From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The young woman in red wanted to offer another word of advice, but seeing that Mr. Chen's mind was made up, she could only follow suit...

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"How do we deal with the centipedes in that underground palace?"

Back on the flat ground at the shoulder of Bottle Mountain, Li Muxuan saw that Jiang Liu was already waiting for them, so he asked about how to deal with the centipede.

A single centipede isn't the problem; it's that earth dragon king, about three meters long, that poses a risk to any of the three of them—just be careful of its venom.

The problem is that there are millions upon millions of centipedes in that underground palace.

"Can we deal with the Angry Sun Chicken?"

Lu Jin focused her attention on the Angry Sun Chicken.

"All things in the universe are interconnected and mutually restraining; the chicken can naturally restrain the centipede."

Jiang Liu was confident in the Angry Sun Chicken, but he wanted to raise it into a "Sunrise Chicken" and was unwilling to let it risk dealing with the dense swarms of centipedes hidden in the underground palace.

“Even if they are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, we still have to consider the actual situation. There are many centipedes in that underground palace. If that Earth Dragon King can control the centipede swarm, let alone the Angry Sun Chicken, even if the three of us work together, we will be worn down to death.”

There's only one way to get rid of the centipedes in that underground palace—

"Find the local extraordinary person!"

When it comes to understanding poisonous insects, the local Miao and Tu people are the experts, and the Gu masters among them are the experts among experts!

So Jiang Liu walked up to the trembling old Miao man and asked him, "Old sir, could you take the three of us to the South Village? We want to ask the Gu Masters in Qinghe Village for help!"

"How did you know there were Gu masters in Nanzhai?"

The old Miao was surprised, after all, he had never mentioned anything about Gu Masters along the way.

"After we bought this Angry-Eyed Chicken in Beizhai, we met a girl named Wei Shufen on the way. She was a cultivator who had obtained Qi and came from Qinghe Village. I suppose there must be one, or even several, Gu Masters in your Beizhai."

Jiang smiled, calming the old Miao man's tense emotions. "Don't worry, we are different from the others here. We are not bandits or government soldiers, but cultivators. Helping them now is just making a deal with them in exchange for the safety of our friends."

Upon hearing this, the old man Miao was skeptical, but he still agreed.

Regardless of whether what the other party said was true or false, if there were only these three people, he felt it was fine, after all, the Great Gu Master was very powerful!

And this is also his chance to escape the control of this band of thieves!

The bandits and warlords near the cliffside clearing saw that the old Miao had been led away by Jiang Liu and his men. Knowing their abilities, they dared not stop them and could only let them leave.

Not long after Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and the old Miao left, five or six people climbed up from below with panicked expressions.

After Hong Guniang, Kunlun, and Luo Laowai climbed up, they looked down and saw Chen Yulou fall down. Just as he disappeared into the gray smoke, a gust of wind suddenly rose in the abyss. Amidst the flying sand and stones, a giant centipede about ten feet long sprang out!

This centipede has a flat body with twenty-four segments. Its head is black, the first segment is yellowish-brown, and the backs of the remaining segments are dark blue, while the abdomen is dark yellow. Each segment has five pairs of legs with sharp and agile claws.

Most surprisingly, this centipede has six wings on its back, transparent as cicada wings, and flaps its wings like a dragonfly. It exudes a cold aura and has wisps of black flames!

On its back there is a clear red mark that runs from head to tail. More than a hundred legs are arranged on both sides, and its whiskers and claws are moving, scratching at the almost vertical cliff, just like a black dragon rumbling up!

Chen Yulou landed precisely on the centipede's head—

# Chapter 134 The Great Gu Master of Qinghe Village

After descending Ping Mountain, Lao Shu Miao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back at the towering, seemingly collapsing mountain, he couldn't help but shiver.

"Aren't you too cowardly?"

