The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 319 Flamew Mountain Base
After leaving Tianyuan Changchun Valley, Su Yan burned countless bones and withered vines to ashes, destroying all clues.

Although Master Changchun and his disciples have all died, it is better to be cautious than to make a big mistake.

In some ways, the World Law of the Body Seed is more precious than the inheritance of the Poison Dragon Valley Secret Realm.

Su Yan rode the Blood Bone Centipede King straight towards the Flame Witch Mountain Range.

Tianyuan Changchun Valley is quite far from the Yanwu Mountains. Even the Blood Bone Centipede King took almost half a day to fly before entering the territory of the Yanwu Mountains.

At this time, the Yanwu Mountains still appear to be undulating, with layers of forests and peaks, and countless wild beasts and monsters, as well as hidden dangers, lurking in the miasma and mountain fog.

However, any expert would know that the Yanwu Mountains are never ruled by those big, dumb beasts, but by the Holy Insect Path.

The Yanwu Mountains stretch for over a thousand miles, with three clans, five factions, and twenty-one tribes occupying various locations within them.

Mountains and lakes form boundaries, with interlocking borders that balance each other while also supporting one another.

The three tribes took Yangjiao Mountain as their central sacred site, each occupying a corner of it, and moved their tribes to the vicinity, gradually building up cities and towns.

The three tribes were originally the Red Fox, Black Bear, and Fire Crow tribes. By now, they had become true followers of Su Yan. The three tribes together numbered tens of thousands, and more than 60% of them were martial artists, all of whom were Su Yan's believers.

In just over a year, such a change may sound a bit unbelievable.

However, upon closer examination of the changes among the three races, it seems to make sense.

The tribal chiefs of the Red Fox, Black Bear, and Fire Crow tribes, Yu Luo, Na Gu Ru, and Wu Nan, were blessed with innate martial bodies thanks to Su Yan's bloodline. In addition, Su Yan passed down the Ferocious Insect Technique, and through their own comprehension, they further advanced their cultivation and all became second-level martial artists.

Besides the three of them, the original four people—Hu, Ling Yu'er, Wulike, and Wu Yun—had also broken through to the Danqiao Realm after a year of cultivation and the feedback from the bloodline power within their bodies.

Although the level of alchemy transformation is not high, the fact that each clan has two alchemy apertures and that the younger generation of disciples has made rapid progress is a rare peak for all three clans.

The three races benefited and also understood from the bottom of their hearts that this was all given by the Holy Insect Path, and that the Insect Lord Holy Master had given them these benefits.

Loyalty is the best reward they can receive.

The three tribes each chose one of three paths: alchemy, weapon crafting, and beast taming. Relying on the lower-level techniques of the Ferocious Insect Method, they selected suitable techniques from those such as the Blood Locust Technique and the Fire Scorpion Technique to pass on within their tribes, thus becoming a loyal force protecting the Sacred Insect Path.

It can be said that when Nangong Hongyue took over the Yanwu Mountains and began to continuously manage resource sites such as Medicine Mountain, Beast Farm and Ant Nest, the output of the three races accounted for at least three million yuan stones per month.

The remaining five sects, namely Broken Sword Valley, Moon Worship Sect, Crimson Wolf Dock, Six Waters Manor, and Mist Shadow Sect, were all established by Danqiao. They varied in strength, but all of them were defeated and completely conquered by Nangong Hongyue.

Those sects that refused to obey or submit had long been killed by her, without even the chance to plant the Blood Fiend Worm.

The same was true for the Twenty-One Tribes. Some tribes, originally established by martial artists at the half-step Danqiao or True Intent Divine Harmony stages, were directly conquered by Nangong Hongyue.

Today, the five factions and twenty-one tribes are scattered throughout the Yanwu Mountains, becoming peripheral forces of the Sacred Insect Path.

Although it was only a preliminary division, Su Yan could sense that the entire Yanwu Mountain Range was being gradually transformed into an impregnable fortress, an incomparably hard iron plate, under Nangong Hongyue's control.

Su Yan had just entered the Yanwu Mountain Range when his powerful spiritual energy swept over it, and a subtle smile immediately appeared on his face.

Within the Flame Witch Mountains, Su Yan discovered at least three Tier 3 Wild Beasts, each with its own territory. Most intriguingly, they all possessed the aura of Blood Fiend Marrow Worms.

Su Yan headed straight for Yangjiao Mountain, where a small palace was gradually taking shape.

Nangong Hongyue was in this small palace when the Blood Fiend Mother Worm in her body immediately sensed Su Yan's aura, and her face lit up with joy.

His figure vanished like a wisp of crimson smoke, appearing directly outside Yangjiao Mountain.

She wasn't the only one who noticed Su Yan; Chi Hu, Na Gu Ru, Wu Nan, and the Yang Kun and Yang Lun brothers all flew over.

They saw the Blood Bone Centipede King rapidly approaching in mid-air and immediately bowed respectfully, saying, "Welcome, Holy Lord."

