[{"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-691":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},2332564,4560,"Chapter 691: Xia Yuangong","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-691",691,"\u003Cp>At the gate of Tianlan Xiancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two guards, upon seeing the white-robed elder appear, instantly wore expressions of shock and tension, hastily bowing respectfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servants bow before Elder Xia, the City Lord!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they quickly turned to Qin Ming and apologized: “We did not recognize your reverence earlier; our previous disrespect was grave. We beg the True Person to pardon us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, no matter.” Qin Ming replied coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed elder also said, “Forget it! Ignorance is no crime. You two return to your duties—let me handle this place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Thank you, Elder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, City Lord! We obey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the two guards felt as if they had been granted a reprieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just been drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Nascent Soul True Persons had fickle tempers; no one knew what might happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation world, countless examples existed of lowly cultivators being instantly reduced to ash for unintentionally offending a Nascent Soul powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming smiled and said to the white-robed elder, “Indeed, I am Qin Mou. I heard the Eastern Seas cultivation world will host the Immortal Mansion Gathering, so I came specifically to observe and experience it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Your arrival, Qin Daoist, is truly an honor beyond measure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Xia Yuangong, Deputy City Lord of Tianlan Xiancheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since Qin Daoist has come so rarely, let me, as host, offer a small token of hospitality,” Xia Yuangong invited with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming returned the bow and said, “So you are Elder Xia—long heard of you. Then I shall not be polite.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Qin Ming turned and gave a few instructions to Hua Tianxiong, telling him to wander freely within the city and wait for him after his business was concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Daoist, please,” Xia Yuangong gestured in invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two transformed into twin streaks of brilliant light and vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators gathered at the city gate finally exhaled as if freed from heavy burdens, their faces filled with astonishment as they gasped for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in Tianlan Xiancheng, Nascent Soul True Persons rarely appeared in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These low-level cultivators rarely ever saw one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now they had seen two legendary figures at once—truly an eye-opening experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming followed Xia Yuangong into Tianlan Xiancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city seemed to have no flight prohibition; many cultivators flew through the air on their magic artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the two streaks of light flash past, they were stunned by the overwhelming aura, nearly losing their footing and tumbling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst fleeting glimmers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming gazed at the Tianlan Sacred Mountain, where layers of buildings stretched at least three hundred levels upward, each higher tier more opulent in design and richer in spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core region of Tianlan Sacred Mountain was a fourth-rank superior spiritual vein environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two landed atop the mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stood a golden palace, its brilliant plaque inscribed with four large characters: “Tianlan Sacred Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong warmly ushered Qin Ming inside and waved his sleeve casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four or five puppets shaped like strange beasts appeared, carrying tea sets and other items, pouring spiritual tea with flawless, fluid motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Elder Xia has studied puppetry deeply and mastered it well—these puppets are even third-rank superior grade, crafted from third-rank Sanghun wood, correct?” Qin Ming said as he accepted the tea from the puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong smiled faintly. “You flatter me, Qin Daoist—it’s merely a trivial pastime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Qin Daoist, so young and already a Nascent Soul—your future cultivation path is boundless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging pleasantries, they began to converse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming learned from Xia Yuangong that Tianlan Xiancheng, the largest city in the Eastern Seas cultivation world, was established by the Tianhai Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong was an Elder of the Crystal Palace, one of the Eastern Seas’ four major powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides myself, the only other elder stationed in Tianlan City is Daoist Longyangzi, a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator and the city’s official City Lord. He is also one of the Elders of the Star Palace, but he left on some matter several years ago and has not returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the opportunity arises, I shall certainly introduce you to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming nodded and further inquired about the state of the Eastern Seas cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are your plans, Qin Daoist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you have no immediate plans, why not settle long-term in Tianlan City? I can arrange for you a serene cave dwelling in an excellent location on the Sacred Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, the Immortal Mansion Gathering is still two and a half years away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong had already begun to consider courting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Qin Ming was a lone cultivator with exceptional skill in spiritual cultivation and pill refining, far surpassing ordinary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even suspected that the Nascent Soul Formation Pill Qin Ming used to break through might have been self-crafted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such individuals were always coveted by all factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! No need. I have some matters to attend to—I won’t trouble you, Elder Xia,” Qin Ming declined politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his own purpose in coming to the Eastern Seas cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, to gather spiritual materials to enhance his Nascent Soul cultivation—especially since the Immortal Mansion Gathering, a rare hundred-year event, offered ample opportunity to exchange with fellow Nascent Soul cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, to prepare heavenly treasures and protective items for the Sky-Transformation Tribulation for the Devouring Heaven Rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, to visit Penglai Sect and see the legendary fifth-rank divine tree—he happened to possess a Penglai Immortal Token he could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for fourth-rank pill formulas, Qin Ming was well-equipped; he possessed both the \"Source Dao Pill Scripture\" and the \"Blood Refining Pill Scripture,\" two fourth-rank pill lineages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough to carry him through his entire Nascent Soul stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Xia, do you have Qingkong Spirit Soil, or the main ingredients for refining Hunyuan Pill? I can exchange some of my own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of their conversation, Qin Ming proposed an exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as Deputy City Lord of Tianlan Xiancheng and a long-term resident, Xia Yuangong must have amassed many rare items. Upon hearing this, Xia Yuangong’s heart tightened instantly! Qin Ming’s exchange request confirmed his suspicion—the man was almost certainly a fourth-rank Pill King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qingkong Spirit Soil? I have never heard of such a thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the main ingredients for Hunyuan Pill, they are exceedingly rare, but I happen to have a thousand-year-old Kuxin Grass and a two-thousand-year-old Ronghun Fruit. With these two primary materials, the remaining auxiliary ingredients should be easy for you to obtain within the city,” Xia Yuangong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s eyes brightened: “Oh? Then what would Elder Xia require in exchange?