Chapter 451: Changes in Entries

Qin Ming immediately stirred his thoughts.

In one breath, he consumed ten entries of 【Space-Time Leaves】.

In an instant, a force of years and time descended from the void upon the spiritual tea tree before him.

Gradually, the spiritual tea tree began to grow wildly, quickly sprouting new branches until it was lush with foliage.

Half a day later.

The entire spiritual tea tree had grown directly to over ten feet tall, and a unique, fragrant aroma of spiritual tea lingered upon its emerald green leaves.

At the same time.

Three golden, glittering entries suddenly appeared in Qin Ming's vision: 【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Entry】: Nascent Soul Magic Power x1 (Maturity 20%) 【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Entry】: Space-Time Leaves x10 (Maturity 21%) 【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Entry】: Great Dao Epiphany x1 (Maturity 20%) 【Great Dao Epiphany】: After using this entry, one can immediately resonate with heaven and earth, entering a state of epiphany.

"Great Dao Lei Jie Tea!"

"Nascent Soul Magic Power!"

"And it's actually an Epiphany entry!"

"It seems that as the grade of the spiritual plant increases, the refreshed entries have changed accordingly."

Even though Qin Ming had cultivated for several hundred years and was accustomed to all manner of sights within the Immortal Realm, his heart long ago becoming unrippled by surprise.

Yet at this moment, he was truly startled by this scene.

A look of delight immediately floated across Qin Ming's face.

However, after pondering for a long time, neither the spiritual plant books he currently possessed nor the strange tales he had gathered contained any records regarding the 'Great Dao Lei Jie Tea'.

He thought of that old fellow, the Green Sun Yan Laomo, who was a veteran figure of the ancient great spiritual plant sect, the Qingyuan Sect.

Thus, he contacted the Green Sun Yan Laomo and asked, "Old Ghost, do you know what kind of spiritual plant this Great Dao Lei Jie Tea is?"

The Green Sun Yan Laomo was sleeping within the Blood Xue Futu magical treasure, nurturing his divine soul, when he was suddenly awakened by Qin Ming; he immediately yawned and woke up in a daze.

"Heh-ha-ah~ What spiritual tea did you say?"

Yet the next moment.

When his gaze fell upon that spiritual tea tree over ten feet tall, the Green Sun Yan Laomo's cloudy eyes suddenly widened greatly, and he cried out in shock, "Great Dao Lei Jie Tea?!!"

"Where did you get this? And such a large plant?"

Qin Ming immediately recounted the events on Ao Bie Island to him.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Your luck is truly remarkable, young lad, to have stumbled upon such a find."

"The Great Dao Lei Jie Tea is a fourth-grade top-tier spiritual plant; even back in the Qingyuan Sect, there were only a few plants of it. I have heard rumors that this spiritual tea originally spread to the Mortal World from other realms."

"This tea is extremely rare and will only be nurtured within a Lei Jie; besides its greatest effect of slightly increasing Nascent Soul magic power and consolidating the Nascent Soul, it also enhances one's comprehension of the Great Dao."

"But its greatest function is that after drinking this tea, it provides immense help in resisting heavenly tribulations for major realms, allowing one to withstand several more bolts of Lei Jie; it is a rare and precious spiritual object for resisting tribulations, heh heh heh!"

"If one day you attempt to break through to the Soul Transformation stage, it will certainly be useful."

Hearing the Green Sun Yan Laomo speak thus, Qin Ming's heart became even more surprised; he had not expected this tea to have such a significant background.

It was actually the legendary fourth-grade top-tier spiritual tea.

"You young lad have really struck it rich, even moving back such a large piece of Black Jade Spiritual Rock."

"Although this Great Dao Lei Jie Tea can take root in the void, growing as long as there is a sufficient spiritual vein environment and it encounters a Lei Jie."

"Yet during the initial formation stage of its spiritual seed's nurturing, it cannot do without the nutrients provided by this Black Jade Spiritual Rock."

"It is a rare and precious companion spiritual object."

The Green Sun Yan Laomo clicked his tongue in wonder repeatedly, sighing at Qin Ming's good fortune.

Qin Ming also had not expected that his trip to Ao Bie Island would result in such a massive bargain.

What excited him even more was that the taste of this fourth-grade top-tier spiritual tea would surely be excellent.

Furthermore, the entries refreshed were truly delightful.

"However, it seems the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea still has some distance to go before reaching maturity."

