Sect Leader Gu of the Beast Taming Sect, after receiving a secret order for help brought by Xiao Roushu, immediately led all the disciples of the sect to the Long Clan's main family.
The Long Clan was originally an insignificant small clan within the Beast Taming Sect, but within a mere seven or eight years, the entire clan's cultivation base had drastically improved. Within the territory managed by the Beast Taming Sect, cases of missing cultivators had occurred repeatedly, yet they had never been able to obtain key evidence.
Sect Leader Gu did not dare delay, immediately coming to the rescue, but unexpectedly witnessed the Heavenly Dao Blessing descending, its location directly above the Long Clan.
Following this, there was a tremendous sound; a violent explosion caused the earth to tremble, and the shockwaves were felt even by the Beast Taming Sect disciples on the backs of the immortal cranes, demonstrating the terror of its power.
Sect Leader Gu promptly set up a barrier to protect the Beast Taming Sect disciples. However, as the smoke from the explosion cleared, everyone was shocked by the sight before them: the Long Clan had been razed to the ground…
What kind of powerful spiritual energy outburst could have accomplished this?
However, they had no time to be surprised before being once again shocked speechless by the scene before them!
The ground of the Long Clan had been blown to smithereens by the explosion, revealing a hidden space below. However, rotting corpses were piled everywhere, the pungent stench nauseating; disgusting worms were constantly crawling on top. This alone was not enough to terrify all the disciples, for they saw a Gu Mother in the center, devouring a fresh corpse, its size equal to that of ten adult men combined!
"Ugh——!"
Some disciples could no longer control themselves; Xiao Roushu was so disgusted by the large worm that her legs went weak.
"Mysterious Netherworld Gu!" Elder Gu's expression changed drastically. He never would have imagined that such an evil thing would exist within the Beast Taming Sect's territory!
The Long Clan had actually raised the Mysterious Netherworld Gu beneath their main house, sparing no expense in using human lives to nourish it!
Such an insidious act, what difference is there between this and demonic cultivators?
"Kill the Gu Mother!" A voice came from among the corpses below; it was Long Aotien, who had been tied up as reserve food for the Mysterious Netherworld Gu, but hadn't been eaten yet.
In a short time, his cultivation base had fallen to Qi Condensation, almost indistinguishable from a mortal.
Sect Leader Gu of the Beast Taming Sect was well aware of the power of the Mysterious Netherworld Gu. The child Gu, once inside the body, not only parasitizes the human body, but also absorbs the host's cultivation base day and night, until the host is drained to death. Those who served the Gu Mother had no lower limits, willingly sacrificing their bodies to allow the child Gu to parasitize them, in exchange for a short-term increase in cultivation… The Long Clan had actually concealed such a calamity.
Elder Gu immediately ordered the killing of the Gu Mother, and any Long Clan members who resisted were to be executed on the spot!
Immediately, both sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Below, from the mountain-sized pile of rocks, Tian Ning and Shi Qinxin poked their heads out. Tian Ning's move was indeed effective, completely comparable to the destructive power of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin, but the drawback was that it similarly depleted spiritual energy, leaving her feeling drained…
However, this time they were prepared. Tian Ning had Shi Qinxin watch for the right moment to protect her and feed her Spirit Pills.
After the two saw the light again, they saw the great battle overhead. Long Kangnian had come out early and had already gone to save his brother.
It is said that when the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. With a large sect like the Beast Taming Sect arriving, even a Transformation God Stage Long Clan Head would be unable to withstand Sect Leader Gu. No matter how hard the Long Clan members tried to protect the Gu Mother, it was destined to be futile.
Tian Ning and Shi Qinxin went to rescue Zhizi.
The Gu Mother's cultivation base wasn't strong; if the Long Clan members hadn't fought desperately to protect it, that evil thing could have been eliminated.
Tian Ning thought that, barring any unexpected events, the matter should be over.
But unexpected events did occur…
Seeing that the Long Clan members were no match for the Beast Taming Sect, and the Long Clan Head was knocked to the ground, Sect Leader Gu's Contract Beast—the fierce wind eagle—was about to use a wind blade to finish off the Gu Mother, when the Gu Mother actually spoke, as if countless people were speaking at once, with various different voices all saying the same sentence: "Come back, my treasures! Come back quickly!"
Its words were incomprehensible?
However, the next moment, a fat, disgusting worm crawled out of the Long Clan Head's nose.
This child Gu was different from the one removed from Long Kangnian's face on the flying ship. It was transparent, and soon moth-like creatures emerged from it, flying back to the Gu Mother and being devoured by its gaping mouth!
After absorbing the child Gu, the Gu Mother's cultivation base instantly increased rapidly.
And the moment the child Gu crawled out of its body, the Long Clan Head died!
This was only the beginning. Next, child Gu continued to crawl out of the Long Clan members' noses and mouths, in countless numbers… All of the Long Clan members, without exception. This rotten clan had long been eaten away from the inside by the Gu worms, and only a spark was needed to claim the lives of all the Long Clan members!
In the distance, more metamorphosing child Gu were flying over; it was from the direction of the Long Clan's branch families.
As soon as the Long Clan Head had trouble, Tian Ning had Shi Qinxin use spiritual energy to suppress the child Gu inside Zhizi that was trying to break out. She hurriedly pulled Long Kangnian, who hadn't yet recovered his senses, to suppress the child Gu inside Long Aotien!
If the child Gu were truly allowed to escape, the fourth senior brother and Zhizi's lives would be lost!
"Don't… don't waste your effort," as if he had long anticipated this day, Long Aotien struggled to force a smile, speaking as if giving his last words, "With the Long Clan gone, Kangnian, your path will be completely unobstructed… and little junior sister, thank you for coming to Sword Protecting Mountain, I'm sorry… it was the fourth senior brother who held you back…"
The child Gu was like a famished ghost, once the continuous supply of spiritual energy stopped, it would become agitated and try to break out.
Tian Ning disliked this kind of sentimental scene; she wouldn't let the fourth senior brother die!
If she weren't busy right now, Tian Ning would have punched him unconscious! Didn't she see that his younger brother was already crying his eyes out, yet hadn't stopped supplying spiritual energy? Once a person is gone, that's the end of it; the ones left with the greatest sorrow are those closest to them.
"Jiu…"
While the Gu Mother hadn't yet fully digested the power brought back by the child Gu, Tian Ning wanted to call Jiujiu to burn the thing!
At this time, a phoenix cry suddenly came from the horizon, fire descending from the sky. The Phoenix Fire, legendary for its ability to burn away all evil things in the world, sprayed towards the Gu Mother, and countless child Gu turned to ashes the moment they touched the flames, while the Gu Mother screamed in agony. It tried to escape, but where could its fat body flee? The unburnt Phoenix Fire would not extinguish.
With the Gu Mother's complete death, Tian Ning felt the agitated child Gu in Long Aotien's body calm down and quickly become very weak; after the Gu Mother's death, the child Gu would die in a short time.
Tian Ning fed Long Aotien a healing pill, shoving it directly into his mouth!
Long Aotien, who was almost choked to death: "…"
He felt that his junior sister seemed very angry?
Tian Ning ignored him and looked towards a person and beast standing on an immortal crane in mid-air. The fire just now wasn't released by Jiujiu; this was the first time Tian Ning had seen a phoenix besides Jiujiu.
Phoenixes are male, and phoenixes are female; it was a male Fire Phoenix.
It appeared to be an adult, its body shrunk to resemble a spirited rooster, standing proudly on the back of the immortal crane, looking down at everyone.
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