Longevity: Start Farming with Entries

Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable replied lightly, "This Saint has cards up his sleeve to escape. How could I possibly die with that old guy?"

"However, I did pay some price for this. My cultivation fell back to the Tier Five Realm, and now I’ve come to have a deal with you, Fellow Daoist Ling."

"Oh? In light of my past friendship with Fellow Daoist Shan, I can agree to one thing for you, but you must first share what has happened over these years..." Ling Tianjun only thought for a moment before agreeing.

Then, he opened the grand array outside his cave mansion and invited the other inside.

Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable didn’t waste time and directly recounted key parts of the past years’ events to Ling Tianjun.

After listening, Ling Tianjun looked at him twice, showing a strange expression.

"Who would’ve thought that the Heaven-Devouring Beast, once rampaging through the Cultivation Realm with Fellow Daoist Shan, would willingly serve a Divinity Transformation Clan as a spirit beast tributor..."

"Hmph! It wasn’t by this Saint’s choice; my circumstances were forced. A few Divinity Transformation practitioners are nothing to this Saint, just using them." Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable snorted lightly, also discontented. "Fellow Daoist Ling, I see you look quite injured as well, not much better than me, right?"

"This Saint also wants to know, who could have made you, a Divine Monarch Void Refining, suffer such a loss?"

"By the way, don’t you have a disciple? Where is he?"

At these words, the cave mansion’s temperature suddenly dropped.

Obviously, his words touched on Ling Tianjun’s scars.

However, he still replied coldly, "Dead."

"Ah?" This made Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable pause in surprise.

Ling Tianjun immediately recounted the situation’s cause to Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable.

"To think a hidden great power would appear near Celestial Star City..." Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable was shocked and relieved that he had not continued to risk gathering blood food to break through his cultivation.

"Could it be a Human Race Integration Great Power?"

Ling Tianjun shook his head, "This one isn’t too clear either. However, since the other didn’t take my life, it should have little to do with that kid, merely passing by. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you."

"By the way, why did you come all this way to find me?"

Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable immediately said, "Previously, you and that old fellow went into the Taichu Secret Realm for treasure hunting and got a beast bone with a Tier Six Pill Formula on it, right?"

"This item is of great use to me. Can you trade it to this Saint? Feel free to name your terms."

"Back then, the situation in the Secret Realm was urgent, and I didn’t have the chance to tell you."

"Uh... that thing? I’m not very skilled in Alchemy, so more than ten years ago, I sold it off through an auction at Celestial Star City..." Ling Tianjun said somewhat unexpectedly.

"Ah?!" Hearing that the beast bone was sold off, Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable’s burly body suddenly stood up.

"Why did you sell that thing?"

Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable was slightly agitated, his chest heaving.

"I had no idea it was so important to you... Alas! But I do know its whereabouts. I heard it was finally exchanged by a loose cultivator from Little Turtle Peak, who even managed to refine the Six-Tier Divine Pill — ’Blood Soul Nirvana Pill’ documented on it."

"Not only that, but he even used it to help a Mouse Demon awaken a high-tier bloodline, allowing it to advance to the Tier Five Demon Venerable Realm in one go."

Ling Tianjun’s gaze moved slightly, then continued, "My obedient disciple, Wur Kui... died by this person’s hand, and he even damaged one of my Lifebound Spiritual Treasures... which left me severely injured..."

Hearing this, Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, you’re not trying to bluff me, are you? Even if you don’t want to trade the treasure with me, there’s no need to fabricate such an outrageous story to brush me off."

"What I said is true. If you don’t believe me, I can swear on my Dao Heart. That Divinity Transformation independent cultivator is extraordinary, carrying a big secret!" Ling Tianjun said somewhat resentfully. "With only late-stage Divinity Transformation cultivation, he had Void Refining Level Divine Thought Power and could even exchange moves with me, eventually escaping from my grasp."

"It was while tracking him that I encountered that great power’s intervention..."

Opposite, Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable scrutinized Ling Tianjun’s expression changes. That he even spoke of swearing by his Dao Heart meant he wasn’t intentionally fooling him.

"There’s actually such a loose cultivator..."

"Fellow Daoist Nine Spirits, why don’t we cooperate? We both have interests in this person..."

