vstars Chapter 91 Escaping the Secret Realm
Chapter 91 Escaping the Secret Realm
As dawn broke, Lin Jingchu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze restrained. After more than ten days of quiet recuperation, his depleted spiritual energy had recovered to about 70-80%.
He brushed his right hand across the spirit beast pouch, and a pale purple flying ant the size of a thumb appeared in his palm.
The Queen of the Crystal Ants rests quietly in the palm of your hand, its entire surface crystal clear, resembling an exquisite ornament carved from the finest amethyst.
During this time, in addition to recovering from the damage caused by the split soul, Lin Jingchu has been using various secret techniques from the Insect Control Technique to deepen the imprint on it.
However, he could clearly sense that this seemingly obedient little thing only felt a cold rejection towards him.
Fortunately, Lin Jingchu could sense that the wisp of his soul that he had planted had successfully taken root deep within the Queen Ant's demon soul. It was quietly absorbing soul power, growing silently like a vine, and in time it would become one with the Queen Ant's demon soul.
Lin Jingchu stretched out his finger, a wisp of spiritual energy condensing at the tip as he teased the tiny crystal-like thing in his palm. The queen ant twitched its antennae, turned its head, and faced away from him.
Seeing this, Lin Jingchu didn't take it seriously and took out another jade bottle. As the stopper was opened, a rich spiritual aura was released.
He made a hand seal, and a drop of viscous purple liquid flew out of the bottle.
The queen ant, which had its back to Lin Jingchu, suddenly paused on its antennae, and its small body involuntarily turned back.
This substance was "Royal Jelly," collected by Lin Jingchu through his clone entering the anthill again. It was the essence brewed by the Tianjing Ant colony. He plundered the entire nest, leaving not a single drop, obtaining more than thirty bottles, enough for the queen ant to consume for a long time.
The insect nest is now a mess, and the Tianjing ant colony has stopped breeding new queens. They are frantically digging deep, searching for the queen that Lin Jingchu took away. This strange insect colony, now without its core, will likely be completely wiped out soon.
Besides exploring the insect nest, Lin Jingchu also retrieved more than a dozen storage bags, all belonging to the Demon Flame Sect disciples who had been tricked and killed in the cave by him and the Zhao surname cultivator.
These disciples were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, with many in the late stage. This would definitely be a devastating blow to the Demon Flame Sect. However, what did this have to do with Lin Jingchu? No matter what, the investigation wouldn't trace it back to him.
Having too many spoils all at once was also a problem. He didn't want to flaunt a bunch of storage bags around his neck, so he had to sort through them and discard all the worthless items.
After feeding the queen ant, Lin Jingchu took out four Panlong Jade Tokens. He had stayed in the Panlong Secret Realm long enough; it was time to leave.
As the incantation was activated, four jade tablets floated into the air, emitting wisps of invisible fluctuations. A moment later, a direction and distance came into mind—southeast, seven hundred li.
Having determined the exit location, Lin Jingchu stood up, waved his hand to collect all the array flags and array plates, and summoned the Azure Wing Boat to soar into the sky.
Along the way, a clueless level-two black-scaled dragon lurked in the swamp a mile away, attempting to ambush him.
Since the storage bag was already full, Lin Jingchu simply kicked it away and took away the few 500-year-old spiritual herbs it was guarding as compensation.
A day later, a wide, shimmering river appeared on the horizon. It happened to be one of the rivers he was responsible for scouting, so there was no need to explain further to Liu Yu and the others.
Lin Jingchu scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly discovered that a huge whirlpool had appeared out of nowhere in the river, with the river water constantly swallowing fish and shrimp into it.
Sensing that the stable fluctuations at the exit could be maintained for several days, Lin Jingchu flipped his hand and took out the communication talisman from the man surnamed He. He whispered a few words into the talisman, then flicked his finger, and the talisman turned into a barely visible ray of spiritual light and disappeared.
