Chapter 613: Chapter 488: The Heirs of Old Friends

Inside the Little Spirit Realm.

Four corpses of Great Demons were neatly arranged on the grass.

Except for the Demon Flood Dragon Gen Chi’s Essence Blood, which Qin Ming handed over to the Demon Infant, the Essence Blood of the other corpses was still intact.

The Tier Four Flood Dragon was a treasure in itself, with its components being highly sought-after High-Tier Spiritual Materials in the Cultivation Realm.

Whether it was for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Array Refining and Talisman Making, they were all greatly useful.

"Hehehe! What a neat family of four, all lying together." The Heaven-Devouring Rat showed a look of excitement, rubbing its plump little white hands.

Qin Ming glanced at it, knowing all too well what plans this creature might be cooking up.

However, as the Heaven-Devouring Rat could produce Profound Mysterious Stone, it was a highly useful material for him.

Currently, all the Profound Mysterious Stones had been used up, and he needed to prepare some to have on hand.

Qin Ming immediately threw the Green Lizard King and the Demon Pill of another Early-stage Tier Four Flood Dragon to the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

"Since you can produce Profound Mysterious Stones by devouring Nascent Souls, you should be able to do so with Tier Four Demon Pills as well. Make sure to perform well for me."

"Thank you, Master, for your reward!" The Heaven-Devouring Rat took the Demon Pills, its small face almost grinning from ear to ear.

It then went off to find a place to refine those Demon Pills.

For some unknown reason, ever since the Heaven-Devouring Rat advanced to become a Tier Four Transformation Great Demon,

it has become more and more capable of making things, continuously devouring numerous Nascent Souls, which only slightly increased its cultivation, with seemingly little change in other aspects.

A typical Transformed Great Demon, if consuming such Nascent Souls, would at least experience significant advancements in cultivation.

After all, the Nascent Souls of Humans and Demons, similar to Demon Pills, are the essence of a cultivator’s life force and also a great supplement to the Demon Race.

’Could it be that it eats as much as it excretes, completing a cycle?’

Qin Ming couldn’t help but entertain such a strange thought.

Then. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Qin Ming collected the Essence Blood from the other three Flood Dragons.

He kept the Essence Blood of Crown Prince Xuan Ce, after all, he hailed from the East Sea Dragon Palace, truly a royal in the Sea Race, bearing the Ancient True Spirit Bloodline, potentially useful in the future.

Or continue using it for Body Refining for the Demon Infant.

Qin Ming then extracted a portion from the other two bottles of Essence Blood and approached the Spirit Field where he planted Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice.

With a seal technique, he directed it to pour over the Cyan Sky Spirit Soil.

With the infusion of Tier Four Flood Dragon Essence Blood, the dozen or so Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice plants seemed to benefit greatly, expressing extreme joy.

Then they began to grow wildly, strands of blood-colored Flood Dragon Essence Qi visible to the naked eye continuously flowed from the roots upwards, suffusing the entire Spirit Rice Plant, with the blood-colored patterns among the green stems becoming even more pronounced.

The bountiful green Spirit Rice Ears even bent the entire Spirit Plant down.

This was the benefit of watering with Tier Four Flood Dragon Blood. Although in growing Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice, typically only Tier Three Flood Dragon-like Essence Blood was needed.

But Qin Ming decided to go all out, aiming to cultivate this batch of Tier Four Middle-Grade Spirit Rice to its utmost.

In his vision, two entries also changed accordingly:

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Nascent Soul Dharma Power X5 (Maturity 85%)

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Time Flies X5 (Maturity 82%)

"It’s close, they’ll soon be mature."

"With these Flood Dragon Blood poured, it should be ready to harvest."

Qin Ming watched the Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice with a look of anticipation.

Then.

He collected the Flood Dragon corpses from the ground, feeling quite satisfied as he left the Little Spirit Realm.

After completing these tasks, Qin Ming planned to leave the Vast Sea Immortal City and return to Wangyue Island.

But as he passed through the core area, he accidentally caught sight of a somewhat familiar face.

Thus, Qin Ming slowed his steps.

Inside the Lvu Family Mansion.

A beautiful woman, displaying Late-Stage Qi Cultivation, was leading a pair of children and several clan members in the ancestral hall for ancestral worship.

"Thankful for the ancestors’ blessings, allowing us to continue to receive the grace and protection of the Immortal City..."

