Chapter 157: Removing the Qi Devouring Gu Worm

A knock sounded and Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi eagerly looked at each other.

“I will open the door.” Chen Yi said and without waiting for Dongfang Jing, he walked to the door and directly opened it.

“You sure took your time.” He said in a resentful voice.

Hearing this, Shen Xu stuck out his tongue and Zhen Yuan smiled.

Originally, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu didn’t plan to stay in the space for too long.

However, the plans couldn’t keep up with the changes.

After Shen Xu refined the gu luring concoction, he came out of seclusion and Zhen Yuan apprised him of their current situation.

In the end, both chose to retreat.

Excluding the jade spirit fruit and reincarnation fruits, Shen Xu refined all the unplanted spirit grasses and also re-refined the weapons they got in the Demon Plants Forest.

Similarly, Zhen Yuan engraved formations disks and drew talismans and inscriptions.

As a result, they spent eighty days in space which was equivalent to eight days in reality.

However, their efforts were not in vain.

After tallying the pills, weapons, talismans, inscriptions, and formation disks in their hands, Zhen Yuan estimated they would get a little more than one billion spirit stones after selling them.

“Refining the gu luring concoction was a little more difficult than we expected.” Shen Xu said but Dongfang Jing rolled his eyes.

“Why don’t I believe you?” He said.

“How can you doubt me after I worked so hard?” Shen Xu affected a sad expression.

“Xiaoxu worked very hard.” Zhen Yuan insisted, rubbing his wife’s hair.

“Come in.” Chen Yi said and moved aside to let them pass.

After the four sat, Dongfang Jing looked at Shen Xu with a questioning expression.

“Don’t worry. The concoction is ready.” Shen Xu said in a confident voice.

At the same time, he removed a small cauldron from his space ring.

“We can start at any time.” He said.

“Should we discuss the process?” Dongfang Jing asked and Shen Xu nodded before looking at Zhen Yuan.

“Let’s see the room first.” Zhen Yuan said.

After that, Dongfang Jing led the way to his training room.

At a glance, the room was five square metres and only had a cultivation mat at the centre.

However, the qi in the room was so dense that qi droplets had begun to form.

“Is this room okay?” Dongfang Jing asked and Zhen Yuan nodded before turning to Chen Yi.

“Have you prepared the container to hold the gu?” He asked but Chen Yi didn’t answer.

Instead, he removed a small pot from his space ring.

At a glance, the black pot looked ordinary.

However, when Zhen Yuan took a closer look, he realised he couldn’t tell its level.

“It will do.” He said and quickly continued.

“Dean Dongfang, please sit on the mat.” Zhen Yuan said, pointing at the cultivation mat.

After the person sat cross-legged, Zhen Yuan instructed Chen Yi to cut Dongfang Jing’s wrist.

“We need to create a way for the qi devouring gu to leave the body.” He explained.

Hearing this, Chen Yi frowned and couldn’t help but feel reluctant.

However, short term pain was better than long term pain.

Although he didn’t want to hurt Dongfang Jing, he knew this was the only way. By making a small cut on Dongfang Jing’s wrist, he could spare his beloved a lifetime of pain.

After Chen Yi made the cut, Zhen Yuan asked Dongfang Jing to place his bleeding wrist on the mouth of the small pot they prepared.

At the same time, Shen Xu poured the gu luring concoction into the pot.

“Daoist friend Chen, place some spirit stones around dean Dongfang.” Zhen Yuan said and Chen Yi didn’t hesitate.

A moment later, a tall circle of spirit stones appeared around Dongfang Jing.

“How rich.” Shen Xu exclaimed, looking at Chen Yi with a meaningful expression.

“Are you tempted to rob me?” Chen Yi asked, his lips curled in a teasing smile.

“I don’t think my life is too long.” Shen Xu retorted and Dongfang Jing chuckled in amusement.

However, the amusement didn’t last before his face flushed and a drunk look coloured his features.

“What an intoxicating fragrance.” He muttered and unconsciously moaned.

In the blink of an eye, his eyes glistened, his body softened and his face was filled with indescribable charm.

