Chapter 29: Fourth Layer of Qi Condensation

Qin Ming's gaze was resolute as he took out another premium Soul-Gathering Pill and swallowed it.

The medicinal power circulated.

Again and again, it scoured and widened the dantian qi acupoints within Qin Ming.

He swallowed the fourth premium Soul-Gathering Pill.

Immediately followed by the fifth.

The sixth.

Continuing until he had consumed the eighth pill.

The magic power within his dantian had increased to its absolute limit.

Finally, it could no longer bear the strain.

Like a flood breaching a dam.

Boom! The aura of magic power on Qin Ming's body suddenly surged more than twofold.

Everything fell into place naturally.

An endless stream of Changchun magic power began to trickle through Qin Ming's meridians.

"My cultivation of magic power has finally broken through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation!" A glint of sharp light flashed in Qin Ming's eyes.

He slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.

His current total amount of magic power exceeded that of others at the same stage by more than double, roughly equivalent to the fifth layer of Qi Condensation.

"In that case, I can increase both the duration and frequency of the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique."

"The magic power of the mid-stage Qi Condensation realm is finally just barely sufficient."

"This time, I owe it all to Su Yuqing's pills; otherwise, even if I had swallowed ordinary Soul-Gathering Pills, I fear breaking through would have been impossible."

Just as his mood soared from the breakthrough in cultivation.

He also realized a problem.

That was, merely breaking through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation had required consuming such a large quantity of premium Soul-Gathering Pills.

These pills all carried drug resistance.

Consuming too many of the same type of pill would greatly weaken the absorption of their medicinal power.

If he wished to break through again in the future.

Premium Soul-Gathering Pills would clearly no longer satisfy his needs.

Continuing at this rate.

The spiritual pills Qin Ming would need for his subsequent cultivation, both in quality and quantity.

Would become an enormous figure.

"It seems I must quickly achieve self-sufficiency in pill production."

"My current assets can't withstand such reckless consumption!"

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming consumed the remaining two premium Soul-Gathering Pills as well.

Consolidating his cultivation further.

Afterward, he continued consuming Xue Huang Mi to cultivate the sixth layer of the "Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra."

Compared to his magic power cultivation.

Under the massive accumulation of body-refining spiritual materials like Xue Huang Mi.

Qin Ming's progress in body refinement grew rapidly.

Describing it as advancing a thousand li in a single day would not be an exaggeration.

For every layer broken through in the "Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra," the spiritual materials required increased exponentially, even severalfold.

The remaining stock of Xue Huang Mi in Qin Ming's possession was running low.

But it was barely enough to last until the next batch of Beast Tooth Rice matured.

By that time, having obtained the 【Accelerated Growth】 attribute.

He had already set aside some Xue Huang Mi spiritual seeds.

He could continue to accelerate their growth.

Completing the cultivation of this "Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra" using Xue Huang Mi should not be a problem.

By that time.

His body-refining cultivation would reach the ninth layer, fully perfected.

With the power of the "Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra."

His overall strength would far surpass that of ordinary cultivators at the same stage.

Without saying much more, within the scope of Qingyang Market, he would possess a certain degree of self-preservation capability.

Time passed.

Early May.

Inside Su Yuqing's pill refining room.

Qin Ming, drenched in sweat, stared fixedly at the pill furnace.

After experiencing more than a dozen utterly miserable failures.

A strange fragrance finally emanated from within the pill furnace.

"Success!"

Qin Ming waved his hand and summoned them.

Three blue pills fell into his palm.

Basic Detoxification Pills, ungraded, used by alchemy apprentices as practice for foundational elixirs.

Holding the three pills in his hand, Qin Ming's expression was brimming with excitement.

Over the past month.

He had repeatedly observed and studied Su Yuqing refining pills.

Finally, he had grasped some of the intricacies.

Next.

Qin Ming could attempt to refine first-tier lower-grade spiritual pills.

Su Yuqing sat in the courtyard, sipping tea with a look of contentment; seeing Qin Ming so happy, he couldn't help but laugh, "It's just Detoxification Pills; why are you this delighted?"

"Brother Su, I naturally cannot compare to you," said Qin Ming; having observed Su Yuqing refining pills daily, the two had grown increasingly familiar.

"It was no easy feat for me to take this step; these three Basic Detoxification Pills can be considered my maiden work," Qin Ming said with a smile on his face.

