Originally, after seeing Taishan, Lu Ye had planned to take the opportunity to return to the Main Sect. It was nearby, after all, and he had not seen Second Senior Sister or his master for a long time. He missed them dearly.
But after obtaining that jar of Insect Blood and the Jade Slip recording the special refinement method, he could only abandon the thought. After bidding Taishan farewell, he hurried toward Vast Sky City.
The sooner he reported these things, the sooner Nine Provinces could organize manpower to enter the Great Insect Mystic Realm and resolve the Bug Disaster.
Nine Provinces' problems were already severe. It was not merely cultivators who had to face them; ordinary people did as well. Years of the Bug Disaster's devastation had made farming impossible for mortals. Even if they had stored surplus grain in previous years, it had nearly all been consumed by now. Every Human Race settlement was tightening its belt.
If this situation continued, large numbers of mortals would inevitably starve to death. When that happened, even the foundations of the Cultivation World would be shaken.
Along the way, he sent a message to the Sect Master and gave him a brief explanation.
More than half a day later, he arrived at Vast Sky City and descended directly into the Sect Master's small courtyard.
The Sect Master had been waiting. Lu Ye presented the Insect Blood and Jade Slip, and the Sect Master inspected them carefully.
After a moment, he asked, "Taishan gave you all this?"
"Yes."
"How strange. Why had he suddenly changed his nature?" The Sect Master was deeply puzzled. Ever since Lu Ye had told him some things about Taishan last time, he had secretly investigated Taishan and the Chaos Organization. Yet Taishan had hidden himself too deeply,