The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 205 Poisonous Insects
The rustling sound of poisonous insects crawling came from all around, causing Chu Ke and the others to change their expressions.

They had witnessed the power of these poisonous insects firsthand.

Chen Jinshu looked calmly at the black poisonous insects surging towards him like a tide.

A light misty breeze caused her robes to flutter, and the Azure Frost Sword was already in her hand.

Faced with this situation, the Azure Frost Sword was more convenient to use than the Green Jade Zither.

"Are you confident in your ability to handle these poisonous insects?" Chen Jinshu asked in a low voice.

"Mmm! The poisonous insects can't get close to us at all. But the range can only protect your senior brothers." Yinshan Sparrow shrieked a few times, her voice only she could understand.

Chen Jinshu naturally believed it. He recalled that when the Yinshan Sparrow was only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, it could release strange melodies that frightened spirit insects. Now it was close to Foundation Establishment.

Once the Phoenix Bloodstone within the body is fully absorbed, one can establish a foundation.

"Senior brothers, don't stand too far apart," she subtly reminded them.

"Okay!" Chu Ke nodded in agreement and immediately led everyone toward the ruins ahead.

They had only walked a short distance when they saw black poisonous insects flying everywhere in the air, like a black rain, ready to fall at any moment.

Chen Jinshu also smelled a peculiar, pungent odor similar to sulfur.

'Chirp chirp chirp...'

The titmouse began to screech wildly on Chen Jinshu's shoulder, its high-pitched voice not pleasing to her ears.

The black poisonous insects in the air seemed to have heard some fearful sound and began to scatter.

Seeing this, Chu Ke, Wang Quan, and the others no longer looked down on Chen Jinshu, but they did not make a fuss about it among themselves.

I've long heard that spirit birds are born with the ability to subdue spirit insects, and I imagine that the gray bird on Chen Jinshu's shoulder is one of those spirit beasts.

With the protection of the Yinshan Sparrow, the group arrived at the front of a huge mountain range in less than a quarter of an hour.

The mountain range was shrouded in thick white fog, and with the infestation of poisonous insects in the surrounding area, ordinary cultivators or mortals dared not approach it. This also led to the seclusion of the ruins, which were only discovered now.

Chen Jinshu looked down at the ground. Besides a lot of fine sand and gravel, there were also many black insects moving around like leeches, releasing white slime.

"These are unknown Gu worms. Do not touch them."

Seeing this, Chu Ke whispered a reminder.

"Hmm!" Chen Jinshu replied indifferently.

Although these Gu worms were poisonous, they could not harm her. Under the pressure of the Yinshan Sparrow bloodline, they moved very slowly.

"Senior brother, what's the next step in breaking the formation?"

"This formation is called the Fire Profound Formation, a fourth-order offensive formation. It can destroy this mountain-protecting formation in just a few breaths. Then, we can use the formation-breaking talisman to create an entrance and exit."

"Of course, this great formation requires a vast amount of spiritual energy to activate. Therefore, it requires more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators to contribute their spiritual energy together to activate it."

As Chu Ke spoke, she took out a fiery red array plate from her storage bag.

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

"Yes!"

"The fire is the catalyst, the mysterious female connects to the darkness, and the crimson ribbon burns the stars."

The blazing sun shines nine times, illuminating the entire world.

"Activate the formation!"

Chu Ke quickly formed hand seals and channeled spiritual energy into the array plate.

The array plate, guided by the current, immediately burst into dazzling lotus petal flames, which, under his control, rapidly soared into the sky and grew larger.

In an instant, it enveloped the entire mountain range.

"Infuse with spiritual power!" Chu Ke shouted.

Chen Jinshu and the others poured their spiritual energy into the formation. In just a moment, the great array burst into flames that seemed to blaze like a giant sun.

As soon as Chen Jinshu injected his spiritual power into the array plate, the spiritual energy in his dantian was rapidly drawn away, with an astonishing suction force.

In just a few breaths, it absorbed most of the spiritual energy.

"This can't go on any longer."

The dangers of this site are unknown. If one lacks sufficient spiritual energy, one may be unable to cope with those wicked cultivators.

She activated the alchemy furnace in her sea of ​​consciousness to suppress the overflow and release of spiritual energy from her dantian.

The effect was good; her spiritual power was finally no longer being absorbed so quickly.

She swallowed a Spirit Restoration Pill, letting the lotus petal birthmark on her forehead help refine and restore her spiritual power.

‘Boom! ’

The intense heat released by the Fire Profound Array caused the array within to tremble violently, as if it had triggered a reaction in the mountain range.

They were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they could still endure the power released by the great formation. The Gu worms and poisonous insects were directly roasted and emitted a burnt aroma.

"The Fire Profound Array has too great an impact; it might attract the attention of surrounding cultivators. How much longer will it take for Senior Brother to break the array?" Chen Jinshu asked with some concern.

"Although this great array has been in place for a long time and has suffered some wear and tear, it is a genuine low-grade fourth-order great array. Array plates cannot compare to it."

Chu Ke's expression was also somewhat heavy, but he believed that if he gave up now, no one would be willing to accept it.

……

At the same time, many independent cultivators in the surrounding area heard the commotion or were attracted by the crimson light of the great formation.

These rogue cultivators, having never seen the world, would subconsciously assume that a great treasure had appeared, and they would all head towards the mountain range.

‘Crack! ’

Just as Chen Jinshu and the others were anxious, fine cracks finally appeared in the great array barrier inside. If a Golden Core cultivator were to strike with all their might, they might be able to break the array directly, but it would be quite difficult for these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"We can use the array-breaking talisman to open the entrance now." Chu Ke said with a faint smile, taking out a golden talisman with tiny crackling electric sparks.

After a quick start, it headed towards the large formation ahead.

Then, by quickly making hand gestures to control the opening, a passageway large enough for one person to pass through soon appeared.

Before they could even enter, a large amount of dense gray liquid emerged from the cave entrance.

"This fog is corrosive! Fellow junior brothers and sisters, please be careful."

Without saying a word, Chen Jinshu activated the defensive jade pendant at her waist, and a pale white shield immediately enveloped her and Yinshan Que.

"Senior brother, someone's here!"

Chen Jinshu saw seven or eight loose cultivators dressed in various clothes, their cultivation levels varying greatly, with the highest being only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Take care of them! This matter absolutely cannot be known to more people." Chu Ke's expression was somewhat grim.

I really didn't expect these rogue cultivators to arrive so quickly.

He also planned to restore the area around the Fire Profound Array outside to its original state before going in, so that even if a rogue cultivator came, they wouldn't be able to find him.

But the people who have appeared now have directly disrupted his plans.

At Chu Ke's command, several senior brothers around him took to the air and attacked the rogue cultivator.

Chen Jinshu did not want to reveal too much of his strength, so he only used fireballs and other obstruction spells on these people.

Boom! Boom!

'Whew!'

Several of her senior brothers, whose cultivation levels were higher than hers, directly killed those people.

Chu Ke explored the environment inside and set up an array around the entrance to prevent the mist from escaping, otherwise the poisonous gas might destroy the surrounding vegetation.