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Chapter 347: Calamity Poison Body
Chapter 347: Calamity Poison Body
In the blink of an eye, Lu Chen appeared in a valley.
The sudden appearance of two people caused a violent reaction in the valley.
Various insects emitted strange hisses, filling the air with an eerie cacophony.
Sensing something, Lu Chen looked up and saw a black-robed cultivator appearing before him and Ge Pu.
The cultivator had a wooden expression, and his black robe seemed to be woven from countless slender black insects. A single black insect fell from his sleeve and crawled into the valley, causing the incessant insect noises to abruptly cease.
Zhong Jingshan, upon seeing Lu Chen and his companion, pulled at the corner of his mouth and gave a somewhat stiff nod.
"Junior Brother Zhong, I've brought Junior Brother Lu to take a look at your Insect Valley today."
"Very well, feel free to look around."
Zhong Jingshan offered a brief reply, granting Lu Chen permission to move about freely within Insect Valley.
Returning to this place brought a flood of emotions for Lu Chen. He made his way to what used to be a familiar insect chamber.
As he opened one of the chambers, a blade light suddenly flashed in the darkness.
"Don't tell me you don't recognize me anymore?"
Lu Chen chuckled and directly grabbed the blade light with his palm, crushing it into powder.
From the darkness emerged a giant mantis, over five feet in length, moving silently.
The mantis had a pair of forelimbs shaped like serrated broadswords, gleaming with a dusky light.
The compound eyes on its head, raised high, observed Lu Chen as it lowered its lifted forelimbs and relaxed its stance, retreating back into the darkness.
"This Poison Blade Mantis has improved significantly in terms of speed, timing, and accuracy. Its strike would likely instantly sever an ordinary third-grade spiritual artifact," Lu Chen remarked with a sense of awe.
Continuing on, Lu Chen entered the next insect chamber.
The second-grade Yin Fire Ants had low spiritual intelligence and barely remembered Lu Chen, who had fed them years ago. However, they still retained the transformation rules that Lu Chen had initially set for them.
Additionally, Lu Chen also took a look at the Condensing Jade Spider, which resembled white jade, and the Seven Star Glass Bug, which was still diligently excreting the Glaze Sand.
Finally, he accompanied Zhong Jingshan to the chamber that housed the Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insects.
In the chamber, there were five poisonous insects—two large ones keeping their distance from each other and three small ones huddled together.
Among the three larvae, Lu Chen immediately identified the so-called exotic poisonous insect. It was noticeably smaller than its siblings and appeared listless, lacking the vitality of the other two larvae.
As Lu Chen observed, Zhong Jingshan took out three toad-like creatures from a black cloth bag. They were the size of basins and exuded a putrid green liquid from their pores.
The toads struggled futilely beneath the viscous fluid, their low grade rendering them ineffective. Gradually, they were dissolved by the green pus.
The three larvae excitedly rushed towards the pus, which now contained the essence of the toads' poison.
They inhaled the pus through their mouths and noses, draining it completely.
Two of the larvae puffed up with putrid green smoke after ingesting the pus, and as the smoke thickened, their bodies began to glow with vitality.
The third larva, however, showed no immediate reaction after consuming the pus.
But as time passed, it began to change. The smoke that emerged from its body dissipated erratically, and its surface developed putrid green spots from which oozed a putrid pus.
With a practiced motion, he took out a white jade talisman from his storage bag.
Spiritual power surged, bathing the talisman in sacred white light that fell upon the ailing Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect larva, striving to sustain its fragile life.
"It's always this particular larva. Whenever it consumes various venomous insects or toxic fruits, it ends up with all sorts of adverse reactions, sometimes even hovering at death's door."
"As far as I know, Junior Brother Zhong has been using similar methods to address the larva's issues."
"But you can also see, Brother Lu, that this is not a long-term solution. It merely keeps the larva alive and doesn't allow it to grow and develop properly," Ge Pu said softly from the side.
Lu Chen nodded in agreement, acknowledging the truth in Ge Pu's words.
The putrid green spots on the larva's body gradually faded, but the negative effects from consuming the toad remained.
It lay motionless in the insect chamber, looking utterly exhausted as if all its energy had been drained.
Lu Chen watched the larva, a thought flashing through his mind.
"The Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect is a fourth-grade magical insect, and this particular larva is an exotic venomous insect. If we can manage to raise it, its potential strength should not be underestimated."
"After feeding spiritual beasts, I can understand their conditions intimately. Perhaps there's a better way to solve this larva's problem."
Lu Chen contemplated this idea privately.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, so he turned to Zhong Jingshan and asked, "Brother Zhong, I find this larva rather intriguing. I'd like to research various combinations of toxins and conduct related experiments to see if we can devise a better feeding method."
"If Brother Zhong is at a loss for what to do with this larva, why not name a price and transfer its ownership to me?"
He tentatively asked the youth in black, testing the waters.
Zhong Jingshan pressed his lips together, remaining silent. Just when Lu Chen thought he would refuse, he coldly uttered three words.
"I'll give it to you."
This particular Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect was the result of Lu Chen's efforts in cultivating it, although it was a fourth-grade insect, its unusual physique prevented it from growing normally.
Keeping it any longer would mean risking its sudden death, thus diminishing its value significantly.
Hearing Lu Chen's inquiry, Zhong Jingshan simply offered it as a token of goodwill.
"Oh? In that case, Lu sincerely thanks Brother Zhong," Lu Chen hastily expressed his gratitude.
He brought the Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect larva back to his cave abode and waited half a day for the larva to recover noticeably. Then, he took out a poison pill from his storage bag.
After dealing with the Blood-Robed cultivator and the two short cultivators in the secret realm, Lu Chen had acquired quite a collection of poisonous items in their storage bags, which should be sufficient for feeding the larva.
However, since he was merely seeking to understand the larva's condition and not intending to raise it formally, he crushed the poison pill, feeding it only a tiny amount.
Despite its weakened state, the larva still displayed its love for poison as soon as it caught sight of the pill, eagerly swallowing the small piece.
Lu Chen focused his spiritual sense, and a stream of information surfaced in his mind.
【Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect, fourth-grade magical insect, larval stage, exotic variant. Possesses the Calamity Poison Body, capable of absorbing and digesting all kinds of toxins in the world, refining poison for its own use.】
【Restricted by its frail physical body and unique physique, it is highly sensitive to various poisons. After ingestion, it exhibits various reactions, and the stronger the poison, the more intense the reaction, even to the point of life-threatening danger.】
【Let me consume this poison, even if it means death right now.】
(End of Chapter)
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