Chapter 1878

Seeing the ants fighting against the heavens and against fate, Zi Chen was touched.

Even if one ant survived today, there would be another batch in the future and they would return to glory.

Such a scene was so similar to the humans who faced disasters time and time again.

With compassion in his heart, Zi Chen released a ray of energy. This was the power of origin, and it could bring people back to life.

This energy scattered and covered a large number of white eggs and the ants.

A scene that surprised Zi Chen appeared. Among the ants, except for one that recovered from its injuries, the rest lost their vitality and died instantly.

This scene did not only appear on the ants, but also on the white eggs. More than 35% of them lost their vitality and became shriveled.

"How can this be? What is that light rain? Why does it have such powerful destructive power?"

Zi Chen was very surprised. If he had not taken action, this nest of ants that survived would have all died.

The only ant that survived immediately recovered from its injuries. At the same time, its size doubled. This could be considered a mutation. It should be able to break through the shackles and break into the Earth Realm, but that was it.

The remaining white eggs became more and more vigorous due to the injection of the power of origin. Then, they hatched one by one. They were all very big, and the queen was even bigger than the adult ant.

The birth of this nest of ants represented a brand new life and the rise of a race.

Zi Chen looked at this nest of ants in a daze. Time seemed to pass. The ants that were born were quickly dividing up the work. Some went out to look for food, while others began to dig holes.

Like humans who were rebuilding after a great disaster, everyone cooperated with each other and everything was in order.

While Zi Chen's attention was on this nest of ants, Zi Chen did not know that a spiritual thought had been sizing him up.

"Interesting little guy."

The owner of the spiritual thought was an old farmer. He had opened up a field in the mountain forest and planted some green vegetables. Every day, he would weed and loosen the ground.

In his free time, he would open up new fields, but most of the time, he was sizing up Zi Chen.

At the same time, he was also looking at the nest of ants.

Compared to Zi Chen's focus, the old farmer had a lot of emotions in his eyes.

New life forms were constantly being born and the number of ants was increasing. The number of ants going out in search of food also increased. At the same time, Zi Chen released his spiritual senses and found that there were many holes in the ground. It was simply like a maze.

Zi Chen continued to refine the fake Heavens every day. The cauldron isolated all sound from the outside world, but as the cauldron's master, Zi Chen could still hear the angry curses.

While cursing, they chose to cooperate with Zi Chen for the sake of survival. Some of them even said that they wanted to recognize Zi Chen as their leader, but Zi Chen was indifferent to them.

The underground had almost become an underground palace, and the number of ants was increasing. Everything was in order, and Zi Chen chose to leave.

Zi Chen went out for tens of thousands of miles, searching for traces of other non-humankind beings.

A few days later, Zi Chen returned with nothing.

When he arrived at the beginning of the ant nest, Zi Chen saw that the ground was a mess. The underground palace was completely revealed, as if this place had suffered another great disaster.

The entire underground palace was completely destroyed, but there were no ant corpses.

Zi Chen released his spiritual senses and found signs of life more than ten miles away.

He saw the ants again. Apart from the ant queen, there were less than a hundred ants left, but there were densely packed ant eggs.

The ants resettled and started a new life. During this period, some ants would be responsible for scouting the surroundings for danger.

After that, these ants would move once every ten days.

This was their perception of danger.

Zi Chen still went out all day, but he would occasionally come back to take a look.

It seemed that because of the origin, these ants had begun to evolve. The next ants almost all had the strength of the peak of the Human Realm. As they continued to develop, the first Earth Realm ant also appeared.

During this period, the ants faced several crises, but every time they escaped danger, they would rise again.

In the eyes of some powerful creatures, these ants were the truest portrayal of the former humans.

"What an interesting little guy."

The old farmer didn't know how many times he had sighed. Zi Chen watched the ants every day, and it seemed to have become the old farmer's habit to check on Zi Chen's movements every day.

Originally, there was a small wooden hut at the end of the field. However, after a certain day, another small wooden hut appeared. Furthermore, the wooden hut was filled with other things.

"It's rare to meet someone pleasing to the eye. I'm itching for a fight."

The old man smiled, and a new light shone in his eyes.

Zi Chen still didn't ask the big man what a Heaven-Defying Cultivator was or why Heaven-Defying Cultivators were dangerous.

The ants that were in danger back then had now become a huge empire, and the underground had almost become their world.

They had finally developed to a large scale.

Their natural enemy, the Anteater, came again, but this time, the ants did not resist in vain. Instead, they swarmed forward like a black torrent, followed by the Anteater's screams. In less than a moment, the Anteater turned into a pile of white bones under the black torrent.

This was the work of graffiti that created this army of ants. Then, Zi Chen decided to leave.

