Yi Tian had a gloomy expression on his face as he flew through the Hundred Herb Cliff at a low altitude. Behind him, there was a peak Class Four Hornet Queen and over thirty Guardian Hornets following closely behind him. The two sides maintained a distance of fifty zhang, and the stalemate lasted for nearly an hour. The Queen Bee was about a foot long, and the Guardian Hornets were only half the size of the Queen Bee.
Yi Tian, who was flying in front, held a mid-grade spirit stone in each hand, recovering his spirit energy as he flew. When he turned his head slightly and saw the group of Purple Jade Bees behind him, Yi Tian felt displeased from the bottom of his heart.
After discussing with Shui Dongcheng and Tong Yan about an hour ago, the three of them immediately took action. First, Yi Tian and Shui Dongcheng slowly approached the Purple Jade Beehive from the north and south. After lighting the Monster Luring Incense in their hands, they heard an ear-piercing buzzing sound in less than ten breaths.
Yi Tian didn't know what was going on, but he saw the Queen Bee and over half of the Guardian Hornets pouncing towards him. Although he knew that the queen bee of this group of Purple Jade Bees was only at the high stage of the fourth rank, when Yi Tian used his Clear Spirit Dharma Eyes to carefully identify it, he discovered that the queen bee in the lead was actually a peak stage of the fourth rank demonic beast.
He wasn't afraid of this group of Demonic Beasts, but the thirty or so Demonic Beasts behind the Queen Bee was a frightening sight. Yi Tian didn't dare to fight them to the death. It was difficult for two fists to fight four hands, let alone one against thirty. After a breath of time, Yi Tian threw away the Monster Luring Incense in his hand and flew towards the south without any hesitation.
Originally, he thought that this matter would be over. At worst, he would just stop playing. However, who would have thought that the group of Purple Jade Bees had no intention of turning around and were chasing after Yi Tian.
In particular, the Queen Bee took the lead. At the beginning, it relied on its high level to break away from the main group and directly attacked Yi Tian.
Yi Tian was also enraged, and the two sides began to attack each other when they were less than three hundred zhang apart. From time to time, the Queen Bee would spit out some venom from its mouth. Fortunately, Yi Tian was fully prepared. He raised the Flame Inscription Shield in his hand and blocked the venom.
Then, he stretched out his hand and tapped the Queen Bee a few times. Instantly, a few bright sparks exploded in front of the Queen Bee. Fortunately, animals had an instinctive fear of fire. After a few explosions, the queen bee slowed down and waited for its backup to arrive before chasing after them.
At this point, Yi Tian already knew that it was definitely Shui Dongcheng and Tong Yan's doing. Otherwise, this swarm of Purple Jade Bees wouldn't have been so fixated on him.
Thinking back, he didn't seem to have any chance of being ambushed, except for the Puppet Technique jade slip. After thinking about it, Yi Tian decided to do an experiment. He took out the jade slip and examined it carefully. There didn't seem to be any problems. However, the group of Purple Jade Bees behind him suddenly became restless. It was as if they had seen their prey, and all of them suddenly sped up.
With a cold snort, Yi Tian increased the speed of his Wind Escape Technique, maintaining a distance of fifty zhang between them. When he turned his head, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He cursed in his heart, "These two are scheming against me. Once this matter is settled, I'll properly settle this debt."
With this plan in mind, he quickly gathered Spirit Qi in his right hand that was holding the jade slip. A bright red flame instantly wrapped around the jade slip. When he turned his head and saw that he was already twenty to thirty kilometers away from the hive, Yi Tian patted his left hand and took out eight black tokens from his storage bracelet. Then, he chanted an incantation and activated the eight tokens with Spirit Qi. In ten breaths of time, he laid down a simple Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation in a range of thirty zhang.
He threw the jade slip into the formation with his right hand. Then, he leaped to the side with a few flashes. After that, he turned around and waited for his prey.
As expected, the leading Purple Jade Queen Bee abandoned Yi Tian and flew towards the jade slip. Seeing that most of the Purple Jade Bees had fallen into the trap, Yi Tian didn't hesitate and crossed his hands to form a seal. Then, he shouted, "Sink!"