As the sound spread, all the disciples on Yangjiao Mountain knelt down and bowed to Su Yan.

"good"

Su Yan smiled, nodded, and waved for them all to get up.

Everyone stood up, but remained respectful, except for Nangong Hongyue who stepped forward.

"My lord, everything is ready. Excluding the circulating funds and materials, there are a total of 18 million first-tier yuan stones, 200,000 second-tier yuan stones, and 10,000 third-tier yuan stones."

Second-tier and third-tier elemental stones have many uses, and they often require a premium when exchanging for them.

The amount of spirit stones prepared above, converted to gold, would cost at least 30 million to acquire.

"You may all leave. Hongyue will come with me."

"Yes"

After dismissing everyone, Nangong Hongyue personally entered the small secret realm with Su Yan.

The secret realm has undergone tremendous changes. The flow of spiritual energy has improved, and the mountains and rivers are now more conducive to gathering and arranging spiritual energy.

After the two entered, Nangong Hongyue led Su Yan towards the core area.

The two walked side by side, and Su Yan said, "I need to go to the capital for a while. You will be in full charge of things here. Your strength has improved quite a bit, but you need to hold it back and focus on raising your Golden Core."

Su Yan handed the Seed-Planting Pill to Nangong Hongyue, who then accepted it.

"You've transformed the Flamew Mountain Range into an impregnable fortress. Based on your contribution, what reward do you desire?"

Nangong Hongyue said, "I dare to ask the Lord to bestow upon me one of the other four Gu worms."

Nangong Hongyue had a big heart, and her eyes gleamed with determination and ambition.

If she wants to stand by Su Yan's side, she needs to keep getting stronger. Otherwise, when Su Yan stands at a higher position, she will only be a mound of yellow earth, which is something she cannot accept.

Four?

Su Yan frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid your heart can't withstand it. I'll take your natal Black Gold Silkworm first. Once you reach the sixth level of the Golden Core stage and your physical body improves, I'll bestow another one upon you, until you reach the ninth level of the Golden Core stage."

"Yes"

Nangong Hongyue agreed, and the two of them had already entered the underground palace of the small secret realm.

The empty underground cavern contained only the two of them, and the entire cavern was filled with rock ants and rock ant generals, guarding the entire underground world.

Nangong Hongyue took out her Black Gold Silkworm. A phantom image appeared behind Su Yan, and the power of the Insect Lord's bloodline continued to spread, causing the Black Gold Silkworm to tremble.

After a moment's thought, Su Yan selected the bloodline of the Dragon Crystal Ant Queen from among his many ferocious insects.

A gift of blood!
The power of the bloodline continued to condense, and after a long time, a drop of blood, resembling pale golden glass, condensed in the palm of the hand.

fizz

After sensing the transformative power contained in this drop of primordial blood, the Black Gold Silkworm had already become instinctively restless. According to its original bloodline, although the Black Gold Silkworm was not bad, it was only a third-tier bloodline. If it wanted to break through to the third-tier strength in the future, it would have to go through countless difficulties.

Now, this single drop of primordial blood contains enough power to transform into a fourth-order bloodline.

"Eat it"

As soon as Su Yan finished speaking, the Black Gold Silkworm rushed out and swallowed the Yuan Blood in one gulp.

A powerful force immediately spread through the Black Gold Silkworm's body, causing it to swell and grow to the size of a fist in an instant. Dark gold began to appear on its black carapace, making it resemble a sculpture.

Nangong Hongyue and the Black Gold Silkworm were connected by blood. At this moment, her heart began to beat like a drum, and wave after wave of power surged and spread to her limbs and bones.

Blood Demon Mother Worm, Soul Hook Worm, Yin Cicada, and Blood Scorpion all appeared, channeling their power into Nangong Hongyue's body in sync with her heartbeat.

"It transformed itself; it was somewhat by chance."

Su Yan was referring to the Blood Fiend Bone Worm. The Blood Fiend Bone Worm that initially parasitized Nangong Hongyue's body must have been the most common type of lower-level insect, the Divine Fiend Locust.

Although it has been constantly growing stronger by relying on parasites, its changes are indeed too ordinary as the God-Demon Locust continues to mutate.

Until Nangong Hongyue received the bloodline blessing and possessed part of the bloodline of the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, which is now the Divine Fiend Locust.

The Blood Fiend Bone Worm underwent a metamorphosis, transforming into the current Blood Fiend Mother Worm.

Su Yan intended to help it consolidate its bloodline, so another drop of primordial blood fell onto the Blood Fiend Mother Worm.

Before long, a powerful aura erupted from the Blood Fiend Mother Worm's body, and Nangong Hongyue also broke through in the process.

After the True Essence Golden Elixir was destroyed, it condensed again on the spot, forming a Six-Turn Golden Elixir.

Su Yan waited for half a day until Nangong Hongyue, drenched in sweat, slowly got up and recovered from the pain of her breakthrough.

