The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 270 Golden Roc City

Jinpeng City
Wu Tianxing narrowed his eyes slightly. More than a dozen servants knelt in front of him, their bodies covered in blood and grime. Beneath their skin, bulges moved constantly, making one feel a chill down their spine.

"Sacred Insect Merchant Guild..."

Wu Tianxing smiled coldly, flicked his fingers lightly, and instantly pulled one of the True Intent Realm martial artists in front of him.

At first glance, it seemed as if his body was floating in the air, but upon closer inspection, it was revealed that countless fine threads bound his hands, feet, and body, suspending him in mid-air.

The silk thread tore through the clothes and cut into the flesh, dripping drops of bright red blood onto the ground with a pattering sound, and the stench of blood permeated the small space.

"What a fine Bloodworm Pill! Your Gu Pill Technique has reached the level of a third-grade alchemist. So, the person behind you is actually from my Heavenly Silkworm Cave lineage?"

Wu Tianxing's smile was filled with icy killing intent: "Tell me where that person is, and I might spare your life."

"Let me go, let me go, and I'll..."

The True Intent Realm martial artist, suspended in mid-air, had long been tormented to the point of losing the will to resist.

Wu Tianxing was simply a madman. After capturing all the members of the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild, he didn't say a word and directly released the Gu worms to torture them.

At this moment, as the person in charge, he could no longer restrain himself. Even though there were still restrictions within his body, how could they compare to the current crisis?

With a wave of his hand, Wu Tianxing caused most of the almost invisible silk threads to disappear, as if they had been pulled away out of thin air, leaving only one thread that wrapped around the neck of the manager of the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild.

The silk thread drew blood, but instead of severing its neck, it was dragged around like a dog, the contempt in its eyes was self-evident.

"Say"

Wu Tianxing uttered a single word, and the manager dared not react, immediately saying, "It's the Red Moon Pill Workshop, now called the Sacred Insect Pill Workshop. The original Blood Insect Pills were all refined by Nangong Hongyue of the Red Moon Pill Workshop. We are just..."

Before he could finish speaking, his veins suddenly bulged, his face turned bright red, and he became extremely distorted.

He howled in agony, rolling on the ground, his spine twisted.

Wu Tianxing's expression changed, and suddenly a jet-black silkworm with golden eyes appeared and pounced on the steward, crushing his spine in one bite.

A hideous fleshy worm flew out from the wound on the spine, its body covered in blood and its vital energy like smoke.

Upon seeing the Golden-Eyed Black Silkworm, the Blood Marrow Worm did not hesitate at all. With a bang, it turned into a cloud of blood mist, leaving not a single speck of flesh behind.

At that moment, the remaining warriors cried out in agony one after another. After the blood bees hatched in their bodies, they bit through their hearts and livers, causing their intestines to rot and them to die.

"boom"

Wu Tianxing slammed his palm into the chair next to him, instantly shattering it into pieces.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes dark and menacing like those of a vicious wolf, and the floor tiles beneath his feet cracked under the pressure of his imposing aura.

"Very good. As expected of Nangong Ying's daughter, her methods suggest that the Heart-Forging Gu has been raised very well."

Wu Tianxing sneered. His purpose in attacking the sects of Lingnan Prefecture was not only to follow the orders of the Hundred Caves Witch Clan, but also to find his enemy, Nangong Hongyue.

Now that Nangong Ying is dead, her more talented daughter is even less likely to be allowed to live.

Moreover, although the five poisons of the Five Poisons Heart-Forging Gu are different, they all take the heart as their foundation. People who cultivate the Five Poisons Heart-Forging Gu together are all Gu worms to each other.

He is now only one step away from reaching the Heavenly Realm of Stars. If he has Nangong Hongyue as a catalyst, then breaking through should not be too difficult.
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City Lord's Mansion
Yan Xi, Blood Banner Ancestor, Shu Xi, Wu Laoyan, and Black Stone Monster Ge Tianlu sat in the hall, each with a different expression and their own hidden agendas.

