Chapter 886 Three Corpse Insects
Qin Shan came to the bottom of a fifth-grade spiritual beast and waved the ancient mirror at the spiritual beast.
Green shadows flashed past, and a ball of green energy slowly formed inside the ancient mirror.
“This rare treasure is called the Ancient Blue Beast Mirror. It is extremely valuable within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, far exceeding ordinary low-level magic weapons.”
“It seems that there are thousands of demonic beast essences being sacrificed inside, which can illuminate the physical bodies and souls of the spiritual beasts. Once there is an abnormality, it will appear on the mirror.”
While Lu Xuan was looking at the ancient mirror in Qin Shan's hand, the Lord of Qingmu Star came near him at some unknown time and transmitted a message to him.
“It turns out to be such a rare treasure. Thank you, senior, for informing me.”
Perhaps it was because Lu Xuan had pure aura of vegetation in his body, Lord Qingmu seemed to have a good impression of him, and his words were somewhat cordial.
The ancient mirror in Qin Shan's hand has changed at this moment.
I saw the green energy turning into a green shadow. The green shadow was very similar to the spiritual beast that was illuminated. If you look closely, you can find that there are strands of faint black energy on it.
The black air is very active, constantly swimming, appearing and disappearing in the green shadow.
Qin Shan stared at the black energy inside the green shadow for a long time, his brows deeply furrowed and his face solemn.
“Did Fellow Daoist Qin discover something?”
After a while, Lord Thunderfire broke the calm and asked Qin Shan.
"Judging from the black energy, it is indeed the work of evil spirits, but no matter how specific the juniors are, they cannot tell the difference."
“The source of the black energy, its location in the spirit beast’s body, and the solution need to be found by several seniors.”
Qin Shan shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
“Thank you for your hard work, fellow Daoist Qin.”
Zhenjun Leihuo said to Qinshan with an expressionless face.
“I’ll give it a try.”
Just when Lu Xuan was about to step forward to inspect the mutated spiritual beasts, Old Man Baishou suddenly spoke up.
He looked absolutely confident in himself, and flew up to a trapped spiritual beast, his throat beating, and weird sounds coming out of his mouth.
Lu Xuan retracted his steps and stood quietly, watching the old man communicate with the spiritual beast.
He was not optimistic about the old man's move.
Spiritual beasts of fifth grade and higher are most likely to have refined their cross bones and can speak human words.
After losing consciousness, it is possible that only primitive instincts are remembered, but the sounds produced are probably not normal bestiality.
The roars of the beasts fell into the ears of the old man Baishou. They were all notes with unknown meanings. It was impossible to get the slightest information from the roars of the spiritual beasts.
He did not believe in evil and stood there, with spiritual power surging all over his body, and clear light shining on the spiritual beast.
The spirit beast slowly lowered its body, and the roar in its mouth gradually subsided.
“Is this a direct cure for the mutation factors of the spiritual beast?”
When everyone saw this scene, similar thoughts came to their minds.
But as soon as the clear light dissipated, only a bang was heard.
The mutated spiritual beast rushed towards the old man Baishou, making various roars from its mouth, as if it was crazy.
Old man Baishou kept trying various treatment methods, but at best they could only temporarily relieve the symptoms of the mutated spirit beast. After a while, the spirit beast returned to its violent state, with little effect.
Old man Baishou hesitated for a moment, and finally flew back to the crowd.
“Fellow Taoist Baishou, how is the situation?”
Zhenjun Leihuo asked aloud.
Among the three monks invited this time, Old Man Baishou has the highest level of cultivation and can treat countless high-level spiritual beasts. Therefore, the three of them have the greatest expectations for him.
But the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. The scene just now made the three star owners have rough guesses in their minds.
Sure enough, Old Man Baishou's answer made the three of them sink to the bottom of their spirits. “I’m sorry, I tried my best.”
“The spirit beast has completely lost its mind and cannot communicate normally.”
