The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 250 Blood Bone Centipede King
The six-winged blood centipede requires four transformation materials: hemlock crystal bone, earth core crystal, Netherworld centipede king, and heavenly lotus.

Previously, with the help of his grandmaster Gu Sanqian, he had obtained three of them in succession, which were then devoured by the Six-Winged Blood Centipede.

Now all that's missing is the last thing—the Netherworld Centipede King.

Su Yan had originally planned to search again after this matter was settled, but he never expected that Yu Lianhua had actually raised a Netherworld Centipede King as a trump card.

What a surprise.

Su Yan entered the main city and sent out the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust and the Devouring Soldier Netherworld Moth. Both of them were equivalent to third-tier wild beasts in strength, and even surpassed others of the same tier.

With them suppressing the rebellion, along with the mountain guards led by Zhai Gaoyi and the disciples from both the inner and outer sects, the entire Bailu County City was at peace.

Su Yan released the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower, which grew to a height of three zhang and stood in the courtyard.

He released the spirit tiger to guard the courtyard and prevent others from getting close.

He himself walked into the Ten Thousand Insect Town Prison Tower.

Inside the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower, the four members of the Blood Shadow Demon were bound by chains, their true essence being continuously extracted and refined into the tower.

Their true essence became the source of Su Yan's true essence, gradually merging into his body and then being used to enhance his physical body.

The four of them showed some fear when they saw Su Yan.

"We...we are willing to surrender and serve you..."

Ding Kang was terrified of death, so he immediately begged for mercy. Even if his life was in danger, it would still be better than being someone else's cultivation vessel.

His entire cultivation was absorbed by the tower, making him like a human elixir.

This is hardly a reputable sect; this guy is even more wicked than any evil cultivator.

Yuan Ye

"The subordinates are here"

Upon hearing Su Yan's summons, Yuan Ye stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

"We'll force them to reveal their cultivation techniques and all their intelligence. It doesn't matter if they die."

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Yuan Ye's eyes, and he immediately agreed: "Understood, subordinate."

"Yuan Ye, you...you actually betrayed us."

At this moment, Zhuo Chengyun finally realized that the person under the black armor was actually Yuan Ye.

They thought Yuan Ye had simply disappeared, but they didn't expect him to have joined the Beast King Sect.

No, it's that they defected to Su Yan.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuo, everyone has their own ambitions. I'm sorry, but I advise you to confess honestly to avoid me having to resort to any means."

The interrogation was left to Yuan Ye, and Su Yan headed towards the top of the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower, without even considering the issue of subduing the four people.

Leaving aside the methods of control, the Blood Fiend Marrow Worms are not absolutely controllable. To control their behavior, one must also use the primordial blood bestowed by bloodline.

Even so, it is difficult to completely control people's hearts.

He now has Yuan Ye and Bai Cang Lao Zu under his command, and Nangong Hongyue is another trustworthy person.

All three were Danqiao Realm martial artists, which was sufficient for dealing with the situation in Lingnan Prefecture for the time being.

The four people who were captured are more suitable as providers of true energy.

They arrived at the top floor, where the Netherworld Centipede King was now completely bound.

Su Yan smiled and waved his hand to summon the six-winged blood centipede.

At this moment, the six-winged blood centipede's body had become even more robust, and its red carapace was incredibly hard, resembling a fully-developed spiritual artifact.

After devouring three mutated creatures, the power accumulated in its body had reached its peak.

Now that the Netherworld Centipede King was right before them, the allure emanating from the depths of their bloodline caused the Six-Winged Blood Centipede to become restless.

"Swallow it, and then begin the transformation."

The six-winged blood centipede could no longer contain itself, and now, with its master's command, it pounced directly.

It bit down on the body of the Netherworld Centipede King. The jet-black insect armor, which was strong enough to withstand the attack of a magical weapon, could not withstand the hard mandibles of the six-winged blood centipede.

With a snapping sound, the Netherworld Centipede King was torn apart in large chunks of flesh, which it then devoured.

Although the Netherworld Centipede King was a third-tier calamity beast, it was powerless to resist the Six-Winged Blood Centipede.

Su Yan watched as the six-winged blood centipede completely devoured the giant Netherworld Centipede King, then its form gradually changed, and the red light of its transformation completely enveloped it. Finally, under the power of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron, it formed a giant cocoon.

The cocoon was ten feet long and stood in the center of the top floor of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower.

"It looks like it will take a few days."

Su Yan sensed it immediately and knew that this transformation wouldn't happen too quickly.

He left the prison tower of Wanchong Town and immediately went to take charge of the affairs of Bailu County.

Zhai Gaoyi was a capable man. He led the mountain guards and inner and outer disciples to capture or kill all the disciples of the Yan Ying Sect on the spot.

The turmoil lasted for a full day and night, during which many martial artists at the True Meaning Realm IV attempted to escape by burning the city.

However, the Devouring Soldier Locust and the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust had already taken control of the entire city.

Before they could cause further unrest, they immediately launched an attack.

