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Chapter 317 The True Understanding of Controlling Insects of All Spirits

After Yunhe Zhenjun left, Zhang Lingyu did not return to the family immediately. Instead, he tidied up a lot of things and then went to the back mountain.

He needs to familiarize himself with the two fifth-order formations first.

The two control jade talismans reveal that the two great formations are named the Illusionary Sea Mirage Formation and the Five Elements Mountain Suppression Formation.

The former is similar to the small Five Elements Mist Array that the family had previously set up here. Once you enter the array's range, you are immediately enveloped by layers upon layers of mist, and all you can see is white.

"good."

Zhang Lingyu nodded in amazement, noting that once a cultivator entered the formation, they would immediately lose their way.

In addition, the dense fog has a suppressive effect on spiritual sense, even his spiritual sense at the early stage of the Golden Core realm was suppressed within three zhang around him, which shows that even a Golden Core cultivator would lose his way if he entered.

This is just the most basic function. It is called the Illusionary Sea Mirage Array because the mist is mixed with mirage energy, which cultivators will unconsciously inhale, thus falling into an illusion, or even being driven mad and dying by their inner demons.

He had personally experienced the power of mirages.

Sure enough, as they went deeper, Zhang Lingyu could vaguely see palaces and pavilions emerging from the white mist, and even celestial maidens flitting and laughing among them.

His heart remained calm as he gently activated the jade talisman, causing the illusion and the thick fog before him to vanish without a trace.

"As expected of a fifth-tier formation, it is indeed extremely powerful!"

In order to personally verify the power of the formation, Zhang Lingyu did not hesitate to test it with himself. If he had not activated the jade talisman in time, he would have been trapped in it if he had stayed a little longer!

He broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that the Illusionary Sea Mirage Formation had been unattended just now. If he had been holding the jade talisman and sitting in the center of the formation, even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator probably wouldn't have been able to get out!

As the scenery of the back mountain came into view, Zhang Lingyu entered the second great formation.

The Five Elements Mountain Suppressing Formation, as its name suggests, is a large formation focused on defense. Of course, it also has some offensive capabilities, but its power is insufficient, and it can only deal with cultivators in the early and middle stages of the Golden Core realm.

This formation relies on the earth's veins. When in operation, it can draw spiritual energy from the veins to alleviate the pressure on cultivators. The stronger the veins, the higher the formation's defense.

Unfortunately, there is no spiritual vein here, so True Monarch Yunhe had to create one himself. The strange event three days ago originated from this. Before leaving, he also entrusted Zhang Lingyu with the task of continuing to upgrade the spiritual vein in order to protect this place.

But the Zhang family's Qingya Mountain has just been promoted, where would they get so many spirit stones?

I could only give a vague answer for now.

These two great formations are incredibly powerful, showing that the Tianyan Sect came prepared this time. In the end, even if Zhang Lingyu hadn't come, Yunhe Zhenjun might have had to personally go to Qingya Mountain to protect this place.

"Although these two formations are not mountain-protecting formations, they are still fifth-tier formations, which is sufficient."

The reason is simple: the family currently lacks a protective mountain formation. Even though Zhang Yuanhua said he would purchase one for the family within ten years, he himself lacks confidence in the feasibility.

A fifth-order grand formation and a fifth-order mountain-protecting grand formation are not even in the same league; the price is more than double!

Before the mountain-protecting formation was established, these two formations were the family's greatest reliance.

You should know that Zhang Lingyu still feels lingering fear about what True Lord Yunhe said before he left.

The State of Zhao, and even the surrounding states, will inevitably face a great calamity within ten to twenty years.

"What great calamity? It's unlikely to be a natural disaster; it's most likely a man-made one."

The Zhao state faces two formidable enemies: the demon race of the Wanling Mountains and the lurking demonic sects of the neighboring Chu state.

Since it is a great calamity, the entire Zhao state will be plunged into the quagmire of war, and Yingchuan County will certainly not be able to remain unscathed. To put it bluntly, countless sects and families will be wiped out in the smoke of war during this great calamity.

Once the border defenses between Yingchuan County and Yanxing County are breached by the monsters of Wanling Mountain Range, Qingya Mountain will soon fall, and the family will be wiped out in an instant.

With these two great formations, the family can retreat within them, accumulate strength, and reclaim Qingya Mountain once the great calamity is over.

From this perspective, the two great formations are truly a timely help.

At this moment, Zhang Lingyu made up her mind that no matter what, she must upgrade the spiritual vein here to the second-tier high-grade within ten years. Otherwise, even if she retreated to defend it, it would be quickly breached due to the lack of spiritual energy.

"Besides relying on the great formation, we must also relocate some of our clansmen to preserve the flame of life."

Since we're making plans, we should make the worst-case scenario plans. Although the talismans and treasures bestowed by True Lord Yunhe are plentiful, they will eventually run out. What if both great formations are breached?

As for where to settle, Zhang Lingyu had already decided: they would settle on an island near the East China Sea.