Yan Xi was dressed in a dark red robe, with red hair and a pale face. He had high cheekbones, a high nose bridge, and an extremely ugly appearance.

He looked at Wu Laoyan opposite him and said in a hoarse voice, "Fellow Daoist Wu, it seems that your brother is very concerned about the remnants of the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, as he did not come over in time for such a matter."

Old Man Wu was short and stout, dressed in a flowery, tattered shirt. He was fiddling with a string of black beads in his hand, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

He coldly retorted, "What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Yan Xi?"

"I wouldn't dare."

Yan Xi smiled, but the smile had the power to stop a child from crying, which frightened people quite a bit.

Blood Banner Ancestor and Shu Xi rolled their dark eyes and said in a sound like scraping metal, "Under Golden Roc City, should we continue the attack, defend the city, or force our way into Poison Dragon Valley as those people invited us to do? We need to come up with a plan."

In the battles between sects, there are major offensives, but now that they have entered a state of mutual stalemate, the Danqiao Realm warriors have far more room to maneuver.

In fact, this was just the beginning of their plundering of resources for sustenance.

ta ta ta

As they were talking, Wu Tianxing strode in, pushed open the hall door with both hands, and walked in.

When the others saw him, their pupils contracted slightly, but they didn't say anything. Only Yan Xi seemed to flinch.

Wu Tianxing sat in the middle position. The Heavenly Silkworm Cave was the most powerful force, and his strength was also the highest in the room, so this position belonged to him.

After he sat down with an air of authority, his sinister gaze swept over the people present.

He was in a bad mood; the methods and development of the Holy Insect Chamber of Commerce made him feel uneasy.

Nangong Hongyue was already exceptionally talented, and now she also has the wealth-generating power of the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild. If she continues to grow, she might actually break through to the Danqiao Realm and one day seek revenge on him.

Therefore, this person must be dealt with.

He slowly began, “Golden Roc City has three second-tier mines and two third-tier medicinal mountains. The Blazing Flame Cave took the Flame Gold Mine, my Heavenly Silkworm Cave took the Silver Scale Stone Mine, and fellow Daoists Shu Xi and Ge Tianlu each took medicinal herbs from the medicinal mountains. Now, what remains are the resources accumulated by the various forces within the city. However, these must be distributed among our subordinates and handed over to the sects. How many spirit stones do you all think will be left after the distribution?”

Conquest was for more resources, but nowadays, the resources plundered are mostly used for the tribes or the forces behind them.

Wu Tianxing's words hit the nail on the head. Even if all the interests of Jinpeng City were plundered, the few Danqiao Realm martial artists would probably only get a million or two million yuan stones.

Admittedly, one or two million yuan stones would be of great benefit to their cultivation.

But no one will be satisfied with such a small benefit.

They want more resources to make a breakthrough.

Ge Tianlu gave Wu Tianxing a deep look: "So Fellow Daoist Wu wants to launch another attack? That Hundred Peaks Barrier is not easy to deal with. It has killed and injured quite a few Danqiao Realm warriors."

“We won’t go to Hundred Peaks Fortress,” Wu Tianxing said decisively. “We’ll go through Cold Spring Peak City, enter the Southern Heavenly Palace, and head straight for Poison Dragon Valley. That’s the place where the Poison Dragon Daoist passed down his true teachings. There are fourth-tier inheritances and fourth-tier mid-grade spiritual artifacts there, which will definitely help us break through to the Dan Aperture Realm.”

He paused slightly and said, "I don't need to elaborate on the Poison Dragon Taoist's skills, do I?"

The story of the Poison Dragon Taoist caused quite a stir back then. They were all at the Danqiao Realm and had long lifespans, so they were almost all eyewitnesses to what happened back then.

The young Dharma Master, having just been established, was able to fight three chief monks alone without being at a disadvantage; such ability is truly terrifying.

