Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 303 Soul-Eating Ants

After settling the younger generation in, the two rode the gentle breeze, following the lingering scent of the Rock Armored Crocodile.

"Bah..."

An invisible object swept through the void, grazing Zhu Ju's body and leaving a shallow bloodstain on his arm.

The physical body, refined to the third level, and the self-protecting spells were completely ineffective.

"A gap!"

Zhu Ju slowed down, his face showing apprehension:
"These gaps that allow one to move freely in all directions are truly dangerous. If one were to cut across the head, even a Golden Core cultivator would perish."

The key is.

Difficult to detect.

By the time they realize it, it's often too late; even he couldn't completely avoid it.

"Yes."

Pei Jingque nodded, his eyes flashing with a red light:

"The Jade Void Sect's 'Golden Eyes of Departing Fire' technique can see through illusions and even reveal cracks in the void."

"pity……"

"It was not passed on to Mingxu Sect."

The eye technique she cultivated was a simplified version of the 'Fire-Fire Golden Eye Technique,' and even with her full effort, she could barely see some clues.

However, it is beyond its ability to clearly identify the surrounding gaps and openings.

"I've heard there's a kind of magical water that, when dripped onto the eyes, can greatly enhance the power of eye techniques," Zhu Ju said.
"I don't know if it's true or not?"

“There is such spiritual water, and there’s more than one type.” Pei Jingque nodded.

“The Mingqing Spiritual Water of the Xuanqing Sect can achieve this, but it takes many years to see results.”

"Well……"

"The flavor is starting to fade."

The two were standing by a stream, where the water was babbling and various smells were mixed in the air.

"According to my senior sister, the Rock Armored Crocodile is an earth-elemental demon beast that often burrows underground, so it's normal that its scent is not noticeable."

Zhu Ju observed his surroundings:
"Is there any way to continue tracking?"

“I have a magical elixir that can enhance nasal perception.” Pei Jingque took out a bottle of the elixir, his face showing hesitation.

"I've used this medicine a few times already, and I can use it twice more now. I don't know if that will be enough."

"I'll do it." Zhu Ju extended his hand.
"My physical perception should be stronger than my senior sister's."

He possesses the cultivation level of the third stage of body refinement and is connected to the three souls of essence, strength, and heroism, making his perception extremely sharp.

"That's not necessarily true." Pei Jingque raised an eyebrow, but still handed over the elixir, saying:

"I have a technique called the Jade Dragon Nasal God Technique, which can greatly enhance one's sense of smell. Junior brother, please memorize the incantation."

"it is good!"

These kinds of secret techniques are easy to learn.

In particular, Zhu Juben was a master of magic, and with a little effort, he was able to activate his true energy.

The Nose God rushes towards the Jade Dragon!
With the incantation, the nasal passages opened wide.

Strange and unusual smells rushed towards us from all around.

Even though Zhu Ju was resilient enough, he still felt dizzy and swayed for a while before he regained his balance.

"This technique..."

“Great!”

"The legacy of the Jade Void Sect," Pei Jingque said.
"The Jade Void Sect has secret techniques related to the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, and each one is a marvelous art."

"Jade Void Sect..." Zhu Juyin said with emotion.
"Who could have imagined that the once number one sect in the world would one day fall into ruin?"

He shook his head and removed the medicine bottle from his hand.

"clatter!"

As the bottle cap was opened, a pungent stench assaulted my senses, followed by an increased nasal sensitivity.

Zhu Ju gently flared his nostrils, and his previously faint and barely perceptible breath instantly became very clear.

even,

Based on the intensity of the scent, one can even piece together in their mind the movement trajectory of the Rock Armored Crocodile in the vicinity.

"This way!"

Zhu Ju pointed, and the two continued to track the scent.

An hour later.

The two appeared in front of a dark cave.

"This should be it." He twitched his nostrils, and an unprecedentedly rich aroma wafted over.

Zhu Ju said in a low voice:
"Senior sister, shall we go in?"

"We've already come this far, can we turn back now?" Pei Jingque shook his head, made a hand seal, and entered the cave.

Zhu Ju glanced back, sighed softly, and followed him inside.

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The cave of a third-tier demon beast still retains a strong demon beast aura.

For a Dao Foundation cultivator, it's like a mouse entering a cat's den; their body instinctively tenses up.

Danger seems to be everywhere.

Every step I took was nerve-wracking.

