Chapter 294: Traveling to Liang Kingdom

Mid-October arrived, autumn came, and it was harvest season again.

Qin Ming gazed at his several mu of spirit fields, where the Bingji Yuse Lingxi rice had fully matured.

When planting this batch of Lingxi rice, he had consecutively used two 【Quality Enhancement】 entries.

As expected, all were top-grade Lingxi rice; the dense spiritual energy within them even had a measurable effect on him, a cultivator on the verge of Foundation Establishment completion.

In addition,

the dozen or so mu of Beast Tooth rice cultivated by the Devouring Sky Rat had also ripened.

The moment it harvested the rice, it shouldered the sacks and rushed to Qin Ming to claim credit.

It had taken immense effort to successfully grow them.

You could call them blood-and-sweat rice. Qin Ming praised and encouraged it, then rewarded the Devouring Sky Rat with two Dao Flower Spirit Fish.

Delighted by the reward, it vowed to learn from Qin Ming and work even harder at farming.

Aside from these,

the spirit rice beneath Lingdao had also matured.

Wu Jiang had delivered all of the Wu family's spirit rice tribute to Qin Ming.

This harvest of various spirit rice exceeded last year's by more than double, clearly showing Wu Jiang's hard work.

Wu Jiang had transformed from that energetic young cultivator into a middle-aged man with a faint wheat-toned complexion, far more mature and composed.

Qin Ming pondered for a long while.

With such a massive quantity of spirit rice, Qin Ming could never consume it all; after setting aside a portion as reserve,

He said to Wu Jiang: "Wu Daozhi, sell the remaining spirit rice and exchange it for spirit stones."

"The external situation is growing tense again; spirit rice prices should rise. You might consider selling some yourself."

"The Li Alliance's Alliance Master currently lacks supplies and is aggressively purchasing cultivation resources—you can sell a batch to him; the price should be ten percent higher than market rate."

Wu Jiang immediately nodded and left with his men to handle the matter.

Two days later,

Wu Jiang returned and handed Qin Ming over a thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

"Wu Daozhi, there's another important matter I must inform you of: I may be leaving Wangyue Island for a while. While I'm gone, I rely on you to oversee Lingdao." Qin Ming took the spirit stone sack and stored it away, then smiled slightly.

"This task is complex and may take considerable time—I won't return quickly."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jiang asked no further questions, only hurriedly replied: "Island Master, rest assured—everything here is in my hands."

"Good. If you encounter any trouble you can't resolve, use my name to seek aid from Gu Qing, the Lord of Jingxue Pavilion, or from Canghai True Person."

"Still, Wangyue Island is impregnable; you're unlikely to face danger. As long as you focus on farming, safety won't be an issue," Qin Ming said.

After giving instructions to Wu Jiang, Qin Ming returned to his cave dwelling and packed his belongings.

He took everything necessary for this long journey and harvested all the spirit plants he could from his fields.

The next day,

Qin Ming rose early and went to the plot where he cultivated the third-rank spirit plant, Three Crimson Soul-Returning Grass, and used one 【Temporal-Spatial Leaf】 entry to accelerate its growth.

After half a morning,

two purple, orchid-like spirit plants matured, exuding a rich spiritual fragrance.

A five-colored aura enveloped the two Three Crimson Soul-Returning Grass plants, remarkably mystical.

"Pity—I didn't get a new entry."

"I'll have to wait for the next opportunity."

Qin Ming placed the two Three Crimson Soul-Returning Grass plants in a wooden box and sealed them with Spirit-Containment Talismans to preserve their spiritual essence.

He also found some seeds of the Three Crimson Soul-Returning Grass nearby; he could plant them again later.

Having finished all this, Qin Ming gazed far into the distance. "It's time."

He communicated with his life-spirit plant, Yin-Yang Xuan Teng; instantly, the colossal tree in his spirit field dissolved into a pool of black liquid, coiling up his arm and becoming a tree-like tattoo.

