A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

”Insect Cultivators?”

Lü Zhong, watching from the side, felt his expression change slightly.

Insect cultivation originated from the Barbarian Race, but after they fully converted to the Witch Dao, the practice was inherited by cultivators. It had always been known for its bizarre and unpredictable abilities, in some ways not at all inferior to the Immortal Dao.

But once he got a clear look at the Spiritual Insects they had released, he immediately calmed down. The insects from the freakishly ugly siblings were all missing limbs, clearly having just fought a brutal battle. It was even very likely that Alou, the middle-aged man, had been the one to do it.

Seeing that Alou was about to be killed, and for the sake of obtaining the Spiritual Eye Skill that could see through the Concealing Breath and Concealing Trace Technique, Lü Zhong slapped his Storage Bag without a second thought. The Golden Devourer Sword and the Shuo Jin Sword flew out with a hum, transforming into two sword shadows, one gold and one red. Like arrows loosed from a bow, they shot straight for the siblings’ heads.

”Not good, there really is an ambush!” Chou Dong cried out, hastily recalling his Mixed-blood Demon Centipede.

Beside him, Qizhu was also startled. She cursed Alou’s cunning internally. ’He was just like this back in Panxian Village. To think he could lay a trap in advance even here in Lingyue Immortal City.’

Shooting Alou a venomous glare, she bit the tip of her tongue and spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood.

The Essence Blood merged into the Banner Flag, which immediately gave a violent shudder.

THUMP! It sounded like a heartbeat.

Immediately after, the chirping of insects intensified. Her Banner Flag spewed out more yellow mist, and a large, golden-yellow beetle soon crawled out. It resembled the Gold-Breaking Insects from before; it was the queen of the Gold-Breaking Insect Swarm.

CLANG! The sound of metal striking metal rang out.

Lü Zhong, who had been watching the whole time, was also taken aback.

The Golden Devourer Sword had been caught directly in the large insect’s mandibles. Its surface Spiritual Light flickered as it made a continuous grinding sound, as if wailing in agony, on the verge of being bitten in two.

’So this is an Insect Cultivator’s Spiritual Insect?’

The thought flashed through his mind as his hands were already moving.

A flash of lightning flared from his left hand, and a bolt of electricity shot out.

After a crackle of electricity, the large insect, crying out in pain, finally released its grip.

He hastily recalled the Golden Devourer Sword, only to discover with a pang of heartache that its blade was covered in cracks. The wear had exceeded its limit, making it completely beyond repair.

Seeing Alou run over, Lü Zhong shot him a fierce glare.

Alou, however, pretended not to see it. With a thick-skinned smile, he awkwardly turned his head away.

Where no one could see, his expression turned utterly grim.

Meanwhile, the Shuo Jin Sword had achieved results.

Empowered by the Shuo Jin Divine Technique, the sword could melt gold and fuse iron with ease.

With one strike, it sliced off half of the great centipede’s fang. Then, under Lü Zhong’s control, as if venting his frustration, it rained down more than a dozen strikes on the centipede’s head, leaving behind a series of molten sword-scars.

”Ah, my Mixed-blood Demon Centipede!” Chou Dong shrieked. While his sister had her Gold-Breaking Insect Swarm tie up Lü Zhong, he quickly recalled the great centipede. He then took out a foul, rotting mass from his Storage Bag and fed the whole thing to his precious Mixed-blood Demon Centipede.

The Demon Centipede swallowed the mass and let out a series of hisses.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The wounds on its body faded at a rapid pace, and its previously waning aura quickly recovered. Amidst a rustling and crackling sound, even its severed fang grew back.

Lü Zhong formed a hand seal for a Magic Sword Skill, instantly sweeping away the Insect Swarm in front of him.

In an instant, the ground was littered with insect corpses.

He then sent out three blasts of Palm Thunder, shattering three insect-balls that were flying toward him.

Without turning his head, he asked Alou, ”What was that?”

Just a moment ago, the Shuo Jin Sword had furiously hacked at the Demon Insect, and he had thought it was on the brink of death. He never expected it to swallow that mass and suddenly become vigorous and fierce again. It was completely beyond his expectations.

’If I’d known, I would have hit it with a few more blasts of Palm Thunder.’

Hearing this, Alou thought to himself, ’This kid really is ferocious. Not only is he holding his own against two opponents, but he can even find the time to ask me questions.’ Considering his own situation, he had no choice but to answer honestly:

”That’s a Holy Insect Pill refined by Chou Dong himself. A Spiritual Insect can quickly recover its vitality after consuming one. But you can rest assured, fellow Daoist; Holy Insect Pills are precious and rare. You don’t need to worry about him having a second one.”

’A Holy Insect Pill?’

Lü Zhong found it hard to compliment something like that by calling it a Pill.

As for Alou’s claim that there wouldn’t be a second one, he remained skeptical. He wouldn’t believe it unless he dealt with that unearthly man himself.

Seeing the insect corpses piling up on the ground, and having now experienced the power of an Insect Cultivator, Lü Zhong decided not to drag things out any longer.

The Spirit Ring on his hand flashed, and a Wind Spear instantly materialized.

Watching from the side, a look of longing flashed in Alou’s eyes, but he concealed it perfectly. As the former headman of Silver Immortal Village, he was knowledgeable and well-traveled. He naturally recognized it as a Spiritual Artifact, and a rare Middle-grade Spiritual Artifact at that.

As soon as the Qianfeng Spear appeared, the Gold-Breaking Insect Swarm immediately fell apart. Wherever it passed, insect corpses rained down.

’What a treasure! If I had a treasure like this to protect myself, would I have fallen so low?’

At this thought, Alou’s expression grew somber.

Ever since losing his father in his youth, he had been forced to manage Silver Immortal Village alone. With wolves circling within and powerful enemies pressing from without, he had exhausted every means at his disposal to keep the village alive and fulfill the promise he once made to his mother.

But even so, Silver Immortal Village was still destroyed in the Wildborn Tribes’ invasion.

And he himself had ended up severely poisoned.

The single Qianfeng Spear also showed Qizhu just how formidable Lü Zhong was.

Seeing Lü Zhong activate the Spirit Ring on his hand again, she viciously bit the tip of her tongue and spat another mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Banner Flag. Her face turned deathly pale at a visible rate as she was forced to activate the plan she had been holding in reserve.