Immortal Only Accepts Female Disciples

Chapter 229: Bags of Money

Chen Wentian was always extra careful with his main body. Sneaking into the city while five Spirit Kings were fighting was not something he did on a whim. He valued his life a lot and he was not a fan of casually putting it on the line. He only took calculated risks and only when the odds were acceptable. Remaining in disguise was part of those calculations. He was free to do what he wanted as long he was dressed as a soldier and a chaotic battle was going on.

He Xuanwu died in an unexpected manner and caused the defense of that section to turn into shambles. More cultivators and soldiers died in the aftermath and the insects managed to gain the first foothold on the walls.

The executive elder launched a furious assault to avenge the fallen prince. Hundreds of soldiers charged to their deaths and no one paid Chen Wentian any attention as he pretended to be knocked over the walls. He casually floated down to the city and landed among other dead bodies of humans and insects. No one noticed that he was able to survive the fall.

He picked himself up from the carnage and joined a column of soldiers heading into the city streets. His target was the void bee nest which was located near the most important central hub of the city. That place also contained the teleportation array so he was heading in the right direction.

By this time, normal soldiers not doing anything else had joined in the fight against the insect legion. They went door to door, clearing out insects that were hiding or otherwise hunting for humans. This was another opportunity to gather points so competitors that could not fit onto the southeastern wall were all here. They thought they were being clever and hardworking but they only hastened their deaths.

Such close quarters fighting within the streets and buildings was the perfect cover for accidents. One person tripped on a piece of rock that magically moved and was overwhelmed by mosquitos. Another found their senses dulled and unable to respond fast enough to an ambush. Others found their swords stuck in their sheaths and arrows flying askew. One after another, the young geniuses of the sect fell to a mind-boggling array of misfortune.

The result was so shocking that new orders came down from the lords. The protective details were doubled and the youngsters were not allowed to fight at all. They were only allowed to kill the insect beasts that had already been beaten half to death.

The reaction from the top was expectedly quick. The two human Spirit Kings most likely suspected something strange was going on. They could not let these losses to continue. There was also Ji Tiangu who was no doubt crying in rage. Chen Wentian had already found and killed two of the man's disciples that were in the top one hundred and more deaths would follow.

This was punishment for offending He Xingping and his wife and the punishment wasn't just the disciples. Chen Wentian also wanted to kill Ji Tiangu. He knew that this was the only way for his counterpart to get some peace and quiet.

There were still opportunities to do so and there was no rush. Mei Qiaofeng and Tie Buqun were still in hiding. He didn't know when they would act but it should be soon. If they waited too long, they would only be letting the precious opportunity slip away.

Chen Wentian continued through the city with the crowds of soldiers. He killed two more young masters along the way by completely wiping the protective squads at the same time. It wasn't a surprise for such losses when fighting against hundreds of thousands of insect beasts. This way, he kept the lords guessing as to the true nature of things.

He eventually arrived at the alleyway that contained the void bees. There were battles going on all around and the bees were hiding in their hole for safety. Beasts with innate stealth abilities were naturally weaker with terrible combat strength. This was the case for the void bees as well as for shadow foxes. They were more useful for sneaking around and running away. Their combat skills would not improve without a lot of training.

This wasn't a problem as he did not want the void bee for as another spy although they were quite useful in that regard. No, they had an even more important benefit. They were flying sacks of wealth.

They were beasts that understood the Dao of space. It was one of the most powerful and useful paths of cultivation. Teleportation arrays were first created by a supreme immortal in the past who reached the pinnacle in this Dao. It was unclear which realm that person reached but it was probably near the limit.

Dao of space was also used to create spatial bags. Immortals that knew how to create them were few. Maybe it was extremely difficult or maybe those people were simply stingy. Whatever the reason, spatial bags were rare and extremely expensive. Although he gave his disciples spatial bags like candy, he only had a limited amount. In fact, he had already run out and his soon-to-be eleventh disciple would be left out.

The most important element in creating spatial bags was space-attribute spiritual energy. He didn't know exactly how to create spatial bags but he was confident he would find a way. After all, collecting space-attribute spiritual energy was the hardest part and these bees would take care of it for him.

Chen Wentian needed to exert some of this true strength to capture all the bees so he went into a nearby house to change into another disguise. He brought out the outfit and donned the makeup of the ugly and infamous sword immortal. He put the soldier armor back on but now it no longer fit properly and it was quite obvious from a distance that he was a questionable person impersonating a sect member.

He went back to the alleyway and this time, he let his immortal aura out and completely locked down the section of wall where the void bees were hiding in. His aura was limited in scope and would not be detected by the other immortals unless they specifically swept their senses over his location. It was an acceptable risk to capture these precious money bags and the process would not take long.

His presence agitated the insect beasts. They tried to flee, through the main entrance and through several other escape tunnels, but they ran straight into his spiritual aura that was an impenetrable wall. They were pressed down by overwhelming force and could no longer run. Every single insect had a strand of sword energy pointed at their head that threatened to end their lives.

There were close to a thousand bees in the hive. Not all were strong and capable of void jumps. There was only a small number that was at the Spirit Initiate Realm. These were supported by weaker bees that collected food and tended to their home.

At the very center of it all, there was a black bee bigger than the rest with an extended abdomen. It was the queen. Its cultivation wasn't great and only at the 8th Level of the Spirit Initiate Realm. It controlled all of the bees it gave birth to and it was his target.

He extended a hand into the nest and let his finger land on the bee's head. A link formed and the soul melding began

The fact that it was a female was not an issue. It was doable with the Anatta Soul Nirvana Art since it was intended to take any kind of soul to nirvana. It did not discriminate on species, let alone gender. As long as it was intelligent and had a soul, the secret art would work.

He was the master of his soul realm. All the joined souls were him and, at the same time, they were also his subordinates. Any memories and future actions of the subordinate souls could be experienced as if reading a book instead of experiencing it personally. He would be emotionally detached and they would not affect his thoughts or personality if he chose not to let them.

This was the case for female ice wolf and other distasteful souls such as the Golden Serpent. Souls that he felt close to such as Chen Mo and He Xingping, he actively chose to participate and live their lives as his own.