Chapter 316: True Spirit Bloodline
Half an incense stick later.
The Moon-Gazing Lake, with its ten thousand acres of green waves, once again appeared in Qin Ming's line of sight.
The Profound Water Crocodile let out a "plop" and plunged straight into the lake water, swimming around joyfully.
Qin Ming paid it no mind, activated the Mist Illusion Realm, and entered Moon-Gazing Island.
In an instant, a long-missed aura enveloped his heart.
He looked around from mid-air.
Moon-Gazing Island remained just as before: rare spiritual plants were everywhere, spiritual rice grew in vast patches within the spiritual fields, tea trees and bamboo groves were lush and verdant, and spiritual peach trees were laden with fruit, resembling a secluded paradise cut off from the world.
Under the effect of the Primordial Breath Soil, the entire area of Moon-Gazing Island had expanded by more than double compared to its initial size.
It could now be counted as a large island.
"Finally back again."
The Wu family's spiritual farmers, working in the spiritual fields, looked up to see Qin Ming had returned; they all dropped their tasks and knelt in unison, bowing respectfully to him.
"The Island Lord has returned!"
"Greetings, Island Lord!"
Wu Jiang tossed aside his spiritual hoe, hurried over to Qin Ming, bowed respectfully, and a look of joy appeared on his face:
"Greetings, Island Lord, you have finally returned."
Qin Ming smiled faintly and asked him, "I have been away for so long, yet everything on the island has been managed in perfect order."
"It seems you have put in quite a bit of effort?"
"This is only proper. During the time the Island Lord was absent, True Person Canghai provided extra care; everything within the island is well, with no major incidents."
At the same time, Wu Wangfeng and Wu Wangyue, who had likely returned home to visit relatives, also came before Qin Ming and bowed respectfully:
"Greetings, Qin Qianbei!"
These two children of Wu Jiang had, in the blink of an eye over these many years, grown into outstanding young talents.
Their appearances followed their mother, Mu Ruyin, with the son being handsome and the daughter beautiful.
Having received key cultivation support from Lei Yuanzong over these years, both of them had already broken through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Mm, not bad, not bad!"
"Rise."
"It is not easy for you to return; you may stay for a few more days to gather properly."
"Thank you, Qin Qianbei."
Wu Wangfeng and Wu Wangyue had heard countless tales of Qin Ming's deeds and had long regarded him as an object of worship.
After exchanging a few words with Wu Jiang, Qin Ming returned to his main peak.
Those high-grade spiritual plants he had planted previously, nourished by dense spiritual qi, had grown much taller than before.
These spiritual plants have growth cycles spanning dozens or even hundreds of years; even without his management, under Wu Jiang's irrigation with the Spiritual Rain Art and the supply of spiritual qi from the third-grade upper-tier spiritual vein, their growth condition remained quite good.
The first thing Qin Ming did upon returning to the island was to go to the core of the main peak's spiritual vein.
The Spirit-Marrow Sumeru Taisui, the size of a mountain of flesh, appeared before his eyes, constantly inhaling and exhaling spiritual qi and spirit marrow.
Subsequently, Qin Ming flicked his finger at the Spirit-Marrow Sumeru Taisui, causing half of the flesh-mountain to split off.
After all, as long as this thing is fed spiritual stones, it can continuously grow back.
Qin Ming directly transplanted the split portion of the Spirit-Marrow Sumeru Taisui into the depths of the Small Xiao Lingjing's spiritual vein.
Although it could not help upgrade the third-grade top-tier spiritual vein of the Small Xiao Lingjing at this moment, perhaps one day, if he obtained top-tier spiritual stones, he might be able to elevate this blessed land of caves and heavens to a fourth-grade spiritual vein.
As for his destiny spiritual plants, Qin Ming did not move them to the island either; they grew even faster within the Small Xiao Lingjing.
In the time that followed.
Qin Ming transplanted a portion of the island's spiritual plants into the Small Xiao Lingjing as well, such as the Snow Soul Tea, Void Bamboo, Dragon Blood Divine Tree, and Five Elements Primordial Qi Spiritual Peaches.
Afterwards, he also raised the Rice Flower Spiritual Fish in the lake.
This made the variety of spiritual plants within the Small Xiao Lingjing even more diverse, resembling a fairyland.
It was done so well that the Shi Tian Shu and Silver Wing stayed inside and were unwilling to come out again.
After finishing these matters.
Qin Ming entered his cave dwelling, took out that bottle of Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's essence blood.
