I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 253 - 251: The Three-Eyed Parasite
During the days when Li Xing was away, Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming were exhausted like dogs. In the past, no matter how tough and tiring the training was, sleeping for a night would make everything fine. But this month, for some reason, their recovery was particularly slow.
Everyone felt it was firstly because Luo Jun increased their training volume, and secondly because they lacked the comfort of Li Xing’s delicious food, making them feel even more fatigued. Now it’s good, Li Xing finally rejoined the team, and their bitter days could have a bit more sweetness.
Cui Tianxiao: "Xing, how is Sister Anna’s health? Is she doing well? Has the little baby kicked yet?"
"The little baby is not even the size of a walnut yet, so even if it kicks, you won’t be able to feel it."
Qi Ming: "Sister Xing, we’ve all improved our strength this month. I guarantee that in the next competition, our team will definitely take the first place!"
"Yes, I think so too."
Li Xing didn’t train with them this month, but Ye Qingting had a strange feeling that she had become stronger. He could no longer see through Li Xing’s strength at all.
"Ah Xing, Teacher Luo asked me to tell you that starting tomorrow, you’ll also participate in special training."
"I understand."
"Teacher Luo also said she would adjust your training intensity to make sure it’s within your acceptable range, so you don’t need to worry. If you feel tired, you can take leave at any time."
"...Alright." Luo Jun seems to have changed, being so good to her?
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Li Xing took out the three-eyed worm and placed it on the table.
Since Li Xing tore off its wings, the three-eyed worm hadn’t used invisibility again, let alone attacked people. The whole worm looked weak and dying. If it weren’t for Li Xing occasionally supplying it with Spiritual Energy, it would have already died.
To study the habits of the three-eyed worm, Li Xing found several Star Beasts to serve as hosts.
Li Xing observed that the three-eyed worm attempted to crawl into the bodies of Star Beasts through positions like ears and nostrils, but the parasitized Star Beasts displayed very intense resistance, and the three-eyed worm was not strong enough. Therefore, after many attempts, it could not succeed.
In the end, it was only when Li Xing restrained the Star Beast that the three-eyed worm managed to find a new host.
This discovery surprised and delighted Li Xing. She was surprised that the three-eyed worm could indeed transfer between hosts, but fortunately, this post-hatch transfer was not as silent as egg parasitism. Even without spiritual power, it could be detected.
The new host also exhibited manic symptoms, drastic change in personality, rapid power increase, and then died as their Life Force was depleted. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
When the host died, the three-eyed worm would automatically leave, in a better condition than before parasitism.
The Crystal Stones of the deceased Star Beasts would show quality decline, just like the Crystal Stones of those wolf-headed bats before.
Li Xing judged that the purpose of the three-eyed worm in parasitizing humans and Star Beasts was actually to obtain Elemental Power, which is Spiritual Energy.
Elemental Power is the fundamental power of life for all creatures on the Qianyuan Continent. Once Elemental Power is extracted, Life Force depletes as well.
As for the reason why the parasitized individuals’ combat power surged for a short period, it was similar to the burst of adrenaline before death. Scientifically speaking, it involved the massive secretion of adrenaline in near-death moments, combined with the pheromone stimulus from the three-eyed worm—the effects of the two in combination.
Li Xing could now be sure that the wolf-headed bats that attacked them must have been parasitized by the three-eyed worm. Unfortunately, her Divine Sense was far weaker back then, and she couldn’t notice it.
There were quite a few wolf-headed bat groups at that time. More broadly speaking, the beast tide at the Southern Fortress is directly related to the three-eyed worm. The real number of three-eyed worms is simply terrifying.
If the three-eyed worm is indeed the trump card of the Zhu Xian Sect, used to disrupt the Qianyuan Continent, then Li Xing must find a reasonable and safe way to solve this, as the inheritance left by the ancestors was not meant for this!
Moreover, even if the number of three-eyed worms is extreme, the few boxes of Spirit Stones she has may not be enough, and she’s not so saintly as to use her family’s money to save the distressed.
