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Chapter 799 Demonic Shadow
Yue Lingyan has been cultivating in seclusion under Qin Ming's guidance, rarely venturing out, and her cultivation has progressed rapidly.

Like the little silver fox, she also possesses the bloodline power of the True Spirit Qingqiu Fox Clan.

Over the years, with the blessing and assistance of the Blood Soul Nirvana Pill and the Spirit Summoning Fruit, he has gradually awakened his ancient bloodline, and the purity of his bloodline has been continuously improving.

She finally understood what a stroke of luck it was for the little silver fox to be able to stay by Qin Ming's side.

After Yue Lingyan broke through, Qin Ming also led everyone on Little Turtle Peak to hold a banquet to celebrate her success.

The main peak was filled with a lively and festive atmosphere.

The Devouring Rat and the Little Silver Fox, having a rare moment of relaxation, were drinking and chatting.

Qin Ming truly never expected that the pair of celestial fox demons he met in the Beast Cry Mountain Range of the human realm would become his subordinates.

Scenes from the past still vaguely floated before his eyes.

A few days later.

The banquet ended and everyone went about their respective duties.

Qin Ming then sent his demonic infant spirit to find some high-level demonic blood essence to cultivate the sixth-grade Xuanhuang Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine.

This is perfect preparation for a breakthrough in body cultivation.

He himself also set off for Tianxing City to inquire about the latest situation.

After all, the insect plague has now broken out, which may affect the human race's spiritual realm, so he needs to plan ahead.

Based solely on the intelligence reports transmitted back by his own demonic infant spirit, the insect swarm in the Crimson Water Wasteland has already ravaged several large immortal cities and shows a strong tendency to continue expanding outwards.

Although the human race has dispatched a large army to support the sects in the Red River Wasteland, they are only capable of defense.

These terrifying insectoids, seemingly without any natural enemies, have caused immense devastation.

Not long after.

He arrived in Tianxing City alone and met Zichen Divine Lord, who was wearing a purple-gold holy armor, at the Starshine Temple.

After receiving the message from Qin Ming, he personally got up and went out to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what brings you here today to reminisce with me? Have you made arrangements for the Flower Spirit Clan?" Zi Chen Divine Lord said with a smile.

Qin Ming cupped his hands in greeting and replied, "I have recently heard that the insect plague has had a significant impact, so I would like to inquire about it with the Commander-in-Chief."

"As for the Flower Spirit Clan, they have already settled down, and we must thank the Grand Commander for his leniency."

"It's alright. Since Fellow Daoist Li is the guarantor, it's actually a good thing that the Flower Spirit Clan is our neighbor. We no longer need to be on guard against the alien races in the south every day like before," said Divine Lord Zichen calmly.

He then invited Qin to sit down and ordered someone to serve him spirit wine and spirit tea.

The two then discussed the recent situation.

Through his inquiries, Qin Ming also learned a great deal of secret intelligence from the highly powerful commander of Tianxing City.

In particular, the latest developments regarding the insect invasion.

"This time, the insectoids directly descended into the territory of the demon race and slaughtered several major races in succession. Even the higher-ups of the demon race could not sit still."

"It's quite ironic, really. Not long ago, the demon race actually sent an envoy to our human race, hoping to negotiate peace and jointly deal with this crisis," said Zi Chen Divine Lord with some disdain.

Qin Ming's expression turned strange upon hearing this. He said, "The demon race and the monster race originally planned to join forces to invade our human race. Now that the insect plague has struck, the monster race is protecting Zhe Ming, and the demon race is actually offering to cooperate with us? They're really shameless!"

"Hmph! These demons are overthinking things. They probably know that our human race's Redwater Wasteland is also suffering from an insect swarm invasion, which is why they thought of this," said Divine Lord Zichen.

"By the way, I heard that you, Fellow Daoist Li, and Old Demon Yin of the Heavenly River Sect have made peace?"

"Speaking of which, this person is quite capable. He has been making waves recently. Not only did he kill the demon general Ao Qing, but he also led the forces and sects of the Red Water Wasteland to suppress and resist the insect swarm."

Qin Ming nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "I have also heard about this matter. As for me and Fellow Daoist Yin, we don't actually have any major grudges. On the contrary, our relationship has been quite good recently."

“Even Fellow Daoist Ye and Fellow Daoist Yin from the Tianhe Sect visited and exchanged ideas with Xiaogui Peak before, and even traded a spot in the ‘Xiaomishan Dharma Assembly’ to me.”

As he said this, Qin Ming remained calm and composed, unaware that Yin Lingzi had long been destroyed by him, and the one currently frolicking outside was none other than Qin Ming's own demonic infant spirit.

How could such a relationship not be good?
"The Dharma Assembly at Xiaotuo Mountain? Then congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li. Senior Shenyin's Daoist attainments are profound; perhaps he can help you achieve enlightenment and make progress."

