"This is the Blood Ant Queen!" Li Tianjue recognized it.
Beside it were piled countless spirit fruits and flowers, which it fed on incessantly, treating Su Luo and the others as if they were not there.
Su Luo understood, "The people from the Seven Star Sect were indeed raising this Blood Ant Queen. It is about to lay eggs. Once a large number of blood ants hatch, thousands upon thousands, they could even destroy the entire Lingxiao Kingdom."
The Seven Star Sect would not dare to destroy the Lingxiao Kingdom, so this Blood Ant Queen was not theirs.
Could it be the Taichu Holy Land?
Shang Xie Shaoqing snorted, "No need to guess. It must be them. Otherwise, why would the Seven Star Sect bother with such a vicious thing if they had nothing better to do?"
Du Wei agreed, "The Young Master is right. The Seven Star Sect is, after all, a minor sect. Even if they cultivated a Blood Ant Queen, they could not surpass the Six Great Powers. Once discovered, it would be them who suffer."
The Blood Ant Queen was a rare seventh-tier demonic insect.
Before it laid eggs, it had almost no combat power, nor was it any threat. However, once mature, it would continuously give birth to hundreds of thousands of blood ants. Centuries ago, a third-rate small country was annihilated by a nest of wild blood ants. It was said that the Blood Ant Queen led tens of thousands of blood ants, leaving no living soul wherever it went.
Even countless cultivators fighting to the death to kill the blood ants could not match its egg-laying speed.
The entire country perished in less than ten days.
Afterward, whenever blood ants were discovered, they were immediately killed to prevent further disaster. But now the Seven Star Sect was cultivating a Blood Ant Queen. Su Luo could only think of one possibility: someone must be able to control this Blood Ant Queen.
"Indeed, perhaps a powerful beast tamer."
Li Tianjue casually mentioned a few names, both from the righteous path and the demonic path, all beast tamers who had reached the Spirit King realm.
Su Luo swept her Divine Eye Mirror over it and suddenly understood.
Blood Ant Queen: Pet of Shui Qingyue, Saintess of the Taichu Holy Land. Three months old, about to mature and lay eggs…
It was indeed the Taichu Holy Land causing trouble!
They made the Seven Star Sect use the lives of the entire Lingxiao Kingdom to help Shui Qingyue raise this pet. To exact revenge, she was quite desperate. However, her cultivation was insufficient. Forcibly contracting this seventh-tier demonic insect either resulted in her not being able to unleash its full power or being backlashed.
Su Luo's heart stirred. This Blood Ant Queen would be more suitable for her Fourth Senior Brother.
Even though it was already Shui Qingyue's pet, under the power of the Myriad Beasts Dominion Diagram, as long as Fourth Senior Brother defeated this Blood Ant Queen, it would be easy to snatch it away. There would be no need to worry about insufficient cultivation leading to backlash, as the Zhan family's divine artifact could prevent such risks.
Once Fourth Senior Brother possessed this Blood Ant Queen and led hundreds of thousands of blood ants, he would be absolutely invincible, unstoppable.
Su Luo immediately said, "Let's not kill this Blood Ant Queen. Let's take it back for Fourth Senior Brother. It would be too wasteful to kill such a good demonic insect. We've been looking for the king of spirit beasts and demonic beasts, and here we've found one, haven't we?"
Tang Xiaoguo also thought this idea was good.
Li Tianjue nodded, "If we can control this Blood Ant Queen, it would also prevent a great waste. However, how to get such a large Blood Ant Queen back is a problem, and it's about to lay eggs."
At most, two or three more days.
Su Luo calculated that as long as they hurried, it should be enough.
She took out a sound transmission jade pendant and contacted Chu Tianshu, who quickly answered, "Second Senior Brother, have you seen anyone from the Taichu Holy Land?"
Chu Tianshu's voice was somewhat indistinct, as if he were in a hurry. "The other party is very cunning, constantly changing locations, having already changed three times. But I think they won't change again this time. It's in the Tuling Forest. We'll arrive in another hour."
