Immortality Start with Farming - chapter 784 (Patreon)

Chapter 784: Flower Spirit Clan

Above the oasis pool.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord unleashed a late Void Refinement-stage great divine ability and battled the tiny humanoid transformed from the demon plant. Powerful spells and divine arts roared continuously through the air.

The little figure formed from green demon essence was extraordinarily powerful and actually understood the sword path.

Opening his tiny mouth, he spat out a bizarre green sword barely an inch long. A rainbow flash streaked across the sky, carrying a subtle fluctuation of sword intent.

The next instant, the green sword transformed into a threadlike azure sword qi. With a sharp puchi sound, it effortlessly pierced through Profound Tortoise Divine Lord’s protective turtle-shell barrier.

The azure sword thread did not slow in the slightest. Flashing through the void, it locked onto Profound Tortoise Divine Lord’s head and slashed toward it.

His most trusted defensive technique had been penetrated in an instant, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.

“Hm? It can actually break through my True Martial Spirit Light Barrier?”

Just as the azure sword thread was about to strike him—

The mid-sixth-tier Profound Tortoise immediately darted forward and blocked the attack.

A sizzling sound rang out as the green sword struck the turtle shell, throwing off a shower of sparks before being sent flying backward.

Yet the thick gray shell remained completely unharmed. Not even a mark had been left behind.

“How is that possible? My Green Emperor Sword can't even damage the shell of a mere mid-sixth-tier turtle. What bloodline is this?”

The green little man raised a hand and recalled the astonishing sword into his body.

Clearly, the sword possessed tremendous power, but it seemed it could only be used once and required a considerable price to activate.

Having failed to land a killing blow, the demon plant could only withdraw the flying sword.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

At that moment—

Tens of thousands of insects swept across the sky in two massive swarms, forming a blood-red cloud of blood mosquitoes and a gold-and-silver swarm of Ghostface Spirit Bees.

These nearly mature vicious insects all threw themselves at the dark-green vines summoned by the demon plant.

Under the frenzied devouring of the terrifying insect swarms, they resembled a plague of locusts. Wherever they passed, nothing remained. Not a blade of grass survived.

Standing behind them, Qin Ming pretended to direct the insect swarms. Before long, the savage vines throughout the area had been completely cleared away.

Even Profound Tortoise Divine Lord revealed a slightly astonished expression, inwardly sighing that Yin Lingzi truly deserved his reputation as the Insect Devil.

The enormous insect swarms moved as easily as limbs under his control, forcing the previously aggressive vines to retreat in haste.

After seeing the insect swarms appear, the green little man seemed to sense something. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately cried out:

“This aura...”

“Why is it so similar to that existence?”

Immediately afterward—

Upon seeing the insect swarms released by Qin Ming, the green little man merged back into the demon plant at the center of the pool. Transforming into a shattered phantom image, he fled without even looking back.

Qin Ming could not help but feel surprised by the sudden turn of events.

He had already been preparing himself for a fierce battle with the demon plant.

Profound Tortoise Divine Lord likewise showed an uncertain expression.

Remaining motionless, he watched the green streak disappear beyond the horizon.

Neither of them gave chase.

The main reason was that they were unfamiliar with the inner region of the Immortal Abode. Who knew what high-tier fiends might emerge if they ventured deeper?

Furthermore, the demon plant possessed extremely powerful cultivation and divine abilities. If it was determined to flee, even if Qin Ming and Profound Tortoise Divine Lord joined forces, they likely would not be able to keep it.

“Many thanks for your assistance, Fellow Daoist Yin. Your attainments in the insect path have truly reached perfection. To command two great insect swarms and force even a late sixth-tier demon cultivator to retreat—Gu truly admires you.”

After recalling his spirit pet, Profound Tortoise Divine Lord cupped his hands toward Qin Ming.

“Heh! You flatter me, Fellow Daoist Gu. You are the one truly hiding your strength. To think you are also at the late Void Refinement stage. I merely lent a small hand. The real credit belongs to your formidable divine abilities.”

Qin Ming replied with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Each harbored his own thoughts as they flew deeper into the oasis to continue exploring.

Although the demon plant had escaped and they failed to obtain the mid-grade Immortal Jade, there were still many other spiritual treasures in the area.

Before long, the two had gathered quite a number of heavenly and earthly spiritual materials nearby.

Most of them had already gone extinct in the Spirit Realm.

…

Meanwhile—

A streak of green light crossed the void at astonishing speed and vanished into a valley filled with gray mist.

