Chapter 97 is left for the direct descendants to have a taste.
Chapter 97 is left for the direct descendants to have a taste.
At this moment, Jiang Chen felt a surge of excitement.
"This ancient insect is no ordinary creature! It can hide its form so that it is completely invisible to the naked eye, and it can also evade divine sense detection. Moreover, its venom is extremely potent."
Perhaps not the fastest, but still a competent assassin.
"If I can control the queen bee of this brood and raise her properly, she will definitely become a great asset to me in the future."
"However, before that, we still need to understand the toxic characteristics of this strange insect."
Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "Brother of the Guardian Hall, just now we saw a Guardian Hall disciple die from poisoning, but there were no signs of struggle."
I don't know what symptoms he had when he was poisoned.
Upon hearing this, the disciple of the Guard Hall immediately turned red in the eyes.
"My name is Qiao Song. Junior Brother Shen and I just came back from Changyuan Mountain. Because we have more experience in combat, the hall master arranged for us to clear the way here."
We had only been here for a few dozen breaths when Junior Brother Shen suddenly collapsed without any warning. I saw the wound on his neck and knew it was from a poisonous insect.
"To avoid the poisonous insects, I kept running for my life. These things were too powerful; even my second-grade, low-level defensive talisman could only block one attack."
"If it weren't for my two junior brothers' help, I probably wouldn't be alive today."
After hearing his words, Jiang Chen was basically certain that the venom of this poisonous bee was the type that could kill with a single strike.
Even Qi Refining Peak cultivators with extremely rich combat experience can be caught off guard and fall victim to such attacks without warning.
Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would likely perish if they encountered this without a countermeasure.
Looking at Qiao Song, who was sobbing uncontrollably beside him, Zhao Changzhou sighed.
"Senior brother, please accept my condolences. It's a pity that so many Core Formation cultivators came in to investigate before, yet they didn't discover such strange insects here."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen felt a surge of excitement, gleaning even more information from the statement.
"More than one Core Formation cultivator came in to investigate before, but none of them were able to find this poisonous bee."
This shows that the venomous wasp's ability to hide is much stronger than imagined.
Even a Core Formation cultivator would not be able to detect them from a distance without careful investigation.
Foundation Establishment cultivators have much weaker spiritual senses, making them even less likely to detect such poisonous bees.
He was about to say a few words of comfort when he noticed that the mist created by the Cloud Smoke Talisman was disturbed again.
"Another poisonous bee has arrived."
After saying that, he handed a golden armor talisman to Qiao Song: "This golden armor talisman can at least offer some protection."
Qiao Song didn't hesitate and immediately accepted the Golden Armor Talisman and activated it.
He then drew a longsword, gritting his teeth as he said, "I will avenge Junior Brother Shen!"
Zhao Changzhou also took out a small stack of talismans, ready to act at any time.
Jiang Chen immediately stopped them: "Senior brothers, don't be hasty. I'll try to capture this poisonous bee alive, probe its memory, and find the location of the hive."
Having said that, he hurried toward the place where the fog was swirling.
Upon reaching him, he no longer used the Golden Sword Talisman, but instead a stream of black light flew directly from between his eyebrows.
A flash of light disappeared in an instant, and then a poisonous bee appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground.
A moment later, Jiang Chen opened his eyes and laughed, "This poisonous bee's memory is quite simple."
At this moment, Zhao Changzhou and Qiao Song also cautiously walked over.
Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, Zhao Changzhou immediately asked, "Junior Brother, have you found the location of the lair?"
Jiang Chen nodded: "Found it, but the queen bee in the hive is a second-grade low-level poisonous bee, which is not easy to deal with."
"This hive contains hundreds of high-grade, first-rank poisonous bees. If we don't disturb it, many of our outsider disciples will likely suffer casualties."
While Zhao Changzhou was struggling with whether or not to take the risk, Qiao Song looked like he was ready to die: "I am ordered by the hall master to clear the way, and it is my duty to deal with the poisonous bees."
My two junior brothers have already helped me a lot, so you don't need to take any more risks.
"Junior Brother Jiang, tell me the location of the beehive, and I'll go and destroy it myself."
Jiang Chen naturally wanted to go, since it was a dream simulation anyway.
These poisonous bees are extremely valuable, and I would definitely want to acquire them if I had the chance.
Although the risks are high, we should still give it a try.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen immediately put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance: "Senior Brother Qiao is so righteous, I can't just stand by and watch."
Let's do the destroying of the beehive together.
Having said that, without waiting for Qiao Song to speak, he activated a Wood Concealment Talisman to hide his figure and headed straight for a dense forest.
Qiao Song and Zhao Changzhou exchanged a glance and then followed closely behind him.
Before long, Jiang Chen saw a spherical honeycomb the size of a large bowl hanging on a big tree.
These poisonous bees did not hide themselves near the nest; they moved in and out of the nest one by one.
When Jiang Chen explored Poison Bee's memories, he also discovered that the concealment method was Poison Bee's first innate ability, which could be used or turned off.
These poisonous bees were not particularly dangerous, but the oppressive aura emanating from the nest of second-grade spirit insects made the three hesitate to move forward.
Qiao Song used his divine sense to transmit his voice, saying, "Junior brothers, this beehive is hanging high up, and there are poisonous bees patrolling around it. Destroying the beehive will not be an easy task."
"Why don't you all retreat first, and I'll take care of it myself."
Looking at the beehive in front of him, Jiang Chen also felt that it was very troublesome.
"Unfortunately, I did not prepare any means to capture the poisonous bees alive. The Cloud Smoke Talisman and the Insect-Bewitching Incense alone are not enough to capture these poisonous bees alive."
"Alright, I won't think about taming it this time. Next time I do a dream simulation, I'll definitely prepare in advance."
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Senior brothers, it would be a pity to destroy this beehive like this."
Upon hearing this, both of them were somewhat puzzled.
Qiao Song, quick to speak his mind, asked directly, "Junior Brother Jiang, what do you mean by this? Are you suggesting we keep the poisonous bees to harm people?"
Jiang Chen shook his head: "Of course we can't keep them around to harm our outsider disciples."
But these poisonous bees are ancient, exotic insects. We can't keep them all to ourselves; we have to let those bastards from the core faction have a taste."
Upon hearing that they were going to frame the loyalists, both of them had their eyes light up and their faces were full of excitement.
Zhao Changzhou rubbed his hands excitedly: "Junior Brother Jiang, tell me in detail, what are you planning to do?"
Jiang Chen grinned mischievously: "Easy, I have Cloud Smoke Talisman and Insect-Bewitching Incense, which can temporarily trap these poisonous insects."
After one hour, the smoke formed by the cloud and smoke talisman will dissipate on its own.
"This hour is enough time for our disciples from the outside faction to leave this area."
"Once the smoke clears, the poisonous insects will be free. What do you think will happen once the direct disciples enter?"
Upon hearing this, the sadness on Qiao Song's face vanished, replaced by a cunning smile.
"These poisonous bees are quite powerful at breaking through protective barriers. I was carrying several Golden Armor Talismans, but they were all destroyed by those bees."
"Those good-for-nothings in the direct line have never experienced fighting and have no experience in combat."
Faced with these highly stealthy, extremely venomous, and formidable attack wasps, they would be certain death without numerous means of self-preservation.
"Even if they manage to escape this calamity by relying on the treasures given to them by their elders, they will certainly have lost a lot of good things."
This is only the outer perimeter of the ruins; who knows how many dangers lie within? It'll be enough to give them a run for their money.
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