Chapter 122: Qi-Devouring Insect

"Senior Cultivator, spare my life! It's me, it's still me!"

When Qin Tianhe brought Guang Ming before Lu Yang for the second time, before Qin Tianhe could even speak, Guang Ming eagerly shouted:

"Senior Cultivator, this lowly monk is still useful!"

"The Pure Land still has over ten Shi cultivators remaining in the rear; this lowly monk can deal with them. Besides that, there is the Dao Court; this lowly monk can help you contend against the Dao Court."

Fearing that Lu Yang, having killed until his eyes turned red, might casually chop him down as well, Guang Ming spoke with incredible speed, displaying the velocity at which he usually chanted sutras and recited spells, desperately demonstrating his value. However, Lu Yang paid him no heed, instead glancing at him with some impatience:

"Shut up."

Before Lu Yang's voice had even faded, Guang Ming abruptly clamped his hands over his mouth; dare he not speak, he even held his breath, terrified of enraging the great demon before him.

On the other side, Lu Yang gazed into the distance.

Almost simultaneously, the Jiaolong Daoist among the True Disciples seemed to sense something; he lifted his mutated dragon head, his massive dragon pupils staring straight down at the ground.

"Something is coming."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other True Disciples instantly grew alert. The next second, they saw the ground split open, and a figure with distinct shell and armor slowly crawled out.

It was a demonic insect.

Its size was nearly identical to a human's; its entire body was as black as if splashed with ink, its mouthparts were sharp, and its pair of compound eyes were densely packed, gleaming with a cold, sinister light.

"What is this... a Yao creature?"

Several True Disciples of the Holy Sect revealed looks of curiosity; Chongming's first reaction was to wonder about the bloodline quality of this demonic insect and whether it could be used for refining elixirs or compounding medicines.

Xu Xin carefully observed the demonic insect, judging its strength.

The Jiaolong Daoist was contemplating whether the insect's sharp mouthparts could be transplanted onto his own body, and if so, where would be the most suitable placement.

As for Bi Feiyuan, her line of thought was rather unique; she deliberately struck a coquettish pose before the demonic insect, then observed the fluctuations in her own divine abilities, seemingly wanting to see if the insect would react to her. She even became greatly interested, appearing as though she wished to paint a portrait of the demonic insect.

As for the other Holy Sect disciples, they were even more busy pointing and commenting at the demonic insect.

Facing the crowd's murmurs, the black demonic insect tilted its head, then opened its mouthparts, actually slowly emitting a sound from within.

The initial sound was rather chaotic.

However, very quickly, its voice became clear and deep: "Beings from beyond the heavens... get out! Mother does not welcome you in this world!"

At these words, the previously interwoven voices ceased abruptly.

All the Holy Sect disciples, including the five True Disciples, almost simultaneously stopped speaking; nearly a hundred pairs of eyes turned in unison, landing upon the black demonic insect.

On the empty wilderness, not a sound was heard; the eerie dead silence made the speaking black demonic insect twist its limbs uneasily, subconsciously retreating a few steps.

The next second, Xu Xin laughed:

"I thought it was some spirit pet belonging to a beast-taming cultivator from the Dao Court, but it seems I was mistaken... it is a native of this Realm Heaven. Just now was truly a waste of breath."

"Let's not waste any more time."

On the other side, the Jiaolong Daoist also revealed an expression of impatience: "Hurry up and dissect it; let's see what special abilities the natives possess this time."

Bi Feiyuan licked her red lips: "No need for such trouble; let me surpass it, and I will know."

Only Chongming put on an expression of 'I am a normal person, too disdainful to associate with the other Holy Sect disciples,' then disgustingly increased his distance from the demonic insect.

Seeing that in the eyes of his enemies he had seemingly become a slab of meat on a chopping block, ready to be slaughtered at any moment, a trace of anger appeared in the black demonic insect's voice. It was about to speak again, but just then, Lu Yang, who had remained silent until now, suddenly shifted his gaze and looked toward it.

"Hiss hiss hiss!?"

The next second, the black demonic insect, which had previously been brimming with imposing manner, seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying; after letting out a sharp cry, it suddenly exploded!

However, the demonic insect did not die thereby; instead, it transformed into a red cloud.

As the red cloud churned up and down, a piercing buzzing sound immediately came howling forth. Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was actually over a thousand demonic insects, each only the size of a grain of rice!

