Lin Ke had actually learned that these Mirror Ancient Millipedes were the offspring of the inhabitants of the Dragon Tomb.
That made it awkward to keep feeding them directly to Lin Can.
Instead, he flashed into a village and found the little boy from earlier.
Lin Ke conjured ten low-grade spirit stones. "Little fellow, these spirit stones are yours."
"Help me find an adult in your family."
No sooner had Lin Ke finished speaking than the boy snatched the spirit stones and darted back home in a flash. A moment later, a farmer walked out.
"What are your instructions, Immortal?"
"Most of the natural treasures in this Dragon Tomb were picked clean by the cultivator who came before. We don't know where there might be any left."
The man speaking was clearly terrified.
Lin Ke said calmly, "I'm looking for some Mirror Ancient Millipede larvae to tame."
"Preferably larvae that haven't awakened their intelligence."
Only then did the farmer breathe a sigh of relief. So he only wanted larvae without intelligence.
"Please follow me, Immortal. We were all born from the Mother Insect. She may have some larvae."
Lin Ke followed the farmer, flying all the way, before spotting a small cave in a corner.
The farmer called out softly a few times.
Eight silvery eyes lit up inside the cave.
Lin Ke followed the farmer inside and saw that the cave, twenty to thirty feet high, was densely packed with grayish-brown insect eggs.
An oval ancient millipede occupied the entire cave.
The farmer communicated with the Mother Insect in strange sounds for a while, then told Lin Ke, "The Insect Mother has agreed to give you the eggs, but before that, she hopes you'll do something for us."
"Otherwise, he'll order all the Insect Cultivators to self-destruct."
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