[{"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-7":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},2331880,4560,"Chapter 7: Liao Shopkeeper","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>The issue of spiritual rice taxes has finally been resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming no longer needs to worry about being sent to the front lines for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, I must break through to Qi Refining Stage Three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quiet little room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming sat on a straw mat on the bed, eyes half-closed, holding a low-grade spirit stone, its spiritual aura rapidly dimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy within the stone was gradually absorbed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming opened his eyes, his expression grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely squeezed lightly, and the spirit stone turned to dust in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, using spirit stones to cultivate is pure waste for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bit extravagant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation world, external spiritual energy from nature and that within spirit stones are both essentially wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic and impure, low-level cultivators cannot directly control them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To transform them into one’s own magic power, one must absorb them through one’s spiritual root and continuously refine them with cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taming external spiritual energy into one’s own magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quality of one’s spiritual root directly affects the efficiency of this absorption and transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the entries are better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Weak Magic Power” entry does not require absorption or refinement through the spiritual root—he can use it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he planned to expend two “Weak Magic Power” entries to attempt a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two ‘Weak Magic Power’ entries are equivalent to half a year of hard cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmed his mind, cleared away distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming focused his intent, and the first “Weak Magic Power” entry was consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Qin Ming was accustomed to it, the sudden flood of magic power still caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the guidance of his “Evergreen Art,” the surging magic power began circulating through his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flowing endlessly, continuously returning to his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Evergreen Art” was passed down from Qin Ming’s cultivation family, not a profound technique—just an ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its main strength was longevity, steady qi flow, weak power, and excruciatingly slow cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had one advantage: when cultivated to a high level, it granted a degree of life extension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a primary cultivation art, it provided slightly more lifespan and magic power than other cultivators at the same stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one switched to another art midway, the effect vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suited Qin Ming’s nature well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Growing crops, tending plants, soothing the spirit, returning to nature’s embrace— isn’t that fine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why rush into fighting and competing, only to end up with nothing in the end? Sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But words were one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Qin Ming had come to understand it differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resources in the cultivation world were extremely limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Techniques, artifacts, spirit materials, elixirs—all were controlled by famous sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major sects and powerful cultivators feasted; “solitary cultivators” struggled even for scraps, surviving only in the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless one was a prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, without advancing, one made no progress on the Immortal Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a sect like Lingyu Sect had expended all its strength, crossing unimaginable distances, traveling ten thousand li to this land for reclamation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it all for cultivation resources?…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming consumed one “Weak Magic Power” entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his faintly loosening bottleneck showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He furrowed his brow, expression serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a grim resolve, he consumed the remaining “Weak Magic Power” entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both “Weak Magic Power” entries were fully spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, this is the gap of innate talent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Refining Stage Two peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming still fell short of Qi Refining Stage Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone else, with the magic power from previous ‘Weak Magic Power’ entries, would’ve broken through long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Qin Ming did not lose heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, if he had cultivated conventionally, he wouldn’t have seen any progress for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to before, his current situation was already much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his cultivation had not broken through, his qi sea and dantian had expanded considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal magic power had increased by a third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he was only one step away—he just needed to wait a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t keep going like this. I need to adjust my approach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once I cultivate Beast Tooth Rice, perhaps I should try Body Strengthening techniques? At least it would improve my self-defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But with my current cultivation level in spirit planting, growing Beast Tooth Rice will require the ‘Ripen’ entry—otherwise, success is uncertain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I fail, I’ll waste the mother seeds of Beast Tooth Rice, and that would be a terrible loss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pondered deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ended his cultivation, rose, and went to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stepped outside and returned to Qingyang Marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juxuan Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still the same shop at the marketplace’s center—besides the tavern on the first two floors, it ran many other businesses on upper levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever operated here must have strong connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper, surnamed Liao, greeted Qin Ming with a standard professional smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was direct—he slapped his storage bag, and two large sacks of spiritual rice appeared on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao the shopkeeper was surprised Qin Ming could produce so much spiritual rice at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one sack more than last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Lingyu Sect levied a 70% tax on spirit farmers; by that calculation, this young spirit farmer must have harvested at least eight shi of spiritual rice this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved his spirit planting skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only experienced spirit farmers could achieve such yields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or else, he possessed exceptional talent in spirit planting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the latter, he might one day advance to become a Tier-One Spirit Planter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop assistants completed inspection and weighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao the shopkeeper smiled warmly, subtly raising his assessment of Qin Ming’s status as a low-tier spirit farmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two hundred and twenty jin of Jin Ling rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrade Qin, as usual, here are forty-four spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anything you’d like to purchase from our shop?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We carry everything—if you need it, we can provide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming had prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a sketch from his robe—a small bell design—and handed it to Liao the shopkeeper: “I’d like to commission a bell like this. Is it possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Comrade Qin. This is clearly a special spirit bell for the Beast-Driving Spell, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our pavilion has a dedicated artifact forge—we have one in stock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Low-grade magic treasure, Beast Cry Bell. Price: ten spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao the shopkeeper summoned a palm-sized spirit bell, smiling as he handed it to Qin Ming: “It automatically shrinks or expands when used with the Beast-Driving Spell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So cheap?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price surprised him—he’d expected to pay dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, Comrade Qin, you don’t know—the key to the Beast-Driving Spell lies in mastering the technique itself; this bell is merely an auxiliary tool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me warn you, Comrade Qin—the Beast-Driving Spell is extremely difficult to master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many cultivators from Lingyu Sect’s war camp once commissioned this item, but only a handful ever fully mastered it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming understood his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short—no one buys it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the spell can’t be mastered, the specially made spirit bell becomes useless, wasting spirit stones and causing a financial loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Qin Ming, there was no such thing as being unable to master it. He paid ten spirit stones, took the bell, and then asked one more question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any elixirs to enhance Qi Refining realm cultivation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming still couldn’t accept that he hadn’t broken through to the third layer of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We do. Please proceed to the third floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming walked out of the shop with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried forty spirit stones but couldn’t spend them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the elixirs on the third floor that enhanced cultivation started at sixty spirit stones minimum. Shopkeeper Liao treated him warmly and saw him out of the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stopped by Supervisor Du Haifu’s place, intending to rent another mu of spirit field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current cultivation, his energy was limited—five or six mu was already his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, little Qin is here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a bit late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a moment ago, all the spirit fields on the mountain were rented out—none left!” Du Haifu sipped his tea, calmly delivering the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t good. Just as I suspected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next year, everyone will probably be fighting over rice yields.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1403,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9d04dac8833cbcb65fa77cb81a12def949f25943684728dba61fe9fc5a5cd737","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-8","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-6",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]