Chapter 113: The Reappearance of spiritual energy Rice

Previously.

When the Spirit Gu Zhishi Guild's record-keeper first came to the island for the routine registration, Qin Ming had not yet planted any spiritual energy Rice.

At the time, only the planting of Gathering Spirit Tea and Purple Gold Bamboo was recorded — both second-grade mid-quality spirit plants.

Therefore, now that the record-keeper had come again and discovered these acres of mature spiritual energy Rice, he was greatly shocked.

Still, the source of Qin Ming's spiritual energy Rice could withstand scrutiny — after all, he had purchased the spirit seeds from Mo Lingwei of Qingxiadao.

With that settled.

Given the rarity of spiritual energy Rice, it was all but a foregone conclusion that Qin Ming would obtain a slot to enter the plant illusion realm.

Even the name of the spiritual energy Archipelago itself was taken from this very rice.

It had been silent for over a hundred years.

One could well imagine what the reappearance of spiritual energy Rice meant to the local cultivators.

The next day.

The news of spiritual energy Rice's reappearance exploded through Chu Tianhe's market town like a bolt from the blue.

"What?!"

"Finally another Spirit Gu Zhishi has successfully grown spiritual energy Rice!"

"It can't be a lie, can it?"

"How could it be fake?"

"The news came from inside the Spirit Gu Zhishi Guild."

"Completely confirmed."

"Which master spirit-planter grew it?"

"They say it was Master Qin of Wangyue Island."

"Wow, how envious!"

In an instant, Wangyue Island — that remote little island in the far north — became the center of everyone's attention.

"Sigh, I wanted to keep a low profile, but there's just no hiding how outstanding I am." Qin Ming stood with his hands behind his back, gazing outward, and let out a long, heavy sigh.

Every cultivator who came seeking him by reputation was blocked outside the island by his second-grade top-quality protective grand formation.

Qin Ming refused to see any of them.

Even Wu Jiang down below was quite frightened by the commotion.

"Daoist Qin, Qin, this won't cause any trouble, will it?"

He asked cautiously.

"No need to worry — unless a Jin Dan old monster comes in person, no one can get onto the island." Qin Ming's words put him considerably at ease.

Wu Jiang was now simply brimming with admiration for Qin Ming. "Daoist Qin, you're truly amazing — to have cultivated again a spirit plant that had nearly gone extinct for a hundred years."

"If only I could grow it too."

……

Of course, during this period there were also some reckless fools who actually attacked Wangyue Island's protective formation.

Naturally, Qin Ming would not indulge them.

After killing several batches of them and feeding them to the Longevity Vine, those petty scoundrels no longer dared approach Wangyue Island.

Half a year later.

Because Qin Ming had remained behind closed doors the whole time, the buzz over spiritual energy Rice gradually faded.

The onlookers also dispersed one after another.

During that half year, Qin Ming had not been idle either.

Instead, inside his cave dwelling, he used the 【Spirit Seed Regeneration】 entry to revive that defective Jade Marrow Ganoderma.

He then used the 【Leaf of Time and Space】 to accelerate it to maturity at three hundred years.

Afterward, he obtained its spirit seeds.

Next, following the same method, he obtained a total of six portions of Jade Marrow Ganoderma with three hundred years of medicinal potency.

After setting aside the Jade Marrow Ganoderma's spirit seeds.

Qin Ming, centered on those six Jade Marrow Ganodermas, revived and accelerated the ripening of his other spirit herbs and spirit materials.

Because the medicinal potency requirement for the other spirit materials was not so demanding.

Things progressed quickly.

In the end, Qin Ming obtained six complete sets of materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, he was in no rush to refine them.

He planned to finish dealing with the matter of the plant illusion realm before setting his hand to refining.

The black demon fruit on the Longevity Vine had also ripened.

Qin Ming harvested five 【Faint Lifespan】 entries and used them on the spot.

In an instant, his lifespan increased by fifty years. Now, at Qi Refining stage cultivation, Qin Ming possessed a lifespan of over two hundred and ten years.

Comparable to the lifespan of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Once his magic power cultivation broke through to Foundation Establishment, his lifespan would increase by another two hundred years or so.

