Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 269: Strange Insects, Counterattack
The setting sun dyed everything dark, and the hills were desolate and blood-red.

There was turbulent spiritual energy at low altitude, and two figures were fighting with swords. The collision of sword lights was like waves hitting the shore, and the fine light splashed like falling stars. The two men's attacks were fierce and sharp, and it seemed like a life-and-death fight. In the blink of an eye, they were chasing for more than ten miles.

"Brother Taishu, your Moon Chasing Sword is becoming increasingly weak and powerless. Take out your newly comprehended 'Chasing Light with Changes, Leaving No Trace or Trace'. Otherwise, we won't be able to determine the winner until tomorrow morning."

"Don't worry, I'll show you later. I hope you can laugh."

"Haha, I, Tang Yijian, 'laugh at the heavens, laugh at the earth, laugh at all living things', it's your ability to make me shut up."

"Send out your sword puppet, or you won't be able to stop my light-chasing attack."

"Don't worry, it will appear behind you at the critical moment."

The two sword masters swung their swords to attack each other with an attack as powerful as the tide. Wherever they passed, rocks collapsed and mud and sand flew. They cursed each other verbally, striving to gain the upper hand.

When it was getting dark, the two men fought with swords at close range, and the sword lights suddenly became stuck and stagnated.

In just a short gap, a black shadow appeared behind Taishu Zhuyue and stabbed him silently with a thin black sword.

Tai Shu Zhuyue let go of the sword without hesitation, and pointed his finger like a sword gesture, slashing down at Tang Yijian who was three meters away. The white sword light condensed into a line, split into two in the air, attacking the targets in front and behind respectively.

The thin sword that the black shadow thrust out missed by about a foot and was split in two by the white sword light and rolled down the hill.

Tang Yijian also let go of his sword, and a green sword light shot out from his sleeve, blocking the opponent's sharp attack. The two of them kicked at the opposite side at the same time, "bang bang", the two figures were hit in the chest and flew back dozens of feet before stopping their retreat.

"Cough cough," the two of them covered their chests and coughed a few times.

For a sword practitioner at the third level, any part of the body can be used to launch an attack with the sword.

At the same time they kicked each other, sword energy attacked them.

They were both seriously injured and needed to expel the alien sword energy from their bodies.

"Brother Taishu, you have been famous for nearly a hundred years, and the way you kick me in the crotch is so shameless!"

"Here and there, you should change your name to 'Tang Yijiao'."

The two sword cultivators turned the fight into a street thug level fight. It can be said that they were evenly matched. In a place where spiritual energy was turbulent, all kinds of disturbances affected the effectiveness of their attacks. No one could do anything to the other in a short period of time, unless it was a real fight of life and death.

The black shadow merged into one again, appeared on the top of the mountain, and was about to leap forward.

Tang Yijian stopped him, waved his hand to take back the sword that had separated in the air, and said, "That move just now was quite interesting. Is it the 'Light Chasing Attack' that you just learned?"

"No, it's just the 'Moon Chasing Sword Technique'. Do you still want to fight?"

"Let's not fight anymore. Winning or losing is meaningless. Rest and recover tonight. Save some energy for the Chaos God Tomb tomorrow. Brother Taishu, I'm afraid you are not here to complete the mission and gain experience. You have been stuck at the bottleneck for decades."

"Are you here to look for the 'Shenqi Fruit' as well?"

"There is no other way. I will be heading to the Dark Realm in three years. It will be very difficult to make a breakthrough in such a short period of time. Fortune and wealth are sought in danger. Only by finding the God's Resting Fruit can there be a glimmer of hope. The Dark Realm... it is too difficult to survive unless you are on the fourth floor."

Tang Yijian was quite emotional and invited, "Brother, let's go down together and take a look. We can take care of each other. The Yin God has been destroyed, so there will be less interference. Maybe we will be lucky and find an opportunity."

"That's what I meant. Let's shake hands and pledge our alliance. Let's raise our swords and swear an oath."

"..."

Three soldiers armed with swords formed a V-shape and explored deep into the eerie and icy cave.

A few feet behind, three more soldiers with guns followed in response.

Xu Yuanchang was about twenty feet away, with his invisible incarnation controlling the bean soldiers and informing them of the situation along the way. A group of bean soldiers followed behind him. In the tomb of the gods, the incarnation's strength was not affected and he could come and go freely.

We spiraled downwards and encountered numerous forks in the road. We followed the rabbit's instructions and had a smooth journey.

After walking about ten miles, the three vanguard bean soldiers in front suddenly exploded into powder one after another. Xu Yuanchang received the news sent back by the incarnation. He walked forward and used his eyes to activate the Yin-Yang Phantom Fire to look.

A faint light appeared in the dark passage, flowing slowly on the ground like water waves, covering a large area.

Xu Yuanchang understood that the bean soldiers had triggered the remaining formation in the passage.

He analyzed and tried for a moment, then asked the incarnation to put away the bean soldiers and carried him directly across more than ten feet in the air and landed on the ground where there was no abnormality. He easily avoided an obstacle and there was no need to use the divine light of creation to break through it.

