Five months later.
"A Primordial Chaos cultivator's Essence Qi has yet to be divided. Chaos is one, the origin of Essence Qi. Essence Qi is born in chaos, bright on the outside, dark on the inside … "
Lu Xiaotian sat on a straw mat in front of the cave with his legs crossed. He silently practiced the Primordial Chaos Scripture. He held his breath and focused his mind. After circulating the sliver of Essence Qi in his body for the second time, he exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi. Before entering the first level of Qi Refinement, Lu Xiaotian's Qi would disperse as soon as he exhaled it. But now, the Qi that came out of his mouth shot out like a short arrow.
After spending nearly four months, Lu Xiaotian finally entered the first level of Qi Refinement. During this month, he had slightly consolidated his Qi Refinement.
"Oh no, I almost forgot to feed the little green ants Beast Spirit Pills."
Lu Xiaotian slapped his forehead. The Spirit Qi outside the cave was even more abundant, so he had to cultivate for a longer time. Now that he came back to his senses, Lu Xiaotian got up from the ground and hurriedly ran into the cave. The big black bear lying at the door opened its eyes. When it saw Lu Xiaotian, it listlessly closed its eyes and went back to sleep.
Lu Xiaotian skillfully ran to the dark room in the pill room and took out a small white bottle. Then he went to the Spirit Beast room in the cave. In the relatively spacious Spirit Beast room, there was a jade pool about ten feet wide. Some White Fluorescent Grass leaves were scattered in the jade pool. White Fluorescent Grass was a low-level Spirit Grass. Its leaves were suffused with a faint white luster. From time to time, there would be a slight sound in the leaves.
Lu Xiaotian took out a dozen or so fragrant black pills from the white bottle and sprinkled them on the leaves of the White Fluorescent Grass.
"Hiss …"
Suddenly, there was a sound in the jade pool. More than twenty green ants that were five or six times larger than normal ants crawled out of the leaves and rushed to the Beast Spirit Pills to chew.
"One, two …"
While the little green ants were eating, Lu Xiaotian repeatedly counted the number of pills. When he found that the number had not decreased, he was finally relieved. Over the past six months, the black-robed old man had been going out more and more frequently. Other than cultivating, Lu Xiaotian was also responsible for taking care of these little green ants for the black-robed old man.
These little green ants were low-level spirit insects and it was not easy to raise them. After half a year, he had only managed to raise 20 of them. Once there was not enough food, the little green ants would kill each other.
Two months ago, because Lu Xiaotian didn't feed them in time, two of the little green ants were killed and eaten by their stronger peers. For this reason, Lu Xiaotian was whipped twenty times by the black-robed old man. It was so painful that he wanted to die. He had to rest for three days before he could move again. After this lesson, Lu Xiaotian was always extra careful.
Lu Xiaotian plugged the peach cork into the opening of the small white bottle. Suddenly, a long and narrow shadow appeared on the ground. Lu Xiaotian's heart tightened, but he quickly relaxed. He turned around and sure enough, it was the black-robed old man.
"Elder Geng!" Lu Xiaotian bowed to the black-robed old man.
"You knew it was me?" His cultivation was much higher than Lu Xiaotian's. He had just appeared at the entrance of the spirit beast room, but Lu Xiaotian seemed to have already noticed him. The black-robed old man couldn't help but be surprised.
"There was a faint shadow on the ground. The black bear was guarding the cave abode's entrance. Only Elder Geng could enter the cave abode without making a sound," Lu Xiaotian said truthfully.
"Not bad. To have such wisdom at such a young age, you are indeed outstanding among your peers." The black-robed old man nodded slightly. It was a pity that this child's spiritual root potential was slightly inferior. In the past, it was not impossible to take him in as a personal disciple. However, ever since the Earth Fire Palace was brought to the sect, the black-robed old man's face darkened when he thought of the word "disciple".
"The Shadow Ants are also well fed. This is a Qi-gathering Pill as a reward for you." The black-robed old man took out a pill bottle. With a wave of his hand, the pill bottle floated in front of Lu Xiaotian.
Lu Xiaotian took the pill bottle and opened the lid. A refreshing medicinal fragrance assailed his nostrils. Lu Xiaotian couldn't help but be overjoyed. Qi-gathering Pills were medicinal pills used by cultivators in the early stage of Qi Condensation. They had good effects from the first layer to the third layer. For him, who was only in the first layer of Qi Condensation, this medicinal pill was equivalent to three months of bitter cultivation.
