Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 710 Tarsal Maggot
Bai Lingxu was unaware that a hand had reached into his body; he felt nothing at all.

On the contrary, Shang Lu, through his spiritual insight, saw that Third Sister released a ball of Yin energy into Bai Lingxu's body.

As the yin energy surged, it transformed into various witch runes, forming a seal that temporarily imprisoned something.

"Could it be..."

Shang Lu's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to ask when he saw Third Sister nod at him.

It really did trap that strange little worm?
Shang Lu was overjoyed, thinking to himself that his wife was indeed amazing. No matter what kind of problem it was, she could solve it with ease.

However, Shang Lu's joyful and tender appearance, when seen by Bai Lingxu, made the senior brother Bai feel both confused and a little scared.

"Am I seeing things? Why is Junior Brother Shang looking at me with such affection?"

Bai Lingxu subconsciously took a step back, his voice even becoming stuttered: "Junior Brother Shang, is there something important that you called me into the room alone?"

Shang Lu was slightly taken aback, not understanding what Bai Lingxu was afraid of.

But he didn't ask any more questions and went straight to the point, gesturing and describing: "There is a kind of insect, as thin as a hair, only the length of a grain of rice, and milky yellow in color. It can silently burrow into the human body, making it difficult for people to detect. Even if you have witch energy protecting you, you can't resist it. However, you don't have the witch energy or evil energy of a Gu worm... Senior Brother Bai, do you know what kind of insect this is?"

Bai Lingxu breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed: "Junior Brother Shang, is this what you wanted to talk about? You scared me."

"Why were you startled? What did you think I was going to say?" Shang Lu asked.

"Nothing, nothing."

How could Bai Lingxu dare to voice his misunderstanding? He coughed twice and quickly steered the conversation back to the strange, tiny insect.

"From your description, this is indeed not a Gu worm, but a kind of witchcraft worm called the Bone-Tying Maggot!"

These worms are naturally adept at burrowing into the bodies of living beings, parasitizing their talons. This is their innate ability, not something cultivated through witchcraft, hence they are free from any witchcraft or malevolent energy, making them extremely difficult to detect. Highly skilled beast shamans have even utilized this characteristic of the worms, training them to be their eyes and ears…”

At this point, Bai Lingxu suddenly had a guess and asked in surprise, "Junior Brother Shang, why did you suddenly ask about the 'maggot clinging to the bone'? Could it be..."

"Yes."

Shang Lu nodded, confirming his guess.

"As we rode the witch's basket up the mountain, we were planted with a parasitic worm!"

"Our identities have been exposed?!"

Bai Lingxu went from surprise to horror. A book of witch beast illustrations rolled out of his sleeve, which he grabbed in his hand. He was about to cast a spell to summon witch beasts to deal with the unknown danger.

"Senior Brother Bai, please calm down. Our identities haven't been exposed yet, otherwise we would have been captured long ago," Shang Lu comforted him, raising his hand and pressing down with a burst of vital energy, immediately suppressing Bai Lingxu and preventing him from making any rash moves under his tension.

Bai Lingxu thought about it and realized that even if their identities were exposed, in the eyes of Ba Wang and the powerful families, they were nothing more than a bunch of small fry.

Aside from him and Shang Lu being wizards, only Hei Yun could be considered a demon beast with cultivation. The rest of them, whether it was Zhu Quan, Du Feng, or the little black fox, had not yet entered the Qi Refining Realm.

With this kind of strength, what else could he be but a nobody?
If their identities were exposed, they would definitely be taken down immediately. There was no way they would waste time and energy on them or try to play the long game.

Shang Lu then told Bai Lingxu, "I observed along the way that everyone who entered Wushan was infected with the 'Tortoise-like Maggot,' and it wasn't just us."

Bai Lingxu gasped.

"Hiss, what a grand scheme! So many people in Wushan City have all been infected with the Bone-Tying Maggot? The person who did this must be a top-tier beast shaman, and must be raising a king-level queen worm, otherwise how could so many Bone-Tying Maggots be produced for his use?"

As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the details. As a fellow beast shaman, Bai Lingxu knew very well how difficult this matter was.

"The mother worm must be enormous to produce so many tarsus maggots, and it must consume countless amounts of blood every day... Only our king can afford to raise such a witch beast in Wushan City."

Following the thread that led him to this point, Bai Lingxu quickly figured out many things.

