Chapter 32

At Lu Gang Ridge, the weather was clear today, but a lot of clouds were forming, shrouding the mountaintop in a hazy mist.

Suddenly, a beam of white light shot from afar and disappeared into the clouds.

The place where the light landed was a dense forest to the west, where two people were already waiting.

"Did you get it?" Wu Hai asked anxiously before the light had even stabilized.

"Brother Wu, you really don't trust me. I got it, about a hundred of them, enough to make that kid work for nothing this quarter," Zhao Youlu replied loudly as he stepped out from the light.

"Hehe! I won't be happy until I make that kid cry!" Luo Wu laughed sinisterly from the side.

Chu He, after being hit by two Green Plagues, did not lie in bed in agony, crying out to heaven and earth. He recovered quickly and became so diligent that all the elders in the Spirit Garden praised him. These messages were relayed to the three of them, and seeing their enemy living comfortably, they naturally felt bitter.

So the three of them got together again, and Zhao Youlu came up with a plan: find two intermediate-level Spirit Farmers to capture a large number of the natural enemies of the Green Spirit Grass, then release them into Chu He's Spirit Field to ruin his harvest.

Spirit Farmers rely on their fields for a living, and the success or failure of a Spirit Field is very important to a Spirit Farmer.

"That stinky kid just took a mission to Lotus Mountain, you have plenty of time. Luo Wu and I are leaving first, you must do this well." Wu Hai released his flying sword, left a message, and left with Luo Wu.

"＆＃＠※№!" Zhao Youlu didn't expect that not only did he come up with the plan, but he also had to execute it himself. He immediately cursed Wu Hai and Luo Wu's ancestors to the eighteenth generation in his heart.

The rules of the sect were very strict, and if such a plot to ruin a fellow disciple's harvest was exposed, the punishment would be severe. At that time, he would have to bear the blame alone, and couldn't expect Luo Wu and the others to share it.

"Self-inflicted suffering!" Zhao Youlu spat, but he didn't dare to delay and hurried to the mountain waist.

For someone like him, with no background and only slightly better talent, being able to connect with the direct disciples of the Wu and Luo families meant often getting various benefits and conveniences, which was already quite good, and many fellow disciples couldn't even get that.

Taking someone's benefits naturally meant helping them with their troubles, and as a follower, one had to have the awareness of a follower. Zhao Youlu only cursed in his heart, then immediately focused on the matter of Chu He.

Even Inner Sect disciples had their own hardships. As long as they couldn't step into the Innate Realm, they were still at the bottom in Green Spirit Mountain. Although they had mid-grade Spirit Bodies, it wasn't certain they could step into the Innate Realm. With the help of the sect, the success rate could be over 60%, but there was still a failure rate.

And among the failures, about half would never break through. Zhao Youlu naturally didn't want to be one of these few failures. Wu Hai and Luo Wu could help him advance to the Innate Realm, so running errands for them, even if it meant losing some dignity, was mostly done willingly, including today's matter.

Soon, he arrived near the Spirit Field.

He didn't need to trigger the warning array to enter; he just needed to release the bugs, as the warning array had no effect on these tiny insects.

The bugs he had someone catch were Iron Shell Bugs.

These bugs are common in mid-grade Spirit Fields, with small, hard shells. Without the Lesser Metal Formula at the fourth layer or greater, it's hard to harm them, and low-level Spirit Farmers generally can't do anything about them.

The Green Spirit Grass has a faint, fragrant smell, and Iron Shell Bugs are naturally sensitive to this smell, able to track it from several miles away. There was only one Spirit Field in this area, so there was no need to worry about the bugs flying to other places.

After releasing the bugs, he laughed evilly and quickly ran away.

Chu He didn't know about Zhao Youlu and the others' tricks for the time being. After completing two small tasks, he returned to his residence to water his Spirit Field.

These Iron Shell Bugs were extremely fierce, and the young seedlings were tender and easy to chew. In a short time, they had already ravaged a plot of land, making Chu He stare in shock.

Chu He had heard about the ferocity of these uncommon bugs in class and quickly used the Lesser Metal Formula to form fine sword beams, which he directed into the affected Spirit Plants to kill the bugs.

Driving away the pests with the Lesser Metal Formula didn't require much Spirit Power, but that was relative to a single Spirit Plant. If the pests infested several acres of Spirit Field, Chu He would be exhausted even if he managed to deal with them.

Once a pest infestation occurs, immediate action is crucial. It's best to eliminate them all at once; if it's intermittent, the harvest will definitely be poor.

Logically, the pests that appear in low-grade Spirit Fields are usually easy to deal with, like Ironhead Bugs. It was strange that so many Iron Shell Bugs appeared. While casting the spell, Chu He had a suspicion.

Iron Shell Bugs have strong resistance to the Lesser Metal Formula at the third layer. It took Chu He a lot of time to kill a dozen of them, and he was already sweating and running low on Spirit Essence.

Fortunately, his Spirit Essence was of high quality, allowing him to kill these Iron Shell Bugs. If it were another low-level Spirit Farmer, their efforts would be in vain.

"This won't do. I'm already exhausted, and I've only killed a small part of the bugs. Even if I can kill them all, the seven or eight acres of Spirit Field will still be damaged by 30-40%."

Helpless, Chu He took out a communication flying sword. Instructor Zhang Yu had given it to him, and he wouldn't use it unless it was important.

This matter was very suspicious. When he left, the Spirit Field was fine, but in less than an hour, a large number of pests that only appear in mid-grade Spirit Fields appeared. It was best to find Instructor Zhang Yu to solve this. First, the instructor could easily kill these pests, and second, he could be a witness.

The communication flying sword was extremely fast, and after being activated, it reached Instructor Zhang Yu on Cone Peak in a few breaths.

A few breaths later, Instructor Zhang Yu arrived using a cloud-type magical tool.

After Chu He explained the situation, he walked into the Spirit Field to find the Iron Shell Bugs.

Seeing Instructor Zhang Yu's Lesser Metal Formula, Chu He was amazed.

With a wave of his hand, thousands of pale golden lights shone and, guided by his Spirit Sense, entered the affected Spirit Plants. No matter where the Iron Shell Bugs were hiding, they couldn't escape death.

In just twenty breaths, Instructor Zhang Yu had completely eliminated the pests without even breaking a sweat, truly a master of the Innate Realm.

"Over a hundred Iron Shell Bugs suddenly appearing in a low-grade Spirit Field is clearly a deliberate act." Instructor Zhang Yu stroked his chin and frowned.

"However, don't make a fuss and alert them. If they come again, we'll give them a surprise." He then said to Chu He.

With the instructor taking the lead, Chu He was happy to comply and quickly thanked him.

"They took the dark path to harm others, so we will punish them openly and justly." Instructor Zhang Yu took out a Jade Token and quickly wrote down some information.