"Perhaps--"
"I can search in the Evergreen Realm; perhaps there are methods for cultivating and training Ironfire Ants."
Lu Qingfeng's heart stirred, and he suddenly thought of something.
Without methods of breeding and domestication, even if you obtain Ironfire Ant Eggs, they are of little use.
Firstly, there's no guarantee that they'll survive and grow into a large group. If they don't survive or grow into a large group, it's very difficult to obtain Refined Crystal.
Secondly, even if they survive and form swarms, without the ability to tame and recognize a master, the volatile and dangerous Ironfire Ant Swarm would be a death sentence for Lu Qingfeng, given his Refined Crystal level.
This is why, despite being a rare insect, the Ironfire Ants's eggs are ignored.
"It turns out that there are such limitations and dangers in breeding Ironfire Ants."
Elder Lu—
Zhou Chenggu frowned slightly upon hearing Lu Rong's words. He looked at Lu Qingfeng with a look of apology in his eyes.
He didn't understand the intricacies of cultivating these strange insects, nor did he grasp the terror of the Ironfire Ants.
If Lu Rong hadn't reminded him, Lu Qingfeng had rashly followed his advice and started cultivating it, it might have led to disaster.
"Elder Zhou meant well."
Lu Qingfeng smiled, knowing that Zhou Chenggu had not meant it.
He then looked at the Ironfire Ant Eggs in front of him and said to Lu Rong, "Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Rong. However, I am quite interested in these two Ironfire Ant Eggs. Even if we cannot cultivate them now, if we find a way to cultivate and tame them in the future, we may no longer need to Refined Crystal from outside."
"Master Lu— "
Elder Lu—
Lu Rong and Zhou Chenggu understood Lu Qingfeng's meaning and were about to speak up to persuade him again.
Lu Qingfeng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, both of you. I value my life very much and will not act rashly. I wonder how Fellow Daoist Rong plans to deal with these Ironfire Ant Eggs?"
"Ironfire Ant Eggs are useless to me. If you are interested, please take them."
Seeing that Lu Rong Lu Qingfeng how dangerous the Ironfire Ants, Lu Rong smiled and pushed the two Ironfire Ant Eggs in front of him. He didn't take a single penny and presented them to Lu Qingfeng with open arms.
Lu Qingfeng picked up the Ironfire Ant Eggs and placed it in his palm, feeling the faint vitality within. He then said to Lu Rong, "Since that's the case, I, Lu, will accept your offer without hesitation. If Fellow Daoist Rong ever finds any precious materials or spirit medicine in the future, you are welcome to come to the Sunset Glow Sect. My cultivation is mediocre, but I am quite skilled in alchemy and weapon crafting. If you would be so kind as to accept, I can craft a batch of second-tier spiritual pills or a Second-Rank Dharma Artifact for Fellow Daoist Rong."
"The master is humble."
"Master, your mastery of alchemy and artifact crafting is renowned Gathering Cloud Mountains. I thank you in advance!"
Lu Rong's obsequious flattery, including offering reminders and even handing over the Ironfire Ant Eggs, was all for this one sentence. At this moment, there was no reason to refuse, and he quickly agreed.
Lu Qingfeng understood Lu Rong's thoughts.
A single pair of Ironfire Ant Eggs, especially in the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers where there is no way to cultivate and tame Ironfire Ants, has limited value and may not even be enough for him to use for alchemy or weapon crafting.
Even if Lu Rong provided the materials himself.
Therefore, for Lu Rong, Lu Qingfeng's promise was far more valuable than two useless Ironfire Ant Eggs.
But for Lu Qingfeng—
If the methods of cultivation and domestication can be obtained in the Evergreen Realm, the value of the Ironfire Ant Eggs will increase a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
Let alone helping to refine second-tier elixirs and Law Artifact, even three or five Second-Rank Dharma Artifact might not be enough to exchange for such a rare insect.
Both sides were delighted.
Having obtained the Ironfire Ant Eggs, Lu Qingfeng left Brocade Cloud Peak and returned to his cave abode.
Although we didn't get the Refined Crystal directly as we initially hoped, a pair of Ironfire Ant Eggs, if used properly, might be even more valuable than Refined Crystal alone.
Now it's time to see Evergreen Realm.
As soon as Lu Qingfeng returned, he couldn't wait to enter the world of "Primordial World".
In reality, he Foundation Establishment, Tribulation Transcendence, and overthrew Late Cloud Peak. Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
In the game, another sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Thirty-two years have passed since Changfengzi was killed.
