In the midst of the dense green forest, the mist is thick.

Xiao Fan's white clothes fluttered, flying slowly over the dense forest, and the power of divine thoughts covered the situation within a radius of more than ten miles. No anomaly was found for the time being, and it seemed that the overwhelming army of praying mantis a few days ago became invisible in an instant.

Xiao Fan spent a few days to understand the insect repellent technique left by Tao Qianqiu and the use of the insect king bowl, and after basically knowing this, he left Peach Blossom Village and went to the nearby dense forest to find traces of the praying mantis.

He was alone, and even Ji Qingsha did not follow.

Right now, no one can be sure how many levels the two iron-backed sword mantis that escaped from the Worm King Cave have evolved. Although it is said that the possibility of the third order is very small, even if there is only a second order, once it reaches the peak state, then except for Xiao Fan, almost everyone else has no power to protect themselves.

The iron-backed sword mantis is as fast as the wind, advancing and retreating like electricity, and it is basically not an opponent for a human monk of the same level as a human cultivator.

Xiao Fan couldn't let Ji Qingsha take this risk with him.

Heilin fell asleep in the spirit beast ring.

This is also Xiao Fan's attempt to see what the effect of this spirit beast ring is. Who knew that Heilin was very fond of the spirit beast ring, and as soon as he entered it, he fell asleep comfortably. It seems that this specially designed spirit beast ring is really very in line with the spirit beast's mind.

After flying for dozens of miles to the northeast, Xiao Fan's eyebrows raised slightly.

Finally noticed the trail of the praying mantis.

Not far from the lower right, there is a distinct mantis aura, among which there are dozens of blue-gray giant mantises. The aura of these blue-gray giant mantis is obviously different from that of ordinary mantises, and Xiao Fan is already familiar with it.

In addition to a large number of ordinary praying mantis and dozens of blue-gray giant mantises, Xiao Fan also sensed two unique spiritual power fluctuations from there. Judging purely from the fluctuation of spiritual power. It is about the same as the middle and late stages of foundation building.

Xiao Fan's heart sank.

Undoubtedly, these two unique spiritual power fluctuations. It emanated from those two iron-backed sword mantises. Only in the realm of the middle and late stages of foundation building, then it has not yet evolved to the third-order spirit worm. Otherwise. I'm afraid that even Xiao Fan himself will have to retreat. At least there is no certainty that they will be able to capture two third-order iron-backed mantis alive.

Xiao Fan's eyes shone with green, and he looked down to the right.

I saw a cave densely packed with traces of praying mantises, and going inside, there were dozens of giant mantis that were obviously larger than ordinary praying mantises, and further inside, there were two super huge bugs. Xiao Fan's celestial eyes are still in the initial stage for the time being, and he can only vaguely see some shadows. I couldn't see the appearance of the giant praying mantis, but in terms of body length, it was more than two feet.

These two praying mantis are even larger than Heilin's body, and naturally, they are a little more slender than Heilin's body.

Heilin is a plump girl with a round and jade pearl!

Xiao Fan didn't alarm these insects, and flew over the dense forest gently. The Wind Escape Technique comprehended from the Silver Wing Lei Peng, although it was only a little fur, was not something that these insects with unopened wisdom could detect lightly.

He flew seven or eight miles to the northeast. Xiao Fan slowly pressed the light of escape, looked at the surrounding terrain, and nodded with satisfaction.

It is a steep cliff with towering peaks on one side. A stone nest is formed on the mountain wall that is slightly concave inward, and the area is not small. Xiao Fan raised his hand, and several array flags and several array disks flew out. Swiftly disappeared into the void and disappeared without a trace. After a burst of spatial fluctuations distorted. The shape of the cliff has changed dramatically, turning it into a valley. The clouds are shrouded in mist, and I can't really see it.

After a few days of research, Xiao Fan basically mastered the method of arranging the Peach Blossom Phantom Array, and now he is really handy when he uses it. From the outside, there is almost no clue in this phantom array, and only a person like Xiao Fan who has good formation attainments can detect it. But if you want to break through the formation, unless the other party also has a space treasure similar to the "Qiankun Ding", plus with the help of Heilin's special skills, you can only be a little sure, otherwise you can only use brute force to crack it.

After arranging the phantom array, Xiao Fan was not in a hurry, took out the insect king bowl from the storage bracelet, placed it in the center of the phantom array, and then took out a scarlet pill with a strong fishy smell and gently put it into the bowl.

But a moment later, an extremely strong fishy smell wafted up.

Xiao Fan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he seemed to be a little unacceptable to this fishy smell.

This elixir, also found in Tao Qianqiu's storage bracelet, has a miraculous effect on luring praying mantis-like insects, especially the iron-backed knife mantis, as long as it smells this fishy smell, it can't be suppressed no matter what, and it will be found immediately.

Xiao Fan took out the "Thousand Phantom Noodles" and put it on, and in an instant, he transformed into a middle-aged man with a pale face, and his breath was also hidden, as if there was nothing. Coupled with being hidden in the phantom array, Xiao Fan believed that even if the senses of the two iron-backed sword mantis were keen, it would be difficult to detect his existence.

As for whether this Peach Blossom Phantom Array can trap the two iron-backed sword mantises, Xiao Fan is not very sure. It stands to reason that the iron-backed sword mantis has not yet opened its mind, and it is absolutely impossible to crack such a complex phantom array, but these two insects can slip away from the worm king hole, which is really a little difficult to understand.

