Chapter 208 - Chapter 208: Chapter 203: Half-Step into the Primordial Realm – Part 1 (2/2)

The armor from the Pig King allowed him to disregard all thorns and branches that stood in his way.

It let Qin Niu run freely, without having to worry about his clothes getting torn. And for his physical body, ordinary thorns couldn’t harm him in the slightest. As his speed increased, the distance of each step he took grew from over three meters to over four meters.

“It would be wonderful if I could learn a Step-Method Martial Skill at some point.”

Qin Niu secretly admired the movement skills Old Master Huang had demonstrated.

Genuine core cultivation techniques and martial skills are usually hard to find

on the market.

This is because all the top-level martial skills and techniques are collected by the government and noble clans.

After buying these techniques, they only pass them on to the core disciples within their families, strictly controlling them to prevent any leaks.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn them. Returning to the village, as he passed by the houses, he discovered he could actually hear voices coming from inside.

Sister Liu’s child was crying, Yu Le’s wife was losing her temper, scolding him

for being incompetent and useless…

Having ascended to the Innate Realm, his hearing had become much more sensitive, and he could detect many subtle sounds that he was previously unable to hear.

“Master, you really came back! Hehe, it seems my sensing ability is quite accurate!”

Xiao Qing stood at the door looking out, and upon seeing Qin Niu returning from the mountains, she revealed a happy smile.

” Have you had your meal?”

“Not yet!”

“Did you practice diligently?”

“I did practice, but I kind of wilted all the medicinal herbs you planted.”

She answered, looking down.

“No problem, I will help them recover later.”

Qin Niu was thinking, should he impart the Everlasting Spring Technique to

Xiao Qing?

After thinking over it, in the end, he gave up on the idea.

It wasn’t that he was worried she might betray him in the future; rather, he feared she might bite off more than she could chew.

It would be better to take her to train within the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze than to transmit skills to her.

However, before doing so, he still needed to test her.

After all, she was just a child, not yet of age, and if she couldn’t keep her mouth shut, it could easily result in disaster.

Moreover, after her cultivation level rapidly increased, it might also go to her head.

If she flaunted her power too openly without understanding the need to hide her strength, it would likewise bring trouble.

These were all issues that needed to be considered.

As for her loyalty, Qin Niu was not too concerned.

The bond between master and servant was growing deeper, and the likelihood of her betraying Qin Niu in the future was almost nil.

“Xiao Qing, do you still like the leather armor I gave you?”

“I like it! Every gift the master gives me is especially precious.”

She spoke earnestly.

“But I haven’t seen you wear it much!”

“I usually can’t bear to wear it, I only wear it when I go hunting m the mountains with Sister Wan Yan.”

“What’s there to bear? Wear it every day from now on, it can protect your safety.”

Qin Niu felt that at her young age, she was really quite sensible.

Hardworking and clever.

She kept the house tidy and clean, cooking and doing laundry for Qin Niu every day.

Perhaps because she had lived quite a hard life with her adoptive grandfather since she was young, she was usually very frugal.

“What would you do if one day your cultivation level suddenly broke through to the tenth level of the Mortal Realm?”

The two chatted idly as they ate.

“Hmm… I think I would be very happy, and I would find an opportunity to tell my grandfather the good news at his grave. Then I would continue to practice hard, striving to advance to the Acquired Realm as soon as possible. By then, I would have the ability to protect the master,” she said thoughtfully, expressing her genuine thoughts.

“At such a young age and with such high cultivation, is your grandfather the only person you think about telling?”

“Yes. Oh, no, no, I would tell the master first, and then my grandfather second.”

“You wouldn’t want to show off in front of Sister Wan Yan or other kids?

“I can’t show off. My grandfather told me that even with the closest people, you have to learn to hide, as a form of self-protection. Cultivation levels, money, treasures – these are all core secrets, not to be casually revealed to outsiders. Showing off even a little bit of strength openly can lead to a quick death. Master, you have to remember these too. When I was traveling with my grandfather, we saw people flashing their wealth and then they were targeted and killed for it.”

She ended up advising Qin Niu to learn how to be low-key in turn.

“Hehe, who would have thought you are so young, yet you understand quite a lot! Come to the mountains with me early tomorrow morning, I’ll take you to train. But you must remember, I am taking you there because I consider you my closest and most trusted person. You must not tell anyone about this,” Qin Niu was very satisfied with her answer.

As her master, now that he had become very strong, it was natural to help his maid as well.

Having such a loyal maid by his side meant she could help Qin Niu with many things on normal days.

At crucial moments, she might even save his life.

Supporting her aptly was akin to strengthening his own arms.

In the evening, Qin Niu did not rush to the Yan family’s fields after dinner.

The number of locusts seemed to be decreasing in the last few days, with even fewer special locusts.

The Black Tiger Gang likely had already taken action.

He genuinely hoped the insect disaster would cease soon.

Qin Niu had originally thought his three thousand ducks could be sold for a good price.

Now, after eating a vast quantity of locusts, some of the ducks seemed to be evolving, which made Qin Niu temporarily give up the idea of selling the ducks. Frankly, even if they sold for fifty silver coins each, it wouldn’t bring in much money.

Just one hundred and fifty silver money.

In the past, that amount was a fortune to him.

Now, it was just a small sum.

He went to the backyard, making his way toward the medicinal herbs.

They looked wilted, as if tormented by frost.

Now that he had attained the Innate Realm, could he use the power of the Everlasting Spring Technique directly to help them quickly recover their vitality?