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Chapter 1075 Finding the Bee Taoist

"Tsk tsk, that scholar Qin Fang actually married this monster and they even had several litters of offspring."

Xiaoyu stared at the "Colorful Queen Bee" with great interest, looking at it again and again.

"Who is it, who is there?"

The queen bee, who had been listless and seemingly asleep, suddenly "opened" her eyes: her compound eyes shimmered with seven colors.

Where the colored light swept, blood lotus bees flew out of the hive, sticking out their abdomens and shooting out stingers as thick as toothpicks.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The tail needle is faster than a bullet.

The moment the queen bee looked over, her stinger came flying in quick succession.

But the queen bee scanned the area and found nothing.

However, a large area of ​​the nearby flowerbeds had been cleared away by the tail needles.

Blood lotus bee venom is exceptionally terrifying; it is effective not only on the physical body and spirit of living people, but also on plants.

The needle merely brushed against the leaves of the plant, and the entire plant immediately withered and died, turning into a grayish-black liquid that seeped into the earth, leaving only a light black mark.

"Puff puff puff~~" Once the stinger is fired, the Blood Lotus Bee immediately loses its life force and falls down in a flurry.

A large amount of it fell.

The queen bee didn't even glance at her dead subjects, continuing to vigilantly scan her surroundings while making strange, trembling sounds from her mouth.

Using sound, they directed a large swarm of bees to carefully inspect the surrounding area, which spanned several hundred feet.

"What a keen sense of perception!"

Xiao Yu used Earth Escape Technique to enter the earth's veins and wandered around the area, roughly figuring out the true nature of the "underground world": a semi-abandoned royal tomb.

It should be the mausoleum of the ancestors of the King of Yelang. It is quite large and of high standard.

Located in the mountains north of the capital of Yelang Kingdom, less than 100 li away from Qin Fang's home.

This also confirms Xiaoyu's previous guess: if Qin Fang frequently meets with female demons in his dreams, the physical distance between them must not be too far, and would not exceed five hundred li.

Although the underground world is the mausoleum of the King of Yelang, it was not entirely carved out by human hands.

The tomb was located in a natural underground cave, a large space with complex passageways.

The fluorescent flowers and plants that the Blood Lotus Bees collect nectar from are all "Gu worms" that protect the tomb owners from being disturbed by tomb robbers.

Gu worms of plants and fungi.

Even if a living person holds their breath, they will be poisoned immediately if they touch any of the flowers or plants with their body.

They either die directly or become tomb-guarding corpse puppets.

The coffin and remains of the deceased are still in the very center of the tomb, but the soul of the deceased has already entered the cycle of reincarnation.

The blessed land of the underworld was desolate, and not even a wandering ghost could be seen.

Xiaoyu estimated that the Yelang Kingdom was too wild and barren, and the blessed land of the Yelang King was not "fertile" enough, so the blessed land in the underworld could not last long.

Just like in Western Sichuan, auspicious places like Fuwang Fudi in Tianmen Town are very rare.

Many princes of the Li family went directly to the underworld instead of staying in the blessed land to "suffer." Since they couldn't enjoy happiness, there was no point in staying in the blessed land; it was better to reincarnate early or go to the blessed land in the underworld to live in a "public nursing home."

Xiaoyu searched around inside the tomb.

Five more beehives of the same size as the "Colorful Lotus Kingdom" were discovered, but no trace of the Bee Taoist was found.

Each hive has a queen bee, and each queen bee has at least one human partner.

Qin Fang was relatively lucky; Princess Caiyi only took him as her husband.

I also have great respect for him.

In the imperial court, he was in charge of all major military and political affairs.

Of course, the so-called "major military and political affairs" are actually trivial matters such as blood lotus bees collecting honey, building nests, and eliminating natural enemies.

In any case, Qin Fang lived a fulfilling and dignified life, truly deserving the title of "King of the Bees".

The other queen bees were not as devoted as Princess Rainbow.

Some of them tricked three or five scholars into becoming their male concubines.

There was also a princess from the Blood Lotus Kingdom who, with her demonic nature awakened, simply stopped acting and began to abduct men, exploiting their yang energy and essence.

There was even a small mountain of corpses piled up next to the beehive.

