[{"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-70":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},2331943,4560,"Chapter 70: The Bandit Gang","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>Inside the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could recover from the shock, Elder Zhuang Xiran on the main seat instantly vanished in a flash of white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It feels like the whole hall is about to collapse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is the commotion outside so loud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could someone be attacking the mountain gate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go out and see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around a hundred spiritual plant cultivators rushed out in a chaotic crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was also stunned—the earlier explosion had been deafening, as if it had occurred right beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried outside to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, chaos reigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming looked up and was stunned to see a breach in Lingyu Sect’s defensive formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a high-grade second-rank defensive formation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, what just happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming casually stopped a panicked Lingyu Sect disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I think something happened at Elder Zhuang’s herb garden,” the disciple replied, clearly unsure of details, then hurried toward the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming’s brow furrowed into a deep crease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hesitating whether to flee and escape this trouble zone when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, these guys are brutal! They punched right through a second-rank defensive formation—total beasts!” The lean cultivator who had been sitting behind Qin Ming rushed back from the direction of the herb garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming paused, then asked: “Brother, do you know exactly what happened over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lean cultivator stopped, grinning with malicious delight. “Heh, you won’t believe this—just now, a gang of bandits used a high-grade breakthrough talisman to shatter Lingyu Sect’s defensive formation. While Elder Zhuang Xiran was giving a lecture, they raided the medicinal herb garden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They uprooted Elder Zhuang’s Seven-Colored Cleansing Lotus—second-rank supreme-grade spiritual plant! I went to check the scene myself; they also stole several other precious herbs and spiritual materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Zhuang has already gone after them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… I wonder if he’ll catch them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming now understood the full picture and fell into deep thought, still stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the start to the end of the attack, it had taken barely half a cup of tea’s time—as if everything had been meticulously planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most astonishing of all, Lingyu Sect let all five bandits escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming recalled everything. Why did this feel familiar? After a long pause—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming asked: “Didn’t any other Lingyu Sect cultivators try to stop them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They did—the Foundation Establishment elders fought back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But they lost in a single exchange. One spell struck them, and they’re still unconscious and severely wounded in the herb garden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming was stunned again. “What?! Are these bandits high-grade Foundation Establishment cultivators?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely so. And I suspect there’s a high-ranking insider in Lingyu Sect aiding them,” the lean cultivator reasoned. “Otherwise, how could they have pinpointed the weak spot in the defensive formation so precisely?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming pressed on: “How many bandits were there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingyu Sect says five. They wore special concealment masks—no one could recognize their faces or identities. But their cultivation techniques… they seem to be demonic cultivators,” the lean middle-aged cultivator mused. “Looks like you’re thinking the same thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These bold, ruthless bandits and demonic cultivators are almost certainly the five the Jin Yun Valley has been hunting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These monsters? Absolutely avoid them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run as far away as you can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Lingyu Sect’s alarm bells rang incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Elite disciples began gathering rapidly, mounting magic vessels to pursue the culprits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the crowd—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming spotted Jiang Kun, who stood beside a stern-looking Lingyu Sect elder, being scolded relentlessly, his face pale and humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the elder’s lead, Jiang Kun joined the pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk tsk—even the Discipline Hall’s elite have all been deployed? The Lingyu Sect is finally serious.\" The lean cultivator gazed at the sky where dozens of cultivators were flying off, sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, this isn’t a place to linger. More chaos might follow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this incident, Elder Zhuang won’t have any interest left in lecturing or taking on disciples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better head back to Qingyang Market. Want to go together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming hesitated, then politely declined: “Thank you for the offer, but I’ll wait and observe a bit longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s your choice, I’ll take my leave,” said the lean cultivator, then mounted his magic vessel and sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ming stood still, pondering, then took out his Spirit Light Flying Shuttle from his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed direction and flew toward Qingyang Market at maximum speed, channeling his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred li from Lingyu Sect, in a swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside an underground cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five black-robed cultivators, wearing masks, hid here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bandit, wearing a pig-head mask, held the seven-colored lotus, his voice trembling with excitement: “With this Seven-Colored Cleansing Lotus, Brother’s cultivation will advance further!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two, wearing monkey-head and dog-head masks, were equally elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Who knew we’d get this bonus? We also seized many other second-rank spiritual materials. Add that to the spirit stones and herbs we extorted from Jin Yun Valley—we’ve got enough to reach Foundation Establishment late stage. We’re rich!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha! Elder Zhuang’s herb garden was a goldmine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, what about the informant from Lingyu Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall black-robed figure in the center, wearing a Buddha mask, spoke calmly: “After this, none of you show your faces. Leave Yunhuang Marsh for now. Find a place to cultivate. Don’t worry about anything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, won’t Elder Zhuang find us here?” asked the pig-head bandit cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I set up a second-rank illusion array above. No ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator can see through it,” said the Buddha-masked cultivator, taking the Seven-Colored Cleansing Lotus with calm composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white light streaked across the swamp above, then halted midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Elder Zhuang Xiran. His face twisted with rage as he glared down at the swamp, roaring: “You thieves! How dare you attack me?! When I drag you out of your holes, I’ll make you suffer soul-extraction and spirit-refining!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sent a message talisman back to the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he unleashed a barrage of spells, bombarding the swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Inside the cave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother! How did Elder Zhuang know we’re here?” cried the pig-head bandit, panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha-masked cultivator showed no panic. He held up the Seven-Colored Cleansing Lotus and said coldly: “The problem lies here. Elder Zhuang left a hidden mark on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But so what if he found us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see what kind of power a Lingyu Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator truly has.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You four go first. Meet at the usual spot. I’ll deal with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha-masked cultivator looked up, then shot upward as a black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-20T20:44:51.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","27c848ca5d7a3eb9847c0d65afb26c9b3ce8f19e1433c55c4b59012af66d68c7","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-71","eternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-chapter-69",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-starting-with-farming-to-refresh-my-cover.jpg"]