Myriad Spirits Immortal Clan

Outside Buqing Mountain, a gentle breeze stirred, revealing vast patches of spirit eggs.

Ye Jingcheng reached out, pinching a bug egg, watching the deep green speck inside, seemingly still pulsating.

Instantly, his brows furrowed deeply.

The spiritual energy of these bug eggs was minimal, but their activity was high, and their vitality was strong.

Furthermore, they were slowly absorbing spiritual energy.

Based on his understanding of spirit insects, these spirit eggs seemed to have been soaked in a special spirit liquid, allowing them to hatch in just a few days.

“Are these Devouring Spirit Locusts?” Ye Jingcheng suddenly recalled a name, and a jolt of fear ran through him.

To verify, Ye Jingcheng directly crushed one of the bug eggs that was about to hatch.

Seeing some shadows of spirit locusts inside, he was completely certain.

Then, as if realizing something, he retrieved the spirit beast pouches hanging from the waists of the four men.

Inside each spirit beast pouch, there were hundreds of Devouring Spirit Locusts.

These Devouring Spirit Locusts possessed compound wings, serrated forearms, and fangs that craved anything.

The reason they were called 'Devouring Spirit' was due to their terrifying reproductive ability and their insatiable appetite.

They could easily trigger a terrifying insect plague.

Ancient texts recorded that massive Devouring Spirit Locust swarms consisted of hundreds of thousands of insects, and even ordinary Violet Palace cultivators would take a long time to kill them all by hand.

Moreover, the Devouring Spirit Locusts contained toxins in their bodies, and these toxins would accumulate.

Killing too many would lead to a build-up of toxins, which even Violet Palace cultivators might not be able to withstand.

Therefore, eradicating spirit locusts required utmost vigilance.

They couldn't be allowed to reach a certain scale.

“These queen insects still have unlaid eggs!”

However, at this moment, Ye Jingcheng's concern wasn't just this, since the Ye family's Devouring Spirit Locusts were likely only in this vicinity.

He could easily deal with them.

His fear was that other families might also have been infested with Devouring Spirit Locusts.

A single Devouring Spirit Locust could lay hundreds of young eggs, and even if only ninety percent of them hatched, the sheer number would be something that a few Foundation Establishment families couldn't handle.

Taihang Prefecture was currently governed jointly by the three major Foundation Establishment families and the Jin family, a branch of the Golden Core family.

Following them were many small families that had emerged in recent years.

Many of these small families were actually spies.

But the strength of these spies definitely didn't reach the Violet Palace realm.

Therefore, if not handled properly, the entire Taihang Prefecture could be plunged into a massive insect plague, possibly even triggering another beast tide in the Taihang Mountains.

If Taihang Prefecture fell into chaos, the affiliated cultivators of the Azure River Sect in Yanhuai Prefecture would launch a full-scale attack on Taiqing Prefecture, and it was estimated that it was only a matter of time before the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Taiyi Sect was tested.

If he was tested and found out, that would be the beginning of a nightmare.

The annexation of two major sects was destined to be brutal.

The losing side, from top to bottom, would be reduced to spoils of war.

Only the affiliated forces of the winning side could get a little bit of the pie.

As for the Ye family, they would definitely not be spared at that time.

Ye Jingcheng sighed deeply; all of this was already interconnected.

It seemed now that it wasn't that the Azure River Sect hadn't made any moves in three years, but that they had been plotting all along.

Recalling what the Yuan family had said before, that they also wanted to develop a spirit beast industry in the Taihang Mountains, it was likely a second preparation to trigger a beast tide.

The Ye family could create a beast tide to make the Mo family fall and disappear.

If the Jade Cloud Yuan family had a specific spiritual object or secretly took a descendant of a demon king, it was highly likely to form a beast tide.

Ye Jingcheng pondered carefully; everything was completely clear, and he had to find a path suitable for the Ye family as soon as possible.

