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

Chapter 530: Chapter 522: Grade Eight Green Ox

“Yes, and there are quite a few of them. Both the Myriad Beast Gang and Fire Cloud Tunnel have sent experts to try and secretly control this place, but in the end, they all returned empty-handed. Perhaps it’s because their lifestyle is simple and closer to the primitive natural state, so they produce a large number of strong warriors.

When night falls, you’ll understand just how strong the No Peak Sect is after you see their patrolling troops.”

Chi Xing explained the situation of the sect to Qin Niu.

This came as a surprise to Qin Niu. Based on his speculation, it would have been impressive if the No Peak Sect had one or two Spirit Qi Realm experts.

Now it seemed he was terribly wrong.

The strength of a sect that could make the armies of two major super sects return empty-handed must be terrifying indeed.

The Fire Cloud Tunnel merely sent a few cultivators and managed to decimate the Black Tiger Gang to such an extent that they could hardly advance, eventually being forced to sign a cease-fire agreement with the Nine Insect Gang.

How could the No Peak Sect, so poor and backward, cultivate so many strong warriors? Where did their cultivation resources come from?

Perhaps this place is full of mountains and forests, very suitable for various herbs to grow.

With the inexhaustible supply of herbs and the locals maintaining a simple mindset, their cultivation progresses twice with half the effort.”

“Since there are many strong warriors here, do not go out after we settle in tonight,”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Qin Niu instructed his wife and Xiao Qing in the carriage.

They found an inn and, to avoid trouble, specifically chose a large one. The cost was much lower than they had expected. They opened two large rooms for only thirty copper coins.

The food here is also quite good. The vegetarian dishes mainly consist of mushrooms, Lingzhi, and wild vegetables, while the meat dishes are mainly pheasant, roe deer, venison, and wild boar.

Bear paws, which are very expensive elsewhere, are so cheap here one might think they are fake.

They even have monkey and ape meat.

Qin Niu saw the cages in the inn’s kitchen with sullen and fearful apes squatting inside, looking very similar to humans.

In many places, apes are considered close relatives to humans and are not hunted.

Even eating monkey meat is rare.

Yet, here, eating ape meat seems utterly normal and commonplace.

The inn’s waitstaff even specially recommended it, saying that eating ape meat could quickly boost one’s spiritual power and is very effective for nourishing the spirit and revitalizing the mind.

After he had filled his stomach and settled his wife and Xiao Qing, he then headed with Chi Xing to the location of the cold spring.

Both of them being at the Spirit Qi Realm, they didn’t need to ride horses.

However, for safety reasons, Qin Niu took all his pets with him, including the Green Ox.

After a day of traveling, the Green Ox’s level had actually increased by one, reaching Grade Eight, and it showed no signs of stopping.

The benefits from a Grade Eleven Demon Core were simply too great.

Qin Niu checked its attributes.

Curved Horn Male Green Ox

Level: Grade Eight hoofed mammal, leveling experience 100 million/1 billion

Lifespan: 9999 years

Energy: 100 million

Skills: Fertilizer Production Third Tier 224.1/1000, Brute Force Second Tier 47/100 (can burst with double strength), Divine Light First Tier 2.1/10 (can capture enemies or objects with divine light emitted from the horns), Dragon Chant First Tier 1.9/10 (can break through evil barriers, illusions, demonic sounds), Defense First Tier 0/10 (can improve defense)

Talent: Awakening, Sloth, Super Defense (reduces physical and mana damage by 50%)

Its lifespan has still not broken through ten thousand years, and it has gained a new defense skill.

You can see that each of its skills is very powerful, but most of them are still at the first tier. Mainly because the Green Ox is just too lazy.

Apart from the fertilizer production skill, it rarely practices other skills.

If it weren’t for its need to excrete every day, its fertilizer production skill would probably still be at the first tier.

The Green Ox has the talent for awakening but only showed excellence when it advanced to Grade Six. Afterwards, its performance has been mediocre, never revealing any new impressive abilities.

This made Qin Niu secretly consider whether he should force it to be more diligent.

…

Under the guidance of Chi Xing, they arrived at the riverbank in the dark.

