41: Chapter 41 Tianfenglian, ant soldiers lead to war
"Big brother, what kind of treasure is actually gestating here that there are so many high-stage cultivators?" In the bushes, a man with a sharp beak and monkey-like cheeks said.
"According to rumors, it should be the heavenly wind lotus," said the man with a bandage wrapped around his head.
He was Li Qing, the captain of the Azure Wolf Squad, and his strength had reached the Mortal Rank Ninth Stage, only one step away from the First Realm.
But this single step was like an uncrossable chasm that had always troubled him, and he knew that his aptitude could only support him in reaching this point.
However, the treasure gestating within this Yongyuan Pool possessed the function of marrow cleansing!
Although the heavenly wind lotus was only a Yellow-grade spiritual herb, it had a very powerful effect on low-level cultivators; despite being a Yellow-grade spiritual herb, its selling price was even comparable to a Profound-grade spiritual herb.
Moreover, this item was priceless and rare; as soon as it appeared on the market, it would be monopolized by large families. As long as he could seize it, even if he didn't use it himself, selling it would provide enough resources to support him in breaking through to the First Realm!
Thinking of this, a flash of heat crossed Li Qing's eyes. As long as he could obtain the seeds of this heavenly wind lotus, not only him, but the strength of the entire squad would be greatly improved.
"heavenly wind lotus!" A low exclamation came from Monkey, who hadn't expected them to encounter such a treasure.
Fortunately, this area was strange and only allowed cultivators below the First Realm to enter; otherwise, the mere name of the heavenly wind lotus would have attracted many First and Second Realm Cultivators, and by then, they definitely wouldn't even have the chance to drink the soup.
"Boss! We're rich!" Monkey stared intently at the direction of the Yongyuan Pool and continued, "Boss, after this job, I'm going back to marry her!"
On the other side, Chi Anlin sighed sympathetically. He had originally thought that since this squad was full of high-stage cultivators, they would definitely be his strongest competitors, but he hadn't expected this guy to actually raise a flag.
They might have originally had a chance to snatch the seeds, but after hearing this sentence transmitted from the Queen Ant's side, Chi Anlin started to doubt whether this guy could even make it back alive.
The Ant Queen's ordinary Ant Soldiers were lurking around these people. Although everyone was a cultivator and had a certain sense for spirit beasts, who would care if there were ordinary ants around them?
And no one would have thought that these ants could actually transmit information to the enemy.
Through the information from these people, Chi Anlin learned about the heavenly wind lotus.
Not to mention anything else, just based on this effect, if his past self could have used it, he wouldn't have been such a waste.
From this, one could also see how precious the heavenly wind lotus was; otherwise, given his old man's personality, he would have already gotten it back for him.
As for that violent sister, Chi Anlin reflexively didn't want to think about her. That person was a genius, and compared to her, Chi Anlin even doubted whether he was born to the same parents.
However, there was one point that these people reminded Chi Anlin of: after the heavenly wind lotus matured, the seeds would be ejected like bullets, usually reaching about fifteen in number, so it wasn't just about strength, it was also about luck.
Perhaps another person wouldn't be able to harvest all the heavenly wind lotus seeds, but Chi Anlin had an army of Ant Soldiers; as long as he let the Ant Soldiers spread out, he could intercept all the seeds.
"Xiao Yi, have all the Lightning Ant Soldiers enter the water." Feeling the spirit beasts at the bottom of the water starting to stir, Chi Anlin immediately ordered.
These spirit beasts or people were probably just thinking about whether they could harvest one or two seeds, so they would wait until it was completely mature, see the direction the seeds were ejected, and then start snatching them.
But Chi Anlin was different; he needed all the seeds, including this heavenly wind lotus itself.
Although he heard them say that the heavenly wind lotus itself had no effect, Chi Anlin had the synthesis system; if it could be compatible with a certain tamed beast, that would be a huge profit.
Therefore, for Chi Anlin, the more chaotic the scene, the better.
Hundreds of Lightning Ant Soldiers dove into the water, shuttling through it like bullets, and soon encountered the lurking spirit beasts.
This was a Mortal Rank Seventh Stage snake-like spirit beast. It was quite far away, and Chi Anlin had no way to use Appraisal, so he directly ordered the Ant Soldiers to attack.
After the Silver Water Snake saw the mighty army of Ant Soldiers, its body curled up slightly, and it made a threatening sound, but Chi Anlin didn't hesitate and directly ordered the Ant Soldiers to attack.
The lines on the sides of the Lightning Ant Soldiers suddenly erupted with blinding blue light, and streams of powerful electric currents shot out. The electric currents from hundreds of Ant Soldiers illuminated the pool water.
In an instant, the Silver Water Snake's body twitched, and it became as stiff as a wooden stick, floating to the surface of the water, while the nearby fish also suffered, all floating up with their bellies turned up.
For a moment, all the spirit beasts in the pool water were alarmed and started to riot. This change also attracted the attention of the spirit beasts and humans on the shore, who thought the heavenly wind lotus had matured and actually all rushed out.
"Roar!!"
Chi Anlin hadn't expected that his single attack would actually cause such a chain reaction, and he didn't know if it was because his luck had gotten better recently.
Originally, everyone was just waiting for the seeds to mature before competing, but now that they had lost their concealment, they didn't hesitate and directly started attacking their competitors.
Only a small number of people waiting to pick up scraps continued to hide, while everyone else fell into a chaotic battle.
"Damn it! The seeds haven't matured yet! What on earth are these spirit beasts doing!" Li Qing roared. The heavenly wind lotus could mature at any time, and a chaotic battle at this moment was not beneficial for anyone.
As soon as he appeared, his powerful aura was noticed by everyone, and three Mortal Rank Eighth Stage spirit beasts also sought him out.
Punching a Mortal Rank Seventh Stage spirit beast away, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Li Qing's eyes. Since things had come to this, he could only kill all these blind guys.
His strength was not something an ordinary Mortal Rank Ninth Stage cultivator could compare to.
"Hiss, so many high-stage cultivators..." Although he had been mentally prepared, seeing these cultivators and spirit beasts all come out to fight in a chaotic battle, Chi Anlin was still a bit shocked.
These high-stage cultivators were all lumberjack war gods. As soon as they appeared, the battle also affected the surrounding trees, directly clearing out the area around the Yongyuan Pool, and Chi Anlin also hurriedly changed his position.
As the fuse for this great battle, the Lightning Ant Soldiers were naturally the focus of attention, and Chi Anlin didn't order them to continue fighting. These were all high-stage spirit beasts here; if they were surrounded, his pile of Lightning Ant Soldiers wouldn't be enough.
Ordering the Lightning Ant Soldiers to use their skills to escape the scene, Chi Anlin continued to lurk.
Before, with thousands of Ant Soldiers, he hadn't had much confidence in being able to take down this bunch of cultivators and spirit beasts, but after the chaotic battle started...
He would be the biggest oriole!
"Mountain Splitter!!" A roar came from Li Qing in the distance. He saw the blue veins bulging on his hands, and with a swing of a giant axe, he chopped a giant green ape in front of him, sending it flying.