Seeing this, Chen Yi swallowed and his hands trembled but his face was extraordinarily pale.

“What is that stench?” He asked, forcibly suppressing the urge to vomit.

“Is something wrong with Jing? Why does he seem…” Chen Yi started but retched halfway through his sentence.

Shen Xu rolled his eyes when he saw this.

[Is he a cultivator or not? Doesn’t he know to block his senses?] The double transmitted in a proud voice.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan smiled.

After Shen Xu refined the first batch of gu luring concoction, he decided to test it to see if it worked.

However, without a gu in hand, the only way to test the concoction was by mixing it with blood.

From what he knew, a properly refined concoction would produce a horrible stench when mixed with blood and no smell if it was ineffective.

Unfortunately, Shen Xu underestimated the so-called horrible stench.

At first, the smell was subtle and the double didn’t take it seriously.

However, everything changed in the blink of an eye.

Before Shen Xu could react, a horrible smell choked him and his eyes stung with tears.

In the confusion, Shen Xu forgot he was a cultivator and didn’t think of blocking his senses or escaping into the space.

Instead, he cried and called for Zhen Yuan.

By the time Zhen Yuan found him, the double was curled in a corner of the alchemy room, crying desperately and vomiting everything he had ever eaten.

However, Zhen Yuan didn’t dare to mention these things.

Instead, he nodded and immediately agreed with his wife.

[He is pathetic. Do you want to remind him?]

[Why should I remind him?] The double asked and suddenly thought of something.

[Brother Yuan, will he realise something if he notices we are not affected?]

[You want to pretend we are affected so that we can continue watching a good show?]

[As expected, my brother Yuan is the one who knows me best.] Shen Xu happily said.

After that, the double pretended to retch and Zhen Yuan had no choice but to also pretend.

Seeing them retching, Chen Yi sneered, his eyes filled with schadenfreude.

’Weaklings.’ He thought but his face was still pale.

In this way, one person was severely nauseated, two people pretended to also suffer but secretly watched a good show, while the last was too intoxicated to notice what was going on.

One hour later, a wriggling thing suddenly appeared under the skin of Dongfang Jing’s right arm.

“It’s about to come out.” Zhen Yuan stated and Shen Xu couldn’t help but be excited.

Although he didn’t like bugs, he was excited to see a gu worm.

After all, gu worms were legendary creatures in martial arts and cultivation novels.

“Daoist friend Chen, remember to seal the pot as soon as the gu worm falls inside.” Zhen Yuan reminded.

“What will happen if I delay?” Chen Yi asked.

“This room is above a spirit stone vein. It also a qi gathering formation and many spirit stones. If you delay, the qi devouring gu will immediately devour all the surrounding gu. After that, its cultivation will rapidly rise and our lives will be in danger.”

“I understand.” Chen Yi nodded with a solemn expression.

However, his face was still not good and his spirit was a little weakened.

Knowing they needed Chen Yi to deal with the gu if something happened, Shen Xu sighed.

“Elder Chen…” He called.

“What’s the matter?” Chen Yi asked.

“You can close your senses to block the smell.” Shen Xu said.

When Chen Yi heard this, his body trembled and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

“It’s been an hour.” He said through gritted teeth.

“I also didn’t think about it until now.’ The double helplessly shrugged but Chen Yi didn’t believe him.

After all, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan looked rosy and healthy.

No matter how he looked at them, they didn’t look like people who had been suffering for the past hour.

“Good. Good. Good.” He muttered.

“I didn’t expect that I also have a day when two brats dare to watch my good show.”

[He looks angry.] Shen Xu transmitted.

[What did you expect?] Zhen Yuan asked in a helpless voice.

[Will he deal with us after Dongfang Jing recovers?]

[Probably not but he will likely not forget this matter. We should prepare to be retaliated at some point.]

[Brother Yuan, you must protect me well.] Shen Xu reminded and Zhen Yuan nodded, his lips curled in a smile.

A moment later, the three heard a low ’plop’.

Instantaneously, a miserable cry echoed in the training room.

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