Chapter 93: (1): Entering the Herb Garden

The crowd was in chaos, as bloodworms could emerge from any spot on the ground at any moment, swallowing unsuspecting people whole.

No one could see what was beneath the surface, and facing such a murderous creature, it seemed impossible to find a solution.

Among the crowd, only Long Xuan remained calm, his expression unchanged and showing no signs of panic.

In his vision, a few sets of numbers moved back and forth underground, which undoubtedly indicated the progress of the bloodworms.

The terrifying thing about bloodworms is their unpredictability and the difficulty in defending against them. Their actual combat strength may not be that formidable.

Since he could see the exact position of the bloodworms, they were no longer something to fear for him.

These bloodworms posed no threat to him, so naturally, he remained calm and unflustered.

At this moment, a few more people were dragged underground by the bloodworms, their screams echoing endlessly.

Some were quick to react, cutting off a small section of the bloodworm's body. But with worms, cutting them into two pieces doesn't kill them.

In fact, it might even create two worms, effectively making a separate entity, which would be even more troublesome.

Facing this situation, the crowd could only passively defend themselves, helplessly watching as one Gu cultivator after another was mercilessly dragged underground.

At this point, Long Bao and Long Yan stopped quarreling, their faces changing color as they took out huge Earth-Master Gu from their insect-rearing pouches and placed them on the ground before jumping onto their backs.

These two Earth-Master were clad in thick, heavy armor, resembling solid lumps of iron—essentially, they were steel behemoths.

The bloodworms could not possibly swallow such large lumps of iron whole, making this method an effective way to avoid a bloodworm's ambush.

Long Xuan glanced at them, understanding in his heart. He finally realized where they got the courage to come here. Their confidence lay in these two Earth-Masters.

The armor on these Earth-Masters wasn't made from ordinary iron but from spiritual weapons, specifically crafted for them. The heavy armor was covered in intricate runes.

This was exactly the second evolution plan mentioned in the Gu techniques, but arming the Earth-Master with spiritual weapons came at a significant cost.

No doubt, the defense of these two Earth-Master was at a monstrous level.

If the bloodworms dared to swallow such a thing, they would undoubtedly break their teeth.

The medicinal garden was perilous, and if Long Xuan guessed correctly, they planned to rely on the Earth-Masters defense to forcibly retrieve herb from the garden's dangers.

He was still unclear about the situation in the herb garden and didn't know if their plan would work.

The two rode their Earth-Master recklessly through the cave, forcing others to dodge, and then followed behind them, running wildly.

Facing the unsolvable bloodworms, they had no choice but to run through this area as fast as they could.

Perhaps some people could deal with the bloodworms, but they would not easily take action. For instance, Long Xuan—how could he possibly reveal that he had the ability to see through things?

The Gu King’s clone from the Gu clan surely had a way to deal with the bloodworms, as he remained calm throughout, undoubtedly holding a trump card.

One must understand that this was the underground world, surrounded by cave walls, so how could his vision be unobstructed?

Long Xuan deduced that there was a large illusion at play here, though it was unusual in that the sun it created could actually emit sunlight.

It’s well known that most plants require sunlight. Without light, they can't Photosynthesize and can't survive.

Since the spiritual herbs in this herb garden could continue to grow, it meant that the sunlight created by the illusion was genuine, which was quite amazing. Long Xuan became even more intrigued.

Compared to the dark underground world, this place was like a beautiful utopia, a rare scenic spot here.

The only flaw was that the spiritual herbs in this herb garden were too monotonous—there was only one type.

The entire garden was filled with Spirit Surge Grass. Everywhere he looked, it was a sea of green. Apart from the green, there was no other color.

No, there was another color—white. A cute, fluffy rabbit was lying in the green fields, sunbathing with its white belly exposed. A patch of white amidst the endless green—how striking!

Everyone's eyes focused on this small figure, and their expressions immediately turned into one of hatred, as if they wanted to skin it alive. Their gazes were as if they were ready to devour it.

But no one dared to make a rash move.

It was as if there was something terrifying in this green field, preventing them from stepping closer.

Long Xuan’s mind raced, and he quickly guessed that this rabbit was probably the spiritual herb that Long Tian had mentioned, which had gained sentience.

After gaining sentience, it became obsessed with alchemy, squandering all the precious spiritual herbs in the garden, leaving only a field of weeds.

Everyone was furious.

For some reason, Long Xuan felt an urge to laugh.

There were many entrances to this medicinal herb garden, and they weren't the first to arrive. Some had already entered from other tunnels and were trying to gather spiritual herbs from the garden.

These people were the first batch of Feng clan Gu cultivators to enter the tomb. There were quite a few of them, but most were Gu cultivators at the early stage of the Spirit Gathering realm.

These early-stage Spirit Gathering Gu cultivators were clearly not Feng clan members but seemed like villagers from a mortal village. After being quickly trained by the Feng clan into Spirit Gathering Gu cultivators, they were sent on this dangerous mission.

Under the Feng clan Gu King’s coercion, one villager after another ran into the medicinal garden, risking their lives to pull out Spirit Surge Grass.

But most of the villagers didn't even get close to the garden before their heads suddenly fell off. One headless body after another collapsed to the ground, staining it red.

Their deaths were eerily strange, with no visible attack. Their heads just inexplicably flew off, and no one could figure out how their heads were severed.

Seeing this, everyone was terrified, their pupils dilated, and no one dared to step into the herb garden.

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