"Thank you for the pill, Elder Geng," Lu Xiaotian hurriedly expressed his gratitude after carefully putting away the medicinal pill.
"As long as you do your job well, I won't be stingy with my rewards." The black-robed old man nodded and took out a small jade gourd. "In the future, my time in the cave may be shorter. After the Shadow Ants in the jade pond have matured, if I haven't returned by then, place them into the jade gourd."
It was only now that Lu Xiaotian learned that these little green ants were called Shadow Ants. However, Lu Xiaotian's expression was somewhat troubled. These little green ants were a type of low-level spirit insect. They weren't very lethal, but they had an extremely strong paralyzing effect. Two months ago, Lu Xiaotian had accidentally extended his hand into the jade pond and was bitten by the little green ants. His movements were much slower than usual and he fell on the beast skin. He slept for four more hours than usual. When he woke up again, the little green ants in the jade pond were already cannibalizing each other.
"Elder Geng, after I was bitten by the Shadow Ants, I was paralyzed for nearly a day. If I don't take precautions, I'm afraid I'll delay the task Elder Geng gave me. "
Lu Xiaotian spoke carefully, afraid that he would make the black-robed old man unhappy.
"This bottle contains the antidote to the Shadow Ants' paralyzing poison. You only need to take the antidote before capturing the Shadow Ants." The black-robed old man gave Lu Xiaotian a small bottle.
"Yes, Elder Geng."
After Lu Xiaotian took the antidote, he thought to himself, "No wonder the black-robed old man, who was always so cold to me, rewarded me with a Qi Amassing Pill. It turns out he wants me to do this kind of hard work." Even with the antidote, being bitten by the little green ants was still quite painful. However, he had no room to refuse the black-robed old man's arrangement.
"I'll be leaving tomorrow. I'll be taking the alchemy furnace with me," the black-robed old man said.
"If the Beast Spirit Pills are used up and Elder Geng hasn't returned, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of these Shadow Ants," Lu Xiaotian said truthfully.
"I still have a small alchemy furnace here. Although it's not very good, it's enough to refine the Beast Spirit Pills."
The black-robed old man took out a small alchemy furnace that was completely black and seemed to be made of black iron. Judging by its color, it was far inferior to the one the black-robed old man used. However, Lu Xiaotian didn't have any other recipes or spiritual items. Lu Xiaotian didn't mind, but Lu Xiaotian thought to himself that he didn't have any means to protect himself at the moment. Through the conversation between the black-robed old man and the others, Lu Xiaotian learned that a cultivator not only needed to have a cultivation method, but also needed to practice Dharma Spells or combat skills. Only then could they be considered to have a fighting ability.
When he was in the Thunder Blade Sect, Big Brother Shi Qingshan also had to practice Dharma Spells and Martial Skills before he could be considered a real martial artist. Therefore, Lu Xiaotian thought that there were similarities between martial artists and cultivators.
The black-robed old man took longer and longer each time he left. Therefore, Lu Xiaotian thought for a moment and summoned his courage to say, "Elder Geng, if you don't come back in time, I'll be going out to pick the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Beast Spirit Pills. If I bring the black bear out and demonic beasts break into the cave, I'm afraid the things in the cave will be damaged. If I don't bring the black bear out, it's fine if I encounter danger outside, but if I don't come back and delay the Shadow Ants that Elder Geng wants to raise, I'm afraid I'll let Elder Geng down. "
"Do you mean to ask for benefits from me?" Elder Geng smiled gloomily. His triangular eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake's.
"No, I wouldn't dare."
A layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on Lu Xiaotian's forehead. The pressure of a high-level cultivator made Lu Xiaotian's legs tremble. At this time, it was already good that he could hold on and not kneel down.
Elder Geng's face was gloomy and uncertain. The spiritual object found in the canyon was indeed something he was determined to get. The Shadow Ants were also one of his killer pincers. However, their individual lethality was not strong. In the previous battles with the disciples of the Divine Cloud Palace, more than half of them were destroyed. This little guy in front of him was still somewhat useful. If it was really as Lu Xiaotian said, it would be really tricky.
After thinking for a while, Elder Geng's face relaxed a little. A hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes. Then, he threw a small ancient silver ring and a booklet to Lu Xiaotian. "This is the Spirit Beast Ring. The booklet contains the Beast Taming Technique. You can bring the black bear out and tame a low-level spirit beast."
"Thank you, Elder Geng."
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