Seeing his pitiful state, Li Muxuan, who knew that ordinary people were not as strong as extraordinary people, couldn't help but complain, "A local like you who has lived in these deep mountains and forests for many years must know more or less about the poisonous creatures in the mountains, so why are you so afraid?"

"Young hero, what are you saying? Knowing the types of poisonous insects doesn't mean you can deal with them."

Having left Ping Mountain and separated from Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai, and the others, the old Miao relaxed a bit and even cracked a joke, "Besides, compared to the poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains, I'm more afraid of those bandits and warlords. If I get bitten by a poisonous insect, I can only blame myself for being unlucky, but if I get caught by those beasts, my life or death is out of my control!"

The experienced Miao people fear the snakes, insects, and rats of Ping Mountain, but they fear even more warlords and bandits like Luo Laowai and Chen Yulou. Those are the truly ruthless killers who don't blink an eye!

That's how it is.

Led by the old Miao, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan arrived at the area south of Old Bear Ridge and saw a low-lying mortuary.

Outside the mortuary, tents of all sizes had been set up, and hundreds of people dressed in black, in the uniforms of officials and soldiers, were cooking and patrolling.

Chen Yulou and Luo Laowai clearly intended to set up camp here for a long time, upholding the belief that they would not return until they had robbed the great tomb.

The bandits and warlord soldiers stationed there, seeing Jiang Liu and his group pass by with the familiar Miao men—whom they recognized and knew of their power—dared not approach to question them. They simply noted the situation down and sent men to Ping Mountain to report back…

Jiang Liu ignored them and followed the old Miao man past the mortuary. After walking along a winding path and up a hillside, they finally reached Qinghe Village after walking nearly three miles.

Like Jinfengzhai, Qinghe Village is also surrounded by wooden stakes forming a high wall. There is a clear stream nearby. Most of the buildings in the village are stilted houses, but there are few black bird patterns. Instead, there are long, coiled dragon and snake totems.

According to Chen Yulou, the Miao people are influenced by the Wu-Chu culture and have many black bird totems. How come the southern village is different from the northern village and has more dragon and snake totems?

The village was sparsely populated. Judging from the marks on the ground, it was certain that the villagers had left half a day ago, probably to avoid the bandits and warlord soldiers who had entered the mountains. It was quite unusual that so many people had entered the mountains together and even set up camp at the nearby mortuary.

Nowadays, most people have retreated to the deeper mountains and forests.

Fortunately, the Gu masters in the village were knowledgeable and experienced, and did not leave with the ordinary villagers.

Guided by the old Miao, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan arrived at a low earthen house and met Wei Shufen and two other little girls.

"The Grand Master of Gu lives here."

After saying that, the old Miao fled as if he were running away, just as afraid of the Great Gu Master's residence as he was of Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai and the others.

The power of extraordinary people is always awe-inspiring, especially when they are the type to use poison and Gu. Even among the Miao people, unless it is for medical treatment, not many Miao people in Qinghe Village are willing to come here to find a Gu master.

"Little Shufen, we meet again!"

Jiang Liu waved to Wei Shufen and said with a grin, "I've come to visit your master."

"My name is Wei Shufen! Not Xiao Shufen!" When she saw Jiang Liu and his group coming over, Wei Shufen was initially surprised, but upon hearing the word "Xiao Shufen," she immediately puffed up her cheeks in anger and roared.

"Shufen, who are they?"

The other girl looked puzzled. "Your friend?"

"No, that's not true!"

Wei Shufen denied it, saying, "You can tell from their clothes that they are outsiders and not from the same ethnic group as us."

"I'm so sad~"

Jiang Liu feigned sadness, sobbing, "I thought we were friends, but it turns out I was just being delusional."

Jiang Liu's words left the young Wei Shufen bewildered, realizing that she had gone too far.

But for some reason, she felt that Jiang Liu's crying expression was somewhat affected...

"Young man, could you please stop teasing my disciple?"

