Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 637: Chapter 365: Hive

Following the narrow path around the mountain valley, they arrived in the heart of the valley.

“That’s where the bee royal jelly is collected. It seems that the new bee royal jelly hasn’t been produced yet!” Brother Qi pointed to a spot ahead and said.

Li Yuanba saw that it was right behind the beehive, with a part of the beehive enclosed within a Formation, allowing them to directly access the beehive without leaving the Formation.

He clearly sensed the presence of a third-grade spiritual item from within the beehive. The aura was very faint, indicating that there was likely very little of it.

Every time they harvested third-grade bee royal jelly, they left part of it for the Muyang Bee King, allowing the Muyang bee colony to persist.

This place was designated by the Senluo Sect as a third-grade resource site. Although it was shared with the Spirit Beast Clan, both parties were very dedicated to the development of these third-grade resources.

If the third-grade bee royal jelly were to be exploited without order, they could only benefit once. With such sustainable cultivation development, they could obtain a batch of third-grade bee royal jelly every few years.

“The bee royal jelly needs to be personally produced by the Muyang Bee King. The flowering season in the valley came a half year early, and according to past experience, the bee royal jelly will form in these next few days!” Brother Qi continued to explain.

He didn’t mind the dust on the ground and sat down cross-legged right there.

The robes of a cultivator were difficult to soil with dust. Even the poorest-quality robes had dust repelling properties.

Jiang Pu smiled and sat down next to Brother Qi.

“Junior Li, you should recover your Spiritual Power first. You don’t need to be on guard these next few days; the two of us will take over!” Brother Qi said to Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba had made significant contributions this time, and this was the only way Brother Qi could express his gratitude.

“Yes, Junior Li, let me also play a part!” said Jiang Pu, following up.

“Then I’ll have to trouble the two senior brothers!” Li Yuanba, having no grounds to insist otherwise, nodded in agreement.

He took out an Array Plate and activated the Formation within, seating himself within the protection of the Formation.

Brother Qi and Jiang Pu exchanged glances, neither of them saying anything. They had both noticed that the Array Plate was of the high rank of fourth-grade.

However, thinking of Li Yuanba’s background, although a fourth-grade Array Plate was extremely precious and only a Nascent Soul Ancestor was qualified to possess one, it was not impossible for someone of Li Yuanba’s origins to have one.

Li Yuanba used the Sumeru Mustard Seed Array Plate. Although Brother Qi and Jiang Pu were fellow sect members, and his relationship with Jiang Pu was quite solid, he needed to focus his mind and operate his Cultivation Technique to recover his Spiritual Power, leaving him unprotected. Therefore, he had to employ measures to protect himself.

Given his current status and identity, a fourth-grade Array Plate wouldn’t make his fellow sect members covet it enough to kill him for it. His own combat strength also made it difficult for Brother Qi and Jiang Pu to harbor other intentions.

This waiting lasted for three days. The aura of the third-grade spiritual item within the beehive grew stronger; the third-grade bee royal jelly was being produced.

“Strange, why do I feel the quality of this batch of third-grade bee royal jelly is far better than before?” murmured Brother Qi to himself.

He wasn’t asking Jiang Pu, who had less experience than him.

By this time, Li Yuanba had packed up the fourth-grade Array Plate. During these three days, he hadn’t wasted any time, not only taking Spirit Pills to practice his main Cultivation Technique but also reflecting on his previous battles.

“I was just about to tell Junior Li that the bee royal jelly will soon be ready for harvesting. Would you like to do the collecting?” Brother Qi asked Li Yuanba with a smile.

“Brother Qi can do the collecting. I’ll just watch from the side,” Li Yuanba shook his head and replied.

Harvesting required experience, especially regarding how much third-grade bee royal jelly to leave behind. They couldn’t leave too much or too little.

Leaving too much would mean there would be less third-grade bee royal jelly to collect, potentially not enough for the Senluo Sect’s Golden Core benefits distribution.

If too little was left, it might not suffice for the Muyang Bee King, potentially affecting the growth of the Muyang bee colony.

“Then, I won’t stand on ceremony!” Brother Qi’s attitude toward Li Yuanba was extremely good, a far cry from their initial interactions.

In the Cultivation World, where strength was revered, Li Yuanba’s strength had won Brother Qi’s respect, and naturally, that changed his attitude.

Brother Qi did not consult Jiang Pu, who was the weakest of the three. Since Jiang Pu contributed almost nothing during this mission, his voice was no longer influential.

After waiting for a while, he approached the portion of the beehive exposed by the Formation, took out a slender tube, and inserted it into the beehive.

“Be careful!” Li Yuanba sensed something wrong and hurriedly called out loudly.

Brother Qi reacted swiftly. The Earth Attribute Spiritual Power on his body immediately transformed into a protective shield, erecting it in front of himself.

But even with his quick response, he was still unable to block an attack.

The attack was extremely strange; as he was about to insert the tube into the beehive, a fine needle had extended from within the beehive first, aiming an attack at Brother Qi.

The needle attack was silent and swift.

The needle pierced the Earth Attribute Spiritual Power shield, puncturing it, and continued to penetrate, effortlessly breaching Brother Qi’s pride in his defensive power.

Brother Qi staggered, with black qi rising on his face.

Li Yuanba quickly grabbed his robe and pulled him away from the beehive.

Li Yuanba noticed Brother Qi’s complexion was off, especially the area of his right arm where the needle had struck, emitting a foul odor.

His Divine Thought probed and found that Brother Qi’s right arm had been corroded into a hole, with a potent toxin rapidly spreading through his body.

Moreover, this toxin was following the energy channels within Brother Qi’s body, quickly dispersing throughout his entire system.