Chapter 954 - 176: Numerous Spirit Medicines, Opportunity for Spirit Butterfly’s Advancement!

Chapter 954: Chapter 176: Numerous Spirit Medicines, Opportunity for Spirit Butterfly’s Advancement!

When the flying ants first appeared, Zhou Xun had not recognized the origin of these black flying insects.

After all, flying ants as spirit insects are not rare in the Cultivation Realm. Their appearances are almost identical, and those who don’t specialize in cultivating Insect Extermination Techniques, most can’t distinguish between them.

But in truth, the abilities and terrifying levels of different flying ant spirit insects are worlds apart.

A normal swarm of flying ants can be easily swept away by a Qi Refining Cultivator using ordinary magical artifacts.

Stronger flying ants would make even Core Formation Stage Cultivators frown and back away.

As for the top-tier flying ants in the Cultivation Realm, even Great Cultivators face the risk of demise when encountering them, like the type before them now.

"Flying Fire Ants!"

Ranked seventy-nine on the Marvelous Insect List, often found in top-tier Fire Vein Lava locations, they gather in swarms numbering from a thousand to ten thousand.

Zhou Xun only recognized their identity upon seeing the swarm of ants launch a suicidal attack on the demon beasts.

"Celestial Fire Ants" are extremely vengeful; if you kill one, it will leave a special aura on your body.

The "Flying Fire Ants" will detect this scent and all will launch suicidal attacks at you until your death.

Even separated by millions of miles, they can still sense this aura. Zhou Xun once saw in a scripture that an ancient Cultivation Country was destroyed by this insect.

Thus, even Nascent Soul Cultivators are unwilling to provoke them.

Let alone this swarm of "Flying Fire Ants," numbering over a million, even for Great Cultivators, they’re hard to handle.

"I never expected such a troublesome existence within these relics; it seems that the talk about the Master Hundred Bones Divinity Transformation Relics wasn’t deceitful!"

At this moment, the "Flying Fire Ants" had caught up to the demon beasts, the insect cloud sweeping down like a tide, engulfing the demon beasts entirely.

Moments later, the swarm of Flying Fire Ants ascended once more.

It was extremely horrifying; the thousand demon beasts left only bones which turned to powder with a breeze, sprinkling down.

Even the Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Emperor ended up dead.

"Go!"

Witnessing this scene, Zhou Xun naturally had no intention of resisting; mana surged underfoot, driving the White Jade Ship, swiftly speeding backwards.

At this moment,

suddenly, there was a commotion in the Spirit Insect Bag; surprisingly, it was the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’s consciousness.

Upon understanding its intention, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but be surprised.

"What, you want to stop and feed?"

Perhaps his Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly has a restraining effect on ’Flying Ants,’ which truly surprised him.

Actually, it was due to Zhou Xun not being well-versed in the Path of Spirit Insects.

In many cases, upper-rank spirit insects feed on lower-rank spirit insects and even use them as resources for advancement, accelerating their own advancement.

Now, the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly was such a case.

For the Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, the disastrous million ’Flying Ants’ may be a great opportunity for certain spirit insects.

With this in mind, Zhou Xun stopped the Escape Light.

"What’s happening, Master?" Xiaojin asked in surprise.

"Nothing, let them eat!" Zhou Xun smiled slightly.

Immediately, he slightly opened his mouth, seventy-two streams of light flew out, covering a space of several thousand feet.

"Purple Sky True Thunder Array!"

With this array in hand, Zhou Xun had confidence in taking down these Flying Ants.

Just then, the dark tide of Flying Fire Ants surged towards them, like a rolling wave of black water.

The Flying Fire Ants flapped their wings, producing a buzzing sound as if the entire space trembled.

Even Xiaojin and Xiaojia, spirit beasts with Celestial Grade bloodlines, couldn’t help but change color in the face of such a scene.

The scene of that Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Emperor being annihilated was fresh in their minds.

