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Chapter 501 Soul-Devouring Silver Worm (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Four streaks of light pierced the sky, and Li Yunjing and his companions appeared where they had entered, flying towards the island suspended in the clouds.

"Boom!"

Sure enough, lightning struck again, bolts of lightning falling towards Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, Fu Chao, and Li Yunjing.

This time, however, was different from the other unlucky ones.

The disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are affinity-bound to the power of thunder. Not only were they not harmed by the power of thunder, but they also used the "method of drawing thunder" to absorb the falling thunder power into their bodies and store it.

With this power of thunder, everyone's means of self-defense have been greatly enhanced.

When the Foundation Establishment cultivators around saw Li Yunjing and his group rushing towards the floating island, they were all gloating, thinking that these people were doomed!
Little did they expect, something completely unexpected happened.

The lightning, which should have been fatal if touched, did not harm Li Yunjing and his companions!

"What's happening here?"

"Why didn't the lightning in the sky strike and kill these people?"

"Damn it! Could it be that after striking repeatedly, the energy was exhausted, and these lightning bolts are now just empty shells?"

"Very likely!"

"We saw it clearly before: every time a new person came in, they would stupidly rush into the air and be struck by lightning and killed. In total, there must have been several hundred people, right?"

"With so many people dead, the energy inside the secret realm must have been completely depleted!"

"Let's charge!"

"on!"

……

Seeing that Li Yunjing and his group of four were not in danger, the others, after some discussion, immediately became eager to act and put their ideas into practice.

"Boom!"

Once again, streaks of lightning shot down from the sky!
"what……"

"How can it be!"

"These lightning bolts are still incredibly powerful!"

"I'm finished..."

Almost instantly, the cultivators who had flown into the sky were wiped out by lightning and turned into nothingness.

Only some cultivators who possessed magical artifacts or flew behind managed to escape with their lives, quickly descending to the ground and never daring to peek at the floating island above again.

"Hahaha! These silly birds!"

Upon seeing this, Fu Chao burst into wild laughter, showing absolutely no respect to the cultivators below, and simply laughed out loud.

"You..."

Looking at Fu Chao's arrogant demeanor, Li Yunjing smiled and shook his head.

He didn't try to persuade him. As the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. Fu Chao is just that kind of person, and nothing he said will make a difference.

"See? These people just won't listen to reason!"

Fu Chao, hands on his hips, laughed so hard he bent over, even the "treasure pouch" at his waist swayed with it. "He insisted on taking it from us, and now look what happened, it's all like fireworks in the sky!"

He casually wiped away the tears of laughter, turned to look at Li Yunjing, his eyes full of admiration, "Our sect is still the most powerful; this lightning can't hurt us!"

"You talk too much. If you attract something even more powerful, you'll be crying."

Yu Yunyi scolded, but a faint smile remained on her lips as she gazed at the floating island in the distance that shimmered with starlight. "But then again, with such powerful restrictions on this island, it must be hiding some incredible treasure."

"Caution is the boat."

Lu Ruoxi tucked a few strands of wind-blown hair behind her ear, her eyes filled with caution: "We just managed to suppress that lightning, but who knows what dangers await us next."

"Yun Jing, do you have any plans?"

Her voice was soft as she looked at Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing gazed at the floating islands with their ever-flowing silver patterns. The Yin-Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword trembled gently in his palm, the runes on the sword echoing the light of the islands.

"I think that ice dragon is the most powerful guardian in this level."

He pondered for a moment, then a confident smile appeared on his lips: "There shouldn't be an existence of that level!"

"Wait a minute, let's go up to this island first. The four of us will stand in a diamond formation to look out for each other."

"You use the Three Talents Formation to protect yourselves, I'll clear the way!"

Li Yunjing pointed to the floating island closest to them and said with a smile.

"Alright! If there's danger, I'm in no problem going!"

Fu Chao rubbed his hands excitedly, took out a handful of "Fire Thunder Beads" from his storage bag, and tossed them up and down in his hands. "These treasures have been itching to show off their skills!"

"hiss……"

Watching Fu Chao toss the "Fire and Thunder Beads" up and down, Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi were terrified.

Don't be too reckless!

Li Yunjing said in a low voice, "If this thing explodes, none of us will be in a good place!"

