Chapter 154: Ancient Wood Evergreen

Gu Qing stayed at Qin Ming's place for a day.

The two had exchanged enough information.

As she was leaving, she took out a jade slip and a small packet from her storage pouch and handed them to Qin Ming: "Qin Daoist, this is a letter and items entrusted to our sect for you by Su Yuxing."

Qin Ming's face showed a hint of surprise as he took the jade slip and the packet.

He immersed his spiritual sense to examine the jade slip.

"Brother Qin, greetings. I've recently been researching an ancient elixir—the Second-Rank Superior Jade Flower Pill, said to reshape the body and strengthen one's root constitution. But I lack its main ingredient: the Second-Rank Supreme spiritual plant, 'Jade Flower Spiritual Lotus.' It's exceedingly hard to find. I've only managed to obtain some seeds of the Jade Flower Spiritual Lotus and would like to ask you to cultivate them. I'm certain your spiritual planting skills won't fail me."

"In exchange, I'll share with you the elixir formula and refining method for the Jade Flower Pill."

"Also, I've touched the threshold of a Third-Rank Alchemist. If you ever get the chance, come find me in the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty—we'll drink and chat again."

After reading it, Qin Ming shook his head and smiled.

That final line still carried a strong air of arrogance.

This Su Yuxing was already researching ancient elixir formulas.

Then he remembered something, took out a blank jade slip, and wrote a reply.

He mainly updated Su Yuxing on his recent situation, emphasizing in detail his success in refining a Supreme Foundation Establishment Pill. He also consulted Su Yuxing about elixir formulas that could be made using Mist Illusion Mushrooms, and high-grade Feed-Spirit Pills to enhance beast cultivation.

With a master alchemist like this as a connection, why not use him?

Afterwards,

Qin Ming thought for a moment, then took out one hundred jin of Spirit Rice, two Dao Flower Spirit Fish, and ten jin of Spirit Concentration Tea, entrusting Gu Qing to deliver them along with his letter to Su Yuxing.

"Qin Daoist, you're truly generous," Gu Qing said, taking the items and teasing.

Qin Ming smiled, then gave Gu Qing and the other two jars of Spirit Concentration Tea and two Dao Flower Spirit Fish.

The visit ended.

Gu Qing and the other departed from Wangyue Island under Qin Ming's farewell.

…

Next,

Qin Ming returned to his routine of farming and cultivation.

He had assumed Second-Rank Superior and Supreme spiritual seeds would be hard to obtain.

Unexpectedly, by sheer accident, he acquired the seeds of two Second-Rank Supreme spiritual plants.

Near the spiritual spring beneath the main peak of Wangyue Island, Qin Ming selected an excellent spiritual field.

He carved out a spiritual water pond and planted the Jade Flower Spiritual Lotus.

As for the Mist Illusion Mushroom, it required decayed wood from Second-Rank spiritual trees—luckily, the branches from his earlier cultivation of Second-Rank Divine Essence Fruit and Red-Silver Yellow Hemp were still preserved.

Qin Ming processed them with spiritual spring water until they became Second-Rank decayed wood.

Then, using his spiritual sense, he transplanted the spores stored within the Yin Black Wood onto the prepared decayed wood.

As Mist Illusion Mushrooms grew, they emitted hallucinogenic mist, so Qin Ming moved all the wood to the back mountain.

These decayed woods, now planted with Mist Illusion Mushroom spores, numbered over a hundred.

He'd decide what to do once the mushrooms sprouted.

After arranging the decayed wood,

Qin Ming raised his hand and pointed to the sky—a massive blue thundercloud gathered above.

The spiritual energy within the Second-Rank spiritual vein, guided by Qin Ming's incantation, flowed upward like a curtain into the cloud.

But

The spiritual energy he summoned this time differed greatly from the colorful energy he usually used with the High-Level Spiritual Rain Technique.

It was pure blue.

This was the latest spiritual planting technique Qin Ming had learned after unlocking the term: 【Great Five Elements Technique】, which could summon spiritual rain of the corresponding Five Elements based on the needs of different spiritual plants, greatly boosting their growth efficiency.

This technique was unique—even among spiritual planting sects, none possessed such an advanced method.

Mist Illusion Mushrooms required high water spiritual energy, so Qin Ming drew more water energy from the vein.

Soon, lightning flashed and thunder rolled within the cloud.

A pale blue spiritual rain slowly descended, drenching the hundred-plus pieces of decayed wood planted with Mist Illusion Mushroom spores.

After finishing this,

He went to tend to his three mu of spiritual water fields and replanted the Spirit Rice.

After all, Spirit Rice and Dao Flower Spirit Fish greatly enhanced his current cultivation base.

Qin Ming made another trip to the Tianhe Market's Spiritual Planting Guild and had the registrar record his planting progress.

The old spiritual planter, seeing Qin Ming, within just a few years, preparing to challenge Second-Rank Superior Spiritual Planter status,

Looked at him with awe and reverence.

After all, Second-Rank Superior Spiritual Planters were few and far between in the entire Wei Kingdom's cultivation world.

Qin Ming didn't care about such empty titles—he cared only about the "Ten Thousand Trees Mother Qi" within the Verdant Wood Illusion.

He had planted nearly all his spiritual plants.

As for other high-grade spiritual plants, if he ever obtained their seeds, he planned to cultivate more.

Next, Qin Ming returned to his dull, peaceful routine of farming, alchemy, cultivation, and beast rearing.

One day,

Qin Ming sat cross-legged beneath his life-spirit vine, cultivating the Ancient Wood Immortal Life Technique.

The Black Water Crocodile lay quietly beside him, greedily absorbing the excess plant essence exuded by Qin Ming's cultivation.

This was something Qin Ming had only recently discovered.

He found that this creature grew faster when absorbing plant essence—even faster than when fed Feed-Spirit Pills.

Truly, the power of a Earth-grade bloodline.

The Black Water Crocodile's aura had grown fiercer, and over this period, its massive body had expanded to seven or eight zhang in length.

It had become the undisputed tyrant of Wangyue Lake—its formidable defense and brutal strength left few beasts able to challenge it.

Since it began guarding the island, no aquatic beast dared approach Wangyue Island.

Several hours later,

Qin Ming emerged from his cultivation state.

Watching the Black Water Crocodile still absorbing plant essence, he patted its head: "Hurry up and ascend to Second-Rank Great Beast, or you're wasting all my good stuff."

The Black Water Crocodile understood and eagerly wagged its head.

At that moment,

Perhaps influenced by Qin Ming's breakthrough to Foundation Establishment,

Purple spiritual runes flickered across the life-spirit vine's tendrils; a purple glyph shot from the vine and sank into Qin Ming's body.

His third eye's green glyph glowed, and the Supreme Wood Body involuntarily manifested behind him.

A flood of information surged into Qin Ming's mind.

"Spirit Body Advancement: Ancient Wood Evergreen Body!"

A more profound cultivation method than the Supreme Wood Body appeared spontaneously in his heart.

To fully cultivate the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body, one needed dozens of times more plant essence and temporal power than the Supreme Wood Body.

But once completed, it would grant a postnatal spirit body rivaling a Heaven-grade spiritual root.

The cultivation method for the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body slowly surfaced in the later chapters of the Ancient Wood Immortal Life Technique.

Qin Ming opened his eyes, his face filled with excitement!

"If I cultivate the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body, Golden Core is within reach!"

The Black Water Crocodile, sensing some change in its master, also grew excited.

(End of Chapter)