Chapter 469: Chapter 459 Spider
In this world, Lin Yun was afraid of nothing.
Be it mice or cockroaches, the iron-blooded true man never feared those things.
But when the cocoons inside the bodies opened, Lin Yun’s mentality collapsed.
What he feared most was seeing things in dense swarms, especially a thick mass of insects.
He only took one look, and Lin Yun felt his mind had been polluted.
"Heavenly Thunder Earthly Fire!"
With his move, Lin Yun immediately brought out his strongest technique.
Moreover, he didn’t limit his spiritual power, and his divine sense ignored exhaustion, releasing his most powerful skill in the shortest time possible.
Endless flames surged from the ground, collapsing the entire house, while heavenly thunder continued to fall relentlessly, bombarding the earth non-stop.
Because the fire had already burned everything that could be burned.
With such firepower, killing Hu Yuling would probably be sufficient, but Lin Yun did it just to eradicate a nest of spiders.
Only when the whole house was burned to the ground and no ash remained did Lin Yun finally feel a bit relieved.
As his emotions settled, Lin Yun remembered he had forgotten to preserve a sample.
He had no idea what species the spider was, let alone who would do such a heinous thing as raising spiders inside human bodies?
Such evil acts, even the current Demon Sect couldn’t commit.
Just who could it be? Were all the villagers dead, or was it just that one person?
Lin Yun’s logical thinking told him that likely all the villagers had died.
He did not sense any signs of life; perhaps everyone had been turned into vessels for raising spiders.
Behind this, there was no telling what immense power was hidden, and moreover, this was near the Taiqing Daoist Temple, and Yuxuan had died just today; yet, this spider raising might not have started just one day ago.
Lin Yun was dreadfully alarmed, even beginning to suspect whether the person behind this was deliberately luring him into a trap.
Otherwise, why would someone specifically go to capture a horse?
If Snowstep were prepared, she wouldn’t have been captured so easily. Moreover, Snowstep had been taken without even sending a warning, which meant the opponent must have come prepared.
"No good, I need to call for help!"
Lin Yun felt extremely endangered, took out Dongfang Hongyue’s whistle, and blew it fiercely.
Dongfang Hongyue, sensing Lin Yun’s message, tried to establish a connection with the whistle but felt that the power of her Divine Soul could not fuse with the whistle normally.
It was like having a poor signal.
Seeing the signal was bad, Lin Yun felt even more that the power lurking behind was terrifying. At this moment, calling just Dongfang Hongyue alone seemed unsafe; it might even put her at risk.
"If you’re not sure, don’t try to rescue me, I’ll find a way on my own."
Lin Yun hastily said, but Dongfang Hongyue only heard two words.
"Save me!"
Dongfang Hongyue’s heart clenched. She had just parted ways with Lin Yun not long ago, and now Lin Yun was in danger?
Moreover, he had spoken these two words so urgently that Dongfang Hongyue couldn’t sense the whistle’s presence at all after that.
At this moment, she couldn’t care about exposure. Dongfang Hongyue quickly sent a message to Lin Yu.
"Lin Yun is in trouble, hurry and save him!"
Having said that, Dongfang Hongyue rushed toward the position she had sensed. Shortly after she sent her message, a sword light flew out from the Shenxiao Sect, followed by a flash of lightning.
Spies who were secretly watching these developments immediately reported back to their superiors.
The spies hadn’t expected to learn much about the Shenxiao Sect’s movements; places where the experts intended to go were beyond the observation of lower realm cultivators. But this time, both Lin Yu and Fang Yu seemed to have made no attempt to conceal themselves.
"The Shenxiao Sect is on the move, but it’s unclear what they’re up to."
This message spread rapidly, and the alliance of The Five Righteous Sects took it very seriously. They promptly convened a meeting to discuss the matter.
Then, more news came in; not long ago, the Red Lotus Demon Lord had also flown in the same direction.
What’s this?
Were they joining forces or had they received some intelligence?
Considering the direction they were heading—northward—it could be that they were going to block the Snow Maiden?
But that didn’t make sense either. Hadn’t Dongfang Hongyue subtly indicated her reluctance to go into battle?
Their actions baffled everyone, and no matter how much they discussed, they came to no conclusion.
"Why don’t we just follow them?"
Ji Ye’s words awoke everyone as if from a trance. Right, no matter what happened, we should just go there too.
Top-level cultivators from all five sects of the Righteous Path headed north. Although they were cautious, word got out nonetheless.
Zhang Biyu looked at the spirit talisman Ji Ye had sent and stroked her chin.
Although she didn’t know what had happened, with everyone going there, she couldn’t be absent and, by the way, decided to call on Brother Ji as well.
Suddenly, except for the Taiqing Daoist Temple, all the experts from the Central Plains had set out toward one location.
At this moment, Lin Yun was unaware that he would have so many reinforcements. After his connection with Dongfang Hongyue was cut off, he knew he was in trouble; he had been targeted.
But he didn’t know that beneath the village, a group of people were discussing ways to deal with him.
In a discreet underground palace hidden beneath an inconspicuous village, a large group of people wrapped in white cloth huddled together.