This time, it didn't take long for Zi Chen to find two small wooden houses. Outside the wooden houses, an old farmer was hoeing in the field.

"When did such a person appear here?"

Zi Chen was very surprised by the appearance of the old farmer. He had been here for a long time, but he had never seen an old farmer, let alone a field like this. Moreover, it was obvious that the field had taken a long time to renovate to its current state.

Being able to stay alone in this deep mountain, he was certainly not an ordinary old farmer. Zi Chen stood in the distance and looked at the old farmer who was hoeing, hesitating whether he should go up and greet him.

Obviously, this was an old senior, and this should be his place of seclusion.

As for his realm, Zi Chen found that he couldn't detect it after scanning with his spiritual thoughts.

"It's fate that we meet. Since you're here, come down and have a seat."

The old farmer spoke, but he didn't look at Zi Chen.

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Zi Chen cupped his hands and descended.

"Be careful, don't step on it."

Zi Chen stood outside the vegetable field, quietly standing there.

The old farmer was still hoeing and didn't look at Zi Chen. After a while, the old farmer said, "There are some vegetable seeds on your right. Bring them to me."

Zi Chen turned his head and saw a small bag of vegetable seeds. They were very ordinary and didn't have any spiritual energy.

Zi Chen picked it up as he was told and walked forward cautiously.

"There's a bucket over there. Go get me some water."

On the other side of the old farmer, there was a small wooden bucket.

With Zi Chen's current strength, he could summon rain or even origin water with just a thought. However, since it was the old farmer's order, Zi Chen didn't hesitate and left with the wooden bucket.

Zi Chen could vaguely guess the old farmer's intention, so he walked down the mountain. After fetching a bucket of water, he walked up the mountain again.

The old farmer was still hoeing. When Zi Chen came back, he ordered again, "Plant those vegetable seeds."

Zi Chen nodded and planted the seeds again. Then, he watered them and buried them.

Just like that, the old man and the young man worked in the field. During this time, the old man would occasionally give some pointers, while Zi Chen didn't say a word until the sun set.

"After working for a whole day, I'm exhausted."

The old farmer straightened his back and gently punched his waist. This was the first time he truly looked at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen also looked at the old farmer. His eyes were very muddy, his hands were full of calluses, and his face was full of wrinkles. He looked like a real farmer and not a powerful cultivator.

The old farmer had a kind smile on his face. He looked at Zi Chen and asked, "You must be tired."

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not tired."

"You may not be tired, but this old man is tired. Wait, I'll go cook."

While speaking, the old farmer walked to the vegetable field.

"No need, I'm not hungry." Zi Chen immediately waved his hand.

"Nonsense, how can you not be hungry after working for a whole day?"

The old farmer picked the freshest vegetables to pick.

Zi Chen wanted to help but was rejected by the old man again. Helpless, Zi Chen could only go fetch water to wash the vegetables.

The old farmer's movements were very swift. He quickly washed the vegetables and cooked a few side dishes. During this time, the old farmer also used the dried bacon at home to cook a meat dish for Zi Chen. The aroma of the dish wafted out.

The two sat on the stone bench outside the wooden house. There were three plates of vegetables and one meat dish on the stone table. After putting down the last dish, the old farmer said, "It's been a long time since we had a guest here. I'll go get some wine later."

Zi Chen didn't refuse. The old farmer's actions were a bit strange, but he definitely didn't have any bad intentions.

Soon, the old farmer brought a small jar of wine and two porcelain bowls. After opening them, the slightly muddy wine poured out.

He handed a bowl to Zi Chen and said with a smile, "Don't mind it. It's home-brewed."

"It's fine."

Zi Chen took it and drank it in one gulp. He praised the good wine.

The dishes were ordinary dishes and the wine was even more ordinary wine. Everything was very similar to the life of a mortal in the Sky Martial Continent. This meal didn't have any exotic delicacies, nor did it have anything to replenish spirit qi. However, Zi Chen ate very happily. It was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time.

The two didn't ask about each other's past or about each other. They just drank and ate.

After three rounds of wine, the old farmer seemed to be a bit drunk. He slightly narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky. Then, he looked at Zi Chen.

For some reason, Zi Chen had a feeling of goosebumps. It was as if he suddenly thought of the three words' heaven-defying '.

"It's been a busy day. Let's stay here tonight. We still have work to do tomorrow."

Zi Chen nodded and then asked curiously, "Are we still planting vegetables tomorrow?"

The old farmer shook his head and said, "No, we're refining weapons tomorrow."

"Refining weapons? What weapons?" Zi Chen looked at the old farmer in confusion and drank the last bowl of wine.

"Heavenly weapons." The old farmer said. At this moment, he suddenly became mysterious and tall.

"Pfft."