Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points-Chapter 559 - 551 Slaying Immortal Masters Like Butchering Dogs
Chapter 559 -551 Slaying Immortal Masters Like Butchering Dogs
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The longer the delay, the more powerful individuals are attracted.
With Qin Niu’s level of cultivation, encountering any moderately strong opponent could lead to serious injury, even death.
It really is a case of fearing the worst and having it happen.
A figure hurried over, and even from a distance of more than ten meters, one could feel the powerful aura emanating from this person.
The newcomer was a burly old man with snow-white hair, with a purple beast perched on his shoulder, no bigger than a four or five-month-old kitten. With its round head, sharp snout, lethal claws, and fluffy tail, it was surely a purple marten.
The beast moved swiftly and had a rather fierce nature.
Qin Niu, already possessing two demon beasts, was more than familiar with their aura. He instantly surmised that this purple marten had reached the level of a demon beast.
Moreover, it was most likely a Grade Eleven demon beast, far more formidable than those newly demonized Grade Ten ones.
An Immortal Master plus a Grade Eleven demon beast, that was just the strength that was visible on the surface.
The old man stared at Qin Niu for a while, hesitation apparent in his eyes.
He did not make a move, but neither did he leave; he simply watched Qin Niu refine the Immortal Qi.
The more he did so, the greater the pressure on Qin Niu.
If the old man had rushed over to attack, Qin Niu would have had less to worry about. The old man’s calm observation indicated he was cautious and strategic. Such a person, once they chose to attack, was sure to strike with overwhelming force, confident of their victory before they acted.
While Qin Niu remained on guard, he hastened the refining of the Immortal Qi.
He found that even though the Immortal Qi was difficult to refine, his persistent efforts were paying off, slowly breaking down its outer defenses. At the current rate, it would take him just about quarter of an hour to fully refine the Immortal Qi.
By then, he would also have overcome the second obstacle.
This stream of Immortal Qi, seemingly very slight, belonged to a higher order of energy. Refining it would be greatly beneficial for enhancing Qin Niu’s cultivation power.
Since advancing to the Immortal Scholar Realm, he increasingly felt the difficulty of cultivation.
There is a fundamental difference between the immortal and the mundane.
The cultivation methods that one needed to grasp in the Immortal Scholar Realm were still very obscure to him.
Time was rapidly passing, and Qin Niu had already succeeded in refining the outer defenses of the Immortal Qi. His cultivation power began to seep into it, and in a bit more time, he would be able to completely refine this Immortal Qi.
As his cultivation power penetrated it, he sensed a kind of high-level energy he had never encountered before.
It was very close to natural energy, yet distinctly different.
The energy within the Immortal Qi was ethereal, pure, sacred, inspiring an innate fondness and longing.
The old man watched as Qin Niu was about to refine the Immortal Qi, still showing no intention of fighting for it, just calmly observing. Such caution and composure suggested the old man must have accumulated hundreds of years of experience in the ways of the world.
Qin Niu was pleased to coexist peacefully with the other party.
Since there was more than one stream of Immortal Qi here, even if he refined this one, the old man still had other chances to find more.
The old man was clearly aware of this fact, which explained his composed demeanor.
However, Qin Niu was not so naive as to think the old man was kind-hearted. Should Qin Niu expose any weakness, making the old man see an opportunity, he would act without hesitation.
The current inaction was merely waiting for the right moment.
Just as Qin Niu was about to refine the Immortal Qi, another strong individual arrived.
The newcomer was an acquaintance, a fellow named Mo from Huoyun Cave who had ties with the Nine Insect Gang.
“Hey, it indeed is a stream of Immortal Qi, Mo’s luck isn’t bad at all!”
This person was at the Immortal Master level and had already demonstrated an extremely arrogant and domineering demeanor outside. Now, by the sound of it, he already considered the Immortal Qi his for the taking.
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He glanced casually at the elder, then, without a second word, struck Qin Niu with his palm.
Flames spewed from his palm.
The elder still chose to watch from the sidelines and did not take the opportunity to attack.
Facing such an enemy of the Immortal Scholar Realm, there were very few insect pets that could be of use to Qin Niu.
He released the Shadow Fire Bee and the Green Demon Bee at the same time.
Shadow Fire Bees, born amidst fire, were not afraid of the fire techniques of the Huoyun Cave Cultivator. The Green Demon Bee was more sinister with its Grade One demon body and ability to undergo demonization; it should be immune to fire and poison attacks as well.
In order to make the Huoyun Cave Immortal Master overconfident, Qin Niu deliberately refrained from using the Ink Blade to meet the enemy. Instead, he feigned panic and met the palm with his own.
Seeing this, the Immortal Master with the surname Mo smiled triumphantly at the corners of his mouth.
“This young man knows neither heaven nor earth, daring to hard block this palm. He’ll soon come to understand the severity of the fire-poison,” he thought.
Bang!
Their palms collided.
Qin Niu’s cultivation power was not as profound as his opponent’s, and since he had never practiced palm techniques, he was no match for the man. He was forced to retreat repeatedly, his throat rolling as a wisp of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
The terrifying fire poison madly surged into his body.
But it did not cause any damage to his body; instead, it was absorbed by his Fire Lotus and transformed into the power of the Medicine King Sutra.
A large number of Shadow Fire Bees and the mixed-in Green Demon Bee took advantage of their palm collision to launch an attack.
The Green Demon Bee, as fast as lightning, pierced through Mo’s defenses and successfully stung his right hand—the very one that had struck Qin Niu.
It would have been better to target the man’s head or face, but since he was wearing armor that protected his neck and other vital parts, the Green Demon Bee was forced to attack a more accessible area.
Fortunately, its stealth attack was successful.
As for the Shadow Fire Bees, they became mere supporting actors, serving only to provide cover.
“Ugh… those detestable insects!” the Mo-surnamed Immortal Master cursed in pain after being stung, swinging a palm toward the Shadow Fire Bees in the air.
As for the Green Demon Bee, it had already slyly returned to Qin Niu’s side.
It possessed the potential of a demon lord, preferring to launch stealth attacks against enemies and, irrespective of the outcome, retreating immediately afterward. Despite its formidable strength, it liked to use such sneaky tactics.
And it was extremely cautious about its own life.
Qin Niu seized the opportunity to continue refining that strand of Immortal Qi, just a bit away from completely assimilating it.
To prevent any accidents, he even stealthily ordered the Dragon Turtle to be on high alert.
If the elder attempted a surprise attack, the Dragon Turtle could rely on its strong defensive abilities to block all attacks for Qin Niu.
Some of the Shadow Fire Bees were hit by the palm wind of the Mo-surnamed Immortal Master and, unfortunately, were knocked out of the sky and tumbled to the ground.
The rest dodged flexibly and continued to harass the enemy.
The Mo-surnamed Immortal Master didn’t realize that the poisonous bee that attacked him was of another species; he foolishly thought it was the doing of the Shadow Fire Bees. After being stung, he became highly vigilant against them.
“Once bitten, twice shy.”
He did not want to be stung again.
Little did he know that he had already missed the best chance to save himself.
Qin Niu commanded the Shadow Fire Bees to continue their stealth attacks in order to prevent the Mo-surnamed Immortal Master from severing his own arm to save his life. The Green Demon Bee’s venom was incurable, but since the sting was on the back of the hand, if he amputated that arm immediately, the poison could not spread throughout his body.
