234: In the Miao region, there are immortal larvae.

Jiang Chuan and the two others spent several hours arriving outside a vast, continuous mountain range.

Since the car could no longer proceed, Jiang Chuan and the others had no choice but to travel on foot.

"Keep up with me."

The Gu Breeder spoke to Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue, and the three quickly hiked deeper into the mountains.

The Gu Breeder moved very quickly, but Jiang Chuan was fully able to keep pace.

Although Bai Mengxue was a woman, her speed was not slow, and she could just about keep up with the two men.

Seeing that Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue could keep up with him, the Gu Breeder naturally increased his speed, as they needed to return to the Miaojiang Region before nightfall.

"I'll carry you."

Jiang Chuan noticed Bai Mengxue gradually falling behind, completely unable to match their speed. He approached her and offered.

"It's not necessary."

Bai Mengxue, being very stubborn and strong-willed, refused Jiang Chuan's kind offer.

Jiang Chuan didn't give her a chance to argue; he immediately picked her up and hoisted her onto his back.

Bai Mengxue struggled continuously, trying to get down.

"Stop moving. It is extremely dangerous right now."

The area Jiang Chuan and the others were traversing had no roads whatsoever; they were essentially scaling mountains and crossing ridges, relying on their own abilities to venture deeper.

Bai Mengxue stopped speaking and ceased struggling, instead resting on Jiang Chuan's back.

Her face remained expressionless, but she obediently settled down, resting comfortably.

Just as darkness fell, the three finally saw a large Miao Village appear before them.

"We're here."

The Gu Breeder smiled as he looked at the Miao Village before them and spoke to Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue.

"Let's enter."

The Gu Breeder instructed Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue, then led the two of them into the Miao Village.

"Xiao Liao, you returned so quickly this time?"

"Xiao Liao, I heard you went to America this time. Was America enjoyable?"

"Xiao Liao, is America as prosperous as our Huaguo?"

... As Xiao Liao returned to the Miao Village, the tribal members greeted him enthusiastically.

When the tribal members saw Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue on his back, they pretended not to notice. Although their Miao Village did not welcome outsiders, these guests had been brought back by Xiao Liao, which implied they had the Chieftain's approval, so they refrained from commenting.

"Uncles, Grandmas, Grandpas, I have matters to attend to and must leave now."

Xiao Liao enthusiastically responded to everyone, then proceeded directly into a courtyard located in the deepest part of the Miao Village.

"Grandpa, I'm back."

Xiao Liao stood outside the courtyard and shouted loudly.

"Come inside."

A powerful, aged voice entered the ears of the three, and Xiao Liao led Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue into the courtyard.

When Jiang Chuan and the others entered the courtyard, they saw a white-haired, long-bearded elder. The elder possessed the aura of an immortal, instantly filling those who looked upon him with reverence.

"Are you Old Jiang's grandson?"

The elder looked at Jiang Chuan and asked with a smile.

"Yes, Elder."

Jiang Chuan replied respectfully upon hearing the elder's words.

"There's no need to call me Elder. Your grandfather and I are peers; we once fought side-by-side on the battlefield. I simply returned to the Miao Village after the war ended. You can call me Grandpa Liao."

"Understood."

Jiang Chuan naturally and respectfully agreed after hearing Elder Liao's words.

"Which of you two carries the longevity gu?"

Elder Liao looked at Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue and asked with a smile.

"Grandpa Liao, both of us have it."

Jiang Chuan replied respectfully to Elder Liao.

"What? How can that be possible!"

Elder Liao stared at the two of them in disbelief after hearing Jiang Chuan's words; he simply couldn't accept it.

The longevity gu was something that originated and spread from this very place, but there was only ever one longevity gu; it was impossible for there to be more than one.

"Grandpa Liao, you can verify whether the thing inside us is the longevity gu, but both of our bodies definitely contain a gu worm."

Jiang Chuan smiled bitterly upon hearing Elder Liao's astonished reaction.

"Very well. Xiao Liao, go stand guard at the door. Do not allow anyone to approach us."

Elder Liao instructed Xiao Liao.

"Understood, Grandpa."

Xiao Liao replied respectfully to Elder Liao, then quickly left and took up his post outside the door.

"The two of you, step forward. Do not resist in any way. I need to check if what you carry is the longevity gu."

Elder Liao instructed Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue, and the two walked up to him.

Elder Liao took out a small knife, then made an incision in both of their skin, immediately followed by Elder Liao employing his special technique.

Gradually, Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue felt something wriggling in their blood. That thing continuously swam through their bloodstream. Elder Liao observed the gu worms inside their blood and quickly frowned.

Disperse.

Elder Liao let out a low roar, then dissipated the materialized gu worms.

"What you have is not the true longevity gu, but the offspring cultivated from the longevity gu. I never expected that they would actually succeed in researching and producing offspring."

Elder Liao had already reached his conclusion and stated it to Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue.

"Offspring?"

Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue frowned upon hearing Elder Liao's words.

"Yes, the longevity gu is actually the sacred artifact of our Miaojiang Region. Although the longevity gu grants the effect of eternal life, its side effects are severe: it requires constant nourishment from newborn infants. As long as the longevity gu is continuously nourished, it can keep the human body vital, thereby achieving the effect of eternal life."

"In ancient times, people were injected with the longevity gu, but they failed to extract all the nutrients from the newborn infants, quickly resulting in the longevity gu backlashing, leading to the death of both the host and the gu. The longevity gu lost decades ago was the last such gu worm in existence."

"It was taken away by Japan during that war. I never expected it to reappear now. The fact that both of you carry this item suggests that Japan clearly conducted terrifying experiments, managing to keep the longevity gu alive and cultivate its offspring."

Elder Liao provided this explanation to the two of them.

"Nutrients from newborn infants?"

Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue's expressions instantly changed upon hearing that sentence.

Elder Liao's meaning was crystal clear: the Sublimation injected into their bodies by the Heavenly Lord Society was actually created using newborn infants. If that was the case, the Heavenly Lord Society must have killed countless newborn infants.

At that moment, intense murderous intent surfaced in the eyes of both Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue.

"Tell me, how did you acquire the longevity gu offspring inside you?"

Elder Liao looked at Jiang Chuan and Bai Mengxue, wanting to know the source of the offspring they carried.