Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 251 Liu Miaozhen's Guess
The Jin Yuan Sect and the Lu family were relatively close, so after Lu Cheng'an set off from the Dan Ding Sect, he rushed towards the Jin Yuan Sect first.

The Jin Yuan Sect attached great importance to the contents of Lu Cheng'an's message. When Lu Cheng'an arrived at the Jin Yuan Sect's Welcoming Peak, Geng Qiuhuai, Kong Liyun, and Zhou Xing were already waiting for him.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, is the Black-Striped Sky Locust you mentioned the same kind of demonic insect I have?" Geng Qiuhuai asked in a deep voice.

The moment his voice fell, a cage made of jade appeared in his palm.

This cage possesses extremely strong sealing power, and inside are two dark brown locusts.

These two dark brown locusts were the same as the ones Lu Chengyao had caught, but the two locusts in the jade cage were of a higher grade.

Both locusts were at the late stage of the second tier, and three pairs of extremely mysterious runes appeared on their wings.

Although they were sealed in jade cages, they exuded a very obvious violent aura from their bodies.

Upon hearing Geng Qiuhuai's voice, Lu Cheng'an couldn't help but look at the jade cage in Geng Qiuhuai's hand. He was shocked to discover that the demonic insect sealed inside the jade cage was the Black-Striped Sky Locust.

"What Fellow Daoist Geng captured is indeed the Black-striped Sky Locust, exactly the same as the Black-striped Sky Locust recorded in the ancient books!"

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He then took out a jade slip from his storage ring and handed it to Geng Qiuhuai and the other two to look at.

This jade slip contains an introduction to the Black-striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect.

Lu Cheng'an printed out many copies of the information about the Black-Striped Sky Locust. He would consider disseminating information about this demonic insect based on the situation of the Black-Striped Sky Locust within the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an took out the black-striped locust he had caught on the road and handed it to Geng Qiuhuai and the other two to look at.

On his journey from Dan Ding Sect to Jin Yuan Sect, he discovered numerous sightings of the Black-Striped Sky Locust.

Just as described in the ancient texts, this demonic insect leaves nothing but barren land and causes the deaths of both humans and animals wherever it goes.

The closer one gets to the Jin Yuan Sect's territory, the more numerous and powerful the Black-Striped Sky Locusts become.

Lu Cheng'an guessed that this was related to their geographical location. The Burning Flame Mountain Range, where their Lu family was located, was in a relatively remote area within the Ancient Desolate Sect, where spiritual energy was relatively scarce.

Sects like the Golden Origin Sect are closer to the Ancient Desolate Sect, and the spiritual energy in their areas is even more abundant.

The Black-striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect, also needs to devour and refine spiritual energy to gain even greater power. They are also more likely to be bred in places rich in spiritual energy.

Now, Geng Qiuhuai has even brought out two late-stage second-tier Black-striped Sky Locusts, clearly indicating that the Black-striped Sky Locusts within the Golden Origin Sect are even more powerful than Lu Chengan had imagined.

"Just as recorded in the ancient texts, it is indeed the Black-striped Sky Locust. What should we do?" Zhou Xing sighed softly.

The Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect, has not appeared in their Jin Yuan Sect territory for very long, but in this short period of time, it has already bred a late-stage second-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust.

If these demonic insects were given more time to grow, they would probably break through to the third tier!

The third-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust is comparable to a Golden Core cultivator, and their Golden Origin Sect only has seven of them.

"As long as the Black-striped Sky Locusts are no more than the third rank, they are still easy to deal with; but if their rank breaks through to the third rank, it will become extremely difficult to kill them all!"

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face: "We still don't know the specific situation of the Black-Striped Sky Locust within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect. I think we can ask the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect about this matter. What do you three think?"

Lu Cheng'an was certain that this matter would need to be reported to the Ancient Desolate Sect. These Golden Core forces were all affiliated forces of the Ancient Desolate Sect, and if they wanted to completely eliminate the Black-Striped Sky Locusts within their territory, they would definitely need the Ancient Desolate Sect to oversee the overall situation.

Lu Cheng'an had a communication artifact with Chunqiu Zhenren, a Golden Core cultivator of the Desolate Ancient Sect, but his previous behavior had already attracted the attention of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The news about the Black-striped Locust is really not something the Lu family should reveal!
After all, the Lu family has only been around for a short time and its foundation is still very shallow.

If the Ancient Desolate Sect were to find out that the Lu family was the first to discover the Black-Striped Sky Locust, it would definitely attract the attention of the Ancient Desolate Sect once again.

"This matter should indeed be reported to the Ancient Desolate Sect!"

Kong Liyun spoke softly, his gaze falling on Lu Cheng'an, and asked with a smile, "Could you tell the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect the true details of this demonic insect, the Black-Striped Sky Locust?"

"Let me inquire with the cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect before we talk about it. Our Lu family is able to know the details of the Black-Striped Sky Locust because of the Spirit Gu Sect."

