Qi Zhiheng lectured the Soul-Devouring Insect King! How could the Soul-Devouring Insect King abandon his people? In the human world, such an emperor would be despised!
—But I'm not human. If I don't bring them along, I can eat more.
Qi Zhiheng retorted, "As a king, how can you be so selfless and not always think of yourself when people are in danger?"
—But the purpose of using the Soul-Eating Insect race is to fight each other to elect a new king. A long time ago, I also killed many mutated Soul-Eating Insects.
Qi Zhiheng added, "There are always exceptions. Think about it: if your strategist also mutated, would you kill him too?"
"No, that won't happen. Erhei can give me advice. Besides, even if it mutates, it still can't beat me."
Qi Zhiheng said helplessly, "Alright then, I'll tell you. You must bring your men with you, and we will encounter considerable danger. If you don't have more men, you may be killed, and I may be killed as well."
--Oh well.
The Soul-Devouring Insect King finally gave in and summoned back all the Soul-Devouring Insects that had run away.
Qi Zhiheng felt that since it was only the beginning, they shouldn't mistreat these insects like this. Even if they had to cut their food allowance, they should wait until they got out of here. They didn't know what kind of dangers they would encounter here. Once the Soul-Devouring Insects were gone, their safety would be more guaranteed.
The returning spirit-devouring insects once again filled the entire room. Qi Zhiheng scattered two thousand low-grade spirit stones, allowing these spirit-devouring insects, which had been starving for many years, to have a full meal.
Where to put them became another problem. With so many spirit-devouring insects, where should he put them? In his spatial storage? Would they eat up all the spiritual herbs in his space?
Qi Zhiheng frowned. Later, he found a relatively desolate mountain in the space, carved out a cave, and let the spirit-devouring insects live in it.
Even in Qi Zhiheng's space, no matter how barren it may be, there are still some plants.
Qi Zhiheng put the spirit-devouring insects in. The spirit-devouring insects, which were from the countryside, had never seen plants before. They were so curious that they devoured a patch of grass clean before Qi Zhiheng could stop them!
Qi Zhiheng rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. These guys! They really eat everything!
Qi Zhiheng sternly warned the Soul-Devouring Insect King that this would be their future habitat, and they should protect it properly and not gnaw on it at will.
Yang Yitian flew for a long time before reaching his destination. Qi Zhiheng arranged for the Spirit Devouring Insects to be far away from his spiritual herbs. Presumably, it would take them quite a while to reach them. In that short time, Qi Zhiheng would be able to detect their movements and stop them in time.
Looking at the ground that had been completely cleared of weeds, Yang Yitian remarked, "The grass has been cleared so thoroughly that we could plant spirit herbs right here."
Qi Zhiheng suddenly looked up: "That makes sense. These guys can help with weeding in the future!"
Yang Yitian chimed in, "It would be great if we could plant them together at the same time."
Qi Zhiheng paused for a moment: "Your idea is good."
He turned around and started discussing the cultivation of spirit herbs with the spirit-devouring insect.
"Little brother, how about I give you a chance to make a living and have enough to eat?" Qi Zhiheng's words had a hint of coaxing.
The Soul-Devouring Insect King was slightly excited after hearing his words: "What opportunity is there?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "Look at this space of mine, the soil inside is extraordinary. The growth rate and survival rate of spiritual herbs planted here are extremely high."
The Soul-Eating Insect was puzzled; what did this have to do with being full?
Qi Zhiheng said, "How about this? I will lease this land to you and provide you with seeds. After your righteous spiritual herbs mature, you can keep half for your own consumption and give the other half to me. Of course, you can sell the herbs you grow to me in exchange for spirit stones."
Yang Yitian touched his nose. The idea of having a group of insects that feed on spiritual energy cultivate spiritual herbs seemed a bit dangerous…
The Soul-Eating Insect hesitated slightly.
—But we Soul-Devouring Insects don't know how to cultivate spirit herbs.
Qi Zhiheng dismissed this claim: "No one is born knowing how to cultivate spiritual herbs! If you don't know how, you have to learn!" This provides so much more labor! We don't have to keep them for nothing! There's no smarter way to do this!
That's hundreds of thousands of laborers! Although it's a small number, it's still equivalent to several thousand laborers, right? At this moment, his heart was filled with excitement.
The Soul-Eating Insect reluctantly agreed.
Qi Zhiheng found several of the easiest-to-grow spiritual herbs and handed them to the Spirit Devouring Insect.
This planting method is relatively simple, and since the Spirit Devouring Insects seem to be quite intelligent, Qi Zhiheng taught the Spirit Devouring Insect King in no time.
The Soul-Devouring Insect King directed his subordinates to dig holes and plant the insects. Qi Zhiheng inspected the plants and, after confirming that their planting methods were correct, felt relieved.
If the Soul-Devouring Insect King really manages to cultivate the spirit herb, raising such a group of insects would not only prevent him from losing money but would also allow him to make a profit!
