"Stop! Listen to me! I found the hive, and I want to hand it over to Master Lu! I want to hand it over to Master Lu!"
The girl shouted, her eyes filled with terror. Even with Yu Hudie by her side, she could not hide her fear. Against the Celestial Military, she had no ability to resist.
Any cultivator from the Celestial Military could fight against an Emissary with a power level of 600,000. The difference was too great.
A beam of light flashed past, and the girl was obliterated without even listening to her explanation. If she had not attacked from the start, she could have been taken to the Celestial Military.
A hive was still a hive, and not all cultivators who controlled it were evil. Some treated it as an external object and took the initiative to hand it over the moment the Celestial Military gave the order. Such people would be rewarded handsomely, but there would always be others who felt that they could hide from the Celestial Military's pursuit and rely on the hive to rise up.
People were not stupid, and if a colossus like the Celestial Military cared so much about a hive, it was obvious that the hive had value.
How could an ordinary cultivator resist this temptation?
Most people who controlled a hive would not hand it over.
Hives had been discovered in various parallel universes, and the number was even greater than Lu Yin had expected. Fortunately, he had used the Celestial Military to order the various parallel universes to cooperate and eliminate the hives.
…
"Xiu 'er, why do you look so pale?
You defeated your brother and successfully obtained the right to inherit the family. You should be happy. I'm happy for you. "
"I'm just too tired from cultivating."
"Then rest well. You don't have to worry about your brother. You had a fair battle, and the family will not favor him."
"Thank you, Mother."
"Brother?
Why are you here? "
"Brother, why did I suddenly use up so much energy during our battle?"
"This is my battle technique. Why? Do you want to steal it?"
"Battle technique?
I don't think so. It's Tsing Yi. "
"Brother, don't spout nonsense.
Father, why are you here? "
"Bastard, why aren't you handing over the hive?"
"Xiu 'er, do you really have a hive?
Hurry up and hand it over. That's an order from the Celestial Military, and no one can defy it. "
"Mother, didn't you say that the family will not favor Brother?"
"The premise is that you don't have a hive. Let the family inspect it. If it really is a battle technique, no one will harm you."
"We guarantee that if it wasn't for the insect nest, you would be the successor of the family."
"You lied to me. You lied to me. What clan? I don't want it anymore. Remember this. One day, I will make you regret it."
"Catch him."
"It really is a bug nest. Immediately report it to the sect above. Bastard, you're still hiding it. Do you want to kill your family?"
"Master, please let Xiu 'er go. He was just confused for a moment. Just say that Xiu' er took the initiative to hand it over. This way, not only can you save Xiu 'er's life, you can also obtain benefits from the Above Heaven Sect. Master, I beg you."
"Oh, alright."
"Huo Xiu hid the truth about the insectoid nest. He has committed a heinous crime. Kill him."
"Why?
I took the initiative to hand it over. Father, Mother, you lied to me again. "
"Sir from the Celestial Sect, it was Xiu 'er who took the initiative to hand it over. He didn't conceal anything."
"Humph, you didn't hide anything?
We have received accurate information that he hid the hive. He is guilty of a heinous crime. "
"It's you, Big Brother. You're the one who harmed me."
"What a joke. You'll receive a great reward from the sect above if you take the initiative to hand over the insect nest. Not only will you be able to rely on these rewards to soar into the sky, but your family will also be yours. Why should I?
You're clearly the one at fault. Father and Mother are defending you.
What? The family is mine. "
"Bastard, you've harmed the family. This is a chance for the family to soar. You've harmed the family."
"I can't accept this. I can't accept this …"
…
"Disciples, today is the day of the survival of my sect. Are you afraid?"
"Master, we are not afraid. We are willing to live and die with the sect."
"We are not afraid."
"Hahahaha, good. As expected of my disciples."
"Old man, what are you still talking about?
You're all dead. This mountain range will be your burial ground. "
"Burial ground?
You despicable and shameless person. You betrayed the sect, poisoned your master, violated your junior sister, and now you want to destroy my sect? Impossible. Are you the only one who came here today?
Tell the person behind you to come out. You can't do it alone. "
"Haha, smart. Since that's the case, we'll come out and show you how big the gap is."
"So it's you. I was wondering why there were so many experts. But if you want to destroy my sect, there's no need to use this traitor."
"He's a traitor to you, but to us, he's a rare talent. Just treat it as training for him. Alright, enough nonsense. Let's get rid of him."
"It's good that you know it's you. But today, you can't win."
"The Heaven's Army is here. Who dares to be so impudent?"
"Heaven's Army?
Why are they here? "
"Why would the lords of the Heaven's Army come to our small place?
That's a huge entity. Even looking at it is blasphemy. Why would they interfere in our matters? "
"Hahahaha, do you really think that my sect will be destroyed?
Let me tell you, I obtained the worm nest and reported it to the Heaven's Sect a few days ago. I received a reward from the Heaven's Sect, and Master Lu personally praised me. You're all finished. "
"How can this be?
How can this be? "
"Old friend, are you in trouble?
