A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 156 The Power of the Gold-Eating Insects

"Who are you? How dare you be so arrogant? You think we can just leave because you say so? What gives you the right?"

The bald, burly man was clearly unconvinced, but Lin He didn't waste any words with him. He simply made a grabbing motion in the air, and a large golden handprint flew out, arriving above the bald man's head in the blink of an eye.

The bald, burly man was taken aback. Just as he was about to take out his magic weapon, a black rope suddenly appeared and completely wrapped around his body.

The bald, burly man's expression changed drastically. He tried to break free by channeling all his magical power, but the more he was bound, the tighter the entanglement became.

"ah----"

At this moment, a golden handprint descended from the sky and slammed down. The bald, burly man, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, was quickly crushed to death by the immense force, never to live again.

From the moment Lin He made his move to the moment the bald giant died, only a few seconds had passed. The battle had barely begun when everyone had drawn their magical weapons or treasures to prepare for the fight, and it was already over.

The middle-aged man looked at Lin He with a shocked expression, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

"Trying to leave now? Too late!"

A murderous aura flashed across Lin He's face. Now that he had already made his move, he couldn't wait for these people to go back and get reinforcements. He was going to silence them.

Lin He casually took out a spirit beast bag, and immediately tens of thousands of gold-devouring insects flew out, forming a dense cloud of insects that surged in all directions.

These gold-devouring insects are incredibly terrifying; they devour everything, even magical artifacts, leaving your hands clean.

These low-ranking disciples of the Sea Sand Gang had never seen such a powerful insect before, and they quickly collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

The middle-aged man and the other elder, who was in the early stage of Core Formation, were so frightened by what they saw that they dared not stay any longer and hurriedly flew away from Lihuo Island.

"snort!"

With a cold snort, tens of thousands of gold-devouring insects suddenly split into two groups, which gathered together to form two sharp blades, and quickly flew towards the two Core Formation cultivators who were trying to escape.

Nangong Wan participated in the battle at Spirit Beast Mountain and obtained many insect-repelling techniques. Lin He naturally learned a lot from them as well, and their use at this moment was indeed extraordinary.

Seeing two sharp knives coming at them, the two had no choice but to stop and defend themselves.

The old man, who was in the early stage of Core Formation, took out a fiery red shield, which transformed into a cloud of fire to block the sharp blade.

Just as the old man breathed a sigh of relief, a beam of azure light suddenly appeared in the void. The azure light swept away the fiery red shield unexpectedly and quickly collected it into a small bronze cauldron.

"Oh no! It's an ancient treasure!"

The old man only had time to utter this one sentence before his entire body was pierced by the sharp knife. Thousands of gold-devouring insects flew out, densely packed, and completely enveloped his body.

The middle-aged man, who was taking out a folding fan to block the sharp knife, was terrified when he saw this and was about to flee.

At this moment, Lin He slapped the bronze cauldron with one hand, and the exquisite ancient treasure immediately flashed with light. The lid of the cauldron opened, and another ray of azure light flew out, quickly entangling the folding fan magic weapon.

An exceptionally terrifying force struggled to pull the folding fan magic weapon into the bronze cauldron. The middle-aged man had no choice but to channel all his magical power into the folding fan magic weapon to contend with this terrifying pull.

At this moment, the sharp knife suddenly exploded on its own, and five thousand gold-devouring insects flew out, instantly crawling all over the middle-aged man's body and beginning to bite him.

"ah----"

The middle-aged man let out a series of screams. His folding fan magic weapon was taken away by Qingxia, and he himself was devoured by the swarm of insects until his body was completely gone.

After collecting the two people's storage bags, Lin He looked down again.

Those low-level disciples had long since perished under the insect swarm, their storage bags completely devoured, a sight that sent chills down the spines of the Taiyang Sect disciples.

After dispersing the swarm of insects, Lin He landed on the ground and looked at the burly man, saying, "Now you can tell me the whereabouts of the Mei siblings, right?"

The burly man didn't dare to meet Lin He's gaze at that moment. He tremblingly named a place, then took out a map, marked it clearly, and handed it to Lin He.

"Indeed, you've done me a great favor. I don't need this magic weapon, so I'll give it to you."

Lin He handed the folding fan magic weapon to the big man, who was overjoyed.

Lin He then looked at Bu Diankong and said, "Fellow Daoist Bu, although I have silenced them all, you should still leave here as soon as possible."

Bu Diankong hurriedly thanked him, but the fear in his eyes was hard to hide. Lin He didn't say anything more, but with a swift movement, he transformed into a streak of blue light and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

"By the way, Zhao Qiao, why does this fellow Daoist recognize you?"

"This disciple doesn't know either," Zhao Qiao said, looking equally bewildered.

Seeing this, Bu Diankong shook his head and said, "Let's go!"

After the Taiyang Sect group left, an elderly scholar suddenly appeared. Holding a tattered scroll, he looked around, shook his head, and said, "His murderous aura is so dense. It seems quite a few cultivators have died at his hands. And those tens of thousands of insects seem very much like the legendary gold-devouring insects that can devour anything. If I'm not mistaken, the Sea Sand Gang was a pawn that the Reverse Star Alliance used to integrate the major forces in the vicinity. Now it has been destroyed. The Reverse Star Alliance won't let this go easily. Hmm, it seems there's going to be a good show. Hehe, why not add fuel to the fire and test this kid's mettle?"

Suddenly, the elderly scholar conjured a beam of azure light, his lips moved slightly as if he were saying something, and then the azure light quickly transformed into a small azure bird and flew away, disappearing without a trace.

On Qingyan Island, a beautiful and dignified woman in green was frowning slightly, looking as if she had encountered a difficult situation.

Standing beside her was a black-clad man with a blank expression. He snorted and said, "Sister, you don't need to be afraid. If that brat surnamed Fu dares to bother me again, I will definitely teach him a lesson."

The woman in green shook her head and said, "It's no use. This person's shamelessness is unparalleled. Moreover, I've heard that he's been noticed by a certain Core Formation expert who would take him as a disciple as soon as he reaches Foundation Establishment."

The man in black shook his head upon hearing this, seemingly finding the situation extremely troublesome.

The woman in green continued, "Our Mei family ancestors also produced Core Formation stage cultivators, but unfortunately, our family fortunes declined, and now only my brother and I remain. Relying on what our ancestors left behind, we still have a good chance of reaching Foundation Establishment, but..."

"Dan—I'm afraid there's no hope left."

The man in black also said, "I understand my sister's thoughts. You want to find a male cultivator at the Core Formation stage to help you cultivate, and I don't object. However—where are we going to find such a person?"

The woman in green sighed, feeling quite troubled. She had taken steps to find a male cultivator who satisfied her and possessed high cultivation, but unfortunately, finding one was not easy.

"Oh no, that kid surnamed Fu is here again!"

The man in black suddenly sensed something, and then a handsome young man in flowing white robes appeared, holding a jade flute.

"Miss Mei, we meet again!"

"Fellow Daoist Fu, you—" Just as the woman in green was about to say something, a blue beam of light suddenly landed there, revealing a handsome young man dressed in blue.