Urban Demon Refining System

Huanghua Temple is located in the clouds and mist atop Wuji Ridge, protected by an array, so ordinary people cannot see its true appearance. However, this is not a problem for Kui Mulang and Huangfeng Guai.

The two moved quickly and soon arrived at the gate of Huanghua Temple. However, the gate was closed, and the centipede demon had already left before them.

"Brother Huang Feng, this..." Kui Mulang turned to Huang Feng Guai and asked...

"I'll try sending a visiting card first!" Huang Fengguai's face turned even uglier. He took out a paper crane talisman from his pocket, muttered some incantations, and then put it into the talisman.

"Could it be that the Many-Eyed Taoist has gone into seclusion?" Kui Mulang guessed. It was common for a demon of this level to go into seclusion for one or two months.

"Logically speaking, if he were in seclusion, there should be several children here to take care of the Taoist temple. Why are there none today?" Huang Fengguai was so anxious that he stomped his feet. Without the suppression of the medicinal gu, half of his cultivation was basically wasted.

"Brother Huang Feng, don't worry, let me scout it out for you!" Kui Mulang comforted him, making a complex hand gesture as he spoke. A powerful sonic wave emanated from his mouth, echoing throughout Wuji Ridge: "Fellow Daoist Duomu, I am Huangpao Guai, and Brother Huang Feng Guai have come to pay our respects at this precious land. We request that you appear before us!"

His voice rang out three times before stopping, while the Yellow Wind Monster beside him stared at him as if he were a monster: "Thousand-mile telepathy! Brother Yellow Robe, have you already reached that level?"

"Hehe, still a little short, but not far off!" Kui Mulang said vaguely. "I reckon Fellow Daoist Duomu has already heard my voice, and should be arriving here soon!"

He's right. The centipede demon had already received the message the moment the first sound of the teleportation echoed over a thousand miles.

"The Yellow Robe Monster? The one from the Wave Moon Cave? Could it be that the guy our minions reported is him? We don't seem to have any connection with him!" The centipede demon, who was flying in mid-air, paused and frowned as he spoke.

These monsters may seem like a disorganized bunch, but they are actually connected in some way. They usually occupy their own mountain as kings, but they also have their own territory. For example, he and the spider demon belong to the same territory, while the yellow-robed monster belongs to another faction. It's like being in the underworld. They are all monsters, but they represent different interest groups.

He couldn't ignore such a powerful demon king's visit, but he hadn't yet reached the level of transmitting messages over a thousand miles, so he had to turn around and fly back to Huanghua Temple. Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to release a paper crane to deliver the message ahead of time.

"What did I tell you! Fellow Daoist Duomu is back!" Kui Mulang stopped the paper crane in the air and said with a smile.

"Brother Yellow Robe has a lot of influence!" Huang Fengguai said with a wry smile. If it were him, the centipede demon probably wouldn't even give him a second glance. Of course, it's possible that Huang Fengguai's telepathic communication scared the centipede demon.

"Fellow Daoists, I've kept you waiting. I had some urgent business to attend to today, so please forgive my delay!" The centipede demon was fast; he returned to Huanghua Temple shortly after the paper crane relayed his message.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Duomu! I've long admired your name!" Kui Mulang smiled and cupped his hands in greeting. "I am Huangpao Guai, and I am an old acquaintance of Brother Huang Feng."

"So it's Brother Yellow Robe! The master of Wave Moon Cave. It's said that even the princess of Baoxiang Kingdom is your wife! You're quite the ladies' man!" The centipede demon greeted him with a smile. These demons took pride in doing such things, like being a mountain king or seizing the throne of some king. If any demon actually ate Tang Sanzang's flesh, he could probably brag about it among the demon kings for the rest of his life.

"Haha! It's all just a coincidence!" Kui Mulang said heartily.

"Please, fellow Daoists, come into the temple for a chat!" The centipede demon waved his sleeve, and the temple door was pushed open. He then extended his hand in invitation.

"Haha! Please!" The three filed in and took their seats in the main hall.

"I wonder what brings you here today, Brother Yellow Robe?" After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the centipede demon asked.

"To be honest, I've come here seeking medicine from Brother Huang Feng!"

"Is it because of that poisonous gu?" Before the yellow-robed monster could finish speaking, the centipede demon interrupted.

"I am ashamed to say that I have been poisoned by the spider demon. I hope Fellow Daoist Duomu can help me!" Huang Fengguai said, feeling uneasy, since the spider demon and the centipede demon were close friends.

"Oh?" The centipede demon was slightly taken aback, and reached out to feel the Yellow Wind Monster's pulse. "Heartless Spider!" Suddenly, his expression changed, and he distanced himself from the Yellow Wind Monster as if avoiding a plague.

"What? Brother Huang Feng, is this poison very potent?" Kui Mulang asked curiously, as he knew very little about the Heartless Spider.

"Brother Yellow Robe, you must have heard of the Seven Emotions Spider!" The centipede spirit pondered for a moment. "The Heartless Spider is a symbiotic spider that is gestating within the Seven Emotions Spider. They only appear when the host dies. The saying 'If the seven emotions do not perish, the heartless spider will not emerge' refers to this. However, the Heartless Spider's symbiotic relationship with the Seven Emotions Spider is different. They are actually a kind of Gu spider!"

"Gu Spider!?" Kui Mulang's expression changed slightly. "Does Fellow Daoist Duomu mean that someone is using the body of the Seven Emotions Spider to raise Gu?" Gu techniques are a unique method of the Witch Clan, and other races can only learn the superficial aspects of it. If someone really is using the body of the Seven Emotions Spider to raise Gu, then he can't think of anyone else besides the Witch Clan who has such methods. And before the first great calamity, the Witch Clan was always the great enemy of the Human and Demon Clans!

"I don't know either. I'm just a minor demon who has only cultivated for a thousand years!" The centipede demon shook its head. "So, Brother Huang Feng is actually afflicted with a kind of Gu poison, which we call the Heartless Gu!"

"What!?" Huang Fengguai's expression finally changed. He originally thought it was just spider venom, but he didn't expect it to be Gu poison. These two poisons were completely incomparable. "Then what about your medicinal Gu, fellow Daoist?"

"It won't work!" The centipede demon extinguished his hope. "The Heartless Gu is not something that my shallow Gu technique can cure. Even if the spider demon were to take action now, she would still be helpless. She is just a donor for the Gu Spider and cannot control the Gu poison."

"It's over!" Huang Fengguai sat down in despair, his face pale, clearly aware of the power of this Heartless Gu.

"Actually, Brother Huang Feng, don't be discouraged. Although the Heartless Gu is domineering, it's not without a way to cure it. I know a master who has a method to remove Gu poison, but I don't know how many types of Heartless Gu poison you have."

"The Five Deadly Poisons!" the Yellow Wind Monster shrieked, like a drowning man grasping at his last straw, "I've been afflicted with the Five Deadly Poisons Love Gu!"