Chapter 34 - Chapter 34: Chapter 31 Poisonous Ant i (1/2)

Chapter 34: Chapter 31 Poisonous Ant i

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The night passed by swiftly.

Before dawn, the moon had already sunk behind the mountains, like a lazy girl.

Qin Niu could no longer feel the cool energy entering his body, so he opened his eyes and, with a sense of reluctance, watched the moon that had already set behind the western hills. Bathing in the moonlight while cultivating had been such a marvelous experience, it made him feel like a greedy child wanting to absorb more of that cool energy.

After a night of cultivation, he realized his body didn’t seem to have changed much.

The only difference was that his breathing had become smoother than before.

He did not uproot the little grass that had helped him succeed in cultivating.

This little grass was his lucky star, and from now on, he would let it grow freely by the water well in the backyard.

He would even water it when it was drought-stricken.

The beginning is the hardest part, but once the first step is taken, subsequent cultivation becomes much easier.

Qin Niu looked at his personal attributes, full of anticipation.

Qin Niu

Cultivation: Mortal Realm Onefold 42.1/100, Low-tier Farmer 75.4/100,

Low-tier Insect Master 3/100

Lifespan: 51 years

Cultivation Technique: Everlasting Spring Technique Level 11.24/100

Skills: Planting—Sowing Proficient 34.4/100, Loosening Soil Slightly Accomplished 357/1000, Fertilizing Slightly Accomplished 156.1/1000, Watering Slightly Accomplished 327/1000, Weeding Slightly Accomplished 415/1000

Insect Control: Insect Trace Identification Beginner 0.02/10, Insect Speech Beginner 0.51/10.

Martial Techniques: Slash Strike Slightly Accomplished 107.66/1000 (10% chance of Critical Chop, using the Thick-Backed Precious Saber increases the chance to 20%)

Talent: Cultivating Health-Preserving Techniques.

Divine Skills: None

Labor Points: 958

After reviewing his personal attributes, Qin Niu felt unspeakably joyful and satisfied.

The feeling of getting stronger, bit by bit, day by day, was wonderful.

As he expected, he had indeed made a breakthrough in the Everlasting Spring Technique.

He had successfully obtained his first cultivation technique in life, and he was no longer just a rough villager.

Furthermore, his cultivation level had actually increased by 2.3 in a single night.

Definitely, this was not an effect that bear meat alone could achieve.

It must be related to cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique.

Normally, bear meat could help him increase his cultivation by 0.3 a day at best.

Out of this increase of 2.3 in cultivation, even if some of it was the remaining energy from drinking bear blood being absorbed by his body, that would have only added at most 0.4 to 0.5. Combined with the 0.3 from eating bear meat, the increase should not exceed 0.8.

Now that it had increased this much, he believed at least 1.5 of it came from cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique.

Having a cultivation technique really is a blessing; he could finally leave the arduous days of snail-paced cultivation growth behind.

While the Everlasting Spring Technique may not be suited for combat, being able to increase cultivation this rapidly is enough for Qin Niu to stand out in the Mortal Realm.

Just staying in this little mountain village would be more than sufficient for self-protection.

Despite not having slept all night, he didn’t feel the slightest bit tired; on the contrary, he felt as energetic as a dragon and full of vigor.

Almost all somewhat advanced cultivation techniques have this additional effect.

Cultivation is somewhat similar to meditation or deep sleep—it can nourish the spirit, enrich the blood, and regulate the organs, thus it shares the marvel of high-quality sleep.

Moreover, he noticed that he had developed a talent for cultivating health-preserving techniques.

It seemed he was truly born for this kind of technique!

There was an even greater surprise: using the Thick-Backed Precious Saber actually granted a 20% chance of performing a Critical Chop, which doubled the rate.

This highlighted the importance of a weapon.

“Gurgle gurgle!”

His stomach embarrassingly began to growl.

He had eaten a large chunk of bear meat and a bowl of cornmeal the previous night, and hadn’t done much work; how could he be hungry so soon?

Could it be that cultivation accelerated the consumption of energy in his body?

That must be it.

With wealth, one can pursue martial arts; with poverty, one can pursue literature.

Cultivation requires the consumption of a lot of nutrient-rich food, as it transforms the energy from food into the body’s energy, continually strengthening the physical form.

Qin Niu looked up at the sky; the eastern horizon was already showing the slightest hint of dawn.

It was morning now, and cooking bear meat would risk being discovered by others.

To stave off hunger, it seemed he would have to eat raw bear meat.

Tonight, when cooking bear meat, he could cook two extra pieces to save for the next day’s meal.

Now that he had started cultivating a technique, the benefits were substantial, but so was the increase in food consumption.

Before, eating a pound of meat a day was enough to sustain his body’s needs for the whole day.

Now, he probably needed at least twice that amount of meat a day.

This also meant that the bear meat he had stored wouldn’t last two months; it would most likely be finished within one month at most.

But that was okay, now that he had a Treasured Sword and his cultivation had increased quite a bit, hunting should be much easier.

The mountains were full of endless wild game; as long as one was capable, they were inexhaustible.

He didn’t have to worry about running out of food at all.

The raw bear meat didn’t taste as good and was hard to chew. He could only cut it into small pieces to swallow.

It took him more than a pound to fill his stomach.

He cut another small piece, put it in a small jar, and prepared to take it up the mountain to feed the termites.

Since he went to town yesterday, he hadn’t seen them for a day and two nights, and he wondered how the little creatures were doing.

The Ant Queen was laying eggs at a rate of 10 per day.

And her energy was growing rapidly every day.

Qin Niu hid the Treasured Sword in front of his chest and, shouldering a basket, entered the mountains.