From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

He hurriedly chimed in, kicking the ground.

Jiang Liu did not respond, but said, "Don't kneel, get up. Your skin is covered in sores. This place is cold and damp, and there is a lot of dust and mud. If it gets on your sores, it will be more troublesome to treat them later."

The two obediently got up, but their festering skin trembled and clumped, covered in mucus and pus, which was visually striking, making them look like two Kree creatures infected by indescribable ancient god information!

Fortunately, the two were self-aware enough not to approach the river. Instead, they endured the pain and did not scratch. Instead, they used their internal energy cultivation techniques to combat the soreness and numbness in their bodies.

Through this experience, both of them have matured considerably...

# Chapter 132 The Silver Horn King's Jade Bottle

Fifteen minutes later.

Chen Yulou, Hua Maguai, Hong Guniang, Kunlun, and Luo Laowai descended the Centipede-shaped Mountain Ladder, accompanied by more than thirty skilled men.

Lu Jin and Li Muxuan also came down.

"Brother Jiang, something's happened?"

Lu Jin immediately noticed the man covered in festering sores, like a living monkey, and gasped in shock.

"Ah."

Seeing that Chen Yulou and the others were also looking at him, Jiang Liu did not hide anything and said seriously, "The two of them went down into the hole in the roof tile without permission and were bitten by centipedes. If I hadn't cured them of the poison, they would probably have turned into pus."

"Damn it!"

Luo Laowai was also frightened by the appearance of the two men and exclaimed, "Could it be that this Bottle Mountain is the Jade Purification Bottle of the Silver Horn King, and if a person is put inside, he can really turn into pus in a short time?"

To be honest, this analogy is quite apt. Perhaps the author of "Journey to the West" in the world of "Under One Person" also visited Ping Mountain, saw the centipedes there, and learned about their strange poison, which is why he created the Jade Purification Bottle that can contain people and turn them into pus.

However, Jiang Liu immediately put aside this whimsical idea and said to Chen Yulou, "Chief Chen, there are at least a million centipedes here, if not tens of millions. Moreover, I have a special ability and I have detected a giant centipede about ten feet long that is cultivating by swallowing and spitting out demonic creatures somewhere in this underground palace. It is probably the 'Earth Dragon King' that we were investigating in the North Village!"

Although I can detoxify, I cannot heal wounds and cannot take care of all of you. If you insist on entering the underground palace, I will only care about myself and my two friends.

Moreover, the underground palace is dark and cramped; if we were to truly confront that Earth Dragon King, we would be severely hampered.

Those thirty-odd skilled fighters were already intimidated by the current state of Saihuohou and Dili Chui, and dared not go down.

"Hmph! I, Luo Laowai, can't have come here for nothing!"

The warlord sneered, "I know you don't want to be with us at all, but I, Lao Luo, am not an unreasonable person!"

"As long as you deal with the centipedes below and that Earth Dragon King, I won't threaten you anymore. Do whatever you want after that, just don't bother us."

“Then it’s settled!” Li Muxuan had always disliked Luo Laowai, and now that he had the opportunity to part ways with him and no longer be controlled by him, how could he not seize this opportunity?

Lu Jin, however, remained much calmer.

As the saying goes, "Too many ants can kill an elephant."

The creatures in this underground palace are not ants, but centipedes that possess a deadly venom. If bitten, the venom enters the body and the person will turn into pus within a short time, a truly terrifying sight.

Even if Brother Jiang possesses the exquisite inner elixir of the relic, which can stabilize the five internal organs and regulate the six bowels, it can only remove toxins, but cannot make the flesh and blood eroded by toxins grow back in an instant.

The Reverse Life Technique can indeed repair the physical body, but it is not an unconditional repair. It requires replenishing the body's energy consumption through food afterwards. Otherwise, all the disciples in the Sanyi Sect who have practiced the Reverse Life Technique three times and reached the second level would be true immortals!

However, for those like him and Jiang Liu who are also at the ninth level of cultivation, before they have fully mastered the Qi transformation, their approach to repair is different from that of disciples who are cultivating the third level of reverse rebirth. They do not rely on Qi transformation, but rather use Qi transformation to straighten out the circulation of Qi, regulate the internal organs, muscles, bones, skin, and other tissues, thereby stimulating the body's potential to achieve the goal of quickly restoring damaged flesh and blood.

While using Qi to repair the physical body is more convenient, Jiang Liu believes that before achieving success, arbitrarily allowing one's flesh and blood to transform into Qi and directly contact the Qi flow between heaven and earth carries the risk of depleting one's essence, Qi, and spirit.

In Xuanmen cultivation, the most important thing is to "correct leakage." If one is not a deity or immortal, and arbitrarily transforms one's Qi into a physical body to connect with the Qi flow of heaven and earth, Jiang Liu believes that a portion of it will definitely be lost.

Even if it is imperceptible, it cannot be completely ignored; it is still a kind of subtle "leak"!

The underground palace is now filled with countless poisonous centipedes. If someone is bitten, a large amount of toxins will enter their body, corroding their muscles, bones, and flesh. In order to repair themselves, they will probably have to use Qi to transform a portion of their flesh.

"it is good!"

To Lu Jin's surprise, Jiang Liu actually agreed.

in this way--

He had no choice but to agree.

“However, before that, we should take Saihuohou and Dili Chui up and treat them. Otherwise, even if I cure their poison, they will still suffer from external pathogens and die from illness later,” Jiang Liu said.

"Why go to such trouble?"

Luo Laowai pointed his gun at Sai Huohou and Dili Chui, fired two shots, and said to Chen Yulou, "Brother, they're in such a state, living is painful for them. If you can't bear to see them like this, I'll take care of them for you."

This ruthless attitude is chilling.

