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Chapter 940 - Chapter 940 Chapter 940 Greed is the Original Sin

Chapter 940: Chapter 940: Greed is the Original Sin Chapter 940: Chapter 940: Greed is the Original Sin The black light emitted by the Mother Gu was the notorious “Shadow Sand,” which, during ancient times, could poison a person just by spraying onto their shadow.

The strength of the Qianji Gu lay not in the Shadow Sand, but in setting traps; however, its poison and hallucinogenic properties were also quite exceptional.

With Hua Hua’s resilience akin to steel and iron, it could withstand a strike from it.

But it did not plan to withstand forcibly, because on Earth, this creature was called “Tianji Gu,” known for its cunning schemes, which prompted it to timely slap on a Defense Talisman for itself.

The Mother Gu was once again dumbfounded: Fighting between Gu Insects, and you actually use a Defense Talisman… freaking hell, can you have some shame?

What about the dignity of a high-rank Gu Insect?

But Hua Hua would not consider what the other side thought; it saw itself as something between a Gu Insect and a cultivator. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to call itself a cultivator if it didn’t use Talismans?

It could even use magic artifacts, it was just that these items couldn’t be employed against Gu Insects.

Anyway, it did not want to let the Shadow Sand get close, and then it darted forward rapidly, its front claws firmly grasping the opponent’s mouthparts, powerfully pulling them outward.

Almost simultaneously, a high-tier disciple of Qi Refinement on the Tianxin Platform pinched a Spirit Art, “Spirit Binding Array, activate!”

The Spirit Binding Array was activated instantly, countless visible and invisible ropes suppressing Liang Huan and all the spiritual energy fluctuations.

Only Hua Hua was still firmly holding onto the mouthparts.

Feng Jun had also prepared a Spirit Binding Array; it was part of the plan, but this was the Tianxin Platform’s Spirit Binding Array, a bit more advanced than his–the array he had could only bind Hua Hua briefly, a tactic he had exchanged with the Ai Sect based on experience.

The Tianxin Platform consistently used the Spirit Binding Array in treating Liang Huan; while it couldn’t remove the Gu Insects, it played a considerable role and was an essential supplementary method.

This was also why this Spirit Binding Array was of a higher level.

For a moment, Hua Hua, the Mother Gu, and the three offspring Gu Insects were all immobilized.

Being immobile was exactly right; the three offspring Gu were almost ready to emerge. The Mother Gu wanted to retreat, but Hua Hua was tightly holding its mouthparts. However, Hua Hua also didn’t dare to pull recklessly–if it tore it in half, all would have been for naught.

Then Feng Jun took out a glass tube, looking at Luo Shuchen, he said, “That Dispersion Medicament… Give me some.”

The Dispersion Medicament was orally administered, but experiments had shown it could also be applied to wounds, having a significant dispersant effect on Gu Insects.

Feng Jun believed that if it could be applied to wounds, then it could be injected. Test data had proved this was safe; thus, he dissolved the Dispersion Medicament in distilled water, drew it into a syringe, and began injecting.

At first, he chose Liang Huan’s left foot. The three cultivators from Tianxin Platform stared in disbelief–was such a method even possible?

However, as disciples of a major sect, after a moment of shock, they understood the reasoning. The high-tier Qi Refinement disciple even muttered softly, “This silver needle must be hollow; just don’t know if it works.”

“It definitely works,” Luo Shuchen whispered back. “Dispersion Medicament so close by, the offspring Gu can’t withstand it.”

The Dispersion Medicament was indeed very effective, but if ingested, its effects would be diminished. Only if the offspring Gu were forced to a specific area and the nearby blood carried the medicament would the effects be optimal.

But firstly, offspring Gu could move, and secondly, they could only think to cut a nearby piece of flesh and apply some Dispersion Medicament, absorbing however much potency that method allowed.

Righteously, Feng Jun’s approach was direct–regardless of how much could be absorbed, he forcibly injected it using a syringe!

Sure enough, in less than half a minute, the offspring Gu in the left foot struggled to crawl out, experiencing the Dispersion Medicament up close–that was truly a “who uses it, knows it…”

Most of the offspring Gu crawled out of the body, leaving less than ten percent inside Liang Huan, refusing to crawl out further. This was their nature; they would not relinquish their pursuit of the essence blood and always left a bit behind as a form of positioning.

Even if the part left behind was destroyed by the Dispersion Medicament, it didn’t matter much; it wouldn’t significantly impact their overall power.

The part of the offspring Gu exposed outside the body was about three to four centimeters long, resembling a geophilomorph centipede–quite ugly, with a long mouthpart at its front end, resembling a horn that was thick at the front and tapered towards the back.

After a moment, the offspring Gu’s body exposed to the air, originally three to four centimeters, contracted becoming an elliptical object less than two centimeters long, resembling a stink bug.

Basically, however ugly it was described, it made no difference.

“Make your move,” Feng Jun instructed, and then he began to draw more Dispersion Medicament into the syringe.

The high-tier Qi Refinement cultivator did not hesitate, pulling out a small knife and cleanly slicing off a piece of flesh from the arch of Liang Huan’s left foot.

The mere half-centimeter deep cut might have been considered severe on Earth Realm, affecting the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, but in the Cultivation World, such a wound was truly trivial.

