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, they are still more discreet when they are out in the open.

Most importantly, there's a chance to take the opportunity to resolve the problem of Deng Hui.

soon.

Gu Qing then followed Li Fu into the pharmacy.

Inside the pharmacy, Lu Xingzhi was making final preparations.

Upon seeing Gu Qing and Li Fu arrive, Lu Xingzhi immediately smiled, suppressing the heavy burden of his upcoming investigation of Deng Hui.

"Master."

Gu Qing bowed.

Li Fu also raised his hand, "Uncle Lu, be careful after you leave the temple. I'm still looking forward to drinking your 80th birthday wine."

"It's just investigating Deng Hui's whereabouts, no need to worry." Lu Xingzhi's gaze then fell on Gu Qing beside him. "You also need to pay attention to balancing work and rest. Don't overwork yourself just to cultivate a ghost like Gui Zheye."

"Don't worry, Master."

Gu Qing nodded.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Lu Xingzhi seemed to say no more and did not ask Gu Qing to see him off. As soon as he left the temple, he led his men down Qishan Mountain.

Gu Qing pretended to insist on seeing him off, appearing reluctant to part, but in reality, he secretly sent out the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm.

After reaching the third level of Qi Refining, there is actually a significant improvement to be made.

That is, the controllable range of mutated, divine-connected objects has been greatly increased.

However, Gu Qing does not yet know where the limit is.

Deng's journey down the mountain, while dragging Chen Ye into the mess and forcing him to leave Wufeng Temple, has also wasted too much time, greatly increasing the likelihood of being discovered. Therefore, it is planned to have the corpse-eating worms escort him for a while.

It's also a good opportunity to test the furthest control range of the mutated, divinely connected object.

……

Lu Xingzhi left Qishan and headed straight for Gujia Village.

At this time, in Gujia Village, a stream flows through the isolated village, and crows occasionally land on the eaves of the wooden houses adorned with white ribbons.

As Lu Xingzhi moved through the desolate village, his senses swept over every corner, trying to capture any trace of its inhabitants.

He has a tracking method, originally used to find medicinal herbs, but now he can use it to find people.

however.

After turning Gujia Village upside down, he still couldn't detect any trace or presence left by Deng Hui.

"No wonder Deng Hui was not only able to escape from Xuanqing Academy, but also survive the pursuit of Xuanqing Academy unscathed."

Lu Xingzhi sighed and could only lead his men to continue heading east towards Wangcun.

When he arrived at Dongwang Village, the same scene came into view again, but this time he quickly sensed something.

It was a piece of dried-out yellow phlegm.

In a patch of weeds beside the ditch, as Lu Xingzhi's powerful senses swept over it, there were faint fluctuations of turbid air.

"Protect me."

After giving a brief instruction to the cultivator in the medicine hall beside him, Lu Xingzhi made a hand seal with one hand, and a wisp of spiritual energy suddenly rose from his other hand.

The spiritual energy swept through the yellow phlegm, picked up the remaining turbid air, and then turned into green smoke pointing directly to the southeast of Dongwang Village.

"Walk."

Lu Xingzhi immediately set off on his chariot.

But after Lu Xingzhi left, the corpse-eating worms that had been hiding at the village entrance did not follow, even though Lu Xingzhi had flown several miles away.

As soon as Gu Qing entered Dongwang Village, he sensed a faint presence within the village, which was constantly watching Lu Xingzhi and his group.

Even the corpse-eating worms could not pinpoint its exact location.

So Gu Qing wanted to wait a while.

Ten breaths later.

Gu Qing finally got it.

A tiny flying insect suddenly flew up from the gap in the roof tiles, turning into a small black dot and chasing after Lu Xingzhi.

"The Shadow Seeker Insect is a second-tier lower realm insect, but according to the True Method of Foundation Building of the Worm Without Return, it is a very special kind of alien insect."

Lacking combat capabilities, it excels at tracking and concealment, its stealth even surpassing that of the corpse-eating worms.

Gu Qing, who was far away at Wufeng Temple, immediately understood that this was either Deng Hui's doing or the Heavenly Principle Sect's doing.

Their own master has been targeted.

Without hesitation, Gu Qing controlled the corpse-eating worms to continue following.

that's it.

The corpse-eating worms followed us all day long.

Lu Xingzhi followed and investigated all the way, and by evening he had already traveled nearly thirty miles away from Qishan.

The shadow-seeking insect followed for a whole day.

……

soon.

Night gradually fell.

Lu Xingzhi entered the town and found an inn to stay in.

Before long, several auras entered the senses of the Corpse-Eating Insects and stopped in the mountains and forests five miles outside the town.

Qi Refining Level 6!

And there are three of them!

The leader's aura was very familiar—Deng Hui!

"I never expected that killing so many people would lead to the appearance of a frail old man," Deng Hui said coldly.

Another person beside him lowered his voice and said, "Now that we've confirmed that Wufeng Temple didn't send anyone to follow us, let's make our move."

"No need to rush. The older a cultivator is, the more cunning they become. I don't believe he has no precautions against us, so let's use an array first." Deng Hui took out a blood-red array plate, within which a large amount of blood energy was surging.

With a wave of his hand, the array plate flew out and fell into the night.

boom--

next moment.

The crimson light surged forth, staining the night sky red.

But just as the blood array was about to cover most of the town, a golden sword light flew out from the inn, tearing through the night sky and also shattering the blood array.

"They were definitely prepared!"

Deng Hui moved with lightning speed, heading straight for the area above the town, while simultaneously forming hand seals in an attempt to set up an array.

However, the crimson array could not be deployed for a long time due to the obstruction of the golden sword light.

Then, a group of cultivators from the medicine hall flew out of the town on their magical artifacts and disappeared into the darkness within a few breaths.

Deng Hui was about to send someone to chase after them, but at the same moment, Lu Xingzhi flew out of the inn and flew in another direction.

"You're still too green to trap this old man!"

The words fell.

Lu Xingzhi also disappeared into the darkness.

"Chase!"

Just as the duck that was about to be eaten suddenly ran away, Deng Hui chased after it without hesitation.

at the same time.

Inside the Wufeng Temple, a talisman placed in the main hall suddenly rippled with blue water patterns, spreading out in concentric circles.

The several cultivators from the medicine hall who were guarding the side were startled and rushed out of the main hall, shouting towards the outside.

"The talisman has activated!"

"The talisman has activated!"

Just after the group rushed out of the main hall, the blue water ripples began to change, transforming into a tide of spiritual energy that surged towards the outside of Wufeng Temple.

The direction they were heading was exactly where Lu Xing was!