As for the Longevity Vine's contact with the black skull fruit, the spirit seeds inside were still those that cast the Thorn Technique.

However, he was not sure what power this batch of spirit seeds possessed — after all, the Longevity Vine had advanced once.

Presumably, the power of the Thorn Technique should also have grown stronger.

On this day.

Qin Ming summoned Wu Jiang over.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I'm making a trip to Canghai Immortal City to take care of some matters."

"This trip might take as short as three to five days, or as long as ten days to half a month."

"I'll have to trouble you to look after Wangyue Island."

"The onlookers outside have already dispersed. As long as you don't leave the island, there shouldn't be any major problems."

After speaking, Qin Ming took out several bags of spirit beast meat and a bottle of Spirit-Nurturing Pills from his storage pouch, and handed them to Wu Jiang.

Shortly after.

He turned and looked toward the cave dwelling.

A black-gold Xuan Shui Crocodile, over two zhang long, came running out with its tail wagging.

The aura on its body had already reached the late stage of first grade.

This was the result of Qin Ming continuously feeding it Spirit-Nurturing Pills and demon beast meat over the past half year or more.

Of course, after Qin Ming obtained the 【Beast-Taming Art】 entry, he immediately used the secret method within to sign a master-servant contract with the Xuan Shui Crocodile.

From then on, this Xuan Shui Crocodile recognized him as its master.

Wu Jiang was so frightened by this sudden scene that his face turned deathly pale.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, this is—"

Qin Ming smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, don't be afraid. This is my beast pet, the Xuan Shui Crocodile. During the days I'm away, it will stay here with you to guard Wangyue Island."

"With it as your helper, your safety and self-preservation are assured."

"Just remember to feed it some demon beast meat and Spirit-Nurturing Pills every day."

Wu Jiang trembled as he heard this and asked: "What happens if I forget to feed it?"

"It will find food on its own."

"Huh?!"

……

After Qin Ming finished giving Wu Jiang his instructions.

He left Wangyue Island.

The island now had the Xuan Shui Crocodile and the Six-Winged Frost Bee, two great late-stage demon beasts guarding it, so nothing would go wrong.

He first piloted his spirit-light flying shuttle and made a trip to Qingxiadao.

Because when he had originally purchased the spirit seeds for spiritual energy Rice, Qin Ming had promised Mo Lingwei that if he successfully grew spiritual energy Rice, he would give her fifty jin.

This time, Qin Ming's three mu of spiritual energy Rice, even though the yield of second-grade spiritual energy Rice was extremely low, had altogether harvested over one thousand two hundred jin.

Fifty jin was merely a drop in the bucket to him.

Qin Ming sent a transmission to Mo Lingwei. Just as he arrived at the mountain gate of Qingxiadao.

Mo Lingwei and several of the Mo family's clan elders all came out to welcome him.

In addition, Duan Haishan and Tang Feng, who were renting the other two mountain peaks on Qingxiadao, also came.

Presumably they had heard the news.

Qin Ming still had important matters to attend to, so naturally he couldn't linger here for long.

He directly took out fifty jin of spiritual energy Rice, handed it to Mo Lingwei, and said: "Mo Lingwei, I have kept my word. The transaction between you and me is now complete."

Before Mo Lingwei could speak.

Duan Haishan beside her, also a spirit plant master, upon witnessing the true appearance of spiritual energy Rice with his own eyes, said excitedly:

"Fellow Daoist Qin truly has remarkable skills. You actually managed to grow it. This old man is extremely impressed!"

The look in Tang Feng's eyes as he gazed at Qin Ming was also rather complicated.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin. I truly did not misjudge you." When Mo Lingwei took the spiritual energy Rice, her heart was also stirring with excitement.

How many years had it been.

spiritual energy Rice had been grown again. If the old ancestor knew of it in the netherworld, he would surely be very gratified.

"Mm, my business here is done. I still have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." Having said that, Qin Ming cupped his fists to the crowd and departed.

Mo Lingwei's beautiful eyes gazed at Qin Ming's retreating back, displaying a rare expression of complexity.

(End of this chapter)