"Tribal chief, has he discovered us and is trying to force us out?"
The speaker’s face was covered in lumps, looking as if stung by a swarm of bees, which was particularly disgusting. The tribal chief he was referring to also had a face full of pits and holes.
If Lin Yun were to see them, he wouldn’t even need to fight; he’d just drop dead on the spot.
Some people can scare everyone just by their looks.
"We should simply ignore such tricks."
The tribal chief’s mouth opened and closed, inadvertently revealing a split tongue.
There were nine others in the underground palace as inhuman-looking as he was. Upon hearing the tribal chief’s words, another one suggested, "It could be that the sects from the Central Plains have noticed the abnormality here and have come to exterminate us."
"Impossible, we disguise ourselves so well normally, no one would notice anything amiss, just a few less people each month!"
"But I’ve seen that Dao robe the person is wearing—it belongs to the Taiqing Daoist Temple."
The words "Taiqing Daoist Temple" weighed heavy on the hearts of everyone present.
The Taiqing Daoist Temple was the most powerful sect in the Central Plains; they couldn’t afford to provoke them.
The presence of someone wearing a Taoist robe from the Taiqing Daoist Temple meant that the people from the Central Plains must have become aware of them.
The tribal chief felt extremely unwilling, the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider was just a step away from being fully cultivated. Once completed, no one in heaven and earth could withstand its poison. Returning to Miaojiang and taking back what belonged to them would be a piece of cake.
They thought hiding in the Central Plains under false identities would enable the smooth execution of this plan; little did they expect to be targeted.
Looking at Lin Yun, the tribal chief’s eyes were filled with ferocity.
"Let’s leave, but before we go, let’s give them a taste of our pain. Release the Seven Souls Seven Poisons Spider to kill that little Taoist!"
The Seven Souls Seven Poisons Spider, precursor to the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider, needed to consume ninety-nine million of its kind to evolve into a Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider.
As the name suggests, Yin Yang Soul Chase implies that even in death, the divine soul can be eradicated by its poison.
This Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider was a legendary poison not listed among the three bizarre gu insects because the three bizarres truly exist, whereas the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider did not—if it were to be cultivated, its lethality would far exceed any of the bizarres.
Currently, they were raising seven Seven Souls Seven Poisons Spiders. The strongest among them, had already devoured ninety million of its own kind. To breed more poisonous spiders, they left six as breeding stock, including three females. Each time a few were eaten by their own offspring, amounting to several million consumed by each up to now.
The ones sent to kill Lin Yun, however, were three males.
In many cases, males were merely tools for breeding.
Now, these three tool spiders were being dispatched for murder.
The others were taking one giant spider and three females to flee.
Since their location was compromised, it wasn’t safe here anymore.
Just before leaving, a person wrapped in a face towel brought over a white horse.
"Chief, I snagged this horse while gathering information today; look how beautiful its fur is."
Snowstep: "..."
This was like getting out of the wolf’s den and into the tiger’s den.
Previously, it never thought Lin Yun was much, but now it genuinely regretted its actions.
At least, Lin Yun was good looking, while the faces of everyone here had pits, either acne or lumps, enough to make a horse vomit in disgust.
Nevertheless, being praised as beautiful by these people still delighted Snowstep.
After all, it was the handsomest horse on the grasslands.
"Hmm, not bad, this little mare is full of spirit. Take it back for breeding, to raise spiders."
Snowstep was dumbstruck on the spot.
I’m such a beautiful horse, and you want me to breed?
Also, how can I, a horse, rear spiders?
Does this person have no sense?
This was Snowstep’s first encounter with the treacheries of the mortal realm.
If it had known, it would not have strayed from Lin Yun’s side.
And now, drugged, it didn’t have the strength to struggle.
It was too late for regrets; Snowstep couldn’t help but pray inwardly.
"If the Great Devil could come to rescue me, even if he rides another woman on my back, I wouldn’t complain!"
Snowstep made a wish, and by a stroke of luck, Lin Yun was actually outside at that moment.
But Lin Yun’s situation was far from good; he was facing three colorful giant spiders, each as big as a horse, with eight legs, and spitting webs. Although the three spiders were cannibalistic, they could coordinate tacitly when faced with a common enemy. They had Lin Yun surrounded, not attacking immediately but spinning webs around him.
This scene made Lin Yun suddenly think of the story of burning the Spider’s Lair.
"Hah, just a few spiders, what can you do to me?"
Lin Yun’s right hand conjured a massive fireball. The fireball expanded aggressively, instilling fear in the three spiders which instinctively retreated.
They were all afraid of fire.
Watching Lin Yun show off from a hidden spot, the tribal chief seethed with anger but was powerless to do anything.
A mere cultivator like Lin Yun was being so domineering; even daring to swagger into their stronghold meant he must have backers.
Otherwise, the chief himself would have intervened and killed the lad already.
"Let’s go, we’ll spare him for today."
The chief glared at Lin Yun one last time, picked up Snowstep, and prepared to flee.
After all, a horse cannot outrun his spiders!
Snowstep: "..."
After being ridden for so long, this was the first time it had been carried...
