Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 485 The King of Ten Thousand Insects Cauldron
Lanyun City was filled with demonic energy, and countless demonic creatures emerged from the desert to attack it.

With a whoosh, the radiance of the great array spread out, illuminating the dark night as if it were daytime. The cultivators of Lanyun City took action one after another, killing the demons and resisting the beast tide.

"Are these monsters really crazy? They're attacking so recklessly."

At the edge of the great formation, watching the hordes of demons sweeping in like a tidal wave, the cultivators of Lanyun City felt increasingly weary. These demons were mostly insects, not particularly strong individually and lacking in spirituality, but their numbers were truly considerable.

At first, the Lanyun City side was able to maintain a steady advantage, but as time went by, the Lanyun City cultivators gradually became exhausted. These insect demons could disregard the cost, but the cultivators could not.

Just then, a powerful aura suddenly burst forth from the swarm of insects.

Upon sensing this aura, the Dao Foundation cultivators from Lanyun City all changed color.

"The Foundation Establishment stage is complete? Or did you just break through? This..."

Realizing something was amiss, the Dao Foundation cultivators all sensed a conspiracy.

Beast tides are not uncommon in the Western Regions, and they are often associated with the various Purple Mansion Demon Clans. After all, they are naturally at odds with the Impermanence Sect and will not easily allow the Impermanence Sect's immortal city to gain a foothold here.

Of course, those Purple Mansion demon clans weren't fools either. They wouldn't easily reveal their own traces to avoid being caught by the Impermanence Sect. Most of them used their servants to wear down the Impermanence Sect's strength through sheer numbers, and this time was no exception.

In order to resist this beast tide, most of the forces of Lanyun City chose to return to defense. With the support of the great formation, it would be sufficient under normal circumstances. However, the appearance of a demon with the perfect foundation of Dao is a bit unusual.

Combined with the beast tide, it has truly become a threat to Lanyun City. Most importantly, the way this Dao Foundation Perfection demon appeared is a bit strange. Breaking through in the midst of battle is not a common occurrence in the Immortal Path.

"Should we ask the city lord for help? These insects seem to be using war to fuel their own war; the more they die, the more likely it is that stronger ones will emerge."

Above the clouds, Fang Ping turned his gaze to Nianhua, a hint of worry in his eyes.

Given the current strength of Lanyun City, it is not impossible to deal with a demonic creature at the peak of the Dao Foundation stage, but the situation is developing in a somewhat wrong direction.

Hearing this, Nianhua shook his head. He knew that Jiang Chen had important matters to attend to during this time, and that the beast tide could not be delayed any longer.

Thinking this, he turned his gaze to Lanque Mountain behind him. At the summit, clouds and mist swirled, and he could vaguely see the shadow of a tall tree with a canopy that supported the sky above the mountain. Compared to the past, Taoyao was now even more majestic.

"I would be grateful if Fellow Daoist Taoyao could lend a hand."

With his hands clasped together, facing the direction of Lanque Mountain, Nianhua bowed deeply.

Although Jiang Chen's true form was no longer present, he still left behind multiple methods for Lanyun City. In order to quickly resolve the situation and quell the beast tide, he chose to ask Tao Yao for help.

Upon hearing this, Tao Yao's dormant consciousness quietly revived.

"can."

With a reply, the branches and leaves unfurled, and a powerful aura surged from Tao Yao's body into the sky.

In that instant, spiritual energy surged, and beams of emerald light shot into the sky from the earth, painting the world in a vibrant emerald hue. Under the blessing of this magnificent spiritual energy, a phantom image of a peach tree took shape.

It stands high in the sky, with golden branches and jade leaves, roots like coiled dragons, scattering rays of spiritual light, extremely extraordinary. In the void, spiritual chains take shape, connecting it to this region. Facing it is like being an enemy of this region.

Under these circumstances, Tao Yao's power surpassed its limits, faintly showing signs of the Purple Mansion realm.

"Withering, flourishing, birth, and death."

As her spiritual sense swept over the beast tide, Tao Yao unleashed all her power and swung her peach branch.

In the next instant, life and death transformed, and a gray-white radiance swept across all directions, causing everything to wither and die wherever it passed.