Xiao Yu searched for the Bee Daoist for a long time without success, so she simply used "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" to separate the Heavenly Roc Spirit Body, the Five Thunder Generals, and her original body. All three of them used transformation techniques to become martial artists from the Yelang Kingdom.

They pretended to dig a tunnel from the ground, leading directly to the depths of the tomb.

Three native warriors, yelling "Demon bees, die! Pay for the lives of my 'Gada' brothers!", charged towards the "Blood Lotus Kingdom." Their sword energy crisscrossed, and they killed the Blood Lotus Princess, who had treated human life like dirt.

He also used his Fiery True Qi (actually the Fire God Technique) to set fire to the area, burning hundreds of feet around it into a white wasteland.

She immediately felt a little better.

Two of the three native warriors were killed on the spot.

The two martial artists died a gruesome death, covered by a swarm of blood lotus bees that resembled dark clouds. They were struck by hundreds or thousands of stings from behind their tails and immediately turned into pus with screams.

The last martial artist was also hit on the arm, but escaped using the "Fire Release Secret Technique".

After making a move that alerted the enemy, Xiaoyu returned to the land temple in Watazhai.

Her physical body remained at the Earth God Temple, while a wisp of her consciousness returned to the "Colorful Lotus Kingdom".

"Long live the Princess! Long live the Prince Consort! The Blood Lotus Kingdom has been destroyed!"

As soon as Xiaoyu arrived at the capital of the Rainbow Lotus Kingdom in her dream, she saw "General Nanmen" arrive on horseback to report.

Qin Fang, who was in the garden reciting poems with the "Seven Great Talents of the Rainbow Lotus Kingdom," was startled and exclaimed, "Among the twenty-eight kingdoms, the Blood Lotus Kingdom had the strongest military. How could it have been suddenly destroyed?"

"General Nanmen" said, "The remnants of the Blood Lotus Kingdom have entered our royal city."

They said the enemy was extremely cruel, unleashing a devastating fire that destroyed the heavens and the earth.

The fire disaster set the entire Blood Lotus Kingdom's capital ablaze.

However, the brave and fearless soldiers of the Blood Lotus Kingdom also dealt a fatal blow to the enemy.

The invaders are mostly dead, and those who aren't are probably dying soon.

Princess Caiyi said with a gloomy face, "My premonition was right. There are villains lurking on our border."

"How regrettable that I wasn't cautious enough. I didn't immediately dispatch guards to warn the other countries. No, I should have immediately held a sacrificial ceremony to report this matter to the Emperor of the Netherworld."

Qin Fang asked, "What should we do now? Logically speaking, with the Blood Lotus Kingdom destroyed, we should immediately form a coalition to resist foreign invaders."

But now almost all the enemies are dead.
"Or perhaps we should gather all our ministers and pray to the Emperor of the Netherworld, asking for his guidance?"

Princess Caiyi nodded solemnly and said, "Do as the prince consort says. Order all officials, high and low, to immediately go to the Temple of Heaven to prepare sacrifices to Heaven and Earth and request the Emperor's descent!"

Bee colonies have extremely strong execution capabilities.

The night wasn't over yet; it was around three or four in the morning.

More than 500 nobles from the Kingdom of Cailian gathered at the Temple of Heaven in the west of the city.

They held hands and formed a lotus flower formation.

Then, led by Princess Caiyi, they recited together the "Scripture of the Great Emperor of the Supreme Realm of Immortal Longevity, Benevolence, Sagehood, and Majesty".

This wasn't the first time Xiaoyu had witnessed such a ceremony.

In the dream of Pengcheng, she used the "bridge-building" method to capture dozens of Xuanjia guards.

They also formed a lotus formation and chanted the "Scripture of the Great Emperor of the Netherworld".

Soon, a rich and pure incense offering arose from Princess Caiyi and the princes and ministers.

In the dream, the power of incense and prayers is even visible to the naked eye, forming a thick column of smoke that shoots straight into the "sky"—entering the depths of the dream dimension.

Xiaoyu seemed to realize something: Could it be that the true form of the Bee Taoist has been hiding in the dream dimension all along?
She sensed the incense smoke and followed it for a distance, but found nothing.

Return to the Blood Lotus Kingdom.

As dawn broke, the crowing of roosters woke Qin Fang from his sleep, but Xiao Yu still hadn't seen the Bee Taoist appear.

