Ning Cheng was silent, as he worried about Ning Ruolan, he was equally wondering if these bugs were related to himself. Three years ago the Xuanhuang Pearl had also crossed over from somewhere and landed on his body. And the meteorite was also three years ago, this was just a little too much of a coincidence.
In case the meteorite was brought over by the Xuanhuang Pearl, then it really had something to do with himself. Ning Cheng sighed secretly, even though it was not under his control. But he had already decided that whether it was related to him or not, he would finish off all these bugs before he left.
Some bugs that were kept out of the border by ordinary people must not be anything powerful.
Seeing Ning Cheng’s silence, Yin Yihui suddenly took out a smooth stone the size of a dragon’s eye and handed it to Ning Cheng, “This is the worm core of the Yellow Spotted Worm, I was able to reach this cultivation level today solely because of the worm core of the Yellow Spotted Worm. This one is my biggest harvest and I have never used it. A two-foot-tall yellow-spotted worm was killed by me and I got this. Brother Ning, if you want to have greater development in the martial arts, listen to my brother’s words and go to the border. It’s a crisis and an opportunity for martial artists.”
A demon core? Ning Cheng was startled in his heart. As soon as his eyes landed on the stone block that Yin Yihui handed him, he could see that it was not a bug core at all, but a real demon core.
Demon cores Ning Cheng knew all too well, some beasts that were about to become demon beasts, or some vicious beasts would form demon cores. This demon core in Yin Yihui’s hand reached level one, indicating that it was a level one demon beast. When some of the advanced demon beasts reached level five, the demon nucleus could change and coalesce into a demon pellet.
Whether it was a demon core or a demon dan, both were things that lower level cultivators needed. In the Cang Qin Kingdom, demon cores and Qi gathering stones were the main source of cultivation Yuan Qi.
Ning Cheng grasped this demon core in his hand, and a heaven and earth Yuan Qi that was even thicker than the surrounding area came through. Ning Cheng immediately felt that as long as he finished absorbing the Yuan Qi from this Demon Core, he would barely be able to take out the Spirit Stones in his ring. Being able to take out the spirit stones, his cultivation almost drifted back.
“Brother Ning, don’t underestimate this one insect core, this one insect core can be sold for several million, and it’s not uncommon for better insect cores to be sold for tens of millions. The martial artists at the border carry their heads in their hands, but none of them are poor. It is the insect nuclei, the insect’s armour, and the pointed beak that do not fetch high prices. Countless material companies are now acquiring these materials ……,” Yin Yihui said with a wine intent, pointing at the demon nucleus in Ning Cheng’s hand.
Ning Cheng placed the demon core on the table and asked, “Brother Yin, since this kind of worm comes from space, it must be incredibly hard, can ordinary weapons kill them?”
Yin Yihui shook his head, “Of course not, my weaponry is purchased from special channels. The weapons from these channels are made of all kinds of bug materials and are incredibly sharp and hard. This time, I came home and knew that my life span was coming to an end, and the weapons had been given to my comrades.”
Ning Cheng nodded, that made sense. There were no magic weapons on Earth, and ordinary weapons would not be able to kill these bugs at all.
“Brother Yin, even if there were more of these bugs, wouldn’t the army fire incendiary bombs, or mass destruction artillery shells?” Ning Cheng asked suspiciously, although he had come from the Cultivation Realm, he had never experienced any large-scale insect battles. It was true that he had seen the beast tide of demon beasts, but those were battles with mana on both sides, and he had also participated in such battles.
Yin Yihui sighed, ”Brother Ning, you have not been to the battlefield and do not know the importance of the lighter side. Can that bug be finished killing? It’s simply endless, today you kill billions, tomorrow you find that there are still so many bugs out there. The reproductive capacity of those bugs is just too powerful, and as long as there is a mother bug around, these bugs will never dissipate. The military also tried to find the mother worms, but the aura emanating from those worms was beyond even radar’s reach.
A lesson was later learnt: defend the borders and do not take the initiative to provoke them. These bugs did not attack on a large scale, and the small-scale attacks were all repelled by us. And even if we don’t attack these bugs, they will attack each other themselves, and the weak will eat the strong, and the ones left behind are stronger in the end.”
Ning Cheng frowned, he had come from the Cultivation World, of course he knew what demonic beasts were the most powerful, and he also knew what demonic bugs were the most terrifying.
