Dashing Student-Chapter 712: The Legendary Existence Appears
A chilling rustling sound emanates from the Ten Thousand Insects Cave, reminiscent of countless insect legs rubbing together, sending a shiver down one's spine!
Hu Die, gathering her courage, takes a peek and sees a swarming mass of insects writhing deep within the pit!
Fist-sized black beetles, Golden Thread Gu as thin as hair, and poison green centipedes... they bite and devour each other, with new ones continuously emerging from the cracks in the cave walls!
Although Hu Die had been cultivating Gu since she was young, she had never witnessed such a scene, and couldn't help but feel terrified!
"This is the Ten Thousand Insects Cave described in the ancient texts of the Poisonous Insect Sect," Hu Die's voice trembles, "It's said these Gu insects have been trapped here for a millennium, mutated into monsters impervious to water, fire, and weapons!"
Chen Nan squints his eyes, noticing several fresh skeletons scattered at the bottom of the pit!
Fragments of clothing still hang from the bones, clearly indicating they had met their fate not long ago!
Even more unsettling is the sight of those Gu insects gnawing at the bones, their hardened structures crumbling like tofu in their mandibles!
Even as a cultivator in the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Chen Nan feels an ominous premonition rise in his heart!
"Take a detour!" Chen Nan decides swiftly, pulling Hu Die back by several steps!
Just as they are about to leave, a purple-black spider the size of a basin suddenly leaps out of the pit, its eight compound eyes sparkling with greed!
Chen Nan plucks a leaf from a tree, infuses it with True Qi, and hurls it out!
With the power of True Qi, the leaf becomes as sharp as a blade, pinning the spider to the rock wall!
The spider's corpse oozes a dark green fluid, which corrodes the rock, creating small pits!
The two proceed cautiously along the cliff wall and finally find a narrow ridge allowing them to cross to the other side!
This narrow path allows only one person to pass sideways, with a bottomless abyss below!
Amidst the howling mountain wind, the low growl of some beast can faintly be heard.
"We won't reach the cave before dark," Hu Die says, glancing up at the sky, as the glow of the sunset has been swallowed by dense clouds, and a grey mist begins to rise in the forest.
"We'll need to find a place to spend the night; the Ten Thousand Mountains are ten times more dangerous at night than during the day."
Chen Nan nods, as he keenly senses the King of Ten Thousand Gu in his body growing restless as dusk descends!
Even more disturbing is the sensation that some colossal entity is awakening within his Divine Sense range—a presence ancient and malevolent, sending chills down his spine!
They settle down in a relatively flat rock fissure!
Hu Die takes out some red pills from her pack, crushes them, and sprinkles them around in a circle: "This is Insect Repelling Incense, which can ward off most poisonous insects."
She also hangs a small silver bell at the entrance of the fissure: "Night Watch Bell—it will automatically alert if anything living approaches!"
Clearly, she had made lots of preparations before entering the mountain!
As night falls deeper, dense fog envelops the entire valley!
Chen Nan sits cross-legged deep within the fissure, closing his eyes to regulate his breath!
Suddenly, he opens his eyes sharply—his Divine Sense detects a terrifying presence rapidly approaching from several miles away!
Whatever it is moves swiftly, leaving trees shriveled and collapsing in its wake, as if drained of life!
"What's going on?" Hu Die notices the change in Chen Nan's demeanor.
Chen Nan makes a silencing gesture and says quietly, "Something's coming over, and it's very dangerous!" His body automatically activates Moonlight Body Protection, emitting a faint silver glow in the darkness!
Distant sounds of snapping trees erupt, followed by the heavy breathing of some creature!
Hu Die's face turns pale, her hand subconsciously grips the hilt of her Miao Dao!
The Night Watch Bell suddenly emits no sound, its silver surface showing intricate fissures!
"It has found us," Chen Nan says in a low voice, as the King of Ten Thousand Gu within him lets out a wary hiss; even the King senses fear!
Within the thick fog, a blurry silhouette gradually becomes clear!
The creature stands at three zhàng tall, resembling a giant lizard upright like a human, with bone spurs protruding from its back, its sweeping tail turning rocks into powder!
Most terrifying are its eyes—devoid of pupils, they are simply two flickering green ghost fires!
Witnessing this, Chen Nan feels a chill run down his spine, seeing such an eerie and horrifying creature for the first time, despite being a cultivator in the Qi Refining Fifth Layer!
"It's... it's a Gu Demon!" Hu Die's voice trembles with fear: "This is the legendary monster guarding the Gu God Tomb!"
Chen Nan's heart trembles fiercely—a monster guarding the Gu God Tomb per the legends?
Could this mean that there's truly a Gu God Tomb within the Ten Thousand Mountains?
The monster suddenly halts its steps, its decaying head turning toward the direction where the two are hiding!
It opens its jaws wide, spewing a stream of dark green fog!
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Cold light flashes in Chen Nan's eyes, and his figure erupts suddenly!
The spiritual power of Qi Refining Fifth Layer rages through his meridians, complemented by the Moon Worshiping Technique's tempered body, allowing him to move so swiftly that he leaves an afterimage in the air!
"Dodge!" He grabs Hu Die's slender waist, and his feet burst forth with power!
The ground explodes as they dash skyward like arrows, narrowly avoiding the highly corrosive toxic fog!
The rock fissure where they had been hiding melts like a wax candle under the fog's assault!
"Roar—"
The Gu Demon lets out an earth-shattering roar, its thick tail sweeping across them, ancient trees embracing it snapping like straw mid-waist!
Chen Nan snorts coldly, his right fist gathering a layer of silver white Moonlight Power, confronting head-on without dodging!
"Boom!"
Fist meets tail, creating a clash sounding like metal striking metal!
A violent shockwave erupts from the collision point, uprooting trees within a hundred-foot radius!
The Gu Demon reels back in pain, its tail showing a bowl-sized blood gash, with dark green blood gushing out!
Chen Nan is also forced back several steps due to recoil, the ground beneath his feet cracking like a spiderweb!
He shakes his numb right hand, as towering waves rise in his heart. Knowing he possesses cultivation at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer with a twice-tempered body, and even underwent another tempering using the Moon Worshiping Technique just last night!
Yet who could have imagined that the monster's physique would rival his?
Thankfully, before coming, he had engaged in Dual Cultivation with Zhang Qingxue, breaking through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer; otherwise, he'd be no match for this beast!
"Senior Chen! The Gu Demon's weak spot is the center of its brow!" Hu Die loudly reminds from the side, as she fetches a silver mini-crossbow from her waist!
The crossbow arrow is wrapped with strange red threads, exuding a pungent bloody odor!
Enraged, the Gu Demon suddenly enlarges the bone spurs on its back, shooting them like javelins toward Chen Nan!
Chen Nan channels True Qi, forming a faint blue True Qi barrier in front of him!
Bone spurs collide with the barrier, releasing an unsettling friction sound before losing momentum and falling!
In that critical moment, Hu Die's crossbow arrow pierces through the air, precisely striking the Gu Demon's brow!
The red threads on the arrow come alive instantly, burrowing into its flesh like venomous snakes!
The Gu Demon lets out anguished howls, frantically clawing at its face!
"A great opportunity!" Chen Nan's eyes flash with brilliance, True Qi rushing madly toward his right hand!
From his palm, the King of Ten Thousand Gu surfaces, merging with True Qi into a blood-red light blade!
"Cut!"
The light blade slices through the night sky, emitting a piercing whistle as it slashes towards the Gu Demon!
