Liu Chen smiled and asked in return, "I didn't say I wanted to keep them as spirit pets!"

This thing can definitely be used as a trump card.

However, it is not necessary to manually control it to summon it to fight the enemy.

Just throw them out when the time is right.

A rough estimate suggests that there are at least 300,000 gold-devouring insects in this area.

This number is already terrifying enough.

The combat power of a single Gold-Eating Insect is really not that formidable.

It's estimated that he's comparable to a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage, but he might not even be able to kill them.

However, its strength lies in the fact that the more Gold-Eating Insects there are, the stronger its combat power becomes.

His physical body is incredibly strong. Even if he can't defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator in a one-on-one fight, it's still difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to hurt him. Moreover, his biting power can penetrate spiritual energy.

This is what troubles many cultivators the most.

Even a Mahayana cultivator would have to flee hastily upon seeing more than 300,000 Gold-Eating Insects from afar, and would not dare to confront them at all.

But Hua Yao and Liu Chen exchanged a glance and immediately realized the crux of the problem.

"That's right, this cultivator has raised so many Gold-Eating Insects, why didn't he take them out to fight the enemy!"

With the help of these Gold-Eating Insects, anyone who wants to invade the Ghost Spirit Sect will have to think twice.

Putting everything else aside, that old Taoist priest Feng Qing must have made a hasty escape.

Their most proficient technique, spiritual energy array, will have no effect on the Gold-Eating Insects.

If the two sides were to clash, his prized formation would be completely destroyed by the Gold-Eating Insects.

Even the well-informed Hua Yao couldn't figure out what the other person was thinking for a while.

"I guess he probably couldn't control the Gold-Eating Insects either, so he had no choice but to leave them in the cave."

Otherwise, it would be rash to put it into a storage bag or a beast-taming belt.

Not only would it fail to provoke the Gold-Eating Insects to fight against them, it would also likely backfire and result in the insects attacking the enemy.

But upon closer examination, this doesn't make sense either. If it was known that it couldn't be controlled, then why cultivate such a large number of gold-devouring insects?

Wouldn't that mean the whole thing would benefit someone else?

However, given the current critical situation, Liu Chen did not intend to stay here any longer.

After collecting them all, he slipped away and left the place.

"Regardless of what the other party is thinking, it's mine now."

However, while saying this aloud, he secretly had an idea in his heart.

That was the gold-devouring insect left in the cave; perhaps it wasn't its entire trump card.

The cultivator who had already left this place may have taken an even larger number of Gold-Eating Insects with him.

But he was still reluctant to believe it until he saw it with his own eyes.

To advance in rank, the Gold-Eating Insect must devour its own kind; only those Gold-Eating Insects that survive can successfully advance.

This means that out of a million Gold-Eating Insects, after each advancement, only a few hundred might remain to evolve into their complete form.

There are 300,000 Gold-Eating Insects right in front of us, and they are very close to maturity.

Just how many did the other party cultivate to be able to leave the Gold-Eating Insects inside the cave without any concern?

At this time, Liu Chen was unaware of this.

A thousand years later, a green-robed cultivator known as the Insect Demon suddenly appeared in the lower realm.

The opponent possesses millions of mature Gold-Eating Insects, making them virtually invincible across all realms.

Even the dragon clan and the Qingyuan clan had to give way!

But that's all for the future.

Liu Chen moved everything he could carry into his storage bag.

Finally, they searched other parts of the Ghost Spirit Sect to see if there were any peerless treasures.

They first found the cave of the Nascent Soul cultivator, but unfortunately it was empty and contained nothing of value.

This is enough to prove that the quality of the treasures a cultivator possesses is related to the cultivator's own realm, but it is by no means irreversible.

With enough good fortune, even someone with a lower cultivation level might find treasures that others cannot.

The cultivators within the Ghost Spirit Sect are wreaking havoc.

Upon seeing Liu Chen, the others readily stepped aside.

Having a Nascent Soul cultivator by your side means you're someone no one else can mess with.

Hua Yao did not conceal their presence.

However, others could not see her appearance, so they could not figure out her background or origin.

Liu Chen couldn't help but sigh, "A Nascent Soul cultivator, just the title alone is enough to intimidate people!"

Despite the recent surge in the number of Nascent Soul cultivators across the myriad realms, it's not surprising that in recent times, there has been an endless stream of Nascent Soul cultivators.

But that doesn't mean anything.

It is only because of the recent turmoil in all realms that so many super cultivators have appeared.

This place can be described as the vast universe, where most cultivators have sensed the Azure Sky Continent.

Under normal circumstances, let alone a Mahayana cultivator, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be worshipped by everyone if they appeared in public.

Unfortunately, Liu Chen didn't manage to obtain many treasures during the subsequent treasure hunt.

Meanwhile, the Mahayana cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect were still fighting against the old Taoist who was skilled in fire-attribute secret techniques.

The two sides were locked in fierce combat, and even the starry sea high above was scattered by the battle.

The battlefield between the two shifted from outside the Ghost Spirit Gate to inside it.

"Is this a spirit mage?"

Liu Chen said somewhat uncertainly.

Hua Yao nodded: "Yes, it seems that he is indeed a spiritualist, and his mastery of spiritual arts is unparalleled."

Spiritual practitioners are actually a type of cultivator.

Most cultivators, when fighting enemies, either use secret techniques of various attributes or rely more on their own magical treasures.

Once a cultivator reaches the Golden Core stage, they can enhance their combat power by refining their natal magic weapon.

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