The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World

Three years later, on Blue Star.

Chu Xuan gazed at the Blood Queen and the Blood Steel Wire, both in the process of cocooning, and a smile of satisfaction spread across his face.

The endless stream of insect cultivation methods provided by the cave world had indeed brought him quite a pleasant surprise. After all, these were the crystallized wisdom of countless insect masters over millennia from an entire world.

Wisdom, after all, should never be underestimated. It was as if he were standing on the shoulders of countless others. With such a foundation, if he had not made significant strides, it would truly be a disservice to the Myriad Realms Mirror.

"Now, with this advancement, both the Blood Queen and the Blood Steel Wire will step into the ranks of the Fourth Transmutation Gu Insects. I can't wait to see their new forms."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

The Blood Queen was the first to emerge from her cocoon. Her size had not changed much, but the golden patterns covering her body had increased significantly.

The more Chu Xuan looked at her, the more she resembled a smaller version of the Sunfire Bee Queen. If nothing went wrong, the next time she advanced to the Fifth Transmutation Gu Insect level, she would likely fully return to her ancestral bloodline and become the Sunfire Bee Queen!

The Blood Queen's brood of blood bees had also been comprehensively enhanced.

A few days later, the Steel Wire followed closely, emerging from its cocoon. However, unlike the Blood Queen, who had slowly torn through her cocoon, the Blood Steel Wire violently shattered the blood cocoon and shot out like a black line. If not for Chu Xuan's keen eyesight, he might have missed its appearance entirely.

However, as soon as it shot out, due to its incredible speed, it instantly pierced through the surrounding walls. It should be noted that Chu Xuan's residence on Blue Star had already been heavily modified by his corpse puppets.

The walls were incredibly thick, and even the detonation of cluster bombs might not be able to breach them. Yet, the Blood Steel Wire had pierced through them effortlessly. This alone demonstrated the terrifying hardness of the creature.

Chu Xuan's face lit up with delight. He waved his hand, and the Blood Steel Wire, after crashing through several more walls, finally began to adjust to its new form.

It obediently returned to his hand. Upon closer inspection, the Blood Steel Wire had become exceedingly slender. It truly resembled a "steel wire."

Moreover, its body was incredibly flexible. Given Chu Xuan's current physical strength at the thirty-seventh level of body refinement, he could not harm it unless he used the Great Extinguishing Thunder Fist.

Chu Xuan clicked his tongue in amazement.

He could tell that the Steel Wire had now fully evolved into what was once called the "Mountain Steel." This meant that the Blood Steel Wire had successfully reverted to its ancestral form.

It was no longer the common, low-limited Blood Steel Wire from before, but an extremely rare Mountain Steel!

The Mountain Steel, even without symbiosis with a cultivator, could grow naturally in the wild and reach the Fifth Transmutation Gu Insect stage. That was comparable to a great cultivator undergoing Deity Transformation!

At that moment, the Blood Steel Wire transmitted a thought to him.

"Food, food. Hungry."

Chu Xuan smiled and immediately took out a low-grade magic treasure.

There were many cultivators who generously gifted him treasures without expecting anything in return. As a result, his storage bag had accumulated quite a few low-grade and middle-grade magic treasures that he had no use for. As for magic tools, there were even more.

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The Mountain Steel, this type of Gu insect, did not favor blood food. Instead, it preferred rare minerals, magic treasures, and magic tools.

Sure enough, when Chu Xuan handed over a low-grade magic treasure, Gangsi pounced on it like a famished man who had just seen meat, immediately devouring it.

All Chu Xuan could hear were the continuous crack-crack sounds. In the blink of an eye, the once-glimmering low-grade magic treasure was covered in holes, as if it had been gnawed by countless insects.

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, "Take your time. No one's going to steal it from you."

Only then did it slow down its feeding.

Chu Xuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The current physical strength of the Gangsi was comparable to that of a high-grade magic treasure.

In a battle, as long as it took a few bites from the opponent's high-grade magic treasure, it could drastically reduce the magic treasure's power.

