Longevity: Start Farming with Entries

At a glance, these Tier Six Daoist Soldier Spirit Beans looked no different from ordinary soybeans.

After that, he happily stowed away the Spirit Stones and Spirit Beans in his heart, while his expression showed no emotional fluctuation at all.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat kept crowding over, wanting to get a clear look at the Daoist Soldier Spirit Beans, as if it had smelled the scent of treasure.

"Then this old man will await Fellow Daoist Lii’s good news. I’ll use tea in place of wine to toast you a cup." Li Changqing also laughed on the spot.

Qin Ming raised his cup with a faint smile. "Fellow Daoist Li, you’re truly too courteous."

The two of them chatted for another half a day or so, mainly exchanging on topics related to Spirit Plants.

Qin Ming’s profound Spirit Plant knowledge also made Li Changqing—who was hailed as the one most likely to advance into a Tier Six Spirit Plant Divine Master—full of admiration for him.

"With Fellow Daoist Lii’s Spirit Plant Mastery, saying you have no inheritance at all is something this old man really can’t believe. Given the relationship between your Little Turtle Peak and my Wutong Mountain nowadays, could you reveal a bit?" After several rounds of exchange, Li Changqing became more and more convinced that Qin Ming’s background was anything but simple.

Without a systematic Spirit Plant inheritance, one simply couldn’t have such a profound comprehension of the Path of Spiritual Plants.

Qin Ming replied, "Li Mou indeed borrows the strengths of many schools, and on top of that, has dealt with Spirit Plants year in, year out, so some insights have naturally formed."

"If we must speak of a concrete inheritance, in my early years I obtained a Tier Five Spirit Plant inheritance, the Wood Transformation Spirit Manual, in a Secret Realm."

"Hehe, so that’s how it is. With Fellow Daoist Lii’s profound Spirit Plant Mastery, this old man would even believe it if you said it was Tier Six inheritance." Li Changqing laughed.

Once the chat was about done, Li Changqing rose and took his leave.

Qin Ming escorted him out beyond the main peak.

Just as he was about to leave, Li Changqing seemed to recall something.

He then turned around and asked Qin Ming, "Right, Fellow Daoist Lii, I heard that a Nascent Soul Cultivation Clan several thousand li away from our East Bamboo Mountain Range has mysteriously vanished as a whole. Have you heard of this?"

"Oh? There’s such a matter?" Qin Ming was also surprised at these words.

Li Changqing said, "This old man only heard a casual mention from an old friend. Although Celestial Star City has already intervened to investigate, this old man just doesn’t feel at ease."

"Fellow Daoist Lii, do you think... this matter might be related to Fellow Daoist Lud Yun’s disappearance? Could there be a connection between the two?"

It was just that Qin Ming was well aware of Lud Yun Daoist’s true strength—just a single glance had made Ling Tianjun cough up three liters of blood...

That was a being above Void Refining, so naturally it was impossible something had happened to him.

Yet a Nascent Soul Clan mysteriously disappearing in its entirety was rather thought-provoking... and it was even on the outskirts of his own Spirit Land.

Though it was tens of thousands of li away, it still forced him to be cautious and keep this matter in mind.

"Here’s what we’ll do: since this is right at the doorsteps of both our clans, although Celestial Star City is already investigating, the front lines at places like Netherworld Abyss and the Celestial Ridge Mountain Range are tense right now. The upper echelons of the Human Race may not devote much attention to such a ’small’ matter."

"Li Mou will send people under me to investigate the cause. Fellow Daoist Li’s side can also send people to keep an eye on it."

Li Changqing nodded in agreement. "Fellow Daoist Lii is indeed thorough in his thinking. After I return, I’ll also order some people to head over."

Once the matter was settled, Li Changqing bid farewell and left.

Outside the Cave Mansion.

Qin Ming stared at the distant sky with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Then he summoned Mo Lingwei and Baili Hui over.

He told the two of them the story of the Nascent Soul Clan’s disappearance from beginning to end.

He ordered them to secretly go and investigate the matter, and informed them that people from the Li Family would also be heading there.

"Master, rest assured, we will definitely get to the bottom of this."

After Baili Hui and the other took on the task, they departed to handle the matter.

In Qin Ming’s view, with two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators like them, investigating a mere Nascent Soul Clan shouldn’t pose much of a problem.

The only person that needed guarding against was that fellow Ling Tianjun.

...

After everyone left.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat scampered over to Qin Ming in a jolt, speaking with great ingratiating enthusiasm, "Hehehe! Master, let me take a look at those Tier Six Spirit Beans, will you?"

"What scheme are you cooking up now? The land you’ve got to plant isn’t enough? You’re that idle and antsy?" Qin Ming glanced back at it and said blandly.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat scratched its head and hurriedly explained, "I just think it’s very mysterious—what sort of Spirit Plant could transform into Daoist Soldiers to battle..."

