[{"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-23":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},2331896,4560,"Chapter 23","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>The incident of the Long ally’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a layer of gloom, it hung over the shantytown, lingering for a long time without dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several consecutive days, every household nearby kept their doors tightly shut; the alleys lost their former bustle, appearing cold and desolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, no one dared to step outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lingyu Men increased patrol frequency, tenants still dared to venture out only in groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming did the same, working in the spirit fields only with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, the spirit fields were considerably safer than outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that, for these past days, Elder Gu had personally led disciples to patrol around the spirit fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every three days, Elder Gu’s massive magic vessel would hover above the spirit fields for half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also eased Qin Ming’s mind considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Lingyu Men did not want any more incidents in the spirit fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this directly affected frontline battle camp supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no choice but to take it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the three-mu Yinning Flower spirit field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had already used the ‘Ripen’ term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green seedlings sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming, with a tense heart, gazed into the spirit field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three golden terms stood out clearly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Yinning Flower [Term]: Yu Feng Jue (Maturity 2%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Yinning Flower [Term]: Ripen X5 (Maturity 3%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Yinning Flower [Term]: Bloodline Reversion X1 (Maturity 1%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stared in disbelief at the terms in the spirit field, only regaining his composure after a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is true fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Straight to the soul!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed loudly inside the spirit field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yu Feng Jue]: Spirit plant technique; when cast, it guides spirit bees to pollinate spirit plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bloodline Reversion]: After use, it causes the spirit plant to evolve into a previous-generation form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the ‘Quality Upgrade’ term had not refreshed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a far more potent one had appeared instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately pulled out a spirit plant book and opened it—the book was written by the legendary spirit plant master Shi Yenong, titled ‘Treatise on Rare Spirit Plants’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It recorded not only a list of rare flowers and herbs in the cultivation world, but also detailed origins of many spirit herbs and plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was information on Beast Tooth Rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancestor of Beast Tooth Rice was a Rank One Jipin  spirit plant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Locust Rice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a hair’s breadth away from reaching Rank Two spirit plant status!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could imagine its rarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Locust Rice, shaped like a bloodsucker, its grains red as blood, hence its name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effect was simple and singular: consumption greatly enhances a cultivator’s blood qi. Caution: Avoid use if blood qi has not yet been condensed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spirit rice was not only the dream of body refinement cultivators, but also a sacred item for blood Dao cultivation techniques—rarely encountered, impossible to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the book, hundreds of years ago, Blood Locust Rice had already nearly vanished from the cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in a few isolated, uninhabited regions could a few plants occasionally be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Locust Rice required extremely harsh growing conditions, even more demanding than Beast Tooth Rice; it needed long-term irrigation with demonic beast blood and constant spiritual energy supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its maturation period often took ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older the plant, the stronger its blood qi enhancement effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stood motionless, staring fixedly at the ‘Bloodline Reversion’ term, silently reflecting: ‘Su Danshi truly is my benefactor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he no longer had the ‘Ripen’ term and could only wait for the next season’s Jin Ling Rice to refresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid constant waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming perhaps truly had fortune on his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Jin Ling Rice spirit field, he once again obtained a ‘Ripen’ term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he only needed demonic beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where to get it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming rested his chin, pondering endlessly as he paced back and forth in his room. ‘Hunting demonic beasts was out of the question.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No risks at all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No impulsiveness whatsoever.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, he decided to spend spirit stones to buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though expensive, if he could grow Blood Locust Rice, it would all be worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a meat shop in Qingyang Market that sold demonic beast meat, Qin Ming spent a full one hundred and fifty spirit stones to buy ten catties of Rank One demonic beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surely this will be enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he used the ‘Ripen’ term freshly obtained from the Jin Ling Rice field to secretly ripen the three Yinning Flowers bearing terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Qin Ming’s spiritual sense gained three term leaves: two green, one blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To trigger bloodline reversion—no wonder it’s a blue term,” Qin Ming marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure absolute safety,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming went to Juxuan Pavilion and spent over a hundred spirit stones on a small concealment array from Shopkeeper Liao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was going all-in—not just with spirit stones, but with terms too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to use the ‘Advanced Spirit Rain Technique’ as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good steel must be used on the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All preparations complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming began by ripening the premium Beast Tooth Rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the batch of Beast Tooth Rice began sprouting, he applied the ‘Bloodline Reversion’ term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the spirit plants before Qin Ming grew wildly; hundreds of eerie plants appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a golden term flashed into view: [Name]: Blood Locust Rice [Term]: Abundant Blood Qi (Maturity 30%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original rice leaves of the Beast Tooth Rice withered completely, replaced by slender bamboo-joint-like stalks bearing long, vermilion grains shaped like bloodsuckers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pressed on, continuing to apply the ‘Ripen’ term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Locust Rice was truly a Rank One Jipin  spirit plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had to use three ‘Ripen’ terms in succession before fully ripening this batch to ten years’ maturity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he used the ‘Advanced Spirit Rain Technique’ term, combining it with demonic beast blood to irrigate the Blood Locust Rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique activated, half his magic power was instantly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, this is a spirit plant technique only cultivators at mid-to-late Qi Refining can cast,” Qin Ming gritted his teeth and used two ‘Weak Magic Power’ terms in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark cloud gathered in midair, forming a vortex, lightning flashing and thunder roaring within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still Qin Ming deliberately shrinking the spell’s range; outside, its power would have been far greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Shopkeeper Liao’s concealment array worked astonishingly well, completely hiding all activity within his courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without deliberate probing by a high-level cultivator, its secrets were nearly impossible to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, Qin Ming exhaled in relief, feeling much more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Blood Locust Rice plants encountered the spirit rain formed by demonic beast blood, they began to writhe strangely, as if coming alive, frantically absorbing the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson mist clung to the Blood Locust Rice, swirling and refusing to dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the effect of the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique, spiritual energy in the surrounding air was instantly sucked dry, transforming into potent nourishment that fed the hundreds of spirit plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the branching points of the Blood Locust Rice, new, bountiful spirit spikes emerged again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming also took the opportunity to absorb the rare experience of casting the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Intermediate Spirit Rain Technique was already flawless; now he was touching the threshold of the Advanced version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Intermediate Spirit Rain Technique was already extremely proficient; next, he would touch the threshold of the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Qin Ming’s tireless and meticulous watering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Locust Rice had fully matured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qin Ming’s spiritual sense, all entries were consumed except: Bee Control Technique—weak blood qi x2, abundant blood qi x1, harvested spiritual rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming carefully erased and concealed all traces of planting in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing must not be discovered by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished all this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s spiritual sense gazed at the Blood Locust Rice in his storage pouch, his heart thrumming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He licked his lips and smiled faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, let me taste this legendary Blood Locust Rice—what does it truly taste like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1366,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f08a42ab084748c863892b856aaba967327d50b82ba47bfbe3a743fd5866459e","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-24","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-22",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]