The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 391 The Rewards for the Demon Suppressing Guards Arrive

Su Yan was filled with doubts, but he also became increasingly vigilant.

The Great Devouring Ancestral Witch, this one from who knows how long ago.

The elixir has a lifespan of five hundred, and the Dharma has a lifespan of one thousand.

The golden body was achieved in three thousand years, and the Martial Saint has stood in the world for five thousand years.

Those who attain the realm of terrestrial immortals, becoming ancestral immortals, have a lifespan of ten thousand years.

Although the Great Devouring Ancestral Witch is unknown by name, the fact that he has reached the level he sought to understand suggests that he has likely already reached the limit of the realm of terrestrial immortals.

Compared to the six terrestrial immortals of this era: Emperor Li Tianxing, Great Evolution True Lord Lu Yu, White-Clad Sword Demon Liu Ruo of the Longevity Pavilion, World Honored One of Mount Ling, Ancestral Witch of the Witch Kingdom, and Longevity Heaven of the Barbarian Kingdom, he is probably even stronger.

Such a powerful person relies on something whose power is connected to the Ferocious Insect Cauldron, which shows how precious this thing is.

"No one knows about the Ferocious Insect Cauldron, but the matter of the fragments of the Ascension Token will probably remain a secret."

Su Yan became increasingly wary. Although this matter was extremely complicated, for him, it was best to collect all the benefits first.

Seventh-Rank Immortal Martial Skill, First Form

The sixth-tier sacred-grade cultivation technique, "Extreme Cold Insect Demon Technique".

In addition, there are mountain-devouring worms, cold-blade spirit worms, soul-devouring worms, and many other rare and precious materials that enhance strength.

The resources Su Yanguang acquired this time have already boosted his combat power several levels.

He cleaned up the traces he had left behind that night, and in the following days, he focused his energy on condensing the Undying Core.

Su Yan currently possesses three Undying Cores: one is on the Black Scale Insect in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, one is on the Dragon Crystal Ant Queen in Lingnan Prefecture, and the other is currently on his person.

With three indestructible cores, the one on his body ensures the repair of his physical body, giving him super self-healing ability. Combined with his physical strength, which is comparable to a fourth-tier spiritual weapon, he is enough to become a tireless fighting monster.

The remaining two ensured his immortality; even if something happened, he could rebuild his physical body.

However, Su Yan still felt it was insufficient; with only three Undying Cores, his means of survival were still lacking.

Moreover, the cores resonate with each other, and the more cores one has, the easier it is to mobilize the power of the ferocious insects, which can be considered as enhancing one's strength.

So Su Yan began to draw upon his own source power, extracting a small amount each day, and quietly nurtured his source power while controlling it to only have a minor impact on his strength.

……

Ten Thousand Mountains, Yanwu Mountain Range

At this moment, Nangong Hongyue, along with the Black Scale Insects, Demon Flame Insects, and Silver Star Beetles, explored to the edge of the mountain range.

Accompanying her was Bai Yun, who was also traveling through the air. Several months had passed, and with the resources provided by the Beast King Sect and the Sacred Insect Path, Bai Yun, relying on her own understanding of martial arts, had now entered the Danqiao Realm.

Within the Beast King Sect, he is also considered one of the rising geniuses after Su Yan.

"That heavily armored scaled demon is right here. Red Moon, prepare to make your move."

"it is good"

Nangong Hongyue waved her hand and shot out four crimson command arrows, which directly pierced the entire mountain. In an instant, the evil aura soared into the sky and transformed into four hundred-foot-tall crimson-faced ghosts, their bodies shrouded in crimson evil aura and smoke, which sealed off the mountain in an instant.

The evil spirits are trapped in the formation!

This is an array that Nangong Hongyue forged over the past few months at the request of Bai Yun, by a master array maker within the Beast King Sect.

"Who dares disturb my territory!"

With a roar, a colossal demon, ten zhang long, covered in black scales, charged out.

