Chapter 400: Transformation

Qin Ming stood up, clenching his fists tightly.

He felt the surging power of his qi and blood within his body, resembling that of an ancient primordial beast.

His entire being was filled with confidence.

"With one punch like this, even a Nascent Soul cultivator caught within my reach probably couldn't withstand it, right?"

"Then what realm would 'Shattering the Void with Martial Arts' and 'Attaining Sainthood through the Physical Body' be?"

"Surpassing ordinary form-changing great demons, breaking the limits of bloodline and physical body, reforging the true power of the flesh, capable of crushing even Nascent Souls."

Qin Ming couldn't help but yearn for the realms to come.

"Now that the strength of my physical body and my True Dan have both increased significantly, I am comparable to an old Nascent Soul monster in the Body Refining realm."

"After enduring for so long, I've finally made it; from now on, I can be counted among the truly top-tier cultivators."

"My mood is excellent today; I deserve a large cup of wine!"

"Alas, this Demonic Flame Wine hasn't brewed long enough yet; what a pity."

"Otherwise, my magic power cultivation would also have broken through to the peak of the Jin Dan realm alongside my physical cultivation."

"However, that day is not far off."

On the other side.

The Shi Tian Shu and the Profound Water Crocodile, riding the Yin Yi Shuangfeng, flew for several days before finally arriving at the Fox Clan's sacred land, Xiashan.

Upon their arrival, they immediately sent a message to Yue Lingyan.

Moments later.

The little silver fox transformed into a streak of white light and rushed out to greet them.

Blinking its eyes, seeing that it was the Shi Tian Shu and the other two beasts, it smiled and asked, "Brother Rat, why have you come? In just a few short months, we meet again."

"By the way, where is Qin Qianbei? Why are there only the three of you?"

"Hee-hee, Master is busy," the Shi Tian Shu winked at the little silver fox. "We have brought something good on this visit."

Immediately, seeing the Shi Tian Shu acting so mysteriously, the little silver fox was somewhat confused.

It led them to Yue Lingyan.

"King Shi Tian Shu, how have you been lately?"

"What brings you to my palace?"

Yue Lingyan's voice, ethereal and melodious, echoed within the cave dwelling.

The Shi Tian Shu stepped forward to explain their purpose, then took out the two Biluo Huang Quan Pills Qin Ming had given it and handed them to Yue Lingyan.

"Hee-hee! Thanks to the blessings of Senior Silver Moon, I'm doing quite well."

"Recently, Master accidentally obtained a marvelous pill that possesses unimaginable effects for demon beasts; he specifically ordered me to deliver it."

Yue Lingyan's beautiful eyes suddenly brightened as she took the bottle of pills and opened it to look inside.

She saw two pale yellow pills lying quietly within, emitting an extremely rich aura; even she could smell an extraordinary scent.

"Are these the legendary 'Biluo Huang Quan Pills'?"

"King Shi Tian Shu, how can you say you're just doing 'quite well'? You are thriving!"

"Under Daoist Qin, you receive a constant stream of spiritual pills; this is far better than when you were the mountain king in the Beast Cry Mountain Range."

The Shi Tian Shu nodded. "Hehe! Master told me to keep a low profile when traveling outside."

"Not bad, not bad."

Yue Lingyan brought the Biluo Huang Quan Pills up to her exquisite nose to smell them again.

"It is true that these pills are exceptionally rare, but why do I detect a hint of Jin Dan aura?"

"Could it be that these pills were refined using a Jin Dan?"

Hearing this, the Shi Tian Shu suddenly shivered, thinking to itself that this Fourth-Stage Demon Saint truly lived up to her reputation, able to perceive the crux of the matter at a single glance.

However, it naturally could not reveal the ingredients of this pill; otherwise, even she, as a Great Demon Saint, would be greatly shocked.

"Hee-hee! As for how this is refined, I do not know."

"This pill is exceptionally precious; Daoist Qin is thoughtful. Please convey my thanks to him," Yue Lingyan said, a meaningful smile appearing on her face.

The little silver fox nearby, seeing that what the Shi Tian Shu brought was a high-grade pill capable of allowing her to break through her realm, was also extremely excited.

"This little one thanks Brother Rat, and also thanks Qin Qianbei on behalf of this little one for this gift of pills."

"Hehe! No need for politeness; how could this Great Master enjoy good fortune without remembering you, little silver fox?"

