Chapter 605: Chapter 482: Spirit Plant Transformation

After this battle, the name of True Monarch Wangyue echoed throughout the major cultivation realms.

No one dared to underestimate the only Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Southern Wilderness, not only was he excellent at farming, but his divine techniques and power were also incredible!

The demon invasion within the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm was quickly quelled, thanks to the joint efforts of the Four Nations Alliance, Demon Race, and Guardian Dao Alliance.

The demonic sect assault that even the East Sea Cultivation Realm couldn’t guard against was successfully repelled by the Southern Wilderness.

This made many cultivators realize that the Southern Wilderness was no longer a backward cultivation realm easily manipulated by others.

As the demon tide receded, the Southern Wilderness emerged from a crisis, although there were still remnants of demonic sects roaming, they no longer posed a significant threat.

In the coming decades, the Southern Wilderness will enter a buffer period, during which many cultivators from surrounding cultivation realms are expected to seek refuge.

"The first large-scale descent realm impact on the Southern Wilderness has been successfully resolved, the demonic sect won’t likely invade again in the short term," Master Tianji said admiringly to Qin Ming.

With a smile on his face, Qin Ming cupped his hands to thank everyone present: "I still have to thank you fellow Daoists for your timely support, Qin offers his gratitude here."

The main contribution was Qin Ming defeating the ’Demon Monarch Qishang’, but the Nascent Souls present also exerted great effort.

"It still relies on Fellow Daoist Qin and the Demon Saint Gushan’s overwhelming might, otherwise, we few old fellows wouldn’t be able to resist such a figure as Demon Monarch Qishang," Master Tianji said smilingly while stroking his beard.

His words carried a hint of praise.

Next.

Qin Ming sat in the main hall of Cyan Wood Pavilion, giving instructions to Wei Wuya and Mo Lingwei regarding the aftermath of the battle.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat and Cold Crow Ascendant soon returned to the island.

Upon learning that Demon Monarch Qishang led the demonic sect to invade Wangyue Island, the Heaven-Devouring Rat was calm because he had already known the inside story.

Cold Crow Ascendant, however, was deeply moved and said with lingering fear, "Heaven-Devouring Demon Saint brother, luckily I went to Wuu Country with you to carry out the task."

"Did not expect such a great crisis on Wangyue Island, truly terrifying."

Later.

After exchanging pleasantries with Qin Ming for several days, the Nascent Soul colleagues from several major forces hurriedly left with their respective subordinates.

After all, the demonic sect’s rampage in the Blood Realm was escalating, with the scale of descent realm expanding, the East Sea Cultivation Realm suffered from bloodshed, sounding alarm bells for all of them.

Naturally, they couldn’t afford to relax vigilance, so after handling the Southern Wilderness matters, they rushed back to their own territories.

After everyone left.

Qin Ming summoned the Heaven-Devouring Rat and asked, "I heard you and Fellow Daoist Cold Crow teamed up in Wuu Country to kill a Demonic Nascent Soul?"

"Hehe! That’s right, Master. Originally, I alone could kill him, but that demonic cultivator was very slippery. While escaping, he bumped into the old fellow Cold Crow."

"Old fellow Cold Crow shamelessly took one of the storage pouches from me... really thick-skinned!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat said with some indignation, then he took out a pouch and handed it to Qin Ming: "However, I brought back the Demonic Nascent Soul and flesh body, thinking they might be useful for your farming."

Qin Ming took the pouch, pondered for a moment, then said: "Hmm, well done. Try using your divine technique to devour the Nascent Soul, see if you can produce more Profound Mysterious Stones."

"Hehe! I was about to say this."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat took the Nascent Soul, licked his lips, and went out.

Meanwhile, Qin Ming turned towards the corpse of the Nascent Soul demonic cultivator, raised his hand to perform a Thorn Technique, and absorbed it into a dry corpse, transforming it into a fist-sized Blood Pearl.

Afterward.

He entered the Little Spirit Realm and buried the dried demonic cultivator corpse under the Thunder Element Demon Jujube Tree to enrich it.

The Tier Three High-Grade Demon Jujube Tree, nourished by several demonic Nascent Soul corpses, grew increasingly strong, its whole body surrounded by inky demonic qi, flashing with lightning, flickering intermittently.

