Sage of Humanity-Chapter 474 - 472: Black Tortoise Sect

A group of more than ten people fought and advanced, continuously eliminating the flying demon beasts that pursued them, until after a little less than half a day, all of the pursuers had been wiped out.

Suspended in mid-air, as far as the eye could see, the vast territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain lay open to view. However, everywhere bore the marks of devastation wrought by demon beasts, and the entire world seemed to exude an aura of ruin.

The leading Xia Qianqian, together with Zhou Hai and Pang Dahai, briefly discussed before she sharply commanded, "We will rest for one hour!"

More than a dozen streaks of light descended straight toward the mountains below, and moments later, everyone found their own spot to adjust their breathing and recover.

Lu Ye tossed two elixir pills into his mouth and held a mid-grade spirit stone in each hand, pretending to recuperate. A figure sat down next to him, and it turned out to be Pang Dahai.

Compared to their meeting over two years ago in Evil Moon Valley, this fellow had clearly put on quite a bit of weight, and it was a mystery why a cultivator of the Cloud River Realm couldn't control his own physique.

Seeing him reminded Lu Ye once again of that man named Yue Shan, as it was from his mouth that the name Lu Yiye had spread.

"Fellow Daoist Ye has quite a remarkable beast pet," Pang Dahai said with a chuckle.

"If Fellow Daoist Pang likes it, after this matter is resolved, you might consider capturing one for yourself. The Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, if nothing else, is most abundant in demon beasts."

"I've kept some before, but as I did, they ended up in my stomach," he said while patting his big belly. Drawing closer to Lu Ye, he whispered, "I see those from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect have some special techniques in the Path of Beast Taming. It seems they can merge their blood Qi with their beast pets to enhance their combat strength. If Fellow Daoist Ye is interested, you could learn a thing or two from them. It's just the kind of thing that would suit your status."

Along the way, he had clearly seen something that upended his understanding, for, in the Nine Provinces cultivation world, cultivators of the beast-taming faction simply couldn't do such a thing.

"I've already got it," Lu Ye responded quietly.

Pang Dahai's eyebrows lifted, and he gave Lu Ye a thumbs up.

Lu Ye then said, "There's something I'd like to ask Fellow Daoist Pang about."

"Go ahead."

"Why did everyone mention the insect hive the moment insects came up?" This puzzled him, and from the conversation at the time, it seemed unanimous among those called over by Xia Qianqian that there existed an insect hive somewhere within the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain.

It wasn't a good time to ask detailed questions, so Lu Ye didn't speak further.

Moreover, Pang Dahai had also said he detested insects, as if he had been greatly afflicted by them.

"Have you experienced an Insect Plague at the Spirit Stream battlefield?" Pang Dahai asked.

Lu Ye nodded.

"Then that will make things easier to explain. Since you've experienced an Insect Plague at the Spirit Stream battlefield, you should know that those of the Insect Race aren't born out of thin air, but are spawned from within an insect hive. It's the same here. Those parasites controlling the demon beasts aren't born out of thin air either, they come from a certain insect hive," Pang Dahai explained earnestly. "You must have only arrived at the Cloud River battlefield not long ago and haven't experienced much. In time you'll understand that many secret realms harbor traces of the Insect Race, and the most fundamental way to deal with the Insect Race is to find and deal with the insect hive first. Otherwise, no matter how many insects you kill, it's futile. Not only does the Cloud River battlefield's secret realms have them, but even within the Nine Provinces, they exist."

Lu Ye listened in amazement.

"Before Xia Qianqian gathered us, none of us expected this secret realm to be related to the Insect Race. Mainly because these insects have never been encountered before and were too well hidden to be discovered. If it weren't for you, we still wouldn't know how to start tackling the issue," Pang Dahai said.

The likelihood was they could only continue to hold the fort in Two Worlds City, and if that were the case, it would be a dead end.

Pang Dahai raised his hand to pat Lu Ye's shoulder, saying with heartfelt gravity, "If you encounter something similar in the future, first consider whether insects are behind it. Once you find the insects, follow the trail to the insect hive, eliminate the hive, and everything else will fall into place."

Lu Ye nodded, indicating he had taken the lesson to heart.

"How much farther is the Black Tortoise Sect?"

Lu Ye looked up at the Great Elder next to him, and the Great Elder answered, "Given our current pace, at least four to six hours."

"That's not too far away then."

Lu Ye silently estimated based on the direction and speed previously given by Amber, confirming everything was correct.

After one hour, the group set off once again having recovered considerably during the rest.

On their way, they encountered no obstacles, not even a single demon beast.

It seemed as if all the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had gathered at Two Worlds City.

More than four hours later, a continuous mountain range came into sight. Only after passing several spirit mountaintops did the Great Elder in the group suddenly point ahead: "There lies the Black Tortoise Sect!"

Everyone looked in the direction pointed, seeing a landscape of rolling hills that, when viewed from high above, resembled a giant Black Tortoise sprawling across the land.

The back of the tortoise was filled with buildings that were now but ruins and rubble.

It was evident that the Black Tortoise Sect had once been a sect with formidable depth. However, after experiencing the transformation wrought by demon beasts, the entire Black Tortoise Sect had fallen into decay.

