Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards

Chapter 417 - 240: Divine Thunder Annihilation, Core Formation Late Stage!

"This...Upper Sect True Master, this Demon Insect is quite formidable and difficult to deal with. I suggest becoming thoroughly familiar with its abilities, otherwise there may be unforeseen slip-ups..."

Seeing Master Qi Chuan seemingly impatient, Gan Mu quickly and earnestly advised.

"No need. I only ask, to what level of human cultivator does this Demon Insect equate?" Qi Chuan waved his hand and said.

"Uh, that would naturally equate to the Core Formation Middle Stage," Gan Mu replied. If it were the Early Stage, he wouldn’t have been injured earlier. If it were the Late Stage, he wouldn’t have had the chance to return.

"That will do. I have a good sense of it. This matter should not be delayed; waiting even a moment longer means unknown numbers of casualties. I’m leaving now."

As the voice faded, Qi Chuan rose and walked straight out of the main hall.

In recent years, Qi Chuan has frequently gone out to deal with Demon Insects, and because of the Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder, he has been successful every time. This time should be no exception.

"Well then, I wish the Upper Sect True Master a successful journey in advance!"

Seeing this, Gan Mu was stunned, but since Master Qi Chuan had made up his mind, there was no way to persuade him otherwise. Reluctantly, Gan Mu stood up to see Qi Chuan off.

As for his heart, he could only hope that everything would indeed proceed smoothly as Master Qi Chuan said, without any unexpected events. Otherwise, the mortal world and the cultivation realm of Qi Country would face even more turmoil...

After leaving Golden Eagle Mountain, Qi Chuan took out a map, checked it, and then transformed into an Escape Light, heading directly towards Zhou Mountain County, the most likely place for a Demon Insect to appear in Qi Country.

Some time later, Qi Chuan finally arrived in Zhou Mountain County.

After patrolling Zhou Mountain County for a while, he found traces of Demon Insect activity indeed. Many mortal cities suffered significant destruction and loss.

However, within Zhou Mountain County, Qi Chuan did not find the presence of a Demon Insect.

Thus, Qi Chuan could only proceed to the neighboring county, Cangshan County.

The destruction and losses in Cangshan County were even greater than in Zhou Mountain County.

Fortunately, Qi Chuan discovered the Demon Insect outside a half-destroyed city.

"Finally found it," Qi Chuan smiled faintly.

The Demon Insect was indeed as Gan Mu had described.

It resembled a centipede, entirely black, ten zhang long, with three heads, appearing extremely ferocious, bloodthirsty, and demonic.

From afar, Qi Chuan sensed an overwhelming Demonic Qi emanating from the Demon Insect, with the surrounding Spiritual Qi showing signs of contamination.

At this moment, the Demon Insect seemed to have just emerged from the half-destroyed city, preparing to proceed to other mortal cities to cause destruction.

As Qi Chuan arrived, without specifically concealing his aura, the Demon Insect, with its unusually keen senses, immediately paused. Its body curved, with three massive, black, hideous heads all turning to gaze at Qi Chuan, six insect eyes glowing scarlet.

"Screech..."

Sensing the hint of Core Formation Middle Stage Spiritual Pressure emanating from Qi Chuan, the Demon Insect seemed suddenly excited, raising its upper body high. The three insect heads stretched upward, and six pairs of venomous limbs opened wide to the sides, all making strange cries.

"Quite sensitive, huh? Found me so quickly?" Seeing this, Qi Chuan chuckled.

Just then, he saw one of the Demon Insect’s heads, after a strange cry, spit out a black beam the thickness of an arm toward Qi Chuan, the effect of which was uncertain.

Qi Chuan performed a spell, and within his palm, a ball of Pill Fire ignited. With a flick of his hand, the Pill Fire flew out, heading for the black beam.

However, when the two made contact, the Pill Fire passed straight through the black beam without causing any effect.

Seeing this, Qi Chuan shifted his position, appearing several dozen zhang away, dodging the black beam.

Sizzle!

The black beam hit the ground nearby, leaving a deep hole, with tendrils of black gas rising.

Seeing Qi Chuan dodge its black beam, the other two heads of the Demon Insect immediately unleashed their offensives. One head spat a pitch-black venom mist, which dispersed into the air with the wind, turning the surrounding air gray and hazy.

The third head also spat into the void, deploying an unknown eerie command.

"This Demon Insect is truly bizarre," Qi Chuan thought with a slight wariness.

If he were an ordinary Core Formation Middle Stage cultivator, he wouldn’t know how to avoid these strange techniques of the Demon Insect.

But fortunately, he wasn’t.

"Might as well resolve this quickly..." Qi Chuan shook his head.

The reason he hadn’t immediately resolved the Demon Insect was to compel it to reveal its abilities.

Over the years, he had gained some experience in dealing with Demon Insects and knew that the first type of black beam from the Demon Insect possessed a potent Spirit Breaker ability, best avoided.

The second type of venom mist not only poisoned the cultivator but also contaminated the Spiritual Power.

The third type remained unknown; perhaps it could be researched upon returning to the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.

The next moment, Qi Chuan activated the Taiyi Demon-Vanquishing Divine Thunder.

In the dantian, beside the First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core, the Divine Thunder Spirit Seed buzzed, emitting brilliant light.

Sizzle.

Raising his hand, Qi Chuan manifested an extraordinary Divine Thunder, primarily silver with golden lightning patterns flowing, right in his palm.