Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

"Hmm? What's this?" Ji Qing frowned slightly, and after a long while, he finally said:

Tips on insect breeding.

Ji Qing picked up the insect breeding experience manual, flipped through a few pages and read it, gaining a lot in a short time.

So this is how you can control insect swarms.

The insect breeding experience book contains many insights into raising Sky Crystal Ants, as well as special methods for controlling these insects.

Ji Qing glanced at it once and immediately fell in love with it, praising it repeatedly.

Now he has obtained the Celestial Ant.

This is exactly what I need.

Ji Qing treasured it and carefully put it away.

"This has been a good haul, but I wonder if there's anything else inside the pagoda?"

With questions in mind, Ji Qing looked up at the pagoda in front of him, glanced at it, and then went inside.

The pagoda was very spacious, filled with the atmosphere of the passage of time.

Ji Qing glanced around and, seeing that there were no treasures nearby, a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes.

He had originally thought there would be treasures inside the pagoda.

But in the end, nothing happened.

The pagoda has only one story; you can see the top of the pagoda just by looking up.

"Oh, what a pity."

Ji Qing shook his head, unwilling to stay any longer, and immediately turned and left.

Before leaving, Ji Qing used [Crimson Flame] to dispose of the corpse.

After he finished doing all this, he transformed into a golden streak of light and soared into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

....

Three years later, Coral Island.

Coral Island is a deserted area, with little spiritual energy and overgrown weeds, and few people come here.

However, a month later, everything changed when someone came here.

The once peaceful deserted island is now frequently visited by monsters.

Among them are quite a few level-six demonic beasts.

Even so, the outcome was obvious. After a very shrill scream, the deserted island quickly fell silent.

At this moment, dozens of miles away above the island, there were two figures, looking quite interested, seemingly discussing something:

"Fellow Daoist Liu, how are your preparations going? Did you bring that item?"

The person who spoke was named Zhang Xiansheng, a rogue cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation.

Opposite him was Liu Yuan'an, who was also at the early stage of Core Formation.

A month ago, they came from the Inner Star Sea together, having heard that there were level six demonic beasts lurking there.

They then found the sea chart and came here to kill the demon.

They were very well prepared this time.

It has everything: formations, talismans, and elixirs.

Once they discover a monster, they can try to capture it.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhang, I've brought everything. You can see for yourself."

As Liu Yuan'an spoke, he took out an item from his storage bag, which Zhang Xiansheng saw and his face showed satisfaction.

"It's good that you brought it," Zhang Xiansheng said with a smile.

The object in Liu Yuan'an's hand was an ancient treasure with considerable power.

When fully activated, this ancient treasure can release crystal sand to trap demonic beasts.

It can be described as a powerful piece of equipment for slaying demons.

"Alright, now you have no more worries, right? Coral Island is just ahead, you'd better hurry."

I heard someone discovered a level six monster here, but I don't know if it's true or not.

If it's true, then we need to hurry.

If someone else beats me to it, I'm afraid I'll regret it terribly.

After saying that, Liu Yuan'an immediately transformed into a gray streak of light and flew away into the distance at an incredibly fast speed.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiansheng shook his head helplessly.

"What's the rush, Fellow Daoist Liu? Wait for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiansheng immediately set off to follow.

..........

At this moment, above a certain sea area, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, a dazzling golden light suddenly swept across the area at an incredibly fast speed.

When the golden light arrived at a certain island, it immediately changed direction and descended from the sky.

"This is it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the light slowly receded, and a man's figure suddenly appeared there.

The man was dressed in a long golden robe, wore a crown, and had a very handsome face.

He was none other than Ji Qing. At this moment, he took out a Rainbow Grass and said with a cold expression:

"The monster hunt begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Rainbow Grass in his hand suddenly burst forth with a dazzling luster, like a dream, and a peculiar fragrance suddenly spread in all directions, covering the entire island in the blink of an eye.

Ji Qing took out several sets of formations from his storage bag and set them up in all four directions of the island.

After he finished doing all that, he waited quietly.

.........

Ji Qing waited for three days.

I don't know how much time had passed, but suddenly a commotion came from the distant sea.

The seawater began to surge, and the surging waves crashed against the island.

The entire sea was shrouded in darkness, like the end of the world, and looked incredibly eerie.

Ji Qing noticed the commotion and suddenly opened her eyes.

"They're here."

As soon as these words were spoken, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared and disappeared in the depths of the sea, and a huge black shadow darted back and forth in the sea.

As a huge wave rippled outwards, a monster suddenly appeared, wielding a steel fork in one hand and a shield in the other.

"Sea King Beast?"

"roar……..!"

After the sea monster burst out of the sea, it immediately locked onto the Rainbow Grass on the island.

The Rainbow Grass seemed to have a fatal attraction for him; he became agitated immediately after just one whiff of its exotic fragrance.

Without the slightest hesitation, Neptune charged straight at Rainbow Grass.

"Activate the formation!"

After the Sea King Beast broke in, Ji Qing immediately activated the formation, and the entire island was instantly covered by a golden light shield.

The Sea King Beast sensed something was wrong and immediately stopped.

He was seen holding a steel fork, surveying his surroundings, looking ready for battle.

"Fall!" A soft shout suddenly came from afar.

Above the formation, the spiritual energy of the entire island was rapidly absorbed by the formation.

Then it shimmered with golden light, which was very dazzling.

In the short time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, countless golden lights condensed into small swords, which then crashed down towards the Sea King Beast.

Sea King Beast, in pain, fought back with all its might.

It swung its steel fork, trying to destroy the golden sword.

But it turned out it was overthinking things.

These small swords have absorbed the spiritual energy of the entire island; unless the formation is destroyed, it is absolutely impossible for him to succeed.

Of course, the Sea King Beast has a powerful physical body.

To think that one could defeat the Sea King Beast with just the Golden Little Sword would be nothing short of a pipe dream.

To put it bluntly, these little golden swords were just meant to make the Sea King Beast feel pain.

It will not cause any fatal damage.

Ji Qing knew this, which is why he took action.

He first summoned his flying sword, and then, as he charged toward the Sea King Beast, he conjured a greatsword.

"Slay!" Ji Qing shouted coldly.

Before SeaKingmon could react, with a "splat" sound, one of SeaKingmon's arms was immediately severed.