Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 544 - 284: The Secret Underground [Please Subscribe]

With no need to divide his attention to monitor Zhou Chun’s situation anymore, Zhou Mingde and his Spirit Pet Fire Divine Jackal indeed felt no fear of the Giant Insect formed by the swarm of insects.

Although the Giant Insect emitted an aura comparable to a top-tier third-rank Demon Beast, its strength was clearly not on par with that of a genuine top-tier third-rank Demon Beast.

After battling with the Giant Insect for almost half a quarter of an hour, Zhou Mingde and his retinue began to see the Giant Insect’s momentum wane.

Ultimately, the common Demon Insects were too weak to sustain such a high-intensity battle for long.

It was at this moment that Zhou Chun, who was observing the battle, suddenly had a thought and could not help but look up in a certain direction.

He saw several beams of Cultivators’ Escape Light speeding towards the battlefield from the southwest.

A moment later, four figures, three men and a woman, appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield.

Among these four, there were two Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, and the other two possessed late Foundation Establishment cultivation.

After stopping outside the battlefield and taking a quick assessment, one of the middle-aged male Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators called out loudly, "Fellow daoists ahead, may I inquire if you require our assistance?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde immediately frowned, and his rhythm in the battle against the Giant Insect slowed somewhat.

Taking the opportunity to look at the four newcomers, he realized that they were a pair consisting of a mid-stage Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator and an early-stage Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, whose combined strength should be roughly equal to his own.

Though it was a special period when all of the Human Clan Cultivators were uniting against the insect plague, and it would be unthinkable for any Cultivator to dare loot and kill under these circumstances, one can never be too cautious. Who knows if there might be someone foolish enough to do so!

So, after thinking it over for a while, Zhou Mingde still replied in a deep voice, "Since the fellow daoists are willing to offer assistance, Zhou is naturally very grateful."

Hearing this response, the middle-aged man who had spoken earlier laughed heartily, "Haha, Taoist Friend Zhou is straightforward. Then Shen shall come to your aid right away."

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No sooner had he finished speaking than he and the other early-stage Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, a woman in a red dress, joined the fight.

With the help of these two fresh reinforcements, the Giant Insect formed by the swarm was soon dispersed by the combined effort of the three people and one jackal, with the Fire Divine Jackal biting off the head of the third-rank Insect King inside it.

After exterminating the remaining Demon Insects, the two groups gathered together to exchange information.

It was through this exchange that they learned the middle-aged man was named Shen Borong, and the woman in red was Ruan Hongzhuang, both originating from Qi Country to the west of Yang Kingdom.

These two, accompanied by their juniors, had ventured into the Yang Kingdom with the same aim as the Zhou Family pair, hoping to find something that could counter the insect swarm.

They had been drawn here only after seeing the silhouette of the Giant Insect from a distance.

After briefly exchanging their origins and intentions, Shen Borong took the initiative and said, "Previously, we have found quite a few insect nests, but those nests were either completely abandoned or left with nothing more than the weak and sick. A nest like this one, teeming with a large number of Demon Insects, is the first we’ve stumbled upon. Could there be some sort of mystery here?"

Here it comes!

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun both raised their eyebrows, knowing the most troublesome matter had arrived.

There aren’t that many fools in this world. What they could think of, others could naturally consider as well.

Now that Shen Borong had openly broached the subject, it was impossible for them to feign ignorance any longer.

Zhou Mingde promptly responded, "That is our speculation as well, but we can only be certain after we investigate further."

No sooner had his voice faded than Ruan Hongzhuang added, "Then let’s start exploring right away, to avoid complications from delay."

Her use of "us" as if she was already familiar with the Zhou Family pair.

Zhou Mingde couldn’t help but glance at her and, without saying much more, simply nodded lightly in agreement.

Subsequently, the parties separated and began digging and scouring the land for underground secrets.

Before long, they had almost uncovered the cause.

It turned out that a large number of crops similar to kudzu roots and cassava were growing underground in this mountain range. Although the fire had destroyed the vines and trunks above ground, most of the edible parts below were unharmed.

The insect swarm was sustaining itself by feeding on these tuberous crops.

Thus, the insects here had not migrated away.

Having understood this, all parties were undeniably disappointed.

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"Who would have thought that the truth would be so simple!"

Next to an excavated area of the mountain, Shen Borong, looking at the tuberous crops buried in the ground, had a very displeased expression on his face.

They had entertained many speculations, but this simplest possibility had not crossed their minds.

Discovering that the reality was so mundane was deeply disappointing to them.

"Now that the truth is clear, the two of us from the Zhou Family shall not linger here any longer. Taoist Friends Shen and Ruan, take care of yourselves!"

As Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang stood with disappointed faces, staring blankly at the tuberous crops, Zhou Mingde suddenly announced his intention to depart.

Hearing his words, Shen and Ruan gave the Zhou Family duo a once-over, then nodded and politely said their goodbyes, watching as the two left.

After seeing the Zhou Family pair off into the distance and still not giving up, Shen Borong and Ruan Hongzhuang searched the mountain range several more times before finally leaving the place with reluctance.