Chapter 142: Chapter 140 ‘Insect Scripture’_l
Translator: 549690339
“Family Head…”
“Elder Zhang…”
As familiar faces appeared in the spiritual light, the complexion of the black shadow cultivator turned pale, his heart feeling like ashes.
Zhang Family’s Head, Zhang Yu Tang, two Elders of the Disciplinary Hall, and the leading female cultivator of the Sky Sword Sect, even the weakest among these four had reached the Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer. Dealing with him, who was merely an Intermediate Level Qi Practitioner, was as simple as crushing an ant.
“Cheng Wen, I didn’t expect it to be you behind the insect infestation in our family! Do you know what you’re doing?!”
Zhang Yu Tang had already recognized the true face beneath the black shadow and spoke with a voice full of disappointment.
“Family Head, I only did this out of helplessness.”
“An Elder from the Wan family found me, saying they wanted to place some insect eggs in our family’s Spirit Plant Garden. They promised to give me enough Spirit Stones and Magic Artifacts as payment once they mature.”
“They claimed it would only slightly affect the Spirit Plants, causing a drop in the production of the Spirit Peaches. Blinded by greed, I agreed to his request.”
“So you chose to sacrifice the interests of the family to satisfy your selfish desires?”
Zhang Yu Tang, his face frosty, asked indifferently.
“What sacrifice the interests of the family? Isn’t it the interests of the Sky Sword Sect?”
“Generation after generation of our Zhang family’s cultivators have spent countless hours and effort simply to plant some Spirit Fruits. For what, I ask?” “What for? Without planting these spirit fruits, where would the Spirit Stones sustaining our family’s livelihood come from? Where would your elixirs for cultivation come from?”
“It was the Sky Sword Sect’s opportunity that allowed you to cultivate worry-free in the Zhang family, without having to fight to the death for a bit of cultivation resources.”
“And because of this slight kindness, the Zhang family could more easily send its more talented descendants into the Sky Sword Sect and thereby ensure the continuous inheritance of the Zhang family’s lineage.”
“You ask what for?!”
Zhang Yu Tang roared furiously at the black shadow cultivator.
“Enough, you have already harmed the interests of both the senior cultivator from the Sky Sword Sect, and the Zhang family. More talk is useless.”
“Elders, deal with this Zhang family scum according to the rules. No need for mercy, give him a good lesson.”
Zhang Yu Tang took a deep breath to calm his emotions and spoke to the two elders of the Disciplinary Hall behind him.
“Senior Sister Yao, I am ashamed that this kind of family disgrace occurred before you.”
“Rest assured, the Zhang family will resolve this matter quickly and ensure that all the Water Ling Peaches return to normal as soon as possible. The quantity and quality of the peaches we handover will be consistent with previous years.”
He promised the beautiful woman by his side.
Yao Qing nodded slightly.
“Elder Brother Zhang, rest assured and proceed with the process. Teacher Uncle He and I will continue to believe in the Zhang Family.”
On hearing this, Zhang Yu Tang instantly felt relieved. He rushed to the Zhang family Ancestral Hall, determined to solve the insect problem with a thunderous approach.
Two days later, Lu Xuan was wandering aimlessly around the Spirit Plant Garden.
He had average control over Fire System Techniques, therefore under conditions where the Water Ling Peach plants would not be impacted, he could not locate the Mimic Worm.
Out of the three people, only Yan Ping, the ordinary-looking young cultivator, fulfilled this condition. Therefore, the vital task fell on him. As for him and Yao Qing, they were patrolling the garden to prevent accidents.
Over these two days, the Zhang family and the Wan Family on the other island had numerous conflicts due to the Mimic Worm incident, with many cultivators losing their lives.
Zhang Family Head, Zhang Yu Tang, was determined to handle it himself. Lu Xuan and the others didn’t get involved, focusing instead on dealing with the issue of insect infestation infecting the Water Ze Spirit Peach.
The Spirit Plant Garden was full of wet marshlands, slowing down Lu Xuan’s patrols.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of alarm and subconsciously used the Cloud Soaring Technique, instantly leaping to the side.