“Although I have several secret techniques for treating all kinds of beasts, I can’t figure out the crux of the problem. I can’t find the reason why the spiritual beasts are abnormal, so I can’t prescribe the right medicine.”
“If you accidentally cast the wrong secret technique, it may conflict with the evil things in the spirit beast’s body, causing unpredictable consequences.”
Old Baishou said slowly with an old voice.
Zhenjun Leihuo and the other three had already anticipated this outcome, and their expressions remained as usual.
“Thank you for your hard work, fellow Taoist.”
The Green Beast Ancient Mirror and the Old Man Baishou failed one after another. At this moment, the three of them no longer had much hope. They looked at each other and made a decision in their hearts.
After Lu Xuan inspected them, he saw that there were many spiritual beasts below, and he had no choice but to kill them on the spot.
These spirit beasts are all above the fifth grade, and together they are a powerful force. In addition, many monks in Tianxing Cave have raised them for many years. I really want to kill them all, and I can't bear it.
But this is also a helpless move. If these spiritual beasts are allowed to be free, more spiritual beasts may be infected, and it may even be detrimental to all the monks in Tianxing Cave.
“Seniors, fellow Taoist Qin, Mr. Lu will go over and take a look.”
Lu Xuan looked calm and spoke.
“Okay, little friend Lu, feel free to check it out without any mental burden.”
Zhenjun Leihuo nodded.
Everyone calmly watched Lu Xuan enter the aura shield, with no worries in their hearts.
Dazong Zhenzhuan and Yuanying Zhenjun are helpless against these mutant spiritual beasts, and can only get a few clues.
Lu Xuan probably won’t be able to escape this ending either.
Under the gaze of Tao Dao, Lu Xuan pretended to check the trapped mutant spirit beast, took out a spirit fruit from the storage bag, and forced it into the spirit beast's mouth.
“Friend Lu Dao, what are you doing?”
Qinshan couldn't help but asked curiously.
“Perhaps using the spirit fruit to close the distance with the spirit beast? To lower the spirit beast’s defense?”
Lord Qingmu guessed softly.
“Spiritual beasts won’t have much effect under normal conditions, let alone now that they have lost their minds.”
“Totally unnecessary.”
Old man Baishou chuckled, with a hint of contempt in his expression.
In his opinion, Lu Xuan's behavior was just a pretense in front of the three star masters, and it actually had no meaning.
“Is it possible to find out the crux of the problem by feeding a spiritual fruit?”
No matter what everyone thinks, after Lu Xuan and other mutant spirit beasts swallowed the spirit fruit, their minds focused on it.
Suddenly, a thought flashed across his sea of consciousness.
【Silver Tiger, a fifth-grade spiritual beast, is extremely fast and can perform strange escape techniques. Its strength is at the forefront among monsters of the same level. It was invaded by three corpse insects and gradually lost its mind. 】
【Three Corpse Insects, a kind of demonic insect that breeds in the bodies of medium and high-level evil spirits. It is derived when three corpses are killed. It is invisible and colorless, and its whereabouts are mysterious. It is difficult for Nascent Soul monks to detect it with their spiritual consciousness. 】
【Three Corpse Insects love monsters with strong bodies and simple minds. They can silently invade the bodies of monsters, merge with their souls, occupy their bodies, and use them as nourishment. 】
【Only after being soaked in the spiritual liquid of Zhiyang Lingquan, the three corpse insects will have nowhere to escape and reveal their bodies. 】
“Sure enough, it has something to do with the devil!”
"Three Corpse Insects... this is the first time I have heard of them. Judging from the description, they are indeed rare in the world."
“The stronger the physical body and the simpler the spiritual intelligence, the greater the attraction to it. No wonder it only invades the body of the monster beast, and there is no abnormality in the monks in the Tianxing Cave.”
Lu Xuan thought secretly in his heart.
(End of this chapter)