Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

"Alright, enough with the formalities."

That's all.

Lu Xingzhi walked toward the nearest glass jar, his thin, bony fingertips lightly tapping the jar's wall to awaken the centipede sleeping inside.

"This is a three-yin centipede. They lurk in the medicinal field. When they are young, they will rush over whenever they encounter a spiritual herb seed, tear it apart and hide inside. They grow as the spiritual herb grows, while constantly stealing the spiritual herb's nutrients."

It's an annoying little thing and a real headache, but it's an invaluable asset to both righteous and unorthodox cultivators. If you put it into someone else's body, it will hide inside, constantly absorbing spiritual energy to grow stronger. Weaker cultivators will unknowingly have their life force completely stolen away.

Then, it can be removed from the human body and refined into an elixir, which can greatly increase one's cultivation level.

Gu Qing stared intently, and the wonderful method of controlling insects by Fuyan flashed through his mind, which mentioned the Three Yin Centipede.

However, hiding it within a cultivator's body is definitely a heretical and unorthodox cultivation path, and he can only say that he is not averse to it at present.

But if he were to actually do that, he would need to think it over carefully.

It wasn't that he was afraid to do it; as a stranger in a foreign land, he didn't have that much psychological burden. It was just that if he did it, he would definitely become the next Zhongli Daoist very quickly. After all, the Three Yin Centipede was aimed at cultivators.

"Master, do you intend to make it my natal insect?" Gu Qing asked tentatively.

Lu Xingzhi's face stiffened, immediately realizing Gu Qing had misunderstood. He coldly rebuked, "What are you thinking, brat? I wouldn't stoop to using a mere youth like you. I'm just telling you, these strange insects are very expensive; a single larva costs a pound of Five Elements Divine Sand!"

"So expensive?"

Gu Qing was shocked again.

He only has five hundred taels of silver on him right now, which, when converted into Five Elements Divine Sand, is only enough to buy a single larva.

"This is already cheap; the other alien insects are much more expensive." Lu Xingzhi casually picked out a glass jar. "This alien insect is worth three catties of Five Elements Divine Sand, and it's extremely rare and hard to find. Even if you wanted to buy it, you might not be able to."

"This is way too expensive!"

This moment.

Gu Qing was extremely grateful that she had encountered the Corpse-Eating Worm.

Seeing Gu Qing's repeated exclamations, Lu Xingzhi smiled with satisfaction.

He had said so much just now because he wanted Gu Qing to understand that becoming an insect tamer was not so simple.

"You definitely can't afford to buy it, but I can give you one as a gift."

"May Master live as long as the evergreen pine of Nanshan Mountain, and may his cultivation break through to the late stage of Qi Refining soon, so that he may attain the Foundation Establishment Dao Fruit and achieve immortality!"

Gu Qing was overjoyed.

It wasn't for nothing that I knelt down just now!

"However, there are conditions." Lu Xingzhi changed the subject.

Gu Qing quickly replied, "Please, speak freely."

Lu Xingzhi said, "You have to find the alien insect that's destined for you yourself. If you can't find it, it proves that you're not destined for the alien insects in the warehouse. None of them are suitable as your natal alien insect, and you'll have to go out empty-handed."

"How can you prove that?"

Gu Qing's gaze swept over one first-tier alien insect after another, and he could even sense the aura of beings that surpassed the first tier.

But they are not human.

What does it mean to be destined to meet?

What does it mean to be without fate?

"You will know in a moment. This method of selecting insects is called the Method of Predestination. It can better select those with abnormal destiny for you." After saying this, Lu Xingzhi took a few steps back, put his hands behind his back, and quietly became a spectator.

Gu Qing glanced around, thinking that he wouldn't lose out no matter who he took, so he simply plunged into the crowd and started wandering around.

But when he stepped inside, the alien insects that were still asleep were all awakened.

Some were panicked.

Some of them expressed hostility.

There were even extremely violent alien insects that kept ramming against the walls of the jar, like vicious tigers trapped in a cage.

Despite the talismans and incantations on the walls suppressing them, the pressure they exerted was still considerable, even unsettling the Black-Armored Corpse-Eating Insects.

