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

Chapter 488: Chapter 480: Is It a Demon or an Immortal?_1

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It’s said that some demons and evil spirits can control others just by making eye contact.

Madame Zhao had likely learned this kind of sorcery.

Xu Zhenchang had hardly made up his mind to stop seeing her, and now he was caught in her trap again, probably doomed to a complete downfall.

“Zhenchang, Zhenchang, where are you? We have visitors at home!”

In this critical moment, Li Shuixiang’s call came through.

“Zhenchang, where are you?”

The calling voice drew nearer.

“What, what’s happening to me?”

Xu Zhenchang seemed to be talking to himself, then a muffled groan from Madame Zhao could be heard, likely pushed away by a sobering Xu Zhenchang.

Right after that, the door swung open and Xu Zhenchang ran out.

“Wife, I’m here, over here!”

Panic and a hint of fear could be detected in Xu Zhenchang’s voice.

He must have become aware of something strange.

Qin Niu breathed a sigh of relief to himself. Xu Zhenchang’s life and death weren’t of much concern to him, but out of either righteousness or the slight bond between them, he hoped Xu Zhenchang would free himself from Madame Zhao’s control and take the right path.

Now, it seemed that Madame Zhao’s method of bewitching men was very evil, relying on sorcery rather than her beauty.

Logically speaking, with such capability, Madame Zhao could easily acquire wealth. Why then did she tangle with so many men?

Qin Niu suddenly considered the possibility that Madame Zhao’s involvement with various men, both from within and outside the village, was just rumor.

In fact, she may not have had those sorts of relations with these men at all.

After controlling them through sorcery, she would then find ways to demand money.

If it hadn’t been for Li Shuixiang’s interruption just now, perhaps the truth would have been uncovered.

It’s rather regretful.

Qin Niu decided to secretly monitor two men who had been ‘involved’ with Madame Zhao.

In time, the truth would naturally come to light.

Xu Zhenchang had just exposed Qin Niu a moment ago which was rather troublesome. Unless Madame Zhao was foolish, she would definitely be cautious of Qin Niu and might even take covert action against him.

Feeling an invisible threat, Qin Niu hoped that the Ink Blade would complete its upgrade soon.

However, he definitely couldn’t pin all his hopes on the Ink Blade.

Master Ou had said that the upgrade could fail.

The worst outcome would be the direct loss of the Ink Blade. Then, he would still need to find a way to deal with Madame Zhao.

In that case, it might be better to wean off reliance on the Ink Blade and think of other ways to handle Madame Zhao.

Cultivation level was definitely most important.

If Qin Niu had cultivated to the Immortal Scholar Realm by now, facing Madame Zhao would be much easier.

With this in mind, he continued to cultivate within the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze, seizing the time to enhance his cultivation level.

He kept at it until evening, then he returned home with his wives and Xiao Qing.

All four had made significant gains.

Especially Xiao Qing and Tang Caixian, their progress was truly astounding.

Wang Wanyan was a bit lagging, but she was still improving many times faster than cultivating outside.

“Master, I feel that with some more cultivation time, I should be able to break through to the Innate Realm,” Xiao Qing said, lifting her head to Qin Niu.

“Hmm, keep it up! If you feel you are about to break through, remember to tell me. I’ll take you to Miaodan Pavilion to buy one or two elixirs; that would make it much safer,” Qin Niu responded. As someone who had been through it, he knew all too well how difficult it was to break through from the Acquired Realm to the Innate Realm.

Without the help of elixirs, the success rate might not even reach fifty percent.

This was also why high-level elixirs were so expensive. Their effects were indeed very good.

If they weren’t, people wouldn’t foolishly spend a lot of silver money on them.

The four chose to return home via the back mountain.

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This was a shortcut that led directly to the backyard of Qin Niu’s house.

Buying this mountain ridge from the Yan Family had brought enormous convenience for Qin Niu’s comings and goings.

As they passed through a dense forest area, a sinister and piercing cold wind blew over, making Qin Niu very uncomfortable.

This evil wind was indeed strange.

Qin Niu immediately became alert.

“You three go back home first, I’m going to catch a few more bugs to bring back!”

Qin Niu himself wasn’t very afraid, but he was worried about his two spouses getting involved, so he hurriedly asked them to leave.

Tang Caixian was pregnant, and an injury could easily lead to a miscarriage.

“It’s getting late, my husband, please come back home early. The mountains are not safe.”

Wang Wanyan was a virtuous wife.

Whatever Qin Niu wanted to do, she always silently supported him from behind.

“It’s fine, I know this mountain area like the back of my hand even with my eyes closed. After you go home, don’t come out again, that’s the real concern.”

After watching them leave, Qin Niu’s face slowly turned icy, with a hint of solemnity.

“Come out! There’s no need for these ghostly pretenses!”

What was destined to come, would always come.

Qin Niu had originally planned to secretly figure out the details of Madame Zhao before making his next move.

Unexpectedly, after Xu Zhenchang was bewitched by evil arts, he directly exposed Qin Niu.

That cold wind just now was certainly not a natural breeze.

Qin Niu traveled this path daily and knew it exceedingly well. Aside from a few venomous snakes and spiders, there were no other formidable demon beasts in this dense forest.

Although many people think that there are many demonic beasts in deep mountains, in reality, demons are far fewer than imagined.

A wild beast or bird seeking to transform into a demon must undergo many hardships and needs at least two major opportunities. For example, the Pig King that Qin Niu had slaughtered, although it was already half-demon, still had a long way to go before becoming a true demon.

Humans are naturally highly intelligent, belonging to the order of primates.

However, the majority of wild beasts have low intelligence; they do not understand cultivation techniques and do not cultivate themselves. They can only fumble for the way to cultivate.

Whoosh!

Another cold wind rushed by, chilling Qin Niu to the bone as if to drill into his marrow, making his blood feel as though it were about to freeze.

“Madame Zhao, come out!”

Qin Niu called out directly.

He wasn’t actually certain it was Madame Zhao. One could never be too cautious with deception, he was merely testing.

“Giggle giggle giggle… Master Qin is even more formidable than I imagined! Could it be that you’ve smelled my scent?”

Madame Zhao’s laughter came from all directions, and then her reasonably pleasing figure appeared out of thin air.

She wore a never-before-seen green dress, with runes flowing endlessly upon it.

This dress was very likely a magical garment.

Her wisdom, after all, was still lacking a bit, deceived by Qin Niu’s feint, she directly revealed her form.

Madame Zhao at this moment was very different from the usual Madame Zhao.

She was still the same person, but the temperament, the look in her eyes, and the aura were completely different.

Like two entirely different twin sisters.

“Is Madame Zhao human or a demon?”

Qin Niu silently sensed Madame Zhao’s cultivation level, and his heart turned half cold.

The Madame Zhao before his eyes was like an ordinary person.

This peculiar situation had also occurred with Tang Caixian’s master before.

Madame Zhao’s feet were not touching the ground but were suspended half a foot above it, just floating there.

This kind of ability was not something an Innate Realm expert could manage.

Nor had he ever seen a Spirit Qi Realm expert accomplish such a feat.