“That is very good. I have also heard that Yin Lingzi has obtained considerable opportunities in the Immortal Mansion Secret Realm and his cultivation and strength have greatly improved. Even if I were to personally face him, I estimate that we would be evenly matched now,” said Divine Lord Zichen with a solemn expression.

"Furthermore, I've also heard that the Flower Spirit Clan's Nascent Soul stage ancestor owes this person a considerable favor."

Qin Ming also had a strange look on his face. It was quite rare to receive such high praise from a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm.

Followed by.

Then Zi Chen Shenjun continued, "However, Yin Lingzi is wanted and has a bounty on his head by the upper echelons of both the demon and monster factions. It is estimated that there are already quite a few people in the shadows who want to kill him for the opportunity to merge into one body."

"Huh? Wasn't it said that only the demon race was wanted? How come the demon race is involved too?" Qin Ming asked in surprise.

Zi Chen Divine Lord shook his head and said, "This... I am not quite sure either. I suppose it is because this person had a conflict with the demon race in the Linglong Immortal Mansion secret realm and was targeted."

"The invasion of the insect realm is no small matter. It is only the beginning, but it has already caused a considerable impact on the areas surrounding our human race and the Red River Wasteland. I estimate that the higher-ups, after weighing the pros and cons, may soon accept the demon race's suggestion to join forces."

Qin Ming was speechless. These two clans, which were clearly at loggerheads, were now facing a situation where they had no choice but to cooperate.

In addition, the demons actually put a bounty on 'Yin Lingzi', which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

It's likely that the body-refining abilities he displayed that day caught the attention of Demon Artoria.

After learning about the situation from Zi Chen Divine Lord, Qin Ming immediately bid him farewell and left.

He also stopped by Qi Xiaoyu and Diaoyunsou's shops for a while. Their businesses were booming, and they were earning a lot of cultivation resources, so Qin Ming didn't need to worry too much.

After all, everyone's cultivation path involves luck and opportunity. Just like that old fellow, Master Hanya, who knows when he might rise to prominence completely.

……

Inside the Allied Forces' Immortal City camp in the Chishui Wasteland.

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit was sitting calmly in the head seat, browsing through the battle reports sent back from the front lines.

Although the Ren Shui Ancestor told him to let the sects in the middle and lower reaches of the river act as cannon fodder, he did not do so.

Instead, they implemented a planned defense, and in areas where they could not withstand the attack, they simply forced the enemy to abandon their territory and retreat.

at this time.

Lady Qingfu and Han Yuanzi entered in a hurry, bowed to Qin Ming at the head of the table, and reported:

"Commander Yin, we have discovered some unusual situations near Yinshui Ridge. The insect swarm in that area seems to be acting strangely."

"Have you found out the reason?" Qin Ming asked calmly.

Seeing Qin Ming's reaction, Lady Qingfu had no choice but to continue, forcing herself to speak:

"They seem to be drawn by something, gathering in large numbers and moving in a specific direction."

"Hmm? Isn't that the direction of the Allied Forces' Immortal City's rear?" Qin Ming took the image jade slip and frowned as he looked at it.

After a moment's thought, Qin Ming instructed the two men, "I will have my disciples relay this message back to the Tianhe Sect. You two will follow me to investigate."

"Yes, Commander Yin." Lady Qingfu and Han Yuanzi dared not refuse.

Back in the Insect Valley, they had been blackmailed and controlled by Yin Lingzi, and now, even after escaping, they were still forced to obey him and carry out such dangerous missions. The two of them sighed inwardly at their misfortune.
Immediately, a flash of black light appeared in the hall, and Qin Ming's figure disappeared. He rode a cloud of insects and flew towards the area mentioned by Lady Qingfu and the other woman.

Lady Qingfu and her companion exchanged a glance, then transformed into two streaks of light and followed.

Not long after.

The three cultivators at the Void Refinement stage had arrived above Yinshui Ridge after traveling non-stop.

Qin Ming concealed his aura and released a massive amount of divine sense power, sweeping it towards the dense swarm of insects below.

He made a rough observation and found that most of the insects behaving abnormally were low-level, but there were also a few with an aura above the sixth level.

The total number of insects was in the tens of thousands. Even he felt his scalp tingle. If he were surrounded by the swarm of insects, even a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage would find it difficult to escape unscathed.

This is why Lady Qingfu and her companion returned immediately to report the situation after seeing it.

Two streaks of light flashed across the sky and arrived in an instant, with Lady Qingfu and her companion following behind.

"Commander Yin, what do we do now?" Han Yuanzi asked, cupping his hands in greeting.

Qin Ming was different from them. With a sweep of his powerful divine sense, he discovered some clues behind the migration of the insect swarm.

Under his Azure Emperor's divine gaze, he saw a strange, dark green aura emanating from the swarm of insects.