Bai Yun snorted coldly, and true meaning emerged behind her. Two tiger shadows, one black and one white, exuded chilling coldness and killing intent. In an instant, she entered insect armor mode, wielding two guns, and charged forward.

As Nangong Hongyue's true meaning emerged, five ferocious insects rushed straight towards the heavily armored scaled demon.

The two exuded astonishing auras, startling the heavily armored scaled demon into immediately reacting. This particular heavily armored scaled demon possessed the strength of a mid-to-late stage of the third tier.

However, when faced with the combined attack of Bai Yun and Nangong Hongyue, he could only hold out for a dozen rounds before his head was severed.

The two worked together cleanly and efficiently, having likely practiced countless times.

Moreover, they are all ferocious insect warriors, and their acquired martial bodies are derived from Su Yan's ferocious insect bloodline.

Nangong Hongyue was originally the Blood Fiend Mother Locust. After the Blood Fiend Mother Locust advanced, Su Yan also transformed her bloodline, making it equivalent to a fifth-order bloodline.

His strength has naturally improved by leaps and bounds. Although he is only at the third level of the Danqiao Realm, his combat power is probably no less than that of Zhuxingtian.

As for Bai Yun, the situation is similar, only slightly weaker.

After slaying the heavily armored scaled demon, Nangong Hongyue immediately released the black-scaled insects.

The black-scaled beetle stepped forward and devoured it, soon swallowing it completely before transforming into a cocoon.

Not only the Black Scale Insects, but Nangong Hongyue also released the Demon Flame Insects and Silver Star Beetles, and took out many rare and precious materials.

The two insects went forward and devoured the food, and soon they too turned into cocoons.

"Truly amazing bloodline power."

This wasn't the first time Nangong Hongyue had witnessed this scene, and seeing the three-headed ferocious insect transform still filled her with deep emotion.

"The transformation of ferocious insects, whether ordinary first-tier or second-tier, must be in our hands. In the Path of Sacred Insects, if anyone else knows about it, kill them immediately."

Bai Yun's tone was cold, but it was full of murderous intent.

I used to think it was just a normal beast transformation, but now that I look closely, it's probably my junior brother's bloodline power.

Such power must not be known to others.

"Don't worry, even the rare and precious materials collected are collected under the guise of refining pills. Ordinary people don't know why they are collected."

Nangong Hongyue was originally a maidservant subdued by Su Yan. After obtaining his bloodline, her heart was completely tied to Su Yan, and she was more careful and cautious than anyone else.

"In fact, if we continue to cultivate them ourselves, these ferocious insects may be able to molt multiple times and go even further."

"Junior Brother has his reasons for asking us to spread the ferocious insects. The more ferocious insects we have, the stronger Junior Brother will become, and we can then find a way to send the next batch of ferocious insects we collect to the royal city."

"It's already been arranged. People have begun to infiltrate the Ten Thousand Mountains, the Witch Kingdom, the Barbarian Kingdom, the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture, the Netherworld Prefecture, etc., under the guise of trade, to collect rare and precious materials."

Nangong Hongyue said, "The Dragon Crystal Ant Queen has broken through to the fourth level, and her number of Rock Demon Ants and Dragon Crystal Ants has reached one million. The Rock Ant Black Crystals and Dragon Crystal Gold produced are enough for us to produce a large number of sharp weapons and spiritual artifacts for sale."

The Sacred Insect Path developed extremely rapidly. At the top, martial artists in the Danqiao Realm such as Yang Kun, Yang Lun, Ding Meng, Na Hu, and Wu Nan were controlled by Blood Fiend Marrow Insects and had their bloodlines imbued with source blood, which strengthened their identity.

Lower-level martial artists have blood marrow worms controlling their lives, while ordinary martial artists are driven by profit.

In addition to the lower-level techniques of the Ferocious Insect Method, various techniques that evolved from using ferocious insects as weapons deepened the sense of identity among martial artists of the Sacred Insect Path.

