Immortality Start with Farming - chapter 785 (Patreon)

Chapter 785: The Ruined Immortal Palace, Reunion with Silverwing

Inside the Immortal Abode secret realm.

As the earth-shattering battle raged on, the world's spiritual energy churned wildly.

Yet the space within this Immortal Abode was extraordinarily stable. No matter how fiercely the demon and devil cultivators fought the ancient Flower Spirit clansmen to the death, the realm itself remained completely unaffected.

Its stability was even greater than the power of a realm itself in the Spirit Realm.

After witnessing such a tremendous disturbance, Ye Kuchan and his two companions did not dare approach rashly.

Following the fierce battle, the spiritual essence of the Immortal Jade vein began leaking out.

With their powerful Void Refinement Divine Sense, the three naturally discovered the astonishing reserves of Immortal Jade stored there, and all of them became tempted.

“So the demon and devil races have already begun exploiting the Immortal Jade mine here.”

“With Immortal Jade on such a scale, what will happen if it falls into their hands?” Tong Shan of the Ancient Gold Clan said in a deep voice.

The middle-aged Moonshadow clansman Xi Yan revealed a gleam in his eyes and immediately said:

“Such an opportunity is right before us. What do you two think?”

“I think... we shouldn't take excessive risks. There are many powerful figures among the demon and devil races. Even they are dying easily. If the three of us get involved, we certainly won't be able to extricate ourselves, and our fate may be no better. No matter how valuable this Immortal Jade is, we still need to stay alive to enjoy it.”

A rare trace of caution and solemnity appeared on Ye Kuchan's stern face.

He was prudent and experienced. Even when faced with a temptation of heaven-defying proportions, he could remain calm.

“However, if Immortal Jade resources on this scale fall into the hands of the demon and devil races, the consequences may be unimaginable...”

Just as the three were pondering—

Boom!!

Awooo!!

A heaven-destroying spell erupted in the distance, causing the entire land to tremble.

Immediately afterward, a towering blue-black demon wolf emerged from beneath the earth, radiating the terrifying aura of a late sixth-rank Great Demon.

The mere aftershock of its demonic might caused everyone present to freeze momentarily.

Close behind it appeared a devil with twin horns and a pair of bat wings. Boundless demonic qi surged from his body. He stood between heaven and earth, black flames burning behind him as he wielded a flaming saber in both hands.

A fierce battle was underway beneath the mine.

Ao Qing of the demon race and Mogulu of the devil race had both been forced into their true forms by the overwhelming tide of ancient demon flowers and were finally fighting seriously.

“The Holy Son of the Cangyue Heavenly Wolf Clan!”

“And Mogulu of the devil race!”

Upon seeing them, Ye Kuchan's eyelids twitched violently. He immediately transmitted his voice to the other two:

“We are no match for those two. We should leave at once.”

Even the commander of the Violet-Gold Sacred Armor of Skystar City could only fight Mogulu to a standstill. Ye Kuchan knew his own limits.

The tower-like giant of the Ancient Gold Clan and Xi Yan of the Moonshadow Clan both felt their hearts tighten after hearing his words.

These two figures were among the most renowned Void Refinement experts of the demon and devil races. Naturally, they had only heard of them before.

The two immediately nodded. Taking advantage of the fact that those two were occupied fighting and entangled by the Flower Spirits, they prepared to slip away secretly.

However, the massive blue wolf in the sky seemed to sense something.

Its enormous head turned toward them, and its chilling gaze locked onto the trio.

The giant wolf opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of azure light that transformed into countless wind blades.

The blades continuously gathered in the void.

More and more accumulated until several terrifying wind tornadoes rose from the ground, connecting heaven and earth as they swept toward the three.

The terrifying divine ability seemed capable of annihilating everything.

“Hmph! Trying to run?”

“You dared impersonate cultivators of my race and use my royal father's name to sneak into the Immortal Abode secret realm. I'd like to see exactly what foreign race you people belong to...”

The giant wolf then turned to Mogulu.

“Brother Mogulu, hold off those troublesome demon flowers for a moment. I'll dispose of these three pieces of trash first.”

The azure wolf instantly vanished and charged through the air toward Ye Kuchan and the others.

Seeing Ao Qing of the Cangyue Wolf Clan pursuing them, the three scattered and fled in different directions.

…

Elsewhere.

In the inner region of the Linglong Immortal Abode secret realm.

After happily looting the spiritual materials within the oasis, Qin Ming and the Profound Tortoise Divine Lord continued flying deeper into the realm.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, I assume the bloodline of your turtle spirit pet must be extraordinary?”

“It actually managed to block that creature's sword-thread attacks with ease.”

