Chapter 201: Demon Worm Cave(1/2)
Chapter 201 Demonic Insect Cave
Jin Ziming waited patiently in line and completed the formalities after more than half an hour.
The one he registered was a casual cultivator from Xijinzhou named Li Duo.
In response to the requirements of the Demonic Insect Cave, people like them must leave their images and spiritual auras behind.
Jin Ziming followed a group of casual cultivators and walked towards the station under the guidance of the road signs along the way.
He observed as he walked and found that the scenery inside and outside the valley was completely different.
The outside of the valley is green, and the valley is surrounded by hills. Above are heavily weathered red rocks, and below there are many mysterious caves.
A small stream meanders, with some lush trees growing along its banks.
The entire valley is red and green, with a slightly monotonous tone.
Every once in a while, totem sculptures will appear, engraved with disgusting insects.
It was already evening, and the casual cultivators did not dare to wander in, so they went directly to stay in the bamboo house arranged by the host.
The next day, the early riser got back the celebration schedule. Jin Ziming took a look and found that the previous two days had some routine arrangements.
What really attracted so many monks to come to watch the ceremony was the program in the last two days.
In order to make the celebration more popular, the Demonic Insect Cave has spent a lot of money.
There is an "Insect Refining Cave" in the valley, which is usually only used for outstanding disciples to conduct trials. This time, it is open to the public for two days and everyone can enter.
There are two large caves inside, namely the "Body Refining Cave" and the "Soul Refining Cave".
The monks can only choose to enter the same level, or a wormhole that floats up or down a small level.
If you deliberately lower your cultivation level to bully weak bugs, you will be punished once discovered.
And if you want to seek death and challenge yourself by jumping to higher levels, no one will care about you, because you are likely to be besieged and become a nutrient for the opponent.
The benefit of the Insect Refining Cave, in addition to its practical value, is that it can also refine the insects you kill to strengthen your body or soul.
Jin Ziming curiously asked the casual cultivator next to him:
"With so many high-level insects, the Demonic Insect Cave should be at least a first-level sect. Why has it just been upgraded from level three to level two?"
"Haha, you don't know something. The highest cultivation level of these insects is only the fourth level, and they cannot leave the cave here for a long time.
Otherwise, the Demonic Insect Cave can really take them to fight everywhere."
"I heard that there are fifth-level insects now, but the number is very small."
Jin Ziming invited several casual cultivators to tour the valley in order to revisit the sites.
The valley-protecting formation in the Demonic Insect Cave is actually activated. Except for entering and exiting from the valley entrance, other places are completely inaccessible.
If you do it, how to get out will be a big problem.
Moreover, Gui Xiaogu, as the sect sect and promoted Bole, received great courtesy.
Not only was the leader personally accompanying him, but he also lived in a VIP building where casual cultivators could not get close to him.
The plain in the valley was the place where the celebration was held. On February 18th, with a few melodious horn blasts, the grand event kicked off.
Jin Ziming estimated that there were more than 6,000 people from the Demonic Chong Cave attending the meeting, and there were actually more than 8,000 guests watching the ceremony.
Soon, he found Yue Fenglei in the second row of the VIP area.
After the tedious speech, there was a magic performance, including a battle between humans and insects, as well as a confrontation between the beast master of the Valley of Beasts and three monks.
That dazzling attack method finally cheered everyone up.
In the afternoon, the lectures were given by the Great Elder of Demonic Insect Cave, and then the Demonic Sword was taught by Elder Yudu of Guixiao Valley.
He talked about the combination of sword intention and demonic energy, and how to choose the most suitable demonic sword based on the technique.
Jin Ziming listened with great interest and was very inspired.
At the end of the Dharma conference, the elder who presided over the conference said:
"Please guests, please do not leave in a hurry. The deacon section will now issue jade tokens for entering the Insect Refining Cave.
There are two types. Those with green tokens can enter the cave the day after tomorrow, and those with blue tokens can enter the cave the day after tomorrow. Both are valid for one day."
Only when it was actually distributed did everyone notice the difference.
Disciples of important sects such as Gui Xiaogu have both kinds of jade tokens, which is equivalent to being able to stay in the cave for two consecutive days.
Others only get one of them.