Qi Zhiheng was somewhat pleased, but he still needed to give the Soul-Devouring Insect King a warning. If the spirit herb was just sprouting and these bastard insects couldn't resist the temptation and ate the seedlings, it would be a great loss.
So before leaving the space, he carefully reminded Yang Yitian several times to wait until he confirmed that the spirit herbs were mature before eating them. Only after the Spirit Devouring Insect King agreed did he feel at ease taking Yang Yitian out of the space.
Obtaining the Soul-Devouring Insect was an unexpected surprise. Qi Zhiheng had inquired about the situation of the Soul-Devouring Insect King, but the Soul-Devouring Insect itself was not entirely clear either.
It was learned from the King of the Soul-Devouring Insects that he was born in that house. He had heard from previous Soul-Devouring Insects that this place was originally a treasure room, and there happened to be several Soul-Devouring Insect eggs in this treasure room.
The Soul-Devouring Insect eggs were considered one of the treasures in this treasure room. After a long period of time, perhaps because the Soul-Devouring Insect eggs were well preserved, a few of them successfully hatched. The hatched Soul-Devouring Insects began to gnaw on the box that trapped them. The box contained spiritual energy, so the Soul-Devouring Insects were able to successfully break free.
The lifespan of ordinary Spirit Devouring Insects is generally thirty to eighty years, which is not considered long in the cultivation world. However, their reproductive capacity is extremely strong; as long as there are enough spiritual materials, they can multiply and thrive. Generally, wherever Spirit Devouring Insects pass, nothing grows! Even stones with spiritual energy can be completely devoured by these Spirit Devouring Insects.
There are no natural enemies in this place, so over the years, the number of Soul-Devouring Insects has increased. Only some of the weaker Soul-Devouring Insects are killed and eaten. Those that are too weak are not allowed to leave offspring, otherwise their future offspring will become weaker and weaker.
The Soul-Devouring Insect King mutated about two hundred years ago. It was incredibly lucky that it was able to mutate. Two hundred years ago, most of the spiritual creatures here had already been eaten. There were no spiritual creatures left. These were edible spiritual creatures, so there was no way they could have mutated.
The reason why the Soul-Devouring Insect King is said to have had a stroke of luck is because on that day, an old Soul-Devouring Insect had just reached the end of its lifespan and died next to it. The Soul-Devouring Insect King seized the opportunity and ate the insect corpse. After eating it, it mutated and became the king of this place.
Qi Zhiheng felt that sometimes luck is indeed a skill.
The Soul-Eating Insects had considered leaving the treasure room, but the stone walls and doors of this treasure temple were made of materials without spiritual energy. They could eat things with spiritual energy as easily as eating tofu, but they had no way to eat things without spiritual energy. This was one of the weaknesses of their species.
When Qi Zhiheng learned of this, he secretly felt relieved. If the other rooms had also been ravaged by these spirit-devouring insects, he would have been truly devastated.
Qi Zhiheng pulled Yang Yitian out of the space. When he lured the Spirit Devouring Insects out earlier, Qi Zhiheng threw out a few spirit stones. The Spirit Devouring Insects all went out, ran around, and came back, so the danger in the corridor shouldn't be too great.
The treasure room was now empty, except for a box in the corner. The box was made of stone and had no spiritual energy, which was probably why they had survived until now. If the stone box had spiritual energy, it would have been eaten by the spirit-devouring insects long ago.
Qi Zhiheng used his hands to unlock the stone box, took two steps back, and used a stick to pry the stone box open.
After waiting quietly for a while and confirming that nothing else had happened, the person went closer to check. They found the stone box filled with a type of plant.
Qi Zhiheng was in a good mood: "It's Stone-Born Grass." Stone-Born Grass is quite valuable; it's a spiritual herb suitable for use by those in the Golden Core stage.
This magical herb has a very strange growth habit; it is a plant that grows on stones, and the materials of the stones are also very particular.
Qi Zhiheng suddenly realized: "No wonder the Spirit-Devouring Insects felt that this stone had no spiritual energy. It's not that the stone itself has no spiritual energy, but that as soon as the stone generates spiritual energy, it will be absorbed by these Stone-Growing Grasses!"
Qi Zhiheng quickly put away the box of Stone-Growing Grass! The Stone-Growing Grass was secondary; the stone itself was top-grade! This kind of stone was called the Myriad Life Stone, and at least a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs that relied on the stone to grow could grow on it!
Plants that rely on certain stones to grow have demanding growth requirements. With this Myriad Life Stone, he will be able to cultivate even more varieties of spiritual plants in the future.
With the Soul-Devouring Insects and the Myriad Life Stones as rewards, this trip wasn't a complete waste.
"I think so. There might be more than one treasure room here." Qi Zhiheng said, leading Yang Yitian out the door.
The corridor outside was very quiet, and the two walked to the door next to it.
I pushed open the door and peeked inside.
Yang Yitian gripped Qi Zhiheng's arm tightly and subconsciously transmitted his voice, "Someone's here!"
Qi Zhiheng also saw a person sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, but at this moment he could not tell whether the person was alive or dead.
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