Chapter 138

In the Black Forest, the insect race was elusive. Now that Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei were severely injured, they had no strength to fight. Zhong Yue escorted them all the way back and they were both grateful and shocked.

Just how strong were the insects in the Black Forest? When they entered the Black Forest, they had already experienced the insect race's strength. They were invulnerable to weapons and could come and go as fast as lightning.

The monster Qi Practitioners that survived were usually extremely cautious in order to make it to the Monster God Ming King Palace.

However, these insects had no chance at all in front of Zhong Yue. Zhong Yue's seven Sword Qis were scattered all over the place; some were underground, some were on the surface, and some were flying in the air. Whenever they came across an insect, the Sword Qis would mince them and extract the spirit pearls from their bodies.

Killing the insects was as smooth as moving clouds and flowing water!

Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei were shocked, Brother Long Yue has become even stronger after killing King Teng. He might even be able to defeat Heavenly Monster Li Jun.

Zhong Yue's atman was still growing. Now that he was able to control the Sword Qi with his atman, it was even more powerful. The impact it brought to Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei was naturally astounding.

The stronger the atman, the more powerful the Sword Qi would be. A sword in the hands of an ordinary human might not be able to slay a beast, but a tree branch in the hands of an expert could slay a demon, let alone the Sword Qi.

"Huh, these footprints …."

Zhong Yue stopped abruptly. There were a few rows of footprints on the ground. The distance between the footprints was about four hundred feet, and there were two rows of footprints. Each of the footprints was a few feet long!

The shape of the footprints was not that of a human's or a beast's, but the strange claw marks left behind by the insect race!

Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei looked towards the direction of the footprints and were shocked. Wherever the footprints passed by, the forest would collapse and the mountains would crumble. These were the footprints left behind by a huge insect race!

"Big guy …."

The two of them mumbled, "There is another big guy in this Black Mountain secret realm!"

Zhong Yue inhaled a deep breath of air, rays flashed in his eyes and he mumbled softly, "This big guy is smaller, it should not be as big as the big guy that escaped from here, and its strength should not be as strong."

Hu Qimei gasped and muttered, "Even if it's not as powerful as the big guy that ran out, it's still much more powerful than us …"

Zhong Yue looked towards the direction of the footprints and found that the footprints had reached the side of an inverted lava waterfall before disappearing. The 'big guy' must have dived into the lava waterfall.

"Why is there an insect race in the underground? Back then, the Monster God Ming King was ordered to guard this place, he wouldn't allow the insect race to live here. "

Zhong Yue pondered and said, Could it be that there are insect eggs buried under the Black Mountain, accumulated here from the underground magma, and hatched here? But how many eggs would it take to produce so many insects … That's right, the mother insect! "

He suddenly remembered the key he had obtained from Zhu Xian 'er. There was a Queen Insect carved on the key!

If the mother insect's eggs hatched and gave birth to other insects, the Black Mountain Secret Realm would be filled with so many insects!

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean that the big guy that crawled out of here is a female? All these years, how many insects did she give birth to? "

Zhong Yue couldn't help but shiver.

Not long later, they finally returned to the entrance of the Black Mountain Secret Realm and walked out safely.

"Another three came out alive!"

Outside of the Black Mountain Secret Realm, the long-browed elder of Xian Kong Saint City shuddered and said solemnly, "You three little brats, come over here."

Zhong Yue brought Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei to the palace where the long-browed elder was and greeted him. The long-browed elder looked at the three of them, his eyebrows and beard fluttered in the air as he asked, "Other than the three of you, are there any other Qi Practitioners still alive?"

Yu Xuanji shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be any."

"Only the four of you survived?"

The elder was a little disappointed, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Over sixty Qi Practitioners went in and only four survived, that is already very good. Before the three of you, Heaven Monster Li Jun also came out alive. It seems like the saint city lord's closed-door disciple will be one of you. Not bad, not bad at all … I'll inform the seneschal and have them come down to receive you. Rest well and wait for the city lord to summon you. "

Zhong Yue and the other two nodded.

Not long later, a warship slowly sailed over. The seneschal stood at the bow of the ship and invited the three of them to board. The warship then slowly sailed upwards and arrived at the saint city lord's manor outside of the Black Mountain.

Many experts from the various factions came forward and looked into the warship. When they saw that there were only Zhong Yue, Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei on the warship, they were disappointed.

But the two Awakening level experts from Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei's sects were overjoyed, they quickly went forward and stood guard behind them.

"This is Brother Long Yue, from the Eastern Sea dragon race. He saved me twice in the Black Mountain Secret Realm."

Yu Xuanji said to the Awakening level expert behind him, "I'm indebted to him, Senior Martial Brother Hei need not treat him as an outsider."

The Awakening level expert quickly greeted and said, "Greetings, Mister Long. Thank you for your help, Mister Long."

Hu Qimei also introduced Zhong Yue to the Awakening level expert sent by her sect. The Awakening level expert was a lady named Hu Qingqing, she quickly said, "Thank you, Mister Long, for taking care of my junior martial sister along the way. The entire Luo Ying City is grateful for your help."

Zhong Yue returned the greeting, Hu Qingqing blinked her eyes and asked, "Qimei, are there any other monsters still alive?"

