Chapter 95: Chapter 74: The Strange Scented Holy Insect
Translator: 549690339
Smelling the fragrance emanating from the centipede’s head, Lu Yuan’s expression changed suddenly. He held his breath and stepped back in a hurry, afraid that he might have been affected by some poisonous barrier.
However, after retreating more than ten feet away and no longer smelling that scent, there was no issue with his body. On the contrary, after smelling that exotic fragrance, his inner strength unexpectedly became slightly more active than before.
This activity was very significant, and Lu Yuan noticed it immediately.
“Is it the effect of that exotic fragrance?”
He paused for a moment, and quickly thought of the reason.
An exotic fragrance that could make his inner strength more active; this discovery instantly made Lu Yuan excited.
As someone who has read various novels, he immediately realized that he had stumbled upon the kind of adventure plot where one encounters a treasure.
“That’s right. That centipede was so unusual, clearly a different species with unique bloodlines. Perhaps if I ate it, like the protagonists of those novels, my divine skills would advance and my inner strength would soar.”
As a traverser, Lu Yuan naturally put himself into the role of a protagonist, feeling that he deserved this adventure.
Heaven’s pity.
After waiting for such a long time, he finally received this protagonist treatment.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he slowly moved closer to the centipede’s corpse by a bit.
At this point, he could smell a bit of that exotic fragrance again.
Lu Yuan stopped in his tracks, not moving any closer. He just sniffed the scent, slowly experiencing the changes in his body.
Just like before.
There were no adverse reactions in his body, and instead, the circulation speed of his inner strength increased slightly. The scent acted like an amplifier, allowing him to absorb vital energy and mental strength more efficiently.
Originally it was at 100% efficiency, but after smelling the scent, it increased to around 102% or 103%.
“Just by sniffing a few mouthfuls of fragrance, there is such an effect.”
Feeling the effects of the fragrance, Lu Yuan’s eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he strode to the centipede’s corpse.
He took out a jade box from his bosom, originally intended for storing a tiger’s penis, drew his sword and picked up the arrow branch. He carefully placed the centipede’s corpse that was hanging on the branch into the jade box. After gently placing it, he closed the box like a treasure and put it back into his bosom.
After finishing this, he looked at the soil soaked with centipede brain fluid and full of fragrance.
Thinking about the effect of this fragrance, Lu Yuan couldn’t bear to throw this piece of mud away. He took out a money bag from his body, poured the coins inside into his bosom, and used the empty bag to store the mud, treating it like a fragrance pouch.
After such a series of actions, he had finally dealt with the spoils of war.
After finishing everything, Lu Yuan looked around. The lush woods and deep flowers and grass surrounded him, with only the sounds of insects and birds chirping, and the occasional wind blowing.
Although the centipede had been eliminated, there was no more obstacle between him and hunting that wild bear.
But with such a valuable treasure, how could he care about that mere wild bear?
On the contrary, having gotten his hands on this unusual creature, Lu Yuan felt somewhat uneasy, as if possessing something valuable but not quite secure. The experience he had just gone through had also taught him a lesson.
So, he decided not to linger any longer in the mountain.
He retraced his steps along the path he had just come from, and after retrieving the arrows he had shot out, he turned and ran towards the outside of the mountain.
However, although he left the mountain, Lu Yuan remained cautious and did not head directly towards Changning County. Instead, he took a detour and headed toward Xiaxi County, planning to circle around outside before returning to Changning.
Although the centipede was dead.
But he hadn’t forgotten his suspicion. This fierce insect suddenly appearing in the mountains was likely cultivated by someone.
Otherwise, how could one explain the cen tipede’s brain fluid, which helped people cultivate their skills?
And now that he had killed this centipede and taken its corpse, if there was indeed a cultivator behind its existence, how could they let it go easily?
So, out of caution, he had to cover his tracks to avoid being pursued.
Although all these were guesses, being cautious had managed to keep Lu Yuan alive for a long time, and this time was no exception.
It was fortunate that despite taking a long detour and the extra effort required, he could still smell the exotic scent from the centipede in the pouch. Even without circulating his inner strength deliberately, Lu Yuan could still feel his inner strength slowly growing.
This experience of running on the road while constantly increasing his inner strength made him feel extremely comfortable, so much so, that he didn’t feel tired at all.
He ran more than thirty miles from the mountains and was about to reach Xiayi County City when the scent in the pouch finally dissipated.
Seeing that there was no use for the pouch anymore, Lu Yuan directly emptied the dirt inside, then lit a fire and burned the pouch, as well as his bow and arrow, and the Long Sword he had been carrying.
Finally, he threw the remnants into a river, completely destroying any
evidence left behind.
Not leaving any trace that could expose his identity.
Then he entered Xiayi County City, where he wandered around various crowded places. Only after making a few rounds and visiting each location did he leave.
After that, he circled around other nearby county towns, even visiting Fu City, traveling hundreds of miles in total. At each location, he used his disguise skills to change his appearance, covering his tracks.
It wasn’t until five days later when he was sure that no one would come after him that Lu Yuan changed his attires again and headed back to Changning County.
While Lu Yuan was busy playing hide-and-seek, two days after he left the mountain, a group of unexpected visitors arrived at the spot where the centipede had been killed.
A group of people dressed in Miao nationality clothing were searching through the mountain forest and finally confirmed the location.
“Holy Maiden, the trace of the sacred insect is cut off here.” An emaciated old man holding a green long bug that resembled a bamboo stick sniffed around the location where the centipede had died and said with an unpleasant expression: “It’s the Red Marrow Fragrance. Someone has killed the sacred insect.”
In the crowd, a young girl was surrounded, her head adorned with silver ornaments and wearing a blue Miao nationality costume. Her exposed skin was snow-white, and her figure graceful, making it clear at first glance that she was a stunning beauty.
However, such a stunning beauty had a white gecko crawling up her collar, a purple spider in the palm of her hand, a blue scorpion with a cold, flickering tail on her head, and a golden toad croaking on her shoulder.
Four of the Five Poisons rumored in folklore were gathered around this girl at this moment.
But, she was used to this scene. She even reached out and touched the spider in her palm with a teasing expression.
Only when she heard the old man’s words did her face turn cold: “Do you know that without the Blood Jade Centipede, I won’t be able to complete my Five
Sacred Gu training? To cultivate a new one again, it would take hundreds of
Medicine Men and three years.”
“Right now, the Yue people’s officials are watching our Holy Sect, trying to seize people for Miao cultivation; it won’t be that easy anymore.”
“Currently, our Holy Sect is not yet prepared to confront the Yue People’s Court. Elder Qing, you were responsible for watching over the sacred insect; do you understand the consequences of losing it?”
The emaciated old man called Elder Qing listened to the Holy Maiden’s words, shuddered, and his face turned pale..