Chapter 2111 The Ancient Gold-Eating Worm and the Stone Statue
"what's the situation?"
Chen Xuan's expression changed slightly.
At that moment, his divine thoughts scattered rapidly in all directions.
They closely monitored all changes around them.
Not far from Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng, there was a deep pit with a diameter of several hundred feet and an unfathomable depth.
From the deep pit, gusts of cold wind howled out, sending chills down one's spine.
Standing on the edge of the deep pit, Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng secretly activated their cultivation techniques to barely withstand the attacks of the surrounding yin winds.
Upon seeing Chen Xuan approach, Fairy Tian Shuang immediately pointed to the deep pit and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Chen, we are quite lucky. This deep pit contains the Five Elements Immortal Path we are looking for. However, we will probably face considerable trouble in entering it."
"Not long ago, I was almost attacked by a swarm of insects and perished here."
Chen Xuan's expression changed slightly.
Although Fairy Tianshuang rarely takes action, she is, after all, a mid-stage Celestial Immortal.
Moreover, he has a powerful protector like Tie Ningfeng by his side.
Their combat strength is naturally extraordinary.
Even so, a spirit insect nearly killed Fairy Tianshuang.
This is definitely not a good thing for Chen Xuan.
Wow!
Chen Xuan rapidly activated the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye, carefully examining the deep pit below.
To their astonishment, they discovered that in the bottomless pit, not only was there a terrifying gust of cold wind, but also many tiny, rice-grain-sized spirit insects emitting a faint golden light floating around.
These spirit insects looked very similar in size to the Gold-Eating Insects that Chen Xuan had activated.
However, it is gentler than the Gold-Eating Insect, and its combat power does not seem to be as strong as that of the Gold-Eating Insect.
After observing carefully for a while, Chen Xuan couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Gold-Eating Ancient Insect, right?"
Gold-Eating Ancient Insect!
The ancestor of the Gold-Eating Insects!
It is also the most primitive gold-eating insect!
Not only is it powerful in combat, but it also has extremely strong defensive capabilities.
However, Chen Xuan's Gold-Eating Insects, being mutated Gold-Eating Insects, were far more ferocious than ordinary Gold-Eating Insect swarms.
Its combat power is also greater than that of ordinary gold-eating insects.
That's why he felt much gentler after seeing these Gold-Eating Ancient Insects.
However, this does not mean that the Gold-Eating Ancient Worms in the deep pit are easy to deal with.
"Gentlemen, there are indeed many powerful spirit insects here. Do you have any ideas on how to deal with them?" Chen Xuan asked.
"Hmph, Fellow Daoist Chen, you really know how to boss people around. We're just partners with you, not your cannon fodder! If you want to enter the Five Elements Immortal Path, then figure out how to deal with these insects yourself!" Tie Ningfeng sneered.
"Haha, why use such a crude tactic of provocation, fellow railway enthusiast?"
Chen Xuan laughed.
He knew perfectly well that Tie Ningfeng and Fairy Tianshuang were simply using him as cannon fodder, sending him down into the deep pit to investigate.
At this moment, having his purpose revealed directly, Tie Ningfeng was put in an awkward position.
Fairy Tian Shuang smiled gently: "Fellow Daoist Chen, we are, after all, partners. May I ask, do you have a way to deal with those insects below?"
"Hehe, although you are a fair-mouthed fairy, I like to hear you say that."
Chen Xuan smiled indifferently, showing no respect to Fairy Tian Shuang.
However, Fairy Tian Shuang was not angry, and her smile remained unchanged.
Only Tie Ningfeng's expression as she looked at Chen Xuan grew increasingly cold.
They seemed ready to make a move at any moment.
"There are so many bugs down there, I can't guarantee I have a way to deal with them! But I can give it a try!"
As Chen Xuan spoke, he immediately released the Gold-Devouring Insect swarm.
Wow!
The gold-devouring insect, about a foot in size, swiftly entered the soil under Chen Xuan's control.
