Chapter 130

After a short while.

Qin Ming collected two barrels of royal jelly from the hive.

Weighing over eighty jin.

But the color of this royal jelly was odd—like blood-red amber, crystal clear.

The spiritual energy contained within it, Qin Ming could sense even from afar.

It was said that graded royal jelly had many uses.

Adding a bit of royal jelly during alchemy could neutralize medicinal properties, raising the success rate of pill formation by one to two percent, and occasionally improving the pill's quality.

If consumed directly, it beautified the skin and nourished the complexion, and it was one of the primary ingredients in the formulation of the Eternal Youth Pill.

Most importantly, it was a sacred antidote, capable of neutralizing nearly all poisons.

In short, its benefits were numerous.

Qin Ming took a small amount from the barrel and tasted it.

Boom! Instantly, a surging force of blood qi surged down like a tidal wave.

Qin Ming froze in shock.

This blood-colored royal jelly could dramatically amplify blood qi!

Its effect was even better than premium Blood Locust Rice.

Perhaps it was related to that strange skull-flower demon.

Suddenly.

A pill's name surfaced unconsciously in Qin Ming's mind.

It was one of the obscure formulas recorded in Su Yuqing's notes.

Its main ingredient required blood-infused nectar to be crafted.

This pill was called the "Blood River Pill," a top-grade first-rank elixir, extremely difficult to refine, a legendary cultivation body elixir.

Its main ingredient was blood-infused royal jelly—rarely encountered in the cultivation world.

Fortunately, Qin Ming already possessed several of the required materia for its refinement.

He acted immediately.

He returned to the Heaven River Bazaar and purchased the remaining auxiliary ingredients.

Qin Ming sought out Long Yi of the Mirror Snow Pavilion and spent several days gathering all the materials.

Several days later.

Qin Ming returned to his cave on Moonwatch Island.

He began extracting the pill paste, performing each step with practiced ease.

He unleashed the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame to heat the alchemical furnace.

Time passed slowly.

After several failed attempts.

Qin Ming finally succeeded in refining one batch of Blood River Pills.

Since gaining control of the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame, his alchemical success rate had steadily risen.

Even this top-grade elixir, refined for the first time, succeeded.

He reached out and summoned eight crimson pills, radiating astonishing blood qi, into his palm.

"This is the legendary Blood River Pill?" Qin Ming picked one up and examined it closely.

A strong stench of blood filled his nose.

Without hesitation, Qin Ming swallowed one of the Blood River Pills.

A massive surge of blood qi rushed through his limbs and meridians like a raging storm.

He activated the Hundred Treasures Luminous Scripture to refine this medicinal force.

Gradually.

Layers of blood scabs seeped from Qin Ming's skin, enveloping his entire body.

Like a giant blood cocoon.

Crimson light flickered dimly within.

It lasted for two hours.

The blood qi true Gang within Qin Ming's body reached its limit.

Ssssshh! The blood cocoon cracked open layer by layer, revealing Qin Ming's figure.

The Ninth Layer of the Hundred Treasures Luminous Scripture broke through! A sharp, invincible primordial true Gang gathered within him, further enhancing his physical strength, nearly breaking through its limit.

Now, he resembled a Foundation Establishment giant beast.

Explosive power surged within Qin Ming.

The Luminous Armor formed from his blood qi true Gang appeared as solid as real armor.

More crucially, at this stage, he could now project his true Gang outward.

The power of his primordial true Gang was as potent as a Foundation Establishment cultivator's attack.

Qin Ming rose and stepped out of his cave.

In a few breaths, his figure blurred like a ghost, arriving at the cliff behind the mountain peak.

He then channeled his blood qi true Gang and slashed outward with a wave of crimson light! Boom! The true Gang left his body like a crescent moon slicing through the sky, reducing the massive ten-zhang stone into countless fragments, its surface unnaturally smooth.

