Within Daoist Qingyang's cave abode at Qinghua Pond.
"Good, good, good! An eight-hundred-year-old Sky Star Grass—young friend, you truly put thought into this!"
Taking the Sky Star Grass Li Qing handed over, Daoist Qingyang's tone brimmed with surprise and delight. He had not expected Li Qing to truly bring back a Sky Star Grass of such great age!
"It is good as long as Senior is satisfied. As for that section of Bao Yuan Tree trunk..." Li Qing asked tentatively.
"Hahaha! Rest assured, young friend. I have always kept this piece of trunk for you."
As the words fell, Daoist Qingyang immediately took out that section of Bao Yuan Tree trunk. The dense white insect eggs upon it had already been completely cleared away.
"Senior, the insect eggs on it are gone. Could it be that they have already hatched?" Li Qing was slightly startled and couldn't help but ask.
Daoist Qingyang did not directly answer this question. He merely stroked his beard and smiled without speaking.
Seeing that expression, Li Qing could guess that Daoist Qingyang had most likely hatched those insect eggs. He simply did not know what sort of spirit insects they had become.
There were quite a few insect cultivators in the Cultivation World. Unlike Beast Tamers, when such cultivators made a move, they unleashed all manner of spirit insects that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. Their numbers were immense, and relying on the ability of ants to bite an elephant to death, they possessed extremely terrifying strength.
Some spirit insects were also tremendously powerful as individuals. Once raised to maturity, they would absolutely not be weaker than ordinary demonic beasts of the same tier.
"Heh, young friend, take this section of spirit wood. Your Sky Star Grass has truly relieved my pressing