Immortality Start with Farming - chapter 783 (Patreon)

Chapter 783: Insect Filth Qi, Demon Plant of the Insect Domain

Upon hearing the invitation from Profound Tortoise Divine Lord, Qin Ming’s expression shifted slightly. He immediately flew toward him.

Since he had already been discovered, there was no point in hiding anymore.

After flying for roughly the time it took two sticks of incense to burn, he landed before Profound Tortoise Divine Lord and cupped his hands.

“Fellow Daoist Gu is the one who has truly been hiding his strength.”

“It seems you came for the inner layer of this Immortal Abode, and even possess a method to break the restrictions leading into it. This old man is deeply impressed.”

Yin Lingzi, whose body had been possessed by Qin Ming’s Demon Infant Primordial Spirit, squeezed out a sinister smile from his bark-like face.

“Seeing how familiar Fellow Daoist Gu seems with this place... could it be that you possess a detailed map of this secret realm?”

“Otherwise, how did you find your way here?”

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord looked at the “Insect Devil Yin Lingzi” before him. Though outwardly calm, a trace of vigilance still appeared in his eyes.

He had not expected Yin Lingzi of the Heavenly River Sect, merely at the late Void Refinement stage, to possess divine sense comparable to that of a peak Void Refinement cultivator.

Then again, it made sense. As the famed Insect Devil who specialized in insect control, he naturally required soul power far exceeding that of cultivators of the same realm to command such enormous swarms.

“Hehe! Fellow Daoist Yin is correct. I did indeed obtain some intelligence regarding the interior of this Immortal Abode by chance, including information related to entering the inner region of the Linglong Immortal Abode.”

“However, the information was extremely limited. I merely came here to try my luck. I never expected this area of space truly to contain a weak point.”

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord spoke casually, showing no anger despite having his secret plans discovered by “Yin Lingzi.”

Qin Ming glanced at the formations he had arranged and said thoughtfully, “With so many spatial-rending formations combined into such a composite grand formation, aren’t you worried about throwing this area of space into chaos?”

“Let me make one thing clear first. If something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with me.”

After all, he knew this was the place where an ancient True Immortal and the World-Scourge Plague Moth had perished together.

Judging from the sudden insect tide that had erupted across the Redwater Wasteland, there might well be countless vicious insects hidden within the Linglong Immortal Abode.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord paused in surprise.

“Why are you so certain that opening the inner layer will cause trouble?”

“Could it be that you also possess special information about this Immortal Abode secret realm?”

“I was merely curious and asked casually.”

After that, Qin Ming waited where he was while Profound Tortoise Divine Lord adjusted the formations. Soon, he activated an array plate in his hand.

Apparently, his attainments in formations were considerable, allowing him to master such a peculiar deployment method.

Rumble!

As the spatial-rending formations exploded one after another throughout the void, continuous thunderous blasts rang out.

Affected by the terrifying fluctuations, the surrounding space of the Immortal Abode suddenly twisted and distorted.

Moments later, black spatial fissures appeared.

Fortunately, the interior of the Immortal Abode remained relatively stable, and no major disturbance occurred.

Only some nearby ferocious beasts and birds were startled into fleeing in panic.

As violent spatial fluctuations erupted,

a void passage about a zhang in size suddenly tore open a hundred zhang away from them, connecting to another area beyond.

Seeing this, delight appeared on Profound Tortoise Divine Lord’s face.

“It worked. This passage can remain open for half a stick of incense. Fellow Daoist Yin, would you care to accompany me into the inner layer in search of opportunities?”

Qin Ming had not expected this man to truly possess a method for opening the sealed inner layer, giving him an even higher opinion of him.

After some thought, he nodded.

His main body had sent him here to handle this dangerous task.

Since he had already come this far, retreat was no longer an option.

“Then I shall scout ahead first.”

Without wasting words, Profound Tortoise Divine Lord transformed into a streak of light and instantly entered the void passage.

Immediately afterward, Qin Ming’s gaze flickered, and he followed into the fissure.

As soon as the two entered, the spatial passage slowly closed and returned to normal, as though it had never existed.

At the same time,

Ye Kuchan, Xi Yan of the Moonshadow Clan, and Tong Shan of the Ancient Gold Clan, who were gathering treasures in the outer region of the Immortal Abode, all suddenly sensed that their connection to Qin Ming and Profound Tortoise Divine Lord had vanished.

