ATPnovel Chapter 732 - 573: Harvest
Chapter 732 - 573: Harvest
On Wangyue Island, inside the Cyan Wood Pavilion.Qin Ming and Xiao Xun sat at the head position of the hall, listening to the post-battle report of the cultivators from the Four Nations Alliance.
Wei Wuya and the notable high-tier Golden Core cultivators of the Southern Wilderness were all present.
After this battle, Qin Ming’s achievements stirred a great sensation not only in the Southern Wilderness but throughout the entire Human Realm.
Xiao Xun looked at Qin Ming with a smile in her eyes and said lightly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you’ve become quite famous this time. Rumor has it that you are now the number one Nascent Soul Great Cultivator in the Human Realm."
"Number one Great Cultivator?" Qin Ming chuckled slightly with a bit of self-mockery, not caring much for these empty titles.
The cultivators of the Southern Wilderness below the hall had long regarded Qin Ming as a spiritual pillar. Without him, the Southern Wilderness wouldn’t have developed to its current state, vaguely surpassing the other four major cultivation realms, and once again beginning to restore its former glory.
No longer the barren and desolate land it used to be.
The cultivators of the Southern Wilderness had also gained significantly from this Great War of Righteous and Evil.
After listening to the report, Qin Ming personally rewarded the contributions, giving an inspirational speech.
He then directly bestowed two Nascent Condensation Pills and several Golden Core Formation Pills, which are the top strategic resources of the cultivation realm.
These were plundered by his Demon Infant from the treasuries of the major sects in the Blood Realm, and there were quite a lot of them.
Wei Wuya and Mo Lingwei each received a Nascent Condensation Pill, as both of their cultivation levels had reached Golden Core Perfection, and their wartime achievements were evident.
"Thank you, True Monarch, for your generous gift!"
The two were incredibly excited, and their gratitude towards Qin Ming reached an inexpressible level.
The remaining cultivators were all envious, after all, this was a rare opportunity to become a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Throughout the entire cultivation realm, without great fortune, it is impossible to attain.
Such opportunities are all controlled by top sect forces.
These individuals are worth cultivating; eventually, when he achieves Divinity Transformation and ascends to the Spirit Realm, someone would need to watch over the island.
But even with the Nascent Condensation Pill, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage is not easy, almost one in ten thousand can achieve it.
It still depends on individual fate.
Then.
Qin Ming placed a Nascent Condensation Pill in the treasury of the alliance headquarters, for future cultivators who meet the achievement conditions to exchange.
This way, if other Nascent Soul cultivators emerge from the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, they wouldn’t need to always turn to Qin Ming.
He could properly act as the hands-off shopkeeper.
Since next, Qin Ming’s goal would be to pursue Divinity Transformation, he wouldn’t be meddling too much with matters within the cultivation realm.
After the reports and rewards were concluded, Qin Ming dismissed the crowd.
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Inside Qin Ming’s cave mansion.
A few days later.
He asked Xiao Xun, "What are your plans next? Continue to cultivate on Wangyue Island for a while, or return to the Outer Sea?"
"Hmm, I have to return, as matters in the Outer Sea need to be handled," Xiao Xun pondered slightly and said.
Qin Ming nodded slightly, then said, "Alright, once I’m done with my matters here, I’ll head to the Outer Sea. I’m determined to obtain that half piece of the Reversed Scale Stele from Nanming Ancestor."
Xiao Xun nodded.
Before leaving, Qin Ming gifted her some Dao Thunder Tribulation Tea and Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid.
Even though Xiao Xun’s mana had also reached perfection, these two spiritual objects could satisfy some culinary cravings.
They are rare immortal mansion delicacies in the cultivation realm.
After seeing her off.
Qin Ming returned to the Little Spirit Realm and began to inventory the gains from this battle.
First was the corpse of the Blood Prison Demon Venerable, which had been severed into two by his Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
Although the primordial spirit of this demon had been refined and devoured by the gourd, the corpse itself was a treasure to Qin Ming.
At the bottom of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd in the Burial Immortal Sea, a black crystal had formed, presumably the raw material for crafting a "Heart Demon Puppet"—a high-tier cultivator’s resentment crystal.
