Chapter 737: Ten Thousand Gu Insects

Chapter 737: Chapter 222: Ten Thousand Gu Insects

In the Observatory’s main courtyard, all eyes were on Shen Bai, watching unblinkingly as he performed the autopsy.

Just then, a tiny insect suddenly shot out of a wound on the corpse and lunged at Shen Bai with extreme speed.

It all happened too fast. The flying insect was incredibly quick, and no one present had time to react.

Shen Bai reached out, pinching the flying insect between his thumb and forefinger. The light of his Flawless Divine Soul Body flickered on his fingertips.

Once caught, the insect let out an ear-piercing shriek and struggled relentlessly between his fingers.

Bursts of black vapor erupted from the insect, carrying a cold and evil aura.

The black vapor swept toward Shen Bai, but with a gentle wave of his hand, he made it dissipate into nothingness.

“Interesting. It’s very similar to poison, yet it isn’t poison.”

Shen Bai stroked his chin, examining the flying insect. “What is this thing?”

It had six legs, four wings, and a ferocious appearance—the kind that would make a child burst into tears.

It was the first time he had ever seen such a creature, and his interest was piqued.

Wang Teng snapped out of his daze, walked over to Shen Bai, and carefully examined the insect.

After a moment, Wang Teng’s expression turned grave.

“Lord Shen, this is a Gu. It’s a technique of the Gu Masters from the Calamity Source Mountain Range.”

‘Gu?’

Shen Bai said with great interest, “I’ve heard of this practice. They’re located in the Border Region between the Great Zhou Country and the Great Yue Country. This power exists not only in Great Zhou but also in Great Yue, and they’re considered a Top-Tier power.”

The powers of the world are divided into five tiers: Lower Class, Middle Class, Upper Class, Top-Tier, and Unparalleled.

The Calamity Source Mountain Range is considered a lawless region.

Part of it connects to the Great Zhou Country, and part of it to the Great Yue Country.

The Calamity Source Mountain Range is teeming with all kinds of venomous insects. Even the air there is thick with the scent of Gu poison.

Gu Masters are a unique feature of the Calamity Source Mountain Range. Over ten thousand villages are scattered throughout the area, and each one has experts proficient in Gu Techniques.

From what Shen Bai understood, the so-called Gu were various snakes, insects, rats, and ants that were manipulated with Qi using special methods.

For example, if an ordinary expert at the Unity Realm were bitten by this flying insect, they would be deeply afflicted by Gu poison and die in an instant.

Wang Teng looked at the Gu Insect and said grimly, “This is going to be difficult.”

Given the unique nature of the Calamity Source Mountain Range, the Gu Villages’ status as a Top-Tier power, and their roots in both Great Zhou and Great Yue, if the Great Zhou Country’s Observatory wanted to investigate this, they would likely have to make contact with the Great Yue Country.

This was precisely why Wang Teng felt it would be difficult.

Shen Bai activated his Infinite Divination Skill, and ethereal Eight Trigrams appeared.

Threads of light passed through the Eight Trigrams and bored into the body of the six-winged Gu Insect.

The six-winged Gu Insect, which had been struggling, immediately went still when Shen Bai’s threads pierced it.

The threads then emerged from the Gu Insect and stretched into the distance, extending toward the Calamity Source Mountain Range.

“There’s nothing difficult about it.”

Shen Bai twitched his finger, and the six-winged Gu Insect disintegrated into ash.

“First, contact the Observatory in Fenghua Dao. Ask them where the people they sent for protection have gone.”

“We’ll draw our conclusions after we’ve determined the cause.”

“If this matter is related to the Gu Villages in the Calamity Source Mountain Range, we will get to the bottom of it—even if they are a Top-Tier power in a special situation. If necessary, we can even annihilate them.”

The Observatory’s authority cannot be defied.

Especially since Shen Bai had only just enjoyed a period of peace, only for this drama to be dumped in his lap.

‘Are they just trying to make trouble for me?’

The Lingyun Dao Observatory was a monolith; it would not tolerate heretics.

“Yes, sir!”

Wang Teng immediately cupped his fist in acknowledgment and began to arrange his men.

Shen Bai said, “Bury these bodies and await news.”

The members of the Observatory sprang into action, following Shen Bai’s commands.

Shen Bai, meanwhile, returned to his five-story building to patiently await news from Fenghua Dao.

…

Fenghua Dao was closely connected to Lingyun Dao, so it didn’t take long for the message to be sent and for Shen Bai to receive a reply.

When Ding Quan brought a letter and placed it on Shen Bai’s desk, Shen Bai’s brow furrowed slightly after he finished reading it.

“Missing?”

According to the letter, Fenghua Dao had indeed dispatched Observatory masters as an escort—a full twenty of them, all at the Celestial Spirit Realm.

An escort of masters at this level should have been foolproof, yet all the experts from the Fenghua Dao Observatory had vanished without a trace.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai said, “Gather our men. They will accompany me to the Calamity Source Mountain Range.”

Since the message and all the clues pointed to the Calamity Source Mountain Range, Shen Bai decided he had to go see for himself.

A troubled expression appeared on Ding Quan’s face. “Lord Shen, the National Preceptor was behind that Golden Arrow attack. This trip is to the Calamity Source Mountain Range, a lawless region. This subordinate is worried for your safety.”

The Calamity Source Mountain Range was simply too unique, with part of it bordering the Great Yue Country. Not long ago, Shen Bai had been attacked by a Golden Arrow, and the higher-ups had already confirmed the National Preceptor was responsible.

Under the current circumstances, Ding Quan was worried that if Shen Bai left Lingyun Dao for the Calamity Source Mountain Range, he might meet with disaster.

Shen Bai shook his head. “He won’t dare to act so openly. That was the case last time.”

“And it will be even more so this time.”

“The Border Region garrison is not to be trifled with.”

“Last time, that fellow from the Evil Extermination Bureau only managed to cross the border because he was colluding with the Marquis of Ren De.”

“Now that the Marquis of Ren De is gone, there’s no way the Great Yue Country would dare to send someone over so brazenly.”

“High-level figures like the National Preceptor won’t make a move in the open, as we saw last time.”

So for this trip, Shen Bai wasn’t worried about any of that.

“If a problem arises, we’ll solve it quickly. First, let’s go check on the Gu Villages on the Great Zhou side.”