The owner of the Thousand-Year Star Armor Beetle corpses was an elder named Mo Hai. This elder's greatest hobby was raising all manner of strange insects and exotic beasts—the rarer the spirit insect, the more he delighted in it.
After the Demon Realm began its invasion, Elder Mo Hai had fought ancient demons several times. On one occasion, he had nearly met his demise, relying on the Star Armor Beetles to escape a deadly calamity. Yet afterward, those Star Armor Beetles had all died one after another!
For this reason, Elder Mo Hai regarded those Star Armor Beetles with extreme importance. Even after their deaths, he had carefully preserved their corpses.
Having understood the full story, Li Qing knew this transaction would likely not be easily concluded. Still, he came to Elder Mo Hai's cave dwelling.
"Is Elder Mo Hai present? I am Wuji, here to pay a visit!"
Li Qing did not have to wait long before the restrictions outside Elder Mo Hai's cave dwelling were lifted one by one, opening a path leading inside.
"Fellow Daoist Wuji, I have long admired your great name. Come in."
Hearing this, Li Qing relaxed somewhat, thinking that this elder's temperament did not seem quite so difficult to deal with.
Then he rose into the air and stepped into the strange cave dwelling in a single stride.
The interior was covered in spiderwebs, making it seem as though no one had tended to the place for a long time. Yet upon closer inspection, one could discover countless tiny insect cocoons nestled within the webs, each containing hidden vitality!
Li Qing raised his brow at the sight. This Elder Mo Hai truly was a cultivator who loved insects as dearly as his life; he had raised so many strange insects within his cave