What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

When he saw me come down, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, clearly indicating that he had sensed the restraint and fullness of my aura.

"Young friend Chen Yang, did you rest well?"

Lan Manshan stepped forward, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of urgency.

"Thank you for your trouble, Grandpa. Everything is fine."

I replied, my gaze falling on the black gourd at his waist.

"Grandpa's outfit today suggests that the forbidden area won't be easy to enter."

Lan Manshan reached out and touched the gourd, then chuckled, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, young friend."

That is the foundation of the Lan family's heritage over generations. Not only is it heavily guarded, but because the Gu King is asleep, the Gu Qi in the forbidden area has been in a state of chaos and rampage for the past thirty years.

Ordinary tribesmen who approach within a hundred meters will be corroded by the poisonous miasma and leave no trace.

Even I have to be careful.

I nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

We followed a small bluestone path behind the village and walked deeper into the mountains.

Along the way, I could clearly feel the surrounding defenses increasing exponentially.

On the surface, there were men from the Lan family standing guard every few dozen meters.

In the shadows, countless tiny poisonous insects lurk in the treetops, in the grass, and even in the soil beneath our feet.

The chilling aura emanating from these venomous insects intertwined, forming a vast and comprehensive perimeter of surveillance.

If it weren't for Lan Manshan leading the way, and the unique Gu Master aura emanating from him suppressing the instincts of these poisonous insects, I'm afraid I would have been attacked from all sides as soon as I stepped onto this path.

After walking for about half an hour, the terrain ahead suddenly opened up, revealing an almost vertical cliff.

Below the cliff, there is a dark cave entrance.

The area around the cave entrance was barren, and even the rocks were corroded into a purplish-black color by the poisonous miasma that constantly seeped out.

On either side of the cave entrance, two gaunt old men sat cross-legged.

Their eyes were closed, as if they had become one with the surrounding rocks, their breathing so faint as to be barely perceptible.

But in my perception, the two old men's energy flowed smoothly and harmoniously.

Although not as skilled as Lan Manshan, he is definitely a master.

"My two uncles, I have brought the descendants of Chen Xuan."

Lan Manshan walked to the entrance of the cave and respectfully bowed.

One of the old men slowly opened his eyes and glanced at me.

"Chen Xuan's grandson..."

The old man's voice was harsh and hoarse.

"Go in."

If you can awaken the Gu King, the Lan family will owe you two lives.

If you can't be awakened, or if something goes wrong... you'll stay inside and be buried with the Gu King.

Hearing this, I wasn't angry, but my tone turned a little colder: "Do your best."

Lan Manshan didn't say much. He poured two scarlet pills from the black gourd at his waist and handed one to me:

"Hold it in your mouth, don't swallow it. This will help avoid most of the poisonous miasma inside."

I took the pill and smelled a pungent, fishy odor.

This time, however, I didn't hesitate and threw it directly into my mouth and pressed it under my tongue.

Then, one after the other, we stepped into the dark cave entrance.

Upon entering the cave, the light dimmed instantly, and the surrounding temperature dropped by more than ten degrees.

By the occasional stones embedded in the cave walls that emitted a faint glow, I could see countless enormous stalactites hanging upside down from the cave ceiling.

These stalactites were covered with all sorts of poisonous insects whose names I couldn't recall.

They wriggled in the dim light, making a chilling rustling sound.

"Don't look at them, and don't try to probe them with your Qi."

Lan Manshan whispered a reminder from ahead.

"These are all wild Gu that have mutated under the influence of the Gu King's aura. They have no reason and will fight to the death once they are disturbed."

I withdrew my gaze, circulated the Mountain-Shaking Force to its limit, and locked my Qi and blood tightly inside my body, not letting a single drop leak out.

At the same time, he followed closely behind Lan Manshan, stepping on every stone he stepped on.

The cave's passageways meander downwards.

After walking down for nearly a kilometer, the passage ahead finally came to an end.

What appeared before me was an enormous underground cavern hall.

In the center of the hall, there is a circular pool about the size of a basketball court.

The pool water was a dark purple color, and the surface was completely still without a ripple.

In the very center of the pool, there is a huge, protruding white jade platform.

On the stone platform, a colossal creature was perched.

It was a creature I cannot describe in words.

It looks like a silkworm pupa magnified countless times, with a translucent jade color throughout.

But beneath its translucent surface, one can vaguely see countless vein-like structures wriggling extremely slowly.

As soon as I saw this creature, I could feel a faint energy within it calling to and drawing me in.

It seems this thing is the Gu King of the Lan family.

That unknown energy was probably the malevolent energy that Grandpa left inside the Gu King.

"This is the King of Gu."

Lan Manshan's words confirmed my guess.

He looked at the enormous object on the stone platform, a deep sense of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

"However, it wasn't originally like this."

Originally, it was a six-winged golden centipede.

It was only after being severely injured by your grandfather and falling into a deep sleep that it autonomously regressed into this pupa-like form.

I nodded without saying anything.

The self-preservation instinct of living beings when faced with dire circumstances can often create incredible miracles.

Moreover, this is a Gu King that has lived for over a hundred years and is almost spiritually aware.

After taking a deep breath, I slowly extended my right hand and hovered it about an inch above the Gu King's skin.

"Grandpa, I need to check what kind of evil energy Grandpa left inside."

No matter what happens, please don't interrupt me.

I gave him a word of advice.

Lan Manshan's expression turned serious, and he immediately took two steps back.

He formed a strange hand seal, ready to deal with any unforeseen circumstances: "Don't worry, young friend Chen Yang, I understand."

After nodding, I closed my eyes and activated the cool energy between my eyebrows.

The five senses were instantly magnified to the extreme.

Immediately afterwards, I mobilized the evil energy within my body, and slowly forced it out through my fingertips along the meridians of my right arm.

A faint but solid aura of malevolence condensed at my fingertips, then silently penetrated the jade-colored skin of the Gu King and entered its body.

As soon as I entered, I felt an extremely chaotic energy storm.

I controlled that trace of malevolent energy, as if I were defusing mines in a minefield.

Carefully avoiding the chaotic energy vortexes, I manipulated the malevolent energy to follow the Gu King's main meridian downwards.

Deep within the Gu King's body, I could sense a place where the life force was strongest, and the malevolent energy left behind by my grandfather also lingered there.

That place must be the Achilles' heel of this Gu King!

As the malevolent energy penetrated deeper, the sense of shared origin grew stronger and stronger.

About twenty minutes later, a fine layer of sweat had appeared on my forehead.

This kind of meticulous control over malevolent energy is even more mentally taxing than engaging in a direct battle.

Finally, my wisp of malevolent energy touched the core vital point of the Gu King.

The moment I saw the situation at the vital point, my heart skipped a beat, and I almost lost control of the murderous aura emanating from my fingertips.

The situation is far more complicated than I imagined, or rather, more complicated than the Lan family imagined!