Chapter 228: Clan annihilation, insect swarm outbreak, Wanling Sect
Chapter 228: Clan annihilation, insect swarm outbreak, Wanling Sect
Qiansang Garden where Cao Xueyang lived.
The singing girl was singing opera on the stage, while the main patriarch Cao Xueyang was having fun with the girls in the Wanhua Pond. He put the communication jade talisman into his storage bag and placed it on the shelf in the Wanhua Pond. He did not receive any message from the old patriarch at all.
Cao Xueyang spent the whole night making love in the Wanhua Pool.
The next day.
When dawn breaks.
When the Cao family's spiritual workers got up to water the spiritual fields, the scene before them was so frightening that their legs went weak.
However, on the spiritual field, not to mention the spiritual plants, even the weeds had been swept away, and the entire spiritual field was covered by densely packed black beetles.
Buzz!
The moment the medicine field magic circle opened.
These black beetles immediately flapped their wings, and with a flash of black light, they disappeared before our eyes:
"Oh my god!"
"What on earth is going on?"
"The spiritual field was fine yesterday, why are there so many black beetles suddenly running out?"
"It's over, it's over. All the spiritual plants in hundreds of spiritual fields have been devoured. What...what should we do?!"
"Quick, go find Master Xue Er"
The spirit plant husband rolled and crawled towards the spirit plant hall.
Ever since Cao Xueyang took over Lingzhitang, he immediately replaced the previous old people. Those who were taking care of the spiritual fields were stuffed in through various connections, just thinking of getting a leisurely job to make a living. This is why there were so many insect eggs in the medicine field without anyone noticing.
When several people ran to Lingzhi Church.
Cao Xueyang rode countless phoenixes last night and was so tired that he fell asleep in the Wanhua Pond. A strange smell filled the air and several people rushed in rashly.
Cao Xueyang frowned when he was woken up:
"Look at how panicked you are. Are you sure the sky is falling?"
It's not like the sky is falling.
The spirit plant husband trembled and fell to the ground, shaking his body and said:
"Reporting to Second Master, all the hundreds of acres of spiritual medicine in Second Master's spiritual field were devoured by a kind of black beetle overnight. Second Master, you should go and take a look. This black beetle flew out of the spiritual field while we were not paying attention. Who knows where it's going to devour other things now!"
"what?"
Hundreds of acres of spiritual medicine were devoured overnight!
Cao Xueyang's face changed.
There was a crash and water splashed everywhere.
Cao Xueyang immediately jumped out of the Wanhua Pond. After coming out of his own garden, what caught his eyes was a black spot. He saw that the entire mountain protection formation was filled with densely packed black beetles.
The black beetle was rapidly devouring the spiritual energy of the light shield of the mountain protection formation:
"What the hell is this?!"
Cao Xueyang's legs went weak.
He had never seen such a scene before, and hurriedly ran to the center of the formation. At this time, the Second Elder Cao and the Third Elder Cao were injecting spells into the center of the formation.
hum!
But the situation outside the tribe’s mountain came into view.
But I saw that the whole sky and earth were pitch black.
All you see are black beetles, densely packed and endless, as if you have arrived in a world of insect swarms.
"Gudong!"
See this scene.
Cao Xueyang was so frightened that he took several steps back.
because.
At this time, these black beetles were flying towards their clan’s territory in overwhelming numbers, lying on the light shield of the formation, desperately absorbing the spiritual energy.
With internal and external cooperation.
I’m afraid it’ll take less than half a cup of tea.
The light shield of the mountain protection formation was about to be breached.
Elder Cao II said coldly:
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and help activate the magic circle to kill the black beetle!"
Once the black beetles attack from both inside and outside, the clan mountain formation will be broken.
The consequences could be disastrous.
After Cao Xueyang reacted, he quickly cast a series of spells into the core of the formation. White mist suddenly rose from the formation and soon enveloped the entire clan mountain. The magic formation restriction was activated, and the black beetles inside and outside the light shield were transferred outside.
Just when they were about to activate the power of the magic circle to strangle the black beetles.
hum!
But the operation of the magic circle suddenly stopped:
"What's going on?"
Elder Cao II cast a spell into the core of the formation, and saw the situation of the underground spiritual vein coming into view. At this time, the spiritual vein was filled with densely packed black beetles.
Or rather.
The entire spiritual vein is made up of these black beetles.
The mountain protection formation was originally designed to draw power from the spiritual veins. At this time, the spiritual energy in the spiritual veins was exhausted, so there was no way the formation could function. All that could be heard was a crackling sound.
