[{"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-653":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},2332526,4560,"Chapter 653: Unification of the Southern Wastes","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-653",653,"\u003Cp>On the main peak of Wangyue Island, within the Qingmu Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s gaze swept lightly over the assembled crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nalan Xi, Gu Qingzhao, Wei Wuyi, and others close to Qin Ming all felt complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who once addressed him as fellow cultivator now, only years later, must call him Senior True Person and bow in reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this day forward, their statuses have changed—hierarchy is clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chasm between Golden Core and Nascent Soul is as vast as that between a sparrow and a swan—not a mere difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming has achieved Nascent Soul, becoming a towering figure in the cultivation world; nowhere in the mortal realm would anyone dare show him disrespect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you two disciples of Li Huo Palace? Why have you come to our Southern Wastes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming asked, tone calm, feigning ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his Tribulation Crossing, he had already sensed everything occurring aboard Li Huo Palace’s transcontinental spiritual vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also knew these two dared not flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Qin Ming had long heard rumors of Li Huo Palace conscripting cultivators in the Southern Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing’s heart tightened at these words; both men were drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be directly named by this newly ascended Nascent Soul elder before all eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was no pleasant thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing, Li Huo Palace’s Nascent Soul seed, could only grit his teeth and step forward, bowing deeply again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respectfully reporting to Wangyue True Person, this humble disciple Jing Qing of Li Huo Palace has been sent by our sect to select cultivators in the Southern Wastes for recruitment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Upon accidentally witnessing your Eminence’s Nascent Soul attainment, we came specifically to offer our congratulations on your ascension to True Person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Jing Qing hastily presented several jade boxes filled with treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Qin, do not believe this man’s lies—Li Huo Palace acts with brutal tyranny. To conscript cultivators for war in Zhongzhou, they forcibly recruit disciples from all four kingdoms’ sects, even kidnapping their own elixir-lineage disciples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Yu of Xuanxi Valley stepped forward, his expression filled with righteous indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They once had deep ties with Li Huo Palace, but after the late Qingxuan Ancestor’s transcendence, Li Huo Palace went too far—even seizing Fang Han, a disciple vital to Xuanxi Valley’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing was at Golden Core peak; Xuan Yu, merely Golden Core early stage, could only watch helplessly as his sect’s top disciple was taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with a Nascent Soul True Person born in the Southern Wastes, everything had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s tone remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his eyes narrowed slightly, refocusing on the two from Li Huo Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing and the lean Golden Core cultivator felt an overwhelming Nascent Soul spiritual pressure descend upon them; their souls trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this suffocating pressure, the two could not stand—they collapsed to their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nascent Soul experts are terrifying indeed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Tian Shu stood outside the door, peering inside; seeing Li Huo Palace’s Nascent Soul seed unable to even stand before his master, he gasped aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing and the other man’s faces twisted in pain, as if crushed by a mountain, chest tight, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the other Golden Core cultivators inside Qingmu Pavilion showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This precise control over spiritual pressure—even Li Huo Palace’s own Ancestor, Li Huo Shangren, could not match it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the two from Li Huo Palace lay like dead dogs on the floor, faces pale with terror, unable to resist at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True Person, spare our lives!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We merely followed our sect’s orders—never meant to offend. Previously, the Southern Wastes were a vassal of Da Jin, but now under your protection, Li Huo Palace would never dare harbor further ambitions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing, barely clinging to life, gritted his teeth and begged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for those two, we happened upon them—we treated them well, never mistreated them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! The immense spiritual pressure vanished like a receding tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two from Li Huo Palace, barely escaped death, gasped for air, trembling on their knees, heads bowed, terrified of the Nascent Soul True Person’s wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring those two here.” Qin Ming lounged in his chair, speaking casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing felt as if granted amnesty; he hurriedly ordered his junior to bring the two forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he secretly rejoiced: ‘Thank heaven—I didn’t mistreat those two I captured. I fed them well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Had I treated them poorly, my brother and I might not have left Wangyue Island alive today.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an incense stick later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lean Golden Core disciple from Li Huo Palace respectfully led a man and woman into the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were none other than Qin Ming’s old acquaintances: Mo Lingwei, the Qingxia Immortal, and Fang Han, the beloved disciple of Master Gongsun Yang of Xuanxi Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Li Huo Palace’s vessel, they had witnessed Qin Ming’s Nascent Soul ascension firsthand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astonished and deeply reverent, they bowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciples bow before Wangyue True Person, congratulating you on your Nascent Soul attainment—may your immortal path endure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, rise. Fang Han, return to your sect with Xuan Yu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo Immortal, step aside—I have questions for you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, True Person!” Fang Han bowed, then moved respectfully behind Xuan Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Yu, too, was deeply grateful—Fang Han was Xuanxi Valley’s future and hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your handmaiden thanks the