Therefore, the Heavenly Sect decided to gather sects of all sizes, welcoming anyone willing to contribute to join the allied army.
The major sects set up camp at the entrance of the Valley of Doom, blocking its exit, just waiting for the Heavenly Sect Leader to arrive so they could launch an attack.
"Master is about to arrive soon."
Yun Qianyue waited in the shadows.
Her past life mories told her that the Heavenly Sect Leader would arrive shortly.
At night, apart from a few disciples patrolling around the camp, everyone else either rested or ditated.
Rustle, rustle, rustle...
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
Chirp, chirp, chirp...
Inside the Valley of Doom, the sounds of demonic insects chirping could be heard intermittently.
The people paid no mind.
After all, the number of demonic insects in the Valley of Doom was countless, and it’s normal to hear insect sounds at night.
A group of Yunxia Sect disciples ford a team to patrol near the valley’s interior at the entrance of the Valley of Doom.
"These beasts are yelling all day long."
"It’s said that after demonic insects from the Valley of Doom devoured nearby human cities, their numbers increased even more."
"Moreover, recently the demonic insects in the Valley of Doom have beco even more active than before. In the past, outbreaks of insects around the Valley of Doom were not unusual."
"Why do you say that?"
"The number of demonic insects in the Valley of Doom fluctuates with a cyclical pattern. When they reproduce excessively, the food and nature’s spiritual energy inside the valley are not enough, so they venture out to find food, leading to an insect outbreak. However, during their expansion, they eventually encounter strong forces of the Human Race or other Demon Clan Tribes, resulting in massive casualties. The number of demonic insects then decreases, causing them to retreat back to the Valley of Doom to rest and await the next reproduction cycle."
"The existence of insect outbreaks poses a threat to the Human Race, but it also affects so Demon Clan Tribes that threaten humans, so the major human forces have been hesitant to move against the Valley of Doom."
"Yet, this most recent insect outbreak covered an area ten tis larger than before, and many powerful sects and tribes were swallowed by the demonic insects. It is precisely because of this unprecedented outbreak that the Heavenly Sect resolved to take great risks, determined to kill the Devouring Demon Worm ruling the Valley of Doom and end the threat of insect outbreaks."
"But why was the last insect outbreak so enormous?"
"I don’t know, I only learned this much from the Sect Leader."
The Yunxia Sect disciples chatted with each other during their patrol to pass the ti.
Their conversation was heard clearly by the lurking Yun Qianyue.
At the ti, when the Valley of Doom experienced an unprecedented insect outbreak leading to the death of billions of creatures surrounding it, the Heavenly Sect and other sects only speculated without reaching a conclusion.
Even after the Heavenly Sect Leader killed the Devouring Demon Worm, no reason was found.
However, the resurrected Yun Qianyue discovered the answer in later tis.
The Devouring Demon Worm, which ruled the Valley of Doom, was laying eggs.
As an ancient creature with extrely scarce numbers, it required a massive amount of food to reproduce offspring. This led to the unprecedented insect outbreak in the Valley of Doom, where surrounding human cities, Demon Clan Tribes, and cultivator sects were reduced to food for the demonic insects, and ultimately this food ended up in the Devouring Demon Worm’s stomach, accumulating energy for egg-laying.
This fully grown Devouring Demon Worm was extrely cunning. Before its death, it split its eggs into two batches. One batch was a decoy, found and completely incinerated by the Heavenly Sect Leader with true fire.
But in truth, there was another batch of eggs hidden elsewhere, secretly waiting for the future when new Devouring Demon Worms would hatch, allowing the species to continue.
"Master was also deceived by the Devouring Demon Worm, only destroying part of the eggs. Unfortunately, no matter how well it planned, it couldn’t foresee that the eggs would eventually be destroyed by the Heavenly Court."
Yun Qianyue inadvertently solved so of the mysteries of the past, feeling sowhat relieved.
Rustle, rustle, rustle...
The sound of insect chirping gradually softened and disappeared.
"These beasts have finally quieted down."
"I thought they wouldn’t tire."
The Yunxia Sect disciples slightly relaxed their vigilance upon hearing the insect sounds coming from the Valley of Doom quiet down.