Ye Jingcheng released a Fireball Technique, consuming the surrounding insect eggs until they were completely gone, and then headed directly towards Buqing Mountain.

Soon, he landed on the main hall of Buqing Mountain, where the other cultivators had already finished dealing with Ye Jinghe and arrived.

Ye Xinghan was somewhat surprised at this moment because he hadn't heard the sound of fighting from beginning to end.

But thinking that Ye Jingcheng had broken through to the Violet Palace realm, he felt it was only natural.

“Uncle Xinghan, Devouring Spirit Locusts have appeared. Immediately arrange for the spirit beasts in the family to go outside Buqing Mountain to search for insect eggs. Secondly, bring Lizard Duke and the family's earth lizard toad-like spirit beasts over!” Ye Jingcheng threw a spirit beast pouch to Ye Xinghan.

Seeing this, Ye Xinghan's expression immediately turned unsightly.

As the Ye family's highest spirit planter, what he worried about and hated the most was this kind of spirit insect.

“Weren't these spirit insects extinct?” Ye Xinghan glanced at the spirit beast pouch and handed it to someone else.

Insect plagues of Devouring Spirit Locusts had occurred in the cultivation world, but they had all been jointly exterminated.

Moreover, not only did cultivators dislike these locusts, but even the demon races in the Taihang Mountains extremely disliked these Devouring Spirit Locusts.

So, in theory, these Devouring Spirit Locusts should have become extinct long ago.

“Someone will always keep them. It is estimated that someone will frame our Ye family and the Wan family at that time!” Ye Jingcheng shook his head helplessly.

The most unpredictable thing in the cultivation world is the human heart, and also the benefits.

“Uncle Xinghan, please also contact Uncle Xingqun. As for Jinghe, handle it according to family rules. The family can only be strict on this kind of thing and will never tolerate it!” Ye Jingcheng added again, seeing that Ye Xinghan still had something on his mind.

He summoned everyone in the family, and even Ye Jingcheng released his hundreds of Five Poison Bees.

Soon, he took out the communication token and secretly sent a message to Superior Taihao.

It was not suitable for the Ye family to expose themselves now. When Superior Taihao came, they could secretly spread the news that Superior Taihao had been to Buqing Mountain.

The news of the spirit stone mine that the Ye family deliberately spread would no longer be coveted.

Nor would they expose their strength.

After all, Superior Taihao had been here, indicating that the sect was dividing the benefits, and without absolute evidence, they would definitely not dare to report internally.

After all, any peak of the Taiyi Five Peaks could actually represent some of the Taiyi Sect.

Of course, Superior Taihao's arrival could also be used to discuss solutions for the Devouring Spirit Locusts.

For the Ye family, they naturally did not want to see the Taiyi Sect have an accident now.

What the Ye family needed now was time.

After everything was arranged, Ye Jingcheng sat in his seat, leaning back in the chair, took out a sip of spirit tea, and allowed the tea's flavor to linger in his throat.

At the same time, he operated the Heavenly Soul Art, trying to make his thoughts clearer.

Although he was currently in the Violet Palace realm, when to expose himself and how to deal with the current situation was equally important.

Ye Jingcheng thought for a while, but still couldn't think of the key to breaking the situation.

So, he stopped thinking about it. The family's current predicament was at least not like before. Before, a group of forces just wanted to see the Ye family's strength.

They wanted the Ye family's treasures and resources.

This time, it was a worry about the nest being overturned.

On the contrary, the Ye family was just a small role inside.

Therefore, the Ye family still had some time to prepare, and the risk was not that great.

Then, he took out the storage bags of the four men.

When the four men fell, he recognized that the four were wandering cultivators active in other cultivation countries, the Heavenly Yellow Four Cranes.

Among the Heavenly Yellow Four Cranes, one was good at killing, one was good at formation, and the remaining two, one was good at hiding, and one was good at alchemy and artifact refining.

They were extremely famous among wandering cultivators.

But now that they came to the Ye family, they were obviously instructed by someone.