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Fan's robe sleeves were raised, and two golden spirit runes flew out and disappeared into the mist next to the Insect King's bowl.

These are two talismans carefully refined by Xiao Fan.

The success rate of the talisman is extremely low, and for such a long time, Xiao Fan has only made a few sheets. Kill the ape Fei Yichang, and use one out. Now that two are released in one go, Xiao Zhenren has really invested enough.

Of course, if you can really capture the two iron-backed sword mantis alive, not to mention the two talismans, it is also very cost-effective to consume a few more.

Not long after Xiao Fan had just finished this qiē, two iron-gray rays of light flew out like lightning, and the speed was so fast that even Xiao Fan was a little amazed. The green light in his eyes was shining, and he had already seen the two praying mantis in the retreat clearly.

I saw these two praying mantises, more than two feet long, covered in iron gray, red eyes, and two high raised forelimbs, which were particularly different, not like the arthropods of insects, but like two swarthy machetes, shining with a metallic luster.

This insect is known as the "iron-backed knife mantis", and these two machete-like forelimbs should be one of its most important characteristics.

However, what Xiao Fan admires now is the speed of these two praying mantises. Although it is only a second-order spirit worm, it is only equivalent to a monk in the middle and late stages of foundation building, but it is so fast that even Xiao Fan may not be able to catch up. If it evolved to a third-order spirit worm, wouldn't it be comparable to the speed of a primordial infancy cultivator? I just don't know if I can still maintain such a speed after flying away for a long time.

It is estimated that it is unlikely, otherwise, this strange insect will be too rebellious.

The fierce light flashed in the eyes of the two iron-backed sword mantises, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of the phantom array, "snorted" twice, did not stop, and plunged into the fog.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that although these two iron-backed sword mantis are extremely fierce, their spiritual intelligence is indeed relatively low, which is a good thing for Xiao Fan. As long as these two praying mantis are successfully captured, it should not be too difficult to recognize the lord with blood.

The two iron-backed sword mantis plunged headlong into the phantom array, and immediately lost their way, "squeaking" and screaming, brandishing two big knives in a frenzy, viciously slashing at the mountain wall that had been conjured up on the opposite side, just wanting to rush to the center of the phantom array where the insect king's bowl was located.

The Peach Blossom Phantom Array was wonderful, but the iron-gray wind blades that split out of the forelimbs of the two praying mantis were really sharp, and they quickly split through the first layer of prohibition and rushed into the second layer of prohibition.

Xiao Fan, who was hidden in the phantom array, was stunned when he saw this scene.

The power of the Peach Blossom Phantom Array was greatly reduced when no one was presiding over it, and these two iron-backed sword mantis evolved to second-order spirit insects, and they were actually able to rely on brute force to break the formation. However, now that the Peach Blossom Illusion Array is presided over by Xiao Fan himself, such a way of breaking the formation is actually impossible to work. As soon as the first layer of prohibition was broken, Xiao Fan raised his hand, and the prohibition was immediately bridged. As long as the array flag and array disk were not damaged, even if these two praying mantis exhausted all their strength, it would be impossible to stand out from the phantom array.

Seeing this situation clearly, Xiao Fan was determined in his heart, and it seemed that he might not have to use those two immobilization talismans, as long as he relied on the power of the phantom array, he could trap the two giant insects firmly in them, exhaust their strength, and then naturally capture them.

A moment later, the two iron-backed praying mantis broke through the second layer of prohibition and entered the third layer of prohibition, not far from the center of the phantom array where the insect king's bowl was located.

Xiao Fan smiled slightly, raised his hand, and the phantom array changed, taking advantage of the slight negligence of the insects, he immediately separated the two iron-backed mantises. The two insects were stunned for a moment, and then they became more and more furious, their forelimbs fluttering, and the wind blades were like knives, and they attacked the prohibition in front of them.

The figure flashed, and Xiao Fan suddenly appeared in the phantom array, facing one of the larger praying mantises, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

According to common sense, the larger ones among the praying mantis are all females, and the male praying mantis is smaller. In nature, after mating, in order to obtain enough nutrients to reproduce offspring, the female mantis will even kill the male mantis and swallow her "husband" as a delicacy.

Suddenly there was one more person beside her, and the female mantis in anger was suddenly stunned, her head and neck twisted violently, and she stared at Xiao Fan viciously. Although the praying mantis had compound eyes, Xiao Fan still saw an extremely strong fierce hostility in its eyes.

Clearly, the mantis regarded any non-species that appeared around it as an enemy.

Xiao Fan raised his hand, and an ice spirit flying knife appeared, intending to try what this strange insect that was highly respected by the sect master of the Spirit Worm Sect had any ability.

"Uhhh

Before Xiao Fan could drive the flying knife, the gray shadow flashed in front of him, and the iron-backed mantis, which was still three feet away, suddenly arrived in front of him, and a gust of wind flashed.

Xiao Fan was taken aback, his feet moved, and he flashed to the side in an instant.

Rao was like this, but he was still half a beat slower, and he only heard the sound of cracking silk, and his snow-white Tang suit was cut out of a long opening, revealing the emerald green blue blood silkworm soft armor inside.

The blade of the iron-backed mantis slashed a deep mark on the soft armor. (To be continued......)