[{"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-693":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},2332566,4560,"Chapter 693: Immortal Tree","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-693",693,"\u003Cp>Shi Jin was also a bold and meticulous man, with a resolute and decisive nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly made up his mind: even just forging a slight connection with a Nascent Soul True Person was worth a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better to shelter under a big tree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Shi, you truly speak with speed and candor—how refreshing!” Hua Tianxiong smiled warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Jin then asked, “So what’s our next step?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush. Let’s first enjoy ten days or even half a month in Tianlan Xiancheng—this island is so vast, there must be plenty of interesting things to see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll start by thoroughly learning the lay of the land.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All expenses are on me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Tianxiong said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Hua, you truly embody righteousness beyond the clouds! I love doing business with people like you—hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianlan Xiancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after Qin Ming departed, a golden lightning-like streak slashed across the sky, passing through Tianlan Xiancheng’s fourth-rank supreme protective array as if it were nothing, and instantly landed atop the sacred palace’s dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura faded, revealing an elderly man in golden robes, his hair and beard pure white, his face benevolent and kind, radiating the spiritual pressure of a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the Tianlan Sacred Palace, Xia Yuangong shot forth, smiling at the golden-robed elder: “Master Longyangzi, how unlucky—you’ve returned just a step too late!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longyangzi showed a hint of surprise, noting Xia Yuangong’s smug expression, and asked curiously, “What do you mean, Brother Xia? Did you somehow acquire something valuable again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe! Just now, the Moonwatching True Person from the Southern Wastes left—barely missed you.” Xia Yuangong chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longyangzi asked with interest, “Oh? Him? I’ve heard of him—he’s said to be a legendary cultivator from the Southern Wastes, full of determination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He supposedly rose from the lowest ranks of spirit farmers, inching his way up to our level. Such perseverance and fortune are truly rare—if I hadn’t been occupied, I’d have attended his Nascent Soul ceremony just to drink a toast and make his acquaintance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. Qin Ming spent most of the day exchanging items with me before leaving—he’s likely heading to Penglai Sect to visit Longmu True Person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old woman got there first! Sigh!” Longyangzi shook his head. “Judging by your smug look, you must’ve swapped something you wanted from Qin Ming—show it to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong smiled lightly and pulled out a jade box containing the fourth-rank demonic blood-scaled python’s core, handing it to Longyangzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fourth-rank demonic core!” Longyangzi gasped upon opening the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after closer inspection, he frowned. “The demonic soul has been extinguished—most of its essence has leaked away. A pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth-rank shape-shifting demonic saints generally far surpass human cultivators of the same stage; even an early-stage demonic saint rivals a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, making them exceedingly hard to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even for us Nascent Soul elders, obtaining a fourth-rank demonic core is extraordinarily difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the chief and deputy commanders of Tianlan Xiancheng, with our vast experience, we’ve only seen such cores a handful of times in major events—let alone acquired one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, I wouldn’t dare claim I could kill a fourth-rank early-stage shape-shifting demon—best case, I’d hold my ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I encountered a mid-stage fourth-rank demonic saint, I’d have no choice but to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Xia, did you ask him where this core came from?” Longyangzi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong smiled faintly. “How could I ask such things? I’m already grateful he traded it to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. I find it odd—this core seems extremely fresh. It must have been extracted from the beast within the last few years.” Longyangzi pondered briefly, then said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yuangong replied, “Impossible. Qin Ming likely obtained this from elsewhere. With his newly attained Nascent Soul cultivation, he clearly couldn’t have slain a fourth-rank beast himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. It seems this young man truly has exceptional abilities,” Longyangzi nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s more than that, Longyangzi. Do you know what Qin Ming traded with me?” Xia Yuangong asked with a meaningful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longyangzi frowned. “What was it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The main ingredient for refining Hunyuan Pills. Qin Ming isn’t just a fourth-rank spirit plant master—he’s a genuine fourth-rank Pill King.” Xia Yuangong replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And likely of extremely high caliber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Longyangzi panicked. Without another word, he transformed into a golden lightning streak and shot off in pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Longyangzi, you just got back—where are you going now?” Xia Yuangong called after his retreating figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m chasing the Moonwatching True Person! This kind of person—I won’t let Penglai Sect get ahead this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longyangzi’s anxious voice faded into the distance. Xia Yuangong raised his hand, then let it drop, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he were that easy to lure, I’d have already tied him down here. Longyangzi doesn’t even think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming sat calmly inside the Lingxiao Treasure Chariot, eyes closed, cultivating