The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu

Chapter 92: (2): Peak-grade Silkworm-Type Spiritual Insect

“Long Xuan, I noticed you seemed very interested in that peak-grade spirit silkworm earlier. Once I get my hands on the Insect Nurturing bag tomorrow morning, I’ll give you that prak-grade spirit silkworm as a deposit for the spirit wine!”

Long Lie hadn’t yet noticed the change in Long Xuan’s expression and leaned in excitedly as he spoke.

Notice what he said—in his words, he already considered the Insect Nurturing bag as his. It’s unclear where he got such confidence.

However, when Long Lie mentioned the peak-grade spirit silkworm, it did make Long Xuan's eyes light up.

It’s important to understand that different types of Gu insects have different values.

Although all the Spiritual Sea stage Gu cultivators had taken out high-quality rare Gu, their values were certainly not the same. Some were worth much more, and some much less; it was quite normal for the difference to be several times.

As a result, wouldn’t those Spiritual Sea stage Gu cultivators who brought out better Gu species suffer a loss?

Therefore, those who presented low-value Gu species would certainly have to compensate, and the peak-grade spirit silkworm was one of those compensations that immediately caught Long Xuan’s eye and greatly tempted him.

However, to obtain this peak-grade spirit silkworm, he would have to help Long Lie win this bet. Yet, pulling teeth from the mouths of several Gu Kings was no easy task, and he wasn’t confident about it.

This sort of thing, He couldn’t solely rely on his senior sister; the chances of winning wouldn’t be high. No matter how many trump cards she had, could they really be stronger than a Gu King?

The most important issue was the aftermath. Even if they won the bet, could they safely take the Insect Nurturing bag away?

It was another test of his intelligence.

His sharp mind began to operate at high speed, frantically searching for a way to break the situation.

“Do you have a Image recording Gu?” Long Xuan suddenly asked Long Lie.

Long Lie was taken aback and looked at him with confusion, asking, “What do you need that Gu insect for? It has no combat power at all. Considering our blood relation, I can lend you a high-grade Gu insect for self-defense!”

“No need to ask. If you have it, lend it to me. There’s no time to explain; time is running out,” Long Xuan said in a very serious tone.

Long Lie instinctively glanced at the sun and noticed that it was already about to dip behind the mountains, with only one-fifth of it still radiating light.

After all the commotion earlier, time had unknowingly slipped away, and in the blink of an eye, it was already time to descend into the tomb.

“It really isn’t early anymore!”

Long Lie showed an excited expression, pulled out a green Gu insect with large eyes from his Insect Nurturing bag, and sneakily handed it to Long Xuan.

“Remember! You must follow closely behind your senior sister; she’s the only one who can help you.” Long Lie once again leaned in close to his ear, repeatedly reminding him.

Just as the two were whispering, Feng Yu shouted loudly, “The auspicious time has come; descend into the tomb!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Feng family Gu cultivators rushed into the huge Tomb's tunnel in the center of the venue. In no time, the more than a hundred Feng clan members had all disappeared, becoming the first group to enter the tomb.

Although the sun had not yet fully set, this ancient tomb was buried deep, and the tunnel was long. By the time the Feng family’s Gu cultivators reached their destination, it would be nearly dark.

Seeing the Feng family had already gone in, the other clans didn’t dare to waste time. At the command of their leading Gu cultivators, all the Spirit Gathering phase Gu cultivators present entered the tunnel in single file, surging into the Tomb’s tunnel like a tide.

When it comes to tomb robbing, being the first in doesn’t necessarily give you the greatest advantage, so the various clans didn’t scramble for position. Only the Feng family was in a hurry, rushing in first, though it wasn’t clear why they were so eager.

Long Xuan mingled with the crowd, positioning himself in the middle as they walked into the robbers’ tunnel.

He didn’t obediently follow behind his senior sister. What’s the point of relying on a woman for protection as a grown man?

Of course, the real reason was that Long Ziyan was on a different path from him. She had long since broken through the Marrow cleansing stage, so collecting Spirit Surge Grass would never be her goal.

Since their paths differed, there was no need for him to shamelessly follow her.

The Tomb's tunnel sloped downward, with a gradient slightly less steep than forty-five degrees, and was wide enough for three people to walk side by side.

People all around were holding torches, so the tunnel didn’t seem dark.

The tunnel was long, and Long Xuan didn’t know how long he had walked before finally arriving in a huge underground cavern.

There were many forks here, and each fork led to an unknown depth.

