Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 252 Numerous Demonic Insects

Lu Cheng'an was more inclined to believe that the Black-striped Sky Locust was a naturally bred insect, since the Ancient Desolate Sect had been suffering from a three-year drought, and such an environment was very suitable for the growth of the Black-striped Sky Locust.

"The Black-striped Sky Locust is indeed extremely terrifying when it grows up, but the cultivation world may still have methods to deal with this kind of demonic insect!"

Liu Miaozhen smiled and glanced at Lu Cheng'an, saying, "Moreover, our Hezhou cultivation world is relatively barren. Even if the Black-striped Sky Locust devours all the spiritual creatures in a state, it will be difficult to breed a fifth-order Black-striped Sky Locust!"

The cultivation resources required for a Nascent Soul cultivator to break through to the Deity Transformation realm are extremely terrifying.

In order to find an opportunity to break through to the fifth rank, the Butterfly Demon King of Hong'e Mountain Range left the Hong'e Mountain Range where he had lived for a long time and went out to seek opportunities.

The Holy Heart Ancestor is now instigating war in order to gather resources from Qingzhou, Taizhou, and Hezhou to help him break through to the Nascent Soul realm!
"Fellow Daoist Liu is right. It seems I was overthinking it!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Lu did not worry too much. These Black-Striped Sky Locusts will indeed not affect Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect, but they may cause devastating damage to Golden Core forces like ours!"

A solemn expression appeared on Liu Miaozhen's face, and she said in a deep voice, "Now let the Sixth Elder take his two Daoist partners back to the Lu family with Fellow Daoist Lu, and help Fellow Daoist Lu to kill the Black-striped Sky Locusts in the territory as soon as possible, so as to prevent them from causing trouble."

The Sixth Elder mentioned by Liu Miaozhen is Lu Chengping, who is the sixth Golden Core cultivator in the Linggu Sect besides the sect leader Liu Miaozhen.

Lu Chengping's two Daoist partners are now both at the Golden Core stage.

Back then, the Spirit Gu Sect didn't only obtain four portions of the Core Formation Spiritual Object, the Yuanming Gu, from the secret realm. After Lu Chengping and his two companions used up four portions, the Spirit Gu Sect still had two portions of Yuanming Gu left unused.

The Linggu Sect has more than just Lu Chengping and his two companions who are waiting to use the Yuanming Gu to break through to the Golden Core realm. However, the Linggu Sect and Lu Chengan had agreed that Lu Chengping and his companions must first be trained to the Golden Core realm before the Yuanming Gu brought out from the secret realm can be given to other cultivators of the Linggu Sect.

After Lu Chengping and his two companions successively broke through to the Golden Core realm, the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect were not so lucky.

Although they also used the Yuanming Gu to break through their cultivation levels, none of them succeeded.

Those two were extremely unlucky; one died and the other was crippled!
In recent years, the Spirit Gu Sect has not obtained any new Core Formation spiritual items, so naturally no new Golden Core cultivators have been born.

Even so, the Linggu Sect has grown extremely rapidly in recent years.

Besides Liu Miaozhen, the sect leader who had reached the Golden Core stage, there were eight elders at the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, Shang Lan and Huo Yong, the couple, have both broken through to the late Golden Core stage. Now, among the Golden Core forces under the Ancient Desolate Sect, the Spirit Gu Sect is only slightly weaker than the Cloud Flower Sect.

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Liu!" Lu Cheng'an said gratefully.

Although Lingxuan and Queyun, along with other third-tier spirit race members and demon beasts, are now responsible for dealing with the Black-Striped Sky Locusts, Lu Cheng'an is still somewhat uneasy.

If Lu Chengping and his wife and their two companions were to visit the Lu family, Lu Chengan could entrust the entire task of dealing with the Black-striped Locusts to Lu Chengping.

He is about to break through to the late Golden Core stage in his cultivation. Once he returns to his family, he plans to continue his secluded cultivation in the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains.

After making arrangements with Liu Miaozhen, Lu Chengping led his wife and two others back to the Lu family home.

After Lu Cheng'an and his group left, Liu Miaozhen immediately made arrangements for the other Golden Core cultivators in the sect, instructing them to leave the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect and go out to capture the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect.

The Black-striped Sky Locust is of no value to other cultivators, but the Spirit Gu Sect can use its body to cultivate the Golden Locust Gu, a type of spirit Gu.

Liu Miaozhen would not let this opportunity slip by; she would take this chance to have the sect cultivate more Golden Locust Gu.

She had this idea in mind when she invited Lu Chengping and his wife to the Lu family home.

The black-striped locusts that appear within the Lu family's territory will surely all fall into the hands of Lu Chengping and his wife.

Lu family.

After Lu Cheng'an returned to the Lu family with Lu Chengping and his wife, he immediately summoned the Foundation Establishment cultivators who remained in the clan to discuss how to deal with the Black-Striped Sky Locust, a type of demonic insect that had appeared in the territory.

