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

"So, ten years ago, I visited the Lan family again and secretly sneaked into their forbidden area."

Grandpa's voice became sharp again.

"I have laid a backup plan on this Gu King."

This is my trump card, left for you to use against the Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies.

No wonder!

No wonder when I investigated earlier, I found that the evil energy, after thirty years, had not only not dried up, but was terrifyingly pure.

It turns out that this seal was not only left thirty years ago, but was also reinforced by Grandpa ten years ago!

"The methods of Wandie Valley are extremely insidious and impossible to guard against."

While our lineage of corpse stitchers possesses a domineering and malevolent aura, we ultimately lack knowledge of Gu magic.

It's easy to suffer a hidden loss from those omnipresent poisonous insects.

"Therefore, I left a trace of my most core primordial evil energy within the Gu King's body."

This malevolent energy wasn't just meant to hasten the extermination of the parasitic Gu, but also to fuse with the purest life force within the Gu King.

Grandpa's voice boomed in the darkness, each word striking my heart heavily.

"When the parasitic Gu is completely removed, the evil energy that has been fused with the essence of the Gu King will be fed back into your body."

With this protective aura, from now on, the vast majority of Gu worms and Gu poisons in the world will be completely ineffective against you!

Immune to Gu poison!

I gasped, a storm raging within me.

For any practitioner outside the Gu Master system, the most terrifying aspect of Gu magic lies in its stealth and its pervasive toxicity.

Even a highly skilled martial artist from Longhu Mountain would face a near-certain death if caught off guard by a high-level Gu poison.

Grandpa actually used the Gu King of the Lan family as a "cauldron" and forcibly refined it for ten years.

They brewed me a "golden bell shield" that makes me immune to Gu poison!

This gift, this protective love that spans ten years, is so heavy that it almost takes my breath away.

"Yangwazi..."

Grandpa's voice gradually weakened, as if the energy of the recorded sound was about to run out.

"Remember what Grandpa said."

Butterfly Valley... is definitely not as simple as it seems.

The water behind them is so deep that it could drown a true dragon.

You must be extremely careful when you encounter them in the future.

If you can't win, run! Never be reckless.

As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.

"Live well. Remember to get married and leave an heir for the Chen family..."

With a final, long sigh, Grandpa's voice vanished completely into the darkness.

The darkness receded like the tide, and my consciousness was instantly pulled back to reality.

I remained standing before the white jade platform, my left hand resting on the Gu King's skin.

But at this moment, the black evil energy within the Gu King's body had completely disappeared.

Instead, a massive surge of energy was surging wildly within me.

I could clearly feel that the energy circulated through my meridians for several major cycles before gradually calming down and finally flowing into my dantian.

My mercury-like aura, which was originally at the half-step Fiend Core realm, underwent an extremely subtle change at this moment.

The original pure silver-black color now has an extremely subtle yet vibrant jade-like luster.

I took a deep breath and slowly withdrew my left hand.

The stinging pain in my left arm was gone; instead, it was filled with explosive power.

I feel that my physical condition is better than ever before.

Even the pungent, poisonous odors remaining in the surrounding air were instantly decomposed and purified by the jade-colored baleful energy within my body after being inhaled, and could no longer cause me any discomfort.

Grandpa didn't lie to me.

This feedback of malevolent energy has truly given me a terrifying constitution that can resist Gu poison.

I looked at the empty white jade platform, and at the Gu King, who was still asleep but whose life force was clearly beginning to slowly recover, and my eyes reddened slightly.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Your grandson will remember."

I spoke in a voice only I could hear.

Butterfly Valley...

I turned around and looked at Lan Manshan, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge, looking at me nervously.

Grandpa.

I smiled at him, my voice returning to calm.

"I have accomplished my mission. That insect is completely dead."

Lan Manshan trembled violently upon hearing my words.

He immediately stood up from the ground and strode to the white jade platform.

However, he did not rashly reach out to touch the Gu King. Instead, he released a transparent flying insect, only the size of a fingernail, from the black gourd at his waist.

The flying insect circled the Gu King twice before landing back in Lan Manshan's palm.

Lan Manshan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

When he opened his eyes again, his face was filled with undisguised ecstasy.

"Life force is stable... that sinister aura of death has truly vanished completely!"

Lan Manshan's voice trembled slightly as he looked at the veins that were beginning to writhe powerfully beneath the Gu King's translucent skin and let out a long breath.

He turned around, looked at me, and his expression became extremely serious.

"Young friend Chen, you not only resolved the crisis that the Gu King had been facing for thirty years, but you also saved the lifeline of my Lan family."

Lan Manshan will forever remember this kindness.

I waved my hand and said in a gentle tone, "Grandpa, you're too kind."

I simply followed the path my grandfather left behind and took the last step.

Now that the matter has been resolved, I should take my leave.

My grandfather's words made me extremely cautious about Wandie Valley.

I had originally planned to explore Wandie Valley after the Lan family's affairs were settled, but now it seems best to give up that idea.

Southern Xinjiang is not a place to stay for long.

At least that's how it is for me right now.

"This won't do!"

Lan Manshan immediately stepped forward, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

"Young friend, you've helped us so much. If we just let you go like this, people will criticize the Lan family for being ungrateful."

My friend insisted on staying in the village for another night.

I need to gather the other elders to discuss how to thank you.

Seeing Lan Manshan's resolute attitude, I remained silent for a while.

I know that if I insist on leaving today, it will probably offend this elder of the Lan family.

Moreover, the resurgence of the Gu King is a momentous event for the Lan family, and they certainly need time to process and make arrangements.

I thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Then I'll trouble you for the night, Grandpa."

When Lan Manshan saw that I agreed, a smile appeared on his face again.

He carefully rearranged the defenses of the underground cavern, and then led me away from the forbidden area.

By the time we returned to Zhengzhai, it was already noon.

Lan Manshan told me to go back to the bamboo house to rest first, while he hurriedly went to convene a meeting of the Lan family elders.

I returned to the bamboo house and glanced into the next room, where I found Jin Wanliang still fast asleep.

It seems that the wine from Miao region has a very strong aftereffect.

I didn't wake him. Instead, I went back to my room, sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, and began to carefully sense the newly integrated evil energy within my body.