Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4480  Stealing while youʼre at it

After the swarm of ants chased for a while, they gave up and turned back.

It couldnʼt be helped. With Phoenix Wings Divine Flight, how fast was Ling Hanʼs speed?

”Since the swarm of ants is so troublesome, there should be treasures in the nest,” Ling Han murmured. ”If I had known, I should have used the Strange Shadow Steps to sneak in.”

He found a secluded place to recover.

It was mainly because he had expended a little too much Spiritual Power. He didnʼt have to worry about mystical power. With the millions and millions of dimensions in his body as his source, it wouldnʼt be a problem for him to battle continuously for a year and a half.

Three days later, he had already recovered to his prime condition.

Fine, he would go to the ant nest again, but this time, he was going to sneak in quietly.

He arrived near the antʼs nest, then switched to channeling the Strange Shadow Steps. Combined with some Regulations, he instantly fled into the shadows. Even if he was walking behind a Sect Master, the latter may not be able to sense his presence.

Yi?

Ling Han was startled. Previously, when he had come here, he could see ants entering and exiting the caves, but now, he did not see even a single one.

”Though I had a great battle here three days ago, I donʼt remember that I blasted such a large hole in this place.” Ling Han looked towards a corner of the ant nest, where a large piece had been blasted off.

”Unless… thereʼs someone before me!”

This wasnʼt strange. There were still many people who could reach this level, and in the case of Imperial Son Ming and Imperial Son Tian, they were Venerate Tier elites, and could practically do as they liked in this place.

”I think that there must be Venerate Tier-level existences in the ant nest. They would not allow Imperial Son Ming and the others to succeed so easily.”

He pressed his hand on the antʼs nest, and sensed quietly.

After a while, he broke into a smile.

He could sense the tremors. It should be that there was a battle going on in the depths of the ant nest, and that was why there was such a tremor.

”Since theyʼre still fighting, no matter what treasures there are in the ant nest, they definitely havenʼt been taken yet.”

”I have to hurry.”

Ling Han moved, entering into the ant nest. Then, he advanced rapidly.

The Strange Shadow Steps focused on concealing his tracks, but this did not mean that his progress would slow down. Though it could not compare to Phoenix Wings Divine Flight, it was slightly faster than ordinary Saint-level movement techniques.

This ant nest was very big, really very big. Ling Han had already walked for almost half an hour, yet he still did not see the battle that was taking place ahead of him.

Though the ants were big, they were only the size of ordinary dogs, and were far from reaching the height of humans when they were standing on their hind legs. Thus, the passage here had been forcefully enlarged, and there were corpses of giant ants everywhere.

Ling Hanʼs eyes swept over them, and he nodded internally. Judging by the injuries on the ants, there were at least thirty people who had barged into the antʼs nest.

It should be the Golden Generation.

These people were all descendants of the Imperial Clans, so it was very easy for them to join forces. Because they all cared about their pride, as well as the honour of the Imperial Clans, it was very unlikely that someone would suddenly change their mind.

Ling Han continued to advance. After walking for another ten minutes, the shockwaves from the battle became incredibly obvious.

He was almost there.

He slowed down a little to avoid being discovered by the ripples caused by his movement.

After a few steps, the path ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a massive underground cave. It was spherical in shape, and had a radius of at least more than 5km.

In the centre of this underground cave lay a colossal white-coloured giant insect. It was surrounded and protected by innumerable black-coloured giant ants, preventing anyone from approaching.

There were about 30 people battling with the ants.

As expected, they were all Imperial Sons, and most of them were Golden Generations. From the Silver Generation, there were only those few that had advanced into Sect Master-level.

The leaders were Imperial Son Ming and Imperial Son Tian. The two Venerable Tier elites were the main force, while the other Sect Masters were responsible for impeding the enemy forces.

The swarm of ants was also very powerful. There were as many as seven Venerate Tier-level male ants, and they were the size of calves, possessing boundless strength. In terms of power, they actually suppressed Imperial Son Ming and Imperial Son Tian.

However, the strength of martial artists was in the fact that they possessed martial arts techniques and divine sense, which allowed them to use Regulations. Moreover, starting from the True Self Tier, divine sense became more and more important, gradually occupying a major position in battle prowess.

Thus, even though it was clearly a two-on-seven battle, and even though they didnʼt have an advantage in terms of power, Imperial Son Ming and Imperial Son Tian still managed to hold back the seven Venerate Tier-level male ants.

On the other side, the other Imperial Sons were on a killing spree, endlessly killing the swarm of ants. Though there were still large numbers of giant ants charging out from various passageways, the line of defense was continuously retreating.

This drove the swarm of ants crazy. Their queen was behind this line of defense, and that was the foundation of their entire race. They definitely could not lose her.

Hence, though there were heavy casualties, the retaliation of the swarm of ants was even more intense.

Ling Hanʼs eyes swept over them. What kind of treasure was there here?

It canʼt be this queen ant, right?

En, what was that?

Ling Han glanced over. There was a black-colored blade of grass by the side of the queen ant. It was only as long as a finger, and at its tip, there were multiple grass seeds that were only the size of sesame seeds.

What was that thing?

Ling Han had never seen any illustrated handbook of Celestial medicines before. However, he could vaguely sense a Celestial Qi fluctuation.

These grass seeds actually contained Celestial Qi?

Ling Han was startled. This was really beyond his expectations, because this thing looked too terrible. No matter what, it could not be connected to Celestial medicine, what more being able to nurture Celestial Qi.

However, since he had seen it, what reason was there for him to miss it?

Ling Han moved quietly, snuck through the battle, passed through the line of ants, and approached the queen ant.

During this time, he was almost forced to reveal himself by the shockwaves of the battle. Fortunately, his grasp of the Strange Shadow Steps was probably comparable to the Killing Saint of the Battle God Palace, allowing him to stabilize his movements.

He had already arrived in front of the queen ant. In this place, those black-coloured blades of grass could be plucked.

However, if he made a move to pluck it, he would definitely reveal himself.

Ling Han smiled. He would pluck all the black grass in an instant, and by then, so what if he was discovered? Phoenix Wings Divine Flight would be activated, and he would immediately flee into the distance.

Right at this moment, the queen ant suddenly moved and turned to look in his direction.

What a sensitive guy.

Only now did Ling Han realize that the queen ant was at the Venerate Tier. Because they were too close, even if he was extremely proficient in grasping the Strange Shadow Steps, the queen ant still sensed it.

Instantly, a dozen over large ants rushed towards Ling Han. Though they had not discovered Ling Han, each of them would dutifully carry out the command of the queen ant.

There was no time to waste.

Ling Han hurriedly moved, and with a grab, those black blades of grass all fell into his hands.

Naturally, he also revealed himself.

Yi!

Imperial Son Ming and the other Golden Generations faltered upon this. Why had one of them snuck into the center of the swarm of ants and successfully plucked the Celestial medicine?

Good one!

They were all delighted. There was really not the slightest benefit to be gained from tangling with the swarm of ants. Now that they had gathered the Celestial medicine, they naturally could retreat.

However, they soon revealed furious expressions, all of them almost dying from fury.

This was not one of them at all, but rather Ling Han!

”Ling Han!”

”How dare you!”

”Put down the Celestial medicine!”

These Golden Generations all shouted loudly, wanting nothing more than to tear Ling Han into pieces.