The Ant Queen showed little reaction when it saw Xu Qingtong, but at the sight of Xiao Qi, its body involuntarily trembled. Xu Qingtong tried communicating with it through Divine Thought, but received no response.
"Xiao Qi, tell it I only want to help it. I have no other intentions. If it isn't willing, we'll leave right now."
A short while later, Xiao Qi's Divine Thought message arrived. "Master, it's all right now. It won't resist. You can take it into the Seven-Star Bracelet."
Hearing this, Xu Qingtong no longer hesitated. With a thought, he sent the Ant Queen flying into the Seven-Star Bracelet in a flash. Then he extended his Divine Sense into the bracelet as well.
After entering the Seven-Star Bracelet, the Ant Queen first rolled its two eyes, surveying its surroundings. Then, sensing the Chaos Qi within the bracelet, it immediately perked up and dragged its bloated body toward the hillside in the center.
Seeing that the Ant Queen showed no unusual reaction and merely lay on the hillside as Xiao Qi did, Xu Qingtong withdrew his Divine Sense and began examining the ant nest.
The Cold Iron Ants that had surrounded the Ant Queen seemed to have received its orders and waited motionlessly where they stood. The Ant Queen's chamber was spacious enough to hold more than a hundred people with room to spare.
Leaves, dead branches, spirit flowers, spirit herbs, and other things were piled near the walls, but most had already withered and yellowed. Among the dried grass were some umbrella-shaped things.
"Huh? Are these... Cold Spirit Mushrooms!"
"Heavens! So many Cold Spirit Mushrooms!" Xu Qingtong abruptly lost his composure.
Besides the Cold Spirit Mushrooms, there was also a variety of spirit fungus called Termite Mushroom.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Qingtong finally