The Virtual Foundation Immortal Ancestor Was No Match for a Bug

The three people in the monitoring room were very surprised to see it do this.

"Are you so indiscriminate about eating raw and cold foods?"

Le Zhentian muttered, "Eating raw meat is one thing, but how can they even bring themselves to eat this lump of iron?"

"No, actually, this is the right way to think about it."

Bai Qiuran recalled the horrific scenes he witnessed in several worlds downstream of the Void River when he went on an outing with Jiang Lan and the others.

"That's how these bugs are, they eat everything. But why is it eating the Machine Puppet now? It's not injured."

That's true, but Bai Qiuran had a very bad feeling.

"Notice."

The Machine God warned, "The energy reaction on this insect is starting to change!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than the Black Insect, which had crunched and swallowed the Runes Battleblade of the Machine Puppet, suddenly curled up into a ball on the spot.

Its black carapace suddenly turned white, transforming into a soft, fluffy white substance that enveloped its entire body, forming a giant white cocoon. This cocoon then rapidly darkened and hardened, becoming a solid egg that tumbled in the Void.

Inside the egg, golden energy can be seen flashing continuously. Whenever that energy flashes, the internal structure of the insect can be clearly seen, and this structure is constantly changing.

"Rapid mutations have been detected in the individual's body, with what appears to be an organ resembling Purple Mansion developing and emerging within... Energy readings continue to rise..."

The Machine God continuously records various data points throughout this process.

The cocooned state of the insect lasted for about an hour, and then with a tremor, the outer skin of the giant cocoon was torn open from the inside, and a brand new, golden insect crawled out of the giant cocoon, emitting a hiss.

This insect's appearance is similar to the previous one, but its size has become much larger. Its carapace has turned completely golden, and its surface is covered with Runes that form the energy defense barrier on the Machine Puppet. The claws on the insect's forelimbs have also turned into a pair of sharp blades like Runes Battleblade swords.

"It has evolved."

The Machine God glanced at Bai Qiuran.

"I saw it."

Bai Qiuran's expression turned grave as she said, "This speed is truly terrifying..."

"No, that's not what I meant."

The Machine God added, "What I mean is, the instrument scan detected that after this insect devoured the Low-Level Machine Puppet, it evolved a structure similar to the Purple Mansion within its body, and within this Purple Mansion, there is also an energy crystal similar to Nascent Soul..."

"Hold."

Bai Qiuran murmured, "I sense the malice this world has towards me... This species is terrifying beyond measure; it must not be allowed to live!"

"You're willing to exterminate your entire clan for something like this...?"

Le Zhentian glanced at his grandmaster with narrowed eyes.

"Damn it! Do you want people to gossip about me behind my back, pointing fingers and saying that a dignified immortal Immortal Ancestor's cultivation speed can't even keep up with an insect?"

Bai Qiuran grabbed Le Zhentian by the collar, speaking emphatically.

Bai Qiuran very excited, and his spittle sprayed all over the face of the current Nine-Five Supreme of the Immortal Realm while he was speaking.

Le Zhentian remained silent, mentally calculating whether even if all the Immortal Emperor of the Central Immortal Realm were involved, they could defeat Old Bai. After a brief calculation, he decisively abandoned the idea and said solemnly, "Yes, you are right. The Immortal Realm's dignity cannot be lost!"

Bai Qiuran very satisfied. He released his Disciple's Grand-disciple and even straightened his clothes for him.

Seeing his overjoyed expression, Le Zhentian considered it for a moment and, for the sake of his Senior Disciple Brother's safety, decided not to mention the reincarnation of the Immortal Emperor Shuhua in front of Bai Qiuran for the time being.

The reincarnation of the Immortal Emperor Shuhua was just as dull-witted as his predecessor, and almost his entire life he was unable to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm. However, this time, the Immortal Emperor Shuhua still relied on his ingenious ideas and unconventional methods to successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment, and in the subsequent cultivation process, everything went smoothly and without any obstacles.

Now that Bai Li has ascended to the Immortal Realm, he has taken over the sect that Bai Li left behind in that world, becoming its leader and a grandmaster.

Although Le Zhentian, Mo Chen, and Bai Li all believed that it was only natural for Immortal Emperor Shuhua to do such a thing, their grandmaster Bai Qiuran probably thought that things were not so simple.

The worst thing is to compare yourself to others and feel miserable. Put two people who should neither be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage together, and one of them breaks through while the other doesn't, and the one who didn't break through is much stronger than the one who did.

Putting himself in Le Zhentian genuinely believed that if Bai Qiuran found out about this, he would find an excuse to send his Senior Disciple Brother to the Underworld Ghost Realm for another Reincarnation.

"Next, I will study the characteristics of this insect and try to discover its weaknesses as soon as possible."

The Machine God said, "It's best to inform Eden to prepare for defenses, because according to the Immortal Ancestor's intelligence, the range of activity of these insects may be in the Void not far outside the Machine Puppet Divine Court."

"I will make the arrangements. The research on this insect is entrusted to you."

Le Zhentian gave his final instructions.

After Le Zhentian finished dealing with things here, Bai Qiuran left the Machine God's No. 7 Research Station with him.

Immortal Emperor Le was busy with affairs and had a bunch of concubines to deal with, so after apologizing to Bai Qiuran, he left in a hurry. Bai Qiuran parted ways with him halfway and returned to her home in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou.

Back home, needless to say, there was another barrage of complaints from Su Xiangxue and the Little Demoness, and of course, the due taxes couldn't be avoided either.

The next day, after Bai Qiuran and washed, she went to her Study Room and suddenly noticed that the communication Spirit Crystal in her Study Room had started to flash.

He connected the call, and Wisdom Immortal's familiar shouting voice came through.

"Hey, Old Bai, I heard you guys discovered another interesting race?"

"Yes."

Bai Qiuran wasn't surprised that Wisdom Immortal knew about this. This guy had recently acquired a Machine Puppet's body and had been spending a lot of time with Red Dust Immortal Elder, conducting archaeological work on the Lost Civilization that established the Consciousness Barrier. Red Dust Immortal Elder must have gotten the information about the Void Insect from Le Zhentian, and that's why he told him.

"This time, you won't need to infiltrate anymore, right? I've heard those things are ruthless and will attack anyone they encounter."

Wisdom Immortal's voice was full of eagerness; just by listening to his voice, Bai Qiuran could imagine the flickering of his Soulfire.

"How about it? Take the brothers to see that race?"

"I'm fine with it; I have my reasons for eliminating those things anyway."

Bai Qiuran and then asked, "But your archaeological work on the Lost Civilization has already ended?"

"No, but we haven't discovered anything else that could threaten the Extinction of this Lost Civilization."

Wisdom Immortal replied, "I can take my time to look at the things here once they're dug up. But compared to these, those insects are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I know you definitely won't let those insects go."

How did you know?

Bai Qiuran sensed something was wrong and asked.

"That goes without saying, the origin of those insects... cough, it's nothing, of course it's just my deduction, after all, I am a person of Great Wisdom."

Wisdom Immortal said, "That's why I recently asked Immortal Emperor Mo Chen for leave. Please take me with you this time!"