289: Incarnation of Chongming, Kunwu insect

“Enough!”

The Barefoot Girl snapped, seizing an opening to distance herself from Gu Liangyuan.

Li Wuyan also took the opportunity to retreat, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Barefoot Girl, confronting Gu Liangyuan once more.

The two had originally thought they could easily deal with Gu Liangyuan, but to their surprise, a quarter of an hour had passed, and they still couldn't do anything to him.

If the old geezers from the Tai Shang Sect arrived, they would truly be in danger.

So, the Barefoot Girl said something she considered a concession:

“Gu Liangyuan, do you truly want to fight to the death?”

Gu Liangyuan paused his attack, taking advantage of the situation:

“Join my Tai Shang Sect, and you can live.”

“Refuse, and die!”

The Barefoot Girl sneered:

“You destroyed my Sect and now you want me to acknowledge my enemy as my father? You're going too far!”

“Do you really think this granny is a pushover?”

As she spoke, the Barefoot Girl suddenly formed a hand seal, but just as she was halfway through, the Nine Kill Sword struck, interrupting her action.

The Barefoot Girl dodged and was about to make another move, but Gu Liangyuan interrupted her again.

“Li Wuyan, if you don't show some real skill now, something serious is going to happen!”

The Barefoot Girl shouted while dodging Gu Liangyuan's attacks.

Upon hearing this, Li Wuyan suddenly flew backward.

As she retreated, a green jade flute appeared in her hand.

With a gentle blow, a dark cloud stretching for dozens of miles appeared out of thin air, and within the black cloud, a faint green light flickered.

This dark cloud was extremely fast, reaching Gu Liangyuan's vicinity in almost the blink of an eye.

Gu Liangyuan looked closely and realized it wasn't a dark cloud at all, but millions of Kunwu Insects gathered together.

Each one was the size of an adult.

A scan with the Detection Art revealed the insect's power:

Name: Kunwu Insect

Cultivation: Fifth Rank Spirit Insect (Nascent Soul Realm)

Effect: Kunwu is the name of an ancient Spirit Treasure sword. Ancient Cultivators discovered that this insect's mouthparts were extremely sharp, hence it was named after the Spirit Treasure sword.

Although the insect is only Fifth Rank, it can devour Medium Grade Spirit Treasures.

It's worth mentioning that this insect's feces will also wear down the Physical Body and Spirit Treasures. Although it cannot devour High Grade Spirit Treasures, it can cause irreversible damage to them.

…

Looking at the green light within the swarm of insects, it was also a Spirit Insect.

Name: Green Cicada

Cultivation: First Rank Spirit Insect (Early First Rank)

Effect: An ancient Vicious Beast, it possesses the Bloodline of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada. Upon reaching adulthood, it naturally possesses the Law of Devouring and Space. If bitten by this insect, one will suffer light symptoms of depleted vital essence, or severe symptoms of having their vital essence completely drained, leading to death!

Looking at this System introduction, Gu Liangyuan suddenly understood why Li Wuyan's Sect was called the Green Cicada Sect.

Raising Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive task, and although the lifespan of Spirit Insects is not as long as that of Spirit Beasts, it is still longer than the life of Cultivators of the same Rank.

Presumably, this Green Cicada was nurtured by generations of Sect Masters of the Green Cicada Sect.

Just as Gu Liangyuan scanned it, the Green Cicada had already led hundreds of Fourth Rank Kunwu Insects and millions of Fifth Rank Kunwu Insects to Gu Liangyuan's face.

Judging by their posture, they intended to enter his body through his nostrils and ear canals.

It must be said that Li Wuyan was good at finding weaknesses.

Unfortunately, her opponent was Gu Liangyuan.

Gu Liangyuan showed no fear, transforming into a strange beast resembling a Phoenix, with a body of fiery red feathers, yet with double pupils in its eyes, suspended in the air.

This beast was enormous; its wings spread out like clouds hanging from the sky!

With a slight flap of its wings, it stirred up endless hurricanes!

