Chapter 1: The Netherworld Demon Bug

  "Yōu Míng Mó Chóng, said to be the symbiotic divine insect of the Higanbana that grows on the opposite bank of the River Styx in Hell, born with a fondness for devouring souls, its body breeds Huangquan Black Water, capable of corroding all things under heaven, naturally possessing Yōu Míng Xuán Guāng, one of the few divine abilities in the demonic path that can counter the Orthodox Law Light."

  In the back room of the antique shop, Mao Xiaofang was explaining the origin of the Youming Magic Worm to Jiang Le.

  It's already been two days since the fight.

  That one move, with Mao Xiaofang appearing, greatly displaying his divine might, directly using the pure yang eight trigrams' true fire of Taiyang to kill the Daoist robe elder and end it. Jiang Le as the main protagonist of the fight, although having the spotlight stolen by his master, but instead made him even more enthusiastic about cultivating the Dao, his heart towards the Dao even more resolute.

  Afterwards, Jiang Le Wan refused to stay at the Wei residence and did not accept the reward offered by Wei Guo Dong again. After all, both times she had taken action were because of one thing. Jiang Le had thoroughly followed her master's teachings on the principle of cause and effect, which emphasized having a beginning and an end, and this was what constituted completion.

  Returned directly to the antique shop, a night of bitter practice, under the nourishment of elixirs and spiritual power, the injuries were also healed in part, the rest only needed slow recuperation.

  As for the many things left behind after the fight, that has nothing to do with Jiang Le's affairs, and I believe the Wei family will handle everything well.

  "Cough cough, Master, are you sure this little thing is the supposedly awesome and intimidating Youming Magic Worm you were talking about?"

  After listening to the master's explanation, Jiang Le raised his hand and looked at a white caterpillar as thick as his thumb in the palm of his hand with an unbelievable expression.

  This caterpillar was the same black caterpillar that Mao Xiaofang had beaten to a pulp, but after being fed the golden silkworm's black evil method, its body became pure white and smooth as jade, and it didn't look fierce at all. At this moment, it was looking at Jiang Le with a pair of pale blue, round eyes, somewhat timidly, and shrinking its plump body in fear. Its small mouth had no teeth, and it seemed to be sulking at Jiang Le for underestimating it. The way it looked was so cute that Jiang Le absolutely believed it was a mutated caterpillar, but if someone said it was a ghostly demon caterpillar, Jiang Le felt it didn't make sense.

  "You don't understand, the Yōu Míng Mó Chóng has three stages: juvenile, growth, and maturity. This one is just a juvenile Yōu Míng Mó Chóng, and it's weak to boot. Otherwise, do you think I could easily catch such a legendary divine insect?"

  Jiang Le couldn't help but glance at the Youming Magic Bug a few times, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He couldn't help but laugh and say: "It really does look like a young bug in its early stages of growth, haha, it's quite cute."

  Mao Xiaofang sighed, "Unfortunately, the Youming Magic Worm does not belong to the world of the living. Its growth requires the nectar of the Pishan Flower, otherwise it cannot enter its mature phase."

  Jiang Le rolled her eyes and said indifferently, "What's the point of growing up? Look at how cute you are now, soft and chubby, cool and refreshing. In the summer, just putting you on my body is like having air conditioning, isn't that great?"

  Mao Xiaofang's face turned cold, and he glared at him: "You little brat don't know the ways of the world. Do you have any idea how terrifying a fully grown Yōu Míng Demon Bug is? A thousand years ago, there was a demon cultivator who accidentally obtained one, and with it, they rampaged across the land, dominating for a time. Look at that evil cultivator, using miscellaneous blood sacrifices to refine the infantile Yōu Míng Demon Bug. With just a mere Condensation Method Great Completion cultivation base, their magical powers are still impure, yet they were able to resist me for so long. Don't you feel even the slightest bit stirred?"

  Jiang Le smiled and looked at Mao Xiaofang seriously: "Master, I remember you once told me that wealth is an external thing, a demonic obstacle, and it's not worth paying attention to. But as your disciple, I think what you said is wrong. For cultivators, apart from their own cultivation, everything else is just external objects. Things like yin-yang magic insects or divine insects can be used as auxiliaries, but they must never be relied upon."

  Mao Xiaofang was taken aback, then burst out laughing, his eyes filled with delight: "I didn't expect it, I was momentarily blinded, but you, my disciple, are the one who sees things clearly."

