Alien Science Cultivation

The magical power that can confine space, like their king's ability to travel through time, is achieved by relying on a powerful soul. However, their king could only travel through more than ten thousand feet, while this young man could confine a semicircular space of more than twenty thousand feet, with a thickness of about ten thousand feet... This also made the old man understand that Hei Jin was not caught because of carelessness, nor because he fell into a trap... He was simply inferior in skills.

"This time, this old servant has finally opened his eyes..." As the old man finished speaking, a figure resembling a young girl appeared before Zhang Qiang. "Black Fire greets the master... I hope the master will not abandon me..." With this, she knelt before Zhang Qiang! Raising her hands above her head, a drop of glossy black blood appeared before Zhang Qiang, who couldn't help but smile. The girl looked about twelve or thirteen years old, and was essentially the same as Black Gold. Her entire body was pitch black, except for a pair of tentacles on her forehead. Faint flashes of black fire flickered from her body.

"No need to call me Master. From now on, just call me Brother Qiang, just like Heijin. As long as I'm alive, you can stay or go as you please a thousand years from now... Don't talk too much about what you know, and don't ask too much about what you don't know..." Zhang Qiang finished speaking, and without hesitation, he refined the black blood in an instant. Heihuo spat out a mouthful of black blood, his eyes filled with horror. Only then did he understand the meaning of Zhang Qiang's last two words.

"Yes... Hei Huo will remember what Brother Qiang said..."

Then Zhang Qiang waved his right hand, and the spatial confinement was released. A group of black fire flying ants slowly regained consciousness, looking around in confusion, as if they could not remember what they had just experienced.

"This old servant has two Spirit Beast Rings... I found them by chance, I hope the master won't dislike them..." The old man said, holding out a red and a green bracelet. They looked like some kind of transparent crystal, with carvings on them: the green one depicting a gold-eating mosquito, the red one depicting a black fire ant. Zhang Qiang looked at the old man in confusion for a moment. "To be honest... these belonged to a human cultivator who once led a group of cultivators here. These Spirit Beast Rings were prepared to capture gold-eating mosquitoes and black fire ants. However, they didn't realize that our two tribes were both enemies and friends. With our combined efforts, they paid a heavy price and ultimately annihilated that group... These Spirit Beast Rings have fallen into my possession... I believe they possess power exceeding that of acquired spiritual treasures..."

The old man seemed to be reminiscing and explaining, with a hint of sadness in his eyes. Later, Zhang Qiang learned that their king died in that battle. After being captured by human cultivators, he was unwilling to hand over the fate of the Black Fire Flying Ants to others, so he blew up his inner elixir and died together with the human cultivators... This Black Fire was the only offspring of the old king. In order to protect the new king, the old man did not hesitate to slaughter half of the tribe... so that the young ant king could control the tribe... He even completely transformed into a human, risking his life many times to step into the human realm, looking for skills and secrets that could improve his soul. It provided the new king with a place to study and comprehend. After years of development, they finally achieved their current success. Thinking they could continue this development, they gradually advanced deeper into the forest... Having a premonition of changes in the world and impending war, they retreated. Later, they discovered unusual changes in the thunder tribulation. After inquiring, they received new information from the Master of the Living Beings, which foreshadowed the impending war, far more horrific than they had previously imagined. Just as they were unsure what to do, Black Gold suddenly appeared at their tribe's location. Upon discovering Black Gold's powerful spirit, the old man persuaded the Ant King, Black Fire, to follow him... to gain more strength for self-preservation. Later, Black Gold revealed that she had also received this opportunity by recognizing a human as her master. Black Fire had witnessed her mother's death at the hands of the human race and initially refused to let go. Finally, the old man analyzed Black Fire's current situation, explaining that humans could be divided into good and bad, and those who valued loyalty and righteousness, and finally persuaded Black Fire to abandon his past and follow Black Gold...

