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Chapter 46: The Six-Winged Unity Insect (To be continued)
Chapter 46: The Six-Winged Unity Insect (To be continued)
"Come down now."
Lu Chen returned to the courtyard with three Qingmiao Spirit Tea saplings and addressed the Cloud-Treading Lynx cub that had been perched on his shoulder, "Little Lynx."
The lynx cub, with its emerald green eyes, gave Lu Chen a cold glance before leaping gracefully to the ground and heading straight for the Spirit Spring Pool.
Lu Chen made his way to a corner of the spirit field, clearing a large area of blank spirit soil. With a display of the Earth Drawing Technique, three small pits appeared in the spirit field, and he gently placed the Qingmiao Spirit Tea saplings into them.
After planting the tea saplings, he focused his attention on the tiny tea shoots.
"Only the purest water can nurture the most exquisite tea."
"Using the spirit spring water to irrigate the tea saplings will yield even better results."
"The Qingmiao Spirit Tea emanates a pure and ethereal aura from its branches and leaves. One must ensure that no evil or impure entities linger near the tea saplings for extended periods, as they may hinder their healthy growth."
A thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind, and he instantly understood the needs and care requirements of the Qingmiao Spirit Tea saplings.
"Irrigating them with spirit spring water won't be a problem. There happens to be a spirit spring in the courtyard, and a constant trickle of spring water seeps out from the veins of the earth, providing more than enough to nurture these three saplings."
"As for evil and impure entities, I, Lu Chen, am as pure as they come, filled with righteous qi. How could I possibly be tainted by such things?"
"Hmm, from now on, I should minimize the number of times Wang Shan and his wife enter the courtyard to avoid contaminating my spirit tea."
After nourishing the saplings with a round of Spirit Rain Technique, Lu Chen made his way to the other side of the spirit field.
In a corner of the field, there was a misty cloud about half a zhang long and wide.
The mist was hazy, making it difficult to see clearly, and even spiritual sense felt slightly stagnant.
The third-grade Illusory Smoke Net Fruit seemed to have transformed into smoke, blending seamlessly with the faint mist.
"Oh? Are we playing hide-and-seek now?"
Lu Chen concentrated his mental energy on the mist, carefully probing until he located the Illusory Smoke Gauze Fruit.
With another cast of the Spirit Rain Technique, the faint mist gently churned and condensed, revealing the young Illusory Smoke Lotus Fruit plant.
After nurturing it, Lu Chen inspected the rest of the spirit plants in the field to ensure they were all thriving before returning to the house.
Back inside, he sat at the table and counted the spirit stones in his possession.
The twenty-two Spirit Firegrass plants he had brought with him had earned a total of seventy-seven spirit stones. He had spent sixty spirit stones on the three Qingmiao Spirit Tea saplings, but fortunately, three spirit planters had taken the initiative to offer him a hundred spirit stones, resulting in a total profit of nearly one hundred and twenty spirit stones.
Including the ones he already had, he now possessed over two hundred spirit stones.
"With over two hundred spirit stones and the Spirit Firegrass entering its rapid maturity phase, along with the soon-to-be-harvested Red Cloud Pine, my net worth is about to soar!"
Lu Chen gazed at the small pile of vibrant spirit stones on the table, feeling immensely satisfied.
"Lu Xiao, are you there? Your sister-in-law has prepared a feast. Why don't you come over and have a drink with me?"
Wang Shan's voice called out from outside the courtyard.
Lu Chen wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but Wang Shan's voice sounded somewhat excited.
He felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. The Riven Silver Blade quietly split into dozens of silver-white fragments, and a second-grade Ten Thousand Sword Technique talisman slipped into his palm.
"Brother Wang, I'm a bit exhausted from cultivating spirit plants today, and I have a terrible headache. I'll pass for now, but I'll definitely come and sample your wife's cooking next time."
He quickly made up an excuse to brush off Wang Shan.
"Alright, then. Get some good rest."
Hearing Lu Chen's response, Wang Shan left.
The Wang Family Residence.
In the center of the main hall was a redwood table laden with over ten dishes, including rare ingredients such as demon beast meat. Wang Shan's concubine sat quietly with her head bowed.
"Lu Chen isn't feeling well and can't make it, so let's just enjoy this feast together, shall we?"
"Thank you, my dear."
Wang Shan looked at the pair of snowy white and tender hands reaching towards him, feeling content.
When he had purchased this concubine from the black market, he had only intended to pass the time and alleviate his loneliness. However, the outcome far exceeded his initial expectations.
This concubine, with her gentle and playful nature, brought Wang Shan immense pleasure and made him forget about his usual haunts. He had even neglected his frequent visits to the brothel lately.
More importantly, after a while, he vaguely felt that he was about to break through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining.
This made him cherish his concubine even more, demanding her affections day and night, unable to get enough.
"My dear, thank you for your hard work."
He gently caressed her soft and tender little hand, his voice filled with tenderness.
"My dear, you can't bear to let me suffer, can you?"
Wang Shi lifted her head, her eyes shimmering with emotion, and a mole beneath her eye added to her allure.
"Of course not. I dote on you so much that I don't even have time to let you suffer or toil."
"Then what if I get pregnant in the future? I've heard that pregnancy can be extremely painful and torturous."
Wang Shi asked pitifully.
"Well..."
As Wang Shan hesitated, Wang Shi subtly withdrew her hand, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
"Why don't you have a child for me instead, my dear?"
Wang Shan was about to refuse when he suddenly felt a strange yearning in his abdomen, as if something was gestating within him.
"Alright!"
This yearning was so strong that it overwhelmed his thoughts and spiritual sense, causing him to unconsciously agree.
As soon as he spoke, gurgling sounds emanated from his abdomen, and his stomach swelled at a visible rate. His limbs, chest, and back meat shrank as his body became incredibly emaciated, leaving only skin draped over his skeleton.
"Sir, have a child for me!"
Wang Shi's face flushed, and she gazed at Wang Shan's enormous abdomen with a fanatical look.
At the same time, as Wang Shan's body underwent this bizarre transformation, a crack appeared in the trunk of a spirit tree in the Wang family's courtyard, and a nearly transparent little insect shot out.
The insect was about two inches long and had six wings. Each pair of wings was as thin as cicada wings and adorned with faint patterns.
At that moment, the patterns on the wings turned pitch-black, causing the six-winged insect to emit a faint, uneasy chirp.
Far away, over ten miles distant from the Enforcement Hall.
A Qi Refining high-stage cultivator named Ling Peng watched the equally restless six-winged insect before him, his face grave.
"It has finally appeared."
The strange insect before him was called the Six-Winged Unity Insect. It possessed extremely strong stealth capabilities. If it sensed the presence of nefarious energy nearby, it would undergo a transformation, and any other insects within a certain distance would simultaneously sense its abnormality and exhibit a violent reaction.
The stronger the nefarious energy, the greater the reaction.
After learning about the possibility of Wang Shan being possessed by nefarious energy, Ling Peng had secretly investigated but found nothing. He then left a Six-Winged Unity Insect in the Wang family's courtyard to monitor the situation.
After waiting for several days, the nefarious energy finally revealed itself.
"Senior Brother, I need to trouble you to accompany me. Seeing the reaction of this insect, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it with absolute certainty."
He turned to the young cultivator beside him, who had a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead, with occasional flashes of electricity visible.
(End of Chapter)
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