Although their bloodlines are exceptional, their strength is only at the Tier Four Middle-Grade level. If they fell into the ant tide, their outcome wouldn’t be much better than the Middle-Grade Demon Emperor.

Only Zhou Xun remained calm.

His hands formed seals while reciting incantations, then a spirit light shot out.

Soon after, a massive, half-transparent purple light shield rose, encompassing everyone inside.

Just then, the ant tide engulfed them like a flood.

The Flying Fire Ants crazily collided with the purple light shield formed by the Purple Sky True Thunder Array, producing a dense, sharp friction sound.

The light shield continuously flashed with purple thunder light, each flash causing large swathes of Flying Fire Ants to fall from the sky like rain.

But the following Flying Fire Ants rushed forward incessantly, seemingly ignorant of death.

Xiaojin and Xiaojia stood within the light shield, tensely watching the ant tide outside.

The spiritual power on their bodies shone brightly, and the demonic power within was poised to unleash, prepared to defend vigorously should the shield show any breach.

Zhou Xun remained serene.

He then patted his waist, slowly opening the Spirit Insect Bag.

A seven-colored butterfly flew out; it was his Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly.

As soon as the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly appeared, Zhou Xun felt a disturbance in the flying ant swarm opposite.

Soon after, the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly fluttered its wings, an invisible ripple spread; the initially frenzied Flying Fire Ant swarm became chaotic under its influence.

Their flight paths became erratic, crashing into each other and even attacking each other, instantly reducing Zhou Xun’s pressure.

The Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly soared towards the most concentrated area of the Flying Fire Ant swarm, its wings flashing with seven-colored light.

With each flutter, large swathes of Flying Fire Ants were drawn into the light, seemingly pulled by an invisible force.

Streams of light were absorbed into its body,

And the Flying Ants whose essence was absorbed lost their aura and fell from the sky one by one.

"A thousand...two thousand..."

Soon, a massive breach appeared in the Flying Ant swarm, as the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly killed a swath through the ants.

As the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly absorbed so much flying ant essence, its aura notably increased.

Zhou Xun couldn’t help but be delighted upon seeing this.

"Indeed, in this world, one thing counteracts another; the swarm of Flying Ants that troubles Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators."

"Faced with this Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly, it’s like cutting vegetables, killing them at will!"

"Perhaps this Flying Ant swarm will instead become an opportunity for me!"

Zhou Xun had a strong premonition that after this, the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly would soon metamorphose again, and its power would be immeasurable.

In a blink, a massive vortex formed around the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly, countless Flying Fire Ants were drawn in, becoming food in its belly.

Seeing this, Xiaojin and Xiaojia’s worries vanished instantly; they exchanged glances, showing a hint of astonishment.

They also used their divine techniques to assist.

Xiaojin opened its mouth, sending out small golden blades about an inch long, forming a golden blade storm; each attack caused nearly a hundred Flying Ants to fall.

As for Xiaojia, it wielded Thousand Layers of Profound Light, earthen yellow light rippling to knock down approaching Flying Fire Ants.

Zhou Xun continuously released Thunder Arcs, striking down the Flying Ants.

As the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly feasted, its body gradually turned translucent, flickering with dots of light inside, like countless stars twinkling.

Its aura continuously increased, originally at the Tier Four Low-Grade power, now seemingly on the verge of breakthrough.

Though the Flying Fire Ant swarm was numerous, but under the combined assault of Zhou Xun, Xiaojin, Xiaojia, and the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly, it gradually showed defeat.

Their numbers dwindled, and their attack weakened.

"Master, who’d have thought this daunting Flying Ant swarm would be defeated so easily!"

Watching the fleeing remnant of less than a quarter of the Flying Ant swarm, Xiaojin exclaimed in excitement.

"One thing counteracts another, perhaps soon I will have a Tier Four Middle-Grade Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly!"

Zhou Xun smiled slightly, then stored the dizzy, seemingly drunken Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly into the Spirit Insect Bag.