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Chapter 527: Luring the Beast
Chapter 527: Luring the Beast
"A spiritual treasure that affects the soul..." Realman Cangwu mused.
"Such treasures are extremely rare and may not even work on the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worm. More importantly, using them could severely damage the spirit beast's soul."
"Unless absolutely necessary, we should refrain from employing such a method." Realman Cangwu made his decision.
"Master, we could try seeking the help of a fifth or sixth-rank protective spirit beast from the blessed land," suggested Lu Xuan upon hearing this. "They tend to have simpler thoughts and possess strong spiritual sense. By calming their minds and disguising their presence, they would be incredibly alluring to the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worm, and we should be able to lure it out."
"Very well, we shall follow Lu's suggestion," Realman Cangwu agreed, letting out a loud whistle that echoed through the skies.
After a few breaths, a massive spirit beast with the head of a dragon and the body of a tortoise came speeding through the clouds. Its shell was a mottled mix of green and black, adorned with countless semi-transparent lines that moved to form strange trigrams.
"Little Cangwu, why have you summoned me?" The ancient dragon tortoise, whom they hadn't seen in a long while, asked in a casual tone.
In its eyes, Realman Cangwu, who had only reached the Dancheng realm, was like a child.
Lu Xuan and the others lowered their heads, pretending they hadn't heard and remaining silent.
"Dragon Tortoise Senior, there are several inner sect disciples here. Please give me some face," Realman Cangwu said.
"What? Do you want me to call you Realman Cangwu as well?" The ancient dragon tortoise chuckled, turning to Lu Xuan. "Young Lu, are you here in the Myriad Demon Cave just to visit an old friend?"
"Senior, I've only just arrived and have some matters to attend to first. I'll catch up with you later," Lu Xuan replied respectfully, mindful of the others present and maintaining a reserved demeanor.
Zhong Hao and the others greeted the ancient dragon tortoise respectfully, astonished by Lu Xuan's close relationship with a sixth-rank protective spirit beast of the sect.
"So, you want me to lure out the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worm?" the ancient dragon tortoise asked after Realman Cangwu explained the abnormal behavior of the spirit beast.
"Yes, according to Lu's suggestion, we must first lure out the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worms and then find a way to deal with them," Realman Cangwu confirmed.
"Alright, but first, I shall divine with the trigrams," the ancient dragon tortoise said. True to its age, it was extremely cautious. The green-black shell on its back lit up with trigram patterns that continuously shifted and combined, dazzling Lu Xuan and the others.
Once it confirmed that there was no danger, the ancient dragon tortoise quietly lay down beside the abnormal spirit beast.
It calmed its thoughts and entered a state of mental tranquility, leaving its vast sea of consciousness completely unguarded.
Lu Xuan and the others held their breath and focused their minds as they stood at a distance.
Realman Cangwu held a bronze ancient mirror, directing it toward the ancient dragon tortoise.
The abnormal spirit beast continued to roar and struggle, trying to attack the dragon tortoise. However, bound by the rope-like artifact, it could only make threatening gestures.
Just as everyone was beginning to think that this method wouldn't work, the four-winged thunderous tiger, which had been invaded by the worm, suddenly calmed down. A worm as thin as a finger, resembling a venomous snake, slowly wriggled out from its brow.
Beside the ancient dragon tortoise, which had calmed its thoughts and mind, the worm seemed irresistibly drawn to its sea of consciousness. After struggling free, the worm twisted and turned, crawling toward the dragon tortoise's head.
The dragon tortoise's mind seemed to be entranced, and it didn't seem to notice the worm's presence at all.
Now that the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worm had revealed itself, dealing with it wasn't too difficult.
Just as the worm was about to enter the dragon tortoise's head, the tortoise's shell suddenly flew up, and a trigram cage appeared out of thin air, trapping the worm.
"If you hadn't warned us beforehand and invaded my mind, I might not have even known it was there," it added.
"Perhaps this serpent worm has some ability to confuse and bewilder, allowing it to silently invade a spirit beast's body," Lu Xuan speculated.
Subsequently, the ancient dragon tortoise and Realman Cangwu repeated the process, luring out and swiftly destroying the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worms from over ten abnormal spirit beasts.
As these were all mature worms, and there were no light sphere rewards for cultivating them, Lu Xuan did not request to keep any alive.
"Lu Shiqi, we're troubling you again, but could you please give these spirit beasts a thorough examination to ensure there's nothing else lurking within them?" Realman Cangwu asked.
After the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worms within the abnormal spirit beasts were killed, they lay on the ground, sleeping soundly and appearing completely calm, unlike their previous frenzied state.
Lu Xuan nodded and walked forward to inspect each of the over ten spirit beasts that were now deep asleep.
"There's no problem. They've just suffered significant mental exhaustion and will need some time to recuperate. You can feed them regular pills to restore their mental faculties," Lu Xuan reported after his inspection.
"That's good," Realman Cangwu breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with appreciation as he looked at Lu Xuan. "I've heard of your accomplishments in spirit herbs, Lu Shiqi, but I didn't expect you to be equally adept with spirit beasts."
"Indeed, Lu Shidi rarely takes action, but when he does, he leaves everyone in awe," Zhong Hao chimed in, recalling how Lu Xuan had once helped him with a pair of Chi Yin beasts' breeding issue.
The rest of the group was equally impressed by Lu Xuan's abilities and couldn't help but praise him.
"It's just luck, just happened to have seen something similar before," Lu Xuan replied humbly, and then changed the subject, continuing to offer suggestions to Realman Cangwu. "Shishu, I think we should use this method to check the rest of the spirit beasts in the blessed land, especially those that have recently returned from various secret realms."
"From what we've seen, these Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worms don't seem to be contagious, but we can't guarantee that there aren't any in other spirit beasts that have infiltrated their sea of consciousness," Lu Xuan added.
"Alright, I'll make the arrangements immediately," Realman Cangwu agreed readily.
Although it would be a massive undertaking, ensuring the safety of all the spirit beasts in the blessed land was worth the effort.
As for the sect's cultivators, their spiritual sense was far more powerful than that of spirit beasts, and they had various protective measures and complex minds, so it was unlikely that the Mind-Beguiling Serpent Worms could invade their sea of consciousness without their knowledge. Thus, there was less cause for concern in that regard.
Once the serpent worms were discovered, Lu Xuan's task was mostly complete.
He bid farewell to Realman Cangwu and, before leaving, made an appointment to visit the ancient dragon tortoise again.
As he was about to depart, Realman Cangwu presented him with a thousand sword seals as a reward for resolving the spirit beast disturbance.
Lu Xuan couldn't refuse such a generous offer, and with a thousand sword seals, equivalent to two fourth-grade spirit seeds, he had easily earned a substantial sum in just one day, leading him to marvel at the value of knowledge.
"Lu Shidi, wait," a cold voice called out from behind just as Lu Xuan had flown out of the thick cloud layer and was about to use the teleportation formation to return to the sect.
Lu Xuan turned to see Chen Luo rushing towards him.
"Chen Shixiong, what can I do for you?" Lu Xuan asked, his expression unchanged, his voice calm.
(End of Chapter)
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