Qi Refining for Three Thousand Years
Chapter 550

The Wisdom Immortal Would Do Anything for Research

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Bai Qiuran turned the Spaceship around, and the Void Airship headed towards the planet's land.

Before arriving here, the "Glory" Emperor-level Machine Puppet had transmitted maps of the City in these border worlds to Wisdom Immortal in the form of Machine Puppet. Although the races in these border worlds did not largely acknowledge the rule of the Eden Regime, they did not have the power to establish new settlements in the Wilderness. Therefore, even after the old Machine God fell, they still lived in the Mechanical City that the Machine God had created for them.

There are only three Mechanical City in this world, distributed across three continents of this Habitable Planet.

As Wisdom Immortal pointed Bai Qiuran in the right direction, he explained, "There are more than one kind of Intelligent Lifeforms in this world. Some came down from the mountains, some originally lived in the forests, and some emerged from the water, becoming amphibious fish-people. To prevent them from fighting amongst themselves, the original Machine God separated the three races and built a City for each race. Therefore, this border world can actually be considered as having three small civilizations."

"I'm wondering, judging by the appetites of these insects, if any City are still standing."

As Bai Qiuran manipulated the machine, he said, "These insects will even take on metal lumps like Machine Puppet."

"It all comes down to looks now."

Wisdom Immortal murmured, "I hope these insects will have some mercy and leave us some scraps to study."

"What you're doing doesn't sound like research, it sounds like begging."

Upon hearing Wisdom Immortal's words, Li Jinyao couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

"Young lady, you don't understand. This is the researcher's attitude."

Wisdom Immortal shook his head and said, "Back then, in order to study the diet of the beasts, I even tried... cough cough, nothing at all."

He didn't finish his sentence, but as soon as he said it, both Li Jinyao and Jiang Lan subtly moved away from him.

"You're disgusting."

Bai Qiuran also looked disgusted.

"Please stay away from me from now on, okay?"

"I was just kidding!"

Wisdom Immortal shouted loudly, but none of Bai Qiuran and her family of three believed him.

Based on their understanding of Wisdom Immortal, this person, who was willing to offer his physical body and even everything else to the Heavenly Dao in exchange for his Desire for knowledge, was highly likely to do such a thing.

He's willing to risk his life, so what's a little shit?

The Void Airship accelerated continuously, gradually arriving at a region where Mountains meet plains.

There once stood a magnificent Mechanical City built by the Machine God, situated in the transitional zone from mountains to plains. The Machine God used its power to flatten the rugged mountains, carving out a huge circular basin. The City was built within this basin, backed by mountains, with a flat plain right outside its gates.

This City was originally inhabited by the Mountain People, a race native to this world.

However, the mountains have now been almost flattened by the Behemoths Insect Race, and the ground has long been covered with a "carpet" of wriggling, fleshy insects. Bai Qiuran and the others arrived at the designated location according to the coordinates. Looking down from above, they found that the basin was long gone, and the City in the basin had also disappeared. In its place was a huge pit, in which was a huge mass full of cavities, which was still wriggling and contracting.

"This is probably a nest or some kind of structure made by insects."

Wisdom Immortal snapped many pictures, recording the shape of this thing.

"I just saw some pores expelling black Insect Eggs. Old Bai, let's go check out the other two City."

Bai Qiuran set off in his flying boat. They first arrived at the City of the Woodland People. However, it was similar to the City of the Mountain People. The surrounding Dense Forest had been completely devoured by insects. What was originally the City had been dug into a large pit by the insects, inside which were some kind of fleshy structures that were constantly producing Insect Eggs.

Bai Qiuran and his group arrived at the City of the Amphibious Fishmen. Due to the special nature of their race, the architectural structure of this City was different from the previous two City.

The Machine God used machinery to build this Great City for the Amphibious Fishmen in a deep bay. The City has structures that are above the water, while underwater, there is also a Mechanical City of the same size.

It can be said that this Mechanical City is half above the water and half below the water, and the fish people living here can easily travel between the land and the sea through this City.

Perhaps because of the City's unique structure, the Insect Race did not simply and brutally destroy it. When Bai Qiuran and his group arrived, they found that the City's basic structure was still intact, only the metal surface had been covered with a layer of fleshy carpet by the insectoids. However, the unique shapes of the original buildings were still visible.

Inside the City, the seawater is filtered by something, turning into a green liquid. In this green water, sea creatures constantly emerge and writhe, then enter the vast ocean through underwater entrances to prey on the planet's remaining Sea Beasts.

This place seemed to hold special significance for the insects. Around the City, some insects that Bai Qiuran and his companions had never seen before appeared. These insects were like giant red Crystal, floating in the air. However, beneath these "Crystal" grew ferocious black tentacles and hard limbs.

These Crystal- shaped insects floated in the air like jellyfish in the ocean, aimlessly drifting around the City, their Crystal -like heads occasionally flashing with a fleeting light.

At the highest point of the town below, Bai Qiuran and the others discovered an unusual insect.

This insect looked so unusual that Bai Qiuran and the others spotted it at a glance. Its body was enormous, almost dozens of times larger than other basic terrestrial insects, yet much smaller than those Behemoths that could topple mountains and trees on land. The insect was covered in a dark black carapace, which was covered with dense golden Runes. From time to time, Runes pure energy could be seen flowing through the runes.

The giant insect's upper body was thick and sturdy, covered by a black carapace that resembled a heavy, jet-black armor. It had four forelimbs and four hindlimbs, the hindlimbs being square-shaped, thick, and powerful, with sharp, segmented tips that clearly indicated its danger. Its four forelimbs were actually four long blades shimmering with Runes, the Runes Blade constantly vibrating and humming, further emphasizing their perilous nature.

What's even more remarkable is that, after searching the entire world, Bai Qiuran and the others did not find a single insect that resembled it.

"This must be a Special Individual, perhaps even the commander."

Wisdom Immortal urged, "Quick, Old Bai, get closer and take a look."

Bai Qiuran slowly moved the Void Airship toward the location of the insect. However, just as they approached within a three-mile radius of the Red Crystal Ball Bugs, the surface of those red Crystal- like insects suddenly flashed with a red light, like a Book of Questions.

The peculiar insect also raised its head and looked precisely in the direction where Bai Qiuran and the others were.

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