This demon plant under Qin Ming’s careful cultivation showed a trend of advancing again, by then, it would be a Tier Four demon tree.

Its demonic infants might also prove significantly useful.

Then.

Qin Ming walked over to his lifebound spirit plant, the Immortal Vine, and threw over the Nascent Soul Blood Pearl.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

Countless pitch-black vines danced and caught the Blood Pearl from the air, instantly absorbing it completely.

The eerie Black Vine began to stretch, growing new branches again.

The dozens of silver buds now fully bloomed, overall resembling a silver lotus, surrounded by a mysterious Dao essence, appearing very enigmatic.

The Tier Three Spirit Bee hive beneath the Black Vine buzzed as they busied themselves gathering nectar atop the silver flowers.

Silver pollen fell onto these spirit bees, sparkling like silver light, sinking into their bodies and disappearing.

The spirit bees instantly became more energetic.

Meanwhile, the entries shown in Qin Ming’s sight also changed significantly:

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Nascent Soul Dharma Power x5 (Maturity 76%)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Time Flies x5 (Maturity 72%)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Abundant Lifespan x5 (Maturity 73%)

In the past period, Qin Ming fed four Nascent Soul Blood Pearls to his lifebound spirit plant, occasionally ripening it with several streaks of Four Seasons Divine Light, greatly accelerating its growth.

The Immortal Vine stood within the Little Spirit Realm, after years of entry ripening, combined with the nourishment of Four Seasons Divine Light, it seemed to have endured through ages, becoming increasingly mysterious.

Strands of Time Qi continued to flow from the tree, constantly transferring into Qin Ming’s Cyan Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body.

After finishing all this, Qin Ming visited the Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree.

The coral-shaped treasure tree emitted shimmering seven-colored precious light, continuously absorbing spiritual qi within the Little Spirit Realm.

Fellow Daoist Qin’s affinity with plants and trees allowed him to sense the exuberant vitality within, growing in a very healthy state.

It even seemed much stronger than the Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree suppressed beneath the Five Elements Mountain Range back then.

After Qin Ming revived this treasure tree, he constantly used the [Ripening] and [Leaf of Space-Time] entries to accelerate its growth, and it has already grown more than halfway.

From an initial height of two inches, it had now grown over two feet tall. Although this treasure tree wasn’t very big, after Qin Ming hastened its growth, it already possessed four thousand years of cultivation.

If the Seven Marvelous Treasure Tree blooms again in the future, it can nurture Dharma Seeds.

Therefore, Qin Ming paid great attention to this tree, personally taking care of its cultivation.

Unlike other Spirit Plants, Qin Ming occasionally let the Heaven-Devouring Rat help with its tending.

Besides that.

Over a dozen lush Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice had grown to half a person’s height.

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Nascent Soul Dharma Power X5 (Maturity 65%)

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Time Flies X5 (Maturity 62%)

For these rumored Tier Four Middle-Grade Spirit Rice, Qin Ming had been coveting them for a long time.

Qin Ming’s gaze fell on the Spirit Rice, which had already developed very plump green Spirit Rice Ears, where one could vaguely see Flood Dragon shaped Essence Qi being nurtured inside, living up to the name of Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice.

"The [Nascent Soul Dharma Power] entries from the two Spirit Plants combined already amount to ten paths; after harvesting, it can increase my several decades of hard cultivation."

"With the addition of Tier Four Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice, and the aid from Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid in cultivation, I should break through to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul within a hundred years..."

"On the Demonic Infant’s side, with the Blood Refining Demon Sect’s resources supply, the body refining progress should not be too shabby either."

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, quite satisfied with his current cultivation progress.

And on that Star Sea Divine Vine, Qingyang the Old Demon was also recuperating, with his originally weak Spirit Body having recovered considerably.

From when he last alone drove the Blood Massacre Spiritual Treasure, causing those two Nascent Souls from Longevity Temple to nearly fall, it could be seen that his current state at least allowed him to wield some mid-stage Nascent Soul strength.

The effect of the Star Sea Divine Vine in nurturing the Soul Body is one of the very best among Spirit Plants, with icy blue starlight dazzling, lingering over the whole Spirit Plant.