The scenery here was somewhat similar to the Redwater Wasteland.

Only after reaching the depths did the green light stop, revealing the green little man once more.

Still visibly shaken, he glanced behind him. Seeing that neither of the two had pursued him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment—

The gray mist within the valley churned and rolled, condensing into the face of a stern-looking woman in midair.

Merely the aura she emitted gave others the feeling of standing before a deity.

“Tu'e, weren't you offering the tribute sacrifice? Why have you returned so quickly?”

The appearance of the woman's face startled the green little man so badly that he nearly jumped.

He hurriedly bowed and replied,

“Reporting to Lady Wanhua, I had originally been waiting for that existence to come enjoy the offering, but two human cultivators suddenly intruded from outside and disrupted the sacrificial ritual.”

“What did you say? Human cultivators?”

A trace of surprise appeared on the face formed from the gray mist.

“The inner region of this Immortal Abode secret realm was completely sealed by mighty cultivators of ancient times using supreme divine powers, severing all connection with the outside world.”

“Apart from that ‘Yinyue’ who entered the inner region a century ago, no outsiders have been able to reach the core lands of the Immortal Abode for hundreds of thousands of years.”

“Could it be related to the reappearance of the Immortal Abode?”

With that thought, the woman's face fell into contemplation.

After a long while, she finally looked at the green little man and instructed:

“If that's the case, those two humans may possess a method of reaching the outside world. Perhaps we should make contact with them and see whether cooperation is possible, allowing us to escape this realm.”

Hearing this, the green little man named Tu'e immediately revealed a shocked expression.

“What?! Cooperate with those two humans?”

“This...”

“Lady Wanhua, if that existence learns of it, the consequences may be unimaginable...”

After all, he had just fought those two. Sitting down to discuss cooperation would hardly be easy.

The woman's face, however, seemed unconcerned.

“Those outsiders enter the Immortal Abode for nothing more than opportunities and treasures.”

“As long as you can satisfy their demands, what is wrong with cooperating?”

“Otherwise, our Flower Spirit Clan has been trapped within this Immortal Abode for hundreds of thousands of years. Generation after generation, we have been enslaved and driven by the World-Scourge Plague Moth.”

“If we do not find a way to leave and escape the insect race's control, then when that Yinyue and the awakening Mother Locust settle the inheritance dispute and descend upon the world once more, it will be the day our race perishes.”

Hearing this, the green little man suddenly recalled something. After hesitating briefly, he said:

“Oh, right. During my battle with those two humans, I sensed an aura from the spirit bee swarm released by one of them that was identical to the aura carried by the plague moth.”

The moment he finished speaking—

The woman's face formed from gray mist displayed a rare burst of excitement and shock.

“What did you say?!”

…

The outer region of the Linglong Immortal Abode secret realm.

After an intense battle, they finally cleared away the crystal-cluster beasts guarding the perimeter and entered the mineral vein.

Once they used their divine abilities to remove the surrounding rock layers—

Wisps of milky-white luminous mist emerged from the stone walls, blooming into dazzling radiance.

Immediately afterward—

Countless Immortal Jade ores were revealed before the cultivators of the demon and devil races.

For a time, the spacious mining tunnels echoed with heavy breathing.

Even these high-ranking cultivators, who had seen countless grand scenes before, could not suppress their emotional excitement when Immortal Jade was piled before them like mountains.

At the front of the group, two cultivators with unfathomable auras stepped forward.

They were Ao Qing of the demon race and Mogulu of the devil race.

As they looked at the astonishing reserves of Immortal Jade before them, rare joy appeared on their faces.

“Brother Ao Qing, who would have thought that even the outskirts of the Immortal Abode would conceal such a massive Immortal Jade deposit? This alone could probably be mined for centuries.”

“If we continue deeper, the core of the vein will certainly contain Immortal Jade of even higher grade.”

“If our two races fully claim this place, our strength will rise enormously. Conquering the human race together will only be a matter of time.”

Mogulu spoke to Ao Qing.

“Fellow Daoist Mogulu, our upper echelons already reached an agreement. Any Immortal Jade vein discovered is to be divided sixty-forty.”

Ao Qing’s emerald vertical pupils shifted slightly.

Though unwilling, he still voiced the reminder.

“Of course...”

A strange smile appeared beneath Mogulu’s black hood.

At that moment—

The red-haired demon cultivator who had previously been sent to capture people hurried back to report.

