Pang Xuan reminded Yang Qi not to be greedy or curious in the valley. Yang Qi had already seen greed, which was caused by the insects and beasts that were within reach.
With Pang Xuan's reminder, Yang Qi naturally couldn't attack these insect beasts. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.
Yang Qi and his companion walked along the valley. After about several thousand feet, they came to a fork in the road. Two roads that stretched to the horizon appeared in front of them.
"Brother Pang, which side do you choose?" Yang Qi looked at Pang Xuan beside him and said.
"I don't know either."
Pang Xuan smiled bitterly and continued, "In fact, it doesn't make much difference which side you choose. You can still pass through the valley in the end, but the encounters along the way may be different. There are many similar forks in the road in the valley."
Is that so
Yang Qi was stunned, as he didn't expect there to be such a saying at these forks in the road. However, according to what Pang Xuan said, it really doesn't make much difference which road you choose.
Yang Qi thought for a moment and said, "Left."
Pang Xuan nodded when he heard this, and then the two of them followed the road on the left and headed towards the depths of the valley. After walking about two thousand feet, they saw a corpse on the road.
Looking at the corpse that had been dead for who knows how long, Yang Qi's eyes focused and he said in a deep voice, "It's the Martial Emperor Realm!"
"From the looks of him, he must have been killed by an insect beast."
Pang Xuan took a quick look at the corpse, then continued, "Go around the corpse."
Um
Yang Qi was stunned, but did not say much. He followed Pang Xuan's instructions, avoided the corpses in front of him, and continued to rush towards the depths of the valley.
Buzz~
Just as the two men were walking around the corpse, the chest of the corpse suddenly caved in, and a strange-looking purple-blue insect-beast crawled out of the chest of the corpse.
Swish~
The moment the insect-beast appeared, Yang Qi had already sensed it and immediately turned around to look, just in time to see the insect-beast resting on the corpse.
"Martial Emperor Realm Insect Beast!"
Yang Qi's face changed slightly. He could feel that the insect beast was also at the Martial Emperor level. It was a little beyond his expectations that he had just entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Mansion and had actually seen an insect beast at the Martial Emperor level.
Pang Xuan, who was standing by, heard this and said calmly, "This kind of insect beast cannot be caught."
"Is there any explanation for this?" Yang Qi looked at Pang Xuan curiously.
"The Ten Thousand Immortals Palace has existed for who knows how many years, and there are countless insect beasts. In addition to the methods left by the Ten Thousand Immortals Emperor, it is not uncommon to see insect beasts at the level of Martial Emperor." Pang Xuan paused before continuing, "These insect beasts together form the current Ten Thousand Immortals Palace. Once they reach the Martial Emperor level, they will be protected by the Ten Thousand Immortals Palace. Unless the insect beast takes the initiative to recognize its master, otherwise it will be attacked by restrictions if it is forcibly captured."
"Take the initiative to acknowledge the master?"
The corner of Yang Qi's mouth twitched. The insect beasts at the Martial Emperor level had strong intelligence. It was definitely not an easy task to make them recognize their master voluntarily.
This is why insect beasts at the Martial Emperor level are usually cultivated by practitioners, because powerful insect beasts are difficult to tame. On the contrary, tamed insect beasts will not betray their masters even when they grow up.
"Is this the way that Wanxian Mansion obtained the insect beasts at the Martial Emperor level?" Yang Qi looked at Pang Xuan and said.
"The easiest way is for the insect beast to take the initiative to recognize the master, but it is also the most difficult." Pang Xuan sighed and continued, "In addition, if you pass the test left by the Emperor of Ten Thousand Immortals, you can also get a Martial Emperor Realm insect beast."
The simplest thing is that as long as the insect beast in the Martial Emperor realm takes the initiative to recognize its master, then there is no need for any test, and you can directly possess the insect beast in the Martial Emperor realm. The most difficult thing is that the possibility of the insect beast in the Martial Emperor realm taking the initiative to recognize its master is almost zero.
In comparison, it is easier to pass the tests left by the Emperor of Ten Thousand Immortals and obtain insect beasts at the Martial Emperor level through the means left by the Emperor of Ten Thousand Immortals.
Boom! Boom!
They went deeper into the valley, passing several forks in the road, when suddenly they heard loud noises ahead and a powerful aftermath.
Pang Xuan looked into the depths of the valley, his eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice, "Trouble is coming!"
Along the way, both of them adhered to the principles of not being greedy and curious, and did not encounter any trouble. However, at this time, a battle was obviously discovered ahead, and they could not avoid it.
Hearing Pang Xuan's words, Yang Qi's face became solemn. The two of them moved forward cautiously and soon saw the two parties fighting.
"Two swarms of insects and beasts?" Looking at the densely packed insects and beasts fighting in the valley, Yang Qi's face changed. The two swarms that were fighting were of two different appearances. The strongest one had reached the high-level Martial Emperor level, and the weakest was at the Martial King level.
Pang Xuan looked at the two bee colonies fighting each other and said calmly, "The world of insect beasts is the most primitive, where the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive. In order to survive better, insect beasts will constantly devour beings that can help them evolve, including their own kind."
Although practitioners who follow the path of insects and beasts will have a large number of insects and beasts, in fact, their insects and beasts are carefully selected and are not cultivated casually. In order to cultivate stronger insects and beasts, they often let the same insects and beasts fight each other, and only the ones that survive are left.
"Then what should we do now?" Yang Qi looked at Pang Xuan and said.
Pang Xuan's eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice, "Wait, once an external force intervenes in the fight between the insect and beast tribes, they will join forces to attack the foreign enemy and fight to the death. Once we are involved, we will be in trouble."
Although the two insect beast groups in front of them were not very strong, with the strength of Yang Qi and Pang Xuan, they could easily kill them directly. However, both Yang Qi and Pang Xuan knew that there were insect beasts at the Martial Emperor level in this valley.
The battle between the two major insect-beast tribes did not last long, only about an hour, and ended with the complete annihilation of one tribe. The living insect-beasts completely devoured the dead ones before retreating, leaving behind only a slightly devastated valley.
"Let's go!"
After the living insects and beasts left, Yang Qi and his companions continued to rush towards the depths of the valley. The probability of an incident was not high, but there were more fights between different insects and beasts. Yang Qi and his companions encountered them several times along the way.
There was even one time when the fighting between insects and beasts affected Yang Qi and his companion, and they had no choice but to fight back. Fortunately, in this situation, killing the insects and beasts would not be subject to any restricted attacks.
They went deep into the valley like this for an unknown distance. According to Pang Xuan, they should be leaving the valley soon.
Boom! Boom!
Just when the two thought they were about to leave the valley, a loud noise was heard from deep in the valley, and the residual power even affected the area where Yang Qi and the other were.
"Another fight among insect beasts?" Pang Xuan frowned. The loud noises came one after another, and the battle was obviously very fierce. It was not something that could be caused by a fight between a few insect beasts.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi shook his head slightly and said, "It's not a group of insect beasts, it's a cultivator!" (To be continued)