Princess Caiyi and her companions were neither disappointed nor dejected.

They were very patient and continued chanting the *Scripture of the Great Emperor of the Netherworld*. "Dong dong dong~~"

Suddenly, a knocking sound came from outside the land god realm where Xiaoyu's true form resided.

"Who is it?" The Earth God, who was cultivating the "Great Earth Power" technique, impatiently ended his meditation.

“Lord Naru, it’s me, Dawa from the capital.” A rough male voice responded from outside the door.

The Earth God turned to look at Xiao Yu and asked, "Dawa is the nephew of the City God. Does Grand Tutor Yu intend to see him, or would you like to avoid him for the time being?"

“Open the door, he won’t see me,” Xiaoyu said.

The local deity was skeptical.

The Earth God Temple is famously small, and the Earth God's domain corresponding to the Earth God Temple is also a small temple.

The main room was less than ten square meters, so Grand Tutor Yu, this distinguished guest, had to stay in the courtyard.

Once the door is opened, the scene in the yard will be fully visible.

Despite Grand Tutor Ke Yu's words, the Earth God remained steadfast in his actions, though he harbored doubts.

"Lord Naru, my uncle sent me to ask you: In the past few days, have any cultivators from other places come to the area you are guarding?"

Dawa, like Naru, is an indigenous person.

The local deity Naru also knew to wear the clothing of the Qin Dynasty, trying his best to cover up all traces of his barbarian origins.

Dawa, on the other hand, was dressed as a standard indigenous warrior.

It's somewhat similar to the Miao ethnic clothing from Xiaoyu's previous life, but the style is more ancient, giving it a sense of the vicissitudes of time.

"Why does the City God ask this?"

The Earth God secretly glanced at Xiao Yu in the yard, his heart filled with doubt and unease.

Xiao Yu gave a strange smile, shrank down, and disappeared into the small temple using earth magic.

The Earth God was conflicted: Why did you suddenly run away? The City God seems to be looking for you, what should I say?
Is this the truth, or am I covering for you? Give me a hint!
The local man, Dawa, said casually, "An old Taoist priest just came to our yamen."

He whispered something to our uncle for a while, and then our uncle sent us kids out to find out some information.

The Earth God's heart stirred, and he asked, "What's the old Taoist's name?"

“Our uncle seems to call him ‘Ancestor Blood Bee.’ This is the first time I’ve met him. Do you know him?” Dawa asked.

"Ancestor of Blood Bees"

The Earth God's expression changed several times, and he shouted in his heart: This Blood Bee Ancestor must be the Bee Taoist that Grand Tutor Yu is looking for!

What should I do now? It turns out that the Bee Taoist is a friend of the City God.

I can't afford to offend the City God, nor can I afford to offend Grand Tutor Yu!

While the Earth God was still chatting with Dawa, Xiaoyu had already arrived in the capital of Yelang Kingdom, the City God's Domain.

Without knocking, they directly entered the divine realm.

Although Yelang was not part of the Qin territory, and she did not hold power over the land of Yelang, she had already broken the "power of the capital city god" while she was still in Western Shu.

Now, she can even easily break the authority of the city gods of the capital. The only one she hasn't "poisoned" yet is Ying Qian's capital city god, preventing Ying Qian from activating the Great Destroyer.

At this time, Yelang was just a barbarian state, not as prosperous as Western Shu.

Xiaoyu came and went freely, and Dawa's uncle was completely unaware.

He was still bragging to Bee Taoist!

“Ancestor, rest assured, as long as it is within three hundred miles of the capital, I can find any living person for you, regardless of whether they are cultivators or warriors.”

The Bee Taoist said with a solemn expression, "Besides sending out ghosts and gods to secretly investigate, you must also guard the City God's Office closely to prevent foreign enemies from easily breaking in."

If there truly is a formidable enemy plotting against me, he might turn the tables and, through the ghost messengers who gather intelligence, find the City God's Office.

Uncle Dawa asked in confusion, "Who exactly is this person that the Ancestor is so wary of?"

"I don't know. I just had a sudden feeling that there was something else going on with the changes at the Hive."

"I'm afraid it's my enemies stirring up trouble, trying to lure me to the 'Mountain King's Tomb,'" said the Bee Taoist.