Before long, it appeared at the edge of the deep pit.
At this moment, the Gold-Eating Ancient Worm, which was burning with anger in the deep pit, had already noticed that something was wrong.
They all gathered together and surrounded the swarm of gold-devouring insects that Chen Xuan had activated.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Xuan did not hold back.
He kept manipulating the Gold-Eating Insects, starting by killing the smaller Gold-Eating Ancient Insects.
Wow!
Those gold-devouring insects, about a foot in size, were completely outmatched by the gold-devouring ancient insects, which were only the size of a grain of rice.
However, when the two sides clashed, Chen Xuan discovered that although the Gold-Eating Insects were extremely large and ferocious, they did not have an advantage in the battle.
On the contrary, the tiny Gold-Eating Ancient Insects, no bigger than a grain of rice, launched an attack with surprising agility.
They surrounded the gold-eating insects in the middle and kept tearing at them.
"This……"
Chen Xuan's expression changed slightly.
He hadn't expected that the Gold-Eating Insect Swarm would become so passive in the face of the Gold-Eating Ancient Insect.
But he did not panic.
He could see that the Gold-Eating Insect swarm was constantly adjusting its strategy on its own.
The more powerful Gold-Eating Insects continuously attacked the Gold-Eating Ancient Insect, severely injuring it.
The lower-level Gold-Eating Insects took this opportunity to continuously devour the Gold-Eating Ancient Insects.
In just a short while, the Gold-Eating Ancient Insect, which had initially held the upper hand, was now completely at a disadvantage.
They were even utterly routed by the swarm of gold-devouring insects.
Before long, a large blank area appeared at the edge of the pit.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, your spirit insects are indeed effective against these insects. In that case, I'll trouble you to continue your journey ahead."
Fairy Tian Shuang smiled happily at Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan remained silent.
With a casual flick of his wrist, he issued the order for the Gold-Eating Insect swarm to attack again.
Soon, a passage hundreds of feet long, without a single Gold-Eating Ancient Insect, appeared directly in front of the three of them.
However, Chen Xuan did not rush to enter the deep pit. He looked warily at Tie Ningfeng and Fairy Tianshuang.
"Gentlemen, I have cleared a path for you leading directly to the bottom of the pit. Please proceed," Chen Xuan said.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you mean by this? Why don't you go down first?"
Tie Ningfeng sneered repeatedly.
Chen Xuan looked at him disdainfully and said, "Fellow Daoist Tie, you and Fairy Tianshuang are from the Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect, while I am all alone. You want me to walk in front, don't you think I'm worried about being ambushed by you?"
"Hehe, if you two really don't want to go down, then forget it!"
Chen Xuan sneered repeatedly.
The Five Elements Immortal Path was of great help to him.
But Chen Xuan was certainly unwilling to risk his life for a chance to enter the Five Elements Immortal Path.
Moreover, although Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng did not directly attack him, they belonged to two opposing camps.
Conflict could break out at any time.
If Chen Xuan were to walk ahead, he would be genuinely worried that Fairy Tian Shuang and Tie Ningfeng would try to harm him.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Chen is quite cautious. In that case, how about I go first?"
Fairy Tianshuang smiled slightly and magnanimously stepped out, entering the deep pit.
Tie Ningfeng glared coldly at Chen Xuan a few times before following Fairy Tianshuang away.
Chen Xuan was not in a hurry.
Only after the two had descended to a depth of a hundred feet did he leisurely follow behind them, secretly activating the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye as he slowly descended.
Inside the deep pit, the eerie wind grew stronger and stronger.
Initially, Chen Xuan was able to withstand the attack thanks to his powerful cultivation.
When he descended to a position of over three hundred feet, Chen Xuan clearly felt that the intensity of the surrounding yin wind suddenly increased dramatically.
The sharp, icy wind that blew by actually left a clear stinging sensation on his skin.
"This……"
Chen Xuan was suddenly shocked.
