"It's famous! It really is famous!"
As Lu Qingshan approached the nearest wave of Soul-Devouring Insect, the eyes of the Golden Toad in his hand immediately emitted a dazzling red light.
The red light was even brighter than when we first encountered the Venerable Kuxin.
In other words...
This Soul-Devouring Insect must have had more direct contact with that thing.
It seems we are very close to the final result.
For him, a hundred million kilometers is a journey that can be completed in an instant.
He quickly caught up with the swarm of wandering Soul-Devouring Insect.
Each Soul-Devouring Insect is extremely small, and when countless Soul-Devouring Insect are gathered together, they are as transparent as white mist, completely merging with the void.
The energy fluctuations of the Soul-Devouring Insect are extremely weak, just like ordinary white mist. If Immortal God were to encounter them, even King Level Immortal God would be completely unable to detect them.
They might be devoured by these Soul-Devouring Insect in an instant.
Even Universe Venerable would be in great danger facing a large swarm of Soul-Devouring Insect; these creatures devour divine power without any regard for reason.
The number of Soul-Devouring Insect in front of him was clearly quite large. If Venerable Kuxin hadn't been High Universe Venerable, he would probably have been in great danger if he had encountered them before.
These guys----
Lu Qingshan's Xue You Clone was inside the Palace Supreme Treasure, so the Soul-Devouring Insect did not launch an attack.
They can devour divine power, yet they are powerless against the Palace Supreme Treasure.
Lu Qingshan observed these Soul-Devouring Insect.
Each of these billions of Soul-Devouring Insect was marked with red light, but only about one-tenth of them were marked very clearly.
In other words, one-tenth of these Soul-Devouring Insect had more direct contact with that item.
As for the others, like the Venerable Kuxin, they were all through indirect contact. Of course, what he considered direct contact might also be indirect—
Lu Qingshan precisely located their insect king among the swarm of Soul-Devouring Insect.
The Insect King was larger, more than ten thousand times the size of an ordinary Soul-Devouring Insect. However, even at ten thousand times the size, it was still extremely small. When it turned into mist, it was difficult to distinguish. The red light on the Insect King was also very dazzling.
These Soul-Devouring Insect have been wandering around for over a year, and they are now quite far from where Venerable Kuxin encountered that thing. We need to think about it some more to find out where they actually met that item.
Lu Qingshan quickly came up with a solution.
He walked to the entrance of the Palace Supreme Treasure, gently raised his hand, and terrifying divine power transformed into an invisible hand that reached out to grab the group of Soul-Devouring Insect. Among the countless Soul-Devouring Insect, the Soul-Devouring Insect King tried its best to dodge, but it was still easily grasped. Then, the Palace Supreme Treasure emitted a suction force, sucking the Soul-Devouring Insect King into the palace.
Then he made another move, capturing some of the larger Soul-Devouring Insect that emitted a very strong red glow.
That's all taken care of.
Lu Qingshan then began to put his plan into practice.
Soul-Devouring Insect have no souls, so theoretically they cannot be enslaved. However, Lu Qingshan thought of the Heartforce secret technique he had created.
Heartforce is willpower. Now he has reached the level of the willpower of the Universe Master. These Soul-Devouring Insect have low intelligence and very weak willpower. Their intelligence is even lower than that of the lowest-level Heart Beast.
He used his Heartforce Enslavement technique, and in just a moment, he enslaved the Soul-Devouring Insect King and thousands of Soul-Devouring Insect that shone with a bright red light.
There is no limit to the number of Heartforce Enslavement. As long as your will can withstand it and you don't feel pressure or discomfort, you can enslave indefinitely. With the weak will of these Soul-Devouring Insect Soul-Devouring Insect, enslaving thousands of them is no burden for him at all.
Lu Qingshan even suspected that he could enslave all the Soul-Devouring Insect in the entire Myriad Spirit Mystic Region without any problems.
However, that wouldn't make much sense.
Even a swarm of insects would be meaningless to a powerful being possessing Palace Supreme Treasure. Even if all the Soul-Devouring Insect were gathered together, they could only threaten a Universe Overlord level being without Palace Supreme Treasure. At that level, Lu Qingshan could kill them easily without any effort.
They enslaved these Soul-Devouring Insect.
Lu Qingshan could easily view their memories.
The Soul-Devouring Insect are not very intelligent; they wander aimlessly simply to find food, and most of their memories involve devouring other lives.
Soon, Lu Qingshan discovered a peculiar place in the memories of the Soul-Devouring Insect.
It was a space created within a Time-Space rift, and only beings of extremely high power possessed such abilities.
After Lu Qingshan's inspection, he found that almost all of the Soul-Devouring Insect he had enslaved had entered that space, and judging from the time, it wasn't very long ago.
Although the Soul-Devouring Insect's memory described that space as a vast expanse of white mist, seemingly devoid of anything special, Lu Qingshan found the place highly suspicious.
The Myriad Spirit Mystic Region is a newly discovered Cosmic Secret Realm, but judging from some subtle details within that space, it has existed for an extremely long time.
This in itself defies common sense.
Perhaps he can find what he needs there.
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly.
He then collected all the Soul-Devouring Insect that were wandering outside. Billions of Soul-Devouring Insect gathered inside the Palace Supreme Treasure. Although Lu Qingshan did not directly and completely control them, he could manipulate them through the Soul-Devouring Insect King and these thousands of Soul-Devouring Insect.