Either a phantom of a magical artifact falls from the sky and pierces through the body, or the body is surrounded by a swarm of Fiend Bees summoned by the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust and devoured.

The killings lasted a long time, but the unrest was not as severe as expected.

Aside from a few unlucky Beast King Sect disciples, the casualties were almost negligible.

"Three million spirit stones, one hundred third-tier spirit stones, and a quantity of spirit gold and spirit herbs..."

Zhai Gaoyi reported on all the items seized by the Yan Ying Sect and the rebel forces during the battle.

Along with the shops, houses, and a large number of mountain deeds and land deeds, they were all handed over to Su Yan.

Su Yan glanced at it and then said, "According to the rules, after it is handed over to the sect, the remaining portion will be distributed among the disciples according to their merits."

"Yes"

The spoils of war, especially the looted goods from sect treasuries and residences, must be handed over.

Two-thirds were handed over, and one-third was distributed as a reward.

Individual victories against the enemy are not included.

This is to prevent disciples from doing things like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs or harming innocent people to claim credit.

Once submitted, everything is registered and recorded, leaving a traceable record.

If a disciple makes a contribution, they will receive contribution points, which can be redeemed further if there are enough.

Having obtained Su Yan's permission, Zhai Gaoyi ordered his men to make the arrangements immediately.

With the rewards distributed, the disciples were undoubtedly more efficient, and it took them another day to completely stabilize Bailu County.

The operation of the city was gradually handed over to the original inhabitants of Bailu County.

Some house deeds, shop deeds, and mountain deeds were also allowed to be bought back from the Beast King Sect later.

By the third day, Su Yan had already appeared inside the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower. At this time, the cocoon had reached a certain stage of development. The red aura continued to expand, then gradually receded, transforming the entire giant cocoon into a red gemstone.

Su Yan stood in front of the cocoon, sensing the transformation of life within.

A cracking sound came, and cracks spread continuously on the cocoon. Soon the cocoon began to break, and a huge centipede with a blood-red body and terrifying bone armor appeared in front of Su Yan.

The third-tier pressure swept across the city like a tsunami. If it weren't for the protection of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower, the entire Bailu County would probably be trembling under this pressure.

[The Six-Winged Blood Centipede devoured the molted remains of Hemlock Crystal Bone, Earth Core Crystal, Netherworld Centipede King, and Heavenly Heart Lotus, transforming into the Blood Bone Centipede King.]

Bloodbone Centipede King: 1/100 (Newborn Stage)

The Blood Bone Centipede King also has six wings, which are made of blood-red bones and flow with crimson blood, making them both eerie and powerful.

Its entire body is covered in blood-red bones, which are not only incredibly hard but also brimming with the power of blood, possessing a strong self-healing ability and an extremely potent blood poison.

Its large jaws are divided into four parts, ferocious and terrifying, capable of shattering gold and splitting rocks.

"good"

Su Yan couldn't contain his joy. The Six-Winged Blood Centipede had been with him the longest and had the lowest starting point; it was just an unranked Yin Water Centipede.

However, after multiple transformations, it has reached this level, and its ability to control blood poison is like that of a blood demon, vaguely resembling the aura of the water-walking blood dragon.

Su Yan touched the head of the Blood Bone Centipede King, and the insect essence from the Blood Bone Centipede King was fed back into him.

The three characteristics of Insect Bone Armor Body, Insect Consciousness Seed, and Bloodline Blessing have become slightly stronger, especially the Insect Lord Bloodline brought by Bloodline Blessing, which has become even more powerful due to this transformation.

After getting familiar with it for a while, Su Yan put away the Blood Bone Centipede King.

He came down from the top floor and arrived at the first floor.

Yuan Ye had been waiting for a long time. In front of him were more than ten booklets. He said respectfully, "The cultivation techniques, martial arts, and supernatural abilities of Blood Shadow Old Demon, Ding Kang, Zhuo Chengyun, and Yu Lianhua are all here. I have already verified them and there are no problems."

Their cultivation levels are all at the same level, so if they hadn't made careful preparations, any tampering with their techniques would have been easily detected.

Therefore, after Yuan Ye verified them, the credibility of these techniques and martial arts was naturally quite high.

Su Yan picked up a book and glanced at it: "Blood Bat True Skill, Blood Bone True Body... both are third-tier skills, not bad."

The cultivation techniques are all around the third level. Although there are upper, middle and lower grades, they are not much different. Naturally, they are not quite as good as those of the Beast King Sect.

Especially with such intense questioning, it's impossible to gather true intentions, making cultivation much more difficult.

However, Su Yan didn't care; he had no intention of cultivating these techniques.

Kung Fu techniques, external martial arts training, martial arts skills...

He has everything, and all of them are extremely advanced techniques, so there's no need for him to continue practicing so many techniques simultaneously.

After becoming a fourth-tier insect master, his foundation has gradually been solidified. As long as he continues to raise his ferocious insects well, reaching the top is only a matter of time.

