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Chapter 830 Void Beast
As Ao Yu, the demon general, pondered.

Immediately, they each sent out an aura marker in the directions where the crowd had left.

These demonic energies, like writhing worms, vanished into the void in an instant, chasing after the group of humans.

Immediately afterwards, his figure blurred and disappeared into the void.

at the same time.

Qin Ming and Gu Shangqing also sped through the air, flying towards the 'Thunder Sea Demon Ruins' on the map.

Looking down from above, they saw a terrifying army of insects, densely packed and seemingly endless, crushing everything within the demon realm into dust like locusts.

These insect swarms, which invaded this place from the insect realm through the void wormhole, are very different from the insect race in the spirit realm.

In their eyes, there are only two desires: killing and devouring, making them extremely destructive.

And most importantly, even though these ferocious insects are only at the fourth or fifth level, their sheer number is enormous, often numbering in the tens of thousands.

Even high-level cultivators who fall into it will soon be reduced to ashes.

"It's actually a Corruption Worm! This worm is a ferocious insect unique to the insect realm. The filth it carries can pollute the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as well as the magical power of cultivators. It's like a maggot clinging to a bone, extremely difficult to deal with."

"There are also Bloodscale Beetle swarms and Gold-Eating Mantises. These are all high-level insect races in the insect world. It seems that the situation on the demon race's side is not optimistic."

During the flight, Gu Chang'an, who was beside Qin Ming, frowned as he looked down.

Faced with the invasion of these insect swarms, the cultivators of both the human and demon races were overwhelmed and had no good way to contain them.

The battle was extremely fierce, with a large number of people killed or wounded immediately.

In such a battle, even if a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage unleashes a great divine power, it would be like a drop in the ocean.

Behind the densely packed swarm of insects, there were several terrifying, ferocious insects, some thousands of feet tall, that even Qin Ming and his companion found chilling.
The two of them dared not linger and quickly fled towards the Thunder Sea Demon Ruins of the Great Flame Demon Domain.

……

the other side.

Old Daoist Lu from Wuji Dao Palace and a cultivator surnamed Fang from Haoran Pavilion traveled through the sky above the Demon Realm, concealing their auras.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, tell me the truth. Is there really enough Withered Heart Demon Grass in that place you mentioned?"

"After all, there are so many of us on this trip. We don't want things to get unevenly distributed and cause infighting among ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Old Daoist Lu looked somewhat uneasy and immediately replied, "Look at what Brother Fang is saying. I have been traveling in the cultivation world for many years, and my reputation is my main asset. How could I spread false information to deceive you fellow Daoists?"

"Not to mention much, there is still one immortal herb for each person."

"And didn't I say that there are still many opportunities beneath the Thunder Sea Demon Ruins, not just this immortal herb?"

"The most troublesome thing is that Void Beast. It is impervious to water and fire, and even lightning. It can attack people's souls from a distance, making it impossible to defend against."

"Besides myself and my two junior brothers in the sect, no one else knows how to enter that Thunder Sea Demon Ruins."

"Even the demon race itself doesn't know."

Upon hearing what Elder Lu said, even the cultivator surnamed Fang standing to the side was secretly surprised.

What does it mean that the Demon Ruins are filled with piles of sixth-grade top-quality spiritual herbs?
Without a doubt, there's a hidden secret inside.

Judging from Old Master Lu's tone, that place is quite dangerous.

However, just as the cultivator surnamed Fang was pondering this...

A sudden chill ran through him, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his eyes widened in terror, his pupils contracting sharply.

He seemed to be frozen in mid-air by an invisible force, like an ice sculpture.

With his cultivation at the Void Refinement stage, he couldn't even generate a single thought.
Old Daoist Lu, who was flying ahead, sensed something was wrong and immediately asked telepathically, "Brother Fang, what's wrong?"

However, the moment he released his divine sense to investigate behind him, he witnessed a scene that he would never forget.

Suddenly, a sinister-looking male cultivator with a full head of silver hair appeared silently behind them.

next moment.

He casually released a wisp of demonic energy, which he then injected into the primordial spirit of the Confucian scholar surnamed Fang.

He immediately looked up and looked at himself.

"A fused demon cultivator!!"

Old Master Lu exclaimed in surprise, his soul nearly leaving his body in terror.

But in the face of a vast difference in understanding, all struggles are in vain.

"Senior, you misunderstand! We are the Tianfan Army, here to support the demon race. This is our identification badge!"

Old Master Lu hurriedly took out a bone jade token, and was about to hand it to the other party when a sharp pain came from his sea of ​​consciousness.

Then everything went black, and I was plunged into endless darkness.

Even with his mid-stage Void Refinement cultivation, he was utterly powerless to resist.

Ao Yu, the Demon General, stood silently in mid-air, gazing indifferently ahead. With a mere gesture, he subdued the two, as if it were nothing more than a trivial matter.
Immediately afterward, he cast another spell at the two of them.

