The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 162 Shadow Horned Spider

As a newly promoted inner sect disciple, Su Yan fought alone against seven people. The two centipedes were very fierce and caused quite a commotion.

If he broke through the five levels at the Jiubei Lingtai, it would mean that he had great talent, a good foundation, and had honed his martial arts skills to a very high level.

Now, he announced to everyone that he did not have any awkward period after entering the profession, but instead became even more ferocious.

After Su Yan came out of the martial arts arena, he directly rode the six-winged blood centipede towards Xuanshuang Mountain.

"The Inner Sect's Tiger List has been released. I'm afraid there will be some unrest in the coming period..."

Although there were more than a hundred people in the martial arts arena just now, they were not all the inner disciples of Guizang Valley.

Even though he intimidated quite a number of people, there were always people who were eager to try.

Just as Gu Songde said, no one who can become an inner disciple would be afraid to fight and compete.

Even if there is a possibility of failure, there will definitely be people targeting you, unless you scare them off one by one.

The six-winged blood centipede quickly flew to the vicinity of Xuanshuang Mountain. Just as it approached, a huge white figure suddenly rose up, and its huge head poked out from the clouds, looking down at the six-winged blood centipede in front of it.

A powerful aura locked onto him, and Su Yan's body suddenly sank.

"Senior Tianwu, I am a disciple here to see the master."

Su Yan bowed to the Xuanshuang Tianwu, who nodded slightly, and suddenly flew down to the top of Xuanshuang Mountain. He circled and continued to absorb and exhale spiritual energy to practice.

"This aura is even more powerful than the Tuoshan Ape that day. I wonder what would happen if Master took action."

As soon as Su Yan landed, he noticed that a branch hall had been built not far from the main hall of his master Long Qiu Shui. It had a front yard and a back house, and the yard was particularly spacious, so it could easily accommodate more than ten six-winged blood centipedes.

"Come in."

Before Su Yan could say anything, Long Qiu Shui's voice was heard.

He came into the house, and Long Qiu Shui seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.

"You're really troublesome. It's been almost two months since you started, and you haven't come to my place once."

Long Qiu Shui snorted, quite dissatisfied. Although it was his first time as a master, he naturally felt strange being ignored by his apprentice.

Su Yan immediately said, "After choosing the technique, my fellow townsman invited me to go to Huangmeng Mountain to open up wasteland and earn contribution points, so I was unable to come here for a while."

Long Qiu Shui had already asked Gu Songde about Su Yan's movements, and she also knew about his trip to Huangmeng Mountain.

"Not bad, knowing how to fight is better than those useless people who just hide in the sect after joining."

Long Qiushui broached the subject. She raised her eyes slightly, a curious expression on her face. "Release your contracted beast and let me see. The Sky Centipede rarely makes such a big move."

She already knew about what had happened just now, and she was very curious. Her disciple had gone to Huangmeng Mountain and got a seemingly good wild beast without her help.

Su Yan opened the beast bag on his waist, and the six-winged blood centipede flew out. Its body suddenly grew larger, and in a blink of an eye it was seven feet long. Although it was not as big as the Black Frost Sky Centipede, the murderous aura on its body could not be concealed.

"The centipede has six wings and is so ferocious... How many Hundred Poison Seals have you used on it? Is there a possibility of backlash?"

When Long Qiu Shui saw the six-winged blood centipede, his eyes narrowed slightly and became a little serious.

The stronger the wild beast, the more ferocious it is, and of course, the more powerful it is.

However, there is also the risk of getting out of control, and the earlier this risk occurs, the more likely it is to occur.

Long Qiu Shui stretched out his hand, and a frosty sleeve of true energy wrapped around the six-winged blood centipede.

"hiss"

The six-winged blood centipede hissed and resisted instinctively.

Su Yan raised his eyes and said, "Quiet."

The six-winged blood centipede crawled down without any resistance, allowing Long Qiu Shui to explore its condition.

The more Long Qiushui explored, the more surprised he became. "What a strong bloodline! Although its strength is only at the middle stage of the second stage, equivalent to the second or third stage of the True Intention Realm, this bloodline may not be inferior to that of the Black Frost Sky Centipede."

In her eyes, Su Yan, this disciple, became more and more interesting: "How did you tame such a ferocious creature?"

"After my father died, I began to have a different sense of insects than ordinary people. Driving away bees and insects was no problem for me. My ability to drive away mountains also came from this."

Su Yan half-truthfully attributed the Fierce Insect Cauldron's abilities to innate talent, then continued, "I stumbled upon this beast in Huangmeng Mountain. I battled it with my Poison Dragon Golden Body and Heavenly Python Dharmakaya, neutralizing its poison. I then lured it with the Beast Yuan Dan and used the Hundred Poison Seals to control its body, ultimately subduing it. It has ten Hundred Poison Seals on its body."

There are only three difficulties in contracting a wild beast. The first is to suppress the wild beast.

Long Qiu Shui never worried about his disciples. The Nine Stele Spiritual Platform can break through five levels, and their combat power will only become stronger after entering the platform.