As for these techniques, they are merely for enriching one's foundation.

Although Gu Sanqian didn't say much, combined with what he saw in the Blood Dragon Secret Realm, when he visualized Qin Jingtian fighting the Blood Dragon, it made a significant difference.

He already roughly knew that breaking through to the Golden Body Realm probably required not only following the path of predecessors, but also integrating one's own methods.

Creating a new method is one way.

"The power of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron is unparalleled in its creation, and I also possess three unique characteristics. It is not impossible for me to create a cultivation technique that suits me."

He put away all the techniques and then said, "You don't need to worry about those four anymore. Just keep an eye on them."

"Yes"

Su Yan strode out; by this time, Bailu County had been completely recaptured.

Zhai Gaoyi had already begun sending out spies to investigate the situation in other major cities within Bailu County.

As soon as Su Yan came out, he received news from Zhai Gaoyi.

"Under the leadership of True Person Di Yining and True Person Xia, Qingshan City and Bianshan City quelled the turmoil of Yanying Sect. The enemy's True Person of Danqiao Realm led the escape and gathered in the Pushan area, following True Person Soul Puppet Zhao Wenxing, preparing to flee into Lishan County."

Su Yan frowned slightly. The identity of the Dharma Aspect True Person who entered Bailu County to plunder had been discovered. He used people as puppets to create the Spirit Sealing Puppet Zhao Wenxing.

This fiend was a heretical figure from Lingnan Prefecture two or three hundred years ago. He disappeared for over a hundred years, and unexpectedly, he joined the Three Flames Divine Palace.

While others use their true intent or the soul of a wild beast to seal spirits with their spirit-sealing talismans, he is more direct, and his specialty is using the soul and body of a martial artist to seal spirits and create puppets.

Although ingenious, it was incredibly cruel.

His favorite type of martial artist is the one who trains physically, as their bodies are the strongest and the puppets and spirit-sealing artifacts they can create are the most powerful.

"What's the situation in Pushan? What news is there about my master?"

"Zhao Wenxing has already killed four Danqiao martial artists in Bailu County, and all of them have had their bodies taken. He also massacred a small town, with more than half of the 200,000 people killed or injured. Gu Zhenren fought him but failed to defeat him, and now he has finally caught up with him at Pushan."

Su Yan frowned: "The city has already been massacred, yet the Demon Suppression Guards haven't made a move?"

Regardless of which major power the city belongs to, the ordinary people are all nominally subjects of the Dali Kingdom.

"There are no demon-suppressing guards in the small town, but the demon-suppressing guards have already surrounded Lishan County and intend to kill all the Yanying Sect members in Junlao Mountain, leaving no one alive."

The Flame Shadow Sect has crossed the line. This kind of killing is not a simple conflict between martial arts factions.

The common people, or ordinary people, are the foundation of dynasties and sects.

If even they are killed, then the Flame Shadow Sect, including the Three Flame Divine Palace that acted behind the scenes, will have to pay the price.

"The message came from the Ancient Immortal that all the mountain guards rushed to Pushan and, together with the Pushan Ancestor, left the Soul Puppet Demon Zhao Wenxing behind."

Zhai Gaoyi finally delivered Gu Sanqian's order.

Su Yan nodded; "Go there at full speed, day and night."

"Yes"

No more than two thousand Yan Ying Sect warriors entered Bailu County to attack, and even with the forces secretly allied with them, the total number would not exceed ten thousand.

Now, with several ambushes and Su Yan's forces directly killing Danqiao Realm warriors, even fewer of them remain.

The Pushan Patriarch intervened, blocking Zhao Wenxing's retreat. If his own master, Gu Sanqian, were to join in, it might not be impossible to capture Zhao Wenxing, who was also at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

However, Su Yan frowned slightly, still harboring some concerns.

The only one in Bailu County who is the Pushan Patriarch is in the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Even after provoking Gu Sanqian, Zhao Wenxing still dared to run over there. What exactly was he relying on?
Putting aside his doubts for the moment, Zhai Gaoyi reorganized the team and set off.

The Pushan Mountains are only 800 li away from Bailu County.

The black-scaled leopard was extremely fast, and with the urgency, Su Yan arrived at the outer edge of the Pushan Mountains in just one day and one night.

Gu Sanqian's mountain guard disciples had already made arrangements, occupying a village as a place to stay.

The team found them and immediately regrouped.

At this time, Di Yining, Xia Wan'er, Zhao Mingcheng and other Danqiao martial artists had already arrived with their teams, while Su Yan was the last one to arrive.

After exchanging greetings, Su Yan learned from Xia Wan'er that Zhao Wenxing was hiding in the Pushan Mountains, using the Soul Sealing Puppet as a means to conceal his tracks.

They had been searching for several days. If it weren't for the Pushan Ancestor and Gu Sanqian sealing off the border, Zhao Wenxing would probably have already escaped.

"The chief is waiting for you, and Senior Pu is also there, discussing the matter of surrounding and killing Zhao Wenxing."

(End of this chapter)