  "I just realized it during the process of fighting against this evil sorcerer, I had the spiritual symbol artifact prepared by my master, but after a few rounds, my own magical power was not enough, and I could only be a target, so the feeling is quite deep."

  Mao Xiaofang was both amused and annoyed, but also secretly admired him.

  The enlightenment of cultivation is actually that simple, once you understand it, everything becomes clear, if you don't understand, the more you think about it, the more crooked it will become.

  "Of course, if possible, I'd still want to rely on it. After all, as the sect grows in the future, we'll need to recruit more disciples. With my limited strength alone, having some help would also be able to keep the sect's gate stable." Jiang Le chuckled and said.

  Mao Xiaofang nodded in approval: "As long as you understand."

  "By the way, Master said yesterday that this Ghost Shadow Bug has great use for me, I wonder what's so useful about it?" Jiang Le asked curiously.

  Mao Xiaofang smiled: "Do you still remember the Blood Ghost Baby?"

  Jiang Le was stunned, what's the relationship between this Blood Ghost Infant and the Netherworld Demon Worm?

  "Xiao Fang continued: 'The vengeful spirit of the infant, with endless resentment, requires you to have reached a certain level of spiritual power after unblocking your meridians. Only then can you use the scriptures to exorcise it, and it's extremely complicated. But now that we have the Netherworld Demonic Bug, it's much simpler.'"

  Jiang Le's eyes lit up: "You mean that the Netherworld Demonic Worm can dissolve grievances?"

  Mao Xiaofang nodded and said, "It's not dissolving, but devouring. The Netherworld Demonic Worms grow on the banks of the River of Forgetfulness, and those who flow in the river are all evil people who have committed many evils since ancient times. They suffer in the River of Forgetfulness, with resentment filling the sky, and the Netherworld Demonic Worms feed on these resentful spirits. Resentment is also a kind of food for the Netherworld Demonic Worms."

  Jiang Le was overjoyed and burst out laughing: "So, we'll be able to exorcise the Blood Ghost Infant soon and transform it into a Guardian Spirit Child?"

  Mao Xiaofang rolled her eyes and said: "Refining can be done, but transforming a Lingtong is not that simple, you're thinking too much."

  "I know, it takes 49 years to cultivate, I'm not afraid of not being able to do it, but rather afraid of not being able to achieve the ultimate goal. I am also on the path of cultivation, let's play together and have more fun."

  Jiang Le was a person who acted on his decisions, and that night he took out the sealed ring of the Blood Ghost Infant and freed it from its confines.

  As soon as it appeared, the whole body was blood red, and the resentful ghost baby gnashed its teeth at Jiang Le, ferociously without bounds, but it was suppressed by Mao Xiaofang's seal and couldn't get fierce.

  Although I knew that the ghost infant was a manifestation of resentment, this was an instinctive reaction. Jiang Le still had some lingering anger in his heart and said viciously: "You little brat, don't be arrogant in front of me, once I resolve your grudge, I'll deal with you properly."

  Then Jiang Le took out the Youming Magic Worm.

  Without the evil law controlling it, the Netherworld Demon Bug is actually not scary at all. Last night, it was completely driven by the evil law's stimulation of its divine ability, which made it very ferocious. Now that the evil law has been swallowed up by the Golden Money, the Netherworld Demon Bug suddenly turned into a well-behaved baby, a cute baby, and seems to have a timid appearance.

  Jiang Le was delighted to have such a talented younger brother who could become one of the top fighters in their sect. Within a day, Jiang Le used three elixirs and a small portion of the Golden Money Spirit Gathering Pearl to gain the favor of the Phantom Ghost Worm, making it a close friend. However, becoming sworn brothers, or even closer friends who could entrust each other with their lives, would require much more bribery.

  It suddenly appeared, and the ghostly magic insect first looked at the fierce and ruthless Blood Ghost Baby with a bit of fear. Then it seemed to remember something, and its bright green round eyes stared blankly at the Blood Ghost Baby. Its small mouth moved, with an expression that seemed to want to eat but also had some doubts about whether it could really eat it.

  But when he saw the Ghostly Netherworm, the Ghost Infant's ferocious expression paused, and his eyes showed a hint of fear as he stared at the Ghostly Netherworm. He felt that he had encountered his arch-nemesis.

  The expressions of the two little guys completely fell into Jiang Le's eyes. Jiang Le hummed with satisfaction, saying: "You two listen up, both of you honestly follow my instructions, otherwise I'll get angry and let your butts bloom."

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