"Within these two years, once some more 【Space-Time Leaves】 entries are refreshed, I will fully ripen it."

"After obtaining the 【Great Dao Epiphany】 entry, I can properly enter the Penglai Immortal Tree to comprehend the Great Dao."

"Perhaps I can obtain a fourth-grade, or even a fifth-grade spiritual plant inheritance; that would truly be a huge windfall."

Qin Ming had already secretly made his plans for what came next.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming entered the artifact refining room within the Small Xiao Lingjing, began to summon the Devouring Spirit Poisonous Flame, and started smelting those three pieces of extraterrestrial strange metal ore.

Immediately after, following the fourth-grade artifact refining inheritance "Demonic Craft Opens All Things," he began to execute the treasure refining technique, mixing all the smelted strange metal into the black steel fork.

Time slowly passed.

Three months later.

Within the artifact refining room of the Small Xiao Lingjing, a shocking dark purple treasure light burst forth, shooting straight into the sky! The Devouring Sky Rat was on the grassland inhaling and exhaling demonic power, striving to refine that Profound Spirit Turtle Shell, and upon seeing such an unusual phenomenon from Qin Ming's artifact refining room, it immediately revealed an expression of extreme delight!

"It seems the master has successfully refined the treasure!"

It hurriedly put away the turtle shell, transformed into a streak of black light, and arrived inside the artifact refining room.

The next moment.

The Devouring Sky Rat's gaze fell upon the black steel fork floating before Qin Ming, causing its spirit to shake greatly.

Although the overall appearance of the black steel fork was not much different from before, its surface now displayed numerous complex spiritual patterns.

Furthermore, it emitted layers of treasure light; clearly, the grade of this treasure had leaped up a major step!

It had already reached the level of a fourth-grade lower-grade spiritual treasure!

When refining the treasure, Qin Ming had also considered that with the Devouring Sky Rat's current realm and cultivation, it could barely drive a portion of the power of a fourth-grade lower-grade spiritual treasure.

If it were any higher, it would instead drain the creature dry.

Therefore, when mixing in the extraterrestrial strange metal, he used only one-third, leaving more than half remaining.

Qin Ming formed a hand seal and pointed; the dark radiance in mid-air instantly converged and retreated into the black steel fork, returning to a state of plain simplicity.

In appearance, it looked no different from before, yet its power was no longer comparable to what it had been.

Qin Ming flicked his finger, tossing the black steel fork to the Shi Tian Shu, and said, "I have also found two treasures for your Tribulation Crossing."

"Take advantage of these two years to properly refine, nourish, and familiarize yourself with the spiritual treasures; once we return to Moon Gazing Island, you can begin preparing to break through to form transformation."

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing these treasures! Hehehe! With these two spiritual treasures in hand, I will definitely succeed in breaking through!" The Shi Tian Shu kept stroking the black steel fork, its inner excitement obvious.

It secretly sighed with emotion: 'Alas! This old master has finally seen the light of day!'

'It was not in vain that I served before and behind my master for so many years, bearing all burdens without complaint and fearlessly fighting to the death for him.'

'Finally, awoo-wooo-wooo, it has been too difficult.' The Shi Tian Shu immediately injected demonic energy into the black steel fork to test it.

In an instant, three beams of pitch-black dark light erupted, radiating a power of Profound Mystery, like a black hole, as if capable of devouring all five elements' power.

"Master! Please give this spiritual treasure a name! It truly feels incredibly handy!" the Shi Tian Shu said excitedly.

"You can name it whatever you like; this fork belongs to you now."

"Then let's call it the Immortal-Slaying Halberd! What do you think, Master?"

Qin Ming: "."

"Can you be a bit more low-key? Don't go around talking about slaying immortals at every turn."

"But suit yourself; it doesn't matter if you like this name."

Seeing the Shi Tian Shu's joyful expression, Qin Ming did not wish to dampen its spirits.

Then he waved his hand. "Enough. Go pick some spiritual fruits and catch a few more spiritual fish. After refining treasures for so long, I am feeling rather bored; prepare a meal of spiritual food for me."

"Eh-hehe! Yes, yes, yes, Master, just you wait." Upon receiving the order, the Shi Tian Shu hastily stored the treasures and dashed off like a streak of smoke.

A moment later.

In the kitchen within the cave dwelling, wisps of cooking smoke began to rise.

