126: The Queen Ant's Secret

"Little worm," Julian interjected, his voice laced with cold skepticism,

"Let's not even talk about where to find your Queen Ant.

Currently, Huaxia monitors all Secret Realms. Even if you find her, what method do you have to make your 'Queen Ant' break through the Secret Realm's rules and descend into the current world?"

"A method, I naturally have one." The Parasitic God Insect Emperor's voice carried a hint of imperceptible tremor.

Upon hearing this, Julian's eyes flashed with a fierce glint, and a sinister smile crept onto his lips:

"Very good! Little worm, I command you, immediately reveal the Queen Ant's secret and the method to bring her out of the Secret Realm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Parasitic God Insect Emperor felt its blood abruptly boil, and an invisible shackle tightly bound its will.

It couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance against Julian's command. The moment any thought of lying arose, a chilling premonition of death instantly descended!

It understood that it had completely become Julian's Blood Servant, and it would likely never break free in this life.

"Lord Leon, Your Excellency Julian," the Insect Emperor's voice carried the bitterness of resignation,

"The Queen Ant's true body... indeed cannot break through the Secret Realm rules and cannot be brought out."

It took a deep breath and revealed the crucial point: "Mochong Star once underwent a civilization assessment, and we have long since discovered a loophole:

If a Secret Realm creature is killed, and if there are unhatched eggs within its body, these eggs are not considered 'life' but are instead categorized as 'Secret Realm treasures'!

As treasures, they can bypass the rules and be brought out of the Secret Realm!"

It further explained: "As you know, Secret Realm Yao Beasts are replicas of the rules. They are fixed and unchanging from the moment they descend; they neither reproduce nor grow in strength.

If a Yao Beast is in a state of gestation at the moment of death, then its Secret Realm replica will eternally maintain that state.

The eggs gestating within its body, at the rule level... are not living creatures."

"The Queen Ant is the ruler of my Mochong Star.

Her individual combat power may not be strong, but she can continuously produce powerful worker ant and soldier ant legions, and she is eternally in gestation. When she revives in the Secret Realm, she will undoubtedly be in this state! We cannot take the Queen Ant's true body, but as long as we can obtain one of her eggs..."

The Insect Emperor's voice took on a hint of fanaticism: "I am absolutely confident that I can Cultivate a new Queen Ant in the outside world!"

Julian's expression suddenly changed, and he sharply looked at Lord Leon.

Lord Leon elegantly put down his knife and fork, slowly wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and a 'gentle' smile bloomed on his face:

"Your Excellency Insect Emperor, please forgive our rudeness just now. Rest assured, that insect egg... we will definitely bring it out for you."

However, the twisted and sinister aura emanating from the depths of that smile made even the Great Ink Worm (Insect Emperor), a Yao Beast itself, feel a chill down its spine.

"Julian," Lord Leon turned to his subordinate, "The immediate priority is to locate the Secret Realm where the Insect Emperor's true body resides. This task is yours."

Julian placed his right hand over his chest and bowed deeply: "As you command, my dear Lord Leon. I will not fail."

He straightened up and grabbed the Parasitic God Insect Emperor: "Come with me, little worm!"

After a rigorous interrogation, Julian obtained crucial information: the Secret Realm where the Queen Ant resides must be filled with a large number of giant ant-like Yao Beasts.

However, among the Secret Realms that have already appeared on Earth, none currently match this characteristic.

This meant that the Queen Ant could only exist in a Secret Realm that had not yet descended—perhaps a Blue-level or even a more dangerous Red-level Secret Realm!

Julian secretly prayed: May that damned Secret Realm not fall within Huaxia's borders!

Otherwise... the trouble would be immense... Zhang Sheng's Cultivation never stopped.

On average, in less than half a day, he could devour and refine over ninety percent of the Spiritual Qi in a new Secret Realm.

The Realm of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art also rose accordingly.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Zhang Sheng had already visited more than a dozen Blue-level Secret Realms.

"Cultivation Technique: Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art (Transcendent: 76/1000000)"

The Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art finally broke through to the Transcendent Realm!

At this moment, within his Qi Sea Dantian, over fifteen hundred brilliant spirit suns had condensed!

Even more profound, at this Realm, the Cultivation Technique could now operate continuously on its own.

The vast and boundless Spiritual Qi contained within his Dantian far exceeded the imagination of any Cultivator.

The powerful Spiritual Qi pressure uncontrollably emanated naturally, and even the Breath Concealment Art at Perfection of the Transcendent Realm could no longer completely conceal Zhang Sheng's aura.

