Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points - Chapter 533

Chapter 533: Chapter 525 Elixir City

With a large base in the Innate Realm, the number of Spirit Qi Realm Experts would naturally increase as the tide raises all boats.

Qin Niu mused to himself, “What exists is reasonable.”

Those who could survive among the cracks of the powerful must have their own capabilities.

If the No Peak Sect were to engage in war with another sect, employing all of their Innate Realm Experts, and then form an army of two thousand Innate Realm Experts, such combat strength would probably make even the Immortal Sect wary.

Just a single No Peak Sect is already this powerful, how strong could the Myriad Beast Gang and Fire Cloud Tunnel possibly be?

Moreover, in the entire Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, there must be many more medium and super sects among the over a thousand sects. Yet all these powerful sects are firmly suppressed by the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, with no one daring to challenge its authority.

The strength of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect must be astonishingly formidable.

After leaving Tian Cheng, Qin Niu’s carriage headed towards Elixir City, drawing ever closer to their destination.

Along the way, they frequently saw other strong individuals traveling just like them, most of them at the Spirit Qi Realm level, occasionally bringing along one or two juniors from the Innate Realm to broaden their horizons. Those Innate Realm Experts who could accompany their elders to attend the Water and Land Dharma Assembly were generally the most outstanding among their families.

However, there were a few exceptions.

Since the Water and Land Dharma Assembly was open to everyone, theoretically, even an ordinary person at the Onfold level of the Mortal Realm could attend.

But those who were truly capable of competing for fortunes of immortality needed to be at least at the Spirit Qi Realm level.

It was believed that no ordinary person would dare to take on a Spirit Qi Realm Expert. At the Spirit Qi Realm level, a simple flick of a finger could kill a great number of ordinary people.

Even though they encountered many strong individuals on the road, there was a strong sense of caution between them, and nobody would casually greet a stranger.

Qin Niu was even less likely to provoke anyone.

On this journey, he was constantly attentive to the condition of Green Ox and his various pets.

The Green Demon Bee, after days of evolution, finally completed its advancement.

It was now a bona fide Ninth Level insect.

The Green Demon Bee had grown to a diameter larger than a rice bowl, with a body length of over half a foot, and its body and wings were covered with mysterious patterns. The sinister dark-purple mark on its forehead had become even more distinct.

Seeing its enormous size and the terrifying design, it was hard to associate it with an insect.

It was easier to mistake it for a winged monster.

Even Qin Niu, its master, felt a tremor in his heart when facing it.

With a simple flap of its wings, its form became blurred and elusive, making it difficult to pinpoint.

He could feel that its flying ability must be extremely remarkable by now.

“That Infant Demon’s body is filled with an evil aura, the Green Demon Bee can absorb malevolent energy to grow, which is indeed making the best use of it.”

There was also something that made Qin Niu slightly fearful.

After advancing, the Green Demon Bee began to eat its own Green Demon Bee offspring, one by one.

It consumed twenty or thirty a day.

It must be doing this to enhance its strength, but it felt overly cruel and malicious. After all, those Green Demon Bees were its children.

Qin Niu didn’t stop it, because the Green Demon Bee had high intelligence and had its own ideas when acting.

As long as it didn’t threaten him, its master, he wouldn’t interfere too much.

All pets are the same, left to grow on their own.

The Green Demon Bee had now advanced to Ninth Level, becoming half-insect, half-demon. It surely wanted to strive for a higher realm and to transform into a full demon.

It was for this reason that it devoured its own offspring.

Insects transforming into demons is extremely difficult, far more so than for beasts and birds. In order to become a demon, the Green Demon Bee had no choice but to find ways to accumulate more energy. Every child born would take away a portion of its energy.

Now by absorbing them back, it was as if its body was in a more perfect state.

“As long as there is a chance, I will help you get more tonics,”

Qin Niu said to the Green Demon Bee.

With many experts at the Water and Land Dharma Assembly and various kinds of demon beasts, insect demons, and demon birds, there should be plenty of opportunities to obtain tonics for it.

After many days of effort, Green Ox had finally completely assimilated and absorbed the inner core of the Infant Demon.

But it ultimately did not advance to the Tenth Level.

However, it felt like it had reached the peak of the Ninth Level, just a step away from breaking through. To become a demon, in addition to needing a vast accumulation of energy, it also required constant tempering of the beast’s body and deeper understanding of cultivation methods among other things.

The transformation of beasts into demons is as difficult as humans advancing to become an Immortal Master, one can imagine the challenge.

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Hurrying along, their carriage finally arrived at Elixir City that day.

“Elixir City is right ahead!”

Looking up ahead, one could see an ancient city lying quietly on the land in front of them. The thick city walls, constructed from massive blocks of hemp stones, showed a mottled appearance.

Many places bore deep marks of the years.

The city gate was of a never-before-seen trapezoidal shape, and the scenery was quite beautiful, with ancient pines welcoming guests planted on both sides.

What was most shocking was the towering Elm Money Tree in front of the entrance staircase that soared into the clouds.

The tallest ancient tree Qin Niu had ever seen was the Ancient Banyan Tree behind Shuangfeng Village. But this Elm Money Tree in front of him stood over a hundred meters tall, reaching into the clouds, with its crown spreading out as if to cover the entire city ahead.

“Elixir City is one of the ancient cities and was once a key site of the Longevity Sect. In later years, the sect, being non-aggressive and giving way in all respects, was eventually wiped out by other Immortal Sects. However, Elixir City was not destroyed but was well preserved to this day.

Traditionally, Elixir City has been the home of many Pill Alchemists, who search for medicinal ingredients and set up furnaces for Alchemy.

It is said that at its peak, the city’s alchemy produced purple qi that coalesced into a stream, shooting straight into the sky, lingering for years without dispersing, forming the extremely rare spectacle of purple clouds.

To this day, it remains the holy land in the hearts of Pill Alchemists, with top tier neophyte Pill Alchemists coming here each year to exchange and learn.”

Chi Xing had been mostly silent on the journey, only speaking when necessary.

He briefly recounted the history of Elixir City.

He must have been smart enough to realize early on that Qin Niu and his wife, Wang Wanyan, came from a small Sect, the kind that hadn’t seen much of the world. But since he still relied on Qin Niu to help him with his revenge, he naturally did not dare to expose Qin Niu’s shortcomings.

“The holy land of Pill Masters truly stands out from the ordinary!”

Qin Niu wasn’t totally ignorant about Elixir City.

Elixir City didn’t have checkpoints; it was open to everyone. There were no fees to enter the city.

There was also an unwritten rule: regardless of the Sect, any criminal who fled to Elixir City would receive a life-saving talisman. Even the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect would not dare to send people to Elixir City to take anyone.

Otherwise, it would be an enormous offence to the entire world.

If even the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect did not dare to enter Elixir City to capture someone, it went without saying for its affiliated Sects.

Inside the city, fighting was not allowed at random.

But if there were disputes and conflicts, both parties could voluntarily go to the arena to resolve them. Even if someone were killed in the ring, it would be considered legal and justifiable, with no one pursuing the matter.