Some of the insects were even stained with this dark green aura.

Even the leading sixth-tier insectoids followed this aura and hurriedly chased after it towards the rear of the Immortal City.

It was as if they were under some kind of fatal temptation.

Without saying a word, Qin Ming immediately set off to chase after the source of the current.

Lady Qingfu and Han Yuanzi had no choice but to follow.

Hundreds of miles directly in front of the swarm of insects.

Several dark-colored magic boats of varying sizes were speeding along at an extremely fast speed. Rows of wooden barrels were placed on the deck, containing a dark green liquid, and many residues could be vaguely seen inside.

Among them, a black-robed cultivator was the leader, possessing the cultivation level of the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm.

The people on the ship were a group of alien cultivators, who were pouring out this dark green liquid.

Under the manipulation of these monks.

Buckets of liquid exploded in mid-air, turning into streaks of dark green light that disappeared into the void below.

At this time.

Another hunchbacked old man emerged from the cabin. He wore a hemp robe and had a yellow gourd hanging from his waist. He exuded a powerful spiritual pressure, indicating that he was at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.

The instant this person appeared.

Everyone on the magic boat, including the alien black-robed cultivator, bowed respectfully to this person:

"Greetings, Elder Biyun!"

"Elder Biyun's spiritual liquid is indeed very effective against those insects! I wonder how it was made?"

"Well, you don't need to worry about that. Just proceed according to plan and lure these insect swarms to the rear of the human alliance's immortal city. That should be enough to give those humans a hard time," the hunchbacked old man said in a hoarse voice.

But at this moment.

A cold and violent divine thought swept across the void without restraint. The spiritual pressure was so strong that even the two Void Refinement stage leaders' expressions changed drastically.

"Oh no, it's a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator!"

"How could the news have leaked?"

The black-robed monk and the hunchbacked old man were on high alert and immediately tried to flee.

The next moment.

In the void, the primordial energy of heaven and earth surged wildly, and amidst the spatial distortion, a faint voice resounded:

"I was wondering why the insect swarm suddenly became so clever; it turns out it was the two of you who were secretly plotting this."

"A member of the Shadow Clan, and a spy from the Demon Clan, have also managed to sneak in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive swarm of blood mosquitoes and iron-eating flying fire ants descended upon the land.

"It's a worm demon from the Tianhe Sect."

Upon seeing the terrifying swarm of insects sweeping towards him, the hunchbacked old man immediately dropped his pretense, unleashing a torrent of dark demonic energy that transformed into a three-zhang-tall demon with ram's horns on its head.

He activated the yellow gourd at his waist, and in an instant, countless dense swarms of demonic insects flew out, engaging in fierce combat with the two swarms of insects released by Qin Ming.

The frenzied gnawing sounds echoed through the air.

However, in no time, the demon cultivator's expression changed drastically, and he was shocked to discover that...

The demonic insects that he had carefully raised were completely devoured by Qin Ming's swarm of insects in no time.

Seeing this, the other Shadow Clan black-robed cultivator knew he was no match for a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator and tried to escape, but was entangled by Lady Qingfu and Han Yuanzi who had arrived.

Without further ado, Qin Ming unleashed the "True Power Technique of Demons and Monsters," transforming into a Vajra Demon Form with a pitch-black treasure wheel appearing behind him.

He vanished in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already behind the Void Refining Demon Clan member. He put his five fingers together and smashed down with a fist!
The demon hurriedly summoned numerous defensive magical treasures and unleashed protective spiritual light in an attempt to withstand the punch.

boom! !

click!
However, the next moment, the demon felt an incredibly terrifying force instantly pour into his body.

With a spit, he coughed up a mouthful of demonic blood, and was horrified to discover that his magical treasures had been shattered by a single punch, nearly costing him his life.

He had heard of how terrifying Yin Lingzi was from the words of the Demon General Luo, and now he had experienced it firsthand.

Without saying a word, he fled into the distance.

Qin Ming narrowed his eyes, his divine sense firmly locked onto the person, and couldn't help but say:
"I could use your demonic blood to cultivate the land, so please don't waste it!"

Immediately, a spatial fluctuation rippled around him, which was the bloodline spatial power he obtained after refining the True Spirit Kunpeng.

A spatial rift suddenly tore open in front of Qin Ming, and he instantly disappeared into it.

……

After a while...

the other side.

Lady Qingfu and Han Yuanzi were using all their skills to fight the black-robed cultivator from the Shadow Clan.

But a streak of blood-red light arrived in an instant.

As the light dissipated, it revealed 'Yin Lingzi', who had just been chasing after the demons, and he was carrying a corpse in his hand.

It was the Void Refining Demon who had escaped.

With a casual toss, he threw the demonic corpse into his storage bag, then fixed his cold gaze on the black-robed cultivator.

(End of this chapter)