If you ever encounter any dirty work you don't want to do in the future, just let these Soul-Devouring Insect do it; they'll eat you clean.
Take me to that place!
Lu Qingshan gave an order.
Then, guided by the Soul-Devouring Insect King, they headed towards that strange space.
That location was in a very remote corner of the Myriad Spirit Mountain Range, and it took Lu Qingshan about half a year to arrive there.
Between the two towering mountain ranges, the space rippled slightly, and the Soul-Devouring Insect King quietly merged into the void. Lu Qingshan followed the Soul-Devouring Insect King through layers of Space Interlayer.
A moment later, a space shrouded in thick fog appeared.
The space was about a million kilometers in diameter, not a very large area. When Lu Qingshan stepped into it, the red light from the eyes of the Golden Toad in his hand completely marked the entire space.
The dense fog here can obscure vision and slightly impede consciousness, preventing the Soul-Devouring Insect from observing, but it cannot hinder Lu Qingshan's search with his consciousness.
Soon, Lu Qingshan spotted the Golden Toad's target.
It was a scarlet vine wrapped around a mountain of dark gold ore. The vine's leaves were also red, and its roots were covered with dense, tiny, soft thorns, like human hair.
Under the gaze of the Xue You Clone.
This plant organism's life form is incredibly peculiar. Its genetic template seems flawless, almost indistinguishable from life forms at the Perfect Gene Level, yet there is an inexplicable strangeness about it.
It seems there are some incomplete parts.
"This thing must be one of the so-called Wonder born from the Universe Ocean, but how did it appear in the Primal Universe, and even in this strange space?"
Lu Qingshan's gaze fell upon a white jade stone in front of the golden mine.
After his mental energy swept over it.
A faint, ethereal image appeared on the white jade.
The phantom wore a light blue robe and had three eyes and three ears—such a strange appearance gave people a very friendly feeling.
"The one who came after me, I am the Master of Jialan— "
A gentle voice slowly rang out.
" Master of Jialan?"
Lu Qingshan quickly found information about this person.
Master of Jialan – A solitary Universe Master in the early Primal Universe, possessing immense power – rumored to have the strength of Third-Order Universe Master. No one knows where he was born, nor has he joined any faction. He enjoys researching and cultivating plant life – it is said that he once cultivated many plant life forms at the Universe Venerable level, and some of these plant life forms even broke through genetic shackles in his hands.
The Master of Jialan met his end by perishing in a perilous place in the Universe Ocean.
He fell----
The illusory figure continued speaking to itself.
"I was born in this Jialan Mystic Region. After becoming the Universe Master, I used a secret technique to permanently Space Lock the coordinates of the secret realm. Those who come after me, if you can enter it, perhaps your strength is greater than mine, or perhaps my methods have become ineffective. If it is the former, you are lucky; if it is the latter, you may encounter some trouble."
Jialan Mystic Region?
It seems this is the true name of the Myriad Spirit Mystic Region. After all, the so-called Myriad Spirit Mystic Region, as well as the names of the treasures and beings within Myriad Spirit Mystic Region, were all renamed by convention after their discovery.
Logically speaking, the birth of Universe Overlord in the Cosmic Secret Realm is already the limit, and the probability of Universe Master being born is extremely low. Unexpectedly, the Master of Jialan was born in the Cosmic Secret Realm.
Moreover, they used methods to completely Space Lock the Cosmic Secret Realm. No wonder this Myriad Spirit Mystic Region, so close to the territory of the Machine Race, has only been discovered now.
As for trouble----
The phantom of the Master of Jialan turned to look in the direction of the golden mine and then spoke.
"After becoming the Universe Master, I did not join any faction, but devoted myself to my research—this is my most perfect achievement—a seed of a Wonder that I obtained from the Universe Ocean. After hundreds of millions of epochs of research and countless attempts, I finally discovered that this seed of the Wonder had given birth to a glimmer of life on Gold Essence Stone. I spent almost all my wealth to purchase countless Gold Essence Stone, hoping to cultivate this Wonder, but alas—I perished—"
The Master of Jialan's voice seemed to carry a deep sadness.
"I perished in the Universe Ocean, and this Divine Power Clone left in the Jialan Mystic Region will also dissipate. Before the Divine Power Clone dissipates, I left behind this image—the successor—according to my estimation, there is a 30% chance of cultivating the Wonder. If successful—the power of the Wonder is self-evident, second only to the Supreme Supreme Treasure, far surpassing the Peak Supreme Treasure set. If your strength is inferior to mine, it is best not to reveal yourself, otherwise the probability of perishing is very high. If you fail, then there is no need to say more; it will actually be a good thing for you, as the remaining Gold Essence Stone are also extremely valuable."
"Besides, this Stone also contains some of my insights into cultivating plant life. You can take a look if you're interested, or you can sell it to someone else if you're not. Many people should be interested in my research insights Master of Jialan."
"What a pity, I won't be able to witness the birth of this Wonder, it's such a shame—"
After saying these words, the phantom completely vanished and ceased to exist.
The Master of Jialan has long since died, leaving behind only an image; there is no way of knowing the final outcome of his cultivation.
You succeeded!
Lu Qingshan looked at the scarlet vines entwined around the golden mine and muttered to himself.