Uncle Dawa seemed to understand something, and said, "Ancestor, don't worry. If the yamen ghost messengers really attract that fellow, it's a good thing. My divine realm is my domain. If he dares to come, I'll cripple him immediately."

Bee Taoist nodded and said, "No matter who the other party is, as long as they enter and get close to the Divine Realm, their identity will definitely be exposed."

Knowing his identity and background, I can naturally remain calm and composed, either by assassination or by gathering fellow Daoists to ambush and kill him.

Xiaoyu's expression was conflicted.

This Bee Taoist is still "the body of the Queen Bee in disguise," not the real Bee Taoist.

Twenty-eight hives offered him "princes" together; who knows how many clones he actually had?

Should we continue destroying the beehive and keep at it?
Uncle Dawa patted his chest and said boldly, "Ancestor, there's no need to gather other fellow Daoists. If he dares to come to my divine realm, the two of us, along with the Five Poisons Formation set up by hundreds of warriors, will surely defeat even an immortal from the Divine Continent—"

"boom!"

The same move, the same effect: a mountain of weight suddenly pressed down on Uncle Dawa's head, and he sank ten feet into the earth, his divine body crushed into a "door painting".

The Bee Taoist was horrified. But before he could even finish changing his expression, seven or eight wisps of sword energy, as light as clouds, drew graceful arcs and pierced into several vital points around his body with a "whoosh" sound.

His expression and body were stiff and motionless.

Only his eyes were wide open, staring in disbelief at Yu Fengxian who had emerged from the void.

"Yu Fengxian, it's you! You're not dead! How did you find this place?"

Xiaoyu pulled Uncle Dawa, who was crushed at the bottom of the pit, out of the pit and positioned him so that he could see what she had done to Bee Taoist.

Then he drew the Clever Sword and sliced ​​open Bee Taoist's skull with one stroke. With a flick of the sword tip, a light green bead flew out from inside the skull.

The beads are only the size of soybeans and shimmer with a faint light green light.

It is a "residual demon core" condensed by the "Blood Lotus Bee Prince" after a lifetime of cultivation.

"No~~~" The Bee Taoist's mournful soul howl came from within the bead.

Xiao Yu grabbed the bead and immediately poured her pure Yang magic power into it to suppress the thoughts within the bead.

"Plop~~"

Only then did Bee Taoist's physical body collapse to the ground, transforming into a two-meter-tall monster that was half human and half bee.

"You, you actually know that I am an outsider, and you even know my fatal weakness?"

Although the bead is the size of a soybean, you can see its crystal-clear and smooth surface with two illusory images.

One is the ferocious image of the Blood Lotus Bee, and the other is the Bee Taoist.

The two illusory figures sometimes overlapped and sometimes separated.

The Blood Lotus Bees among them are hideous in appearance, yet they are oblivious and unaware, like corpses whose brains have been ripped out.

The one who can utter the cry of the soul is the Bee Taoist.

"Who taught you this technique of creating an external body? It's not from the orthodox Xuanmen sect, yet it's even more powerful than the orthodox Xuanmen sect." Xiaoyu clicked her tongue in amazement as she held the beads.

Bee Taoist has practically transformed the "Blood Lotus Bee Prince" into a "Soul Gundam".

Not only is his physical body intact, but the Blood Lotus Bee Prince's soul is also missing only a small part.

The Bee Taoist refined one of his thoughts into a "host chip" and embedded it into the missing part of the Bee Queen's soul, thus gaining complete control over the "Prince's" soul and body.

He gained a powerful external body by giving up only a thought.

Even if he dies in his physical body, at most, the Bee Taoist will only lose a single thought.

"Now that you've seen through my true nature, do you still think you can make me submit to you with just an external body?" Bee Taoist shouted.

"Who said I was going to use this thought to blackmail you? You stay quiet and prepare to lead the way for me!" Xiaoyu squeezed her hand, completely sealing the thought within the demon core.

She turned her gaze to Uncle Dawa, "You know how powerful that is now?"

Uncle Dawa's expression twisted into a ferocious rage as he roared, "You lowly wench, how dare you speak to this god—"

"Boom!" His divine body exploded completely, and a weak divine soul was absorbed by Xiaoyu's eyes.

A moment later, Xiaoyu tore open the space-time in front of her, jumped into the dream dimension, and plummeted rapidly into the depths of the dream.

(End of this chapter)