Even the positioning effect of the Golden Talisman Key imprint no longer worked.

Not long afterward, the three gathered together to discuss the situation.

“Fellow Daoist Ye, why have Fellow Daoist Yin Lingzi and Fellow Daoist Gu suddenly disappeared without a trace?” Tong Shan asked with a frown.

“Could their identities have been exposed and they met with some mishap? Not even a single message came back,” Xi Yan speculated.

After all, anything could happen within the Immortal Abode.

Ye Kuchan’s expression was equally grave.

“I have no idea what happened to those two fellow daoists.”

“How about the three of us investigate the place where they were last detected?”

“Those demon cultivators are heading toward us again. They’ve probably sensed something unusual. We should avoid exposing ourselves too soon.”

After some discussion,

the two foreign cultivators also sensed the approaching enemies.

Without further delay, the trio fled into the distance.

…

Following Profound Tortoise Divine Lord through the void passage, Qin Ming flew for some time before his vision suddenly blurred and then brightened.

The two suddenly appeared within a truly immortal land.

Spiritual energy was incredibly abundant, and this place formed a world unto itself, scarcely different from the outside world.

Mountain ranges rose and fell throughout the landscape, while towering spirit plants covered the sky.

Yet the greatest difference between the inner and outer regions of the Immortal Abode was the deathly silence.

Even more strangely,

even Qin Ming’s powerful divine sense was heavily restricted, compressed to a radius of little more than ten zhang.

Furthermore, the ambient energy of heaven and earth seemed to contain a corrosive force.

It could even contaminate cultivators’ protective spiritual light and spiritual power.

Qin Ming and Profound Tortoise Divine Lord were far from ordinary Void Refinement cultivators.

Had that not been the case, they likely would have already fallen victim to the environment.

The two immediately flew deeper inside.

The farther they traveled, however, the more desolate everything became.

Along the way, they saw countless enormous skeletons, picked completely clean as though gnawed bare, creating a terrifying scene.

As they advanced,

the corrosive force in the air grew increasingly powerful, eventually becoming visible to the naked eye.

It manifested as strands of gray, filthy qi.

Over the following days,

the two traveled continuously through the inner region.

Not only did they fail to discover any heavenly treasures, but they encountered countless skeletons and endured several attacks from vicious insect swarms.

Fortunately, Qin Ming easily dealt with them using his insect-control techniques.

Besides that, they discovered innumerable remains of ancient cultivators.

All had likewise been devoured clean by insect swarms.

“Fellow Daoist Yin, something seems wrong.”

“This Immortal Abode space is polluted everywhere by this insect filth qi. Even our cultivation is restricted under such conditions.”

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord turned toward Qin Ming.

“Indeed. It looks as though the interior of this Immortal Abode has largely fallen under the occupation of vicious insects.”

Qin Ming nodded.

As he spoke, he sensed the Silver-Winged Frostbee and found that the connection between master and servant had strengthened somewhat.

It seemed they were getting closer.

This indicated that the Silver-Winged Frostbee had already entered the inner region.

Qin Ming had secretly tried contacting it several times but received no response.

Just then,

the rapidly flying pair passed through layers of dense forest and arrived at the edge of a seemingly endless desert.

The insect filth qi spreading throughout the inner region was constantly emerging from this desert.

Clearly, the source lay ahead.

“Well, Fellow Daoist Yin? Shall we continue deeper?”

“Since we’ve already come this far, we can’t leave empty-handed.”

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord still seemed capable of pressing onward.

Qin Ming had arrived here as a Demon Infant Primordial Spirit. Although the insect filth qi affected him somewhat, it posed little real threat.

Thus, the two continued deeper into the desert.

Half a day later,

within the endless yellow sands, the outline of a black oasis gradually grew larger in their field of vision.

The two exchanged glances and descended toward it.

The instant they entered,

an even more tyrannical surge of insect filth qi erupted from the oasis and rushed toward them.

With a wave of his hand, Qin Ming summoned Old Devil Yin’s blood mosquito swarm, which transformed into a cloud of insects and enveloped him as he descended.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord also took out a turtle-shell spirit treasure. After activating it, a translucent yellow turtle shield formed around him.