The light shield of the mountain protection formation was already cracking rapidly.
"Third brother, quickly activate the emergency spirit stone!"
Once the inside and outside are lost.
I'm afraid they will become food for these black beetles.
Cao Laosan cast a spell into the stone hall at the side. With a hum, the stone hall opened, and then one by one, medium-grade spirit stones fell quickly into the grooves!
boom!
The magic array's light curtain lit up brightly again, and the magic array began.
Ding Ding Ding!
The killing restriction of the mountain protection formation was activated.
Sword Qis slashed at the black beetle. The black beetle's shell glowed with black light, and it was surprisingly unbreakable, with a defense like a turtle shell.
The Cao family's mountain protection formation has the attributes of gold and fire.
Seeing that the black beetles had extremely strong defenses, the Second Elder Cao immediately changed his spell and sent a stream of magic power hitting the central array disk. With a bang, a sea of fire shot out and instantly submerged all the black beetles shrouded in the illusion array. Wherever the flames passed, black beetles fell to the ground, densely packed together.
however.
What happened next.
But it made Elder Cao's pupils shrink.
However, the living black beetles were seen rushing down to the ground at an extremely fast speed, and their tentacles were seen inserting into the corpses of their own kind. The next moment, countless black energies were seen flowing into their bodies along the long tentacles.
In the blink of an eye.
Three first-order peak black beetles broke through to the second order:
"Oops!"
Elder Cao II hurriedly activated the magic circle with both hands. There was a humming sound from the magic circle, and a ten-foot-long sword made of flames suddenly condensed out. At the moment the black beetle broke through, it chopped down from the air as fast as lightning.
Ding!
The black beetle, which had just broken through and had unstable breath, was unable to dodge and was instantly split into two.
at the same time.
The black beetle on the ground was covered by the illusion array.
It took several days.
All the black beetles in the fiefdom were finally killed.
just.
At this time, the spiritual vein level has been reduced to the first level, and it is completely unable to provide the power to operate the formation. In order to bid for the foundation-building pill, the Cao family had emptied their spiritual stone reserves.
Once the emergency spirit stones filling the grooves of the magic circle are used up.
The black beetle outside will definitely break through the formation and rush in.
Elder Cao Er said quickly:
"We must get the clan leader out of isolation as soon as possible and get the Gongsun family to come to support us. Otherwise, if they continue like this, it will lead to the annihilation of the clan!"
Cao Xueyang, who was standing by, heard this.
He quickly said:
"Father, you guys activate the magic circle, I'll go call the clan leader."
When Cao Xueyang was casting a spell just now, he saw a communication jade talisman in his storage bag. It said that the clan leader had sent him a message. If it was about the black beetle, then the blame for the family's loss would undoubtedly fall on him.
Even with my father protecting me.
I’m afraid. I’m afraid he won’t be able to escape punishment.
Cao Xueyang arrived at the clan leader's retreat with great anxiety. After ringing the emergency doorbell, he saw the pale-faced clan leader Cao coming out of the stone gate after a while. He had only barely suppressed the injuries that broke out a few days ago. When he saw Cao Xueyang, the first thing he said was:
"Xueyang, are there any black beetles mentioned by Patriarch Fu in our spiritual fields and spiritual veins?"
Finished!
The last time the patriarch sent a message, it was really about the black beetle.
Cao Xueyang narrowed his eyes slightly.
The old patriarch, who has lost his fighting power, should have abdicated long ago. My father, considering their old friendship, allowed him to stay in the position of patriarch for more than a decade. It is time for him to vacate the position:
"Chief, there are no black beetles in our spiritual fields. I came here to ask you for your advice."
As Cao Xueyang spoke, he quickly stepped forward.
The center of the formation.
After Cao Xueyang left, Second Elder Cao immediately instructed another newly promoted foundation-building cultivator, Cao Xuerui:
"Just in case, Xiaoliu, quickly ring the ancient bell and lead the Qi Refining Clan members to hide in the underground shelter. Don't worry about the supplies, just move the people in first, and be quick!"
"Yes, Second Elder."
Cao Xuerui immediately took the order and left.
Elder Cao San looked at the black beetles all over the sky outside and said worriedly:
"Brother, I'm afraid the Gongsun family is also surrounded by insects right now."
"Don't worry. The mid-grade spirit stones we have in reserve are only enough for us to operate the mountain protection formation for a month. Even if the Gongsun family doesn't come, the Zhenshi Division should send someone to rescue us."
Elder Cao II glanced at the mid-grade spirit stone in the groove and felt relieved.
seven years ago.
