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Chapter 797 The Situation Changes, Ancestor Renshui
Tianxing City.

Inside Juyuan Pavilion, Qi Xiaoyu, Diaoyun Sou, and Hanya Shangren were managing their business in the shop.

Suddenly.

But then a familiar figure strolled in from outside; it was none other than their big client—the Xuan Turtle God.

Previously, he had commissioned a large number of Sky-Splitting Arrays at Juyuan Pavilion, which allowed the three of them to make a fortune and also made a name for themselves in the city.

Upon seeing him arrive, Master Hanya hurriedly stopped what he was doing and went out to greet him, forcing a smile as he said:

"Oh! Senior Gu, what an honor to have you here! I'm so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"

"Were you satisfied with the quality of the formation last time? What items do you need this time? We juniors will certainly do our best."

"Hmm, not bad." Xuan Turtle God Lord nodded.

But next.

He suddenly blurted out a sentence that caught even the Cold Crow Master off guard: "I need to go back to the Nine Dragon Domain to manage some business, but I don't have much time. You and I are destined to meet, so I'd like to hire you to help me handle things there, and you can also bring some extra benefits to this shop."

"In addition, I can also guide you on your spiritual practice. Would you be willing?"

The words fell.

Qi Xiaoyu and Diaoyun Sou were both stunned.

Master Hanya was still in disbelief.
This unexpected and extraordinary opportunity just fell into my lap!
After confirming that he could come and go freely, he gritted his teeth and accepted the invitation from the Xuan Turtle God.

Before leaving.

Master Hanya added, "Senior Gu, please allow me to bid farewell to an old friend."

"Fellow Daoist Li Qianjie of Little Turtle Peak, is that right? No need. I just came from him. You can have the other two fellow Daoists pass on the message." Xuan Turtle Divine Lord said calmly.

The three of them looked at each other strangely when they heard that Xuan Turtle God was getting so close to Qin Ming.

But it also makes me feel more at ease.

After all, he was an acquaintance of Qin Ming.

“Alright, Fellow Daoist Qi, Fellow Daoist Diaoyunsou, please help me inform Senior Li,” said Master Hanya.

Immediately.

He then set off with the Xuan Turtle God and traveled to the Nine Dragons Domain via the inter-domain teleportation array within Tianxing City.

He embarked on a new journey to immortality.

As Diaoyun Sou and Qi Xiaoyu watched each other leave, they couldn't help but sigh:

"Sigh! Fellow Daoist Qi, what is so special about this old fellow Han Ya that makes him stand out to a Void Refinement expert?"

"They actually took him with them and went to develop in the Nine Dragons Domain."

"I've heard that the Nine Dragons Domain is the birthplace of the human race in the Spirit Realm. It's truly a place brimming with opportunities, and without special permission, no one is qualified to move in."

"Fellow Daoist Qi has a great talent for array formations but was not chosen. Instead, they took a liking to that old rascal, Venerable Cold Crow."

"This is truly unbelievable."

Qi Xiaoyu said thoughtfully, "Perhaps this is Fellow Daoist Han Ya's time to shine."

"Anyway, it's all beneficial to us. I hope he can go further on the path of immortality."

……

On Little Turtle Peak.

After seeing off the Xuan Turtle God, Qin Ming entered the Lesser Spirit Realm together with his demonic infant spirit.

The Devouring Rat, the Little Silver Fox, and the Mystic Water Crocodile, having heard that the Silver Wing Frost Bee had returned, couldn't contain themselves any longer and all surrounded Qin Ming, staring at him expectantly.

"Master, is the third sister alright?"

The Devouring Rat asked with a concerned expression.

Yin Lingzi, whose body had been possessed by Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit, managed a smile on her withered face and then patted her spirit pet pouch.

A flash of light appeared, and the figure of a silver-clad woman, unconscious, landed on the grass.

Seeing this, the Devouring Rat couldn't help but ask, "Master, what's wrong with Third Sister?"

"It's a long story, but she's not seriously injured," Qin Ming explained.

Subsequently.

He also released the spirit of the Old Demon Qingyang.