In a place where magic is forbidden, he must conserve his mana and Yin-Yang Fire energy, and it is impossible for him to cast spells and observe with his eyes all the time.

If we can use the bean soldiers to explore the way, it is worth losing a hundred or so spirit beans.

Scatter three bean soldiers on the ground and continue moving forward in the same way as before.

"Old Li, such a complex passageway under the Chaos God Tomb, stretching for two hundred miles and arranged in a pattern of thousands of caves, could it not have been dug out bit by bit by a cultivator using his magic power?"

"Use mana to dig? There's no need for that."

The rabbit had already let go of the ghost on the ground and the bamboo snake that had transformed into a chamber pot. He crossed his legs and lay diagonally on his nest, enjoying the meticulous care of the female ghost. He bit a piece of the transformed green leaf in his mouth and said incoherently:
"There are several magical powers that can adapt to the terrain and create complex underground passages in the rocks. There are also demonic insects such as earth dragons and snake eels raised by powerful people, which can easily create the prototype of the thousand caves of the God's Tomb. The powerful cultivators only need to use their magic power and let it flow naturally downwards to arrange complex ancient arrays and prohibitions."

Xu Yuanchang asked again: "Does illusion have similar magical powers?"

The rabbit spat out the leaves and sneered, "Whether it is the Five Elements Law or illusion, force, array, etc., if you practice to a high level, you will reach the same goal and have something in common. For example, a ninth-order powerful cultivator will comprehend the essence of the law, and the other illusions, forces, arrays, etc. are just used in different forms. He can use any of them at will."

Xu Yuanchang asked, "There must be some difference, right?"

"Of course there is a difference. You are thousands of miles away from that. If we go deeper, it involves the 'immortal', where heaven and earth return to their origin, the mind and soul become one, and one attains great freedom. This is a completely new realm to pursue. It is useless for you to listen to it now."

The rabbit revealed a few words and then stopped talking to the Taoist priest.

He doesn't have a very deep understanding of that realm.

He was cultivating the Way of Illusion of Heaven and Earth, and his current difficulty was to comprehend the "neither life nor death" he had experienced for eight thousand years, in order to survive his "Calamity of Heaven and Earth".

It’s too difficult. Once you make a choice about something, there’s no turning back and it’s a matter of life and death.

The rabbit sighed, and suddenly felt that the ghost woman's beating and massaging was not effective, so he kicked the ghost away, turned over, crawled into his den, and went to sleep.

Xu Yuanchang felt that the rabbit was being puzzling and pretending to be sophisticated, so he focused his attention forward.

Using bean soldiers to explore the way, they lost three groups in the next ten miles. Each time, Xu Yuanchang carefully surveyed the area and ordered his incarnation to take him through the gap. Finally, they arrived at a hall with many stone pillars as the rabbit had mentioned.

The invisible incarnation screamed, then revealed its figure, danced with its hands and feet, flew up and crashed into a rough stone pillar several feet away. The bean soldiers walking in front of the incarnation were not affected at all.

"The Soul-Trapping Array!"

Xu Yuanchang realized that it was the remaining formation that the rabbit had mentioned that could absorb the soul.

It is fatally dangerous to the Yin spirit and soul.

He shouted at the other incarnation to leave, rushed forward, and swung out a magic rope, wrapping it around the incarnation that was sucked onto the pillar and was struggling and twisting its body, trying to pull the incarnation back.

Faso passed through the pillar and tangled in the empty space.

Only then did Xu Yuanchang realize that the pillar was fake, and he quickly shot a beam of golden light, which hit the illusory stone pillar, causing ripples of light, and an ancient array pattern twisted and emerged.

As the waves moved, a slight gap appeared between the stone pillar and the incarnation. The golden light penetrated through the gap and tightly wrapped around the incarnation.

He couldn't bear to waste a pure divine incarnation that could fight, protect, and even die for others.

Several golden lights hit the remaining light column of the formation in succession, and more and more golden light enveloped the incarnation. Fortunately, the incarnation was not a flesh and blood living creature and could withstand the extreme pull.

After attacking for a while, the remaining light beams flickered and dimmed, and suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Xu Yuanchang hurriedly put the incarnation that had consumed a lot of energy into the ring space and placed it on the altar to refine it.

There was a huge commotion outside, but the rabbit hid and ignored it.

Xu Yuanchang did not dare to be stingy with his mana and Yin-Yang Fire energy. He activated the Eyes spell and scanned the surroundings. He did not find any more traps. He walked cautiously to the other side and asked in a voice transmission, "Lao Li, I found the entrance to the underground palace. Do you have any other instructions?"

"You decide for yourself. I'm going to bed."

The rabbit replied.

Xu Yuanchang didn't know why the rabbit went crazy at the critical moment.

He stepped hard on several stones of different shapes and colors on the ground. There was a loud "click" sound, and a pitch-black hole appeared nearby.

Send out two groups of bean soldiers and an avatar to explore the way. Wait for a while and get the avatar to come back and report.

Xu Yuanchang was carried down by one of the incarnations. The underground palace was at least a hundred feet in size and was filled with a faint aura of solitude and decay. The two groups of bean soldiers had already turned into powder.

