Urban Martial Saint

Mu Chen frowned tightly, as he had a deeper understanding of the Gu God, and he had vaguely guessed what the Gu God was thinking. However, he couldn’t tell Ye Qing these things, after all, the Gu God was still the Dong Master of Zhenmu Dong. Even if what the Gu God did was wrong, if he exposed this matter, the Gu God would surely be finished. If the Gu God was finished, then Zhenmu Dong would also decline, which was not something he wanted to see.

”No matter what, as long as the Fire Sang girl is near the Gu Mother’s Sacred Body, the matter of the Twin Life Gu will be solved!” Mu Chen waved his hand and said, ”Perhaps it’s just a slip of the tongue by the Gu God, the Golden Silkworm Gu could not have existed for hundreds of years. However, the aura of the Golden Silkworm Gu still lingers in that cave. Once the Twin Life Gu enters that cave, it will be suppressed by the aura of the Golden Silkworm Gu and will no longer have any strange movements, thus completely resolving the Twin Life Gu.”

”But the Fire Sang girl is still in there!” Ye Qing said anxiously, ”She’s innocent, I can’t let her die for us!”

”From ancient times to the present, there’s only this one way to dispel the Twin Life Gu!” Mu Chen said in a deep voice, ”To thoroughly dispel the Twin Life Gu, one must rely on the Golden Silkworm Gu, and someone has to make a sacrifice. If the Fire Sang girl leaves the Gu Mother’s Sacred Body, then it’ll be you who will die!”

”I’d rather it be me who dies, than implicate her!” Ye Qing said firmly.

Mu Chen glanced at Ye Qing and was about to say something when Huangfu Ziyu suddenly said, ”Then why can’t we seal the Twin Life Gu in that cave? Since it’s afraid of the aura of the Golden Silkworm Gu, if we seal it inside, wouldn’t that solve the problem?”

”It’s not that simple!” Mu Chen shook his head and said, ”When the Twin Life Gu is inside the human body, it fears the aura of the Golden Silkworm Gu and doesn’t dare to act recklessly. However, once it’s taken out and exposed to the aura of the Golden Silkworm Gu, the result is different. The Twin Life Gu could be overly stimulated, and nearby people wouldn’t survive.”

Huangfu Ziyu said, ”If that’s the case, why not seal the Twin Life Gu inside some animal and throw it in?”

Mu Chen replied, ”Humans and animals are different. The Miao Borderlands Gu insects are mostly trained specifically for human bodies. Once inside an animal, it will immediately come out and won’t linger, so this method won’t work!”

”Neither this nor that works, so are we just going to watch the Fire Sang girl die in there?” Huangfu Ziyu couldn’t help but say.

Mu Chen sighed, remained silent for a long while, then slowly stood up, saying in a deep voice, ”You two have the same heart as Elder Shen. Fine, I’ll take you there to have a look.”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu exchanged a glance, knowing that although this trip might be very dangerous and could possibly release the Twin Life Gu again, they had to go no matter what.

The three of them didn’t delay further. After making their plans, they directly set out towards the Gu Storage Cave in the mountains. At this moment, dawn had just broken, and the Ten Thousand Gu Festival had not yet begun, so they weren’t in a hurry.

Upon entering the Gu Storage Cave, the scene during the day was even more shocking than at night. The cave was crawling with all sorts of bugs, snakes, and ants, with various types of Gu insects scattered all over, making one’s skin crawl at the sight.

Huangfu Ziyu walked alongside Ye Qing. Although this demonic woman seemed fearless, she clutched Ye Qing’s arm tightly at this moment. No matter how demonic she was, she was still a woman!

Mu Chen didn’t mind these situations much, as he was also a rather powerful Gu Master in the Miao Borderlands. He held a lantern made of an unknown material, which emitted an indescribable stench when lit. This stench seemed to have the effect of repelling insects, and wherever it passed, the Gu insects retreated and didn’t dare approach.

Mu Chen led Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu to the very end of the cave. His status in Zhenmu Dong was also very high, second only to the Gu God, so he was well aware of many secrets of Zhenmu Dong, including the mechanisms here.

Standing in front of the mechanism, Mu Chen took a deep breath, turned the mechanism, and immediately a cave appeared in the stone wall.

Behind him, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu were stunned. They didn’t expect that there was another world inside the cave. It seemed to be the end, yet there was another cave inside, which was something they hadn’t anticipated. Indeed, the Miao Borderlands was full of eerie and bizarre secrets.

”This is where the Supreme Gu Mother’s Holy Body of Zhenmu Dong was once interred!” Mu Chen stood at the cave entrance and respectfully bowed several times into the cave to show respect for the Gu Mother.

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu dared not slack off and imitated Mu Chen, bowing several times before following him into the cave.

As they entered the cave, they suddenly caught a whiff of a bloody scent, simultaneously startling the two: What on earth had happened inside?