Immediately afterward, the demonic insects swarmed forward together!

Almost instinctively, the Jiaolong Daoist raised his dragon head and spewed a stream of demonic fire from his mouth, engulfing several dozen of the demonic insects, intending to burn them into ash.

However, very quickly, the Jiaolong Daoist frowned.

"Something isn't right..."

Before his voice had even faded, the demonic fire dimmed rapidly as if being gnawed upon, then extinguished. Subsequently, the demonic insects came howling out, their number actually several times greater than before!

In an instant, the other True Disciples, and even the Holy Sect disciples, all struck out one after another, either employing divine abilities or flinging out magic treasures. However, surprisingly, although these attacks killed a portion of the demonic insects, after the demonic insects devoured them, they differentiated once again into an even greater quantity!

In the blink of an eye, the demonic insects actually fought their way right up to Lu Yang's front.

"... nteresting."

Witnessing this scene, Lu Yang finally raised an eyebrow; with a single sweep of his gaze, in the turn of an instant, all the demonic insects that had just possessed overwhelming ferocity lost their vitality.

They fell like rain with a rustling sound.

Lu Yang casually picked one up, gently rubbing it between his fingertips as he examined it: "This insect... actually possesses a status? No, it seems it was not cultivated by itself."

The next second, Lu Yang once again raised his head to look at the sky above. Perhaps because Patriarch Ting You had improved the 【Yanmo Hall】, allowing the Dharma Protector Goddess Sunü to utilize the power of the Shi cultivators within the Myriad Souls Banner to restore her peak condition, under her empowerment, Lu Yang keenly detected a thick wave of malice.

This malice did not come from other people, but from this very world itself.

Flowers, birds, fish, insects, and even the spiritual energy within this world all harbored immense malice toward himself and even the surrounding Holy Sect disciples.

It was only that now, this malice was being suppressed by three even greater powers.

Otherwise, these "outsiders" of theirs should have been unable to refine even the spiritual energy in this world; rashly inhaling and exhaling spiritual energy would even result in poisoning.

"True Persons..."

Undoubtedly, the culprits who made this world, despite its clear disgust, still only able to sit by and watch outsiders enter and exit at will, were the three Golden Core True Persons.

However, even so, this world still retained a slight power of resistance.

The result was the status currently imposed upon the demonic insect; this was only a part of it. The true Child of Heaven's Mandate should be the Insect King among the demonic insects.

"This is... a Qi-Devouring Insect?"

Just then, Patriarch Ting You's voice suddenly rang out: "I thought this insect had long gone extinct; I never expected to see it again today."

Hearing this, Lu Yang asked in surprise: "Patriarch recognizes it?"

"Of course."

Patriarch Ting You's tone carried a hint of reproach: "As the generation-skipping successor of our Witch-Ghost Path, have you not read the Daoist Canon passed down through our inheritance?"

"The Qi-Devouring Insect, as its name implies, can devour the qi of heaven and earth. It is an ancient exotic species from beyond the heavens. Once, it fell into the overseas regions and was obtained by a Great True Person at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment from overseas. He cultivated it, eventually refining one billion two hundred and ninety million demonic insects. With a single movement of their qi, they blocked out the sky and obscured the sun; no one at the Foundation Establishment realm could contend against them!"

"At that time, that Great True Person from overseas caused quite a stir."

"With one billion two hundred and ninety million Qi-Devouring Insects, he even sacrificed and refined a formation diagram to coordinate with them, declaring he would perform an act against heaven, challenging a True Person while only at Foundation Establishment..."

Speaking to this point, Patriarch Ting You could not help but reveal an expression of admiration: "I must admit, the overseas regions are barren; the cultivators there truly lack insight."

Hearing this, Lu Yang also revealed a look of curiosity: "And then? Did he really go?"

"He really went."

Patriarch Ting You shook his head: "He went to Jiangxi, and then a Bodhisattva from the Pure Land, finding his sea of insects too noisy, struck him down with a single palm, killing both the man and his insects entirely."

There was no suspense whatsoever.

Even so, Lu Yang still understood the terror of this Qi-Devouring Insect.

Although it was slapped to death by a True Person with a single palm, in other words, the fact that a True Person had to act personally to kill it proves its worth in itself.

(End of Chapter)