Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 111 Spirit Bee
In the valley, Huangqi looked at Master Xuehai with some doubt:
"Why don't you release all the wind wolves, Brother Xuehai? With your current strength, shouldn't it be easy for you to take down the Qingmu Sect?"

Xuehai just smiled:
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Huangqi. The Qingmu Sect still has some strength. Recently, they invited a third-level alchemist with Jindan cultivation, who seems to know some blood path techniques."

Huangqi looked somewhat surprised:
"Oh? A human alchemist is just trying to get in on the fun. Are you trying to save your life?"

"Who knows? But judging from his methods, he seems to know the inside story of the Wind Wolf Rebellion. I am worried that there is a master behind him, so I have to be careful."

Huangqi was stunned when he heard this:
"Master, could it be a human Yuanying?"

"Probably. I will need Daoist Huangqi's help then."

The latter nodded.

Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard in the cave in the valley behind.

The sound was dull, as if some huge creature was walking out of the cave.

Only when the creature walked into the sunlight did its huge shape appear.

It was the third-level wind wolf that Xuehai wanted to capture.

The latter was no longer listless, his hair was soft and shiny, with a faint silver glow flowing.

Huangqi was somewhat moved by this:

“Fellow Daoist Xuehai really chose a good body. Although this monster is only at the third level, it has some of the Silver Moon Wolf bloodline.

Born with the ability to breathe in and out the power of the moon, if one can use this demonic body to break through to the fourth level, the difficulty will be much lower."

Hearing this, the wolf spoke human words:

"What Daoist Huangqi said is true. But I have no intention of changing into a demon body. I just want to use this demon power to deal with the Qingmu Sect and the mysterious enemy that is about to come."

Fenglang's tone and expression were almost the same as Xuehai's. Huangqi knew that Xuehai had completely taken over this demon body.

"That's such a pity."

Most of the monsters living in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains are those left over from the ancient war between humans and monsters. After nearly ten thousand years of evolution, most of them have deviated from their original evolutionary trajectory.

As a result, monsters and beasts become weaker and weaker, and reversion to their original form rarely occurs.

If this Wind Wolf is allowed to continue practicing, he will be able to break through to the fourth level in no time and become the new Demon King of this land after the Moon King.

"What a pity, the sea of ​​blood plucked the peaches. Otherwise, after it breaks through, I can take its blood and bones, which will be an excellent treasure to nourish myself."

"Haha, it's just a third-level demon wolf, what's the pity?

In terms of pity, it is far less than the fourth-level wind wolf back then. That was the true atavistic moon wolf. If it had not been killed by Taoist Ruowu first, I would have taken its body and returned to the Nascent Soul stage."

There was a hint of smile in the eyes of the human-shaped blood sea, and he did not take the fourth-level demon wolf that had lived for many years seriously at all.

Astragalus shook his head.

True Lord Xuehai didn't care about his actions at all. The skin on his hands cracked, and lines of blood emerged from it like living things, pouring into the blood wolf's body.

The latter's body became larger and larger as his blood filled up, and his aura became heavier, and he was about to break through the threshold between the third and fourth levels.

But the human-shaped sea of ​​blood stopped at this moment.

'This demon wolf realm is nothing but an empty shell filled with blood. It has strength but no foundation. If it breaks through to the fourth level at this moment, it will probably become shattered bones under the thunder tribulation.

Not only would he lose a wolf demon's blood body in vain, but he might also be affected. The loss outweighs the gain!'

Huang Qi saw the demon wolf's increasingly powerful pressure, and then looked at the blood sea whose aura was constantly weakening, and asked in confusion:

"Fellow Daoist, since you are using this wolf body as a thug, isn't it putting the cart before the horse to weaken yourself and enhance your demon body? Aren't you worried about your body being weakened and being killed?"

"Haha, isn't Fellow Daoist Huangqi here? I trust you very much. I'm sure that with your strength, you won't let me be harmed easily by thieves."

Huangqi was stunned and thought:

"This True Lord Xuehai is too careless. Leaving his own safety in my hands is really..."

Huangqi was slandering in his heart when True Lord Xuehai flicked his right sleeve and the burly wolf demon left the place on all fours and headed towards the exit of the valley.

The purpose of this trip was naturally to meet the mysterious monk who had ruined his plan.

Xuehai looked at Huangqi's confused expression, and sensed the large group of wind wolves and spiritual practitioners around him.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows, and I have more than three burrows!"

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Wei Zhong and his group moved forward along a route under the guidance of Yu Xianglan.

This road did not pass through the Qingmu Sect's first-line outposts, but was more inclined towards the southeast. There were tall trees along the way, and some low-level monsters could be seen from time to time.

"It seems that Qingmu Sect has almost cleared out the monsters in the surrounding area."