Subsequently, Yue Lingyan arranged a place for quiet cultivation and breakthrough on Xiashan for the three spirit beasts.

Meanwhile, within the Small Xiao Lingjing.

Qin Ming stood before that Fengyou Ghost Jujube tree.

At this moment, this strange spiritual plant before his eyes was undergoing some unimaginable change.

Because up until now, Qin Ming did not know how many corpses of demonic creatures and ghost cultivators he had buried for it.

The vast majority were all corpses from the Jin Dan realm or above.

In the end, even the Jin Dan peak Demon Sect Saint Son had become its fertilizer.

It could be described as terrifyingly monstrous.

The entire jujube tree was shrouded in yin energy, emitting strands of demonic qi that lingered around it.

Originally, when Qin Ming planted this tree, it was to collect the Core-Formation spiritual substance 'Xuan Sha Spiritual Liquid'.

But now, the sha qi had accumulated to an unprecedented degree.

Eerie demonic light flickered uncertainly upon the branches and trunk of the jujube tree.

The Fengyou Ghost Jujube Tree began to sprout leaves anew, shooting up more than two zhang in height, and surprisingly, dark black jujubes formed on its branches.

Immediately afterward, within the void near the jujube tree, threads of slender Lei Ting force were born, constantly traversing the tree's branches and trunk.

Right after, three golden, glittering entries refreshed in Qin Ming's line of sight:

【Name】: Lei Yuanmo Jujube 【Entry】: Leaf Ming Zhi x5 (Maturity 2%) 【Name】: Lei Yuanmo Jujube 【Entry】: Abundant Lifespan x5 (Maturity 2%) 【Name】: Lei Yuanmo Jujube 【Entry】: Source Demon Qi x1 (Maturity 1%) "Lei Yuanmo Jujube?"

"Source Demon Qi?!"

Qin Ming was slightly startled; clearly, this Ghost Jujube Tree before him had advanced and undergone tremendous changes.

The refreshed entry actually contained a wisp of 【Source Demon Qi】, identical to that core demon qi on the Source Demon Pearl altar. Qin Ming immediately recalled something, sent his divine sense into the Source Demon Pearl, took a jade slip from the bookshelf, and began examining it.

Finally, in one section, he found the relevant introduction to demon plants, which distinctly stated:

Third-Grade Lower-Grade Demonized Mutant Species—Lei Yuanmo Jujube.

Even within the Blood Nether Realm, this demon plant grows only in a few Yin Nether lands.

As a demon plant, it feeds on Lei Ting and demon qi, can take root in the void, and so long as there are sufficient corpses and Lei Ting, it can advance and grow infinitely.

The demon jujubes it bears are spiritual treasures that assist Daoist demons in condensing a Demon Infant.

It can be called a treasure snatching the creation of heaven and earth; even those few sects in the Blood Nether Realm would drool with greed upon seeing it.

The branches and trunk of the Lei Yuanmo Jujube undergo tempering by Lei Ting at all times, feeding on it; artifacts refined by incorporating its branches and trunk can even help withstand a Nascent Soul heavenly tribulation.

The older its age, the more abundant the Lei Ting force it absorbs, and the more formidable the artifact's power becomes.

"Truly a fine treasure!"

"Once the Profound Water Crocodile returns, I'll have it strike this tree with divine thunder to foster its vigorous growth; perhaps it can grow to Third-Grade Top-Grade, or even reach the Fourth Grade."

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming resumed his daily farming and cultivation.

Since the death of the Mo Sect Saint Son, the Five Elements Mountain Range had enjoyed a period of tranquility.

Yet he knew this was merely the calm before the storm.

Not long ago.

Qin Ming had secretly followed the tunnel dug by the Shi Tian Shu to investigate beneath the Fourth-Grade spiritual vein of the Five Elements Mountain, near the secret realm entrance of the Qingyuan Sect's mountain gate.

It seemed the date selected by the Yin Demon Sect and Divine Dao Mountain for holding the ceremony was approaching soon; at the secret realm entrance, many high-ranking cultivators had been dispatched to stand guard.

Even several true disciples of the Blood Refining Mo Sect were present; the defense could be described as impenetrable.

These demon cultivators seemed to have already counted on securing the secret treasure of this ancient Guda Sect.

Since the disciples of the Blood Refining Mo Sect who descended from the lower realm could not linger in the Human Realm for long, they had begun to resort to any means necessary.

Fortunately, that Seven Wonders Treasure Tree still showed no signs of blooming.