The moment they entered,

countless gray strands burst from beneath the sand and launched a surprise attack.

At the same time, innumerable vicious insects with transparent bodies swarmed through the air toward them.

The gray filth threads intertwined into a giant net overhead and descended as if intending to bury them forever.

The insects swimming through the void and spewing gray filth threads arrived in an instant.

“So these are the legendary Filthspirit Nether Silkworms...”

Upon seeing these elusive insects, Qin Ming immediately recognized them from Yin Lingzi’s memories.

“As expected of the Insect Devil. You even recognize these bizarre insects. Do you have a way to deal with them?” Profound Tortoise Divine Lord transmitted his voice while fending off the swarm.

Qin Ming wasted no words.

He immediately released both the blood mosquito swarm and the Ghostface Spirit Bee swarm.

In an instant, they clashed with the hidden Filthspirit Nether Silkworms.

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

Hundreds of thousands of insects began devouring one another in a frenzy.

A short while later,

the Filthspirit Nether Silkworms hidden throughout the desert had been completely consumed by Qin Ming’s two swarms.

The gray haze filling the sky gradually dispersed.

After devouring the silkworms, both the Ghostface Spirit Bees and blood mosquitoes grew noticeably stronger.

With a wave of his hand, Qin Ming recalled them into the insect pouch at his waist.

Nearby, Profound Tortoise Divine Lord stared in astonishment.

He had heard of the Heavenly River Sect’s Insect Devil before.

Previously, he had assumed those stories were exaggerated.

But after witnessing “Yin Lingzi” act today, effortlessly annihilating the Filthspirit Nether Silkworms with his insect arts, he realized the reputation was well deserved.

Those insects capable of polluting the energy of heaven and earth would have overwhelmed even Void Refinement cultivators if they attacked in sufficient numbers.

“Fellow Daoist Yin truly lives up to his reputation. Your insect arts have opened my eyes!”

He immediately offered a respectful compliment.

Qin Ming waved dismissively.

“These Filthspirit Nether Silkworms are merely at the bottom of the food chain within this Immortal Abode.”

“The two of us will need to be even more vigilant from here on.”

However, just as Qin Ming cleared away all the surrounding insects,

he noticed a crystal-clear lake at the center of the oasis.

Growing upon it was a strange black vine demon plant bearing an enormous dark-green flower.

At the very center of the blossom,

rested a fist-sized milky-white crystal brimming with Immortal Source Energy.

The two recognized it immediately and revealed shocked expressions.

“A peak sixth-grade spirit plant!”

“A mid-grade Immortal Jade!”

Their gazes simultaneously locked onto the plant.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord immediately flew over. After confirming there was no obvious danger, he prepared to collect the Immortal Jade and harvest the flower.

But at that moment—

disaster struck without warning!

Within the demon flower, a tiny emerald-green phantom figure suddenly appeared.

Its features were exquisite and crystal-clear.

As though sensing intruders, the green figure activated its demonic power and clenched its hand.

Instantly,

countless vines shot out from the depths of the lake like tentacles, sweeping toward Profound Tortoise Divine Lord.

Its strength was astonishing, forcing even the concealed Profound Tortoise Divine Lord into repeated retreats.

Boom!

A violent collision erupted in the air.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord even summoned his mid-sixth-grade turtle spirit beast.

The turtle’s body expanded from the size of a millstone to more than ten zhang across.

Spouting Profound Water power, it joined battle with the green figure’s divine abilities.

Yet,

within less than half the time it took to drink a cup of tea,

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord was forced to reveal his true cultivation.

Even Qin Ming was somewhat surprised.

‘This fellow is actually at the late Void Refinement stage.’

‘He’s even better at hiding than I am.’

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord apparently possessed some extraordinary concealment method.

Unless he revealed it himself, even Soul Integration experts likely could not see through it.

That alone demonstrated how terrifying the green figure within the flower truly was.

After observing carefully, Qin Ming noticed some clues.

The green figure was likely the demon spirit born from this demonized spirit plant.

It was somewhat similar to Demon General Tu Luo, whom Qin Ming had killed in the past.

As his thoughts raced,

Qin Ming once again summoned his insect swarms to support Profound Tortoise Divine Lord.

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