CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 85: TALISMAN CULTIVATOR? EXECUTION!

"Start moving closer slowly, it seems it’s almost time to make a move..."

About more than twenty miles away from the Market, after receiving the news that the Cultivator tailing him was about to strike, Qi Ping immediately slipped into the nearby bushes.

He then swiftly released a swarm of over two thousand battle bees and the Yang Fire Crow.

Although over three hundred High-speed Ring-cutting Bees were lost last time dealing with the Demon Insect King, Qi Ping’s Highly Poisonous Bees, Ink Armor Bees, and High-speed Ring-cutting Bees combined still totaled over two thousand.

Following that, Qi Ping also transformed into an Ink Armor Bee, blending into the swarm.

For Qi Ping, transforming into the high-defense Ink Armor Bee was suitable for commanding and observing, while escaping suited the speedy High-speed Ring-cutting Bee.

Once the swarm and Yang Fire Crow were out, Qi Ping didn’t hesitate and directly ordered the swarm to counterattack, surrounding the Eighth-Layer of Qi Refining cultivator who had followed them.

At this point, Qi Ping also saw the appearance of the tailing Cultivator.

"Why is he wearing a black robe again? But for doing such deeds, it’s indeed normal; it seems to be quite a decent Magical Artifact as well..."

"First, send a battle array corps composed of two hundred bees from the three battle bee types to test this guy’s strength. If he is indeed just Eighth-Layer of Qi Refining, kill him directly; if he’s a hidden Foundation Establishment bigwig, then swiftly escape..."

Having decided, Qi Ping issued the command through the special connection with his Animal Companion.

Upon receiving the order, the swarm instantly split into a battle array of two hundred bees charging forward without any chaos or hesitation.

This showcased the absolute battle quality of the swarm, well-trained, obeying commands, fearing nothing...

...

The black-robed Cultivator tailing Qi Ping was utterly stunned upon seeing the overwhelming swarm.

He was merely following a Cultivator seemingly at the First-Layer of Qi Refining, unlikely to surpass the Mid-stage Qi Refining, so how did he provoke so many bees emitting a late Tier-One aura?

Each of these late Tier-One bees exuded a dangerous aura!

What horrified him even more was that these overwhelming bees were composed of three types with different auras, seemingly forming a strong battle array together!

Undoubtedly, there must be a powerful Insect-Controlling Cultivator behind these bees!

This realization sent chills down the black-robed Cultivator’s spine, sensing the strong scent of death.

"What to do... what to do?"

"Right, break through and return to the Market, I must get back to the Cyan Stone Marketplace to seek help to survive!"

Facing the situation, the panicked black-robed Cultivator immediately chose to turn and flee.

But would Qi Ping give him that chance?

Two hundred bees had already attacked, and the black-robed Cultivator’s escape route was blocked by other bees.

A life-and-death battle was on the verge of breaking out!

Facing the incoming swarm, the black-robed Cultivator didn’t hesitate, swiftly pulling out several Talismans emitting a powerful Fire Attribute aura from his Storage Bag...

"A Talisman Cultivator?" Qi Ping slightly furrowed his brows at this sight.

Currently, Fire Attribute Talismans could indeed restrain his bees to some extent.

"But if that’s all, it’s not enough..."

"Disperse and encircle for the kill!"

Under Qi Ping’s command, the swarm quickly dispersed, maintaining a distance from each other, launching attacks from all directions!

In the face of the life-and-death crisis, the black-robed Cultivator unleashed three Fire Talismans, three raging fire serpents roaring on the battlefield! Meanwhile, a Golden Shield appeared around him for protection.

The overwhelming fiery aura made even the transformed Ink Armor Bee Qi Ping feel a lethal threat.

The bees hit by the fire serpents perished under the terrifying power.

However, with the bees dispersed, the seemingly ferocious fire serpents only managed to kill two or three dozen bees; the High-speed Ring-cutting Bees evaded the moment the Fire Talismans were activated.

More bees swarmed onto the Spiritual Shield formed by the black-robed Cultivator’s spiritual power from all directions.

Next, the golden shield around the black-robed Cultivator started to dim gradually.

"Talisman Cultivator... Fire Talismans... Defense Talismans..."

"His strength is decent, but it doesn’t change the outcome of death!"

"Swarm, attack as a whole!"

Under Qi Ping’s command, the overwhelmingly large swarm attacked the black-robed Talisman Cultivator. In almost the blink of an eye, the protective golden light around the black-robed Talisman Cultivator rapidly dimmed.

The black-robed Cultivator saw this and activated several more Defense Talismans, but none lasted long.

Soon, the black-robed Cultivator was poisoned and fell to the ground, his body riddled with cuts.

Not long after, he completely died.

The only result the black-robed Talisman Cultivator achieved was activating several Thunder Talismans and Fire Talismans when the bees were dense, killing nearly seventy bees.

Originally, Qi Ping could have used a kite-flying battle array to slowly exhaust the black-robed Talisman Cultivator’s cards, but considering they were only about twenty miles from the Qingshi Way, Qi Ping could only choose a quick battle to resolve it.

"Talisman Cultivators indeed possess extraordinary combat power, but that’s all..."

Qi Ping felt no sympathy for the black-robed Talisman Cultivator who died tragically on the ground.

After killing the black-robed Talisman Cultivator, Qi Ping had the bees slip into the black-robed Cultivator’s clothes to check, and after finding nothing of value, he instructed the bees that had just touched the black-robed Talisman Cultivator’s body to drag his corpse away and dispose of it.

He also ordered them to fly away in all directions afterward to hide, and return after ten or so days.

Since these bees were fewer than two hundred, their temporary departure didn’t significantly affect Qi Ping.

At the same time, Qi Ping chose not to touch the black-robed Cultivator’s Storage Bag for the time being. Instead, he ordered a team of bees to take the Storage Bag to the river for cleaning, and then dig a very deep hole to hide it, planning to retrieve it later.

After all, Qi Ping wasn’t in a rush to get the items in the Talisman Cultivator’s Storage Bag; safety was paramount, and Qi Ping had the patience for that.

After ensuring all traces were erased, Qi Ping, who had never shown himself, left the area with the Li Fire Crow and his Storage Bag.

The enemy wouldn’t be able to track him by scent; even if the bees hadn’t left much behind, even if the enemy had Heaven-Reaching means to detect a faint scent, they’d only find hundreds of similar scents going in different directions...

...

Qi Ping wasn’t overly concerned about the death of the black-robed Talisman Cultivator.

As long as he wasn’t besieged by a Golden Core Cultivator or Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he still had some confidence in escaping.

The black-robed Talisman Cultivator’s Storage Bag, for safety’s sake, could wait ten days or half a month to be collected.

Qi Ping thought the most important task now was to rent suitable Spiritual Land, grow Hundred Spirits Grass, increase troops, and earn Spirit Stones.

So, upon returning to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Qi Ping headed straight to the Cloud Mist Hall, responsible for business management in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

The Cloud Mist Hall, established by the Cyan Origin Sect and the three major families of Qingshi County, was specifically responsible for the leasing, security management, etc., of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and nearby Spiritual Lands, where all currently available Spiritual Lands for lease information could be found.

"Hopefully, a decent place becomes available..." Qi Ping hoped inwardly.

Recently, many people had left the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, which might open up more places for him to choose from.

For this upcoming place, Qi Ping hoped to build it into a true Druids Sanctuary good for his development, to develop his beekeeping industry, so he had high demands for the size, location, Spiritual Qi richness, and privacy...