The insect cloud in the distance hovered in the sky for a while, missing Lu Ye, and then went dormant again.
Lu Ye's expression was solemn.
He had just returned to Kyushu before and was immersed in the joy of returning to his homeland and didn't pay too much attention. At this moment, he finally saw some unusual places.
The most intuitive thing is the change in Liyuan.
Liyuan is a huge plain, which can also be regarded as the strategic buffer place of Wanmoling in Bingzhou. There are no people here, but since it is a plain, it is naturally full of vitality.
At the very least, when Lu Ye came here with Nian Yuexian last time, he looked down from high in the sky and saw that Liyuan was full of green.
But today's Liyuan is no longer green. It is full of desolation and no life at all.
Combined with the insect cloud he just saw, Lu Ye still doesn't understand the root of all this.
Wherever the insects go, not a single blade of grass grows, and all vitality is wiped out.
There is a lot of information in the battlefield mark, which was just transmitted by Yiyi. Lu Ye continued to investigate, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.
He didn't expect that such a big event would happen during the two years he was away from Kyushu.
A wave of insects swept across the land of Kyushu!
The scale and intensity of this insect wave are the most ferocious and terrifying in Kyushu's recorded history.
Every piece of land and every corner of Kyushu has been invaded by the Zerg.
The last time an insect tide broke out in the Sea of Fog, many sects within a radius of thousands of miles spent a lot of effort to extinguish the insect tide. However, the scale of that insect tide was limited and the impact was not great.
But this time the situation is completely different. This is no longer an insect tide, but an insect disaster.
Not only are they huge in number, but there are also a large number of existences comparable to those in the Divine Sea Realm among the various Zerg races.
The insect plague broke out just two years ago, almost when Lu Ye left Kyushu.
The origin was a major earthquake that swept across Kyushu.
The whole world was in turmoil, and bottomless cracks appeared all over Kyushu. Then overnight, Kyushu became a paradise for the Zerg.
Affected by the insect plague, the disputes between the two camps of Haotian Alliance and Ten Thousand Demon Ridge have subsided a lot. Now basically all the monks are fighting against the Zerg.
The monks understand very clearly that whether it is the Haotian Alliance or the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, they are still humans, but the Zerg are aliens. Under such a crisis, the grievances of the same race can be put aside for the time being, and the top priority is to destroy the aliens.
According to Yiyi, these Zerg races come from deep underground. In the past, they were not visible and unknown. After all, monks will not go too deep underground because of the interference of the magnetic field. The deeper they go underground, the more spiritual power they have.
The more suppressed you are.
Therefore, the deep underground has always been a restricted area for monks.
But after the great earthquake that swept across Kyushu, ground cracks appeared one after another, and the Zerg species emerged from the ground.
I don’t know how many years these insects have reproduced. There are so many types and huge numbers. Although the Jiuzhou monks have worked hard to kill the insects this year, they still can’t kill them all.
There is no way to destroy the insect nest.
The insect hives are hidden deep underground and are extremely difficult to find. Once upon a time, powerful people from the Divine Sea realm traveled in groups, but they also failed because the farther down they went, the greater the number of insects, and their cultivation was greatly reduced.
The more powerful the suppression, and in such an environment, once a battle breaks out, it will be endless. Unless one attack is successful, it will be difficult to achieve anything.
This is a disaster.
But for the Kyushu monks, it is also a gluttonous feast.
Because killing insects can gain military merit.
Lu Ye checked his combat achievements and found that he had indeed gained several hundred points.
For Jiuzhou monks, meritorious service and military exploits are two things that run through the life of cultivation, especially the latter is extremely important and can be exchanged for spiritual lottery for cultivation.
On weekdays, there are not many ways for everyone to obtain military exploits. The military exploits of state guards in various states are basically paid through monthly salary, and the amount is fixed, unless they perform some tasks.
But now you can get military merit by killing the insect tribe, which is so convenient.
This led to a phenomenon: the number of monks in the Yunhe battlefield was greatly reduced!
Basically, those in the Yunhe realm who have a little bit of ambition and some foundation will leave the Yunhe battlefield and return to the Jiuzhou insect-killing clan. In today's Yunhe battlefield, there are basically no monks above the fifth level of Yunhe.
They all ran back to Kyushu.
They can't deal with the Zerg that are too powerful, but the biggest advantage of the Zerg is their numbers. There are certainly powerful Zerg, but compared to the overall number, they are really not worth mentioning.
So as long as your luck is not too bad, you can gain something just by wandering around anywhere.
Not to mention the monks in the True Lake Realm. In the past two years, many monks in Jiuzhou have died, but those who survived have not gained a lot of rewards. In the past, they had to calculate their military exploits to exchange for spiritual fortunes and practice, but now they have
It's no longer necessary. Just kill the Zerg if you don't have any merit in battle. After killing them for a while, you'll be fine.
