Chapter 91 Spring Autumn Cicada

Fang Yuan’s pupils contracted. Jia Jinsheng, who should have been dead, abruptly sat up and pressed a hand against the wound on his neck. Blood rapidly flowed back into his body, and under the effect of a Blood Path Gu worm, the deep wound closed at a visible speed.

“You… you’re a Blood Path Gu Master?!” Fang Yuan exclaimed, genuine shock breaking through his composure.

Only now did he realize Jia Jinsheng’s true cultivation. This man was not only secretly cultivating Blood Path, but had already reached Rank Two peak stage.

Damn it. This bastard hid himself well!

Jia Jinsheng ran a finger across his neck. Even the scar left behind by the wound gradually disappeared. He looked at Fang Yuan and laughed coldly. “Fang Yuan? Hehehe… you’re quite an interesting brat. Such a deep mind at such a young age. If I hadn’t cultivated Blood Path, you might really have killed me just now.”

A chill ran through Fang Yuan’s body. This sudden change had completely overturned his plans. He was only Rank One initial stage Gu Master. Even with the Liquor Worm, his primeval essence was still fundamentally Rank One, while the person before him was a Rank Two peak stage Gu Master who cultivated Blood Path.

How could he fight him? Having once been a Rank Six Blood Path Gu Immortal himself, Fang Yuan understood better than almost anyone just how dangerous Blood Path could be.

Too weak. I’m too weak right now!

Fang Yuan gritted his teeth. Despite the danger, his expression quickly returned to calm.

“You want the Flower Wine Monk’s inheritance?” His voice remained steady. “I can give it to you. You can even take the Gu on my body. There’s no need for us to fight. We can cooperate.”

Fang Yuan slowly turned around and raised both hands, deliberately keeping every movement visible so Jia Jinsheng would not mistake his actions for another attack. He understood the situation perfectly. If he could not convince Jia Jinsheng that keeping him alive was more valuable than killing him, he would die here.

“Both of us benefit from cooperation. If we turn against each other, neither of us gains as much. I’m a member of the Gu Yue Clan, while you’re an outsider. There are many things inside the village that I can do more easily than you.”

Fang Yuan watched Jia Jinsheng’s expression carefully before continuing. “Your caravan will eventually leave Qing Mao Mountain. You cannot remain here indefinitely, but I can. If you want to obtain Flower Wine Monk’s entire inheritance, you’ll need someone inside the Gu Yue Clan to help you.”

He was doing everything possible to prove his value. Even though the Spring Autumn Cicada still existed within his aperture, it was useless in his current situation. With only Rank One cultivation, Fang Yuan had no confidence that he could successfully activate the Rank Six Immortal Gu.

His words seemed to have worked. The killing intent on Jia Jinsheng’s face slowly weakened.

Fang Yuan secretly relaxed, though his mind was already racing through countless possibilities, searching for his next chance to turn the situation around.

Fortunately, I’ve managed to hold him back for now, but I still can’t defeat him directly. Even so, I’m not completely without a chance. This inheritance belongs to Flower Wine Monk, the Gu Yue Clan’s mortal enemy. If the clan leader learns that Jia Jinsheng might expose the scandal recorded here, then…

Fang Yuan’s thoughts had only reached this point when a blood-red blade suddenly shot toward him. At the same time, a cruel smile appeared on Jia Jinsheng’s face. “Heh, do you really think I’m a fool? I won’t make the same mistake twice. Besides, weren’t you the one who told me? Don’t think so much when killing someone!”

Relying on the combat experience accumulated over five hundred years, Fang Yuan twisted aside at the last possible moment and narrowly avoided the first blood blade. However, Jia Jinsheng had anticipated his reaction and immediately released several more, attacking from different directions and sealing off every route of escape.

With his current Rank One cultivation, Fang Yuan’s body simply could not keep up with the instincts and experience he had accumulated as a Rank Six Gu Immortal. He could only watch as a blood-red blade rapidly enlarged within his vision.

Outside the cave, Lin Feng’s body suddenly tensed. He had been calmly watching everything unfold until now, but at this moment, even his expression became serious. This was no longer merely the death of one Rank One Gu Master. It was a critical moment for the entire human race… no, perhaps for the entire world.

Fang Yuan is about to die!

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Could it be that I, Gu Yue Fang Yuan, am really going to die here today…?

Facing the incoming attack, Fang Yuan gritted his teeth and instinctively tensed his entire body. A full-powered attack from a Rank Two peak stage Gu Master was simply beyond what his current Rank One body could withstand. Worse still, he did not possess even a single defensive Gu. If the attack struck him directly, his mortal body would have no chance of surviving.

Clinging to his final hope, Fang Yuan sent his consciousness deep into his aperture. There, resting at its center, was the greatest trump card he possessed after his rebirth.

Rank Six Immortal Gu, Spring Autumn Cicada!