Jin Ziming received a green token and was among the first to enter.
After issuing the tokens, the elder continued:
"Please rest assured, there are many insects in the cave. Even if you go in on the last day, there will still be lively insects waiting for you."
When entering the cave, everyone needs to activate the token, but in addition, the jade token has two major functions.
The first is a reminder, which will vibrate two hours and one hour before the deadline respectively. At that time, you should consider getting out of the hole as soon as possible.
The second is to guide the way. When you decide to quit, you only need to inject demonic energy or true energy, and an arrow with a shimmering light will appear on the jade card.
If you follow the directions, you can find the main road and exit the cave safely.
Those who fail to leave the cave after the deadline will be regarded as provoking the Demonic Insect Cave and will be severely punished.
Everyone in the cave should act according to their ability. If you are killed by insects, our faction will not be responsible."
The next day was the martial arts competition, where the demon cultivator's aggressiveness was fully demonstrated, and the bloody scene was far better than the Alchemy Sect's medicine field distribution meeting.
Jin Ziming was just looking at things, but his thoughts were all on his enemy.
The people from Gui Xiao Valley were stationed under the arena where the demon cultivators and the righteous ones were fighting, and one of the trial disciples even went on the stage and killed his opponent.
Yue Fenglei and others gave instructions leisurely, while the reckless man could only act anxiously.
On the third day, the exciting moment for the eight thousand guests finally arrived. Those with green tokens all flocked to the Insect Refining Cave.
Jin Ziming rushed to the entrance of the cave in advance and found that many deacons were already in place.
When the time came, the cultivators held tokens glowing with green light and began to enter the cave.
The reckless man waited until the cultivators from Gui Xiao Valley entered before following them in.
Everyone soon came to a hall, where in addition to all kinds of strange stones, some small holes were also found on the cave wall.
White mist keeps coming out from there, making the place even more mysterious.
Two cave entrances are exposed in front, with "Body Refining Cave" and "Soul Refining Cave" engraved on the top respectively.
The crowd dispersed, and the seven people from Gui Xiao Valley entered the "Body Refining Cave".
And Yue Fenglei and Wu Qiu, who were in the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul, took a disciple who was in the middle stage of Nascent Soul and walked into the "Soul Refining Cave".
After Jin Ziming followed in, he found that there was no suppression of the soul in the cave, and he could hang Yue Fenglei from a distance.
The "Soul Refining Cave" is a maze with holes everywhere, and there are countless branching holes in the big hole.
Fortunately, there is a main road with signboards, otherwise first-time visitors would easily get lost.
Signs began to appear at the cave entrances on both sides of the main road, starting from the "Early Stage of the Second Level of Yuanshen".
As it goes deeper, the second middle stage, the later stage, Dzogchen, etc. appear one after another.
The light of the night pearl was soft, and although I didn't see any insects, I could hear rustling noises, which was quite scary.
From some caves, the sound of the foundation-building monks fighting has been heard.
An underground river suddenly appeared on one side of the main road, flowing quietly.
For a long time, there were only stalactites but no decent large caves.
After another half of the incense burning time, he saw the dense caves again.
The logo above changed to "Early Stage of the Third Level of Yuanshen".
Jin Ziming followed Yue Fenglei with a faint thread of soul.
There are fewer and fewer monks nearby, and most of them have entered the cave for trials.
The maniac continued to follow, but the underground river had already changed its course and it was unknown where it was flowing. Finally, they reached the area of the fourth level of Yuanshen.
The middle-stage Nascent Soul man from Guixiao Valley casually slipped into a cave at the early stage of the fourth level, while Yue Fenglei and Wu Qiu continued to move forward.
After some time, the latter entered a late-stage fourth-level wormhole.
Yue Fenglei was full of confidence and walked to the Dzogchen area alone.
He did not go in immediately, but continued to walk through more than ten holes before entering one.
Jin Ziming followed slowly and entered the cave next to Yue Fenglei, so that he could become familiar with the wormhole and not alert his enemies.
Finally waiting for the opportunity to snipe alone, the reckless man was filled with excitement.
In the cave, large holes are nested within small holes, nested layer by layer.
The stone milk on the ceiling of the cave droops like an ice cone, while stalagmites emerge from the ground.
To be continued...