A green tongue, akin to a tentacle, landed where Lu Xuan was previously standing, spreading a revolting, pungent smell that made one want to vomit.
Wherever the tongue passed, and at the spot where it ultimately landed, a hissing sound could be heard. Wisps of foul-smelling white smoke rose, leaving a black mark on the ground—a testament to the potency of the green tongue’s poison.
In a flash, Lu Xuan noticed, about seven or eight feet away, the figure of a huge light green toad appearing. As its green tongue missed its target and withdraws back into its mouth, the greens on its body continuously changed, seeming to blend into the surrounding environment.
“Interesting.”
After noticing that the abilities of the green toad bore a significant resemblance to the Mimic Worm’s, Lu Xuan found it intriguing.
“Cultivating such a large number of Mimic Worms must be to feed this bizarre toad.”
While he was thinking this, his movements remained unaffected. With a thought, several talismans, each resembling a small sword, appeared in his hand.
“Mimicry, is it? As long as my attack range is wide enough, it won’t matter what form you imitate!”
Five second-grade Million Swords Qi talismans were silently activated, and shot towards different directions.
Immediately, a myriad of sword Qi surged like swimming fish in all directions with Lu Xuan at its center.
Under this full-scale onslaught, the pale green toad, which had blended into its environment, was quickly scratched by more than a dozen wisps of sword Qi.
The figure of the green toad reappeared, and it let out a piercing cry. Fine wounds appeared on the toad’s body, with green blood seeping out, covering its entire body.
Under the myriad sword Qi onslaught, the wounds became more and more numerous until, eventually, the pale green toad was sliced into countless remnants.
Lu Xuan leaped into the air. His spiritual sense quickly locked onto a distant cultivator. He extended his index and middle fingers, from which a strand of golden sword Qi shot out, hurtling towards the cultivator.
After the death of the pale green toad, the cultivator’s actions were greatly affected due to loss of blood.
With his carefully cultivated toad disposed of so casually, he knew that he was in trouble. Enduring intense pain, he fled at high speed.
“Damn it! This Sky Sword Sect cultivator actually possesses so many second-grade talismans!”
He gritted his teeth in anger. Originally, he thought that with the rare camouflage ability and poison of the toad he had nurtured, he could contend against high-grade Qi practitioners. However, this Sky Sword Sect cultivator unsportingly launched several Second-Grade talismans in one go, effortlessly killing his poison toad.
Before he could finish his thought, the golden sword Qi arrived at a speed far faster than he had expected, reaching his back.
The sword Qi did not collide head-on with the shield behind him, but circled half-way instead and, to the cultivator’s disbelief, pierced through his chest.
“What level of sword Qi is this? It can even bend from such a distance…”
Accompanying his thoughts, a red needle as thin as a strand of hair pierced into his forehead, twisted violently in his mind, and shattered his spiritual sense.
Lu Xuan landed next to the cultivator, released another sword Qi, then unleashed an Evil Banishing Talisman to ensure no demon envoy could come forth. Only then did he retrieve the red needle and take hold of the storage bag around the cultivator’s waist.
Spirit Stones, magic artifacts, elixirs…
“Insect Scripture?”
One scripture attracted Lu Xuan’s attention.
Just as he was about to open it, the figures of Yao Qing and Yan Ping landed beside Lu Xuan.
“Junior Brother Lu is really quick. When Brother Yan and I heard the commotion and thought to come help, we found that Junior Brother Lu had already taken care of the attacker.”
Yao Qing’s gaze swept across the area, quickly noticing the remnants of the pale green toad and the dead cultivator.
“I had no choice. As a Spirit Plant Master, I have to prepare a lot of protective items.”
“To eliminate the enemy, I used several Second Grade Thousand Sword Qi Talismans. It’s a big loss!”
“If I had known Senior Sister Yao and Senior Brother Yan were coming, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry to dispose of this person.”
Lu Xuan revealed a look of suffering. He seemed extremely unwilling regarding the Second Grade talismans that he had used..