Wei Zhong looked at the bare spiritual fruit tree beside him and sighed in his heart:

"Even the spiritual fruit trees of this level were not spared, and all the leaves were plucked out."

He shook his head and continued to escape behind Yu Xianglan, hearing her instructions in his ears.

"We are about to enter a bee colony's territory. Although the queen bee is only at the second level, this bee colony is not easy to deal with.

There is a strange venom on its tail stinger, which can cause severe pain and itching even if it stings the monk's skin.

If the stung area is large enough, it may even block the circulation of spiritual energy in the cultivator's body. You should be careful not to disturb these difficult demon bees."

Tan Tai Lin was stunned when he heard this: "Could it be the Soul Devouring Ghost Bee?"

He used sound transmission, and only Wei Zhong heard it.

"Senior, I wonder what this Soul Devouring Ghost Bee is?"

The other party chuckled:
“This is a ferocious creature. We spiritual practitioners classify it as a kind of spiritual insect, famous for its powerful bee venom.

However, there are too few of them in the cultivation world, so not many people know about it.

It is a unique spiritual bee with a pale yellow body and a purple tail. The venom in its body can stiffen the body of a monk.

If the size of the swarm is large enough, it can kill high-level spiritual practitioners with its numbers.

Even if a Jindan cultivator encountered a large number of second-order soul-eating ghost bees, he would be hard to escape.

Even if you use your unique defensive spiritual method, your spiritual power will eventually run out. Don't provoke such monsters. Listen to this girl and avoid them."

Wei Zhong nodded upon hearing this, and had no intention of testing the Soul-Eating Ghost Bee with his own strength.

Since Tan Tai Lin, a senior Yuanying stage master, said so, there was no reason for Wei Zhong to get into trouble.

However, Wei Zhong didn't want to offend this bee monster, but it came to him.

A pale yellow spirit bee flew past everyone's eyes. Yu Xianglan's face froze when she saw it, and she couldn't help wondering:

"Could it be that there are spiritual flowers nearby that have reached their blooming period?"

The flowering period of spiritual flowers does not follow a certain pattern according to the seasons like the flowers on earth.

Rather, it is an uncertain change caused by the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding environment.

If the spiritual energy is abundant enough, the flowering period of many spiritual flowers will be rapidly shortened, just like the white jade lotus in Wei Zhong Cave, which is in full bloom all year round.

"Everyone, be careful. Don't try to kill or drive away these spirit bees. Let's slowly retreat and go around this place." Yu Xianglan instructed everyone.

He was feeling depressed. He didn't expect to encounter such a troublesome monster just after setting out.

The twenty or so foundation-building cultivators under their command all had good qualities, and no one disobeyed Yu Xianglan's orders.

Even if a few spirit bees landed on its body, it would only condense a layer of spiritual light shield to prevent the spirit bees from attacking it.

Everyone circled around, trying to get rid of the spirit bees, but the more they circled around them, the more spirit bees there were.

Wei Zhong couldn't help wondering: 'How come these spirit bees are so widespread?'

Dozens of people retreated at least dozens of miles, but still could not escape the entanglement of the Soul-Eating Ghost Bees.

A cultivator in the early stage of foundation building under his command had consumed most of his spiritual power in condensing a spiritual light shield in order to avoid being harmed by the spirit bees, and his face turned pale.

Wei Zhong saw Yu Xianglan's expression and saw that she also looked confused.

So he sent a message to Tan Tai Lin: "Senior, do you have any idea about this?"

Tan Tai Lin thought for a while and replied:

"The Soul Devouring Ghost Bees are spreading out on such a large scale, most likely to collect a large amount of various spiritual honeys rich in spiritual energy."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong asked in confusion, "Could it be that the queen bee in the bee colony has advanced to a higher level?"

Tan Tai Lin nodded: "Almost exactly."

Then he continued, "Wei boy, this Soul Devouring Ghost Bee is not an ordinary insect, especially when it reaches the third level. If it can be carefully cultivated, it is not impossible to use it to threaten the Nascent Soul."

"Why, is it that the senior is interested in it?"

Tan Tai Lin laughed:
“Although I am jealous, I am not good at driving spirit beasts, let alone this kind of spirit insect.

But I see that you have some skills in taming beasts, and you have two good second-level spirit beasts under your command. Aren't you tempted by them?"

Wei Zhong admitted that he was indeed moved.

Spirit insects are one of the outstanding spiritual beasts in the world of cultivation, not to mention this kind of spirit bee that has the potential for cross-level combat.

Even a group of first-level spirit bees are enough to deal with the group of wind wolves they are about to encounter.