The area within thirty zhang of the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation instantly became muddy. Under the pressure of the formation, the swarm of bees flying at low altitudes had no choice but to fly lower and lower. Some of the weaker Purple Jade Bees were the first to be pressed down a foot into the ground. Yi Tian was overjoyed. He freed one of his hands and pointed at the 'Dui' token. Instantly, the formation turned into a muddy swamp and sucked in the few Purple Jade Bees that were closest to the ground.
Seeing that his attack had succeeded, Yi Tian was overjoyed and repeated the same trick. He continuously increased the pressure of the formation and took the opportunity to aim at the Purple Jade Bees that had entered the formation. With each sweep, he was able to eliminate three or four of them.
After the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, most of the Purple Jade Bees had been dealt with. Now, there were only two or three left beside the Queen Bee. However, a peak grade four Demonic Beast was indeed different from others. Seeing that the situation wasn't good, the Queen Bee wanted to abandon the jade slip and escape with its remaining troops.
However, its subordinates seemed to have been bewitched as they all pounced towards the jade slip. A burst of sparks could be seen and the Purple Jade Bees that flew towards it were instantly ignited like moths to a flame.
When the Queen Bee was the only one left in the formation, Yi Tian smiled and pointed at the word 'Zhen' and 'Qian' on the token. Three breaths later, a green and gold electric arc shot out from the two tokens and attacked the Queen Bee.
Two crackling sounds could be heard as the electric arc struck the Queen Bee's left and right wings, leaving two fist-sized holes in them. The mud on the ground seemed to have grown eyes as it rolled up the Queen Bee's body.
After being dragged to the ground by the mud, the Queen Bee gradually lost all signs of life. Yi Tian, who was standing not far away, let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Purple Jade Bees weren't any powerful Demonic Beasts. He had recently obtained a new set of formation tools, which allowed him to successfully capture them in one go.
When the Queen Bee was completely dead, Yi Tian formed a hand seal and withdrew the formation. Then, he slowly walked forward to take a look. Over thirty Purple Jade Bees were half-buried in the mud and completely dead. After taking out the 'Myriad Book of Spirit Herbs', Yi Tian made a comparison. The book recorded that the Purple Jade Bees were generally social Demonic Beasts. Their strength was around grade four while the Queen Bee was usually grade five.
Yi Tian raised his head and looked at the Queen Bee in front of him. It was clearly a peak grade four Demonic Beasts. Could it be that there was a mistake in the book? Looking carefully, Yi Tian couldn't help but smile. There was also a record in the 'Myriad Book of Spirit Herbs': 'Generally, when the capacity of a bee swarm increases to a certain level, the old Queen Bee will raise a new Queen Bee. Then, the entire swarm will split into two. This is also considered a unique form of reproduction for bees.'
Seeing this, Yi Tian's heart stirred. Didn't Shui Dongcheng and Tong Yan like to trick people? It seemed that the two of them were going to face the grade five old Queen Bee. Now, there would be a good show to watch.
He continued reading and found that the 'Myriad Book of Spirit Herbs' also noted that the dead Purple Jade Bees could be used as fertilizer. The spirit qi contained in their corpses could increase the grade of low-grade spirit herb cultivation soil. Even mid-grade spirit herb cultivation soil could be directly upgraded to high-grade as long as there was enough of it.
He turned around and looked at the bee corpses all over the ground. A satisfied smile appeared on his face. He still had a large number of spirit herb pots in his storage bracelet. He took them out one by one and mixed the bee corpses with the cultivation soil. He would use them when transplanting spirit herbs in the future.
After collecting the spoils of war, Yi Tian picked up the 'puppet technique' jade slip that he had thrown into the formation. After being calcined by the flames, the black jade slip actually faintly revealed a bit of light. He held it in his hand and looked at it for a while. It turned out that it was a completely different world. The entire jade slip had clearly been tampered with. A layer of black enamel had been added on top of the original jade slip and the 'puppet technique' had been recorded.