True Person’s great grace—I obey your command!” Mo Lingwei, clad in a black silk gown, wore a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected that after so many years, the familiar man before her had not aged a day—and had risen to become a Nascent Soul True Person. Then Shi Tian Shu dashed in, waving his small paw at Mo Lingwei: “Mo Immortal, this way. Follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei, torn between hope and dread, unsure why Qin Ming had summoned her alone, followed Shi Tian Shu out of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Nalan Xi and Gu Qingzhao felt a ripple of emotion but dared not speak. The two from Li Huo Palace, having just handed over Fang Han and Mo Lingwei, were about to exhale in relief—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Qin Ming spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daring to cause trouble in the Southern Wastes? Death is spared, but punishment is unavoidable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without moving, he released a sharp aura that struck the two from Li Huo Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing and the lean cultivator spat blood, flying backward and crashing onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces turned ashen—they were badly wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s single strike had shattered their meridians; they would need a decade or more to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Qing, Li Huo Palace’s Nascent Soul seed, fainted from blood loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze turned to the lean cultivator: “Return to your sect. Tell your Ancestor to come personally to retrieve them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! We obey the True Person’s decree!” The lean cultivator clutched his chest, still shaken, and staggered out of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All present cultivators were stunned—Qin Ming had acted with such dominance, truly avenging the Southern Wastes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Tian Shu was thrilled, watching his master’s display of power, wishing he could be in his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere inside Qingmu Pavilion froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Xuan Yu pondered, then stepped forward and bowed to Qin Ming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wangyue True Person, your righteousness is great. The Southern Wastes have always been fragmented, prey to others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that you stand as our pillar, our Liang Kingdom’s Xuanxi Valley pledges allegiance to Wangyue Island—ready to serve your commands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other three kingdoms’ Ancestors quickly echoed their support, following Xuan Yu’s lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nanlan Xi, Lord of Canghai Immortal City—the sanctuary of hermits—declared his submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had expected this; the Southern Wastes had not produced a Nascent Soul cultivator in thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had endured domination by greater cultivation realms without a word of protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the people had found their anchor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qin Ming’s Nascent Soul attainment, he no longer needed to act as cautiously as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after his breakthrough, the resources he required were rare even in the cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find them alone would take ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Nascent Soul cultivator, gathering resources no longer required his personal effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He need only follow the routine—farm and collect terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was better suited to be a hands-off master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming paused briefly, then addressed the assembly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am naturally idle—I wish only to remain a hermit, with no intention to form a sect or establish a power base. But the Southern Wastes’ chaos must end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the four kingdoms form an alliance. Wei Wuyi, you shall be its leader. As for the Jin Kingdom, let Gu Qingzhao’s Jingxue Pavilion manage it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each governs its own affairs; only when major issues arise shall the alliance act together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few words, he shaped the Southern Wastes’ future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! We obey the Wangyue True Person’s decree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All understood: though Qin Ming appointed Wei Wuyi as alliance leader, the true power behind it remained Wangyue True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the cultivation world, strength is supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having settled these matters, Qin Ming dismissed the assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu Pavilion fell silent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Qin Ming summoned Mo Lingwei in through Shi Tian Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei, faced with the legendary Nascent Soul True Person summoning her alone, felt deep unease and tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qin Ming were to do something dishonorable to her, as a weak woman she could offer no resistance—and with her wit, she had already vaguely guessed why Qin Ming had kept her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Mo Lingwei bit her crimson lips, stepped forward gracefully, and bowed: “Disciple Mo Lingwei pays homage to the True Person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, Mo Daofriend, no need for such formalities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must know why I summoned you, correct?” Qin Ming asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Shi Tian Shu, standing nearby, was utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew very well that its master was always pure of conduct, with an unshakable Dao heart and no interest in women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly a rare upright gentleman, a model for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had achieved Nascent Soul, could he possibly have taken a fancy to this beautiful immortal maiden? The next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingwei’s face flushed red; she hesitated slightly, her voice trembling as she replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could Elder Zhenjun Wangyue also be aware of my special physique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming gazed at her with calm, placid eyes and said: “I did not save you for nothing. If you had fallen into the hands of Li Huo Shiren—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They would have drained you dry. Once you lost your usefulness, you’d know full well what fate awaited you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it true you bear the Feng Yin physique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind—I’ll check for myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, even Shi Tian Shu’s little face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1777,"2026-06-20T20:44:53.817Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","26917799f51e5b52f59e878126776213ea147815acf2398c4b74a8cab585e44c","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-654","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-652",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]