Five Frozen Centuries

Chapter 41: A Great Master Indeed

Wei Huo looked at the Old Demonic Ant with cold eyes. After a few moments, the Old Demonic Ant calmed down and started muttering to itself, “I see. I finally understand what you mean, Master. We seek Dao, not fame or wealth. We cultivate for truth, not longevity. Fame, status and power are all illusions. The law of all creations is the truth. That is what I should pursue!”

Wei Huo was left speechless.

‘Useless! I think the Demonic Ant Clan is really useless. I was actually worried that they would threaten mankind? I was too naïve.’

Right at that moment, 10086 suddenly rushed in. “Master, we have a problem. The enemy troops are attacking. The Empress has summoned you to the palace.”

The Old Demonic Ant sat upright, “I am now a Dao cultivator. Fame and wealth is not what I seek, let the earthly affairs be gone with the wind.”

10086 was dumbfounded. What was happening?

Wei Huo ignored the fool. He exited the Old Demonic Ant’s library and went straight to the top of the Demonic Ant tower. He was curious about the so-called enemy troops.

The Old Demonic Ant was confused as it saw Wei Huo left, “Great Master has left. Did I say something wrong?”

The Old Demonic Ant thought for a moment and said, “The path of monarchy is also a Dao, the path of war is also a Dao. That is why a Dao Cultivator should engage with the world instead of shunning it. Only then one could observe the great wide world and seek for truth!”

The Old Demonic Ant stood up, “10086, I want to go to the Empress’s palace, lead the way!”

Wei Huo had no idea how his arrival had influenced the Old Demonic Ant. A dark mass of army at the southeast came into his sight as he arrived at the top of the Demonic Ant tower. They were Demonic Ants from another colony. There were thousands upon thousands of them. The ant armies were pitching their camps at the southeast, building Demonic Anthills, digging trenches, and fortifying walls.

Wei Huo was amazed. How did those Demonic Ants know so much?

Then, Wei Huo saw an extremely sturdy armored Demonic Ant walk out from the enemy’s battle formation. That ant was especially gigantic and strong. It emitted a kind of scent, and as the scent wafted across Wei Huo’s nose, he immediately understood what it was talking about.

“The Empress of Nation Code 009, listen to me! Hand over my male-servant immediately, or else my army will attack!”

Wei Huo was confused. “???”

‘What? Male-servant? You are attacking because of a male-servant?’

Wei Huo thought those Demonic Ants would be doomed sooner or later even if they were left alone.

At this moment, the Empress from Nation Code 009 walked out. It also had a gigantic body and was covered in armor. It stood at the edge of the city and bellowed, “Empress of Nation Code 007, your male-servant had been conquered by my charm. Don’t you dare take him away from me. Start the war if you want!”

Wei Huo was speechless. “…”

What a willful Empress!

At this moment, 10086 ran hurriedly to the Demonic Ant tower where Wei Huo was at. Gasping for breath, it said, “Great Master, the Empress had summoned you. Please head to the east city gate.”

City gate? Wei Huo shot a glance to the fence gate at the east side.

What motherf*cking city gate!

Wei Huo arrived at the east city gate. Soon after, he saw the Empress, who was three times the size of a common Demonic Ant, and the Old Demonic Ant Warlock standing at the side.

The Old Demonic Ant said hastily to the Empress after smelling Wei Huo’s scent, “Empress, let me introduce you. This is a Qi Cultivator Ant Great Master. He has strong power and vast knowledge!”

The Empress was dubious, “This was the Great Master you were talking about? Why does he look so young?”

Wei Huo was confused. “???”

‘I look young? How could they tell, was I emitting a youthful aura?’

The Old Demonic Ant explained, “I also thought so at first. However, after further interaction, I understood that the Great Master had recovered his youthful vigor with his profound skills. My intelligence is less than one tenth of the Great Master’s. Please believe in him.”

Although the Empress was less dubious, she still asked, “But it seems like this Great Master is a mute. How can I ask for his advice?”

The Old Demonic Ant spoke, “Great Master is not really a mute. He had been practicing silent meditation. As he had reached the advanced realm in cultivation, he feared that his words would turn out to be prophecies of unfortunate events. In order to achieve Dharma, he had chosen to keep silent!”

Wei Huo was speechless. “…”

‘Can you stop overanalyzing it?’

The Demonic Ants probably thought Wei Huo was always expressionless and calm because he had a mild scent. His appearance was quite intimidating to the ants.

The Empress immediately asked Wei Huo, “Great Master, now that the city is under siege, how can we defeat the enemy?”

Wei Huo was confused. ‘How would I know how to defeat the enemy? Are all Great Masters omnipotent in your eyes?’

Wei Huo was still holding onto the stone where the cave was recorded. The cave was located at the southeast, which was also where the enemy troops were at. Wei Huo wanted to move towards that direction in search of the cave and gain new inheritance.

However, the Old Demonic Ant behaved as if it suddenly understood Wei Huo’s meaning after seeing the stone in his hand. It said to the Empress, “Empress, I know what Great Master meant. Do you remember building caves at the south and connecting the underground rivers for drainage? Let’s first dispatch ants to damage the ground and set up traps in the underground sewer. Then, we lure the enemy troops there. Due to the enormous number of ants in the enemy’s troops, they would fall into the trap as the ground cannot support them. We will then proceed with a large-scale attack after they have suffered tremendous losses!”

The Empress was elated after listening to what the Old Demonic Ant said, “This is a good idea. The Great Master is indeed very intelligent. Immediately order the ants to act accordingly!”

After a few moments, the Empress was surprised. “How did the Great Master know that we built a cave in the south? You are indeed a Great Master, you are a prophet!”

Wei Huo was dumbfounded. “???”

Wei Huo shook his head. He did not want to butt in the ants’ internal conflicts. He planned to head southeast to search for the cave. After finding the inheritance, he would come back, and only then would he consider whether to nip the Demonic Ant clan in the bud.

Hence, Wei Huo started heading southeast with the stone in his hand. He closed his pores the moment he walked out of the city gates. He did not let out a single breath and neither did he emitted a single scent.

Although Wei Huo simply prevented himself from emitting any scent, it was as if Wei Huo had disappeared to the Demonic Ants.

The ants from the opposing nation were shocked.

“Guards!” Shocked, the Empress immediately called for her guards to protect her. It thought that Wei Huo was going to attack her.

However, it obviously worried too much. Wei Huo did not plan to attack it. There would be other Empresses even after killing one Empress. It was not a simple task to destroy the whole Demonic Ant clan. Although it was not simple, that had not meant that Wei Huo was incapable of it.

Wei Huo only wanted to get the inheritance from the cave. He had not wanted to care about the Demonic Ant’s internal conflicts. However, this was only Wei Huo’s own wishful thinking.

Although Wei Huo closed his pores and did not emit a single scent, the other Demonic Ant clan had a Warlock too. Moreover, it was a Demonic Ant with Qi Cultivation!

Wei Huo felt its scent as he walked past the tremendous army of Nation Code 007. At the same time, the counterpart felt him too!

“Enemy attack!” The Warlock emitted a strong scent, and numerous fully armed Demonic Ants aimed their weapons at Wei Huo. Although they could not feel Wei Huo, they still rushed towards Wei Huo according to the Warlock’s order.