Master's Chief Disciple

Chapter 315 Searching for the Whereabouts of the Demon Lord

Tang Xuanze had a solemn expression on his face, "Senior Sister, I don't know why everyone in the temple disappeared."

"But we found a lot of clothes scattered on the ground, which was very strange."

After saying that, he stepped aside and pointed at the clothes on the ground. This scene reminded Mu Huayan and the others of what happened in the forest just now.

"They didn't disappear. They were eaten by poisonous insects."

The guards behind him were terrified when they heard this. There were originally 30 or 40 intact people in the temple, but they disappeared in just a quarter of an hour.

"Gu worm!"

Tang Xuanze was puzzled as to why the poisonous insects appeared out of nowhere. Besides, weren't the Wugu people, who used poisonous insects as a means of attack, exterminated tens of thousands of years ago?

Because the insect poisoning technique they used was too overbearing, evil, and terrifying, they even used living people to make poisons and turned them into combat puppets.

Later, everyone was afraid that their power would grow and threaten the safety of the metaverse.

This conjecture was also verified. As the Wugu tribe became stronger and stronger, they established their own organization.

Their behavior became increasingly bizarre and rampant, and soon they were called out as outcasts by other immortal cultivators in the Yuan Realm.

So the immortal cultivators finally joined forces to attack them, and the mutual slaughter caused a lot of casualties.

But the Wugu tribe suffered the most severe losses. Many of their powerful members died, leaving only a few young people who could not cause any big waves.

There are rumors in the world that these young people were later killed by other monks, but this is just empty talk;

Mu Huayan was slightly shocked after listening to Tang Xuanze's explanation. She never thought that there was such a strange clan of immortal cultivators hidden in the Yuanjie.

"But I read all this information in an ancient book, and I have no way of verifying its authenticity."

Suddenly, a painful groan was heard from the inner room of the temple. Several people anxiously left the front yard and walked inside.

I happened to see a guard from the Marquis' Mansion fall to the ground and twitch for a while before his neck twisted and he died.

A foul smell accompanied by a greenish gas drifted away, and the guard's body instantly sank, leaving only a few thin clothes.

"!!!"

As they were shocked, they heard a series of hissing sounds from above. The sounds were of varying sizes. When they looked up suddenly, they saw densely packed green insects crawling between the beams.

A hint of murderous aura also echoed throughout the house. Their bodies had grown to three inches long, with a pair of long black tentacles on their heads.

The sharp teeth in his mouth were chattering, which made one's scalp tingle.

"Go back!"

Tang Xuanze shouted, and everyone rushed out of the house quickly. The insects had already crawled out of the house along the beam structure, and bursts of rustling sounds were heard.

Slight rustling sounds were heard from other directions as well. Soon, Mu Huayan and the others were surrounded by thousands of densely packed insects.

In a hurry, several people could only cast fire spells to fight against them, but these insects did not seem to attack together, as if everything was in a regular pattern.

Mu Huayan spread her spiritual sense to explore the surroundings. Sure enough, a red insect about five inches long was making a buzzing sound. When the buzzing sound sounded three times in a row, the insect stopped attacking.

When the buzzing sound occurred four times every three breaths, the green insects would leap forward and attack without hesitation.

She released a fire dragon and flew it into the air. After locking onto the location of the queen insect with her spiritual sense, two ice spikes flew out in a cross pattern.

But the queen insect was too alert and dodged the attack by leaping into the air, twisting its plump body constantly.

In an instant, a pair of red and white wings grew out, with many red thorns growing on the ends of the wings.

Tang Xuanze led the guards out of the temple. Leng Ruyin jumped onto the fire dragon. Now that the guards had successfully retreated, she could show her skills.

But the strange thing is that Mu Huayan did not find any other cultivators around. Could it be that only one mother insect could control thousands of larvae present?

The insects that wanted to rush out of the temple hit a silver barrier. The cold air penetrated their bodies and turned into debris after three breaths.

All of a sudden, all the insects in the temple slowed down their crawling speed, and then they turned into countless dazzling ice sculptures.

When the queen insect saw the army she led being destroyed, she instantly became furious and started making strong buzzing sounds.

The sonic attack almost collapsed the surrounding buildings, but this painless attack had no effect on Mu Huayan and the others.

Mu Huayan sent her spiritual sense out to a distance of ten or even twenty miles, but she did not find the figure of the cultivator. "Could it really be an ownerless poisonous insect?"

But she didn't know much about poisonous insects. She had only come into contact with them once or twice in Beiyao Continent. After pondering for a moment, Mu Huayan did not kill it immediately.

"In this case, we can just observe its attack method."