"Mainly... this thing gives me a very familiar feeling, as if I’ve seen it somewhere before in the unseen depths."

"Oh? Could it be that some memories have awakened in your True Spirit Bloodline?" Qin Ming asked in surprise.

"Since that’s the case, this seat permits you to observe them for half a day. When you’re done, you must return them."

Hearing this, the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s eyes lit up at once; it rejoiced greatly. "Hehe! Many thanks, Master."

With that said, it took one Daoist Soldier Spirit Bean from Qin Ming’s hand and went off to study it on its own.

Qin Ming, on the other hand, returned to the Cave Mansion within the Little Spirit Realm, and began to consume the Qi Blood Entries he had just harvested to improve the Demon Infant Primordial Spirit’s Body Refining Cultivation.

In addition, with the support of several dozen Demon Jujube fruits from the Brahma Demon Sacred Tree, and a single True Demon Qi Entry, plus several kinds of top-tier Body Refining resources...

This time, he had great confidence that he could also push his Body Refining Cultivation to break through into the Late-stage Divinity Transformation Realm.

As the purple Entry leaves in his Sea of Consciousness vanished one after another, Demonic Qi surged across Qin Ming’s body. The various Dharma Forms in the Demon-Monster True Power Technique continuously manifested and shifted behind him...

Within the Little Spirit Realm.

The Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling’er were tending Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field at the foot of the Cyan Mountain; the Silver-winged Frost Bee, leading its swarm, was tirelessly busy among the Spirit Fields. The various Spirit Plants were competing in beauty and strangeness, painting a scene brimming with exuberant Vitality.

The Profound Water Crocodile had its pair of icy vertical pupils half open, its massive body sprawled atop a huge boulder, lazily dozing.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat passed through the Spirit Garden and arrived before the Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling’er. It raised its little hand to cover its mouth and lightly coughed, then said in an extremely self-satisfied tone:

"Ahem! Do you know what kind of Spiritual Object the Master awarded me today?"

The Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling’er put down the work in their hands. Their bright eyes blinked with curiosity as they asked, "Brother Mouse, what did Master award you?"

At these words, the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s face was full of pride. With great mystery, it opened its small palm in front of them, revealing a soybean-like object inside.

"Ahem! Let me broaden your horizons—this is the legendary Tier Six Daoist Soldier Spirit Bean..."

When the two girls opposite heard this, their pretty faces became full of envy. "It’s actually a Tier Six Spiritual Object! Congratulations, Brother Mouse."

In recent days, the Heaven-Devouring Rat had not only broken through to Tier Five Demon Venerable, it had also successfully awakened its True Spirit Bloodline. One could say it had reached the peak of its ’rat life’, incomparably high-spirited and elated!

Now that it had been bestowed a Tier Six Spiritual Object as well, it was only natural.

"You two don’t have to envy me too much. Once your Cultivation Realm has reached the mark, Master will naturally reward you as well."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat basked in the envious and worshipful gazes of the two girls, feeling as if it was about to float up to the heavens...

However, just then...

Above the Cave Mansion on the Cyan Mountain, wind and cloud suddenly surged, and the entire Celestial Vault darkened!

Boundless True Demon Qi pierced through the stone walls of the Cave Mansion and rushed straight into the sky.

In an instant, sounds like ghosts weeping and wolves howling, mixed with lingering Brahma chants, echoed out.

A Thousand-Handed Demon Form abruptly manifested in the sky, fully three thousand zhang tall, with strands of dark purple Demon Patterns visible all across its body.

On each Demon hand, a different Hand Seal gesture was formed, and behind it, five circles of black Treasure Wheels emerged.

This was precisely the sign of Qin Ming’s Demon-Monster True Power Technique breaking through to the 5th Layer.

Surging Demonic Qi roiled like a Demon God descending into the world!

An oppressive might far surpassing a Divinity Transformation Demon Venerable suddenly swept forth from the Cyan Mountain.

Inside the Cave Mansion.

Qin Ming’s pitch-black Demon Infant Primordial Spirit withdrew the Incarnation Dharma Form it had manifested during the breakthrough outside, circled once within the Cave Mansion, and then flew back onto the Central Palace Black Lotus Platform.

"Body Refining Cultivation has finally broken through to Late-stage Divinity Transformation."

"I’m now just one last step away from the Void Refining Realm."

"Maybe, just like last time, my Dharma Body and physical body can break through to the Void Refining Stage together..."

"If so, within the same Void Refining tier, few would be my match."

"However, the requirements for冲击肉身炼虚 seem to be higher than before..."

"I still have to gather all the Spiritual Objects needed to冲击炼虚 as soon as possible... Now that Demon Infant Body Refining has broken through, I’ll have greater confidence in heading to the Giant Spirit Race to obtain that Chaos Yang Gold."

Qin Ming opened his pitch-black, ink-like eyes as all his aura was drawn back into his body.

The breakthrough phenomena outside faded and disappeared in turn.