his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shitian Rat crouched on his shoulder, applying a succession of ancestral massage techniques, pouring him spirit wine, peeling fruit, and placing it directly into Qin Ming’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew this journey was for Qin Ming to gather tribulation-crossing items—above all else, he must keep this leg of the family well cared for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming slowly opened his ink-black eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, how’s the pressure? Hehehe!” the Shitian Rat grinned and licked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Acceptable. You’ve grasped the essence,” Qin Ming said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we’ve arrived at Penglai Island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive island emerged in the distance—several times larger than Tianlan Xiancheng’s Lingdao Island—gradually entering Qin Ming’s spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, it was the silhouette of a colossal tree, stretching from sea to sky, standing majestically between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they drew closer, the tree became clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a golden giant tree, lush and leafy, towering over the ocean, piercing heaven and earth, supporting the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its silver trunk was thicker than the main peak of Tianlan Xiancheng, still standing tall after tens of thousands of years, marked by countless ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Penglai Sect, its palaces, pavilions, and dwellings, were built upon the layered branches of its canopy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the densely packed houses at the tree’s base to the celestial palaces nestled among its thick foliage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaring straight up to the ninth heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phantom full moon hovered near the treetop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the lower half of the Penglai Immortal Tree was visible; above it, mist veiled the upper reaches—even Qin Ming’s spiritual sense, comparable to a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, could not penetrate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of immortal mist either blocked and devoured spiritual sense like Spirit-Nullifying Mist, or was an extremely advanced concealment array of the Penglai Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the legendary fifth-rank divine tree—the Penglai Immortal Tree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder it can nurture Soul Transformation cultivators—this journey was truly worth it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming gazed at the Penglai Immortal Tree, awestruck, his spirit stirred as rarely before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shitian Rat, perched on Qin Ming’s shoulder, stood frozen, mouth agape, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its shock was beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the Xiao Ling Realm, Qin Ming’s life-plant, Yin-Yang Mystic Vine, emitted an inexplicable emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time in years Qin Ming had sensed such a reaction from the black vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Lingxiao Treasure Chariot neared Penglai Island by several miles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of sect disciples in green robes flew toward them, their chests embroidered with maple-leaf patterns. Their leader was a graceful, beautiful female cultivator, at early-stage Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the magnificent treasure chariot—a moving palace radiating five-colored light, pulled by a late-stage third-rank Xuan Shui Giant Crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly magnificent, dazzling beyond compare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She halted her disciples before the Lingxiao Treasure Chariot, took a deep breath, and bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple Wang Jingqiu pays homage to the True Person. Which elder is this? What is your purpose in visiting Penglai Sect? Allow me to report to our Nascent Soul Elders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the carriage came Qin Ming’s cool voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. I’ve come to visit Master Longmu—she’s already here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Qin Ming sought her ancestral master, the Golden Core cultivator Wang Jingqiu was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Ming finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple stirred the air, and an old woman’s figure materialized, leaning on a brown dragonwood staff, her aura making one tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming immediately dismissed the Lingxiao Treasure Chariot, landed before her, and smiled as he bowed. “Master Longmu, it’s been over a decade—how have you been?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe! Welcome, Master Qin, to our sect. This old bone still holds up well, but you’ve grown younger—truly enviable,” Longmu True Person returned the bow with a smile. “Please come to my cave to taste the spirit mulberry bitter tea I’ve cultivated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shitian Rat, after a long while, snapped out of its shock, stood on Qin Ming’s shoulder, and clasped its hands in greeting. “Longmu True Person, long time no see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longmu True Person held a fondness for Qin Ming’s spirit pet, nodded with a smile in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Penglai Sect disciples, including Golden Core cultivator Wang Jingqiu, immediately bowed in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciples pay homage to Grand Elder Longmu!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciples pay homage to the Moonwatching True Person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longmu True Person waved her hand. “Wang Shixiong, take the disciples to patrol elsewhere—leave this to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! We humbly obey Grand Elder’s command!