Looking at the rotten and shapeless remains of the divine body in the depths, Xu Yuanchang's body was shining with golden light. He searched around and found two ink-black plants in the pool of muddy filth on the right. The round leaves were spread on the muddy liquid. The big one was about eight feet square, and the small one was about five feet, almost blending into the color of the mud.

Xu Yuanchang sent an avatar down and ordered it to carefully dive into the muddy liquid and search down along the roots of the inky black plants.

Soon, the incarnation picked several round fruits of different sizes, and dirty liquid floated out.

Xu Yuanchang directly put the avatar into the ring space and threatened: "Old Li, if you dare to sleep, I will throw the Lishen Fruit I just got back into the disgusting mud pit."

The rabbit rushed out of its den at lightning speed. In a flash, it had already snatched away five dark black fruits. It grinned and shouted, "You just like to talk nonsense. When did I go to bed?"

Xu Yuanchang was already used to the shamelessness of the rabbit telling lies with open eyes, and said: "I have searched this underground palace, but I haven't found the divine stone that emits a faint blue glow that you mentioned."

"Let's go to the next underground palace...what's that strange noise?"

The rabbit has amazing hearing and can tell something is wrong.

Xu Yuanchang raised his head and looked towards the exit. He saw a swarm of black insects flapping their wings and flying towards him.

He was startled, not knowing where so many hideous and strange insects came from. They were the size of a palm, with dark red patterns on a black background, and they were very ferocious with their fangs and claws bared. He hurriedly ordered the two incarnations to deal with them, and then he fell down.

The two incarnations launched mountain force attacks and ghost fire burning respectively. Those strange insects were knocked back several feet by the mountain force. They were on fire but acted as if nothing had happened. They flapped their wings and surrounded the incarnations.

Xu Yuanchang shot out a golden light, which caused the strange insect to become slightly agitated and more violent.

"What kind of strange insects are not afraid of the divine light of creation, the power of the mountain, and the attacks of ghost fire? Catch a few and bring them in for me to see."

The rabbit was quite curious. Were there things in the God's Tomb that he didn't recognize?
One of the incarnations received the order and retreated a little slower, with several strange insects crawling on its body.

Xu Yuanchang saw clearly that the monster insect's fangs were quite powerful. It bit through the incarnation's defenses with a few "cracks". He quickly put the incarnation into the ring space.

Several flying knives hit the insects that flew towards him.

With a few "clang clang" sounds, the insect was knocked several feet away, but its shell was not damaged at all.

"It's the Burial God Bug. Strange, who raises these disgusting things?"

The rabbit recognized the insects at a glance, and pinched one of them with some annoyance, tearing off the insect's mouthparts and eight limbs. Black liquid flowed out of the wound, and said:
"These bugs feed on the remains of the gods' bodies. They are not afraid of the Silent God's corrosive energy. Ordinary five-element spells cannot deal with them. Their shells are strong and tough, and can be broken by wood-element treasures. However, the flying knives and swords in your hands are too poor... These guys are not very intelligent. You may have to use an incarnation to lure them aside, and then take the opportunity to escape from the exit."

Xu Yuanchang controlled the two avatars to alternately cover and attack, leading hundreds of insects to the left.

A small number of burial god insects were still hovering in the passage above the cave entrance.

Rabbit reminded him, "Your phantom armor is not yet fully formed and cannot withstand the bites of the God Burial Bug. Be careful not to let your protective divine light be bitten and expose a flaw. You will be poisoned by the omnipresent Silent God Erosion Qi in the underground palace."

The few insects with tenacious vitality were all thrown onto the altar.

Xu Yuanchang shot out flying knives one after another, knocking aside several insects that were rushing towards him.

An idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and his spiritual sense probed into a closed area in the ring space. He selected a few thin wooden fibers that he had dug out from the shell of the Thousand Souls Flower. They were about three feet long and could not be refined on his Creation Altar at all.

When the fearless insects rushed towards him again, he held a wood fiber as thick as a wick in his right hand and stabbed it like a sword.

"Puff", the insect was pierced by the wood fibers and gradually lost its life while struggling.

Xu Yuan was overjoyed and quickly called back the incarnations that were being chased in a desperate situation. He gave each of them two wooden fibers as weapons and ordered them to kill all the insects that entered the underground palace.

Rabbit heard the voice transmission and laughed, "I really forgot about the wooden thorns that were ground off the shell of the Thousand Souls Flower. Even if they can't be refined, they can still be used as treasures. They are also wood-based materials, which is perfect for dealing with those annoying Burial God Bugs."

The situation reversed in an instant, and the two clones quickly shuttled back and forth to kill the strange insect.

When twenty or thirty burial insects were strung on a few pieces of wood fibers, the remaining insects suddenly came to their senses and stopped seeking death. They flapped their wings and flew upwards, disappearing in an instant.

Xu Yuanchang frowned slightly. These strange insects seemed to have heard the call.

Is there someone raising burial insects in the Tomb of Chaos Gods?
(End of this chapter)