Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Chen Yi nodded slightly after hearing Sun Huo mention the art of insect control.

"Brother Sun, to be honest..."

"My ancestors were insect tamers, and I have some experience in the art of insect control."

Upon hearing Chen Yi's words, a glint of light flashed in Sun Huo's eyes.

He took out several spirit insects from his storage bag, placed them on the table in front of Chen Yi, and said:

"Brother Chen, I wonder if you know about this spirit insect?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi immediately stepped forward to examine it closely. The spirit insect on the table was entirely golden yellow, with two pairs of wings, one large and one small, on its back.

Seven small red dots appeared on the insect's shell on its back, and it was about three inches long.

"This is the Crimson Star Gold Devouring Insect, a second-tier spirit insect!!" Chen Yi exclaimed in surprise.

Sun Huo nodded emphatically and said:

"Indeed, it is the Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insect."

"I found Brother Chen because of this spirit insect..."

Sun Huo recounted the story in detail: he had discovered a valley at the junction of the inner and outer perimeters of Wanling Mountain.

The valley is called Golden Cloud Valley, and it is rich in a metallic mineral called Mojin Stone.

Inkstone is an excellent material for refining magical artifacts and making array plates and flags. However, the valley is home to many metallic spirit insects, such as the Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects.

These Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects are numerous, have tough bodies, and can even devour cultivators' magical artifacts, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

It would be difficult for Sun Huo to get through the swarm of insects and obtain the Inkstone by himself alone.

However, when he saw Chen Yi controlling the Ironfire Ant Queen, he immediately realized the relationship of mutual restraint between the spirit insect attributes.

Whether it's formations, spirit insects, or spells, they all adhere to the principle of the five elements' mutual restraint. Fire overcomes metal; the fire-attribute Iron Fire Ants can restrain the metal-attribute Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects.

However, Chen Yi looked thoughtful, as the Crimson Star Gold Devouring Insect was a second-tier spirit insect.

The number of Crimson Star Gold-Devouring Insects cultivated by ordinary Insect Masters is generally around two thousand, which is enough to contend with cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

The Crimson Star Gold-Eating Insects in Golden Cloud Valley are wild, and their numbers are incalculable. No wonder Sun Huo didn't dare to venture in alone.

However, most wild insects are small groups of insects, so they are not without a chance.

Seeing Chen Yi's thoughtful expression, Sun Huo spoke up:

"Brother Chen, I hope you can lend a helping hand."

"After it's done, we can split the Inkstone equally, and I can also give you a set of formation creation methods."

Chen Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this; Sun Huo came from a family of array masters.

The array in his hand was definitely not an ordinary array, Chen Yi knew.

"A top-tier first-order formation, the Xuan Guang Geng Jin Formation."

"If we use black gold stone to make array plates and array flags, it can hold off a Foundation Establishment cultivator for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn," Sun Huo said in a deep voice.

Chen Yi's pupils contracted. Having experienced several battles with Foundation Establishment cultivators, he naturally understood their power.

A formation capable of delaying even early-stage Foundation Establishment experts is a life-saving trump card.

"Let me consider this for a while. The fire ants I have need to be cultivated for some time," Chen Yi said.

Sun Huo smiled calmly and replied:

"In that case, I will wait for Brother Chen's news."

"I discovered this place by chance, and I'm not afraid that others will find it. If you're interested, feel free to contact me anytime."

After chatting politely for a while, Sun Huo got up and left first.

Chen Yi watched Sun Huo's retreating figure, a thoughtful expression on his face.

If he could really obtain the Ink Gold Stone and refine the Mysterious Light Geng Gold Array, he would have another trump card to protect his life.

After finishing his tea, Chen Yi got up and left Qingyu Teahouse.

His most important task now is to cultivate in seclusion and reach the sixth level of Qi Refining perfection as soon as possible.

Chen Yi went to the central street of Lingxifang to buy medicinal herbs and plants for medicinal baths.

He returned to the courtyard and took out the yellow-scaled jade and spiritual golden pearls he had accumulated over time.

Currently, the secretions from these two spirit insects are having a diminishing effect on his enhancement; once he breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining, they will only be useful for other purposes.

Chen Yi put all the yellow-scaled jade, medicinal herbs and spiritual plants together to make a medicinal bath, and prepared the silver marrow pills.

Because he had been practicing body tempering techniques, his cultivation speed was faster than that of ordinary cultivators. Otherwise, with his mixed three-colored spiritual root, he could only break through to the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage at most.

Chen Yi went to the backyard and took good care of the spirit insects and spirit fields.

He looked at the swarm of iron fire ants in the insect house, took out ten fire essence jades from his storage bag, and placed them in the insect house.

The fire ants instantly became active, gathering around the fire essence jade and slowly beginning to devour it.

According to the records on the jade slip of Master Jin Guang, it takes several months for the Iron Fire Ant to evolve after consuming the Fire Essence Jade.

Chen Yi placed a lot of insect feed nearby and also took care of the hatching of the fire crystal insects.

Some of the Fire Crystal Insect eggs have already matured directly, and with the blessing of the Insect God, there is a chance that the eggs will directly grow into mature forms.

"I hope that by the time I arrive, you will have given birth to the Insect King," Chen Yi prayed silently.

After taking care of the spirit insects and the spirit field, he immediately returned to his room.

Chen Yi removed his clothes, swallowed the Spirit Essence Golden Pearl and the Qi Condensation Pill, and immediately jumped into the wooden tub filled with medicinal bath.

At the same time, the room was also enveloped by a formation, with waves of precise spiritual energy gathering around it.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yi's courtyard was unusually quiet, but faint waves of heat could be felt spreading from the room.

suddenly!

The surging heat in the room subsided, as if nothing had happened.

The next moment, the door opened leisurely.

Chen Yi, shirtless, pushed open the door and stepped out, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"Phew, I'm just one step away from breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but I still feel like I'm missing something." Chen Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air.

After three months of seclusion, he finally succeeded in reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining.

However, he felt he couldn't quite take that crucial step to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. Considering his long period of seclusion, Chen Yi decided to emerge first.

After he consolidates his strength, he may be able to break through to the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage naturally.

After washing up and getting dressed, Chen Yi rushed to the backyard as soon as possible.

He pushed open the backyard gate and immediately rushed to the insect enclosure.

Inside the insect house, the swarm of fire ants lay quietly beside the fire essence jade, as if they were fast asleep.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Yi discovered that the Fire Essence Jade he had previously placed had shrunk several times, clearly indicating that the Iron Fire Ants were devouring the Fire Essence Jade.

Some of the fire ants have grown more than twice their original size, their wings, mandibles, and exoskeletons have become harder, and their bodies have even developed a few streaks of purple.

"Not bad, it seems that the Fire Essence Jade really can make the Iron Fire Ants evolve." Chen Yi was secretly delighted.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi took out ten more Fire Essence Jade and placed them in the Iron Fire Ant's larval chamber.

He also kept seven or eight pieces of fire essence jade for future use in crafting magical artifacts or array plates.

Then, he turned around to check on the fire crystal worms.

Fire Crystal Insects are auxiliary spirit insects with a relatively short hatching and growth cycle.

Within three months, all the fire crystal insect eggs hatched and became mature.

With a thought, Chen Yi summoned several fire crystal insects that flapped their wings and flew to his side.

"Not bad, it looks a bit like a firefly."

At that moment, a burst of light suddenly appeared in the swarm of fire crystal insects, and the previously quiet swarm instantly became restless.