Chapter 6551: Worm “Danger lies in the prolongment process. Nullifying it is simple.” Li Qiye said. Thousandwater stood there in silence. Many didn’t buy it. One expert said: “These cicadas are priceless treasures, they’re magnificent.” “So shameless, even His Venerable Supreme Black Ancestor took a long time to research them but you can solve the issues? Who are you trying to trick?” Another said. “Junior, don’t be arrogant.” One more jumped in. Supreme Black Ancestor talked about the dangers but not the solution. Thus, no one believed Li Qiye since he made it sound so easy. Some assumed he only wanted to show off in front of the emperor. “Fools, these things are fatal and meant for puppetry, they’re no treasures.” Li Qiye coldly uttered. “The cicadas have always been worshipped as lifesaving panacea. Why are they fatal?” Thousandwater asked. In history, many cultivators have tried before and found success. Some near-death primal ancestors were saved as well. “My ancestor was an emperor, this cicada helped him live for another hundred thousand years.” An expert shouted. “Yes, I heard the famous Primal Dragon survived a tribulation due to it.” A big shot shook her head. “What’s your motive behind besmirching the cicadas?” One more said. Many came hoping to find and sell the cicadas. Now, Li Qiye was trying to ruin their get-rich-fast method. This was almost as bad as killing their parents, leading to immediate admonishment. “Lying in front of Her Majesty is a crime deserving of death.” One cultivator said. “Your Majesty, this man is a treacherous schemer. Kill him and take the cicada.” Another bowed and said. Most didn’t want unfavorable rumors to spread about the cicadas so they wanted Li Qiye’s death. “Please elaborate.” Thousandwater ignored them and asked Li Qiye. Intuition told her there was something strange about this ordinary man. “Idiots, fine, I’ll send you on your way then.” Li Qiye strengthened his grip on the cicada, causing it to feel threatened. “Buzz.” The cicada’s radiance erupted. The indiscernible patterns on the surface squirmed, seemingly coming to life. “Pop!” They drilled out of the cicada, crushing it entirely and forming a transparent worm, wriggling slowly in his hand. This astounded the spectators. “What is this sorcery?!” An expert didn’t believe his own eyes. Alas, the worm sensed danger and didn’t dare to stay around Li Qiye. It drilled the forehead of a cultivator nearby and entered his body. However, it came out again since it didn’t like the body and drilled into another cultivator. This happened several times amidst screams. “Ahh!” Frightened crowd members began running. The worm killed more than a dozen in the blink of an eye in search of a suitable body. Finally, it drilled and killed another, finding a proper body. The corpse somehow stood up again. “Back to life.” A big shot shouted. “This is the secret behind it?” An ancestor was horrified. As the revived corpse tried to walk away, Li Qiye cleaved and ripped out its head, revealing something squirming and growing inside. Li Qiye pulled it out, revealing the worm that was considerably larger than before. It had devoured everything inside the victim’s head. “This is your so-called life prolongment.” He stared at the captured worm and said: “It’s normally slower and undetectable as the parasite takes over the host.” “Really?” Spectators were horrified. “So this is the truth.” Thousandwater’s expression darkened. “Buzz.” Li Qiye ignored them and sent a primordial ray into the worm while shouting: “Trace the source!” The ray refined the worm and turned it into a tiny maelstrom, revealing a set of coordinates. He entered the maelstrom and disappeared. “What?!” Thousandwater was shocked after seeing him walking through the maelstrom, realizing she had misread the situation.