Squeak, squeak, squeak. Sensing the terrifying power, the newly born Dao Foundation Perfection Insect Beast still tried to struggle, but the moment it was enveloped by the gray-white light, its vigorous life force immediately began to wither, and its life flame quickly went out.

If it was like this, then other insect beasts were even less likely to survive; any contact with them would result in instant death, without any power to resist. In just a moment, the entire Lanyun City fell silent, a deathly stillness.

At this moment, looking at the insect corpses all over the ground, the cultivators of Lanyun City were shocked and couldn't come to their senses for a moment. With a wave of a peach branch, countless insects and beasts were reduced to ashes. Such a method was truly unbelievable.

However, Tao Yao was not particularly happy about this. With the help of the Soul-Locking and Returning to Origin Array, it unleashed power far beyond what was expected. Not to mention, just in case, it also activated a trace of the True Meaning of Withering and Flourishing within its body, which was the true power of the Purple Mansion. Dealing with these insects and beasts was not a problem for it.

"There seems to be something behind these insects and beasts, but it's too far away."

Looking into the distance, an indescribable weariness welled up in her heart, and Tao Yao withdrew her power.

In that instant, the radiant light vanished, and the azure sky returned to darkness.

Seeing that everything had settled down, Nianhua breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Taoyao."

Bowing respectfully, having witnessed Tao Yao's abilities, Nianhua became even more deferential. With Tao Yao in charge, even without Jiang Chen, Lanyun City was as secure as a treasure trove. Of course, the price paid was not small; at this moment, one of the three spirit stone mountains originally stored in Lanyun City was gone.

Without the support of a third-tier spiritual vein, the only way to unleash the power of a third-tier grand formation is to rely on spiritual sense.

Thinking of these things, Nianhua couldn't help but feel a little heartache. However, after seeing the corpses of insects and beasts scattered all over the ground, he became happy again. Although these insects and beasts were somewhat strange and their power was mixed and not as good as real demons, they were still quite extraordinary.

"The Spirit Locking and Returning to Origin Array can transform the corpses of demons into nutrients to nourish the spirit fields, and these insect and beast corpses are just right to be used as fertilizer."

On a whim, Nianhua immediately issued an order for the cultivators of Lanyun City to collect the remains of those insects and beasts.

Just as the cultivators of Lanyun City were happily cleaning up their spoils, an ancient wooden cauldron suddenly trembled on an altar deep in the desert. It hung in the air, drooping wisps of emerald green energy, attracting countless insects below to fight over it.

Sensing the unusual movement of the wooden cauldron, two figures suddenly appeared, one blue and one white, both scorpion demons.

"The brilliance of the King of Ten Thousand Insects Cauldron has dimmed. Does this mean that a swarm of insects has been wiped out?"

Realizing something was wrong, the two scorpion demons exchanged a glance, both inevitably showing surprise. It was normal for the insect swarm to fail to breach the immortal city, but to be wiped out was not so simple.

"It's the same group that was sent to Lanyun City. They really have ruthless methods. What should we do next? Should we take the Ten Thousand Insect Cauldron and go there ourselves?"

Turning his gaze to the green scorpion, the white scorpion couldn't help but speak.

Upon hearing this, Green Scorpion looked at White Scorpion with a strange expression.

"Are you stupid? The opponent was able to wipe out the insect swarm with lightning speed, so they are obviously a tough opponent. Even if the two of us bring the Ten Thousand Insect Cauldron, we may not be a match for them."

"It wouldn't matter if the two of us died, but what if we lost the Myriad Insect Cauldron and delayed the Ancestor's important matters?"

With sharp words, Green Scorpion was disappointed in his son's lack of progress.

Upon hearing this, the white scorpion lowered its head unconsciously, not daring to meet the green scorpion's gaze.

Looking at the white scorpion, the green scorpion let out a sigh.

"We'll make up for the lost insect swarms elsewhere. You should learn from the old man: pick on the weak. You should know that this time, the ancestor only asked us to make some noise to show the Dark Feather Sect that we didn't take the stuff for nothing, and to use the war to sustain the war effort. He didn't expect us to actually achieve any great results."

"We must understand the true meaning of our ancestors and not blindly follow them to death; only in this way can we make progress."

Withdrawing his gaze and saying nothing more, the Green Scorpion stepped onto the altar.

Soon, a strange fluctuation spread out from the altar.

(End of this chapter)