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Chapter 770 Silver Wing Advancement, Calamity-Inducing Insect

Outside the main peak cave.

Baili Hui, who looked like a dwarf, waited outside with utmost respect.

Upon seeing Qin Ming emerge, he quickly stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Master."

"Hmm, no need for formalities. Why are you in such a hurry to see me? Is something wrong outside?" Qin Ming asked immediately.

Having said that, he immediately offered him a seat so he could speak slowly.

Baili Hui smiled slightly, and after sitting down, he immediately cupped his hands and reported, "Indeed, I have an urgent matter to report to you."

"Just a few days ago, something big happened in the Red River Wasteland. It is said that the Ancient Insect Valley was attacked by ferocious insects again!"

"There were even two ferocious insects at the Integration level, which severely injured the Ren Shui Ancestor of the Tianhe Sect, and his disciples suffered heavy losses as well."

As his words fell.

"What?! A combined-level ancient ferocious insect? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Hearing such explosive news from Baili Hui, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

"How could a ferocious insect of the seventh rank or higher enter the human race's spiritual domain silently and severely injure Ancestor Renshui?"

"This is no small matter."

Baili Hui seemed to have anticipated Qin Ming's reaction, because when he received this news from the Tingyulou intelligence organization, his shock was far greater than Qin Ming's.

As soon as he received the intelligence, he rushed back to report it.

"Alas! It is said that the problem lies deep within that insect valley, where there is a rather strange void wormhole that allows such ferocious insects to ignore the outer protective barriers of the human race and directly descend into the human race's spiritual domain through the wormhole."

"Fortunately, however, it seems that opening a wormhole requires time and some kind of power to succeed."

"After its attack succeeded, the ferocious insect immediately took advantage of the wormhole closing and fled back the way it came."

"Although the two ferocious insects have disappeared, this matter has left a great hidden danger for humankind."

"No one expected that two ferocious insects would suddenly appear inside."

"It's alright under normal circumstances, but if the humans were to be directly attacked through a wormhole during wartime, it would be utterly annihilated."

Qin Ming suddenly understood after hearing this.

In this way, the Insect Valley essentially opened a back door for the demon race within the human race's spiritual realm.

Those powerful figures among the human race would naturally not sit idly by, and would certainly spare no effort to find a way to destroy this insect valley.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late, and the second void wormhole in the worm valley appeared as soon as it appeared.

An unprecedented insect swarm emerged, surging towards the Chishui wasteland on a scale dozens of times larger than before.
It's completely impossible to block it.

After listening to Baili Hui's report, Qin Ming's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

Although he had anticipated this, he did not expect things to develop in this way.

Fortunately, it was discovered early; otherwise, the consequences would have been far more unimaginable.

If the human race is prepared, they will naturally exterminate these insects and destroy the wormholes.

In addition, Baili Hui told Qin Ming some unexpected news.

"By the way, Master, I also heard that the Ren Shui Ancestor of the Tianhe Sect was seriously injured and almost lost half his life. He was poisoned by that vicious insect and is searching everywhere for a miraculous medicine to save his life."

"But the injuries it suffered could not be healed by ordinary spiritual objects. I heard that they even went to Tianxing City to find them."

Qin Ming nodded upon hearing this, then rewarded him with some spirit stones and pills, and told him to continue to monitor the situation.

The human race also began to assemble a large army of cultivators to go to the Red River Wasteland to wipe out the insect swarms.

The war, which had just subsided, has reignited.

Standing atop the main peak, Qin Ming gazed at the sea of ​​clouds outside and couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems the demon race is about to start causing trouble."

……

Two years later.

Qin Ming and Tian Ling'er were tending to the spiritual plants, while Xiao Qing was dozing in the spiritual lake.

Within the small spirit realm, a massive surge of demonic energy suddenly reverberated, and terrifying clouds of spiritual energy poured into the direction of the Devouring Sky Rat's cave like a giant funnel.

The process of this infusion of the body with the primordial energy of heaven and earth lasted for almost half a day.