Just then, the curtain of the earthen house was lifted by an old arm, and an elderly man in his sixties, dressed in dark blue Miao clothing, wearing a cylindrical cloth hat and two silver earrings, walked out.

"Greetings, senior!" x3

The three men bowed with their hands clasped in greeting.

"Taoism? But judging from your appearance, you all seem rather undisciplined, not like those from orthodox Taoist sects, yet you don't seem like those unruly people from Yemaoshan either. So—are you from the Sanyi Sect?"

These words had a mocking tone towards the San Yi Sect, which made Li Muxuan slightly angry, but he still managed to suppress it.

Arguing with an old man—

Devalued!

"I hope you know, senior, that they are indeed from the Sanyi Sect, while I am a wandering cultivator, but I have some connections with the Left Sect Master," Jiang Liu truthfully replied. "My master is Ghost Hand King."

"Quanxing?"

The Grand Master of Gu narrowed his eyes.

Because she stayed in western Hunan for most of the year and did not go out or get involved in outside affairs, she knew the name of the Ghost Hand King of Quanxing, but did not know that Wang Yaozu had withdrawn from Quanxing.

Fortunately, the great Gu master did not act immediately. After clarifying the details, he nodded slightly and sighed, "It is truly unbelievable that someone from Quanxing has actually left Quanxing... So, why are you looking for me? I have no grudge against Wang Yaozu, nor do I have any connection with the Sanyi Sect."

"To deal with the centipedes in the Ping Mountain underground palace."

Jiang Liu told the truth.

The Great Gu Master's expression suddenly became strange, and his gaze fell on Lu Jin and Li Muxuan. He said, "I can understand him, after all, he is a rogue cultivator. But you two are from the Sanyi Sect, do you also need to make money by tomb raiding?"

"No, that's not true!"

Li Muxuan's face turned red with anger.

"Senior, here's what happened. We were trying to prevent our friend from getting hurt..."

After listening to Lu Jin recount the events in detail, the Great Gu Master put away the doubt in his eyes, but sighed and said, "It is good that you have the heart to help others, but getting involved with warlords and bandits is not a wise move."

Everyone has their own ambitions.

Unlike his approach with Zuo Ruotong, Jiang Liu did not intend to discuss the matter in too much detail with this master Gu.

After all, the other party grew up in Qinghe Village and their culture and habits are different from those of the Han people. Without a thorough understanding, it is best to be sincere and express your thoughts directly. Otherwise, it is easy to make things worse. "Great Gu Master, we have come here to seek a way to deal with the centipede. What do you need, Great Gu Master? Please speak freely and we will do our best to satisfy you."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Gu Master pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, I don't want warlords and bandits to come looking for trouble with us Gu Masters later. Our Miao tribe does not want to get involved in outside affairs."

"I hope the Great Gu Master will have some mercy. You can't really tell us to ignore our friends in Renjia Town, or to go so far as to massacre all those ordinary people in Ping Mountain, can you?" Jiang Liu pleaded.

# Chapter 135 Earth Dragon King, Black Serpent, and Ink Pipa

Upon hearing the term "slaughter," the Grand Gu Master was slightly taken aback. He then carefully examined Jiang Liu and discovered that he could not detect any Qi aura on him. He exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be so well hidden. Even I can't tell your specific cultivation level."

"Does the Grand Gu Master want me to show my sincerity?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Liu no longer concealed his aura. He circulated his Qi throughout his body, and a surge of Qi shot straight into the sky, vast and mighty, like smoke rising from the heavens.

His profound cultivation was fully revealed at this moment, making Wei Shufen and the other two girls feel as if they were seeing a sun that had fallen to earth.

Fiery hot!

Heavy and substantial!

Their gazes seemed to be distorted!

The Grand Master Gu was also dumbfounded and couldn't help but say, "With such cultivation... if he were to enter the evil path, he would be the nightmare of all the righteous sects!"