"Thank you for your grace, Lord."

Nangong Hongyue smiled, her attitude towards Su Yan becoming increasingly gentle.

"Take a quiet room underground and draw spiritual energy from the veins to gather here. I need to cultivate a secret technique here. Be sure to keep throwing spirit stones and other items into it."

"Already prepared."

Nangong Hongyue had already learned of Su Yan's purpose through the insect consciousness seed, and everything was ready.

However, Nangong Hongyue said, "My lord, Hongyue has another gift to give you. Why don't you take a look at it first?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan looked surprised and asked, "What is it?"

Nangong Hongyue chuckled and said, "Not long ago, together with Yu Luo, Na Gu Ru, Wu Nan, Yang Kun and other nine Danqiao martial artists, we captured a ferocious insect—the White Elephant Moth—in the Xishan Great Marsh."

White elephant borer?
Su Yan was surprised. His body was like a white elephant, his body was like a small mountain, and he moved like a rolling stone. He was known as the Little Giant Spirit. His supernatural power was like spores that had been eroded by insect eggs, and his body was already hardened with a bony carapace.

"Go and see."

Nangong Hongyue led Su Yan directly to a place filled with sealed cages.

It's called a cage, but it's actually a cave filled with forbidden designs.

The cave is about ten zhang high and about seven or eight zhang long, resembling a hemisphere.

In the vast space, there was a strange insect with a pale, bony exoskeleton, a ferocious face, six hooked claws, and a long false mouthpart—the white elephant moth.

The two had just reached the sealed entrance when the white elephant moth seemed to have already sensed Su Yan's presence and let out a roar.

At this moment, the white elephant moth was bound by chains, and its power was being constantly suppressed.

Su Yan only needed one glance to figure out the details of the White Elephant Moth.

“You guys are really bold to have fallen from the late stage of the third tier and your strength has dropped for some reason.”

Although Nangong Hongyue and her group had many Danqiao (energy points), the highest level they reached was only the second level of the Danqiao realm.

Although the Third Heaven Realm is only one level higher than them, their strengths are vastly different.

With nine energy points surrounding one, it could be considered a de facto even match.

Nangong Hongyue didn't take credit, but just smiled and said, "The fierce insects are hard to find, and there aren't many that meet the master's conditions."

The ferocious insects that Su Yan wanted to keep could not be second-tier insects like the Black Scale Insects. He needed to form a sufficient fighting force to ensure the safety of the Sacred Insect Path.

Nangong Hongyue understood this, which is why she searched the Yanwu Mountains and the surrounding area thoroughly before finding a relatively suitable White Elephant Moth.

"Have a heart."

Without hesitation, Su Yan shot out a beam of red light in front of Nangong Hongyue and then completely bound the White Elephant Moth to the contract.

With the experience gained from the Insect Lord's bloodline level increasing by another three thousand, Su Yan's lips curled into a smile.

He summoned the White Elephant Moth, whose roar echoed throughout the entire cave.

"good"

Su Yan stroked the white elephant moth's body and said, "If you forge a set of Tier 3 heavy armor, even the Celestial Realm would find it difficult to break through. Apart from the Dharma Aspect attack, the Holy Insect Path would probably be difficult for ordinary people to withstand."

Nangong Hongyue replied, "The White Elephant Moth is stationed at the Insect Lord's Palace. The strange insects that the Lord entrusted to me to cultivate are gradually growing. Although it will still take some time, once we get through this hurdle, the Sacred Insect Path will surely be safe and secure."

"I will keep one more ferocious insect."

Su Yan pointed his finger, and the Dragon Crystal Ant Queen appeared in front of Nangong Hongyue: "Now that the Flame Witch Mountain Range has laid the foundation, let's add some more resources. Rock Demon Ants, Rock Demon Ant Generals, Dragon Scale Ants, and Dragon Crystal Ants, etc., can be used to build an underground kingdom with the help of the Dragon Crystal Ant Queen, and mineral resources and military strength will naturally be inexhaustible."

Nangong Hongyue's eyes lit up slightly. Of course, he knew how powerful the Rock Demon Ant Queen was, given her focus on developing her clan.

"You protect the Dharma, I'm going into seclusion."

Su Yan told Nangong Hongyue to go down first, while he went to the deepest cave, which was the original nest of the Rock Demon Ant Queen.

At this moment, the nest was already filled with spirit stones, and the rich spiritual energy emanated from it, turning into a mist-like vapor.

Su Yan went in and sat cross-legged in the center.

The core of the small secret realm trembled slightly, and the spiritual veins within the realm were also activated, guiding spiritual energy towards this place.

He took out the Ancient Spirit Insect and the Spring and Autumn Withering Insect, which surrounded his body and their powers began to merge. At this time, he took out the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower and transplanted it into his body as a medium to contain the world.

"If Master Changchun had such resources, he wouldn't need to be distracted by suppressing the two insects; he would probably have succeeded long ago."

(End of this chapter)