The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 279 News from Wuyi City
Long Qiushui looked surprised when she heard Su Yan's words: "With your talent, breaking through to the eighth level is not difficult, but if you don't break through to the ninth level in one go, the difficulty will probably increase a lot."

"The Poison Dragon Valley will surely be a fierce battleground this time. If we don't break through, we may not be able to stand up to the Starry Sky Warriors. It's better to be prepared than not."

With the breakthrough of the Lava Giant Scorpion, the insect essence feedback was strengthened again, and with the Shadow Spider and Rock Demon Ant Queen constantly devouring and growing, it was gradually approaching its metamorphosis.

The stronger the ferocious insect, the more insect energy it feeds back.

All three characteristics—insect bone and armor body, insect consciousness seed, and bloodline blessing—are constantly improving. It can be said that his fundamental qualities are transforming every day.

Under such circumstances, the Nine Revolutions are actually not too difficult.

Moreover, his true strength will only come when he pushes all the ferocious insects to undergo metamorphosis.

Long Qiushui gave her disciple a deep look, then took out a Blood Jade Lotus from her storage ring. She said, "It's better to be prepared. If Poison Dragon Valley fails, I will ask your grandmaster for help."

……

Inside the room, Su Yan put away the spiritual medicine that Long Qiushui had given him.

[Tier 4 Insect Lord: 12023/100,000]

[First Level of the Core Formation Realm 399/400 (Great Success)]

【Characteristics: Insect-like body, Seed of Insect Consciousness, Gift of Bloodline】

[Insect Realm Space: 10 cubic meters]

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[Blood Bone Centipede King: 56/100 (Newborn Stage)]

【Molten Giant Scorpion: 1/100 (Early Stage)】

【Heavenly Killer Locust: 3/4 Metamorphosis Period】

Shadow Spider: 390/400 (Mature)

【Soldier-Devouring Moth: 122/400 (Mature)】

【Rock Ant Queen: 34/400 (Mature Stage)】

【Eating Dragon Beetle: 42/200 (Growth Stage)】

"The mature Shadow Spider is only comparable to a third-tier wild beast, after all, its origin is just from the Hundred-Touch Shadow Spider. However, after the transformation, it should be able to compete with the second and third levels of the Danqiao Realm."

Su Yan seemed to be deep in thought. Among the seven ferocious insects, due to the different bloodlines and the different degrees of transformation, their strength varied.

The Lava Mountain Giant Scorpion was at its strongest at this time, possessing the characteristics of a nascent giant spirit, capable of fighting several third-level martial artists alone, depending on their strength.

If it were to erupt completely, it might be able to stop the Starry Sky Warriors for a while.

After that came the Blood Bone Centipede King, the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, the Devouring Soldier Netherworld Moth, the Rock Demon Ant Queen, and the Eroding Dragon Worm. All the warriors were between the Second Heaven and the Third Heaven.

The Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust is the strongest, already on the verge of transformation. Once it transforms, it will at least be able to rival Zhuxingtian. If it grows to maturity after transformation, it will probably have the combat power of a fourth-tier calamity beast, equivalent to a Dharma Aspect Realm True Person.

"With the giant scorpion of the lava mountain as a shield and the remaining ferocious insects as the attackers, Zhuxingtian may not be unable to fight, but it is still not safe enough."

The expansion of the Sacred Insect Path's influence means that the difficulty of collecting resources will gradually decrease, especially with the help of his subordinates who have received the bloodline blessing and Nangong Hongyue and Bai Yun. This means that the core strength of the entire force has been stabilized.

In this situation, development is inevitable, and it will lead to extremely rapid complementarity.

"First, break through to the eighth level. Once we reach Wuyi City, we'll start working on transforming the Shadow Spider. We also need to find a way to seize the Soul Silkworm of the Stone Demon Tribe."

After clarifying his current strength, Su Yan took out five bottles of Dragon Scale Condensation Pills, totaling forty or fifty pills.

