Insect Duel
Layers of shadows appeared on the Treasure Book, and the stone began to transform, with countless purple qi churning, and the stone began to become transparent.
Clouds, soil, rising wind, and torrential rain.
Like a photographic stone recording a scene, it unfolds slowly, revealing its grandeur and magnificence.
Then came the lightning, and a large number of birds and beasts took flight...
The spirit image on the Treasure Book seemed to be able to transform, but it seemed too far away, and it was impossible to see any more. Soon the spirit image disappeared and turned into an ordinary stone.
There was no trace of spirit or fluctuation left.
"Stone Spirit! It might even be Grotto-Heaven within a stone!" Ye Jingcheng's heart pounded, and he could hardly contain his excitement.
Knowing of the existence of the Wood Demon, he naturally understood that this was clearly a Stone Spirit.
However, this stone Spirit Eyes fully awakened; it lacks sentience and consciousness.
It wouldn't be wrong to say it's just an ordinary stone now.
But upon seeing the scene depicted in the Treasure Book, it was clearly an evolution of the Grotto-Heaven within the stone.
Inside Ye Jingcheng's body, the Treasure Book was still turning its pages. Among those five poisonous Spirit Insect, there were quite a few with talent, but he had no mind to pay attention to Spirit Insect at the moment.
Instead, all his attention was focused on the stone.
The stone was half submerged in the water, with the other half floating on the surface. At the boundary between the water and the stone, there were layers of light green poisonous moss, and many Spirit Insect crawled on the moss.
Even through the gap, Ye Jingcheng couldn't recognize what kind of stone it was.
"Fellow Daoist, is this your first time seeing poisonous insects?" The old man in the pavilion asked in surprise as he watched Ye Jingcheng staring intently at the stones in the pond and the five poisonous insects on them.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, fellow Daoist!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head, also extremely alert, knowing that he had lost his focus, and repeatedly suppressed his inner excitement.
"It's just that I was reminded of an old friend who was harmed by a second-tier water centipede, and I felt a little uneasy."
He didn't say he was shocked by the densely packed scene; after all, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and saying that would be too abstract.
Of course, the old man would probably still find him inexplicable.
But for Ye Jingcheng, those things weren't important; what mattered was how to get his hands on the stone.
Even within the Ye Family, only the Turtle Ancestor possessed the ability to summon Spirit Beast or Stone Spirit with their own Grotto-Heaven.
After all, Grotto-Heaven is different from a storage space, and also different from Spirit Beast pouch.
"That's a real pity. However, these kinds of demonic insects are Demon Beast in the wild, but in the hands of cultivators, they are spirit pets. If used properly, they can reduce many tragedies." The cultivator from the Wan Family walked out of the pavilion.
Then, with a wave of his hand, several Azurewater Scorpion landed in his palm.
"After all, spirit pets can sometimes be more reliable than cultivators."
"How much are these Azurewater Scorpion for sale?" Ye Jingcheng asked after observing the surroundings.
"A mid-grade first-tier Azurewater Scorpion costs 300 Spirit Stone, a first-tier adult Azurewater Scorpion costs 500 Spirit Stone, and a second-tier Azurewater Scorpion King costs 8,000 spirit stones. Of course, if you can get these Spirit Insect to willingly fall into your hands, you can get a 50% discount!"
The elder from the Wan Family calmly introduced each person.
"Of course, if you can surpass me by even half a point in sword techniques, I can reduce the penalty by ten percent!"
These words brought a slight smile to Ye Jingcheng.
These Wan Family are indeed different.
The treatment of Sword Cultivator and beast tamers is Xiao Ke.
However, he felt more that the other party had recognized him and that this was a last-minute addition to the plan.
After all, the latter said this with a hint of a half-smile.
Moreover, he did not wear the veil of seclusion this time, maintaining his original appearance.
It's normal that other Lineage have studied him as well, since he has also studied this old man. This man is Wan Hongchang, an elder of the Wan Family stationed in Taichang Market. He is in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, but extremely experienced. It is said that no one can gain an advantage over him.
Furthermore, he had previously killed more than three Foundation Establishment wanted individuals for the Taiyi Sect.
"I do have the idea of buying them, but these five poisonous insects need to be kept in water!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head and then walked to the side.
Continue watching the five poisonous Spirit Insect in the water.
From a distance, the pond water looked normal, but upon closer inspection, Ye Jingcheng realized that it was no normal pond at all.
They are clearly all venomous insects of the same type; these five-poisonous Spirit Insect are probably all extremely Deadly Poison.
"The Five Poisonous Spirit Insect are poisonous, so naturally they need water. My Wan Family also sells the recipe for this Heavenly Poison Water!" The Wan Family elder spoke again, placing the poisonous scorpion in his hand into the water.
They seem to be losing patience.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Wan, what is this stone, that it can gather so many poisonous insects and snakes?" Ye Jingcheng hesitated for a long time, but still decided to ask and try.
After all, this Stone Spirit is different from other Spirit Beast eggs; only it can function.
Even if these Wan Family knew it was a treasure, it wouldn't have any effect.
They can only perish in this pond, feeding the Spirit Insect.
The old man was taken aback by these words, clearly not expecting Ye Jingcheng to ask such a question.
"This is just an ordinary stone. Fellow Daoist, do you want this stone?" The elder of the Wan Family examined the stone again, a hint of doubt appearing on his face.
He then snapped his fingers, and all the Spirit Insect disappeared into the water.
The entire stone then appeared before their eyes.
The patterns on it are few and thin, and they look completely unremarkable.
It's just a bit harder and more resistant to corrosion.
"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Wan, I am somewhat interested, but it depends on the material and the price. If I were to purchase Spirit Insect, I would naturally want to create a poison pool as well, and such a stone would be a perfect match."
"Fellow Daoist is indeed true to his nature, not afraid that I, Wan, will recognize him and refuse to sell the Spirit Stone." The elder of the Wan Family smiled, clearly knowing Ye Jingcheng's thoughts.
That smile put Ye Jingcheng at ease.
"I naturally trust Fellow Daoist Wan's reputation. Besides, this business is all about mutual consent. Would I possibly resort to any underhanded tactics?" Ye Jingcheng said.
"What you say is true. If you try to scam me out of this stone like you would a street vendor, I really won't bother with you. But if you want this stone, then come and fight some Spirit Insect."
"As for the price, I will definitely sell it as a second-tier Spirit Stone. Our Wan Family has also studied this stone, but we haven't figured it out. However, that doesn't change our status as sellers," Wan Hongchang continued.
Wan Hongchang's frankness surprised Ye Jingcheng, but he quickly responded with a smile.
"Then I'll be rude."
Wan Hongchang was clearly aware of Ye Jingcheng's identity, and now it seemed he wanted to compete for the title of the number one beast-taming Lineage.
But for Ye Jingcheng, having witnessed so many poisonous Spirit Insect, he also wanted to try out the Wan Family's insect-controlling techniques.
Is it really that amazing?
Ye Jingcheng spread his hands, and one by one Five Poison Bee flew out, eventually totaling about a hundred.
Spirit Insect usually increase their power through sheer numbers; a hundred or so is just right for insect fighting.