Chapter 283: Magic Treasure Selection

"This 【Spirit Plant Treasure Seed】 term is a purple term!"

Qin Ming's awareness settled on the term lying still in his mind sea, filled with astonishment.

But then again, it made sense.

After using this term, one can plant a wooden-element magic treasure embryo inside a Gao Jie spirit plant.

After a long period of cultivation, the magic treasure grows alongside the spirit plant, seizing the transformations of heaven and earth.

The higher the potential of the planted magic treasure embryo, the greater the rank and power of the resulting magic treasure.

It is also closely tied to the rank of the Gao Jie spirit plant used to plant it.

But Qin Ming possesses his life-spirit plant, Yin Yang Xuan Teng; planting the magic treasure embryo upon it would ensure its eventual rank would not be low.

Because the higher the spirit plant's rank and the longer it is cultivated, the higher the final rank and power of the matured magic treasure.

His life-spirit plant, Yin Yang Xuan Teng, after its second advancement, likely had already reached the fourth-rank level.

His future life magic treasure, then, would surely not be inferior.

Qin Ming set those thoughts aside and focused his awareness on the 【Magic Power Source】 and 【Abundant Lifespan】 terms.

A smile of excitement appeared on his face.

Immediately, he tapped the 【Abundant Lifespan】 X5 term; in an instant, a vast force of temporal energy descended upon Qin Ming.

In the unseen depths, an arcane spiritual power beyond the reach of cultivators instantly increased his lifespan by two hundred and fifty years!

Thus, Qin Ming's lifespan reached one thousand one hundred and ten years—equal to the long life of a Nascent Soul elder, comparable to that of a thousand-year tortoise.

This was the eternal life countless cultivators dreamed of, yearned for, and agonized over.

"Over a thousand years of lifespan."

"Like a tortoise!"

Qin Ming opened his ink-black eyes, revealing a satisfied expression.

Yin Yang Xuan Teng emitted a joyful aura, its vines swaying as if resonating with Qin Ming.

Then.

Qin Ming immediately sat cross-legged and tapped the 【Magic Power Source】 term.

Boom! A vast, surging torrent of magic power erupted from within Qin Ming, endless and unceasing.

A blue-green liquid magic power, like a verdant celestial river, descended from above and flowed into his magic power sea.

Qin Ming's magic power aura continuously rose; he activated the Ancient Wood Eternal Life Technique to circulate the heavenly circuit, refining his magic power further.

After two days and two nights of cultivation.

Qin Ming fully absorbed all the magic power from the 【Magic Power Source】 term—equivalent to years of his own arduous cultivation—and advanced one-fifth closer to Foundation Establishment completion.

When cultivation ended, a fragrant aura of plant essence lingered around him.

Xuan Shui E, as usual, lay beside Qin Ming, inhaling the spilled plant essence; its own aura shifted continuously, benefiting immensely.

"Brother Two, leave me some!"

"I'm sucking it up! Suck, suck, suck!"

Shi Tian Shu had initially not understood why Xuan Shui E crawled beside Qin Ming during cultivation to breathe in and out.

But after it tried the same itself, the moment the plant essence entered its body, it felt a full-body tingling numbness.

The sensation—how to describe it? It was like floating into transcendence.

The benefits it brought were obvious.

Shi Tian Shu could not miss such an opportunity; it imitated Xuan Shui E, learning the method perfectly, desperately absorbing the plant essence around Qin Ming.

"My master really is extraordinary."

"He cultivates such a technique—it seems to generate endless vitality, brimming with spring energy."

"Even the spilled blue essence I absorb greatly benefits me, improving my physique and root potential."

"No wonder Brother Two and Brother Three grow so fast—they're exceptional even among demons."

"So that's why! They've been drinking this essence daily!"

"Looks like this big guy here truly turned misfortune into fortune! Hehehe!"

Qin Ming exhaled and rose, glancing at the two spirit beasts beside him, then ignored them.

He walked alone to the spirit tea grove and the bamboo forest.

After several years of growth, these two second-rank supreme spirit plants were nearly ready for harvest.

The matter of forging magic treasure embryos must now be prioritized.

Especially one empty bamboo he had enhanced with the 【Spirit Plant Empowerment】 term—it had already developed sentience and was advancing toward third-rank status.

The golden term upon it also came into Qin Ming's view.

【Name】: Snow Soul Tea 【Term】: Soul Force Crystals X5 (Maturity 94%)

【Name】: Snow Soul Tea 【Term】: Space-Time Leaves X5 (Maturity 96%)

【Name】: Snow Soul Tea 【Term】: Faint Lifespan X5 (Maturity 93%)

【Name】: Void Bamboo 【Term】: Blood Force Crystals X5 (Maturity 87%)

【Name】: Spirit Void Bamboo 【Term】: Space-Time Leaves X5 (Maturity 82%)

Qin Ming immediately used one 【Space-Time Leaves】 term to ripen all the spirit plants here.

Then, Qin Ming harvested the term-bearing plants; five blue term leaves instantly appeared silently in his mind sea.

The 【Faint Lifespan】, 【Blood Force Crystals】, and 【Soul Force Crystals】 terms were used on the spot.

Qin Ming's lifespan increased by another fifty years, reaching one thousand one hundred and sixty years.

His spiritual soul power and blood force were further strengthened.

He arrived before the empty bamboo that had gained spiritual awareness and applied another 【Quality Enhancement】 term to it.

He approached the sentient Void Bamboo and applied another 【Quality Enhancement】 term to it.

Instantly, the spirit bamboo emitted a joyous emotional surge.

Hum! Golden spiritual runes across the bamboo blazed brightly, then suddenly grew taller—reaching five zhang in height.

A third-rank spirit wood aura radiated from it.

Among the Void Bamboo grove, this bamboo stood out like a crane among chickens, strikingly prominent.

Simultaneously, with the birth of this third-rank spirit bamboo—and having previously helped Cang Hai True Person revive the third-rank Hua Ling Yao fruit—Qin Ming officially became a third-rank Spirit Plant Master.

But Qin Ming was in no hurry to celebrate his promotion; he could wait until after the magic treasure was forged.

Qin Ming drew Qing Luan Jian and cut down the third-rank Void Bamboo.

He had already decided on his first life magic treasure.

It was one of the four wooden-element magic treasures recorded on the ancient silk: the Wood Emperor Nail.

This magic treasure was among the most powerful listed in the Magic Treasure Forging Manual.

It was also a set—eighty-one nails total—with innate suppression over demonic techniques, ghosts, and yin-evil impurities.

Moreover, the Wood Emperor Nails appeared and vanished mysteriously, silent and unseen, impossible to defend against; even a single nail possessed extraordinary power, let alone the full set of eighty-one.

As for why he did not choose the Divine Wood Cauldron or the Time-Flow Talisman: first, his own cultivation technique already had healing properties.

The Four Seasons Divine Light ability born from the completion of the Ancient Wood Eternal Body was even stronger than the Wood Wheel Radiance of the Divine Wood Cauldron.

Yin Yi Shuang Feng already possessed the Time Poison Spike; the Time-Flow Talisman could be forged later.

Holding the third-rank Void Spirit Bamboo, feeling its vibrant spiritual essence, Qin Ming's lips curled into an expectant smile.

He returned to his cave and began the ritual according to the methods in the Magic Treasure Forging Manual.

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