The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290 - The Purpose of the Mirror and the Rock Ant Cultivation Method

Lie Yong stared at the reconstituted text, his eyes widening in disbelief. The "Fire Gu Refinement Method" was perfectly suited to enhancing those fire-attributed yao insects. If he practiced this technique, the power of his two Fire Ants could climb to the next level! But why was there only the first half?

"Where's the rest?" Lie Yong clutched the mirror shard, shaking it vigorously as if trying to shake the remaining text out of it.

Chu Xuan chuckled softly, materializing a line of text. Lie Yong read the line and arched an eyebrow, "The Rock Ant Cultivation Method."

"Could it be that this mirror will only reveal the rest of the text if I obtain the Rock Ant Cultivation Method?" Lie Yong frowned deeply, pondering, "What does this mirror need the Rock Ant Cultivation Method for?"

He thought long and hard but couldn't figure it out. "To get the Rock Ant Cultivation Method, I'd need to acquire the Rock Ant copper statue, which is vital to the Rock Ant Tribe."

Lie Yong felt a twinge of regret. "Had I known, I would have captured Shi Wu alive and forced him to divulge the entire Rock Ant Cultivation Method."

He paused, the look of regret on his face swiftly replaced by confidence. "However, it doesn't matter. Once I become a Golden Insect Master, crushing the Rock Ant Tribe is merely a matter of time."

With this thought, Lie Yong placed the Mirror shard into a soft leather pouch and secured it close to his body.

The next day.

The Fire Ant Tribe held the chieftain succession ceremony. Thanks to his own prestige, Lie Yong was unsurprisingly inaugurated as the chieftain, becoming the thirty-fifth leader of the Fire Ant Tribe.

Chu Xuan observed that people in the cave world generally did not live very long. If one did not become an Insect Master, most would die by sixty. Those who achieved the rank of Bronze Insect Master could live to their eighties or nineties, thanks to the power regurgitated by their yao insects. Silver Insect Masters lived longer, typically around one hundred twenty years.

As for Golden Insect Masters and beyond, they could only add another twenty years or so to their lives. Unlike cultivators, each major advancement did not dramatically extend their lifespan by hundreds or thousands of years.

The succession kept Lie Yong busy until the afternoon. Finally finding a moment to himself, he approached an unremarkable house within the tribe.

However, this ordinary-looking house was guarded by two aged Bronze Insect Masters. Despite their age, their eyes were clear and vigilant. Should anyone attempt to breach the house, they would immediately summon Fire Ants from their Insect Orifices to slay any intruders.

"Greetings, Chieftain," the two elders bowed deeply.

Lie Yong nodded slightly. "I need to select an ant egg."

"Please follow me, Chieftain," the elder on the left responded respectfully.

Moments later, Lie Yong arrived at the tribe's subterranean level. Preserving Fire Ant eggs in a state where they do not hatch yet retain their vitality requires an exacting environment. Only the sulfur pools beneath the Fire Ant Tribe's territory provide suitable conditions.

Not only do these pools maintain the eggs' viability, but they also subtly enhance them. The ant eggs that Lie Yong, Xiao Huo, and others had chosen were all nurtured in these sulfur pools for over thirty years, resulting in particularly strong ants once hatched.

"Chieftain, these five ant eggs have all been nurtured for over thirty years," the elder said with reverence.

"Are there none older?" Lie Yong frowned.

The elder appeared troubled.

Lie Yong pressed harder, "Speak!"