Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 2009: Chapter 2008: Guqin Bug

Seeing that General Ying was about to head for the two largest violet mulberry fruits, Audrey shouted loudly:

”Stop! These violet mulberry fruits aren’t for you to pick!”

She was very angry, knowing that ’Dong Lin’ had led them through danger, yet General Ying was trying to snatch the benefits first.

How could she let him succeed?

She wanted to stop General Ying.

But at this moment, Lin Dong placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled as he communicated to her.

”No harm, let him go. Those violet mulberry fruits aren’t that easy to pick.”

The bizarre sound of the guqin hadn’t disappeared yet, so Lin Dong and the others still had their ear apertures sealed, requiring them to communicate through voice transmission.

At that moment, General Ying, who was flying towards the two largest violet mulberry fruits, suddenly turned back and charged in wild retreat.

Simultaneously, from the lake emerged a creature with four wings, a beast’s head, and a serpent’s body. It was entirely green, with hair on its head and a snake’s body approximately ten meters long.

Now, upon emerging from the lake, it let out a sharp scream.

That scream was exactly the strange guqin sound that Lin Dong and the others had heard before.

It’s also the sound that deafened General Ying and Wolverine King!

”As expected, it’s the ancient creature, the Guqin Bug!” Upon seeing it appear, Lin Dong couldn’t help but say.

Daoist No-Conflict and Tianxing Feng both nodded, as if they were getting a confirmation of what they already knew.

It seemed they had also learned earlier who the source of the guqin sound was.

As for the others, they too understood what Lin Dong meant earlier about the guqin sound coming from something ancient.

It turns out, his implication wasn’t that the sound was made by ancient people, but rather emitted by this ancient mythical beast!

Such ancient mythical beasts have survived for a long time, each one tremendously powerful, easily rivaling demon kings.

Moreover, because they possess the ancient species bloodline within them, they are stronger than ordinary demon kings.

”This Guqin Bug has already cultivated to the power of a Three-Star Beast King, and because it has the ancient species bloodline, it’s feared that even normal Stage Four or even Stage Five Grandmasters aren’t its match,” Daoist No-Conflict said with a frown.

Originally, in their group, the strongest was supposed to be Buddhism Evil Heavenly Song.

Though Buddhism Evil Heavenly Song is a Third Stage Grandmaster, he could hold his own against Stage Four or even Stage Five Grandmasters.

If he was here, perhaps he could battle the ancient mythical beast Guqin Bug one-on-one.

But now, he stayed back in the ’Swords Intent Hall’ to comprehend the Sword Intent and hadn’t come here.

So even in Daoist No-Conflict’s view, no one here could defeat this ancient relic Guqin Bug one-on-one.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze was fixed on the Guqin Bug, while it too glared at them with icy, fist-sized eyes, staring coldly at these intruders.

”So it’s the Guqin Bug, I remember now. I once read about it in an ancient book, how it’s an ancient mythical beast capable of producing a guqin-like sound. Hidden within the sound lies lethal danger.”

”Its sound can inflict irreversible damage to the Seven Orifices of martial artists and demon beasts. The milder effect can destroy the ear apertures, while the severe effect can shatter all Seven Orifices!”

At this moment, Long Ban, having seen the Guqin Bug, remembered something and blurted out.

Simultaneously, the words echoed in everyone’s mind.

Because now all had their ear apertures sealed, conversation could only be conducted through voice transmission. Thus, when speaking, they subconsciously transmitted their words.

Records of the ancient mythical beast, the Guqin Bug, could be found in the ancient scripture, the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

It was also mentioned in other martial arts ancient books, hence it made sense that Lin Dong, Daoist No-Conflict, Tianxing Feng, and so many others knew about it.

”Irreversible damage? What do you mean? Does it mean if one is deafened by it, there’s no cure?” Wolverine King’s face turned extremely ugly.

He regretted listening to General Ying earlier, which resulted in him not sealing his ear apertures in time, leading to his deafness now, possibly permanent and incurable.

For a martial artist, becoming deaf would have a massive impact on their future path in martial arts.

General Ying was also filled with regret; not only was he deaf, but he also lost sight in one eye.

If the damage were irreversible and untreatable, the future impact on his martial path would be even greater.

”Damn Dong Lin, if you had told me earlier that the sound was from the Guqin Bug, how could I not have listened to you?” General Ying clenched his fists, even venting his frustration on Lin Dong.

Lin Dong, of course, was oblivious to his thoughts; at this moment, his attention was focused on the suddenly appearing Guqin Bug and those nine violet mulberry fruits.

If he exposed his true strength, dealing with that Guqin Bug, naturally, he could instantly kill it with one move.

And those nine violet mulberry fruits, he could swallow them all by himself!

But now he didn’t want to reveal his strength and true identity.

”How can I obtain all nine violet mulberry fruits without revealing my identity?”

The moment he saw the nine violet mulberry fruits, Lin Dong had already harbored the idea of swallowing them up alone.

These nine violet mulberry fruits were all rare and sought-after Heavenly and Earthly treasures, nearly at the Medicine King Rank.

Among them, two have reached over two thousand years in age.

If he could swallow all nine violet mulberry fruits, Lin Dong was confident he could break through to the peak of the Ninth Stage Grandmaster.

Currently, he was merely at the mid-phase of the Ninth Stage Grandmaster, and one must not overlook the difficulty of advancing from the mid-phase to the late stage, and then to the peak, which required immense energy.

Cultivating in the Martial Way, the further one progresses, the harder it is to advance, even by a mere small stage, akin to climbing to the sky.

But if he had these nine violet mulberry fruits, all being millennia-old Heavenly and Earthly treasures, Lin Dong was confident he could advance to the peak of the Ninth Stage Grandmaster.

”Boom!”

As he was deep in thought, the Guqin Bug launched an attack on these outsiders.

The Guqin Bug didn’t attack merely with sound; its serpent body could also be used for assault.

At this moment, its tail swept toward everyone.

When its tail swept over, one could see it was shrouded in a layer of black fog.

”Everyone, be careful; that black fog is poisonous,” Lin Dong reminded everyone.

Of course, he himself didn’t need to fear, for his body was impervious to all poisons, even the Guqin Bug’s poison would do him no harm.

But it was different for the others.

Audrey, Blood Spirit, those on the Dragon Rankings, and others, upon hearing Lin Dong’s warning, immediately activated their Strong Protective Qi, and at the same time, sealed their nose orifices.

The Strong Protective Qi could protect against the Guqin Bug’s snake tail attack.

Sealing the nose orifice could prevent inhaling the poisonous black fog.

Daoist No-Conflict, Tianxing Feng, and others each displayed their skills to fend off the Guqin Bug’s attack.

Even Wolverine King dared not be careless, using the techniques of the Werewolf Clan to elevate his defenses to the utmost.

Though General Ying was also avoiding, he hadn’t fully recovered and was hit by the Guqin Bug’s tail.

”Poof~~”

General Ying’s body was once again sent flying, crashing heavily against the surrounding wall, spitting a mouthful of crimson blood.

At the same time, he inadvertently inhaled some of the black fog.

General Ying felt utterly humiliated, struggling to get up from the ground, spitting out blood, and couldn’t help but curse:

”Damn, why am I always the one getting hurt?”

”Even a beast targets me?”

He was filled with hatred. If he hadn’t been careless earlier and was injured by Lin Dong, leading to his current severe injury, how could he be bullied by a mere beast to this extent?

The Guqin Bug seemed to possess some intelligence, as if understanding General Ying’s curses directed at it.

At this moment, its eyes turned cold, launching another attack towards him...