Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat point - Chapter 285
Chapter 285: Chapter 278: Resurgence of Gu Techniques? 1
He believed that the death of the leader worm would undoubtedly deal another heavy blow to Elder Jiu Yin. If Vice City Lord Bai could seize the opportunity, he had every capability to deliver a fatal strike and directly kill Elder Jiu Yin.
By then, Qin Niu would be able to rest easy.
He had just run less than a hundred meters forward when suddenly a tremendous explosion was heard from ahead, shaking the earth and rocking the mountains, shaking the tiles off the roofs of nearby residences.
The window lattices creaked.
Such a terrifying force of explosion could not possibly be caused by an expert of the Innate Realm.
Qin Niu’s heart sank slightly, guessing that Elder Jiu Yin might have used some life-saving measures.
This was not good news.
If this person escaped and recovered his strength, Qin Niu would undoubtedly be the first he slaughtered.
Killing so many of Elder Jiu Yin’s life-linked insects, this enmity was even deeper than that of killing one’s father.
“Bai Xuezhu, I will surely slaughter your entire family, defile your wife and daughters, and dig out your ancestral grave.”
The voice of Elder Jiu Yin, filled with endless resentment, rose up.
Qin Niu sensed trouble.
Indeed, at the level of Elder Jiu Yin, there were many life-saving methods; he was not that easy to kill.
Even though Vice City Lord Bai had resorted to using the Spirit Trapping Formation, his ultimate measure, he still failed to capture Elder Jiu Yin.
By the time Qin Niu arrived at the battlefield, he saw a huge crater on the ground, the deepest part surpassing two meters in depth.
One could imagine just how terrifying the explosion had been.
Vice City Lord Bai’s armor was shattered, his body covered in blood, with blood still dribbling from the corner of his mouth.
Around him, numerous soldiers lay in pools of blood.
Master He Shan’s Double-Headed Lion was also severely injured.
It lay there, breathing heavily.
Master He Shan himself had his eyes tightly closed, blood around his mouth, his entire body nearly in a state of unconsciousness.
“Master He Shan, Master He Shan!”
Qin Niu stepped forward to check and provide assistance.
Manipulating the acupoint was of no use.
He placed his hand on Master He Shan’s back and transferred a thread of his powerful energy. Master He Shan coughed up two mouthfuls of black blood and then slowly came to.
“Qin Niu, thank you.”
Master He Shan’s voice was weak
“Just now, two of Elder Jiu Yin’s Spirit Qi Realm attendants self-destructed, breaking Lord Bai’s Spirit Trapping Formation. Because I was close by, I was also injured in the explosion. Spirit Qi Realm experts, such an enviable state, terrifying as such.”
Although he was quite seriously injured, he could still speak and his energy was continuous, indicating he would not die.
No wonder the sound earlier was so loud; it turned out that two Spirit Qi Realm experts had self-destructed simultaneously.
Being able to cultivate to the Spirit Qi Realm, one in a hundred thousand could achieve it.
It was extremely difficult.
Yet those two attendants were willing to sacrifice their own lives to help Elder
Jiu Yin escape, showing their extreme loyalty to him.
Qin Niu was quite envious; he also wanted such loyal attendants.
At present, he only had Xiao Qing as a maidservant.
The relationship between master and servant was deep, but Xiao Qing’s cultivation level was subpar.
“Those two attendants possessed such cultivation and were willing to self-destruct; their loyalty and bravery are indeed admirable.”
Qin Niu remarked with emotion.
“Hmph, do you think those two attendants did it willingly? Before they self-destructed, their eyes were blood-red and they showed painful expressions on their faces. It’s very likely they were being controlled by that old bastard Jiu Yin.”
Vice City Lord Bai had presumably finished healing, he turned his head to look over.
Qin Niu’s praise of the two attendants’ bravery clearly annoyed him.
“How… how do you control it?”
Qin Niu couldn’t help but recall the Red-eyed Golden Toad, which had also been controlled by Old Master Huang using a worm.
