Chapter two hundred and twenty-four, black worm purification
Because Lin Xi didn't think there was any danger during this trip, she didn't bring a special communication talisman to contact the sect.
After all, this is the territory of Shitang Dynasty.
But who would have thought that something like this would happen.
Although several major chambers of commerce in Xiyang County are owned by the Qian family, this is a small place after all, and there are not many powerful monks in charge.
Lin Xi originally wanted to leave Xiyang County as soon as possible.
But they were stopped by people from the seven major families.
"Your Majesty, why bother leaving in a hurry? Why don't you stay a few more days and let us show our friendship as landlords." The people sent by the seven major families were very respectful.
But Lin Xi knew that she probably wouldn't be able to leave.
Once he wakes up and leaves Sunset County, he will definitely anger the seven major families.
"It's a pity that Nioyunbu is not good at escaping over long distances." Lin Xi said depressedly: "It would be great if Chang Daoyuan's realm was lower, maybe there would be a chance to escape."
At the peak of Jin Dan, there is really no way to fight against it.
In desperation, Lin Xi could only continue to stay in Xiyang County.
However, he did not stay in any of the seven major families. Instead, he found an inn that only accommodated monks and stayed there.
Jiang Xiangwen was lying on the bed at the moment, his breath was weak, and he seemed to be dying.
The sobriety at that time was more like a flashback.
"They are almost all disabled. Can they be saved?" Lin Xi's face was solemn: "I've given you the pills. Whether you can survive or not depends on your luck."
Lin Xi fed Jiang Xiangwen a lot of elixirs, all of which were mild in potency.
Moreover, the elixir is specially wrapped with spiritual power to suppress the medicinal power, so that the medicinal power can take effect slowly.
Jiang Xiangwen, who was originally hopeless, actually recovered bit by bit with Lin Xi's help.
Three days passed.
His breathing has calmed down.
Although he is not completely out of danger yet, he does seem to be getting better.
"What kind of physique is this? It's so powerful." Lin Xi was extremely surprised.
So Lin Xi checked Jiang Xiangwen's spiritual roots.
Very common, four series of mixed spiritual roots.
Nothing special.
Lin Xi called out Zheng Qipeng: "Have you ever seen such a strange situation?"
"You treat me as the grandfather you carry with you!" Zheng Qipeng said speechlessly: "I am just a young monk at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and you are the big boss at the foundation level!"
"Okay, what you said makes sense."
Lin Xi could only do research on her own.
Soon he discovered something strange.
In addition to the normal red color of Jiang Xiangwen's blood, there is also a little bit of very light gold, as if gold powder is sprinkled on the blood, which is indeed a bit different.
"Do black grain worms normally eat human flesh and blood?" Lin Xi asked Zheng Qipeng.
Zheng Qipeng denied: "This is absolutely not possible."
He had studied black grainworms before, so he was very sure.
"That's strange." Lin Xi was a little confused: "Why is the black worm so happy to drink this person's blood? Why is this person so recuperative?"
Jiang Xiangwen's ability to endure hardships in the mines for several months is obviously not something that can be explained by a strong will and good luck.
However, Lin Xi was obviously a dabbler and couldn't figure out what was going on.
Forget it, don't care about this.
"By the way, how to deal with black grainworms?" Lin Xi asked.
"Just feed me some ore every day."
"oh."
Lin Xi randomly got some stone ore and threw it to the black grain worms, fearing that they would starve to death, but strangely, they were unwilling to eat and showed great resistance.
"Zheng Qipeng, are you really sure that feeding the ore will be enough?"
"Of course, what's the point of lying to you?"
"Then please explain the current situation."
Zheng Qipeng sensed the situation of the black worms and was puzzled.
how so.
"It shouldn't be, it's weird." Zheng Qipeng then seemed to have discovered something and said in surprise: "Why do these black worms look so weird? They have golden spots on their bodies."
Lin Xi took a closer look and discovered this.
The black worm should be completely black.
But golden spots began to appear on the hard shells of these bugs.
Now both of them were confused.
Lin Xi tried to feed them spiritual stones again. This time they were willing to eat, but after eating, they began to fall asleep without any signs of indigestion.
