Chapter 273: Chapter 272: Master Gu! Immortal Dao and Witch Dao

The Snow Soul Vermilion Fruit was an excellent medium for cultivating Gu Insects, suitable for raising many kinds of Elemental Level and even Power Level Gu Insects.

Zhu Ge had long wanted to try his hand at Gu Insect cultivation.

A powerful Gu Insect, when paired with a Gu Master, could create a synergistic effect where one plus one was greater than two.

’I’ll give it a try.’

The thought spurred Zhu Ge to action.

They happened to be passing a forest, so Zhu Ge looked around and got to work.

"SSSHHHH..."

Following the Gu Insect summoning method in his mind, Zhu Ge channeled his Witch Power. He produced a series of sharp, whistling sounds, mimicking the sound of rustling through vocal techniques.

The Witch Power rode the sound of his voice, spreading out in ripples through the entire forest.

"Huh?" Liu Jianjian was confused. She had no idea what Zhu Ge was doing.

Meanwhile, Zhu Sisi, who was on her shoulder, suddenly jerked her head up.

"This... this feeling..." Zhu Sisi stopped chewing and looked at Zhu Ge.

"What’s wrong?" Liu Jianjian asked in confusion. "Sisi, what is Master doing?"

Zhu Sisi stared fixedly at Zhu Ge. "I don’t know. I... I... I feel this incredible urge to go over and cling to Master."

But Zhu Ge was completely focused on channeling his Witch Power, giving him no time to explain to them.

"He’s summoning Gu."

True Monarch Minmian’s lazy voice drifted from the carriage. "By the way, Boss, rumor has it that in the Ancient Era, there were those who cultivated both the Witch Dao and the Immortal Dao. They were called Master Gu. Your Witch Power is weak; perhaps you should try combining it with the power of the Array Dao."

"Summoning Gu?"

"Oh, I see."

Liu Jianjian and Zhu Sisi exchanged a look of sudden understanding.

Zhu Ge had cultivated the Witch Dao before, but he had been following the Path of the Fire Witch that Tongzhen had given him.

Now, it seemed Zhu Ge was attempting the path of the Gu Witch.

"Immortal Dao?"

That last part was clearly directed at Zhu Ge.

At these words, a thought struck Zhu Ge. The Array Star inside him flared, and a continuous stream of Spiritual Power poured into his Witch Power, creating a resonance between them.

The next moment, the whistling sound he was making grew fainter and fainter, until it became inaudible.

However, the ripples spreading out from him as the epicenter grew even more intense.

CLOMP.

Suddenly, Mazhu stopped in its tracks, looking around warily.

BZZZZZZ—

RUSTLE RUSTLE...

SLITHER—

A cacophony of small, dense sounds rose from the forest, rapidly approaching the carriage.

"Insects!?" Mazhu cried out. In the next instant, Demon Qi erupted from its body, forming a protective shield.

As a Bamboo Spirit, Mazhu was terrified of insects.

"Good horse, your master is summoning Gu," True Monarch Minmian said irritably. "If you keep that shield up, how is he supposed to do it?"

"O-o-okay... I’ll... I’ll get rid of it..." Hearing this, Mazhu lowered the shield, trembling all over.

The next moment, all sorts of crawling things—mosquitoes, ants, and more—instantly engulfed Zhu Ge.

Cockroaches, spiders, venomous snakes, toads, centipedes, mountain crabs, scorpions—you name it, it was there.

Spring had just ended and summer was beginning, so the mountain forest was teeming with innumerable insects.

In an instant, Zhu Ge was covered in all sorts of "critters."

Zhu Ge was inwardly repulsed, but the sounds from his mouth never ceased.

"Go!"

The next moment, feeling he had gathered enough insects, he flicked the Snow Soul Vermilion Fruit, sending it flying onto the road beside the carriage.

The Snow Soul Vermilion Fruit was infused with Witch Power, and Array Patterns had even formed on its surface.

Instantly, countless insects swarmed toward it.

A crab snipped a centipede in half, only to be stung by a scorpion. The scorpion was then swallowed by a toad, which was then bitten by a spider...

In a word, it was chaos!

The insects attacked one another in a chaotic frenzy.

The Snow Soul Vermilion Fruit was swallowed by a rat snake right at the start, but the snake was instantly killed when an earthworm burrowed into its eye.

"AAAAHHH, this is terrifying!!" Liu Jianjian shrieked, immediately flying into the sky and surrounding herself with a protective shield.

Mazhu stood frozen to the spot, not daring to move a muscle.

In reality, these were all ordinary insects; it was just the sheer spectacle that was so frightening.

It wasn’t just them; even Zhu Ge had never seen such a scene before.

And according to the inherited memories from the old man, the spectacles of the Ancient Witchcraft and Gu Dao were actually far grander, and far more chilling.

Of everyone present, only Zhu Sisi was completely unfazed.

As a silkworm, she was actually itching to join the fray.

However, Zhu Ge’s Witch Power had limited appeal for her. After all, she was already a Spirit Realm Demon Beast who cultivated the Nine Heavens Cocoon-Breaking Dragon-Swallowing Technique.

The only creatures unable to resist Zhu Ge’s Witch Power were ordinary reptiles and insects.

’I wonder what the Ancient Era was truly like.’

Zhu Ge felt a surge of emotion as he watched the densely packed insects fight to the death.

It didn’t take long. Two hours later, a lone victor remained on the ground.

A Centipede.

All the other potential Gu Insects were dead, completely devoured.

The essence of the Snow Soul Vermilion Fruit had long since been converted and absorbed into the flesh and blood of these Gu Insects.

Afterward, all the Gu Insects, all their flesh and blood, had been concentrated into this deep crimson Centipede.

It looked unearthly and bloodthirsty.

"A Centipede?"

Dozens of cultivable Centipede-type Gu Insects flashed through Zhu Ge’s mind.

He finally settled on one: a high-grade Elemental Level Gu Insect called the "Hurricane Beetle," also known as the Hurricane Centipede.

If it were merely a high-grade Elemental Level Gu Insect, Zhu Ge might not have paid it much mind.

However, this Hurricane Centipede could, through specific methods, evolve into a peerless-grade Elemental Level Celestial Horned Centipede.

Peerless-grade!

Beyond the standard high, medium, and low grades, there were also pinnacle-grade, transcendent-grade, and peerless-grade.

Pinnacle-grade meant the best of its kind.

Transcendent-grade meant it had surpassed its inherent grade.

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