"It's only been a little over two hundred years since we last met, but I never expected that Young Friend Qin's Little Spirit Realm would undergo so many changes!"

He gazed at the various spiritual plants within the Little Spirit Realm and sighed with emotion.

"Huh? This white jade spirit field looks extremely powerful. It even carries a trace of the True Immortal Realm's aura."

"And there's also this long-extinct sixth-order Taiyi Void Rice! And the Xuanling Immortal Peach! They've all been cultivated to maturity!"

"Incredible! Young friend Qin, with your wealth and resources, you're still talking modestly. I bet even the major sects and sects in the spirit realm aren't as rich as you."

"Hehehe! And the Star Sea Divine Vine that I've been longing for has actually grown to the sixth-tier divine vine level, and it has even produced flower buds. It looks like it's going to bear the legendary Star Sea Divine Flower."

however.

When his gaze finally landed on Xiao Qing, who was as small as a calf, all the excitement came to an abrupt halt.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared blankly at Xiaoqing, saying, "Young friend Qin, could this be..."

"That's right, it hatched from the gray egg that was brought back from the human realm, and it is the Kunpeng, one of the ten ancient true spirit kings," Qin Ming explained lightly.

Upon hearing this, the old demon Qingyang's mind went blank. It took him a long time to recover, and he pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Qing, saying:

"This is a true spirit Kunpeng?!"

Xiao Qing seemed to be seeing Qingyang Old Demon for the first time. Seeing his disbelieving look, she immediately raised her head and manifested her terrifying body, which was twelve thousand feet tall, in mid-air.
This broadened the horizons of the old demon Qingyang.

"I've said it before, young friend Qin's luck is extraordinary. I never expected that he would even take the True Spirit Kunpeng as his pet."

"Old Ghost, stop sighing. First, help me check on Silverwing and see how she is and what should be done?" Devouring Rat interrupted his long sighs.

"Huh! You've actually reached the fifth level of perfection, and you're almost at the sixth level. Tsk tsk tsk."

Upon hearing this, the old demon Qingyang immediately focused his attention and turned his gaze to the silver-winged frost bees on the ground.

After observing for a moment, he had already realized the problem.

"Young friend Qin's spirit bee is quite lucky."

"She actually obtained a trace of the primordial power of the ancient moth queen, but with her current cultivation level, she simply cannot refine and control such a powerful force."

"At this moment, it is still fighting against the will of that queen insect. Young friend Qin, I will pass on to you a Demon Sealing Technique, which can temporarily seal this primordial power along with the will of that insect queen."

"When her cultivation level increases in the future, she will naturally be able to gradually control and refine this power."

Immediately, the Old Demon Qingyang muttered incantations and transmitted an obscure and profound mental cultivation formula to Qin Ming through telepathy.

After receiving the Demon-Sealing Technique in his mind, Qin Ming discovered that this technique also required the cultivation of the "Myriad Forms Without Self Heavenly Demon Freedom True Skill" to be used.

It can be considered a top-tier magical secret technique.

After familiarizing myself with it several times.

Suddenly, demonic energy surged around Qin Ming, and an astonishing aura of true demonic power emanated from his body, accompanied by the formation of a hand seal.

A complex, jet-black rune appeared in mid-air.

Immediately, he pointed at the silver wing on the ground, and the black runes disappeared into it.

The moment the rune entered, the primal power within Silverwing's body, as well as the will of the Mother of Calamity, were all suppressed by the True Demon Qi, transforming into demonic runes that gradually moved upwards and finally settled between Silverwing's eyebrows.

It formed a strange and unpredictable mark.

The moment the seal was completed, the silver wings on the grass opened their eyes and gradually awoke and recovered.

"Third brother! You're finally awake! That's wonderful!"

The Devouring Rat looked delighted and quickly went over to take a look.

The crocodile and the little silver fox were overjoyed.

Silverwing transformed into a silver-haired woman and bowed to Qin Ming, saying, "Thank you for saving me, Master, and for granting my request." "It's alright, it's good that you've returned safe and sound."