Logically speaking, the black worms should only be able to digest a little bit, and the excess spiritual stones should be turned into fine sand and excreted out of the body.
Something is obviously wrong with these black grainworms.
"Is it related to this person's blood?" Lin Xi hesitated for a moment, then made a small cut on Jiang Xiangwen's thigh and took some blood.
Upon smelling Jiang Xiangwen's blood, these black worms immediately woke up from their sleep and raised their forelimbs excitedly.
This is more exciting than meeting a spiritual stone.
Lin Xi dropped the blood on an ordinary stone and threw it to the black worms.
Unexpectedly, they swarmed up and swallowed the stones completely.
Then Lin Xi dropped her own blood on the stone.
But the black worms were not interested at all, and even showed a little bit of disgust.
Depend on!
A group of bugs are still picky.
But judging from the current situation, it really has something to do with this person's blood.
Lin Xi stared at Jiang Xiangwen for a long time, but couldn't see what was happening.
It's better to see what changes will happen to these bugs.
Lin Xi is full of interest in insects.
He started taking blood and feeding insects.
Time passed so slowly.
The bugs started to sleep when they were full, and continued to eat when they woke up. In order to ensure sufficient "nutrition", Lin Xi fed them with blood and spiritual stones, and the golden spots on these bugs became more and more numerous.
In just five days, ten thousand spiritual stones were eaten by these insects.
Five days later, the insects woke up again.
I thought they were going to beg Lin Xi for food again.
But what happened next was beyond Lin Xi's expectation.
The bodies of these insects twitched without warning, and they made harsh and rapid rustling sounds, which made people clearly feel their uneasiness and pain.
They struggled painfully, and a slight crack appeared on the dark hard shell with golden spots.
"Yeah!" Lin Xi was extremely surprised.
This kind of insect that likes to eat rocks has a very hard shell.
At this moment, it shattered inexplicably.
"Zheng Qipeng, come and see, what's going on?"
Zheng Qipeng was called out.
He has done research on black grainworms.
But the scene before him also made him extremely confused.
Could it be that the black grain worm has some unknown secrets?
Under the gazes of Lin Xi and Zheng Qipeng, a black worm finally couldn't bear it any longer and cracked completely with a loud bang, then turned into pieces of mutilated flesh with no life left, and only its thin limbs trembled slightly.
It was like starting some kind of ritual. The other black worms also split open and shattered into dregs all over the ground. The large pieces of mutilated insect bodies were really oozing and disgusting.
The painful chirping of insects came and went.
The two looked at each other.
What's going on.
Is this... suicide?
"It seems that it can't be raised anymore. Who would have thought that eating and drinking so delicious food would actually cause self-destruction." Lin Xi shook her head and prepared to clean up the insect corpses.
Suddenly, Lin Xi discovered that among the corpses on the ground, seven or eight black worms were not completely dead.
Their bodies were torn apart, but they fell off as if they were shedding their skin. The dark golden insect shells were trying hard to break open the remaining bodies, trying to get out from inside.
Lin Xi was extremely pleasantly surprised.
The auras of the seven or eight surviving black worms are much more powerful than those of the others.
It is basically equivalent to the fourth or fifth level of Qi refining.
Soon, these black worms burst out of their shells.
Their bodies have grown larger, originally only about the size of a fingernail, but now they are about the size of a thumb, and their shells are dimly golden, but closer to black.
The forelimbs turned into two slightly larger claws, with ferocious mouthparts, standing on eight legs, and also sprouted extremely thin cicada wings, which trembled slightly but seemed unable to fly.
Although it looks quite disgusting, you can vaguely feel that it is a bit extraordinary.
They make a slight murmur.
It seems to be begging for food.
Having just finished evolving, they are in urgent need of food supplements.
"Just wait."
Lin Xi went to prepare food with great joy.
These insects seemed to recognize Lin Xi and showed some kindness.
Just when Lin Xi opened Jiang Xiangwen's thigh again to draw blood, a confused voice came from her ears.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Xi was grabbing Jiang Xiangwen's thigh and raised her head when she heard the sound.
Jiang Xiangwen woke up, his eyes full of exhaustion and confusion.