Sun's Fairy Way

Chapter 1516: Water Chestnut's Elder Monk (Please subscribe, please bookmark)
"As for the number of army ant spirit fruits, there should be more than a hundred of them. According to my speculation, this ant nest has existed for more than a thousand years, and the strength of the queen ant is also at the peak of the fifth-grade middle grade."

"Since its birth, no monks have appeared in this ant nest. I discovered it by accident while on my way to the location where the corpse of the elder monk was."

Apparently, before the battle, Water Chestnut had conducted a relatively clear exploration of the volcano army ants' nest. He gave a comprehensive response to Sun Mingsheng's series of questions and generously explained in more detail some inquiries that were not included in the original questions.

"In that case, why don't you and I pick the army ant spirit fruit as soon as possible to avoid other unexpected changes. After all, after losing the protection of the soldier ants, the ant nest has also lost its safety barrier."

When Sun Mingsheng said this, a look of worry inevitably appeared on his face, fearing that after a hard battle, the spiritual fruit that was about to be put into his mouth would become someone else's possession.

Of course, from the current situation, this is just a worry. After all, there are still a larger number of worker ants in the ant nest to provide protection.

Once they encounter the invasion of some outsiders, they are not completely powerless to resist, and the worker ants also have a certain combat effectiveness, but they are slightly inferior to the soldier ants. However, they have sufficient advantage in terms of numbers.

"Of course. The most important thing is to get these spiritual fruits into our pockets as soon as possible. We will go together."

As a qualified cultivator in the God Transformation Stage who yearns for a better future, Water Chestnut also has a keen interest in this spiritual fruit that obviously has extra meaning.

The two of them joined forces and turned into a stream of light. Under the leadership of Water Chestnut, they headed straight for the ant nest. Along the way, they killed several worker ants that were foraging outside to reduce the subsequent pressure as much as possible.

After a stick of incense, an ant nest with red and white colors appeared before our eyes.

At the entrance of the ant nest, worker ants, which are only half the size of soldier ants and have a somewhat cute appearance, are lined up. Obviously, with the large number of soldier ants dying, the queen ant had already noticed it early on and was on guard against possible dangers.

It's just that Sun Mingsheng and the other man appeared too quickly, and the queen ant's relatively fat body moved very slowly, making it impossible for her to leave in a short period of time. Otherwise, she would have been protected by the worker ants long ago, turned into a streak of light and disappeared, choosing to roost in other nests.

It is common sense that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The same principle applies to the ant nest in front of us, which has opened up a large number of branch nests. They can be used to store food on weekdays, and can also be used as temporary hiding places once the main nest is in danger.

"Fellow Daoist Mingsheng, the core of the ant nest is the queen ant. The number of volcano marching ant queens is very small, and almost all of them are dead in the outside world. The queen ant in this nest must not have any other accidents. After all, this is the real and endless precious wealth for the family behind you and me."

Before the official action, Water Chestnut reminded with a solemn face that the importance of the volcano army ant queen was naturally beyond doubt.

"The key is that I woke up naturally. Today's subsequent battle target is only the Army Ant Spirit Fruit. The safety of the Queen Ant will not be in any trouble."

Sun Mingsheng naturally has a clear understanding of the importance of the queen ant, and he is naturally happy to see this kind of endless flow of wealth.

As long as an ant nest has a queen, no matter how heavy the casualties of soldier ants or worker ants are, the recovery of the colony in the future will be natural. As long as the queen is willing to pay a certain price, the time required for the recovery of the soldier ants or worker ants will be shortened. The two spiritual cultivators who were traveling together reached a consensus and each turned into a stream of light. They attacked with all their strength, quickly killing some worker ants that were blocked on the way, and went straight to a vine-like spiritual plant attached to the mountain.

This spiritual plant is obviously a perennial herb with only one rhizome. However, over a long period of time, a large number of auxiliary vines have grown thumb-sized black fruits attached to them. These are the famous army ant spiritual fruits.

Although a quick glance could not confirm the number of black fruits, it was basically certain that there were about 170 more than the original number.

After the two Jindan-stage monks successfully broke through the layers of obstructions from the worker ants, they did not continue to move deeper into the queen ant's nest despite the frantic pursuit of the worker ants. Instead, they stopped in front of the spiritual fruits and plants, looking them up and down. Naturally, their hands moved very quickly, and with the help of their spiritual power, they successfully collected the fruits one by one.

As the two Jindan-stage monks stopped moving, the defense line composed mainly of worker ants was also rearranged on the path that the queen ant must pass through. On the contrary, there was no particularly special reaction to the spiritual fruits that the army ants were picking.

After all, these spiritual fruits are just simple companion spiritual fruits with a little flavor for the volcano army ants. Apart from that, they have no other substantial effects.

A quarter of an hour later, all the spiritual fruits were picked, and the two figures turned into phantoms and left quietly, without causing any additional panic to the volcano army ants that were left with only the remnants of the defeated army.

Of course, once they leave, the ant nest itself cannot guarantee its own safety, which is naturally not its concern. This kind of reproduction and inheritance is what the ant nest itself should consider and accomplish.

"Fellow Daoist Mingsheng, after this gathering, how about you and I take a break and then make a concerted effort to snatch food from the corpse of a certain tribe elder and successfully fulfill the original agreement? I wonder if you have found a situation that requires my help?"

After recovering a little, Water Chestnut immediately brought up the original agreement between the two of them, and also took the initiative to ask Sun Mingsheng about his plans.

After all, this kind of mutual help should be based on certain needs of both parties. Otherwise, it would be impossible to continue to implement it simply by relying on an original verbal agreement.

"I wonder where the bodies of our elders are? We may face potential dangers, so please let me know in advance, Brother Biezhi, so that I can have a clear idea. If you are ignorant, I will not be able to go there anyway."

Sun Mingsheng asked straight to the point. This trip was related to his own life safety, so naturally he had the right to know, and compared to Water Chestnut, he even had a certain right of priority.

"Every word you said makes sense, Taoist Mingsheng. Have you ever heard of the legend about the three-headed hellhound?"

After a bit of confusion, Water Chestnut no longer hid his thoughts. However, what he said was not a direct answer. Instead, it was another special question that seemed completely unrelated.

(End of this chapter)