Ruling Martial World by Infinite Insect Swarms

Chapter 60: Chapter 59: Breakthrough! Tier 2 Insect Nest

”Inspector, Li Tianyi is presumed dead.”

The young servant in blue spoke with a respectful tone.

”According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, five days ago, Li Wanqing, a personal disciple of the Demon Suppression General, entered Cang Mang Mountain with Zhao Zhenshan, Chen Sheying, Lin Jianqing, and Zhang Shun.

They returned two days ago, appearing to have some injuries, and we’ve completely lost Li Tianyi’s signal.”

With that said, the young servant in blue went on to recount everything in full detail, from how the Demon Suppression Bureau’s Martial Artists had mobilized with the full force of Cyan Peak County’s warriors to slay the Blazing Flame Tiger Demon, to how Li Wanqing’s group was received by the Qin Family upon returning to the city.

”Dead? What a useless piece of trash!”

The short, stout middle-aged man snorted coldly, a hint of impatience and cruelty appearing in his eyes.

”He couldn’t even handle a little girl! So what if she’s the Demon Suppression General’s personal disciple? She’s just a brat who started her apprenticeship not long ago. What tricks could she possibly have?”

”This Qin Family of Cyan Peak County, what’s their background?

They’re skilled at raising War Beasts?

And even that Li Wanqing treats them with special regard?”

Although impatient, the short, stout middle-aged man still asked.

The Blood Demon Sect had been hunted by the Demon Suppression Bureau and besieged by major powers for years. Those who managed to survive were all shrewd veterans; the brainless ones had died long ago.

He wasn’t like those idiots who had just joined the sect, gained a bit of power, and immediately became so arrogant they thought they were invincible.

”Inspector, the Qin Family of Cyan Peak County is a remote branch of the ’Celestial Wind’ Qin Family from the County City, but they’ve been acting a bit strangely lately.

In the first encirclement of the Tiger Demon, they deployed twenty Muscle Refining Realm War Beasts.

But the Qin Family is likely hiding more. After exterminating the Tiger Demon, they moved all their core members to the Qin Family Manor outside the city.

Also, this Qin Family has a young man named Qin Yu. He’s the one who shot and killed the Blazing Flame Tiger Demon with three arrows and hosted Li Wanqing’s group from the Demon Suppression Bureau...”

The young servant in blue didn’t dare be careless, reporting every single detail of the intelligence he had gathered.

However, because the Qin Family Manor was too exclusive and time was too short, he hadn’t been able to uncover any truly useful information.

”’The Celestial Wind’ Qin Family? Interesting. It seems this branch in Cyan Peak County is one of their hidden ones. The ’Celestial Wind’ Qin Family has been in a lot of trouble lately; it’s hard to say if they’ll even survive.

But these Noble Families are like centipedes: they don’t fall down even in death.

Who knows how many hidden cards they have up their sleeves!”

The short, stout middle-aged man stroked his chin and sneered, as if he had thought of something.

”Send someone to investigate again. I want to know the exact situation of this Cyan Peak County Qin Family. No matter how much they hide, I refuse to believe a remote branch like this can be that strong.

Once we turn this Qin Family into Blood Slaves, their so-called ’foundation’ will naturally belong to our Holy Sect.

Contact the Bishui City branch and investigate what Li Wanqing and her group obtained.

Did the inheritance of Old Monster Youlin from the Five Poison Sect fall into their hands?

The other branches are already on the move. The Bishui branch can’t fall too far behind.

Settle this matter quickly. I have important business to attend to in the Vast Mountains...”

”Hm?”

Suddenly, the short, stout middle-aged man’s expression changed, and a powerful pressure flashed for an instant. He whipped out a Flying Saber from his waist and pinned a gray-skinned mouse that was peeking out from a corner.

Only after seeing it was just an ordinary mouse did the short, stout middle-aged man breathe a sigh of relief.

”My lord, please don’t be alarmed. This remote place is crawling with snakes, insects, and rats...”

The young servant in blue was also startled. His face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

This terrifying pressure was no weaker than Li Tianyi’s—it might have even been stronger.

Places like restaurants were naturally full of rats, so he hadn’t paid it much mind. But if he were to be punished for it, that would be a terrible injustice.

”Leave.”

...

「Cang Mang Mountain, Snake Valley.」

’Inspector? So the Blood Demon Sect really did send someone.’

In the fleshy chamber filled with the lethal venom of snakes, Qin Yu opened his eyes, which were brimming with Evil Qi.

He had long suspected the Blood Demon Sect wouldn’t let this go so easily.

He just hadn’t expected them to arrive so quickly!

This young servant in blue was one of the key targets the Insect Nest had been monitoring after its investigation. To avoid attracting attention, Qin Yu had specifically hatched some rats and birds to follow him.

And sure enough, it had yielded a great reward—he’d caught a big fish right away!

He knew what this so-called Inspector meant by turning the Qin Family into Blood Slaves.

It was actually a method of control using the Human Pill Evil Technique.

Many factions in the martial world had fallen for this trick and become slaves to the Blood Demon Sect.

He was furious, but his expression betrayed little of it.

’There’s no need to get angry with a dead man.’

’What’s the relationship between the Blood Demon Sect and the Golden Wind Pavilion? Have they planted some spies within it, or are they one and the same, or perhaps partners?’

He had previously asked his father to buy information on Snake Demon Li Tianyi from the Golden Wind Pavilion!

