Chapter 8: Golden Centipede

  Very soon, the cocoon was eaten clean by the centipede. At this time, the body of the golden centipede had also grown to be as thick as a finger. It looked not only harmless but even somewhat cute.

  Newly born Gu insects are all fragile. They need a large amount of medicine, and even corresponding poisonous insects to feed on. Of course, if there is spiritual energy, it would be even better. It can make the Gu insect quickly enhance its abilities and reach its own limits.

  It's just that this Gu insect isn't the kind that can burrow into a person's body to cause harm or provide treatment. After all, it was something that Huo Hai had attempted to refine himself. Due to their blood relationship, the Golden Centipede had long since acknowledged Huo Hai as its master. Even when Huo Hai looked at the centipede, he felt waves of affection, which came from a spiritual level.

  "It's no wonder that the art of insect cultivation, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is truly amazing." Huo Hai felt a sense of satisfaction with the faint connection between himself and the Gu insects. Even beast spirit masters only possessed this ability when they reached the Spiritual Realm.

  It's just that Beastmasters can train a large number of spirit beasts without having to refine them themselves. Once their own strength is increased, they can even use spiritual power to directly form a contract-like thing with the insects they raise. In that case, even if they don't switch to the Beastmaster attribute, they can still do things like a Beastmaster, and may even be stronger.

  Huo Hai smiled slightly: "Hehe, it seems that without reaching the Spiritual Realm, I'm already equivalent to a Beast Spirit Master. Hmph, He Yao, I don't know how you've been doing these past few days. However, from now on, things probably won't go well for you."

  "Alright, let's go and get you something to eat first. Once you've grown up, we'll go bully people together. By the way, from now on, you'll be called Little Jin."

  Looking at the golden centipede, Huo Hai unhesitatingly gave it a bloody name. Fortunately, Little Jin didn't think so, and his spirit sent out waves of happy information, seemingly very excited to have a name.

  As he walked out of the yard, Huo Hai searched around for some herbs that had been transplanted a few days ago. To others, these were just weeds, but they actually contained certain medicinal properties and spiritual energy. At least, they were good things for the Golden Wasp. Huo Hai pulled them out one by one, placed them in his palm, and then fed them to the little Golden Wasp in his hand.

  "Wow, so beautiful! Can centipedes grow to be this beautiful too? Brother Hai, can you get me one too?" Just as they walked out of the courtyard, they happened to see Xiao Jin being fed. Huo Yun'er's eyes widened in surprise, shining brightly with excitement.

  If Xiao Jin hadn't assumed an attacking posture, Huo Yun'er would have gone up to him quietly. Most centipedes are venomous, but before reaching the level of a spiritual beast, a master with spiritual energy in their body wouldn't be afraid of such small things' toxicity.

  Huo Hai raised his head, this sister walked without making a sound. However, Xiao Jin was a Gu insect and had already acknowledged its master, how could it be given away? As for teaching Huo Yun to refine the Gu insects, that was even more unthinkable. Thinking of her frightened expression when she saw the terrifying insect, Huo Hai knew there was no chance. Besides, he didn't want Huo Yun to come into contact with these things either.

  He shook his head, and Huo Hai said in a low voice: "No way, this is a variant species, it's hard to find usually. Besides, it has already recognized me as its master, it's impossible to give it to you." Huo Hai cut off two roads for Huo Yun'er at once.

  Huoyuner's eyes sparkled, and her face was filled with reluctance. She looked at Xiaojin, then at Huohai. Suddenly, she turned her eyes and said in a low voice: "Brother Hai, can I come to play with you often? You must accompany me when the time comes."

  Upon hearing this, Huo Hai couldn't help but laugh. "Little girl, I think you want to play with Xiao Jin, huh? Alright, as long as you're not afraid of the insects in my house, come on over." Huo Yun'er suddenly remembered that Huo Hai's courtyard was full of all sorts of insects.

  But after looking at Little Jin, who was eating something, she finally nodded firmly: "En, Yun'er is not afraid, Yun'er will go find Little Jin to play." So quickly exposed her original thoughts. Huo Hai didn't pay attention, but continued to feed the herbs to Little Jin. Little Jin was a Gu insect, its body shape had been determined, and no matter how much it ate, there wouldn't be too much change.

  "Hey, Big Brother Hai, does Little Jin also like to eat grass? I'll come too." As soon as he said that, Huo Yun'er wanted to pull out the grass. But before he could make a move, he was stopped by Huo Hai. The Gu insect isn't something that eats grass.

  "Alright, alright, don't mess around. Xiao Jin isn't just going to eat any old grass. It eats this kind of grass that has a bit of medicinal properties, and it has to be specific grass too. If it eats too much of other things, it'll die. If you want to feed Xiao Jin, you can catch some bugs for it instead. Xiao Jin is a centipede, it likes eating bugs." Is this thing really a centipede?

  The golden centipede, which was already rare to begin with, also had a pair of wings, making it look even stranger. However, Huo Yun'er's acceptance ability was unusually strong. Without Huo Hai saying anything, she originally thought Xiao Jin was just a centipede too.

