“Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug?!”
Hearing these five words, Yuan Shu shuddered in fright.
Already deeply worried about Chu Feng, he now felt even more uneasy.
Having grown up by Master Tang Chen’s side, Yuan Shu was well-informed.
Though he had never seen the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug in person, he had heard of it.
The Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug was an extremely terrifying venomous insect. Its terror lay not in being a simple poison or mere gu technique.
It was an insect that inherently contained a barrier formation.
This venomous insect was exceedingly rare, a truly scarce item!!!
Once it entered the body, it would deploy its barrier formation to devour the soul.
Only by consuming the eggshell from which the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug had hatched could the insect be expelled.
But that eggshell was just as rare as the insect itself.
Aside from the antidote, unless one’s cultivation was sufficiently powerful, death was inevitable.
And with Chu Feng’s current cultivation, he clearly could not withstand the assault of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug.
“Yuan Shu, look after Chu Feng first. I will go capture that old thing.”
After saying this, Master Tang Chen soared into flight.
Though the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug was formidable, it did have an antidote.
Those who possessed the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug often carried the antidote as well, so Master Tang Chen intended to retrieve it from the Beast-Taming Venerable Master.
After Master Tang Chen departed, Yuan Shu set up a formation, doing his utmost to aid Chu Feng.
Yet alas, the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug’s assault, though appearing on the surface to affect the flesh, had in truth entered the soul.
The changes to the flesh were merely a reflection of the soul.
Yuan Shu was utterly powerless.
Chirp chirp chirp—
But suddenly, the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bugs.
Seemed as if startled.
Their wriggling differed from before.
Now, it lacked any pattern, more like fleeing in panic.
They appeared desperate to escape Chu Feng’s body.
Yet they could not break free, as if seized by something, and thus began emitting strange cries.
Then, under Yuan Shu’s gaze, the bodies of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bugs underwent another change.
Their bodies seemed to be shrinking!!!
“How could this be?”
This sight left Yuan Shu baffled.
He noticed that as the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bugs underwent this peculiar transformation, the pain on Chu Feng’s face began to ease slightly.
Though only marginally, it was indeed improving.
“Damn that old thing. He had this planned all along and has fled.”
“Not even a trace of his aura remains.”
“He truly intends to harm Chu Feng.”
Just then, Master Tang Chen returned. He gnashed his teeth in fury, even with killing intent in his eyes.
His cultivation was at the Martial Venerable realm, albeit only first grade, far beyond the peak of Sovereign.
Normally, pursuing and catching the Beast-Taming Venerable Master would not be difficult for him.
Yet the Beast-Taming Venerable Master had prepared in advance, fleeing without a trace and using a special treasure to erase his escape route.
Even with Master Tang Chen’s profound abilities, without any clues, he knew not where to pursue, so he could only hurry back to see if there were other ways to help Chu Feng.
“Master, look quickly. What is happening to Brother Chu Feng?”
Seeing his master return, Yuan Shu hurriedly called out.
After all, he could not explain the current situation and found it somewhat incomprehensible.
At this moment, Master Tang Chen also came close.
“This… could it be?!”
Seeing the changes on Chu Feng’s body, Master Tang Chen’s expression became exceedingly complex. It was as if he were startled, yet also harboured other intricate emotions.
“Master, does this mean Brother Chu Feng is beyond saving?”
Seeing his master’s shocked expression, Yuan Shu, whose worry had slightly eased, grew tense once more.
He rarely saw his master show such a face.
This likely meant Chu Feng’s condition was far from optimistic.
“No, Chu Feng is fine. His body is devouring the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bugs!!!” Master Tang Chen said.
“Devouring the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bugs?”
“What power is this? Could it be a special cultivation method?”
Yuan Shu was doubly astonished at this moment.
Because according to what his master had previously told him, the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug was no easy foe.
Aside from that special antidote, it was an insoluble venomous insect.
“It is not. For the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug, aside from the special antidote, there is only one way to survive without dying.”
“That is if one’s cultivation is strong enough to withstand the devouring of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug. Once it fails to devour, it will leave on its own.”
“But to resist the assault of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug, one needs at least a Martial Venerable realm body.”
“With Chu Feng’s current cultivation, no matter how powerful the cultivation method he practises or the treasures he possesses, it is impossible to block the barrier formation assault of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug.”
Master Tang Chen said.
“Master, then what is happening?”
The more Yuan Shu heard his master say this, the more curious he became.
“The terror of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug, I witnessed in the past.”
“Back then, when I entered a ruin with a friend, I personally saw a companion die miserably from the devouring of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug, and I was powerless to help.”
“This matter has always been a thorn in my heart.”
“Later, I had the fortune to meet a world spiritist from another Heavenly River.”
“During our conversation, I also sought his advice on whether there were methods to counter the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug aside from the antidote.”
“And that world spiritist’s answer to me was.”
“Normally, aside from the antidote, one must have a sufficiently strong body to withstand the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug.”
“Apart from that, it is almost unsolvable. Any barrier formation is useless.”
“Even a world spirit formation of his calibre could not save the victim.”
Master Tang Chen said.
Hearing this, Yuan Shu grew even more curious.
His master was exceedingly proud. For someone to earn his master’s humble inquiry and be called a world spiritist master, that person’s world spiritist techniques must far surpass his master’s.
For an existence of that calibre to be unable to counter it, one could see the formidable nature of the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug.
So, how was Chu Feng refining the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug?
“However, what that world spiritist said later was not that everyone below Martial Venerable who was invaded by the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug must die.”
“He had once heard of a little girl who had not yet begun cultivating martial arts, invaded by the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug, yet did not die.”
Master Tang Chen said.
“A little girl, not yet cultivating martial arts?”
“Master, who saved her?”
Yuan Shu grew ever more curious.
A little girl who had not begun cultivating martial arts had an extremely frail body.
To expel the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug from such a weak body, what sort of existence could achieve that?
“It was not saved by another, but the little girl’s own bloodline power that refined the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug.”
Master Tang Chen said.
“What? Refined it?”
“A little girl who had not begun cultivating martial arts refined the Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug solely with her bloodline power?”
Yuan Shu was doubly shocked. Merely hearing of this had already frightened him.
After all, those who had not begun cultivating martial arts had bodies too frail, virtually no different from ordinary people.
And this Boundary Ghost Symbol Bug was fatal even to peak Sovereigns, let alone a little girl who had not begun cultivating martial arts?
“Yuan Shu, do you still remember what this master told you about the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion?”
Suddenly, Master Tang Chen asked.
“I remember, of course. The Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, located in the Seven Realms Heavenly River, gathers the strongest world spiritists in the entire Saint Light Heavenly River.”
“It is not only the overlord of the Seven Realms Heavenly River, but also the holy temple we world spiritists aspire to!!!”
When Yuan Shu mentioned the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, his eyes filled with longing.
Though he had never been to the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, nor seen a world spiritist from it.
His knowledge of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion came solely from his master’s tales.
Yet in his heart, the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion was the place he yearned for most.
It was the holy temple in his heart.
“That little girl hailed from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.”
“It is said that her bloodline power is unique even within the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.”
“She is hailed as possessing the bloodline of the king!!!”
Master Tang Chen said.