Mu Chen also furrowed his brows, and just as he suspected the incident he feared had occurred, his eyes unintentionally glimpsed two black shadows lying on the ground ahead.

”Who goes there?” Mu Chen immediately asked. Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu also noticed the black shadows and became vigilant.

However, the two black shadows gave no response. Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu exchanged a glance, and Ye Qing cautiously drew the Seven-Star Ancient Sword as he approached. Upon seeing the appearance of the two black shadows clearly, Ye Qing couldn’t help but exclaim, ”It’s the Gu God!”

”Gu God?” Mu Chen’s expression changed, hastily running over with Huangfu Ziyu. Upon closer inspection, the person lying on the ground was indeed the Gu God. And the person next to him was the Dong Master of Xiang Yun Dong, Xiang Bu Sheng!

Mu Chen immediately squatted on the ground, reached out to support the two, and looked closely, only to be shocked to discover that both had been dead for a long time. However, there were no visible wounds on their bodies, instead there was blood from their mouths and noses, as if their internal organs had ruptured.

”What’s going on?” Mu Chen looked at them in astonishment, while the Gu Insects belonging to the two also lay dead on the ground, having perished in exactly the same way as their masters.

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu were equally full of shock, their hearts filled with even more astonishment: With the Gu God and Xiang Bu Sheng dead here, what about the Fire Sang girl?

”Fire Sang girl!” Huangfu Ziyu quickly stood up and shouted, her voice echoing far in the vast cave, yet not a single reply was heard.

Mu Chen also stood up and began searching around, more surprised than Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu. Because he had already guessed, the Gu God intended to use the Fire Sang girl to control this Twin Life Gu. He originally thought that after coming in, he would find the Fire Sang girl dead here, but unexpectedly, not only did he not find her, but discovered that the Gu God and Xiang Bu Sheng had died here instead.

Gu God and Xiang Bu Sheng were considered top-level Gu Masters in the Miao Borderlands. Even the most powerful Gu Master could not possibly kill both of them at once. Moreover, there were no scars on their bodies, rather their internal organs were ruptured, which was even more unbelievable, leaving one bewildered at what exactly had happened.

The three searched the cave for about ten minutes when suddenly, Mu Chen shouted loudly from a distance, ”You two, come here! Come quickly!”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu rushed over. Before they even reached him, Ye Qing urgently asked, ”Did you find the Fire Sang girl?”

”No!” Mu Chen shook his head, ”Come and look at this!”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu dashed over, only to see Mu Chen holding a very small insect. Seeing the insect, both Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu’s faces changed. They recognized it, because this insect was the Twin Life Gu that almost killed them!

”This... this is the Twin Life Gu!” Ye Qing’s eyes widened with urgency, ”How is it here?”

”That’s not the most crucial thing, the most crucial thing is...” Mu Chen looked at Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu and said solemnly, ”The Twin Life Gu is dead!”

”What!?” Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu both froze, only now noticing that the Twin Life Gu in Mu Chen’s hand was indeed not moving, truly dead.

”How is this possible?” Ye Qing exclaimed, ”Isn’t it said that the Twin Life Gu cannot be destroyed? Even my Seven-Star Ancient Sword couldn’t cut it open, so how did it die?”

”There are no marks on it, and I can’t see how it died. However, it can be confirmed that it is indeed dead!” Mu Chen paused for a moment, then said gravely, ”The only method I can think of to kill the Twin Life Gu is one!”

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu exchanged a glance, knowing without Mu Chen having to say it, what method he was referring to. Because they had heard more than once that the only thing that could kill the Twin Life Gu was the Golden Silkworm Gu.

”Could it be that in this cave, there really is a Golden Silkworm Gu left behind?” Ye Qing turned to look around, unable to restrain himself from asking.

Mu Chen shook his head, ”The Gu Mother passed away hundreds of years ago, so it’s impossible for any Golden Silkworm Gu to be left behind. If a Golden Silkworm Gu really has appeared, it can only mean that finally, a Gu Mother has appeared in the Miao Borderlands again!”

As he said this, Mu Chen’s voice trembled slightly, and tears welled up uncontrollably in his eyes.

The appearance of a Gu Mother is something that all in the Miao Borderlands have been waiting for, hoping for, and dreaming of for hundreds of years. One could say that generations of people have been waiting for the emergence of a Gu Mother. In this generation, the Gu Mother has finally appeared—no wonder Mu Chen—and any other Miao Borderlander—would be overwhelmed!

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu were also full of shock. Huangfu Ziyu couldn’t resist asking, ”Then... who is the Gu Mother?”

Mu Chen looked at the Twin Life Gu in his hand but said nothing, though his eyes shone with an unusual brilliance.

Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu gradually looked over, the same thought forming in both their minds: Could it be that the Miao Borderland’s Gu Mother is the Fire Sang girl?