Chapter 511: Chapter 19 Destroying the Oblivion Gu Worm
The world is in motion.
While Lin Yun devised his strategies, others would not pause and wait for him to implement his moves.
Everyone had their own affairs to tend to, which was precisely why plans could never keep up with changes.
At White Wind Stronghold, Bai Jing was extremely shocked to see his younger sister go out all dressed in white, only to return in a mix of black and white.
In such a short time, how had she changed her clothes?
Wasn’t this progress too rapid? Had his sister just been taken advantage of without anything in return?
Bai Jing’s mind immediately raced with these questions as he hurriedly greeted her, "Little sister, how did it go? Did everything proceed smoothly?"
Bai Gan’s face heated up anew as she recalled the previous awkwardness and said nothing, rushing off.
How could she admit that she had been scolded by Lin Yu, accidentally had her clothes blown away, and that Lin Yun had seen her completely exposed? If it weren’t for Gao Qing taking off his jacket to cover her, she would’ve been too ashamed to return.
But with her running off like that, Bai Jing thought even more.
His sister’s behavior seemed far too smooth...
But if she hadn’t gained any advantage, wasn’t that just giving herself away for nothing?
However, thinking of Lin Yun’s looks, Bai Jing could somewhat understand.
His sister was actually quite proud and dismissive, looking down on the many young talents of the Southern Border. If not disparaging their appearance, she found them not formidable enough.
Sometimes, Bai Jing even suspected his sister fancied him, since Bai Gan’s standards for a suitor were someone better looking and stronger than her brother.
However, there was no one in the Southern Border who met these criteria, resulting in Bai Gan becoming the oldest unmarried woman of the region.
If it weren’t for her substantial cultivation level preserving her beauty, she would have surely been undesirable by now.
If she could be moved by love, that would indeed be a good thing.
But always feeling that it was himself his sister admired, Bai Jing felt quite conflicted to see her giving herself away so hastily now.
Yet, with matters as they stood, Bai Jing could only consider the welfare of the tribe.
Since his sister had already started something, he certainly couldn’t afford to lose both his sister and his troops.
Still, directly contacting Lin Yun bore an uncomfortable resemblance to selling out his sister, and as a man of dignity, Bai Jing could not bring himself to do such a thing.
He therefore summoned a lackey, "Go to the Divine Temple and pass a message to Lin Yun and Lin Yu, saying that we will hold a banquet in the stronghold tomorrow and hope they will honor us with their presence."
Coincidentally, at that same time, Hei Feng made the same decision.
When envoys from both sides arrived to extend their invitations, Lin Yu and Lin Yun were both speechless.
They couldn’t make heads or tails of the Southern Border People’s thought processes.
Normally, as a married man, Lin Yun shouldn’t have been the main target for their overtures; it should have been Lin Yu. Why then were they still letting women approach Lin Yun?
Wasn’t this knowingly offending Lin Yu?
After sending the messengers away, Lin Yu’s stance was clear; let bygones be bygones and don’t bother us further.
At this point, their reluctance to give up was understandable, but how could they come to them directly again? At the very least, they should arrange for someone influential to invite the two of them for a meal.
Although the path of cultivation involves fighting and killing, it also encompasses human emotions and worldly wisdom. In any case, this course of action is something Lin Yun and Lin Yu cannot comprehend.
However, even if the other party had shown full courtesy, they had no intention of heading that way.
Both of them had made up their minds to take action against the High Priest tonight and, after dealing with that matter, to leave the same night.
At this time, the High Priest was in the process of destroying the Oblivion Gu Worm. Not only that, but she also sent a Witch to each of the two strongholds to relay a message, requesting them to send their Oblivion Gu Worms to the Divine Temple.
The Oblivion Gu Worm, being the most special of Gu Worms, had a limited lifespan and usually wasn’t stored for long. Including the Divine Temple, there were only three Oblivion Gu Worms in total. Following Wu Xin’s instructions, the High Priest killed off the one in the Divine Temple.
The Oblivion Gu Worm’s cultivation cycle also took a month, while the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider would fully activate its poison in just seven days. As long as all the Oblivion Gu Worms were destroyed, there would be no saving Lin Yun.
As far as they knew, the Oblivion Gu Worm was the only antidote available.
As for her previous intention to cultivate a Gu Worm King, that method might have been possible too, as it was theoretically feasible. But she had killed those Gu Worms to extract their blood, and to start cultivating another collection of Gu Worms would take at least a month, plus another month for them to battle and grow.
With so much time required, Lin Yun would have grown cold several times over.
Therefore, the only fate awaiting Lin Yun was death.
The High Priest didn’t understand why Wu Xin was so wary of Lin Yun, but in any case, she was an obedient subordinate. Whatever her master arranged for her to do, she would do it.
Her childish appearance was also adopted just to get closer to her lord; in fact, she could grow.
In no time, the appearance beneath her robe changed drastically, from a little girl into a crone with white hair and chicken skin.
She couldn’t change her stature, only her appearance.
The Witch whom the High Priest sent arrived at Black Wind Fort and White Phoenix Stronghold, and the people from both strongholds did not refuse because the High Priest claimed it was to save a life with their Oblivion Gu Worm.
Saving a life with just one Oblivion Gu Worm was needed, as long as it wasn’t the one chosen by the other.
Both strongholds happily handed over the Oblivion Gu Worm, which wasn’t an irreplaceable Gu or one that was worth much distress.
The reason it wasn’t widely disseminated was because of ancestral teachings, and to highlight the uniqueness of the two strongholds. To have what others do not—that was the mark of class.
However, the short Witch who went to Black Wind Fort destroyed the Oblivion Gu Worm as soon as she got it, first by pinching it to death and then by crushing it.
But the tall Witch, following the High Priest’s order, took the Oblivion Gu Worm from White Wind Stronghold and pierced a small cut over her heart. The Oblivion Gu Worm, sensing the scent of her blood, revived, and burrowed through the wound into her body.
With another spell, the tall woman’s wound healed, leaving no trace.
Only she herself knew that from that moment on, she would have to endure the pain of heart-eating.
Inside the Divine Temple, the High Priest, having received reports back from the two Witches, felt much more at ease.
She did not doubt the loyalty of the Witches at all; these Witches were mere Puppets, retaining some intelligence and appearing no different from living beings, when in fact they were merely Puppets capable of moving.
With all three remaining Oblivion Gu Worms destroyed, the Southern Border was now devoid of them, and Lin Yun’s death seemed certain.
However, in order to deceive Lin Yun out of his blood, she had promised to give him the antidote after three days. Now, not only was she not going to grant the antidote, but she had also killed all the Oblivion Gu Worms, which meant resorting to deceit. When the time came for her to fail to provide the antidote, both Lin Yun and Lin Yu would come seeking retribution from her.
Although as a being of the Demon Race, she shouldn’t fear the Human Race, neither Lin Yun nor Lin Yu were easy to provoke, especially since Lin Yun was someone even her lord feared. Thus, she was no match for him.
Fighting likely wouldn’t end in victory; better to run!
Pack up and flee tonight!
