[{"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-625":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},2332498,4560,"Chapter 625","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>Seeing the Luo sect Foundation Establishment cultivator gesturing for him to board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming scrutinized the black, dilapidated ship once more and hesitantly asked, “Luo Daoist, are you certain this vessel can carry someone to the Southern Wilderness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax, Qin Daoist! This ship is famous for its speed around here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reaching the Southern Wilderness cultivation realm shouldn’t be a problem,” the Luo cultivator explained enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or will it sink fast?” Qin Ming sneered, finally losing his composure. “Aren’t there any other ships?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! What’s taking so long?! Are you leaving or not?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t get on soon, I’m sailing without you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He~tui~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain standing at the bow bellowed toward the island, then spat a thick wad of phlegm into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Luo family quickly responded, “Master Shi, we’re boarding! Coming right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Luo cultivator urged Qin Ming, “Master Lu, hurry aboard—this is the only ship leaving from Small Turtle Island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no alternative, Qin Ming reluctantly boarded the ship, half-skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After boarding, Qin Ming was stunned to find every crew member on the ship looked ferocious, drenched in bloodthirsty aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more astonishing, many of the crew weren’t human cultivators at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had the head of a sea beast, yet their lower bodies were fully human, with gills flaring on both sides of their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several skeletal ghostly entities also labored aboard the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bizarre crew members all had cultivation bases around the Second Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the other passengers on the ship clearly found this utterly ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qin Ming was clearly new to boarding Small Turtle Island’s vessel, the Luo cultivator smiled and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Lu, you may not know, but the crew of the Black Sail are all Fishfolk from the Eastern Sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Skilled in water manipulation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Qin Ming murmured, realizing—indeed, the cultural customs of the Eastern Sea cultivation realm were uniquely strange! But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bearded captain tucked his old tobacco pipe into his belt, along with a long, broadsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain grinned wickedly as he strode toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kid! First time here? Got a Black Sail Token? Otherwise... hehehe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand rested on the hilt of his broadsword, his sharp gaze fixed on Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh ho! This old bastard is even more arrogant than me! Master, let me teach him a lesson!” The Devouring Rat, unable to bear it, transmitted to Qin Ming inside the Little Spirit Realm, eager to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare these stinking fish and rotten shrimp threaten Master?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calm down. Let me see what’s going on first,” Qin Ming said calmly, then withdrew the black wooden token given to him by Yue Lingyan from his storage pouch and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain took the token, infused it with magic power, and instantly a shadowy image of a black sail materialized upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned, baring his teeth. “If you have a Black Sail Token issued by me, you’re a VIP guest—everything’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But remember this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Shi Jin. Our main business is piracy; shipping is just a side job.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No cheating, no lies—if you pay enough spirit stones, I’ll not only sail you far, I’ll even shatter a Golden Core cultivator!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Southern Wilderness? We’ll get you there in half a year!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this whole time, it was a pirate ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Yue Lingyan recommended it, it probably wasn’t dangerous—he chose to trust them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Sir, if you’re sailing from Small Turtle Island to the near seas of the Southern Wilderness, the fare is eight thousand mid-grade spirit stones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bare-chested boy beside him, thin as a monkey, pulled a straw hat from behind his neck and held it out to Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s face twitched. “That expensive?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he pulled out the exact amount of spirit stones and handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skinny boy carefully counted them several times, then beamed as he stuffed them into the straw hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qin Ming stared in surprise, muttering, “Didn’t expect this thing was a storage magic treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, you may go inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But mind this—don’t wander around. If anything happens, we take no responsibility.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skinny boy, delighted by his sudden windfall, gave Qin Ming a friendly warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming nodded and followed the Luo cultivator and others into the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raise anchor! Set sail!