Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Terrifying Demonic Insect

Lin Haoming only saw a worm, several times larger than a leech, crawling on Bao Wenliang's chest. The worm was entirely blood-red, and it was clear that one end seemed to be embedded inside Bao Wenliang's body, while the other end protruded, as if the worm had grown directly from Bao Wenliang's chest—an indescribably terrifying sight.

Lin Haoming frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Hearing Lin Haoming's question, Bao Wenliang cried out, "This is a Blood Essence Worm, a demonic worm that attaches itself to cultivators and feeds on their life essence. Half of this worm is attached to my heart. Although I can easily crush it, if it dies, I will die too!"

"What happened?" Lin Haoming asked.

“It was Situ Ping. After you left, he asked me if I wanted to be the manager, and of course I agreed. But he told me my cultivation was too low, and if I became the manager directly, I would lose in the Great Moon Competition. So he wanted to help me improve my cultivation, and he made me swallow a pill. At first, it did indeed make my cultivation advance greatly; in less than half a year, I entered the eighth level of Qi Refining. But after entering the eighth level, I felt something was wrong, and soon I became like this. Later I found out that the pill Situ Ping made me swallow was actually this worm.” Bao Wenliang said, his voice trembling. Every time he mentioned the worm, a look of fear appeared on his face.

“I never expected him to be so ruthless!” Lin Haoming was somewhat surprised that Situ Ping would do such a thing.

"Yes, I only found out later that because I'm your confidant, that bastard Situ Ping harbors a grudge against you, Senior Brother, but he didn't dare cause you any trouble, so he took it out on me. Senior Brother, you have to save me! A couple of days ago, Situ Ping had to go back to the second floor, so I secretly ran away," Bao Wenliang cried, clinging to Lin Haoming's leg. Clearly, he was driven to desperation.

"Do you know how to get rid of this thing?" Lin Haoming asked.

Bao Wenliang nodded. "I heard that if you drip a few drops of a 60-year-old Bloodwort juice onto the exposed part of the insect, it will fall off on its own!"

"Bloodwort? That seems to be one of the main ingredients for refining the Blood Cleansing Pill. A ten-year-old Bloodwort that can be used in medicine seems to cost at least a hundred spirit stones! A 60-year-old one, you can't get it for less than several hundred spirit stones!" Lin Haoming said.

"Senior brother, I know this Blood Grass is incredibly valuable, but I have no other choice. If I can't find a way within seven days, and the demonic insect has drained my life essence and fully emerged, I'll be finished! If you can save my life, senior brother, I, Bao Wenliang, am willing to swear a blood oath to serve you for life!" Bao Wenliang cried out. To him, Lin Haoming was his last hope; otherwise, he would only face death.

Spirit stones weren't too much of a problem for Lin Haoming, but the Blood Grass could only be found below the second level. This was a real problem, since he had just broken up with Xie Ruolan and couldn't expect to see her again so soon. Who could help him obtain the Blood Grass?

Just as Lin Haoming hesitated, he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside call out, "Lin Haoming, come out here!"

Lin Haoming was startled by the voice, then overjoyed, and whispered, "You stay here, treat me like a customer, don't worry about anything!"

Lin Haoming was now his only hope. Hearing Lin Haoming's order, Bao Wenliang nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.

After Lin Haoming went out, he indeed saw Ling Shengjie standing at the door, looking somewhat angry.

"Senior Brother Ling, you've arrived. Is there anything I can do for you?" Lin Haoming immediately asked with a smile.

"You brat, let me ask you, why did Ruolan take you to Red Leaf Mountain alone?" Ling Shengjie questioned.

Lin Haoming saw the expression on his face; it was clear he was jealous, and knew he had returned, so he immediately came to question him.

This kid's a madman. If he didn't answer well, he might be in danger again. His mind raced, and he immediately sighed, "I say, Senior Brother Ling! This isn't my fault! The other day I told you that Senior Sister has feelings for you, didn't you immediately run off to find Senior Sister Xie?"

"Nonsense! Since I knew Ruolan had feelings for me, why would I be coy?" Ling Shengjie said matter-of-factly.

"That's right! No wonder Senior Sister Xie suddenly made me do such dangerous things; it was all punishment!" Lin Haoming sighed bitterly.

"Make you do dangerous things?" This time it was Ling Shengjie's turn to show a strange expression.

Lin Haoming sighed bitterly, looking aggrieved. "These past three days, Senior Sister Xie captured me and took me to Red Leaf Mountain. She wanted me to be bait there, and I almost got chopped down by a disciple from Heavenly Sword Mountain. Now that I think about it, it must be because I revealed her feelings, so she resents me and is punishing me!" Lin Haoming deliberately feigned fear as he recounted the near-fatal incident.

"Hmm? Why would she punish you?" Ling Shengjie asked, puzzled.

"Hey! It's because Senior Sister Xie is shy. Can't you see? Senior Sister Xie isn't like ordinary girls; she's exceptionally reserved. Now that I've revealed her feelings, she's naturally embarrassed and angry with me!" Lin Haoming continued, sighing bitterly.

"Really?" Ling Shengjie asked, still somewhat doubtful.

"Of course. Think about it. Last time you went to Senior Sister Xie and confessed your feelings, did she really send you away?" Lin Haoming asked.

Hearing Lin Haoming's question, Ling Shengjie suddenly realized that, perhaps because he had been bolder, Ruolan, though somewhat evasive, hadn't truly rejected him. A look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"So, I was too hasty and almost got you into trouble, Junior Brother!" In a good mood, Ling Shengjie addressed Lin Haoming as Junior Brother again.

"That's right, Senior Brother. Next time, please don't be so direct. Senior Sister Xie isn't one of those women who will do whatever they want just because you give her some spirit stones. Otherwise, someone as handsome as you, Senior Brother, wouldn't have spent so much effort on her!" Lin Haoming said.

"Hehe, you're right. This time, Senior Brother was wrong. Junior Brother, if you have any problems in the future, please tell me immediately!" Hearing Lin Haoming's words, Ling Shengjie was very pleased and, for the first time, apologized to an outer disciple.

"What are you saying? By the way, Senior Brother, you're the great-grandson of Ancestor Ling, so you must know how to cultivate the sect's Blood Refining Technique, right?" Lin Haoming immediately pressed on, seeing his reaction.

"Of course!" Ling Shengjie replied proudly. The Blood Refining Sect was named after its Blood Refining Technique.

"In that case, I wonder if Senior Brother possesses a sixty-year-old Bloodstained Grass? I'm willing to pay an extra 20% of the spirit stones for one," Lin Haoming inquired cautiously.