He urgently needed to Cultivate a more powerful second-tier concealment Spell.

At this moment, his Qi Sea Dantian was almost completely filled with dense spirit suns.

Returning to First Cultivation University,

Zhang Sheng successfully completed the third cycle of creation and destruction of the Qi Sea Realm.

The space within his Qi Sea Dantian was once again opened up and expanded.

The Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art operated continuously on its own, and Zhang Sheng only needed to take peak grade spirit gathering pills regularly to replenish his consumption.

Even though the Spiritual Qi concentration on Earth was far inferior to that in the Secret Realms, and even though several mist-condensing spirit firs had been planted around his residence, the Spiritual Qi still couldn't compare to that of the Secret Realms.

However, the number of spirit suns within his body continued to grow slowly but steadily, driven by the self-operating Cultivation Technique.

According to the intelligence provided by Xiao Ling, there were a total of three hundred forty-three Blue-level Secret Realms, with one descending daily, which would last for three hundred forty-three days.

The Blue-level Secret Realms that descended later, even if they were of the same Rank, would contain increasingly powerful Divine Breath Realm Beasts.

After the Blue-level Secret Realms, there would be the even more terrifying Red-level Secret Realms.

With Zhang Sheng's current strength, he was not yet fully confident in dealing with the True Fetus Realm Yao Beasts that might exist in Red-level Secret Realms.

A one-Rank difference in Spell Realm meant a world of difference in power; a hundredfold disparity was not uncommon.

Before he had absolute certainty, Zhang Sheng would not rashly accelerate the process of Secret Realm descents.

He must ensure that every move he made was thorough and foolproof!

...The Spell in the Jade Slip given by Hou Wu—the second-tier lightning Spell, Lightning Light Arrow—was currently being diligently studied by Zhang Sheng.

A pale blue lightning arrow, as thick as a wrist and three meters long, slowly condensed before him.

The Cultivation that had been interrupted for various reasons was now resumed.

Two and a half days later,

"Spell: Lightning Light Arrow (Perfected State)"

During this period of Cultivation, an interesting interlude occurred in the outside world.

Because Zhang Sheng had almost completely drained the Spiritual Qi from the existing Secret Realms,

all Cultivators with some strength globally were now fixated on the newly appearing Secret Realms.

As soon as a new Secret Realm descended, large groups of Cultivators swarmed in, racing against time to Cultivate, refine Spiritual Qi, and create Spirit Pills.

Among them, Huaxia Cultivators were the most active.

Thanks to Zhang Sheng's publicly released Cultivation Technique videos and Song Xian's Jade Slips of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art, the number of Divine Breath Realm Cultivators within Huaxia experienced explosive growth.

The resources of the Blue-level Secret Realms were being completely 'consumed' by them with astonishing speed and efficiency!

"The time... is finally ripe!"

Zhang Sheng communicated with Xiao Ling in his star ring.

"Ah~" Xiao Ling yawned lazily, "Are we finally going to accelerate?"

With his authority as the Lord of Earth, Zhang Sheng could not directly interfere with matters within the Secret Realms,

but he could control the 'schedule' of descents—bringing forward a Secret Realm originally scheduled to descend tomorrow to today!

And, he could designate its descent location!

Zhang Sheng's figure flickered, appearing atop an unnamed small mountain a hundred kilometers away from First Cultivation University.

"This is the place!"

With a thought, the star ring shot out a wisp of faint blue light, soaring towards the blue moon shadow in the sky—the projection of the myriad worlds pearl.

Buzz!

A massive gateway emitting a faint blue light slowly unfolded out of thin air before Zhang Sheng!

This power of control was simply marvelous!

The news of a new Blue-level Secret Realm descending spread like wildfire!

Today, two Blue-level Secret Realms appeared consecutively!

Upon hearing the news, some were fearful and uneasy, while others were ecstatic!

Those who were fearful worried about sudden changes in the Secret Realm descent pattern, foreseeing a future full of uncertainties.

In Huaxia, 'expedition teams' specializing in conquering Secret Realms had already formed, many of whom were powerful Divine Breath Realm Cultivators.

Upon hearing of new Blue-level Secret Realms appearing, these expedition team members all rubbed their fists, excited.

The situation of too many wolves and too little meat was finally alleviated slightly.

Zhang Sheng naturally took the lead, being the first to step into the newly formed Secret Realm gate.

As per usual,

The star chart hangs overhead, drawing in Spiritual Qi streams; Spirit Pills enter the belly, transforming into a grand furnace.

Spiritual Qi surges like a tsunami, all returning to its origin, condensing into spirit suns!