Chapter 437: Lingxi Jade Fluid

Time drifted lazily by; five years had passed.

Qin Ming awakened from his cultivation, slowly opening his eyes, which were as black as ink.

A wisp of verdant greenness flashed between his pupils, then vanished without a trace.

Now possessing a terrifying lifespan of four thousand five hundred years, five years to him was merely the blink of an eye.

After several years of cultivation, Qin Ming had thoroughly mastered and consolidated his Nascent Soul Dharma Domain divine ability.

"The divine ability is cultivated well, yet after such a long time, my Green Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body still cannot break through to the Great Completion realm."

"It seems I must let my natal spirit plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine, absorb more blood pearls."

"Perhaps only blood pearls from Nascent Soul realm cultivators will allow it to continue growing."

Qin Ming walked out of his cave dwelling, gazing at the pitch-black vines outside, and fell into deep thought.

But in an instant.

An overwhelming fragrance of spiritual honey wafted from the beehive on the Yin-Yang Profound Vine tree.

"Wow! The spiritual scent of spirit bee honey! It is truly too fragrant," the Shi Tian Shu's nose was extremely sensitive.

As soon as it smelled the aroma, it ran over and stared eagerly at the beehive on the tree.

With a thought, Qin Ming extended his divine sense to sweep inside the hive, only to find that a comb of spirit honey had remarkably coalesced within; it was a golden-yellow fluid emitting a charming luster and exuding wisps of misty qi.

"Third-grade top-quality royal jelly!"

This colony of spirit bees, after a hundred years of settling and collecting the nectar of hundreds of spirit flowers within the Small Xiao Lingjing, had finally produced royal jelly of extremely high quality.

Such exquisite nectar and jade fluid, even if eaten raw, would be sufficient to serve as a Core Formation spiritual item.

High-grade spirit plants within the Small Xiao Lingjing were countless, gathering the essence of hundreds of high-grade spirit flowers; such Hundred-Flower Royal Jelly was almost impossible to find in the outside world, with only this single comb existing.

Qin Ming immediately summoned the Yin Yi Shuangfeng, ordering all the spirit bees inside to go out.

Subsequently, he took out several jade bottles and collected all of this incomparably precious top-grade royal jelly.

The Shi Tian Shu watched him operate and collect the spirit honey from the side, swallowing its drooling saliva with audible gulps.

Qin Ming immediately took a piece of spirit honey from the hive and handed it over: "This is all you get; I have great use for this bee king's spiritual jelly."

"Hehe! Thank you, Master, for the reward!" The Shi Tian Shu quickly accepted the honey, hurriedly extending a finger to dip some spirit honey and send it into its mouth to taste.

Its eyes suddenly brightened! It immediately displayed an expression of extreme enjoyment, its eyes squinting into a thin line.

An extremely dense spiritual qi transformed into a warm current that circulated through its entire body, converting into pure demon power.

Afterwards, holding the royal jelly, it called for the Profound Water Crocodile, and the two went off to some corner to enjoy their treat.

While obtaining this royal jelly, Qin Ming suddenly recalled a type of spirit wine from the 'Wine Immortal Divine Formula' named 'Lingxi Jade Fluid'.

This wine possessed tremendous efficacy for advancing the magic power of the Nascent Soul realm.

After reaching the Nascent Soul realm, spiritual items capable of increasing cultivation were exceedingly rare.

And this wine was even more precious and hard to come by.

Originally, Qin Ming had planned to use demon cores to refine the Hunyuan Pill suitable for the early Nascent Soul stage.

But with the third-grade top-quality bee king's spiritual jelly, he temporarily changed his mind.

After all, according to the introduction in the wine formula, Lingxi Jade Fluid was even effective for the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

It could be consumed continuously until the mid-stage, and it contained no pill toxicity or similar impurities.

Of course, if he later managed to obtain a fourth-grade demon core, refining the Hunyuan Pill would also be an option.

"Using that fourth-grade demon core from the Nether Water Great Snake as the main material, supplemented by Red Sun Deer Antler and bee king's spiritual jelly, with other auxiliary materials not being difficult to find, it is perfect for brewing this spirit brew."

Saying and doing, Qin Ming immediately gave the list of materials to Wei Wuya, instructing him to mobilize manpower to gather the remaining few auxiliary ingredients.

In just half a month, all the spiritual materials were assembled.

Qin Ming immediately followed the secret method in the wine formula and began brewing this 'Lingxi Jade Fluid'.

Several days later.

