Chapter 212: Spirit Vein Enhancement and Array Deployment

Canghai Xiancheng.

For several days, the Feng family felt as if they were living in a cloud of illusion, utterly unreal.

Feng Sihai could hardly believe any of it was real, for when he had dragged his entire family across ten thousand li to arrive outside Canghai Xiancheng.

Following Long Dao you's instructions, he handed the jade slip to the city guards—and mere moments later, a white-robed administrator of Foundation Establishment mid-stage personally came out to receive them.

In just a few words, he arranged lodging for the entire Feng family within the inner city.

Feng Sihai began questioning his own life—never had he imagined that one day, his Feng family would move into such a great immortal city, let alone settle in the inner district.

This was a feat unattainable by most clans in a lifetime.

And Lu Liang's personal reception left every member of the Feng family utterly overwhelmed.

"Ah! I suspect Daoist Long's true identity is not that of an ordinary cultivator—his cultivation level is clearly much higher than we estimated." Feng Sihai sighed deeply after moving into his new residence.

Until one day.

He saw the three large characters "Long Dao Ren" on the Foundation Establishment cultivator list posted at Canghai Xiancheng's gate, beside which was drawn the familiar face of the bearded giant.

"Third on the Wei Kingdom's Foundation Establishment List: Long Dao Ren!"

Sssss—Feng Sihai sucked in a sharp breath, his whole body going numb. "I never guessed Long Dao you was hiding so deep—he's a senior of Foundation Establishment!"

"And a top-tier one at that."

…

Two months later, the beast tide reached spiritual energy Archipelago.

On Wangyue Island.

The low-grade spiritual herbs Qin Ming had planted had matured; after harvesting them,

Seven new 【Ripen】 entries instantly appeared in his mind.

He then approached his life-spirit plant, the Evergreen Vine, and consumed all seven entries to ripen the demonic flowers growing upon it.

Three days later, three golden entries appeared before his eyes:

【Name】: Evergreen Vine 【Term】: Slight Lifespan ×5 (Harvestable)

【Name】: Evergreen Vine 【Term】: Temporal-Spatial Leaf ×5 (Harvestable)

【Name】: Evergreen Vine 【Term】: Potent Purity ×5 (Harvestable)

After Qin Ming harvested all the black spiritual fruits, three blue entry leaves instantly appeared in his mind.

He first consumed the five 【Slight Lifespan】 entries.

In an instant, the force of time descended upon Qin Ming; his lifespan surged by fifty years, reaching over five hundred and fifty years.

Qin Ming was only forty-two years old—he still had five hundred years to live; barring accidents, he could outlive even Golden Core elders.

Next, he consumed five 【Potent Purity】 entries, refining the liquid magical power in his magic power lake multiple times.

His internal magic power grew increasingly pure, surpassing even the most gifted Foundation Establishment cultivators in quality.

This would greatly aid him when he eventually broke through to Golden Core, for the purer the magic power, the smoother the Core Formation process.

Next,

Qin Ming approached the two third-grade spiritual plants, Spirit-Transforming Demonic Grass, and used one 【Temporal-Spatial Leaf】 entry on the newly sprouted demonic grass.

In an instant,

The Spirit-Transforming Demonic Grass grew wildly, flowering and fruiting within days; after Qin Ming summoned his bee swarm to pollinate it, three earth-yellow Spirit-Transforming Demonic Fruits formed.

Immediately, a golden entry appeared before Qin Ming's eyes: 【Name】: Spirit-Transforming Demonic Grass 【Term】: Spirit Vein Enhancement (Harvestable)

As before, Qin Ming carefully plucked the three fruits with a jade-green dagger.

A purple entry leaf quietly surfaced in his spiritual perception.

Qin Ming smiled. "Indeed, a purple entry leaf."

Without hesitation, he activated the 【Spirit Vein Enhancement】 entry on Wangyue Island.

Boom—at the moment Qin Ming used the entry, a mysterious force descended upon Wangyue Island.

After observing with his spiritual sense, Qin Ming discovered deep within the island's spirit vein, a fleshy, mushroom-like Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui.

As it absorbed spiritual energy, it periodically excreted Spirit-Minerals, continuously feeding and nourishing the spirit vein's core.

Qin Ming clearly felt that as more Spirit-Minerals were produced, the original second-grade middle-grade spirit vein on Wangyue Island was slowly ascending toward upper-grade status.

"According to the entry's description, feeding this Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui spiritual materials will accelerate its growth and speed up spirit vein enhancement."

Thinking this, Qin Ming drew Qing Luan Sword and carved a tunnel straight to the Tai Sui's dwelling.

Half an hour later.

Qin Ming stared at a pink, watermelon-sized fleshy mass before him. "This is the Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui?"

He then pulled out numerous spiritual materials from his storage pouch—mostly unprocessed loot from slain enemies.

Without hesitation, he dumped them all into the Tai Sui's maw.

Instantly, the Tai Sui swelled several times its original size.

Beneath its body, it began excreting vast quantities of Spirit-Minerals, which flowed into the spirit vein.

Soon after,

The spiritual energy density in the air surged; the spirit vein beneath Wangyue Island's main peak instantly upgraded to second-grade upper-grade.

"Not enough!"

Qin Ming gazed at the Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui, then opened his storage pouch and tossed in a full bag of spirit stones—over ten thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

After devouring them, the Tai Sui writhed wildly, swelling again until it became a small flesh mountain three zhang tall.

Glurp-glurp!

Five-colored Spirit-Minerals, radiating astonishing spiritual essence, poured out at high speed and merged into the spirit vein.

The quality of Wangyue Island's spirit vein skyrocketed.

