freeallnovels Chapter 49 The Poisonous Gu of the Evil Spirit King Zhenjun
Chapter 49 The Poisonous Gu of the Evil Spirit King Zhenjun
"What's going on? Aren't I supposed to be strong? How did I get instantly killed again?"
Li Qingchen's daily life is full of questions about the world.
[You were poisoned by the evil spirit King Zhenjun, and you have died from the poison!]
"So it was that guy. What kind of poison is so wicked?"
"However, it wasn't without its gains..."
Li Qingchen brought up the panel information.
[The drinking jug of a sick ghost: Low-level sick ghosts possess all kinds of diseases and store viruses in the jug. Long-term consumption can make the body immune to all poisons.]
Previously, Li Qingchen had combined the sick ghost's water jug with the pill-swallowing gourd, but he had not yet collected the virus.
Now, the resources have arrived.
[Swordsman, you extracted a sample of the virus from your body and placed it into the Elixir-Swallowing Gourd.]
You drank the antidote.
[Notification: Your poison resistance has increased!]
This life was well worth it, and the system rewarded me in the final settlement:
A technique called "turtle breathing" allows one to breathe underwater for extended periods.
However, it's not very useful for now.
The game continues.
Li Qingchen was still as formidable as ever, but this time he kept his distance from anything with red eyes.
finally--
You have killed all the misers!
You have slain all the demonic beasts!
You have fulfilled the mountain god's request!
The mountain god's hatred vanished, his obsession dissipated, and he returned the painter's body to him.
Li Qingchen waited obediently.
However… for a long time, the text was not updated.
"That's it?" Li Qingchen was shocked.
I thought there would be other rewards, but it turns out there were only the ones I had just received.
Where is my sword bone? Where is my sword bone?
Thinking this way—
[Swordsman, you have fulfilled the mountain god's last wish. The mountain god has rushed here, and as agreed, he has taken out the sword bone.]
Oh, so you went to get the sword bone. That's alright then.
[Hint: You have obtained the sword bone of the God of Slaughter, White Hair!]
[You possess a relic of the God of Slaughter; the limit on the total amount of your Immortal Slaughtering Blood Fiend Sword Qi will now be lifted!]
Cool!
Having obtained the sword bone, Li Qingchen suddenly realized a problem:
He has no idea what the sword bone is for!
There's no specific mention of it in the game!
"Never mind, let's put it away for now. It'll definitely be useful later."
The next step is to send the artist back to Moon Bay so he can reunite with his sister, and maybe trigger a new quest.
As for whether or not to stay here and shop on Taobao...
Like the graves in the mass grave, the drop rate usually drops significantly after completing the storyline.
Even if some treasure is unearthed, it probably won't be of great value.
"With my current level of a seventh-grade martial artist, dealing with the Greedy One shouldn't be a big problem."
Li Qingchen calmed down.
【Swordsman, are you planning to continue mining here, or send the painter back to Moon Bay?】
You have chosen to send the artist back to Moon Bay.
You fly on a sword, carrying the artist with you.
[Currently in flight...]
Suddenly, everything went black, and you fell from the Frostsilver Sword.
[Swordsman, you've been thrown to your death!]
"???"
Li Qingchen was bewildered and didn't understand what was going on.
You've been resurrected!
You have chosen to send the artist back to Moon Bay.
You fly on a sword, carrying the artist with you.
You are cautious, observing your surroundings, constantly on guard against potential dangers.
You suddenly feel unwell, feel nauseous, and vomit all your internal organs.
You are dead!
"Am I being targeted?" Li Qingchen quickly realized. "Who is it?"
In order to find out who the enemy was, Li Qingchen risked his life once again.
You've decided to wait a few days before taking the painter away from TuTu Mountain.
You've arrived at the abyss rift, ready to hunt for some treasures.
You suddenly feel a chill.
You feel like something is watching you.
You looked up and saw a pair of dark purple eyes.
[Warning: You are being watched by the True Lord of the Evil Spirit Ghost King Sect!]
"Here we go again, 'Whoever glares at dies, true lord?'"
[You flicked the sword with your middle finger, and you triggered a sword resonance!]
[The sword's cry possesses the power to exorcise demons and vanquish ghosts... Warning: You have angered the evil spirit king, True Lord!!]
The evil spirit king, Zhenjun, personally cast a poison on you.
[You're covered in mold inside and out! Swordsman, you've become nourishment, vanishing with the wind!]
"Tsk, it's a pity there's no option to give the middle finger, otherwise it would definitely make that demon king furious."
Li Qingchen closed the game.
