Chapter 243 - Chapter 243: Chapter 236 It’s Very Likely the Only One 1 (1/2)

Chapter 243: Chapter 236 It’s Very Likely the Only One 1

It was unimaginable that a single plant had been maintaining the balance of an entire mountain. After the Ice Lotus was removed, the originally stable valley at the bottom of the cliff began to collapse, triggering a chain reaction.

This Ice Lotus was also the best herb Qin Niu had obtained from all the medicinal plants.

Its energy might not be comparable to the Ancient Banyan Tree, but its special abilities were in no way inferior to those of the Ancient Banyan Tree.

The Ancient Banyan Tree was too big and simply couldn’t be transplanted.

At least, with Qin Niu’s current abilities, he couldn’t transplant it.

The Ice Lotus, however, had no such restrictions.

As he ran forward, birds and wild bees occasionally flew up from the mountain, also scattering in escape. Yet, wild animals were rare in these mountains, even mice were seldom seen.

There were far too many wild bees, their presence severely threatened the safety of other animals.

Most of the beasts within this mountain area had been wiped out by the Steel-winged Wild Bees.

Even other insects were scarce.

There were rumors of various kinds of wild bees in these mountains, but they seemed a bit overstated.

In Qin Niu’s view, there were only two or three species.

The strongest were the Steel-winged Wild Bees, and the strongest among them were around Grade Five.

The ground underfoot trembled violently, making it difficult for him to stand steady.

In turn, he fled with even greater urgency and speed.

Still, there were several times he almost fell over.

But he got up and ran away immediately, not daring to pause for even a moment.

Boom! Loud thunderous noises!

As if the heavens had split and the earth had shattered, a large portion of the flat-top peak directly collapsed.

He too was toppled to the ground by the massive quake.

Looking back, what was once a flat-topped mountain peak had now collapsed by half, transforming into an inverted V-shaped pointed blade peak.

The valley had been completely filled in.

The cold pond, secret spaces, and Blood Pool inside were likely buried beneath the ground.

Whether the Green Demon that lay hidden in the Blood Pool was still alive, no one knew.

But in Qin Niu’s opinion, the Green Demon wasn’t as ‘pitiable’ as imagined. The Green Demon’s bee-rearing manual, written by the Green Demon itself, beautified its own image to some degree.

At least from the Green Demon’s actions, it definitely deserved the title of evil demon.

After the earth stopped shaking, Qin Niu got up and saw a faint light of dawn breaking through.

Daylight was approaching.

Airborne, a vast number of wild bees whirled and hovered.

The collapse of the mountain had rendered many formidable wild bees homeless, making them extremely irritable and angry. As soon as they spotted a target to attack, they would swarm it immediately.

Qin Niu was not afraid, but there was no need to incur their wrath unnecessarily.

So, he simply sat down beneath this large tree.

Then he took out an Advanced Contract Talisman.

He hesitated. The level of the bee egg was probably not high, and perhaps using a mid-level Contractual Talisman would be enough to subdue it.

After all, Advanced Contract Talismans were not easy to come by.

With this thought, he took out a mid-level Contractual Talisman and activated it with his power.

With his cultivation at the Innate Realm, using a Talisman no longer required him to bite open his tongue or fingertips.

Once the Talisman was activated, it turned into a beam of golden light that shot towards the bee egg.

A faint green glow appeared on the surface of the bee egg, like halo rings, resisting the invasion of the golden light.

Seeing this, Qin Niu showed a pleased expression.

He had always been worried that the bee egg had already been marked by the Green Demon, but now it seemed his luck was good.

Possibly after the Green Demon’s mishap, its physical body died, and it hadn’t managed to claim the egg.

Or it had other uses for this bee egg.

Regardless, the fact that the bee egg had not been claimed was a great boon.

It at least gave him this opportunity.

The golden light was still contending with the green glow, and the situation looked as though the golden light had little chance of winning.

But the resistance of the green glow was not as strong as imagined either.

Unperturbed, Qin Niu took out a second mid-level Contractual Talisman and activated it.

Another golden beam shot out, becoming one with the first.

Under such a powerful offensive, the green glow began to falter, its halo rings slowly being compressed.

Qin Niu’s lips curved into a slight smile.

He took out a third mid-level Contractual Talisman.

Without any hesitation, he activated it once again.

When the third golden light merged with the others, the bee egg’s resistance became futile.

The golden light tore through the green glow like pulling weeds, and penetrated into the bee egg.

“Become my servant, and 1 promise you’ll grow stronger!” Qin Niu communicated directly with it using spiritual power.

It remained unmoved, fiercely resisting.

But such resistance seemed more like a final obstinate struggle, more symbolic than anything, and there was no way it could withstand Qin Niu’s overwhelming assault.

“Even the Green Demon was defeated by me, what’s left for you to resist? Submit!” Qin Niu pressed down with his formidable spiritual power.

Its will to resist was clearly crumbling.

To all living beings, revering the strong is an innate trait.

Qin Niu had experience taming several pets before, even the Queen Bee with its steely will had been subdued by him.

The consciousness of this bee egg was still weak; under his formidable onslaught, it was subdued with just three mid-level Contractual Talismans.

And at the very moment when the contract was successfully formed between them, Qin Niu felt as though a cold wind was sweeping over from a distance.

He immediately gripped his Ink Blade and became vigilant.

If the Green Demon dared to come, he would not mind sending it off with a slash.

The cold wind blew for a while, but there was no follow-up.

Sound and fury, signifying nothing.