Chapter 406 Aftermath
"To be honest, sometimes I am quite envious of Brother Qin."
"Without any ties, able to come and go as you please, carefree and at ease!"
"Unlike me, even though my Alchemy Technique has reached the Fourth Rank, most of the time I still have to consider the factors of my Family Clan, my heart is filled with Restraint and concerns."
Su Yuqing said with emotion.
"Then when does Brother Qin plan to return to the Southern Wilderness?"
"It will be within these two years, there is still the last batch of Spirit Rice in the Spirit Field that hasn't matured yet, but it will be soon." Qin Ming said.
"Brother Su, to be honest, there is also an important reason why I am in such a hurry to return to the Southern Wilderness this time."
Su Yuqing, hearing this, asked in confusion, "Oh?"
"Presumably Brother Su has also seen it, near the Five Elements Mountain, the Situation has already become extremely chaotic."
"If I don't leave, I'm afraid I will be affected."
Immediately, Qin Ming told Su Yuqing about the Five Elements Mountain Market and the surrounding Situation.
After a long while.
Su Yuqing's Expression turned solemn, and he pondered, "Unexpectedly, even the Transformation Stage Great Demons of the Demon Clan have been mobilized."
"A few days ago, I also heard that the Dao Protector Alliance dispatched two Core Formation True Lords, most likely to deal with this matter."
"It seems Brother Qin is still extremely wise, and prepared to evacuate early."
"Just two hundred mu of Spirit Field, although it's under a Fourth-Order Branch Vein, it should be abandoned if necessary."
"Alas! The Secret Realm of Azure Origin Sect, there must be many people coveting it, after it appears this time, there will inevitably be a Bloody Storm."
"Brother Qin temporarily avoids the limelight and returns to the Southern Wilderness to prepare for Nascent Soul Formation, which is not a bad choice at all."
"Originally, I was planning to keep you in the Su Family, but once the war starts, the Su Family will definitely not be able to avoid being conscripted."
"Thinking about it, forget it."
Qin Ming smiled freely, "Thank you for Brother Su's kindness, it seems we can only wait for later."
"By the way, Brother Qin, do you still have any doubts about Pill Refining the Nascent Soul Pill? After my recent Breakthrough in Fourth Rank Alchemy Skill, I have some new Enlightenment." Su Yuqing asked after taking a sip of Spirit Tea.
Qin Ming, hearing this, certainly wouldn't miss such a learning opportunity, and so he humbly asked for guidance again.
"As Brother Su expected, I indeed still have some uncertainties at a few Key points."
"Tell me, taking this opportunity, I will answer them all for you." Su Yuqing said.
"Then thank you very much, Brother Su." Qin Ming cupped his fist in thanks.
Su Yuqing waved his hand, "Why are you being so polite between us? I have already accepted so many valuable things from you."
"By the way, before that, Brother Su, could you help me arrange a table of food and wine for my three Beast Pets?" Qin Ming asked with a smile.
Su Yuqing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly, and immediately instructed the servants outside to prepare a large table of food and wine and place it in the Backyard.
All kinds of fine wines and delicacies were dazzling, almost everything one could wish for was available.
After Qin Ming released the Devouring Heaven Rat and the three Beasts, they happily went to eat and drink.
So that this guy wouldn't complain after returning that he was enjoying good food and drinks without bringing them along.
Qin Ming dismissed his Spirit Pets, and then went back to discuss Pill Refinement matters with Su Yuqing.
"Long time no see, Brother Qin's Spirit Pets have grown to such a level, it really surprises me greatly." Su Yuqing said, watching the three Spirit Beasts outside feasting.
"Haha! Just three gluttons, Brother Su, you jest." Qin Ming said casually.
In the following days, Su Yuqing again explained some Dao of Alchemy experience to Qin Ming, as well as various precautions when Pill Refining the Nascent Soul Pill.
After a round of exchanges and discussions between the two, Qin Ming had new insights into the grasp of Pill Refinement in his heart, and the success rate had also increased a lot.
Even for the Fourth Order Pill Dao, Qin Ming had a certain degree of mastery.
A full seven days passed before the two finally ended their discussions and exchanges.