Unfortunately, most of the islands were owned, and the only unowned place we went to was Crimson Cloud Island. Although our family cultivated the virtue of fire and had the ability to resist the evil energy of fire, what could ordinary people do?

Ordinary people are always the foundation of a family.

"My great-grandfather is in Linhai County. Let's go back and ask him. It'll be easier if we're closer." Zhang Lingyu couldn't think of a good place to go for the time being, so she had to put it aside for now.

Upon returning home, he immediately summoned Zhang Yuanlin and Zhang Xingyao and briefly explained the matter.

He didn't say that he had met Yunhe Zhenjun by chance, but that he was directly approached by someone outside.

Anyway, with the other party's Heavenly Evolution Technique, finding someone is a piece of cake.

"Nascent Soul? Interdimensional passage?" The string of words left the two of them completely bewildered.

They hadn't even figured out this world yet, and now another world had suddenly appeared. It took them a long time to react.

"Although that senior closed the gap between the two worlds and reinforced the seal, there's no guarantee it won't reopen one day!"

After fully processing Zhang Lingyu's words, Zhang Yuanlin's face was filled with anxiety.

He had also seen the Bronze Gate and understood the fear it had instilled in him back then. Over the years, the Bronze Gate had remained silent, and with the daily handling of family affairs, he had gradually forgotten about it.

But now... that sense of fear surged back into my heart, and there was actually a passage between the two worlds sealed behind it.

"The passage has been closed, and the seal has been reinforced. There shouldn't be any problems in the short term... It should be able to maintain this for a thousand years without any issues."

Zhang Lingyu still trusted True Monarch Yunhe to a certain extent; the other party wouldn't joke about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have come across continents to investigate. He continued:

"Now that we've accepted the post of garrison commander, we need to send someone there to keep an eye on things."

"We should also send a message to the Grand Elder and ask him to come back first."

Whether it's the various matters concerning the passage between the two worlds or the great calamity that will befall the Zhao Kingdom ten years from now, these are all urgent matters to discuss. In the past, the elders could make their own decisions before they broke through, but that's no longer possible.

"Alright, let's do it this way. In a little while, order Xinghao to come back and go there to guard the area, and let Xingfeng take full charge of guarding Yushi Mountain. Also, transfer Xu Haisheng there." Zhang Xingyao pondered for a moment and immediately made a decision.

After the order was given, the three of them went about their respective tasks.

Overall, the benefits of this incident outweigh the drawbacks.

If it weren't for the arrival of True Monarch Yunhe, they would never have known that behind that bronze door was actually a passage between the two worlds. It served as an early warning for them and saved them from a major problem.

The family simply sent people to keep an eye on things as usual. Anyway, there are many Foundation Establishment cultivators now, so assigning one wouldn't hurt them.

They gained much more. Not to mention the Golden Core cultivator's storage bag, the two fifth-order grand formations alone would save their families a hundred or even two hundred years of struggle. The Heavenly Evolution Token was something even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would envy.

Zhang Lingyu benefited greatly from the bewitching demonic sound and prepared to return to his cave to digest it.

Before I even left the main hall, I suddenly remembered something else.

It's unclear whether Wang Menghan and the other two have emerged from that cave. Judging by the time, what good stuff could a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly have in their cave? They could probably loot everything in half a day.

"During the three days I was gone, I should have sent a message back to the tribe..."

He summoned Zhang Yuanli to the hall and asked him about it. The latter said that he had not received any messages from the others and that they should not have come out yet, but the soul lamp was still bright, so he thought that there should be no major problems.

Zhang Lingyu was somewhat surprised, but didn't pay much attention. With three mid-grade fifth-rank talismans in hand, unless a Golden Core cultivator intervened, who could trap them?

"Once a message reaches the clan, come and report to me immediately."

Upon returning to his cave, Zhang Lingyu immediately refined the Heavenly Evolution Token. He didn't know what material it was made of, nor did it contain any information or spells, nor did it have any defensive or offensive capabilities. It was probably just a proof of identity for a direct disciple of the Heavenly Evolution Sect.

Yet, this very token caused forces from all corners of the world to keep their distance from it.

The reason why True Monarch Yunhe gave this token was quite significant. Once refined, Zhang Lingyu would become a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, which would be equivalent to guarding the passage between the two realms on behalf of the Tianyan Sect, thus not violating the ancient covenant.

"They're really good at calculating!"

Zhang Lingyu gave a wry smile, put the token aside, and took out the storage bag containing the golden pill.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

This person is actually an insect cultivator.

Perhaps because he was in a hurry to get there, or perhaps because he didn't care about these things, Yunhe Zhenjun didn't touch anything inside after casually killing them.

A quick count reveals that there are over 200,000 spirit stones.

In addition, there are more than fifty bottles of pills, most of which are for improving cultivation and healing injuries. They will be used after he forms his core. The rest are mostly used to feed spirit insects.

There were three magic treasures in total, all of which were low-grade Golden Core level. The most important natal magic treasure was probably shattered with his death, so it can be inferred that this person was undoubtedly a rogue cultivator.

These are not the most important things. What are precious are the secret techniques for controlling and cultivating spirit insects, as well as the recipes for refining pills for spirit insects to eat.

