The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 369 Chaos in Xizhou Prefecture

The Luanshishan Tomb has been opened, and countless treasures and heirlooms have been brought out of the tomb's secret realm by those who ventured into it.

There are gains and losses, and a large number of Danqiao Realm martial artists, and even Dharma Aspect Realm martial artists, have been trapped in it.

The restrictions within were incredibly dangerous, with the corpses of monsters and the remnants of the Poison Man Sect hiding in the great tomb indiscriminately slaughtering any martial artists who entered.

In just over a month, no fewer than three to five thousand martial artists entered, but only a little over a thousand managed to leave.

The casualties were especially severe among True Intent Realm martial artists who relied on luck.

Even after escaping the secret realm, those scrolls of so-called martial saint inheritances unleashed boundless slaughter in the Golden Sands.

……

Five hundred miles east of the Golden Sands, the Thunder Wolf Sect kept its mountain gates tightly shut. The defensive array had been fully activated, and every one of the thousands of disciples in the sect was on high alert.

Below the mountain gate, at least two sects, the Wind Control Sect and the Sand Blade Gang, had gathered, totaling over a thousand people, and they had completely surrounded the Thunder Wolf Sect.

"Lei Tianheng, hand over the Rock Stone Sect's cultivation techniques, and I'll spare the lives of your entire Thunder Wolf Sect today!"

The sect leader of Yufeng Sect stared intently at the gate of Leilang Sect, only to see a gaunt and resolute old man shouting sternly, "Feng Yutian has betrayed his promise! You trapped me in a deadly situation at Luanshi Mountain, and now you still want the Panshi Sect's cultivation techniques. If you have the ability, then come and kill me."

Du Sha, the leader of the Sand Knife Gang, narrowed his eyes: "Make your move. The acting is almost over."

Feng Yutian nodded and waved his hand: "Leave no one alive!"

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Xizhou Prefecture, outside Maple City

The bandits gathered in groups, their masters carried by sand wolves and camels, traversing the wind and sand.

The leader rode a two-headed sand wolf, his gaze fixed on the towering city walls.

"The master has sent word that he intends to sever all ties with Xizhou Prefecture, capture Fengcheng, and cut off all communication between the inside and outside. Do you understand?"

"Yes"

The bandits below responded in unison, their voices so synchronized that they sounded more like a disciplined cavalry than ordinary bandits.

Amidst billowing dust, streams of Sand Forest Wolf essence merged with the Sand Forest wolves beneath their mounts, leading three thousand cavalry straight towards Maple City.

Xizhou Prefecture Border Town, Xizhou Pass...

In one border city after another, coups are taking place.

The city guards changed their armor and uniforms, and suddenly became the Mountain Family Army, instead of soldiers of the Dali Dynasty.

In some cases, the city lord's mansion suddenly ordered the disarmament of the city's defense army commander and imposed martial law on the entire city on the grounds that the city was a remnant of the Poison Man Sect.

No one expected that the Shan family, which had been lying low, would have such great power, and that they could overturn the entire Xizhou Prefecture in an instant.

A very few martial artists sensed something was wrong and fled when the Shan family launched their coup.

However, in the vast land of Xizhou Prefecture, the Shan family's forces were exerting their influence everywhere.

Of the seven prefectures, seventeen cities, and four passes in Xizhou Prefecture, eleven cities were now completely under their control, and the passes leading to Zhongzhou Prefecture, Ximo Buddhist Kingdom, Beiji Barbarian Kingdom, and Nanze Prefecture were also completely under their control.

The Western Continent Prefecture has already fallen into the Shan family's hands, and even if the martial artists inside wanted to escape, they would probably have nowhere to go.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Marquis of Zhenshan strode into the underground palace carrying the corpse of the Sandbar Dragon King.

Su Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, and the Marquis of Zhenshan narrowed his eyes slightly: "You are quite composed."

With a thud, the Marquis of Zhenshan threw the towering corpse of the Sandbar Earth Dragon King in front of Su Yan, and at the same time took out the Heart of Earth Fire and the Blood Bone Dragon Horn from his storage ring.

Su Yan's eyes lit up. The Marquis of Zhenshan said, "Let the Dragon-Eating Worm break through and help me devour the Dragon Vein. If this succeeds, I will not only spare your life, but I will also help you become a Golden Body Realm martial artist. But let me make this clear: if it fails, I will not hesitate to refine you into a poisonous corpse."