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Several days later, in a remote canyon on the treacherous rapids of the Panlong River, the turbulent river water crashed against the rocks and cliffs on the shore, creating thousands of waves.
wow——
Five figures emerged from the river amidst a giant wave.
"Finally out!" Liu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling for the first time that the thin spiritual energy outside was so comforting. Although the spiritual energy in the secret realm was abundant, the Demon Flame Sect was like a sword hanging over their heads, making them constantly on edge and only concerned with finding an exit.
"What's strange is that we've been in the secret realm for so many days, how come we haven't seen a single person from the Demon Flame Sect? I was worried to death." The man surnamed He was very puzzled.
The old man, who was Lin Jingchu's clone, stroked his beard and smiled: "Perhaps they are worried about the unknown situation in the secret realm and dare not enter it easily."
The three members of the Yu Ling Sect exchanged glances and could only accept this explanation.
Liu Yu smiled sincerely and bowed gracefully to the two figures, one old and one strong: "We are deeply grateful to you two for saving us from danger on this trip. Now that the ancient cultivator's cave has been discovered by the Demon Flame Sect, you two no longer need to guard it. Why don't you come with us to the Spirit Control Sect? With your abilities, you will surely be highly valued by the sect."
The old man shook his head: "I appreciate the kindness of Fairy Liu, Fellow Daoist Xu, and Fellow Daoist He. However, my nephew and I still have some trivial matters to attend to. So, I'll take my leave now. May we meet again someday."
Having said that, without waiting for Liu Yu and the others to persuade him further, the old man and the silent, burly man mounted their magical artifacts and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Liu Yu watched them leave and sighed softly. If she could bring "Zhang Tie" back to the sect, it would be a great help on her future cultivation path.
Fortunately, the trip was quite fruitful, as she unexpectedly obtained several eggs of the Azure-Patterned Flying Scorpion. Although this scorpion was ranked outside the top 100 on the list of rare insects, it was already much stronger than her original spirit insect.
More importantly, this scorpion contains a trace of the bloodline of the "Double-Tailed Human-Faced Scorpion," which is an ancient and wondrous insect ranked twenty-ninth.
"Junior sister, let's hurry back to the sect and report what we've discovered," said the man surnamed He.
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Not long after Lin Jingchu and his group left the Panlong Secret Realm, they arrived at the former site of the Divine Weapon Sect, which is now the headquarters of the Demon Flame Sect in the Yuanwu Kingdom.
A small flying boat pierced through the clouds and landed in front of the mountain gate.
Lian Feihua stepped out of the flying boat with a frosty expression and headed straight for the most magnificent hall at the top of the mountain.
The disciples of the Demon Flame Sect they encountered along the way all froze, not daring to breathe. Everyone could see that the young sect leader's mood had deteriorated to the extreme.
More than half a month ago, shocking news came from the Soul Lamp Hall of the sect—the soul lamps of the disciples who accompanied the young sect master Lian Feihua into the secret realm, including Elder Zhao, who had a mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, went out one after another in a single day, leaving only two flames.
Such devastating losses in a single day were unprecedented, even during the demonic expansion and invasion of various countries more than a decade ago. The Demon Flame Sect Master was naturally furious and immediately ordered Lian Feihua to return to the sect to plead her case in person.
Inside the main hall, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.
Lian Feihua, no longer spoiled as before, knelt on the ground with her head bowed. She truthfully told her father everything that had happened.
After hearing everything, Sect Master Lian pondered for a moment: "It shouldn't be like this... With Junior Nephew Zhao's strength, he shouldn't have been completely wiped out."
He hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand: "Get up. This turn of events is not your fault."
Lian Feihua stood up as instructed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Could it be... that those people from the Yu Ling Sect are behind this, triggering some kind of restriction?"
A glint flashed in the eyes of the Sect Master Lian: "The Spirit Control Sect... triggering the restrictions is possible, but what kind of restrictions could kill a mid-stage Core Formation disciple and so many Foundation Establishment disciples in such a short time? You don't need to worry about this anymore, go and rest."