Rampaging Swarms of Bees

"Greetings, Senior Extreme Yin..."

As soon as Zhu Yin left, the five Foundation Establishment cultivators all surrounded Song Wen, trying to get close to him with great enthusiasm.

Song Wen Wenyi replied calmly.

"Extreme Yin, this junior will take you to the Alchemy Chamber."

After Song Wen had dealt with the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, Jing Kai spoke.

Jing Kai led Song Wen to an Alchemy Chamber not far from the main hall.

Although it's called Alchemy Chamber, it's more like a cave abode, complete with a stone bed, a couch, and Meditation Cushion, except for Pill Furnace.

"It seems that no one usually Alchemy on Shepherd Mountain, and there isn't a dedicated Alchemy Chamber," Song Wen thought to himself.

After Jing Kai left, Song Wen closed the cave abode's protective barrier and took out his Storage Bag.

Song Wen took out the Jade Slip containing the recipe for the Demon-Luring Incense Pill Formula began to study it carefully.

The Demon-Luring Incense involves many spirit medicine, more than fifty kinds, making its refining process quite difficult.

After meditating for several hours, Song Wen began to take stock of the spirit medicine in his Storage Bag.

Perhaps due to distrust of Song Wen Alchemy's alchemy skills, or perhaps because Zhu Yin believed that a small amount of Demon-Luring Incense would not be enough to lure out the queen bee, she prepared a full thirty portions of spirit medicine.

Song Wen roughly simulated the process of refining the Demon-Luring Incense in his mind before starting the furnace to Alchemy.

He was lucky; he succeeded in refining the first batch of Demon-Luring Incense after only four attempts.

When Song Wen held the freshly made Demon-Luring Incense and saw Zhu Yin, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and her attitude towards Song Wen softened a bit.

"Extreme Yin, you really have never encountered Demon-Luring Powder before? In just half a month, you were able to successfully refine a third-tier pill that you've never even tried before?"

Song Wen smiled, "Just lucky."

With the help of the Earthcore Smelting Flame, Song Wen Alchemy speed increased significantly.

An ordinary Alchemist would need at least five days to refine a batch of Demon-Luring Incense, but Song Wen only needed about three days.

"There's no such thing as luck in this world. I underestimated you before."

Zhu Yin was quite frank and openly admitted her previous misjudgment.

Just as Song Wen was about to speak, a disciple suddenly rushed in.

"Sect Master, more Bloodthirsty Bees have appeared within the Cold Mountain Kingdom."

Zhu Yin stood up and sneered.

"Perfect timing! Extreme Yin has just finished crafting the Demon-Luring Incense; let's test its effects."

She turned to look at Song Wen and continued.

"Fellow Daoist, how about you come with me?"

"I will follow the Pavilion Master's arrangements!"

The capital of the Cold Mountain Kingdom Shanfu City.

At this moment, the city was filled with panic.

Tens of thousands of Bloodthirsty Bees have appeared in Shanfu City.

They bite and sting anyone they encounter.

The entire Shanfu City had become a living hell, a scene too horrific to bear.

Anyone stung by Bloodthirsty Bees will surely die from having all their vital Essence Blood drained from their body.

Inside the palace, however, the scene was quite different.

A transparent array barrier firmly protected the entire palace, preventing it from being invaded by the Bloodthirsty Bees.

Hall of Auspicious Blessing, King Cui Zaishi of the Cold Mountain Kingdom was extremely anxious, deeply helpless and desperate, and on the verge of collapse.

"Immortal Jing, I beg you to help! Save the people of Mountain Cauldron County! They shouldn't die at the hands of the Demon Bees!"

Jing Kai glanced at Cui Zaishi, his eyes full of disdain.

He was only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage; for him to fight tens of thousands of Bloodthirsty Bees to the death was tantamount to courting death!

Moreover, among this swarm of Bloodthirsty Bees, there are several second-tier soldier bees.