"It seems even the Grand Priest is unaware of the matter of the maggot clinging to the bone. Our good king, however, learned of the sorcerer's true intentions through these informants, and thus struck first..."

"That shouldn't be possible. The Grand Master's cultivation is so strong, how could he not have noticed the Bone-Tying Maggots? Could these witch insects have undergone some special treatment, making them extraordinary? Or perhaps, the King has other methods to deceive the Grand Master and the others?"

This is also a problem that puzzles Shang Lu.

However, the most urgent task is to quickly find a way to seal the maggots in everyone's bodies.

Although Third Sister can use Yin energy to seal it, this is only a temporary measure and cannot last. Otherwise, it will damage Yang energy, resulting in damage to cultivation or even a serious illness.

Not everyone can be like Pokeweed, who can replenish yin and yang and achieve yin-yang balance.

Shang Lu interrupted Bai Lingxu's thoughts and said, "We can think about these issues later. What we need to do now is find a way to seal the Bone-Clinging Maggot. Otherwise, our every move will be controlled by others. Let alone saving others, we won't even be able to protect ourselves."

"It's impossible for a maggot to transmit all our actions and words back to the mother body. Otherwise, with so many people in Wushan, even the most powerful mother body would be driven crazy and killed by the massive amount of information."

These clinging parasites are more likely programmed by someone. Information about certain individuals requiring close monitoring is certainly required to be reported constantly. As for us insignificant nobodys, we're only reported by these clinging parasites if we trigger keywords or engage in specific behaviors…”

Bai Lingxu's expression changed again as he spoke. The topic they were discussing was definitely within the scope of the report that touched the bone-deep maggot!

But soon, Bai Lingxu felt relieved.

Based on his understanding, Junior Brother Shang never acted rashly. Since he had called him into the house to inquire about the situation of the Bone-Bone Maggots and the method of sealing them, he must have taken ample precautions against the Bone-Bone Maggots inside the two of them.

Upon inquiry, it was indeed the case, which made Bai Lingxu sigh, "Junior Brother Shang, I was already quite shocked that you could discover the Bone-Tying Maggots. I didn't expect you to have a way to trap them. Even if, as you said, this method cannot last, it is truly amazing!"

After a few words of reflection, Bai Lingxu said seriously, "If it were anyone else, even a beast shaman with a higher cultivation level than me, they might not know how to seal the Bone-Binding Maggot. You can't deal with this thing by force. Once it is frightened or dies, the mother body will know immediately. The best way is to get them drunk."

"Get them drunk?" Shang Lu was somewhat surprised. "How? Do they need to drink alcohol?"

These tarsal maggots, just as their name suggests, burrow into the human body and attach themselves to the bones.

It's not easy to "feed" them.

Bai Lingxu noticed Shang Lu's surprise and explained with a smile:
"Although the maggots of the 'bone-clinging insect' are attached to bones, they need to obtain nutrients from the host's body. Ordinary wines and drinks naturally cannot intoxicate them. However, I once obtained a recipe from a powerful beast shaman. Simply add the juice of rootless grass and wood spirit fruit to the wine, and then soak glutinous rice in it for several hours. A peculiar component will then be produced in the wine, emitting a pungent, acidic odor."

If you drink this sour wine, the parasites inside your body will be immediately intoxicated and will not be able to wake up for at least three to five days.

Even if it wakes up, drinking more sour wine will make it fall into a drunken sleep again.

While in a drunken state, the parasite won't report our words and actions, nor will it alert the mother if there's any danger. It's the best way to deal with it, but..."

Shang Lu had been nodding in agreement, but when Bai Lingxu suddenly changed the subject, he hurriedly asked, "But what?"

Bai Lingxu voiced his concern: "The person who cultivated the Bone-Clinging Maggots must also know this. If these things are taken out individually, or even just two or three kinds, there won't be any problem. But once these things are put together, it will immediately trigger an alarm and attract Ba Wang's henchmen!"

Shang Lu thought it was some kind of difficult problem, but after hearing it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It's alright, the parasites in my body have been completely suppressed and will not give any warning. Let me brew this sour wine."

He paused for a moment, then added, “When the sour wine is ready and you drink it, don’t worry. I have a way to temporarily seal it off so that it won’t detect or warn you.”

"That's right, how could I forget about Junior Brother Shang's abilities?" Bai Lingxu raised his hand and slapped his forehead, then laughed heartily, "In that case, there are no more problems!"

