Immortality Start with Farming - chapter 776 (Patreon)

Chapter 776: Strange Changes in Insect Valley, Returning After Leaving

Half a month later.

The Devourer Rat and Blue Ice Saintess used their divine abilities to follow behind the members of Heavenly River Sect and finally uncovered their true objective.

“So those two old monsters from Heavenly River Sect discovered another secret key in the form of a golden talisman engraved with the Blood Erosion Script.”

“This thing is incredibly rare. Who would have thought this Insect Valley was hiding two of them? When Master brought us in before, how did we miss them? Heh heh heh!”

The Devourer Rat and his companion hid inside a dug-out void passage far away, secretly observing the movements of Ye Kuchan and Yin Lingzi.

“Don’t act rashly. We should return and report this matter to Master before deciding anything. Besides, Master has no interest in the demon race’s immortal abode anyway,” Blue Ice Saintess said calmly.

The Devourer Rat waved the black steel fork in his hand and grinned. “But those golden talisman keys are worth a lot. They can be traded for plenty of good stuff.”

The two then continued observing from the shadows.

The true-spirit bloodline divine abilities they employed were so remarkable that even the two late Void Refinement old monsters before them could not easily detect them.

Moreover, with Blue Ice Saintess’s terrifying escape speed, even Soul Transformation cultivators could not catch her, so they had nothing to fear.

Meanwhile, the two from Heavenly River Sect were still battling a ferocious insect and had no attention to spare for the outer area.

That gave the Devourer Rat and his companion the perfect opportunity.

This place was located within the ruins of a structure deep inside Insect Valley, apparently an ancient nest built by some primordial ferocious insect.

The environment inside was intricate and winding, with twisting passages and vast open spaces.

The insect swarms in the outer regions had already been cleared away. The only truly terrifying creature was a peak sixth-grade black ferocious insect in the deepest area. It resembled a centipede, possessed a thousand legs, black wings on its back, and astonishing speed.

At this moment—

Even Yin Lingzi, whose reputation as the Insect Devil shook the cultivation world, found his insect swarm completely outmatched before this ferocious creature.

“Elder Yin, retreat now!”

Ye Kuchan’s sharp gaze fixed on the thousand-legged beast as he transmitted a message urgently.

The instant he received it, Yin Lingzi swept his sleeve.

The vast blood-colored insect swarm disappeared as he recalled it, and he immediately retreated backward.

Then Ye Kuchan produced a jade-green bottle and infused it with spiritual power before throwing it toward the thousand-legged monster below.

The bottle contained the special medicinal liquid they had formulated using the core sap extracted from the Skyvault Tree obtained from Qin Ming.

As green radiance burst forth and transformed into a cloud of mist that settled onto the black insect’s back, the originally violent and savage creature seemed to fall under some hypnotic influence.

It instantly sank into unconscious slumber.

When Ye Kuchan saw that it actually worked, delight appeared on his face.

Turning to Yin Lingzi behind him, he said,

“I never expected that fellow surnamed Li could really cultivate a Skyvault Tree above the sixth grade. We owe this success largely to that boy.”

Yin Lingzi flew back and, seeing the black centipede lying unconscious, revealed intense greed in his eyes.

As someone who had devoted countless years to the Dao of insects, it would be a lie to say he had no interest in such a rare ferocious insect.

He immediately took out a specially crafted insect pouch and was about to store the creature when Ye Kuchan hurriedly stopped him.

“Elder Yin, absolutely not.”

“This special spirit liquid can only keep it asleep for half an incense stick’s time. If you try to forcefully collect it, you’ll wake it immediately.”

“The important matter comes first!”

Hearing this, Yin Lingzi stopped what he was doing.

He raised his head toward a giant boulder near the insect nest.

Lying atop it were two golden talisman keys, each radiating waves of golden light.

The two men then crossed over the massive black insect and arrived nearby, easily drawing the two golden talismans into their hands.

The two old monsters from Heavenly River Sect simultaneously revealed ecstatic smiles.

This meant they had officially obtained the qualification to enter the immortal abode secret realm.

Hidden in the shadows, the Devourer Rat and Blue Ice Saintess felt they had learned enough.

The Devourer Rat transmitted a few words to her.

“Let’s go. I didn’t expect those two old geezers to actually succeed. We should hurry back and report to Master.”

The two silently departed through the void passage.

Just as the two old monsters of Heavenly River Sect were laughing wildly over their success, Yin Lingzi’s brow suddenly twitched.

A trace of surprise appeared on his face.

Earlier, he had used his immense divine sense to scan the entire Insect Valley. Apart from the endless insect tides, he had found nothing unusual.

“What is it, Elder Yin?” Ye Kuchan asked.

Yin Lingzi withdrew his divine sense and replied suspiciously,

“Nothing. I just have a vague feeling that someone may have been watching us from the shadows. Probably my imagination.”

Yet the next moment—

Perhaps his powerful divine sense had disturbed some high-level existence within this ancient Insect Valley.