An extremely enticing aroma of immortal brew permeated the Small Xiao Lingjing.

Above jar after jar of spirit wine hovered a misty rainbow light and fog, dreamlike and illusory.

Immediately, Qin Ming stored all these spirit wines in a cellar beneath his natal spirit plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine tree.

While brewing the wine, Qin Ming had used a few strands of the Four Seasons Divine Light divine ability, discovering that its time power of the four seasons' rotation was not only wonderful for pill refining but could also achieve a certain effect of temporal settling for wine brewing.

In this way, he only needed to ferment it for a few years before he could enjoy the legendary Lingxi Jade Fluid.

Originally, the wine formula recorded that the fermentation time required to brew this wine was at least thirty to fifty years.

After the spirit wine was successfully brewed, Qin Ming began pondering some future plans.

First, he had to travel to Great Jin to thoroughly resolve the issue of the Blood Ring Curse Seal on his body.

"Previously, the souls of those true disciples from the Blood Refining Demonic Sect were tampered with, making soul searching impossible."

"Now that I have broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, if I capture another true disciple and attempt a soul search, I should be able to find the method to break the curse."

Secondly, he needed to search for the several spiritual materials required to cultivate the Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice.

"The Southern Wilderness is truly too poor; having ordered those below to search for several years, they couldn't even obtain a single spiritual item; in the end, I must go find them personally."

Thirdly, regarding the matter of the Descending Realm, he also needed to go and understand it personally.

Finally, his natal spirit plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine, had stopped growing, and his cultivation of the 'Green Emperor Art' and the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body had stalled; it was time to find some fertilizer for it.

Although no spatial rift passages had yet appeared in the current Southern Wilderness Immortal Realm, and it had not yet been invaded.

Yet in these past few years, according to the intelligence Qin Ming possessed, several other major cultivation domains in the Human Realm had already begun to continuously exhibit 'Spatial Anomalies'.

Although currently, Great Jin and Great Zhou in Zhongzhou were holding the line in front of the Southern Wilderness, no one knew how long they could hold out.

The Southern Wilderness Immortal Realm would sooner or later have to face the problem of the Descending Realm.

Qin Ming had already ordered Wei Wuya to command the Four Nations Alliance to pay special attention to this matter; once any Spatial Anomaly appeared anywhere, they were to report immediately.

Furthermore, he had already instructed the Four Nations Alliance to plan and prepare in advance to deal with the Descending Realm.

It's just that the strength of the Southern Wild Immortal Realm is too weak; no one knows if it can withstand a single impact. Qin Ming had already made up his mind: if the situation turned sour, he, a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, was ready to flee at any moment.

During this period, one thing happened.

That was, Qin Ming's old subordinate Wu Jiang, after all, failed to withstand the erosion of time years ago; his lifespan exhausted, he passed away.

With a cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage, Wu Jiang lived for over three hundred years, which could be considered extremely long-lived.

After all, ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators have a lifespan of at most a little over two hundred years.

This was solely due to consuming the lifespan-extending pills and lifespan-extending spiritual fruits provided by Qin Ming.

On this day.

Qin Ming summoned Mo Lingwei alone to the Green Wood Pavilion on the island.

"Mo Lingwei of Qingxia Island pays respects to Zhenjun Wangyue!"

At this moment, Mo Lingwei appeared anxious and uneasy; she did not know what Qin Ming's sudden summons meant.

Qin Ming had only broken through to the Nascent Soul stage a few short years ago; he surely wouldn't be so impatient as to need her Phoenix Chanting Body yet.

"This seat will be leaving Wangyue Island for a period; during this time, you will act as steward of the spiritual island," Qin Ming said straight to the point.

Mo Lingwei clearly hadn't expected Qin Ming to assign her this task; after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Zhenjun Qin, isn't Daoist Wu Jiang always managing affairs on Wangyue Island?"

"Could it be..."

"Indeed, Wu Jiang ascended four years ago. This seat's Wangyue Island needs someone to manage it; I entrust this task to you. Are you willing?" Qin Ming said lightly.

Mo Lingwei hurriedly cupped her hands in salute, saying, "Lingwei will follow Zhenjun Wangyue's instructions in all things!"

Naturally, she was extremely willing; Wangyue Island possessed a fourth-tier spiritual vein environment, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

"You have already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment?" Qin Ming glanced at her a few times.

Mo Lingwei quickly replied, "I was fortunate enough to break through to this realm some days ago."