"Fellow Daoist Kong, first send a message to inquire about the situation of the Black-Striped Sky Locust among the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect. We'll discuss the specific details after the cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect send me a reply!" Lu Cheng'an said.

After learning of the existence of the Black-Striped Sky Locust, he immediately informed Lu Chengping of the information, instructing him to search the Linggu Sect's records for any information about this demonic insect.

The Linggu Sect has a very long history and is a sect that is skilled in raising Gu insects. There is a good chance that the sect's records contain information about the Black-striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect.

The Linggu Sect has a vast collection of various books. After searching through the Linggu Sect's library for a long time, Lu Chengping found records about the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect.

The records of the Black-Striped Sky Locust in the Linggu Sect's classic texts are more detailed than those in the Burning Flame Sect's classic texts. Moreover, the Linggu Sect's classic texts clearly state that the Black-Striped Sky Locust can be used to refine several powerful Gu insects.

Only after receiving Lu Chengping's reply did Lu Cheng'an relay the news about the Black-striped Locust to Liu Miaozhen.

They also inquired about news of the Black-striped Locust from Liu Miaozhen.

Liu Miaozhen knew about the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect. She was extremely surprised when she learned that the Black-Striped Sky Locust had appeared in the Lu family's territory.

The Black-striped Sky Locust is a demonic insect that has been extinct for a long time, and there has been no trace of it within the territory of the Spirit Gu Sect.

After sending a message to Lu Cheng'an, Liu Miaozhen ordered a thorough inspection of the Linggu Sect's territory, and then waited for Lu Cheng'an's arrival at the sect.

“Then let’s do as Fellow Daoist Lu says. I’ll send a message to the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect right now!” Kong Liyun said.

Kong Liyun's cultivation level is at the Golden Core Perfection Realm, and he is also a top-grade third-tier weapon refiner. The Golden Core cultivators he knows well in the Ancient Desolate Sect are also at the Golden Core Perfection Realm, and he holds a high position in the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After receiving Kong Liyun's message, the Golden Core cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect quickly replied to Kong Liyun.

According to the Golden Core Perfection cultivator from the Ancient Desolate Sect, the Ancient Desolate Sect is currently unaware of the existence of the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect.

This is not a normal phenomenon!
As a Nascent Soul sect, the Ancient Desolate Sect has a far greater understanding of the situation within its territory than the Golden Core sects. The reason why the Ancient Desolate Sect has not yet discovered the existence of the Black-Striped Sky Locust is not only because of the three-year drought that has caused many problems within its territory, but also because of the impact of the Sacred Heart Sect on the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The Sacred Heart Sect has not yet reached a cooperation agreement with the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains, but the news that the Butterfly Demon King is about to return to the Hong'e Mountains is becoming more and more believable.

If the Demon King of the Butterfly Transformation really returns to the Hong'e Mountains, then the Sacred Heart Sect and the Demon King of the Hong'e Mountains are very likely to reach a cooperation agreement.

Although the Sacred Heart Sect has not yet reached a cooperation agreement with the Demon King of the Hong'e Mountains, it is still frequently taking action against Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect.

They have been attacking the Ancient Desolate Sect most frequently!
This was due to the three-year drought in the Desolate Ancient Sect.

This severe drought not only affected ordinary mortals, but also had a significant impact on cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

The cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect are skilled at bewitching people's hearts. This is the current situation within the Ancient Desolate Sect. Many cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages have been bewitched by the cultivators sent by the Sacred Heart Sect and have secretly become the sect's henchmen.

The current focus of the Ancient Desolate Sect is on plundering the cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect within its territory, so it has not discovered the Black-Striped Sky Locusts causing trouble.

After receiving Kong Liyun's message, the Golden Core Perfection cultivator from the Desolate Ancient Sect took the matter very seriously and quickly found a way to inform the Nascent Soul cultivators of the sect.

"I have already informed the Golden Core cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect about the Black-Striped Sky Locust. I believe the Ancient Desolate Sect will soon formulate a countermeasure!" Kong Liyun said with a frown.

"I'll rely on the three of you to communicate with the cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect. I'm going to the Spirit Gu Sect now to learn more about the Black-Striped Sky Locust."

After making arrangements with the Golden Core cultivators of the Golden Origin Sect, Lu Cheng'an sped off towards the Spirit Gu Sect.

After Lu Cheng'an left, Kong Liyun and other Golden Core cultivators of the Golden Origin Sect paid even more attention to the Black-Striped Sky Locust and began a large-scale extermination campaign against the Black-Striped Sky Locust that appeared within their territory.

Black-striped locusts at the late stage of the second tier have already appeared within the territory of the Golden Origin Sect. It is possible that a black-striped locust at the perfect stage of the second tier is secretly being conceived.

