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

Qin Niu was capable of remaining patient; after checking, he went straight into the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze to cultivate.

By late afternoon, the Ant Queen’s upgrade was complete.

Qin Niu immediately checked the Ant Queen’s attributes.

It had evolved from a Grade Six to a Grade Seven female Four-Winged Yin Ant.

“Strike while the iron is hot, give it another push!”

Qin Niu stopped cultivating and walked out of the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze. He went to the Ant Nest, took out a Scorpion Demon inner core, let Fourth and the Demon Ants devour it, and then fed it to the Ant Queen.

After feeding the Ant Queen, Qin Niu returned home. As he passed through the backyard, he subconsciously checked on the Green Demon Bee King.

More than half of that Scorpion Demon’s body had been eaten by the Green Demon Bees.

Compared to the Ant Queen, the Green Demon Bee seemed to have a much smaller appetite.

The Ant Queen had a very strong digestive ability, which the Green Demon Bee lagged far behind.

At this moment, the Green Demon Bee King was still incessantly munching on the Scorpion Demon, with black qi continuously emerging from its body. If the Green Demon Bee could ascend to the Ninth Level, that would be marvelous.

Qin Niu’s confidence in attending the Water and Land Dharma Assembly increased yet another notch.

After checking on the Green Demon Bee, he went to the herb garden. The veins on the Dogtail Grass seemed to have turned a deeper shade of purple, its roots and stems had become thicker, and its vitality was even more tenacious than before.

After dinner and a bath, Qin Niu proceeded to practice the Everlasting Spring Technique in the backyard.

He observed the reactions of various medicinal herbs in secret.

Days before, he had specifically selected two herbs and infused them with a sufficient amount of Everlasting Spring Technique’s cultivation power. Six days had passed, and these two plants did not exhibit any special abilities.

It was only the Dogtail Grass that still regarded him as the sun. Wherever he sat to cultivate, the Dogtail Grass would turn towards him.

Also, he noticed that the Dogtail Grass seemed to be able to express some ’emotions’ through its leaves.

For example, when Qin Niu cultivated the Everlasting Spring Technique next to it, the Dogtail Grass absorbed some of the diffused energy, which made it comfortable and grow faster. Thus, it would joyfully sway its leaves up and down.

When Qin Niu intentionally moved away to cultivate where the grass could not reach, its leaves and even the entire stalk would desperately stretch towards the direction of Qin Niu.

“It seems this Dogtail Grass has truly undergone some mysterious changes!”

Qin Niu mused to himself.

It used to be like a dumb piece of wood, just quietly growing. Now, it’s like it has gained sentience and expresses its feelings or needs through the movements of its leaves and stems.

“Could it be that it has gained a form of intelligence?”

Qin Niu was inwardly shaken by this possibility.

If it were true, then the Everlasting Spring Technique would definitely be a top-tier cultivation technique. Because it meant that with his current level of cultivation, he could directly enlighten plants and help them awaken their intelligence.

Although plants and stones can cultivate, the ones that transform into spirits are extremely rare.

They are actually the most abundant in nature and possess a long life that animals envy. However, they also have an inherent weakness—plants may have life, but they lack intelligence.

Even a butterfly or a caterpillar knows to hide from enemies.

Or even feign death to save their life.

This shows they possess simple cognitive abilities.

But plants have a hard time developed such cognitive skills; they only know how to grow in silence, competing with their peers for sunlight and nutrients, instinctively rooting deeper or spreading further.

Then they bloom and bear fruit, reproducing offspring, year after year.

If plants were to have intelligence like animals, then they would certainly dominate the world, not humankind.

If Qin Niu’s Everlasting Spring Technique could indeed enlighten plants, wouldn’t he be able to create spirits en masse?