We're willing to help you. "
"These are the people who bullied your sect?
Aren't they traitors?
Today, we're helping you solve your problem. I hope that you can enter the Heaven's Sect in the future and say a few good words in front of Master Lu. "
"We're also here to help. These people are just ants."
…
The same scene was happening everywhere in the universe. There were too many worm nests. Some people obtained rewards from the worm nests and turned their fortunes around, while others wanted to hide the worm nests and become a huge entity comparable to the Heaven's Sect in the future.
"If the person who controls the worm nests goes to a parallel universe that even our Heaven's Sect can't find, then it'll be troublesome." Elder Chan was worried.
Wei Rong said, "Usually not. They don't understand how powerful the worm nests are and will only consider the problem from their own perspective. How many people would dare to casually tear through the void and leave?"
"It's better to be safe than sorry."
"That's true. If someone really escapes with the worm nests, then when the worm nests produce powerful worms and find us in parallel universes, then it'll be a disaster."
Wei Rong shook his head. "There's nothing we can do about it. We can only try our best to solve it."
The moment the worm nests appeared in this universe, it was destined to trigger a war. It all depended on the scale of this war.
Worm nests were destroyed one after another from various parallel universes.
The destruction of the worm nests did not mean that the worms were destroyed.
From time to time, jade-colored worms would sweep across the starry sky and head in certain directions.
These worms were not homeless after the destruction of the worm nests. As long as it was a worm nest, it was their home.
In the giant asteroid belt, on a giant asteroid that was comparable to a planet, Yu Leng gritted his teeth and tore off the skin that was stuck to his body, revealing new skin underneath.
The battle with Hu Liu had been so difficult, and he had almost died. He would definitely settle this score with the Lost Race.
However, it was better to hide now.
There were news of worm nests being destroyed everywhere in the universe. He had only recently found out that he was not the only one who had obtained a worm nest. There were many other worm nests in the universe.
It was good that they were destroyed. In the end, only he could control the worm nests. One day, he would become a powerful force comparable to the Heaven's Sect.
Yu Leng decided not to go out. He would stay in this asteroid belt.
A few days later, the asteroid shook. He hurriedly got up. Jade butterflies covered his surroundings, forming a sphere to protect him.
In the distance, a giant figure approached. Was that a worm?
The one that approached Yu Leng was a beetle with a giant antenna. It was the stone dragon.
Yu Leng had only nurtured Qian Li, and he had never seen the stone dragon before. However, the moment he saw it, he instinctively knew that it was a worm from a worm nest.
The stone dragon slowly approached Yu Leng and let out a sound that made Yu Leng feel close to it. It was looking for a home, a nest.
Yu Leng's eyes were filled with greed. This stone dragon was very powerful. If it had been born during his battle with Hu Liu, Hu Liu would have been no match for it and would have been easily killed.
Wait, it could find him because of the worm nest. Then …?
Yu Leng tore through the void without hesitation and stepped out without even looking at the stone dragon.
The moment Yu Leng disappeared, a beam of light shot past and pierced through the asteroid. The shockwave distorted the sky and spread into the distance. This beam of light had come from the Heaven's Sect.
"We were too late. This guy actually resisted the temptation of the stone dragon and ran away. He's really cautious."
"Did you see that person clearly?"
"No."
"No."
"Then forget it. Continue to follow the stone dragon. It can help us find the worm nest."
This was a method that the Heaven's Sect had discovered. These worms could accurately find the worm nest, which saved them a lot of time.
In the Heaven's Sect, Lu Yin looked at the star chart. This star chart included the various parallel universes and marked out the locations where the worm nests had appeared. There were too many of them.
Lu Yin's head hurt. Just how many worm nests had appeared in the past?
"So far, the strongest worm that we've discovered is the Seven Star Sword. We haven't found any traces of Freesia," Wei Rong reported.
Lu Yin exhaled. "Freesia can survive in the Void Realm and reproduce on their own. Inform all Progenitors to open the Void Realm from time to time and divide the area. We can't let Freesia hide and reproduce, or else it'll be troublesome. Also, Boundless, move out immediately."
"Understood, Path Master."
"You still haven't found any traces of Yu Leng?"
"Not at the moment. He's completely missing. We've also searched the planet where he fought Hu Liu, but he hasn't returned."
"The smarter a person is, the better they are at manipulating human nature. He probably thinks that we won't go to that planet again. Don't let down your guard there."
"Understood."
Lu Yin looked at the star chart with a worried expression.
The worm nest had appeared more than seven years ago, and in just seven years, the Seven Star Sword had already appeared. If someone had nurtured it for a few more years, Freesia, Ghost Orchid, and even Brocade Asura would have appeared. After that, Green Immortal and other worms would have transformed into even stranger worms.
Things were developing too quickly.
Now, none of the cultivators were in seclusion, and they were all searching for worms. Fewer and fewer worm nests had been discovered, and more than half of them had already been destroyed.
The ones that had yet to be discovered had to be deliberately hidden, and these were the ones that needed to be found.
A few months later, Freesia appeared.