"Now, Sect Master Liu of the Linggu Sect has confirmed that the demonic insect that appeared in our Lu family territory is indeed the Black-striped Sky Locust."

Lu Cheng'an looked at Lu Wenxing and asked, "Clan leader, have you investigated how many Black-striped Locusts have appeared within the clan's territory? What harm have they caused? How many Black-striped Locusts have been dealt with?"

A look of deep sorrow appeared on Lu Wenxing's face. He said in a deep voice, "The number of Black-Striped Sky Locusts appearing within the family's territory has now exceeded 100,000, and the leading queen locust has even reached the second-stage perfection level of cultivation..."

Lu Wenxing quickly informed Lu Cheng'an about the situation of the black-striped locusts within the Lu family's territory. According to the current investigation, the situation of the black-striped locusts in the Lu family was much more serious than Lu Cheng'an had imagined.

“How is this possible? If there were such a large number of Black-Striped Sky Locusts within the clan’s territory, it would not only be these Qi Refining forces that would be wiped out. Could it be that, as the sect leader said, someone is actually controlling these Black-Striped Sky Locusts behind the scenes?” Lu Chengping frowned and said.

The Black-striped Sky Locusts numbered over 100,000, with the leading queen reaching the second-tier perfection level, making their strength extremely terrifying.

If these demonic insects were to invade the Foundation Establishment realm, the Foundation Establishment forces within the Lu family's territory would absolutely have no chance of resisting them.

It's fortunate that these demonic insects didn't invade the Foundation Establishment forces within the Lu family's territory, otherwise they would never have been able to grow to such a large number.

“I also suspect that there are cultivators controlling these black-striped locusts. After Lingxuan and Queyun discovered these black-striped locusts, they did not attack them, but retreated on their own!”

Lu Wenxing frowned deeply and said with great concern, "The number of Black-Striped Sky Locusts that died at the hands of Ling Xuan and Que Yun is not large. If there are really cultivators controlling these demonic insects, they will inevitably gather these demonic insects together. At that time, will there be a third-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust?"

The third-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust is far superior to the second-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust. If a third-tier Black-Striped Sky Locust were to appear, it could potentially annihilate a Golden Core power.

The number of Golden Core cultivators within the Ancient Desolate Sect is very limited. If any Golden Core cultivators are wiped out by the Black-Striped Sky Locusts, it will also have a certain impact on the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After all, the Ancient Desolate Sect is currently facing attacks from the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains.

"Second Elder, next you will lead Lingxuan, Queyun, and other spirits and demons to thoroughly investigate the situation of those black-striped locusts. If there is indeed a cultivator controlling these black-striped locusts, try your best to capture the cultivator controlling them alive."

"I will continue my secluded cultivation in the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains. If you cannot deal with those Black-Striped Sky Locusts, send me a message immediately!"

After Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, he shifted his gaze from Lu Chengping to the clan leader and Lu Jingkun, and said, "Clan leader, Jingkun, you two don't need to worry about this matter. From now on, you two should focus on cultivation and raise your cultivation to the Golden Core realm as soon as possible!"

Lu Wenxing and Lu Jingkun were both on the verge of breaking through to the Golden Core realm. If it weren't for the Black-Striped Sky Locust, they would still be in seclusion. "You can focus on your cultivation. Don't worry about the Black-Striped Sky Locust. If we really can't deal with the person behind it, I can ask the sect leader for help!" Lu Chengping said with a smile.

Shortly afterward, Lu Chengping prepared to send a message to Liu Miaozhen about the situation of the Lu family's Black-Striped Locust, warning the cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect to be careful lest they fall into the trap set by the cultivators behind the scenes.

Liu Miaozhen's cultivation level is at the Golden Core Perfection stage, and her natal Gu worm, the Golden Stone Gu, is also at the third-order Perfection stage.

Moreover, she cultivated more than just the Golden Stone Gu of the third tier. Relying on the power of these Gu, unless a Nascent Soul cultivator intervened, no one within the Golden Core realm could threaten Liu Miaozhen's life.

Given the relationship between the Lu family and the Linggu Sect, if Lu Chengping were to send a message to Liu Miaozhen for help, Liu Miaozhen would definitely not stand idly by.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly and said, "In short, we must be careful in everything we do and deal with those black-striped locusts as soon as possible!"

In recent years, the Lu family has not cultivated any new Golden Core cultivators, but the Spirit Clam Clan has produced new third-tier cultivators.

The newly added third-tier cultivator of the Spirit Clam Clan is named Qingzhu. When he emerged from the underground magma river, he already possessed the cultivation of a perfect second-tier cultivator. After so many years of cultivation, he has finally broken through to the third tier.

Back then, Hua Ling was at the same level of cultivation as Qing Zhu, reaching the second-tier perfection realm. However, Hua Ling's talent was slightly weaker, and her chances of breaking through to the third tier were extremely slim, even though the Spirit Clam Clan still had surplus Source Pearls.