"Let me have a look."

"Grand Alchemist Qin's maiden work."

Su Yuqing took the pills from Qin Ming's hand and examined them closely.

After a long moment.

"Barely passable."

Su Yuqing tossed the pills back to Qin Ming.

Hearing him say this.

Qin Ming finally felt reassured in his heart.

Late May.

This year's first crop of Jin Ling Rice ripened.

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Attribute】: Faint Magic Power (Maturity 100%, ready for harvest)

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Attribute】: Faint Magic Power (Maturity 100%, ready for harvest)

As Qin Ming cut off the spirit rice ears, two white attribute leaves appeared in his sea of consciousness.

This season's three mu of Jin Ling Rice, under the irrigation of his High-Level Spirit Rain Art.

The yield was astonishing!

A full twenty shi of Jin Ling Rice was harvested.

After deducting the forty-five percent spirit rice tax collected by the Spirit Feather Sect.

He still had six hundred jin of spirit rice remaining.

His quarterly spirit rice production ranking was also far ahead.

He had ascended to the top of the list.

The other spirit farmers could only look on with envy.

When Du Haifu weighed the harvest, he stared at the numbers on the large measuring artifact and remained speechless for a long time.

"A yield this massive from just three mu; I have never seen such a thing in my life!"

"This is the power of mastering the High-Level Spirit Rain Art."

Next.

The three mu of Jin Ling Rice fields no longer required much of Qin Ming's attention.

He only needed to wait until late June for the spirit rice roots to sprout anew.

Qin Ming devoted all his efforts to the Beast Tooth Rice field and the other two medicinal fields.

There were seventy-two Cold Mist Grass plants and eighteen Spirit Candle Fruits.

All had grown to half their mature height.

Considering he still needed to advance to become a first-tier middle-grade spirit planter.

He needed to successfully cultivate three different types of first-tier middle-grade spirit plants.

Qin Ming went to Shopkeeper Liao again and bought several dozen first-tier middle-grade 'Black Tongue Orchid' spirit seeds, planting them together in the corner of the spirit field.

The reason he chose the Black Tongue Orchid.

Was that it could be useful when he attempted to refine first-tier lower-grade spiritual pills.

Through constant practice, combined with studying the notebook Su Yuqing had given him.

Regarding the refinement of first-tier lower-grade spiritual pills.

Qin Ming gradually began to gain some clarity.

Three months passed.

The second crop of Jin Ling Rice ripened.

Within the Jin Ling Rice fields, the 'Ripen' attribute still had not refreshed.

Qin Ming harvested another twenty shi of Jin Ling Rice, along with three 'Faint Magic Power' attributes.

"Sigh, as expected, the higher the tier of the spirit plant, the higher the chance of refreshing better attributes."

But it wouldn't be long now.

The Cold Mist Grass, Spirit Candle Fruits, and Black Tongue Orchids in the two spirit fields had all bloomed.

Only a few more months remained until maturity.

Qin Ming released the group of Four-Winged Yin Frost Bees from his spirit beast bag and began pollinating the spirit plants in the fields.

Combined with the rainfall effect of the Advanced Spirit Rain Art.

Within these few mu of spiritual fields, a scene of vigorous growth unfolded.

Even when Elder Gu of the Spirit Feather Sect came to collect the spiritual rice, looking at the three or so mu of mid-grade spiritual plants below.

On his face, unchanged for ten thousand years, finally appeared a faint trace of fluctuation.

Especially regarding those three mu of Beast Tooth Rice.

Even Qin Ming himself had not expected it.

Under his continuous irrigation with the Advanced Spirit Rain Art, along with daily meticulous care.

Judging by the current growth trend.

The yield would not only double by then, but was also developing toward the direction of 'Premium Beast Tooth Rice'.

After all, Qin Ming had eaten no small amount of 'Premium Beast Tooth Rice' himself, possessing rich experience in accelerating ripening.

On this day.

Qin Ming was directing the bee swarm to pollinate the spiritual herbs in the medicine field.

He received a message on the communication talisman attached to his body.

It was sent by Shopkeeper Liao.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, there is definite news regarding the market housing quota you previously entrusted me to inquire about."

"However, I cannot make the decision on this matter; you may discuss it with our Pavilion Master."

(End of Chapter)