Following that, the two secretly conspired within the cave mansion...

...

On the other side.

Li Changqing had already delivered the information to an elder at Celestial Star City.

After receiving the report, Celestial Star City dispatched two Void Refining Elders to Yunmeng Mountain to handle the matter personally.

But when they arrived at Yunmeng Mountain and turned the entire Wang Family inside out, they found no so-called blood food or spirit beast tributor.

With no substantive evidence, Celestial Star City couldn’t do anything against the Wang Family, so they had to order a retreat.

The Wang Family’s three Divinity Transformation members watched the Celestial Star City’s Star Guard departing, not without breaking into a cold sweat.

"It’s fortunate the Saint Venerable went out, and the Clan Leader cleared the forbidden ground in the back mountain, otherwise we’d be in big trouble." Wang Tianxuan said with lingering fear.

They never expected Celestial Star City to have already received intelligence and conduct a surprise investigation.

Coincidentally, Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable’s absence allowed the Wang Family to narrowly avoid disaster.

From then on, the Wang Family also became more restrained in their actions and informed Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable outside.

...

Within Little Turtle Peak.

Qin Ming, upon learning this news, couldn’t help but fall into contemplation.

Holding a jade scroll report, he asked Baili Hui beside him, "How could it be? Celestial Star City found nothing?"

"Perhaps... the Wang Family’s spirit beast tributor location isn’t at Yunmeng Mountain but somewhere else."

Baili Hui was also surprised that the Star Guard, after receiving intelligence, went to the Wang Family but still came up empty-handed.

"Why didn’t Rain Listening Tower report this secret of the Wang Family to the high ranks of the Human Race at the time?" Qin Ming asked.

Baili Hui chuckled and replied, "That Rain Listening Tower is something I came into contact with during my travels. It’s actually part of a few shady intelligence organizations in the Spirit Realm, so... hehe!"

Qin Ming nodded, choosing not to ask further.

"The Wang Family must be on high alert by now, so everyone should be cautious."

"Hehe! Master, there’s no need to worry. From what I know, although Celestial Star City didn’t catch the Wang Family in the act, they haven’t stopped their investigation. The entire Yunmeng Mountain is under tight surveillance... Any reckless move from them will spell doom for the Wang Family." Baili Hui said with a smiling tone.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming’s gaze flickered, and he said thoughtfully, "This report did have some effect..."

He immediately instructed Baili Hui and Mo Lingwei to continue monitoring and gathering outside intelligence.

...

Meanwhile.

Ling Tianjun and Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable, while staking out outside Little Turtle Peak, saw no activity for several months.

Growing impatient, Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable asked in confusion, "Why is this kid staying inside without coming out?"

"Why not just break in?"

"This kid’s array is quite troublesome; it’s a Tier Five High-Grade Attack Array. Even if we forcefully break through, it’ll take considerable effort, and Celestial Star City’s support will arrive." Ling Tianjun said, his eyes flickering.

Nine Spirits Primordial Venerable inquired, "What now?"

"Keep waiting. I refuse to believe this kid will hide here forever and never come out unless he doesn’t want to break through anymore." Ling Tianjun said coldly.

Thus, the two secretly hid at the Spirit Land’s perimeter on Little Turtle Peak.

...

On this day.

Atop Little Turtle Mountain’s main peak.

Qin Ming reclined on a bamboo chair in the yard, with the Heaven-Devouring Rat diligently massaging his shoulders.

Beside him, Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling’er were burning incense and making tea, attending to him meticulously.

Life couldn’t be more leisurely.

However, the next moment.

Qin Ming’s mind suddenly stirred, and he rose from the bamboo chair.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat immediately asked, "What’s wrong, Master?"

The next moment.

Qin Ming’s gaze turned toward the inside of Little Turtle Peak’s cave mansion, where a large gray egg was placed.

For centuries, he’d been having the Heaven-Devouring Rat continuously pour Tier Five Demon Venerable Essence Blood over it.

Moreover, following Qingyang the Old Demon’s secret technique, he had signed a master-servant spirit contract with it using his own essence blood.

Just now, it emitted an inexplicable mind sensing.

"That True Spirit Egg is finally about to hatch!"