Insect cultivation is a branch of spirit beast masters. Our family is completely blank in this area. The only secret technique we can use is the one that Master Xuanhao of the Li family gave to his disciples.

"With these things, the family won't have to go through the arduous search for spirit insect techniques for the next hundred years."

Zhang Lingyu held the jade slip in his hand, his face full of smiles.

The True Explanation of Controlling Insects with All Spirits.

The creator of this secret technique is named Wanling Zhenjun, a cultivator whose cultivation has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He should be the one who inherited the Golden Core technique.

The True Lord of Myriad Spirits dedicated his life to researching and collecting spirit insects. He traveled extensively throughout the five continents and four seas in order to collect all kinds of spirit insects in the world. He has collected almost all the ones on the spirit insect list.

Although he died without fulfilling his wish, he had collected more than 14,000 kinds of spirit insects in his life. With only 20 years left to live, he stopped and focused on seclusion, which led to the creation of "The True Explanation of Controlling All Spirit Insects".

In addition, there is a sentence left behind by the True Lord of Ten Thousand Spirits at the beginning.

The way of insects is like the way of heaven; the vastness is seen in the minute, and eternity is glimpsed between life and death.

Those who obtain this scroll should not merely regard it as a technique for raising insects, but rather use insects to observe the Dao and to understand the significant from the minute.

Of the three thousand great paths, the path of insects is one of them.

One insect, one world; one cocoon, one universe.

Be cautious, and understand.

"Truly a respectable senior!"

Zhang Lingyu sighed silently, then quickly examined the contents of the scroll. The contents were vast and incomplete, with only a little over a thousand kinds of spirit insects recorded. However, the scroll contained detailed records from the beginning of the insect cocoon to the death of the spirit insect.

Fortunately, the cultivation method for Soul-Eating Bees is also included.

"So, there are several other directions we can cultivate talent in!"

The method of cultivating spirit-devouring bees is very simple: just feed them. The more they eat, the stronger they become. However, to feed them to make them stronger and more versatile, special spiritual objects and secret techniques are required.

To put it simply, it's about prompting it to mutate in various ways.

Zhang Lingyu now has three Soul-Devouring Bee Queens, one of which was taken away by Wang Menghan, giving him more options to deal with enemies in battle.

I'll give it a try another day!

The secret technique is there, but the spiritual items are not yet complete, and sometimes special circumstances are needed to make it happen.

After finishing organizing the storage bags, Zhang Lingyu felt a little regretful. She didn't know where the Golden Core cultivator's spirit insect bag had gone; it was probably still with True Monarch Yunhe.

Having secret techniques and methods alone is useless; the key is also those spirit insects. Spirit insects are precious and hard to find, and the cost is too high, just like the Myriad Spirits True Monarch.

You should know that if a rogue cultivator can reach the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm by relying on spirit insects, the spirit insects in his possession are probably not weak.

If one hadn't been blinded by greed, achieving the formation of a nascent soul wouldn't have been impossible.

Fortunately, after some fiddling, Zhang Lingyu found several treasured insect eggs in his storage bag. According to the "True Explanation of Controlling Insects of Ten Thousand Spirits", they were all quite good spirit insects, some of which were even listed on the spirit insect ranking list.

Rejuvenation Gu.

This insect is not as fierce as other spirit insects; it can be said to have no combat power whatsoever. Its only function is to use the rejuvenating liquid it secretes to accelerate the healing of wounds.

It can be used in medicine to not only heal injuries but also detoxify most poisons.

After death, according to the "True Explanation of Controlling Insects of Ten Thousand Spirits", it can be used as medicine to prolong life, and is absolutely no less than those rare and precious natural treasures.

Because it is too precious or too extraordinary, this insect has a lifespan of only ten years and it is extremely difficult for it to give birth to the next generation. It also lives in places with abundant wood-attribute spiritual energy.

So when Zhang Lingyu found it, the insect was in a box carved from spirit wood.

"That person is incredibly lucky to have obtained such a spirit insect; it's a pity it's now mine."

Zhang Lingyu carefully closed the wooden box and went into seclusion to regulate her breathing.

This seclusion lasted for half a month, and it should have continued, but he was awakened by a message. He only glanced at it briefly, and his expression changed drastically.

There's no other reason than that this is a golden sword communication device that the clan only uses in the most urgent situations.

He had a bad feeling and immediately checked.

Sure enough, it was about Wang Menghan and the others.

Half a month ago, before entering the cave, the three of them greeted Zhang Xingfu, the owner of a shop in Tianliu City, saying that they would return soon. However, so many days have passed and there is still no sign of their return.

He was extremely anxious and sought help from Lin Qing and his wife. However, when the three of them went to the area where the cave was located, they couldn't even find the entrance.

So he immediately reported to the clan, firstly to check the condition of the three people's soul lamps, and secondly to ask the clan to quickly send people to rescue them!

I want to see him alive, or I want to see his body if he's dead.

"How did it get like this!"

Zhang Lingyu sighed and quickly opened the intelligence system to investigate anxiously.

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