  Huò Hǎi didn't say that Xiǎo Jīn is a Gu Wǒng, it's true that he likes to eat insects, but what he likes the most are poisonous insects. Especially those with toxicity similar to his own, and toxins similar to his own. However, thinking about it, Huò Yúnér probably wouldn't go catch any poisonous insects anyway. Even if she caught the wrong one, Xiǎo Jīn himself would know what can be eaten and what can't be eaten.

  In the following days, Huo Yun'er indeed came here every day. Gradually, she saw more and more insects and was no longer afraid of them, anyway they couldn't escape. At first, Huo Yun'er still caught some good-looking insects.

  But later on, I felt a bit uneasy, so I started catching ugly bugs for Xiaojin to eat. As it turned out, there were indeed some poisonous insects. After several days of growth, Xiaojin's toxicity and physical strength increased significantly. After being fed a large amount of spiritual energy, the spiritual power contained within Xiaojin also increased greatly. In fact, Xiaojin had already reached the level of a Spiritual Body Realm Spirit Beast.

  However, Gu insects are special after all, and they have the ability to converge their aura since birth, making it difficult for people to detect. Some ordinary poisonous insects, no matter what kind of toxin, Xiao Jin would eat them directly without any discrimination.

  And Hao Hai had long warned Xiao Jin not to harm people casually, especially the one who fed him, Huo Yun'er. It's unclear whether it was because of the different insects in this world or due to the spiritual energy. Xiao Jin was much smarter than the Gu insect that Nainai had mentioned.

  Huò Hǎi himself ran out to find the herbs that would help Xiao Jin grow. He also thought about creating a new Gu insect using the newly acquired herbs. On this day, he inevitably met He Yao again.

  Far away, He Zai burst out laughing loudly: "Hahaha, it's you again, the white idiot of the Huo family. What are you going to do this time, eat grass or eat insects? I think you're almost becoming a toad." As usual, and even more so because Huo Hai never said anything, He Zai became more and more arrogant, becoming invincible in front of Huo Hai.

  But just at this moment, an old man suddenly walked over: "Second young master, today we've just gotten a batch of Body Refining Pills back home. The master wants you to hurry back. If you can get a few Body Refining Pills, your cultivation will also be able to rise some."

  The Body Refining Pill, this is a good thing that can help high-level spiritual practitioners quickly improve. However, the Huo family has never allowed Huo Hai to use it. It's not because they're stingy, but because Huo Hai is still young. Huo Kai worries that if Huo Hai uses the Body Refining Pill, he won't be able to control his inner self and will rapidly break through, causing instability in his foundation and affecting his future.

  Huo Hai knew his own situation, and the age in his heart was not that of a young child. Even if he used the Body Refining Pill, he could control the urge to break through. However, Huo Kai didn't believe him, so Huo Hai couldn't get it.

  "What are you looking at, you poor devil? You can forget about using the Body Refining Pill forever." He knew some things about the situation with the Ho family, and after glancing over at Ho Hai, he loudly shouted a sentence before turning around and leaving.

  What he didn't see was that after he left, Huo Hai revealed a smile. Huo Hai wasn't stupid enough to be happy when scolded by someone, but rather thought of a way to take revenge on He Ya: "He Ya, you should thank me for bringing such valuable information to me, how can I repay you? Let me just use it instead."

  The value of the Refining Body Pill is not something that a small family can afford. Even for top families in Western China, it's not easy to get some Refining Body Pills. First-class elixirs are everywhere, but this thing is hard to come by.

  But something like the Body Refining Pill that can directly increase one's cultivation is rarely seen. Any Dan Spirit Master, as long as they have such a formula, will carefully hide it away. Other Dan Spirit Masters are not incapable of refining pills, but rather because they do not have the formula. It can be said that these formulas that can increase one's own strength are basically all in the hands of large sects and families.

  After some deliberation, Xiaojin has grown up quite a bit and can be used now. What Xiaojin values is flight and physical strength, so its power is naturally not small, while its toxicity is secondary. It may not be suitable for fighting, but it's just right for stealing things.

  So, Huo Hai stopped collecting herbs. Or rather, he didn't specifically collect herbs, but instead used the name of herb collection to secretly get close to the He family. Silently beginning to observe all the arrangements in the He family. Speaking of it, Huo Hai hadn't seen the internal situation of the He family many times, yet he was also somewhat familiar with it. Investigating during the day and taking action at night.

  The Western Territory is vast, but the city of Xijiang is not large. The top families in Xijiang all have their residences within the city. Therefore, the He family's residence is not far from the Huo family's mansion. At most, it's just that the Huo family's mansion is closer to the edge of the city.

  Huò Hǎi's behavior didn't arouse anyone's suspicion. The whole Western Frontier knew about this guy's amnesia. Seeing Huò Hǎi now, everyone only felt sympathy. Even if he was hanging around the He family, no one would suspect him.