[{"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-148":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},2332021,4560,"Chapter 148","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>\"Succeeded in Foundation Establishment at thirty-two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not especially fast, but not slow either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stood in the spirit field, hands behind his back, gazing calmly toward the distant Moonwatch Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now possessed a lifespan of over four hundred years, nearly matching that of a Golden Core elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient time, he could pursue the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main cultivation scripture, the Ancient Wood Longevity Art, grew stronger with time—absorbing more plant essence and temporal qi, becoming more potent the older he grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ascending to Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming contemplated his long-term goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Core Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to lay plans early, otherwise the vast resources required for Core Formation far exceeded those needed for Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To accomplish it alone was no easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foundation Establishment means building the foundation for the Core—everything is merely preparation for Core Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core Formation is divided into False Core and Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A False Core, technically a Core Formation cultivator, possesses only half the spiritual power of a normal Golden Core cultivator, gains only a hundred years of lifespan, and can never enter the mid-stage of Core Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nascent Soul is out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a False Core is formed, one’s path ends there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Golden Core, however, is a Core Formation cultivator of exceptional quality, graded into tiers—those with superior Golden Cores may even have a chance to advance to Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite potential lies ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given my current talent, even achieving a False Core will be difficult,\" Qin Ming knew well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Golden Core realm, breakthroughs cannot be achieved merely by swallowing pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher one ascends, the greater the influence of one’s spiritual root quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below a top-grade spiritual root, achieving a False Core is extremely hard—unless one gains extraordinary fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming possessed word-terms, and the miraculous life-vine as his innate spirit plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the life-vine grew, it was not impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would focus on farming, cultivating to late Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering Foundation Establishment, a cultivator’s lifespan becomes vastly extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a top-grade spiritual root requires decades to advance from early to late Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Foundation Establishment lacks fine subdivisions like Level One, Level Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is broadly divided into early, mid, and late stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual power gap between Level One and Level Three is not substantial—each minor stage grants at most a two- or three-tenths increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Foundation Establishment cultivators remain stuck in the early stage; those reaching mid-stage are relatively rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast majority never reach late Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, lingering for a century or more during Foundation Establishment is entirely normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Qin Ming secluded himself on the remote Moonwatch Island, avoiding conflict and competition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he still needed to strengthen his protective measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation technique, the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture, was one step away from entering Foundation Establishment cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he needed to activate the Hundred Beasts Visualization Map on the beast-skin scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prerequisite was that his innate martial qi must reach a certain threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, Qin Ming’s blood qi reached unprecedented heights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only a final push remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had yet to use the [Blood Essence] term he harvested from the life-vine a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the perfect opportunity to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming focused his intent on the term—a torrent of energy surged through him, continuously reshaping his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the moment, he also consumed five [Blood Crystals] terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s crimson innate martial qi rose again, refining to perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He excitedly retrieved the beast-skin scripture and infused it with his blood qi and true martial energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He excitedly took out the beast-skin scripture and infused it with blood qi and true Gang .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast-skin scripture glowed with a crimson radiance, beginning to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood radiance surfaced on the beast-skin scripture, gradually beginning to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various spectral forms of demonic beasts flickered across the hide. Qin Ming stared intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he must choose among hundreds of forms himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This choice determined the power of his body cultivation technique and his future potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Hundred Beasts Visualization Map appeared spectral images: a primordial serpent wreathed in blood flame, a heavenly wolf, a giant bear, a silver fox, a white tiger, a black tortoise—each flickering in and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These beasts were marked at various positions on the beast-skin scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightness of each spectral image varied—larger radiance meant greater power upon cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming found it difficult to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint white glow in the corner of the beast-skin scripture, though not the brightest, caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of fate aligning with his heart arose mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Qin Ming activated the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture and selected the white glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white glow became a shooting star, instantly sinking into Qin Ming’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR—the bellow exploded in Qin Ming’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mountain-sized ape, towering over ten zhang, stood defiantly, punching the heavens with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mountain-sized ape, over ten zhang tall, stood towering to the heavens and punched the sky in a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming involuntarily broke his visualization, recalling the vision—his spirit shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, to sustain the visualization, he must refine the blood of a high-grade demonic beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to the description of the first transformation of true martial qi manifestation in Foundation Establishment, once a beast from the Hundred Beasts Map is chosen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is best to refine the blood of the same type of beast, to maximize the power of the first transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming put away the beast-skin scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered silently—high-grade ape blood would be hard to obtain even in Canghai Xiancheng! But since he had chosen this path, he must walk it without wavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to visit Canghai Xiancheng again soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he would seek to purchase the spirit plants he intended to cultivate on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also sought to purchase the spiritual plants he intended to cultivate on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>second-rank top-grade and Jipin  spirit plant seeds and seedlings were rare even in the Tianhe Marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in major immortal cities could one find even a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the spirit plants currently in his field—like Spirit-Attuning Tea—he could continue cultivating them, harvesting tea leaves annually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the perfect choice for cultivation, gifting friends, or sipping tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had many Purple Gold Bamboo stalks left in his field, aside from those Gu Qingzhao had sold on his behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming intended to continue nurturing them, to see if they might one day ascend to a higher-grade spirit tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming planned to continue nurturing it, to see if it might one day ascend to a higher-grade spiritual tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming began consuming Spirit-Residing Rice and Rice-Blossom Spirit Fish to enhance his Foundation Establishment cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fast enough to advance a thousand li in a day, but significantly faster than ordinary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even faster than many Foundation Establishment cultivators practicing other arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, both items greatly boosted Foundation Establishment spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that I’ve reached Foundation Establishment, I can’t keep relying on magic tools forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though I rarely engage in conflict now, I must still prepare—better safe than sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Purchasing a Foundation Establishment-grade spirit weapon should be added to my agenda.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Ming quietly planned for the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>outside the formation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a message talisman from Wu Jiang arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately opened the formation and let him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang was drenched in sweat, pale-faced, gasping as he handed Qin Ming an invitation and said: \"Brother Qin, disaster has struck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, two islands southwest of the Spirit-Residing Archipelago—Kongdong Island and Yu Shui Island—suffered a horrific incident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two Qi Refining families on the islands were massacred—every soul, from elders to infants, slaughtered. All wealth was looted clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Seventy-Two Islands Alliance is convening an emergency meeting, summoning all scattered cultivators and families of the Spirit-Residing Archipelago to discuss a response.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seventy-Two Islands Loose Alliance is preparing to convene an emergency meeting, summoning hermits and numerous families from the spiritual energy Archipelago to jointly discuss how to respond to this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the side of the Dissolved Alliance, a summons has also been sent to Friend Qin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friend Qin, will you go or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming heard this news and furrowed his brows tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not expected that, just after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, the spiritual energy Archipelago had undergone such a massive change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of storm brewing immediately settled over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1420,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6e16d5b12ddff06a21ea1cb037cce52e1f167b7929868bd5c5adf707f3ca5a64","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-149","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-147",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]