The Devouring Heaven Rat and Mysterious Water Crocodile, and the three Beasts, these days were either eating and sleeping, or sleeping and eating, served with delicious food and drinks every day, not to mention how comfortable they were.
On this day.
The Devouring Heaven Rat was picking its teeth with a bamboo skewer, and seeing Qin Ming come out from Inside the Grotto, its Expression brightened, and it grinned and asked:
"Master, what are we eating tonight?"
"Haven't had enough yet? We are almost going back." Qin Ming glared at it.
Afterwards.
Qin Ming collected the three Spirit Beasts back into the Small Spirit Realm, turned around and said to Su Yuqing, "Brother Su, no need to see me off, I believe we will meet again one day."
"Then Fellow Daoist Qin, please take care." Su Yuqing walked out of the Cave Residence to see Qin Ming off.
"I wish you an Eternal Immortal Path."
"Brother Su, we will meet again."
After saying goodbye to Su Yuqing, Qin Ming transformed into an Azure Rainbow and returned to Sky Separating Immortal City.
Old Jia and the others from Mirror Snow Pavilion had finished attending the celebration and had already returned to the Shop two days earlier.
Qin Ming secretly found an opportunity and met with Hua Tianxiong outside the Immortal City.
He pulled Hua Tianxiong into the Small Spirit Realm.
Hua Tianxiong, with a smile on his face, handed a Storage Bag to Qin Ming and said respectfully:
"Master, these are the last few kinds of Spirit Materials you wanted, they are all inside."
"These things were really hard to get, some even didn't originate in the Great Jin Dynasty, I could only use the Merchant Alliance's Channel to get them from other places, traveling thousands of miles."
"It was quite a lot of trouble."
"Yes, you did well." Qin Ming took the Spirit Material, opened it and glanced at it, nodding in satisfaction.
He could see that Hua Tianxiong had also done his best.
Afterwards, Qin Ming took out a Jade Bottle and threw it to him, saying:
"Within these two years, I will return to the Southern Wilderness, you continue to stay hidden in Great Jin."
"The two Divine Wood Pills inside should be more than enough to allow your Cultivation to Breakthrough to the Late Golden Core Stage."
Hua Tianxiong was first startled upon hearing this, and then took the Jade Bottle, feeling both joy and worry.
What worried him was that his Strong Backing was leaving.
What made him happy was that with two Divine Wood Pills, his Cultivation could advance further again.
"Master, are you leaving Great Jin?"
"How about... how about I go with you too? I am willing to serve you faithfully, heh-heh!"
After Hua Tianxiong had Experienced Qin Ming's Abilities, how could he not recognize who was the real Powerful Backer.
As soon as these words were spoken, the Devouring Heaven Rat, who was not far away, couldn't sit still, and couldn't help but say, "You're using flowery words like 'serve faithfully'..."
Hua Tianxiong smiled wryly, looking slightly embarrassed.
Qin Ming pondered slightly and said, "You don't need to come with me, with these two Pills, it's enough for you to Upgrade to the Late Golden Core Stage, even if war breaks out in Great Jin, you will have more than enough to protect yourself."
"Furthermore, Elder Qian of Fire Palace will also protect you, as long as you restrain your temperament a bit, Safety will not be a big problem."
"Moreover, letting you continue to stay in Great Jin will definitely be of great use in the future."
"You also can't ignore the large Trading Company you have painstakingly built up."
Hua Tianxiong nodded in agreement upon hearing this and said no more.
"Then I will respectfully obey Master's arrangements."
He had been in the Business world of the Cultivation World for many years, and after so many years of helping Qin Ming collect Spirit Materials.
Subtly influenced over time, he also saw some clues, Qin Ming's ambition this time is probably very big, possibly Pill Refining some extremely powerful Pills.
The world only knows that Su Yuqing of Great Jin's Alchemy Attainment is astonishingly brilliant, but he knows that Qin Ming's Alchemy Skill is also not inferior to Alchemy King Su's at all.
His Spirit Plant Skill is even unmatched, just the High-Order Spirit Plants in the Small Spirit Realm, which are rarely seen in the Cultivation World, are enough to make people admire him.
"Yes, you can go now, also, please help me take care of Mirror Snow Pavilion."
"This subordinate understands."
…
Several days later.
Qin Ming returned to Five Elements Mountain Market through the Teleportation Array of Sky Separating Immortal City.
