Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 865 Gourd Canyon

Chapter 865: Chapter 865 Gourd Canyon

"You stay outside the canyon and wait for me; I’ll sneak in first to have a look," Su Chengyu said.

"Okay. You must be careful once you’re inside. Although only the Spider King is of the Demon King Realm, there are also many Demon Generals among the other ghost-face spiders. Be especially wary of their webs and venom."

Lin An also knew he had no strength to help Su Chengyu and could only quietly await good news outside the canyon.

Su Chengyu nodded slightly, casually setting up a barrier to protect Lin An, to keep her safe from wild beasts or minor monsters.

Su Chengyu concealed his breath and headed towards the canyon.

The canyon resembled an overturned gourd, its entrance quite narrow, bordered by cliffs on both sides. The farther inside, the more spacious it became. The area around the entrance was barren, devoid of any vegetation, all killed off by the venom of the ghost-face spiders.

The swamp outside the canyon was filled with dark green, sticky venom, bubbling as if boiling porridge. To enter the canyon, one must cross this deadly swamp, otherwise flying over from above would be the only option, a sure way to alert the ghost-face spiders to one’s presence.

Su Chengyu casually threw a rock into the swamp; the sturdy stone was immediately corroded and dissolved by the venom, a testament to the deadly nature of the ghost-face spiders’ poison. However, this toxic swamp couldn’t stop him. He concentrated, held his breath, and flew straight over the swamp, arriving at the entrance of the canyon.

Inside the canyon, Su Chengyu saw ghost-face spiders clinging to the cliff walls, not many, just over a dozen scattered around. But these spiders were enormous, each weighing over a thousand pounds, their eight legs thicker than human ones.

The name "ghost-face spider" came from the white hair on their backs, which happened to outline a terrifying ghost face.

The cliff walls were covered in white spider webs, with high tensility, also used as material for crafting tools. With the webs of ghost-face spiders, various rope-like magical treasures could be forged, such as the Binding Corpse Rope of the Corpse Cultivator Sect, which was made from the silk of ghost-face spiders.

Take, for instance, the Dragon and Tiger Mountain’s prized treasure, the Binding Dragon Rope, made by slaying a Demon God ghost-face spider and extracting its life-thread silk. Once tied up, even a Land Immortal could not escape, utterly helpless against slaughter.

Having arrived in this canyon, apart from picking Phantom Blossoms, Su Chengyu also wanted to collect some spider silk to forge magical treasures.

Su Chengyu moved as light as a swallow, without a sound, slowly making his way deeper into the canyon. He dared not fly nor move too quickly, for even stirring up a slight breeze could awaken these slumbering ghost-face spiders.

Su Chengyu was exceptionally careful and cautious, not alarming any spiders as he passed through the entrance and into the interior of the canyon.

The vegetation inside the canyon was sparse, filled with rugged rocks and webbing everywhere. The number of ghost-face spiders was increasing, some actively moving around. Su Chengyu tried his best to find hidden spots to move closer to the interior.

The Spider King of the ghost-face spiders must be in the deepest part of the canyon, and the Phantom Blossoms grow in the second section of Gourd Canyon.

Through his caution and care, Su Chengyu made it through the first section of Gourd Canyon, arriving at a narrow spot in the middle – the ’waist’ of the gourd. Getting through here would lead him to the second section of Gourd Canyon, where the Phantom Blossoms were located on the western side of the cliff wall.

Regrettably, just as Su Chengyu got to this spot, he was discovered.

A ghost-face spider spotted him and immediately launched an attack, shooting white strands of web his way.

The spider silk was extremely tough and resistant to cutting by knives or swords; fire was the best method to deal with it. Fire could restrain the Phantom Blossoms Spider, but ordinary flames were ineffective. Against a Big Monster, fire talismans could still be used, but even they struggled to burn a Demon General.

Su Chengyu lit a strand of flame at his fingertips. This Phantom Blossom Spider was only at the Big Monster Realm level. As soon as the flame shot out, the spider silk turned to ash instantly.

The spider made a squeaking noise from its mouth, and the sound waves spread out. The nearby Phantom Blossom Spiders were immediately alerted to the invasion and started to stir.

The moment Su Chengyu was discovered by the spiders, he knew his plan to stealthily slip in and pick the Phantom Blossoms had failed. He had no choice but to forcefully seize them.

He made a snap decision and summoned the Dragon Slayer Sword. With one sweeping strike, the Sword Qi surged across, immediately killing more than a dozen Phantom Blossom Spiders. After all, these spiders were just Big Monsters, and couldn’t stop Su Chengyu; a single technique from the Chaotic Sword Code was enough to utterly crush and kill them.

Before the more dangerous Phantom Blossom Spiders could arrive, Su Chengyu seized the opportunity and immediately flew towards the second section of the Gourd Canyon at top speed.

Combat had broken out, and Su Chengyu’s high-velocity flight naturally alarmed even more Phantom Blossom Spiders. Spider silk kept being fired at him, but since Su Chengyu was flying extremely quickly using The Cloud Rising Technique, he managed to dodge these attacks. He could already see the Phantom Blossoms on the cliff wall ahead.

However, there were more spiders on this cliff wall, and they were bigger in size, likely of the Demon General Realm.

The spiders on the cliff all spat out their webs at Su Chengyu, and the countless strands of spider silk converged into a giant net looming over him.

With a wave of his right hand, Su Chengyu threw out dozens of Blazing Fire Talismans in one breath. The fireballs exploded into a sea of flames that swept over everything, filling the air with a scorching heat.

The power of the Blazing Fire Talismans wasn’t enough to instantly burn through the giant net, but Su Chengyu pointed like a sword, ran his finger along the Dragon Slayer Sword, and flames ignited on the blade as well. He merged with the sword, becoming a flaming giant sword. Contained within the sea of flames, he finally broke through the net.

Seeing that their web couldn’t trap Su Chengyu, the Phantom Blossom Spiders flew down from the cliff and launched an attack, intending to stop Su Chengyu from approaching the cliff wall to pick the Phantom Blossoms.

Five Demon Generals from the Phantom Blossom Spiders realm came to kill him. Su Chengyu didn’t dare to be careless or get entangled in battle. His Dragon Slayer Sword morphed into a bright comet, killing one of the spiders, but he was completely blocked by the others.

Wielding the Dragon Slayer Sword, Su Chengyu felt more spiders were on their way. The longer he delayed, the more danger he faced. He pointed his longsword to the sky, chanting the Thunder Mantra and calling down heavenly thunder.

"True Way of Controlling Thunder, break!"

The thunder crashed down. The four Demon General Realm spiders were not at a particularly high level; they were killed on the spot. The Big Monsters and Lesser Monster Realm Phantom Blossom Spiders were even less of a challenge, being directly obliterated into dust by the heavenly thunder.

The force of thunder cleared all obstacles, killing dozens of Phantom Blossom Spiders in this one move.

With a whoosh, Su Chengyu once again flew towards the cliff at great speed. With the Dragon Grab move, he successfully picked several Phantom Blossoms.

Having come this far, picking just one blossom would have been too wasteful. The Phantom Blossoms themselves were also a valuable ingredient in many elixirs, hard to find in the outside world, so he took the opportunity to pick more.

Su Chengyu stored the picked Phantom Blossoms in the Cui Xia Ring, and immediately used The Cloud Rising Technique, planning to fly directly over the canyon and leave.