A moment later, Lu Ye returned to the special building.
It wasn't that the insectoids had all been killed, but that more and more insectoids had gathered, making Lu Ye feel somewhat threatened. In order to avoid any accidents, he had to hide.
With his thoughts confirmed, Lu Ye's mood was undoubtedly lifted.
However, he soon discovered that things weren't as simple as he thought.
That was because that short battle actually made him feel a little weak.
This kind of weakness was not the same as the weakness caused by his previous injuries. It was more like a burden brought about by excessive consumption.
He immediately understood that although the environment and his special state allowed him to use methods that only Divine Sea Realm cultivators could use in advance, in the end, the foundation of his Soul was still too weak.
Indeed, compared to cultivators in the same realm, his Soul was extremely powerful, but it still wasn't enough to support him for a long time to construct divine runes to kill enemies.
In this environment, with his current state, he could take Spirit Pills to replenish his Spirit Energy, but if his Soul was seriously exhausted or injured, he would have to use Soul Cleansing Water.
He had a limited amount of Soul Cleansing Water on hand, and he had already taken a drop before, so unless it was absolutely necessary, Lu Ye didn't want to continue using it.
In this way, this effective method of killing insectoids couldn't be used frequently, otherwise, once he ran out of Soul Cleansing Water, there would be nothing left to play with.
He couldn't help but feel slight regret in his heart. Because in that short moment earlier, he'd obtained almost 2,000 battle merits. If he was able to utilize Divine Crests without restraint, then the speed at which he obtained battle merits would surely attain an extremely terrifying speed.
Outside, there was the sound of insectoids banging on the door and windows. Lu Ye didn't panic. This kind of building with a lantern hanging at the door was protected by a mysterious power, so no matter what, it couldn't be destroyed.
As for where this mysterious power came from, Lu Ye had an answer in his heart.
The noise outside gradually quieted down after a while. The insectoids' intelligence was like this. Even if they saw Lu Ye rushing in with their own eyes, they couldn't find him for a long time and gradually forgot about him. When the time came, they would do what they were supposed to do.
Lu Ye quietly recovered in the room. When it was completely quiet outside, he waited for a long time before going to the door and looking through the crack.
The insectoid corpses on the street had already disappeared. Only the green blood that had been spilled all over the street was evidence of the battle that had just taken place.
As for where the corpses of the dead insectoids went … Naturally, they were devoured by the living insectoids. The insectoids would eat anything that had energy.
Lu Ye had also experienced an insect tide in the Spirit Stream Battlefield. Wherever those insects passed, all life was wiped out, not even a blade of grass was left behind.
But then again, if there was the Insect Clan, it meant that there was an Insect Nest. Where was the Insect Nest in Immortal Essence City?
Lu Ye immediately recalled the hole in the sky he had seen earlier, from which an endless stream of insectoids had fallen …
The hive might be inside the gap!
Under normal circumstances, the only way to deal with the Insect Clan was to destroy the hive first. Only then could the problem be solved from the root. However, the problem in Celestial Origin City was obviously beyond the scope of Lu Ye's ability. Therefore, when he realized the location of the hive, he did not have any other ideas.
Not to mention other things, Celestial Origin City had a Flight Restriction Array. At most, he could fly ten feet into the air. The gap in the sky was at least a few hundred feet from the ground. No matter how strong he was, it was impossible for him to fly up.
There were still a few insectoids wandering on the street outside the door. Lu Ye blessed himself with Concealment and Aura Concealment Spirit Runes. He quietly opened the door and walked out again.
This time, his goal was not to kill insectoids. He wanted to find an insectoid that met his requirements.
No matter why he entered Celestial Origin City, since he was already here, he could only think of ways to obtain some benefits.
Soul Cleansing Water, battle merits from killing insectoids, these were all benefits that ordinary cultivators would not be able to obtain. While there was danger, there was also a huge benefit.
The Divine Runes could not be activated continuously. Otherwise, the consumption would be too great. Although Lu Ye had the blessing of Concealment and Aura Concealment Spirit Runes and could move stealthily, it was still very difficult to pass through the insectoid blockade and head to the City Lord's Mansion.
Moreover, in this state, he could not kill insectoids to obtain battle merits.
If he wanted to solve these problems, he could only take a risk.
Whether it would work or not, Lu Ye was not sure, but he had to give it a try.
Hiding his figure, he walked through one street after another, seeing one insectoid after another. Lu Ye gradually figured out his current location.
He was probably at the outermost periphery of Celestial Origin City.
The entire Celestial Origin City was still very large. When he first came in with the cultivation of Eighth Order Spirit Stream Realm, he did not walk through the entire Celestial Origin City, so he was not sure how big it was.
But right now, the center of Celestial Origin City should be in the direction of the gap in the sky.
It was worth mentioning that there were not many insectoids at the gap in the sky now. It was possible that all the insectoids in the insectoid nest had been mobilized.