If they cannot eliminate all the second-tier Black-striped Sky Locusts in a short period of time, it will be very difficult for them to deal with them once they break through to the third tier.

The Jin Yuan Sect and the Ling Gu Sect were not far apart, and Lu Cheng'an quickly arrived at the Ling Gu Sect from the Jin Yuan Sect.

After Lu Cheng'an arrived at the Linggu Sect, Lu Chengping directly led him into the sect's mountain gate.

The relationship between the Lu family and the Linggu Sect is different; the two families have a closer relationship and have done a lot together.

Furthermore, Lu Chengping's involvement between the two families makes the relationship between the Lu family and the Linggu Sect far exceed that between the Jinyuan Sect and the Lu family.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, quickly take out the Black-striped Sky Locust you caught and let me see it!" Liu Miaozhen said hurriedly.

Upon receiving the message from Lu Cheng'an, Liu Miaozhen immediately ordered the cultivators of the Linggu Sect to search for traces of the Black-Striped Sky Locust within the territory.

Strangely, the Black-striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect, did not appear within the territory of the Linggu Sect.

Afterwards, Liu Miaozhen sent messages to inquire with the cultivators of Danyun Sect and Yunhua Sect, and found that the Black-striped Sky Locusts had not appeared in either of these sects' territories either.

If Liu Miaozhen hadn't known that Lu Cheng'an wouldn't lie, she would have really doubted the authenticity of this news.

"This late-stage second-tier Black-striped Sky Locust is one I brought from the Golden Origin Sect. Fellow Daoist Liu, you can examine it to see if it is indeed the Black-striped Sky Locust recorded in the classics!"

Lu Cheng'an had already killed off all the Black-striped Sky Locusts he had captured himself, and only brought one late-stage second-tier locust from the Golden Origin Sect.

After receiving the black-striped locust from Lu Cheng'an, Liu Miaozhen formed a magic seal, and a ray of spiritual light fell onto the body of the black-striped locust, causing its dark brown body to quickly turn black.

After this situation lasted for a moment, the late-stage second-tier Black-striped Sky Locust gradually lost its life force.

At this moment, Liu Miaozhen took out a palm-sized black jade bottle from her storage ring. After she opened the bottle, a thumb-sized golden locust flew out of it.

This golden locust is a Gu worm, the Golden Locust Gu, raised by Liu Miaozhen. The main ability of this Gu worm lies in defense.

The golden locust canopy released by a second-stage early-stage golden locust gu is so powerful that even a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator cannot break it.

However, cultivating the Golden Locust Gu to the third rank is not an easy task. To quickly improve the rank of this Gu worm, it needs to devour other types of Gu worms.

The body of the Black-striped Sky Locust is the best nourishment for cultivating the Golden Locust Gu. If the Golden Locust Gu devours enough Black-striped Sky Locusts at the first and second stages, it will be easier for them to break through to the third stage.

The ancient texts also clearly state that the Golden Locust Gu that has advanced by consuming the body of the Black-Striped Sky Locust will also be targeted by the Black-Striped Sky Locust, and the body of this Golden Locust Gu will become the best nourishment for the Black-Striped Sky Locust to improve its cultivation.

Liu Miaozhen planned to take this opportunity to cultivate a batch of Golden Locust Gu, but no Black-Striped Sky Locusts appeared within their Linggu Sect territory.

After Liu Miaozhen released the golden locust gu, it devoured the corpse of the black-striped locust in an instant.

A faint dark golden light emanated from the Golden Locust Gu's body, and in an instant, it slumped limply into Liu Miaozhen's palm.

Liu Miaozhen quickly examined the Golden Locust Gu and sensed that its body was undergoing significant changes.

Once it has fully absorbed the power of the Black-striped Sky Locust, its rank will be raised by one level.

After putting away the Golden Locust Gu, Liu Miaozhen looked at Lu Chengan and Lu Chengping and said, "This is indeed the Black-Striped Sky Locust, but the Black-Striped Sky Locust will never appear randomly. I suspect that this matter is related to the Sacred Heart Sect!"

The Black-striped Sky Locust was extremely destructive, and the cultivation world had already wiped out all the Black-striped Sky Locusts that had appeared.

The sudden appearance of the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a demonic insect, within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect is indeed a highly suspicious matter.

Especially now that the Sacred Heart Sect has taken action against the Ancient Desolate Sect, it's hard not to think that the appearance of the Black-Striped Sky Locust is related to the Sacred Heart Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Liu suspects that this Black-Striped Sky Locust is related to the Sacred Heart Sect? But isn't it a bit too risky for the Sacred Heart Sect to do this?" Lu Cheng'an asked, frowning.

The Black-striped Sky Locust has a high probability of becoming a fourth-order, or even a fifth-order, demonic insect.

The Holy Heart Sect's Holy Heart Ancestor is only at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm. If the Black-Patterned Heavenly Locust cannot be controlled, it may cause a devastating blow to the Holy Heart Sect.

(End of this chapter)