The development of the entire Sacred Insect Path can be described as extremely rapid. Internally, in Lingnan Prefecture, several families known for their forging skills, such as the Ye family, have been brought under its wing. Externally, it has already extended its reach into the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Currently, the number of martial artists associated with the Sacred Insect Path is no less than ten thousand.

“I don’t know anything about business, but recently we discovered the whereabouts of two third-tier ferocious insects in the Ten Thousand Mountains. I will call Gu Ru, Yu Luo, Wu Nan and a few others to take a look in the next couple of days.”

In just a few words, the two had already decided on the development of the Sacred Insect Path. At this moment, the three insects had completed their transformation, and their auras had clearly stepped into the third-order realm.

The Black Scale Insect transformed into the Ghost-Faced Scale Insect, the Demon Flame Insect into the Heavenly Fire Ancient Insect, and the Silver Star Insect metamorphosed into the Star Moon Sacred Insect.

The three insects underwent metamorphosis, their bloodlines strengthened, and upon receiving their orders, they immediately vanished into the vast Hundred Thousand Mountains, each heading in its own direction. Su Yan's order to Nangong Hongyue was to scatter a portion of the ferocious insects possessing fourth-tier bloodlines and third-tier strength into various locations.

Su Yan will not use this part of the ferocious insects, but the indestructible core on their bodies will be his last resort to save his life.

……

In half a month, while constantly consuming pills to replenish his origin, Su Yan condensed two more Undying Cores and planted them on the Heavenly Fire Ancient Insect and the Star Moon Sacred Beetle.

Suddenly, news arrived that the matter of Xizhou Prefecture had been completely settled.

The Martial Saint Sima Changkong, Vice Dean Yuan Tianji, and the Buddhist Kingdom's Lianji and High Priest Wuluoke fought another great battle. The demon-suppressing armies, Buddhist soldiers, and wolf cavalry of both sides clashed in several battles, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties. They captured one city each from the Buddhist Kingdom and the Barbarian Kingdom before the battle finally ended.

It is said that a terrestrial deity has made a move.

The golden lotus in the sky appeared like drifting clouds, with sword light traversing the sky above the Western Continent.

The ones who made the move seem to be the Venerable One of Mount Ling and the Immortal Sword Demon.

They were evenly matched, and this was used to demarcate the border.

With the matter of Xizhou Prefecture completely settled, the subsequent turmoil shifted to the imperial court.

However, what came even faster than this turmoil was the reward within the Demon Suppression Guard.

Su Yan and Long Qiushui had been summoned to the Demon Suppression Guard long ago.

"Brother Su, Fellow Daoist Long"

Ouyang Tianxun, Fu Conghan, and Xu Lu were also located at the foot of the mountain behind the Demon Suppression Guard's residence.

The Demon Suppression Guards consisted of only a few squads that stormed into Xizhou Prefecture, and the prefectural governor only had a handful of them.

The rewards for the flag bearers and demon-suppressing guards under his command have long been completed, but their rewards still need to be decided by Sima Changkong, which is why it has been delayed until now.

Xi Hebo looked at the group. His severed arm had not yet fully healed, but his breathing had become much more stable.

"Now that everyone is here, let's talk about your rewards. The Grand Commander said that in the Battle of Xizhou Prefecture, you all made contributions by attacking the city and breaking through the enemy's defenses. The Demon Suppression Guard should reward you accordingly. Long Qiushui, for his merit in risking his life to deliver a message and attacking the city, can choose two treasures from the second floor of the Demon Suppression Guard's treasury. Ouyang Tianxun, Fu Conghan, and Xu Lu, for their merit in attacking the city, can choose one treasure from the second floor. All of you can enter the fourth floor of the Body Forging Tower to cultivate for three months."

The treasures that can be put into the treasury are at least Tier 3 items, and they are all rare and hard to come by among items of the same tier.

The first layer contains third-tier treasures, while the second layer and onwards contain fourth-tier treasures.

These are things that are hard to find on the market, and some of them even contain martial arts secrets.

Now that you can choose freely, it's certainly a great reward.

