Chapter 267: Many Cultivators Visit

After a brief meeting with Gu Qingzhao and Xu Jing, Qin Ming did not dare to linger long in Canghai Xiancheng.

He immediately slipped out of the immortal city at top speed, in secret.

Qin Ming had not expected that the impact of this breakthrough would be so great, to the point that those rogue cultivators became wildly enthusiastic.

In the sky, Qin Ming rode his Silver-Winged Frost Bee, turning into a streak of silver light that vanished into the horizon.

He returned to the spiritual energy Archipelago and flew toward the Northern Region Ice Island.

"It's been two and a half years; I wonder if the Shi Tian Shu has grown accustomed to staying there."

"Also, shouldn't the Huan You Zhen Yin Flowers be ready for harvest by now?"

Half a day later.

Qin Ming once again arrived at that extremely cold ice mountain near the Misty Swamp, then flew into an ice fissure.

After following the crack deep inside.

When he saw the Shi Tian Shu again, it was draped in a thick beast hide obtained from who-knows-where, tending a fire in a corner of the ice cave, looking quite comical.

"Master! You've finally come!"

"I was just planning to notify you; those two spiritual plants have matured and have already condensed the Huan You Zhen Water you mentioned."

Qin Ming nodded at it, saying, "You've worked hard during this period; once I successfully form my Jin Dan, I will give you that Jin Dan to devour."

"Before that, I will need you to guard me while I form my Jin Dan, so you cannot fall into slumber."

Upon hearing this, the Shi Tian Shu instantly became energized as if injected with chicken blood; it threw the beast hide to the ground and nodded vigorously, saying, "Master, with me here, rest assured!"

Subsequently, Qin Ming walked over to the Huan You Zhen Yin Flowers by the cold pool, where he saw that the spiritual plants had already borne seven or eight spirit fruits resembling blue jade.

Inside these spirit fruits, the legendary 'Huan You Zhen Water' had already condensed.

Two golden entries came into Qin Ming's view.

【Name】: Huan You Zhen Yin Flower 【Entry】: Source of Magic Power (Harvestable) 【Name】: Huan You Zhen Yin Flower 【Entry】: Creation Cleanses Jin Dan (Harvestable); Qin then stepped forward, carefully harvested the two spiritual plants, and sealed them in a jade box.

In an instant.

One blue and one purple entry leaf instantly appeared within Qin Ming's sea of consciousness.

The 【Creation Cleanses Jin Dan】 entry was, without a doubt, an extremely precious purple entry.

Thus, Qin Ming had now gathered both main materials and numerous auxiliary materials required to form a Jin Dan.

"Next is to return to Wangyue Island, refine the Jin Forming Pill, completely solidify the magic power within my dantian qi sea, and charge toward the Jin Dan realm..."

Qin Ming's gaze was deep as he stared into the distance; taking a deep breath, he turned his head and said to the Shi Tian Shu, "Let's go."

"Ehehe! Finally, the mission is complete."

The Shi Tian Shu also felt a great weight lifted, finally able to leave this damned place.

Here, year-round, one could not see the sun; it was extremely cold, so much so that even he, a dignified third-rank Demon King, had nearly been unable to endure it.

It was just too damn cold!

Afterwards.

The human and the beast concealed this place, cleared their tracks, and left the ice mountain.

Half a day later.

Qin Ming returned to Wangyue Island; he released all three spiritual beasts, fed each one a Dragon Blood Divine Fruit, and let them wander around the spiritual island.

As for himself, he walked toward the place where the Feng You Ghost Date Trees were planted.

A date tree, black as ink, appeared before Qin Ming's eyes.

Over these past two-plus years, the Ghost Date Tree had absorbed the Nether Abyss Demon, the Black Iron Black Corpse, and numerous ghost corpses buried beneath it; the entire spiritual plant was now enveloped in a black qi, appearing eerily ghostly.

And this was precisely the effect Qin Ming had wanted to achieve.

He extended his divine sense to probe the tree, only to find that several drops of 'Xuan Sha Spiritual Liquid' had already condensed within the core of the Feng You Ghost Date Tree.

Qin Ming did not rush to collect these few drops of spiritual liquid, but instead let them continue to condense and accumulate; after all, he still needed to refine the Jin Forming Pill, so there was no hurry for this moment.