Immediately afterward, the clanging and clattering sounds of pots, pans, and bowls rang out.

Half an hour later, the Shi Tian Shu had prepared a table full of fine wine and delicious dishes, serving them directly to Qin Ming.

It then personally poured wine for him, attending to him with meticulous care.

After finishing the wine and food, Qin Ming walked out of the cave dwelling.

"It has been over half a year; Hua Tianxiong should have gathered most of the alchemical materials for pill refining by now."

However, just as he was about to leave.

Above the sea surface outside, two trails of escaping light quietly descended onto the desolate island.

As the black escaping light dissipated, it revealed the figures of two cultivators dressed in purple robes.

One was a short-statured young cultivator, and the other was a middle-aged man with a dark complexion.

Both cultivators possessed cultivation at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Senior Brother Yan, the task the sect assigned to the two of us is truly too arduous, isn't it?"

"They actually want us to infiltrate the interior of Dragon Abyss Island."

"Sigh! I thought that by descending to this realm following the senior brothers and sisters of the Ghost Nether Hall, we might gain some benefits, but it turns out we are merely here to be cannon fodder."

The short young man let out a heavy sigh.

"Junior Brother Ling, as the saying goes, wealth is sought amidst danger; if we two succeed in this endeavor, our merit will be the greatest."

"If we can survive and get out, we might even obtain the opportunity to form a Jin Dan."

"Isn't this very breath we fight with what defines us demonic cultivators?"

"Moreover, with the Demonic Spirit Talismans bestowed by the Qishang Mojun, we have already killed the messenger from Dragon Abyss Island; replacing him should be quite easy."

"The probability of success is still quite high."

The dark-faced middle-aged man then took out two blood-colored high-grade talismans and slapped one onto each of their bodies.

As a flash of demonic light passed over them.

Their appearances immediately twisted and transformed, and even the demonic energy on their bodies converted into demonic beast energy.

A few breaths later.

A shrimp soldier and a crab general instantly appeared within Qin Ming's line of sight; had he not witnessed it with his own eyes, even his divine sense, comparable to that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, probably would not have detected anything amiss.

This fully demonstrated the formidable disguising capability of the Ghost Nether Palace's Demonic Spirit Talismans.

"Hahahaha!"

The shrimp soldier and the crab general waved their claws, and upon seeing each other's ridiculous appearances, they could not help but burst into loud laughter.

Immediately after, the shrimp soldier took out a bead resembling a demonic beast core and handed it to the crab general.

"Let's go; swallow this Water-Avoiding Pearl. From now on, we two unfortunate brothers will be no different from the sea races; even without exerting magic power, we will be able to roam freely beneath the sea."

"For the great cause of the Jin Dan! Let's do it!"

Subsequently.

The shrimp soldier and the crab general swallowed the Water-Avoiding Pearls, and with a splash, they jumped directly into the seawater.

After the two cultivators had departed far away.

A ripple of fluctuation spread through the void.

Qin Ming's figure slowly emerged.

The Shi Tian Shu, holding the black steel fork, had originally intended to test the power of its new spiritual treasure, but Qin Ming had stopped it.

"Master, why let those two go?"

"They should be demonic cultivators from the Blood Nether Realm, correct?"

Gazing at the surging sea surface, his eyes dark and profound, Qin Ming merely said lightly, "I have already implanted soul imprints on both of them; there is no need to startle the snake by striking the grass."

"Hehe! The master truly thinks of everything," the Shi Tian Shu laughed.

"Since the destination is Dragon Abyss Island..."

"The people from the Ghost Palace must also be heading for the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly; I'd like to see just what schemes these demonic cultivators are plotting."

After half a month of winding detours,

Qin Ming restored his original appearance and returned once again to Tianlan Xiancheng.

Yet the moment he entered the city, two streams of fleeing light brimming with powerful auras rushed out to meet him.

One of them was an old acquaintance, Xia Yuangong.

The other was an elder with a white beard, whose cultivation was unmistakably at the mid-Nascent Soul realm.

A warm smile surfaced on his face as he introduced himself to Qin Ming: "This old man is Long Yangzi, the City Lord of Tianlan Xiancheng and one of the inner sect elders of the Star Palace."

"I have long admired Fellow Daoist Qin's great name, yet regretted never having met you until now."

"Today we have finally crossed paths; please come to my residence for a chat!"

(End of Chapter)