The most terrifying demon bugs were these self devouring, self evolving bugs. This kind of worm is strong enough to swallow the weak ones, and eventually gets stronger and stronger. The military’s approach, although it can temporarily preserve the border, but how many years later, when these bugs have finished evolving, even the strongest defence line will still be in vain.
“The borders of the countries have completely built laser walls in order to protect against the bugs. These laser walls are extremely costly, but they are also effective in preventing the bugs from entering. Since the countries built the laser walls, there has been relatively less warfare and much more peace and quiet. In order to keep martial artists from falling behind, the army also allows martial artists to enter the range of the bugs and fight them.” Yin Yihui’s mouth was explaining, with the same concern in his eyes, obviously knowing that this was not a permanent solution.
Ning Cheng, however, was not paying attention to Yin Yihui’s words at this moment, his heart even rose a little bit in excitement. The key to this insect tide was the mother insect, once he captured that mother insect, in the future when he returned to the Cultivation Realm, he would have an incomparably powerful insect army.
Thinking about himself and others fighting, all he had to do was wave his hand and endless bugs would swarm over him, Ning Cheng’s eyes grew brighter and brighter. Just like the last time he sold the Spirit Cleansing True Dew at the top of Pan Reef Mountain, if he had an endless army of Grade 9 bugs above his head, who would dare to talk nonsense to him? Even if it was a Cultivator of the Transformation Tripod, he would have to look at his face.
However, once he thought of the endless materials and resources needed to cultivate these worms, Ning Cheng sighed in dismay.
But no matter what, he wanted this mother worm for sure. Taking the mother worm away, in the future, just like what Brother Cang Wei had said, when he went to the universe to hang around, it would be awesome to have an army of worms.
I just didn’t know what kind of worms these were, whether they were the top kind or not.
“Brother Yin, I would like to discuss something with you ……,” Ning Cheng said as he collected his thoughts.
Yin Yihui put down his chopsticks, “Please speak, Brother Ning, although this is the first time I have met you, I have met you at first sight, and there may be places where I can ask for help from Brother Ning in the future.”
After knowing that Ning Cheng was a martial artist, Yin Yihui had been befriending Ning Cheng. A martial artist in this era, that was a symbol of wealth and a manifestation of security. He had no future, but he still had a wife, and a son. If he knew one more martial artist, he would also have one more to take care of.
“This bug core of Brother Yin is of some use to me, I wonder if Brother Yin can part with it?” Ning Cheng said directly.
If Yin Yihui agreed to give it to him, he could recover part of his cultivation tonight, if Yin Yihui was unwilling to give it to him, he would have to waste some more time to recover his cultivation.
Yin Yihui laughed, “Brother Ning, feel free to take it, I took it out just to give it to Brother Ning. I don’t have much time left ……”
Ning Cheng interrupted Yin Yihui’s words with a smile, “That is not correct, Brother Yin should say that if he had not met me, his time would indeed be numbered. Now that Brother Yin has met me, a mere internal injury is simply not enough to worry about.”
Yin Yihui was frozen for three seconds before he suddenly stood up, “Brother Ning, you said you could save me?”
No one was willing to die if they could do so, not even a person like Yin Yihui who was not afraid of death. He was not afraid of death because he had seen too many comrades fall beside him, he had seen too many lives and deaths, and had long been numb to them. Now that he has returned to the bustling city, this numbness has changed somewhat. Thinking of the wife and children he will soon see, he can only use wine to cover up his longing for life.
Now that Ning Cheng said he could save him, his silent heart immediately began to beat.
Ning Cheng said with certainty, “Of course I can save you, and there is more than one way. The first way, is to spend the night and wait until tomorrow when I will help you prepare a pill that will cure you on the spot. The second way is to teach you a way to practice breathing that will heal you in just three days. And the second way, it will also strengthen your true qi and allow you to step into a higher level.”
The first method Ning Cheng used was, of course, to recover a little bit of his divine sense after absorbing the demon core, and then take out his own spirit stones and pills. For an internal injury like Yin Yihui’s, a single simplest healing pill would be sufficient. The second way was the way martial artists in the Yixing Continent cultivated, Ning Cheng had this cultivation technique, it was useless for him to ask for it, so he could give it to Yin Yihui.
“I want the second method.” Yin Yihui said without hesitation. What was needed to survive in this era was strength, plus strength again. What’s more, who knew if he would be injured next time? The Dan Pill was only available once.
“Good, then let’s find a place to stay first, then I’ll teach you the way to cultivate True Qi.” Ning Cheng immediately stood up, he was even more desperate to recover his cultivation than Yin Yihui.