It’s said that a demon puppet refined from this material can entice even the heart demons of the Divinity Transformation Stage, infinitely magnifying them, making it extremely insidious and formidable, hard to guard against.
Subsequently.
Qin Ming summoned the corpse with a single hand gesture, casting a Thorn Technique. Instantly, innumerable black vines extended, draining the essence from the corpse, transforming it into a large blood pearl.
He could distinctly feel that the vitality contained in this Divinity Transformation level blood pearl was dozens of times more potent than others...
Even his lifebound spirit plant, the Immortal Vine, couldn’t help but sway, showing an extremely eager emotion.
Qin Ming only observed briefly before tossing the blood pearl to the Immortal Vine.
The next moment.
The dark vines twisted and danced, absorbing the blood pearl completely, causing a silver spirit pattern to ignite between the tendrils, and the whole spirit plant grew wildly.
One after another, budding silver flowers emerged again.
In Qin Ming’s field of vision, two golden, gleaming entries appeared:
[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Nascent Soul Dharma Power x5 (Maturity: 2%)
[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Time Flies x5 (Maturity: 2%)
Qin Ming perceived the state of his lifebound spirit plant. After absorbing the Divinity Transformation Level blood pearl, it was again at the brink of advancing.
"I estimate that with absorbing some more blood pearls and Essence of Wood, the lifebound spirit plant could undergo another metamorphosis."
"Perhaps with a few more blood pearls and Essence of Wood, the lifebound spirit plant can complete another transformation."
"I guess with some more blood pearls and Essence of Wood, the lifebound spirit plant could undergo another transformation."
Next, he retrieved the storage pouch from the Blood Prison Demon Venerable’s severed corpse, which contained a Primordial Demon Pearl carried by the previous Demon Sect Saint Child.
Yet the space inside was as large as several hundred square meters, much larger than the one owned by the Saint Child by many times over.
It contained the entire wealth and accumulations of the Blood Prison Demon Venerable, amassed over thousands of years, and gathered through the Blood Refining Demon Sect.
A myriad of demonic cultivation resources, countless cultivation techniques, pills, books, spiritual materials, demon treasures, etc., all conveniently fell into Qin Ming’s hands.
The value of just the items inside far exceeded the resources in the treasure vaults of several demon transformation sects.
Among them, the most eye-catching was the "Nine Abyss Killing Blade," a Tier Five Low-Grade Demon Soldier, ranking among the top three ancient treasures in the Blood Realm.
Qin Ming could feel the violent resistance of the Celestial Demon Artifact Spirit within the demon soldier just by holding it.
However, under the suppression of the Demon Infant, it calmed down obediently.
"This is also a good treasure, but of no use to me. In the future, I can perhaps trade it with those old folks in the Human Realm for some other resources," thought Qin Ming as he stored away the demon treasure.
Finally, Qin Ming’s gaze fell on a wisp of black demonic qi floating in the center.
This item was very familiar to Qin Ming, being the "True Demon Qi" controlled only by the Saint Ancestor of the Demon Realm!
This thing was extremely crucial to Qin Ming’s Demon Infant Body Refining Technique and could even be said to be indispensable.
Although the Source Demon Jujube Tree could occasionally refresh the Primordial Demonic Qi entry, which could be synthesized into a wisp of True Demon Qi, its cultivation required a large quantity of demon corpse sacrifices and some luck.
"With the infusion of True Demon Qi, perhaps my ’Demon-Monster True Power Technique’ can break through to the fourth layer."
Additionally, Qin Ming found the main cultivation jade scroll of the Blood Prison Demon Venerable in his collection, named "Blood River True Understanding," a top-level demon technique.
Coincidentally, this technique was recorded on the iron piece "Primordial Evil Seed Demon Scripture" obtained by Qin Ming.
Evidently, even top-tier existences like the Blood Prison Demon Venerable were being cultivated like livestock, only waiting for him to break through the realm to be harvested using the Dao Heart Demon Seed method.
Unfortunately, he died at Qin Ming’s hands.
This competitive predatory cultivation style is quite in line with the demonic path.
"To able to set up such a grand scheme, it seems like the waters in the demonic path are deep indeed." Qin Ming sighed, then left the cave mansion in high spirits.
He briefly made some plans.