Hu Qimei shook her head while Hu Qingqing stuck her tongue out and said happily, "Good, good, good. This means that there is still hope for Qimei to become the closed door disciple of the saint city lord."

Hei Hu was also overjoyed, he whispered, "This time, many of the beloved disciples of the keep and city lord died. Hehe, I guess some of the old fellows will work harder and have a few more children!"

Zhong Yue was stunned, he was puzzled by the gloating of the two Awakening level experts, he thought, The internal strife of the monster race is even more intense than the human race. Fortunately, the monsters are not of the same mind, or else the Great Wilderness would never be able to defend against the monster invasion.

The seneschal clapped his hands and summoned a servant, he bowed and said, "The three of you, please take a rest and recuperate. When the three of you have fully recovered, the saint city lord will naturally summon the three of you."

The servant then arranged for Zhong Yue and the others to stay in an elegant courtyard not far from each other.

The saint city lord's goal is to use the talented and intelligent individuals to complete the 【Monster God Ming King Art】, and also to check out the treasures in the underground. Disciple selection is secondary.

Zhong Yue settled down and thought, But whether or not I can become the disciple of the saint city lord is very important to me. After I become the disciple of the saint city lord, my position in the monster race will be stabilized and I will be able to own a bigger territory. It will then be easier for me to protect the human race in the East Barren!

In this trip to the Black Mountain secret realm, he had gained a lot. Not only did he cultivate the five elemental Sword Qi, he also obtained the god-level cultivation technique, the 【Monster God Ming King Art】, and he even drank a mouthful of the godly liquid.

Especially the liquid, it was still in his psyche ocean, allowing his atman to grow rapidly. In just a short period of time, his atman was already fourteen feet tall, getting closer and closer to the limit of twenty feet!

However, the spirituality of the liquid had already started to dissipate, it was no longer as strong as before. But even so, the growth of his atman was still incredibly fast.

The stronger the atman, the stronger the power of the skills, and the faster the cultivation speed. Zhong Yue tried to cast the 【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】, the sun and moon surrounded his body, and he could feel that the growth of his body was a few times faster than before!

The spiritual liquid is really good stuff! But it's no wonder, it would be strange if a treasure forged from the spirit of thousands of gods and demons didn't have such an effect.

The injuries on his body weren't that serious, the battle with King Teng left him with hidden injuries were quickly healed by the 【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】.

Furthermore, as his atman grew stronger, the 【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】 penetrated deeper into his body, even his bones and marrow could be shone upon!

Especially his bone marrow, Zhong Yue could feel that his ability to produce blood was greatly enhanced, the power of his bloodline was also getting stronger, and the speed at which he could extract the Fuxi celestial blood from the beast god essence was also increasing!

So strong, it won't be long before I can open the divine third eye in my forehead!

Zhong Yue was surprised and overjoyed at the same time, the rewards he gained this time were too great, the improvement in his cultivation base was secondary, the improvement in his bloodline was the greatest!

Unknowingly, three days had passed, Zhong Yue's atman was still at a hundred and eighty feet tall, the spirituality of the spiritual liquid had dissipated, making it impossible for him to advance any further.

Xin Huo lamented, "Your speed is already fast enough, but the spirituality has dissipated too much, or else, you would have been able to reach the peak of the Rebirth level, and it wouldn't take long before you can open the Wheel of Reincarnation!"

Zhong Yue shook his head, he smiled and said, "I'm already satisfied, I'm still worried about using the spiritual liquid to enhance my atman. The atman is strong but not stable, it's easier to be defeated. It may seem like my strength has increased, but the flaws in my atman are actually more numerous than when I was weak. This time, I didn't cultivate it to the peak level, but I can use this opportunity to strengthen my foundation, to prevent any future problems from arising! "

Xin Huo nodded in agreement, he said, "If the atman is enhanced too quickly, it is indeed easy for the foundation to become unstable. Your understanding of the level of Rebirth is still lacking, stay in this level for a while longer, it will be beneficial to you in the future."

I wonder how much Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei have recovered from their injuries? They are very strong, and they have quite a strong influence in the monster race. I don't have any foundation in the monster race, but with their help, I will be able to take root in the monster race!

Zhong Yue walked out of the courtyard and walked towards Yu Xuanji's courtyard. Suddenly, he felt a strong tremor, his heart thumped, and he quickly walked towards it.

Before he even got close, the tremor had already calmed down. When Zhong Yue walked to the front, he saw Yu Xuanji and another Qing Long Keep Qi Practitioner, Hei Hu, sitting on the ground in front of the courtyard. Hei Hu was spurting out blood while Yu Xuanji's face was pale, his injuries seemed to have worsened.

"Brother Xuanji, Brother Hei Hu, what happened?" Zhong Yue asked.

Hei Hu was about to speak, but Yu Xuanji quickly shook his head. Hei Hu understood, he smirked and said, "Nothing much, Xuanji and I were just careless and got bitten by a dog! Hehe, when a tiger falls to the plains, he will be bullied by dogs … "

Zhong Yue was puzzled, he helped the two up, and suddenly, Hu Qimei and Hu Qingqing rushed over. The two ladies were also bruised and swollen, and their bodies were covered with injuries. Hu Qimei's injuries were also more serious than before, as if she didn't have the time to recuperate and was beaten up a few times.

"Brother Xuanji, did those guys come to bully you too?" Hu Qimei said angrily even before she arrived.