Chapter 28: Advanced Spirit Rain Technique!

Above the spirit boat of the Spirit Feather Sect.

Elder Gu's face turned cold, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Hmph!"

A massive wave of oppressive pressure descended.

The crowd of spirit farmers below, who had been full of complaints, immediately fell silent.

They dared to be angry but not to speak.

"Enjoy making noise, do you?"

"Those unwilling to accept the increased taxes may step forward now."

"The War Camp happens to be in dire need of reinforcements."

Elder Gu's gaze swept across the crowd.

Seeing that no one dared to step forward.

Only then did he order someone to pilot the spirit boat away.

Early fourth month.

The spring breeze was pleasant, and a hint of warmth had already filled the air.

Within the spirit fields.

Qin Ming focused intently on practicing the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique.

He carefully recalled the sensation he had felt when using the attribute.

Practicing over and over again.

Finally!

Above the spirit fields on the half-mountain slope, a vast expanse of gray thunderclouds appeared.

The thunderclouds formed a vortex, rotating around a center, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling within.

Qin Ming's face turned pale; more than half of the magic power in his body was instantly drained.

If not for his Evergreen Technique's magic power, which rivaled that of the fourth layer of Qi Condensation and far exceeded that of other cultivators at the same stage.

At this moment, he would likely be unable to maintain such a large-scale thundercloud.

This time, Qin Ming did not deliberately suppress the range of the rainfall.

Instead, he enveloped the entire eight mu of spirit fields within it.

Boom!

Accompanied by the sound of thunder.

The spiritual energy within the spirit vein was guided into the clouds like a curtain.

The spiritual energy in the nearby air was also instantly drained.

Splash, splash, splash! The spirit rain began to fall.

At this very moment.

With such a huge commotion occurring in Qin Ming's spirit fields, it could no longer be hidden.

Nearby spirit farmers all cast curious glances toward his fields.

"Why is it thundering?"

"The concentration of spiritual energy in rainfall of this level seems to be..."

"Could it be the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique?"

Finally, a knowledgeable spirit farmer spoke the truth: "Who is casting the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique?"

The spirit farmers realized what was happening, their hearts filled with shock.

It had been many years since they had last witnessed the appearance of the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique.

Even within the Spirit Rain Sect, only a few high-tier spirit planters could cast it.

Whoosh! In the sky, a beam of escaping light appeared near Qin Ming's spirit fields.

It was none other than Du Haifu, the spirit field supervisor.

He stared dumbfounded at the massive thunderclouds in the sky, muttering, "I must report this to the sect; someone among the spirit farmers can actually cast the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique."

"Fellow Daoist Qin..."

As the spirit rain continued to fall.

The Golden Spirit Rice, Beast Tooth Rice, Cold Mist Grass, and Spirit Candle Fruits within the spirit fields began to frantically absorb the spiritual energy brought by the rain.

The attributes within the eight mu of spirit fields shimmered brightly.

【Name】: Golden Spirit Rice 【Attribute】: Faint Magic Power (Maturity 67%)

【Name】: Golden Spirit Rice 【Attribute】: Faint Magic Power (Maturity 66%)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】: Faint Qi and Blood x5 (Maturity 17%)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 19%)

【Name】: Cold Mist Grass 【Attribute】: Faint Soul Power x5 (Maturity 26%)

【Name】: Cold Mist Grass 【Attribute】: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 23%)

【Name】: Spirit Candle Fruit 【Attribute】: Regenerating Spirit Seed x3 (Maturity 27%)

This spirit rain lasted for a full incense stick's worth of time before stopping.

The magic power within Qin Ming's body was completely exhausted.

With a pale face, he took out a Qi-Replenishing Pill, swallowed it, and sat down on the spot to recover his magic power.

Gradually.

A ruddy hue floated onto Qin Ming's face.

"Good lad!"

"Qin Ming, it really is you!"

Cai Laojiu came striding toward him, making a huge fuss.

"High-Grade Spirit Rain Art!"

"How... how did you cultivate this?"