Zhang Qiang glanced at the two bracelets in the old man's hand and didn't hesitate. He naturally wouldn't refuse a pillow when he felt sleepy... Two drops of blood fell into the bracelets. A moment later... Zhang Qiang's left and right bracelets slowly disappeared. With a thought, he retracted the Black Fire Ants and relocated the Gold-Eating Mosquitoes to the other bracelet, leaving only Black Gold and Black Fire in the ring-shaped enclosure. He hoped they could learn from each other and jointly study the "Soul Art." The sooner they mastered the art, the safer they would all be. Over the next two weeks, Chen Ying and Zhang Qiang repeatedly defeated bugs and discovered that the impact of the Golden Core Tribulation on their cultivation and physical enhancement had become negligible. After several more days of training on the surface, they turned around and headed towards the forest's outskirts. The trial was only a month away, and the return trip would take another two weeks if all went well. As Zhang Qiang flew, he observed the seven bamboo leaves within his third dantian. The first leaf, after undergoing several Jindan tribulations, was shrouded in threads of lightning, its power seemingly increasing significantly. However, as time went on, the lightning from the Jindan tribulations lost its allure. The second leaf, after absorbing the ghostly creatures and dark elements, turned even darker, except for the area where a white skull pattern slowly emerged. The darkness grew even darker as it absorbed more dark elements. The skull pattern gradually grew larger and clearer. The third leaf, after absorbing the Hellfire element, began to turn red, enveloping it in a layer of crimson flames. As it absorbed the fire element from the Hellfire, the flames gradually grew stronger and brighter, resembling boiling blood. The fourth leaf, absorbing the gold element from the Human Emperor Sword phantom, transformed its originally black color into a pale gold, and a single hammer-shaped pattern appeared on the leaf. Looking at these seven bamboo leaves, Zhang Qiang couldn't help but think of the cartoon "Seven Calabash Brothers", each with its own magical powers. However, there were only three left, and no changes had been noticed yet. Zhang Qiang guessed that they also corresponded to some element...

"We'll talk about it after we get back. There are still so many beast pills. I don't believe I can't test the corresponding elements for the three of you..." Thinking of this, Zhang Qiang put away his spiritual consciousness and hurried on his way... Three days and three nights later, Zhang Qiang and Chen Ying appeared on a mountain peak. They looked around the forest in confusion. They had walked for three days and three nights in a row, but they didn't encounter a single strange beast. There was an eerie silence everywhere... Zhang Qiang couldn't help but summon Black Gold and Black Fire. After all, they were the kings of this area. However, they also looked incredible after they came out. The two of them successively released hundreds of subordinates to explore the situation. Half an hour later, they received feedback that the strange beasts and insect tribes that had been entrenched nearby had disappeared for some reason. What was even more puzzling was that there was no sign of fighting nearby...

"Could it be that he just disappeared out of thin air for no reason...?"

Blackfire summoned the old man again. After all, they were connected. The old man in the beast ring already knew the situation they were facing, but he was just as confused as everyone else. Helplessly, Blackfire and Blackgold each summoned over 1000 of their minions, fanning out in straight lines towards the forest's periphery. Using a dragnet-like method, they increased their chances of finding the cause of the strange beast's disappearance. They flew at breakneck speed, but the more they flew, the heavier their hearts grew... Another day and night passed, and still no living creatures were found.

"Is there something wrong with this forest? Or is there something wrong with us..." Chen Ying asked doubtfully. This situation does make people easily raise such doubts.

"Don't doubt yourself easily... Use your spiritual sense as a supplement and your eyes as the main thing and search for another day..." Zhang Qiang said. Although Heijin Heihuo didn't understand, he gave the order!

"You mean the ghost body..." Chen Ying's eyes showed shock and fear. She had experienced the mystery of the ghost body, and the normal cultivator's spiritual sense could not detect their existence at all. If it was like the big snake last time, by ambushing the strange beasts here, it would be possible to kill the strange beasts here without anyone noticing. Of course, to be able to do so on such a scale, it would only be possible if tens of millions of ghosts worked together, which means that the war has begun... Chen Ying couldn't help but become more frightened as she thought about it, "Should we go back and inform the sect as soon as possible...? Or should we find out the reason and then go back to inform the sect..." Chen Ying looked at Zhang Qiang and asked anxiously,

"Keep going at full speed... I hope we can catch up... Everyone, be careful. It might not be a ghost... It might be something even more terrifying than a ghost... Keep your eyes open," Zhang Qiang said, and headed towards the outskirts of the forest at top speed...

"Brother Qiang... ghost... it's a ghost... 50 miles to the left, my people were eaten by a ghost... silently..." Black Fire said in horror, his hands and feet trembling constantly, and his mouth almost clumsily. Seeing Black Fire's reaction, Zhang Qiang basically confirmed his suspicions. In this world, besides ghosts that cultivate using the energy of Guixu, there are also "ghosts" deep underground... Only species that cultivate using the energy of Guixu can avoid the spiritual senses of human and animal cultivators... "That's it... Words are useless, they won't easily believe our words. If we capture one alive, we won't waste our words. Everyone, don't worry. This group of ghosts can't be too strong, otherwise they wouldn't choose to only clear the outer edges of the forest..." With that, Zhang Qiang increased his speed to the limit. A moment later, several dark shadows appeared in his spiritual sense. "It's you... I don't know how you got up here... but I also want to know how to get down... It's rude not to reciprocate..."