Chapter 365: Late Jin Dan Stage

Within the Small Xiao Lingjing.

Qin Ming arrived before his life-bound spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine, and sat down cross-legged.

Subsequently, he used the newly acquired 【Source of Magic Power】 trait.

Boom! Familiar, surging magic power erupted from within Qin Ming's body; he hurriedly circulated the "Green Emperor Art" to begin cultivation.

This "Green Emperor Art" technique of the Qingyuan Sect has eighteen layers in total; Qin Ming has now cultivated to the eighth layer, and once he completes the upcoming ninth layer, he will be able to break through to the late Jin Dan stage.

Time passed bit by bit.

As Qin Ming exhausted ten 【Sources of Magic Power】, his flawless Jin Dan inside his body had grown more than double its original size, equivalent to several decades of bitter cultivation.

Qin Ming's entire person seemed to transform into an evergreen ancient tree; having endured eternity through changing seas and mulberry fields, through the cycling of the four seasons, a vast essence of vegetation and qi of years flowed endlessly from his life-bound spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine, injecting into Qin Ming's body.

The green illusion of the spiritual plant formed behind Qin Ming by the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body also began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting two more slender, emerald-green branches.

In an instant.

An extremely rich fragrance of vegetation radiated from Qin Ming's body, brimming with vigorous vitality.

The three spiritual pets—the Sky-Devouring Rat, the Profound Water Crocodile, and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee—had long been lying beside him, greedily absorbing this essence.

"Green Emperor Wood Emperor, Wither and Glory of Years."

Boom! As a clear chime echoed in Qin Ming's ears.

Not only his life-bound spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine, but all spiritual plants within the Small Xiao Lingjing emitted specks of emerald-green light; these star-like rays of energy, like a tidal surge paying homage, all converged and poured into Qin Ming's body.

In that instant, Qin Ming's "Green Emperor Art" entered the ninth layer.

Within his dantian sea of qi, the flawless Jin Dan burst forth with ninefold rays of brilliance, forming concentric rings of dan halos.

The aura of magic power on Qin Ming's body began to climb continuously, resonating with heaven and earth.

Immediately after.

A powerful spiritual pressure of the late Jin Dan stage emanated from his body.

At the same time, Qin Ming's divine sense and magic power soared.

At this moment, a single sweep of his divine sense could easily cover a range of five hundred li, comparable to an early Nascent Soul cultivator.

His lifespan increased once again by one hundred and twenty years, replenishing and restoring it to over two thousand three hundred years.

When an ordinary Jin Dan cultivator breaks through to the late stage, they can at most increase their lifespan by a few decades, but Qin Ming's technique is special, and coupled with the qi of years from his life-bound spiritual plant, the increase was somewhat greater.

The quantity of his spiritual plant divine ability, the Four Seasons Divine Light, also increased from the original twenty-one strands to thirty-six strands.

The depth of Qin Ming's magic power far exceeded that of peers at the same stage, not falling short even compared to those at the Jin Dan perfection realm.

With every gesture he made, he emitted a powerful oppressive force; his strength had surged greatly.

"Finally, I've reached the late Jin Dan stage."

Qin Ming opened his eyes, black as ink, within which flowed an unsettled stream of greenish-blue qi of years.

Feeling the pure and surging magic power within his flawless Jin Dan, his mood was immensely joyful.

In a large Immortal Realm, the late Jin Dan stage, aside from Nascent Soul True Lords, belongs to the top-tier combat power.

In the Southern Desolate Immortal Realm, there is currently only one such figure: Elder Qingxuan, the Old Ancestor of Profound Creek Valley.

"From now on, I can truly be called a great cultivator, hahaha!"

Qin Ming extended his hand, his five fingers making a grasping motion in the void; thirty-six of his life-bound magical treasures, the Wood Emperor Nails, materialized, and as he urged them with his magic power, they emitted a terrifying might.

The number of Wood Emperor Nails he could urge at once had also increased greatly, making him unpredictable to defend against.

"Congratulations, Master, on your great leap in strength and breakthrough to the late Jin Dan stage, hehehe!"

The Sky-Devouring Rat ran over, massaging Qin Ming's shoulders while flattering him obsequiously.

Although it knew its master's breakthrough was only a matter of time, it was still extremely envious.

Originally, the Sky-Devouring Rat's cultivation level was ahead, but unexpectedly, it had now been surpassed by Qin Ming, who first reached the late Jin Dan stage.

"Mm, how is your refinement of the Five Elements Flags going?" Qin Ming, in a good mood, asked with a smile.

The Sky-Devouring Rat grinned proudly: "It has been completely refined successfully, and with my current cultivation level, if I expend more than half of my demonic power, I can barely activate the Five Elements Sky-Burning Great Formation once; its power is equivalent to a full-strength strike from someone at Jin Dan perfection."

