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Chapter 348: The Useless Insect Turns the Tables, Have I Become a Grandfather?
Chapter 348: The Useless Insect Turns the Tables, Have I Become a Grandfather?
"The Body of Calamity and Poison..."
Lu Chen muttered to himself as he digested the thought that flashed through his mind.
"So it possesses a unique sensitive constitution, able to absorb and digest various toxins and refine them."
"But this constitution is a double-edged sword; one wrong move could lead to death."
He noticed that after the larva swallowed a small piece of the toxic pill, grayish-white veins appeared on its head, exuding a faintly deathly aura.
However, the larva paid no heed to this, disregarding its discomfort and conveying to Lu Chen its desire to continue devouring the toxic pill.
Its craving for poison far outweighed its fear.
Lu Chen sighed and fed the rest of the toxic pill to the Hundred Poison Devouring Heart Worm larva.
The larva swallowed it whole.
Lu Chen remained worried about it and quietly stood by, keeping watch.
True to his fears, moments later, the grayish-white veins on the larva's head became more pronounced and spread downward until they reached its tail.
Its body trembled slightly, giving off a sense of decay and death.
Gradually, the grayish-white veins became denser, like a grayish-white flame blossoming on the larva's body.
Lu Chen quickly checked the larva's current status.
Hundred Poison Devouring Heart Worm, a fourth-grade demonic insect...
After consuming the second-grade Corpse Flame Pill, a large amount of corpse poison has gathered and spread within its body.
The Corpse Flame Pill, refined from the corpse oil of deceased cultivators as the main ingredient, contains violent corpse poison.
Can be controlled using ice-attribute treasures to stop the spread of the corpse poison, and then dispelled with treasures that possess a strong vitality.
"Fortunately, the detailed status indicated the origin of the toxic pill and provided a solution."
With a thought, Lu Chen took out a fist-sized ice crystal from his storage bag—the hundred-year-old ice soul from the Bingluo Fruit's light cluster.
The hundred-year-old ice soul pressed against the larva, and under the influence of its extremely cold and pure aura, a thin layer of frost quickly spread across the larva's body, calming its constantly trembling form.
Upon seeing this, Lu Chen sent a wisp of the Green Wood Source Qi from his dantian into the larva's body.
The Green Wood Source Qi was the essence of life condensed from the fifth-grade Green Mystical Deer, containing an extremely strong vitality. Wherever it passed, the grayish-white veins seemed to melt away like snow under the scorching sun.
After several dozen breaths, all the abnormalities on the larva's body vanished, and even the aftereffects of the previously ingested toxins had improved significantly.
The little Devouring Heart Worm froze in place, seemingly unable to process what had just happened.
In its memory, it had never felt such comfort.
Due to its unique constitution, it had an unparalleled craving for all sorts of poisons, but every time it ingested even a tiny amount of poison, it would undergo various forms of torment.
Even in its larval stage, it had experienced life-and-death struggles more than once.
Fortunately, Zhong JingShan was skilled in insect control and was a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, so he was able to pull it back from the brink of death each time.
Despite the repeated and severe damage the poisons caused, the Hundred Poison Devouring Heart Worm larva remained infatuated with toxins, its initial desire unchanged.
The larva, who had already grown accustomed to its previous experiences, felt an unprecedented relief after consuming the poison.
There was a clear distinction between Zhong JingShan's and Lu Chen's methods of detoxification.
After the larva swallowed the poison, Zhong JingShan could only rely on his own cultivation and resources to forcibly counteract the poison based on his understanding of its general nature.
On the other hand, Lu Chen, despite having far inferior cultivation and resources compared to Zhong JingShan, possessed an innate talent for insect control.
By feeding the larva a tiny amount of poison, he could understand its specific condition and prescribe the appropriate treatment, restoring the larva to its normal state in the fastest and most optimal way.
"From now on, you'll follow me faithfully. I promise you won't suffer like you did before," he said to the larva in his palm.
After establishing their contract, a close connection formed between the larva and Lu Chen. Hearing his words, the strange-looking larva nodded its head slightly.
"Once you devour more poison, I guarantee you'll grow faster than your two siblings. When we return to the Insect Chamber, you can show off to them," Lu Chen teased.
"This seems like a familiar plot," he mused. "A child with special parents (a fourth-grade demonic insect)
and a powerful background (a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect)
, growing up in a small clan, with other clans eyeing their power (the Insect Chamber)
, and exceptionally talented siblings."
"But the child, despite having a unique talent (the Body of Calamity and Poison)
, is seen as a good-for-nothing and is far weaker than their siblings. They endure ridicule and are even treated as disposable, abandoned by their family."
"Until one day, they encounter a mysterious person who guides them on their cultivation journey and helps them overcome various challenges. Their strength skyrockets, and they improve by leaps and bounds."
"When they return to their clan, they shock their parents and the powerful forces backing them, leaving them speechless and proving them wrong."
"What goes around comes around. Don't underestimate the power of a larva!"
"A wonderful tale of a good-for-nothing's reversal!" Lu Chen's excitement grew as he drew parallels between the larva's situation and a classic underdog story.
"So, have I become the legendary all-powerful grandfather figure?" he wondered. "Well, if I'm a herbologist, I guess I could be called 'Grandmaster Herb'..."
Shaking off these whimsical thoughts, Lu Chen settled the larva comfortably and proceeded to inspect various parts of the spirit fields, using different basic techniques to cultivate the numerous spirit plants.
In the small lake, the Rock-Armored Turtle swam about lively, while the Fire Serpent occasionally glanced at this newfound little 'brother' with curiosity. The Green-Horned Dragon Carp kept to its corner, trying to stay out of the way.
Underneath the lake, three slender black shadows, as thin as hair, quietly emerged from the ancient dragon fossil—the newly sprouted Dragon Corpse Grass seedlings.
The Purple Jade Coral occupied a corner of the lake bottom, growing quietly.
Near the lake, the Wind Falcon lay on its back, basking in the sun, while the Cloud-Walking Lynx weaved through the dense foliage and the Two-Headed Armadillo occasionally popped out of its cave, carrying a tiny amount of Spirit Earth to its lair.
In a secluded corner of the peak, the Bewitching Immortal Peach emitted pink miasma, enchanting all around it with its unique allure.
The Demon Ghost Vine stretched its gray tendrils, forming a vine jungle that surrounded the peach tree, reveling in the stimulating effects of the pink miasma.
After a while, it retracted its vines and transformed into its usual form—a gray snake—slithering swiftly through the spirit fields. Whenever it came across a beloved spirit plant, it deliberately left a faint trail of sticky fluid, marking its territory.
Since returning from Kongming Island, the Demon Ghost Vine had discovered the presence of numerous high-grade new spirit plants in this blessed land, filling it with a sense of profound happiness. Every day, it checked on the marked spirit plants with clockwork precision, even more punctual than the Grass Puppet.
All seemed peaceful and serene.
(End of Chapter)
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