"Hehe! I was wrong!"

Fu Chao scratched his head sheepishly, "I promise I'll follow orders obediently and never do it like that again!"

"go!"

Li Yunjing and the others transformed into four streaks of light and rushed toward the floating island at the forefront.

As they approached the floating islands, they realized that these islands were not ordinary rocks, but rather made of transparent crystals that radiated starlight. Waterfall-like ribbons of light cascaded down the edges of the islands, outlining mysterious trajectories in the void.

It is thanks to these light bands that the floating islands can stay afloat and never fall.

"So these floating islands weren't suspended by their own power!"

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao suddenly realized the principle behind it.

Previously, everyone was indeed fooled.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Li Yunjing suddenly reached out to stop everyone, preventing them from rushing onto the floating island.

He pointed, and Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao followed his finger and saw that the surface of the floating island at the front was covered with dense silver patterns that writhed like living things, and the air was filled with an unsettling atmosphere.

"Could this be... a living thing?"

Fu Chao swallowed hard and said in a low voice.

At this moment, he no longer had the arrogant demeanor he had shown earlier.

It's not that Fu Chao was timid; rather, the constantly writhing silver patterns, densely packed, were unsettling, almost triggering trypophobia.

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi even took a few steps back in mid-air and stood behind Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing frowned, channeling his spiritual energy to his brow, opening his vertical pupils which glowed with a deep blue light as he carefully examined the patterns on the floating island.

"Be careful! This is a 'Soul-Devouring Silver Worm,' an ancient remnant!"

A moment later, Li Yunjing's expression changed drastically: "It specializes in devouring cultivators' magical power. Once you get entangled with it, even your bones will be gnawed into dust!"

Before the words were finished, the silver patterns suddenly twisted violently like boiling mercury, and with a "whoosh," they rose into the air, transforming into thousands of slender worms, each shimmering with a silver metallic luster, their mouths opening and closing with a teeth-grinding "click-click" sound.

"so much!"

Fu Chao's scalp tingled, and his hand trembled, almost causing him to throw the "Fire Thunder Pearl" over. "There must be tens of thousands of these, right? How are we supposed to fight them?"

"I'll give it a try!"

Yu Yunyi's face was pale as she suppressed her fear. She held the jade flute to her lips, and the clear, melodious sound waves spread out as if they were tangible, attempting to repel the swarm of insects.

However, these Soul-Devouring Silver Worms seemed immune to sound waves. They paused only slightly before lunging forward even more frantically.

"Flowers bloom and fade!"

With a delicate shout, Lü Ruoxi wielded her short sword, creating a dazzling display of sword flowers. Wherever the sword energy passed, hundreds of worms were cleaved in two, but the severed ends instantly split into two more, resulting in an even greater number of worms.

"How to kill this?"

Lu Ruoxi was startled, not expecting that her attack would not only fail to eliminate the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm," but would instead increase the number of these worms.

"Five Elements Demon Sealing Formation, activate!"

Li Yunjing shouted, and the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" burst forth with dazzling light. The power of the five elements transformed into five huge walls of light, protecting everyone in the center.

The Soul-Devouring Silver Wriggle crashed into the light wall, making a "sizzling" corrosive sound, and the light wall thinned at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This is not the way to go!"

Veins bulged on Li Yunjing's forehead. "These worms keep multiplying, we have to find their weakness!" He suddenly remembered a record in an ancient book and shouted through gritted teeth, "Fu Chao, use the 'Fire Thunder Pearl'! The Soul-Devouring Silver Worms are afraid of high temperatures!"

"Damn! Having a weakness makes things easier!"

Fu Chao suddenly realized what was happening and waved his hands repeatedly, sending dozens of "Fire Thunder Pearls" crashing into the swarm of insects like meteors.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The explosion was deafening, and flames shot into the sky. The "Spirit Devouring Silver Worm" caught in the blast instantly curled up into a charred mass, emitting a shrill scream.

However, even more worms surged from the depths of the floating island like a tide, completely blocking the four people's escape route.

As the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" surged in like a silver wave, Li Yunjing's gaze was suddenly drawn to the band of light hanging down from the edge of the floating island.