As he flew, Qin Ming spoke to the Profound Tortoise Divine Lord beside him.

From what he had observed, even after battling the green humanoid formed by the demon flower, the man still seemed completely at ease and far from having used his full strength.

He truly concealed his abilities well.

As such, Qin Ming could not help but speculate about his true identity.

Such strength was clearly beyond that of an ordinary late Void Refinement cultivator.

The Profound Tortoise Divine Lord merely smiled.

“That's right. I assume Fellow Daoist Yin already noticed. My spirit turtle indeed possesses a trace of the bloodline of the True Spirit Black Tortoise.”

“Hehe! However, the purity of that bloodline is quite limited. Compared to your formidable swarm of insects, it still falls far short.”

Hearing this, surprise appeared on Qin Ming's face.

“A True Spirit Black Tortoise bloodline? No wonder.”

“Fellow Daoist Gu truly possesses remarkable fortune to have acquired a spirit pet with the legendary Black Tortoise bloodline.”

“I hope that by following you into the inner region of the Immortal Abode this time, I can share in some of your good fortune.”

Qin Ming immediately replied with a smile.

“You jest, Fellow Daoist Yin. Perhaps I'll be relying on you when the time comes...” the Profound Tortoise Divine Lord said meaningfully.

The two masters of survival exchanged a few words, each becoming thoughtful.

As they continued deeper into the realm,

they discovered that the further inward they traveled, the denser the insect corruption became.

Nearly all the small worlds within had already been completely polluted.

Everywhere was barren.

Everything had been devoured clean by insect swarms. Not a single intact plant remained.

It was like a completely different world from the outer region.

The scene of treasures and opportunities everywhere that they had imagined never appeared.

Instead, ferocious giant insect swarms emerged every so often.

Even Qin Ming and his companion had no choice but to conceal their auras and detour around these massive swarms.

More than half a day later,

a vast complex of buildings appeared in their sight.

Magnificent palaces and jade towers stood everywhere, floating atop auspicious clouds.

It looked exactly like a mirage seen in the outside world.

The difference was that the immortal palaces before them did not seem illusory.

They appeared to exist physically.

An ancient and boundless aura accumulated through endless ages rushed toward them.

Yet as they approached, they suddenly discovered that the entire Immortal Abode was covered with countless insect nests.

It looked utterly dilapidated.

Qin Ming and the Profound Tortoise Divine Lord immediately became vigilant.

They found a concealed location, hid their figures, and secretly observed the scene.

Below the ruined immortal palace, countless insect swarms were carrying flesh and blood plundered from outside into the palace in organized groups.

Judging by appearances, the flesh belonged to various foreign races from the Immortal Abode world.

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Ming and his companion exchanged a glance.

“This place must be the core of the Linglong Immortal Abode, right? But how did it become like this? It's completely occupied by insects.”

The Profound Tortoise Divine Lord had originally believed that after all their hardships, they had finally reached the immortal palace and were about to obtain great opportunities.

Yet the reality before him was entirely unexpected.

Because of the insect corruption, their Divine Sense was greatly hindered. Only after getting this close could they clearly see the situation.

At that moment, Qin Ming's heart suddenly stirred.

He distinctly sensed the aura of his spirit pet, Silver-Winged Frostbee.

Moreover, it was inside one of the ruined palaces floating in midair.

“Master... why have you come?”

A woman's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Clearly, the Silver-Winged Frostbee inside had also sensed his presence.

“Of course I came to find you. And while I'm here, I'd like to learn what's going on.”

With a thought, Qin Ming responded through their spiritual connection.

…

In the outer region of the Immortal Abode.

Mogulu and the Flower Spirit demon cultivator battled for several hundred exchanges without determining a victor.

Instead, the Immortal Jade vein suffered heavily from the aftermath, and more than half of it collapsed.

Countless pieces of Immortal Jade fell into spatial rifts and disappeared.

The demon and devil cultivators looked pained and furious.

The Flower Spirits, however, seemed completely unconcerned by the loss of the Immortal Jade mine.

For some reason, these Flower Spirit cultivators were unable to leave the mine's boundaries.

After slaughtering more than half of the demon and devil cultivators, they retreated into the depths of the mine like a receding tide.

Before leaving, the most powerful green humanoid summoned the Green Emperor Sword back into his hand and glared fiercely at Mogulu.

“Hmph! Devil brat, I've remembered you.”

“If this place weren't so restrictive, preventing me from fully unleashing my divine abilities, I would have already slain you beneath my sword.”

“If you dare covet this place again, death will be your only outcome!”

With that, his figure transformed into the phantom of a demon flower and vanished instantly.

Several horrifying sword wounds had been carved into Mogulu's demonic body.