"Fate? But none of these little trinkets seem to have any connection with me. They even seem to want to eat me up." Gu Qing thought to himself, but he didn't stop walking and paused for a few breaths at each glass jar.

As time went by, Gu Qing still hadn't gained anything.

He did, however, see an extremely rare alien insect.

It is about the size of a thumb, has a silver shell, and sharp spikes at the front, making it awe-inspiring.

Despite being only at the mid-stage of the first rank, the oppressive aura emanating from the glass jar was enough to make even the Black-Armored Corpse-Eating Insects tremble with fear.

This is unprecedented.

Gu Qing immediately opened the panel and carefully browsed through the True Method of Foundation Building without the Return of the Insects. He quickly found the relevant records.

Hollow stag beetle.

Ranked 873rd on the Zerg list!

Far exceeding the corpse-eating worms.

Even more than that eight-legged heart-eating worm.

"No wonder even the advanced first-tier Black Armor Corpse-Eating Worm is afraid of it; this thing is ranked so high." Gu Qing was secretly surprised. Before he could read any more of the relevant records, Lu Xingzhi's reminder rang in his ears.

"This insect is special. I don't know its name, but it is exceptionally powerful. When I was at the lower first level, it killed a miscellaneous sect member at the third level of Qi Refining. Moreover, it can also captivate people's souls. Staring at it for too long will inevitably damage your soul. Get away quickly."

however.

Gu Qing did not move an inch.

Although he didn't know what it meant to be destined to be with insects, he was certain at that moment that this was his destiny with the hollow stag beetle.

The True Method of Foundation Building Without Rejuvenation for Insect-Breaking Beetles records that the Void-Shattering Stag Beetle not only captivates the mind and soul, but also has a great fondness for feeding on the Yin techniques of unorthodox cultivators. If one wants to subdue it, the only way is to feed it, continuously feeding it with Yin techniques until it is satiated.

But if I were to do this in front of my master, he would definitely be suspicious.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing tried turning around and said, "I feel a connection with it."

"Stop talking nonsense! The law of fate selects insects; essentially, the insect has taken a liking to you. If there is a connection, the human and insect will briefly connect on a spiritual level and the insect will show you goodwill. But this guy keeps banging on the glass jar, clearly looking like he wants to eat you up."

Lu Xingzhi looked completely incredulous.

Although he didn't know what the insect was called, it had tried to fight against a first-level high-level alien insect after it was cultivated to the middle stage of the first tier.

The first-tier superior alien insect was pierced through on the spot.

Later, he tried to fight it with several second-tier alien insects from the secret vault, although it was no match for the second-tier alien insects. But unexpectedly, it didn't even submit to the second-tier alien insects and took the initiative to attack, showing a look of preferring death to surrender.

Why would such a ferocious insect take a fancy to a mere cultivator who has only reached the first level of Qi Refining?

Having understood what it meant to be destined, Gu Qing felt much more at ease and continued, "Master, I can feel its hunger."

"real?"

Lu Xingzhi frowned, but still didn't believe it.

Gu Qing no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, he cast a Yin spell, slowly guiding the object through the jar wall into the glass jar.

Sensing the appearance of the Yin magic, the Void-Shattering Stag Beetle instantly changed direction and pounced like a hungry wolf.

Gu Qing turned around, feigning surprise.

"Master!"

Lu Xingzhi was greatly alarmed. He quickly stepped forward, pressing his eyes against the jar wall to keep a close eye on the situation inside.

When he saw that the strange insects in the jar were indeed excitedly devouring the Yin Dharma, he couldn't help but shift his gaze to Gu Qing.

"You actually have a real connection with it..."

now.

He believed it completely.

If this strange insect had not chosen Gu Qing.

How did Gu Qing know that it practiced the Yin method?

So many years have passed, and he himself doesn't even know it.

However, Gu Qing's next words made his lips twitch involuntarily, "Master, then this insect belongs to your disciple?"

At that moment, he hesitated.

Although this insect is unknown, it is definitely the top-tier alien insect in the secret vault, and also the rarest alien insect.

But if you don't send it.

Wouldn't I be utterly humiliated?

After much deliberation, Lu Xingzhi said, "I can give it to you, but I have one condition!"