Soul Chasing Bees Show Their Might

Twelfth Uncle and the others' fates were still unknown outside. This was the perfect chance to send the Soul Chasing Bees out to search.

From the Spirit Taming Secret Codex, he found the method for making spirit bee-type Spirit Insects pledge allegiance. To control spirit bees, he only needed the queen bee to pledge allegiance. The method was simple too: catch the queen, beat it into submission, and then there were many ways to make it obediently yield.

Wang Daoyuan could not be bothered to waste time cultivating feelings. His divine sense entered the space, forcibly dragged the queen bee from the hive, then directly pressed down on it with divine sense comparable to that of a Qi Refining Peak cultivator.

Most Spirit Insects relied on their vast numbers to maintain their combat strength. Individually, whether in divine sense or spiritual power, they were extremely weak. A mid-grade first-rank queen bee had no power to resist Wang Daoyuan at all.

The queen bee was utterly bewildered. If its intelligence had been any higher, it probably would have had a few questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?

Anyone would have been bewildered in its place. It had been in its hive, eating honey and singing songs, when it was suddenly kidnapped by some force and dragged to this unfamiliar place, where there was also someone so powerful that it had no desire to resist whatsoever.

Before Wang Daoyuan could launch a soul attack against it, the queen bee expressed its submission.

Following the process of the allegiance secret art, Wang Daoyuan forced out a drop of essence blood and dripped it onto the queen bee's head, then performed the secret art to establish a master-servant bond.

The secret art was performed successfully. Wang Daoyuan and the queen bee could now communicate through divine sense, and he could issue orders to it through divine sense. After pledging allegiance, the queen bee could understand Wang Daoyuan's commands.

Moreover, as long as Wang Daoyuan wished it, a thought of divine sense could make the queen bee suffer agony beyond death. If Wang Daoyuan perished, the queen bee would die as well. But if the queen bee died, Wang Daoyuan would suffer no consequences.

After making all the preparations, Wang Daoyuan volunteered to Great Elder Wang Zhiren to go out and search for Twelfth Uncle.

In these extraordinary times, Wang Zhiren feared that he might encounter danger. But on second thought, considering Wang Daoyuan's record, he was more than capable of protecting himself against any opponent below Foundation Establishment, so he no longer worried.

Wang Daoyuan had no particular duties on Jade Spring Peak. Going out to help would also add another measure of hope of finding Wang Shouye. Thus, Wang Zhiren agreed to Wang Daoyuan's request.

Wang Daoyuan left Jade Spring Peak and traveled a thousand li northwest, entering Return Goose Mountain. He found a cave and hid within it.

His divine sense entered the Spirit Pearl Space. He took out a jar of Crimson Blood Brew and brought out a hundred ordinary Soul Chasing Bees, letting them smell the Crimson Blood Brew. Then, through the queen bee, he ordered them to search within a thousand li for anyone carrying the scent of Crimson Blood Brew. Once they found someone, they were not to attack, but return and report the location.

The hundred Soul Chasing Bees scattered in all directions, their speed comparable to a first-level Foundation Establishment cultivator's Sword Flight. Worthy indeed of the name Soul Chasing Bees—even at the lower first rank, they possessed such terrifying speed.

Two hours later, all the Soul Chasing Bees had returned. One Soul Chasing Bee reported that eight hundred li to the north, it had detected the scent of Crimson Blood Brew, though it had not found anyone nearby.

Wang Daoyuan returned the other Soul Chasing Bees to the space to rest. He rewarded the bee that had brought back the news with a little Spirit Honey, then ordered it to lead the way to the place where it had detected the scent of Crimson Blood Brew.

The Soul Chasing Bee was simply too fast. Even after Wang Daoyuan used a Divine Movement Talisman on himself, he still could not keep up with it. Only after he fully activated the Wind-Treading Boots beneath his feet and the Soul Chasing Bee slowed down somewhat could he barely follow it.

Two hours later, Wang Daoyuan finally arrived at the place where the scent of Crimson Blood Brew had been discovered. With Wang Daoyuan's sense of smell, he could not detect any scent at all.

He released another hundred Soul Chasing Bees from the space and ordered them to use this place as their center, searching within a thousand li for anyone carrying the scent of Crimson Blood Brew.