To everyone's surprise, within this dilapidated Black Tortoise Sect, a large number of demon beasts had gathered!

This unusual situation brought joy to the group, feeling that their journey had been worthwhile.

Now, practically all the demon beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had converged at Two Worlds City. On their way there, aside from the demon beasts that had chased them from Two Worlds City, they hadn't come across a single one.

The Black Tortoise Sect gathered so many demon beasts here, which undoubtedly indicates that the insect hive is most likely in this area, and the demon beasts gathering here are all guarding the insect hive.

"There are quite a lot of them!" Pang Dahai looked down with full Ocular Power, his expression grave.

Although the number of demon beasts here was less than in Two Worlds City, it was not something a team of about a dozen people could handle. The current problem was how to search for the insect hive without alarming these demon beasts.

The location of an insect hive is generally deep underground, difficult to find by ordinary means.

Fortunately, each insect hive has an entrance and exit, so if one wants to find the hive, the entrance extending to the surface is a good starting point. However, finding such an entrance in such a vast area is certainly not an easy task.

"How many ghost cultivators do we have?" Pang Dahai looked around. In this environment, ghost cultivators were undoubtedly the best choice to search for the entrance.

Xia Qianqian glanced around with an embarrassed expression, "We originally had two..."

One was lost along the way, and now there's only one left.

The people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were all from the beast-taming faction, clearly lacking the means of ghost cultivators. As for the others gathered by Xia Qianqian, two were physique cultivators, most were combat cultivators, and Pang Dahai was a magic cultivator...

Everyone turned their gaze to the sole remaining ghost cultivator, a petite woman with some peculiar patterns on her neck. The female cultivator said with a stiff upper lip, "I'll give it a try."

Having said that, she flashed and descended toward the area below, soon disappearing from sight.

"I'll go look as well," Lu Ye volunteered.

Xia Qianqian was extremely surprised, "What faction are you exactly?"

At first glance, Lu Ye was accompanied by a beast pet, so she thought he was from the beast-taming faction, but he fought enemies entirely like a combat cultivator and could cast magic and spells. Now, volunteering like this, he was undoubtedly skilled in the methods of a ghost cultivator.

"I brought some concealment talismans!" Lu Ye explained.

Ordinary concealment talismans might not be as effective as the ghost cultivators' techniques for hiding their forms, but what Lu Ye intended to use was not concealment talismans, but Concealment Spirit Runes, which were nearly as good as the tactics of the ghost cultivators.

"Be careful," Pang Dahai cautioned.

Lu Ye nodded and descended in a different direction.

A moment later, in a part of the jungle, Lu Ye looked up and saw no sign of Pang Dahai and the others. To avoid being discovered by the demon beasts gathered at the Black Tortoise Sect, they were currently positioned very high.

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With the boost from Concealment Spirit Runes, Lu Ye concealed himself before he gently called out, "Yiyi."

Yiyi's figure dashed out from within Amber, leaving the words, "Leave it to me," before she flashed into the underground.

The Black Tortoise Sect covered a vast area, and without enough manpower, it would be difficult to find any clues here. With only one ghost cultivator in the team, it was uncertain how long it would take to find the entrance leading to the insect hive.

Fortunately, Lu Ye had Yiyi.

Yiyi's special Spiritual Body traits allowed her to move freely underground, outmatching any ghost cultivator. As long as she didn't stray too far from Amber, there wouldn't be much of a problem, making the search much easier.

As for Lu Ye... he didn't need to do anything but quietly wait here.

If things went smoothly, Yiyi might even be able to destroy the insect hive directly, as her strength was not weak now.

Time slipped by until about an hour later, when Lu Ye received a transmission from Yiyi; the insect hive had been found a hundred zhang underground, which explained why the cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain had previously investigated the Black Tortoise Sect and found nothing.

Such a depth was beyond the reach of Cloud River Realm cultivators.

After finding the insect hive, Yiyi was now attempting to see if she could destroy it.

But soon, she sent another message to Lu Ye, informing him that there were quite a few demon beasts guarding inside the hive, and with her strength, she couldn't destroy the huge insect hive in an instant.

Having delved into an insect hive during his time at the Spirit Stream battlefield, Lu Ye knew what the inside of the hive was like. He immediately transmitted back, telling her not to act recklessly.

Yiyi acknowledged and began to trace the internal passages from the insect hive, searching for an exit in reverse.

This was much simpler than searching for an entrance within the vast Black Tortoise Sect.

About half an hour later, Yiyi transmitted a message that the entrance had been found, located in a dry well behind the Black Tortoise Sect's mountains.

Once Yiyi returned safely, Lu Ye soared into the sky and went to meet with Xia Qianqian and the others.

Upon seeing Lu Ye's return, the group of people quickly looked over.

"Found it!" Lu Ye nodded.

Everyone let out a sigh of relief!

After informing them of the entrance leading to the insect hive, Xia Qianqian frowned, "How should we deal with the demon beasts here? If we remove them bit by bit, it's too time-consuming. But if we don't, the moment we rush in, we will definitely be ambushed from both sides."