"That's not bad." Qin Ming nodded, then took out some spiritual fruits to reward the three spiritual pets.

Next.

Qin Ming also used ten 【Sources of Qi and Blood】 traits, cultivating his body-refining technique, the "Heavenly Demon Form-Refining Strategy," to the peak of the mid True Dan stage; he only needed one drop of essence blood from a Wang Zu bloodline demonic beast to cultivate his physical body to the late True Dan level as well.

In this way.

Qin Ming's current strength and cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds; coupled with his array of divine abilities and top-grade magical treasures.

Aside from Nascent Soul True Lords and transformed great demons, he feared no cultivator.

If Qin Ming were to fight the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon now, even without resorting to the life-shortening divine ability of the Hook-Jade Jin Guang Mirror to stake his life, he could easily slay it.

After Qin Ming broke through to the late Jin Dan stage, his Green Emperor Wood Emperor Body also reached minor completion; casting spell divine abilities and his daily cultivation would now yield twice the result with half the effort.

It was precisely because of this spiritual body that he did not have the bottleneck that ordinary Jin Dan cultivators face.

Otherwise, for an ordinary Jin Dan cultivator to break through to the late stage, without the aid of realm-breaking pills or other heavenly treasures and earthly materials, it would be extremely difficult to cross this heavenly moat.

Qin Ming concealed the aura of magic power on his body, then exited the Small Xiao Lingjing.

This period of closed-door cultivation did not take him too long.

Next.

Qin Ming used the Star Twilight Flowers and Dragon Pattern Grass harvested from his spiritual field, along with demonic beast spiritual materials he had purchased from the market, and began crafting third-grade upper-tier Soul-Cleansing Incense according to the formula.

This item is a luxury within the Immortal Realm, exclusive to high-level cultivators.

When a Jin Dan cultivator is cultivating, lighting one stick of this incense can not only eliminate heart-demon illusions but also improve the efficiency of seated meditation and strengthen the divine soul.

Just one stick of Soul-Cleansing Incense can fetch a very high price.

This production of Soul-Cleansing Incense proceeded quite smoothly.

Qin Ming exhausted all the materials in his hands, refining a total of over one thousand spiritual incense sticks.

After setting aside a portion for sale, the remaining Soul-Cleansing Incense was sufficient for him to cultivate all the way to the peak of the Jin Dan realm.

Qin Ming summoned Jia Heyi over.

He took out a jade box, handed it to him, and instructed:

"Old Jia, inside here are three hundred sticks of third-tier upper-grade Soul-Cleansing Incense that I refined; keep fifty sticks to send back to the Huinan headquarters, and take the remaining two hundred sticks to sell."

"Remember, this spiritual incense accepts only upper-grade spiritual stones for trade."

"If someone offers high-grade items in exchange, you may also use your discretion to decide."

Jia Heyi took the jade box, gazing at the cyan-green incense within that brimmed with spiritual charm, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He never expected that one day, their Mirror Jing Xue Ge would be able to sell such a top-tier spiritual treasure.

If this item were released to the market, the reputation of their Mirror Jing Xue Ge branch would thoroughly become famous throughout Great Jin.

"Yes! Please rest assured, Shopkeeper! I will definitely manage this matter well!" Old Jia said excitedly.

He then took people away to handle affairs at the Spirit Ruin Market.

Just as matters on Qin Ming's side were finally settled,

two days later, good news arrived once again.

It was that the over one hundred mu of Spirit-Perching Rice responsible for by Li Lan had also fully ripened.

Furthermore, over the past two years, based on the spiritual planting insights Qin Ming had given him, he had constantly researched and studied.

He had actually managed to cultivate several plants of third-tier lower-grade spiritual vegetation, officially advancing to become a third-tier Spiritual Plant Grandmaster.

Li Lan, elated and with an excited expression, ran before Qin Ming and immediately kowtowed to the ground, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Shopkeeper Lu; I have not failed your teachings and have finally grown third-tier spiritual plants!"

Without Qin Ming's guidance and insights, he estimated that in this lifetime he would have found it difficult to reach his current level of spiritual planting proficiency.

Although Qin Ming had not accepted him as a disciple, in Li Lan's heart, he already regarded Qin Ming as a benefactor-teacher.

"Mm, not bad!"

"These are the spirit seeds of the third-tier Jade Emperor Spiritual Rice; you can now fulfill your promise and farm the land for me for thirty years."

Qin Ming handed a small bag of spirit seeds into the other party's hands.

In this way, under Li Lan's leadership, this spiritual field would exert its maximum value.

He simply had to wait until then to harvest the spiritual stones.

(End of Chapter)