"Is what you’re saying really true?"
"You’ve really found the key method to eradicate the insect plague?"
"Quickly, tell me what method it is!"
In the quiet room, Master Shanyang, who had approached Zhou Mingde, fired off three questions in rapid succession, looking at him with an excited expression.
Zhou Mingde, seeing his agitated demeanor, realized that the credit he might receive for offering the medicine was probably much greater than he had imagined.
That is, if Master Shanyang was truly willing to share the credit with him!
With this in mind, Zhou Mingde composed himself and nodded affirmatively to Master Shanyang, saying, "Yes, every word spoken by this junior is true, without a shred of falsehood!"
After speaking, he took out the prescription.
"Oh, is this the poison formula to eliminate the Thousand Variations Grub? Does this mean that the demon insect is actually a variant of the Thousand Variations Grub?"
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As soon as Master Shanyang looked at the prescription, his expression changed, and he immediately grasped the significance of the formula Zhou Mingde had presented.
Zhou Mingde, hearing his words, also quickly replied with a compliment, "Senior is wise. After personal trials by this junior, it has been proven that this formula has considerable large-scale destructive power against those demon insects. It seems that, even if they are not the Thousand Variations Grub, they must share a deep blood relationship with it!"
He then explained the details of his experiments and handed over some of the trial data to the other party.
Upon seeing this, Master Shanyang immediately started to examine the data Zhou Mingde had handed over.
After perusing the detailed records, Master Shanyang set down the materials and looked intently at Zhou Mingde as he asked, "So where did this poison formula come from? And how did you know that it would work on the demon insect?"
Zhou Mingde, prepared for the question, responded respectfully, "Senior’s insight is clear, this junior obtained the poison formula from an ancient cultivator tomb, and the ancient cultivator who inhabited it also happened to be skilled in beast taming and the insect expelling technique, and among the classics he collected, this formula was recorded!"
"The reason this junior knew that this medicine would work on the demon insect is because, after arriving in the Yang Kingdom, this junior and my clan’s younger relatives have consistently tried formulating poisons to exterminate insects, and we have already tested each and every poison formula recorded by our clan."
Hearing his response, Master Shanyang’s curiosity was piqued, and he immediately inquired about the details.
Zhou Mingde didn’t hide anything and promptly told the story of how he encountered Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang battling the Earth Armored Dragon while seeking a method to control the demon insects.
He recounted the process of exploring the underground mausoleum as well.
However, he glossed over his preemptive attack on Shen Borong due to speculation, explaining instead that Shen Borong was caught off guard and pounced upon by the Green-Faced Zombie, and they were unable to rescue him in time, leading to his death at the hands of the zombie.
The subsequent falling out with Ruan Hongzhuang was characterized as a dispute over the division of the spoils.
With Master Shanyang’s life experience, he could of course detect some inconsistencies.
But he showed no interest in delving deeper into the matter.
It was all too common for cultivators teaming up to explore ancient cultivator caves and tombs to turn against each other due to disputes over the distribution of benefits.
As long as those who died had no connection to Master Shanyang or the Green Lotus Temple, he wasn’t concerned with who was in the right or wrong!
He was only interested in the origin of the poison formula Zhou Mingde presented and in the legacy of the ancient cultivator’s insect expelling techniques that Zhou Mingde spoke of.
So after Zhou Mingde finished speaking, Master Shanyang nodded slightly and said, "I’ve understood. Now, bring out those insect expelling techniques you’ve acquired for me to see."
"This junior obeys."
Zhou Mingde complied, immediately taking out the prepared classics.
Yet after he took out the classics, Master Shanyang didn’t rush to look at them.
Suddenly, his gaze shifted, and he asked out loud, "Is that all you obtained from the underground mausoleum, just these classics? You didn’t obtain anything else?"
This abrupt question made Zhou Mingde’s heart skip a beat, his anxiety evident.
He subtly moved his fingers, thoughts whirling in his mind, and quickly bowed as he said, "I dare not deceive Senior, this junior did in fact acquire several magic artifacts and a Dharma Treasure, as well as some strange insect eggs left by that senior."
At this, he hastily added, "However, this junior had those items sent back to the clan by the younger relatives and did not bring them with me!"
The items were sent back to the clan by the younger relatives?
Master Shanyang’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Zhou Mingde, remaining silent.
He could clearly understand the implication of Zhou Mingde’s words.
Such statements were nothing more than a reminder, or perhaps a warning, to him.
But all this was within his expectations.
If he put himself in Zhou Mingde’s shoes, he would certainly leave such a contingency in place.
In the Cultivation World, anyone too foolish not to keep a backup plan simply wouldn’t last long.
Satisfied with the information he wanted, Master Shanyang didn’t ask any more about the underground mausoleum and started to flip through the classics one by one.
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After some time, having read through all the classics, he nodded gently to Zhou Mingde, who had been standing by, and said, "Not bad, judging from these classics, the Tomb Master whom Taoist Friend Zhou explored was indeed a master skilled in the insect expelling technique."