Xiao Nanfeng's forehead beaded with sweat. If the golden centipede spirit really was a Spiritsong-realm beast, then this dragon-quelling spike might be ineffective against it.1

"Hasn't the Yan emperor told you about the situation here?" the golden centipede spirit continued.1

Xiao Nanfeng's eyes widened. He suddenly realized that the golden centipede had mistaken him for a citizen of Great Yan because of the blue armor he was wearing!0

He suddenly recalled that, the first time he had encountered these blue-armored cultivators, they had been interrogating one of his seniors. One of their techniques was to implant poisonous insects into their prisoners' bodies, and his senior had died as a result of a large centipede breaking out of his chest.0

The poisonous insects that they had implanted were centipedes, and there was a huge nest of centipedes in front of him. Could there be a relationship between these centipede spirits and the Empire of Great Yan?1

"I came on Lord Wei's orders," Xiao Nanfeng replied, hiding his nervousness. "I apologize, but access to information is limited in my current position, and Lord Wei said that I would learn what I needed to after coming here."0

Xiao Nanfeng wasn't sure if his probing remarks would be of use. He clutched his...0