C2280 Entering the Ant Nest!
C2280 Entering the Ant Nest!
As for Jiang Fann, he had already focused his mind on controlling the flames in the pill furnace. The pill had already completed the transformation and reached the optimal state of forming a pill. It was also because of this that Jiang Fann was more focused than before. A thick medicinal fragrance had already spread out, but it did not give everyone a good feeling, as if it was not effective at all.
Until now, they did not know what this pill was used for. Why did Jiang Fann spend so many hours to refine it?
Very quickly, Jiang Fann's pill furnace finally opened, and a few pills floated out from the pill furnace.
When the young alchemist sensed the aura of the pills, he opened his eyes decisively and looked at the pills in surprise.
As Jiang Fann had said before, the two pills emitted the same aura, but the quality of the pills were completely different. At least, they were a few grades lower.
One was almost at the eighth level of the Heaven Grade, while the other had already reached the second level of the Heaven Grade.
To be able to refine such quality pills in just a few hours, it was hard for him to imagine. He could not guess how Jiang Fann's attainments in the Dao of Alchemy were.
Jiang Fann put away the Ant Avoiding Pill of higher quality. The remaining pills could be given to each of the cultivators present.
He was straightforward and said to Hong Yifeng, "Previously, I was very curious as to why I could freely travel through the ant colony. It was all because of this pill. This is the Ant Avoidance Pill, a special secret pill. After you take it, it will make the Black Armored Ant mistakenly think that you are of the same species as them. It is also because of this that they won't attack me. These pills are enough to confuse the Black Armored Ant at the level of Soldier Ant. With this, it can greatly increase your safety in the ant nest. Give them to them. "
When Hong Yifeng heard the Ant Avoidance Pill that Jiang Fann mentioned, he was stunned on the spot. He was also a person who had seen the world and had a good understanding of pills. However, he had never heard of such a pill that could make the Black Armored Ant ignore your existence.
Jiang Fann did not explain too much either. He floated the pill in front of him, then turned around and sat cross-legged on the ground to recover his pill refining energy.
He said softly, "I need an hour. After that, we will enter the ant nest."
After saying that, he no longer paid attention to the crowd.
Hong Yifeng came back to his senses and excitedly put away the few Ant Avoidance Pills. Then, he looked at the young pharmacist.
He transmitted his voice, "Do you know about this pill?"
The pharmacist shook his head decisively and frowned, "I have never heard of it before. My master's ancient book also did not record anything about this pill. If there is one, this pill would probably be sold for a sky-high price outside. Although the Black Armored Ant is not often encountered, there are many treasures in the ant nest. To be able to sneak in, it is a huge temptation to any cultivator, especially to pharmacists. My master told me that the deepest part of the ant nest might have a divine object like the Universal Soil. This is a treasure that can only be chanced upon by luck, not sought after."
"You saw him concoct the pill with your own eyes just now. Do you remember the ingredients? If you can successfully concoct it in the future, it will be of great significance to you. This guy doesn't have any intention of avoiding you."
When he said this, the young alchemist's expression became a bit serious.
"Second brother, this person is not simple. Not to mention his strength, just his ability in the Dao of alchemy is not something that I can imagine. I feel that he might not be much worse than my master. Many of his methods are even difficult for my master to do. Who is he?"
Hong Yifeng naturally understood what he meant. After all, for cultivators, having a strong combat strength might be due to a high talent, but it was also very difficult for an alchemist to reach an extremely high level in a short period of time. However, this Jiang Fann, who was of the same age as them, had both of them. It was really difficult for him to understand.
"Even without you saying it, I can tell. However, don't worry. He didn't avoid you when he concocted the pill. It can be seen that he doesn't have many thoughts. Moreover, he can provide us with the Ant Avoidance Pill to help us enter the nest. The situation after that will be much safer. You all should rest and adjust as soon as possible. After an hour, when Elder Brother Jiang wakes up, we will enter the nest. It's not safe to stay here for long. We won't be able to obtain any benefits even if we continue to waste the spiritual stone. Moreover, this time, I feel that the experience the black-armored ants here gave us is somewhat different from what the seniors left behind for us."
Hearing his words, everyone nodded, then sat down and rested.
Hong Yifeng controlled the formation to resist the black beetles outside.
An hour later, Jiang Fann woke up from his recovery. The refining of the pills didn't consume much energy for him, so he was very energetic.
He looked at Hong Yifeng and said, "This set of formation flag is worth a lot. There's no need to leave it here. When we leave, you can withdraw them. We can just enter from the entrance we came from."
Hearing Jiang Fann's words, Hong Yifeng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Elder Brother Jiang, there are so many black beetles outside. Once the formation stops, they will immediately attack us. With so many black beetles, we might not be able to defend ourselves very soon. I also feel that there are some black beetles among them that not only use their perception to lock onto their opponents."
