You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 347: Perilous Poisonous Body

The sudden appearance of the two startled the valley, causing a tumult of strange insect cries.

Sensing something amiss, Lu Xuan looked up to see a black-robed cultivator appearing before him and Ge Pu.

The cultivator's expression was wooden, and his robe seemed woven from countless thin black worms. One worm slipped from his sleeve, burrowing into the valley, silencing the cacophony of insect cries.

Zhong Jingshan, upon seeing Lu Xuan and Ge Pu, nodded stiffly, his movements somewhat awkward.

"Junior Brother Zhong, I've brought Lu Junior Brother to visit your Insect Valley today."

"Very well, feel free."

With those few words, Zhong Jingshan allowed Lu Xuan to move freely within the valley.

Revisiting the familiar grounds filled Lu Xuan with myriad emotions as he arrived at the insect chambers he once knew well.

Opening one of them, a sudden flash of blade light erupted from the darkness.

"What, don't you even recognize me?"

Lu Xuan chuckled lightly, directly seizing the blade light with his palm and crushing it to pieces.

A giant mantis, over half a zhang in length, emerged silently from the darkness.

The mantis had forelimbs like serrated blades, shimmering with a dark light.

The compound eyes atop its head observed Lu Xuan as its raised forelimbs relaxed and it retreated into the darkness.

"This Demon Blade Black Mantis has greatly improved in speed, accuracy, and timing since last time. A single strike from it could likely sever an ordinary third-grade magical tool instantly."

Reflecting on this, Lu Xuan moved on to the next chamber.

The second-grade Yin Fire Ant colony had limited intelligence and did not recognize Lu Xuan, who had fed them years ago. They merely retained the transformation rules he had set for them.

He also glanced at the Jade Spiders, resembling white jade gel, and the Sand-spraying Luminous Insects, diligently spewing out lustrous sand.

Finally, he arrived at the chamber housing the Poisonous Heart-Eating Insects.

In the chamber were two large and three small venomous creatures, with the two large ones keeping a distance from each other, while the three small ones huddled together.

Among the three larvae, Lu Xuan immediately noticed one which was supposedly an exotic species. It was noticeably smaller than its siblings, lethargic, lacking the liveliness of the other two.

As Lu Xuan observed, Zhong Jingshan took out three sickly green toads from a black cloth bag.

The toads were the size of washbasins and immediately sprayed out green venom towards the trio.

With a wave of his hand, Zhong Jingshan placed the three toads precisely in front of the three Hundred-Poison Devouring Heart Insect larvae.

The larvae's bodies erupted with large and small green pustules, oozing green pus that enveloped each toad.

Struggling beneath the pus, due to the vast difference in grade, the toads failed to break free, gradually dissolving under the green pus.

The three larvae eagerly rushed towards the green pus containing the essence of the toads' venom.

With a strong inhalation, not a drop of the green pus remained as it entered the larvae's bodies.

Two of the larvae, after ingesting the green pus, emitted a thick green venomous mist, which grew stronger and stronger. After complete digestion, their bodies became radiant.

The remaining larva, however, exhibited different changes soon after swallowing the green pus.

As time passed, it gradually showed abnormal signs. The venomous mist dissipating from its body appeared disordered, and green spots appeared on its surface, oozing foul-smelling pus.

"It's happening again."

Zhong Jingshan sighed lightly, moving the larva with abnormal reactions in front of him.

Skillfully, he took out a piece of white jade talisman from his storage bag.

Activating it, holy white light sprinkled down from the talisman, falling onto the larva with abnormal conditions, struggling to maintain its vitality.

"This larva, once it ingests various poisonous fruits, will exhibit various adverse reactions, and may even be on the brink of life and death from time to time."

"As far as I know, Junior Brother Zhong has been using similar methods to deal with larval issues."

"But as you can see, Junior Brother Lu, this is not a long-term solution. It can barely sustain the larva's life, but cannot allow it to grow properly."

Ge Pu whispered softly beside him.

Lu Xuan nodded in approval, expressing his agreement.

While the green spots on the larva's body gradually disappeared, the negative effects from ingesting the toad persisted.

It lay motionless in the chamber, appearing exhausted.

Watching the larva in this state, a thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind.

"The Hundred-Poison Devouring Heart Insect is a fourth-grade demonic insect, and this larva is even an exotic species. If I can keep it alive, its strength should not be underestimated."

"After feeding it, I can understand the condition of various spiritual beasts perfectly. Perhaps there is a better way to solve this larva's problem."

Lu Xuan thought silently to himself.

The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Thus, he tentatively asked Zhong Jingshan beside him.

"Senior Brother Zhong, I am interested in this larva and wish to study the combination and refinement of various poisons through experiments. If Senior Brother is helpless with this larva, why not name a price and transfer it to me?"

He asked the black-robed youth.

Zhong Jingshan pursed his lips, remaining silent. Just as Lu Xuan thought he would refuse, he uttered three cold words.

"It's yours."

This Hundred-Poison Devouring Heart Insect larva was cultivated by Lu Xuan himself, though it was a fourth-grade creature, due to its special physique, it couldn't grow normally.

Keeping it would mean unpredictable belching at any time, greatly reducing its value.

Hearing Lu Xuan's inquiry, he directly gave it as a favor.

"Ah? Then, many thanks to Senior Brother Zhong."

Lu Xuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

He took the larva back to his cave dwelling. After waiting half a day and seeing the larva's condition improve somewhat, he took out a poisonous pill from his storage bag.

Previously, when dealing with the Blood Robed Cultivator and the short cultivator in the secret realm, there were many poisons in the storage bag, which should be enough to feed the larva.

He was only trying to gather information about the larva and didn't intend to feed it formally. Therefore, he crushed the poisonous pill, feeding it sparingly.

At the sight of the poisonous pill, although its condition was poor, the larva still showed its affection for it, eagerly swallowing the small pieces.

Concentrating his mind, a piece of information floated into his mind.

【Poisonous Heart-Eating Insects , a fourth-grade demonic insect, in the larval stage, an exotic species, possessing a calamitous poison body, can absorb and digest various poisons in the world, refining them for its own use.】

【Due to its frail physique and unique constitution, it is extremely sensitive to various toxins. After ingesting them, it exhibits various reactions. The stronger the toxicity of the poison, the more severe the reaction, and it may even be at risk of death.】

【Let me swallow this poison, even if I die now.】

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