Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 380 - 221: Qingyun True Monarch, Demon Insect Nest, Tier Three Lower Grade Alchemist!
"No need to thank us. For those who are loyal and talented, our Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect has never been unkind," Qingyun True Monarch said with a smile.
Zhao Ming also cast a slight look of envy toward Qi Chuan. It seemed Qingyun True Monarch had a bit of admiration for Qi Chuan, which was quite rare among the Core Formation True Masters within the Immortal Sect.
Even as the Sect Leader, he was eager for such recognition.
In the hall, the three of them had a pleasant conversation.
At this point, everything that needed to be said had been discussed, and Qingyun True Monarch withdrew his smile, looked at Zhao Ming, and slowly said, "Additionally, Zhao Ming, according to our perception, the Demon Insect Nest at the northwest border of Beihua State is likely to break its seal within decades. You need to notify the other Core Formation Elders, and the Immortal Sect should also be prepared."
"Demon Insect Nest?"
Upon hearing this somewhat surprising term, Qi Chuan couldn’t help being a little taken aback, feeling slightly confused.
"Yes."
Upon hearing the words Demon Insect Nest, Zhao Ming’s expression immediately changed, and his eyes grew exceedingly serious as he solemnly responded with cupped fists.
"Oh, right, Qi Chuan, you probably don’t know yet. I’ll have Zhao Ming explain to you later. I’ll take my leave first," Qingyun True Monarch seemed to remember something, said to Qi Chuan, and then his entire body stiffened.
Just as Qi Chuan was surprised, he saw Qingyun True Monarch stiffen and scatter into strands of light in the void, disappearing completely without ever showing any escape light from beginning to end.
"This... What remarkable escape technique," Qi Chuan was slightly shocked upon seeing this scene but then reacted immediately, "No, it shouldn’t be an escape technique, but... an illusion technique!"
Qi Chuan remembered that what Qingyun True Monarch cultivated was the Thousand Illusions and Ten Thousand Flowers Technique, which contained extremely powerful illusion divine techniques.
The current scene should be a manifestation of Qingyun True Monarch’s Thousand Illusions and Ten Thousand Flowers Technique.
He was completely deceived by the illusion technique.
If during this period, Qingyun True Monarch wanted to launch a sneak attack, Qi Chuan feared he wouldn’t even know how he died.
Of course, with Qingyun True Monarch’s Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, he wouldn’t need such complexity to kill him.
Slightly startled, Qi Chuan turned to Zhao Ming and inquired, "Sect Leader, what exactly is this Demon Insect Nest that the Supreme Elder mentioned?"
Being personally advised by the Supreme Elder and seeing Zhao Ming’s changed expression, it surely wasn’t a simple matter.
"The position of the Demon Insect Nest is in that area at the western border of Beihua State," Zhao Ming said heavily when Qi Chuan asked, looking at him, "Besides Beihua State, that region is also close to two other major states of the Celestial North Domain: Celestial Cold State and Celestial Desert State."
"And the Demon Insect Nest is a huge and deep fissure at the northwest border of our Beihua State, inside which are complex paths full of demon insects, and even leads to a mysterious space."
"We all speculate that the demon insects come from that mysterious space, which might be the legendary Demon Realm."
"If endless demon insects continuously emerge from that mysterious space and ravage the land, then Beihua State, and even the nearby major states, will suffer, becoming a domain of demon insects."
"Luckily, there’s an ancient seal beneath the Demon Insect Nest that blocks most demon insects under normal circumstances, allowing only a few to slip through into Beihua State, thus preventing disaster."
"However, every three hundred years or so, the ancient seal beneath the Demon Insect Nest loosens once, at which time a terrifying demon insect tide erupts, and a considerable number of demon insects with power comparable to Core Formation Cultivators or even Nascent Soul power will appear, which is extremely dreadful."
"Thus, to suppress the demon insect tide, cultivators from the cultivation realm of Beihua State will rise up, with the three major Nascent Soul Sects, including our Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, Cangjian Pavilion, and Yin Yang Mansion, as well as other capable sect-clan influences in Beihua State, coming forward to establish a line of defense and slaughter the demon insects."
