Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat point - Chapter 357:
Chapter 357: Chapter 350: The Use of Fireflies_1
“Go, devour it for me!”
Qin Niu randomly chose a War Bee and instructed it to consume the mother Gu.
Who knew that the moment the War Bee approached, it got so scared that it flew away, flapping its wings.
It was no match for the Blood Gu at all.
“You could be even more worthless!”
Qin Niu shook his head as he watched, thinking that aside from making honey, bees were truly useless.
It seemed that in the future, it would be better not to force them into combat roles.
“Demon Ants, it’s your lucky day.”
Qin Niu directly chose two Demon Ants, allowing each of them to devour a Blood Gu.
It was a pity that the Gold Devouring Ant had not finished evolving; otherwise, letting it consume one might have solved its longevity issue.
The Gold Devouring Ant was as rare as the War Demon Ant, and its abilities couldn’t be too weak.
It was still evolving after the last feeding of the Ancient Banyan Tree Blood.
Besides, it was still immature, a young ant, and whether it could defeat the Blood Gu was an unknown.
It was better not to rush this matter.
The two Demon Ants, upon receiving his command, couldn’t wait to pounce on the Blood Gu. White ants might look fragile, but they were fierce.
They had a very strong sense of territoriality.
Any creature daring to invade their nest would suffer the most violent of attacks.
The two Blood Gu behaved the same as the one Fourth had consumed.
They allowed the Demon Ants to consume them, then attempted to counter-devour.
However, they clearly underestimated the will and ability of the Demon Ants. While they might not be a match for the War Demon Ants, the Demon Ants were never afraid of ordinary bugs.
Moreover, their performance was always impressive.
After the Demon Ants consumed the two Blood Gu, they quickly formed into blood cocoons.
It was as if they were copying the process of Fourth consuming the Blood Gu all over again.
“Might as well take care of them all.”
Following the same method, Qin Niu released two Blood Gu at a time, then had the Puppet Ants take control of them.
Soon after, he had the Demon Ants consume them.
He quickly processed all the Blood Gu.
Eleven Gu came out of the jar in total, plus the one that Fourth had consumed, making twelve.
This also meant that six women had become victims.
They were used as vessels to carry the Gu.
Aside from Wang Haikun’s wife, whom Qin Niu managed to save just in time, the other five unfortunate women had likely met their fatal ends.
In these chaotic times, human lives were as insignificant as grass.
Having dealt with all the Blood Gu, Qin Niu also let out a slight sigh of relief.
This time, even if the Gu Master behind the scenes came looking for him, he wouldn’t be afraid.
After all, the Blood Gu had been dealt with, and the other party had no ability to summon them back.
Just then, the Termite he had placed on the outskirts of the mountain sent out a warning.
It signified that someone had intruded.
His heart instantly tensed, calculating the timing, it could very well be that the Gu Master was following the scent of the Blood Gu deep into the mountains.
He just didn’t know the level of cultivation of the person approaching.
Qin Niu looked at the jar, now only containing blood water, and a plan formed in his mind.
He could perhaps use the jar as bait to lure the comer into the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze.
He decided to bury the jar at the edge of the maze, then covered it with some branches and underbrush.
After completing these preparations, he chose a concealed spot at some distance and stealthily hid himself.
It wasn’t long before faint noises could be heard in the mountains,
rapidly approaching the location where Qin Niu had buried the jar.
At that moment, under the moonlight, he could see a blurry shadow moving at high speed towards the position of the jar.
Large wild animals typically charge through the mountains, crashing and smashing; underbrush falls, and small trees and branches are broken off.
The noise that was generated along the way was tremendous.
But real human masters, when running through the mountains, make hardly any sound.
They can deftly avoid obstacles and move swiftly through the mountains without harming a single blade of grass or tree.
Qin Niu didn’t dare to look too long at that shadowy figure.
Because such masters have extremely strong perception.
If one were to stare at their figure for a few more glances, they would immediately be sensed by the other party.
Qin Niu monitored that shadowy figure with the corners of his eyes from time to time.
When they reached the location where the jar was buried, the shadowy figure seemed to know there was a trap ahead and naturally stopped.
“It’s a pity, if we could have lured this person into the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze, we could have used the power of the Ancient Banyan Tree to eliminate this powerful enemy.”
Last time, an ambush on Old Master Huang was also detected by him.
This time it was discovered by this person again.
Where exactly is the problem?
Qin Niu thought hard, and the only possibility he could think of was that the methods used to set up the trap were too primitive.
Probably some human traces were left behind.
That’s why it was immediately seen through by the other party.
“Hmph, this little Shuangfeng Village really is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.”
After the person stopped, the Longsword in his hand directly slashed at the branches and twigs covered on top.
Immediately, the twigs were cut to pieces.
Qin Niu finally got a clear look at this person’s true face—it was a tall and imposing old man, at least one meter eighty-five in height.
Long white whiskers fell upon his chest.
This person had a long horse-like face.
From the sword skills he had casually demonstrated earlier, one could determine that his swordsmanship was extremely brilliant.
As for this person’s cultivation, it was definitely in the Spirit Qi Realm.
The invisible pressure he brought to Qin Niu was not something an Innate Realm powerhouse could have.
After using the sword to remove the twigs on top, the old man casually picked with his treasured sword a few times and the jar was easily picked out.
It was as if an invisible force allowed the entire jar to sit steadily on the blade.
“Rooster blood?”
The man took a sniff and was able to easily determine the traces of blood that remained in the jar’s storage ditch.
Gu Masters are extremely sensitive to various types of blood.
With just a slight sniff, they could know what blood it is.
“Friend, come out! I know you must be nearby. It’s fine if you got those Blood Spiders. No big deal. I’ll just find another way to cultivate them. If you want to learn higher Gu Control Techniques, I’m also willing to teach you.
Gu Masters in this world should be one family, not distinguishing between each other.”
The elder’s gaze swept around.
The mountains in the night were deathly still.
The elder did not receive any response, but he did not get angry.
Instead, he said lightly, “It seems you want to test my abilities. No problem, I will find you now. But rest assured, I will not harm you. We are all Gu Masters and should not be enemies.”
After finishing his words, the elder took off an Insect Bag from his waist.
“Go!”
Tens of thousands of fireflies flew out from the Insect Bag, spreading out in all directions.
Some of them blundered into the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze.
Naturally, they could not get out.
The elder stared at the Ancient Banyan Tree ahead somewhat apprehensively.
“I really didn’t expect that there would be formations in these deep mountains! Friend, I don’t know if you set up this formation or if it formed naturally?”
The elder’s tone was always calm, without the slightest hint of anger.
Such a person was the most terrifying.
Qin Niu had his twelve Blood Gu wiped out in a stroke, all taken away. If this person were truly as unconcerned and unbothered as he claimed, there would be no need for him to run into the deep mountains in the middle of the night.
He chased here because he wanted to find the person who took the Blood Gu.
