[{"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-166":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},2332039,4560,"Chapter 166: Island of Safety","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>Qin Ming had just returned to Wangyue Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Wu Jiang running over with a look of great urgency, exclaiming anxiously: “Comrade Qin, disaster has struck!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Seventy-Two Islands Alliance has launched an attack on the Zhao family—the great battle has begun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming remained calm, replying without haste: “Mm, I’ve known for some time already. I saw it just now upon returning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang was deeply surprised by his unflappable demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes: when immortals fight, the fish in the pond suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang stared at the man before him, utterly indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Comrade Qin truly have no concern at all? Qin Ming seemed to sense Wu Jiang’s worry and said coolly: “Relax—Wangyue Island is safe for now. If you’re anxious, you may bring your family from Baiyan Island here to ride out the storm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sense of security came entirely from confidence in his current strength: his body cultivation had reached the First Transformation of the True Gang Formation, he possessed a Ground-grade bloodline Foundation Establishment beast, his Life-Soul Vine, and a Rank-Two Superior protective array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he faced a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he might not win—but he could certainly protect himself. There were barely a handful of such cultivators across the entire spiritual energy Archipelago, fewer than one hand’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Dan elders had no interest whatsoever in this remote corner of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for anyone below late-stage Foundation Establishment daring to cause trouble on his Wangyue Island, they came one and died one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was precisely in need of blood pearls to accelerate the growth of his life-soul vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wangyue Island lay far from the storm’s center and was relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu family’s Baiyan Island was different—it lay deep within the spiritual energy Archipelago and would likely be engulfed by the war in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qin Ming’s permission, Wu Jiang informed Mu Ruyin and hurried home to arrange matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang brought his dozens of direct clan members and settled below Wangyue Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jiang’s father, Wu Hanyuan, his hair half-gray, came before Qin Ming, nearly in tears with profound gratitude: “Thank you, Elder Qin, for taking us in! Without you, our Wu family would not have survived this crisis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All these years, young Wu Jiang has owed his progress entirely to your care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hanyuan clearly understood the situation well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Daoist, don’t be formal. Since Wu Jiang runs errands for me, I must offer some care in return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call me Daoist from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven more days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Rank-Three Barrier-Breaking Talisman, the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance could do nothing but stare helplessly at the remaining Rank-Three defensive array on Qianye Spirit Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Zhao family was no pushover—they did not merely huddle behind their array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they allied with families loyal to them and engaged the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance in fierce battles across the spiritual energy Archipelago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the region was divided into numerous smaller battlefields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Baiyan Island once home to the Wu family, along with nearby isles, suffered total devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other spirit-island families were not so fortunate—they were all caught in the chaos of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Wu family narrowly escaped destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s Wangyue Island, situated in the far north, now stood untouched by the turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a world apart, it had grown unexpectedly serene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu family began working harder to cultivate spirit rice and open new spirit fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming released the Xuan Shui Crocodile to patrol Wangyue Island continuously; any unusual activity nearby would be reported to him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Six-Winged Frost Bees, since their last failed breakthrough, they had been accumulating strength, waiting for another chance to ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qin Ming fed it blood pearls, the life-soul vine had bloomed again, and the hive beneath it benefited greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming observed the Six-Winged Frost Bee Queen for a while, pondered deeply, then retrieved from his storage bag a demonic core and a vial of demonic beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic core came from Mu Yuanshan’s storage bag—it was the Rank-Two Early-stage Flame-Feather Eagle core he had won at the last auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vial contained the blood of the Bi Xue Suanni, which Qin Ming had purchased—it was also genuine Ground-grade bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, both items could aid the Six-Winged Frost Bee’s breakthrough, but consuming demonic cores or beast blood was far more dangerous than taking pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming could not decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six-Winged Frost Bees in their hive seemed to sense Qin Ming’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flew out from beneath the life-soul vine, flapping their three pairs of purple wings, stopping before Qin Ming. After merely two breaths of thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved toward the vial of Rank-Two Suanni blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was startled by the bee’s choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the danger of consuming high-grade bloodline far exceeded that of the Flame-Feather Eagle core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it failed this time, it might perish on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the bee’s mental message conveyed no retreat—only unwavering resolve! This spirit bee had followed Qin Ming since his days as a spirit farmer at Lingyu Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it never fought alongside him, it had repeatedly saved his spirit plants from insect infestations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it died now, Qin Ming would be heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh! Very well—if we’ve come this far, I’ll honor your wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it succeeded, this would be a tremendous boon for the Six-Winged Frost Bee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it failed, all its past effort and cultivation would vanish like smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately unsealed the jade vial—a thick stench of blood filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six-Winged Frost Bee wasted no time and immediately sucked the Bi Xue Suanni blood through the vial’s opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within mere breaths, it had drained the entire vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it flew back beneath the life-soul vine and began refining the blood, attempting to break into a Rank-Two Foundation Establishment demon beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six-Winged Frost Bee fell into deep slumber again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming felt a massive aura rising from beneath the life-soul vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal spiritual energy vortex gathered above Wangyue Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It poured relentlessly into the Six-Winged Frost Bee’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood oozed from its skin, and countless horrifying cracks spread across its entire form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It screamed incessantly, as if enduring unbearable agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bee’s outer skin began peeling away layer by layer, its entire body transforming into a radiant silver-white hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! A Rank-Two Foundation Establishment demon beast’s aura erupted from it! “It succeeded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s face lit up—but immediately his heart tightened, for the most critical step remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the heavenly tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR! A terrifying celestial phenomenon descended again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu family below the island, now accustomed to such sights, watched as thunder after thunder struck the silver bee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qin Ming was stunned to discover that after its breakthrough, the bee emitted a shimmering silver glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it lacked the miraculous innate ability of the Xuan Shui Crocodile, it could withstand the thunderous tribulation directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective effect granted by the life-soul vine had reached an unimaginable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It endured the seventh and eighth lightning strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its aura began to wane, as if reaching its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grew weak, nearly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ninth and most powerful lightning strike had not yet fallen—given its current state, it would surely fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming grew frantic but dared not intervene to shield it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such divine wrath could easily kill him if he misstepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK! The final golden thunder crashed down! Qin Ming sighed inwardly, “It’s over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six-Winged Frost Bee also emitted a mournful cry, as if foreseeing its fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment—the life-soul vine, which had stood motionless until now, suddenly moved! Countless black vines surged through the air, swirling silver runes spiraling outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines became like living tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, with an unrivaled might, they surged to meet the golden lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","44d457fc72d8902cf81071a3d8af6d40b0d8338a9cd111ba0d5c5c703acd3c71","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-167","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-165",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]