An hour and a half later, one Soul Chasing Bee returned and reported that seven hundred li directly east, someone carrying the scent of Crimson Blood Brew was hiding in a crack between rocks.

Wang Daoyuan hurriedly asked it through the queen bee whether that person was alive or dead. Upon receiving the answer that the person was still alive, Wang Daoyuan was overjoyed and immediately told it to lead the way.

In less than two hours, Wang Daoyuan arrived before that rocky crevice. He sent his divine sense inside and discovered that Wang Shouye was indeed hiding within. He returned the Soul Chasing Bee that had found Wang Shouye to the space and rewarded it with one tael of Spirit Honey. Carrying a lump of Spirit Honey much larger than its own body, the Soul Chasing Bee happily darted about everywhere inside the space.

He called into the crevice, "Twelfth Uncle, it's Daoyuan. I came to find you."

Wang Shouye did not lower his guard and replied, "How can you prove that you're Daoyuan?"

Wang Daoyuan directly took out a jar of Crimson Blood Brew, opened it, and fanned the fragrance into the rocky crevice. "If you don't come out, I'll chug this whole jar of Crimson Blood Brew in one gulp."

Wang Shouye caught the fragrance of the Crimson Blood Brew and immediately determined that it had been brewed using his own recipe. The visitor truly was Wang Daoyuan.

In his still somewhat weak voice, he shouted, "You brat, how dare you tease your old uncle? Save that jar of Crimson Blood Brew for me. If even one mouthful is missing, just see how I deal with you."

Wang Shouye crawled out from the crevice. His daoist robe was tattered and stained with quite a bit of blood, and his hair was a complete mess... Though his hair usually seemed to be a complete mess anyway. Other than his pale, bloodless face, Wang Daoyuan genuinely could not see what was different from his usual slovenly appearance.

The moment he crawled out, he snatched the wine jar and began making a series of "gulp gulp gulp" sounds. He looked exactly like a Russian bear from his previous life who had gone a year without alcohol and suddenly spotted a bottle of vodka.

The five jin of wine was drained in no time. Whether it was the healing effect of the Crimson Blood Brew or merely a psychological effect, Wang Shouye's complexion instantly returned to normal, and his Essence, Qi, and Spirit all came back. So that earlier state had not been because of grievous injuries, but because he lacked alcohol!

Wang Shouye gave a crafty grin. "Good nephew, get your old uncle another jar. After one more jar, I'll be able to return to my peak condition. Cough, cough."

Wang Daoyuan looked helpless. "Please settle down, Elder. The two of us are fleeing for our lives, not out on a spring outing. Getting home quickly is what matters. Everyone at home is as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Once we get back, I'll give you ten jars of Crimson Blood Brew if you want."

Wang Shouye remembered the important matter and said, "Then let's go home. Don't forget to give me ten jars of Crimson Blood Brew."

Wang Daoyuan grumbled inwardly, Was Crimson Blood Brew really the main point of what I said?

The journey home passed without incident. By the time they returned to Jade Spring Peak, Wang Jize had already come back. Since he had failed to find Wang Shouye, he and the elders all wore faces as long as funeral banners.

When they saw Wang Daoyuan and Wang Shouye walk in, everyone was a little stunned. They had practically been about to hold a memorial service here, yet the man had returned whole and unharmed.

Once they came to their senses, their mournful faces instantly turned to smiles. Several pairs of eyes shone as they stared at Wang Shouye, crowding around him and asking one question after another.

Wang Jize gave a light cough and asked, "Shouye, tell us how you escaped."

Feeling Wang Jize's aura, Wang Shouye was greatly startled. "Great-Granduncle, you've recovered?

After leaving the battlefield, your grandson used an Earth Escape Talisman to flee several hundred li. I only dared emerge after the talisman was used up. But the moment I showed my head, I ran into a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He chased me for hundreds of li, and in the end, I had to throw out every last life-saving trump card before I managed to kill that bastard.

That bastard was only at the first level of Foundation Establishment. Not a single strike of his Sword Control Technique could break my defenses. If he had been an old hand at Foundation Establishment, I truly would not have made it back.

After killing that Foundation Establishment cultivator, I was seriously injured myself. I hid in a rocky crevice to heal, remaining there for three days before Daoyuan finally found me."

"Heaven truly blesses our Wang Clan! Two Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed in return." Wang Jize said with relief.

"Who else killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Wang Shouye asked.