"Mm, in a few more days, the Four Nations Alliance will release special missions; by then, you can go claim one. If you can gather enough merit points, you might even exchange them for a Golden Core Pill," Qin Ming revealed to her.

"Of course, such missions carry certain risks; as for your fortune, that depends entirely on yourself." "A Golden Core Pill as a reward!" A glint of spirit brightened in Mo Lingwei's eyes.

This inevitably stirred a sliver of hope in her; perhaps it would allow her to break through before her lifespan ended.

"Precisely; such opportunities must be fought for by yourself. Of course, managing the spiritual island for me also counts as a mission, allowing you to regularly receive some merit."

"Consider it a small support from this seat to you."

"Thank you, Zhenjun!"

After giving his instructions, Qin Ming handed her the token to activate the island's great formation.

The protective great formation on Wangyue Island had also been replaced by him with a fourth-tier formation, which was originally a congratulatory gift from Officiant Li Huo.

Subsequently, Qin Ming walked out of the spiritual island and ordered those outside, "This seat must go out to handle affairs for a period; Wangyue Island is temporarily placed under the management of Qingxia Xianzi. You must all obey her deployment and commands until this island lord returns."

"Yes! We respectfully obey Island Lord's order!"

Several days later.

Qin Ming retracted his natal spiritual plant, Yin-Yang Xuanteng, from the main peak, released the Lingxiao Treasure Carriage and the Profound Water Crocodile, called upon the Shi Tian Shu, and transformed into a stream of multicolored light, flying away from Wangyue Island.

"We respectfully see off Island Lord!"

Behind him, Mo Lingwei led a group of people, bowing deeply to bid farewell.

With Mo Lingwei, this shrewd and capable female cultivator, managing and watching over the spiritual island for him, Qin Ming felt quite reassured.

After leaving the State of Wei, Qin Ming flew directly toward the direction of the Beast Roar Mountain Range.

In the past, he dared not take this route, but now his cultivation was incomparable to before; there was no place under heaven he could not go.

Even that absolute spirit-less land to the north, shrouded in gray mist, could not block his steps.

A few days later, Qin Ming passed directly through that gray mist swamp.

After achieving the Nascent Soul realm, his flight speed was incredibly fast; in merely half a month, he had already arrived deep within the Beast Roar Mountain Range.

Qin Ming sat leisurely and relaxed inside the spacious carriage, sipping spiritual wine while flipping through a book in his hands.

Beside him, the Shi Tian Shu, already full from eating and drinking, lay sprawled on the table, fast asleep with loud snores.

The Profound Water Crocodile, meanwhile, worked tirelessly without complaint, pulling the Lingxiao Treasure Carriage from the front; the terrifying aura emanating from its body made the demonic beasts below dare not approach, fearing it and fleeing as far as possible.

This also saved them quite a bit of trouble along the way.

"Calculating the time, we should be nearing the border between the Beast Roar Mountain Range and the Southern Region of Great Jin, correct?"

Just then.

His vast divine sense suddenly stirred.

In the sky three hundred li outside the Beast Roar Mountain Range.

Two streams of fleeing light cut long rainbows across the sky, escaping in a wretched state, startling birds and beasts in the dense forest into scattering in all directions.

Behind them were several streams of surging demonic qi, moving extremely fast, biting tightly onto the two and pursuing relentlessly; it seemed it wouldn't be long before they caught up with the pair ahead.

"Daoist Han, we didn't expect that the reconnaissance mission area we received this time would contain a void anomaly. Should we split up and flee? Perhaps we can still fight for a sliver of a chance to survive."

A female cultivator's voice, infinitely familiar to Qin Ming, rang out.

"Sigh! Daoist Liu, perhaps this is simply our fate; even such a low-probability event has befallen the two of us."

"It's useless; there are too many opponents, and they seem to possess a tracking and positioning secret art; we cannot shake them off. It's better to stay together, wait for an opportunity, and join forces to break out."

Han Yuan let out a bitter laugh, tightened his grip on his Dharma sword, and began preparing to fight for his life.

These two fleeing for their lives were none other than Han Yuan and Liu Ye, who had joined the Dao-Upholding Alliance; as for Gao Feng, there was no sign of him.

Those pursuing them from behind were demonic cultivators clad in dark-patterned demonic robes; their attire was also infinitely familiar to Qin Ming, belonging to disciples of the Blood Refinement Demonic Sect.

However, compared to the first batch of demonic cultivators who descended into this world, the four or five demonic disciples before them all possessed cultivation only around the peak of Foundation Establishment.