Ao Qing, who had been in excellent spirits, saw that his subordinate had returned empty-handed and immediately darkened.

He could already guess part of what had happened.

“Reporting to Lord Ao Qing. The five individuals who entered the Immortal Abode earlier were indeed suspicious. When this subordinate went to find them again, three of them fled. They clearly had guilty consciences.”

“Two of them even disappeared entirely.”

Even Mogulu frowned upon hearing the report.

“What? Disappeared into thin air?”

“Could they have found a way into the inner region of the Immortal Abode?”

The joy Ao Qing had felt upon discovering the Immortal Jade vein vanished instantly.

“Could it be that they simply moved too far away and the Golden Talisman mark can no longer detect them?” Mogulu suggested.

Although the Golden Talisman Key allowed all cultivators who entered the Linglong Immortal Abode secret realm to sense one another's existence—

The effect would still fail beyond a certain distance.

“Damn it. A single oversight after all.”

“I wonder what foreign race those cultivators belonged to, sneaking into the Immortal Abode.”

“If it's some other race, that might be tolerable. But if the humans got there first, wouldn't all our efforts have been wasted?”

After all, they had already discovered an Immortal Jade vein of this scale in the outer region alone. Who knew what opportunities awaited in the inner region?

There might even be opportunities to advance into Soul Transformation—or even rarer Immortal Abode treasures.

After all, legend said that the Linglong Immortal Abode had fallen into the Spirit Realm from the True Immortal Realm and possessed an extraordinary origin.

Yet at that very moment—

“AAAAAH!”

“My lord, save me!”

Several incomparably miserable screams rang out from deep within the mine tunnels.

The demon and devil cultivators mining Immortal Jade inside fled frantically, terror written across their faces as though they had encountered some unspeakable horror.

Immediately afterward, the chilling sounds of flesh being devoured echoed from within the cavern.

Mogulu and Ao Qing released their divine senses and investigated.

They saw that countless terrifying black vines had suddenly grown from the rock walls deep within the vein.

Each vine was covered in man-eating demon flowers.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the demon and devil cultivators were slaughtered.

The vines continuously transformed and spread until they covered the entire mining space.

Even Mogulu and Ao Qing looked as though they were facing a great enemy.

Each immediately summoned their natal treasure.

Then—

A figure of a green little man formed from green demon essence emerged atop the largest demon flower.

Looking down disdainfully at the demon and devil cultivators below, he spoke in a cold tone:

“I have been observing you outsiders here for a long time.”

“I never expected you to discover this place.”

“But these Immortal Jade resources are not something vermin like you have the right to touch.”

“If that existence discovers this, not only you, but even I will be buried alongside you.”

“In that case, I'll simply send you on your way first and replenish my blood essence while I'm at it.”

As his words fell—

A powerful late-sixth-tier aura burst forth.

Around him, numerous Flower Spirit Clan members emerged one after another, transforming into all manner of man-eating demon flowers and surging toward the demon and devil cultivators underground.

Terrifying auras erupted from Mogulu and Ao Qing as well, and they immediately clashed with the ancient Flower Spirit Clan that had suddenly appeared beneath the earth.

The shocking battle nearly turned the underground world upside down.

Even the two Void Refinement grand cultivators, Mogulu and Ao Qing, could only fight the strange green little man to a standstill.

What astonished them even more was that—

Despite being an ancient Flower Spirit clansman, he understood the sword path and wielded extraordinarily sharp divine abilities.

He had even comprehended the legendary technique of sword qi into silk.

This only further convinced the two that the opportunities and treasures within this Immortal Abode were anything but ordinary.

The sword arts he employed were clearly part of an extremely high-level sword inheritance.

As for the green little man named Tu'e, he too was astonished during the battle.

“Have cultivators from the outside world become this powerful?”

“Those two humans from before are one thing.”

“But how are these demon and devil cultivators so troublesome as well?”

While pondering this, sword light condensed in his tiny hand.

Countless azure sword threads immediately split apart and slashed toward the pair.

Those demon and devil cultivators below the mid Void Refinement stage were instantly chopped into countless fragments and devoured by the demon flowers beneath.

The earth-shaking battle here spread to extremely distant regions.

Ye Kuchan and the other two, who had been planning to search for Qin Ming and Profound Tortoise Divine Lord, immediately emerged in midair.

After drawing closer—

Ye Kuchan looked toward the Immortal Jade vein with a grave expression and said:

“What happened?”

“Why have so many demon and devil cultivators fallen at the same time...”

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