229 Bags of Money (1/2)

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.

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.