“Poison Dragon Valley is located inside Lingnan Prefecture. Even if we have already invaded Lingnan Prefecture, we will probably have to face quite a few Danqiao Realm cultivators in order to compete for the inheritance in Poison Dragon Valley.” Yan Xi frowned. He still did not want to take any risks. Even if the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators were mutually restraining each other and would not easily interfere, what if something happened?
"Hmph," Wu Tianxing snorted, "Aren't there three traitors from the Qing family? Since they dared to promise to open the Poison Dragon Valley ahead of schedule, they must have their own methods."

"Qing Family"

Everyone had different expressions, but they all knew that the Qing family, the spy hidden in the Beast King Sect, had played a crucial role in the breach of Cold Spring Peak in the Hundred Peaks Barrier.

No one knows whether the Qing family was a thorn in the side from the beginning, or whether they were gradually dragged down by the Three Flames Divine Palace later on.

In short, the Qing family's reputation is not good among all the demonic sects.

It's not that the demonic sects also believe in loyalty and righteousness, but rather that they think the Qing family is just a scrambler.

He's only been in the camp for a short time, yet he dares to collude with various Danqiao Realm cultivators to seize the inheritance of Poison Dragon Valley. He's truly a greedy fellow, as greedy as a mythical beast.

"The Qing family may not be trustworthy. They are more familiar with Lingnan Prefecture than we are. Don't let them benefit others for nothing."

He Shuxi spoke up to remind him, a glint of light flashing in her deep black eyes.

Ge Tianlu, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly and curled his mustache: "Everyone has their own schemes; it's just a matter of who's better. If we send too few people, we might get blocked by the Nine Peaks Sect and the Beast King Sect. Everyone knows what Poison Dragon Valley is, right?"

The group was already tempted. Even if they failed to seize the opportunity in Poison Dragon Valley, they might still be able to get good stuff if they entered Lingnan Prefecture as a group.

If we don't deal with the major sects in Lingnan Prefecture, can't we at least plunder a few county towns?

Kang dang
The gate was suddenly kicked open, and Wu Fan, the chief disciple of the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, rushed in.

"The silver and silver scale stone mines were breached by blood bees controlled by others, and our clan's defenders were all slaughtered, leaving behind the words 'Wu Tianxingming has fallen in Jinpeng City'..."
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Chaos reigned both inside and outside Jinpeng City. The four forces—Heavenly Silkworm Cave, Blazing Flame Cave, Blood Banner Sect, and Black Stone Fortress—mobilized their warriors to conduct a thorough search around Jinpeng City for the intruder who dared to attack.

Among them, the Heavenly Silkworm Cave was the most furious. Wu Tianxing's four disciples, Wu Fan, Yun Bo, Miao Yan, and Bar Rui, all at the half-step Danqiao stage, led five hundred Heavenly Silkworm Soldiers in a frenzied search.

All three hundred Heavenly Silkworm Soldiers and eight hundred clansmen and servants stationed at the Silverscale Stone Mine were wiped out, all turned into white bones. Such ruthless methods were beyond even the Blood Banner Ancestor's use of the banner to refine people.

Moreover, Wu Tianxing was humiliated, and a full 60% of the entire Silverscale Stone Mine was mined out. The remaining parts were all branches and ends of the vein, which were extremely difficult to mine and could not be finished in just three to five years.

Such heavy losses would not only enrage him, but also lead to a life-or-death struggle.

“Wu Tianxing is easily angered and vindictive. If he finds out I’ve made a move, he’ll probably turn the entire Golden Roc City upside down to find me.”

Nangong Hongyue stood on a desolate mountaintop outside Jinpeng City, dressed in a thin black gauze dress, standing next to Su Yan. Her bright eyes shone, and a smile played on her lips, like a blooming black rose.

Su Yan looked around and saw that every movement within a hundred miles was under his divine sense. The closer he got, the clearer it became, and the stronger his spiritual power was enhanced by the insect consciousness seed.

Although Jinpeng City's troop strength was constantly being redeployed, it was all in minor details; the majority of martial artists remained in Jinpeng City.

Even the four Danqiao Realm cultivators, Wu Tianxing, Yan Xi, He Shuxi, and Ge Tianlu, remained completely still, demonstrating their caution.

Su Yan said calmly, "There are still a few places; we'll force them out."