Several immense auras suddenly followed the trace of his divine sense and charged toward their location with murderous momentum.

“Not good!”

The two old monsters immediately sensed the change within the valley.

Several of those auras were so terrifying that even cultivators of their caliber felt fear.

Without another word, they transformed into two streaks of light and fled toward the valley entrance at full speed.

...

Only half a day later.

The Devourer Rat stood heroically atop the back of the Icecrystal Nether Sparrow, black steel fork in hand and looking exceptionally imposing.

Accompanied by violent spatial fluctuations, the Icecrystal Nether Sparrow folded its enormous wings and landed atop the main peak.

“Master, we’re back!”

“Just as you predicted, those two old fossils really weren’t trying to save some ancestor after obtaining the core sap. They used it to put a ferocious insect to sleep and steal treasure!”

The Devourer Rat immediately recounted everything he had seen and heard to Qin Ming in meticulous detail.

After listening to the report, Qin Ming revealed a look of realization.

“So there are also keys to the immortal abode’s golden talismans inside that Insect Valley.”

“If that’s the case, the immortal abode secret realm in the demon race’s spirit domain must be closely connected to the Insect Valley of the Redwater Wasteland.”

Even so, Qin Ming had little interest in these golden talisman keys or in competing for opportunities within the secret realm.

Thus, after praising the Devourer Rat and Blue Ice Saintess, he sent them back into the Small Spirit Realm to cultivate.

On the main peak, Tian Ling’er was channeling the purple Spirit Aura she had cultivated to nourish the Skyvault Tree, which had lost three drops of core sap.

Not much time had passed before the entire tree became lush and vibrant once more.

The withered branches were once again filled with vigorous life.

Qin Ming instructed Tian Ling’er to continue caring for the tree until new core sap was produced.

He himself returned to his cave abode and resumed cultivating the Eternal Green Emperor Scripture.

In an instant, as the Void Refinement-stage Mayfly Chapter circulated, a faint phantom of a spiritual plant appeared behind him.

After a century of deep cultivation, his Indestructible Immortal Body had grown considerably stronger.

With every breath, endless heaven-and-earth essence was transformed by his immortal body into streams of Void Spirit Qi that flowed into the primordial spirit within his spiritual platform.

...

In the skies of the Redwater Wasteland, thousands of miles away from Insect Valley.

Two powerful streaks of light arrived one after another and stopped in midair.

The light faded, revealing the two Void Refinement old monsters of Heavenly River Sect.

They had not dared pause for a moment, fleeing thousands of miles in one stretch.

Even these two deeply calculating old monsters now showed lingering fear.

“Elder Ye, what was that thing just now?”

“Could it have been the seventh-grade primordial ferocious insect that heavily injured our sect ancestor?”

“Why did it give me such a terrifying feeling? I’ve never even felt that from Soul Transformation cultivators.”

Even Yin Lingzi, famed as the Insect Devil, had been frightened by the creature.

Had they left even a little later, the two of them might have reunited inside its stomach.

“That is likely the case. I never expected that ferocious insect to still be there, occupying the depths of Insect Valley.”

“However, something strange must have occurred inside the valley this time. It did not pursue us. It seems a creature of that level cannot leave the region covered by that gray mist.”

Ye Kuchan also spoke with lingering fear.

“But the risks we took entering the valley were worth it.”

“At least we achieved our goal and obtained the golden talisman keys and the qualification to enter the immortal abode secret realm.”

As he spoke, he handed one of the golden talismans to Yin Lingzi.

“Time is of the essence. The immortal abode secret realm has already opened.”

“Many people are searching for the golden talismans, and some fellow cultivators have already gotten ahead of us.”

“Even the commander of the Star Armor somehow acquired a golden talisman and entered early in pursuit of a Soul Transformation opportunity.”

“The two of us should depart for the demon race’s spirit domain immediately.”

Yin Lingzi accepted the talisman and smiled.

“Of course.”

“However, before that, I have some personal matters to attend to. Elder Ye, go ahead first. Once I finish, I’ll meet up with you.”

“Oh? Elder Yin, what matter could be more urgent than the immortal abode secret realm?” Ye Kuchan asked in surprise.

Yet Yin Lingzi seemed unwilling to elaborate.

“Heh. Just a small personal matter. Nothing worth mentioning. I’ll catch up soon enough.”

Ye Ku Chan of the Hall of Heaven’s Mandate studied him for a moment before nodding slowly.

“Very well. Be quick.”

“The secret realm will surely contain many experts from both the demon and devil races. We’ll need to work together to avoid unnecessary dangers.”

“Agreed.”

After exchanging a few more words, the two departed in different directions.

As Yin Lingzi flew away, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

“So that core sap really is extraordinarily effective against primordial ferocious insects...”

“It will greatly benefit my Dao of insect control.”

The next moment, his figure blurred and vanished into the void.

He was heading toward the Kunlun Domain.

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