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

Chapter 494: Chapter 486 Ice and Fire Together_1

Humans, upon discovering a supreme rare bird like the Fire Phoenix, would certainly not preach about martial morality to it. They would immediately think of ways to capture it and claim it as their own.

Not to mention the Fire Phoenix, almost all demonic beasts and birds meet this fate.

Once they awaken their intelligence, they hide in the depths of great mountains rarely trodden by humans, or in some dangerous places, to prevent being discovered by mankind.

“Once I become powerful, I will naturally seek out opportunities for you to enhance the power of your flames. After all, it isn’t possible to cultivate in this small village for a lifetime; both you and I should experience the wonders of the outside world. Cultivation, cultivation, one can only climb new peaks in practice by traveling the whole world.”

Qin Niu stroked its neck.

The phoenix feathers were not as soft as one might imagine, but rather rough.

“Come with me into the cave!”

He led the Fire Phoenix into the cavern, heading straight to the deepest part where the Fire Lotus was located.

“Go and fetch the Fire Lotus for me!”

Perhaps it was the future blueprint that Qin Niu had just described that excited the Fire Phoenix and made it yearn for it. At this moment, it followed Qin Niu’s commands without any objection.

It flew straight into the center of the magma and carried the Fire Lotus back.

Qin Niu reached out and grabbed the Fire Lotus directly, and the scorching lava did not harm him at all.

Having assimilated the Ice Lotus, he had already gained a strong resistance to flames.

However, he still did not dare to jump into the lava.

After all, the Ice Lotus was not very powerful right now. If it could not withstand the burning heat of the lava, it would be extremely dangerous.

He sat down cross-legged, then circulated the Medicine King Sutra, and the Alchemy Stove once again flew out from within his body.

Then, he swallowed the Fire Lotus into it, refining it bit by bit.

The Fire Phoenix looked on impatiently because it also needed the Fire Lotus to cultivate.

Only by continuously absorbing the fiery essence within the Fire Lotus could it rapidly enhance its cultivation level.

Now that the only Fire Lotus was being assimilated by Qin Niu, the Fire Phoenix’s cultivation aid would greatly diminish in the future.

Despite its urgency, the Fire Phoenix dared not interrupt Qin Niu, nor did it attempt to stop him.

About half an hour later, Qin Niu successfully refined the entire Fire Lotus, and inside the Alchemy Stove, it rotated endlessly along with the Ice Lotus, one white and one red, like the Yin and Yang fish in the Tai Chi pattern.

Just as he finished refining the Fire Lotus, his power of the Medicine King Sutra surged once again.

All of the abundant flame energy and fiery essence within the Fire Lotus were transformed into the power of his Medicine King Sutra.

Even more wondrous was the fact that the flame energy of the Fire Lotus and the icy aura of the Ice Lotus seemed to form a subtle balance.

His power of the Medicine King Sutra advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through from the Initial Stage of the Innate Realm to the Later Stage of the Innate Realm. Moreover, it continued to rise at an extremely fast speed.

This was a stroke of fortune beyond his wildest dreams.

Given the current pace, the Medicine King Sutra was very likely to be the first to advance to the Spirit Qi Realm.

“Absorb!”

With a thought, the fire poison within his left arm was absorbed bit by bit by the Fire Lotus.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the fire poison in his body was completely absorbed.

Now, he became one who could control flames as well.

At least, when facing attacks of fire, he had a strong ability to resist.

“Fire Phoenix, don’t just stand there, take me back!”

Qin Niu jumped onto its back.

“You need to look further into the future. Although this Fire Lotus was refined by me, I will definitely find you even better treasures for cultivation in the future. By then, your cultivation level will increase much faster than it is now.”

After Qin Niu reassured the Fire Phoenix, it seemed to accept this reality.

However, with the Fire Lotus gone to absorb the geothermal energy, the cavern might erupt into a volcano next time.

This was something Qin Niu was powerless to prevent.

In front of the formidable force of nature, not just he, but even an Immortal Master would have to retreat three feet away.

…

By the time he returned to his backyard at home, less than two hours had passed.

With the Fire Phoenix flying him, he had saved a lot of time.

Qin Niu eagerly anticipated the day when he could ride the Fire Phoenix openly and fly around the world.

Right now, as his abilities were still weak, even with such a powerful Demon Bird, he could only keep it hidden and never let outsiders know about it easily.

Gongsun Jin was still there at this moment, pacing back and forth with worry.

Having been sent to reward Qin Niu, I never expected Qin Niu to have inflicted upon himself a severe case of fire poison.

