[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my":3,"chapter-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Life: Starting with Farming to Refresh My Stats",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2331903,4560,"Chapter 30: Su Yuqing","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>“Is this your level of strength? Daring to call yourself a Tribulation Cultivator?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming returned to his shack in the slums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the storage pouches he’d collected and began sorting through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the two Lingyu Sect cultivators’ storage pouches, he found over five hundred spirit stones, two low-grade magic treasures, one mid-grade magic treasure, several low-grade talismans, and two mid-grade talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mid-grade Golden Halberd Talisman and one mid-grade Fire Cloud Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither had time to use them before they were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only mid-grade magic treasure was the black circular shield that Qin Ming had smashed away with a single shovel strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield had a crack running along its edge—likely still usable after repairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also five vials of elixirs: two of Qi-Nourishing Pills, and the other three were various detoxifying pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cultivation manuals and spell texts were there too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming couldn’t use any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit stones from the other three storage pouches totaled over six hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were three low-grade magic treasures and some low-grade talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This haul alone netted him over a thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So killing and burning really does earn you a golden belt!” Qin Ming mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collected all the valuable items from the five corpses into his own storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burned everything else with a Fireball Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming began to ponder how these five had ended up together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the bearded giant’s words, Ru the friend must have joined them later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were lured by his Beast Tooth Rice and planned to ambush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And furthermore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Lingyu Sect cultivators, there were close ties to Tribulation Cultivators—this was deeply unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be even deeper hidden traitors within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as they didn’t come after him, it wasn’t his concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he only wanted to focus on farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qin Ming hadn’t broken through to Body Refining Level Five, today he’d be the one having his storage pouch counted by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome would have been entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the slums grew tense once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden deaths of two patrol members from Lingyu Sect caused a major uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an open provocation against the sect! Lingyu Sect began enforcing curfews and conducting searches near the marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Tribulation Cultivator is truly audacious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last time he killed Long the friend and dumped his body in the river as a warning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now he’s directly attacking Lingyu Sect members.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s utterly reckless—utterly—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! It’s terrifying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming listened to the neighbors’ gossip in the alley and couldn’t help but twitch his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slung his Spirit Hoe over his shoulder and went out to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilled his own five mu of spirit fields, then turned and tilled Su Yuqing’s three mu as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming gathered the entire swarm of four-winged Frost Bees from the tree and sealed them into his Spirit Beast Pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would prove immensely useful when he cultivated spirit herbs in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bee Summoning Technique was simple to use—he’d only tried it once and already grasped the essentials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just finished his work when he received a message from Su Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It informed him that he was about to begin refining elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was to come to Su Yuqing’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Qin Ming’s spirit trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, he’s going to refine elixirs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming hurried to Su Yuqing’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing was already preparing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I will refine a First-Rank Superior Elixir: the Bone-Washing Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Qin Ming had guessed Su Yuqing would likely refine this kind of elixir,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he still couldn’t help but be moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could it be that Su Yuqing intends to break through to Superior Alchemist today?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then I am the sole witness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me—I’ll show you something impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing wore a sly grin and gestured for him to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That grin sent a chill of goosebumps down Qin Ming’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming followed Su Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led him to a room at the very back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing opened the door—and a wave of heat slammed into them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming peered inside, and the sight left him stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a room two zhang wide stood a purple alchemy furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it were all manner of workstations: tools for extracting herbal paste, vessels for blending ingredients—everything you could need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked him even more—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the purple furnace ran a direct connection to a geothermal vein!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though small, it had all the essentials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a complete alchemy chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing watched Qin Ming’s stunned expression and grinned proudly. “Well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who would’ve thought a geothermal vein lay hidden beneath these slums?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I stumbled upon it by accident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This vein is a hidden branch of the Qingyang Marketplace’s geothermal current.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I built this entire alchemy chamber directly atop it, channeling the geothermal fire for refining.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And oddly enough, this is the only spot in the entire slum district where the geothermal fire can be fully channeled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming remained silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geothermal veins were always controlled by sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing’s move was nothing short of free plunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder such a mid-grade alchemist would linger in the slums for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this method of using geothermal fire only works for low-rank elixirs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For Second-Rank elixirs and above, you need the cultivator’s own true fire or high-grade spiritual fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming inwardly winced at Su Yuqing’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even First-Rank elixirs were considered low-rank to him? He couldn’t even refine the basic elixirs taught to alchemy apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compare Su Yuqing’s setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then look at Qin Ming’s own pile of junk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap wasn’t just ten thousand miles—it was beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’d be miraculous if he ever succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm… I need to find a way to borrow Su Yuqing’s alchemy chamber.’ Qin Ming thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m starting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch from the side—just don’t disturb me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alchemy is an extremely complex art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The entire process demands absolute focus—you must complete it in one unbroken flow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the slightest fluctuation or minor misstep will ruin the outcome, greatly increasing the chance of producing a dud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su spoke with great solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming nodded and stood quietly to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su opened the flame valve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Scorching flames burst instantly from beneath the ground, and the temperature in the alchemy chamber surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su retrieved various spirit herbs and materials and began extracting the medicinal cores with practiced ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming held his breath, eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully observed every detail of Master Su’s movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized the elder’s method of extracting the medicinal cores was clearly an extremely refined technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su’s hands moved like flowing clouds and water, utterly smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finished extracting all the medicinal cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal cores Master Su extracted were far superior in both quality and precision to his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he did so with effortless ease, clearing away all useless dregs from the vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the formulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemical formulation was not simply mixing herbs together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required precise measurement of spirit herbs—no room for the slightest error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two steps were the most time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su reached out casually, and the quantity he took was perfect, utterly precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qin Ming had reached this stage before, it had taken him half a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Master Su had completed all of this in less than a quarter-hour. That was the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step was the main event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Su swiftly formed hand seals, then gently stirred the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously fierce and turbulent earth fire instantly ceased its thrashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became utterly docile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red flames began to evenly heat the alchemical furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stared intently at Master Su’s astonishing flame-control technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart burned with longing. (End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1322,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c7422d104ecdb89ed7de175f44dc5be871af127a7b2f8b3bbce81fdfa80921bc","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-31","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-29",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]