While the White Jade Bees were in a dazed, confused state, it was the perfect opportunity.
Lu Zhiwei acted immediately, deploying a Spirit Beast Bag to sweep up the beehive, along with a few scout bees and the Jade Box, all captured together into the Spirit Beast Bag.
The White Jade Bee King was highly alert and managed to evade the absorption of the Spirit Beast Bag in an instant.
It wasn’t just a few sips of Bee Spirit Powder that would kill its rationality.
Upon witnessing the swarm and hive being absorbed into the Spirit Beast Bag, the White Jade Bee King immediately became agitated, knowing it was under attack.
It vibrated its wings, emitting some unique pheromones to attempt communication with the bee swarm, trying to control the swarm to retaliate.
Unfortunately, the bee swarm was absorbed into the Spirit Beast Bag, completely isolated from the outside once the bag’s mouth was tightened.
In such a situation, even a Cultivator’s Divine Sense couldn’t probe inside, isolating all sounds; the White Jade Bee King was helpless.
Unable to control the swarm, the White Jade Bee King swiftly turned and fled deeper into the Hundred Flowers Valley.
Though it was only the size of two fingers, its movement speed was not inferior to a Flying Sword’s.
It ran extremely fast.
"Vermilion Bird Ring!"
Lu Zhiwei had prepared, and upon witnessing that the Spirit Beast Bag did not capture the White Jade Bee King in one go, she activated the Vermilion Bird Ring.
The Vermilion Bird Ring, after Lu Yuanshan used it to slay the Purple-eyed Demon Ape, had returned to Lu Zhiwei’s hands.
The Vermilion Bird Ring could be enlarged or shrunk.
Large enough to bind the Purple-eyed Demon Ape.
Small enough to capture a bee without effort.
But the target was too small, escaping too quickly, wanting to shrink the Vermilion Bird Ring to the White Jade Bee King’s size and catch it was quite difficult.
However, Lu Zhiwei had other methods.
The Vermilion Bird Ring unfolded directly, expanding to its maximum size, blanketing over the White Jade Bee King.
As Lu Zhiwei threw the Vermilion Bird Ring with a furious force, it expanded into a crimson halo, catching up with the White Jade Bee King in an instant, pressing down on it from mid-air.
Although the White Jade Bee King wasn’t severely weakened by the Bee Spirit Powder instantaneously, its abilities and combat power were ultimately affected, losing about thirty to forty percent.
In the center of the Vermilion Bird Ring, though it appeared to be suspended, the ring didn’t shrink.
However, within the inner ring of the Vermilion Bird Ring, there existed a tangible field, also capable of binding the enemy.
Enveloped by this field, the White Jade Bee King was as if trapped in a swirling windstorm, unable to escape, barely maintaining flight, not crashing to the ground.
Since she had taken action, Lu Zhiwei no longer concealed herself.
She lifted the Concealing Technique, maneuvering the Vermilion Bird Ring to draw the White Jade Bee King closer.
As it approached, the White Jade Bee King noticed the adversaries were three Human Race Cultivators, immediately becoming more frantic and restless.
It struggled fiercely, twisting its body, and its stinger aimed at Lu Zhiwei, instantly launching a white stream towards her.
This was the inherent divine technique of the White Jade Bee and the most effective method of attack.
If hit, not only would the body suffer from severe pain, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be paralyzed, unable to channel magical power, unable to attack.
Lu Zhiwei dared not be careless.
Before she could take action to defend, beside her, a cyan compass-shaped magical artifact flew out, blocking in front of her, shielding her from the White Jade Bee King’s attack.
A closer look revealed it was Lu Xuelian’s Brocade Compass.
Lu Xuelian stepped up to assist.
The White Jade Bee King, having missed once, turned its rear again, with its stinger glowing brightly.
In an instant, it unleashed six streams of white light, targeting both Lu Zhiwei and Lu Xuelian.
