Miao Shi coughed for half a moment before speaking slowly,
"Cough, cough... Although I know how to break the Soul Devouring Gu, I don't know how."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan's face instantly darkened.
What was the difference between saying this and saying nothing?
Miao Shi felt the surrounding temperature drop and his heart sank. Driven by a survival instinct, he quickly added,
"Although I don't know how to break it, I know who does!"
Qin Xuan's expression improved slightly. He kicked Miao Shi's backside and coldly reprimanded,
"I advise you not to play any tricks on me, or I can take your life with a flick of my finger."
"No... I wouldn't dare!" Miao Shi shook his head hurriedly,
"In the Gu Clan, only high-level or above Witch Doctors can break the Soul Devouring Gu. Besides that, there is the Spring of Nature."
"The Spring of Nature's water is nurtured by nature. The water is incredibly clear and possesses spiritual properties, capable of detoxifying all poisons. Drinking the water from the Spring of Nature will cause the Soul Devouring Gu worm to be drawn out by the water's spirituality."
Qin Xuan then asked,
"Where is the Spring of Nature?"
Miao Shi hesitated for a moment before replying,
"On Mount Wu Qi in our Gu Clan."
Qin Xuan fell into thought.
The Gu Clan's current stronghold was in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
The Hundred Thousand Mountains were in the northernmost part of Long Country, bordering the frontier. It was a desolate rainforest, teeming with wild beasts and birds. The distance was thousands of miles. For Jiangbei City to reach the Hundred Thousand Mountains would almost span the entire Long Country. Taking Qin Lin there would pose safety issues, making it clearly impractical.
As for a high-level Witch Doctor, that was even less feasible. Qin Xuan had, in essence, already offended the Gu Clan.
To be honest, three days later, Qin Xuan himself wasn't very confident that those three Witch Doctors would be able to remove the Gu for Qin Lin.
After pondering, Qin Xuan suddenly spoke,
"Can you go back and get some Spring of Nature?"
"That might be difficult," Miao Shi said with some hesitation,
"Why?"
Miao Shi explained,
"The Spring of Nature is in the deepest part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It formed a spiritual spring because the spiritual energy there is abundant. If the spring water is brought out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, a journey of thousands of miles, the spiritual energy would likely dissipate before even halfway. It would be no different from ordinary spring water."
Hearing Miao Shi's words, Qin Xuan fell into contemplation.
In other words, the spiritual energy of the Spring of Nature could not be preserved. The water wouldn't disappear, but the spiritual energy would.
The only thing to protect wasn't the spring water itself, but the spiritual energy within it.
Suddenly, Qin Xuan thought of something. He took out a blue and white porcelain bottle and handed it to Miao Shi, saying,
"This bottle can ensure the spiritual energy doesn't dissipate."
This was a pill bottle that Qin Xuan had coincidentally found at a street stall, used for storing pills.
This was unlike the ordinary porcelain bottles Qin Xuan had given to Wang Yuyan and the others before.
Those were just ordinary ceramic bottles, whereas this blue and white porcelain bottle was an antique from centuries ago.
It was an antique used by an alchemist, having contained countless pills. The inside of the bottle had naturally absorbed the essence of many pills, and after centuries of precipitation, it was no longer an ordinary pill bottle.
Perfect for holding the spring water from the Spring of Nature this time.
Miao Shi took the pill bottle and examined it. It looked like an ordinary ceramic bottle. Could this thing hold spiritual energy?
"You... you're not joking, are you?" Miao Shi asked with some doubt.
Qin Xuan let out a cold snort, startling Miao Shi greatly.
"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to fill it with spring water. Then, the matter of you implanting the Gu in Yuyan will be settled."
Miao Shi's eyes darted around a few times, then he readily agreed,
"Alright!"
Alright, my foot! When I get back, I'll see if I still come back!
"Then if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. I'll return immediately after I fetch the spring water," Miao Shi said, turning to sneak away.
Qin Xuan knew exactly what Miao Shi was thinking. He chuckled lightly and grabbed Miao Shi's shoulder with one hand, stopping him.
Then, a trace of Dragon Force flowed from Qin Xuan's palm into Miao Shi's body.
Miao Shi clearly felt a restless energy swirling within his body.
Qin Xuan patted Miao Shi's shoulder with a seemingly harmless smile, saying,
"I've left a trace of my energy within you. This energy won't do anything for the first fifteen days."
"But if fifteen days pass and I don't personally neutralize the energy, it will sever all the meridians in your body..."
Miao Shi's mind was struck by lightning. His heart sank by half.
It's over, it's over, it's all over now.
Not only do I have to come back, but I only have fifteen days!
Otherwise, my life won't be safe!