The insectoids' intelligence was not high, but their corresponding abilities were difficult to estimate. Basically, every different type of insectoid had a special strength.
Take the mantis insectoid race, which Lu Ye was most familiar with, as an example. Among all the insectoids he had seen, this was the most advanced type of insectoid in terms of combat skills. When the two blades were waved, it was like a real swordsman.
The insectoid race, which looked like hunting dogs, had an extremely sensitive sense of smell.
Even if Lu Ye now had the blessing of Concealment and Aura Concealment Spirit Inscriptions, he was almost detected by this insectoid race several times. So now, as long as he encountered this insectoid race, he would stay far away.
There was also an insectoid race that looked like a hedgehog, with sharp bone spikes all over its body. It had almost no weakness. Against such an insectoid race, Lu Ye felt that he had to use Soul attacks to win. Otherwise, he would have no way to deal with it.
In addition, the insectoid race that Lu Ye had encountered before was pink, round, and fat, like a pink silkworm. Its entire body was highly toxic, and even the silk it spat out was extremely poisonous.
This insectoid race posed the least threat to Lu Ye. With his Innate Skill Tree, he was the least afraid of poison. However, this insectoid race was not only highly toxic, but the silk it spat out could also turn into a large net, which had the effect of trapping the enemy. It was very troublesome.
Along the way, Lu Ye also carefully noted down the buildings with lanterns hanging at the door as an escape route.
Generally speaking, there were very few such buildings. Basically, there was only one for several streets.
After searching for a total of four hours, Lu Ye finally found an insectoid race that barely met his requirements.
It was not that he had not encountered any before, but most of them were gathered together with other insectoids, and Lu Ye could not use his own methods.
Now, he finally met one that was alone.
This insectoid race was not small. At first glance, it looked like an eight-clawed spider. Its back and abdomen were covered in a thick carapace for protection. Its ferocious mouthparts were like sawteeth, causing one to shudder at the sight of it.
Although he had not fought with it, Lu Ye could still tell that it was a True Lake Stage insectoid race.
The reason why he chose it was mainly because of its large size and wide back. This way, after he concealed his body, he could sit on it safely.
Of course, the premise was that his plan could be successfully implemented. If the situation was different from what he imagined, then his subsequent plans would not be able to be carried out.
However, it should not be a big problem. The insectoid race's spiritual intelligence was a weakness. His methods might not be effective against cultivators of the same level, but it would definitely be effective against insectoids.
He silently walked towards the arachnid race insectoid and stood still two feet in front of it.
This distance was already very dangerous. Even if the arachnid race did not have a keen sense of smell, it could sense that something was wrong at such a close distance.
However, before it could react, Lu Ye took the initiative to reveal himself.
In that instant, Lu Ye's eyes met the arachnid race insectoid's compound eyes. Lu Ye's large hand pressed on the hilt of his Mountain Plate Saber. His entire body surged with energy, ready to strike if the situation went south.
The arachnid race insectoid's front legs were also raised high. The hairy front legs were extremely sturdy because they were covered in a white bone-like substance. In addition to its sharpness, the power of such a strike was not inferior to a True Lake Stage cultivator's full strength attack.
A great battle seemed to be about to break out.
However, the arachnid race insectoid's raised front legs froze in mid-air and did not land. Not only that, the moment it discovered Lu Ye, its mouthparts squirmed and made a hissing sound. Now, there was no sound at all.
Its originally lively compound eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of dust at this moment, gradually darkening.
On the contrary, Lu Ye's eyes became brighter than usual. If one looked carefully, they could even see that there were some extremely complicated lines in his eyes. The lines gathered and merged, forming a wonderful picture.
Charm Divine Mark!
It was different from Spirit Runes like Sharp Defence. If it was activated with Spirit Energy, it would be a Spirit Rune. If it was activated with Spiritual Energy, it would be a Divine Mark.
However, Charm was a Divine Mark that could only be activated with Spiritual Energy.
Lu Ye obtained this Divine Mark after killing the Fox Demon of the Immortal Fox Valley and devouring its Pill Fire.
He thought that it would be impossible for him to use this Divine Mark before he broke through to the Spirit Sea Realm. He did not expect that he would enter the Immortal Essence City in this special state again, allowing him to activate his Spiritual Energy.
After verifying the changes of the Sharp Defence Spirit Runes, Lu Ye wanted to try the power of Charm. He already had a plan in mind with this Divine Mark as the core.
In the Immortal Fox Valley, the Fox Demon used its innate ability to control nearly a hundred cultivators. There was no lack of Ninth Order Cloud River Realm cultivators among them.
The power of the Charm Divine Mark was somewhat similar to the Fox Demon's innate ability. It was able to confuse and control people's minds, but it was not as exaggerated as the Fox Demon's.
One had to know that when Giant Armoured faced the Fox Demon, the Fox Demon only needed a glance to make Giant Armoured fall. At that time, the Fox Demon used the same method on Giant Armoured as Lu Ye used on the arachnid race today. (To be continued)
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