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On the stone wall, Zhao Xuanang, who was engrossed in cleaning the bloodstains, occasionally lifted his head and suddenly caught sight of the crimson apparition.

He was startled and pointed there, exclaiming, "What... what is that?"

Hearing this exclamation, everyone raised their heads and saw the phenomenon in the sky.

At that moment, Zhao Jijian, as if thinking of something, his face drastically changed as he bellowed, "Fire Centipedes! It must be the Fire Centipede Swarm! Everyone, quickly hide in the stone cave, it's already too late. Hurry!"

Seeing this, the Zhao Family members didn't need to be reminded again; they dropped what they were doing and fled towards the stone cave at the fastest speed.

The stone cave was the most secure place in Lush Peach Mountain and had been prepared by the Zhao family as a refuge from disasters.

After everyone swiftly evacuated from the stone wall, Zhao Jijian noticed that Zhao Sheng was still standing in the same place looking upwards at the southern crimson clouds.

"Zhao He, hurry up! Don't you know how dangerous Fire Centipedes are?"

Zhao Sheng, pointing south, said with a solemn expression, "Fourth Master, there are people in the Insect Cloud, and they are fleeing towards us."

Zhao Jijian looked up, his face suddenly turning ashen.

In that moment, the Insect Cloud formed by the Fire Centipede Swarm was already close to Lush Peach Mountain, and within the cloud, a small area was conspicuously noticeable.

Because a desperate battle was unfolding there.

Within the boundless Insect Cloud, countless Crimson Armored, red-toothed Fire Centipedes from all directions fiercely lunged at a medium-sized Cloud Boat over twenty meters long.

At this time, the boat's outer hull, deck, cabins, and all exposed areas were already covered with Fire Centipedes.

These terrifying demon insects had an enormous appetite, almost nothing was inedible to them.

The spirit wood that constituted the main body of the Cloud Boat was harder than steel, but beneath the jaws of the Fire Centipedes, it was like crispy potato chips, being bitten into and losing pieces.

In just a short while, the Cloud Boat was pitted all over.

"No...don't!"

On a deck, Qian Gang, covered in blood, cried out, his body weakly leaning against the cabin wall, his face filled with despair.

Opposite him, about a dozen seven-foot-long Fire Centipedes with two blood-red wings on their backs were looking at him with unfeeling eyes, as if staring at a lamb waiting for slaughter.

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"Don't...don't come over!"

However, his fate was already sealed.

Suddenly, over a dozen fiery red streaks of light whistled down mercilessly onto him.

Then came the "crunch, crunch," the sounds of chewing.

Before long, the Fire Centipedes quietly dispersed, leaving behind only a pile of bloodstains,

On the other side of the Cloud Boat, some were still resisting stubbornly.

Seeing the numbers dwindling, Shao Shangzi couldn't help but blurt out, "Fuck, this won't do, let's escape!"

"Big brother, where do you say we should escape to?" Liu Donghai, despite his age, had a hint of crying in his voice.

From the moment the Cloud Boat was caught up by the Insect Tide, within merely half a quarter of an hour, the crew of over thirty was now reduced to just three survivors.

Liu Donghai and Shao Shangzi were sworn brothers, and the last person was a Taoist High Crown.

The three did not know each other before but now, driven by the circumstances, had to work together for survival.

Facing the swarming insects, despite being Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they couldn't hold out for much longer.

Considering the overwhelming madness of the Fire Centipedes, despair was in everyone's hearts.

Just then, Shao Shangzi suddenly cried out in wild joy, "Fuck, we're saved! Look... look below, there... there's someone!"

The other two looked in the direction of the voice. Through the gaps in the Insect Cloud, they could see a mountaintop amidst the vast greenery of Mang Forest, surprisingly adorned with a vast expanse of man-made structures.

Seeing this, the three were greatly encouraged and a hope for survival surged in their hearts.

"Run for it!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shao Shangzi's complexion suddenly turned from white to red, so red it seemed almost to drip blood, and at the same time, he spat out three mouthfuls of essence blood in quick succession.

Suddenly, a large amount of essence blood caught fire out of thin air, forming a blood-light that enveloped him.

Whoosh!

The next second, a streak of blood light rapidly broke through layers of the Insect Cloud, fleeing towards Lush Peach Mountain.

"Woo...!"

However, at this moment, with a sharp screech, a gigantic insect shadow shot out from the depths of the Insect Cloud.

This insect shadow moved as fast as lightning and caught up with Shao Shangzi, who had just used Blood Escape, in the blink of an eye, biting off a large portion of his body.

"Ah!" Shao Shangzi let out a brief scream, then fell silent.

Good opportunity!

At this moment, Taoist High Crown's eyes flashed with a ruthless light, suddenly tossing a clump of green spirit flame onto Liu Donghai's body.

The next second, the Spiritual Fire surged, and Liu Donghai instantly became a Burning "Fire Man."

Ah!

Fire Centipedes are Fire Attribute demon insects and are naturally attracted by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire, not to mention the scent of human flesh.

Seizing the chance while the Fire Centipedes around were temporarily distracted by the spirit flame, Taoist High Crown swiftly leaped off the Cloud Boat, exerting all his strength to dash towards Lush Peach Mountain with a green bamboo staff.

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Atop Lush Peach Mountain, Zhao Jijian and Zhao Sheng looked towards the direction of the swelling Insect Tide, their expressions ugly.

At this time in the southern sky, a figure wrapped in green light was rapidly flying towards Lush Peach Mountain, with a vast expanse of red Insect Cloud fiercely pursuing behind.

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Zhao Jijian suddenly produced the Red Rainbow Sword, ready to take flight.

Zhao Sheng quickly grabbed him, shaking his head and speaking in a deep voice, "It's too late, and you won't be able to draw the Fire Centipede Swarm away either."

His words were not false at all.

Although treated with burning, Lush Peach Mountain was still littered with remnants of blood and flesh, and the air was filled with the scent of blood.

In the eyes of the Fire Centipede demon insects, Lush Peach Mountain was like a constantly tempting "big cake"—not something Zhao Jijian could simply lead away as he claimed.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Jijian roared furiously, anxiously asking, "What do we do now?"

"The massive Insect Tide won't pause at Lush Peach Mountain. We are only facing a small part of it. Try to delay them and wait for the Insect Tide to pass before we plan further."

"What about that person?" Zhao Jijian pointed fiercely toward the rapidly approaching Taoist High Crown.

Zhao Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, concealing the ruthless light in his eyes, and he sneered, "Hehe, let's invite him into the stone cave first!"

"What?" Zhao Jijian blurted out, but quickly caught on.

The location of the stone cave was not hidden, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators using Divine Sense could quickly find it.

Rather than shutting Taoist High Crown out, they might as well temporarily invite him to take refuge in the stone cave.

First, it would prevent him from getting desperate.

Second, facing the Insect Tide, the more strength they had, the better their chances of survival.

Third... it was easier to dispose of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the stone cave.

In just a few moments, Taoist High Crown had escaped to their front.

By then, he was in a terrible state, his hair and Daoist robe nearly disintegrated by the corrosive fire poison, and his body was a blur of flesh and blood, with white bones visible in his deep wounds.

"Fellow Daoists, run! The Fire Centipedes are about to catch up."

"Don't panic, fellow Daoist. Follow me!"

Zhao Sheng waved him over, then turned and flew towards the stone cave.

Zhao Jijian expressionlessly sized up Taoist High Crown, nodded at him, and then controlled his sword to leave.

Seeing this, Taoist High Crown was overjoyed and quickly followed.