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lord of the Eastern Seas’ largest city, he certainly had no shortage of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong did not immediately answer. Instead, he asked: “Forgive my boldness, Qin Daoist—are you seeking these materials to personally refine pills? Does your pill refinement skill reach the level of a fourth-rank Pill King?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Indeed.” Qin Ming sipped his tea, calm and unperturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xia Yuangong instantly grew solemn with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fourth-rank Pill King was a rarity in the Eastern Seas cultivation world—only those capable of refining Nascent Soul pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the Tianhai Alliance, such a title granted the status of a revered Grand Patron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the “Qingkong Spirit Soil” Qin Ming sought was something even he had never heard of—clearly, the man’s identity as a fourth-rank Spirit Cultivator was also genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his worth had at least quintupled. Not just him—even the Soul Transformation sect Star Palace would vie to court him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among Nascent Soul cultivators, status and standing varied greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never imagined Qin Daoist is not only a fourth-rank Pill King but also a fourth-rank Spirit Cultivator—I am truly in awe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am more than willing to exchange with you. These two items are rare fourth-rank spiritual herbs. Do you have a fourth-rank fire-aspected demon beast core? Or perhaps a fire-aspected spirit mineral?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xia Yuangong produced two dragon-patterned jade caskets and placed them gently before Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming opened the lids—the rich aroma of herbs surged forth, purple spiritual aura blooming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the jade caskets lay a purple spiritual herb and a crimson, jujube-shaped spiritual fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked them up, examined them briefly, and confirmed their authenticity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Qin Ming extended his palm, and a delicate jade box materialized, which he handed to the other: “I happen to have a fourth-rank Blood Python demon beast core—fire-aspected, but its demon soul has been extinguished, and some essence has leaked. Elder Xia, please examine it—would it suffice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You actually have a fourth-rank demon beast core?” Xia Yuangong’s ruddy face showed a trace of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the jade box Qin Ming offered and saw a black-and-red demon beast core, the size of a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas! What a pity—such high-grade cores are rare beyond measure! Had it been intact, its value would have been incalculable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even this damaged fourth-rank core is usable by me, but… Qin Daoist, could you add a little more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong spoke honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll add some third-rank Yuhuang Spirit Rice. What do you say, Elder Xia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some negotiation, both parties were delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exchange was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong then pulled out a spirit jade ring, engraved with the Tianhai Alliance emblem, and handed it to Qin Ming: “This is the Tianlan Ring. I bestow it upon you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this ring, you may enter or leave Tianlan Xiancheng at will. Any unoccupied high-tier cave dwelling on the Sacred Mountain is yours to use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then thank you, Elder Xia,” Qin Ming said, accepting the Tianlan Ring without refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Elder Xia, do you have a complete map of the Eastern Seas cultivation world for sale? I plan to visit Penglai Sect to pay a visit to Dragon Wood True Person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? You know Dragon Wood True Person?” Xia Yuangong said, surprised. “Then again, it makes sense—she is a fourth-rank mid-grade Spirit Cultivator, sharing common ground with you, hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do have a complete map of the Eastern Seas cultivation world. I shall gift it to you as well—but please do not spread it. This map was painstakingly compiled and updated over thousands of years by the Tianhai Alliance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong then produced a pale yellow jade slip and handed it to Qin Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have some snow-soul spiritual tea I cultivated myself—its flavor is quite pleasant. Please accept it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming reciprocated with a box of spirit tea as a token of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Then this old man shall not refuse your kindness,” said Xia Yuangong with a smile, stroking his beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending half a day exchanging insights with Elder Xia Yuangong, a Nascent Soul True Person, Qin Ming took his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming obtained valuable information and resources from this man, reaping abundant gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, spirit materials unfindable even after digging three feet deep in the Southern Wastes were readily exchanged here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its efficiency far exceeded Qin Ming’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eastern Sea cultivation realm is truly rich in resources! No wonder it has produced Soul Transformation cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In places like the Southern Wastes, the Golden Core realm is already the absolute ceiling. Sigh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Xia Yuangong treated him with great courtesy, warmly seeing Qin Ming off beyond the Tianlan Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Qin, do come often to Tianlan City to visit this old man and catch up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, of course. Elder Xia, please don’t see me off further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming transformed into a blue streak of light and departed from the mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to an inn in the city and found Hua Tianxiong and Shi Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hua Tianxiong, I’m leaving to handle matters—stay behind. Tianlan Immortal City suits you better for development; with your cultivation and abilities, you’ll surely thrive here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help me gather high-grade resources. Here is the list of items I require.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if you see anything beyond the list that catches your eye, collect it too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Tianxiong quickly replied: “Yes, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving his instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the map’s guidance, Qin Ming flew out of Tianlan Immortal City toward the sea where Penglai Sect lay to the southeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hua Tianxiong and the others respectfully saw Qin Ming off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Shi Jin beside him and asked: “Brother Shi, I intend to accomplish great things here and urgently need a navigator like you. Will you join me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin’s eyes flickered, but after a brief hesitation, he declared firmly: “I’m in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2098,"2026-06-20T20:44:53.817Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9ae0d7a9bec0f5bbfb86a903837670f40e303a278ffced6ef6053ca5ee7d7dec","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-692","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-690",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]