If Qin Niu were to perish, it would be difficult for me to explain to the Black Tiger Gang Leader and the other high-ranking members of the gang upon my return.

“Why is brother Gongsun still here?”

Qin Niu walked out from behind and was somewhat surprised to see the anxious look on Gongsun Jin’s face.

“I didn’t mean to rush you off, I’m just curious since you said the frontlines were tense and you needed to hurry back. Why haven’t you left yet?”

Qin Niu quickly followed with an explanation.

“Having contracted fire poison from my place, brother Qin’s condition was critical, how could I simply walk away? Eh, brother Qin now seems to be in excellent condition, could it be that you have the fire poison under control?”

After a careful examination of Qin Niu’s condition, Gongsun Jin’s face immediately revealed traces of joy.

His greatest concern was that Qin Niu would be killed by the terrible fire poison.

As long as Qin Niu had a way to suppress the fire poison, there would be no danger to his life.

As for completely eliminating the fire poison, Gongsun Jin didn’t even dare to think about it. Even as a strong practitioner in the Spirit Qi Realm who had tried multiple methods, he still could not rid his body of the fire poison.

At most, he could only suppress it within his right arm, barely clinging to life.

“Brother Gongsun has been too kind to me. I’ve already dealt with the fire poison, you need not worry anymore,” Qin Niu said with a calm smile. “Come, give me your right arm.”

As Qin Niu spoke, he reached out to grab Gongsun Jin’s right hand.

The latter, worried that the fire poison in his right arm might harm Qin Niu once again, hurriedly withdrew his hand to avoid it.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be careful this time,” Qin Niu reassured with a smile.

“You want to probe for fire poison in my body again?”

“Yes! I’m prepared to have another look,” Qin Niu said, nodding calmly.

Seeing that Qin Niu didn’t seem to be joking and emanated confidence, Gongsun Jin began to believe him.

Reluctantly, he extended his right hand toward Qin Niu.

Qin Niu immediately grabbed his right hand.

“This… is not good, it’s dangerous!”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Gongsun Jin immediately tried to withdraw his hand. However, Qin Niu confidently said with a smile, “Don’t worry, don’t worry, I know my limits. I wouldn’t play with fire and get burned.”

He had already dispelled Gongsun Jin’s doubts with his actions.

Bit by bit, the fire poison was being actively drawn out by Qin Niu.

Gongsun Jin watched Qin Niu’s hands intently and then checked Qin Niu’s complexion, only to see Qin Niu looking calm, with no apparent abnormalities on his hands.

“Has brother Qin truly found a way to counteract the fire poison?” Gongsun Jin asked with a look of joy on his face.

“Sort of! I also can’t make any bold claims just yet, I can only try,” Qin Niu replied, having noticed that the fire poison he was drawing out was entering the Fire Lotus and causing no harm to his own body. On the contrary, his Medicine King Sutra prowess was growing at an astonishing rate.

This proved that the fire poison was a beneficial substance, which, after being transformed by the Fire Lotus, was used to enhance Qin Niu’s prowess.

Having experimented and tasted the benefits, he grew much bolder.

He accelerated the process of absorbing the fire poison.

Gongsun Jin, feeling the fire poison that had plagued him for many days being quickly drawn out, was filled with joy and anticipation, and also a bit of worry.

He was very afraid Qin Niu might get burned playing with fire.

An hour later, Qin Niu exhaled a long breath of turbid air and released Gongsun Jin’s right hand.

“This is unbelievable! Brother Qin has completely cleared the fire poison from my body; such a skill is enough to make all of us old practitioners in the Spirit Qi Realm blush with shame. Now that the desperately troublesome fire poison is gone, I feel as if a huge mountain pressing on me has been lifted, indescribably light and comfortable.”

Smiles filled Gongsun Jin’s face.

Looking at Qin Niu, his eyes brimmed with gratitude and a hint of admiration.

There was no denying it; the fire poison he couldn’t handle was resolved by Qin Niu.

“Brother Qin, for such a great kindness, thanks are not enough; if there’s anything you need in the future, just let me know,” Gongsun Jin declared.

“That’s very kind of you. Brother Gongsun has already helped me plenty; it’s only right I do something for you.”

“Brother Qin, since you are so righteous, I’ll brazenly make another immodest request. There are others in our gang suffering from fire poison; could you help clear it for them? If that’s possible, I will have them come to Shuangfeng Village to find you.”

After making this request, Gongsun Jin looked at Qin Niu apprehensively.