Seeing that the sound wave attack was ineffective, the mother insect changed its attack method again. It raised its wings and swung them backwards, shooting out countless densely packed small and sharp spikes.

Fortunately, Mu Huayan was able to see this "hidden weapon" by expanding her spiritual sense. These small thorns could not be felt or seen when they were released.

Only under the observation of the divine consciousness can it be seen. She grabbed a mouse from the air and threw it towards the sharp thorn.

The mouse made a series of squeaking sounds, and before it fell to the ground it disintegrated in mid-air and finally turned into black smoke and dissipated.

Suddenly, the mother insect spun rapidly in the air for several times before sprinting towards the two of them.

Mu Huayan tried to throw out a sharp curved blade, but it did not stop attacking her head and body, and instead emitted a strange red glow.

Under the red light, a pair of two-foot-long spikes grew on its forehead. It consciously used the spikes to block the curved blade.

But the resistance of the curved blade was too strong, causing it to be pushed back several feet. Mu Huayan could sense that this was its last trump card and she lost her patience to continue dealing with it.

An ice spike pierced its body. After doing all this, no monk showed up, and in the blink of an eye, the sun had set.

The most important thing at the moment is to find the Demon Lord first so that she can learn about the poisonous insects. She hopes to get clues about the Blood Demon Sect from Xia Changqing.

At night,

On Chaluo Street in Beiyao Continent,

This place has long since recovered its former prosperity, with shop owners shouting and selling all kinds of magical instruments and herbs, and the people living and working in peace and contentment.

It seems that Gu Lan has managed Beiyao Continent very well. Although there are many transformed monsters wandering around, they can get along well with the people here.

Mu Huayan came to an inn called Zhixing. Outside the inn, several waiters were barbecuing and calling on passers-by to taste the food.

One of the sharp-eyed young men saw a girl with extraordinary demeanor coming, so he stepped forward and greeted Mu Huayan decisively.

"Are you here for a quick bite to eat or...?"

The guy emphasized the last two words, but spoke them softly. Mu Huayan used her spiritual sense to explore the surroundings and found a checkpoint not far away.

"I want to ask, why did Beiyao Continent set up checkpoints?"

The young man immediately stopped talking as if his mouth was covered with glue and quickly dodged to busy himself with the things in his hands. Mu Huayan didn't understand why he suddenly looked serious, and there was a hint of fear in his expression.

Since he didn't want to talk more, she just ordered a few dishes to try. While eating, she was always concerned about the checkpoint and the waiter's attitude.

She ate while observing the people around her, her expression was calm and her face was full of smiles, revealing a sense of happiness everywhere.

"I remember that Senior Yan left the sect with the Demon Lord. Why don't we try to find his whereabouts first?"

"Han Qixi said that the poisonous insect in that person's body can only be suppressed for half a month. I still can't grasp the whereabouts of the Demon Lord..."

Mu Huayan was thinking about asking the inn owner about the situation of Beiyao Continent after dinner.

"Girl, you are really lucky that your store still has a room upstairs." The boss at the front desk said with a smile.

"Would you like to pay with the inner elixir of a demon beast or a high-quality elixir?"

Mu Huayan pushed a bottle of medicine onto the table. The boss saw the fragrance coming from the white bottle and immediately felt that the owner was not simple.

He put the pill into his sleeve and walked out of the front desk, beckoning her to go upstairs to discuss in detail.

"Miss, what do you want to know? I can tell you everything I know."

She hesitated for a moment and then smiled, "I want to know about the situation on Beiyao Continent."

The old man stroked his beard gently with a serious expression, but he also knew that she was not a native of Beiyao Continent, "This..."

"It's a long story. Some time ago, Beiyao Continent was attacked by many demon cultivators. Although we managed to hold on with everyone's concerted efforts;"

"But... later, hundreds of monks on the continent were forced to take a yellow pill. They could not control the demonic power in their bodies and hurt people at random, so another war broke out;"

"Later, for some unknown reason, the demons began to hurt people. The demons who had done so many evil things were also killed by the God of Slaughter..."

At this point the old man suddenly stopped, his face gloomy and then he smiled bitterly.

"It is rumored that the demons suddenly abandoned their previous fierce and brutal style, which is related to the killing of the God of War, but there are different opinions in the world, so I will not list them one by one;"

"The reason for setting up checkpoints is to prevent the demons from entering this place. Now people all over the continent are very afraid that the demons will suddenly come again one day..."

He looked bitter and didn't dare to continue, but there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. Then he sighed and shook his head, "This is all the information I know. If you want to find out more, you can ask others."

The old man stood up and bowed to say goodbye. She also stood up, nodded slightly and thanked him. She planned to go out later to check and see if she could find any useful information.