He started with 88 pills and now has 40 or 50 left. After giving some to Nangong Hongyue, he has never missed a day of cultivation.

Of these forty or fifty stones, the majority were of superior quality.

Su Yan closed his eyes, sat cross-legged and circulated his true energy. In the empty hall, the seven ferocious insects shrank in size and surrounded him.

Hundreds of poisonous Gu marks appeared on the body of each ferocious insect, with each insect having as many as one or two hundred poisonous Gu marks.

With the Hundred Poison Gu Seal as a guide and the Ferocious Insect Cauldron as an intrinsic connection, the two complement each other. The power of the ferocious insects that Su Yan can mobilize is far more powerful than that of other contract masters in the Beast King Sect who have cultivated the Beast Contract Technique.

Su Yan swallowed the pill, and his true essence circulated throughout his body, driving his blood and qi to surge like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, converging in his middle dantian.

True essence condensed, and blood and qi formed a pill. Before long, a nascent golden pill slowly appeared...

Centered on Su Yan, a frenzied surge of spiritual energy began to appear, sweeping through the spiritual energy of the entire Cold Shadow Peak like a vortex.

The violent fluctuations spread from the main hall to the city lord's mansion and continued to expand. Everyone above the True Realm could feel this strange surge of spiritual energy.

Outside Su Yan's courtyard in the City Lord's Mansion, Long Qiushui, Xiang Ge, and Yuan Hong stood outside the gate.

"It's already fluctuating like this at the very beginning; it's even more exaggerated than mine."

Xiang Ge was filled with amazement. Back then, he had condensed two cores at the same time, which was why he had the aura to alarm the other peaks.

However, Su Yan's was clearly only the second one, and it was only the first stage of the initial condensation of the Qi and Blood Golden Core.

"The stronger the physical body, the stronger the meridians, and naturally the stronger one becomes. I have seen him make a few moves; the true meaning of the Subduing Tiger King is unparalleled in its divine might, and his golden body is like a god. He has probably at least reached the Great Perfection stage."

Yuan Hong also sighed, but his gaze drifted toward Xiang Ge.

Xiang Ge looked annoyed: "Fatty, who are you talking about? Isn't it just the Golden Body of the Subduing Tiger King? Once I've mastered the Blood Tiger True Body, I'll use my contribution points to enter the Tiger Demon Temple."

"Stubborn to the end."

Long Qiushui's voice came softly, "Now that I've entered the Tiger Demon Temple, I don't know when I'll be able to learn the techniques and master them."

A hint of worry appeared in her eyes, and she said, "Xiang Ge has drawn the spiritual veins to converge at the City Lord's Mansion. Remember to inform the Mountain Guards about this, otherwise martial law will have to be declared."

Xiang Ge then realized that he had taken control of Cold Shadow Peak. He immediately took out the token from his body and cast a spell:

"Gather!"

At this moment, spiritual energy gathered, and the spiritual energy of the entire Cold Shadow Peak seemed to come from the clouds, converging around the City Lord's Mansion.

Everyone in the city turned their heads to look, and some True Intent Realm martial artists immediately realized what was happening when they saw the gathering of spiritual energy.

"I wonder which esteemed person has broken through; their aura is truly formidable."

"Stop sighing, get back to cultivation. This opportunity to gather spiritual energy is rare; if you cultivate properly, you can save yourself a second-tier pill..."

The mountain guards have received orders and have gone out into the streets to maintain order, preventing a larger disturbance.

Some struggling True Intent Realm martial artists have already sought out places to try and benefit from the gathered spiritual energy.

Although the vast majority were swept away by Su Yan like a whale being swallowed up, the remaining amount was still more than usual.

After a day and a night, the spiritual energy surged several times, finally reaching a point where the energy was like a surging tide, churning like a whirlpool.