Qin Ming changed tactics—he unleashed his blood qi true Gang in all directions.

Instantly.

From his center, countless fine beams of primordial true Gang erupted outward in all directions.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Anything struck by these beams instantly became riddled with holes, terrifying in power.

This was a technique comparable to Foundation Establishment.

Thrilled, Qin Ming punched again—a crimson fist aura detached from his body, turning anything it struck to ash.

In terms of strength,

a Foundation Establishment giant beast was significantly stronger than an ordinary human cultivator.

Demons cultivated through bloodline, possessing terrifying racial talents and inherited abilities, with incredibly robust bodies.

Thus, the difficulty for demons to reach Foundation Establishment was often several times greater than for humans.

If he now encountered a newly minted Foundation Establishment cultivator, like Elder Gu,

he could crush them effortlessly.

But if he met Lin Zi Xiao, now possessing demonic heritage and a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation base, he'd still better stay cautious.

"The Dao values life—why waste time fighting?"

"If I can't defeat them, can't I just avoid them?"

With this step, Qin Ming had finally secured a foothold in the cultivation world.

But the outside world remained chaotic.

He still needed to raise his magic power to Foundation Establishment.

The conflict between Lingyu Sect and Lei Yuanzong was still unfolding unpredictably.

Yet, wars over resources were inevitable.

After all, the Wei Kingdom's pie was small, with too many wolves and too little meat.

Therefore,

casualties among Foundation Establishment cultivators in such power clashes were commonplace.

Although Qin Ming's strength had risen a tier,

under these external conditions,

he still felt urgent pressure—this wasn't enough. He needed to raise his magic power as well.

Dual safeguards, more hidden cards—only then could he stand a chance at immortality in this cruel cultivation world.

No matter how chaotic the outside world became, Qin Ming had decided.

He would root himself on Moonwatch Island, farming and cultivating, avoiding all external conflicts.

His Moonwatch Island lay at the northernmost extreme of the spiritual energy Archipelago.

It was no contested land, no strategic pass.

He rarely saw a soul for half a year—it was nearly isolated from the world.

Perfect for steady growth.

Of course, now that Qin Ming possessed strength slightly above an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could pursue resources more boldly in the future.

"I wonder what would happen if I advanced the Hundred Treasures Luminous Scripture to the first layer of its Foundation Establishment section?"

Qin Ming grew increasingly eager for the next stages of cultivation.

The Foundation Establishment section of this body cultivation technique had only three layers.

Each corresponded to early, middle, and late stages; once completed, his strength would far surpass peers of the same realm.

Upon completing the first layer of the Foundation Establishment section, he would enter the realm of "True Gang Shaping."

According to the scripture, this marked the first transformation of his blood qi true Gang.

But achieving this state required far more than merely consuming blood-infused materia.

Pills could only serve as auxiliary aids.

To enter the True Gang Shaping transformation, two prerequisites were necessary.

First, it requires refining the essence blood of demonic beasts—the higher the rank, the better—as this determines the power and potential of the subsequent cultivation art.

Second, activating the Hundred Beasts Visualization Map on the beast-skin scripture demands sufficient strength of qi and blood Gangqi; the higher the rank of the demonic beast map activated, the greater its power.

Based on Qin Ming's current reserves of blood qi and true Gangqi, he is still far from sufficient to activate the map.

As for high-rank demonic beast essence blood, he can ask Gu Qingzhao to keep an eye out, given that Canghai Xiancheng is backed by the Shouting Mountains.

High-rank demonic beast essence blood is often auctioned at the Xiancheng's auctions.

Next, Qin Ming planned to visit the Tianhe Market to inquire about the whereabouts of Yusuizhi.

But just then.

Qin Ming's message talisman received a message.

He opened it and saw it was from Wu Jiang.

"Brother Qin, I've located another spiritual material—urgent situation. Come quickly to the vicinity of Longlin Island."

(End of Chapter)