"Master Gu, what's the situation now?" Li Mobai asked Gu Shanshui.
Gu Shanshui didn't answer. All he did was summon a butterfly Companion Beast and bring back the White Silkworm's corpse.
Then, Gu Shanshui cut off a portion of the White Silkworm's corpse and fed it to another spider. After the spider ate the White Silkworm's corpse, it didn't react.
Gu Shanshui picked out a strange Buddha plaque from his Buddha plaques. The outside of the Buddha plaque looked like a transparent glass bottle. Inside was yellow liquid, and inside the liquid was a baby-like statue.
Gu Shanshui opened the glass bottle outside and poured some yellow liquid onto the remaining White Silkworm's corpse. When the liquid touched the White Silkworm's corpse, it immediately seeped in.
Gu Shanshui held the Buddha plaque and chanted softly. At the same time, he injected his Essence Energy into the Buddha plaque.
However, after a while, there was no movement from the White Silkworm's corpse.
Gu Shanshui put away the Buddha plaque and looked at the spider that had eaten a portion of the White Silkworm's corpse. He said with a heavy expression, "There's no poison in the White Silkworm's corpse. It didn't die from poison. I used Spirit Control to condense the remnant spiritual consciousness on the White Silkworm, but I failed."
When Li Mobai heard this, he understood what Gu Shanshui meant. "In other words, the Flower of Life itself isn't poisonous. Did the White Silkworm die because it lost its soul?"
"That's roughly what I mean. However, spiritual consciousness isn't completely equivalent to a soul," Gu Shanshui said.
"Can you find out what sucked the White Silkworm's spiritual consciousness?" Li Mobai asked.
"I didn't discover any other creatures involved. The greatest possibility is that the Flower of Life sucked away its spiritual consciousness. However, this is only a deduction," Gu Shanshui said.
This deduction made Li Mobai and Zhou Wen's hearts sink. If it was really the Flower of Life causing trouble, it would be very dangerous for them to cross the Flower River. If they weren't careful, their spiritual consciousness might be sucked away.
"This seems to be somewhat similar to the Spirit Absorbing Valley's Spirit Absorbing Worms. Could they be related?" Li Mobai asked.
"I'm not sure for now. I need further research." Gu Shanshui summoned many avian Companion Beasts and got them to fly across the Flower River in the sky before flying into the distance.
The Companion Beasts flew a few rounds over the Flower River without any problems. This made Zhou Wen and company feel better.
If they could fly across the Flower River, it would save them a lot of trouble.
After unsummoning his Companion Beasts, Gu Shanshui got Gu Lou and Gu He to open the bamboo cages on their backs. There was a beehive in the bamboo cages with many poisonous bees entering and exiting.
Zhou Wen sized up the Beehive curiously. He hadn't noticed it before, so he never expected Gu Lou and Gu He to be carrying such an item.
The wasps inside were clearly not Companion Beasts, nor could they be considered dimensional creatures. They were likely mutated species of Earth's wasps.
Driven by Gu Lou and Gu He, those poisonous bees flew out of the hive and into the sky above the Flower River. As a result, not long after, the poisonous bees fell from the sky, as if they were drunk, and fell into the flowers.
None of the poisonous bees were spared, all of them fell into the flowering shrubs.
Everyone's hearts were shrouded in a shadow. The Companion Beasts were fine, but the wasps were all dead. They would probably end up like the wasps if they entered.
Gu Shanshui did some more experiments. There were many strange things on him, dazzling him.
After Gu Shanshui stopped, Li Mobai asked, "Master Gu, is there any way to cross the Flower River?"
"There's a way, but it can only prevent one's spiritual consciousness from being sucked away. I don't know if there are any other dangers inside," Gu Shanshui said after some thought.
"We've already come this far. There's no reason to return," Li Mobai said.
Gu Shanshui nodded and took out a few Buddha plaques from his pocket and handed them to Zhou Wen. "Hang these Buddha plaques around your necks. They can naturally protect you from having your spiritual consciousness sucked away. However, there are a few taboos that you need to abide by. First, don't take them off after wearing them. I'll help you take them off after we leave. Second, you need to drip a drop of blood on the Buddha plaque every day. Third, you can't eat meat. These three rules have to be followed, or there will be trouble. "
After Li Mobai took the Buddha plaque, he wore it around his neck. Then, he pricked his finger and dripped a drop of blood on it.
Strangely enough, the drop of blood immediately seeped into the Buddha plaque.
"What Companion Beast is sealed in this Buddha plaque?" Zhou Wen asked curiously as he held the Buddha plaque.
This Buddha plaque was very similar to the one Gu Shanshui had used. It was divided into three layers. The first layer was a transparent crystal, the second layer was a yellow liquid, and the innermost layer was a black baby statue.
"The Buddha plaque that seals Companion Beasts is now called a Righteous Buddha plaque. I made this myself. What's sealed inside isn't a Companion Beast, but a Gu. Although it's a little odd, there won't be any problems as long as you abide by the rules. Remember, you have to abide by the rules. Otherwise, there will be a huge disaster, "Gu Shanshui warned them again and again.
Li Mobai said, "Master Gu's family used to rear Gu. Later, the Gu family moved to the vicinity of Chiang Rai and learned the local techniques. They have a deep understanding of Buddha plaques and Kuman Thong. Now, they have formed their own school. Even in Chiang Rai, there aren't many people who can compare to Master Gu."
Zhou Wen followed Gu Shanshui's instructions and fed the Buddha plaque a drop of blood before hanging it around his neck.
Everyone hung up the Buddha plaques and entered the Flower River under Gu Shanshui's lead.
Just as Gu Shanshui had said, after hanging the Buddha plaque, they didn't have their spiritual consciousnesses absorbed. The group traversed the Flower River, and all they could see was a sea of flowers. There were no other creatures. Although it looked beautiful, it also gave off a lonely feeling.
Zhou Wen originally wanted Gu Shanshui to help him see what the Buddha plaques he had obtained from Xiao Si were for, but after some thought, he decided against it. This place wasn't far from Chiang Rai. If the Xiao family knew that Xiao Si's Buddha plaque had landed in his hands, it would inevitably cause trouble.
The sky gradually darkened as the moon rose into the sky.
Under the moonlight, the Flower River seemed to be covered in a mysterious veil. It looked beautiful and terrifying.
"Ah!" Gu Lou suddenly screamed and fell into the flowers. His eyes rolled back as his body convulsed violently. White foam seeped out of his mouth as though he was having an epileptic fit.
Everyone was alarmed. Gu Shanshui reacted the fastest. He pinched Gu Lou's mouth and forced it open. Then, he took out a small bottle and poured it into Gu Lou's mouth.
Zhou Wen originally imagined that the bottle was filled with medicine, but to his surprise, he saw a centipede-like worm crawl out of the bottle and enter Gu Lou's mouth.
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