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, the creaking of wood and clanking of black chains echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash splash splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the strenuous efforts of the Fishfolk crew,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Black Sail slowly glided into the open sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon after departure, seawater began leaking into the hull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a sudden lurch, it plunged rapidly beneath the waves. “Sure enough, it sinks fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had just found a seat by the window when, unexpectedly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after entering the sea, the Golden Core captain, Shi Jin, pulled out a black pearl and began chanting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>black runes erupted from the pearl, swirling outward to envelop the entire ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the runes outside the ship interwove into a glowing barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaoo~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire vessel now appeared encased within the colossal shadow of a black shark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Third Stage late-stage spirit soul! Shi Jin really has some tricks!” Qin Ming mused, watching outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Fishfolk crew chanted “Hei-xiu! Hei-xiu!” as they exerted themselves—the Black Sail now swam through the deep sea like a supremely agile black shark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its speed was astonishing—utterly beyond Qin Ming’s comprehension. “Faster than any merchant vessel from the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty by countless times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is how they navigate—completely avoiding all storms on the Black Sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had learned something new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming sat cross-legged in his cabin room, meditating with closed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Sail glided swiftly through the deep sea—its speed was indeed remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since its main business was piracy, it surfaced every few days to raid passing merchant ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which wasted considerable time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the journey had been uneventful; Qin Ming observed that Captain Shi Jin, the Golden Core pirate, had certain principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, if the targeted cultivators surrendered their wealth to avoid disaster, they were spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if someone stubbornly refused to give up their money, he showed no mercy—kill on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they encountered fellow pirates, he attacked without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bloodthirsty pirates had thrived for years on the Black Sea precisely because they possessed both skill and survival tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin returned to the cabin with his Fishfolk crew, triumphant after successfully raiding a fishing boat. The crew cheered, drank, and feasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was now completely used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Lu, we’re arriving at Crab Island—farewell.” The Luo cultivator, with his family, came to bid Qin Ming goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming smiled faintly. “No need to see me off, Luo Daoist. May our paths cross again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Master Lu, take care,” the Luo cultivator bowed, exchanged pleasantries, then led his kin away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the Black Sail slowly rose toward the sea surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stepped onto the deck for some fresh air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a scattered cluster of islands appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Lu, are you comfortable aboard?” Shi Jin strolled to the bow, puffing his pipe, smiling warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Thank you, Master Shi—I’ve grown quite accustomed,” Qin Ming replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This voyage has gone smoothly. I estimate we’ll reach the Southern Wilderness in another three months,” Shi Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Luo cultivator and his group prepared to disembark,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin’s cheerful expression suddenly turned grim. His eyes sharpened, his nostrils flared—he smelled an overwhelming stench of blood. Clearly, a massive battle had occurred nearby, killing many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s spiritual sense was immensely powerful—he had already sensed the anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he noticed, over a hundred miles away underwater, another pirate ship, enveloped in the aura of a giant lizard, hurtling toward the Black Sail at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, he discovered another pirate ship over a hundred li away, enveloped in the aura of a giant lizard, swiftly charging toward the Black Sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its speed was even faster than the Black Sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was that four extraordinary sea horses, each a second-rank beast, walked upon the waves ahead and behind the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Onboard the vessel were two Jin Dan cultivators, their cultivation bases clearly at the early and middle stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members aboard were all bizarrely shaped fish-people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo cultivator on the bow deck of the Black Sail took out a magic boat, preparing to lead his clan away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! If you don’t want to die, get back here right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin roared at the group, then gave an immediate order: “All hands! Prepare for battle!