Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 271: Chapter 624 Tiemu City and Jiuli City_1

He ran swiftly, the dawn’s morning light shining on his face and illuminating the entire world ahead.

The final outcome of this war was still unpredictable.

Burning all of the enemy’s warships was certainly an important victory in this war.

The disciples under Elder Jiu Yin had suffered heavy casualties, having been routed by Qin Niu, which was a severe blow to the enemies and also served to heavily strike down their arrogance.

The Black Tiger Gang, due to its short history of establishment, simply couldn’t compare with an old sect like the Shennong Sect in terms of heritage. Although the territory of the Black Tiger Gang was fairly large, for the time being, they only had Black Tiger City under their control.

The Shennong Sect, aside from their main city, Shennong City, also had secondary cities like Mai City, Tiemu City, and Jiuli City.

Mai City primarily engaged in grain trade, and if not for this war, its developmental vitality would have been very strong. In less than two hundred years, it could have become a truly large city.

Tiemu City was a well-established secondary city, second only to Shennong City, mainly trading in various types of lumber.

The ironwood from Tiemu City almost dominated the market throughout the territory of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect and was much loved by many. Ironwood, being as hard as steel with strong flexibility and resistance to corrosion, and being much lighter than steel, was extremely versatile.

It could be used to make weapons, shields, furniture, and for house renovations.

Especially as the raw material for outdoor furniture, ironwood nearly had a complete monopoly.

Even golden silk nanmu and sandalwood, when faced with sun and rain, would quickly deteriorate. Ironwood, having good oil content, could be coated with tung oil and then lacquered, and it would be perfectly usable outdoors for over a hundred years.

Many high-level cultivators often liked to cultivate in natural environments.

Because cultivating in a natural setting often made their efforts twice as effective.

All laws naturally arise, and all cultivation methods originate from the insights into nature. Put simply, the laws and ways understood by cultivators are actually the natural laws of the entire world. Whether summoning wind and rain or overturning rivers and seas, which great divine skill doesn’t involve the understanding of nature’s mighty power?

Moreover, many powerful individuals could meditate for decades at a time, and their requirements for outdoor furniture were extremely stringent.

It needed to be durable, comfortable, and close to nature.

The ironwood, which fears neither the sun nor the rain, was definitely the best choice.

The Shennong Sect, with just ironwood alone, had accumulated countless wealth.

lheir Jiuli City was a well-known source of livestock and beasts.

Domestic poultry and livestock like chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, and pigs were just the basics. They had already realized large-scale breeding of wild animals such as wolves, deer, bears, rabbits, and snakes.

Conversely, the Nine Insect Gang, despite its geographically advantageous environment, was very weak in terms of breeding.

The subjects of the Nine Insect Gang at most caught a wild wolf or other ferocious beasts, then somehow domesticated it to serve as a mount.

No one thought of breeding as a way to get rich.

The Nine Insect Gang also had a long history. Initially, they only had one city, Jiuchong City, and now they had acquired another, Seven-Star City.

From a development index perspective, the Shennong Sect was undoubtedly a big brother level.

This time, being instigated by the Nine Insect Gang to wage war against the Black Tiger Gang, in Qin Niu’s view, was definitely a strategic folly.

Along the way, locusts ravaging the land could be seen everywhere.

Their sizes varied, showing no clear trend of evolution.

The greatest advantage of these locusts was still their overwhelming numbers. After confronting several Insect Masters from the Nine Insect Gang, Qin Niu found it easier to handle these locusts.

I he battlefield was the best place to enhance one’s strength.

Having encountered more powerful swarms, these weak locusts seemed almost unworthy of mention.

After a day and night of long and arduous travel, Qin Niu finally returned safely to Jade Stream Town.

Along the way, he saw no traces of the enemy army’s plundering in the major towns.

Although the people were panicked and many were ready to flee at any moment, the enemy had not been able to penetrate deep into the Black Tiger Gang’s territory to wreak havoc.

This was a good thing.

It meant the Black Tiger Gang had held the line against the enemy’s assault.

Having left his hometown for many days, as he drew closer to Shuangfeng Village, his heart surged with excitement.

He couldn’t help but quicken his pace.

The Misty Rain Elusive Step was used whenever possible, and along the way, its proficiency level had rapidly increased.

The Misty Rain Traceless Step had made some progress: 923.4/1000 (speed increased by 40%, agility increased by 20%).

Although progressing from proficiency to some achievement meant an additional 10% increase in both speed and agility, he had yet to comprehend any special abilities.

When the Slash Martial Skill reached proficiency, he directly unleashed Critical Chop.

The Misty Rain Traceless Step should be a fine Step-Method Martial Skill, and in theory, it must be stronger and more profound than the Slash Martial Skill he had comprehended on his own.

Once trained to a certain realm, he should be able to apprehend special abilities.

Fortunately, he was soon to advance to the next realm, and perhaps there would be an unexpected surprise then.

“Is that you, Brother Qin Niu?”

A woman stood from afar at the entrance to Daoyuan Village.

Even though it was night, her graceful figure was still discernible.

“Cai Xian! It’s me!”

Qin Niu flew over quickly, gazing at the beauty before him.

Having not seen her for many days, she seemed somewhat haggard, with messy hair at her temples, stirring a sense of compassion in anyone who saw her.

“Why are you waiting at the village entrance so late? Has something happened?”

Qin Niu, having been away from home for many days, was greatly concerned about the potential invasion by enemies.

If the Nine Insect Gang’s devils came, beauties like Tang Caixian and Wang Wanyan would meet a tragic fate, one by one.

“No, nothing much happened. I went to see you a few days ago and learned that you were out. With chaos reigning outside, I couldn’t settle down, fearing that some mishap might have befallen you. Maybe it was a psychic premonition, but today I was compelled to come and wait at the village entrance. Hehe, and I really did wait for you. I’m so incredibly happy.”

She spoke lightly, but she must have been deeply worried these past days.

“You’ve lost weight!”

Qin Niu looked at her enchanting face, and for the first time, he was willing to truly open his heart, to accept her, to engrave her in his mind.

When a man pursues a woman, there’s a mountain between them.

When a woman pursues a man, it’s only a veil away.

A beautiful young girl, deeply in love with him, pining for him, had even moved his stony heart.

“Seeing you return safely is better than anything else. You look travel-weary; you must have suffered a lot on the road. Hurry home and take a bath, rest well. I’ll come to see you tomorrow.”

Tang Caixian’s face broke into a genuine smile, and her eyes were so tender they seemed to drip water.

Pining away for many days, upon seeing her beloved, she didn’t selfishly wish for Qin Niu to stay with her longer to relieve the anguish of longing. Instead, she considerately urged him to hurry home to rest.

Perhaps only a woman who loves a man to the marrow of her bones could feel this way.

Alright, come to my place early tomorrow. I have something for you then.”

Qin Niu had caught quite a few powerful insects this time, and those he couldn’t use himself, he could consider giving a couple to her.

She had previously focused on learning dance, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, never thinking about cultivation.

Later, it was Qin Niu who suggested that she raise her cultivation to a certain level before he would consider marrying her..