"What?"
Hou Qi cried out, nearly jumping to his feet. "Senior Brother Qin, are you insane? Those insects in that godforsaken place..."
Wu Yuanji, however, looked surprised, and the copper coins he had been rolling between his fingers ca to a stop.
Qin Xuan offered no explanation. "My mind is made up. The Southern Border may be perilous, but that doesn’t an there isn’t a sliver of a chance for survival. However, this journey requires careful planning."
The Gu Insects are insidious, but perhaps that very insidiousness provides an opening to exploit.
’Xiong Hanshan’s ancient corpse is immune to common Gu poisons. It might have a unique use here.’
The words had barely left Qin Xuan’s mouth when Hou Qi nearly leaped into the air.
"Senior Brother Qin, reconsider!"
He anxiously grabbed Qin Xuan’s sleeve, then hastily let go and lowered his voice.
"The Ten Thousand Gu Sect are the absolute masters of all things insect-related! With our level of cultivation, we’d be nothing but a snack for their precious Gu Insects. Your Lifebound Longsword can block Magical Artifacts, but can it block insidious Gu poisons that can get in anywhere? You should listen to ! Let’s go to Wind-Split Gorge. With your Sword Talismans, if we co up with a good plan, we’ll have a fighting chance!"
Even the normally placid Wu Yuanji slowly shook his head, the wrinkles on his gaunt face deepening. He fiddled with his copper coins and spoke in a raspy voice.
"Master Qin, the ons for the Southern Border are treacherous, and the variables are too great. This old man cannot divine the specifics, but a malevolent, baleful aura lingers there, refusing to disperse. It is no place of fortune. As for rescuing Liu Mobai, while it involves the peril of the Buddha’s Light, it is also entangled with the Demon Monarch’s fate. There is still a path to survival to be found there."
Qin Xuan’s gaze swept over the two n. Just as he was about to speak, a fragrant breeze wafted over from nearby.
He saw the three female cultivators from Miaoyin Cave approaching with an elegant, swaying gait.
The one in the lead, Yun Ni, gave a dazzling smile. Her gaze flowed over Qin Xuan like water, and her voice was so soft it could lt bones. "Master Qin, such boldness. To dare charge straight into the Southern Border’s Ten Thousand Gu Sect... it’s truly admirable."
Beside her, Su Lian gently plucked the Jade Pipa in her lap, producing a string of faint, alluring notes as she chuckled behind her hand.
"Indeed. Compared to certain brutes who only know how to fight and kill, Master Qin’s choice is far more refined."
As she spoke, she shot a aningful glance toward the scroll for Mission Two.
Although the cool and aloof Qin Xin remained silent, her expressive eyes also fell upon Qin Xuan, carrying a hint of inquiry.
Seeing this, Hou Qi’s eyes darted about, and he quickly put on a smile. "Ah, it’s Cloud Nixie Fairy, Su Lian Fairy, and Fairy Qinxin! The three of you have such discerning eyes. Could it be that you also favor the trip to the Southern Border?"
But Yun Ni just chuckled and shook her head, pointing a slender finger at the scroll for Mission Four. "We sisters think it would be more interesting to go to the Western Buddha Country and pay a visit to those eminent monks."
Her words were gentle, but they carried a tone that brooked no argunt.
Clearly, after weighing their options, they had decided that relying on the potential protection of the Demon Monarch in the Buddha Country was more advantageous than facing unknown Gu poisons.
Just then, in the center of the grand hall, the gaze of the Golden Core avatar representing Mission Three—"Infiltrate the Ten Thousand Gu Sect of the Southern Border"—seed to sweep in Qin Xuan’s direction.
A cold and insidious pulse of Divine Sense washed over, carrying a sense of urging.
Qin Xuan knew he could hesitate no longer.
He took a deep breath and gave a slight nod to Yun Ni and her two companions by way of acknowledgnt.
"My mind is made up. I am well aware of the dangers of this journey to the Southern Border. But the path of cultivation is itself a struggle against the heavens for one’s destiny. How can I shrink back simply out of fear?"
"The Gu Techniques of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect may be insidious, but my Positional Divine Technique, Fla Demon, is not to be underestimated."
"If the two of you are willing to trust this once, then co with . If not, I will not force you. We can part ways here."
Hou Qi opened his mouth, a conflicted look on his face.
Wu Yuanji shook his head decisively. "This old man will proceed to Little Suru Mountain and choose to rescue Fellow Daoist Liu Mobai."
However, one of the three alluring female cultivators from the Joy Pavilion suddenly had a change of heart.
"Master Qin, I wonder... could I personally accompany you to the Southern Border?"
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