Jade Butterfly Bees

The Jade Butterfly Bee was extremely beautiful with long butterfly wings that sparkled translucently like jade. That was of course why they had been called the Jade Butterfly Bees.
They weren't that large, only the size of a palm, and were considered first rank Magical Beasts. But they weren't true Magical Beasts. That was because they had no crystal core or Neidan. According to a stricter classification, they were only insects.
But the most terrifying part about them was their venom. It had caused people to make an exception and include it as a Magical Beast. Its venom wasn't life-threatening, but it was incredibly painful. After being stung once, it would be so painful that it would make that person not want to continue living.
Furthermore, the Jade Butterfly Bees lived in groups. One hive of them contained thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of them. If you were stung by ten Jade Butterfly Bees, that would be enough to make you go mad from pain.
Although they were all wearing armor, that armor had chinks at the shoulders, elbows, knees, etc. That was in order to not restrict the movement too much. That meant their defense was not able to stop the Jade Butterfly Bees.
== Honey ==
Once a Jade Butterfly Queen Bee reached a certain age, it would transform into a Magical Beast Queen Bee.
Ordinary Jade Butterfly Bees were unable to advance in ranks. From birth to death, they were all insects. But the queen bee was not the same. Its body was huge, and after one hundred years, the Jade Butterfly Queen Bee would advance to become a true first rank Magical Beast.
Three hundred years later, it could advance to the second rank. Only this second rank Magical Beast Queen Bee could give birth to Queen Bee Honey.
Ordinary Jade Butterfly Honey had the effect of calming the mind, relieving pain, and detoxing poison. Furthermore, its efficiency was extremely great, comparable to a medicinal pill.
But the Jade Butterfly Queen Bee Honey was a true treasure. Such a treasure had the great effect of completely calming the spirit. While cultivating, by drinking just a mouthful, it could quickly expel all distracting thoughts and let you enter a meditative state easier.
Long Chen had that miraculous jade pendant and so he didn't need such a thing. But just because he didn't need such a thing, it didn't mean that others didn't.
To others, it was an invaluable treasure. So even though it was not useful to Long Chen, he could bring it out to sell and exchange it for what he needed. It would definitely make enough money for him that he would never be able to spend it all.
After traveling a couple of miles, Long Chen began to hear a buzzing sound. Occasionally, a palm-sized bee that looked to be carved out of jade would fly by.
Although their wings were similar to those of a butterfly, their movements were extremely quick.
== Swarms and Beehives ==
"Take care! Don't kill these Jade Butterfly Bees. Otherwise, it will attract even more of them." Qi Xin gave them a cautious warning.
Long Chen smiled slightly. He wasn't bad to know a bit about the habits of the Jade Butterfly Bees. It appeared he could definitely provide some help for him.
After traveling another stretch, everyone slowed down. That was because a huge beehive had appeared in front of them.
It was not the same as ordinary beehives. It didn't hang from a tree. Instead, it was practically a house, built atop a huge boulder.
Its shape was similar to a huge egg that had fallen on the ground. It was over thirty meters tall. The outside of the beehive looked as if it had been made of jade, shining brightly under the sunlight.
Countless Jade Butterfly Bees were coming and going exceptionally busily. Everyone's hearts rose into their throats.
Long Chen carefully examined this beehive. At the entrance was a three-colored stripe, causing him to smile.
== Poison ==
The Jade Butterfly Bee's toxicity was incredibly potent. It specialized in sending agonizing pain down the nerves. This had nothing to do with cultivation base. In fact, someone with a higher cultivation base would have even more sensitive nerves and would feel even more pain.
== Crystal ==
Jade Butterfly Queen Bee Crystal can quickly dispel all distracting thoughts and let you enter a meditative state.
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