On weekdays, there are often monks coming and going outside Xuanyou Cave. They are called "insect hunters" and rely on the insect fighting competition in the capital to make a living. Their origins and cultivation are not high, and they often die silently in Xuanyou Cave.

But yesterday, the Beijing camp had sealed off the area around Xuanyou Cave, prohibiting insect hunters from entering. It was not yet completely bright, and a large number of cultivators had gathered outside Xuanyou Cave. Thirty thousand people were divided into three sinkhole entrances. When the time came, they all gathered together.

Enter the hole.

This level is no better than before. Everyone knows that the risks are extremely high.

Cultivators need to strike a balance between "catching more powerful spiritual insects", "leaving the Xuanyou Cave as quickly as possible" to obtain a higher ranking, and trying to save their lives as much as possible.

This time, Ji Su did not delay. He showed up as soon as the time came. Naturally, the 30,000 cultivators had already arrived. Ji Su's voice spread throughout the audience through cultivation methods: "The second level of assessment is a comprehensive assessment, capturing the soul."

The higher the insect level, the faster it comes out and the higher it ranks.

After everyone comes out, someone will meet you. You hand over the spirit insects to them, and then wait for everyone to come back. I will personally preside over it and make a fair ranking!

Only the first thousand people will be selected for this level. I would like to kindly remind you that according to my estimation, no matter how fast or slow you are, you must capture at least three level spirit insects or above to have any hope of being selected.

So, guys, let’s work hard!”

But suddenly a voice below asked: "After the evaluation is over, when can we get our spirit insects back?"

Ji Su's heart skipped a beat and his face darkened: "This is an assessment conducted by the imperial court, and the captured spiritual insects will naturally be taken back to the imperial court!"

"Why?" The voice sounded again: "We came to participate in the Dragon and Snake Ranking, and each of us handed in ten spiritual jades. The court said they would ensure our safety, but as a result, such a big accident happened, and the court did not do anything.

Compensation for half a piece of spiritual jade!

This level can't even guarantee our safety, but we have to hand over the spirit insects we worked so hard to catch to you? Don't think that I don't know that the third-level spirit insects in the capital can sell at least twelve thousand spirit jade

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There was a commotion among the 30,000 cultivators. Most of them had not thought about this problem before. When someone reminded them, they immediately realized that the spiritual insects caught by 30,000 people were an extremely huge wealth!

Ji Su was completely embarrassed and asked: "Who is causing trouble?!"

Sun Changming came out proudly, and Jisu felt guilty when he saw that his face turned darker. Sun Changming was able to avoid a disaster at the first level, but the final reward was given by Song Gongquan. He, Jisu, was the biggest beneficiary.

Otherwise, he didn’t pay a penny.

But I have already negotiated the price with the fifth prince!

Ji Su solemnly said, "The imperial court has decided on this matter! Since you have participated in the Dragon and Snake Ranking, all products produced during the assessment process will naturally belong to the imperial court. If you are dissatisfied, you can give up this Dragon and Snake Ranking!"

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But the registration fee for the ten spiritual jades is non-refundable, so it’s just a penny.

As soon as this strong statement came out, the cultivators all hesitated and backed away. Of course it hurt to give more than 10,000 spiritual jade to the court for nothing, but in comparison, the Dragon and Snake List was obviously more important.

Sun Changming seemed to have no choice but to compromise, but he still asked: "After we have completed the second level of the Dragon and Snake Ranking, the rest of the harvest should be ours, right?"

Ji Su was a little confused, why are you talking to me so much?

In such a tense second level assessment, everyone is competing not only on the grade of spiritual insects, but also on the speed of catching spiritual insects. Do you want to catch a few more to make extra money? Your dignified commander, Meng Jiang, likes this.

Tens of thousands of spiritual jade?

If you are willing to do so and wasted time and were eventually deposed, don't blame me for being unkind!

Ji Su thought of this and sneered: "It belongs to you!"

Sun Changming cupped his hands and stepped back: "As long as you have the words of an adult."

Sun Changming didn't have the leisure and leisure attitude at all. He took the monks from poor families he recruited temporarily to "match wits and courage" with Ji Su in the Xuanyou Cave. What he wanted to do was to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.

First of all, the first step is, do you want to do business with the fifth prince? I will steal your business first!

Ji Su immediately announced the start of the second level assessment. Thirty thousand cultivators were divided into three square formations and entered the Xuanyou Cave from the entrance of a sinkhole. This time, there was no need to move the formation. The sinkhole was extremely huge, so everyone could just jump in individually.

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Where we landed, the ecology was completely different from that of the outside world. All kinds of shade-loving plants covered our feet. Some ferns grew like ancient trees. Various rustling insect sounds could be heard from time to time, and some insects were disturbed.

It scurries quickly through the grass, bringing up the vegetation like water waves.

After landing, the cultivators who bought the test questions immediately took out a simple map and looked for the entrance to the next level. They made preparations in advance, knowing that the top level had been raided many times by insect hunters.

There are no spiritual insects above level three at all.

Sun Changming was not in a hurry, Zhang Chunfa quickly came over: "Sir."

"Follow me and gather our men at the same time."

"yes."

Zhang Chunfa immediately sent out a signal. He contacted nearly a hundred poor cultivators, not far from each other, and they soon gathered together. Sun Changming scanned everyone and found that their cultivation levels were pretty good. One of them, although his clothes were shabby, was already in fifth place.

Da Jing, couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhang Chunfa whispered: "That man's name is Meng Hebei."

Sun Changming nodded slightly and said to everyone: "Follow me closely and don't fall behind."