As the strange phenomena of heaven and earth dissipated, a wildly arrogant laugh echoed from the cave, filled with an air of unbridled arrogance:

"Hahaha! Fifth-order Great Perfection!"

"I've succeeded!"

The Sky-Devouring Rat in the cave laughed wildly, hands on its hips, looking up at the sky.

At this moment, its excitement after successfully advancing again is indescribable.

Immediately, the Devouring Rat disappeared from its spot.

When it reappeared, it was already standing in front of Qin Ming, covered its mouth with its small hand and coughed lightly, then said casually:
"Master, I have not failed you. I have broken through to the fifth-order perfect realm, and I am now only one step away from the sixth-order demon god realm."

"In the future, I will be able to continue fighting for you on the battlefield."

"Hmm, not bad. It wasn't a waste of the sixth-tier demon fruit I gave you." Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction.

"From this day forward, you must continue to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and continue to diligently cultivate yourself."

"No need for fighting on the battlefield, just focus on farming."

"Hehe! Yes! I will obey Master's teachings!" The Devouring Rat now obeys Qin Ming's every word, and is mainly obedient and docile.

When Xiaoqing arrived and the Devouring Rat appeared, it transformed into the size of a small calf and excitedly ran over to rub against it, as a way of congratulating it.

Just after the Devouring Sky Rat broke through for a while.

A massive fluctuation also emanated from the enormous beehive on Qin Ming's natal spiritual plant, the Yanfu Immortal Vine.

"Having slumbered for decades, are those spirit bees finally about to complete their advancement?"

Qin Ming released his divine sense and explored the inside of the hive.

To their astonishment, they discovered that the tens of thousands of spirit bees inside had all undergone tremendous changes.

The aura of these spirit bees suddenly surged several times over, and in addition to the gold and silver spirit patterns on their bodies, they also had a twisted rune mark.

It looked like a ghostly face.

"A swarm of ghost-faced spirit bees?" Qin Ming asked, slightly surprised.

The Silverwing Frost Bee was the same, except that its aura was changing even more. It had already advanced to the fifth level of perfection, but it showed no signs of stopping and continued to climb towards the sixth level of ferocious insect.

Even the Sky-Devouring Rat, who had only recently broken through to the next level, was taken aback by the bizarre scene before it.

"The third brother is truly blessed with good fortune!"

"It seems that the insect eggs in that nest are quite something!"

It had just finished speaking.

Buzz buzz!

Beneath the jet-black vines, a swarm of ghostly bees, shimmering with gold and silver, exuded a terrifying aura and transformed into a massive cloud of insects that flew out.

The sight of the Sky-Eating Rat sent chills down its spine.

With a thought, Qin Ming manipulated the swarm of bees to come closer, then reached out and pinched one of them to examine it.

He discovered that these ghost-faced bees had grown larger overall, and their mouthparts were filled with sharp teeth.

However, the twisted rune on its body, resembling a ghost face, was only in its initial form and appeared somewhat dim.

Immediately, he took out a piece of sixth-order ore with extremely high hardness and threw it to the spirit bee to try. It was instantly devoured and turned into dust.

It is easy to imagine its astonishing biting ability.

Clearly, while they gained the ability to be immune to water and fire from Qin Ming's natal spiritual plant, they also acquired some of the abilities of the strange insect eggs after absorbing their essence.

At this moment, the terrifying strength of the Ghost-Faced Bee swarm is even greater than that of the Iron-Eating Fire Ant swarm in the Insect Valley that day.

"These insect swarms in front of us have undergone a perfect evolution and mutation, moving from the larval stage to the growth stage. Once this swarm of spirit bees appears, even an ordinary cultivator at the Void Refinement stage would not be able to withstand an attack from such a large-scale insect swarm."

"If it could be cultivated to maturity, it would probably be even stronger."

"Besides using them to farm, we can also use them to fight enemies." Qin Ming waved his hand, sending all the advanced bee swarms back to their hive.

However, none of the bees returned as he instructed.

Just as Qin Ming was wondering what was going on, he saw that the huge beehive actually flew out on its own and landed in the open air.