His "Heavenly Demon Body Refining Strategy" became increasingly difficult to practice the further one progressed, with higher and higher requirements for beast essence blood; at the very least, it must start with the essence blood of a beast king clan.
Over these past ten years, aided by refining pills and spiritual materials, Qin Ming had already cultivated his body-refining cultivation to the peak of the early stage of the Physical True Dan.
Now that he had obtained the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's essence blood, he naturally possessed an opportunity for breakthrough. Qin Ming immediately circulated the "Heavenly Demon Body Refining Strategy," then opened the jade bottle in his hand, causing a powerful aura of a beast king to instantly diffuse outward.
Without hesitation, he tilted his head back and drank the essence blood in one gulp.
Boom! A domineering energy exploded within Qin Ming's body.
The next moment, a illusory figure of a Blood-Colored Eight-Armed Demon Ape began to emerge behind Qin Ming, starting to suppress the resistance of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's beast soul.
As the technique continued to circulate, the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's essence blood was continuously refined and absorbed by Qin Ming, merging into his own physical body.
Seven days later.
A layer of dense evil qi swirled around Qin Ming, and the blood-colored illusory figure behind him had become nearly solid.
Gradually, a surge of blood qi rose from his entire body, floating upward like crimson clouds and filling the entire cave dwelling.
The Shi Tian Shu stood guard at the cave dwelling entrance for Qin Ming; at this moment, it was stretching its head out, watching the astonishing changes inside, its expression filled with astonishment.
"Good heavens, Master has cultivated the 'Heavenly Demon Body Refining Strategy' to the mid-stage of the True Dan."
"From now on, who will be able to stop him?"
But this was not the end.
In the Shi Tian Shu's amazed gaze.
Only to see that dense, emerald-green scales had suddenly sprouted all over Qin Ming's body!
This startled Shi Tian Shu into a shiver. "Th-this... how did he mutate?"
"Could it be that the refinement went astray?"
Yet upon closer inspection, it saw that these green dragon scales were all mere illusory projections, condensed from vital blood and true qi, not actual scales.
Only then did Shi Tian Shu breathe a long sigh of relief.
Boom! After a tremendous roar.
The crimson mist swirling around Qin Ming's body entirely retreated inward; his aura instantly began to surge, resembling that of a late-stage Tier 3 semi-transformed great demon! The illusory image of the eight-armed blood demon ape behind him vanished accordingly.
Accompanied by Qin Ming forming a profound and mysterious hand seal.
Suddenly.
An illusory green flood dragon, hundreds of zhang long, emerged from behind Qin Ming, coiling outside the main peak.
A domineering, all-conquering aura of destruction descended abruptly! The next moment.
Qin Ming shifted his hand seal, and the illusory green flood dragon once again plunged into his body.
His entire appearance transformed, just like the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon of old, becoming a figure covered in green scales, with a human torso and a flood dragon's tail.
"The bloodline divine ability of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon: The True Body of Ten Thousand Scales!"
Qin Ming opened his eyes, instantly emitting a sharp radiance that revealed intense excitement!
He had experienced the power of this divine ability firsthand when he fought the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon back then.
Even his top-grade magical treasure, the Wood Emperor Nail, cultivated using the 【Spirit Plant Seed Treasure】 trait, had been unable to penetrate its defense in the slightest, returning futilely.
One could thus imagine how formidable this divine ability was.
Yet now, he had refined and mastered it himself.
His current physical body, fusing the True Extreme Body and the True Body of Ten Thousand Scales, had its defensive capability maxed out, allowing him to withstand any attack below the Nascent Soul stage using only his flesh and blood strength.
Furthermore, after breaking through to the middle stage of True Pill in the
He still vividly remembered the sweeping, all-conquering momentum of that Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon.
This breakthrough could be said to have greatly increased his strength once again.
Besides this, while refining the essence blood of the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon, Qin Ming unexpectedly discovered something else.
That was, the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon's bloodline, inherited from ancient times, actually contained a sliver of faint True Spirit bloodline! Although negligible, this was exceedingly precious to Qin Ming, serving as an unexpected joy.
Above Heaven-grade bloodlines in the bloodline talents of demonic beasts lies the True Spirit bloodline.
"Congratulations, Master, on the great completion of your divine art!"
"For a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, forever immortal!"
Shi Tian Shu wriggled out from the cave entrance, grinning as it clasped its fists and flattered Qin Ming.
Qin Ming stood up, gave it a slight smile, and said in a good mood, "You certainly know how to act; very well, since I am in a good mood today."
"I will cook a meal of roasted dragon meat for you all."
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