118: Gold-eating ants

In the current Great Xia, the Su Residence has already become a prominent and wealthy household.

Particularly after the young master of the Su Residence, Su Xu, married into a prestigious Family, the Su Residence shed its reputation as a mere small merchant house.

Furthermore, after decades of development, the Su Residence's influence has grown such that it is now one of the five major merchant houses in the capital.

Father Su's passing also caused quite a stir.

Moreover, the funeral was held with great solemnity, and even members of the imperial Family and nobility attended.

For seven consecutive days, the Su Residence was immersed in grief.

After the seven-day wake, he was laid to rest, buried together with Mother Su.

Immediately following this, the Great Xia imperial Family began to undergo a drastic change.

With Su Yu's intervention in the secular world, he directly made the Su Family the imperial clan of Great Xia.

Regarding this, even the two Sects did not dare to interfere with Su Yu's actions.

At that time, when the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the two Sects personally set out to capture this cultivator who was interfering with the secular world, they were nearly scared to death by Su Yu's Realm.

That was a Spirit Transformation Cultivator!

When a Foundation Establishment Cultivator sees one, it's like a donkey seeing a Nine Heavens True Dragon!

Even the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the two Sects came scurrying over to apologize.

To this end, they were even willing to bring the Su Family under their wing; as long as the Su Family produced anyone with a Spiritual Root in the future, they would certainly become Inner Sect Disciples of the two Sects!

However, Su Yu didn't pay them any mind.

In terms of power, who in the entire Southern Heaven could compare to the Xuanxiao Sect now?

If the Su Family produced any children with Spiritual Roots in the future, they would naturally join the Xuanxiao Sect.

However, without rules, there is no order; he had founded the Xuanxiao Sect not to allow his Family's influence to become the sole dominant power.

If any children of the Su clan tried to pass themselves off as something they weren't, they would first have to face a bolt of his Profound Thunder.

For this reason, Su Yu personally wrote the Family rules and dripped his own essence blood into them.

As long as this object existed, if any Su Family disciple dared to commit a transgression, the Family rules would strike the offending clansman with a bolt of Profound Thunder across the Void Realm.

The material of this object was actually a Karma Slip purchased by Su Yu from the System Mall!

It was no ordinary piece of paper.

After finishing all this, Su Yu left Great Xia with Qin Zhu.

He brought her back to the Xuanxiao Sect and asked Dream Spirit to look after her.

Then he received a message from Old Monster Yang Lu, saying the treasures for exploring the ancient ruins were ready... In the Boundless Sea, at a certain rocky reef protruding from the water.

At this moment, two Spirit Transformation Old Monsters had already gathered here.

One was dressed in purple robes with a majestic appearance, while the other was old and decrepit, riding a goat.

These two were Su Yu and Old Monster Yang Lu.

"The ancient ruins are right here?"

Su Yu frowned and asked.

The Boundless Sea had not a shred of Spiritual Qi; even as Spirit Transformation Cultivators, they could not rely on the Origin Qi of heaven and earth to replenish their magic power.

Furthermore, the Boundless Sea was far too vast; Su Yu had flown over a billion miles south from the Eastern Sea to reach this place.

The magic power consumed alone amounted to a full thirty percent.

And according to the records of the Boundless Sea in ancient texts, this area was not even a tenth of its total size.

Without carrying Spirit Stones, it would likely be difficult even for a Spirit Transformation Cultivator to cross.

"It is indeed this place."

Old Monster Yang Lu nodded.

He took out a Storage Pouch and poured out its contents.

A swarm of black-winged ants buzzed out.

Each one was the size of a thumb, and they were so numerous they blotted out the sky.

"These are... Gold-Devouring Ant!"

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Yang Lu to be able to cultivate such a thing!"

Su Yu was deeply shocked.

Gold-Devouring Ant were top-tier spirit pets ranked seventh on the Ancient Spirit Insect List.

Rumor had it that these ants could devour any metal in the world; even Magic Treasures, as long as they contained metallic Materials, would be gnawed away by the Gold-Devouring Ant.

