Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points - Chapter 539

Chapter 539: Chapter 531: Bizarre Purple Flame

As soon as he entered, he was repelled by an invisible force and sent flying.

“What a powerful defense array!”

Chi Xing, with a face full of terror, looked at the entrance to the stairway leading to the underground level of the Medicine King Tower as if a terrifying beast was hiding inside.

An array that could easily send a mid-phase Spirit Qi Realm cultivator flying must be extremely powerful.

The Pill Alchemists on the first level of the tower had calm expressions as if they were used to such occurrences. Even the clients who came to them for pill concoction merely glanced indifferently before continuing to watch the Pill Furnace.

Faced with such a formidable array, Qin Niu’s expression immediately became more solemn.

However, he was not daunted.

Instead, he entered the stairway to investigate personally. Chi Xing was only repelled and not injured, scared at most.

This gave Qin Niu the courage to explore on his own.

Upon entering the stairway, he sensed an invisible resisting force pushing outward.

But one could still move forward by relying on powerful cultivation.

With every step down, the invisible resisting force would increase by several folds. Chi Xing was violently repelled after reaching the third step.

When Qin Niu descended to the fourth step, the terrifyingly strong resisting force became extremely intense.

Just when he thought he was going to be repelled, he did not expect that the Pill Furnace within him, a manifestation of the Medicine King Sutra’s cultivation power, would spontaneously rotate, effortlessly neutralizing the extremely intense resisting force.

Qin Niu was astounded.

As the Pill Furnace inside him rotated, he could feel a strange connection with something beneath the ground.

Qin Niu continued to step downward, facing a resistance so strong it chilled the heart.

He estimated that even an Immortal Master might easily be repelled if they attempted to force their way through.

His inner Pill Furnace, however, rotated to neutralize the resisting force, allowing him to proceed deeper down the steps, but each step became harder than the last.

By the time he reached the fourteenth step, Qin Niu could already see parts of the underground level.

There were blazing flames burning below.

The color of the flames was very strange, neither crimson nor orange, nor gold, white, or blue, but an eerie purple.

There was another odd thing.

From his current position, he could see the purple flames nearly covering the entire underground level, but he could not feel the heat that should come from the flames. The temperature was almost unchanged from above.

Qin Niu took another step, descending to the fifteenth step.

This time, the resisting force was so strong it was infuriating. His inner Pill Furnace flew out directly, shielding his entire body inside it, to withstand the overwhelming force.

There were a total of twenty-eight steps leading to the negative first floor.

Being able to successfully descend to the fourteenth step should be a watershed, and after reaching the fifteenth step, the resisting force increased tenfold.

Yet, Qin Niu had withstood it.

The Pill Alchemists and clients on the first floor of the pagoda were shocked that Qin Niu had not come out after such a long time.

This had never happened before.

No matter where the strong came from, if they tried to forcefully enter the first level of the Medicine King Tower, the only outcome was to be repelled by the defense array.

If one only descended one or two steps, they might not be injured when repelled.

Descending five or six steps would likely result in injuries.

Because the more stairs one descends, the stronger the rebound force becomes.

Chi Xing had long been numbed by Qin Niu’s blows.

Because the special abilities Qin Niu displayed in front of him were not just once or twice, but many times.

Watching as that demon-like man charged into the bottom minus one floor of the tower without being flung out, Chi Xing felt completely numb. His mind was filled with only one thought, how could Master Qin withstand such strong resistance?

How exactly did he do it?

Qin Niu certainly didn’t care about the thoughts of those outside, and he continued to charge downward.

These purple flames seemed to be very precious because his Fire Lotus had already started to stir. The Ice Lotus had absorbed all the energy from that cold spring last time and directly formed a Lotus Platform, which had already suppressed the Fire Lotus.

This also meant they had lost their balance.

Although this would not cause any problems with the Alchemy Stove inside his body, an imbalance between the Ice Lotus and Fire Lotus was definitely unfavorable.

Right now, there was a great opportunity at hand. If he could obtain it, perhaps he could enable the Fire Lotus to form a Lotus Platform just like the Ice Lotus had.

By then, Qin Niu’s cultivation power of the Medicine King Sutra would at least reach the peak of the Spirit Qi Realm.

He might even be able to take a step further, reaching the Immortal Scholar Realm he so dearly dreamt of.

A mere mortal who wishes to become an extraordinary immortal needs to overcome at least two major barriers.

The first time is the breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

There’s an old saying in the cultivator world, “the first step into the Innate Realm is half a step into the Immortal Scholar Realm.” As long as one successfully steps into the Innate Realm, it’s like having half a ticket to the Immortal Scholar Realm. The vast majority of people will be stuck in the Acquired Realm for their entire lives.

If there are few cultivation resources, one might even be stuck at the Mortal Realm First Layer for life.

Cultivation Techniques and nourishment for the body, especially meat, are very important.

If it weren’t for Qin Niu’s lucky encounter and his effort to buy the Everlasting Spring Technique, and his killing of an old wolf to nourish his body, he would never have taken the first step.

The Mortal Realm First Layer may seem like the most basic level of cultivation, but the number of people who are stuck at this step are countless.

It can be said that 99% of people will be trapped in the Mortal Realm First Layer for their entire lives, unable to break through.

But as long as one has the most basic Cultivation Technique and an adequate supply of food, especially meat, almost everyone can break through the Mortal Realm First Layer.

Breaking through the Mortal Realm First Layer restrains 99% of people; then, less than 1% of the lucky ones who do break through have a small chance to cultivate to the Mortal Realm Tenth Layer with effort and fortuitous encounters.

After reaching the Mortal Realm Tenth Layer, one basically doesn’t lack ordinary cultivation resources.

The food they eat is always of the finest quality, and the supply of meat is more or less guaranteed. At least they practice a Cultivation Technique, and they have grasped some cultivation methods.

Even some Mortal Realm Tenth Layer experts in better conditions might have the chance to consume some Elixirs.

At this point, they have a greater chance of breaking through to the Acquired Realm.

Upon entering the Acquired Realm, one’s status and income will greatly improve, a far cry from the Mortal Realm. Even without skills in farming, controlling insects, or taming beasts, one could hold an officer position in the military.

They would already have the ability to access some medium-level cultivation resources.

What follows is a long period of cultivation and accumulation. After reaching the Acquired Realm’s Tenth Layer, one can attempt to break through to the Innate Realm. However, this attempt is like facing a life-or-death challenge, and less than 1% can make it through.

Out of 100 Acquired Realm experts, having one lucky individual advance to the Innate Realm would be quite impressive.

It is very cruel.

Don’t look at Qin Niu and his two wives, along with Xiao Qing, having already successfully advanced to the Innate Realm. That’s because Qin Niu provided them with many high-level cultivation resources, and he supplied them abundantly.

Only then could he help them greatly increase their chances of successfully advancing to the Innate Realm.

Furthermore, their talents are quite good, and they are sufficiently diligent, which is how they could achieve such pleasing results.