The cave was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and the walls on both sides were covered with some kind of sticky stuff.

"Paji!"

Something fell from above and smashed into a puddle of mud.

"Monster..."

Zhu Ju gently shook his head:

“Third-tier demonic beasts already possess intelligence comparable to humans, and can even endure this kind of environment.”

"It's probably just a habit. After all, demonic beasts aren't human; we can't understand them by human standards." Pei Jingque walked around the mud puddle at her feet, her beautiful eyes flashing with a faint red light.

"Should be arriving soon."

In the pitch-black passage, her eyes were the only source of light.

The beautiful pupils have countless symmetrical patterns, like a pair of fire jade, making people want to look at them more.

Seemingly noticing Zhu Ju's gaze, Pei Jingque's eyes flashed with a hint of unease, and she changed the subject, reminding him:

"Junior brother, watch your step."

"Ah."

Zhu Ju withdrew his gaze, his body slowly rising and skimming over the muddy ground beneath his feet.

suddenly.

"Om..."

A sound like flapping wings rang out, startling the two, who immediately stopped and held their breath.

'What's wrong? ’

'I don't know, but it seems... I've disturbed something.'

The two exchanged a glance, and only continued on their way after confirming that there was no further movement.

The further in you go, the wider the passage becomes, until you arrive at a cave filled with a cold, white glow.

The space, nearly a thousand square meters in size, was scattered with countless cold white light spots.

With the perception and eyesight of a Dao Foundation cultivator, they could clearly see that the cold white light spots came from the abdomens of creatures that resembled flying ants.

Similar to fireflies.

But it is smaller in size.

The area was covered with these flying ants, and the walls were densely covered with them, probably numbering in the millions.

Or more!
Flying ants are very small.

Its aura was extremely faint, seemingly harmless.

But for some reason, watching them flutter around me sent a chill down my spine.

"what is this?"

Zhu Ju spoke in a low voice:
"An unknown insect?"

"Om..."

The sound of flapping wings rang out again, and countless cold white flying ants swarmed towards where Zhu Ju was.

Zhu Ju froze, abruptly stopping his movements, a chill running down his spine to the back of his head.

Danger!

A strange sense of foreboding suddenly surfaced in my mind.

Fortunately, the ants simply flapped their wings and flew around, losing their target after he stopped moving. They couldn't 'see' him.

Locating a location by 'listening'?

"I seem to have seen something like this before." Pei Jingque's beautiful eyes flickered as she whispered:
"But I can't remember where I've seen it before."

She transmitted her thoughts using a secret method, concealing her voice so that, theoretically, no one but Zhu Ju could hear it.

but.

Something unexpected happened.

"boom……"

As if stimulated by something, the flying ants in the field suddenly rioted and pounced on Pei Jingque.

"careful!"

Zhu Ju instantly realized:

“These things are not able to hear sounds, but they react to true essence and magical power.”

Not long ago, he took off without saying a word, which also startled these flying ants, because he circulated his true energy.

Although they will notice when you speak, they don't react much.

On the contrary, it was Pei Jingque's telepathic message that, because it was activated by true essence, completely triggered the agitation.

"boom!"

A burst of flames suddenly exploded out of thin air, sweeping in all directions.

Patterns lit up between Pei Jingque's brows, and flames raged around him, making him look like a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring.

The temperature inside the cave rose sharply.

next moment.

Countless suction forces appeared out of thin air, and the flames dancing in the field shrank and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"not good!"

Pei Jingque's heart pounded wildly:
"They can devour spiritual energy!"

Although her spell burned some flying ants to death, even more ants swarmed in, and the flames were quickly consumed.

Too much!
Countless flying ants spread out in all directions, numbering in the millions and filling almost every corner of the cave.

The terrifying suction force instantly drained the spiritual energy from the area and even devoured the true essence within the two individuals.

The Dao Foundation cultivator's spells had just been activated and hadn't even had a chance to unleash their power before they were completely devoured.

"Zheng!"

The blade flashed repeatedly.

Zhu Ju flicked his wrist, and the Horizontal and Vertical Blade unleashed hundreds of slashes in an instant, sweeping wildly in all directions.

No matter what.

The blade's light was initially extremely strong, but it began to diminish sharply the moment it came into contact with the ant swarm.

The blade light, which should have swept hundreds of feet forward, was completely swallowed up after advancing only a few feet.

Although some flying ants were killed, their numbers were negligible compared to the terrifying number of them.