Because the assembly was delayed for some time, almost all the other cultivators on this floor had left. However, Sun Changming did not rush to the next floor. Instead, he moved his palm slightly, and the jade cicada was already in his palm.

After communicating with Zhao Xiaoyao, Yuchan Yingwu completed the "Full Engraving". In addition to suppression, it also had many additional functions, one of which was the perception of the surrounding Zerg.

Yu Chan's response was his greatest confidence in confronting Ji Su head-on in the second level of assessment.

Xuanyou Cave is very strange. The first floor is actually the smallest. Sun Changming followed the guidance of the jade cicada and led everyone through the dense plants. There are also man-eating demonic plants here, but he can sense these monks.

Powerful, each and every one of them huddled tightly, pretending that I was just an ordinary plant, and did not dare to show the slightest bit of ferocity.

Someone among the humble cultivators could not help but say: "Sir, there are no worthwhile goals on this first level..."

Before Sun Changming could answer, Zhang Chunfa glared at him fiercely: "Shut up and just follow your Excellency. I suffered so much because I didn't follow Your Excellency closely last time!"

Although he suppressed his objections, there were obvious signs of dissatisfaction among the team.

Sun Changming ignored these things and lifted up a thick covering of ancient vines, revealing a hole the size of a washbasin. A hissing sound of insects came out, followed by a flash of black shadow at the hole, and a dark red thread like an earthworm came out.

An ordinary strange insect is more than a foot long, with dozens of needles growing on its tail. The cultivators from poor families exclaimed: "There are still three levels to the first level!"

This was a genuine third-level spiritual insect, and it seemed to sense these cultivators. It immediately raised its tail, its needles tightened, shining with a faint light, and pointed at the cultivators who were close to it like a crossbow arrow.

The cultivators hurriedly backed away, and Sun Changming gently raised his hand. The third-order spirit insect immediately calmed down, lying on the ground and squirming, as if it was really asking for something.

Sun Changming smiled slightly and took out a special earthen jar. He opened it and buckled it down. A swirling light flew out of the earthen jar. The insect was attracted and flew up into the air. Its body continued to get smaller and smaller, and finally it was contained in the earthen jar.

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This is the insect nest that Zhao Xiaoyao taught him to refine. There is a special divided void inside, which is very suitable for warming and raising spiritual insects.

The other cultivators from humble families looked at this scene in stunned silence: "Third level! Just take it away like this?"

There should be a fight between dragons and tigers. I have never heard of third-level spiritual insects being so docile.

There was a small commotion in the team for a while, but it soon became quiet again. Most of the cultivators from poor families looked at Lord Sun differently, and Zhang Chunfa was secretly proud.

But there are also some whose brain circuits are rather strange, and I secretly wonder if they are the spirit insects in Xuanyou Cave, different from those elsewhere? They are relatively easy to conquer.

As if he could see into people's hearts, Sun Changming turned around and said with a smile: "Does anyone want to try it?"

Immediately, several people raised their hands.

Sun Changming still smiled and led everyone to move forward: "Follow me."

Among the people who raised their hands, two were in the third level and one was in the fourth level. They were not necessarily really dissatisfied with Mr. Sun, but most likely they were really curious.

Meng Hebei, whom Sun Changming valued, remained silent and seemed inconspicuous among the crowd.

Zhang Chunfa is a good talker. When he contacted these loose cultivators from poor families, he only said that they would help each other and that he had found a "support" for them. He also came from a poor family and had become a high official in the imperial court from scratch. He promised not to humiliate everyone and that he could come and go freely.

, if you feel unhappy, you can leave on the spot.

Afterwards, the identity of his backer was revealed a little, and the casual cultivators from the poor family also secretly inquired about it, and found out that Sun Changming was indeed from a humble background, so they gathered these people together.

As for how much real cohesion this small group has...it's very weak.

It was only after these people came to the capital that they found it difficult to move alone, so they temporarily united together through Zhang Chunfa's contact. Everyone still had extremely high arrogance in their hearts.

Sun Changming led everyone to find another third-level spiritual insect on the first floor! The first floor is recognized as a "wasteland", and even the most experienced insect hunters would not waste time here, believing that this place is all ordinary.

The quality of the goods cannot be sold at a high price.

This is a green mantis snake insect. The upper body is like a mantis, and the lower body is like a snake or a centipede. It is more than half a foot long. It was originally very obedient and bowed its head to Sun Changming. The cultivator of the fourth realm jumped suddenly.

Come out: "Let me try!"

He fully embodies the characteristics of Xiuzi from a humble family: poor!

Unexpectedly, there was no magical weapon. His spiritual energy circulated all over his body and his clothes swelled, and then he punched the insect in the head.

The insect let out a strange cry, raised its head proudly, and waved the six blade arms on its upper body. Six ice blades flew out in a whoosh, and the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly.

The fourth level of movement is flexible, and while dodging, a spiritual spell is released in the body, and the spiritual light expands like a bubble, protecting it outside the body.

But the bug turned out to be quite capable. The six ice blades flew around the fourth realm. Without hitting the target, they shattered on their own, releasing a large amount of cold air. The fourth realm shivered from the cold, feeling the spiritual energy in his body.

The running speed was a bit slower. And the needle behind the insect's tail was about to shoot out. The fourth realm was not sure that it could be avoided, so it hurriedly shouted: "Sir, help me——"

Sun Changming raised his hand, and there was a force in the air that calmed the insect. The gleaming tail fell down, and he gave up the offensive. Sun Changming released the earthen jar and put the insect in it.

The fourth realm was still frightened, and he stamped his feet and said repeatedly: "The evil sects in this place are more powerful than those third-level monsters in the realm of destruction elsewhere!"
To be continued...