85: Winged insect spirit crystal, lure the insect out of the hole!

Inside Black Tooth River Valley.

On the soft grass of the river beach, the herds of deer that had been wandering around, as well as the small Essence Spirits that had gained sentience, were all scared away by the commotion of the fight.

At this moment, Shi Chuan, in the appearance of a young man wearing a blue robe, held Yu Shu's Storage Pouch in his hand, and the second-tier Spirit Medicine within it was now revealed to him.

A Low Grade, second-tier Spirit Medicine, Winged Insect Spirit Crystal!

This Spirit Crystal had the appearance of a transparent, triangular amber, and within the yellow amber Spirit Crystal, one could see the figure of a winged insect no more than half an inch in size.

This winged insect resembled a winged silkworm.

The winged insect carried a Law Seed power, possessing the miraculous effect of repairing Law Seeds.

Even for defects in High Grade Law Seeds, if the damage was not severe, there was a slight chance of repair after consuming the Winged Insect Spirit Crystal.

With this Winged Insect Spirit Crystal, if utilized properly within Five Elements Immortal City, it would be more than enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment spiritual item, perhaps even with some surplus.

Healing-type second-tier Spirit Medicines were extremely rare.

A profit!

Shi Chuan, satisfied, sealed the Spirit Medicine in a wooden box to prevent its efficacy from being lost.

A moment later.

Shi Chuan had already learned of Yu Shu's situation from his mouth. After the Upper Sect's decree was issued, the Jiao Demon Sect and Purple Cloud Sect basically put no effort into besieging and killing the remnants of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect.

Continuing the sweep would be a thankless task.

Among the Core Formation Cultivators of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect, only the former Sect Master Gu Kun's Divine Soul escaped, its whereabouts unknown; the rest had all been slain, and the tide had turned.

Moreover, the Sky Wolf Sect was to be stationed at the former site of the Yellow Springs Sect.

The Jiao Demon Sect and Purple Cloud Sect could only obey orders, and at the same time, they were also trying to gather all sorts of intelligence about the Sky Wolf Sect.

And Yu Shu had only managed to escape by chance, taking advantage of the reduced intensity of the two sects' encirclement.

He had just arrived at Black Tooth River Valley when Shi Chuan captured him.

"Anyway, you've been poisoned by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Gu, so you're going to die either way. Why don't I deliver the letter for you?"

"The Bloodline descendant of a Foundation Establishment Family, perhaps there are still some spiritual items within their Family that can be unearthed."

Shi Chuan also learned about the Gu poison Yu Shu had been afflicted with, and Yu Shu's Storage Pouch also contained Immortal Master Black Spring's letter and Jade Slip, among other tokens.

He could completely disguise himself as Yu Shu.

Moreover, with the Profound Wood Embryo Garment combined with the disguise spell, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be unable to see through it.

Let alone a small Cultivator Family within Five Elements Immortal City.

Besides this Spirit Medicine, Immortal Master Black Spring must have left other treasures within his Family, right?

Shi Chuan mused to himself.

"Rest assured."

Shi Chuan said casually, looking at Yu Shu, whose body was controlled by the Demonic Fiend Vine.

"Yes, Master."

Yu Shu's gaze was slightly dull as he bowed to Shi Chuan, his tone quite stiff.

The more the Demonic Fiend Vine split, and the more individuals it controlled, the less memory each individual retained.

This was now a weakness of the Demonic Fiend Vine that Shi Chuan had discovered.

"Jiang Yuheng."

"Now that the three sects have settled, after I reach Foundation Establishment, I must have him come to Five Elements Immortal City!"

Shi Chuan reminisced about the days when the Demonic Fiend Vine devoured Profound Wood Spiritual Energy.

He could vaguely sense the locations of Yu Jiao and Jiang Yuheng through the Demonic Fiend Vine. Both were safe and sound, and as meritorious officials within the Jiao Demon Sect, they would surely receive many Cultivation resources as rewards.

At this moment.

The Demonic Fiend Vine within Shi Chuan's body transmitted a desire to devour, hinting at the Winged Insect Spirit Crystal he had just obtained.

"You certainly know how to pick good things to eat."

Shi Chuan took out a High Grade, first-tier Spiritual Plant from his Storage Pouch, and released the Demonic Fiend Vine's tendrils to wrap around the Spiritual Plant, devouring it completely in a few bites.

First, let the Demonic Fiend Vine satisfy its craving.