Taking this opportunity, he secretly activated the Heavenly Dragon Overlord Body Technique to resist the yin winds around him.
For safety's sake, Chen Xuan secretly awakened Chen Li and had him cast a Heavenly Fire Shield around himself, directly blocking the Yin Wind from entering.
With so much protection, Chen Xuan finally felt a little more at ease.
The only thing that comforted Chen Xuan was that when they descended to a distance of a thousand feet, although the power of the Yin wind grew stronger and stronger, the Gold-Devouring Ancient Insects completely disappeared.
Along the way, the Gold-Devouring Insect swarm also greatly improved the cultivation level of each Gold-Devouring Insect due to devouring a large number of Gold-Devouring Ancient Insects.
Even those Gold-Eating Insects that were at the half-step True Immortal realm have all advanced to the early stage of Earth Immortal.
Many of the Gold-Eating Insects, originally at the early stage of Earth Immortal, have advanced to the mid-stage of Earth Immortal.
As for the Gold-Eating Insects at the late stage of Earth Immortal, there wasn't even a single one.
"Entering this deep pit has actually brought considerable benefits to the Gold-Eating Insects!"
Even if I don't find the Five Elements Immortal Path, I won't lose out!
Chen Xuan looked secretly delighted.
However, they dared not let their guard down.
As he followed Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng down to a depth of several tens of miles, he was astonished to discover an incomparably pure power of the Five Elements rules continuously surging from the bottom of the pit.
"Could this be... the discovery of the Five Elements Immortal Path?"
Chen Xuan looked curious.
The divine consciousness also dispersed.
He was shocked to discover that Tie Ningfeng and Fairy Tianshuang, who had come down before him, were now on a stone platform over a hundred feet in size below.
Along the edge of the stone platform, there are many stone statues, each over ten feet in size.
These stone statues are not human-shaped.
Instead, they are bizarre and varied in shape.
But each one is incredibly lifelike.
When Chen Xuan released his divine sense onto these stone statues, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from them, making Chen Xuan feel extremely oppressed.
"What is this?"
Chen Xuan looked surprised.
However, they did not rush to the stone platform.
Only after he confirmed that there was no danger near the stone platform did he swiftly land at the edge of the platform.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you've finally arrived! See these stone statues? They're the key to our discovery of the Five Elements Immortal Path!"
When Fairy Tianshuang saw Chen Xuan come down, she smiled and pointed to the stone statues on the edge of the stone platform to explain.
Chen Xuan looked on with curiosity and examined the stone statue again with serious eyes.
It was astonishing to discover that these enormous stone statues, though seemingly varied in shape, were not entirely without pattern.
Each stone statue bears traces of human carving.
If you look closely, you'll find that the surface of these stone statues shimmers with a faint, different kind of light.
"Green, red, yellow, white, black? Don't these colors represent the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water?"
"Could these stone statues be the entrance to the Five Elements Immortal Path?"
Upon realizing this, a look of enlightenment appeared in Chen Xuan's heart.
While Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng were still studying the stone statues, Chen Xuan casually walked up to a stone statue with a faint red glow and secretly poured a pure and incomparably refined fire attribute power into it.
Wow!
A crimson light suddenly erupted from the stone statue in front of Chen Xuan, completely enveloping him.
Almost simultaneously, a terrifying force of spatial rules swept Chen Xuan away, causing him to disappear from the spot at lightning speed.
Even though Fairy Tianshuang and Tie Ningfeng had already realized what was happening and rushed over to check, they were still a step too late.
They could only watch helplessly as Chen Xuan vanished into thin air.
"Damn it, what did that Chen guy discover? He was teleported to the Five Elements Immortal Path so quickly?"
Tie Ning's angry outburst.
Fairy Tian Shuang appeared calm on the surface, but a fleeting glint of cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"Junior Brother Tie, don't lose your composure. Right now, let's continue our research on how to enter the Five Elements Immortal Path through these stone statues!"
