Chronicles of Ascension: The Path to Immortality

Beichen Cave Sky.

Shendongzi looked at the long-bearded old man in front of him and asked, "How are things going?"

"Now we have regularly dropped supply boxes into the locust tide, and it has indeed had a certain effect. The monks in the closed area have killed a large number of locusts in order to obtain the supply boxes. However, the number of locusts is still rising, and the number of monks in the closed area has increased. It’s been declining.”

"How is it possible? We didn't come up with a lot of high-quality elixirs, talismans, and spiritual weapons, so why were we still unable to reverse the decline?"

"The reproductive power of locusts is so strong. When they first invaded the Dongming Treasure Territory a year ago, there were only 1 billion first-order locusts and hundreds of second-order locusts. Now there are more than 5 billion first-order locusts and even second-order locusts are fast. Over a thousand.”

"Alas..." Shendongzi let out a long sigh, "the devouring power of these locusts is too strong. Now the fourth-level sealing and control formation consumes thousands of high-grade spiritual stones every day. This is a bottomless pit. Even if my Beichen Dongtian family is rich, I can’t afford such a waste!”

"Sect Master, we, Beichen Cave Heaven, had better make plans early." The long-bearded old man said in a low voice.

"There are over a million disciples in Beichen Cave Heaven. Where can they move to?"

"Sect Master, the Insect King's attack on the Dongming Treasure Territory this time may be just a test by the old guy from the Kunlun Treasure Territory. The War Temple has given in at every turn. In the last battle with the Nine-Feathered Kunpeng of the Cangwu Treasure Territory, Long Xinghe, the Supreme Elder of the War Temple I am afraid……"

"No words!" Shendongzi said with a serious face.

The long-bearded old man said quickly: "Yes..."

"Now let's talk about the distribution of the sanctuary monks in the closed area."

"There are 15 million miles in total of the fourth-level formation's sealed area. There are more than 1,000 shelters for more than 10,000 human monks. More than 500 of them are built in the east area close to the fourth-level controlled area."

"It's not surprising. If you build a shelter close to the sealing and control formation, you can rely on the formation and avoid attacks. However, many of the monks in these shelters are huddled in the shelters, blindly defending, and dare not come out to fight the locusts. ”

"Yes, but the large amount of material boxes we introduced through the fourth-level sealing and control formation also attracted many monks from the shelter to take risks and fight against the insect tide, consuming a lot of the locusts' vitality."

"Tell us about the situation of shelters in several other major districts in the closed area."

"There are more than 50 shelters in the Central District. Most of them are built underground. They were built by remnant forces such as Xingyi City, Jiugong Peak, and Five Elements Courtyard. These remnant forces do not dare to come out of the underground shelters rashly, but they rely on the sect. The accumulation of foundation is lingering, disappearing at a rate of 1-2 every day.”

"Hiding deep underground is just hiding one's ears and stealing the bell. It's beyond stupid!" Shendongzi shook his head.

"There are more than 150 shelters in the southern district, and most of them were built by the Heavenly Demon Sect. The Heavenly Demon Sect's Divine Wing Demon Art refines the locusts' energy and blood, and has a certain restraint effect on the locusts. It has eliminated many locusts."

"More than half of the Tianmo Sect's territory has been occupied this time. It can be said that its vitality has been severely damaged. It used to be among the top three affiliated forces, but now I'm afraid it won't even be in the top ten."

"There are over 250 shelters in the North End."

"Why are there so many shelters in the North District? They all exceed the number of Heavenly Demon Sect shelters."

"The North District is located deep in the Black Forest. There are a large number of third-order monsters inside. The human monks have formed an alliance with these monsters. The human monks regularly hand over flesh, blood and elixirs, and the third-order monsters protect them."

"The North District is a bit interesting. The third-level monsters are a huge force in the closed area. If we fight against the locusts, we can use them to help." Shendongzi commented.

"There are 20 shelters in the West District..."

"What? Only 20?" Shendongzi was surprised, "The entire sect in the Central District was destroyed by locusts, and there are still more than 50 left. Why are there so few in the West District? It seems that the West District is an affiliated force under the Qingyun Sect."

"Yes, during this locust disaster, the Qingyun Sect lost 40% of its affiliated forces. The reason why there are few shelters is because the area is sparsely populated, and many affiliated forces have just opened trade routes and become under the Qingyun Sect, but..."

"But what?"

"But there is a shelter in the West District that spans thousands of miles. It is one of the largest shelters in the entire closed area."

"What's going on at this shelter?"

"This sanctuary is called Immortal Cat Valley. It was originally a third-level affiliated force under the Qingyun Sect. It has less than 10 foundation-building monks."

"A third-level affiliated force under the Qingyun Sect actually established a shelter spanning thousands of miles. Do they have the protection of third-level monsters?"

"It seems not." The long-bearded old man shook his head.

"Built underground?"

"No, the external projection of the fourth-level sealing and control formation shows that this shelter is built on the ground."

"Is there a third-level defense formation?"

"No."

"That's strange. How could a small third-class affiliated force build such a large sanctuary?"

"I'm also puzzled. There is a hundred-foot-high wall built around this shelter."

Shendongzi chuckled and said, "Not to mention a city wall that's a hundred feet high, even a city wall that's a thousand feet high probably won't be able to stop these locusts."

"I really don't know the reason." The long-bearded old man shook his head.

"Don't think that you can sit back and relax after building a city wall. If you can't retreat, you will die sooner or later."

"yes."

If Henry Zhang heard the conversation between the two, he would have secretly cursed: "You think I don't want to go out? The city wall was built by those locusts to protect me."

Shendongzi pondered for a moment and said: "Since they can build a shelter that protects a thousand miles around, there must be good combat power in the shelter. The territory in the closed area is based on strength. I don't believe that less than 10 A third-level affiliated force with a foundation can lay down a thousand miles of territory under the mouth of the locust."

"It's a pity that these monks are also huddled in the shelter, not daring to step out of the way."

"If you don't dare to cross the thunder pool, the temptation is not big enough. If you send the supply box directly to the city wall later, I don't believe that the monks inside can resist the temptation and not go out."

"yes."

"There are more than a thousand shelters that can be exchanged with each other. Some shelters are short of elixirs but have enough spiritual mines. Some shelters are short of magic weapons but have enough monsters and flesh. You are in the supply box. Placing more third-level teleportation arrays will allow the monks in these sanctuaries to collaborate and trade with each other across millions of miles to increase their strength."

"This is a good idea, but the third-order formation disk consumes a lot of money."

"As long as it can enhance the strength of the monks in the closed area and kill more locusts, what's the point of a little consumption?"

"Too."

"In addition, the third-level thorns are very effective. You can put more of them. These scavengers are deep in the locust tide and play a big role."

"Okay, I will immediately arrange for the spiritual plant garden to cultivate more."

"Also, I heard that the Alchemy Palace has developed an elixir using locust flesh and blood as the main ingredient. It has also been placed in the supply box and placed in the sealed area."

"It has been developed, but it is a second-level elixir recipe. It requires hundreds of first-level locusts to refine an earth soul elixir. Not to mention that it is extremely difficult to capture hundreds of first-level locusts. It is a second-level alchemist. They are also rare in closed areas.”

"Now that it's been developed, don't worry about it so much. Just throw in the recipe for the Earth Soul Pill."

"Okay..." the long-bearded old man said.