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

Chapter 552: 544: The Ambition of the Fire Cloud Tunnel

Chapter 552: Chapter 544: The Ambition of the Fire Cloud Tunnel

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The Fang Family had a total of five old ancestors, but only two of them successfully passed through the First Immortal Gate.

This was already considered very strong.

When Qin Niu first met the five old ancestors of the Fang Family, he could only look up to them. They were as majestic and inscrutable as the deities in the heavens.

Now, seeing these two old ancestors of the Fang Family again, Qin Niu’s mindset had undergone a great change.

Both of these individuals were at the peak of the Spirit Qi Realm, just one step away from the Immortal Scholar Realm.

But it was this one step that had stumped them for many years.

Qin Niu was a latecomer who excelled over them, leveraging many opportunities to directly ascend to the status of an Immortal Master.

“Qin Niu has seen the Gang Leader, Bai Gang Leader, Gongsun Gang Leader, and the two senior members of the Fang Family…”

He greeted each of these individuals in turn.

In terms of cultivation, among the people present, only the Black Tiger Gang Leader Xue Qiuhe could match Qin Niu.

Both were in the Immortal Scholar Realm.

“The younger generation truly inspires awe! When I first saw you in my family’s secret grounds, your cultivation was so weak that it was almost negligible. In less than a year, you have already surpassed us two old-timers and directly entered the Immortal Scholar Realm. With such a demonically talented gift, even the young master of the Li family is probably no match for you.”

The expressions of the two old ancestors of the Fang Family were extremely complex.

Talent and opportunity really do not come by one’s own choice.

Everyone has their own fate.

They had almost watched Qin Niu change step by step over a period of time.

Last time when the Black Tiger Gang battled with the Nine Insect Gang and the Shennong Sect, Qin Niu’s strength had already made them take a fresh look at him. Who would have thought that in just over half a year’s time, Qin Niu had directly stepped from the Innate Realm into the Immortal Scholar Realm.

Leaping across two major realms in succession was indeed something that made others envious.

“The two seniors are too kind. Qin is just a little luckier,” Qin Niu said with utmost humility.

His gaze turned to a youth standing behind the Black Tiger Gang Leader.

He was only about eleven or twelve years old.

Qin Niu was not unfamiliar with this youth, having had the fortune to see him once when he first went to buy Cultivation Techniques. At that time, this young master Li did not even blink an eye and directly bought a scroll worth five thousand Silver Money, the “Dragon Chant”.

Back then, Qin Niu only felt that young master Li’s cultivation was terrifying, but he did not know how strong it really was.

Because at that time, Qin Niu was still just an ordinary person at the Mortal Realm First Layer.

Just anyone at the Twofold Mortal Realm could beat him till he was down on the ground looking for his teeth.

Now, he clearly felt that young master Li’s cultivation was in the late phase of the Innate Realm.

The other party obviously did not remember Qin Niu, this insignificant character who had barely crossed his path.

But now, Qin Niu was someone young master Li had to look up to.

“Having good luck is also part of one’s strength! Qin Master, you are only seventeen this year, right? Tsk tsk, a seventeen-year-old grassroots Immortal Scholar is probably a rare prodigious talent even within the entire Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect. I am genuinely pleased for the Black Tiger Gang to have brought forth a talent of such caliber.”

The Black Tiger Gang Leader looked at him with a smile, his expression changing.

In the past, when he looked at Qin Niu, it was the gaze of a superior looking at a subordinate.

Now, it was with equal treatment.

“A seventeen-year-old Immortal Master, if only I could cultivate to the Immortal Scholar Realm before I turn eighteen like Brother Qin!”

Young Master Li looked at Qin Niu with an admiring gaze.

Admiration for the strong is many people’s nature.

Young Master Li used to hardly spare Qin Niu a second glance, but now he was lowering his stance, directly calling Qin Niu “Brother Qin”.

“I’m afraid I’ll make young master Li laugh if I say this, but compared to you, I am but a false Immortal Scholar. You managed to pass the First Immortal Gate relying solely on your Innate Realm cultivation, while I almost didn’t make it through. With young master Li’s talent, I believe your future achievements will be much higher than mine,” said Qin Niu sincerely.

He had made it through entirely because the Diamond Ink Turtle mistakenly swallowed the Demon Core of that giant whale.

