155: Aurora Leech

Aurora Leech

Grade: Profound

Talent: Pure Holy Light (S)

Description: A leech that can swim in light and become formless and insubstantial within it, transforming into light itself. It can easily invade living organisms. Its ultimate purifying light cleanses all matter and energy, turning them into light. It is also the bane of all darkness and defilement.

Note: A Light-element Talent User who contracts this Gu will have a chance to inherit some of its abilities. The higher the Talent grade of the Talent User, the greater the chance of inheritance.

"Brother Tang, what is this?" Zhang Xile asked curiously. Before him, in a transparent glass bottle, was a glowing leech. If not for its light-bulb-like texture, this leech would be indistinguishable from an ordinary one.

"This is a Gu I refined. I originally intended to use it myself, but I realized it's more suitable for you."

"Gu?" Zhang Xile was surprised. He hadn't expected this little thing to be a Gu, an entity of legendary status in their area. He grew up in the mountains and had heard countless rumors about these things from the elders. He never thought he'd see one with his own eyes!

Zhang Xile was a little excited: "Brother Tang! You mean you can refine Gu?"

"Sort of." Tang Ping shrugged and quickly urged, "Hurry up, this is a good thing. Once you bind it, you'll know how precious it is. Just drop a single drop of blood into it."

Zhang Xile shivered, thinking of something, and quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, no, Gu are very spooky. I'd rather not."

"Are you sure you don't want it?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Sigh, what a pity. This is a Gu with an S-rank Talent. After binding it, a Light-element Talent User also has a chance to inherit some of its abilities. Perhaps you'll inherit the ability to transform into a rainbow light, allowing you to roam freely across the world, or perhaps absolute purification power, where everything touched by its light returns to nothingness."

"What! This little bug! S-rank Talent!" Zhang Xile's eyes instantly widened!

"A Light-element Talent User can also inherit this little bug's abilities? Brother Tang, I'm simple-minded, don't trick me!"

"Why would I trick you? Besides, would I harm you? I'm still counting on you to guard the Tianfu Base for me in the future."

"Now I'm asking you, do you want it or not?"

"Yes! Absolutely! Through mountains of blades and seas of fire, I want it!" Zhang Xile was excited. A light thorn formed on his fingertip, quickly drawing a cut. Immediately after, crimson blood dripped into the bottle.

Soon, the blood merged with the Aurora Leech, and Zhang Xile also gained a connection with the Gu. He quickly understood the Gu in detail; it was only stronger, not weaker, than what Brother Tang had described!

"Brother Tang!" Zhang Xile was instantly moved to tears and snot, crying and sniffling. Of course, the boy just wiped his face with his hand, no tears were actually seen.

"Go, go, go, get away from me. If you keep acting, I'll dispel this light and expose your true form in public." Tang Ping said with a look of disgust.

"Hehehe! Brother Tang, from now on, I'm your loyal fan. If you tell me to go west, I'll never go east! If you tell me to climb a mountain of blades, I'll never descend into a sea of fire! If you tell me to steal Xiao Mei's stockings, I'll never steal Xiao Li's..."

"Stop! Stop, stop, stop!" Tang Ping punched Zhang Xile in the eye socket. "Alright, alright, hurry up and lead these people. We still need to return to the base."

"Yes! Chief Tang!" Zhang Xile stood at attention and saluted!

No one knew that this Chief Steward, who was respected by everyone in the base, was actually a humorous man.

On the ground, over a thousand survivors marched in a mighty procession. Their path was like a flock of geese stripping everything bare, leaving not a blade of grass. Even underwear blown by the wind was not spared.

What could be placed in a Shelter was put there. What couldn't, was stuffed into cars. If that didn't work, it went straight into their pants. In short, anything that could be stuffed, was.

Several hours later, the convoy began to drive towards the Tianfu Base.

Along the way, the loud noises attracted many Pollution Beasts, but without exception, these Pollution Beasts all met their demise on this road.

Gradually, among the Pollution Beasts, a legend began to circulate about a terrifying road.

Along the way, many more people continuously joined the team. By the time they reached the Tianfu Base, they were approaching nearly two thousand people.

Fortunately, although there were many more people, the base's previous few hundred, under Zhang Xile's prior arrangements, had collected a lot of grain from the mountains, all piled up in the Shelter.

Inside the base, there was a group of people who didn't need to go out. They only needed to set up their Shelter in the base and act as a warehouse.

Currently, there was plenty of grain in the warehouse, enough for the base's people. Moreover, the Tianfu Base, within the range of the peach tree, still had a lot of land that could be cultivated. Once these grains were planted and harvested, the Tianfu Base would be fully on track.

Tonight was a sleepless night.

Zhang Xile, along with some high-ranking officials of the base, discussed and decided on some base affairs.

These initial high-ranking officials were not necessarily strong in power, but rather experienced in management. Most were elites from various industries, as well as some elders.

However, these people were destined to be phased out as the base developed.

Just like now, with two thousand new people added to the base, these high-ranking officials would probably need a fresh infusion of new blood. Some would revert to being ordinary Talent Users, while others would successfully rise in rank.

Of course, some people would be unwilling to accept this.

The construction of the base was in full swing. Tang Ping did not participate in this; he only needed to be responsible for controlling the general direction. He believed the base's high-ranking officials would do a better job with the other matters than he would.

"I wonder how much this mud can help the peach tree grow." Tang Ping held a piece of sludge in his hand, which was the corpse of the Calamity Beast, Lord of Corrupt Mud.

As the sludge was crumbled and scattered around the peach tree, the peach tree swayed its branches, and its growth rate increased significantly, though it wasn't very obvious.

After placing the Shelter nearby, Tang Ping checked on the Heavenly Calamity Moth Gu. The Heavenly Calamity Moth Gu had already re-cocooned, clearly about to undergo a transformation. After this transformation, it would definitely become much stronger.

Night fell, and bonfires rose in the base.

The newly arrived survivors celebrated their new lives. The surrounding environment made them feel genuinely safe, especially since the base was currently very powerful.

However, it was clear that some people, thinking themselves clever, harbored constant schemes.

In front of a bonfire,

"Boss Hao, why do you think this mountain is like this?" A man with a thin, sharp face leaned forward.

"If you ask me, there must be some treasure on this mountain!" A Middle-aged Man with an honest and simple appearance, sitting by the bonfire, tucked his hands into his sleeves, his eyes glinting with greed.

"Boss Hao, why don't we go up the mountain tonight and take a look? If we can find that treasure, we can take it and build our own base, become kings ourselves. How free would that be!" The sharp-faced man bit fiercely into a half-cooked sweet potato.

"Yes, Boss Hao, why don't we go up and take a look tonight? It's such a big mountain, there can't be people guarding it everywhere!" The honest and simple Middle-aged Man kept persuading him.

The face of the person called Boss Hao flickered in the light of the bonfire, making his features indistinct.

"Can't eating shut your mouths? Tonight, all of you behave! Eat and then sleep!" Boss Hao's low voice rang out, but the expression in his eyes, hidden beneath his thick hair, flickered, clearly indicating he was not as compliant as he claimed.