Chirp chirp chirp chirp!!!
Inside the Golden Core Insect Immortal’s body, a series of insect sounds emerged, which only Lu Sheng could hear. The sounds were extremely piercing, akin to nails scraping across a blackboard.
A flash of light appeared in Lu Sheng’s eyes, instantly probing through the Insect Immortal’s body and landing inside.
The insect sounds were unmistakably coming from the Golden Core that resembled insect eggs.
Lu Sheng could even sense the emotional fluctuations emanating from the insect eggs.
The hunger to devour Lu Sheng and Ling’Er!
"Did these insect eggs detect something?"
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly, but he wasn’t really surprised. These insect eggs had only the instinct to devour, and even though he had the Jade Scroll, it merely erased his Human Federation aura.
However, his realm and life essence were different from ordinary people. The fact that these insect eggs had such a reaction to him was entirely normal.
After all, the Void Insect Race... had an almost pathological hunger toward all life forms, including high-level ones.
"I understand why they have this reaction to me, but why to Ling’Er as well? Ling’Er is just an ordinary person like the others!"
Lu Sheng glanced imperceptibly at Ling’Er behind him. Although her face was pale, her clever and charming appearance was still evident.
"Is it because Ling’Er’s physique is special, suitable for the Void Insect Race?"
Lu Sheng pondered for a moment.
After considering for a while, Lu Sheng shook his head and took a deep look at the Golden Core Insect Immortal in front of him.
"These beings, although they still possess human reason, have been controlled by the insect eggs since they swallowed them as their Golden Core. Their personalities gradually become violent."
"With time, the insect eggs will replace their will, eventually becoming an independent entity."
"By then... it will be the so-called breakthrough to Nascent Soul!"
Lu Sheng sighed inwardly.
"Those cultivators who haven’t consumed insect eggs can still be saved, but the Golden Core Insect Immortals, and even higher realm Insect Immortals who have consumed them, are beyond rescue."
Lu Sheng couldn’t help but shake his head, his eyes carrying a trace of pity.
As the aura dissipated from the Insect Immortal, Lu Sheng only glanced indifferently at the Golden Core Insect Immortal’s apology, then waved his hand, and a loud voice echoed from his mouth.
"Pure and Muddy Gate, the recruitment ceremony officially begins!!"
"Those who wish to join our Pure and Muddy Gate, must undergo Detection Stone tests. Pass the test, and you can join the Pure and Muddy Gate."
"Now... line up and come forward one by one to drip blood for talent detection!"
The Insect Immortal’s voice resonated throughout the plaza.
Next, disciples from the Pure and Muddy Gate carried a peculiar stone and placed it in the middle of the plaza.
Lu Sheng looked at that stone with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Is this the so-called Detection Stone?"
In Lu Sheng’s view, the stone, which should be called the Detection Stone, was shaped like a bizarre insect beast.
Even the mouth of that weird insect beast was slightly wriggling.
Clearly, this so-called Detection Stone was a living, strange insect!
"This is not to detect celestial talent, but to find individuals suitable to be Void Insect Race incubators!"
"Only suitable incubators can be parasitized by the insect race, creating stronger individual insects!"
A flash of sharpness appeared in Lu Sheng’s eyes.
At this moment, the detection process had already begun.
One by one, ordinary people stepped forward with piety on their faces, respectfully approached the Detection Stone, pricked their fingers, and dripped blood into its mouth.
Whenever a suitable parasite candidate was found, the weird insect beast would tremble and emit a different kind of glow.
The more suitable the candidate, the greater the insect beast trembled, and the brighter the glow it emitted.
As more and more people began testing, only less than one-tenth of them were successfully allowed to join the Pure and Muddy Gate.
Though fewer than one-tenth could formally join the Pure and Muddy Gate, some physically strong individuals were also kept back by the Insect Immortals.
"Your physique is decent, you can be Registered Disciples of our Pure and Muddy Gate. If you perform well, you may formally enter the outer sect!"
An Insect Immortal at Foundation Establishment level said faintly to the selected individuals.
"Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal!!"
Despite only becoming Registered Disciples, those individuals still behaved frantically, bowing repeatedly to the Insect Immortal.
Lu Sheng saw this scene and frowned deeper.
"Registered Disciples? It sounds nice, but in reality, they are just preparatory beds for the Void Insect Race."
As more ordinary people stepped forward for testing, it soon came to Ling’Er’s turn.
At this moment, Lu Sheng couldn’t help but look over. He had been puzzled and surprised before; he didn’t worship the Insect Immortals because he knew their true nature and had a sixth-tier cultivation.
’With sufficient confidence, but Ling’Er not worshipping them was beyond Lu Sheng’s expectations.’