Suddenly.

Old Master Lu and the Confucian scholar surnamed Fang slowly transformed, but their eyes now held a hint of dazedness.

"If I hadn't smelled something unusual, I would have been fooled by you human cultivators."

next moment.

The Azure Moon Wolf mark between Ao Yu's brows suddenly lit up.

A massive demonic thought instantly invaded Old Dao Lu's sea of ​​consciousness, searching his memories.

A short while later.

A strange look appeared on his eerie face: "Thunder Sea Demon Ruins, Void Beasts, no wonder these humans dared to secretly enter the Demon Realm."

Thus, Ao Yu, the Demon General, also fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, something occurred to him: "Could that place be the site of an ancient battle between demons?"

"No wonder it was able to give birth to Void Beasts."

Immediately, a rare look of joy appeared on his usually cold and aloof face.

"I never expected that these human ants would actually offer me such an opportunity!"

With that, he pointed his pale hand into the void, and two gray, twisted runes appeared, which were then planted directly into the bodies of the two people in front of him.

From then on, he could control the every move of these two human cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

He wasn't in a hurry to wipe out all these human cultivators; instead, he wanted to use them as cannon fodder to scout ahead for him.
Before long, Old Daoist Lu and the Confucian scholar surnamed Fang returned to normal. The two exchanged a strange smile, then transformed into two streaks of light and continued flying towards the Thunder Sea Demon Ruins.

……

After several more days of flying away.

Following the map, Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an arrived at the heart of the Ten Thousand Mountains, a desolate and barren land.

This place is shrouded in a vast gray fog all day long, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, where some bone vulture-like demonic birds hide, waiting for an opportunity to prey on others.

When they arrived, several other fellow travelers had already arrived at the place.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Gu, you've arrived." Divine Lord Zichen and Master Kongzhi greeted them.

Gu Chang'an nodded, looked around, and noticed that two people were missing. He asked with slight surprise, "Where are Fellow Daoist Lu and Fellow Daoist Fang?"

"This place was discovered by Fellow Daoist Lu first, so why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"They've probably taken a longer route. Let's wait a bit longer," Zi Chen Divine Lord replied calmly. Qin Ming surveyed the surroundings, but there didn't seem to be any trace of the Thunder Sea Demon Ruins.
The surrounding area was completely barren, filled with a thick aura of death.

There were quite a few huge skeletons of monsters on the ground, which attracted some bone vultures to come and gnaw on them.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

In the distant sky, two streaks of light approached in an instant.

The light dissipated, revealing the figures of Old Daoist Lu and the Confucian scholar surnamed Fang.

After they landed, their expressions showed no abnormality, and they greeted the crowd:

"Fellow Daoists, I apologize for being late. I encountered an insect swarm on the way and had to take a longer route," said Old Daoist Lu, clasping his hands in greeting.

"It's alright, we've only just arrived. But as far as we can see, this place is a desolate wasteland. Where is the Thunder Sea Demon Ruins that Fellow Daoist Lu mentioned?" Qin Shujian asked with a frown.

Old Master Lu smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoists, please follow me."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately followed him.

Qin Ming, however, looked at the back of Old Daoist Lu and the Confucian scholar surnamed Fang, a hint of doubt on his face.

But nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Gu Changqing, who was standing to the side, seemed to notice Qin Ming's unusual behavior and secretly asked him in a telepathic message, "What's wrong? Fellow Daoist Li, is there something amiss?"

"There seems to be something wrong with Old Daoist Lu and Fellow Daoist Fang. I hope I'm mistaken," Qin Ming replied telepathically.

Gu Chang'an raised an eyebrow and slowed down to ask him, "Oh? What makes you say that, Fellow Daoist Li?"

"The auras of Fellow Daoist Lu and his companion seem somewhat disordered, mixed with a faint trace of demonic energy. It doesn't seem like they encountered a swarm of insects," Qin Ming secretly replied. "But it's also possible that they came into contact with demonic cultivators when they arrived."

Gu Chang'an stared intently for a while, but also couldn't see anything unusual.

However, the two exchanged a glance, both being members of the same treacherous path, and remained cautiously wary.

at the same time.

In a hidden void some distance from them, Ao Yu, the demon general, who was lurking in the shadows, became suspicious of the two puppets he controlled after only a glance at Qin Ming and his companion.

He immediately showed a look of surprise.

He immediately formed a hand seal and tried to sense it. Suddenly, the crescent moon mark between his eyebrows transmitted some causal information back to him.

His gaze then fell viciously on Qin Ming, and he gritted his teeth and said, "As expected, this person must be the one who killed my son. I didn't even go looking for you, but you actually delivered yourself to my door."

"This time, I will surely tear your soul apart and refine your spirit! To appease the spirit of my son in heaven!"

