[{"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-621":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},2332494,4560,"Chapter 621: Fourth-Rank Beast Core, the Way Out","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-621",621,"\u003Cp>“Thank you, Lady Lingyan, for your assistance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming gestured with his hand, retrieving the Blood Pagoda, then bowed to Yue Lingyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blood pagoda magic treasure, after Qin Ming re-refined it with the Heavy Water Pearl and nurtured it within his life-spirit plant, had grown even more powerful than before, capable of greatly affecting even a fourth-rank beast saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time using it—it was truly devastating, leaving Qin Ming highly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he continued to plant it using the [Spirit Plant Treasure] term, and let it fully evolve into a fourth-rank spiritual treasure, it might become even more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan reverted from her four-tailed Silver Moon Celestial Fox form back into a beautiful woman in palace robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned serious as she spoke to Qin Ming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, no need for formalities—this is not a place to speak. Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand, retrieving the corpse of the Great Black Heaven Beast Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming cleansed the residual qi from the scene, and the two swiftly departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the Beast Roar Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan produced a silk-canopied spirit-patterned carriage and invited Qin Ming to board; the interior was remarkably spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Azure-Plumed Flying Phoenixes pulled the carriage, moving at astonishing speed toward the Fox Clan’s sacred land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She poured Qin Ming a cup of spirit tea and asked curiously, “How did you come to provoke Great Black Heaven?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas! Lady Lingyan, you must have seen the Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree—this whole affair began because of it,” Qin Ming sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then recounted to her his encounter at the Spirit Xu  Marketplace, when he had prepared to leave Da Jin and return to the Southern Wastes after the tree’s emergence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan frowned slightly and said coolly, “So Great Black Heaven has allied with the demonic sects and sacrificed an entire marketplace? Then he truly deserves to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was secretly astonished by Qin Ming’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Black Heaven was no ordinary beast saint—he was among the elite of the Wind-Splitting Eagle clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yue Lingyan first received Qin Ming’s message talisman, she had worried whether he could hold out until she arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet to her utter shock, by the time she reached the scene, Great Black Heaven was already gravely wounded—allowing her to strike him down in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, Brother Qin, you cultivate the Supreme Sacred Scripture of our clan, the Heavenly Beast Body Refinement Codex?” Yue Lingyan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming did not conceal it; he nodded. “That’s correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qin, you truly have extraordinary fortune—having cultivated this sacred scripture to such a profound level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard rumors that only ancient bloodline royal clans rarely achieve bodily golden cores,” Yue Lingyan marveled. “No wonder you could match Great Black Heaven with sheer physical strength alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps you might even reach the legendary ‘Heavenly Beast Body’ realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Beast Body?” Qin Ming asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan explained calmly: “Yes. This beast scripture was created by an ancient beast god, extremely difficult to cultivate, famed for its formidable bodily arts. Legend says it can achieve indestructible flesh and rebirth from a single drop of blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming found this entirely plausible—he had spent countless rare resources to cultivate this body-refining art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his current achievements were entirely due to his own relentless effort and a bit of help from the terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Lady Lingyan, will your intervention affect your standing among the beast clans?” Qin Ming asked, recalling Great Black Heaven’s final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan smiled faintly. “No concern. Brother Qin, do not worry—this fiend once schemed against my clan; we have an irreconcilable grudge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, with your help, I have avenged my clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the cultivation world, the strong devour the weak—strength is the only law. Even if other beast clans know I did this, what of it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone suggested she gave the matter no further thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qin Ming considered that the Wind-Splitting Eagle clan still had a fourth-rank mid-stage beast saint, which was why he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yue Lingyan’s indifference, he realized she had a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Qin Ming was highly skilled at erasing traces—he had already thoroughly cleaned the scene; other beast clans would find no clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Black Heaven’s massacre across the southern Da Jin region to collect living souls had already drawn the attention of many human cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast clans must have known of this too—his death at the hands of a human Nascent Soul cultivator was entirely plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the spirit tent, Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan conversed, chatting amiably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they arrived at the Fox Clan’s sacred land, Muxia Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming followed her into the cave dwelling and released the Devouring Rat, the Black Water Crocodile, and the three beasts to play with Little Silver Fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, Yue Lingyan cast a qi-sealing barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a flick of her hand, she revealed the corpse of the black avian beast saint upon the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Qin Ming understood she intended to divide the spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a fourth-rank transformed beast saint’s body was full of treasures—valuable even to a powerful beast like Yue Lingyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After releasing the corpse, she asked Qin Ming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This fiend is dead. You contributed greatly—choose first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming did not refuse—he was at a critical stage in cultivating the Heavenly Beast Body Codex and urgently needed the fourth-rank beast saint’s essence blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already considered that if he couldn’t obtain fourth-rank essence blood, he would turn to the Devouring Demon Body technique, absorbing primordial demonic qi and combining it with the Heavenly Beast Body Codex to achieve bodily sainthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take the beast core and essence blood. The rest is yours, Lady Lingyan,” Qin Ming said after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan was slightly surprised. “Brother Qin, you won’t even look at the treasures Great Black Heaven collected?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand, and a bell-shaped storage treasure flew from the corpse into her grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming swallowed hard. Though he desired them, he knew one must not be greedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth-rank beast core and essence blood were already immensely valuable—they contained the entire essence of the transformed beast. To covet more would be unseemly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be too ungracious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast core could be used to brew fourth-rank spirit wine for Nascent Soul cultivators or to nurture spirit pets; the essence blood was precisely what he needed for his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fourth-rank beast core, if sold in the outside cultivation world, could even spawn a pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator and sustain a major sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. Then I shall not be modest,” Yue Lingyan said with a faint smile, and she stowed the bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a flick of her finger, a silver light shot forth, extracting from the black avian’s skull a pitch-black, fourth-rank lower-grade beast core, radiating a mesmerizing dark luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She next removed her white jade bracelet and sealed the beast’s soul back into the core, merging the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without its soul, the beast core lost much of its potency and would quickly leak its beast energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Yue Lingyan plucked from beneath the Wind-Splitting Eagle’s neck a crimson feather unlike its others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed the two items to Qin Ming. “This is the Wind-Splitting Eagle’s life-feather—its essence blood is entirely stored within.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming joyfully accepted the beast core and feather, deeply grateful. “Then I shall accept them with thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I too benefit greatly—this fiend’s corpse materials are crucial for the spiritual treasure I plan to forge next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He collected many treasures in his lifetime,” Yue Lingyan smiled, clearly pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This harvest would further advance her cultivation and solidify her higher standing among the beast clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, what are your plans now, Brother Qin?” Yue Lingyan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming chuckled bitterly. “Originally, I intended to return to the Southern Wastes by merchant ship. But after this incident, I must find another way to leave Da Jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must know that with the Qingyuan Sect’s secret realm emerging, conflict among the three cultivation realms is inevitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no wish to be drawn into it—I’d rather stay far away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan nodded, fully agreeing with his sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your decision is wise. Seeking opportunities within those sects is like stealing from a tiger’s mouth—any misstep could mean ruin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially with the Blood Refining Demon Sect lurking, watching, waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she added, “I do know a route that can return you to the Southern Wastes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? That’s excellent! Lady Lingyan, please tell me,” Qin Ming said, his face lighting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the advantage of associating with high-rank cultivators—it broadened one’s horizons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had only known one human Nascent Soul True Person: the Cold Crow Elder. But that elder seemed reluctant to engage with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Qin Ming’s understanding of realms beyond Nascent Soul was limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yue Lingyan was different—she answered nearly every question, revealing to Qin Ming many things unknown even among most cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a day later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the grass outside the cave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Devouring Rat, Black Water Crocodile, Silver-Winged Frost Bee, and Little Silver Fox sat on the ground before a spread of spirit melons and fruits grown by Qin Ming in the Mini Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Rat, my mother told me you were chased by Great Black Heaven on your way here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Silver Fox blinked her emerald-green eyes at the Devouring Rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the Devouring Rat leapt to his feet, puffed out his chest, and spoke with great flourish:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Silver Fox, you’ve got it all wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean ‘chased’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My master used himself as bait to lure the enemy deeper—do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my master hadn’t held me back, I would’ve gone out and fought Great Black Heaven myself—taught him how to be a