He and the third brother unanimously requested the old patriarch to take out this batch of mid-grade spirit stones to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill. However, the old patriarch was firmly opposed at the time. In the end, he even took out the third-grade spirit treasure that he had collected for many years to auction, and only then did he get two Foundation Establishment Pills.
It seems now.
The old patriarch was indeed foresighted.
Cao Xuerui settled all the Qi Refining tribe members and returned to the central locked formation. Second Elder Cao saw that Cao Xueyang had not returned for a long time and was about to take out the jade talisman to send a message, but saw Cao Dongyang stumbling in at this time.
Elder Cao Er saw that his face was full of tears.
My heart skipped a beat.
They have been through thick and thin with the clan leader for many years and have a special relationship with him. Otherwise, clan leader Cao would not have allowed the other party to take charge of the Cao family for so many years when he had no fighting power. If it were any other family, the head of the family would have been replaced long ago.
Cao Laosan's voice trembled slightly:
"Xueyang, but but the head of the family"
"When the third uncle, father, sixth brother, and the head of the family heard the bad news about the loss of the spiritual veins and spiritual fields, the injuries in their bodies could not be controlled for a moment and broke out completely. Everyone is dead now."
The words have not yet fallen.
The second elder Cao and the third elder Cao dodged in a flash. When they arrived at the place where the Cao clan leader was in seclusion, they saw the Cao clan leader lying on the ground covered in blood, his breath cut off, and his eyes open in death:
"Master!!"
The Second Elder Cao and the Third Elder Cao were instantly filled with grief.
Cao Xueyang, who followed over, was also in tears at this time, but he quickly said:
"Father, Third Uncle, now is not the time to be sad. The Cao family still needs you two to stay in charge. If the formation center stops functioning, I'm afraid the black beetles will enter the clan mountain soon."
Elder Cao II covered his face and cried.
However, seeing that his son could remain so calm and composed at the critical moment, he felt a little more comforted.
Cao Xueyang continued:
"Father, Third Uncle, please accept my condolences. I will take care of the remains of the Patriarch. You should return to the center of the formation as soon as possible. I am afraid that my sixth brother cannot maintain a mountain protection formation by himself."
While talking.
Rumble!
But then the entire mountain began to shake violently.
The second elder Cao's face changed, and the two of them no longer cared about being sad, and quickly returned to the center of the formation.
A spell struck the center of the formation.
The tremor just now.
It turned out to be coming from the forbidden area in the back mountain.
Only the head of the family can go to the restricted area in the back mountain.
Elder Cao II shuddered.
When they killed the black beetle just now, they missed this place because they did not have the authority to check the situation of the forbidden area in the back mountain:
"Oops!"
I'm afraid there are black beetles hiding there too.
Just about to say something.
But then I heard a crackling sound.
The light curtain of the magic circle located in the back mountain cracked instantly.
Buzz! !
A swarm of black beetles swooped in.
Among these black beetles.
There were actually more than a dozen second-level cultivators who appeared. Under their control, the black beetles swarmed towards the center of the formation like an overwhelming army.
Elder Cao shouted:
"Lao San, Xiao Yang, Xiao Liu, hurry up, form a formation!!!"
The army of black beetles is endless. They can kill dozens or hundreds of them, but not tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of them, and their magic power will eventually run out!
The four of them took a step forward, forming a strange formation, and broke through the tide of black beetles at an extremely fast speed.
Run towards the shelter entrance.
However, the insect swarm was gathering more and more, and as they killed a batch, higher-level black beetles were born. However, those dozen second-level black beetles were near the entrance of the shelter. Once they opened the entrance, they would not be able to keep the black beetles out.
Then today is the day when the Cao family will be exterminated.
Elder Cao II gritted his teeth and said:
"Lao San, Xiao Yang, Xiao Liu, go southwest!"
The insect tide in the southwest is the weakest.
That is also where the He family’s fiefdom is located.
The Second Elder Cao didn't care about the pain at this time. He waved his sleeves and a third-level talisman flashed out. Along with a spell, there was a bang, and the talisman spontaneously combusted. A roar was heard, and a fire dragon appeared. The fire dragon rushed towards the southwest at an extremely fast speed. Wherever it passed, black beetles fell to the ground.
The four of them relied on this disposable third-level talisman.
Finally, they broke out of the encirclement of the insect swarm and fought their way out.
at the same time.
The scene of insect swarms attacking the city was being played out all over Huainan Prefecture.
Wherever the black beetle passed, it was like a swarm of locusts, leaving no grass behind. No matter whether it was a human, a monster, or a plant, everything was devoured.