At the top of the ancestral hall, two portraits were hanging.

They were of Qin Ming’s old acquaintances from early years, Lvu Liang and Lvu Wanjun...

After the clan members left, the young woman remained, cleaning up the incense on her own.

She looked at the portraits on the wall, seemingly reminiscing about something, her expression filled with sadness.

Little did she know, a figure had already silently appeared in the ancestral hall.

The woman wiped away tears secretly as she prepared to leave the hall.

But as she turned around, she saw a plain-looking young man, gazing silently at the portraits on the wall.

She couldn’t sense any mana from him, as if he were just an ordinary person.

Yet when she saw Qin Ming’s face, she instantly recognized him.

Isn’t this the Wangyue True Monarch, renowned in the Southern Wilderness?

Shocked, she quickly prepared to perform a grand kneeling ceremony: "Junior Lvu Cui’er, pays respect to Senior True Monarch Wangyue!"

Qin Ming waved his hand to raise her: "No need for courtesy."

"I didn’t expect Lvu Wanjun had also passed away... When did she leave us? Who are you to her?"

"Reporting to Senior, Junior Lvu Cui’er, the portrait is of my mother, who during the demon disaster decades ago, went to rescue my father but unfortunately encountered a large group of demonic forces... Both perished." The woman, touched by sorrow, started shedding tears again.

"Alas! I didn’t expect this lady couldn’t avoid her fate either." Qin Ming sighed.

He often secluded himself, sometimes for months, sometimes for years.

There were many things outside that he hadn’t paid much attention to.

"Lvu Liang and Lvu Wanjun were considered acquaintances of mine. As their only offspring, I should also offer some care. Do you have any wishes?" Qin Ming nodded, looking at the portrait, speaking faintly.

Lvu Cui’er trembled upon hearing it, showing excitement in her expression. Who could remain calm when faced with the opportunity given by a Nascent Soul True Monarch?

She hesitated for a long time, cautiously requesting: "True Monarch Senior... I have a son and a daughter, might you assess them for me..."

"No need. I have already checked them when I came in just now. Their cultivation talents are quite mediocre and not suitable to enter under my tutelage."

"However, if you wish, you can send them to Wangyue Island as Spirit Farmers. Even if they can’t attain immortality, they can be ensured of safety for life."

"Thank you for the grace, True Monarch Senior. Junior dares not hope for too much..." Lvu Cui’er hurriedly performed a deep bow.

But when she rose again, Qin Ming’s figure was already absent.

Only her gaze fell upon the table beside her, where there was now a delicate jade bottle.

She swiftly stepped forward to open it, as a strange pill aroma wafted out, she saw inside there lay a bright blue Spirit Pill, exuding a heavy Pill Halo.

"Foundation Establishment Pill!!" Lvu Cui’er covered her mouth, utterly stunned, momentarily unable to speak.

After leaving the Lvu Family, Qin Ming also went to the outer city district to take a look at the Fengg Family’s Talisman Shop.

He learned that Fengg Sihai had passed away decades ago, his lifespan exhausted, leaving everything now changed.

"The sea changes into mulberry fields, time flies, and many old acquaintances have left..."

Qin Ming was nostalgic for a moment, then rode the Lingxiao Imperial Carriage back to Wangyue Island.

Meanwhile.

During this period, Qin Ming received a relatively good piece of news from Mo Lingwei’s report.

It was about Fang Han, the direct disciple of the late Tier Three Alchemy Grandmaster Gongsun Yang from Liang Country’s Profound Creek Valley, had recently successfully advanced to the Tier Three Alchemy Grandmaster Realm.

Becoming the youngest Alchemy Grandmaster in the history of the Southern Wilderness, following Qin Ming.

Besides, his cultivation also broke through to the Golden Core Stage, Profound Creek Valley could indeed be considered having a promising future.

Qin Ming had several encounters with the young man in the past, unexpected how quickly time had passed, now he could support a faction.

Ancestor Xuan Yu’s lifespan is probably nearing its end.

He immediately attached a Tier Three Alchemy Manual and instructed Mo Lingwei to attend the Golden Core ceremony on his behalf.

After all, back then, Qin Ming had gone to Profound Creek Valley to ’borrow’ the Golden Core Formation Pill formula in order to break through to the Golden Core Stage...

Now, it seems like settling this karma.