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

Chapter 512: Chapter 504 Myriad Beast Gang

It wasn’t entirely flattery, but rather the honest truth.

The boss continued to carve some strange lines into a large piece of wood. It looked like he was drawing the wind, but it didn’t quite seem like it.

Qin Niu had asked the boss before if he was drawing the wind, and he had been met with a cold shoulder, not even receiving a response.

“Please wait!”

The boss said without lifting his head.

That wait lasted for more than an hour.

After the boss carved the last fine line, Qin Niu actually felt a breeze emerge from the wood.

Perhaps it was because his cultivation of the Medicine King Sutra had reached the Spirit Qi Realm that he was able to sense the subtle changes inside the wood.

“Ah, it’s a failure again!”

However, the boss shook his head and sighed deeply, showing an expression of defeat.

“If you were drawing the wind, I think you must be close to success. Just now, I sensed a slight breeze inside the wood, but it was very weak and didn’t blow out,” Qin Niu said, unable to bear seeing the boss so disheartened and added another comment.

“Are you telling the truth?”

The boss suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning as he stared at Qin Niu.

An invisible pressure made Qin Niu tighten up, and he found himself unable to move. How strong exactly was this boss?

Even when Qin Niu faced a Grade Twelve Fire Phoenix, he had never felt such intense pressure.

Could it mean that this boss was even stronger than the Fire Phoenix?

Appearances are deceiving.

Even Shuangfeng Village had hidden dragons and crouching tigers, let alone Black Tiger City.

After witnessing the strength of Madame Zhao, Qin Niu was no longer the frog in the well of the past. Some powerful Immortal Masters appeared no different from ordinary people.

The reason he couldn’t discern their cultivation levels was simply that his realm was too low.

It’s like a group of wealthy people sitting in the same venue; it’s difficult to tell from appearances how rich they are.

Some multi-billionaires might dress very plainly, looking like ordinary farmers, but in reality, they could be the super-big shots holding the reins of leading enterprises.

It’s the same with Immortal Masters. Some of them just like to dress up as ordinary people and live among them.

“With your high level of cultivation, can’t you feel it yourself?” Qin Niu countered, indirectly confirming to the other party that indeed a breeze had formed inside the wood.

“Sorry, it was I, Long, who lost my composure! My cultivation is not weak, but it’s difficult to sense the conditions inside the wood. The cultivation technique you practice must be quite special for you to be able to detect such subtle changes within the wood,” the boss said, inadvertently revealing his surname.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

So his surname was Long.

“You are right, the cultivation technique I practice allows me to clearly sense the changes within plants. Although the life force of this piece of wood is severed, I can still feel some of its changes. Just now when you drew the final thin line, a breeze formed inside the wood at this spot, but it quickly vanished,” Qin Niu pointed out the exact location, hoping to help this deeply concealed expert.

“Young man, can you feel the direction the breeze was blowing?”

“It started from this point and should have blown in that direction. However, it disappeared as soon as it arose, so I can’t be one hundred percent certain,” Qin Niu replied.

“Thank you!”

The boss took out an Earth Escape Talisman from the cupboard and handed it to him.

“Five hundred Silver Money will do.”

Last time, he had sold one to Qin Niu for a full thousand taels. Now, it was half the price, the same as what Bei Bing’s grandfather charged.

It seemed that the boss gave a friendly price because Qin Niu had offered some useful advice.

“Thank you, boss! Do you have any other special talismans? Ones for preserving life, attacking enemies, or trapping them, all are good,” Qin Niu expressed his intense desire for these special talismans.

He was not short of money and was willing to spend as long as the talismans were of good quality.

“These special talismans are extremely demanding to make, the materials are very hard to find, and the crafting process is prone to failure. Even with my current skill level, if I can successfully make two out of ten, that’s not bad. You must be buying this talisman for the Water and Land Dharma Assembly; as long as you’re not incredibly unlucky, one should be enough to save your life.

I’ll give you a piece of advice: if something cannot be done, do not force it.

Destiny is the key in ‘Immortal Destiny,’ not the ‘immortal’ part.”

Although the boss appeared aloof and strange, after Qin Niu greatly helped him, his attitude towards Qin Niu became friendlier.

“Junior will certainly heed your teachings! Farewell!”