Evergreen Realm.
General Ridge.
Lu Qingfeng summoned Ren Changsheng.
"A sect that specializes in cultivating exotic insects?" Ren Changsheng asked Lu Qingfeng, wondering why his senior brother had suddenly become interested in cultivating exotic insects. Nevertheless, he replied, "Cultivating exotic insects is a heretical and unorthodox practice, not something to be taken seriously. However, in recent years, a sect called 'Seven Insect Immortal Mountain' has risen to prominence in the Dragon River region of northern Zheng Kingdom, near dozens of small kingdoms such Yiqu. It is famous for cultivating exotic insects."
"Seven Insect Immortal Mountain?"
I've never heard of Lu Qingfeng from this immortal sect.
The northern border of the Zheng Kingdom, Dragon River, is Savage Wilderness place surrounded by mountains. It is close to the Yiqu in the northwest and is frequently invaded by barbarian tribes. It is a chaotic place where all sorts of people mingle and are rife with miasma.
Although the Spiritual Qi of the Dragon River has revived and Spirit Mountain has emerged, the special environment makes it unpopular with the major immortal sects, allowing many minor sects to survive there.
These minor sects were numerous and diverse, and the deep mountains were rife with miasma. Lu Qingfeng traveled all over the Evergreen Realm in search of Secret Method, but he never went to the Dragon River.
But no one knew when the Seven Insect Immortal Mountain appeared, which rivaled the mountains of the Dragon River and made quite a splash.
"The ancestor of the Seven Insect Immortal Mountain was the Plague-Driving Essence-Slaying Thunder General the Thunder Ministry, who was said to be good at raising strange insects that could drive away and devour plagues. The legacy he left behind in the Evergreen Realm was also based on Thunder Method as a supplement and insect breeding as the main method."
Ren Changsheng had thoroughly researched all the slightly famous immortal sects in the Evergreen Realm, and now he recounted their stories in detail.
"Plague-Driving Essence-Slaying Thunder General."
Lu Qingfeng's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and he immediately remembered the rank of this Thunder General. He was a general in charge of 300,000 troops in the Thunder Ministry. His status was not as high as that of the Great God of the Prison-Holding Five Thunders, but it was far above the Star-Judging Great General and the Earthly God-Seeking Great General.
If this is the lineage passed down by this great deity, then—
"Seven Insect Immortal Mountain was originally Nameless and inconspicuous among the various sects in the Dragon River. It was only because several geniuses have emerged in recent years, and there is also a cultivator with extraordinary talent named 'Chang Qi', whose insect control skills are unparalleled in the world, that he has suppressed the various sects in the Dragon River and established Seven Insect Immortal Mountain as the hegemon of the Dragon River."
"The other geniuses may not know, but Chang Qi is highly likely to be Reincarnated True Immortal."
Ren Changsheng continued.
Just as I expected.
Lu Qingfeng knew that his guess was correct.
In the current situation of the Evergreen Realm, a new immortal sect has suddenly risen, and most of them are related to Reincarnated True Immortal.
For example, the Fire-Wind Abbey on Nine Palaces Mountain rose to prominence rapidly because Changfengzi awakened his innate Past-Life Wisdom and had a master to oversee it.
The same is true of the Seven Insect Immortal Mountain.
"The Plague-Driving Essence-Slaying Thunder General is a great god with 300,000 officers and soldiers. The reincarnations of the True Immortal under his command are still before the True Immortal of the God-Seeking Abbey. Considering the timeline, it is reasonable for him to awaken at this moment."
Lu Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then immediately set off for the Dragon River.
The Seven Insect Immortal Mountain a sect that establishes itself by controlling insects, so perhaps it has the methods to cultivate and tame Ironfire Ants.
Dragon River.
Seven Insect Immortal Mountain.
Chang Qi traversed through a series of caves, within which he could faintly hear the dense, eerie chirping of insects. These were caves that Chang Qi had carved out specifically to cultivate spirit insects.
Inside are dozens of caves where dozens of kinds of spirit insects are cultivated.
All of them were Spirit Birth insects and dormant insect eggs that Chang Qi obtained by traveling through the Dragon River, either by clever means or by force.
Cultivated using the Secret Method of the Seven Insect Immortal Mountain, several of the spirit insects have already matured.
Chang Qi stopped outside a cave, looking at the dozen or so purplish-black bees sleeping inside. His eyes gleamed with a strange light, and he muttered to himself, "It'll be soon."