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Otherwise, he would have surely been eliminated.

“Brother Qin, you mustn’t underestimate yourself. Every person who has passed through the First Immortal Gate is no ordinary contender. It is said that the rules set by the First Immortal Gate adapt—strong against the strong and weak against the weak. The trial I faced was not on the same level as yours which is why it was possible for me to pass. Truth be told, I can scarcely believe it myself. My lucky break might be related to the soundwave-based Cultivation Technique and martial skills that I practice.”

Young Master Li was, after all, an adolescent, and his words lacked guile.

He straightforwardly revealed his own Cultivation Technique and martial skills.

Qin Niu was five years his senior and much more mature.

“There are also soundwave types of Cultivation Techniques?”

Qin Niu asked, curious.

He knew about soundwave martial skills such as Lion’s Roar and Thousand Mile Transmission.

“Both Cultivation Techniques I practice are of the soundwave type. The Dragon Chant Technique I’m currently practicing does enhance physical strength, but it’s more oriented towards soundwaves. Combined with my soundwave martial skills, its power can increase several fold.”

He even revealed some secrets about himself.

“All right, all right, there are too many people here, and walls have ears; we shouldn’t discuss too much. Both of you are the youngest and most outstanding talents of our Black Tiger Gang, and seeing that you’ve hit it off, you should interact more privately in the future.”

The Black Tiger Gang Leader quickly stopped Young Master Li from continuing.

Otherwise, the guileless Young Master Li might just reveal even the color of his underwear.

“Xue Qiuhe, it seems your Black Tiger Gang has no shortage of young prodigies! Don’t worry, I’ll take good ‘care’ of them at the Second Immortal Gate when the time comes.”

When she said the word “care,” she bit down hard on the sound.

This enchantress had also successfully passed through the First Immortal Gate.

And beside her gathered three strong individuals exuding an aura of flames, one of them an Immortal Scholar Realm cultivator.

Xue Qiuhe’s expression slightly changed.

“The grudge between us should be settled by us alone; don’t take your anger out on these young people.”

The Black Tiger Gang had not easily produced a seventeen-year-old genius at the Immortal Scholar Realm, and the Black Tiger Gang Leader did not wish for Qin Niu to fall inside the Second Immortal Gate.

He believed that the Nine Insects Gang Leader, that malicious woman, would certainly do what she said she could do.

“Ha ha, now you’re afraid? I love to see you in agony, weeping, and regretting for the rest of your life. Rest assured, I’ll take very good ‘care’ of Master Qin Niu. The youngest exceptional Insect Master of the Black Tiger Gang, the youngest Immortal Scholar, tsk tsk, such a treasure indeed!”

She still wore a black cloak, her face obscured.

But Qin Niu felt her malevolent gaze fixed on him.

He feigned fear and shrank back a little.

This subtle act drew another disdainful snort from the Nine Insects Gang Leader.

“I’ve heard there is an Insect Master named Qin in the Black Tiger Gang who can rid people of fire poison; I assume that is you?”

The middle-aged man standing beside the Nine Insects Gang Leader was also an Immortal Scholar Realm cultivator.

His straight, hawk-like eyebrows that reached into his temples gave off an extremely fierce vibe.

The energy of flames pulsed within him, most likely a cultivator from the Fire Cloud Tunnel.

Xue Qiuhe wondered what favor the Nine Insects Gang Leader had done for Fire Cloud Tunnel to have them directly send an Immortal Scholar to support her.

“My Black Tiger Gang and Fire Cloud Tunnel have always kept to our own affairs; I don’t know why you would side with the Nine Insect Gang against us.”

Xue Qiuhe stepped in front of Qin Niu.

However, he did not know that with Qin Niu’s current power, he had nothing to fear from the Fire Cloud Tunnel’s attacks of fire poison.

The middle-aged man was likely to be killed by Qin Niu if they were to engage in a fight.

“My Fire Cloud Tunnel is open to recruiting talent, and only those who understand the times are considered heroes. As long as your Black Tiger Gang is willing to submit to Fire Cloud Tunnel, there will be no more targeting of your members.”

The middle-aged man spoke indifferently.

“The rules of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect clearly prohibit affiliated sects from forming cliques. Aren’t you afraid of being punished by Fire Cloud Tunnel?”

Bai Xuezhu, who couldn’t bear it any longer, interjected.