Recalling the Huayu Sect cultivators that Ye Xingyi saw in Taichang Square City.

It's just a pity that the Transformation Feather Sect didn't take action personally, and the Yu Yun Yuan family didn't either.

His intention to use Ye Jinghe as bait has completely failed.

Ye Jingcheng took out the four storage bags one by one and began to check them.

After all, he invited Grandmaster Taihao, so he had to prepare a decent gift.

If there were no presentable treasures among the four, the Ye family would have to personally select a few from the family's collection.

Otherwise, it would be extremely inappropriate for a Grandmaster from the Taiyi Sect to take the initiative to discuss matters.

Even if they could get away with it due to their relationship,

it wouldn't be so easy for the Ye family to obtain help from the sect in the future.

In the world of cultivation, favors are always reciprocal.

As long as the gift the Ye family presented was acceptable, it wouldn't be a problem.

Even if Grandmaster Taihao knew that the Ye family was using him as a shield, he wouldn't think too much about it.

After all, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Because the Xuan Huang Four Cranes were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, Ye Jingcheng simply took out all the treasures together.

The four of them didn't have many spirit stones; together, they only had a little over ten thousand.

But for rogue cultivators, it was normal to have that many spirit stones readily available in their storage bags.

As for spiritual herbs and precious materials, Ye Jingcheng shook his head after taking a look.

There weren't any good treasures.

The magical artifacts were quite good, with two high-grade second-tier artifacts, three mid-grade second-tier artifacts, and three low-grade second-tier artifacts, including four defensive artifacts.

Even if they were placed in the market, they could be sold for forty to fifty thousand spirit stones.

For Ye Jingcheng, that wasn't a small amount.

As for spirit talismans, there was also a second-tier array-breaking talisman. Array-breaking talismans are the most expensive among spirit talismans of the same tier, involving the most complex talisman principles.

Even experienced spirit talisman masters don't have a high success rate.

There were also many miscellaneous items. Ye Jingcheng even found a treasure map inside.

But this kind of treasure map was similar to those seen in the market, with nine fakes for every one real.

Ye Jingcheng collected all the treasures and flew out to check the remaining eggs of the Spirit Devouring Locusts.

The Ye family had already suffered several disasters. Now that the base of mortals was already small, if these Spirit Devouring Locusts appeared, the Ye family would suffer even more disasters.

… …

The next day, following the morning light, a spirit boat appeared in the distance.

However, it wasn't Grandmaster Taihao, but Grandmaster Tianzhen.

"Senior Tianzhen!" Ye Jingcheng still presented the etiquette of a junior. At this time, he also wanted to see if Grandmaster Tianzhen could see through his cultivation.

After all, his divine soul was comparable to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and with the concealment of the Great Turtle Qi Concealment Art, his ability to conceal his aura was definitely not weak.

"Your senior brother Taihao has something to attend to and has gone to Taiqing County. Have Spirit Devouring Locusts appeared here?" Tianzhen didn't exchange many pleasantries and directly asked about the Spirit Devouring Locusts.

The Taiyi Sect's war with the Qinghe Sect was now a certainty.

If something were to happen in Taihang County at this moment, and a beast tide were to erupt, then Taichang County would be under attack from both sides.

"Senior Tianzhen, please take a look!" Ye Jingcheng still addressed him as senior, and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

Then, he handed over the four spirit beast bags.

"These are rogue cultivators from Zhao State. They must have accepted employment!"

"Your Ye family has made a contribution in this matter. I must immediately go to Taihang Market. By the way, your Ye family should have spirit beasts that can restrain these Spirit Devouring Locusts, right?" Grandmaster Tianzhen was extremely anxious.

"Yes, both the Wan family and the Ye family can, but the Wan family may be slightly more skilled!" Ye Jingcheng nodded, not refusing.

He then assured Grandmaster Tianzhen that the Ye family would send various spirit beasts that could exterminate the locusts as soon as possible to cooperate with the cultivators.

