Upon returning to Villa Number One, Chen Xuan made a firm decision: he had to go to Miaojiang to save Granny Tao. The confident, victory-assured tone of Jincan Cult leader Li E on the phone meant that Granny Tao was in imminent danger.
Previously, while breaking Ji Lei’s Gu arts, Chen Xuan had heard the legends and secrets regarding the Gu Poison of Miaojiang. Granny Tao was the guardian of a legendary Gu insect that surpassed all others, known as the Spirit-Enlightening Gu. In Miaojiang folklore, the Spirit-Enlightening Gu was the key to unlocking the Ancient Witch Sect hidden deep within the ten thousand mountains; obtaining it meant gaining the inheritance of the Ancient Witch Sect. The Spirit-Enlightening Gu possessed extremely high intelligence. If anyone harbored malicious intent toward its guardian, the creature would flee in advance, and once it had escaped, it would be nearly impossible to track down. The fact that Li E dared to move against Granny Tao suggested he was fully prepared to capture the Spirit-Enlightening Gu.
With Granny Tao’s life at stake, Chen Xuan could not simply stand by. He knew that because Granny Tao had taught Zhang Zhicheng the Gu arts and served as her mentor, and the two had spent a year together in Miaojiang, Zhang Zhicheng regarded her as family. Furthermore, Granny Tao was the first love of Qin Feixue’s grandfather, Qin Mushi, and Chen Xuan had a friendship with him as well. These factors converged to cement Chen Xuan’s decision to head…
Chapter 487