Chapter 288 - Chapter 288: Chapter 281 Cultivating Zombie Ants 1 (2/2)

The calf immediately raised its neck and let out a cheerful sound as it galloped over.

It followed its master Qin Niu into the maze of the Ancient Banyan Tree.

Before it entered, it looked up at the Ancient Banyan Tree with a gaze full of awe, indicating that it could now sense the tree’s terror.

Inside the maze, Xiao Qing was painstakingly cultivating.

She had been stuck at the peak of the Mortal Realm for some time now.

The Medicine King Sutra was good in every respect, except for the difficulty of advancing to the next level.

Xiao Qing still hadn’t broken through to the Acquired Realm.

This was something only she could do for herself.

As time slowly passed, Qin Niu sensed that the branches of the Ancient Banyan Tree had begun to droop, so he opened his eyes.

He quickly packed up the jars used for collecting the Banyan Tree Blood.

Xiao Niu lay not far away, its gaze fixed on the distance, seemingly lost in thought.

“Xiao Qing, we’ll come back for training tomorrow, let’s go home now,” Qin Niu said, noticing that Xiao Qing was still immersed in her cultivation, and he had to wake her.

At night, the Ancient Banyan Tree would become extremely terrifying, and any living beings within its reach would turn into its nourishment.

“Alas, I still couldn’t make a breakthrough, I’m really dumb,” she said with reluctance after wrapping up her practice.

“Haha, in the path of cultivation, one must not be eager for quick success.

There is a saying, ‘Haste makes waste.’ Just keep accumulating your efforts day by day, and there will eventually come a time when persistence pays off,” Qin Niu said with a laugh, patting her head to comfort her.

He took Xiao Qing and Green Ox out of the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze, and by then, the sky had already turned somewhat dim outside.

Nowadays, this mountain, in Qin Niu’s eyes, no longer posed a danger.

Unless he foolishly ventured deep into the mountain, it was unlikely that any wild beast could harm him.

Qin Niu had only taken a few steps when he vaguely sensed a disquiet in his mind.

It was hard to describe.

It was as if something significant was about to happen.

This feeling was like having a stone weighing on his heart.

What could it be?

He checked the Termite swarm and found nothing abnormal.

Both the Ant Queen and the Demon Ants were acting normally.

Out of caution, he brought a large number of Termites down the mountain.

The Zombie Ants and the newly cultivated Termites were still evolving and had to be left in the Ant Nest for the time being.

By now, the area within a one- to two-mile radius had probably become the Termites’ domain.

No other insect dared to contend with them.

Even poisonous snakes couldn’t pose any threat to them.

Should anything dare to invade their nest, be it centipedes or poisonous snakes, they would be directly killed by the Termites without any suspense.

Qin Niu returned home with Xiao Qing.

The unsettling feeling inside him intensified even more.

“All Niu, help me open the door!”

Wang Wanyan stood outside calling, holding a food container in her hands.

Upon opening the courtyard door, she glanced at Qin Niu with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“These are pancakes I made following Mother Wu’s instructions. You haven’t had dinner yet, so I brought some over for you to try.”

She usually wouldn’t even dip her fingers in plain water.

Why would she suddenly want to learn how to cook and follow Mother Wu?

Qin Niu caught a glimpse of her blushing face and understood a bit.

Before getting married, girls would learn some skills to take care of men, as well as cooking and doing laundry.

She was preparing for her marriage.

It looked like she too wished to marry Qin Niu soon and become his wife.

But being a girl with a thin skin, there were many things she wouldn’t openly say.

“Wan Yan, thank you! But you really don’t need to learn these things. When you marry me later, we can just hire a maid,” Qin Niu said, looking at her affectionately..