Boom! A vast torrent of spiritual energy erupted from the main peak, spreading outward. Qin Ming instantly felt that with every breath, the spiritual energy on the island had jumped an entire tier.

Thick spiritual energy surged upward from the vein, filling the surrounding air.

The island's spiritual plants unfurled joyfully, greedily absorbing the energy.

"Third-grade lower-grade spirit vein—achieved!"

Qin Ming's face lit up with intense excitement; he observed that the island's spirit vein had grown considerably larger.

"The Xuan Gui Fu Hai Array is a third-grade middle-grade array."

"Let's see if I can upgrade the spirit vein to third-grade middle-grade."

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and fed the Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui a flood of spiritual materials, then threw in another thousand middle-grade spirit stones.

Suddenly,

After absorbing so many spiritual materials, the Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui swelled into a six-zhang-tall flesh mountain, excreting torrents of Spirit-Minerals into Wangyue Island's spirit vein.

Half a month later,

As expected, the main peak's spirit vein environment on Wangyue Island was upgraded to third-grade middle-grade.

Qin Ming had planned to try pushing it further—to third-grade upper-grade.

But no matter how much he fed it, the Spirit-Marrow Numinous Tai Sui stopped growing.

It had reached its limit; to advance further, he'd likely need to feed it legendary upper-grade spirit stones.

After all, that corresponded to a third-grade upper-grade spirit vein.

Still, upgrading Wangyue Island's spirit vein to third-grade middle-grade was more than satisfactory.

Now, the core of Wangyue Island's main peak was a third-grade middle-grade spirit vein environment; the outer farmlands were third-grade lower-grade; and the areas beneath the peak had all become second-grade upper-grade.

Beneath Wangyue Island,

The Wu family was farming, but they were stunned to find the island's spiritual energy environment changing daily, as if undergoing a spiritual revival.

Even their own region had risen step by step from first-grade upper-grade to second-grade upper-grade! "What's going on?"

"Why has the spiritual energy increased so much?"

"Could it be… Brother Qin?"

Wu Jiang, filled with questions, arrived beneath the main peak—and froze in shock. "Third-grade spirit vein environment!"

Feeling the thick spiritual energy, he stood dumbfounded.

"What happened on Brother Qin's spirit island?"

"How could the spiritual energy change so drastically?"

Qin Ming smiled at Wu Jiang. "Brother Wu, I have good news to tell you."

"Not long ago, I accidentally discovered a hidden third-grade spirit vein deep within Wangyue Island!"

"For certain special reasons, this vein remained concealed."

"A few days ago, I used special methods to fully guide it out."

"From now on, whether we cultivate or grow spiritual plants, we'll find it far easier."

"Hahaha!"

Qin Ming clapped Wu Jiang on the shoulder, delighted.

"Really?!" Wu Jiang felt as if he were dreaming, his heart overflowing with indescribable joy.

He was lost in ecstasy—he could never have imagined that one day, his Wu family would cultivate beneath a high-grade spirit vein.

"Ahem! But don't spread the news of the third-grade spirit vein yet. Make sure your clan keeps quiet—don't invite envy." Qin Ming gave a meaningful warning.

Wu Jiang nodded frantically like a chicken pecking rice. "Brother Qin, rest assured—I understand."

"Good."

"Your Beast Tooth Rice is nearly planted—don't waste the spirit vein environment on the island."

"How about this: I sell you the spiritual seeds of second-rank spiritual rice—Five-Color Spiritual Rice—and you try cultivating it."

"Once it matures, I'll still collect a three-tenths rent from your spiritual field. What do you think?" Qin Ming suddenly thought of something and asked Wu Jiang.

Wu Jiang, overjoyed at the news, immediately nodded in agreement, took the small bag of Five-Color Spiritual Rice seeds from Qin Ming, then pulled out the corresponding spirit stones and handed them over.

"Five-Color Spiritual Rice isn't like first-rank spiritual plants—it's extremely difficult. You must be prepared for long-term failure."

"This jade slip contains my personal insights from when I cultivated Five-Color Spiritual Rice. Take it and study it yourself." Qin Ming, eager to collect rent, naturally hoped Wu Jiang would succeed in growing the rice.

"Thank you, Brother Qin!"

Wu Jiang accepted the jade slip with deep gratitude, as if he now saw a supreme, radiant path unfolding slowly before him.

Cultivating spiritual rice to honor one's ancestors!...

In Wangyue Lake.

The Xuan Shui Eel, dozing off, seemed to sense the great transformation of Lingdao. Its massive body transformed into a dark-gold streak of light, darting into Lingdao, slithering beneath the Evergreen Vine, and beginning to cultivate using the third-rank spirit vein.

Meanwhile, Qin Ming's life-spirit plant, the Evergreen Vine, fed by the third-rank middle-grade spiritual vein, stretched its vines as if breathing on its own, growing even more luxuriant.

"The change is truly immense!"

Afterwards,

Qin Ming took out the third-rank middle-grade array, the "Xuan Gui Fu Hai Great Array." Following the method in the jade slip, he spent three days setting up the array around the entire Wangyue Island, using the main peak of the third-rank middle-grade spiritual vein as its core.

Instantly, the array merged with the mountains, rivers, and lakes, forming its own domain! Hum—just as Qin Ming planted the final array flag,

from the main peak surged a pillar of spiritual energy, pouring into the tortoise-shell-shaped array pivot.

Above Wangyue Island, a vast golden curtain suddenly descended, like a colossal tortoise shell covering the entire island, its surface bristling with countless swirling runes radiating astonishing power.

"The third-rank array is complete!"

(End of Chapter)