Bai Lingxu wasted no time and immediately told Shang Lu the specific steps and methods for brewing sour wine.

Then he left the house, leaving Shang Lu to work alone.

Although he was a wizard, due to a qi deviation, his cultivation level plummeted and his body suffered some damage. In recent days, with Shang Lu's help, he had recovered considerably, but he could not allow yin energy to enter his body for extended periods.

After Bai Lingxu left, Shang Lu first summoned the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus, releasing an illusion while also disrupting the atmosphere inside the room to prevent outsiders from seeing or smelling anything they shouldn't.

Then he took out the materials that Bai Lingxu had mentioned from his storage artifact.

Rootless grass and wood spirit fruit are spiritual medicines. Shang Lu and his group came to Wushan under the guise of delivering medicine, and purchased a batch of various medicinal materials, including rootless grass and wood spirit fruit.

As for wine, there was no shortage of it.

Hei Yun is a big drinker; he wants to drink wherever he goes, and the more he drinks, the greater his speed and strength become.

Shang Lu simply prepared a batch of wine in his storage artifact, both as a reward for good performance and so that when encountering enemies, Hei Yun could drink it and then have a "Drunken Horse Fist" match.

It only contains glutinous rice; pokeweed has nothing in it.

He originally wanted to buy some, but when Third Sister disappeared and reappeared, she had several clumps of glutinous rice in her hand.

It was bought from a restaurant several streets away.

With all the ingredients ready, Shanglu immediately began brewing sour wine according to the method taught by Bai Lingxu.

Several hours later, a strong sour smell began to emanate from the wine jar.

Fortunately, Shang Lu had already summoned the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus. The illusion it created could not only disturb people's sight and hearing, but also interfere with their sense of smell and touch.

Otherwise, the sour smell that wafts out might actually be detected by others, which could then irritate the maggots and cause them to sound an alarm.

After brewing the wine, Shang Lu wasted no time and immediately called everyone into his room one by one.

Although it was already dark, everyone had received orders from Bai Lingxu that the young master would have instructions later, so none of them rested.

Although they were puzzled as to why they were being given instructions one by one instead of all being called in at once, none of them questioned it.

Third Sister guarded the doorway. When someone came, she would reach out and insert her hand into that person's body, using her yin energy to envelop the maggots on the bones.

Once everyone had entered the house and drunk the sour wine, getting the parasites in their bodies drunk, Shang Lu then explained the situation to them.

Apart from Bai Lingxu, who already knew about this, everyone else, whether it was the well-informed Zhu Quan, or Du Feng and Tu Bi, was extremely surprised, and even a little scared.

Fortunately, after entering Wushan, they did not rush into action and were also extremely careful with their words, so as not to let anything slip; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"The maggots on the bones have been drunk. Tomorrow morning, we will begin our operation, using the pretext of delivering medicine to observe the situation in Wushan City and plant spies."

Shang Lu quickly explained the next action plan to everyone, and gave a special reminder: "Although the parasite is dormant, we must still be careful in our words and deeds, and never be careless!"

"Yes!" the crowd replied, hands clasped, their expressions serious and earnest.

Upon arriving in Wushan, without anyone noticing, I was infected with a parasitic infection.

No one dares to say whether there are any other more hidden or bizarre methods in Wushan City.

Even the renowned Wei Wu fell here. If they hadn't been extremely vigilant, they might not have even known how they died.

Shang Lu gave a few more instructions before waving his hand: "It's getting late, and you must be tired from your journey. Go and rest first."

He paused, then remembered something and called out to Bai Lingxu, "Senior Brother Bai, if these bone-attaching maggots get drunk from the sour wine, will it affect the mother worm?"

Bai Lingxu shook his head and said, "If the mother worm only gave birth to a few tussock maggots, it would definitely have an impact. But the mother worm of Wushan probably gave birth to hundreds of thousands or even millions of tussock maggots. A few drunken tussock maggots will not affect it."

He knew the nature of the pokeweed and knew that the other party was definitely not worried about the mother insect finding out, otherwise they would have asked about it long ago, instead of waiting until now.

It could only be Junior Brother Shang trying to use this leech to cause trouble.

Bai Lingxu was right!
Upon hearing his words, Shang Lu was not disappointed; instead, his eyes lit up.

"Is it that the quantity is too small to affect the mother insect, rather than that it cannot affect her at all?"

Bai Lingxu asked in surprise, "Junior Brother Shang, what do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)