Trouble (Part Two)

Hiss!

The talisman paper exploded at once, transforming into a ring of blue light. At its center was a somewhat incomplete circular water mirror.

A one-eyed screen.

A white-haired old man covered in blood stood atop a high cliff, holding a white longsword covered in rust.

His face was filled with despair.

"I am Xue Lingzi, one of the leaders of this expedition. If anyone sees this Message Talisman,

it means I can no longer hold on much longer."

He swept his gaze around, traces of bewilderment appearing in his eyes.

"The expedition has failed. No, it cannot exactly be called a failure. The Insect Mother self-destructed, and of us cultivators, only one or two out of ten remain.

The losses have been devastating. Perhaps this time, we truly cannot return. If anyone sees this

talisman paper, please tell Huang Zongxian that this old man cannot return to drink with him. Take care."

The image abruptly shifted, jumping from the old man to a vast yellow plain.

An incomparably enormous black insect floated in midair, like a gigantic caterpillar. Its body

was covered in countless transparent spikes and fly-like wings. Vast numbers of tiny tentacles

suddenly shot from its body, seized the cultivators flying around it, then violently retracted.

Great numbers of cultivators flew ceaselessly around the giant insect like tiny bugs. Compared to

the giant insect, every cultivator was like an ant beside an elephant; from afar, they looked like nothing but clusters of multicolored lights.

"This is a Blood Talisman I just received. It was sent by a friend of my teacher's before his death. Lin Xin,

I have directly copied one for you." Dugu Lin's voice emerged from the screen.

"This is the scene when they were besieging the Insect Mother."

Lin Xin's brows drew tightly together,