Poison Insect Sect!
They were notorious within a thousand li radius. Of course, they did not have many strong experts either. Only a few Sovereigns. But the Poison Insect Sect was not feared for their number of strong experts, but rather their poisonous insects were extremely terrifying. Many upper-tier Sovereigns had died under their poisonous insects.
A month ago, the Poison Insect Sect requested to join the Di Palace. However, Tan Miaotong rejected them upon considering their reputation and eccentric behaviour.
But they still continued to pester the Di Palace, which annoyed Tan Miaotong endlessly. Every time she had people reject them. This angered the Poison Insect Sect, and they began poisoning and killing disciples who were outside. Although Tan Miaotong and the others had no clear evidence to prove it was them, who else but the Poison Insect Sect could use such consummate skill here?
When the Poison Insect Sect’s gate hidden deep in the mountains was found, Ye Chu also went down the mountain together with Su Banshi, who had come to report the news.
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Xiang Chutian watched Ye Chu arrive. He pointed toward a place where old trees coiled and said, “Those few large trees block our line of sight, but as long as we go around them, we can see the Poison Insect Sect. We tried to approach, but there are all kinds of poisonous creatures around, many containing severe poison, so we dare not go forward rashly.”
Ye Chu looked at Xiang Chutian and found his physique robust, containing terrifying power within, which surprised Ye Chu. But upon reflection he understood. Having obtained the Wu Clan inheritance, it was not strange that his strength had surged. Before long, there would likely be a place for him among the outstanding talents of the world. The Wu Clan back then was so stunningly brilliant, and in this lifetime they would probably dazzle many eyes once again.
“Should we kill our way in?” Yang Tangting asked Ye Chu. “With our combined strength, even if we encounter poisonous creatures, we should not be too afraid.”
Ye Chu nodded and said, “Yes. Then let us go meet the Poison Insect Sect. Such a notorious scoundrel, we can deal with casually.”
Hearing Ye Chu say this, Su Banshi also nodded and said, “Solving the Poison Insect Sect has epoch-making significance for the Di Palace, within this thousand li radius. The Di Palace can truly do as it says, and all resources within a thousand li will be controlled by the Di Palace!”
Ye Chu nodded, knowing where Su Banshi’s excitement came from. The orphans brought here back then all had decent talent. If there were enough resources to nurture them, it would be enough for them to achieve no small accomplishments.
Ye Chu was also happy that the Di Palace’s people were growing stronger, so he himself had taken out quite a few resources for the Di Palace. Only, at this moment, the Di Palace had recruited many Sovereigns, but lacked top-tier experts.
At this moment, experts who devoured the essence of sun and moon rarely appeared in the world. But to guard a sect, one needed at least a Xuanhua Realm expert to have deterrent power.
But in the Di Palace, his strength was considered the strongest. Thinking of this, Ye Chu took a deep breath. “I still need to step into the Xuanhua Realm as soon as possible. At that realm, it will be a completely different world.”
Of course, the effect of the Xuanhua Realm on the Di Palace was merely external deterrence. Its true use had no real effect internally for the sect. Because the Wu Clan sacred land was located here, as long as someone dared to come to Xia Mountain to cause trouble, they could be made to never return.
Ye Chu, Su Banshi, and the group walked toward the few large trees. As soon as Ye Chu approached, he smelled a fishy stench. This smell made Ye Chu and the others cautious. They could detect that the fishy stench contained toxins, but this level of toxin had no effect on them.
“Although we despise the Poison Insect Sect, their poison abilities are not bad.” Ye Chu smiled at the group and said.
Su Banshi nodded. “Being able to rely on toxins to kill upper-tier Sovereigns, if they did not have a certain level of skill they would have been destroyed long ago. We must be careful on this trip, do not capsize in a gutter.”
As the few spoke, they went around the large trees, and indeed saw a sect situated there. The sect was faintly visible among the trees, but Ye Chu could see all kinds of poisonous creatures weaving between the trees, and the hissing sounds of the poisonous creatures were endless.
Ye Chu and the others did not conceal their tracks, so as soon as they entered they were discovered by the Poison Insect Sect people. The Poison Insect Sect immediately raised an alarm, and before long many fairly strong experts flew out.
“Hehe, Second Palace Lord Xiang has come personally. I wonder if you have agreed to our conditions?” The leaders, seeing it was Xiang Chunan, relaxed their originally tense moods and looked at Xiang Chunan with smiles.
Xiang Chunan was not good with words, so he turned to look at Ye Chu. Ye Chu smiled and looked at the other party, saying, “The Di Palace is not a place where small cats and dogs can enter casually. With so many poisonous insects raised by you, I fear the Di Palace’s people would not even be safe drinking water.”
“Who are you? How could you have the right to speak here!” The leader was the Poison Insect Sect Master. He looked coldly at Ye Chu, the corner of his mouth full of disdain. “Be sensible and get lost.”
Ye Chu shrugged his shoulders and looked at the other party, smiling. “I think within the Di Palace, I can still make decisions!”
This sentence made the Poison Insect Sect Master frown. He looked at Xiang Chunan and Su Banshi’s group, and seeing they all let him speak, he became curious about Ye Chu’s identity.
“Is this the Di Palace’s answer?” The Poison Insect Sect Master’s expression was gloomy and cold. He had designs on the Di Palace. The Di Palace had risen suddenly and possessed many resources. Watching sect after sect join the Di Palace, they itched with curiosity, wanting to know what attracted them.
So he also wanted to join the Di Palace, not out of sincere submission, but because he felt that with the Poison Insect Sect’s methods, there was a complete possibility of replacing them.
Being able to throw one’s weight around within a thousand li radius was also a kind of enjoyment.
He just had not expected that his repeated requests to join the Di Palace were rejected. Now the other party even came to his door to speak insultingly.
“The Di Palace does not need you!” Ye Chu looked at the other party and said, “Leave here with your people now, and I can let bygones be bygones. If you still persist in your wrongdoing, this young master will not mind exterminating you.”
This sentence made the Poison Insect Sect Master laugh heartily. “Outside, perhaps we are not your match. But in this area, even if you are a dragon, you must coil here for me.”
As he spoke, countless Poison Insect disciples shot out, surrounding Ye Chu’s group in the centre.
“Since you will not agree, then it is not up to you. First kill you pillars, then slowly kill your disciples. I want to see what qualifications you have to reject me.” The Poison Insect Sect Master snorted.
Ye Chu sized up the surroundings, then suddenly laughed, and said to the other party with great disdain, “Just you good-for-nothings want to do anything to me? You really look down on me too much, do you not?”
“Is that so?” The Poison Insect Sect Master laughed heartily. “Perhaps you do not know. My Poison Insect Sect has stood here for hundreds of years. What we rely on is that no one has ever dared to set foot inside!”
As he spoke, the void immediately rumbled, and hissing sounds continued all around. Waves of fishy stench assailed the nostrils, making people’s hearts leap with fear.