In dealing with such attacks, one didn’t need to be overly elaborate or use the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword.
Lu Zhiwei, with a calm expression, summoned the Zhaoyun Sword, precisely fending off four streams of white light.
Meanwhile, Lu Xuelian handled the situation comfortably, utilizing the Brocade Compass to block one stream before wielding the Cyan Bamboo Sword in counterattack.
This Cyan Bamboo Sword was specially refined by Lu Zhiwei for Lu Xuelian, following Lu Ping’s instructions.
The day before departing for the Hundred Flowers Valley, it was gifted to Lu Xuelian.
With such a Tier One High-Grade Spiritual Artifact on hand, Lu Xuelian’s combat power significantly improved, and she could easily counter the white light.
With one swift strike, she cut through the white light.
Failing to subdue the enemies, the White Jade Bee King attempted to attack again, but Lu Zhiwei gave it no opportunity.
With a graceful gesture, Lu Zhiwei made the Vermilion Bird Ring shrink, in the blink of an eye, encircling the White Jade Bee King’s body, binding it tightly.
Unable to flap its wings, the White Jade Bee King lost its flying ability and plummeted to the ground.
At that moment, Lu Zhiwei summoned the Spirit Beast Bag again, its mouth opened and closed, accurately capturing the White Jade Bee King and drawing it inside.
Once absorbed into the Spirit Beast Bag, the White Jade Bee King was relatively more powerful and showed higher resistance to the Bee Spirit Powder.
Even though the Bee Spirit Powder in the Spirit Beast Bag still emitted green smoke, filling every corner, the White Jade Bee King was not completely bereft of its senses just yet.
Inside the Spirit Beast Bag, still bound by the Vermilion Bird Ring, it continued to struggle violently, trying to control the swarm and awaken all its subordinates.
This effort yielded little result and required time.
The White Jade Bees, not as strong as the Bee King, couldn’t recover their spirits for some time after inhaling the Bee Spirit Powder, remaining dazed without reacting to the Bee King’s commands.
Having been tricked by Lu Zhiwei and the others with Bee Spirit Powder, the Vermilion Bird Ring, and now captured in the Spirit Beast Bag, the White Jade Bee King grew anxious, attempting to use its stinger to puncture the bag, trying to break through and escape.
But before it even approached the boundary of the Spirit Beast Bag, a bright light suddenly filled its view.
Instinctively looking up, it saw the night sky.
The Spirit Beast Bag’s mouth opened slightly, letting the White Jade Bee King see the light again.
But in the next moment, a Jade Box fell from that opening.
"Another dose of Bee Spirit Powder."
Along with Lu Xuelian’s words, a second dosage of Bee Spirit Powder was activated, with green smoke billowing in, filling the Spirit Beast Bag as the mouth quickly resealed.
The White Jade Bee King was thoroughly panicked, but trapped inside the Spirit Beast Bag, with two strong doses of Bee Spirit Powder filling every corner with a rolling green sea of smoke.
In this green sea, visibility was blocked, and no one could see anything.
With its vision impaired, faced with a complete blackness, the White Jade Bee King could only struggle futilely.
After a few futile attempts, the Spirit Beast Bag gradually fell silent.
It was completely subdued by the Bee Spirit Powder, losing all ability to act, becoming very weak.
When it awoke again, it was already on Cyan Lotus Mountain.
[Doorway Affairs: Capture the White Jade Bee swarm in the Hundred Flowers Valley, task completed]
[Completion Reward: Reputation 390, Jade Bee Pill Formula ×1]
Upon returning to Cyan Lotus Mountain, a system dialogue box appeared before Lu Ping.
As for how the White Jade Bees should be cultivated next, this task was left to Lu Xuelian, leaving Lu Ping untroubled.
What he now needed to focus on was continuing to earn Reputation Points, refreshing the Mall several times, and exchanging some goods to support the Sect.
However, there was no rush.
Because, there was still a matter that needed to be dealt with.