CHAPTER 380: CHAPTER 353: UTTER EXTERMINATION

Invincibility is so lonely. After sitting on the supreme throne for a few years, Miao Danyi found his life dull and void of challenges.

Coincidentally, during that time, his wife and mother-in-law suddenly discovered that a new Gu Worm they were raising was unlike any they had seen before.

Previously, some of the larvae they had discarded were sent to be food for other Gu Worms, but they were astonished to find that when the plump, white little worm was given to the Golden Cicada Gu, the Golden Cicada Gu dared not eat it.

This discovery thrilled them immensely. They repeatedly placed that crystal-clear white worm among other Gu Worm territories, and the result was the same—none dared eat that worm.

But isn’t this just an ordinary worm, why would the Golden Cicada Gu, the king of all Gu, fear it?

Miao Danyi was eager to know and began devoting himself to researching this white worm. Later, he boldly violated Witch Clan’s internal rules and became a host for this worm, despite being a man.

Back then, the tradition of the Miao Clan prioritized women, as only females could raise Gu Worms. Most Gu Worms could only be fed with menstrual blood from women.

Of course, Miao Danyi wasn’t the first male to be a host for a Gu Worm, but he definitely violated the Witch Clan’s rules.

However, at that time, Miao Danyi was the best martial artist in both Witch Clan and the entire world, and no one dared oppose his actions.

When Miao Danyi first started raising the white worm, he didn’t notice anything special about it. Until one time, when he and fellow clansmen passed through the Poisonous Camphor Forest, all of his companions were poisoned and passed out, yet he remained unaffected.

Looking at his unconscious companions, he intuitively cut his finger to let his blood antidote the poison for his companions.

He had never known that his blood could antidote poison, but at that moment, it just suddenly felt like the right thing to do.

Later, he discovered it was the Gu Worm in his body subtly influencing him.

From then on, Miao Danyi found that wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Others would feel pain from injuries, but he felt none.

Others needed ten days to half a month to recover from serious injuries, while he only needed two to three days to be back to normal.

On top of the snowy Snow Mountain, others feared the cold, but he did not.

When he got angry, and the white worm roamed chaotically inside his body, nearby Gu Worm hosts would feel inexplicable anxiety and fear.

Miao Danyi realized he might have accidentally obtained a legendary treasure.

He started perusing ancient texts about the Longevity Gu, trying to confirm whether the thing inside his body was indeed the Longevity Gu.

Although the white worm didn’t match the description of the Longevity Gu in the books, its powers were in no way inferior to those of the Longevity Gu described in the texts.

Miao Danyi believed he possessed the Longevity Gu, which wasn’t likely to have a fixed form; if it could be a cicada, it could very well be a worm.

Obtain the Longevity Gu, gain eternal life!

Obtain the Longevity Gu, own the world!

Once Miao Danyi confirmed he possessed the legendary Longevity Gu, how could he be content with merely being a martial arts fanatic?

His martial arts were the best; his Gu Worm was the best. So, how could the world not belong to the Miao clan?

Miao Danyi began acting arrogantly; he massacred innocents and amassed wealth unrestrainedly, and no one could stop him.

Even his elder brother, the State Preceptor at the time, couldn’t do anything to restrain him.

Reflecting on his youthful madness, Miao Danyi appeared animated, falling into a state of excitement.

"Then why didn’t you succeed? Why did you sever your legs and lock yourself here?" Yu Xiaolian was quite puzzled.

Miao Danyi sighed and continued, "My ruthless killings and wealth accumulation were all for the day when the Witch Clan would have enough troops to rebel.

But I was the only one who wanted the world; none of them supported me."

Miao Danyi fell into sadness, "Not only did they not support me, but they also conspired together to harm me."

Miao Danyi’s ambition didn’t receive support or assistance from the clansmen; they were very content with the status quo, believing Miao Danyi’s sudden cruelty was due to the Longevity Gu inside him.

Fearful that if Miao Danyi continued, he might become unrecognizable to his own kin, they devised a plan to intoxicate him and bind him with chains, hoping to remove the Longevity Gu that had altered Miao Danyi’s temperament.

Ever since Miao Danyi acquired the Longevity Gu, he had become immune to all poisons—how could he be drunk?

He feigned drunkenness to see what those relatives of his were planning.

Upon discovering their intent to remove the Longevity Gu from him, Miao Danyi naturally refused. This precious thing was hard to come by; letting the Longevity Gu die, he wouldn’t agree.

Miao Danyi told his relatives that he was bound to the Longevity Gu; if the Longevity Gu died, he wouldn’t survive either.

His relatives ultimately couldn’t bear to harm Miao Danyi, but they didn’t want him to continue wreaking havoc on the world either, so they conspired to lock Miao Danyi in this stone cave, along with the ill-gotten wealth Miao Danyi had accumulated, sent over by his elder brother for his burial companionship.

How could Miao Danyi be content to be locked here? He was a peerless talent, and to do nothing would truly waste the gifts heaven had bestowed upon him.

Miao Danyi shattered the stone door of the cave and escaped.

Miao Danyi left the Witch Clan and continued with his endeavors outside, but due to his ruthless and merciless nature, the reputation of the Witch Clan was completely ruined.

Some branches, unwilling to associate with Miao Danyi in his bloodthirsty antics, brought several families together and left Miaojiang, which included his elder brother’s branch.

Miao Danyi, aiming for the world, couldn’t comprehend his brother’s ’cowardice,’ but he didn’t force them either; he gifted the Child Gu, a new Longevity Gu he raised, to his nephew Miao Shun, as a final present between uncle and nephew.

Of course, some left, but some stayed, and those who stayed far outnumbered those who left.

Without his brother’s obstruction and interference, Miao Danyi acted even more recklessly, and even the court dispatched troops several times to siege the Witch Clan, all to no avail.

Guarding Leishan, Miao Danyi could stop tens of thousands of soldiers without using a single soldier.

"Later, they set the mountain ablaze, but soon after the fire started, a torrential rain began to pour..." Miao Danyi recounted this with a bit of pride.

Even heaven was on his side!

Since then, the rumor of Miao Danyi’s control over storms spread wildly, and no one dared provoke him at Leishan again.

After the siege, Miao Danyi exacted frenzied revenge on the families of the generals leading the siege against them.

From elderly seniors to suckling infants, none were spared.

But good times didn’t last long; the Longevity Gu inside him