As soon as he returned to Within the Market, he could feel that the atmosphere was already very different from before.
Inside the Wind Riding Pavilion.
Qin Ming learned from Han Yuan and the other two that recently even the Teleportation Array of the Market was going to be closed.
"Alas! Fellow Daoist Lu shouldn't have come back."
"Just a few days ago, the Disciples of Fire Palace and the people of Divine Path Mountain had several frictions Within the Market again, and they almost started fighting."
"It's making us all very troubled, and to make matters worse, both sides are Nascent Soul Powers of Great Jin Dynasty, and it's not easy to offend either side."
Han Yuan sighed, it could be seen that the Market had changed so much, and he had more or less heard some rumors.
"To be honest, I came back this time to prepare to leave."
"However, it is to return to the Southern Wilderness."
"After all, I have been out for decades, and I also miss my homeland a bit~"
"But before leaving, I also have to Harvest the Spirit Rice in the Spirit Field, after all, that Jade Emperor Spirit Rice took Li Lan nearly ten years of effort." Qin Ming explained, holding his wine cup.
Han Yuan, hearing this, suddenly understood, "That's true, more than a hundred mu of Tier 3 Jade Emperor Spirit Rice is a considerable fortune, its Value is immeasurable."
In his words, there was also quite a bit of envy.
"The reason I came to Fellow Daoist Han this time is to specifically ask, is there any Magic Ship in the Market recently that returns to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World?"
Han Yuan smiled, "Fellow Daoist Lu has asked the right person, now the Ferry Crossings in and out of Great Jin are all under the management of our Defenders of the Dao Alliance."
"Because in recent years, with the deepening invasion of Great Zhou by the Great Li Demonic Path, many fleeing Cultivators have poured into the Border Region of Great Jin Dynasty, and there are even many stowaways."
"Now the control of ships is extremely strict compared to before, if you want to leave by boat, you must go through cumbersome Status verification procedures before you can board the ship."
Immediately, he took out a booklet, densely filled with detailed records of the Merchant Ship filings of various Trading Companies within the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, going to and from Various Locations.
Han Yuan flipped through the booklet, pointed to a place and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, the most recent Merchant Ship going to the Southern Wilderness is the Brocade Heaven Commerce Company's 'Tianlan', which will depart in a year and a half."
Brocade Heaven Commerce Company?
This name, why does it sound a bit familiar… Qin Ming was stunned upon hearing this, after pondering for a moment, he suddenly remembered that Lu Huayuan, whom he had encountered when attending Su Yuqing's Alchemy King Celebration a few days ago, was from Brocade Heaven Commerce Company, wasn't he?
The journey from Great Jin to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World is extremely long, and one has to depart from the Black Sea Route and return the same way.
Without a year and a half, it's impossible to arrive at all.
If you encounter bad weather in the Black Sea, it is estimated that it will take even longer.
"Uh… Fellow Daoist Han, besides Brocade Heaven Commerce Company, are there any other ships?" Qin Ming asked hesitantly.
Han Yuan continued to look down, and then said, "Further down, it's the Merchant Ship of Qi Lian Trading Company, but their Merchant Ship has just returned from the Southern Wilderness, and it will be at least five years before they go to the Southern Wilderness again."
"Then Brocade Heaven Commerce Company it is, Fellow Daoist Han, do you have a Channel to get Ship Tickets? I would be extremely grateful." Qin Ming cupped his fist and said.
Han Yuan waved his hand, "A trivial matter, Fellow Daoist Lu, please Rest Assured, leave everything to me."
"Come find me in a few days to get your Boarding Token."
Immediately, Qin Ming took out a Jade Bottle, not knowing which dead ghost's Corpse he got the Pills from, and handed it to Han Yuan.
"This is just a small token of my appreciation, please Fellow Daoist Han, be sure to accept it."
Han Yuan immediately huffed and puffed, "Fellow Daoist Lu, are you looking down on this old man!"
"Being able to help a little bit at the end is not a waste of our many years of acquaintance."
Under Qin Ming's repeated insistence, Han Yuan reluctantly accepted the Jade Bottle of Pills.
But when he secretly opened the bottle cap and glanced at it, he was directly shocked, his eyebrows twitching.
