Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 393 - 391: The Teleportation Array Deep in the Cave, the Mysterious Valley’s Medicine Gardens, and Lu Ye and His Companion Allocating the Gardens
Inside the cave, these insects were indeed very strange. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
After neutralizing the attack from the fat man, Lu Ye threw him back into the cave, mainly because he wanted to see what exactly was so terrifying about these insects.
Now, after probing, Lu Ye felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Nangong Xihua also noticed something unusual inside and quickly darted in.
With a backhand strike, she casually killed the other two, and seeing the corpse that had begun to turn into white bones without a scream, her eyes showed shock.
"Is this... Devouring Elemental Insects?!"
Nangong Xihua uncharacteristically showed a trace of fear, urgently saying, "Be careful! These things can devour your Source Power!"
Lu Ye first scattered Bone-Dissolving Powder to deal with the two Postnatal Realm cultivators killed by Nangong Xihua.
He then looked at the cocoon of insects; in less than a minute, an early-stage Innate cultivator was now reduced to just a skeleton...
And having devoured the flesh and blood of a cultivator, many of the tens of thousands of Devouring Elemental Insects had noticeably stronger auras than before, evidently having successfully advanced.
Even if they had advanced, in Lu Ye’s eyes, these insects were still in a state where they could be crushed with a single finger.
But... there were just too many of them.
With a glance, Lu Ye estimated that the number of Devouring Elemental Insects in the cave was over a hundred thousand!
Taking the only storage ring left by the fat man into his hand and retreating from the cave, Lu Ye said softly, "The medicinal fragrance seems to be beyond the cave passage."
Nangong Xihua looked very serious and said, "But with so many Devouring Elemental Insects, they naturally have the means to gnaw away Source Power, and they’re not slow. If we want to force our way through, we have to be extra careful."
"Otherwise, if they invade your body, they will completely lurk there, impossible to remove, waiting for the day to break the cocoon."
Just hearing this description, Lu Ye felt a slight discomfort spreading from the depths of his heart.
If they invade a person’s body, they will lurk.
This means that for a long time, these Devouring Elemental Insects would consume the energy within that person as a developmental breeding ground.
"So, what do you think? Do we go in and have a look?" Nangong Xihua said, "The marked location on the map is right here."
Hearing this, Lu Ye fell into contemplation.
Now, within a few hundred meters, strange medicinal fragrances wafted out at specific times each night.
Lu Ye knew that if he left now, it might not be long before other cultivators discovered this place.
And this fragrance... was indeed a little alluring.
Lu Ye thought carefully, his gaze swept over the passage where large swarms of Devouring Elemental Insects had returned to their camouflaged state.
If it were merely a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he might find these Devouring Elemental Insects somewhat tricky.
But now, being a Mortal Realm Grandmaster Sixth Layer, the horror of these insects was not as exaggerated for him.
Of course, he could choose to spend more time and Source Qi to completely destroy these insects in batches.
But Lu Ye felt it unnecessary since these insects were also a natural barrier for any successors.
"Shall we go in and have a look?" Lu Ye suggested after a brief moment.
"I don’t mind," Nangong Xihua nodded.
Despite having heard of the infamous Devouring Elemental Insects, most of these insects were still in larval stages and not fully formed.
In the next moment, the two figures each used their body technique, simultaneously surrounding themselves with a powerful protective shield, dashing into the cave passage.
As they entered a certain range, the Devouring Elemental Insects that had been in a dormant camouflage state began a full-blown riot.
Buzzzzz...
The passage was instantly occupied by a dense swarm of flying Devouring Elemental Insects.
Watching the protective shield around him get covered with insects smaller than mung beans, Lu Ye’s expression remained unchanged as he advanced quickly.
However, these insects indeed had an inherent sinister capability.
Clearly, each insect seemed not even to have reached Tier Two, with most being barely Tier One.
Yet when combined, they could even gnaw at the barrier of a Mortal Realm Grandmaster like himself.
Indeed, it validated the saying: the more, the mightier.
The passage was long, but Lu Ye’s speed was outrageously fast, and within a few seconds, he successfully traversed the slightly winding path.
Immediately, Lu Ye shook his body vigorously, and the insects fell like rain, clearing his view once more.
"We’ve reached the end."
Looking up, Lu Ye found himself at the deepest part of the cave.
Here, it seemed these insects didn’t want to enter this area; after being shaken off, they didn’t follow but retreated instead.
Turning his head, Lu Ye saw Nangong Xihua closely following behind him.
Though she was merely a Martial Arts Grandmaster, this woman’s foundation was not bad, having encountered no mishaps along the way.
"Whew..."
Landing beside Lu Ye, Nangong Xihua, though unscathed, was not at ease. Her aura had significantly decreased by roughly a third, and her face appeared somewhat pale.
If this passage were any longer, forcing through might have been unbearable, even for a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
"These insects are terrifying," Nangong Xihua said with lingering fear, "No wonder in the Ancient Era, the Insect Cultivator branch, though few in number, possessed formidable combat strength once trained."
Moments later, Nangong Xihua looked forward, and upon seeing the scene ahead, she was taken aback.
At the deepest part of the cave, there was a thick stone wall with no road, yet there was a teleportation array below the stone wall.
Having reached this point, neither hesitated, immediately stepping onto the teleportation array.
Suddenly, they vanished within the cave.
Only the Devouring Elemental Insects were left to gradually return to a state of quiet, disguising themselves once again as unremarkable and harmless.
...
Upon stepping into the teleportation array, the two felt as if they were continually falling.
After more than a dozen breaths, they dropped out of a void space, landing on the ground.
Here, the medicinal fragrance could no longer be concealed.
Raising his eyes, Lu Ye saw that the space was expansive, seemingly a valley.
At the mouth of the valley, a light mist shrouded the exit, adding a touch of mystery.
In front, several large medicinal gardens existed.
Each garden contained numerous Spirit Medicines and Spirit Flowers, ranging from low to high tier.
Beside the garden, on a stone platform, there was also a stone plate with grooves, engraved with intricate array patterns of ancient times.
Without focusing entirely on the gardens, Lu Ye first approached the stone platform.
Then, he took out his Starfall Spirit Sword and compared it slightly.
He found that the groove on the stone plate matched the shape of his Starfall Spirit Sword perfectly.
"This is the key I mentioned; without it, to exit the valley, you’d have to walk out."
Nangong Xihua said as she looked at the white mist lingering at the valley’s entrance.
"However, according to the information I received, the fog in this valley is unusual, making it difficult to exit, with a high risk of perishing."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye showed a hint of surprise, glancing at the white mist near the valley exit.
Quickly, Lu Ye realized another point, that this space also carried a suppression against flight.
After scanning the nearby medicinal gardens, Nangong Xihua inquired, "There are seven gardens here. You have the key. You can take the major part, and I’ll take two while you take five; what do you think?"