He had picked up a treasure this time. Originally, it was used as bait to attract the Purple Jade Bees. He didn't expect that it would reveal its secrets. After the great joy, Yi Tian first took out a blank jade slip and copied down the original 'puppet technique' word for word. This thing was very useful. Then, red spirit qi wrapped around the jade slip in his right hand. He ignited a raging flame and calcined the entire jade slip.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the black outer layer of the jade slip was unable to withstand the high temperature of the flame and began to peel off bit by bit, revealing the pure white color inside. After the black enamel had completely faded, Yi Tian put away the technique and spread open the jade slip to carefully read the contents.
After carefully reading it, it turned out that it was the itinerary of the Heavenly Fate Sect's disciples. The person who had laid down the Eight Gate Coiling Dragon Formation was called the Divine Mathematician. According to the records, it was a matter from a thousand years ago. Back then, the Heavenly Fate Sect had met with a great calamity. Under the orders of the Sect Master, he took a third of the sect's secret treasures and escaped from the Central Province.
After that, he wandered around and arrived in the Western Wasteland. According to the instructions of the Heavenly Fate Ancestor, he found the Maple County Ridge in the Western Wasteland and laid down the 'Eight Gate Coiling Dragon Formation' to await the arrival of a fated person.
Although he didn't know what kind of calamity had befallen the Heavenly Fate Sect, according to the records in the jade slip, it was definitely a matter of life and death for the sect. Fortunately, the Heavenly Fate Sect had a long history and managed to overcome the crisis. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Heavenly Fate Sect disciple like Xiao Linhang. From the way the Wine Bottle was moving around, it was likely that he wanted to find the sect's lost treasures.
As for the third of the sect's secret treasures mentioned, Yi Tian calculated that it was most likely the Geng Luo Disk. Now that he had the needle, the Geng Luo Disk, and the base, didn't that mean that he had gathered all of the Heavenly Fate Sect's secret treasures?
Also, could it be that the 'fated person' was him? Yi Tian only had a smattering of knowledge about the Heavenly Fortune Sect. However, from his understanding of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, he learned that they specialized in peeking into the mysteries of the heavens, measuring one's luck, and calculating one's future.
The Heavenly Fate Sect's secret treasures must be used in this aspect. Now that he had taken their things, it was not a bad idea to repair them and try to use them first.
When his strength increased, he would go and have a good chat with Xiao Linhang's master, All-seer. After all, there were still many mysteries in his heart that had not been solved. Perhaps this would be an opportunity.
At the end of the jade slip, there was also a record of the Heavenly Fate Sect's' Three Lives Three Generations Heart Condensing Incantation '. It had always been a secret technique of the Heavenly Fate Sect. After cultivating it, it could strengthen one's Dao Heart, which was of great benefit to one's Inner Demon Tribulation.
After carefully reading it, Yi Tian found that this thing was definitely his biggest gain apart from the Geng Luo Disk. Originally, Shui Dongcheng wanted to use this thing to scheme against him, but he didn't expect to be given such a heaven-defying gift. Who knew if Shui Dongcheng would be so angry that he would vomit blood when he found out.
This technique could actually be used in the Yuanying Tribulation. There must be some kind of connection between him and the Central Province's Heavenly Fate Sect. Since that was the case, it would be impolite to refuse. Looking at the Jin Dan Tribulation ten years later, it would definitely be useful.
Yi Tian immediately put the jade slip into the Inscription of Flame Ring. Now was not the time. After dealing with the matter at hand, he would find a quiet place to properly study it.
After doing all this, he calculated the time and found that he had left the Hundred Herb Cliff for nearly an hour. He estimated that those two people were most likely fighting with the old Queen Bee.
With a sneer on his face, Yi Tian clapped his hands and covered his entire body with a thin layer of azure spirit qi. Then, with a sudden burst of strength, Yi Tian crossed the distance of thirty meters and sped along the path he came from. In order to not alert the enemy, Yi Tian urged his wood spirit qi to use the movement techniques of the mortal world.
After walking back for less than a quarter of an hour, he heard intense sounds ahead. It was clearly the sound of powerful magic techniques colliding. After hearing this, he slowed down his pace and withdrew his aura before stealthily approaching.
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