beast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before I could even act, he was already dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! What a pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Silver Fox, innocent and gullible, believed him completely and said with awe: “Brother Rat, you are truly powerful! I admire you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devouring Rat waved its tiny hand with great flair and said, “Not bad at all—since I reached the peak of third-rank, and with all these powerful magic treasures in hand, I can even take on a fourth-rank demon saint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just have no chance to put my skills to use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMACK! Just as the Devouring Rat was about to keep boasting, a large hand slammed down hard on its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It scratched its scalp and turned around—only to see Qin Ming and Yue Lingyan stepping out of the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re talking about taking on fourth-rank demon saints? Who’s stopping you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet I’ve never seen you strike first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming said to it coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next time, for sure! Next time, I promise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devouring Rat immediately toned down its arrogance and grinned sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yue Lingyan, watching its antics, couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, are we leaving now?” the Devouring Rat couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming glanced at it, exasperated. “Do you plan to stay here for the New Year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time this thing came to Muxia Mountain, it practically refused to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, how could I? I was just asking out of curiosity,” the Devouring Rat chuckled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just earlier, Yue Lingyan had also urged Qin Ming to stay—after all, the outside world was in chaos; it would be safer to remain in the Fox Clan’s sacred land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muxia Mountain possessed a fourth-rank spiritual vein, making it an excellent place for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could Qin Ming accept? Not only was he a human cultivator, making prolonged stays in demon territory unwise, but he also carried many secrets he couldn’t reveal before Yue Lingyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to return to Wangyue Island and focus on farming and cultivation, preparing to break through to Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, Qin Ming took from his storage pouch a jar of Demon Flame Wine and two Yunying Fruits, handing them to Yue Lingyan. “Lingyan, no need to see me off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are the Yunying Fruits I promised Little Silver Fox. This spirit wine is called ‘Demon Flame Wine’—brewed by my own hands. Give it to her when she breaks through to peak third-rank; it will aid her breakthrough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Silver Fox, standing nearby, instantly lit up with excitement and bowed deeply to Qin Ming. “Thank you, Elder Qin, for your generous gift!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Elder Qin,” Yue Lingyan said gratefully—these spirit items were invaluable to Little Silver Fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she, a fourth-rank demon saint, could not obtain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming smiled. “Just a small token. After all, when we divided the Yunying Fruit trees, we already agreed on this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your expertise in spirit plant cultivation is extraordinary—I never expected you’d mature the Yunying Fruit trees so quickly,” Yue Lingyan said with a smile. “It seems your return to Wangyue Island will see you achieving Nascent Soul in no time. I offer my congratulations in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When your Nascent Soul ceremony comes, don’t forget to invite me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming replied humbly. “Nascent Soul is no easy feat. I’ve merely had a bit of fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not guaranteed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I truly succeed, I will certainly invite you, Lingyan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then summoned his three spirit pets into the Little Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At parting, Yue Lingyan handed Qin Ming a map and a dark wooden plaque. “Follow the route marked on this map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her, Qin Ming learned another way back to the Southern Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eastern reaches of the Black Sea lies a small island called Guidao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private ships from the island occasionally sail to various parts of the cultivation world, including the Southern Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet very few cultivators know of this route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because reaching Guidao requires flying there oneself—without at least Golden Core cultivation, it’s nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming studied the map for a moment, then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingyan, I didn’t realize Guidao’s location was so unusual—it lies between the Black Sea and Eastern Sea cultivation realms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lingyan nodded. “Correct. Guidao is actually operated by the Eastern Sea cultivation world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long ago, the Eastern Sea produced the Soul Transformation sect, Penglai Sect. Though its talent has dwindled over the past thousand years, it still possesses an ancient Penglai Immortal Tree, preserving its lineage for millennia—so another Soul Transformation master may yet arise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Eastern Sea cultivation realm, there was once a Soul Transformation sect called the Penglai Sect; though talent has dwindled over the past thousand years, it still possesses an ancient Penglai Immortal Tree, sustaining its lineage for thousands of years, so it is not impossible that another Soul Transformation cultivator may yet arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to friend “12P Boss” for the 500-coin tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to all friends for your voting support! (End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you, fellow cultivators, for your voting support! 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