Nangong Hongyue smiled and said, "If you come here by yourself, Wu Tianxing will not come out easily. But knowing it is me, he will definitely take a risky move because he is most afraid of death."

By releasing a large number of blood bees as lookouts, the two quietly evaded all the searching martial artists and traveled directly through the forest and wilderness without leaving any trace.

They did not rush to attack another location. Firstly, even if Nangong Hongyue broke through to the Danqiao Realm and cultivated the Five Poisons Heart-Forging Gu, she could not possibly become so powerful that she could kill the stationed warriors in multiple locations in a short period of time.

The consumption of true essence and mental energy is enormous.

Even powerful Danqiao Realm warriors cannot withstand continuous combat.

Therefore, their actions must inevitably show that only Nangong Hongyue is a Danqiao True Person.

Another reason for the unhurried pace is that the Devouring Soldier Moth and the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower are consuming a large amount of Silver Scale Stone ore.

Silverscale Stone Mine is a Tier 3 ore vein, which is a very good supply for the Devouring Soldier Netherworld.

If it were ordinary martial artists or exotic beasts mining, it would probably take several years or even more than ten years to slowly mine the entire Silver Scale Stone Mine.

However, the Devouring Soldier Moth is different. It was originally transformed from a metal-eating demon insect. Although its bloodline has changed, its ability to devour metal substances has not weakened in the slightest.

It plunged directly into the depths of the ore vein, opening its own Netherworld Domain and continuously devouring the Silverscale Stone ore.

In addition, Su Yan's Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower continuously bombarded the ore vein, directly drawing the ore into the tower and refining it into tower body materials.

In just one day and one night, they had mined most of the silver scale stone mine.

It's still being processed, so there's no need to rush.

However, Su Yan and his companion were in no hurry and continued hunting outside Jinpeng City.

Su Yan didn't make a move, but that doesn't mean Nangong Hongyue won't.

She was a holy maiden of the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, born into the Hundred Caves Witch Clan, and was inherently ruthless and decisive.

Wu Tianxing has a grudge against her, so how could she let him stay peacefully in Jinpeng City?

Whenever the two encountered disciples of the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, Nangong Hongyue would immediately transform into the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust Armor form, and with a wave of her hand, thousands upon thousands of blood bees would fly out of her beast storage bag.

A small team of a dozen or so people would be drained of their flesh and blood in an instant, turning into skeletons.

Each time a team is killed, a trace is left, warning of Wu Tianxing's fate.

After several days, the number of people killed had exceeded two hundred.

But she was controlling the blood bees from a distance, making it impossible to find any trace of her.

The more this happened, the more anxious people became in Golden Roc City. The number of warriors from the Heavenly Silkworm Cave had gradually decreased. When they did go out, they were usually in teams of more than thirty people, who were both dispersed and in contact with each other to prevent total annihilation.

Not only that, Wu Tianxing also invested a lot of money, planting a large number of Gu worms in the surrounding barren mountains and forests.

They have already discovered some of the blood bees that Su Yan released, and the blood bees have suffered some losses due to the attack by the Gu worms.

On the fourth day of her wandering, Nangong Hongyue controlled the Blood Bees to kill another squad.

At this moment, she was surrounded by murderous aura and blood energy. The Five Poison Heart-Forging Gu in her heart was constantly condensing true essence and blood energy, and her aura was gradually rising. She was already showing signs of reaching the Great Perfection of the First Heaven.

Su Yan slightly raised his eyes, waited for her to finish the massacre, and then said, "Wu Tianxing's four disciples are all hiding in the Flame Gold Mine, and several true disciples of the Blood Banner Sect and Black Market Fortress are also hiding near those medicine mountains. They really dare to think big."

He revealed a faint smile, and Nangong Hongyue smiled slightly before saying, "Waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump, those guys can't sit still anymore."

Su Yan said, "Since that's what they think, let's lure them out. First, go to Cui Luan Mountain and wipe out the Blood Banner Sect, then go to the Flame Gold Mine and let them 'succeed'."

(End of this chapter)