Chapter 525: Chapter 502: Unexpected Gains "So reckless, yet he’s someone of the Holy Daughter. Don’t end up not knowing how you died when it happens!" Seeing Lou Yi’s actions, someone showed a disdainful smile. They didn’t know, even if this doppelganger of Lou Yi were to die, since its birth exceeded three months, the original body could immediately create another. Moreover, possessing the perception of a Martial Saint, most dangers could be detected in advance. After traveling several miles, Lou Yi stopped his steps. A black creature about ten feet tall suddenly appeared ahead. With a sharp triangular head, seven or eight wriggling antennae on its head, lying prone on the ground, its entire body was covered in shining black armor. Under its body were dozens of slender, sharp legs, clearly a bug magnified countless times. The Insect Demon, seeing an intruder, rushed at Lou Yi without a word, its sharp head flashing with a bright metallic gleam. ’Pa!’ Its pointed head was caught in Lou Yi’s hand, unable to advance half a step further. ’The strength seems to be around fifty to sixty thousand pounds. If a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator gets close, they wouldn’t fare well either,’ Lou Yi analyzed in his mind. He pointed his fingers like a sword, easily pierced into the Insect Demon’s sharp armor, exuding a stream of green viscous liquid. The Insect Demon, as if oblivious to pain, continued to strive towards Lou Yi, seemingly relentless unless the enemy in front died. ’The hardness of its body is at the Middle Grade Magical Artifact level, not exactly weak.’ Understanding the creature’s level, Lou Yi transformed his palm into a blade, its edge flickering with a faint red light, then easily severed the triangular head of the Insect Demon. ’Puh!’ A large amount of green slime spurted from the opening on its neck. Lou Yi took out the issued jade bottle, operated his Spiritual Power, and the bottle’s mouth generated a suction, absorbing all of the green slime into it. As the green goo entered the jade bottle, the patterns on the surface of the jade began to flow, causing the goo inside to boil and emit numerous green bubbles. The residue floated to be expelled from the bottle, leaving behind a clear light green liquid occupying about one-fifth of the bottle’s space. ’Four or five more kills, and the jade bottle will be full,’ Lou Yi thought. It seemed easy, but that was from his perspective. Most of the Yellow Springs Sect disciples here for the mission were in the Qi Cultivation Middle Stage or Late Stage, often needing to join forces to ensure they weren’t harmed. Lou Yi advanced a bit further and encountered a stronger dark brown Insect Demon. It was about the size of a calf, with two long black and white striped antennae on its head that swung like whips. With over a dozen toothed sharp mouthparts, each open and close produced a metallic ’ka-ka’ sound. Lou Yi pointed, and a line of red Gang Qi sliced through the neck of the Insect Demon, severing its head. The green blood from inside was drawn into the bottle, filtered of residue, increasing the liquid inside further. Soon, after Lou Yi slew six Insect Demons, the soul-condensation liquid in the jade bottle was filled. There was nothing here in the dungeon that he needed. Just as Lou Yi completed the task and was about to leave, he suddenly paused in his steps, his ears twitching. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚 "Young Master Sun, do we really need to go inside? What if we encounter danger, then no one can save us!" "Relax, the high-grade scouting talisman my master gave me won’t have any issues. As the saying goes: the greater the risk, the greater the reward. When we reach the heart of it..." A few Yellow Springs Sect disciples looked hesitantly at one individual, the very purple-clad youth who had proactively invited others to collaborate earlier. The purple-clad youth looked confident: "If you don’t trust me, I’ll scout the way first, is that enough?" Upon hearing this, the others’ expressions relaxed. "Young Master Sun is so sincere; now we can’t help but follow!" They didn’t notice the hint of mockery at the corner of the purple-clad youth’s mouth when he turned his back. Behind them, Lou Yi’s interest piqued, silently following these people further inside. The purple-clad youth took out a yellow talisman, which flew forward under the command of his Spiritual Power. Leading the group through various dungeon passages, left and right, it astonishingly avoided triggering any arrays and restrictions. Ultimately, they arrived at an exceedingly vast underground space. Everyone was startled when they saw it. For there stood a thousand-foot-long giant demon beast. Resembling a deer, its entire body was crisscrossed in black and white, each hair as towering as an ancient tree, with two towering black horns on its head and spiked red flesh wings on its back. Its breathing sounded like thunder, with visible air ripples spreading out. The Deer Demon’s body and limbs were tightly bound by dragon-like black chains. White glowing characters continuously appeared on the chains, letting one feel its powerful energy pulses. Countless calf-sized bugs crawled among the Deer Demon’s hair, up and down. The Insect Demons Lou Yi had previously slain turned out to be parasites on the horrifying Deer Demon. Fortunately, the Deer Demon was in slumber, otherwise, everyone there would likely flee. "Really, should we go forward?" One in the purple-clad youth’s team felt fearful, his face turning slightly pale. "Without venturing into the tiger’s den, how can you capture the tiger?" The purple-clad youth scolded, "Do you want to live a mundane, humble life, growing old in regret, finally turning to dust, unnoticed? Or do you want to obtain the Deer Demon’s essence blood today, improve your ordinary physique, and then soar to great heights?" "The treasures I gave you are as sharp as Spiritual Artifacts. Normally, they wouldn’t pierce through the Deer Demon’s defenses. But now it’s asleep, its body is at its most relaxed, and there’s a good chance to penetrate its pores and extract its essence blood, giving us all a chance to transform..." As the purple-clad youth spoke, a glint of cunning emerged in his eyes, and a formless fluctuation emanated from him, making the others’ eyes show a dazed look. "Indeed, it took immense effort for Young Master Sun to bring us here. If we retreat today, such an opportunity will never arise again!" "Success or failure lies within this move!" Determination appeared on their faces as they moved towards the front together. Next, they operated their Spiritual Power, a flash of silver emerged from their sleeves, landing on the critical points like the giant Deer Demon’s head, neck, and chest. In an instant, the Deer Demon’s eyes snapped open, akin to two suns rising, radiating brilliant light. "Roar!" It opened its mouth, and a torrent of air surged out like a tsunami, making the entire underground space shake violently, and large rocks rained down from above. "Not good, run!" They awoke from their confusion, fled in terror, but it was too late. The shockwave hit them head-on, pulverizing their bodies instantly, leaving not even a scream. But the purple-clad youth had already distanced himself before they even acted. Chanting quietly, the few silver flashes returned to his hand, revealing themselves. They were hollow silver needle Magical Artifacts, with two of them faintly emitting green light. "Succeeded!" the purple-clad youth exclaimed joyfully, then looked disdainfully back, "Fools, only useful as cannon fodder..." Behind him, the giant Deer Demon had just awoken for a moment before a glow erupted from its black chains, tightening violently. Causing a trace of pain to appear on the Deer Demon’s face, then it fell asleep once again. However, the purple-clad youth hadn’t taken a few steps forward before he suddenly froze. A plain-looking man stood ahead, his emotionless eyes fixed on him, sending a chill through his heart. ...