Chapter 262: Stop! Don't Fight Anymore!
Chapter 262: Stop! Don't Fight Anymore!
"This is the Insect Whistle, used for controlling insects."
Zhen Jingshan explained briefly.
The insect whistle resembled a suona, thin at the top and thick at the bottom, with a dark green shell adorned with faint talismans. Its sound resembled insects and birds, crisp and peculiar.
From the talisman paper given to him by the black-robed youth, Lu Chen learned that the insect whistle was a talisman tool for controlling insects. It could mimic the cries of various insects, aiding cultivators in better controlling all kinds of magical insects.
The insect whistle that Zhen Jingshan handed to him still carried traces of his spiritual energy, exerting a powerful deterring effect on the magical insects he bred in Insect Valley.
"I'll leave this place to you."
The black-robed youth nodded at Lu Chen and tossed him a storage bag. Immediately, countless slender black lines on his black robe buzzed and transformed into a black light that disappeared into the horizon.
"Lu Xiuyi, Zhen Jingshan is usually this taciturn. It's already quite good of him to say so much to you."
"He has already left Insect Valley and will probably go out in the next two days. You'll be in charge of all the magical insects here."
"This is my communication talisman. If there's anything you can't handle, come find me."
Ge Pu gave Lu Chen a few instructions. Then, a black and white Tai Chi pattern appeared behind his head, and his eyes flashed with light as he instantly drilled into the black and white light group and disappeared.
"He's leaving just like that?"
The decisiveness of the two people left Lu Chen unable to adapt immediately, and he froze for a moment before carefully examining the stone house and its surroundings.
The stone house was probably just Zhen Jing Shan's temporary residence in Insect Valley, simply furnished with a few tables and chairs and a jade cushion, and nothing else.
The storage bag contained a large amount of demon beast meat, stored in various ways to ensure the tenderness of the meat.
In addition, there were also some rare flowers and fruits, all used to feed the various insects in Insect Valley.
He came to an insect room.
There was an array outside the insect room to prevent the magical insects inside from escaping privately.
From the outside looking in, the insect room was pitch-black, as if there were no signs of life within.
However, Lu Chen knew that it wasn't that simple inside. With his spiritual sense probing carefully, he finally detected a faint breath in the corner of the insect room.
He cast a dispelling technique at the roof, and under the illumination of the pure white spiritual light, the magical insect in the corner was exposed to his vision.
A huge mantis with a pitch-black body.
The mantis was half a meter long, its entire body pitch-black, blending perfectly with the dark environment.
The large compound eyes on its head were also deep black, and if they hadn't protruded, it would have been difficult to notice their presence.
Under the illumination of the dispelling technique, a pair of deep black eyes indifferently stared at the direction where Lu Chen was located.
The most striking feature was the mantis' pair of front limbs, which resembled jagged broadswords, emitting a dark glow and exuding a captivating, exotic beauty.
"This should be the Demon Blade Black Mantis recorded on the talisman paper."
Lu Chen exclaimed as he gazed at the huge mantis lurking in the darkness like an assassin.
He took out a piece of demon beast meat from the storage bag and threw it in the direction of the black mantis.
A faint whistling sound echoed, and through his spiritual sense, Lu Chen perceived that the demon beast meat, the size of a head, was instantly chopped into hundreds of pieces by the mantis' front limbs.
Within a few breaths, it had devoured everything.
Lu Chen focused his mind on the mantis lurking in the darkness and soon learned detailed information about it.
[Demon Blade Black Mantis, a fourth-grade magical insect, feeds on demon beasts and magical insects. Its front limbs are extremely sharp and can cut through all things in the world, comparable to a fourth-grade magical artifact. It possesses formidable offensive capabilities.]
[Each Demon Blade Black Mantis is a natural-born hunter with a powerful killer instinct. They prefer to lurk in the darkness, preying on live demon beasts and magical insects.]
"No wonder it's one of the true disciples' pets. A single magical insect surpasses more than half of the inner sect disciples."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
In his spiritual herb fields, there was a second-grade silver-lined mantis living in symbiosis with a fourth-grade Xuanchong vine in one of the vine rooms.
In terms of looks alone, the silver-lined mantis was far more attractive than this pitch-black Demon Blade Black Mantis.
However, when it came to strength and grade, the silver-lined mantis was all show and no substance.
He recalled the instructions on the talisman paper, which specifically stated that the Demon Blade Black Mantis needed to be let out for some time each day to stretch its limbs and hunt lower-grade magical insects within Insect Valley.
Lu Xuan's task was to control the duration of these outings and prevent it from encountering other high-grade magical insects that might provoke a fight.
He took out the insect whistle and channeled his spiritual energy into one of the whistle holes.
Immediately, a faint and peculiar whistling sound rang out, and Lu Xuan adjusted the amount and rhythm of his spiritual energy according to the insect-controlling method taught by Zhen Jingshan.
The Demon Blade Black Mantis in the insect room turned its head towards Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan deactivated the formation, and in the thick darkness, a streak of light flashed by as the black mantis instantly rushed towards the distance.
He executed the Floating Light Movement Technique, closely following the black mantis.
"I've heard of walking dogs and cats, but this is the first time I've seen someone walking a mantis," he muttered to himself, keeping a close eye on the black mantis' movements, worried that it would suddenly go on a killing spree and leave no survivors among the lower-grade magical insects in Insect Valley.
Half an hour later, he blew on the insect whistle, and the black mantis' dark figure instantly appeared in front of him. After glancing at Lu Xuan, it returned directly to its insect room.
Although it was a fourth-grade magical insect, it had already formed a master-pet contract with Zhen Jingshan, and its wild nature had been mostly tamed.
Moreover, with the insect whistle left by Zhen Jingshan, Lu Xuan wasn't worried that the black mantis would suddenly attack him.
Of course, even if such a situation occurred, Lu Xuan wouldn't be scared or panicked. With his current strength, he could easily handle this Demon Blade Black Mantis.
In the insect room, Lu Xuan sensed that the black mantis' restlessness had eased considerably, probably due to the release of its strong desire to kill.
However, it still maintained a cold attitude towards Lu Xuan, glancing at him a few times when they first met but otherwise ignoring him completely.
Lu Xuan didn't mind this behavior; he had seen it many times before. Whether it was the Flood Dragons and Giant Serpents in Thousand Dragon Lake or the Spiritual Crane tribe at the beginning, they had all been less enthusiastic than this Demon Blade Black Mantis during their first encounter, yet they eventually submitted obediently to his spiritual herbologist's robe.
He reactivated the formation around the insect room and proceeded to the next one.
As soon as he entered, he saw more than ten white spiders, each as large as a grindstone, tangled together in a chaotic brawl.
Each of them brandished their eight legs like scythes, creating a whistling sound as they fought.
"Stop! Don't fight anymore!"
Lu Xuan shouted in reprimand.
The spiders in the insect room paid no heed to his command and continued their frenzied battle.
Lu Xuan took out the insect whistle and channeled his spiritual energy into one of the holes. Immediately, a buzzing sound emanated from it.
Under the influence of the special command conveyed through the whistle, the more than ten White Jade Spiders finally stopped, crawling around on the ground as if they wanted to fight but were afraid that Lu Xuan would blow the insect whistle again to stop them.
(End of Chapter)
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