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming followed Longmu True Person into Penglai Sect’s territory, ascending directly to the fourth layer of the Penglai Immortal Tree’s canopy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving, their view suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They discovered here: spirit mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and marshes—all present, with spiritual energy and mist swirling ethereally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them flew flocks of immortal cranes and spiritual birds, their animal calls and bird songs rising and falling in succession, like a fairyland on earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Qin Ming even more was that above this canopy, numerous spiritual herb fields were arranged in orderly tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lush and verdant, thriving and vibrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators were busily tending to the plants in the herb fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he delved deeper, Qin Ming passed a herb garden and, seeing the various spiritual plants within, could not help but slow his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One plant bloomed with purple spiritual light, over three meters tall, with three branches, bearing several pear-shaped spiritual fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth-rank middle-grade Purple Marrow Dao Pear Fruit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind it was a gourd vine crawling over a pitch-black wooden trellis, hanging two green gourds the size of a palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what was extraordinary was that golden spiritual runes adorned the gourds, as if naturally formed, radiating astonishing metallic spiritual energy, pure and untainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fourth-rank middle-grade Golden Steel Gourd!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pressed further, Qin Ming realized this was a meticulously maintained spiritual herb garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rare high-rank spiritual plants, unseen beyond these walls, appeared one after another, filling his vision with abundance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Azure Sea Blue Mystery Flower, Three Yang Crimson Gold Grass, Three-Faced Beast Heart Fruit, Black Jade Orchid Root, White Silk Tan  Flower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Qin Ming had thought his own small spiritual realm’s plants could rival all others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that he had come here, he finally understood the true depth of this ancient sect’s heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh! Qin Daoist, this is probably just Long Mu Zhenjun’s private herb garden—not the true treasure of Penglai Sect,” Qingyang Laomo, who had been silent for a long while, finally spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, in ancient times, Penglai Sect was second only to our Qingyuan Sect among spiritual plant sects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added: “Yet even if you added up every single plant here—including that Penglai Immortal Tree—it still wouldn’t match your Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree or that strange black vine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, I never expected you could regrow the Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree. Such a talent, defying heaven’s will, deserves a thunder strike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Qin Ming couldn’t help but feel the man wasn’t complimenting him at all. Gradually—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he reached the end of the herb garden did a dense bamboo grove appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming recognized it as third-rank Jade Luanyuan Bamboo, though still slightly less rare than the Void Spiritual Bamboo he cultivated on Wangyue Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the bamboo path, the place held a quiet, elegant charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze revealed several simple thatched huts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the houses lay a small lake spanning dozens of mu, covered in lotuses, with countless fish, shrimp, ducks, and birds gliding through the water, exuding serene lake-and-water beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy here was exceptionally dense—clearly fourth-rank upper-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how this spiritual vein had spread here from above the golden canopy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had gained valuable insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Mu Zhenjun led Qin Ming into this secluded cottage and said to one of the huts: “Tian’er, we have honored guests. Brew them a pot of Ling Sang Bitter Tea on my behalf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and out ran a little girl of four or five years old, her two black braids swinging, her dark eyes sparkling with liveliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming subtly activated the Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror technique, sweeping over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body brimmed with an overwhelming surge of vital energy, even stronger than the verdant life force within many Nascent Soul elders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in Qin Ming’s vision, these lush, emerald life forces coalesced into the shape of a lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is a spiritual plant?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Born with spiritual awareness—and transformed from a plant?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming instantly saw through the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl named Tian Linger was exceptionally obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With practiced ease, she took spiritual tea leaves from a jar inside the hut, then ran outside to a spiritual spring to fill a vessel with spring water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She boiled the water using special spiritual wood, in a black, earthenware pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devouring Rat, watching the girl’s gentle demeanor, leapt down and approached her. “Shall I help you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Linger wasn’t afraid at all; her face lit up with a bright smile as she chirped, “Thank you for the kindness, but I can manage it myself! Esteemed elder, please rest and wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll be ready soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed unbothered that a rat could speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devouring Rat frowned, crept closer, and sniffed intently near Tian Linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It muttered in confusion: “Strange—why does she smell like a heavenly treasure herb?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t move away, instead settling quietly beside her, watching as she burned incense and brewed tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Qin Ming stepped into the hut, his attention had been unintentionally, yet constantly, drawn to the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2396,"2026-06-20T20:44:53.817Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3b03d7e8e10aed90597d69a6ba26c9de6a5a0c6f2fa4acdb90d750dcf54b4214","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-694","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-692",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]