Chapter 491: Nascent Soul Pill Formula

At the Wuxing Mountain marketplace, within the Wan Dao Merchant Alliance branch.

Elder Jin Han, with white hair and a youthful face, was discussing with several other senior officials.

Each of them held jade slips containing data and intelligence from various merchant houses.

"Our Wan Dao Merchant Alliance still has three slots available for new merchant houses this year. All of you have reviewed these candidate files—what are your thoughts?"

"Elder Jin, do you think the Jingxue Pavilion can properly utilize that fourth-tier branch spiritual vein land?"

After a moment's thought, Elder Jin shook his head firmly. "From my perspective, it's difficult."

"As I understand, Jingxue Pavilion traveled millions of miles from the Southern Wastes to establish itself in Da Jin. Their foundation is shallow, they have no core team, and even this land reclamation was done with temporary hires of spirit cultivators."

"Though that Lu Shopkeeper has some boldness and may be competent in commerce, when it comes to cultivating spirit plants and managing spirit fields, with this makeshift crew, I doubt they'll achieve anything significant."

The other elders nodded in agreement. "Then it's a waste of such a precious resource in their hands!"

"Regardless, Jingxue Pavilion won this land through legitimate competition. How they manage it is beyond our jurisdiction," Elder Jin said calmly, sipping his tea.

"If Jingxue Pavilion could secure the services of Master Qin from the Southern Wastes to manage these two hundred mu of spirit land, perhaps they could unlock its full potential."

After all, even just those ten mu of third-tier supreme spiritual vein can support the cultivation of numerous third-tier spirit plants.

"Third-tier spirit plant masters are exceedingly rare. Even in Da Jin, only a few major clans and sects have them. Our Wan Dao Merchant Alliance has only recruited two such consultants."

"How could such a minor group as Jingxue Pavilion possibly attract a spirit plant master?"

"By the way, I heard that Master Li Lan from Lingxu Marketplace has second-tier upper-grade spirit cultivation skills, and they've managed to lure him away. With this high-tier spiritual vein land, do you think he might use it as a stepping stone to break into the third tier?"

"Third-tier spirit cultivation skills are incredibly difficult. Without a master's guidance, self-study alone cannot reach that level."

"Indeed, Elder Yan speaks wisely."

"So, what is your decision regarding inviting Jingxue Pavilion to join our alliance?"

"Let's hold off for now. Begin negotiations with the other three merchant houses first."

"I second that."

…

In the Lingxu Marketplace and Wuxing Mountain Marketplace.

The topic of recent discussion among cultivators has been the explosive rumors surrounding the recent Wufu Auction.

Especially the surprising victory of the obscure Jingxue Pavilion, which outbid all rivals to secure the final auction item: the fourth-tier branch spiritual vein land.

"Sigh, I never imagined such a piece of land would fall into the hands of a minor faction!"

"Not exactly minor—I heard Jingxue Pavilion is quite prominent in the Southern Wastes cultivation world."

"Still, I don't think much of Jingxue Pavilion's move. That Lu Shopkeeper paid such a heavy price for this land."

"They don't even have a third-tier spirit plant master—how will they ever recoup their investment?"

And according to inside sources, this land borders the demonic race territories; they might be forced to retreat shortly.

"Spirit land is valuable, but only if you have sufficient strength to hold it."

"By the way, there's another matter."

"It's said that after the Wufu Auction, the entire Yin Mo Sect group—including Tian Laomo—vanished without a trace."

"The Li Dynasty's Yin Mo Sect has erupted in chaos and is currently negotiating with Da Jin's three major powers, demanding permission to send investigators."

"But the Li Huo Palace has taken a firm stance and refused."

"Of course they would. I heard the one who stood up to Tian Wuchong at the Wufu Auction was Hua Tianxiong of the Qianji Merchant House."

"Could the disappearance of the Yin Mo Sect be linked to him?"

"Who would've thought Hua Tianxiong, usually greedy, lustful, and indulgent, could be so ruthless—he actually made the Yin Mo Sect suffer a loss."

"Shh! Brother, watch your tongue—words can bring disaster."