“The Nine Insect Gang has some secret techniques that can implant worms into another person’s body and then control the person through the worms. It’s quite similar to the Gu technique.”
Master He Shan explained weakly, clutching his chest.
“So that’s how it is. This Insect Commanding Technique is indeed evil, even capable of controlling humans.”
Qin Niu nodded, feeling as though he had gained more insight.
The Gu technique was a peculiar magic of the southern border, which had been lost for many years.
This method of controlling others by implanting worms inside their bodies was highly similar to the Gu technique.
Whether it was a revival of Gu technique, that remained unknown.
Back then, the masters of Gu technique from the southern border took part in the Immortal Sects war, only to be eradicated by the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect.
It was that very battle that allowed the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect to successfully establish itself.
It has been over a thousand years since then.
Many have even forgotten the once-glorious Gu technique and its numerous legendary stories, now occasionally glimpsed only in fragments within some books.
They say for one general’s success, thousands of bones are laid to rest.
The founding of an Immortal Sect is far more brutal than one can imagine.
In wars between Immortal Sects, even strong practitioners of the Innate Realm are like ants.
Wars of that magnitude spare none, from Immortal Masters to mortals.
They are absolute catastrophes for the human world.
“Qin Niu, you have achieved remarkable feats in this war and shall be appropriately rewarded. Elder Jiu Yin has fled with serious injuries and is a significant hidden danger. I must lead my men to pursue and eliminate him immediately. There will be other experts from the gang to intercept him ahead; he must not be allowed to escape back This man is cunning and deceitful, and he will surely hold a grudge against you for destroying his king insect, so you must be extra cautious.”
After speaking, Deputy City Lord Bai swallowed a Fresh Red Elixir and quickly left with a few guards.
Though Deputy City Lord Bai’s horizontal training was unparalleled in the Black Tiger Gang,
the self-destruction of two Spirit Qi Realm experts has nonetheless left him quite injured.
Qin Niu, observing the fallen Innate Realm experts and Insect Masters on the scene, felt life was incredibly cheap. Every step of cultivation from the Mortal Realm to the Innate Realm was fraught with difficulty,
yet in war, they died so easily.
This also served as a stark warning to Qin Niu.
Regardless of how high one’s cultivation or how strong one’s power, it is best not to engage in conflicts lightly. One mistake can lead to death and the end of one’s path.
Qin Niu returned to his home in Shuangfeng Village and began to inventory the spoils of war gathered over many days.
He needed to quickly convert his spoils into strength.
This time, he had obtained several Corpse Bee Bee Generals’ bodies, the king worm of a Taiyin Yaoyao, and even high-level insect corpses like that of the Binding Fairy Spider. He believed the Ant Queen would certainly undergo significant evolution.
In his room, he carefully checked and sorted each of the spoils.
Martial arts practice scrolls like the Misty Rain Elusive Step, ancient Insect Commanding tomes like the Spider Technique Scroll, and several Insect Master’s notes, plus a The Plant Atlas and a compilation of rare plants and trees left by Master Mo Yang.
Then there were more than ten Insect Bags and numerous Insect Jars.
He had also captured a fair number of live insects.
There were quite a few bodies of Steel-winged Wild Bees, as well as several live ones.
And they were all of the Bee General Level.
The two green-headed wild bees were what Qin Niu valued the most. These bees were summoning bees, acting like bell-ringing imps, capable of calling upon swarms of wild bees to attack their enemies.
These were special bee species, hence Qin Niu’s particular interest in them.
As he went through the Insect Bags, some of the insects inside were still alive.
These were the ones not tamed by the Insect Master Zhu Zhu.
They were basically various sorts of spiders, and Qin Niu didn’t care for them at all.
However, instead of killing them, he took them to the mountains to release them.
Now possessing nearly a hundred thousand silver notes, he awaited the war’s end when he could buy land and mountains, becoming a grand landlord in Shuangfeng Village. By then, he would manage the entire mountain as his stronghold..