"What the hell is this?"

Zhu Ju's heart pounded wildly, and sweat beaded on his forehead:
"It even swallows the sword energy!"

Faced with the swarming ants, he dared not stop, and could only frantically swing his knife to desperately intercept them.

But this can't go on forever.

The omnipresent devouring power turned the cave into a dead end, and it frantically sucked away the true essence in his body. In just a few breaths, Zhu Jusheng felt exhausted. It was likely that it would not be long before it sucked him into a dried-up corpse.

"Shh!"

A dark red flying sword flew out from Pei Jingque's palm, fell into the ant swarm for a moment, and then turned into scrap metal and fell to the ground.

They even eat ritual implements?

Zhu Ju's eyes narrowed, his heart pounded, and he felt an urge to hide in another world to avoid the storm.

"I remembered!"

Pei Jingque suddenly spoke:
"Soul-devouring ants!"

"They are parasitic insects that live around the Rock Armored Crocodile, and they are spirit-devouring ants that can devour any living thing."

"The Rock Armored Crocodile's outer skin will keep growing, and the Soul-Eating Ants can help it devour the growing parts on the outside, so that it doesn't become too big to move."

"The pure power of a third-tier demon beast is stronger than that of a Golden Core Grandmaster. It can devour the parasitic demon worms that proliferate on the outer skin of the Rock Armored Demon Crocodile, which can be fatal to us."

"What do we do now?" Zhu Ju asked anxiously.

Is there a way to control them?

“Once they’re full, they’ll naturally stop sucking us. But even if they suck us dry, they probably still won’t be satisfied,” Pei Jingque said.
"besides……"

"The Soul-Eating Ants identify external objects by sensing spiritual energy. As long as you conceal your aura, you won't disturb them. That's what the book says."

?

Zhu Ju was speechless.

"Senior sister, isn't it too late for you to say all this now?"

The two are now targeted by the Soul-Eating Ants, and if they relax their guard even slightly, they will be sucked dry.

Conceal your aura...

Just looking for death!

"We can lure them away."

Pei Jingque looked apologetic:
"As long as there is a chance to catch your breath, I can take you into the Mysterious Realm and avoid their perception."

Her mysterious body is best at concealing her aura.

The Profound Realm is an innate supernatural power; at a sufficient distance, it can even evade the perception of a Golden Core Grandmaster.

"Leave them behind?"

Zhu Ju's eyes moved slightly:

"Senior sister, get ready."

"Shh!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly waved his long sleeves, and a long scroll appeared out of thin air in the room.

A picture of all industries and thousands of people!
This picture was created by him using his art of skin painting. It contains thousands of images of people, each of whom can be transformed into a physical form.

Although they have little offensive power, there are enough of them.

"go with!"

Zhu Ju made a hand seal and pointed at the painting.

"Om..."

Ripples spread across the surface of the scroll, and countless Taoist figures emerged from it, rushing in all directions.

moment.

The spirit-devouring ants in the field became agitated, and countless flying ants swarmed towards the figures, instantly clearing the area where the two were.

opportunity!

Pei Jingque's beautiful eyes lit up. She reached out and grasped Zhu Ju's wrist, gently pulling him along. The two of them stepped into the realm of mystery.

Zhu Ju felt a slight chill on his body, and then everything in front of him became dark.

It's as if a transparent film is blocking my senses, isolating me from the outside world.

A realm of mystery?

As expected of a special Dao body's innate divine power, it is truly remarkable. Zhu Ju looked around and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

go!
Pei Jingque gave him a look and pulled him deeper into the cave.

After walking for a while and going about a mile deeper, an unusual cave appeared before them.

The caves were mostly very spacious, given the size of the Rock Armored Crocodile.

But the cave before us is different.

It's more like a cave dwelling for humans.

The two exchanged a glance, and Pei Jingque released Zhu Ju's wrist, cautiously approaching the cave entrance.

The scene that came into view filled the two of them with ecstatic joy.

"remains!"

"Innate Spiritual Milk!"

Pei Jingque's attention was first drawn to the skeleton sitting cross-legged on the stone platform.

Zhu Ju.

Then, in an instant, he noticed the innate spiritual milk that had slid off the stone pillar in the corner and was dripping into the water tank below, which was almost overflowing.

The innate spiritual milk can incubate the primordial spirit stone embryo in his hand!
(End of this chapter)