As the swarm of insects approached, the bands of light rippled strangely. Some of the worms that touched the bands of light instantly stiffened and turned into wisps of blue smoke and disappeared.

"It's a band of light!"

"These worms are afraid of the crystalline light that makes up the floating islands!"

"These worms cannot leave the floating islands for a certain period of time; they were sealed here by ancient powerful beings!"

Li Yunjing whirled around, pointing his sword at the light band, "Fu Chao, use the most powerful 'Fire Thunder Pearl' to blast open the passage, let's rush towards the light band!"

"I understand!"

Fu Chao's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he trembled as he pulled out a fist-sized "Fire Thunder Pearl".

This is his most prized possession; once detonated, the area within a ten-mile radius will be engulfed in flames.

"Everyone be careful!"

Fu Chao, his face contorted with pain, gritted his teeth and threw the "Fire Thunder Pearl" towards the densest part of the insect swarm.

In an instant, flames exploded like the blazing sun, and the shockwave swept away swarms of worms, causing the entire floating island to tremble violently. The silver patterns twisted wildly, emitting a piercing shriek.

"go!"

Li Yunjing was surrounded by crackling lightning. He used the "Lightning Escape Technique" to its fullest extent, directly engulfing Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao. They transformed into purple lightning and darted through the gaps in the swarm of insects. With each swing of the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword," large swathes of charred worm remains were scattered and crackled.

As the group approached the band of light, tens of thousands of "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" suddenly converged into a massive swarm of insects, forming a giant silver wall that stood in their path.

Clearly, these "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" possess intelligence and know that Li Yunjing and his companions cannot easily enter this place.

"Yin and Yang reverse, the Five Elements return to their proper places!"

Li Yunjing took a deep breath and frantically poured his inner power into the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword," unleashing a "Chaotic Divine Thunder."

"Boom!"

Wherever the lightning passed, space cracked and the swarm of insects was cleaved in two.

Thousands of "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" turned to ashes. No matter how strong their vitality was, they could not split and give birth to more worms.

Li Yunjing and his three companions seized the opportunity and transformed into streaks of light, rushing into the area enveloped by the light band.

A strange light fell upon him, and the relentlessly pursuing Spirit-Devouring Silver Wriggles immediately stopped in their tracks, letting out unwilling hisses, and could only linger at the edge of the light band.

Only then did everyone discover that hidden within the band of light was a staircase leading to the core of the floating island. The steps were made of translucent crystals, with mysterious runes flowing inside, telling ancient secrets.

"go!"

Li Yunjing looked relaxed. Ever since he figured out how much attack power these "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" could withstand, he felt at ease.

No matter how ferocious these "Soul-Devouring Silver Worms" are, he can kill them!
"Old Li, those 'Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms' are all good stuff! If we catch some and tame them, when we encounter enemies, we can release them. The enemies can't kill them, and the more they fight, the more there are. Wouldn't we just get surrounded and killed?"

Having escaped danger, Fu Chao had a sudden thought and decided to subdue the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm".

"Are you crazy? These things can even devour the mana of a Golden Core cultivator. If they get out of control, they'll be the first to turn us into bones!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing abruptly stopped in his tracks, his body crackling with lightning. He turned to look at Fu Chao with a look of shock in his eyes.

Even Li Yunjing had never considered subduing something like this, yet Fu Chao, that kid, was quite bold to even entertain such a thought.

Within the secret realm, the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm" is sealed within the band of light and cannot escape. However, if it were to appear in the outside world, it would be a disaster.

Even a single "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm" can multiply to create a whole "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm" swath.

If this thing were to appear in the cultivation world of the Ming Dynasty, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" would probably be thrown into chaos, and if they were not careful, they would be harmed by the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm".

He truly hadn't expected Fu Chao to dare to have such thoughts!
"Fu Chao, don't forget how fast they split apart just now. Even if we could tame them, with our cultivation levels, how many could we control?"

Yu Yunyi tapped her jade flute lightly on her palm. Her gaze swept over the restless swarm of insects outside the band of light, and she was still shaken.

The "crackling" sound of those silver bodies rubbing together was like the whisper of death, terrifying to the extreme.

In the cultivation world, top-tier insectoids are extremely troublesome. Their sheer numbers are overwhelming, and if you can't find their weaknesses, they are simply impossible to deal with.