Su Yan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he sneered. The old monster's acting was clumsy, or rather, he no longer cared about Su Yan's attitude at all.

Regardless of success or failure, Su Yan's fate is probably no longer in his own hands.

"Don't worry, Lord Zhenshan. After the Dragon-Eating Worm breaks through, it will be able to devour the dragon vein even faster."

Marquis Zhenshan nodded, and Su Yan took out the Dragon-Eating Worm. After seeing the body of the Sandbar Earth Dragon King, the huge worm immediately devoured it.

In just a few bites, the skin that was as hard as rock and strong enough to withstand the attack of a fourth-grade high-level spiritual weapon was easily broken.

This demonstrates just how powerful the Dragon-Eating Insect's power is in suppressing dragons.

As the Dragon-Eating Worms continued to devour him, the Marquis of Zhenshan no longer had any doubts. He took out the Martial Saint's essence blood and threw it to Su Yan.

Su Yan was overjoyed and immediately tossed it to the Dragon-Eating Worm.

As the Dragon-Eating Worm devoured the two molted items, Su Yan feigned making a hand seal, and the power of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron transformed into a red stream of light that entered the Dragon-Eating Worm's body.

A red cocoon gradually emerged, enveloping the Dragon-Eating Worm. Su Yan seized the opportunity to throw the Heart of Earthfire and the Blood Bone Dragon Horn into it, where they were instantly enveloped by the cocoon.

The Marquis of Zhenshan wanted to explore the changes within the cocoon, but when he probed with his divine sense, he was suddenly startled.

Even with his level of strength, his divine sense probe was like hitting a barrier, and was immediately bounced back.

He is not just a peak Golden Body Realm expert. Back when he suppressed the Poison Man Sect, he swept through the Western Continent Prefecture and was also a Martial Saint Realm expert.

One day you can become a Martial Saint, the next you can fall into the Saint Realm.
His eyes were filled with hatred, but his gaze, fixed on Su Yan, flickered with a strange light: 'This boy's physique is probably not some kind of Taiyue Ancient Insect Physique; even the strongest fifth-tier physique couldn't reach this level. He does have a good physical body...'

Marquis Zhenshan stopped paying attention to Su Yan. Since he couldn't find out, all his efforts would be in vain. He might as well wait for Su Yan to give him an explanation.

It was precisely because of the concealment of the cocoon that Su Yan, right under the nose of Zhenshan Houshan Chongfeng, secretly switched the two rare treasures, the Heart of Earth Fire and the Blood Bone Dragon Horn, into the Insect Realm Space.

In an instant, the Dragon-Eating Insect was undergoing a transformation. In the Insect Realm, the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion and the Blood Bone Centipede King successively swallowed and refined two fifth-tier natural treasures, crossing the threshold of the fourth tier.

For three whole days, when the cocoon burst forth with a red light, it shattered like glass, revealing cracks.

A powerful aura surged into the sky, instantly piercing through the entire underground palace. A dragon's roar echoed, and all the layers of dragon shadows submitted to that golden figure.

The Marquis of Zhenshan strode into the hall, his eyes burning with fervor as he stared intently at the powerful, ten-zhang-long, golden-scaled, and majestic-looking alien insect.

"False Saint Bloodline, what exactly is the foundation of your Devouring Dragon Worm that it has undergone such a significant transformation?!"

Even the Marquis of Zhenshan, with his vast experience, was still deeply shocked to see the Devouring Dragon Worm transformed into such a bloodline.

The so-called pseudo-saint bloodline is because this mutated beast has not yet produced a sixth-order demon saint individual. If it does, the bloodline will naturally advance further and become a demon saint bloodline.

"What's it called?!"

His eyes burned with fervor. Even though the alien insects did not yet possess the power of a fifth-tier beast king, with proper training, becoming a peak beast king would be a piece of cake.

Su Yan's eyes narrowed, and a notification sound appeared in his mind.

[The Eroding Dragon Worm successfully devoured the molted creature and transformed into the Ancient Dragon Vein Worm.]

Su Yan smiled and replied, "Using the dragon vein as a guide, I transformed into a true king, known as the Dragon-Eating Insect King."

(End of this chapter)