The river didn’t seem very wide, nestled between two tall mountains, with torrents surging and the water flowing rapidly. Relying on starlight to look across to the other bank, it seemed to be only about two hundred meters wide.

“Is the place where that old thief is cultivating in seclusion far from here?”

Qin Niu asked.

“It’s about a dozen or so miles away from here, but that old thief has recently left. I suspect he’s probably gone to attend the Water and Land Dharma Assembly.”

Chi Xing should have come to investigate the cave where Fang Hanshan was in seclusion during this time.

“Did you manage to get a read on the old thief’s exact level of cultivation?”

“Not sure. I only know it’s profoundly unfathomable. To tell you the truth, with our current level of cultivation, we don’t stand a chance against that old thief. When I tried to ambush him last time, I was already at the mid-stage of the Spirit Qi Realm, but he countered with a single palm strike that severely wounded me. That old thief’s strength is probably beyond most high-ranking members of the Myriad Beast Gang.”

As Chi Xing mentioned Fang Hanshan’s cultivation power, his tone carried a hint of despair.

“Don’t lose heart. Everything is possible with effort. I believe that as long as we first figure out the old thief’s weaknesses, and then find the right opportunity to strike, we can kill him in one fell swoop.”

Qin Niu patted his shoulder.

The two men were clearly decades, if not centuries apart in age, but at this moment, Qin Niu had become Chi Xing’s ‘support’.

Chi Xing just nodded heavily.

“Where exactly is the cold spring?”

“Right there, near the opposite bank of the river.”

Chi Xing pointed to a spot on the other side of the riverbank. Perhaps because it was nighttime and visibility wasn’t great, Qin Niu stared hard but didn’t discern anything special.

Even the river’s surface was devoid of cold mist.

“Lazy Ox, move around in this area on your own. I’ll find you when I’m done.”

After speaking to Green Ox, Qin Niu turned to Chi Xing.

“Brother Chi, just wait for me on the shore. I’ll go down and check out the cold spring. Perhaps this cold spring can help us eliminate the Sixth Cave Master.”

After saying this, Qin Niu leaped straight towards the tumultuous river surface.

Just as he was about to hit the water, he treaded on the waves and moved with an air of elegance.

Having practiced the Misty Rain Elusive Step for so long, and with his cultivation reaching the Spirit Qi Realm, when he now executed this technique, its true power was revealed.

Unexpectedly, Qin Niu did not rush to dive to the river bottom.

Instead, he treaded on the waves and crossed the river to the opposite bank.

Then he calmly took the Diamond Ink Turtle out of the basket on his back.

“Timid Turtle, go scout out the bottom of the river for me.”

His caution was natural.

What are pets for if not to be used at crucial moments?

The little turtle popped its head out to survey its surroundings, then fixated on the raging river surface.

This time it didn’t hesitate, crawling straight into the river before diving into the depths.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the Diamond Ink Turtle surfaced.

The swift river current seemed to have no effect on it.

As it awakened its talent for Water Command and its swimming skills improved continuously, its ability to navigate the water grew stronger as well.

“Safe!”

The Ink Turtle relayed to Qin Niu.

This time, Qin Niu didn’t hesitate any longer, removed his basket and clothes, and with a leap, entered the turbulent river flow.

The Diamond Ink Turtle loyally guarded beside Qin Niu.

He had bought turtle food for it a couple of days ago, which made it very happy. Every time it was fed, it ate voraciously, and its loyalty to Qin Niu had noticeably increased.

The temperature of the river water was quite normal.

Qin Niu took a deep breath and dived to the river bottom.

As he got closer to the cold spring, he could clearly sense the water growing colder and colder.

At that moment, the Ice Lotus he had integrated reacted.

It released a sense of joy unlike any before. Qin Niu sank down above the spring’s eye and began running the Medicine King Sutra, attempting to absorb the energy of the cold spring.

Stream after stream of significant cold flow was absorbed by the Ice Lotus into the Alchemy Stove, where it was refined and became a part of Qin Niu’s Medicine King Sutra Cultivation Power.

The cold spring, gathering the Spirit Qi of the mountains, rivers, and lakes all around, must be a special existence.