"I have sealed the original essence of the mother worm within you with my magic. When your cultivation level reaches a certain point in the future, it will naturally merge back into one." Qin Ming smiled faintly, and then had several spirit pets gather together.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, and they had a lot to say, especially since Silverwing had regained its original senses.

The indifference he had shown when he first devoured the insect eggs and advanced to the sixth rank was gone.

After this matter was completed, it was as if a huge weight had been lifted from Qin Ming's heart.

After they all ran away.

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit said, "The Tianhe Sect knows that Yin Lingzi has returned and has sent a sect message to summon me back. It is estimated that with the outbreak of the insect plague and the fall of Ye Kuchan, that Ren Shui Ancestor can no longer sit still."

“Hmm, we can still use Yin Lingzi’s disguise for a while. This body, which we obtained using the Heavenly Demon Possession Technique, shouldn’t be wasted. You can go back to the Red Water Wasteland to gather some intelligence.” Qin Ming’s true self said after a moment’s thought.

After saying this, Yin Lingzi, whose body had been possessed by the demonic infant spirit, nodded and left the Lesser Spirit Realm, flying towards the outside of Little Turtle Peak.

……

Some more time passed.

Some news also came back from Baili Hui and Mo Lingwei.

The most worrying thing happened.

The immortal palace within the demon realm was completely destroyed, revealing several large void wormholes, each a thousand feet in size.

Hundreds of thousands of insects surged out from it, their destructive power immense, turning everything in their path into a desolate wasteland, devouring all living things, a sight that struck fear into the hearts of all.

Within just a few months, several large spiritual domains of the demon race were all submerged by the insect swarm.
It is said that even Ao Yu, a demon general at the Integration stage, was no match for that seventh-tier moth and fled with serious injuries.
The demon race originally planned to organize a large army to fight against the ferocious insects surging from the insect realm, but they found that these insects seemed endless, with one batch being wiped out only to be replaced by another, and their reproduction rate was extremely fast.

As long as there are enough living beings for them to devour, they can lay eggs and hatch in a very short time.

If it were to consume high-level flesh and blood from the spirit realm, it would be even more extraordinary, as the insect could grow from its juvenile form to its mature form in just a few months.

Faced with such a terrifying insect plague, the demon race suffered heavy casualties and was wiped out one after another, truly reaping what they sowed.

Although currently only the demon race is bearing the brunt of the insect swarm, this devastating disaster shows a strong tendency to spread to the surrounding spiritual realms.

The demon race originally intended to develop the Immortal Abode Secret Realm to enhance their strength in order to fight against the human race, but they never expected to create such a huge mess.

They appealed to the demons for help, but faced with the plague of locusts, the demons were eager to avoid it and would not pay any attention to the demon race.
This caused the demon race's high-ranking members to curse loudly.

In an instant, the demon realm was filled with lamentations, and even the army stationed in the Tianji Mountains withdrew to resist the insectoid invasion.

The outbreak of the insect plague also raised the alert level of all the surrounding spirit realm races.

An ominous cloud suddenly gathered and lingered.

The situation in various cultivation worlds has also changed. The original state of mutual confrontation and struggle for territory and resources has stopped, and they have begun to think of countermeasures to deal with the increasingly fierce invasion of the insect world.

The situation for the human race is also not optimistic.

In particular, the Insect Valley in the Red River Wasteland has been dug into a void by ancient moths. Although it is not even one ten-thousandth as large as that of the demon race, it is still a huge hidden danger.

The human race's upper echelons even dispatched several Nascent Soul stage experts to destroy the wormhole, but it seemed to have little effect and instead provoked a massive insect swarm offensive.

The only option is to mobilize a large army of cultivators to surround and suppress these emerging ferocious insects.

Fortunately, the insect swarm in the Redwater Wasteland is relatively low-level. Although the situation is quite severe at present, it is still within the control of the human race.

It wasn't as tragic as the demon race's.

……

Chishui Wasteland.

An extremely large sect was established at the source of the Chishui River.

This behemoth controls the life and death of forces large and small.

This place is the headquarters of the Tianhe Sect, the largest demonic sect in the Red River Wasteland.