Tuling Forest?
It wasn't too far from Lingxiao Kingdom, about half a day's journey.
Su Luo immediately told him what they had discovered and added, "Second Senior Brother, the situation at the Myriad Flower Valley is not good. Even if these spirit medicines are effective, we can't take them. It's too disgusting. We can only rely on you."
She asked Chu Tianshu to try his best to obtain the antidote, then clarify the identity and purpose of the other party, and see if it was Shui Qingyue. She also told him a plan to have You Lanzhi lure the people from the Taichu Holy Land to the Myriad Flower Valley.
"Don't worry, Junior Sister. I guarantee the mission will be completed," Chu Tianshu said, understanding the seriousness of the situation.
Next, Su Luo and the others waited, preparing to trap the enemy.
The spirit medicine cultivators who had become nourishment for the spirit flowers and grasses were too numerous to rescue them immediately, otherwise, they would definitely alert the enemy. They just needed to endure a few more days; at least their lives could be saved.
"Sister Su, what about us few?" Tang Xiaoguo pointed at the pillars they had been tied to earlier in the spirit medicine field.
"Let's find people to replace them. Let's go."
Su Luo smiled and walked towards the valley entrance.
Li Tianjue and the others understood her intention and also moved forward. Soon, everyone reached the valley entrance. After waiting for a moment, a few disciples from the Seven Star Sect walked into the spirit medicine field in the valley, seemingly on patrol and inspection.
"Attack!" Shang Xie Shaoqing shouted first and struck a palm towards the neck of one of them.
Su Luo and the others also moved swiftly, including Tang Xiaoguo, catching the opponents completely off guard. They never expected there to be outsiders in the valley and fell unconscious without any defense.
The group dealt with these Seven Star Sect disciples in two moves and then tied their bodies to the pillars.
There was no need for disguise. In a moment, the accelerating spirit grass vines would penetrate the corpses and completely envelop them. Although they were corpses, for a short time, they would not be easily discovered among the other spirit medicine cultivators.
As for Su Luo and the others, they only needed to find a place to hide and wait.
...
Two thousand miles away, in the Tuling Forest.
You Lanzhi walked at the front, followed by Wen Daier half a step behind.
Chu Tianshu, disguised and dressed as You Lanzhi's attendant, followed behind, being bossed around and ordered about by him. He had been holding back his anger to the extreme. If it weren't for Wen Daier's persuasion, he would have beaten You Lanzhi into a panda.
"We've arrived. It's here."
You Lanzhi looked at a clear lake in front of him. On the opposite bank stood a man wearing a ghost-faced mask.
"Master has finally arrived."
The ghost-faced man stood with his hands behind his back. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Wen Daier beside him, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. "First Heavenly Maiden Wen Daier, why are you here?"
Wen Daier smiled charmingly, "Whether I come or not, what does it have to do with you?"
Her charming and playful demeanor stunned the ghost-faced man on the spot.
It was You Lanzhi who snorted and demanded the antidote from him, which brought him back to his senses. "Master, you've messed up. You were captured by people from Qingxu Heaven, and the subsequent plans were all ruined by you. How dare you speak!"
You Lanzhi snorted, "What is my status? How could I mess up? They respectfully sent me out. Not only is the Third Elder of Qingxu Heaven waiting for the antidote, but even Li Tianjue is poisoned and waiting for me to save his life."
The ghost-faced man seemed incredulous, "What did you say? Even Li Tianjue is poisoned! Impossible?"
"I have my own methods. You are not qualified to question me."
Seeing You Lanzhi's arrogant demeanor, it didn't seem like he was faking. Moreover, he was with the First Heavenly Maiden Wen Daier and didn't look like he was fleeing in a panic.
The ghost-faced man paused, then laughed, "Good, good. You are indeed Master You Lanzhi. Our cooperation with you was not mistaken."
You Lanzhi's face became stern, "At this point, you should also tell me your identity, shouldn't you?"