Su Yan remained calm in the city lord's mansion. He had already consumed all the Dragon Scale Body Condensation Pills in front of him, and streams of demonic energy from the ferocious insects around him were transforming into true essence and flowing into his body.

The golden core of qi and blood within the body was as red as blood jade. The golden core spun endlessly, with seven dark golden patterns on it. It contained a particularly rich amount of qi and blood power, like a hidden ocean.

Su Yan manipulated his qi and blood to condense once more, forcibly collapsing the golden core again. The surging qi and blood stabilized the form of the qi and blood golden core, continuously filling it. After a long time, the core was finally formed, with eight pill patterns clearly condensed on it. Su Yan opened his eyes, a flash of divine light passing through them. His cultivation level was steadily at the second level of the Heavenly Realm, but the strength of his true essence and qi and blood was such that even the third level of the Heavenly Realm would not be his match.

As soon as he sensed his physical condition, his Qi and Blood Golden Core was formed, and the power of his Qi and Blood propelled the several external martial arts techniques he had been cultivating: the Subduing Tiger King Golden Body, the Five Poisons Body Forging Scripture, the Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, and the Heavenly Python Dharma Body...

His physical strength also increased significantly during the breakthrough process.

"I might as well condense the small star apertures as well."

One must press on with one's might, for the second wave will weaken, and the third wave will exhaust one's strength. Now he is in good condition and has the remaining seed core pills in his body.

He simply took out all thirty-six of these pills and swallowed them one by one.

The excruciating pain that seemed to tear his body apart continued, but Su Yan didn't even flinch. The veins on his forehead bulged slightly as he endured the pain.

Each time a small star aperture is condensed, it is equivalent to breaking one's own meridians and forcibly opening a node to condense true essence.

The process of reshaping is naturally extremely painful, and the more openings are made, the more one must be careful to maintain the stability of other star apertures in the body. Being extremely careful is not enough to describe the whole process.

Even though Su Yan was very familiar with the route, he still suffered quite a bit at this point.

The thirty-six star apertures are condensed around the Qi and Blood Golden Elixir, echoing the thirty-six star apertures of the True Essence Golden Elixir, thus forming the number of Earthly Fiends.

With his abundant true energy gathering within his body, his aura surged several times over.

Su Yan stood up, put all the ferocious insects into his insect realm space, and concealed his aura.

"It's time to go to Wuyi City."
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"The message was leaked by a member of the Qing family. They had already left Wuyi City and fled to Wanmu City. However, the blood bees they released in the past two days have detected their movements and are now in the Yunli Black Market."

The room was filled with the faint scent of sandalwood incense, and Nangong Hongyue and Bai Yun sat facing each other.

"Only him?"

"The Qing family's team is there, the highest being half a step into the Dan Qi realm. The martial artist named Guo Hanpeng is their deputy. They are purchasing materials on the black market, probably plotting something."

"Have your men already taken notice?"

"Naturally," Nangong Hongyue said, "The Wind and Thunder Insects are so important to you, sir. Everything else in the Sacred Insect Path can be put aside, but this is the only thing that cannot be done. A Danqiao martial artist has already taken over their duties. When will Miss Bai make her move?"

Danqiao warrior...

Bai Yun knew that the Sacred Insect Path had risen rapidly from the Chamber of Commerce and the Red Moon Pill Workshop, but she never imagined that this force controlled more than one Danqiao Realm martial artist.

"Thank you for your hard work." Bai Yun also made a quick decision: "We'll set off immediately and make our move as soon as they leave the black market. Miss Nangong is an expert in alchemy, so we need to prepare some bewitching drugs to force her to reveal the details of the Wind and Thunder Insects. In addition, we need a team to pose as righteous sects and leave traces of the attack and massacre to delay the Qing family from discovering that something is wrong."

“Miss Bai, you flatter us. It is our duty to prioritize the affairs of the adults. Without the clues you provided, we wouldn’t even know who this person was.”

