I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 424: Crimson Sand Essence Flame

Before long, the Fellow Daoist named Zhang took out a gourd and said, "My gourd can spew out a Crimson Sand Essence Flame even more powerful than a Dan Fire. It should be highly effective against these flying ants. How about I take the lead and we eliminate these ants to avoid any complications?"

Upon hearing Zhang's words, the others were surprised, including Lin Qing.

"The Crimson Sand Essence Flame is said to be a treasure comparable to the Nascent Soul's Infant Fire. Fellow Daoist, I'm amazed that you possess such a powerful treasure," said the Fellow Daoist named Sun in astonishment.

Zhang shook his head and smiled. "If I had enough quantity, it could indeed rival the Infant Fire. But what I have is not much, just slightly stronger than the Dan Fire."

"Even so, it is still extremely powerful. Let's follow Fellow Daoist's suggestion," Sun said.

With Zhang taking the lead, Lin Qing and the others flew towards the swarm of flying ants. Although they had estimated the number of ants with their divine sense, seeing them up close still surprised Lin Qing and the others.

In the air, about ten zhang above the ground, there was a black sphere nearly two zhang in size. At first glance, it seemed to reflect light, but upon closer inspection, it was clearly formed by a group of flying ants. These ants were constantly moving, making the sphere appear to be wriggling.

"What are they doing?"

Sun was somewhat surprised, and Lin Qing and the others were also puzzled. This was the first time they had seen flying ants form a black sphere like this.

"Let me handle it. No matter how many there are, they won't last long against my Crimson Sand Essence Flame." Although Zhang had been modest about his Crimson Sand Essence Flame earlier, he was clearly confident.

Seeing this, Lin Qing and the others stepped back.

Zhang pointed his finger, and the gourd containing the Crimson Sand Essence Flame floated in front of the ant swarm. The gourd then expanded to about half a zhang in size. Zhang then made a hand seal, and a red flame shot out from the gourd, instantly raising the surrounding temperature to an extreme level.

"This is the famous Crimson Sand Essence Flame. It is truly extraordinary. However, it seems that Zhang Fellow Daoist's gourd doesn't contain much. It is said that treasures completely refined with the Crimson Sand Essence Flame can make even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators retreat immediately, and even treasures can be melted," Sun commented while looking at Zhang's gourd, first expressing astonishment and then evaluating.

Lin Qing also had a similar thought. If the gourd were filled a bit more, its power would definitely be stronger. However, it was already sufficient to deal with the current swarm of flying ants.

At this moment, when the red flame was sprayed out, it landed on the black sphere formed by the flying ants. Thousands upon thousands of ants fell from the sky as if they had lost their wings, covering the ground in a thick layer in no time.

However, strangely enough, the swarm of flying ants in the air did not flee. Instead, they became even denser, trying to resist the flames.

"What's in the middle? Could it be their queen? If that's the case, Zhang Fellow Daoist, you should be careful," Lin Qing noticed something was amiss and warned Zhang.

Zhang, however, didn't seem to care. "No need to worry. Even if there is a queen, she will be completely refined under my Crimson Sand Essence Flame and won't be able to escape."

Indeed, as Zhang had said, the huge black sphere had now shrunk to less than a foot in size. This last bit of ants showed great resistance to the burning and did not die or fall to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang's eyes lit up, and he performed another hand seal. Immediately, the Crimson Sand Essence Flame sprayed out from the gourd even more vigorously, burning the remaining ants to the ground. However, nothing was left in the air.

"Hahaha." Zhang laughed satisfactorily, clearly pleased with his gourd, and put it away.

But Lin Qing looked at the sky with some confusion. In his opinion, the swarm of flying ants forming this huge black ball couldn't possibly be just a mass of air. How could there be nothing inside?

Thinking of something, Lin Qing looked at Zhang Fellow Daoist and his eyes narrowed.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful above your head!"

Being warned by Lin Qing like this, Zhang Fellow Daoist felt a bit strange, but his instinctive reaction was to use his gourd to spray a flame towards his head. It wasn't until he moved away from the original spot that he discovered a fist-sized flying ant in the flame.

It was truly dangerous. Lin Qing wondered in his mind, and then he looked at Zhang Fellow Daoist and found that the flying ant had actually arrived above his head, ready to attack Zhang Fellow Daoist. Lin Qing immediately reminded him, and Zhang Fellow Daoist, who had rich combat experience, managed to block it. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened.

"How did this ant come here? Why couldn't I detect it with my divine sense?"

Zhang Fellow Daoist, still somewhat shaken, looked at the flying ant in the air and asked in confusion. He had released his divine sense just now, so theoretically, even if this ant had ambushed him, he should have been able to detect it.

Lin Qing and the others also showed doubt. It wasn't just Zhang Fellow Daoist, even they hadn't noticed this flying ant.

"Fellow Daoist, this ant is extraordinary. Let's kill it first and then talk." Sun Fellow Daoist said on the side.

Hearing this, Zhang Fellow Daoist immediately activated his gourd. He was obviously angry, and the color of the red flame became deeper. After the unknown flying ant failed to ambush him, it struggled for a while before turning into black ashes.

Putting away the gourd, Zhang Fellow Daoist looked at Lin Qing and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist. I will remember this favor."

Lin Qing smiled, "I just happened to see it accidentally. Although we have Sun Fellow Daoist's route to guide us on this journey, we are still in the Fallen God Valley after all. We need to be careful. I estimate that the future route won't be peaceful either."

After Lin Qing said this, the other Gold Core cultivators nodded in agreement. The relaxed feeling from before suddenly disappeared, and their expressions became serious.

They continued on their way. Zhang Fellow Daoist seemed to have a good impression of Lin Qing and intentionally made friends with him. Their relationship became quite good.

As for the road ahead, it was indeed as Lin Qing had said, not peaceful at all.

After the flying ants, they encountered a group of golden beetles. With the experience from the flying ants, Zhang Fellow Daoist burned them for nearly half an incense stick's worth of time before stopping. In addition to these golden beetles, there were also brown flying insects and a group of unknown flying insects, which delayed Lin Qing and the others for quite some time, but they didn't cause any harm.

At this point, two days had already passed.

"Sun Fellow Daoist, we encountered these things in just two days. The journey ahead for the next day will probably be even more turbulent. Are you sure the route is correct?" One of the Gold Core cultivators began to doubt Sun Fellow Daoist.

Sun Fellow Daoist felt wronged more than anyone else. The route was definitely correct, but he didn't know why these flying insects suddenly appeared.

"Could it be that something has changed inside the Fallen God Valley?" Lin Qing couldn't help but think of it. He also recalled what happened on the Spirit Communication Mountain. According to the ancient elder there, the breakthrough occurred when a spatial crack appeared, leading to his defeat.

"I don't know, but since we've come this far, can we still retreat? We can only continue forward now. Although there are many flying insects, they don't seem very dangerous. Let's just be more careful from now on." Sun Fellow Daoist looked at everyone and said.

(End of this chapter)