True to a high-tier Qi Refinement cultivator’s skill, the knife cut was exceedingly precise, leaving no lingering troubles as it entirely removed the offspring Gu.

Feng Jun quickly enveloped the offspring Gu and stowed it in the Jade box.

There is no need to elaborate on the encounters of the next two sub-Gu Insects, as they were all the same.

However, the position of the mother Gu was more critical. Nevertheless, Feng Jun acted decisively. He switched to a longer needle and inserted it close to the chest.

In fact, the mother Gu was the most difficult to handle. It had a stronger tolerance for Dispersion Medicament and had higher intelligence than ordinary Gu Insects–not that the sub-Gu were dim-witted, but rather, it seemed that the smarter sub-Gu had already been killed by it.

Of course, since it was the mother Gu inside Liang Huan’s body, it encountered more situations than other sub-Gu, which helped enhance its intelligence.

In short, a mere dose of Dispersion Medicament was not enough to make it expose most of its body.

Regarding the cunning of the mother Gu, Luo Shuchen and the other two were well aware. The difficulty in removing Gu insects from Liang Huan’s body lay in this mother Gu–it never willingly left the chest and heart area, making it very difficult for Ji Yongnian… and Master Busheng to make a move.

But this time was different. The mother Gu didn’t want to come out, but there was a butterfly desperately pulling at it from outside.

It’s worth mentioning that these were level three and four Qi-refining Gu Insects, and their way of fighting shouldn’t have been so crude. However, when constrained to a certain environment, it really was a case of survival of the fittest.

As a level four Qi-refining insect, Hua Hua was definitely not considered strong, but it depends on the comparison. Compared to Thousand Mechanism Shadow, it was extremely formidable–a bug-like existence.

The mother Gu of Thousand Mechanism Shadow was only about seven or eight centimeters long. Hua Hua’s wingspan was over thirty centimeters and tougher than refined steel.

The mother Gu could resist Dispersion Medicament due to its awareness and will, but that did not mean it was unaffected.

With Hua Hua pulling in front and Dispersion Medicament pushing from behind, its body uncontrollably shifted outward.

When only a little bit remained inside, it felt that it could not continue like this. It decided it needed to ampute–to struggle for survival.

If it had to amputate, it certainly would amputate the front half. It wanted its rear half to retreat back into the body, continuing its movement inside.

Its decision wasn’t wrong, but, unfortunately, as a Gu Insect, its fighting instincts were fine, but its ability to choose was poor; it couldn’t control its greed, always wanting more resources.

While it considered whether to amputate, it suddenly felt a chill in its tail… it was done for. Someone had cut off its escape route.

The disciples from Tianxin Platform were indeed ruthless. They had dug out a two-centimeter-deep chunk of flesh from Liang Huan’s chest–nearly reaching the heart.

But that incision was indeed precise, completely excavating the whole body of the mother Gu. It wanted to react otherwise, but it was already too late.

As Luo Shuchen, a superior being above worldly attachments, reacted swiftly and threw out a white cover, protecting Liang Huan–he feared any other mishaps.

Feng Jun also reacted quickly, collecting the four Gu Insects and examining them, “It seems… there’s no residue, what do you think, Hua Hua?”

There was certainly no residue. After both parties thoroughly examined it, they concurred that this operation was indeed very successful. Luo Shuchen even said, “Venerable Feng, your Spirit Plant herder is too impressive. The issue that troubled us for many years was actually…”

But Feng Jun just casually waved his hand, “No need to mention that. What about the toxic side effects related to the poison?”

Dispersion Medicament definitely had toxic side effects, just like pill poison; every medicine has a bit of poison, even the best medicament couldn’t be without side effects.

Otherwise, if Tianxin Platform had continued using large doses of Dispersion Medicament, they would have cured Liang Huan’s condition long ago; why would it have been Feng Jun’s turn to solve this challenging problem?

In the end, no matter what, when something is used, it is bound by certain limitations.

But the toxic side effects aren’t just from Dispersion Medicament; before leaving the body, both mother and sub-Gu must have struggled to leave behind something–even if their limbs were physically removed, how could they not leave behind some toxins?

The three main features of Thousand Mechanism Shadow are layout, toxins, and hallucinations.

When it comes to layout, Thousand Mechanism Shadow really messed up–they couldn’t foresee that a cultivator born from Gu insects would also use Talismans, how despicable!

The level of hallucination of Thousand Mechanism Shadow was also mediocre, but these four Gu Insects could leave behind toxins.

However, Feng Jun truly wasn’t afraid of toxins; even if he couldn’t resolve it temporarily, it wouldn’t be a big deal… just let the mini-app run!

Luo Shuchen answered directly, “Toxins aren’t a big deal; Venerable Feng can solve it, right?”

Feng Jun looked at him, twitching the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, aren’t you straightforward in speaking?

But in the end, that was just a thought in his mind. He simply nodded, “Solving it is feasible, but… there are cost issues, you understand.”

Luo Shuchen naturally responded, “Tianxin and Brother Feng are one family. Isn’t it a bit alienating to talk like this?”

This person, Luo Shuchen, was actually quite interesting. Although he was short and effeminate, his actions and speech were exceptionally bold, giving people an extraordinary feeling.

Even though what he said seemed a bit rash, it didn’t feel out of place or uncomfortable.

But Feng Jun still intended to discuss the cost issue.

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