[{"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-163":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},2332036,4560,"Chapter 163: Foundation Establishment Great Beast and the First Formation of the Spiritual Body","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>The massive body of the Blackwater Crocodile slowly crawled out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked up at the thunderclouds above, then toward Qin Ming’s direction, its gaze more resolute than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! After long preparation, the first violet lightning of the tribulation crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electric sparks flared across the Blackwater Crocodile’s scaled back, then violet arcs leapt all around its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was its bloodline talent awakened after ascending to the second rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a rare Lightning-affinity talent!” Qin Ming exclaimed, then felt a surge of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violet tribulation lightning vanished in an instant, striking the Blackwater Crocodile—but was absorbed by its own arcs, barely repelling the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the second violet tribulation, stronger than the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Crack! This time, the Blackwater Crocodile directly used its tough hide and armored scales to endure the strike head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it was clearly in pain, letting out a low, pained roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third tribulation. The fourth. The fifth. …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming, watching from the side, was deeply alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Blackwater Crocodile possessed formidable armor and thick skin; otherwise, such a continuous barrage of tribulation strikes would have crushed most ordinary beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth tribulation gathered in the sky, then crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom-crack! This tribulation’s power was clearly the greatest of all—the lightning itself turned purple-gold, radiating terrifying heavenly might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Qin Ming couldn’t help but hold his breath for the Blackwater Crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden tribulation suddenly slammed toward the Blackwater Crocodile—just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electric sparks on the Blackwater Crocodile’s back merged into a single radiant field; it lifted its massive head, opened its gaping maw, and a blinding violet lightning ball gathered within. Boom! The Blackwater Crocodile unleashed its bloodline talent, spewing a thick bolt of lightning to meet the golden tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Crackling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, above Moonwatch Island, the two lightning bolts collided, exploding into a blinding light cluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless fine arcs swept across the sky above Moonwatch Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All beasts within a ten-li radius of Moonwatch Lake trembled in fear, staring at the colliding thunder with wide, terrified eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu family’s spirit farmers below the island also wore expressions of utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang had only heard tales from elders—he’d never seen it himself—and this was his first time witnessing a beast crossing the tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined the spectacle would be so immense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth tribulation was weathered—the storm clouds above dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blackwater Crocodile had successfully crossed the tribulation, officially ascending to a second-rank Foundation Establishment beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its aura became ferociously potent, its body swelling to over ten zhang in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming couldn’t help but marvel—truly, a Grade Earth bloodline talent! Already so powerful upon breakthrough! From now on, with such a Foundation Establishment beast guarding Moonwatch Island, Qin Ming felt considerably more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing its breakthrough, the Blackwater Crocodile wore an ecstatic expression; it shrank slightly in size, swaying its head as it approached Qin Ming, proudly showing off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good! You haven’t wasted all my hard work raising you,” Qin Ming said, patting its massive head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming tossed it another Nieling Pill to help stabilize its new realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having done that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming walked over to the Evergreen Vine, gazing at the frost-bee hive, and found the six-winged Frost Bee Queen had failed her breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet her aura had grown significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still lacked the necessary trigger to ascend to a second-rank great beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was normal—after all, frost bees’ bloodline talent was far inferior to the Blackwater Crocodile’s; they had evolved from lowly, unranked bees, inching forward thanks to this Evergreen Vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have achieved such progress was already remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pondered, guessing further Nieling Pills would do little good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only wait and see if another opportunity arose for her breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pulled out the four blood pearls formed by Foundation Establishment cultivators from his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two from mid-Foundation Establishment, two from early-Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he took them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lifeblood plant, the Evergreen Vine, stirred violently—as if a shark had smelled blood, thrumming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming smiled faintly and tossed all the blood pearls toward the Evergreen Vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless black vines surged upward, wrapping the pearls and frantically absorbing their blood essence and soul cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whirring—purple runes drifted around the Evergreen Vine, releasing an endless, vibrant life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the newly ascended second-rank Foundation Establishment Blackwater Crocodile crept quietly back to Qin Ming’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After absorbing the four blood pearls, the Evergreen Vine began growing again, sprouting dozens of skull-shaped flower buds along its vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s vision immediately flickered with three golden terms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Evergreen Vine [Term]: Weak Lifespan ×5 (Maturity 1%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Evergreen Vine [Term]: Space-Time Leaf ×5 (Maturity 1%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Evergreen Vine [Term]: Potent Purity ×5 (Maturity 1%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Potent Purity]: Further purifies a cultivator’s magic power, making it more refined and accelerating the efficiency of magic power liquefaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stared at the terms, his eyes gleaming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a term that purified Foundation Establishment magic power and accelerated liquefaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, among