Many cultivators were also afraid of the venom of the Spirit Devouring Locusts, but most spirit beasts that could exterminate insects were immune to this toxin.

Spirit beasts such as earth lizards and toads especially liked these Spirit Devouring Locusts.

"Good, it's settled then. I won't stay any longer. Taihang County will definitely need to send reinforcements." Grandmaster Tianzhen nodded.

Seeing that Grandmaster Tianzhen was about to leave, Ye Jingcheng took out a storage bag filled with some spirit stones, two Jade Soul Pills, and several detoxification pills.

It would be inappropriate for Grandmaster Tianzhen to accept anything too valuable, but it wouldn't be right to only offer detoxification pills.

"Senior Tianzhen, these are some detoxification pills that can detoxify. For this junior, they are just casually refined items!" Ye Jingcheng explained.

Hearing Ye Jingcheng say this, Grandmaster Tianzhen also nodded.

"There's no need to worry too much. The sect has already made plans." Grandmaster Tianzhen seemed to be hinting at something as he reminded Ye Jingcheng.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was instantly overjoyed. He wasn't afraid of going to war with the Qinghe Sect.

He was afraid that the higher-ups of the Taiyi Sect would run away directly.

Now that Grandmaster Tianzhen was so confident, it was estimated that some exciting news had appeared within the sect.

"Senior Tianzhen, please remember to send people to Yulong Valley as well. By all means, do not let rogue cultivators enter the mountain!" Seeing that Grandmaster Tianzhen was about to leave, Ye Jingcheng reminded him again.

Upon hearing this, Grandmaster Tianzhen couldn't help but take another look at Ye Jingcheng before nodding again.

The spirit boat then headed towards Taihang Market.

Taihang Market was the center of Taihang County, and it wasn't far from any of the families in Taihang County.

Grandmaster Tianzhen's idea was the same as Ye Jingcheng's: the Spirit Devouring Locusts couldn't possibly only appear near Buqingshan.

It was likely that they would affect most of Taihang County.

Even Taichang County might be affected.

This was originally an act of sabotage before the war.

Who the mastermind was was no longer important.

How to counterattack was what the Taiyi Sect needed to do.

After chatting with Grandmaster Tianzhen, Ye Jingcheng immediately rushed back to Lingyun Peak.

In addition to being careful about Yulong Valley, Ye Jingcheng also had to worry about the Yuan family and the Wei family targeting the descendants of the demon kings in the Taihang Mountains at this time.

This was the easiest way to cause a beast tide.

When Ye Jingcheng returned to Lingyun Peak, he saw Turtle Ancestor and Ye Haicheng waiting in front of his courtyard by the apricot tree.

The apricot blossoms were blooming even more, attracting many spirit bees.

The stingers of these Five Poison Bees, which specialized in collecting honey, were beginning to turn white, and their toxicity had greatly decreased.

Of course, this was inevitable. Ye Jingcheng wasn't cultivating Five Poison Bees anymore, and naturally, he was cultivating fewer poisonous flowers.

He now supplied more than a hundred Five Poison Bees that specialized in spirit detection, which was already enough.

The other Five Poison Bees were now simply collecting spirit honey, so it was normal for them to degenerate.

"Jingcheng, you've broken through?" Ye Haicheng was obviously overjoyed that Ye Jingcheng had broken through so quickly.

"Thanks to the third-tier demon beast inner core prepared by the family." Ye Jingcheng nodded, there was no need to avoid it with his own family.

On the contrary, he was somewhat anticipating the news that Ye Haicheng would bring.

"Jingcheng, your strength and spirit beasts are excellent. Second Ancestor will probably break through to the Golden Core realm in half a year. At that time, you will go to the Azure Cloud Sea Area with him!" Ye Haiyun said.

Compared to the chaotic situation in Yan State, the Ye family's Second Ancestor breaking through to the Golden Core realm was the most important thing!