'Upper Grade Second Tier Pills!'
For a moment, he felt a little reluctant for 'Shopkeeper Lu' to leave. After having a small gathering with Han Yuan and settling the return trip matters.
Qin Ming left Five Elements Mountain Market and came to Within the Spirit Field.
Now Within the Spirit Field, except for Li Lan's more than a hundred mu of Jade Emperor Spirit Rice, the other Spirit Fields were no longer being cultivated.
Only some Spirit Farmers were left to guard the Spirit Field.
When Qin Ming returned, Li Lan was staring blankly at the Spirit Field, lost in thought alone.
Recently, the Five Elements Mountain Range has undergone Stormy Changes, causing People's Hearts to be filled with anxiety, obviously he also guessed something.
And he heard that Shopkeeper Lu of Mirror Snow Pavilion, taking Old Jia and the others, had all relocated to the Central Continent.
Only himself, still having to guard the more than a hundred mu of Spirit Field in front of him, was truly filled with longing.
Just as Li Lan was lost in thought, he saw Qin Ming returning.
His eyes immediately lit up, and he hurried over to bow and said, "Shopkeeper Lu, you're back?"
"Yes, I see that the Jade Emperor Spirit Rice will be ready for Harvest in at most a little over a year, so I will stay here with you."
"You don't need to worry too much, when the time comes I will arrange for you and your family to go to Central Province to meet up with Old Jia and the others."
"Thank you Shopkeeper Lu, Li will never forget this in my life!" Li Lan was extremely grateful.
Qin Ming said indifferently, "It's alright, you are my Mirror Snow Pavilion's Spirit Plant Master, naturally I won't abandon you, Rest Assured and manage the Spirit Field during this time."
Afterwards, he returned to the Cave Residence in the Spirit Field and resumed his daily Cultivation.
In addition to this, Qin Ming also asked the Devouring Heaven Rat to pay attention at all times to the Blooming progress of the Seven Wonders Treasure Tree under the Five Elements Mountain Range.
Although Qin Ming had previously learned that even if the Sacrificial Ritual was started, the Demonic Path would still need three years to cause the Treasure Tree to Bloom.
But it's not guaranteed that they might think of some Method to speed up the process.
"There is still a year and a half before leaving, time is still enough."
"At least during this period, warfare will not begin."
Qin Ming pondered secretly, and put all his time in the following days into Cultivation and studying Skills.
That Fourth Rank Artifact Crafting Heritage of the Blood Forging Demon Gate, "Demonic Craftsmanship Unveiling", had already been thoroughly studied by him, and various Artifact Crafting techniques were extremely proficient.
Combined with the "Treasure Refinement Art", his Artifact Crafting Attainment was also rapidly improving.
And the Blood Floating Pagoda that he planted in his Natal Spirit Plant Yin-Yang Vine using the [Spirit Plant Planting Treasure] Entry, had been completely restored, and was Upgrading towards the direction of Fourth Rank Spirit Treasure.
Time flies, a year passed in a flash.
On this day.
Qin Ming was studying the "Primordial Fiend Seed Demon Scripture", because he had developed some interest in the 'Primordial Rakshasa Demon Body' within it. The reason was that his current Heavenly Demon Body Refinement Art had already reached the Perfected True Core Realm.
Going further up, it would be to break through the Shackles of the Physical Body.
According to the description of this Demon Clan Sacred Text, if one wants to reach the Body Becomes Saint stage, one must absorb and refine a Natal Demon Qi of a Fourth Order Demon Saint.
Such harsh Conditions are obviously somewhat difficult for Qin Ming to achieve.
Therefore, he turned his attention to the 'Primordial Rakshasa Demon Body', because Qin Ming already had the necessary Conditions for Cultivation of this Demonic Body, which is Source Demon Qi.
After some research, he found that after replacing the Natal Demon Qi required in the Heavenly Demon Body Refinement Art with Source Demon Qi, combining the two supreme Body Tempering Techniques seemed to be feasible.
And for this Source Demon Qi, Qin Ming did not need to spend any effort to find it.
Not only is there one in the Origin Demon Orb, but on the Thunder Origin Nether Jujube Tree in the Small Spirit Realm, a [Source Demon Qi] has also been born, there's almost too much of it.
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