12 Entering the Stone Chamber, a Rich Harvest, Demon Dao Gu Master Long Qingtian

Qi Tian had just entered the Blackwater Marsh when the Blackwater Poison Frogs immediately attacked him.

A large amount of green liquid shot toward Qi Tian, but the frogs were scattered enough that he could avoid most of the poison with his excellent flying skills.

After repeatedly using the Poison Swallowing Frog, Qi Tian finally passed through the marsh.

He landed on a rocky hill. The surface of the stone was smooth, its gray-green color blending in with the marsh, making it inconspicuous.

"This is the stone hill from my memory!" he murmured. Qi Tian began to feel around on the stone wall, tapping left and right.

Dong dong dong.

He tapped again, and hearing the hollow sound, a glimmer of joy appeared in his heart as he realized the wall was hollow.

"This is the place!" Qi Tian took three steps back and unleashed a full-force Qi Yuan Slash.

Boom boom boom...

After several attacks from Qi Tian, the stone wall shattered, revealing a hole.

Cautiously retreating a few steps, he felt a heavy, stagnant air begin to seep out of the hole.

When the air cleared, Qi Tian stepped inside.

The cave extended downward at an angle, gradually widening, eventually leading to a stone chamber.

At the center of the chamber lay a corpse, tall and sturdy, with a broad back and thick waist, thick eyebrows and large eyes, its body radiating a greenish hue, with occasional wisps of poisonous gas emanating from it.

"No wonder he was a legendary figure. If this setup wasn't destroyed, Liu Rulong would recover in ten years."

This was Liu Rulong, a renowned Demon Dao leader and a peak Gu Master of the Qi Dao at the Fourth Turn, who had tragically fallen victim to poison during an exploration of the Yin Cloud Marsh ten years ago.

Despite being gravely poisoned, he managed to set up this stone chamber, using a last-resort Gu to preserve his life, while using detoxification Gu to expel the poison from his body. This process was supposed to take twenty years.

Before recovery, the poisoned person had no strength to resist. The stone hill where the chamber was located was scarcely visited, and even if someone did reach it, they would have difficulty finding the stone chamber.

In his past life, Liu Rulong had been in hiding for twenty years, breaking through to the Fifth Turn and reappearing in the martial world, causing a stir. His story was recorded in the Biography of Liu Rulong.

Unfortunately, in this life, he met Qi Tian, the reincarnated one, who came to end his life, drawn to the Qi Dao Gu insects on him. If Liu Rulong knew that his death would be caused by this, he might have woken up and triggered the explosion of the Gu insects.

Qi Tian stabbed his knife into Liu Rulong's heart.

Liu Rulong was barely alive, without consciousness and no means of defense, his faint breath barely remaining.

When Qi Tian killed him, his body didn't even tremble. There was no consciousness left to trigger the Gu insects.

Qi Tian's mind entered his vacant apertures and immediately detected several Turtle Breath Gu.

The Turtle Breath Gu was a storage Gu, used to seal other Gu.

Before his slumber, Liu Rulong sealed the Gu inside Turtle Breath Gu to prevent them from starving to death.

These Fourth Turn Gu were oval-shaped stones, slightly larger than a fist, with patterns resembling turtle shells on their surfaces.

After refining these Turtle Breath Gu, Qi Tian crushed them one by one and extracted the Gu inside.

These Gu were mostly related to Qi Dao, with many being rare Fourth Turn Gu. More importantly, ancient Qi Dao Gu insects were nearly impossible to find on the market, making these Gu worth almost as much as ordinary Fifth Turn Gu. Liu Rulong had carefully arranged them and used this set of Gu to make a name for himself in the Southern Frontier.

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It looks like I need to quickly advance to the Fourth Turn! Otherwise, these Gu will be difficult to use. However, some of them can still be used for now.

With these Gu, after advancing to the Fourth Turn, I'll have enough to plan my next move, including heading to Central Continent to inherit the blessed land.

With this goal achieved, Qi Tian decided to return.

Even though there was a Gu Immortal inheritance deeper in the marsh, it was beyond his reach, and despite its temptation, Qi Tian had no intention of trying.

As a reincarnator, Qi Tian knew much about the Gu Immortal inheritances. But such inheritances were not easy to acquire.

To obtain an inheritance, the timing had to be right. The blessed lands left behind by Gu Immortals often sealed themselves, only opening when the time was right. The right time could be when the blessed land was on the verge of collapse, seeking a successor, like the Three Kings Inheritance. Or it could be when the blessed land was mismanaged or facing a catastrophe and actively sought a successor, like the Fox Immortal blessed land.

Additionally, inheritances often had special requirements for their successors, such as the Three Kings Inheritance requiring a Strength Dao Gu Master, or the White Bone Inheritance requiring twin Gu Masters.

Fate was also crucial. Those who received the inheritance in the past were often those with a destined connection to it. However, this wasn't absolute—if one had the proper planning or enough strength, they could seize another's opportunity. This was something Fang Yuan had done many times after being reborn, and Qi Tian, being another reincarnator, would do the same.

As Qi Tian left the marsh, he remained cautious.

"Eh... A Gu Master is approaching!"

From the image provided by the Mist Sparrow Gu, a Fourth Turn Gu Master was flying toward this direction.

The Gu Master in the image wore a dark blue long robe, with long black hair, a thin face, pale skin, and a gloomy expression.

"Not good! It's the Poison Dao Gu Master Long Qingtian!"

Qi Tian was startled and quickly concealed his aura, hiding himself.

Long Qingtian, with Fourth Turn peak cultivation, had wreaked havoc in the Southern Frontier using the Fifth Turn Poison Gu Azure Sky, poisoning countless people and gaining a notorious reputation.

He once dyed the sky with Azure Sky!

The Azure Sky Gu, Long Qingtian's ultimate weapon, was an ancient Gu insect that had almost disappeared in modern times.

With this Gu, Long Qingtian's strength far surpassed ordinary Fourth Turn peak Gu Masters.

With Qi Tian's current strength, he could deal with a basic Fourth Turn Gu Master, but against a mid-level Fourth Turn, he could only barely protect himself.

Facing a famous powerhouse like Long Qingtian, Qi Tian could only retreat.

This was the reality for Demon Dao Gu Masters in the marsh. If they met each other, they would often kill one another for self-preservation. This world was ruthless, and if one was soft-hearted, they wouldn't survive. Qi Tian deeply understood this principle.

Now facing Long Qingtian, Qi Tian hoped to avoid him.