He had just used his bloodline technique to sense that both Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an carried the unique bloodline aura of Ao Qing.

Gu Chang'an and Zi Chen Shenjun had drunk quite a bit of Qin Ming's brewed Void Heaven Inviting Moon Elixir, and were also included in Ao Yu Yao Shuai's kill list.

After half a cup of tea.

The group of humans rushed into the gray fog, unaware that a catastrophe was about to befall them.

……

Old Daoist Lu of Wuji Dao Palace led everyone forward for a while, then took out a chessboard-shaped array plate and threw it at the gray mist ahead.

In an instant, streaks of silver runes flashed up.

Before everyone's eyes, the incredibly thick gray fog in front of them split in two under Lu Daoren's spell, revealing a long and narrow canyon.

This place was clearly hidden by this old guy using a high-level concealment array.

The canyon was bottomless, with faint sounds of thunderous roars emanating from it. Every now and then, blue lightning arcs would erupt with booming sounds, emanating from the abyss.

Without further ado, Old Daoist Lu took the lead and leaped into the canyon.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed suit, using their movement techniques.

After flying downwards for half an incense stick's time.

The group of twelve arrived at the depths of the valley, only to find that the space below was growing larger and larger, revealing itself to be a world of lightning.

Like a long, silvery-blue river, it flows outwards along the canyon.

At the source of the Thunder Sea, there is a pond filled with silver plasma, where terrifying lightning flashes everywhere.

Even when these Void Refinement cultivators approached, they exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

Near the void filled with thunderous liquid, there grew more than ten three-leaf spirit herbs, their entire bodies as black as ink.

This spiritual herb takes root in the void, constantly absorbing the terrifying power of lightning and the ethereal energy floating in the air.

Only such a unique growing environment can nurture such a miraculous herb.

However, having learned from Old Daoist Lu that this place was guarded by Void Beasts, the group that arrived at the Demon Ruins did not rush to pick the immortal herbs.

Instead, he observed the situation with a wary expression.

Sure enough, near that Thunder Pool, four Void Beasts were detected, all of them being at least mid-stage sixth rank.

There was even a Void Beast that was at the late stage of the sixth rank, which had clearly adapted to the environment here. It had a rough skin covered with arcs of electricity and looked like a fierce dog.

The Void Beast is completely transparent and ethereal, and it can ward off most spells and supernatural powers, making it impossible to harm it.

"Fellow Daoists, the opportunity is right before your eyes."

“We’ve lured those four Void Beasts away. Fellow Daoist Li is a sixth-tier Spirit Plant Master. Do you know if you have a way to harvest those Withered Heart Demon Grasses?”

As Lu Laodao finished speaking, everyone present showed excited expressions.

After all this trouble, I've finally seen this legendary sixth-grade top-quality immortal herb.

Especially Zi Chen Shenjun, who had been stuck in the perfected Void Refinement realm for a long time, was now fluctuating even with his calm temperament. His eyes were like torches as he stared intently at those few black immortal herbs.

When Gu Chang'an saw the item he had been longing for, he revealed a determined expression and began to get restless.

This was the first time Qin Ming had ever seen such a wondrous immortal herb with void attributes, growing by absorbing the power of violent lightning and becoming extremely robust.

The unique fragrance emanating from the herbs clearly indicates that they are nearing maturity.

It's estimated that it might not be able to be cultivated in other places.

only--

Compared to the withered heart-destroying demon grass, Qin Ming was extremely interested in the high-level thunder pool.

They were even secretly plotting how to sneak the creature into their own little spirit realm when no one was looking.

"The Withered Heart Demon Grass takes root in the void and grows by absorbing the spiritual energy of this Thunder Pool. Once it leaves this place, it will wither and die immediately, and its medicinal power will disappear in an instant."

"A high-level demonic beast with lightning attribute? Fellow Daoist Li, why didn't you say so earlier? The lightning energy here is so violent that even if we were to go down to collect herbs, let alone demonic beasts below the sixth rank, we simply wouldn't be able to withstand it," Qin Shujian said immediately.

All eyes of the others also fell on Qin Ming.

Qin Ming calmly replied, "Please don't be anxious, everyone. Since I know the characteristics of this immortal herb, I have naturally come prepared."

"Furthermore, Fellow Daoist Gu also has a high-ranking earth-attribute demon beast here, with thick skin and flesh, which can also assist in gathering herbs."

Hearing him say that, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and regained their confidence.

They had seen the iconic tortoise mount of the Xuan Turtle God before, and they never expected that this beast could come in handy at such a crucial moment.

The four Void Beasts also discovered their presence the moment the group entered.

To the great surprise of these human cultivators, these Void Beasts were surprisingly intelligent and did not immediately charge at them because of the intrusion.

Instead, they were watching them intently.

(End of this chapter)