Nangong Hongyue smiled slightly. Although she was at the Danqiao Realm, she did not look down on Bai Yun. Instead, she treated her as an equal and even showed a hint of flattery.

"Miss Bai, you can just call me Hongyue."

Bai Yun slightly raised her eyes, paused for a moment, and said, "Don't you also call me Miss Bai?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"We'll set off immediately."

The two donned grey robes to conceal their figures and went straight out of the city gate of Wuyi City.

After leaving the city, he activated his ferocious insect form beneath his robes, creating a cold mask from his insect armor.

Nangong Hongyue is dark red, and although its patterns are made of insect shells pieced together, they resemble strange and bewitching flowers.

Bai Yun is pure black, with clear lines, like a cold iron mask.

"Come with me."

Nangong Hongyue led Bai Yun to a secluded spot and headed straight for the Yunli Black Market.

The so-called Yunli Black Market is a valley outside the Qianyunling Mountains.

The valley was originally a settlement of mountain people, but it was completely slaughtered by the demonic forces. The righteous forces led an attack and repelled the demonic forces.

In just a few months, the place was ravaged and only an empty mountain stronghold remained.

As the battle between Wuyi City and Wanmu City continues, both the demonic and righteous martial artists have accumulated a considerable number of items that are difficult to sell.

As time went on, people started trading here, and it became a black market, an unregulated black market.

Those who can come here are either not very strong but have good connections and information, or they are martial artists with real strength.

The two moved extremely fast, and in a secluded spot, they arrived at an unnamed, solitary peak on the edge of a valley.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, Miss Bai."

As soon as he landed on the mountain, Yuan Ye appeared and nodded slightly to the person who had arrived.

Although he was a second-level martial artist who had received the blessing of the Shadow Spider bloodline, he was well aware of his own status.

He was a prisoner turned employee, and he's not on the same level as these two.

Not far from him, there was a group of twenty or thirty martial artists dressed entirely in black, their faces concealed. They were all True Intent Realm martial artists, and one of them was Wang Cang, who was at the peak of the Divine Union Realm.

Yuan Ye said, "The leader of the Qing family's team is named Qing Yun Kang, who is of the same generation as Qing Yun Heng and has the strength of a half-step Danqiao. The remaining team has about forty people who are scattered in various places to buy materials for setting up the formation. Some of them bought third-tier rock ant black crystals from our Sacred Insect Dao."

Although the Holy Insect Path mainly supplies the righteous path, such high prices and premiums naturally lead to illicit income.

"Where are people?"

"They have packed their belongings and dispersed from the Yunli Black Market, preparing to meet up at Xiaoyun Valley. It seems they are heading to Qianyun Ridge, not Wanmu City."

Yuan Ye said, "The Blood Bees have been hiding all the way and keeping an eye on them."

Blood bees have a limited lifespan; they die a few days or even more than ten days after hatching.

The Holy Insect Path spared no expense in monitoring the other party's movements.

"how?"

Nangong Hongyue looked at Bai Yun, who said, "Let's make our move in Xiaoyun Valley. I'll deal with Qingyun Kang. Hongyue, you must capture Guo Hanpeng. Fellow Daoist Yuan, be wary of them sending messages and having any backup plans."

"Can"

Having made up their minds, the group immediately led their team to follow. As they tracked the Qing family team, they strayed further and further off course, eventually converging in Xiaoyun Valley.

The trees cast swaying shadows, and wild grass grows rampant. Although Xiaoyun Valley has the word "valley" in its name, no mountain dwellers have walked there for months, and it has long since become deserted.

Qingyun Kang, standing in the crowd, glanced at the Qing family's group: "Everyone's here. Be careful, follow me into Qianyun Ridge."

The sound had barely faded when a buzzing sound suddenly came, and swarms of blood bees surged out, completely engulfing them.

"There are enemies!"

(End of this chapter)