Upon seeing the jade bottle in its owner's hand, Old Xia quickly and carefully took it.
He was a famous alchemist in the Ming Dynasty. Putting aside other things, alchemists were quite skilled at identifying spiritual herbs, flowers, and objects.
Old Xia carefully took the bottle and examined it, only to find that the creatures were resting quietly at the bottom.
This creature was completely transparent; if it weren't for a tiny white vein running down its spine, it would be impossible to spot under normal circumstances.
Old Xia quickly recalled within his sea of consciousness, but found nothing that matched it. So he could only shake his head regretfully and hand the item to his master.
Compared to Elder Xia, Shi Yan could identify far fewer medicinal herbs. However, he tried to recall carefully; he seemed to have seen this small white insect in some ancient book before, but it was only a fleeting glance, and so long ago that he couldn't remember it at all.
All I could do was shake my head.
Ao Huang, on the other hand, was eager to try.
Seeing that Chen Tianwen hadn't asked him first, he rolled his eyes in frustration.
Chen Tianwen found this scene amusing.
Ao Huang always maintained the simple mindset of a dragon. Compared to the Sea Emperor and his daughter who had disappeared somewhere, he was at least six times less cunning than them.
The rest didn't make much sense at first glance either.
Chen Tianwen chuckled as he took the jade bottle from Shi Yan's hand and personally handed it to Ao Huang.
Ao Huang looked closely and his expression was very strange, even somewhat frightened.
Chen Tianwen was a little curious. What exactly was this creature? It even made the usually bold Dragon King show a look of fear.
Ao Huang, sitting opposite him, coughed twice and cleared his throat.
This drew everyone's attention, and then, amidst their curious gazes, he revealed the origin of the mysterious insect.
"This is the Eight-Headed Serpent, unique to Devil Mountain! I don't know when this serpent appeared on Devil Mountain! But in my inherited memories, it has always existed!"
"Get to the point."
Chen Tianwen was a little speechless. Ao Huang was good in every way, but when he got long-winded, he never got to the point.
After listening, Ao Huang indeed sped up the process and explained the amazing features of the insect!
"This eight-headed worm is useless in other ways! But when it comes to dealing with us cultivators, it's a sure thing!"
At this point, Ao Huang couldn't help but smile bitterly.
“How could an ordinary cultivator come to Devil Mountain without using spiritual energy? But once you use spiritual energy in front of the Eight-Headed Insect, the insect will disguise itself as your aura and enter your meridians without your knowledge. It may even travel along the meridians to your sea of consciousness and multiply and grow stronger there.”
"Is there no solution?"
Xia Anyu, who was standing next to her, asked curiously.
"Of course there is a way. Either you destroy your own sea of consciousness, or you directly advance to the fusion stage of human cultivation. With your current cultivation level, you can use the already solidified fusion soul to enter your sea of consciousness and destroy it!"
As soon as Ao Huang finished speaking, Shi Yan remembered where he had seen the description of this thing before.
So he solemnly asked Chen Tai, "The appearance of this thing means we are near the Demon God!"
Chen Tianwen raised an eyebrow curiously, "How are you sure?"
Seeing that the people around him were Chen Tianwen's friends and his own servants, Shi Yan did not hide anything and directly introduced the information he had seen in the letter to everyone present in detail.
"This Yamata no Mushroom is no ordinary insect; it shouldn't exist in our Tianxuan Realm! To be precise, this Yamata no Mushroom is a type of insect unique to the Demon Realm."
Seeing that Chen Tianwen and the others were listening attentively, Shi Yan shared more information.
"Although these are insects unique to the Demon Realm, not every demon has such insects around them! Only inner demons have such insects around them, which means that the demon we are dealing with this time is an inner demon."
Shi Yan finished explaining all the information in one breath before looking seriously at the people around him.
Where did you get this information?
Chen Tian asked curiously.
"And what kind of demon is this inner demon?"
Since he had such a know-it-all by his side, Chen Tianwen was too lazy to ask anyone else!
Shi Yan took a deep breath and replied in a deep voice, "This is news from the Xuanxian Realm. As for inner demons, this is the situation that some realms and cultivators of the Xuanxian Realm fear most. It has no form or shape, yet it easily exists in the heart of every cultivator. But for our Tianxuan Realm, this is the first inner demon we have discovered!"
After listening, Chen Tianwen nodded in understanding, thinking to himself that it was no wonder the Ming Dynasty had been unable to advance for so many years; it turned out they had outside help!
Old Master Xia and the two guards beside him were extremely excited. The Crown Prince had revealed such a secret! This meant that the Crown Prince now regarded them as his confidants.
In any case, a bright future awaits them!
"Alright then." Chen Tianwen suddenly spoke up at this moment!
"We will proceed according to the original plan. As for the territory of the Yamata no Mushroom, we will simply detour there."
Upon hearing Chen Tianwen's decision, the group continued to move forward in the same manner as before.
As expected, upon arriving at a dimly lit area of the sea, Chen Tianwen raised his hand and immediately stopped everyone.
He simply said, "Wait for me a moment," and then disappeared.
The group was already used to Chen Tianwen's behavior and simply waited quietly.
Chen Tianwen moved forward at lightning speed. Just now, when Ao Huang was introducing the Eight-Headed Insect, he had already secretly made a plan in his mind!
The worms that are derived from inner demons—such rare things might have unexpected effects if used properly.
Such a good thing should definitely go into my own pocket!
Upon arriving at the place he had just explored, Chen Tianwen quickly took out several different spiritual materials and stones from his storage bag and began setting them up.
How can you capture an eight-headed worm without using a formation?
Before long, the formation was completed. Chen Tianwen quietly flicked a wisp of spiritual energy into the center of the formation, then concealed himself and began to observe it secretly.
Sure enough, as soon as the spiritual energy began to circulate within the formation, tiny specks of light began to flicker.
Chen Tianwen felt much more at ease. No matter how many eight-headed worms he could catch this time, at least it wouldn't be a wasted trip.
In just a short while, Chen Tianwen felt that the spiritual energy within the formation was completely exhausted.
A distinctive transparent jade bottle appeared in Chen Tianwen's hand and slowly floated to the center of the formation. The next moment, the formation hidden within the jade bottle began to powerfully draw in the air.
Hiding in the shadows, Chen Tianwen secretly made a decision: he should do more of these trivial things that he only thought about in the future!
He made this jade bottle when he had nothing else to do, and he never expected it to come in handy so soon.
Once the jade bottle stopped moving, Chen Tianwen grabbed it and went to find the people who were waiting there.
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