With the abundant wealth of the Blood Prison Demon Venerable, combined with the benefits gained from the Great War of Righteous and Evil, these resources were more than enough to steadily cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
Primarily since Qin Ming’s lifespan was incredibly long, as much as six thousand six hundred and sixty years.
There was no rush at all, unlike other Divinity Transformation stage cultivators who rely entirely on the Ascension Platform for the future of the Immortal Dao.
"Perhaps, even upon reaching the Divinity Transformation stage, there’s no need to rush to ascend to the Spirit Realm."
"After all, by continuously cultivating, I can refresh entries, even generating Divinity Transformation Power, with no worries about the decline of Spiritual Qi in the Human Realm."
"Waiting until reaching the late stage of Divinity Transformation before ascending might be more secure."
"Hmm, I could send the Demon Infant to ascend to the Demon or Spirit Realm first to scout the way..."
Qin Ming considered many future cultivation paths, quietly making plans.
In the half-year following the end of the Descent Realm.
The entire Cultivation Realm was immersed in a victorious and celebratory atmosphere.
Everywhere, there was revelry and celebration.
From this day forth, order in the Human Realm would be restored to its former state, entering a long period of recuperation and growth.
Low-Tier Cultivators no longer had to live in constant fear of demonic invasions.
One day.
After completing his daily cultivation on Spirit Island, Qin Ming was holding two jade scrolls, studying the Divinity Transformation Ointment and Crystal Thought Pill, two Tier Five Pill Formulas.
Suddenly.
His divine thought, comparable to the Divinity Transformation stage, suddenly moved, detecting an extraordinary aura flying towards the island.
Qin Ming instructed the Heaven-Devouring Rat, Little Silver Moon, and Tian Ling’er, "A guest is coming, prepare tea."
Then the three Golden Boys and Jade Maidens busied themselves burning incense and making tea.
Before long.
A figure resembling an old farmer silently appeared atop the main peak of Wangyue Island, as if walking out of thin air.
It was the Venerable Divinity Transformation Cloud-Fishing Elder of Luoyun Creek.
Qin Ming went forward to greet him, inviting him to sit at a stone table under the Spiritual Peach Tree, where Spirit Tea and Spirit Fruit were already prepared, the aroma rising in spirals.
"Elder Lu has come, please try the freshly brewed Spirit Tea."
Cloud-Fishing Elder looked at Qin Ming, sighing with deep emotion, "One must look at someone with new eyes every three days! Friend Qin, now with the power to slay Divinity Transformations, no need to call me an elder, it truly shames this old man!"
Qin Ming secretly employed the Yin Yang Profound Mirror divine technique to glance at Cloud-Fishing Elder’s body, noting that the originally vibrant vitality was somewhat diminished, about three hundred years of lifespan lost.
It seemed the Cloud Fishing Platform had endured great efforts in the battle with those few Divinity Transformation Demon Venerables.
Had it not been for a major turn of events in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm battlefield, and Qin Ming’s Demon Infant performing a diversion in the Demon Sect,
The remaining few Divinity Transformations, long stuck in the Human Realm, might have decreased further.
The two, being old acquaintances, understood each other’s temperaments well, essentially forming a cross-generational friendship.
Before coming.
Cloud-Fishing Elder had learned from other cultivators the detailed intelligence on Qin Ming’s battle with the Blood Prison Demon Venerable.
Aside from the unexpected Tier Five Super Array,
He also had a lingering doubt in his mind, suspecting something, as it concerned another affair in the Primordial Extreme Mountain.
Thus, after some small talk.
Cloud-Fishing Elder unhesitatingly inquired, "Fellow Daoist Qin, was the Spirit Communication Treasure used to slay the Blood Prison Demon Venerable the opportunity obtained previously from within Luotian Hall?"
"Indeed." Qin Ming nodded slightly, not denying.
He understood the concerns of Cloud-Fishing Elder, especially since he had once had the opportunity to obtain the other two suppressed Spirit Communication Treasures in the Fallen Demon’s Land, but abandoned them without hesitation after learning they would release the Ancient Demon.
Even his Spirit Pet, painstakingly nurtured, perished inside.
"Elder Lu, rest assured, the treasure Qin obtained, while also the core Suppressing Object of the Primordial Extreme Mountain, was already properly handled before being taken."