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grab your weapons, every one of you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! A dark red ship, a full circle larger than the Black Sail, surged up from the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoom! Dozens of spiritual energy cannons from the enemy vessel fired toward the Black Sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Sail’s protective array activated at full power, barely holding back this assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Lou Twin Demons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the enemy’s bow stood two scarred giants, identical in build and face, radiating terrifying Jin Dan cultivator aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators aboard cried out in alarm, their faces filled with sheer terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fierce Shi Jin showed a rare look of gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Lou Twin Demons on the opposite ship summoned a Break-Seal Talisman, channeling magic power toward the Black Sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black talisman swelled in the wind, transforming into a vast dark barrier that settled over the protective array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective array encircling the Black Sail shattered instantly, dissolving into bubbles and vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boys, kill them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless light trails shot upward; spells roared as they surged toward the Black Sail like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Sail’s cultivators pulled out their magic treasures and clashed with the pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lou Twin Demons, who had been watching closely, also moved—emitting massive spiritual pressure as they engaged Shi Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Shi Jin was fierce, battle-hardened, and experienced in combat, he could not fight off four hands at once; under the twin demons’ relentless assault, he gradually fell into disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder of the Lou Twin Demons, taking advantage of Shi Jin’s distraction, secretly launched a flying-needle magic treasure at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh! The flying needle, masked by spellcraft, pierced through space in an instant, stabbing toward Shi Jin’s skull! Shi Jin swung his longsword treasure in a brilliant arc, deflecting an incoming spell—and then spotted the treacherous needle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying needle, dripping blood-red light, effortlessly pierced his magic shield and drove straight toward his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin’s heart sank; despair flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! Shi Jin was stunned—the flying needle froze in place just before reaching his third eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! At that moment, an even greater spiritual pressure descended upon the scene, causing the surrounding space to tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of the pressure halted all combat; everyone froze, faces pale with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Lou Twin Demons and Shi Jin in the sky were stunned! Shi Jin stared at the source of the pressure—his eyes narrowed sharply. It was his own passenger, who had just saved his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good! It’s a Nascent Soul demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lou Twin Demons shrieked and without hesitation fled, using their fastest movement techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could escape, dozens of black earth spikes erupted from the void, piercing straight through both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single strike, the infamous Lou Twin Demons of the Black Sea perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Shadow Devourer Rat appeared nearby, casually scooping up their corpses and tossing them into the Little Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you rob others with such weak power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his cultivation at the peak of third-rank, annihilating two early-stage Jin Dan cultivators was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators below, seeing the Lou Twin Demons die instantly and a great beast emerge, abandoned ship and fled in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming casually waved his hand toward the pirates on the Lou Twin Demons’ ship, casting Thorns Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, countless black vines erupted across the entire vessel, bristling with chilling void-poison thorns like tentacles rising from the ocean floor, snatching back every pirate fleeing in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within mere seconds, all the pirate cultivators on the opposing ship became withered corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black vines then transformed into droplets of blood, all flowing into Qin Ming’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This horrific slaughter left the Black Sail’s cultivators frozen in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Qin Ming’s strike to the complete annihilation of the enemy, only moments had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this wasn’t the work of a Nascent Soul demon, what was? Shi Jin swallowed hard, flew over quickly, bowed deeply, and spoke carefully: “Thank you, Elder, for saving me. Your humble servant was blind to your true power—please forgive my ignorance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s intervention had been necessary—if all these people died, no one would take him back to the Southern Wastelands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea was vast; without direction, he’d be lost, with a long journey still ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo cultivator nearby, still shaken, came over to bow in gratitude: “Thank you, Elder Lu, for saving our lives!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this sudden chaos, two members of the Luo clan had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Qin Ming not intervened, they’d all be dead. The Luo cultivator trembled, dared not breathe—he could not imagine this man’s cultivation was so high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Jin Dan demons turned to ash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he dared travel alone across the Black Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Qin Ming’s permission, he left the Black Sail and headed for the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Qin Ming spoke calmly to Shi Jin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Jin, gather your men and resume sailing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Head for the Southern Wastelands as fast as possible. Don’t cause any more trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone carried absolute, unquestionable authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin bowed repeatedly, dared not defy Qin Ming, quickly cleared the deck of corpses and blood, and ordered his crew to set full sail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Sail surfaced again; Qin Ming stepped onto the bow, and a coastline he knew well appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2359,"2026-06-20T20:44:53.817Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e0e6e815f10c604367f5aece36a48f90098438ce937646fcfb6e265106b91011","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-626","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-624",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]