Let’s not talk about others, just take the members of Team Ding Jiu as an example. Over the past two years, the team’s overall cultivation has improved significantly.
Two years...
This timing was so coincidental that Lu Ye couldn't help but think of it.
What worried him even more was that on his way back to Kyushu, he vaguely saw many Zerg figures on a certain floating land. However, it was just a glimpse at the time, and he couldn't be completely sure that what he saw was the Zerg.
But if it is really a gathering of Zerg on a floating land, do they have anything to do with this insect disaster?
Unable to confirm.
As expected, Team Dingjiu is now captained by third senior brother Xiao Xinghe. They are currently stationed in a city, guarding the safety of the city together with other monks.
There is nothing we can do about it. The insect plague has swept across all parts of Kyushu. Regardless of their strength, all sects, big and small, have the capital to protect themselves.
But the city where many mortals live together is not good. It is necessary to mobilize manpower from nearby sects to assist in defense. Some sects have good foundations and can mobilize enough manpower, but some sects have weak foundations and do not have many at all.
Those who are available can only ask Haotian City for help.
It was under such circumstances that Team Dingjiu was dispatched. The team traveled through most of Bingzhou in two years and was currently in the seventh city they were responsible for assisting in defense.
Through the many messages from Yiyi, Lu Ye roughly understood the current situation in Kyushu.
"You guys take care of yourselves. I'll go back to Haotian City first and then come to find you." Lu Ye sent a message.
"Yeah, you have to be careful too." Yiyi replied.
On the city wall of Red River City, Yiyi finished the interrogation and showed a relieved smile.
Lu Ye is back, so good!
Beside her, everyone from Team Dingjiu gathered, listening to Yiyi's narration of Lu Ye's words. Xiao Xinghe laughed heartily: "When my junior brother returns, I should congratulate him with insect blood. Will you come with me and kill some insects?"
"Senior brother has an order, and I will obey accordingly!" Li Baxian stood up.
After a while, the team, led by Xiao Xinghe, stormed out of the city and killed the generals.
On Liyuan, Lu Ye activated the Thousand-faced Spirit Pattern to change his appearance, and changed the color of the Red Dragon suit to white. He put away the Panshan Sword and hung the sword gourd at his waist.
In an instant, the sword cultivator of Yushu Linfeng was born!
After all, this is the territory of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge. It is a bit troublesome to act with his original appearance. Although he has been promoted to the Divine Sea, there are many people in this vast Kyushu who are stronger than him. He will not be arrogant enough to think that he is invincible.
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In order to save trouble, naturally try to be as low-key as possible.
He set up a sword light and swept forward.
Along the way, he would encounter scattered Zerg races from time to time. Many of the Zerg races were quite strong. Lu Ye finally realized how bad the insect plague in Kyushu was.
This is the scene in the deserted Liyuan. You can imagine what it would be like in a place where people gather.
After walking forward for an hour, I gained hundreds of points in combat merit.
This made him couldn't help but sigh. Although the environment in Kyushu is harsh now, it is much easier for monks to obtain military exploits than before. Of course, the risks are relatively high.
But that’s how spiritual practice is. If you want to gain something, you have to make sacrifices and take risks.
Many of the Zerg he killed along the way were from the True Lake Realm, but he didn't encounter any Zerg from the Divine Sea Realm, but that didn't mean there weren't any.
Just like the mosquito-like Zerg he first encountered, a single Zerg is nothing, but once it gathers into a cloud of insects, even he has to stay away.
Suddenly, there was a fluctuation of spiritual power coming from one direction. Lu Ye turned around and saw several monks running away in that direction, with a mantis zerg chasing after them.
The monks you would meet in a place like this would naturally be from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.
In the past, Lu Ye probably wouldn't have cared about the life and death of these people. The opposition between the camps destined him and the people of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge to become enemies.
But the blood refining world and his group touched him a lot.
The biggest feeling is that the monks from the two camps can coexist peacefully and unite the front for one goal.
He has inherited the favor from many seniors in the blood refining world, half of whom were from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.
Of course, this is related to the special circumstances of the blood refining world, and even more to the state of mind of the seniors. At their level, many of the grievances and resentments of their youth can be laughed away.
Before leaving, many seniors gave him their own tokens. They said that if he encountered someone who was bullying him, he would take this token out and show it to his disciples. But from another perspective, those seniors
Why didn't the seniors want Lu Ye to help their disciples and grandchildren when they were in danger?
It's just that some things are hard to say openly.
They had seen Lu Ye's abilities before, and knew that as long as they gave Lu Ye enough time, he would be able to reach their level or even surpass them.
At that time, who will be his opponent in Kyushu?
The different tokens are trust and an invisible entrustment.
The trip to the Blood Refining World caused some subtle changes in Lu Ye's state of mind. When he saw the monks from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, his first thought was how to kill them.
Now it doesn't happen anymore.
Who knows if there are descendants of those old seniors among the monks in Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, although the chance is very small.