A few days later.
After the situation in various fiefdoms has stabilized.
Fu Changsheng soon received a summons from the Huainan Prefecture's Ninth Rank Aristocratic Family Council.
Return to the secret room.
A spell was cast on the jade talisman of the owner of the house.
hum!
A pulling force fell.
Soon his figure was projected into the meeting hall of a ninth-rank family.
Fu Changsheng took a glance.
The iron triangle of the Cui family, the Qi family, and the Hong family appeared in the parliament safely. The Lin family is actually now under the control of the Shangguan family, so they escaped the disaster when the insect tide broke out. Patriarch Lin also appeared in the parliament, as did the Liang and He families.
The only family missing is the Cao family.
Fu Changsheng frowned.
When the insect swarm broke out, he had clearly reminded Patriarch Cao, which shouldn't have happened. Perhaps he was delayed by other chores.
at this time.
Patriarch He sighed and spoke first:
"I have some unfortunate news for you all. Clan leader Cao has passed away due to illness. The Cao family's spiritual veins and spiritual fields have been devoured by the insect tide. Except for the four foundation builders who escaped to my He family, the rest of the clan members have taken refuge in underground shelters and their lives and deaths are unknown. The mortal city has been devoured by the black beetles."
How could this be?
Fu Changsheng was stunned for a moment.
at this time.
I heard the voice of Patriarch He:
"Thank you, Patriarch Fu, for reminding us in time, which saved our He family from disaster."
Fu Changsheng had doubts in his heart.
Feeling that something was amiss, he quickly sent a message to Patriarch He:
"Brother He, there's no need to be polite. We are relatives, so we should help each other. However, there is one thing I don't understand. Before the insect tide broke out, I reminded Patriarch Cao that this situation should not happen in the Cao family."
Patriarch He when they were building the Demon-Controlling City.
He generously provided the Qianyang Stone and married his daughter to the Fu family.
Fu Changsheng still felt that he had to remind the other party to be wary of the few foundation-building people from the Cao family, so as to avoid the possibility of someone taking over their position.
"Brother Fu, you mean you also reminded the Cao family."
"Well, I sent messages to both of your families almost at the same time. Patriarch Cao also sent a message to me, saying that he would come to thank you after he came out of seclusion."
When Patriarch He heard this, his expression changed.
He tried to test the Cao family with words and learned that they had not received any warnings, but Fu Changsheng had no reason to lie to him. The old patriarch Cao also died after the insect swarm broke out, which meant that the other party must have received Fu Changsheng's message:
"Could it be."
Patriarch He thought of a possibility.
The pupils shrank.
After everyone heard the bad news about the Cao family.
There was silence for a while.
As the person in charge, Patriarch Cui spoke first:
"This insect swarm broke out very strangely, almost overnight. I'm sure everyone here has suffered more or less losses in their clan. To avoid repeating the fate of the Cao family, we have to come up with a way to expel the black beetles as soon as possible. In just a few days, more than a hundred second-level beetles have evolved from this group of black beetles. If we continue to let them develop, I'm afraid a third-level insect king may be born."
Disaster is imminent.
At this moment, everyone no longer has the intrigues of the past.
Patriarch Liang sighed and said:
"If we want to wipe out this black beetle, we must understand its habits and find its weaknesses. The black beetle is just a name we gave it ourselves, but what kind of monster is this alien insect? Does anyone here know the situation?"
There was silence for a while.
Patriarch Cui hesitated and said:
“Our Cui family’s ancestors had been to the Far West before.
It was recorded in his notes that there was once an insect swarm in the Far West, but it was the Western Desert Locusts. Later, it was the Wanling Sect in the Far West that took action to annihilate the beast swarm.
The Western Desert Locust is different from the black beetle we see.
After the black beetles in our Huainan Prefecture evolved to the second stage, their defense was greatly improved. Ordinary spells could not break through their black armor, and their reproduction speed was also astonishingly fast. "
The black beetle is more like an advanced form of the Western Desert Locust."
When everyone heard the words "the Far West", they all felt a pang in their hearts.
In the far west, there is a sect called Luo Li, and the world of immortal cultivation there is controlled by the sect.
Wanling Sect is one of the ten major sects in the Far West. Over the years, there has been constant friction between the Great Zhou and the sects in the Far West.
Those present listened to Chief Cui’s story.
I could vaguely smell a conspiracy.
Patriarch Liang hesitated and said:
"Could it be that the insect swarm in our Huainan Prefecture was caused by the sect in the Far West?"
(End of this chapter)