After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

It opened its blood-red maw, and lightning gathered deep in its throat. A dazzling bolt of lightning roared out towards Lin Fengmian!

"boom--!"

Lightning ripped through the sky and struck straight at Lin Fengmian!

Before the Xuanjian Mirror, the elders all showed expressions of surprise upon seeing this scene.

"How can this Gale Wolf breathe lightning?"

"The Gale Wolf's talent is wind-based; I've never heard of it having a lightning-based mutation!"

"Could it be... that the other party has Gu worms on them?"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

Gu cultivation is an extremely unorthodox branch among the various arts of immortal cultivation.

Gu cultivators do not rely on their own cultivation techniques, but instead refine Gu worms with their essence, blood, and soul, and use spiritual energy to activate the power of the Gu worms to fight enemies.

Gu worms are spiritual creatures of heaven and earth, naturally produced, often attaching themselves to powerful demonic beasts or growing deep within secret realms rich in spiritual energy.

"So that's how it is!" Elder Sun of the Dao Yan Sect clapped his hands and exclaimed, "This wolf king must be parasitizing a lightning-type Gu worm!"

"A near-third-tier wolf king, plus a lightning-type Gu worm..." Master Xuanming shook his head. "This kid is probably in grave danger."

Inside the secret realm, Lin Fengmian's pupils contracted as he watched the lightning bolt hurtling towards him. He dodged it with a swift movement!

"boom--!"

The lightning struck the spot where he had just stood, blasting a crater more than ten feet deep, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere!

What's going on? How can this beast spew lightning from its mouth?!

Could it be—

Lin Fengmian's divine sense was as fast as lightning, quickly scanning the wolf king's entire body.

as predicted!

Inside the wolf king's body, he sensed a completely different aura!

The aura was faint yet pure, just like the magnificent sword energy that he nurtured in his dantian!

This made Lin Fengmian, who was also nurturing Gu worms, instantly realize that the other party must also have a Gu worm on their body!

Moreover, its rank is not low!

Lin Fengmian felt a chill run down his spine, then let out a cold snort.

Gu worms?

What a coincidence, I have one too.

He immediately had a plan in mind, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

Immediately, he raised his hand and waved it, and a sword aura shot out from the sky, heading straight for the Wolf King!

However, Lin Fengmian deliberately leaked a trace of the majestic aura of the sword qi into it.

The aura was so faint as to be almost imperceptible, like a wisp of smoke, hidden within the sharp sword energy, silently sweeping towards the wolf king.

The wolf king looked at the thin, spiritual sword aura, a hint of disdain flashing in its wolf eyes.

It didn't even bother to dodge; it simply raised its enormous paw and casually slapped it.

"puff."

The sword energy dispersed, not even harming a single hair on its head.

The wolf king snorted, his eyes full of mockery—that's it?

A series of sneers suddenly came from the direction of the Heavenly Demon Sect on the square.

"Hahaha! The opponent must have exhausted their spiritual energy; now they can only tickle like this!"

"This isn't a fight, it's clearly flirting with the wolf king!"

"The disciples of the Hehuan Sect really only know these fancy but ineffective moves!"

Feng Meizi laughed so hard she nearly fell over, then turned to Honglian Zhenren and said sarcastically, "Fellow Daoist Honglian, is your nephew... tickling the Wolf King?"

The Red Lotus Immortal's face remained as still as water, and she ignored him.

But her gaze never left the figure in the green robe reflected in the mirror.

Lin Fengmian...

What are you doing?

It opened its blood-red maw, and lightning gathered again deep in its throat, its light even more dazzling than before, clearly preparing to launch a fatal attack!

however--

The wolf opened its mouth as wide as it could, but the lightning deep in its throat seemed to be choked by something, flickering a few times before going out with a "poof".

The wolf king was stunned.

It opened its mouth blankly, making a "clucking" sound in its throat, but couldn't even spit out a single spark of electricity.

It desperately urged the lightning-type Gu worm within its body. The Gu worm that had once allowed it to run rampant was now cowering inside its body, trembling as if it had seen its natural enemy. No matter how it was urged, it refused to move an inch!

The sword energy was magnificent, and the aura of the Gu, though only a trace, was like the arrival of an emperor. Under the suppression of bloodline, how could the lightning-type Gu worms dare to act recklessly?

In the way of Gu worms, bloodline is paramount!

The sword qi gu within Lin Fengmian's body is a tertiary-rank gu worm, and it is nourished daily by the pure sword qi in his dantian, so its quality is now far superior to what it used to be.

The lightning-type Gu worm inside the wolf king was already of a lower grade. When it was hit by that aura, it was so frightened that it dared not activate its lightning magic.

Lin Fengmian's lips curled into a cold smile.

It's now!

With a flash, he unleashed the Nine Transformations of Illusion to its fullest extent, transforming into a blur and disappearing from the spot!

Five flying swords were drawn simultaneously!

The Little Heavenly Gang Sword, the Shadow Sword, the Golden Edge Sword... five streaks of light pierced the night sky, aiming at the Wolf King's most vulnerable parts from five different angles—his throat, abdomen, and eyes!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

The sword energy pierced the air, its sharpness unmatched!

The Wolf King was in shock from the loss of control of the Gu worms and was a beat slow to react.

By the time it came to its senses, the five flying swords were already upon it!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Five muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously!

Five flying swords pierced the wolf king's vital points with perfect accuracy, and blood gushed out like a fountain!

The wolf king let out a mournful howl, its massive body trembling violently, its hooves going weak, and it staggered as it tried to regain its footing, but it was already at its last gasp.

"Awooo—!"

It roared to the sky, its voice filled with resentment and anger.

But Lin Fengmian didn't give it any chance to catch its breath.

He lunged forward and unleashed a punch!

The fist whistled as the second-tier body cultivator unleashed his full physical strength, slamming it hard into the wolf king's head!

"Bang--!"

The wolf king's massive head was smashed to the side, and the last glimmer of light in its eyes faded away.

"Thump!"

The wolf king's massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The enormous head rolled off the neck, tumbled a few times on the ground, and finally came to rest at Lin Fengmian's feet.

Its pair of eerie green wolf eyes were wide open, with an expression of disbelief still lingering in them—even in death, it did not understand why its proud lightning magic had suddenly failed.

"Phew...it's finally over."

Lin Fengmian let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He didn't even have time to catch his breath; he eagerly squatted down and began groping through the wolf king's corpse.

A moment later, his eyes lit up.

"Found it!"

He pulled a bluish-green inner core from the wolf king's body. It was about the size of an infant's fist, crystal clear, and exuded a rich wood-attribute spiritual energy. It felt warm and smooth as jade in his hand, with strands of spiritual energy seeping into his palm.

"This is really good stuff!"

Lin Fengmian happily stored the inner core into his storage bag. The inner core of a peak second-tier demon beast was an invaluable treasure, whether used for alchemy or absorbed directly.

He stood up and looked down at the jade pendant at his waist.

The jade plaque shimmered with spiritual light, and the numbers jumped wildly.