cultivators, the more refined one’s magic power, the greater the power of their spells—and the greater the aid to realm breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Evergreen Vine understood him. Immediately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evergreen Vine emitted an even denser essence of plant energy and temporal force, flooding into Qin Ming’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately activated the Ancient Wood Eternal Life Technique, cultivating the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body as prescribed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green rune on his forehead flew out, forming a green spectral shadow behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the technique flowed, the spectral form of the Supreme Wood Body changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, it transformed from Qin Ming’s likeness into the shape of the Evergreen Vine, its color shifting from green to silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miniature silver Evergreen Vine replaced the Supreme Wood Body, appearing behind Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s spiritual body had advanced from the Supreme Wood Body to the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming himself seemed to become an eternal ancient tree, standing tall and unyielding through ages and seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver Evergreen Vine shadow suddenly erupted in silver light, forming a silver rune that flew into Qin Ming’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming finally emerged from his cultivation state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his Ancient Wood Evergreen Body had reached the entry stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the silver rune was still incomplete—only a prototype had formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the silver rune was fully drawn in the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be the day Qin Ming perfected the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body was only at the entry stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within, Qin Ming could sense his understanding of wood-element spells and the efficiency of spiritual energy transforming into magic power had noticeably improved beyond the Supreme Wood Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So these Foundation Establishment blood pearls truly are excellent nourishment for this Evergreen Vine!” Qin Ming mused, stroking his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial attainment of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body marked another step forward on Qin Ming’s path toward the Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming continued primarily cultivating the Ancient Wood Eternal Life Technique; his refined magic power steadily liquefied and accumulated, gradually expanding from a small pool into a pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his spare time, he revived the Dragon Blood Divine Wood using the [Regenerative Spirit Seed] term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planted it near his cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this spirit plant was overly delicate, requiring an extremely favorable spiritual vein environment—its current second-rank middle-grade spiritual vein was far from sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely keep it alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring passed, autumn came, time turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year slipped away in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming resumed his farming life, and besides that, studied elixir formulas and learned to brew new pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now skillfully brew the Bi Ning Pill, Huang Long Pill, and Gu Yuan Pill—all used to enhance early-Foundation Establishment cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, one event occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it surprised Qin Ming greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was, the Qingxia Immortal, Mo Lingwei from Qingxiadao, had come to visit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how she’d obtained the information, but within just two years, Mo Lingwei had gathered all the spirit materials needed to brew a Foundation Establishment Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Jade Marrow Fungus, monopolized by major sects and powers, she’d acquired two portions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were three-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Fungus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming recalled how he’d strained his wits just to obtain one inferior specimen from Shen Yuanxiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems this woman truly possesses immense fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard Qin Ming’s words and, along with several other cultivators, pooled resources to collectively fund the refining of an elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qin Ming originally exchanged the Mist Illusion Mushroom spirit seed and the third-rank Spirit Herbalist inheritance with her, he had promised her one condition: to freely refine a single Foundation Establishment elixir for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come now to claim that promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Qin Ming had made the promise, he naturally kept his word and would not break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Mo Lingwei and the others, he refined several batches of Foundation Establishment elixirs using the spirit materials they had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Qin Ming, refining Foundation Establishment elixirs now was effortless—almost no difficulty at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming made no effort to hide his methods, for even if they witnessed his unique refining technique, they could never learn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Mo Lingwei and the others were fortunate enough to witness Qin Ming’s miraculous refining artistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, under Qin Ming’s “deliberate” flame control, three elixirs were produced—all of ordinary quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally planned to refine only two, but after the Soul-Devouring Poison Flame devoured the Asura Demon Flame from the black-robed cultivator, it underwent a tremendous transformation and ascended to second-rank middle-grade spiritual flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had not yet adjusted to its new state, and his flame control still followed his old habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This resulted in three Foundation Establishment elixirs being refined outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei and the others were ecstatic on the spot, nearly bowing to Qin Ming in gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anxiety they had been carrying dissolved at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei’s original expectations had not been nearly so high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had thus fulfilled his earlier promise, and from now on, he owed Mo Lingwei nothing, and she owed him nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how to divide the three Foundation Establishment elixirs, that was their own matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the Foundation Establishment elixirs, Mo Lingwei and the others hastily took their leave of Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1745,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","94144641b3823a41d7a8863eb6b005b0dffa6e6c733d8c78dd92479cfc24fc6e","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-164","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-162",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]