"What else could it mean? Animals that consume the spiritual liquid turn into monsters and roam the mountains,"
Lin Fan sneered, "Do you expect me to create a hoard of monsters and become their king? If there were such good fortune, you would have done it yourself long ago."
"If used for cultivating medicinal herbs, we could harvest a large number of century-old ginseng and millennium-old lingzhi in a short time," Wang Xiaoli said, her words filled with temptation.
"Can eating ginseng and lingzhi grant immortality?" Lin Fan retorted.
In truth, Lin Fan was somewhat tempted. The village's medicinal herb planting base was currently in dire need of such a treasure!
With the Tongtian Pot, Tian Mengyao could quickly realize her dream and lead all the people of Luofeng Village to prosperity.
"What exactly do you want?" Wang Xiaoli was growing impatient, secretly contemplating whether she could launch a desperate attack and devour Lin Fan directly.
As soon as he died, these strange insects would naturally scatter, and the dragon pearl would be within her grasp. xxs1
"I advise you not to harbor any wicked intentions,"
Lin Fan warned, "This is a Golden Silkworm Gu, connected to my bloodline. If I die, they will surely risk their lives to avenge me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xiaoli felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
She frowned, abandoning the idea of a direct confrontation.
"What will it take for you to give me the Chi Pearl?"
Being so close, Wang Xiaoli, with her innate talent engraved in her bloodline, discerned that it was not the inner core of a true dragon, but the inner core of a Chi Dragon.
However, to her, a Chi Dragon was already an existence beyond reach.
As for a true dragon, she dared not even think about it.
"So it's called a Chi Pearl,"
Lin Fan smiled, "To be honest, I don't trust you at all, and you pose a considerable danger. I fear that after obtaining the Chi Pearl, you will immediately betray me and attack. Therefore, I need some form of guarantee."
"What do you want?" Wang Xiaoli's heart stirred. As long as she could obtain the Chi Pearl, she was willing to make any compromise, for this was an opportunity to transform into a dragon.
With the vastness of heaven and earth then open to her, where could she not roam?
How exhilarating, how liberating that would be.
"I need..." Lin Fan extended his left hand, and seven resplendent golden silkworm gu slowly descended.
These little fellows were very intelligent, unlike the Ironhead Gu, which was foolish and only knew how to charge forward.
"To have them reside within your chest and abdomen, would that be acceptable?"
"What did you say?!"
Wang Xiaoli was aghast.
She had witnessed the power of the Golden Silkworm Gu earlier and dared not let them burrow into her body.
Wouldn't her life and death then be entirely at Lin Fan's mercy?
"Don't get worked up yet,"
Lin Fan raised his hand, "It's not that they will reside there permanently. My idea is this: you are a demon with a long lifespan, while I am a human with a short one. When I am on the verge of death..."
Wang Xiaoli sneered, "You are not an ordinary human at all. How can you claim to have a short lifespan? You won't die even after another hundred years."
"Oh," Lin Fan secretly rejoiced. He had suspected this before, and now he finally had his answer.
He suppressed his joy and proposed, "Serve me for eighty years, and once the term is up, we part ways. How about that?"
"You wish!" Wang Xiaoli reacted strongly.
If she obtained the Chi Pearl, she would gain the bloodline of the dragon race.
For a proud dragon descendant to be a maidservant to a mere human, what a joke!
"Fifty years, not a day less."
Lin Fan said sternly, "If you are not by my side, who knows what trouble you might stir up? Airplanes and tanks are not to be trifled with. If something happens, even a Great Celestial Immortal cannot save you."
Wang Xiaoli's expression changed.
She recalled the war years, when she hid in the mountains observing the conflicts between humans.
The artillery fire that raged across the land had deeply shocked her.
"At most half a Jiazi, I can't endure any longer."
Wang Xiaoli pondered for a moment, gritted her teeth, and made a decision.
"How long is half a Jiazi?" Lin Fan asked.
"Thirty years," Wang Xiaoli replied.
"Only thirty years..." Lin Fan was somewhat dissatisfied. However, he mused that he was already in his twenties and could fight Wang Xiaoli to a draw.
Thirty years later, he would surely be able to defeat Wang Xiaoli in an instant.
"Deal!" Lin Fan agreed.
A hint of cunning flashed in Wang Xiaoli's eyes. She thought to herself, let alone thirty years, in three years she would be reborn!
What were Golden Silkworm Gu to her? By then, she would easily kill them all!
"Give me the Chi Pearl," Wang Xiaoli reached out to demand.
Lin Fan shook his head, "No, you must first allow me to implant the Golden Silkworm Gu."
"Alright, but can you let that disgusting thing out first?" Wang Xiaoli was already suffering immensely from the Gu worms in her abdomen.
Having cultivated for hundreds of years, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
If not for the allure of the Chi Pearl, she would have ensured Lin Fan's demise even if it meant mutual destruction.
Lin Fan stepped forward, "Open your mouth first. I will let the Golden Silkworm Gu enter your body. They need flesh and blood to sustain themselves and will occasionally draw a little of your blood. I don't think you'll mind."
Wang Xiaoli opened her mouth without a word.
Whoosh...
Seven Golden Silkworm Gu turned into streams of light and flew into her body through her esophagus.
"Ugh..."
Wang Xiaoli's face contorted in pain, and she clutched her chest tightly.
The two Gu worms in her chest crawled out through her esophagus, while the one in her lower abdomen burrowed out through the passage it came through.
The agony was unimaginable.
At the same time, Lin Fan directed the seven Golden Silkworm Gu to settle in her vital organs such as her liver, heart, and lungs.
After a while, Wang Xiaoli let out a long sigh, her complexion improving considerably.
"Here," Lin Fan kept his word and tossed the Chi Pearl over.
Wang Xiaoli's eyes blazed with excitement. She eagerly rose into the air and snatched the Chi Pearl.
Pure spiritual energy, a vast and powerful aura of the dragon race.
Wang Xiaoli brought her nose close to it, sniffing greedily, her expression one of extreme intoxication and satisfaction.
"You are mine now," Lin Fan reminded her.
"Nonsense!" Wang Xiaoli swallowed the Chi Pearl in one gulp and said fiercely, "I am only helping you. If you have any ulterior motives, watch your own dog's life!"
Lin Fan's face immediately fell, "Please correct your attitude. You are serving me, not bossing me around."
Wang Xiaoli let out a cold snort, "This is my attitude. If you don't like it, tell me to leave!"
As she spoke, she felt a warm current flowing in her stomach.
It was like basking in a spring breeze, nourishing every cell in her body, and even subtly transforming her bones.
Wang Xiaoli was overjoyed and utterly disregarded Lin Fan.
A mere human, hmph!
The moment she thought this, Wang Xiaoli's face contorted, and she clutched her chest and abdomen, her features twisted in pain.
"Lin Fan, you broke your promise! I..."
Wang Xiaoli's internal organs were being gnawed by the Golden Silkworm Gu, and she naturally assumed Lin Fan was playing tricks.
Lin Fan quickly explained, "It has nothing to do with me. The energy of the Chi Pearl attracted the Golden Silkworm Gu, and they are a bit disobedient. Hurry and spit the pearl out."
Wang Xiaoli's throat moved, and with a yelp, she spat out the Chi Pearl.
Indeed, the pain immediately subsided.