After hesitating for a moment, Gu Yuan still made no move.

No matter if his guess was true or false, Gu Yuan wasn't planning to verify it right now.

If he were a Golden Core Great Cultivator, it would be fine, but currently, he's just a Celestial Human Realm Cultivator. It's possible for him to circle around in the lava for a while, but to soak in it for long is simply impossible!

Gu Yuan memorized this location, then concealed himself and kept watch nearby.

The situation was obvious, there was still some time before the Red Dragon Cave emerged.

Perhaps other conditions were still needed.

After waiting for two days, Gu Yuan unexpectedly saw two streaks of escape light flying over from afar. When the light dissipated, Gu Yuan, hidden in the shadows, was taken aback.

Because these two people were surprisingly his acquaintances.

One was Su Qiuyue, and the other was none other than Ji Canghai!

Gu Yuan became even more cautious and did not reveal himself immediately.

Clearly, they had agreed to gather at the Thousand Flame Mountain and then contact each other, yet these two had quietly grouped together and even came here.

This was clearly a bit fishy.

And where was Duan Chen?

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Ji Canghai was seen holding an earth-yellow pearl, glowing softly, and said with a smile, "Fairy Su, it seems this is the Red Dragon Cave, but to open it, we need to gather the Five Elements Elemental Pearls. We might as well wait for some time."

Su Qiuyue glanced at him and nodded indifferently, "Then let's wait."

Gu Yuan, hidden in the distance, had an inexplicable expression.

Five Elements Elemental Pearl?

To open the Red Dragon Cave, they needed to gather them?

He lowered his head to look at the Red Fire Pearl in his hand and then at the earth-yellow pearl in Ji Canghai's hand, understanding in his heart, "Now the Fire Attribute's Red Fire Pearl and the Earth Attribute's pearl are here, but the Gold, Water, and Wood Attribute pearls are still missing."

Gu Yuan had no intention of revealing himself, continuing to hide, planning to act after they gathered everything.

Soon after, seeing the two of them also concealing themselves, Gu Yuan was somewhat speechless.

To avoid exposing himself, he distanced himself further, releasing Awu in the shadows to keep watch.

Then, Gu Yuan found a relatively secluded cave on a distant Dead Volcano, intending to meditate for a while.

But he had just sat down when he opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them:

"This is, Lankao Mountain…"

He immediately exited the cave, riding his sword light towards a certain direction.

...

Under a giant Dead Volcano.

Two groups of people were confronting each other.

To be precise, one group consisted of two women, and the other had only one person, a thin man in a black robe.

One of the women wore a pink dress, her figure graceful, her face bright and generous.

The other wore a green dress, petite in size, cute in appearance, her eyes full of spirit.

As for the black-robed man, his body was large, with a broad frame yet very thin, so skinny that his skin seemed to hang on a skeleton, making him look somewhat eerie.

Especially his eyes, which gleamed with a gloomy light, holding a hint of cruel bloodthirst, as he stared greedily at the girl in the green dress:

"Fairy Yan, you wouldn't want to end up with nothing left of your bones, would you? If you know what's good for you, hand over your Snow Crystal Silkworm quickly, or even I won't know what I might do!"

The black-robed man's gaze was cold, carrying a chilling greed and malice, as if hooked, eager to carve out pieces from the girl in the green dress.

The girl in the green dress shivered, feeling a chill, giving him a disgusted look, and said coldly:

"Insect Demon, you have some nerve! How dare you covet the treasured Snow Crystal Silkworm of my Hundred Poison Mountain! Don't think just because you're a disciple of the Gu God Sect that I can't do anything to you… even if your master were here, he wouldn't dare speak such big words! If our Hundred Poison Mountain's Ancestor comes, you will surely die!"

The black-robed man gave a strange smile, "Hehe, I'll admit, your Hundred Poison Mountain's Ancestor, the Celestial Silkworm Lady, is indeed impressive, a rare Gu Dao Grandmaster whose Gu Technique is unparalleled, masterful."

"But however impressive your Celestial Silkworm Lady is, she herself was once a disciple that rebelled from our Gu God Sect. To be honest, our Gu God Sect is the source of all her Gu Techniques, and even you, in a sense, are a disciple of our Gu God Sect."

"So there's no need for you to act big in front of me!"

The girl in the green dress, Yan Xiaoling, had an unpleasant expression, speaking coldly:

"Presumptuous! Our Hundred Poison Mountain's Ancestor's Gu Technique has long surpassed the original boundary, far exceeding what small fry like you can fathom?"

Gu Yuan, who had flown in, showed some surprise on his face, looking a few more times at the girl in the green dress.

She surprisingly had a significant background, being a disciple of the Hundred Poison Mountain.

The Hundred Poison Mountain was located deep within the Yunmeng Mountain Range and was considered a small Immortal Sect.

However, although small, this sect was famous, ranking among the top ten in the entire Southern Border.

Because the sect's ancestor was a mighty Yang Spirit in the Dragon Gate Realm—Celestial Silkworm Lady!

It was said that this Celestial Silkworm Lady had exceptional talent, with an incomparable understanding and achievement in Gu Technique, with very few peers in the world.

Even the two Yang Spirit experts of the Gu God Sect were inferior in Gu Technique compared to the Celestial Silkworm Lady.

Because this Celestial Silkworm Lady is said to have bred a legendary Ancient Exotic Insect, the Celestial Crystal Divine Silkworm, and nurtured it to Great Success, comparable to a Primordial Spirit True Immortal!

The Celestial Crystal Divine Silkworm was as renowned as the Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly, Twelve-winged Celestial Centipede, Blood Saber Mantis, and Heaven-Swallowing Toad.

Therefore, this Celestial Silkworm Lady had a great reputation throughout the Southern Border.

When mentioning Gu Technique, the first thing that comes to the mind of cultivators in the Southern Border Cultivation Realm is the Gu God Sect, and the second is the Celestial Silkworm Lady.

The Gu God Sect's prestige comes from generations of disciples and years of accumulated might.

As for the Celestial Silkworm Lady, it's purely due to her own ability.

And due to the presence of the Celestial Silkworm Lady, although the Hundred Poison Mountain had few disciples and few industries, even Medicine King Mountain, Star River Sword Sect, and other Great Immortal Sects were quite wary of Hundred Poison Mountain.

As the saying goes, peers are rivals.

It's only the disciples of the Gu God Sect who, while coveting Hundred Poison Mountain, are also quite resentful.

No wonder the so-called "Insect Demon" of Gu God Sect targeted the female disciple of Hundred Poison Mountain.

There were already grudges between the two sides, let alone the fact that the girl possessed the Snow Crystal Silkworm.

The Hundred Poison Mountain was known for expertly raising silkworm-type Gu insects, each silkworm Gu a top-grade among Gu, and the Snow Crystal Silkworm was an outstanding example.

Rumor has it, the Snow Crystal Silkworm was a descendant of the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, and the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu was extremely poisonous, with an exceptionally hard shell, comparable in terror to the Celestial Crystal Divine Silkworm.

If someone were to obtain the Snow Crystal Silkworm and nurture it, it might transform into the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, which to a Gu God Sect disciple, would be no less than acquiring a top-tier Magical Artifact with great potential!

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