If it weren't for Zhu Yin's order that she and Extreme Yin would arrive immediately, Jing Kai and the other five shepherds would have already fled.

Seeing that Jing Kai remained unmoved, Cui Zaishi knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly.

"Six venerable immortals, I beg you to intervene and save my Cold Mountain Kingdom from this perilous situation."

Perhaps annoyed by Cui Zaishi, Jing Kai casually unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, sending Choi Jae-seok flying out of Hall of Auspicious Blessing.

"If it weren't for the fact that you're somewhat useful in governing Cold Mountain Kingdom, I would have torn you to pieces long ago."

Jing Kai cursed under his breath in extreme impatience.

High above the Shanfu City, two figures were hidden among the clouds; they were Song Wen and Zhu Yin, who had rushed over.

Looking at the desolate scene below, Song Wen asked.

"Fellow Zhu Yin, aren't you going to offer assistance?"

Zhu Yin said, "The entire Shanfu City is only a few million two-legged sheep. Even if they are all lost, it won't be a big deal. We just need to wait and see. Once the Bloodthirsty Bees have had their fill of blood, they will naturally return to the hive. If we follow them, we might be able to find the queen bee."

Song Wen glanced at Zhu Yin, knowing that things were definitely not as easy as the other party made them out to be. Otherwise, the Bloodthirsty Bees would have been wiped out long ago.

This statement, being so explicit, might offend some people. Song Wen didn't say it directly, but instead asked...

"Why didn't you leave tracking marks on the Bloodthirsty Bees? Following the marks should make it easy to find their nest."

Zhu Yin said, "Fellow Daoist, you know too little about Bloodthirsty Bees. Their nests stretch for thousands of miles deep within the mountains. They have a clear division of labor, and these worker bees that go out to collect blood are at the very bottom of the colony and have no right to approach the queen's nest."

"Moreover, their nests are filled with a special scent that allows them to distinguish friend from foe. This means that any foreign spirit insects or Gu beasts that enter the nests will have nowhere to hide and will be attacked by the Bloodthirsty Bees."

"We know almost nothing about the inside of the Bloodthirsty Bees's nest, and have no way of knowing where the queen bee is."

While Zhu Yin was explaining why the Bloodthirsty Bees were so difficult to deal with, Song Wen was also observing the movements in Shanfu City.

Inside the city, countless corpses lay strewn across the streets, their bodies devoid of blood, their very Essence Blood drained from them.

The air was thick with the suffocating stench of blood and despair. Countless two-legged sheep were terrified, fleeing in all directions in an attempt to find a glimmer of hope.

However, the Bloodthirsty Bees seem to be everywhere. The buzzing sound of their wings is sharp and piercing, like a curse from a vengeful ghost, plunging people into endless panic.

The Bloodthirsty Bees are about the size of a human head. They are extremely fast, and with a gentle sting from their stingers, a sheep with two legs will immediately fall to the ground, its body turning black and losing all resistance.

Then, the Bloodthirsty Bees will insert their half-foot-long proboscis into the hearts of the two-legged sheep and quickly draw out their blood.

The abdomen of the Bloodthirsty Bees will swell rapidly at a visible speed, turning blood red, as if it might burst at any moment from the blood it has ingested.

Once it has consumed enough blood, the Bloodthirsty Bees will form a transparent sac at the end of its abdomen. The blood will be expelled from its body and injected into the sac.

The Bloodthirsty Bees dragged sacs several times larger than their bodies as they searched for their next two-legged sheep.

Not every one of these Bloodthirsty Bees is a high-ranking Demon Beast; most are just mutated ordinary poisonous insects.

Once each Bloodthirsty Bees was covered with four or five sacs, several Bloodthirsty Bees the size of washbasins flew out from various parts of the city; these were second-tier soldier bees.

Summoned by the soldier bees, the swarm flapped its wings and soared into the sky, leaving behind a devastated Shanfu City.