But what was even more surprising was that the two bullets stopped three inches in front of them, unable to advance any further.

pat!

When the bullets fell onto the roof tiles and made a sound, everyone noticed that two transparent force fields were emanating from Jiang Liu's hands and covering Sai Huohou and Dili Chui's bodies.

It was the force field that could ripple like lake water that blocked Luo Laowai's two bullets.

"you!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Luo Laowai's eyes widened, and fear gripped his heart. He couldn't believe that this "divine skill" could not only block the rain but also stop bullets.

"These two want to live."

Jiang Liu stared at Luo Laowai, whose body was trembling, and said in the calmest tone, "Therefore, you cannot kill them."

Luo Laowai dared not refute, and did not even dare to look Jiang Liu in the eye, so he could only turn his head to the side.

Chen Yulou also reacted, slapping Luo Laowai across the face, leaving him dizzy and disoriented. He then angrily shouted, "Luo Laowai, if you still consider me your sworn brother, then don't try to make decisions for me! I'll manage my own people!"

These days, human life is cheap, but Luo Laowai's actions against the people of Changsheng Mountain and his own men are arguably a form of "transgression."

"Good brother, don't be angry. I was just thinking of you."

Old Luo squinted, but could only force a smile. After all, Chen Yulou had helped him a lot in transforming him from a bandit leader into a warlord.

Furthermore—

Now, if we want to rob the tombs in Ping Mountain, we still have to rely on Chen Yulou!

However, he did indeed have the idea of ​​putting pressure on Chen Yulou. He did that just now because he had noticed that Chen Yulou's aura was being suppressed by the three extraordinary people, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan. He wanted to use this opportunity to test Chen Yulou and plan to take control of Changsheng Mountain later.

But it failed.

He never expected that this "Jiang Xingzhe" was a busybody, had a very upright character, and could even withstand bullets; he was truly formidable.

Left with no other choice, he had to back down.

Moreover, he now fully understands that he made a terrible mistake—he shouldn't have brought these three people into the team.

He needs to deal with these three guys first...

At the very least, these three people must not be allowed to affect his relationship with Chen Yulou any further!

# Chapter 133 Refusing to Listen to Advice —

Sai Huohou and Dili Chui had just escaped death a second time, and were even more terrified. They kowtowed to Jiang Liu repeatedly and thanked Chen Yulou.

Chen Yulou found two agile men and ordered them to carry Saihuohou and Dili Chuibei up the cliff, instructing them: "They are risking their lives to explore, so you must apply the best medicine we brought, understand?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen, you're in charge!"

The two men, with serious expressions, one carrying the live monkey on his back and the other carrying the ground kick, climbed up the two centipede-shaped mountain ladders.

"We'll figure out how to deal with the centipedes in the underground palace. Give us three days." After saying this, Jiang Liu called to Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, then leaped up, his body covered by a layer of magnetic field. He used the force to jump back and forth on both sides of the rift, just like a god, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Jin and Li Muxuan's skills were not as good as Jiang Liu's, so they could only climb up the Centipede Mountain Ladder. However, they were as agile as monkeys. They grabbed the bamboo tubes, pulled with their arms, and their bodies quickly rose more than ten meters. They were more flexible than monkeys and were like martial arts masters who could move high and low!

This left everyone in the underground palace dumbfounded!

Chen Yulou had also learned some Western knowledge and knew that, in truth, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan were still human beings, not immortals.

But the skills they displayed, especially the "Jiang Xingzhe's" ability to fly by using the cliff face, were truly no different from the immortals in the stories who could ride the clouds!

If a thick fog were to roll in here, it would look even more like one!

After the three figures disappeared from sight, Chen Yulou was about to call Hua Maguai, Hong Guniang, Kunlun and the others to climb up, but he saw Luo Laowai walk to the broken eaves and look around.

"Commander Luo, let's go up. Wait for three days."

Chen Yulou calmed down and called him "Commander Luo" again. After all, he would still need Luo Laowai and his men later, so he couldn't let the relationship become too strained.

"Brother, do you really believe in that Jiang Xingzhe?"

Luo Laowai instigated, "I think he's a shrewd little devil. He's trying to bribe your two henchmen. Maybe he's the one who secretly poisoned them!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately denied it, saying, "If he had that kind of ability, would he need to do such despicable things? It's only because they know right from wrong that they would be able to be blackmailed by you."

"But how do you explain that there isn't a single centipede to be seen here?"

Luo Laowai pointed around and said, "If there were centipedes, and so many of them, this place would have been crawling all over it by now!"

That's all.

He then took out a flashlight with the words "Zhenwen" written on it, shone it down from the cave entrance, and pointed to the gray underground palace, saying, "Look, there isn't a single centipede in this underground palace!"

Chen Yulou leaned closer, took off his glasses, and with his night vision, the dim environment was no different from daytime to him; indeed, he did not see a single centipede.

But what was that dense mirage from before?

It's absolutely impossible that "Jiang Xingzhe" and his group were behind this!

"Chief, most of the poisonous insects cultivate by consuming and expelling demonic mirages. The demonic mirages that were scattered by the wind in this abyss before probably attracted all the poisonous insects away as well."

Unlike Hong Guniang and Kunlun, Hua Maguai was not an extraordinary person, but he became Chen Yulou's confidant because he had a great deal of knowledge about poisonous insects and snakes, and had helped Chen Yulou avoid a lot of dangers when he raided tombs in the past.

therefore.

As soon as Hua Ma Guai said those words, Chen Yulou had an idea.

Although Jiang Liu and the others seemed like immortals, they were experts in their own fields, and they didn't look like they knew anything about poisonous insects.

and so--

"Then let's go down and investigate."

Chen Yulou made the final decision.