"Fools."
Yun Qianyue murmured in the dark as she was anxious but helpless, unable to intervene in this tiline due to the existence of another "Yun Qianyue" in it.
In the darkness, hundreds of webs wrapped over, binding the Yunxia Sect disciples before they could react, dragging them into the night.
The patrolling Yunxia Sect disciples disappeared silently.
The periter of the allied sects’ camp saw patrolling disciples vanish one team after another.
Even so elders disappeared into the night.
"There’s demonic qi."
A sect leader personally patrolled, ard with the cultivation level of the Divine King Realm, sensing the killing intent. He tily summoned an Immortal Sword, cutting off the attacking web.
The Immortal Sword struck the web, producing a sound akin to tal clashing.
The sect leader’s face changed color.
His longsword was a seventh-grade Dao Artifact, yet it showed cracks, demonstrating the web’s resilience.
"Enemy attack!"
The sect leader took a deep breath and roared towards the sky, alerting the sect leaders, elders, and disciples who were resting.
In that instant, a variety of magical treasures were summoned, illuminating the night as if it were day.
The Yunxia Sect Master rose into the sky, scanning the surroundings with a chilling sensation on his scalp.
All around, ancient demonic insects were seen stretching as far as the eye could see, extending into the depths of the Valley of Doom.
The sky was filled with colorful Ghost-Faced Spiders, eight hundred feet tall with six eyes, Rock Fire Poison Ants afla with fiery auras, Red Thorn Tail Scorpions shrouded in poisonous mist, Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipedes stretching ten thousand feet long amidst golden fog...
These terrifying demonic insects appeared in the forest, sending shivers down one’s spine.
Many female disciples turned pale, their bodies trembling.
The insect army of the Valley of Doom took the initiative, launching an assault on the human cultivators’ camp!
The web spun by the Five-Colored Ghost-Faced Spider was like the Immortal Binding Rope; once bound, human cultivators struggled to escape, only to be pulled into the belly of the eight hundred-foot spider!
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede opened its thousand eyes, exuding an eerie light. Any disciple hit by the demonic light would fall into the centipede’s illusion, ultimately having their body and soul devoured by the centipede.
"Beast, die by my hand!"
Master Zhou of the Heavenly Master Sect presented a painting scroll.
As Master Zhou injected True Qi into the scroll, it unfurled, projecting a burly figure. Wielding the Ghost-Slaying Sword, he sealed the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede on a mountain with one stroke.
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede let out a painful wail, unable to escape, with its soul ultimately extracted and taken back into the scroll with the burly figure.
The scroll closed.
"Is this the Heavenly Master Sect’s greatest treasure?"
"This Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede must have the cultivation level of a Greatly Accomplished God-King, yet it was slain by Master Zhou in just one move."
"What do you know? That’s the Celestial Exorcism Talisman of the Heavenly Master Sect."
"So it’s the Celestial Exorcism Talisman."
Other sects’ cultivators were astounded by the power of Master Zhou from the Heavenly Master Sect and the magical power of Yellow Dragon Mountain’s sect treasure. However, they had no ti to be distracted as they plunged into battle against the insect army of the Valley of Doom.
They had co to eradicate the demonic insects of the Valley of Doom, unaware that the Devouring Demon Worm had already sensed the human sects’ intentions and preemptively mobilized its insects.
"Why hasn’t the Devouring Demon Worm shown itself yet?"
"Good thing the Devouring Demon Worm hasn’t acted; our Heavenly Sect Leader isn’t here yet either."
The cultivators from various sects remained on alert for signs of the Devouring Demon Worm while fighting the demonic insects.
To their relief, there was no sign of the Devouring Demon Worm.
That was indeed good news.
"Could it be... the Devouring Demon Worm is laying eggs, and this is its weakest mont?"
Yun Qianyue gazed into the depths of the Valley of Doom.
She understood the mysteries of the past.
Yun Qianyue headed toward the depths of the Valley of Doom. Since the Devouring Demon Worm couldn’t see the non-existent Yun Qianyue, she intended to discover where its eggs were hidden, unraveling the mysteries left from those days entirely.
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