Su Ye had actually detected an insect egg in the mangled remains of an enemy who had ambushed the Lan Family's group.
The discovery lifted everyone's spirits.
But once the excitement faded...
"What does this insect egg mean?"
Shi Yan scratched his white hair, looking puzzled.
Shen Dai rolled her eyes. "Are you stupid? It's a clue, obviously. If we find a sect that specializes in using insects, we might be able to identify the group that took Young Master Lan. A clue is better than searching everywhere like headless chickens!"
"Oh."
Shi Yan nodded.
But...
Was it really that simple?
As it turned out, it wasn't.
The Lan Family soon compiled a report based on the insect egg.
But when they read it...
The Lan Family elders and the Storm Demon Hunting Squad fell silent.
There were indeed plenty of insect-related groups in the Heavenly Prefecture.
Three families had insect cultivators, but they were all small families. Their strongest members had only reached the transcendent sixth heaven.
How could families like those afford subordinates with sixth-order strength from a single insect egg inside their bodies?
Pass. Pass!
Poison cultivators...
There were many such families in the Heavenly Prefecture. Its central location and vast mountain forests made it ideal for raising poisonous insects and fierce beasts, so the region had plenty of insect cultivators too.
After ruling out families that were too weak, two remained on the Lan Family's list of insect cultivators.
One was an established family of poison cultivators and descendants of a King, though its glory had long since faded.
The Shen Family.
The Shen Family Old Ancestor had become a King and was exceptionally skilled in poison arts. His attacks had been devastating on the Human-Demon Battlefield. Perhaps for that very reason, the Demon Race had