He stared silently at the departing figure before extending a claw and releasing demonic qi to heal his injuries.

Whoosh!

Just then,

Ao Qing, who had gone after Ye Kuchan and the others, returned.

With a wave of his hand, he tossed two heads onto the ground.

They belonged to Tong Shan of the Ancient Gold Clan and Xi Yan of the Moonshadow Clan.

His vertical pupils were filled with hostility.

“Damn it. I only killed two of the infiltrating foreigners. One old fellow was rather crafty and managed to escape.”

“Brother Mogulu, are you all right?”

Hearing the insincere concern, Mogulu simply continued healing himself.

Only after a long while did he glance at the corpses.

“These infiltrators are insignificant.”

“Those strange Flower Spirits are the real problem.”

“There must be a passage beneath this mine leading to the inner region of the Immortal Abode, but it has been occupied by them.”

“I fought that spirit creature earlier. His sword arts should have been inherited from within the Immortal Abode.”

“And he hasn't yet mastered them fully. Otherwise, Brother Ao Qing, you wouldn't have seen me alive.”

Ao Qing had personally experienced the green humanoid's swordsmanship and knew how terrifying it was.

Wherever those sword threads struck, nothing could withstand them.

Even the powerful bodies of the demon and devil races could not resist them.

“What should we do now?”

“From a soul search, I learned that two human cultivators seem to have secretly passed through the restriction and entered the inner region.”

Ao Qing frowned.

“I have no idea how they managed it.”

“I've already searched every place they appeared and turned the entire area upside down, but found nothing useful.”

After a moment of thought, a sinister look appeared in Mogulu's eyes.

“Then we'll wait for them.”

“After obtaining opportunities inside, they'll have to come out eventually.”

“With the positioning provided by the Golden Talisman, and the two of us personally taking action, they won't escape this time.”

Ao Qing agreed but still asked:

“But what if they leave the inner region by some other method?”

Mogulu shook his head.

“Impossible. Don't worry.”

“I learned from that spirit creature that the inner region has been completely sealed. Even the Flower Spirits are restricted and cannot reach the outside world.”

Ao Qing finally understood and agreed to the plan.

Only then did he notice the surrounding casualties.

Seeing that most of the demon cultivators he had brought with him were dead, veins bulged on his forehead.

Every one of those cultivators had been among the most promising talents of the demon race.

Now they had all perished in the jaws of those demon flowers.

…

Time passed little by little.

In the inner region of the Immortal Abode, beneath the ruined immortal palace.

Through the mental connection between master and servant, Qin Ming continued communicating secretly with Silverwing.

Since Silverwing had advanced to the sixth rank in the Small Spirit Realm, a hundred years had passed since they last met.

Fortunately, the bond between them had not grown distant.

After exchanging greetings, Silverwing seemed to hesitate before saying:

“Master... actually, you shouldn't have come here. There was no need to risk yourself for me.”

After their reunion, the Silver-Winged Frostbee concealed nothing and explained the current situation of the Immortal Abode secret realm.

“This Linglong Immortal Abode has been drained by the passage of hundreds of thousands of years. There are very few opportunities left inside.”

“They've all fallen into the hands of an ancient moth that is about to awaken.”

“The only thing of value left is the Immortal Jade mine outside. But over the years, the Insect Emperor has been using the Flower Spirits to mine Immortal Jade for it. It's probably almost exhausted by now.”

“An ancient moth that's about to awaken? Silverwing, what's going on?” Qin Ming was stunned by the shocking revelation.

Silverwing explained:

“It is the World-Scourge Plague Moth, one of the Three Ancient Calamities.”

“After devouring its egg, I not only gained a new life and greatly increased my strength, but also awakened inherited memories from my bloodline.”

“But... hasn't it already been destroyed together with that lower-realm True Immortal tens of thousands of years ago?” Qin Ming asked in astonishment.

If a calamity of that level revived once more...

then it would truly bring 'peace' to the demon race—and perhaps the entire Spirit Realm...

“The Insect Emperor was extraordinarily powerful. During its mutual destruction with that True Immortal, it employed the Cicada Shedding Technique and preserved the most essential part of its origin as a means of future rebirth.”

“Before dying, it divided its demon essence into countless portions and scattered them among the eggs it had laid, preparing to restore its peak strength by refining its origin after being reborn.”

“As fate would have it, one of the eggs I devoured within the Void Insect Nest contained a strand of its natal essence, and my bloodline merged with it.”

“And that moth's origin is now within the immortal palace, on the verge of emerging.”

“I have remained here waiting precisely for that reason.”

“Once the origin is devoured, all the divided power of the other moths will return to the main body.”

“Therefore, between that moth and me... only one of us can survive.”

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