Qin Niu bowed with clasped hands, then took the Earth Escape Talisman and departed.

The shop owner’s words were somewhat profound, seemingly hinting to Qin Niu in secret that what matters most in acquiring immortal fate is destiny, not that joining the Immortal Gate ensures everything will be smooth sailing.

Since this person was an Immortal Scholar, Bei Bing’s grandfather was most likely one as well.

Qin Niu was very curious about what level of cultivation this person had achieved.

It is said that once one reaches the Immortal Warrior Realm, one can cultivate spells.

This Mr. Long, the owner, along with Bei Bing’s grandfather, should both be capable of casting spells.

After purchasing the talismans, he made a special trip to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Thinking of accompanying the Black Tiger Gang Leader to Elixir City, it would be good to have someone to rely on during the journey.

Only after asking the guards did he learn that the Black Tiger Gang Leader and Gongsun Jin had set off for Elixir City twelve days prior.

Currently, only a few Innate Realm Experts are stationed in Black Tiger City.

Almost all Spirit Qi Realm Experts have already rushed to Elixir City, each one eager to seize their immortal fate and enter the Immortal Sect.

Qin Niu could only drive the horse cart, heading to Elixir City with his wife and Xiao Qing.

That night, they stayed at an inn in Seven-Star City.

The speed of the horse cart was limited; after rushing for more than three hours in the afternoon, they only arrived at Seven-Star City when darkness had fallen.

By then, the city gates had already been closed.

Being a Grade One noble and executor of the Black Tiger Gang, Qin Niu possessed a distinguished status. Now that Seven-Star City was under the Black Tiger Gang’s control, once he displayed his identity token, the soldiers guarding the city opened the gate to let him in.

Sometimes, a noble identity can be very useful. At critical moments, it allows one to enjoy privileges that ordinary people do not have.

At night, Qin Niu nestled with his wife in bed.

Xiao Qing slept in the next room.

“Wan Yan, this talisman is called the Earth Escape Talisman. At a critical moment, you only need to drop blood on this spot, or activate it with your cultivation power, and the talisman will be triggered. When using it, make sure you’re not on rocky ground, otherwise it will fail…”

Qin Niu only had two Earth Escape Talismans.

He kept one for himself and gave the other to his wife.

At times like this, there’s a big difference between a maid and a wife.

Important cultivation resources will always be given to a wife first, and not to a maid.

“Remember, this talisman is extremely precious, and should only be used when your life is in danger.”

Qin Niu was worried that his wife, lacking worldly experience, might use it at the slightest sign of danger. When a real threat to their lives emerged, they would be left with no talisman to use.

In the days that followed, Qin Niu spent each day traveling with his wife and Xiao Qing.

Fortunately, the horses pulling the cart were top-grade Black Mare Horses. There were two of them, and for the time being, they showed no signs of frothing at the mouth or collapsing from exhaustion.

When they seemed unable to pull any longer, Qin Niu would stop to rest appropriately.

The Green Ox followed behind the horse cart as it ran.

This lazy beast was not going to pull the cart; that was impossible.

At home, besides eating and playing, its only use was producing about ten or more kilograms of wet manure daily. Its dung was very fertile, excellent for fertilizing medicinal herbs.

On the eighth day, their cart had entered the territory of the Myriad Beast Gang.

During the Water and Land Dharma Assembly period, the borders of the major sects were almost completely open, allowing free passage to all. This was an unwritten rule among the sects, a kind of tacit agreement between them.

“We’ve been running through the Myriad Beast Gang’s territory for almost a day, right? Their domain is really vast.”

Qin Niu parked the cart on the roadside to rest.

The two Black Mare Horses were so exhausted that they extended their tongues to pant, their mouths covered in foam.

The Myriad Beast Gang, an old-established sect with tremendous strength, had grown and expanded over the years through annexing the domains of many other sects.

In terms of influence, it probably wasn’t much different from the Fire Cloud Tunnel.

Each sect has its own distinctive features. For instance, the Nine Insect Gang mainly uses insects, while the Black Tiger Gang primarily focuses on beast taming, and also develops other areas.

The Myriad Beast Gang’s emphasis on beast taming is apparent just from its name.

Qin Niu took out a map and realized that after running for a whole day, they had only crossed one-third of Myriad Beast Gang’s territory.