There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

When she was trading with Wei Zhuang, everything was clearly priced. But when facing him, she proactively revealed relevant intelligence clues without Jiang Mo having to ask, and her description of the reward was vague.

It implies, "You should read the newspaper."

But it's actually in the residence of the Marquis of Blood Robe?

This is hardly a pleasant place...

As he pondered, a familiar blue light flashed past in his peripheral vision. Jiang Mo subconsciously looked up, but could not clearly see the source of the light.

Only a nimble and swift figure could be vaguely seen weaving through the dark clouds.

Eagle? Falcon?

Although it wasn't exactly a raging storm, it's really brave to be soaring in the sky in this kind of weather.

Jiang Mo suddenly chuckled softly.

"Does being in reality make you indecisive?"

He muttered to himself, his gaze following the swift figure that appeared and disappeared among the clouds, a relaxed expression on his face indicating that he had made some important decision:

"But in this chaotic world, how can one gain a foothold without power?"

"Just like the eagles and birds of prey that soar through the clouds, how can they have the freedom to fight in the sky if they don't have sufficiently full wings?"

Jiang Mo opened his right hand and held it out in front of him. With a thought, he began to silently refine the "Devouring Void Life-Transforming Gu" hidden in his body.

The peculiar lines on the palm moved slightly, revealing the shape of an ouroboros more clearly.

You can even see the fine scale textures, making them exceptionally lifelike.

The entire refining process went even more smoothly than Jiang Mo had imagined. There was none of the arduous struggle he had experienced when refining the broken-cocoon gu, which required the help of the shaman.

Everything happened so naturally.

It felt just like returning to my own home, lying down on my own bed as if it were the most natural and familiar place I knew.

Jiang Mo was initially worried that a situation similar to the "Breaking Out of the Cocoon and Transforming into Feather Gu" might arise, vying for dominance with him, but in reality, he did not encounter any difficulties.

He quickly mastered the method of using the "Devouring Void Life-Transforming Gu".

After all, the reward was calculated based on Jiang Mo's experience in the dungeon.

He had honed these abilities for years, even before he entered the game.

It's like someone who can ride a bicycle getting on an electric scooter.

Memories of the past resurfaced within me.

However, Jiang Mo did not act rashly.

As Jiang Mo's opponent in the final battle in the dungeon, Blood-Clad Marquis and his subordinates left a very deep impression on him.

They formed a military formation and gathered the power of frost and cold.

The power that Bai Yifei unleashed was even comparable to that of Jiang Mo, who was burning his life force.

Whether it's Tianze or Baiyue, they didn't lose out.

It was precisely because Jiang Mo saw Bai Yifei's strength from his various portrayals in the original work that he did not let Yan Lingji fight alongside him.

Even with the elemental advantage, Jiang Mo wasn't entirely confident he could protect Yan Lingji.

The Marquis of Blood Robe is indeed not in Xinzheng now.

But Jiang Mo is not the Nine Nether Demon in the dungeon who broke through to the Innate Realm at the age of sixteen.

Having distanced himself from the heavily guarded Blood-Clad Marquis's residence, Jiang Mo found a secluded corner, bit his fingertip, and drew a curse mark on his palm.

The Blood Curse of the Gu Hunter.

A simple and convenient secret technique that allows one to vaguely sense the presence of witchcraft or sorcery in the surroundings.

After escaping the Nine Netherworlds, Tianze's relentless pursuit of his henchmen mostly relied on this method to track their whereabouts, mainly targeting the Peerless Ghost who was not good at concealing his aura.

But Jiang Mo used it at this moment.

However, he did not intend to use this to locate Yan Lingji, nor could he locate her.

Yan Lingji did not refine any natal Gu.

Jiang Mo was still able to sense the aura emitted by the Gu worms when they were active.

The scent of a large number of Gu worms...

Following this scent, Jiang Mo discovered a hidden entrance leading underground in a secluded corner of Xinzheng City.

Jiang Mo had a slight recollection of this place.

In the anime, Nongyu, who was captured by Bai Yifei, escaped from Xueyihou's imprisonment through a secret passage.

However, for Jiang Mo, this place was the entrance.

Without raising any torches or casting any spells to illuminate the area, Jiang Mo quietly jumped into the secret passage, the Devouring Void Life-Transforming Gu within his body activating slightly.

It landed silently.

When its dark pupils lifted, they seemed to be stretched slightly upwards, silently looking around like a cat on night patrol, unaffected even in near-pure darkness.

Devouring Void and Transforming Life: Nine Netherworld Demon.

This is an ability that Jiang Mo is very familiar with; he can gain some abilities that do not belong to humans by adjusting his physical condition.

The eyes of an eagle, the speed of a leopard, the strength of a bear.