The second point is to fight against the brutal will of the contracted beast. If you can't even suppress the will of the wild beast, then there's no point in talking about control.

Finally, there are enough beast-subduing marks to control it, so that the entire wild beast can be turned into one's own contracted beast.

"You actually have such talent"

Long Qiushui's brows lit up with a smile, and he was extremely happy. "There are quite a few insect-related skills in Guizang Valley. Among the Five Poisons, there are mostly scorpions, silkworms, and spiders. There are countless strange and exotic insects. If you can make a contract and cultivate the true meaning of vicious insects like the Mountain-Swallowing Divine Moth and the Moon-Eroding Silkworm, then reaching the Danqiao realm in the future will be a piece of cake."

"Are you practicing the Heavenly Centipede Method?"

When Long Qiu Shui asked about the main skill, Su Yan looked at his master's expression and suddenly became speechless.

"Huh? No?"

Long Qiushui frowned slightly: "The contracted beast does not match the true meaning, so I have to prepare a second contracted beast for you as soon as possible..."

"I chose the Starry Beast Technique."

When Su Yan explained the technique, Long Qiushui was startled, her eyes widening. "Why did you choose this? Did that old Chang Feng trick you?"

Long Qiu Shui obviously knew Chang Feng, but now his disciple actually chose such a martial art.

"The disciple chose it himself. It feels very fitting."

Long Qiu Shui flicked her finger, and Su Yan felt a pain on his forehead. He looked up and saw her unhappy face.

"It fits, how could it not fit? The stars in the sky, the myriad mysterious beasts, the name of the Star Mysterious Beast Art is that the wild beasts are spirits, but in reality there is only one most essential true beast spirit, and that is the stars."

This stupid disciple of mine...

Long Qiushui continued, "If you haven't yet condensed your true intention, you should change your technique as soon as possible. Use the Heavenly Centipede Technique to lay a solid foundation. When I or you achieve merit in the future, I will ask your Grandmaster to allow you to practice the Five Poisons Golden Body Technique. The Constellation Mysterious Beast Technique has not yet reached the stage of Dharma."

Her lineage also has a Dharma Realm Master. If she practices martial arts, she naturally cannot just seek the Danqiao realm.

"Master, it seems a little late. I have already condensed my true meaning." Long Qiushui frowned slightly. "You have condensed it in two months. Is it the star transformed by the Green Scale Poisonous Dragon or the White Ape?"

Su Yan showed a look of surprise. It seemed that his master knew this technique very well.

As soon as he thought about it, the Star-Moon Centipede and the Poisonous Star Ape appeared, floating behind him like star gods.

"One was condensed by myself, and the white ape transformed one. Because the Green Scaled Poisonous Dragon still has inheritance, my disciple has not yet transformed..."

Long Qiu Shui:?

The two true meanings were not only successfully condensed, but also extremely solid, and both had entered the second realm.

This also shows that Su Yan's understanding of the true meaning is very deep, and it is not just a random piece together.

"You really gave me a big surprise."

Her beautiful eyes revealed a look of distress, and then she said, "It seems that you and Uncle Xuanxing may really be destined to be together."

"Uncle Xuanxing?"

This time it was Su Yan's turn to be surprised: "Master knows Xingxiu Zhenren?"

"I don't know him. Before I became a disciple, Senior Uncle Xuanxing had already passed away at the age of 600. However, Senior Uncle Xuanxing is indeed from our lineage."

Long Qiushui said, "Since my master, Taoist Wudu, we have had three brothers. The eldest brother is True Man Dulong, the second brother is your great-grandmaster, and the third brother is Uncle Chuang Xuanxing."

"We are one lineage, three of us with two Dharma forms. Master Xuanxing was known as the best alchemy master in Lingnan. We were so glorious back then..."

Although Long Qiu Shui did not experience that time personally, he could imagine how impressive the three brothers were at that time.

Long Qiushui sighed, "Master Dulong hid in the Jiufeng Sect in order to forge his own path. Although successful, it also created hidden dangers. He was forced to leave the sect and enter the Poison Dragon Valley."

"Where is Grandmaster Xuanxing?"

"Don't you know?"

Long Qiushui's eyes swept over the two strands of True Intention behind him and said, "Every single one of the stars in the sky is a True Intention. They converge into a star array, resonating with the acupoints in the human body. How powerful is that? However, condensing True Intention requires comprehension. It takes many times longer than an ordinary person to condense each True Intention. If we also need to contract a beast, how much longer will it take to condense the Beast Subduing Mark? Moreover, with so many True Intentions, and so powerful, what is the Dharmakaya?"

The Dharmakāya must walk its own path and take the true meaning as the Dharmakāya, only then can it have supernatural powers that reach all heaven and earth.

However, if you lack depth and do not have more time to comprehend, it will be difficult to complete this process.

To put it bluntly, this is a road that has not been completed and it is difficult to walk.

Long Qiu Shui did not recommend his disciples to take this path. At least with Su Yan's talent and the foundation of their lineage, there was hope for him to reach the Dharma Realm.