Healing-type second-tier Spirit Medicines were very rare, and he only had this one at the moment, so he couldn't let it be swallowed.

It could be taken as a healing Medicinal Pill.

Upon reaching Five Elements Immortal City, he could purchase other types of second-tier Spirit Medicine to feed the Demonic Fiend Vine to promote its growth.

Shi Chuan raised his hand and put Yu Shu's corpse puppet into his corpse raising bag.

He still lacked a Magical Artifact to store corpses. If there wasn't one in Five Elements Immortal City, then he would have to find Materials and refine one after advancing to Foundation Establishment.

Shi Chuan's demand for corpse raising bags would definitely increase in the future, so the higher the grade of the Magical Artifact for storing and nourishing corpse puppets, the better.

"Treasure retrieved, now to the Yin Underworld Insect Cave."

Shi Chuan took out a High Grade, first-tier Flying Magical Artifact, the Willow Leaf Magical Artifact.

It was a Magical Artifact from Yu Shu's Storage Pouch, one small grade higher than the Flying Boat Magical Artifact he had used before. Its flying speed was greatly increased, and it was very handy.

...

A moment later.

Outside the Yin Underworld Insect Cave.

At this moment, Shi Chuan had already disguised himself as Yu Shu, with a slender figure, slightly grizzled hair at his temples, and a face with a sense of vicissitude, as if he had entered middle age.

Shi Chuan had deliberately made the disguised Yu Shu appear older, as escaping from Azure Cloud Mountain Range would undoubtedly have consumed much effort, so such fatigue was considered normal.

"Profound Yin Banner."

"Go."

Shi Chuan's Divine Thought stirred slightly. A small flag, several inches high, flew out, growing against the wind, and in an instant, it expanded to about ten feet in size.

Black mist rolled on the flag's surface, and a massive Horned Python Demon Soul flew out, soaring towards the insect cave obscured by the eerie blue mist.

The ten-foot-tall Red Scale Puppet let out a low growl and transformed into a red afterimage, drilling into it.

In a few breaths, an unsettling commotion began to emanate from within the insect cave.

A piercing, sharp insect cry came from inside the cave.

Shi Chuan stood about a hundred paces outside the insect cave, with dozens of Soul Severing Talismans appearing in his hands, all of them mid-grade, first-tier spiritual talismans.

These were specially drawn by Shi Chuan to deal with these winged demon insects.

These demon insects had been entrenched in the cave for many years, and he would not rashly break in. It was a steady approach to have the Red Scale Puppet and the Horned Python Demon Soul lure them out, and then use spiritual talismans to assist in their extermination.

Just over a hundred breaths passed.

The Horned Python Demon Soul flew out from within, its massive demon soul body carrying gusts of Yin wind, and the Evil Qi on its body was even denser than before.

After the Horned Python Demon Soul flew out, a cluster of eerie blue insect swarms followed behind it, forming a giant eerie blue skull with a diameter of about ten feet.

A buzzing insect hum echoed all around, and the aura emitted by the skull was already comparable to some High Grade, first-tier Gu insects.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Seeing this, Shi Chuan raised his right hand, throwing out all the spiritual talismans and activating them!

After more than thirty Soul Severing Talismans were activated, they transformed into more than thirty purple Flying Swords, leaving dozens of afterimages in the air, piercing dozens of dark, gaping holes through the massive insect swarm skull.

Large numbers of blue winged demon insects fell to the ground.

"Soul Capture!"

The Profound Yin Banner, suspended several feet above his head with its flag fluttering, immediately released a massive, ten-foot-wide black mist vortex, completely enveloping the cluster of winged demon insects below.

From each of those winged demon insects, which were about the size of a baby's fist and resembled blue ladybugs, wisps of grayish-white, rice-grain-sized wandering souls flew out and were absorbed into the Profound Yin Banner.

After the Profound Yin Banner collected many demon insect wandering souls, its aura also experienced a slight increase.

In a few breaths, all the winged demon insects that had been chasing the Horned Python Demon Soul perished.

And the carcasses of the winged insects that fell to the ground were all collected into Shi Chuan's Storage Pouch.

The purpose of these winged insect carcasses was to extract demon insect essence blood later, to assist the Red Scale Puppet in advancing to a second-tier corpse puppet.

"The big one is coming out."

Shi Chuan looked up at the insect cave exit. The Red Scale Puppet's aura was rapidly approaching the entrance, and another oppressive aura of Qi Refining Perfection was entangled with it.