Jiang Fann nodded, "You are right. There are indeed some strange black beetles here. They can control other soldier ants. They should be a special mutation. But it's fine. After entering the nest, if I encounter similar individuals, I will personally deal with them. As for the other soldier ants, the Ant Avoidance Pill is enough to deal with them. Are your people ready?"
Hong Yifeng replied, "We have already prepared before we entered."
After saying that, the few young men stood up and looked at Jiang Fann. Although they were still a little afraid, Jiang Fann was clearly much more friendly than the black beetles outside.
Hong Yifeng distributed the Ant Avoiding Pills to everyone.
Jiang Fann reminded, "Just swallow the Ant Avoiding Pills with your tongue. Don't swallow them. These Ant Avoiding Pills can last for a long time. If you enter the safe zone, you can take them out. Don't waste them. I don't have time to refine a few more for you."
After saying that, he looked at Hong Yifeng and said, "Keep the formation flag. I still have friends in this area to train. I need to finish up the Ant Nest as soon as possible. I still need to go meet them."
Hong Yifeng nodded and did not hesitate any longer. He directly used the Spiritual Strength to put away the few formation flags. As the formation flag was taken away, the great formation instantly stopped operating, and the powerful aura that was previously emitted also collapsed.
The soldiers on the outskirts seemed to have sensed something, and almost at the same time, they all started to move, directly rushing into the sea of fire in front of them.
Because the great formation did not take the initiative to attack them, the destructive power of the sea of fire was greatly reduced to them. Although it would still be damaged, it was completely incomparable to before.
The people around Jiang Fann all followed his method and swallowed the Ant Avoiding Pills in their mouths. Then, they followed him and walked towards the entrance of the Ant Nest that no black-armored ants were entering. They entered it before the black-armored ants surrounded them.
At this moment, the tunnel was unbearably hot. Because the great formation had injected the flames into this place to prevent the black-armored ants from rushing out from here. Before they walked very far, a young man with a weaker cultivation level was already sweating profusely.
With the thought of helping everyone to the end, Jiang Fann directly released his Spiritual Strength and applied it to everyone's body. Jiang Fann's fire control technique could perfectly resist the heat here, and everyone instantly felt a lot cooler. The young pharmacist was even more impressed by Jiang Fann. After all, such a fire control technique was the ability that pharmacists pursued.
The young pharmacist couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what kind of sect you are from, Elder Brother Jiang? Your alchemy skills have already completely exceeded my imagination. We are not that far apart in age, and I really want to prostrate myself before you."
Jiang Fann smiled and said, "If we have the chance to meet again after leaving this secret realm, we can chat more. However, now is clearly not a good opportunity."
Hong Yifeng said, "Elder Brother Jiang came here for the final inheritance? With your skills, you will definitely be able to do something in this trial. It seems that no one can beat you in the final inheritance."
Hearing this, it piqued Jiang Fann's interest. After entering this trial, he already knew that this place was likely related to the final inheritance. Many gifted pharmacists entered this place for the final inheritance, but no one had ever told him what it was.
"I really don't know what the final inheritance is. I will just take it step by step. Compared to that, I care more about the treasures in this nest."
After hearing Jiang Fann's words, the young pharmacist frowned.
"Elder Brother Jiang, are you going to go deep into the nest to find the Universal Soil?"
When Jiang Fann heard his words, he was not surprised. This was the Upper Nine Heavens, and the alchemists here should know that there was something like the Universal Soil in the Black Armored Ant Nest. However, there were not many ant nests, and almost every ant queen in the ant nest had extremely powerful combat strength. The higher the level of the world, the stronger their abilities were. After all, they could produce the Universal Soil, which proved that they were all innate divine objects, and were definitely not weak.
Seeing that Jiang Fann did not speak, Hong Yifeng directly spoke.
"Elder Brother Jiang, that is absolutely not allowed. The Black Armored Ants here are different from the ones in the outside world. Although they were sealed here by a great figure back then, that does not mean that the ant queens here are weak. Back then, that great figure could be considered to have helped the people get rid of the evil, but he could only do so much. That is an existence that we are unable to reach. If we were to act recklessly here, we would lose our lives. It is said that even if a Reincarnation Stage expert were to enter, they would be skinned. It is hard to say if they could keep their lives. In short, that place is a true forbidden area, and we definitely cannot enter. It is very likely that we would be eaten by the Black Armored Ants outside before we even see the Universal Soil."
Jiang Fann laughed: "You guys just need to take care of yourselves. If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, I won't take the risk."
As they were talking, they had already left the area of the scorching aura. In front of them, there was a large number of Black Armored Ants. There were Soldier Ants and Worker Ants. They were clearly waiting for the scorching aura to disappear and preparing to rush out to meet the enemy.