However, magic treasures used by cultivators were often protected by Spiritual Qi and divine sense, so this tactic wouldn't be effective in the early stages of a battle. It would only work after some time when the opponent's Spiritual Qi and divine sense had begun to weaken.

In contrast, Chu Xuan believed that the Steel Wire's greatest ability lay in its stealth and assassination capabilities. If aided by the cover of night, it could maximize its assassination potential.

"Impressive, impressive. My self-defense ability has taken another leap. I continue to improve my strength, after all, to protect myself."

Chu Xuan sighed, taking a step forward, and returning to Mystic Azure.

...

By the Flying Fish Lake.

Chu Xuan and Shang Xingchen sat facing each other.

As usual, they exchanged insights on the path of poison and Gu techniques before beginning their tea brewing.

Though the Blood Queen had risen to the Fourth Transmutation Gu Insect level and her Hidden Bees had greatly enhanced, Shang Xingchen's countermeasures were just as numerous.

Moreover, it seemed that this person had a natural aptitude for poison techniques, progressing at an incredibly rapid pace. If not for Chu Xuan's own proficiency in poisons, it would have been difficult for anyone else to withstand the level of testing Shang Xingchen subjected them to.

"Elder Shang, you're well-informed. Do you know how the Exquisite Treasures Alliance reacted after Jin Dafu's disappearance?" Chu Xuan casually tossed a ball of fish food into the lake and asked calmly.

Shang Xingchen smiled. "Quite a few interesting things have happened recently. Jin Dafu is the son of Jin Yaoyu, the Grand Elder of the Exquisite Treasures Alliance. Jin Yaoyu, in order to find his son, first sought out True Master Tiancang. I heard that in the end, Jin Yaoyu left Zhao Tiancang's cave residence with a grim expression and turned to visit Ling Tian of the Reincarnation Divine Sect's ancestors."

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Any progress?"

Shang Xingchen shook his head. "I don't know exactly what happened, but from Jin Yaoyu's expression, it's clear that he still hasn't found any trace of Jin Dafu. He probably hasn't even located the Golden Dragon Ship."

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged.

Jin Dafu had long since become part of the Heavenly Corpse Tower, his soul residing within the Sky-Shielding Umbrella. Of course, they couldn't find him.

As for the Golden Dragon Ship, it was still parked on Blue Star. Even if someone like Wen Lingtian, an Astral Projection cultivator, were to make a move, how could he cross the vast expanse of the starry sky to locate Blue Star?

Shang Xingchen couldn't help but glance at Chu Xuan a few more times.

At the time, Chu Xuan had claimed to possess the ability to hide the Golden Dragon Ship. He had been somewhat doubtful then, but hadn't pressed the matter further.

Now, however, it seemed that Chu Xuan's methods were indeed formidable.

Even someone as skilled in divination as Wen Lingtian from the Reincarnation Divine Sect had likely been unable to locate the Golden Dragon Ship.

What could possibly shield the location from a cultivator of the Transcendence Realm's divination?

It could either be another Astral Projection cultivator or an extraordinarily unique spiritual treasure. Spiritual treasures, which were above magic treasures, were artifacts reserved for those of the Deity Transformation Realm and the Astral Projection Realm!

At this thought, Shang Xingchen's wariness and caution towards Chu Xuan grew even stronger. If there was no absolute certainty of being able to kill him, he knew it was best to avoid any confrontation. Otherwise, the one who would end up dead might very well be himself.

Chu Xuan took a sip of tea, then suddenly spoke, "I heard, Elder Shang, that you entrusted many treasures to Luo Mengzhu of the Heavenly Blood Alliance to deliver to your brother?"

Shang Tianjue had recently been designated as a core disciple by the Heaven Shaking Divine Sect. Chu Xuan had heard about it from several cultivators of the Heavenly Blood Alliance, and only then did he realize.

Shang Xingchen smiled. "My brother is far from capable. As his younger sibling, I couldn't help but want to lend a hand."

The two fell silent once more, continuing to drink their tea. After finishing their tea, they stood up, turned, and left. One headed east, the other west. Not even the path they walked or the air they passed through touched each other.