Moreover, Wei Zhong has no shortage of resources. If he can cultivate most of these spirit bees to the third level, he won't be so cowardly when facing the Nascent Soul and just rely on the Taoism of Time to deal with it.

Moreover, since it is a magical bee, there must be magical honey. As a winemaker and alchemist, Wei Zhong might be able to deduce a recipe for magical wine or magical elixir based on this.

'This spirit bee is still collecting spirit honey, which means it is still in the accumulation stage and has not yet broken through to the third level. If we wait until it breaks through, there will be no such good opportunity.'

Wei Zhong hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind to go and take a look.

"What should the senior do when the junior leaves?"

"Of course I'll go with you! I've practiced for many years but have never seen the real body of this bee. I'm very curious. Now that I have the chance, I naturally can't miss it."

Wei Zhong did not expect that Tan Tai Lin had such a plan, so he turned around and sent a message to Yu Xianglan:

“Fellow Daoist Yu, the range of these spirit bees is too wide. I’m afraid it will be difficult for the people of your sect to survive until they are out of their range.

Senior Tan Tai and I will go and take care of the queen bee. Please take the others and wait for a while. We will be back later."

Yu Xianglan was a little confused when she heard this.

Although the spiritual power of those disciples in the early stage of foundation building is weak, as long as the few people in the Jindan stage lend a hand, it won’t take much time to escape from this place. There is no need to take the risk to provoke the spiritual bee.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Xianglan still did not choose to dissuade him. Since the Nascent Soul cultivator made such a choice, there must be some cause and effect that she was not aware of.

"Please be careful, Fellow Daoist Tiezhen."

Yu Xianglan gave a warning and saw Wei Zhong and Tan Tai Lin retreating to the back.

Although other people in the team had doubts, no one raised any questions.

Looking at the spirit bee surrounding the people, it roughly understood the reason.

The departing Wei Zhong and Tan Tai Lin fled towards the place where the spirit bees were densely populated like ghosts.

Along the way, the surrounding Soul-Eating Ghost Bees did not notice these two human monks who were much older than themselves.

Wei Zhong's breath-concealing technique and invisibility technique were both at the master level, so there was no possibility for a mere first-level spirit bee to discover his trace.

Tan Tai Lin is already in the Nascent Soul stage, so he has no shortage of skills to conceal his breath.

The two of them were like two ghosts, easily approaching the queen bee.

It is located under a mountain crevice with a large flower bush on the periphery. A large number of soul-eating ghost bees gather here, and the buzzing sound is endless.

Wei Zhong's spiritual sense spread out and saw the queen bee who just crawled out of the hive.

The other party's body is as big as an adult's fist, which is far beyond the size of an ordinary worker bee.

Especially the dark purple suture needle that was as long as a finger, which made Wei Zhong feel a little cold.

"If this thing stings you, half of your brain will be destroyed. No wonder it is said to be extremely dangerous and has cross-level combat power."

"But fortunately it's only a second-level queen bee!"

Wei Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them kept getting closer to where the queen bee was, squeezed through the crowded swarm of bees, and came to the bottom of the mountain crevice.

"Wei boy, be prepared before you act. Be careful that the queen bee may control the swarm of bees to attack you."

Wei Zhong nodded, and black water emerged from his hand, isolating himself and the queen bee from the bee colony outside.

Such behavior naturally exposed the two of them, and the swarm of bees suddenly became agitated, and rushed towards the ball of black water continuously.

From an outside perspective, the protective layer formed by the Black Water Spiritual Robe looked like it was wrapped in a layer of yellow outer garment.

Wei Zhong inside couldn't help but change his expression, and the spiritual power in his body was rapidly consumed like a flood.

'No, we have to speed up.'

Wei Zhong grabbed the fist-sized queen bee. The latter dared to resist, so Wei Zhong directly attacked with a half-condensed Soul-Shocking Thorn.

The Soul-Shocking Thorn that was used up in the previous battle with Yi Liu was only half condensed, and was just right for dealing with this second-level spirit bee.

Sure enough, after Wei Zhong's attack, the latter suddenly collapsed and his consciousness became weak.

A true seal condensed in Wei Zhong’s consciousness and imprinted it on the spirit bee’s head.

When he was promoted to the Jindan stage, Wei Zhong had taken back several true seals that were left in Jinmei's sea of ​​consciousness, and now he just happened to separate one from the queen bee.

Without feeling much resistance, Wei Zhong quickly established a connection between the spirit bee and himself.

"It is indeed a peak second-level queen bee, only a hair's breadth away from the third level."

At the moment when Wei Zhong controlled the queen bee, the swarm of bees attacking from the outside suddenly stopped.

On the other side, Tan Tai Lin reached deep into the queen bee's nest and took out a ball of bright yellow amber-like condensate.

(End of this chapter)