Chapter 120: Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, Return to Mystic Azure Realm

Chapter 120: Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, Return to Mystic Azure Realm

A month later, Chu Xuan emerged from his meditation upon receiving a message from the Queen Bee. Since transforming the Hive into his lifebound magic tool, the Queen Bee had naturally become his lifebound gu insect.

However, it seldom initiated contact with him. This time, it was the mature blood honey that prompted her message.

"How did it mature faster than I expected?" Chu Xuan wondered as he fetched the Hive.

The Queen Bee's transmitted thoughts clarified everything—it was all due to the high-nutrient meat blocks!

The constant supply of these blocks not only sustained the hive and the Queen Bee but also enabled the unlocking of a new type of blood bee, the Poison Bee.

Moreover, there was a significant surplus, enough to provide Chu Xuan with a steady supply.

Buzzing sounds filled the air as a group of worker bees approached Chu Xuan, carrying cups made of beeswax. The cups were filled with a viscous, blood-red liquid—blood honey.

A sniff of its intoxicatingly sweet fragrance invigorated Chu Xuan, prompting him to lift a beeswax cup and drink it all at once. He immediately refined the blood honey with his Spiritual Qi.

Moments later, he opened his eyes in astonishment. The energy density of the blood honey was incredibly high—a small cup of it was equivalent to five large blood pearls. From now on, his cultivation could entirely rely on blood honey instead of blood pearls.

"Good job," Chu Xuan praised generously.

The Queen Bee, slightly embarrassed by the compliment, quickly returned to the Hive.

Chu Xuan continued to meditate within the Soul-Capturing Evil-Nurturing Array, refining both the Yin Evil Qi and blood honey.

His cultivation level was advancing at a slow but steady pace.

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Two years blinked by. The Black Blade had grown into a vast force spanning the eastern and northern regions. It now controlled a communication satellite and its corresponding ground station, effectively ensuring that every level three Superhuman had a satellite phone. Consequently, their intelligence network was incredibly developed.

Chu Xuan frowned slightly as he observed the practices of Golden Lake Market. It was unusual for markets to charge an entrance fee, and even more so to restrict the duration of stay.

However, not wanting to draw attention to himself, he handed over the two small spiritual stones and entered Golden Lake Market without protest.

Inside, Chu Xuan immediately noticed that the cultivators rarely walked in the middle of the road; instead, they cautiously moved along the sides.

The center was patrolled by a group of cultivators in deep blue Daoist robes, who scrutinized everyone passing by. Their gaze was ever watchful, especially on female cultivators who were inspected under the pretext of being Heavenly Seal spies, sometimes accompanied by flirtation.

Moreover, these cultivators were keen to pounce on anyone who seemed like a lucrative target, employing various means to exploit them.

Chu Xuan was here solely to gather information and to avoid drawing attention. He mimicked the behavior of other wandering cultivators, walking unobtrusively along the sides of the road.

His current appearance, deliberately made plain and unremarkable, allowed him to blend in seamlessly, escaping the notice of the patrolling cultivators.

Chu Xuan adopted the same strategy as before: he didn't buy anything, touch anything, just strolled around. The cultivation levels of the cultivators within the market weren't particularly high; he hadn't even spotted a single Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Being at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment himself, his spiritual perception was strong enough to effortlessly eavesdrop on conversations among the other cultivators.

In just one day, he gleaned a clear understanding of the events of the past five months.

The Heaven Burning Sect had indeed been plotting for a long time; they had moved northward, sweeping through most regions of Wu Province and Jin Province. The remnants of the Heavenly Seal Sect had managed to escape to remote mountain valleys, barely clinging to survival.

Currently, the Heaven Burning Sect was consolidating its power, preparing for further northward expansion to attack the Imperial Spirit Mountain and Mystical Sound Palace.

Meanwhile, the underground ruins in the Misty Mountains still emitted a sinister aura, with no one having escaped from them.

The five major sects of Wu Province were now in dire straits, critically weakened and vulnerable. The Heaven Burning Sect had clearly seized this opportunity.

The territories of Wu Province and Jin Province were now under the control of various cultivation families aligned with the Heaven Burning Sect, including the Situ Family that controlled Golden Lake Market. The cultivators in deep blue Daoist robes, arrogant and high-handed, were disciples of the Situ Family.