The first thing he did upon returning to the island was to cook a large pot of spiritual rice using spiritual energy Rice, then boil seven or eight Rice-Flower Spiritual Fish.

Adding some Bai Yulin Wine, he enjoyed a delightful meal; during this recent period, Qin Ming had been immersed in pill refining and cultivating spiritual plants, hardly getting any proper rest.

He also rewarded the Shi Tian Shu with two Rice-Flower Spiritual Fish.

"Many thanks for Master's reward! Hehehe!"

The Shi Tian Shu happily hugged two spiritual fish weighing over ten jin each and ran off to one side to enjoy them.

Having experienced so much together with Qin Ming, the Shi Tian Shu had witnessed that its master was extraordinary, even showing signs of being a Child of the Plane as depicted in storybooks.

From an initial rebellious traitor, it had become completely devoted to Qin Ming, offering absolute loyalty.

Qin Ming returned to his cave dwelling and slept continuously for two days.

The next day.

After getting up, he felt completely refreshed and energetic.

Subsequently, Qin Ming took out the Jin Forming Formula to study it; this time, without Su Yuqing's guidance, everything would have to be figured out by himself.

However, over these many years, having step-by-step advanced to the realm of a third-rank Dandao Sect Grandmaster, he had also comprehended many insights into pill refining.

Qin Ming believed that now, he could also forge a path belonging to himself.

It was only a few days later.

Outside the cave dwelling, a message transmitted by Wu Jiang arrived.

He immediately put away the pill formula and strode down toward the foot of the mountain.

Seeing Qin Ming come down, Wu Jiang, with a flushed face, bowed deeply to Qin Ming and spoke excitedly:

"I heard that Island Master Qin broke through to become a third-rank Dandao Sect Grandmaster in one go at Canghai Xiancheng, stunning everyone present!"

"Congratulations, Island Master Qin! Congratulations, Island Master Qin!"

"Hehe, indeed, that happened," Qin Ming said with a faint smile.

"You sent me a message today; what is the matter?"

Wu Jiang said somewhat embarrassedly, "Wu Wangfeng and Wu Wangyue, those two children, returned a couple of days ago; Wei Wuya, the Supremacy Elder of Lei Yuanzong, wishes to visit you in two days' time, so they delivered his calling card."

"What do you think... should we accept it?"

"Since it is a card from Ancestor Wei, then let us accept it; you just have Wangfeng and Wangyue go back and report," Qin Ming said indifferently.

Two days later.

Wei Wuya arrived on time, and the moment he stepped onto Wangyue Island, he too was shocked by the changes on the island.

His intention in coming was also quite obvious: besides continuing to cultivate good relations with Qin Ming, this Grandmaster of the Dandao Sect, he wished to exchange resources for Dust-Extinguishing Pills.

In the end, Wei Wuya used three portions of spiritual materials for refining Dust-Extinguishing Pills to exchange with Qin Ming for one Dust-Extinguishing Pill.

Qin Ming was naturally extremely pleased; with this batch of spiritual materials, he could refine at least seven or eight more Dust-Extinguishing Pills, a guaranteed profit with no loss.

It merely required spending some time and effort.

And since Qin Ming now possessed a lifespan of over one thousand four hundred and sixty years, what he lacked least was time; yet what followed...

Powers great and small from every nation arrived at Wangyue Island, wishing to pay respects to Qin Ming, this third-rank Grandmaster.

However, Qin Ming rejected them all and refused to see anyone, causing all the visiting cultivators to be turned away at the door, each one gazing at the pink mist illusion realm and sighing in admiration yet despair.

Even within the mist illusion realm, countless calling cards and message talismans lingered, like headless flies crashing into a spiderweb.

Half a month later.

A middle-aged cultivator whom Qin Ming had least expected appeared within Wangyue Lake.

This person was none other than Yuwen Hong, the Jin Dan Ancestor of the Lingyu Gate.

Yuwen Hong wore a golden long robe and a feathered crown; his entire person possessed an immortal wind and Daoist bone, emitting a distinct otherworldly elegance, and at this moment his eyes suddenly opened and closed, bursting with brilliant light.

"I did not expect even him to come."

(End of Chapter)