Having recovered his magic power, Qin Ming stood up, smiled sheepishly, and said, "I just happened to pull it off. It was all coincidence."

Pouting, Cai Laojiu said with a sour tone, "Why are your words so slick?"

"They're damn near oily enough to stir-fry dishes!"

Looking at him, Qin Ming smiled knowingly and said, "Didn't I learn that from you?"

"That was subtlety on my part,"

Cai Laojiu retorted in a bad mood.

The successful cultivation of the High-Grade Spirit Rain Art

likewise meant that Qin Ming could harvest double the yield of spirit rice.

For planting anything below second-tier spirit plants, many places also required the High-Grade Spirit Rain Art to summon rain for irrigation.

The spirit farmers from the mountain slope also came over one after another to greet Qin Ming and curry favor.

However.

Qin Ming himself had also sensed it.

Although he could unleash the High-Grade Spirit Rain Art, he could not sustain it for long. "I still need to improve my cultivation of magic power."

"No good; I must find Su Yuqing and buy a bottle of Spirit-Gathering Pills!"

Qin Ming currently had over seventeen hundred spirit stones left; it was time to spend some.

After finishing his work,

Qin Ming lost no time and hurried straight to Su Yuqing's room.

Thump, thump, thump! Qin Ming knocked on the door.

A moment later,

Su Yuqing opened the door and welcomed him inside.

Without further ado, Qin Ming got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

"Spirit-Gathering Pills? Sure."

"But Fellow Daoist Qin, let's keep things separate; I won't give you any special discount. We'll trade at the current market price."

Su Yuqing said to him with a smile.

"Fine."

"How many spirit stones per bottle?"

"The current price of Spirit-Gathering Pills has risen to three hundred and fifty spirit stones per bottle."

"Each bottle contains five pills."

Gritting his teeth, Qin Ming said, "Give me two bottles."

"No problem!" Su Yuqing immediately took two exquisite jade bottles from his storage bag and handed them to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming deftly counted out seven hundred spirit stones and handed them over.

The transaction was complete.

"Then I'll take my leave," Qin Ming said, cupping his fists.

Su Yuqing politely asked, "Not staying to share a couple of drinks?"

"No, I still have matters to attend to back home."

Seeing this, Su Yuqing did not press him to stay and escorted him out the door.

Returning to his own room,

Qin Ming sat on the woven straw cushion upon his bed.

He took out the two bottles of Spirit-Gathering Pills, removed the stoppers, and a strange pill fragrance wafted out.

He casually poured out one spirit pill; outside the cyan-colored pill, a faint layer of pill rhyme actually enveloped it! "Premium Spirit-Gathering Pills!"

This time, it was Qin Ming's turn to be shocked.

'Could it be that Su Yuqing...'

Qin Ming shook his head; he now owed the other person another favor.

Since that was the case, he would gladly accept these premium Spirit-Gathering Pills!

He was not a pretentious person.

At worst, if an opportunity arose in the future, he would simply repay him.

Afterwards,

Qin Ming stopped letting his thoughts wander and cleared his mind of distractions.

He swallowed the premium Spirit-Gathering Pill in his hand

and began circulating his energy to cultivate.

The medicinal potency of the premium Spirit-Gathering Pill was fully twice that of an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill.

Moreover, it was even easier to absorb.

The pill entered his abdomen.

In an instant, it transformed into rich medicinal energy.

Qin Ming circulated the "Long Spring Art," guiding his magic power along its established pathways to complete a full cycle, over and over again.

He felt the massive surge of medicinal energy filling his limbs and bones.

As time passed.

The magic power within his dantian began to constantly grow stronger.

A full two hours went by.

Only then did Qin Ming completely digest the medicinal energy within the pill.

He could clearly sense it.

This one premium Spirit-Gathering Pill, personally refined by Su Yuqing, was worth several years of his arduous cultivation.

It was simply value far exceeding the cost! Striking while the iron was hot, Qin Ming immediately placed a second premium Spirit-Gathering Pill into his mouth.

He closed his eyes and continued to cultivate.

He vaguely sensed that he was not far from breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Condensation!

(End of Chapter)