Even if the ceremony succeeded, it would likely take several years.

Half a month later.

Within the Small Xiao Lingjing.

The Shi Tian Shu returned from the Fox Clan Sacred Land, accompanied by the Profound Water Crocodile and the Yin Yi Shuangfeng.

"Master, we're back! Hehehe!"

Its demonic force aura had already broken through to the Third-Grade Peak realm; the whole rat was spirited and valiant, walking with such vigor it seemed to generate wind.

Meanwhile, the Profound Water Crocodile and the Yin Yi Shuangfeng had also broken through to the Third-Grade Late stage.

"Mm, not bad; you didn't waste my spirit pills." Qin Ming looked at his three beast pets and nodded slightly.

The Shi Tian Shu had originally intended to show off a bit more, after all, it had been the first to break through to Third-Grade Peak.

This corresponded to the Jin Dan Peak realm among humans.

But when its demonic sense landed on Qin Ming, it couldn't help but freeze, exclaiming in shock: "Master, y-you've cultivated the 'Heavenly Demon Form Refining Strategy' to the True Jin Dan Peak realm?!"

Qin Ming said indifferently: "Indeed."

Shi Tian Shu: "..."

"Master is truly unprecedented and unmatchable! I heard that at True Jin Dan Peak, one can rival a Nascent Soul realm expert using only physical strength."

"Congratulations, Master, on your great progress in divine arts! My small improvement compared to yours is simply like a firefly's light competing with the bright moon."

"Like a mayfly before the vast ocean..."

"Enough, cut the flattery." Qin Ming glanced at it. "There are more spirit plants in the Small Xiao Lingjing lately; you must take good care of them."

"That goes without saying; leave it to me." The Shi Tian Shu patted its chest.

Afterwards, Qin Ming summoned the Profound Water Crocodile over and communicated with it, learning that after advancing to Third-Grade Late, its thunder divine abilities had also greatly improved.

It was just the time to assign it to feed Lei Ting to the Lei Yuanmo Jujube.

Seeing the Ghost Jujube Tree looking completely renewed and transformed, the Shi Tian Shu clicked its tongue in wonder: "The creation of the Great Dao is truly miraculous; to think such a spirit plant could be born."

"I wonder what these demon jujubes taste like..."

Boom-Crack!

But before it could finish its sigh, the Profound Water Crocodile had already spat out divine thunder as thick as a water bucket, striking the Lei Yuanmo Jujube.

"Scared this old master to death! Second Brother, why didn't you give a warning..."

A miraculous event occurred: as the Lei Ting fell upon the pitch-black trunk of the demon jujube tree, it was instantly absorbed completely clean.

It caused not the slightest harm; instead, the tree grew even more vigorously.

The days of cultivation and farming passed quickly.

Time flowed, and two years flashed by in an instant.

The ten mu of Tianluo Fruits that Qin Ming planted in the spiritual fields of the Five Elements Mountain finally all ripened.

Before his eyes, three golden entries stood out clearly.

【Name】: Sky-Net Fruit 【Entry】: Source of Magic Power x5 (Maturity 100%, ready for harvest) 【Name】: Sky-Net Fruit 【Entry】: Source of Qi and Blood x5 (Maturity 100%, ready for harvest) 【Name】: Sky-Net Fruit 【Entry】: Regenerative Spirit Seed x5 (Maturity 100%, ready for harvest) As a third-tier upper-grade spiritual plant, the Sky-Net Fruit should, by rights, yield an extremely scarce harvest.

Yet within Qin Ming's ten mu of spiritual fields, the trees were laden with fruit, hanging heavy with dark-red nuts; these were the primary material for refining the high-grade spiritual medicine 'Sky-Net Powder'.

This precious medicine possessed the tremendous efficacy of regenerating flesh upon bare bones and bringing the dead back to life.

Seeing such an abundance of fruit-laden Sky-Net Fruits, Li Lan was greatly amazed and felt genuine admiration and reverence for Qin Ming:

"Shopkeeper Lu's mastery of spiritual planting has reached the realm of a third-tier Grandmaster; I fear he ranks among the top ten even within Great Jin."

"Congratulations!"

Qin Ming harvested all the Sky-Net Fruits from the ten mu of spiritual fields, and instantly, three blue entry leaves appeared within his sea of consciousness.

Subsequently, he spent several days refining all these Sky-Net Fruits into the third-tier upper-grade precious medicine, "Sky-Net Powder."

(End of Chapter)