Chapter 1370: Expelling the Parasites

Chapter 1370: Chapter 692: Expelling the Parasites

He couldn’t help but be surprised. Few people know about this thing now, but if we go back over ten thousand years, it was something that truly struck fear in people.

In terms of the virulence of the outbreak and the high mortality rate, except for plagues, this Yong Worm is the most terrifying. When it attacks the body, people are unaware, and when it begins to show its power, the person starts to experience continuous high fever, chest tightness, and dizziness. These symptoms are often mistaken as cold or hot diseases, and taking the wrong medicine delays treatment, often leading to death.

Do you know how the saying “all is well” came about? In ancient times, when humans met, they would ask each other, “You haven’t caught the Yong Worm disease, have you?” If the other person had it, they would turn and run immediately. But nowadays, this phrase has evolved into a common greeting.

If it were only like this, it would just be a problem for mortals to worry about. What’s even more terrifying is that over ten thousand years ago, an expert appeared who specialized in fostering various plagues, poisonous insects, and worm diseases. The worms he refined could follow their master’s orders to release larvae on designated enemies and then consume spiritual power, causing endless trouble for cultivators. Ning Xiaoxian had no doubt that the Yong Worm on Huangfuming might have come from this line; otherwise, how could it recklessly act on a cultivator’s body? Fortunately, it was discovered early; Huangfuming said his lungs felt warm, which was a sign of the Yong Worm beginning to invade his organs.

These little worms secrete numbness-inducing drugs, paralyzing the prey’s organs, making them feel comfortable instead. By the time the prey reacts, their organs have nearly been eaten away. Half an hour later, the Yong Worm will invade the brain, starting to gnaw at the cerebrum; the patient becomes either silly or dumb at this point, and after two hours, they die peacefully.

Once these little things infest the body, even if the cultivator can introspect, there isn’t an effective way to expel them in a short time. Ordinary realgar, Detoxification Elixirs, or using cultivation to expel toxins are ineffective against them. If Ning Xiaoxian didn’t always carry the Golden Chicken Blood used to ward off evil, she would also be helpless and could only watch as Huangfuming was devoured clean by those worms.

Even so, she was extremely careful when handling the wound and the Yong Worm, not daring to let her skin touch it.

The two waited for a while longer, and no new Yong Worm came out of Huangfuming’s palm wound. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, “All out?”

Ning Xiaoxian said, “Not necessarily.” She reached out and flipped his eyelid. Huangfuming, still drowsy, barely managed to open his eyes and said with a smile, “Still there?”

This guy really didn’t regard his life highly. Ning Xiaoxian gave him a slight glare before saying, “There are still blood streaks on your eyelid; the worms in your body haven’t been completely removed. To withstand this cold temperature and the allure of Golden Chicken Blood, the one hiding in your body must be the mother worm. Can you find it when you introspect?”

Huangfuming closed his eyes and concentrated; after a while, he slowly opened them and said, “This thing is extremely cunning and hides very well; several scans couldn’t detect it. If it hadn’t just moved a bit, it might have fooled me. It seems it’s hiding in the Diaphragm. Its color is the same as blood, and it’s thin, so even with Divine Thought scanning, it’s easy to overlook it.”

Ning Xiaoxian responded, “Huh, that’s strange. The ancient books from the Hidden Stream I read said that the mother Yong Worm usually likes to hide beneath the heart and above the diaphragm, which means just below the heart. How come this mother worm is hiding inside the Diaphragm? Is it particularly special?”

Huangfuming lowered his eyes, shrugged, and said, “Who knows?”

What should she do with this calm mother worm? Ning Xiaoxian pondered while subconsciously tapping her fingers rhythmically against the wall of the carriage. She didn’t even realize that she picked up this habit from Changtian.

“Yong Worms like warmth and heat, which is why they cause high fever in the human body to create a comfortable environment for themselves. Now, your body temperature has dropped to the point where even water can freeze; the mother worm must be very uncomfortable. However, being a BOSS-level creature, it usually doesn’t like to move, and its appetite is quite picky, so the allure of Golden Chicken Blood might not be enough for it,” Ning Xiaoxian mused, “Furthermore, it might also be lazy; asking it to crawl from the Diaphragm to the palm is a long road for the Yong Worm.”

“Hmm,” Huangfuming, with most of the worm poison gone, had much of the flush on his face faded, and his spirits improved. He could still support himself with one hand against the carriage wall, squinting at her. Now, his starry eyes half-closed, his handsome face with a slightly sickly, aggrieved look, appeared quite endearing. Coupled with his temporarily shed haughty aura, ordinary girls seeing him in this fresh-faced “bottom” state would likely feel a great deal of sympathy for him.