Chapter 509 - Chapter 509: 501 (1/2)

Chapter 509: 501

The volume of this inner core was quite large; using it to refine elixirs to enhance one’s own cultivation or to feed insect pets was a good choice.

There is actually a significant difference between the inner cores of demon beasts and demon insects.

If intended for human consumption, neither type of demon core could be swallowed directly; one needed to find a Pill Alchemist to refine them into elixirs before they could be taken. The failure rate of refining any demon core into an elixir was considerably high.

Don’t think that the time when Qin Niu successfully refined the Pig King’s inner core into a Boundary-breaking Elixir wasn’t a stroke of luck.

Even for Master Zi Zhou, the highest skilled alchemist in Miaodan Pavilion, the success rate of refining a Demonic Beast Inner Alchemy Elixir was only around 30%.

Qin Niu had already reached the Spirit Qi Realm in his cultivation, but to break through to the Immortal Scholar Realm, he was still far from ready.

Last time he barely managed to avoid failure when he took the Mirror-Breaking Elixir to break through to the Innate Realm; now, to think of using a Boundary-breaking Elixir to break through to the Immortal Scholar Realm was out of the question. Based on his experience breaking through the Spirit Qi Realm, the best method was to cultivate to the peak of the current realm and then rely on the power of an elixir at a critical moment to break through in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, it would just be a waste of the precious Boundary-breaking Elixir.

Since he didn’t need the Boundary-breaking Elixir for now and the success rate of refining such an elixir was extremely low, it would be better to keep the Scorpion Demon’s inner core to cultivate insect pets.

The inner cores of demon beasts could be swallowed directly by beast species.

The inner cores of demon insects could be feasted on directly by insect species.

However, beast species could not directly consume the inner cores of demon insects. Conversely, insect species also could not feast on inner cores of demon beasts.

It was already quite difficult for insect species to become demon insects, which made the inner cores of demon insects exceedingly rare.

Thus, the Scorpion Demon’s inner core appeared even more precious and scarce.

Qin Niu was considering whether he should feed the Scorpion Demon’s inner core to the Ant Queen or use it to nourish the Green Demon Bee Queen.

Scorpions, being venomous reptiles, were closer to Termites.

Letting Termites consume the Scorpion Demon’s inner core would definitely yield a higher benefit.

The Ant Queen was Qin Niu’s first insect pet, and it had never disappointed him, having contributed enormously to his rapid rise.

After consuming the Ancient Banyan Tree Blood, it had directly transformed from an ordinary Termite into a Four-Winged Yin Ant.

This also meant it had completed its preliminary leap from being a carp to leaping over the dragon gate.

Its growth potential was incalculable.

Whether out of affection or considering the Ant Queen’s growth potential, Qin Niu decided to prioritize cultivating it.

Even though it was currently much weaker than the Green Demon Bee, its ability to explode into soldiers was hard to rival; if not unmatched in the three realms, it was at least second to none.

Once the Ant Queen one day grew to be a Grade Eight insect, it was uncertain whether the Green Demon Bee would still be a match for it.

Having made up his mind, Qin Niu stored the Scorpion Demon’s inner core.

The corpse of the Scorpion Demon was split evenly between the Ant Queen and the Green Demon Bee King. The Scorpion Demon’s inner core, however, was reserved for the Ant Queen’s sole consumption, hoping to use it to help the Ant Queen advance its level.

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Five days later, half of the Scorpion Demon’s carcass had been thoroughly devoured by the Ant Queen.

After all, it was an egg-laying machine that consumed an astonishing amount of energy daily. With an open supply, it had eaten the equivalent of half a calf in five days.

Having consumed so much, it finally showed signs of advancing to the next level.

Early on the sixth day, Qin Niu sensed something unusual about the Ant Queen, and the ant colony became restless as well.

He didn’t know what had happened, but after hurrying over to check the Ant Nest, a smile appeared on his face.

It was a good sign.

The Ant Queen was about to advance.