The Spirit Clam Clan currently has three Tier 3 cultivators, the Green Horned Antelope Clan has six Tier 3 cultivators, and with the addition of Que Yun, there are as many as ten Tier 3 spirit race members and demon beasts.

This is also the source of Lu Cheng'an's confidence to still go to the underground magma river of the Burning Flame Mountains for a breakthrough under such circumstances!
Even if the Black-Striped Locusts within the Lu family's territory are being manipulated by cultivators, those cultivators are absolutely no match for the Lu family.

After all, Qinghong was a demon beast at the perfect third-order level, and Qingyu was a demon beast at the late third-order level.

After entrusting the task of dealing with the Black-striped Sky Locust to Lu Chengping, Lu Cheng'an returned directly to the underground lava river in the Burning Flame Mountains to focus on cultivation.

At the same time, Lu Jingkun and Lu Wenxing returned to their respective caves and began to cultivate diligently, hoping to break through to the Golden Core realm as soon as possible.

Although the Lu family currently has quite a few Golden Core level combatants, Lingxuan and Queyun are both from the Spirit Clan and the Demon Beast Clan, and they are not true members of the Lu family. The Lu family does not dare to put them in public.

If Lu Jingkun and Lu Wenxing successfully break through their cultivation levels, the situation of the Lu family will change significantly.

After Lu Cheng'an left, Lu Chengping left his two Daoist partners to oversee the Lu family, while he personally went to Lingxuan, Queyun, and other spirits and demons to inquire about the situation.

"Where have all those black-striped locusts gone?" Lu Chengping asked in a deep voice.

"Those black-striped locusts have all gathered in one place, and they are lingering in the Purple Witch Mountain, which is located at the border between the Lu family and the Heavenly Flame Sect."

Lingxuan glanced at Lu Chengping and quickly said, "We followed the instructions of the Grand Elder and did not take any action against the Black-Striped Sky Locusts. Please instruct us, Second Grand Elder, on what to do next?"

Lu Chengping frowned slightly. He glanced at Ling Xuan, Que Yun, and the other third-tier spirit race members and demonic beasts, then suddenly laughed and said, "Let's head to Ziwu Mountain now and drive those Black-Striped Sky Locusts into the territory of the Tianyan Sect to see if there are any cultivators behind them!"

Not to mention the feud between the Spirit Clam Clan and the Heavenly Flame Sect, the Lu family and the Heavenly Flame Sect also have some blood feuds.

Although the Lu family has gained the strength to destroy the Tianyan Sect in recent years, they have been struggling to find a suitable opportunity to take action.

After all, the Heavenly Flame Sect is not a weak Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment force; it is a Golden Core force that the Ancient Desolate Sect may remember.

With a formidable enemy at hand, the Ancient Desolate Sect naturally does not want to see a large-scale conflict among the Golden Core forces within its borders.

The emergence of the Black-Striped Sky Locust has provided the Lu family with an opportunity. The Lu family can use the Black-Striped Sky Locust to destroy the Heavenly Flame Sect.

With so many Black-striped Sky Locusts gathered in one place, it's practically a certainty that they will produce third-tier Black-striped Sky Locusts.

If the Black-striped Locust wants to gain even greater power, it can only devour more resources.

If the Lu family were to show even a little power, they could drive the Black-Striped Sky Locusts into the territory of the Tianyan Sect.

Currently, the Tianyan Sect only has three cultivators at the Golden Core stage. Even if they can withstand the onslaught of the Black-Striped Locust, the Lu family could still secretly annihilate the Tianyan Sect.

After glancing at Lingxuan, Lu Chengping took the lead and sped off towards Ziwu Mountain.

Lu Chengping and his group moved quickly, and they arrived near Ziwu Mountain in no time.

Lu Chengping also cultivated the Golden Locust Gu, which allowed him to sense the strength and number of Black-striped Sky Locusts from a great distance.

"We'll stop here!"

As Lu Chengping finished speaking, a dark golden Gu worm appeared in his palm.

This Gu worm is the Golden Locust Gu he cultivated. Originally, this Gu worm was only of the first-grade upper level, but now it has broken through to the second level.

This is because after Lu Chengping returned to the Lu family, he fed the Golden Locust Gu a second-tier Black-striped Sky Locust.

Lingxuan, Queyun, and other spirits and demons all obeyed Lu Chengping's arrangements. They did not know the origin of the black-striped locusts and did not take them seriously.

Especially the monsters like Queyun and Qinghong, they did not feel that the Black-Striped Sky Locusts could threaten them.

After stopping Ling Xuan and the other spirits and demons, Lu Chengping secretly observed the changes in the black-striped locusts through the Golden Locust Gu in his hand.

Time passed slowly, and a month went by in the blink of an eye.

During this period, the black-striped locusts did not move again, and their numbers decreased sharply.

This does not mean that the Black-striped Locust swarm has weakened; on the contrary, the swarm has become increasingly powerful.

In just one month, three third-tier Black-striped Locusts were born from the swarm.

(End of this chapter)