He was punished for helping the mountain god destroy its underlings.
But it doesn't matter, I've already got the reward.
However, this time the targeting period is quite long, so there won't be a chance to play until at least when meeting Xu Hu.
Li Qingchen stretched.
Sitting and playing games all the time can really drain your energy, so Li Qingchen decided to go out for a walk to clear his head.
however--
A strange sensation came from below.
Li Qingchen's heart sank.
"Impossible, right?"
Look down.
A large patch of mold had grown on his ankle!
The evil spirit King Zhenjun's poison has actually come into reality!
Li Qingchen channeled his power into his wrist, a flash of cold light, and with a swift stroke, he cut through the chaos.
Without hesitation, he swiftly and precisely severed the flesh and blood at his ankle, which was already deeply infected by the strange mold.
Excruciating pain swept over my entire body!
Li Qingchen's expression remained unchanged, his jaw clenched, enduring the excruciating, tearing pain.
Immediately afterwards, he swiftly took out his treasured secret weapon—the Thousand-Mechanism Needle—from his Qiankun sleeve.
With nimble fingers and swirling light, the body-suturing technique is performed instantly.
Using its own lifespan as a guide, golden threads of spiritual energy continuously weave through the wound.
A mysterious and vibrant life force surges forth continuously, reshaping flesh and blood, and meridians!
In a short while, Li Qingchen's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his back was completely soaked with sticky cold sweat. His clothes were wet and clung to his skin, icy cold.
Li Qingchen's heart sank, filled with endless fear and solemnity.
In the game world, he has countless resurrection slots, allowing him to try and fail repeatedly without fear of death.
But in reality, he only has one life!
Once you're dead, you're dead. There's no chance to start over or revive on the spot!
"How did this poison come into reality?"
Li Qingchen looked at the panel.
The Evil Spirit King Zhenjun swore that even if it paid a terrible price, even if its poison was greatly restricted, it would make the reckless swordsman taste what true pain was.
"You'd risk your life to get me?"
Li Qingchen was startled.
Then he felt another itch all over his body, as if thousands of cold, venomous ants were crawling and gnawing at his flesh and veins.
A bone-chilling coldness seeped into the skin, flesh, and marrow without warning.
It felt like falling into an ancient ice cellar, chilling and terrifying.
Li Qingchen dared not be careless.
In the game, this kind of True Lord is someone who can kill you with just one glare!
Even if it arrives in reality through unknown means and is greatly weakened, it is still not something he can easily deal with!
Li Qingchen silently recited the Primordial Heavenly Secrets Manual and the Great Sage's Brahma Sounds.
With one sword stroke, he severed the deeply infected flesh; with another, he used golden needles to quickly stitch it up.
As time went on, the speed of suturing and the speed of mold regeneration reached a point where one increased while the other decreased!
"This is bad. The suturing technique I used used my lifespan as a thread."
"If this poison doesn't stop, I'll be slowly worn down to death sooner or later!"
The situation became a stalemate.
"What methods can be used to prevent or slow down this situation?"
Li Qingchen was extremely anxious, constantly calculating all the methods he had.
Suddenly, the balance of the mold was disrupted!
Black spots quickly appeared all over Li Qingchen's body, followed by a sudden, intense dizziness!
"broken!"
If we stop stitching now, we will surely turn into dust and die, just like in the game!
The dizziness felt like a heavy hammer hitting the back of his head. Li Qingchen's vision went black, and his hand movements slowed down immediately. Black spots quickly spread out.
"Am I going to die?" Li Qingchen thought helplessly.
Suddenly, a soft golden light appeared, and the warm light quickly eliminated the black mold with the force of wildfire.
Li Qingchen gradually lost consciousness.
A second before his gaze went out of focus, a line of striking text appeared on the panel:
[Blessed by Buddha's Light: You helped the flesh-bodied monk in the mass grave, and you have received the blessing of Buddha's light.]
[Relieving your body of negative conditions...]
…………
The appointed day has arrived.
Longxi Inn.
"Boss, it's past noon, and Young Master Li still hasn't shown up. Should we wait any longer?" Liu Luyang asked.
The stone woman said, "I don't think it's necessary. It's obvious that the other party doesn't want to get involved. Waiting any longer will only be a waste of time."
Xu Hu sighed softly, "Let's wait a little longer."
Chu Luohua picked a flower and played with it listlessly.
Another hour passed.
"Let's take action," Xu Hu said.
The other three nodded. As Chu Luohua had said before, Li Qingchen had not been taken into consideration in this operation.
The four began their journey towards Longxi Mountain.
