Chapter 42: Resurrection

September.

A hint of coolness had entered the air of Yunze Great Wilderness.

The Yunze Immortal City, jointly built by the Lingyu Gate and the Jin Yun Valley, was under vigorous construction.

With the arrival of elite reinforcements from both sects.

The frontline colonization camp of the Lingyu Gate had also stabilized.

There were no more large-scale casualties.

One after another, free cultivators arrived by magic vessel at the Qingyang Marketplace.

They all longed to earn great merit for their sects and obtain a Foundation Establishment Elixir.

Thereby reversing their immortal path.

The shantytown remained as it always had been.

Law and order had grown increasingly chaotic; people vanished without explanation from time to time.

Qin Ming had also reduced unnecessary outings.

One day.

Inside Su Yuqing’s courtyard.

When Qin Ming saw Su Yuqing again, the latter had broken through to Qi Refining seventh level.

He had entered the realm of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

His cultivation speed was truly astonishing.

Qin Ming had originally thought that, after his recent hard-won breakthrough to Qi Refining fourth level,

He was gradually closing the gap—but now the distance had widened further.

‘Comparing oneself to others drives one to despair!’

‘Su Yuqing not only possesses peerless talent for alchemy, but also cultivates as if walking on flat ground, ascending effortlessly.’

Yet Qin Ming, though envious,

Was not in a hurry; as long as he kept working hard, there would come a day he surpassed him.

But just now,

Qin Ming had borrowed Su Yuqing’s alchemy chamber and attempted to refine several batches of first-rank low-grade elixirs.

All failed without exception.

His mood was deeply gloomy.

‘Brother Qin, I heard you’re moving to live inside the marketplace?’ Su Yuqing asked calmly, sipping tea.

Qin Ming rubbed his face vigorously with both hands.

Then he picked up the tea Su Yuqing had poured for him and took a sip to refresh himself.

He still seemed dazed from the alchemy failures.

‘Yes, who told you that? Not Gu Qing, right?’

Qin Ming immediately knew from the tone that Gu Qing had again slipped Su Yuqing a favor.

Su Yuqing nodded without confirmation.

‘Moving in is a good idea; the situation has indeed grown more chaotic lately.’

Qin Ming paused, then asked: ‘What about you, Brother Su? Aren’t you planning to move into the marketplace?’

‘This earthfire vein can stay here for now.’

Su Yuqing smiled lightly, proudly: ‘I still have some means of self-preservation, and besides, I’ll only stay one more year before leaving—I don’t want to keep moving.’

‘After I leave, you can continue renting this house and keep using the alchemy chamber.’

Qin Ming’s eyes lit up, ‘Really?!’

‘Mm, beyond top-grade alchemy techniques comes second-rank alchemy—I no longer need this earthfire,’ Su Yuqing said casually.

Qin Ming had not expected it.

He would inherit Su Yuqing’s alchemy chamber after all.

He was overjoyed.

His earlier gloom vanished instantly.

‘Come, Brother Su, let me toast you with tea instead of wine.’

…

Time passed slowly.

The year-end arrived again.

The third season of Jin Ling Rice in the spirit fields had ripened.

In addition, the cold smoke grass and spirit candle fruit in the two mu of spirit herb fields had also matured.

Another bountiful harvest.

What Qin Ming looked forward to most was the term harvest.

Even the dozens of late-planted first-rank mid-grade spirit plants—Black Tongue Orchids—had matured and triggered a term.

Now, the spirit field glowed with golden radiance:

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Term】: Weak Magic Power (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Term】: Quality Enhancement (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Term】: Quality Enhancement (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Cold Smoke Grass 【Term】: Weak Soul Power x5 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Cold Smoke Grass 【Term】: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable) 【Name】: Spirit Candle Fruit 【Term】: Regenerate Spirit Seed x3 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Black Tongue Orchid 【Term】: Weak Soul Power x5 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Term】: Weak Vitality x5 (Maturity 56%)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Term】: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 58%)

The three mu of Beast Tooth Rice must wait until next year to harvest.

But he could accelerate the two term-bearing Beast Tooth Rice plants to obtain their terms.

Half a day later.

In Qin Ming’s mind-sea, alongside previously stored terms, multiple term leaves now floated: Weak Magic Power x6, Weak Vitality x5, Weak Soul Power x10, Quality Enhancement x2, Accelerated Growth x10, Regenerate Spirit Seed x3. Qin Ming stared, dumbfounded, at the multitude of floating terms, his spirit brimming with excitement.

With this wave of terms,

He would soon be able to push the Hundred Treasures Luminous Scripture up to its later layers! In addition,

This year, Qin Ming’s rice yield had broken all previous records.

Without doubt, he would rank first.

For this outcome,

The other spirit farmers and Lingyu Gate members had already anticipated it—they knew Qin Ming possessed the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique.

He had advantages they lacked.

After tidying up,

Qin Ming, as he had last year, sent a message-charm to Su Yuqing, asking him to come harvest the herbs.

When Su Yuqing arrived at the spirit field, he could not help but be slightly stunned.

‘Brother Qin, I just don’t understand.’

‘In just one year, you’ve advanced from low-grade to mid-grade spirit cultivator.’

‘You don’t focus on proper spirit farming.’

‘Why do you insist on learning alchemy?’

Qin Ming chuckled, then gazed at the 【Weak Soul Power】x10 in his mind-sea.

He smiled without answering.

…

In a house in the shantytown.

The first thing Qin Ming did upon returning home

Was to take out the black withered vine.

‘I spent three hundred spirit stones to win this.’

‘I hope it’s not a total disappointment.’

Qin Ming held the black withered vine and studied it for half a day.

Yet he found no clues.

He shook his head.

He went to the garden bed, picked a random corner, and stuck the vine into the soil.

Then Qin Ming activated the 【Regenerate Spirit Seed】 term.

One blue leaf instantly vanished from his mind-sea.

In that instant,

A massive purple spore suddenly sprouted in the garden bed, enveloping the black vine.

Long moments passed.

The purple spore gradually withered, as if all its energy had been absorbed by the black vine.

Thump! Thump! A heartbeat sound suddenly echoed in Qin Ming’s mind.

Somewhere in the depths of fate, he seemed to have formed some connection with the black withered vine.

He crept closer cautiously to take a look.

On that segment of black withered vine, a dark green sprout had actually emerged! It had regained vitality! “Holy shit, this is incredible! Can it really be revived?!”

“I wonder what kind of thing this is? It even seems to have a heartbeat?”

“Did I imagine it?”

Qin Ming pondered for a while, puzzled, then shook his head.

“Let’s plant it and see.”

He hesitated for a moment, then stopped in his tracks.

“Should I… try accelerating its growth?”

After much thought, Qin Ming decided to use a [Accelerate Growth] term.

He focused his mind, and a green term-leaf vanished from his spiritual sea.

It landed upon the segment of black withered vine.

…

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