[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my":3,"chapter-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-127":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Life: Starting with Farming to Refresh My Stats",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2332000,4560,"Chapter 127: Deal","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-127",127,"\u003Cp>Dawn at Wangyue Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a secluded paradise, mist curled around, dreamlike and illusory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gentle morning light spilled over the island, as if a transparent curtain fluttered beneath the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming awoke naturally to the sound of birdsong, stepped out of his cave dwelling, and drew in a deep breath of the crisp, clean lake breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his Spirit Body cultivation progress increased,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could clearly perceive the condition of every blade of grass and tree here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would greatly aid his future cultivation of spiritual plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to that, his cultivation had broken through, and his mood was truly excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thus released the nest of Four-Winged Frost Bees from his Spirit Beast pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung it upon the Longevity Vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless spiritual bees emerged from the hive and swarmed toward the dozens of gray skull-like flowers, diligently gathering nectar and pollinating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bees’ activity lengthened, the purple spiritual runes on their bodies flickered faintly, as if gaining substantial benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After releasing the hive, Qin Ming left it to develop on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With such a large island, I ought to keep a spiritual beast for guarding the grounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pondered, chin in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since it was for guarding, it couldn’t be some cute pet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be powerful, radiating dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet raising a spiritual beast still depended on fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming tended his medicinal fields, ate lunch,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then mounted his Spirit Light Shuttle and flew toward the Mo Family’s Qingxiadao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming arrived before the Shanmen at the foot of the main peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards here had seen him before; upon learning his identity, they dared not neglect him and immediately went to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an elder with silver hair stepped out, scanned Qin Ming from head to toe, then exclaimed in surprise: “Congratulations, Qin Daoist, your cultivation has advanced greatly! I never expected that after just a few days apart, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining Stage Nine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Daoist, please come inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder’s expression was warm, but inwardly he was stunned—clearly, the clan lord’s choice was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wish to speak with Qingxian Xianzi about something. Is it convenient?” Qin Ming cut straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder nodded slightly. “The clan lord is on the island. Please follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two followed a stone path through the mountains to a lavish cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei, clad in a green gauze long dress, stepped forward. Her first reaction upon seeing Qin Ming was inner turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she showed no sign of it, only smiling coolly to congratulate: “Congratulations, Qin Daoist, on furthering your immortal path!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just good fortune—nothing worth mentioning,” Qin Ming replied modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Daoist is far too humble. Your victory over all rivals to claim Wangyue Island is still being talked about across nearby spiritual islands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even Zhao Chanzhen had to yield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mo Lingwei first heard the news, she too had been deeply surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only admit she had good judgment—who could have imagined that the unremarkable Qin Ming possessed such formidable strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei invited Qin Ming to sit and poured him tea, asking gently: “What brings you here so suddenly today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the Mo Family possesses spiritual seeds of spiritual energy Rice. I’ve come specifically to purchase some,” Qin Ming stated plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei paused, surprised—she hadn’t expected him to be after spiritual energy Rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate, jade-white fingers lightly traced the rim of her teacup, then she smiled and replied: “Qin Daoist’s information is quite sharp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, I still have a small amount of spiritual energy Rice seeds—though not much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They were left to us by our ancestors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… surely Qin Daoist knows the rarity of spiritual energy Rice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. I know such seeds aren’t easily obtained. What conditions do you require for the sale?” Qin Ming knew well it wouldn’t be simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei fell silent, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she suddenly smiled. “Are you so certain you can cultivate it successfully?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Historically, very few have succeeded in cultivating this rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, it wouldn’t have vanished entirely by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I’m new here and quite curious about this rice—just want to give it a try,” Qin Ming chuckled. “Whether I can grow it remains uncertain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei nodded. “In that case, I’ll sell you the seeds—but with one condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately stated the terms of the deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming frowned, then relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two negotiated further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei produced a spiritual contract; Qin Ming affixed his mark to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mo Lingwei instructed the elder to retrieve from the clan’s vault a small jade box containing greenish spiritual rice seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seeds were perfectly preserved within the jade box, their spiritual essence intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is spiritual energy Rice?” Qin Ming took the jade box, his expression brightening; after comparing it with Gu Qingzhao’s description, he confirmed it without doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he put away the seeds, exchanged a few more words with Mo Lingwei, and departed Qingxiadao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Mo Family’s cave dwelling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the silver-haired elder hesitated, then asked Mo Lingwei in confusion: “Clan Lord, why did you really give him the seeds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was the last bit we had! Even a high-grade two-star spiritual gardener failed to cultivate it—how could he succeed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we don’t give them away, they’ll just gather dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though they’re the final remnant left by Great-Grandfather, if spiritual energy Rice ever reappears in the cultivation world, I believe he’d be pleased,” Mo Lingwei said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, even if Qin Daoist fails, we don’t lose—he’s already agreed to my terms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder nodded and said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining the seeds, Qin Ming rushed back to his cave dwelling without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just enough seeds to plant about three mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the condition for selling the seeds, Mo Lingwei demanded that if Qin Ming succeeded, he must deliver fifty jin of spiritual energy Rice to the Mo Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed, he must pay an equivalent amount of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming found these terms acceptable and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to Wangyue Island, Qin Ming did not rush to plant the spiritual energy Rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he transformed the three mu of land prepared for cultivation into paddy fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he channeled the island’s spiritual spring water into the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came seedling cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This step was crucial—whether the seeds survived depended entirely on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming found a small patch of land nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he burned the stalks of the previous two-star spiritual rice, Five-Color Rice, mixed them with spiritual soil, added the droppings of a local spiritual bird called the White Spirit Egret, stirred thoroughly, and combined with other spiritual materials to create spiritual fertilizer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also based on some ancestral knowledge from Mo Lingwei’s lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sowed the spiritual energy Rice seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the seedlings grew, they could be transplanted into the spiritual paddy fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing this, he traveled to the Tianhe Bazaar and found the Spiritual Gardener Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He learned that advancement beyond two-star spiritual gardener also required entering the Verdant Illusion to complete the corresponding trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t require the cumbersome procedures mandated by Lingyu Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The record keeper at Tianhe Bazaar responsible for spiritual gardener assessments only needed to register the cultivator upon planting and inspect the harvest once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eliminated many middle steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, slots to enter the illusion were allocated based on the difficulty of each gardener’s cultivated plants and their final grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden array for entering the Verdant Illusion was located within major cultivation cities across the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearest one was Canghai Xiancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Ten Thousand Woods Mother Qi could accelerate the growth and advancement of Qin Ming’s life-linked spiritual plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of other considerations, he deeply desired this substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was tending to his spirit fields when the protective array rippled, and a message talisman flew in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it and saw it was from Wu Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then activated the array to let it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, I’ve found news on the method for refining spirit fire, and the whereabouts of the two spirit herbs you asked me to look for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2b73f6168cadbbaf61204e6ff1a3c93295a6c4a30e61f9103a3a2b0d98d6f4b6","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-128","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-126",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]