This is similar to the state of Jiang Mo's body twisting wildly when the Feathered Gu broke out of control and devoured a large number of Netherworld beasts in the dungeon.

However, it wasn't as chaotic as some other mishmash.

At any given time, Jiang Mo can only imitate one existence. However, it would be a grave mistake to think that this ability is nothing special.

Jiang Mo wasn't imitating some random cat or dog on the street.

Instead, within the instance, any one of the many ferocious beasts from the Nine Netherworlds that he had devoured could strike fear into the hearts of the Baiyue barbarians.

This dark secret passage was not deliberately carved out by anyone.

Judging from what is shown in the anime, this underground cavern was probably formed naturally by chance. Therefore, even the Blood-Clad Marquis himself was unaware that there was such a path connecting to the secret prison cell hidden beneath his mansion.

The fact that it was not carved out implies that it was extremely rugged.

If an ordinary person were to enter this place in the dark, they would most likely be trapped and die here. An unlucky person who wanders around aimlessly might even lose their footing and fall to their death on those sharp rocks.

Along the way, Jiang Mo occasionally saw scattered white bones.

However, this terrain posed no difficulty for Jiang Mo, and he even rediscovered some forgotten skills while traveling.

For example, "Treading on Snow and Falling Plum Blossoms".

This lightness skill is extremely well-suited to Jiang Mo's current posture.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the originally narrow and cramped tunnel suddenly became much wider. Jiang Mo, who squeezed out from the crack, had not yet had time to carefully survey his surroundings when he felt a series of tingling and stinging pains coming from his palm.

The Blood Curse of the Gu Hunter is a warning.

In the impenetrable, dense darkness, a tiny spark of crimson suddenly ignited.

From above, from below, from behind...

The omnipresent crimson light surrounded Jiang Mo like a sea of ​​stars, but this scene was anything but romantic; instead, it was chilling.

"You must have been hungry for a long time."

Jiang Mo, however, showed no awareness of being the prey. He looked around and, with the help of his powerful night vision, saw the truth behind the crimson lights. He even chuckled softly.

Those were countless blood-red butterflies.

Perched atop the surrounding rock walls and caves in a posture so terrifying it could drive anyone with trypophobia mad, the strange patterns on its wings connecting together, transforming the entire underground cave into a bizarre and fantastical dreamscape.

Coincidentally, Jiang Mo was also very familiar with these blood butterflies.

In the Baiyue Fire Feather dungeon, Jiang Mo once used the Broken Cocoon Feather Gu to devour the Blood Transformation Spirit Butterfly's spiritual essence, using it to hide his own natal Gu.

Naturally, I know this is not something harmless.

In the anime, Nongyu, who was trying to escape through the secret passage, was attacked by the Blood-Transforming Spirit Butterflies and almost lost her life.

At that time, the Marquis in Blood Robes was in Xinzheng.

These Blood-Transforming Spirit Butterflies, nourished by blood daily, are not particularly restless. But now, after a long period of dormancy, they are in a state of extreme thirst.

Faced with Jiang Mo's intrusion into its territory, the Blood-Transforming Spirit Butterfly dared not make any rash moves.

There was even a hint of retreat.

Gu worms act solely on instinct and possess no intelligence whatsoever, even the Broken Cocoon Transformation Gu that once possessed Jiang Mo's body.

But sometimes it is precisely this instinct that allows us to perceive more.

The faint aura emanating from the Nine Netherworld Beast was enough to instill fear and trembling in the group of Blood-Transforming Spirit Butterflies. If this place were not their nest territory, they would probably have scattered long ago.

"If you want it, you know what to do, right?"

Jiang Mo pulled out a dagger and slashed his palm. The warm blood emanating from the wound caused countless Blood-Transforming Spirit Butterflies around him to become restless.

As if drawn by a great force, they took flight on instinct.

Like a flood overflowing its banks, a crimson torrent filled the entire underground tunnel, surging along the network of passageways.

A butterfly gently flutters its wings.

Even if there is some disturbance in the airflow or some sound, it is almost inaudible.

But when a swarm of butterflies flaps its wings at the same time, like a mountain torrent or a tsunami, it can create a storm-like commotion, causing the entire underground tunnel to tremble.

"What's that noise?!"

The Snow-Clad Fortress soldiers, guarding the secret prison, were terrified by the trembling of the rock walls and instinctively gripped their spears tightly.

"Could it be that the earth is about to turn upside down?!"

Even the most loyal and elite soldiers will inevitably waver when faced with a natural disaster like an earthquake, which is beyond human control.

The guards all looked around and momentarily forgot about the person they were originally guarding.

Within the icy prison filled with chilling air, water rippled and the previously inescapable dark ink color dispersed slightly, revealing a face of captivating beauty.

Its light blue eyes were pressed against the crystal wall, staring intently in one direction.