[{"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-25":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},2331898,4560,"Chapter 25: One-Stage Spirit Cultivator","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>Two months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stood beneath a large tree near the spirit field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at a Tuhuangse  beehive on the tree, as large as a pot lid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Buzzzzzzzz～～”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of bees swarmed incessantly around the hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made one’s scalp crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each bee was as big as a thumb, pure white, with two pairs of wings and a nearly transparent stinger at its rear, hiding a deadly poison hard to guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without careful observation, it would be nearly impossible to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the four-winged Frost Bees unique to the Yunhuang Great Marsh; though not ranked, their sheer numbers made them formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If attacked by the swarm, their stingers’ venom could briefly paralyze a cultivator’s magic power flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming now had no fear of these insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely observing where the queen bee was, to better activate the “Bee Control Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he controlled the queen, he could issue commands to the entire swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He formed a strange hand seal in his palm and shot it toward the lower-right interior of the hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He consumed the “Bee Control Art” entry in his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Frost Bee five times larger than the ordinary ones was sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, it felt a wave of dizziness in its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes showed a flicker of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s seal succeeded; his face brightened with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly felt a strange connection established between himself and the Frost Bee queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Qin Ming issued a command to the queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swarm above the tree suddenly burst from the hive and flew toward Qin Ming’s three mu of Yinning Flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It actually works!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately ordered the queen to have the swarm pollinate the Yinning Flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Frost Bee swarm busied itself across the three mu of Yinning Flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction as he watched the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Master Su had only required him to successfully grow one-tenth of the crop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the survival rate had reached a staggering ninety percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once the seven-day flowering and pollination period ended, the quality of the spirit herbs would surely be excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had full confidence in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the three mu of Yinning Flowers, each mu held roughly a hundred mature plants, totaling about three hundred plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Master Su’s original price of five spirit stones per plant, that amounted to over a thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pondered whether he should shift toward cultivating spirit herbs and medicinal plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven consecutive days of pollination were complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinning Flowers emitted a rich, fragrant aroma—ready for harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming sent a message talisman to Master Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su arrived in a white robe, calmly carrying a small bamboo basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw the scene of three mu of blooming Yinning Flowers, his expression turned utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of this… you grew?!” Master Su pointed at the field, staring at Qin Ming with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming chuckled, “Lucky! Pure luck—I just happened to grow them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su glared at him. “Who are you fooling? Luck that succeeds in seven straight days of pollination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then carefully plucked a single Yinning Flower and examined it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, excellent. High-quality Yinning Flower—suitable for medicinal elixirs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su turned and studied Qin Ming, slowly saying, “I never would’ve guessed—Qin Dao You , your spirit cultivation talent is this high. Staying here as a spirit farmer is truly a waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming waved his hand, smiling wryly, “Master Su, you flatter me. It was just luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, with this much Yinning Flower, I owe you a considerable favor.” Master Su finally said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like owing people favors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about this: whenever I brew elixirs, you may observe beside me—but I won’t teach you step by step. How much you learn depends on you. What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su said seriously after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s face lit up with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d worked all year long for this very phrase! He still remembered the taste of Master Su’s two Spirit-Condensing Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even dreamed of one day brewing elixirs that could boost his own cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I won’t refuse your kindness,” Qin Ming bowed and thanked Master Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then began harvesting the Yinning Flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Total harvest: three hundred and twenty Yinning Flowers. As agreed, nine for you, one for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su immediately took thirty-two plants from his basket and handed them to Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember to store these Yinning Flowers in a jade box—otherwise their medicinal properties will leak away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming accepted the plants and carefully stored them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su then took his leave, telling Qin Ming he would notify him via message talisman when he brewed elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming did not leave immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he returned the swarm of four-winged Frost Bees to their original hive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so many days of pollination, the bees showed no fatigue—on the contrary, they seemed unusually excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These bees might come in handy again for cultivating spirit herbs. I’ll leave them here for now—I’ll buy a spirit beast pouch later to retrieve them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit rice in the field had fully matured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhishi from Spirit Feather Sect, accompanied by his disciples, arrived as usual to collect the spirit rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, Qin Ming’s Beast Tooth Rice had fully ripened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, it became the focus of this year’s rice collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the four mu of Jinling Rice and one mu of Beast Tooth Rice were all harvested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Haifu pulled out a large measuring vessel and weighed them, then said to Qin Ming: “Total harvest: twelve dan and eighty jin of Jinling Rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Total harvest: four dan and ten jin of Beast Tooth Rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After announcing the numbers, Du Haifu smiled and stepped closer to Qin Ming. “Congratulations, Qin Dao You . Your Beast Tooth Rice cultivation is complete. From now on, you qualify for a fifty percent reduction in spirit rice taxes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was puzzled—Du Haifu, the local tyrant among spirit farmers, had suddenly changed how he addressed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t call him “Little Qin” anymore; Qin Ming was momentarily thrown off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll need your continued care, Supervisor Du,” Qin Ming replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here is your One-Stage Spirit Cultivator Certification Token,” Du Haifu said, handing Qin Ming a wooden plaque. “You may choose your own time to report to the Spirit Feather Sect’s office in Qingyang Market to complete the assessment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, let me extend my congratulations in advance—you’re now entering the ranks of One-Stage Spirit Cultivator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming took the plaque and saw his name carved on the front, and a spirit plant pattern on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probed it with his spiritual sense and saw it recorded: “One-Stage Spirit Plant: Beast Tooth Rice—cultivation completed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Plant Knowledge Assessment—pending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Feather Sect’s officials collected the taxes and departed as usual, taking away the lowest-ranking farmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying taxes, Qin Ming still had over six hundred jin of Jinling Rice and two hundred ten jin of Beast Tooth Rice left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, this was another substantial income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Qin, you promised me, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You owe me a drink at Juxuan Pavilion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s celebrate your promotion to One-Stage Spirit Cultivator!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Laojiu grinned and sidled up, seething with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll treat you,” Qin Ming said, smiling wryly and nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also planned to visit Liao Shopkeeper to sell the spirit rice and inquire about moving into Qingyang Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, he needed to visit Ru Dao You  to retrieve the final four levels of the “Hundred Treasures Glass Scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c1d89035f77b5d17b5e33cf3e2ce743848e72c033b505c3a43b307202c3e9463","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-26","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-24",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]