Furthermore, this could enhance the defensive capabilities of the swarm.

However, the greatest ability of this creature was not devouring metal or enhancing defense.

Rather, it was their excrement, which was a special material known as Seven-Illumination Essence Gold.

Such material was excellent for refining Spirit Treasures.

He just hadn't expected that Old Monster Yang Lu would have such a large swarm.

Judging by the numbers, there were at least tens of millions.

But why did this old monster release the Gold-Devouring Ant? Could it be that these ants could find the ancient ruins?

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Xiao has a keen eye."

"These are indeed Gold-Devouring Ant!"

"The location of the Huangyun Sect's gate is a massive red copper ore vein, but this vein is very peculiar."

"It actually coexists with a fifth-rank Spiritual Vein!"

"This is also why the Huangyun Sect established their Sect here."

"My swarm of Gold-Devouring Ant is extremely sensitive to metal. As long as we break through the Void Realm and release the Gold-Devouring Ant into it..."

"Once the Gold-Devouring Ant detect the location of the Huangyun Sect ruins, we will tear open space and head there."

Old Monster Yang Lu chuckled, his face full of confidence.

"Then your precious Gold-Devouring Ant will surely suffer significant casualties."

Su Yu clicked his tongue.

This old monster was truly ruthless; with this swarm of Gold-Devouring Ant entering the Void Realm to find the Huangyun Sect, who knew how many would survive.

However, these Gold-Devouring Ant belonged to this old monster; no matter how many died, he wouldn't feel distressed.

"You can't catch the wolf without sacrificing the child. If I can get the void-piercing shuttle as I wish, what does it matter even if all the Gold-Devouring Ant die?"

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Old Monster Yang Lu's eyes.

Even though he had cultivated this swarm of Gold-Devouring Ant for over a thousand years to reach this scale.

He had only one purpose for cultivating these Gold-Devouring Ant in the first place.

Naturally, he wouldn't feel distressed.

Old Monster Yang Lu performed hand seals, and his Soul Transformation aura poured out like a vast ocean.

A surging torrent of magic power erupted from his Dantian, and then he thrust forward forcefully.

A massive silver iron hammer flew out from the top of his head.

It instantly expanded to a thousand zhang in size and smashed heavily against the void ahead.

Rumble!

It was like heavenly thunder igniting earthly fire!

The massive shockwave seemed to flip over hundreds of miles of the sea.

Seawater surged back into the celestial river and then poured down from it.

Crash! Countless tons of seawater crashed down with continuous crackling sounds, more lively than New Year's fireworks.

But suddenly, a massive suction force pulled.

Old Monster Yang Lu's strike shattered the void; after it broke, it was as if some monster on the other side had opened its bloody maw to devour everything.

However, this state lasted only a short time before a large amount of astral wind flew out.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Xiao, strike to suppress the astral winds! I will control the Gold-Devouring Ant to take the opportunity to charge in!"

Old Monster Yang Lu shouted loudly at Su Yu.

He used his immense magic power to shield the countless Gold-Devouring Ant, preventing them from dying at the hands of the astral winds.

But in doing so, the magic power he consumed was enormous.

In just a dozen breaths, he had already consumed five percent.

Su Yu did not hesitate and immediately pointed a finger; a sky-supporting giant sword, radiating purple lightning, slashed into the astral winds.

And it slashed the astral winds along with it into the Void Realm.

Immediately after, Old Monster Yang Lu controlled the swarm of Gold-Devouring Ant, making them follow the sky-supporting giant sword into the Void Realm.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Countless Gold-Devouring Ant swarmed into the void, scrambling as if they knew the terror of the astral winds.

But even with two Soul Transformation cultivators acting, some astral wind still leaked out, easily slicing the Gold-Devouring Ant into several pieces.

Fortunately, both Spirit Transformation Cultivators were powerful enough, and more than half of the Gold-Devouring Ant successfully entered the void!

Once all the Gold-Devouring Ant had entered the void, Old Monster Yang Lu performed a great Divine Ability to firmly stabilize the shattered void.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was responsible for crushing the leaking astral winds.