Not to mention the cultivation time of the Body Forging Tower, which is constructed with special inscriptions and is a sixth-order sacred-grade spirit-sealing artifact.

It has the effect of gathering spiritual energy, forming heavy pressure, and using the power of wood spirit and metal to cleanse the body.

Once started, each level consumes at least a thousand spirit stones per day, while the fourth level consumes fourth-tier spirit stones.

Three months of cultivation, that time probably amounts to consuming over 100 million stones.

Everyone was delighted, but even more curious about Su Yan's reward.

Xi Hebo chuckled and said, "Are you all curious about Su Yan?"

Ouyang Tianxun, who had a good relationship with Xi Hebo, said, "If the town envoy is like us, he would probably be very curious as well."

Xi Hebo looked at Su Yan: "Su Yan, what do you think of your reward?"

"I will follow the Grand Commander's orders completely."

Upon hearing this, Xi Hebo said, "You can choose three treasures from the second floor of the treasury and one treasure from the third floor. You can also spend three days meditating at the Enlightenment Lake in the forbidden area behind the mountain."

Ouyang Tianxun's eyes widened, and Xu Lu and the others also looked shocked.

This reward is almost on par with the Golden Body Realm!

Su Yan's contributions were so great that they all witnessed them, but in the end they still believed that the reward should be equivalent to that of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

However, the third level of the treasury and the Enlightenment Lake seem to be things that only Golden Body Realm Town Envoys would normally use.

"Thank you, Governor."

Su Yan's eyes lit up slightly, and a look of joy flashed through his heart.

Xi Hebo said, "In that case, you may all go and choose your things. Those who are to enter the tower today should enter the tower, and those who are to go to Wuxin Lake should go to Wuxin Lake. When the Grand Commander returns, I'm afraid the Demon Suppression Guards will have a lot of things to do."

"Yes"

The group flew towards the treasury, which was an ancient building with gray bricks and black tiles, resembling an iron-cast structure. It extended deep into the ground, with only one story visible on the outside.

At the entrance of the treasury, there were only three old, frail martial artists, slowly practicing their boxing. When they saw the newcomer, they merely glanced at him.

"go in."

"Thank you, senior."

As the group entered, they saw a network of crisscrossing shelves, each crafted from red silver wood and covered with unique array patterns. Without a token, even touching one would trigger a restriction.

The space is larger than it appears from the outside, and it extends downwards.

At the end of the first floor is a tall, black iron gate.

None of them lingered; they headed towards the black iron gate and entered the second floor together.

The second floor had fewer items, but significantly more restrictions, and a suppressive force subtly enveloped them.

"Time is limited, let's each find what we need."

Ouyang Tianxun was quite straightforward; after entering, he immediately got down to business.

It's better to search separately, so that when you're searching together, you don't end up with something that everyone wants.

"it is good"

The five of them went their separate ways. Su Yan did not go with Long Qiushui, but instead walked towards the various shelves on his own.

"The Holy Blood Black Lotus and the Golden Body Relic are both fifth-tier king-grade items, and they probably can't be found here. However, the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion and the Wind and Thunder Insect are close to their transformation, so they are worth looking for."

Su Yan searched quickly, ignoring anything like magical artifacts or spirit-sealing talismans.

He doesn't lack these things; even top-grade fourth-tier items wouldn't catch his eye.

However, this trip broadened his horizons considerably.

Among the fourth-tier spiritual artifacts, there are rare sets of spiritual artifacts such as the Seven Star Heavenly Fire Sword and the Four Spirit Banner, whose quality is even better than those that appeared at the trade fair that day.

It was clearly something carefully crafted by the Demon Suppression Guard.

Among the rare and precious natural treasures, Su Yan also found things as hard to find as the Sea Heart Wood King Flower and the Heavenly Crystal Spirit Root here.

I've also seen a few of the main ingredients for the Guiyuan Golden Body Pill. If I take them out, I can refine several more batches.

"This is"

Su Yan's gaze sharpened as he noticed something: "The Concealing God Banner?"

(End of this chapter)