Xu Hu narrowed his eyes.
In the distance directly ahead, a girl is running desperately.
Behind her was a humanoid dog demon.
"Don't run away! I'm not going to eat you all, I just want your head..."
Chu Luohua frowned slightly, leaped off her horse, and flicked her finger in mid-air, unleashing an invisible sword aura.
A bloody hole suddenly appeared in the dog demon's head, and it collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
"Thank you, heroine!" the little girl said gratefully.
Chu Luohua smiled and nodded, saying nothing more, and the four of them continued on their way.
"The greedy are like the eye of a storm, often gathering the surrounding demons together."
Xu Hu said, "There are five more demons ahead with considerable auras."
"I'll go." The stone woman carried a tiger-tooth spear weighing a hundred pounds and entered the deep forest alone.
Before an incense stick could burn, the unharmed stone woman threw over one demon head after another.
"As expected of Senior Sister, she easily did what Lu Yang couldn't do," Chu Luohua teased.
Liu Luyang shrugged: "If I said I could do it too, would anyone believe me?"
The Stone Woman said sternly, "Stop joking around. We're about to enter the Greedy One's territory. Be careful and don't disturb it."
"If it escapes, who knows how many days we'll have to wait for the next one."
Unlike demons that need to eat people to gain intelligence, the greedy ones born from the gluttonous snake king are cunning by nature and much more difficult to deal with than ordinary demons.
Xu Hu said, "Even if this is the weakest demon general, the Greedy One, everyone must be prepared and do their best. We must not be careless."
The four of them concealed their presence and cautiously made their way deeper into Longxi Mountain.
The fallen leaves underfoot rustled softly, their sound particularly clear in the silent mountain forest.
The deeper you go, the stronger the demonic aura becomes.
The stench of blood in the air grew stronger, the surrounding trees gradually withered and turned black, and the ground was covered with messy footprints and bloodstains.
Obviously.
Demons often appear here, and many innocent people have perished here.
Just then.
A hurried shout came from not far ahead, carrying a hint of urgency and pleading:
"Everyone! Wait a minute! Are you officials from the Demon Slayer Division?"
Upon hearing this, the four people immediately stopped in their tracks and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.
Not far away, a middle-aged man was standing next to a huge rock.
He was wearing a coarse cloth garment covered in patches, his clothes worn and tattered.
His face was covered in dust and blood, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were cloudy.
He was thin and pale.
He looked extremely haggard, as if he had gone through a great ordeal.
When the man saw the four of them looking over, a look of delight immediately appeared in his eyes.
He hurried forward, repeatedly cupping his hands in greeting as he went, his tone urgent yet respectful:
"Sir! It really is you! The town mayor said that demon hunters from the Demon Slayer Bureau will be coming to Longxi Mountain to exorcise demons soon."
"Judging from your attire and distinguished bearing, I figured you must be the lords of the Demon Slayer Division!"
He walked up to the four men, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed several times.
His forehead quickly bled, and his voice choked as he said:
"My lord, please avenge me! You must avenge me!"
The man kept sobbing.
He pointed to the mountains and forests behind him, his voice filled with extreme fear and anger:
"My lords, there is a demon dozing off in the cave not far ahead!"
Last night, it broke into our village and ate people. I was the only one who managed to escape, and I've been waiting for the officials from the Demon Slayer Division to arrive!
As he spoke, he kowtowed again to the four people, his tone earnest:
"My lord, I am familiar with the terrain here. Please allow me to lead the way so that I may avenge our fellow villagers!"
Xu Hu walked towards the man and said in a deep voice:
"Please lead the way. We will definitely avenge your family and eliminate that demon."
When he was only a few feet away from the man, Xu Hu suddenly drew his sword.
Everyone's eyes lit up. A flash of light appeared as Xu Hu gripped the knife, veins bulging on his hand, and his inner strength surged forth as the sharp blade slashed straight at the man.
—At this moment, there is no time to think too much.
Instinctively, the three of them unleashed their strongest techniques.
Chu Luohua unleashed sword energy from all five fingers, Shi Nu threw out her strongest tiger tooth spear, and Liu Luyang gathered his fist energy into form, sending ten ferocious wolves rushing away.
All four unleashed their deadly attacks simultaneously!
Suddenly, the wind howled through the forest, dust flew, and stones flew everywhere!
The sharp auras intertwined, forming an invisible storm.
The surrounding trees were snapped in half, and huge craters were smashed into the ground.
The deafening roar echoed throughout the depths of Longxi Mountain, even scattering the miasma in the mountains!