"Maybe we can try."

Lu Ruoxi thoughtfully stroked the short sword, the blade reflecting her slightly furrowed brows. She continued to explain, "Ancient records state that the ancient witch clan possessed secret techniques for controlling insects. Perhaps these rune staircases hold clues."

As she said this, her voice trembled with excitement.

"Ok?"

Li Yunjing was taken aback, then exclaimed with delight, "What you said makes a lot of sense! These light bands can restrict the movements of the 'Spirit-Devouring Silver Worm,' so they might actually have some special properties!"

As he spoke, Li Yunjing's palm, enveloped in seven-colored divine light, was already pressed on the nearest rune. The crystal immediately rippled, revealing twisted ancient characters.

"I knew there was a way!"

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Fu Chao perked up and rubbed his hands together as he pulled a jade box from his storage ring: "Look at this, it's a treasure I took from my family's treasury. It's incredibly hard, even if these 'Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms' try to gnaw at it, they won't be able to get it out of the box!"

Before Fu Chao finished speaking, the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" outside the light band suddenly became agitated. Countless silver bodies piled up into a tower, and the insect king at the top opened its huge mouth full of sharp teeth and spewed out a cloud of black, corrosive mist.

"careful!"

The four of them retreated simultaneously, entering the depths of the light band. They saw that the outer light band emitted a piercing "sizzling" sound the moment it came into contact with the black mist.

Li Yunjing continued to explore the runes. The ancient characters appeared and disappeared in the light, and an obscure aura emanated from them.

He endured the stinging pain in his divine sense and quickly deciphered the contents of the runes. Suddenly, his pupils shrank: "Found it! This is the 'Soul Control Spell of Ten Thousand Insects' from the ancient witch clan, but it requires blood essence as a catalyst, which is extremely risky!"

"I come!"

Fu Chao rushed forward and quickly recorded the "Ten Thousand Insects Soul Control Spell" that Li Yunjing had transmitted to him through divine thought.

After a long time, Fu Chao had almost fully grasped the essence of this vicious secret technique.

"Thorn..."

He drew his dagger and made a cut in his palm, the blood dripping onto the runes.

"Heavenly Gu and Earthly Fiend, Ten Thousand Insects Transform into Evil!"

"With my lifeblood, I feed your fangs, then depart!"

With mysterious incantations and blood flowing freely, Fu Chao began his ritual.

At the same time, the insect king outside the light band became increasingly agitated, and corrosive mist surged in like a tide, causing the defensive light of the light band to flicker erratically.

"go with!"

Fu Chao opened the jade box, and a strange suction force was immediately released from it.

Several "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" near the edge of the light band seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, their bodies struggling and twisting uncontrollably toward the jade box.

However, the swarm quickly sensed the danger to their companions, and tens of thousands of "Soul-Devouring Silver Worms" frantically charged at the light band in an attempt to rescue them.

"go with!"

Li Yunjing stood in front of Fu Chao, at the forefront of the light band, and unleashed several divine thunderbolts, blasting thousands of "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" into nothingness.

With Li Yunjing's assistance, Fu Chao's pressure was greatly reduced, and the ten "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" finally couldn't hold on any longer and were sucked into the jade box.

"Phew... I finally succeeded!"

Having released a large amount of his own blood, Fu Chao looked exhausted, but his brows couldn't hide his excitement. "With these few Spirit Devouring Silver Worms, we can just release them whenever we encounter an enemy, and see who dares to mess with us!"

"Don't get too excited yet."

Li Yunjing remained vigilant, staring at the jade box, and said, "These things are too dangerous. You need to make sure you can control them!"

"Don't worry! When we have some free time, we'll immediately use the 'Ten Thousand Insects Soul Control Spell' to refine them, ensuring that these 'Soul-Devouring Silver Worms' won't turn on us!"

Fu Chao said confidently.

"Alright! Be careful! Let's continue deeper into the band of light. I want to see what's here!"

Since the outside was completely surrounded, and it was difficult for Li Yunjing and his group to leave for the time being, he simply led everyone deeper inside to see what good things were there.

"it is good!"

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were overjoyed and headed deeper into the floating island.

(End of this chapter)