According to the map, he had already learned about the terrain here. The Empress’s tomb was built inside a huge underground cavern.

There were caves everywhere, countless forks, and dense openings leading into complex passageways. This was a natural giant maze, and once someone got lost here, they would easily lose their way and eventually die trapped inside.

This was the Empress’s tomb’s natural protective layer and the first line of defense for the ancient tomb. Many people might never find the Empress’s tomb and would get lost here.

Each clan had thrown countless people into this giant maze before finally figuring out a few correct paths leading to the ancient tomb and mapping them out.

However, each clan was highly secretive, never sharing the information they had.

So, each clan’s map was different, and the paths they chose to reach the ancient tomb were also different.

Some clans had mapped out longer routes, while others had found shorter ones.

Even though there were countless tunnels here, with multiple paths leading to the ancient tomb, the level of danger and distance varied. Without sharing information, no one knew which clan’s map had the optimal route, and they could only blindly trust their own maps.

It was here that the more than seven hundred Gu cultivators began to split off, each following their own map and entering different tunnels.

The number of people around Long Xuan started to dwindle, and it didn’t take long before only about a hundred people were left by his side.

Long Xuan continued to study the map while observing his companions.

With the Eye Of Heaven, Long Xuan quickly scanned the maps of the various clans and found that the map drawn by the Long clan was relatively detailed, marking many paths to the ancient tomb, including water routes, and noting the dangers that might be encountered along some sections.

The path he had chosen was the shortest route to the Herb Garden, although most of the Long clan’s Gu cultivators had no intention of heading to the dangerous Herb Garden.

Some were planning to head to the Burial Pit, others to the Alchemy Room, and some daredevils even intended to go to the Bedchamber, so they had chosen different paths.

At this point, the Gu cultivators still traveling with him were likely headed for the Herb Garden as well, with an eighty percent chance their target was the same.

This group included not only Long clan Gu cultivators but also Gu cultivators from other clans, including the Clone of that Gu King from the Gu clan, which made Long Xuan's pupils contract.

According to the intelligence he had gathered, besides the Bedchamber that housed the coffin, the Herb Garden was the most dangerous place in the ancient tomb.

He hadn’t expected so many people to choose the Herb Garden. They were really brave; many clearly weren’t afraid of death.

However, when Long Xuan saw that most of the Gu cultivators traveling with him were already elderly, with graying hair and advanced age, he understood.

These aging Spirit Gathering peak Gu cultivators didn’t have much lifespan left. Instead of dying of old age in a few years, they preferred to take a gamble here.

If they were lucky enough to gather Spirit Surge Grass, they would have a chance to break through to the Marrow cleansing stage, doubling their lifespan. Even if they failed, they would only die a few years early. With this mindset, many Spirit Gathering stage Gu cultivators nearing the end of their lifespan would willingly take the risk here.

There were also some younger people who were bold and reckless, like Long Bao and Long Yan, who happened to be on the same path as him. Who gave them the courage to dare to enter the Herb Garden? They really weren’t afraid of death.

“Why are you following me? Everywhere I go, you follow!”

“Who’s following you? I want to ask you why you’re always blocking my view. Don’t you know you’re in the way?”

…

As expected, those two clowns started bickering again, making Long Xuan shake his head.

He stopped paying attention to them and focused on his surroundings, alert for any potential danger.

Long Xuan was curious about whether they would encounter ghosts or zombies in a tomb raid in this world. This world had those who controlled insects, beasts, puppets, ghosts, and even zombies…

Since this world had professions that controlled ghosts and zombies, it was certain that ghosts and zombies existed.

But since the tomb owner was a Gu cultivator who specialized in controlling insects, the dangers in the tomb would likely come from insects and Gu, and the chances of encountering ghosts and zombies were unlikely.

Just as Long Xuan was thinking this in his heart, perhaps his wishfull thinking coming true, suddenly a blood-red earthworm with serrated teeth emerged from the ground, swallowed a Gu cultivator into its mouth, and quickly sank into the ground and disappeared.

Only the terrifying screams were left, echoing in the cave for a long time.

The sudden change made everyone's face turn pale. They all looked at the ground with vigilant eyes, their expressions were extremely nervous.

"Damn it! It's actually a bloodworm! Wasn't this thing not supposed to be here? How did it get here?!"

"Idiot! This is a living creature, and it can move. The bloodworm can appear at any location. Don't trust the map blindly!"

"This is a big problem. The bloodworms burrow into the soil silently. No one can detect where they are. This thing is really hard to guard against."

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