Naturally, he would take his life-spirit plant with him on this journey.

His first life treasure, the Wood Emperor Nail, was slowly growing under the nurturing of Yin-Yang Xuan Teng.

It was already stronger than an ordinary third-rank low-grade magic treasure; with more blood pearls fed to Yin-Yang Xuan Teng to obtain temporal energy, the Wood Emperor Nail could reach third-rank mid-grade status.

As long as fertilizer supply remained sufficient, reaching third-rank top-grade wouldn't be difficult.

"This 【Spirit Plant as Treasure】 entry is truly excellent—no wonder it's a purple entry." Then Qin Ming took all three spirit beasts, bid Wu Jiang farewell, and left Wangyue Island.

"Hehe! Finally going on a long trip!"

"I've been to the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world many times. Second and Third, I'll tell you all about it on the way."

"So we don't get bored during the long journey."

The Devouring Sky Rat said proudly inside its spirit beast pouch to the other two beasts.

"Oh? You've been to Liang Kingdom?" Qin Ming asked, intrigued.

Hearing Qin Ming's question, the Devouring Sky Rat grinned and replied:

"Hehe! Don't hide it from you, Master."

"When I was still a first-rank minor demon, I grew up in Liang Kingdom. Later, I gained some opportunities and successfully broke through to second rank."

"Then I went to Beiming Mountain Range and ascended to third rank."

"Without those years in Liang Kingdom, I wouldn't even know where I'd be burrowing now."

Qin Ming couldn't help but chuckle.

An hour later,

Qin Ming rode the Silver-Winged Frost Bee to Canghai Xiancheng.

Since the journey from Wei Kingdom to Liang Kingdom was extremely long, flying alone would take too much time.

The Xuanxi Valley's Dan Tower's disciple selection would begin in half a year; Qin Ming planned to use this opportunity to infiltrate the Dan Tower and obtain the Jin Dan formula.

Jingxue Pavilion's business spanned all kingdoms; it must have a magic ship route to Liang Kingdom.

Qin Ming intended to board Jingxue Pavilion's magic ship—it would save time and effort.

But Qin Ming didn't want others to know his exact whereabouts, so upon entering Canghai Xiancheng, he used True Demon Illusion to transform into Long Dao Ren's appearance.

Then he dismissed the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and descended toward the city gate.

His fierce aura immediately drew the attention of the cultivators at the gate.

"Isn't that Long Qianbei, ranked number one on the Foundation Establishment List!"

"I didn't expect Long Qianbei to return to the Xiancheng after defeating the False Jin Dan Ancestor of Lingjian Mountain."

"Wow! Is this the legendary great cultivator of Wei Kingdom's cultivation world? I've finally seen his true face!"

"My life is complete!"

"Greetings, Long Qianbei!"

"Please, Qianbei, go ahead!"

…

Instantly, the scattered cultivators at the gate parted into two lanes, allowing Qin Ming to enter the city swiftly.

Although the beast tide had calmed, Canghai Xiancheng's inspections remained strict; entering or leaving now required considerable effort.

"Long Dao Ren" entered the Xiancheng and followed the main road straight to Jingxue Pavilion's inner city branch.

Inside the first floor of Jingxue Pavilion,

guests filled every seat; Shopkeeper Liao was directing his staff in a flurry of activity.

At that moment,

a burly, wild-looking man with a thick beard and a commanding aura strode into the shop.

"Shopkeeper, call your Pavilion Lord out to meet me!"

Upon entering, Long Dao Ren's voice boomed like a bell, audible to every diner on the first floor, drawing all eyes to him.

Liao had been smiling with professional courtesy, but upon seeing the man's face, he nearly dropped his ledger in shock.

Before he could speak,

a crisp, icy voice rang from the staircase, accompanied by a slender figure in plain gauze robes.

"Long Daozhi, I've long heard of your name! Please, come upstairs!"

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(End of Chapter)