“Ancient Strange Beast, Heavy Bright Bird!”

Someone with extensive knowledge recognized the bird and exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing the puzzled gazes of those around him, he stared at Gu Liangyuan, quickly explaining:

“The Heavy Bright Bird resembles a Phoenix, with a short tail and a crest, and a beak longer than a Phoenix's. It is named Heavy Bright because of its double pupils.”

“This bird occasionally appeared in the human world before the separation of heaven and man. It could fight with Yao Beasts and contend with the Phoenix!”

“During the decline of the Human Race, it once protected the Human Race.”

“Legend says it is the bane of all poisonous insects and snakes.”

“This bird is rarely recorded in ancient texts; I never expected to see it today.”

“Moreover, this Heavy Bright Bird is clearly Gu Liangyuan's Incarnation, yet I don't feel any of Gu Liangyuan's Aura on it.”

“It's just that this Heavy Bright Bird is tens of times larger than what is described in records.”

As this person spoke, the Heavy Bright Bird, which Gu Liangyuan had transformed into, suddenly opened its mouth and bit into the swarm of insects!

The Heavy Bright Bird had a natural Bloodline suppression over these strange insects.

The leading Green Cicada, sensing danger, instinctively used its Space Divine Ability to teleport away.

But the swarm of Kunwu Insects behind the Green Cicada didn't have this ability. With one bite from the Heavy Bright Bird, tens of thousands of the millions of Kunwu Insects were killed or injured!

These Fifth Rank Kunwu Insects, though said to have Soul Transformation cultivation, actually had simpler methods than Soul Transformation Cultivators, and were much easier to deal with compared to a group of Soul Transformation Cultivators.

The Heavy Bright Bird flapped its wings again, and countless feathers beneath its wings transformed into innumerable sharp swords and steel needles, heading straight for the Kunwu army!

The Kunwu Insects, out of their instinct for survival, fled frantically, but it was too late.

With one flap of its wings, another hundred thousand or so died.

Insect corpses plummeted down, crashing onto the ground and creating countless small pits.

Li Wuyan watched this scene with great heartache, quickly blowing her jade flute again, controlling these Kunwu Insects to form an army once more, and charging towards Gu Liangyuan again.

Li Wuyan was heartbroken, but so was Gu Liangyuan.

Each batch he killed meant one less batch of his spoils.

Looking at the jade flute in Li Wuyan's hand, the Heavy Bright Bird flapped its wings again, and countless feathers fell.

Each feather was the size of a small boat.

Every single one was razor-sharp, carrying a strong wind, and shot straight towards Li Wuyan.

Li Wuyan's hand movements did not stop, keeping the flute sound continuous, only shifting her body to dodge as much as possible.

Even when a feather grazed her, she showed no intention of stopping.

Along with the melodious flute sound, these Spirit Insects once again formed a spear-like shape, led by the Green Cicada, and stabbed towards the Heavy Bright Bird.

The Heavy Bright Bird suddenly opened its mouth. This time, it didn't bite again, but accompanied by a clear Phoenix cry, invisible sound waves spread out, striking the Kunwu army.

Just then, the Barefoot Girl's voice came:

“Barefoot Great Immortal Jujube Pear Fragrance, stepping on auspicious clouds, even more extraordinary!”

“Ancestral Master, assist me!”

With a delicate shout, the Barefoot Girl's Aura surged with each passing moment!

The girl's expression also instantly became exceptionally serious.

With a fierce stomp, the surrounding Void Realm seemed unable to withstand her power, directly collapsing and reverting to Chaos!

Endless Spiritual Qi gathered beneath her foot, and a giant leg illusion condensed!

This leg, when observed, had its lower half revealed, while its upper half was hidden in the Void Realm.

It was as if a deity had stepped forth from beyond the heavens!

The width of this foot was even twice as large as the Startling God Palm that Gu Liangyuan had previously displayed!

Carrying the momentum of a collapsing sky, it stomped directly down onto the Heavy Bright Bird, which was currently battling the Kunwu army below!