…

Several months later.

Just when everyone doubted that Jingxue Pavilion, under Lu Shopkeeper's leadership, could ever cultivate the land properly.

Within the two hundred mu of spirit fields, lush green sprouts had already sprung up, and dozens of spirit farmers were laboring tirelessly in the fields.

Each of them was casting the Great Five Elements Spirit Rain Technique to irrigate the crops.

This was the technique Qin Ming had taught to these lower-level spirit farmers. Meanwhile, the ten mu of spirit land Qin Ming personally cultivated had undergone a dramatic transformation.

The third-tier Star Tan Flowers and Dragon Scale Grass had both broken through the soil.

Six golden terms appeared before Qin Ming's eyes.

At the same time.

The Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower had been planted by Qin Ming within the Small Spirit Realm.

He felt the timing was right. He approached the spirit plant and consumed three 【Space-Time Leaf】 terms in succession, accelerating its growth to three thousand years.

Such an ancient herb possessed sufficient potency to refine the "Bingxin Yupo Pill."

Instantly, a vast force of temporal energy descended upon the Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower.

Before Qin Ming's eyes, the flower began to grow at a visibly rapid pace.

After only half a day.

Before Qin Ming, seven fully matured spirit flowers bloomed—lotus-shaped, each adorned with seven rays of light.

A seven-colored aura enveloped the entire plant, swirling and lingering, suffused with spiritual essence and Dao resonance, breathtakingly beautiful.

Even more astonishing to Qin Ming was that a term, entirely unexpected, had refreshed on this third-tier supreme spirit plant.

【Name】: Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower 【Term】: Nascent Soul Pill Formula (Maturity 100%, harvestable) "Nascent Soul Pill Formula!"

"It's the Nascent Soul Pill Formula! A core secret known only to Nascent Soul-level sects!"

"So it seems that Nascent Soul-level spirit plants can occasionally refresh the Nascent Soul Pill Formula."

"Hahaha!"

Qin Ming, elated, harvested the Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower and carefully sealed it in a jade box.

He also obtained several spirit seeds—he could cultivate the Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower again whenever needed.

As Qin Ming harvested the three-thousand-year Seven-Orifice Tribulation Flower, a purple term leaf suddenly appeared in his spiritual sense.

Without hesitation, he immediately used the 【Nascent Soul Pill Formula】 term.

Suddenly.

A torrent of information flooded into Qin Ming's mind.

Moments later, he regained his composure.

An obscure and profound pill formula appeared in his mind.

"Nascent Soul Pill Formula: Main ingredients—fourth-tier Five Elements Spirit Ginseng, Taiyi Bodhi, ten-thousand-year Qing Ling Saliva, Yunying Fruit."

Qin Ming barely glanced at it before his heart clenched—he stared in stunned disbelief.

Just the fourth-tier spirit ingredients alone numbered over a dozen, and the third-tier auxiliary materials exceeded a hundred.

Moreover, the refining technique differed radically from ordinary spirit pills—it was extraordinarily arcane, and even Qin Ming could not comprehend its intricacies.

Clearly, even with the formula in hand, without a master's guidance, one could not possibly decipher it in a short time.

Still, now that he possessed the Nascent Soul Pill Formula, he could begin gathering the ingredients in advance.

After some thought, Qin Ming immediately sent a message via the Black Talisman to Hua Tianxiong: "Hua Tianxiong, I have several tasks for you."

Then,

He instructed Hua Tianxiong to secretly gather the spirit ingredients needed to refine the Divine Wood Pill and the Nascent Soul Pill.

Even in Da Jin, richer than the Southern Wastes, these ingredients were not easily obtained.

So Qin Ming relaxed his requirements.

Simply acquiring the spirit seeds and relevant information would suffice for him.

The Qianji Merchant House had influence spread across Da Jin—through their network, casting a wide net would be far more efficient than Qin Ming searching for each item individually.

After handling these matters, Qin Ming gazed deeply into the distance.

"It's about time I made a trip to Zhongzhou's Longting Lake to visit Su Yuqing."

…

(End of Chapter)