CHAPTER 147: CHAPTER 147: RELEASING POISON, CAPTURING WHITE JADE BEES

This time, as long as we capture the White Jade Bees, bring them back to the sect for breeding, and continuously produce White Jade Honey to refine Jade Bee Pill.

Then in the future, Cyan Mountain Sect will have richer cultivation resources, can train disciples more efficiently, and further enhance the overall strength of the sect.

Even just selling White Jade Honey, this thing is quite valuable and can bring significant economic profits to the sect.

But rationality tells Lu Xuelian, being impulsive at this moment will only alert the bee swarm, leading to a swarm attack.

A group of White Jade Bees in attack mode is also a threat to Qi Cultivators.

Once the White Jade Bee King appears, whether or not we can handle it aside, if it realizes danger and leads the swarm to abandon the hive and flee, capturing them will be very difficult.

Moreover, White Jade Bees have a very regular activity pattern; they always return to their hive at specific points.

During the day, after they have collected a certain amount of pollen or nectar, they will return to the hive and spend the night in it.

White Jade Bees never have the habit of staying out overnight; even if they haven’t collected pollen or nectar, they will return to the hive before nightfall.

Judging by the sky, it’s already evening, just the time for White Jade Bees to return to the hive.

Lu Xuelian is aware of this habit of White Jade Bees and immediately tells Lu Zhiwei, her eyes also scanning from side to side to check for any White Jade Bees returning to the hive.

Vaguely seeing only two or three, after a day’s hard work, they’ve already collected some pollen and nectar to return to the hive.

Time is still early now; by judging the sky, we can wait a bit longer.

"Elder, why don’t we wait until the White Jade Bees have all returned to the hive and then act? Acting now might scare the Bee King in the hive and make it troublesome to capture."

Lu Xuelian offers a good suggestion.

"Okay."

Lu Zhiwei isn’t well-versed in this matter and just focuses on dealing with the White Jade Bee King and ensuring Chu Qin and Lu Xuelian’s safety.

"Let’s follow her suggestion."

At this moment, Lu Ping’s voice echoes in Lu Zhiwei’s mind.

"Capture the White Jade Bees successfully in one go; we must take down this hive as it is crucial for the sect."

After all, earning Reputation Points and obtaining Jade Bee Pills are both desirable, and Lu Ping wants both and is capable of achieving both.

"Father, we have three portions of Bee Spirit Powder, should be enough; we must strive for success in one go."

After listening to Lu Ping, Lu Zhiwei responds and then turns to speak to Lu Xuelian.

"Let’s stay hidden here for a while, and act after all the White Jade Bees have returned to the hive."

"Alright."

Lu Xuelian nods slightly.

"I’ll handle the concealment."

Lu Zhiwei mobilizes her magical power to perform a minor magic called Concealing Technique.

Concealing Technique is a common magic in the Cultivation Realm, its purpose is to hide oneself and merge with the surrounding environment to achieve an invisibility effect.

It can be used on cultivators themselves or on magical artifacts and objects.

Although to cultivators of the same tier, paying a bit of attention can reveal it, or in the eyes of High-Tier Cultivators, it’s full of loopholes, easily seen through.

But for a group of White Jade Bees with low intelligence, this minor magic is very practical.

The party is here to capture, not to clean up.

If it was to clean up the White Jade Bees, directly casting several Fire Attribute magic spells would clear it out quickly, and there would be no need for the prior refinement of Bee Spirit Powder.

Under Lu Zhiwei’s casting, the three quickly merged with the surrounding scenery.

Didn’t wait too long, as the sunsets were near, and little birds returned to their nests.

Little by little, White Jade Bees began to return to the hive, creating a buzzing sound, flying slowly, occasionally spotting fellow bees to accompany, appearing very joyful.

Fortunately, Concealing Technique consumes very little magical power.

Lu Xuelian and Chu Qin also know this magic.

The three took turns casting for an hour, and magical power was hardly consumed, so they were too lazy to hide elsewhere.

The closer to the hive, the better for action.

"Counting the numbers, it should almost be time, and it’s already dark now; we can act."

Always keeping an eye on the White Jade Bees, Lu Xuelian decides to act, taking out a jade box containing Bee Spirit Powder.

"Wait a bit longer; there are thirteen bees still not back."

Seeing Lu Xuelian couldn’t sit still, Lu Ping hurriedly communicated not to let Lu Zhiwei and the others act, telling them to wait a bit more.

Unlike the three of them, Lu Ping is in a Consciousness State and does not need to hide.

He directly floated to the hive, counting the White Jade Bees one by one, identified the missing ones, comparing them with the system’s count, all clear in his mind.

If capturing, none should be left behind.

Leaving a few would only be lonely.

The whole family should be packed together and stay together.

Upon hearing Lu Ping could provide the information on how many White Jade Bees weren’t back, mastering it so clearly, Lu Zhiwei was surprised, obediently listened, and waited quietly.

What father says is certainly correct.

Sure enough, didn’t wait too long, totaling thirteen White Jade Bees returned one after another.

"Alright, now we can take action."

Lu Ping issued the command to act, his figure still floating outside the hive, gazing at those delicate and exquisite White Jade Bees, appearing very calm.

"Act."

Lu Zhiwei softly spoke, issuing the command to take action.

"Junior Sister Lu, be careful."

Under Lu Zhiwei’s Concealing Technique cover, Chu Qin closely followed to Lu Xuelian’s right side, whispering a reminder to Lu Xuelian.

"Hmm."

Lu Xuelian nodded slightly, without saying much, fully concentrating on the bee hive.

Three approached the position of the White Jade Bee hive slowly, already less than a yard away.

Outside the hive, those White Jade Bees continued to enter the hive, fully returned, it was indeed a good time to act.

Lu Xuelian did not hesitate, opened the jade box, using True Fire within her to slowly ignite the Bee Spirit Powder in the jade box.

The jade box under the control of magical power, slowly rising and drifting below the hive, was precisely at the downwind position.

The jade box itself does not melt when encountering fire, just getting scorching.

Within, the Bee Spirit Powder, under high-temperature catalysis, a thick green smoke wafted up, drifting into the hive along with the breeze, dispersing everywhere.

Although the green smoke was some distance from Lu Zhiwei and the others, about three meters away.

Its smell was very pungent, causing all three to slow their breathing, avoiding sniffing deeply.

The green smoke wasn’t pleasant smelling, but its effect was excellent.

Not long after, the entire hive wrapped in green smoke.

The White Jade Bees smelling this green smoke behaved like being drunk, starting to stagger, their mobility becoming much slower.

Even the White Jade Bee King appeared confused, shook its head slightly, dizzy, and flew out of the hive to check what happened around.

Among the swarm, a few scout bees also deployed, following alongside the White Jade Bee King.

When seeing a jade box suspended, emitting thick green smoke, and before they could act, a Spirit Beast Bag suddenly unfolded, forcefully inhaling towards the hive.

Lu Zhiwei made her move.