"Moreover, it’s not just Beihua State. The Celestial Cold State and Celestial Desert State near the Demon Insect Nest will also deploy their main forces, including some farther major states, like your native Nanhua State, which will symbolically send aid, though not the main force. For instance, the only Nascent Soul Major Sect of Nanhua State, North Magnetic Divine Palace, does this."
Zhao Ming’s expression was very serious, and there was much worry in his eyes.
He added, "Every time the demon insect tide appears, Core Formation cultivators fall in Beihua State, Celestial Cold State, and Celestial Desert State, and in the worst cases, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs have fallen. Isn’t it terrifying?"
Listening to this, Qi Chuan’s countenance became extremely solemn as well.
In the Celestial North Domain, there are nineteen states in total, with varying sizes, powers, strengths, and weaknesses.
Qi Chuan was born in the Wind Moon Sect of Nanhua State.
Nanhua State is not near the Demon Insect Nest, so only the only Nascent Soul Major Sect of Nanhua State, North Magnetic Divine Palace, would send a little aid to help resist the demon insect tide.
The Wind Moon Sect didn’t need to get involved, as the relation was quite small.
Thus, Qi Chuan, coming from the Wind Moon Sect, had never heard of the demon insect tide.
This was the first time he heard of it.
And just from Zhao Ming’s introduction, he understood the horror of the demon insect tide. Without mentioning anything else, merely the fact that Nascent Soul True Monarchs had once fallen in the demon insect tide was telling enough.
"The Supreme Elder said there’s about a few decades left until the ancient seal beneath the Demon Insect Nest loosens, and that time isn’t very far away. Meanwhile, you should improve your strength. Under the demon insect tide, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs can’t guarantee to be trouble-free, let alone us," Zhao Ming sighed.
He then elaborated some details about the Demon Insect Nest to Qi Chuan before getting up and leaving Myriad Flowers Hall.
In Myriad Flowers Hall, only Qi Chuan remained.
Recalling what Zhao Ming had said, a sense of crisis arose inside Qi Chuan.
Indeed, if even Nascent Soul True Monarchs could face threats, then his current cultivation and strength were even less reliable.
He must enhance his cultivation and magical combat power as much as possible before the arrival of the demon insect tide to gain a bit more self-preservation ability.
"The alchemy skill needs improvement."
"The Bright King Technique also needs to continue being cultivated!"
Qi Chuan thought to himself.
Improving his alchemy skill was something he had already planned.
As for the Bright King Technique, it was Qi Chuan’s deliberate choice and would not be given up.
This time, from Qingyun True Monarch, he received the subsequent Nascent Soul Stage cultivation method, immediately boosting his inner motivation.
If he could use the Bright King Technique to push his physical body to the Tier Four Body Cultivation level, even without a breakthrough in mana cultivation, he could rely on the power of the physical body to contend with the existence of Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
Qi Chuan left Myriad Flowers Hall and returned to his Tier Three Lower Grade Cave Mansion.
From then on, aside from routine cultivation, his primary goal was practicing his alchemy skill.
At first, he practiced with Tier Two Top Grade Elixirs and was almost always successful, with few failures.
Later, when Qi Chuan felt it was about time, he began practicing with Tier Three Lower Grade Pill Formulas.
He didn’t use the Celestial Heart Flame Marrow pill formula but rather some common formulas from Celestial Pill Elder’s inheritance.
At the beginning, he failed nearly every attempt at refining Tier Three Lower Grade Elixirs without exception.
However, fortunately, with his Hundredfold Critical Strike, even as he failed, he could gain a lot of experience and understanding from it to pile up his alchemy skills.
A month later, after just finishing refining a batch of elixirs, Qi Chuan finally saw a line of unique words appear before him.
[With the careful manipulation of Core Formation Divine Sense and Alchemy Technique, you attempted to form six Spirit Profound Pills, triggering a Hundredfold Critical Strike, earning a hundredfold reward. Your Spirit Profound Pill refining level has greatly improved, and you have advanced to a Tier Three Lower Grade Alchemist.]