The Golden Wind Pavilion was an intelligence and assassin organization whose network permeated the entire Great Wei Court. Its power was unfathomably vast, rivaled only by Hong Luan Square and the Four Seas Pavilion.

For the Blood Demon Sect to wreak havoc across the land and survive repeated targeting by the Demon Suppression Bureau, it must have had its own intelligence network. Otherwise, it would have been completely annihilated long ago.

’The Golden Wind Pavilion is probably not one of its branches. This young servant in blue doesn’t have a high position in the Golden Wind Pavilion. I must find a way to get more sources of intelligence and build the Insect Swarm’s own information network.

Operating in the dark like this is far too dangerous.’

A thoughtful look appeared in Qin Yu’s eyes.

The Insect Swarm’s intelligence and surveillance capabilities mainly relied on high-altitude reconnaissance by Black Thorn Eagles and Red-bellied Eagles, as well as specially bred ordinary birds, snakes, and insects, which formed a three-dimensional reconnaissance system.

This system was very effective in Cang Mang Mountain.

As soon as an outsider entered, they could be immediately discovered and tracked closely.

In human society, however, its effectiveness in cities was mediocre at best.

He was only able to make this discovery in advance because the Insect Swarm was already tailing the young servant in blue.

But who was this Inspector?

He had no intelligence channels to find out basic information like his past experiences, his strength, and so on.

But it wasn’t a hopeless situation.

For instance, there were the Gu Insects from the Five Poison Sect’s inheritance!

Back in the day, the Five Poison Sect had used Gu Insects to control a massive intelligence organization.

’What does this Inspector want to do in Cang Mang Mountain? Does he have a stronghold in the Vast Mountains, or is he planning to contact a powerful Demon Fiend?’ 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

One thought after another surfaced in his mind.

But none led to a conclusion.

Although the Insect Swarm had already begun exploring the Vast Mountains, the mountain range was simply too large. With just over a thousand members of the Insect Race, they were currently limited to the outer regions.

They were far from reaching the core.

As these thoughts churned in his mind, he directed a portion of the Insect Swarm’s combat units to move toward the Qin Family Manor.

’It isn’t suitable to make a move inside Cyan Peak County.

Once they leave the city, I’ll annihilate them all!

Anyone who dares touch the Qin Family will die!’

After making his arrangements, Qin Yu’s eyes became incomparably cold. Even the agony of Ten Thousand Snakes Biting the Heart seemed less unbearable.

Compared to a little pain, what he couldn’t stand even more was his own powerlessness!

SLOSH—

Inside the fleshy chamber, the venom churned.

His blood boiled, and under the corrosion of the venom, his muscles and bones underwent subtle changes as the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture circulated.

The rapid transformation caused his skin, tendons, and bones to tear.

An ordinary person would have been severely injured long ago.

But as the numerous fine tentacles connected to his body channeled Energy into him, these injuries were repaired in a very short time, after which they became even stronger.

Breaking, repairing, over and over in a cycle.

His skin cracked, oozing purplish-black poisonous blood. His bones emitted a humming sound like they were being smelted, and the patterns of a Spiritual Snake appeared on his tendons, bones, and skin.

The Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture, which would take an ordinary genius at least half a year, or even several years, to master the basics of, Qin Yu had accomplished in just a single day.

And the price was extreme agony!

A pain like Ten Thousand Snakes Biting the Heart, like death by a thousand cuts!

’I’ve finally mastered the basics. The next step is to guide the Qi Blood in my body into my heart and ignite the Qi and Blood Melting Furnace!’

Qin Yu took a deep breath and mobilized his boiling Qi Blood. With the help of countless fine tentacles, it began to surge continuously into his heart.

Igniting the Qi and Blood Melting Furnace was an extremely dangerous step. The heart itself is very fragile and one of the most vital organs in the body. If anything went wrong, the mildest outcome would be a damaged heart; the worst would be instant death.

And when cultivating the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture, one’s entire body’s Qi Blood is laced with lethal poison, making it even more dangerous.

But Qin Yu showed no fear.

This step was fraught with difficulty for others, but for him, with the support of the Insect Nest, a purely physical transformation like this was nothing special.

BOOM!

A massive amount of Qi and Blood Force merged into his heart. As the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture circulated, the vast Qi Blood formed a furnace.

The moment the Qi and Blood Melting Furnace ignited, a serpentine golden gleam flashed in the depths of Qin Yu’s pupils.

It was as if a raging flame was burning in his heart.

However, the influx of power was so violent that fine cracks appeared on his heart, causing it to twitch spasmodically.

But the Insect Swarm’s Energy, which accompanied the Qi Blood, quickly repaired the damage.

If anyone else had tried to cultivate in such a violent manner, they would have likely died on the spot. But for Qin Yu, there was no need for such concerns.

He directly forced his way through the barrier.

The Qi Blood born from the Qi and Blood Melting Furnace circulated throughout his body. A surging, boundless power flowed through Qin Yu, and a phantom image of his immense Qi Blood rose above him, like thick plumes of wolf smoke.

The instant he broke through,

the Insect Nest’s transformation also began.

The ten-meter-tall Insect Nest inside Snake Valley also changed abruptly. A torrent of Energy surged into it, causing the mountain of flesh to begin pupating.

Then, it began to beat like the heart of an ancient Divine Demon.

Each beat made the very air tremble.

The chrysalis also grew larger and larger.

A Tier Two Insect Nest!

Once it hatched, it would be able to mass-produce warriors of the Insect Race at the Qi and Blood Realm!