"but"

She paused slightly and said, "You have excellent comprehension and a talent for repelling insects. I wonder if you were born with a martial body. If you really practice, you might be able to do it."

Her eyes flickered, and she suddenly said, "Ignore your true intentions and follow me. Your master seems to have thought of a compromise and left a way out."

Su Yan understood the true meaning, and Long Qiu Shui hurriedly took his apprentice into a room in the inner courtyard.

The room consisted of a single dark wooden table, a few meditation cushions, and three walls filled with books. It wasn't as large as the Martial Arts Hall, but it was still quite full.

Su Yan took a quick glance and it seemed that all the classics, techniques, and insights were in it.

"You look for the cabinet on the left, and I'll look for the one on the right. We're looking for your master's handwritten notes..."

Long Qiu Shui began to search, and Su Yan had to help. After about half an hour, she finally found it.

"Here"

Long Qiushui found a thin book with a few small words on it, talking about the Five Poisons Golden Body, the transformation of the stars...

Long Qiu Shui continued to look through and indeed found a record.

"Junior brother, the transformations of the Constellation Mystical Beasts are endless. The true meaning of the Five Poisonous Golden Body Mystical Art should also be within them. However, it has not yet reached the Dharmakaya level. If we make a compromise, we can choose the Five Beasts as the main stars, and the rest as the constellations, which can be used as a retreat. If the stars are not connected, we can cut them off and switch to practicing the Five Poisonous Golden Body Mystical Art..."

There are many changes recorded above, but they are all assumptions and do not touch upon the foundation of the technique.

Long Qiushui frowned and said, "What a fool of an old man! He doesn't even have a method to deduce the transformation."

"Master, it's actually quite good that you have this idea."

Su Yan had just said one sentence when Long Qiu Shui glared at him. "What do you care about me? I'll go find this old man to help you plan a retreat. Since you've cultivated the true meaning of two Constellation Mysterious Beasts, you won't want to exchange them even if I ask you to. I can only make a backup plan. It just so happens that in a month, it will be my turn to guard the Cold Shadow Peak of the Hundred Peaks Barrier. You come with me, and I'll help you capture a Sanhe Water Ape as your second contracted beast."

"Master, I actually got an insect egg during my trip to Huangmeng Mountain. It seems to be from the Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider."

Su Yan didn't want to contract the Water Ape. Although it had a good rapport with the Poison Star Ape, it was not easy to cultivate it.

On the contrary, insect beasts are the most suitable for him.

"The Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider that injured Yu Xuanfeng?"

Long Qiu Shui narrowed his brows slightly. Something was not right. There was something wrong with his disciple.

One ferocious insect was a coincidence, but two ferocious insects, plus encountering the Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider, were all like running into a nest of insects.

"Could it be that my disciple has the bloodline of an ancient vicious insect?"

Human beings have existed since ancient times. In order to increase their population, they have learned from hundreds of beasts and tribes. After countless generations of evolution, they may have cultivated the true meaning of ferocious insects and have cultivated it into their blood.

This kind of family inheritance is passed down, and people are born with a trace of powerful wild beast blood, a natural martial body, a natural true meaning, and may even have twin bodies.

Although his disciple came from a poor family, he might be a rare talent and his ancestors might have been powerful.

Su Yan felt a little uneasy when his master looked at him. He took out the purple insect egg and handed it over, saying, "Master, please help me see if this is the offspring of the Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider."

Long Qiushui laughed. "Why are you trying to change the subject with this trick? You look calm, but you're actually a sly person, just like Xiang Ge. I suspect one of your ancestors reached the Golden Body Realm and their bloodline was transformed. Otherwise, your sudden talent wouldn't make sense."

Su Yan's eyes lit up slightly, his face expressionless: "I am the only one left in my family. I don't know much about my ancestors. Maybe."

Long Qiushui's eyes softened, and he spoke softly, "From now on, treat Xuanshuang Mountain as your own home. You're new here and haven't gotten to know it yet, so you'll naturally learn that our lineage is small, but we're close."

Long Qiushui carefully examined the eggs, probed into his True Essence to examine them, and finally said, "The eggs of the Shadow Horn Spider should be the offspring of that beast. They are of the second-grade upper quality, and just a hair's breadth away from the third-grade lower quality bloodline."

Su Yan was stunned: "Isn't the Hundred Touched Shadow Spider a level three strength?"

Long Qiushui said, "It's a third-level power, but its bloodline isn't quite there yet. The Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider is descended from the Shadow Horn Spider, and its bloodline is from the middle to upper second-level. It relied on the spiritual energy of the earth veins to break through and refine its bloodline. I think the current arrangements are also for this purpose. You're lucky. The Hundred-Touched Shadow Spider has already completed 90% of its skills. It only needs the earth veins to continue nourishing it for a while, and it will complete its incubation and transform into a third-level bloodline. You can stay in Xuanshuang Mountain, and I will help you hatch it."

(End of this chapter)