Spirit Stones can’t be touched, but alternatives to Spirit Stones can be sought.
Li Xing took out a high-level Crystal Stone and tossed it on the table. The three-eyed worm sensed the Elemental Power within the Crystal Stone and immediately crawled over twistedly to embrace it, its belly bloating, greedily absorbing the energy within.
In less than ten minutes, the high-level Crystal Stone had been absorbed by the three-eyed worm, leaving only Chaos Qi. Li Xing picked up the Crystal Stone and examined it carefully, couldn’t help but sigh: If the three-eyed worm didn’t harm people, it would be a great artifact for separating Elemental Power and Chaotic Power.
The full-fed three-eyed worm slowly crawled on the table, as quiet as if it were Li Xing’s pet.
Suddenly, a sinister cold aura silently and invisibly dispersed from the three-eyed worm, enveloping towards Li Xing.
The golden Nascent Soul within Li Xing’s Dantian, sitting with closed eyes, suddenly opened them, and a nearly tangible golden light encompassed Li Xing. The cold aura touched the golden light and instantly vanished, like darkness dispelled by sunlight.
The three-eyed worm on the table let out a mournful scream, its entire body mysteriously twisting and collapsing, as if a hand inside it was squeezing tighter and tighter, turning the worm into a bloody, messy clump.
Watching this eerie scene, Li Xing furrowed her delicate brows and flicked a spark to burn the worm’s corpse to ashes.
Just now, it was clear someone was using the three-eyed worm to spy on her; someone capable of this must be related to the Zhu Xian Sect. Is it the Sect Hierarch of Zhu Xian Sect or that transparent creature?
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In a dim room.
Opposite the carved concubine, there’s a wall composed of hundreds of water mirrors. Each water mirror displayed a surveillance footage in first-person view. It was as if hundreds of people were wearing recorders, sending their dynamics to the water mirrors, presenting it before Mingzhen.
Mingzhen was staring at a water mirror that had been dark for a while, with a sinister gaze.
Earlier, he used the connection with the three-eyed worm to cast a spying Spell. Unexpectedly, as soon as his mind entered the worm’s body, it was detected by Li Xing, interrupting his Spell casting. The three-eyed worm, suffering backlash, died, leaving Mingzhen unable to use it further to spy on Li Xing’s secrets.
"Li Xing, who are you really?"
Mingzhen tapped with two fingers on the chair armrest, repeatedly recalling the scene he glimpsed in the moment when his Spell was interrupted. There seemed to be a layer of golden light on Li Xing, it was precisely that golden light that shattered his thoughts.
That golden light definitely isn’t Elemental Power, could it be a Spell?
Although most Qianyuan people have incomplete Dantians, there are still some with complete Dantians and exceptional aptitude who can cultivate, Li Xing is likely among them.
Could she have another encounter, receiving the inheritance of the Thirty-six Sages?
Thinking of Li Xing’s Ancient Alchemy Technique, Mingzhen even suspected that she might be connected to Wang Yao the Immortal Monarch. If true, Li Xing’s strength might not be less than that of the Thirty-six Sages.
Li Xing must die, but there’s something more urgent than killing her right now. Mingzhen’s gaze turned to another dark water mirror, boiling with rage.
Xue Han, that worthless fool, achieved nothing but exposing such an important stronghold of Tianyi City, and now the person is missing.
In just a few days, dozens of Holy Sect branches were destroyed, and more than a hundred sect members died, nearly obliterating the foundation of the Holy Sect! Mingzhen wished he could catch Xue Han right now, to tear him apart!
Xue Han knows too many secrets about the Zhu Xian Sect; if he falls into the enemy’s hands, the consequences would be unimaginable. Because Xue Han is well aware of Mingzhen’s abilities, since his disappearance, his water mirror hasn’t lit up again, leaving Mingzhen clueless about his whereabouts.
Mingzhen dialed the optical brain: "Find Xue Han and kill him."