Immediately afterwards, to everyone's astonishment, countless gold and silver runes began to emerge continuously from the beehive, emitting an extremely unsettling fluctuation.

This feeling of terror.

When Qin Ming escaped from the void insect nest that day, he had also faintly sensed the aura that had appeared in the wormhole.

But the aura emanating from the hive right now is even stronger than the former.

As the gold and silver runes intertwined, the honeycomb began to grow larger and larger, eventually reaching a size of several thousand feet. It stood quietly in the small spirit realm, resembling a small, earthen-yellow hill.

This sudden turn of events left even Qin Ming somewhat bewildered.

Rumble!
All of a sudden.

The realm of Xiaoling began to darken, with heavy, oppressive tribulation clouds descending from the heavens, emanating the destructive aura of a great calamity.

The celestial calamity and strange phenomena shocked the entire world.

"Sixth-order Heavenly Tribulation, Silverwing is about to complete its final advancement breakthrough."

"I didn't expect it to arrive so quickly."

Qin Ming was caught off guard and immediately swept up his Devouring Sky Rats and the others, watching from a distance. After all, he didn't know just how terrifying the heavenly tribulation that the Silver Wing Frost Bee would bring after breaking through to the sixth rank would be.

He had previously ventured deep into the Insect Valley, intending to find materials for alchemy.

Unexpectedly, this gave the Silverwing Frost Bee a heaven-defying opportunity, allowing it to surpass others and advance two levels, becoming the first of the Devouring Sky Rats to reach the sixth rank.

Click, click, click!
next moment.

The huge insect nest that originally stood in the small spirit realm was now cracked all over, with dense cracks spreading continuously.

Finally, the entire hive burst apart and fell apart.

Suddenly!
A terrifying aura of ancient, primordial, ferocious insects suddenly descended upon this space.

If this were outside, it would probably attract the attention of powerful figures in Tianxing City. It's fortunate that he broke through in the Lesser Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming was also secretly sweating. He was a little unsure whether the Silverwing Frost Bee would escape his control after advancing.
The Devouring Rat, which had been brimming with confidence after advancing to the fifth rank of perfection, now cowered behind Qin Ming, feeling the terrifying will from ancient times, and stammered:
"Master."

"Could the third one have mutated?"

"I sense something is off."

"It's completely different from her usual docile demeanor."

"In its place came violence, destruction, and the devouring of everything."

Qin Ming frowned upon hearing this, as his immediate feeling was exactly as the Devouring Rat had described.

When the dust settled, the Silverwing Frost Bees inside the hive were finally revealed.

But when Qin Ming saw what was inside, his pupils suddenly contracted!
In the public eye.

A colossal ancient worm, thousands of feet tall, gradually emerged, its body emanating an extremely terrifying aura, clearly having reached the sixth rank.

The appearance of the Silverwing Frost Bee has undergone a dramatic change, resembling that of a beetle. The only remaining features are its gold and silver bicolor spiritual patterns and the six wings on its back.

The Void Spikes at the tail were also concealed.

Followed by.

Above the sky, the purple and gold dual-colored destructive lightning tribulation crashed down!
Boom Kaka!
A terrifying bolt of lightning tore through the sky and struck the Silverwing Frost Bee in front of them in an instant.

Yet, even when faced with such a terrifying sixth-order calamity, the Silverwing Frost Bee remained completely still, letting the lightning from the dark clouds strike its body.

Even Qin Ming found it somewhat unbelievable.

An astonishing scene unfolded.

The terrifying heavenly tribulation, enough to instantly kill even a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, descended upon the ancient primordial worm before it. Its golden and silver carapace shimmered with a crystal-clear arc of light, effortlessly absorbing the tribulation completely.

Is this still the same Frost Bee that needed the protection of its natal spiritual plant when it was undergoing the second-tier demonic tribulation?
"This is terrifying! The third brother is actually using a sixth-order heavenly tribulation to temper his physical body."

As a descendant of the ancient true spirit bloodline, the Devouring Rat naturally discerned some of the secrets.