The vast Demonic Sect complex was built around the mountains on both sides of the Chishui River, with areas divided according to cultivation level and a strict hierarchy.

Around a towering mountain peak deep within the core, a team of law enforcement cultivators from the Tianhe Sect were patrolling the vicinity.

But then a whooshing sound came from the distant sky.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) began to tremble violently, and the space rippled outwards like water.

Upon seeing this, the disciples of the Tianhe Sect were immediately on high alert. They were nearly thrown from mid-air by the rampaging spiritual energy and scrambled to resist the discomfort.

however--

In their line of sight, the figure of an old man in a gray robe with a gloomy and aloof face gradually emerged.

His body clearly revealed the aura of a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator.

Upon seeing the old man's appearance, the leading disciple of the Tianhe Sect was so frightened that cold sweat poured down his back. He hurriedly bowed and prostrated himself in worship:
"Disciple pays respects to the Third Supreme Elder!!"

The disciples behind them also bowed in worship. They never expected to meet this legendary late-stage Void Refinement cultivator, who was known as the "Insect Demon."

Not long ago, a battle report came from the demon race that Yin Lingzi had powerfully killed a demon race general, which made him famous and naturally reached back to the sect.

This incident also greatly boosted the morale of the Tianhe Sect.

Having such a powerful and skilled high-level cultivator in charge of the sect fills these demonic disciples with pride and a sense of honor.

"Hmm, is the ancestor in the back mountain?" Qin Ming asked casually without even raising his eyelids.

Upon hearing this, the leading disciple replied with utmost respect, "Reporting to the Third Elder, the Ancestor specifically instructed that if you return, you can go directly to the back mountain to find him."

Qin Ming nodded slightly, and then his figure blurred and disappeared from the spot.

After he left, the disciples of the Tianhe Sect dared to straighten up tremblingly and wipe the fine sweat from their foreheads.

They all thought to themselves that the pressure from their insect demon elder was too strong; even those at the Nascent Soul stage almost couldn't hold back.

After half a cup.

Based on Yin Lingzi's memory, Qin Ming arrived at the back of the main peak of the Tianhe Sect, in front of a secluded cave.

But just as he reached mid-air near the cave, an aged voice rang in his ears:

"Oh, it's the Third Elder. Come in."

The words fell.

The high-level restrictive formation that had been surrounding the cave dwelling dissipated automatically.

Qin Ming remained calm. Although it was his first time facing this Nascent Soul stage ancestor from the Tianhe Sect, he was still somewhat confident in the "Myriad Forms Without Self, Heavenly Demon's Freedom True Skill" that Qingyang the Old Demon had passed down to him.

He immediately flew straight down towards the cave.

He strolled into the cave, walked through a long corridor, and went to the innermost part.

A soft moonlight shone down from the dome of the cave, landing on a stone platform in the very center.

On the stone platform, with his back to Qin Ming, sat an old man in a red robe, his aura pure and unadorned, as if he were one with the Great Dao.

"Greetings to the ancestor."

Upon seeing this person, Qin Ming immediately bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Yes, Yin Lingzi, you're back. I've heard about your deeds. You've enhanced the prestige of our sect. You've done a great job."

"It's a pity, Elder Ye. Tell me, what exactly happened when you two went to that demon clan's immortal abode secret realm?"

The words fell.

The red-robed old man on the stone platform disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already standing in front of Qin Ming.

There stood an elderly man with a full head of silver hair and a diamond-shaped mark between his eyebrows. He was vigorous and gave off an air of unfathomable mystery.

However, the Ren Shui Ancestor was not seriously injured as rumored.

Upon brief contact, Qin Ming discovered that not only was the Ren Shui Ancestor unharmed, but his cultivation had even seemingly improved significantly.
'Old ginger is spicier!'

'This old fellow must have obtained some great opportunity in the Insect Valley, yet he claims to have been attacked by a seventh-tier ferocious insect and is seriously injured. It seems he's trying to hide something.'

As Qin Ming's mind raced, he had already vaguely guessed some things.

(End of this chapter)