"Ah~ It’s so comfortable!"

"If there were a few thousand years more of nurturing, perhaps this old fellow’s Spirit Body could truly restore to its prime."

"If this vine could bloom the legendary ’Star Sea Divine Flower,’ things would be even more phenomenal; perhaps within a few hundred years, this old fellow could restore the glory of the past, who knows, hehe!"

Qingyang the Old Demon’s Spirit Body lay on the tree, constantly absorbing the starlight divine essence floating over.

"Star Sea Divine Flower?" Qin Ming couldn’t help but ask upon hearing this.

Qingyang the Old Demon chuckled and said, "Exactly, people only know about using Star Sea Divine Wood to craft Spirit Artifacts and Spiritual Treasures, but they don’t know this tree can also bloom. However, it blooms only once every five thousand years, and the time required is extremely long, even those in the Divinity Transformation Stage don’t live that long. Not having seen it is quite normal."

"It’s said this flower greatly enhances Divine Soul Power and has tremendous efficacy in nurturing the Primordial Spirit."

"For those Soul Cultivators focusing on the Soul Dao, and Ghost Dao Cultivators from the Underworld, this item is regarded as a sacred treasure."

"Underworld? How does this old ghost know so much?" Qin Ming frowned and couldn’t help but ask.

"Haha! This old fellow is knowledgeable and experienced, there’s plenty of time in the future to explain this slowly; the Underworld, like the Spirit Realm and Demon Realm, is a larger world, vastly different from smaller worlds like the Human Realm."

Qin Ming, listening, nodded thoughtfully, then cast the Five Elements Spirit Rain Technique, watering all his precious Spirit Plants.

Afterward, he went to the over a dozen Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice, pouring the last of the Tier Four Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood over them.

The Spirit Soil, combined with Cyan Sky Spirit Soil and Profound Yellow Essence Qi, rapidly absorbed the Demon Flood Dragon Essence Blood, converting it into the pure nutrients required by the Spirit Rice.

"It’s a pity that this Tier Four Spirit Rice cannot be mass-planted, and snake and dragon type essence blood have also been used up. The Spirit Rice is about to mature, but I still need to fetch some more."

Qin Ming looked at the empty jade bottle, pondering where to acquire snake and dragon essence blood.

Now that the Demon Race and Human Race are cooperating against the Demon Path from the Blood Realm, he naturally cannot hunt Tier Four Great Demons in the Beast Roar Mountain Range; that would be rather inappropriate.

After all, Demon Saint Gushan has been quite helpful to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming, looking at the Spirit Field, thoughtfully remarked: "Looks like I have no choice but to let my Demonic Infant handle this task."

"After all, there should be no shortage of Tier Four snake and dragon Great Demons in the Blood Realm; if not, at worst... take action against the rebellious Second Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace..."

"A Tier Four Flood Dragon... reportedly possessing Ancient True Spirit Bloodline, should yield good results if used for planting."

Among his schemes, he saw the Heaven-Devouring Rat, transformed into a chubby white child, running inside.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat, face bubbling with excitement, was clutching a piece of black Profound Mysterious Stone, about the size of a finger. He said to Qin Ming:

"Master, a big find!"

"Surely has to do with me using the Bloodline Divine Technique to devour Nascent Souls."

Qin Ming took the Profound Mysterious Stone from him, showing surprise on his face, patted his head in praise:

"You’re impressive indeed! Consider it a major achievement; this piece of Profound Mysterious Stone is several times larger than the previous one. If we stockpile a few more, I might even take you on an inter-world travel someday."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat, ecstatic upon hearing this, never expected such an unintentional yet priceless contribution.

He soon asked, "Master, what are our plans next?"

"Hmm... returning to the old trade, first we’ll focus on diligent farming and refining cultivation."

"Then observe the changes in the Cultivation Realm, and make further plans."

"Currently, the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm has been rather peaceful, but other Cultivation Realms are still in deep water and suffering."

"Continue staying low-profile on Wangyue Island, watching the rise and fall as it changes..."

Qin Ming said, pulling out the Divine Hoe from his storage pouch and tossing it to the Heaven-Devouring Rat...