As the mighty power of the Great Dao shone forth, the tribulation lightning within the tribulation clouds intensified suddenly, seemingly intent on utterly destroying and erasing anything that should not exist in this world.

Countless heavenly tribulations descended simultaneously, their power even comparable to Qin Mingdu's Five Elements Heavenly Punishment.

Within the small spirit realm, terrifying lightning flashed and electric arcs raged.

Fortunately, after being upgraded by the fusion of the Immortal Abode Treasures, this place has been transformed into a small world.

Otherwise, in the past, a heavenly tribulation of this level would have been enough to instantly destroy the Lesser Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming's cultivation and supernatural abilities are now extremely powerful. He raised his hand and cast a spell to create a Yuanji Divine Light Barrier, protecting the spiritual fields and plants inside from the impact of the aftershocks of the heavenly tribulation.

This tribulation lasted for several days before the dark, oppressive clouds in the sky finally dissipated.

Qin Ming stared at the enormous ancient ferocious insect before him, revealing a rare look of vigilance.

The next moment, he discovered that the Blood Forbidden Divine Contract he had left in Silverwing's body using the Beast Taming Technique had long since vanished.
However, the telepathic connection between them, master and servant, remained.

This unexpected turn of events is precisely why Qin Ming is unsure of what to do.

Looking at the menacing ancient worm before him, he couldn't help but think to himself:

'Is this still my beloved little bee from back then?'

Followed by.

After completing its advancement, the Silverwing Frost Bee, whose body was thousands of feet tall, began to shrink in a series of changes.

In an instant, she transformed into a young woman whose entire body was silver-white, with exquisitely delicate features, as if carved from gold and jade, and a graceful figure.

His eyes and his entire being exuded an air of indifference, a slightly dazed feeling.

She approached Qin Ming, nodded slightly in greeting, and said in a voice even colder than that of the Blue Ice Fairy: "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this fortune upon me."

"However, I have some extremely important things to take care of right now, so I'm afraid I'll have to leave for a while."

"My offspring still need their master's help to take care of them."

Qin Ming hadn't expected that the Silverwing Frost Bee, after its advancement, would undergo such a drastic change in temperament, actually wanting to leave him.
Clearly, she has now developed extremely high intelligence, almost indistinguishable from humans.

Not only can it easily transform into human form, but deep within its soul, something mysterious seems to have awakened.

So Qin Ming immediately asked, "What are you going to do? Do you need my help?"

The woman in silver gently shook her head. "Don't worry, Master. I won't leave you. I'll come back as soon as I've finished my business."

As she finished speaking, she didn't forget to glance back at Qin Ming's natal spiritual plant, the Yanfu Immortal Vine.

Without this strange black vine, she wouldn't have achieved what she has today.

Immediately, the woman in silver makeup said no more. Her figure blurred and vanished instantly from the Lesser Spirit Realm, her whereabouts unknown.
Qin Ming's natal spiritual plant, the Black Vine, did not stop her, which proves that what she said was true.

The air was completely silent.

Only Qin Ming and his servants were left staring blankly.
It took the Devouring Rat a while to come to its senses, and it exclaimed in utter shock, "Good heavens! I knew it!"

"Master, you shouldn't have given the third sister random food. Now look what's happened, is she going to rebel and run away?"

The little silver fox and Tian Ling'er blinked their eyes, too overwhelmed by the aura of the silver-winged frost bees to speak.

They both felt that what the Devouring Rat said seemed to make some sense.

The Xuan Shui Crocodile and the Silver Wing Frost Bee shared the deepest bond, and the two beasts spent the most time together.

It saw that Silverwing had undergone a tremendous transformation and then left, and its eyes revealed a mixture of emotions.

Qin Ming slapped the Devouring Rat on the head, and upon hearing its words, he was immediately enraged.

"Who are you accusing of betraying us?"

“Even a traitor like you hasn’t run away from me. Since Silverwing did this, it probably has some concerns of its own.”

The Devouring Rat scratched its head, put on a smile, and said, "I wasn't just saying that casually. The third brother was like a completely different person just now. It was terrifying."

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(End of this chapter)