The leader was a bearded burly man with cultivation at the peak of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from reaching the False Dan realm.

Beside him was a female cultivator with a bewitching figure, dressed revealingly and behaving wildly, reeking heavily of rouge and powder, with a green snake coiled around her arm.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect to encounter two small fry the moment I descended to this realm; they will make perfect nourishment for my precious baby, allowing it to devour their bones and suck their marrow."

She let out a wanton laugh, reaching out to stroke the green snake flicking its tongue.

"Hahaha! Naturally, whoever gets it first keeps it; Green-Scaled Hag, with such fine blood food, I certainly won't yield to you."

The bristly-bearded man opened his mouth in a wild laugh, murderous light fully exposed in his eyes; he immediately urged the shuttle-shaped demonic artifact beneath his feet, and with a sudden burst of speed, instantly created a huge gap between himself and the other demonic cultivator beside him.

Swish! He directly catalyzed his demonic qi, the Blood-Drinking Demonic Blade in his hand erupting with explosive crimson light; he slashed fiercely forward, and in an instant, over ten long rainbow-like streaks tore across the sky, forming a massive blood-colored net that descended squarely upon Han Yuan and his companion.

Seeing this terrifying power, Han Yuan and his companion could not help but reveal looks of horror; merely this casual strike from the bristly-bearded man's demonic blade was comparable to an attack from a False Core stage cultivator.

Liu Ye's face also turned pale, despair written upon her features as she took out a second-grade upper-tier defensive round shield to block.

"Hahaha! Truly foolish in the extreme; how could my Demonic Blood Blade Radiance be blocked by the piece of junk in your hand?"

In the next instant, blood-colored light flashed.

Clang! Crack! The spiritual shield released by Liu Ye was slashed away in one blow; her pupils dilated, and her beautiful face instantly lost all color.

"Fellow Daoist Liu!! Be careful!" Han Yuan's eyes nearly split from rage; he wished to rush to her aid, yet he himself was entangled by two demonic cultivators.

He could only watch helplessly as the blood-colored blade radiance closed in on Liu Ye, causing her to perish on the spot.

Just as the two fell into despair.

Roar roar roar! Hum~ The nearby space suddenly began to tremble violently.

In an instant, an extremely magnificent Lingxiao precious carriage, drawn by a third-stage late-period Profound Water Giant Crocodile, arrived before everyone.

The blood-colored blade radiance that was about to strike Liu Ye was abruptly frozen in place, then burst and vanished like bubbles one after another.

"Not good! It's a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

The bristly-bearded man was suddenly struck with great terror; he let out a shriek and attempted to flee by flying away.

The female cultivator reacted even faster than him, yet she was restrained by a powerful force; before she could even utter a final plea for mercy, she directly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

The Profound Water Crocodile tilted its head upward and spewed a strand of lightning at those few demonic cultivators, instantly turning them into flying ash.

In just a few breaths.

This sudden reversal left Han Yuan and Liu Ye completely stunned on the spot.

While the two rejoiced at having saved their lives, they were also extremely curious about which senior had acted to save them.

Merely this carriage was so extravagantly imposing.

Just as the bristly-bearded man was overwhelmed with terror, he saw the void before him distort, slowly revealing an ordinary-looking young man.

The other party merely glanced at him, and his brain hummed, instantly becoming completely blank.

A few breaths later, the bristly-bearded man's gaze was empty; he had lost all vitality, resembling a walking corpse, and from start to finish, he could not utter a single word.

Qin Ming cast the Thorn Technique, transforming him into a blood pearl which he then stored away.

He had just employed the Soul-Bewitching Great Art from the Nether Soul Art to successfully complete a soul search on him.

Although this person was merely a lowly lackey from the Blood Refinement Demon Sect at the peak of Foundation Establishment, Qin Ming obtained quite a bit of information from him.

'The method to break the Blood Ring Curse Seal indeed lies with those ten-plus Jin Dan true disciples.'

Qin Ming pondered silently.

"Junior Han Yuan and Liu Ye thank Senior Qin Zhenjun for the great grace of saving our lives; we dare not disobey any command you may have!"

Han Yuan and Liu Ye were also extremely nervous; although they had been saved, they had also heard that Nascent Soul old monsters were capricious in temperament, so killing them to silence them was entirely possible.

"It is of no concern; encountering me is simply your fortune and luck."

"By the way, where exactly are the void anomalies you two mentioned earlier? Take me to see them."

Qin Ming did not reveal his identity to the two, speaking instead with an air of casual ease.

(End of Chapter)