[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my":3,"chapter-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-48":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Life: Starting with Farming to Refresh My Stats",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2331921,4560,"Chapter 48: Spirit Rice Price Cut","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>Inside the alchemy chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing stared blankly at the alchemy furnace, where six azure elixirs rolled and churned, on the verge of emerging—and what puzzled him even more was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those six Qi Condensation Pills, one bore a thin layer of elixir aura on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Premium Qi Condensation Pill?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Qin Ming could move, Su Yuqing raised his hand himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six elixirs in the furnace instantly flew into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined each pill meticulously, frowning, verifying again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Su, could you take a look? Are these Qi Condensation Pills still acceptable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anything I should pay attention to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming, thrilled by his successful alchemy, wore a sincere smile and humbly sought Su Yuqing’s advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the man was a genuine top-grade alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire Qingyang Market, such individuals were exceedingly rare—if he offered even a few words of guidance, Qin Ming would benefit immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Su Yuqing returned the pills to Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, forcing a faint smile onto his face, he muttered a few words: “Heh… it’s… passable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, he appeared calm, but inside, his mind was in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does this kid’s alchemy talent nearly rival mine?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasn’t he failing constantly just a while ago?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How on earth did he suddenly get it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he have truly mastered my secret alchemy technique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is his comprehension ability truly this high?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no—I’ll have to hide my methods next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming happily admired his “masterpiece,” a deep sense of accomplishment rising within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also felt immense gratitude toward Su Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for Su Yuqing, who always let him observe every alchemy session, he would never have absorbed so much real knowledge through osmosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his spiritual sense greatly strengthened, he could never have reached the threshold of a low-grade alchemist so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming personally cooked a full table of dishes using Beast Tooth Rice, and he and Su Yuqing ate heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, your Beast Tooth Rice is truly excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing devoured two large bowls of Beast Tooth Spirit Rice, still scooping more from the pot as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Brother Su needs some, I can sell you a portion at market price,” Qin Ming said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he bought Gathering Spirit Pills from Su Yuqing, the man had given him premium-grade ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be a good way to repay the favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Su Yuqing immediately perked up, eyes gleaming: “Really?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, how much can you supply? I’ll take all of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately pulled a sack of Beast Tooth Rice from his storage pouch and placed it before Su Yuqing: “I only have this much now—about a hundred jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll sell it to you at seven spirit stones per jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing’s face lit up with joy; without even looking, he waved his hand and the sack vanished into his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he handed Qin Ming seven hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming took the stones and stored them away—his small treasury now swelled to over sixteen hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his cup to Su Yuqing and exclaimed cheerfully: “Come, let’s drink our fill tonight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing, rarely smiling so broadly, raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Qin Ming took his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing asked Qin Ming to cultivate his final year’s spiritual plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, cultivation of alchemy auxiliaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the spiritual plants Su Yuqing requested were of considerable difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a first-rank top-grade plant: “Demon Flame Grass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a first-rank supreme-grade plant: “Seven-Leaf Huang Ling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had a maturation period of exactly one year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Qin Ming’s hesitation, Su Yuqing’s repeated pleas wore him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yuqing now had more confidence in Qin Ming’s plant cultivation than in himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming also realized he still needed to keep benefiting from Su Yuqing’s alchemy techniques and inherit his alchemy chamber, so he quickly nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One condition for advancing to top-grade spiritual cultivator is successfully cultivating two or more first-rank top-grade plants. Su Yuqing had given him only twenty seeds of each plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top-grade level, even the seeds had become exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming walked to the hillside’s spirit fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilled the soil and planted the dozens of seeds separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast the Advanced Spirit Rain Technique, summoning spirit rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to the three mu of Beast Tooth Rice fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year’s Beast Tooth Rice was thriving, promising a bountiful harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he leave, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyang Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming returned to his “Cool Cottage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the corner of the courtyard—the withered Blood Poison Vine he had transplanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had observed it for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without using the “Accelerate Growth” term, this plant grew extremely slowly; since transplanting, it had shown virtually no change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sea’s Accelerate Growth term was nearly depleted—he could only leave it as is for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qin Ming was about to enter his meditation chamber, his message talisman stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, come quickly—we have new developments.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming picked up the talisman, frowned—it was from Shopkeeper Liao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a bad feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a stick of incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming arrived at Juxuan Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Liao greeted him with a smile and led him to a private room on the fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then activated a soundproofing talisman and spoke gravely: “Brother Qin, I have bad news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The market’s spirit rice will be lowered in price.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely within the next two days. Moreover, all other cultivation resources—magic weapons, elixirs—will follow suit in gradual price cuts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming frowned, instinctively asking: “Has Lingyu Sect repaired their teleportation array?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guessed correctly,” Liao replied, nodding slightly. “A few days ago, Lingyu Sect completed repairs to the teleportation array and restored logistical support.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, Lingyu Sect and Jinyun Valley will install two direct teleportation arrays to the newly constructed Yunze Immortal City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the future, both sects will center their operations around Yunze Immortal City. Qingyang Market’s status will be gradually replaced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Pavilion Master’s intention is that once Yunze Immortal City is complete, Juxuan Pavilion’s main operations will relocate entirely there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only minor branch stores will remain in Qingyang Market.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Qin Ming frowned in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his teacup, sipped slowly, then asked: “Will housing rents in the market drop too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao seemed to have anticipated the question and replied bluntly: “No, housing rents won’t drop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas, with so many free cultivators now, housing is in high demand. When Yunze Immortal City is finished, only a select group of cultivators will be granted entry—it has certain thresholds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected spirit rice prices to drop while rents stayed sky-high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d only moved in a few days ago… “Brother Qin, if you still have surplus spirit rice, sell it quickly while you can,” Liao said, refilling Qin Ming’s cup, his tone implying more than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face wore a pleasant smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming couldn’t help but sneer inwardly: ‘This old fox—he’s been eyeing my spirit rice all along.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, if you’d told me sooner, I did still have about a hundred jin of Beast Tooth Rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I just sold it all to Brother Su,” Qin Ming sighed, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao’s hopeful gaze instantly turned to disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh well, never mind—Beast Tooth Rice will mature next year anyway!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversation ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Liao still warmly saw Qin Ming out of the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pondered for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sent a message talisman to Cai Laojiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laojiu, if you still have stored spirit rice, sell it quickly these next two days—keep this to yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","462a248bb830969f81397d8200d0a4ad0b752eb8ac407a32d932593bc760b0bb","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-49","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-47",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]