Longevity: Start Farming with Entries

This black seed resembles a spirit jujube, aside from the Extremely Yin Power, it also emanates an astonishing amount of Spiritual Qi.

Qin Ming carefully held and observed it in his hand for a long time, suddenly a name of a spirit plant flashed in his mind.

"Fengyou Ghost Jujube!"

"I didn't expect it to be this item! Hahaha!"

A joyful expression appeared on Qin Ming's face.

"How is it, Master, didn't I tell you correctly?"

"There's really something good inside, hehehe!"

"But... what is this Fengyou Ghost Jujube?"

Even the Heaven-Devouring Rat was surprised to see Qin Ming so happy, quickly seeking credit from him, hoping that in his happiness, he would reward it with a Spirit-Transforming Demon Fruit.

In that case.

It would be one step closer to fully restoring its cultivation.

"The Fengyou Ghost Jujube is a Tier Two Top-Grade Spirit Plant, considered a Supreme Treasure by ghost beings and ghost cultivators, akin to a Foundation Establishment Pill for human race cultivators..." Qin Ming said slowly.

Even the Heaven-Devouring Rat didn't expect such a seemingly insignificant spirit plant to have such a significant background, actually capable of greatly enhancing the cultivation of ghost cultivators and ghost beings.

"Congratulations to Master for obtaining the treasure, uh... but as good as this item is, its effect on cultivators isn't as great as it is on ghost cultivators, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming said, "It may not be of use to others, but for me... hehehe..."

He did not continue, leaving the Heaven-Devouring Rat in a state of confusion.

Qin Ming did not continue because it involved a secret technique from the "Primordial Evil Seed Demon Scripture," known as the 'Planting Evil Technique.'

This technique requires using the corpse of a ghost's spirit body as fertilizer; once the Fengyou Ghost Jujube is planted, it can gather and condense the Yin Evil Qi within. When the Fengyou Ghost Jujube matures, several drops of Profound Evil Spirit Liquid can be condensed inside the tree core.

And this 'Profound Evil Spirit Liquid,' is one of the rare Core Formation Spiritual Objects that cultivators need when advancing to the Golden Core Stage.

It can increase the probability of forming a core by fifteen percent.

At the thought of this item, Qin Ming's heart spirit was filled with excitement.

As for the corpse of a ghost's spirit body, although difficult to find, it should still be obtainable.

Qin Ming took out a wooden box to store the seed of the Fengyou Ghost Jujube.

Afterward, he said to the Heaven-Devouring Rat, "You did well on this matter, you deserve credit."

"Thank you, Master, for the praise, then... the Spirit-Transforming Demon Fruit..." The Heaven-Devouring Rat was so happy that its tail was almost wagging to the sky upon hearing these words.

Qin Ming knew exactly what it was thinking.

Therefore, he immediately changed the subject and asked, "By the way, have you managed to decipher that artifact fragment?"

"Hehe! I was just about to tell you, after working tirelessly day and night, I've erased the restriction on the fragment."

"But the contents inside... were somewhat unexpected for me..."

With that, the Heaven-Devouring Rat handed the copper mirror back to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming took the copper mirror and looked at it. After removing the restriction, a sheer piece as thin as a cicada's wing was revealed inside, recording a highly advanced Artifacts Embryo Sacrificial Refining Method.

Unfortunately... half is missing.

The other half must be contained in a separate piece of copper mirror.

"Stumbling upon half of the copper mirror is already incredibly lucky, searching for the other half would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, wouldn't it?"

Looking at the secret technique, to say he wasn't tempted would be a lie.

He had just refreshed the [Spirit Plant Seed Treasure] entry, perfectly able to refine the Void Bamboo, which has already developed spirituality, into an artifact embryo and use the entry to plant it into the Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine.

"That would be an artifact..."

...

Missing the other half of the copper mirror, Qin Ming can only try to search for it, not daring to say with certainty that he'll find it, he'll have to rely on luck.

The following day.

Qin Ming left the inn and restored his original appearance in an isolated spot.

Then headed towards the Pill Furnace Pavilion in the core area.

Along the way, his ears were filled with the shocking battle achievements of 'Long Daoist' from yesterday.

Making this Legendary Cultivator of the Wei Country's cultivation realm even more renowned.

From small street stalls to large teahouses and taverns, this topic was being discussed everywhere.

Even the Foundation Establishment List at the gate of Vast Sea Immortal City had already updated the strength ranking of the Wei Country Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The name Long Daoist prominently topped the list.

Qin Ming could only smile helplessly.

After half a cup of tea.

He arrived at the Pill Furnace Pavilion and stepped inside.

The moment he entered the hall, he encountered an old acquaintance.

"Oh! Fellow Daoist Qin! Long time no see!"

"Fellow Daoist Xue, it's been a while!"

The person who greeted him was none other than the elder of Vast Sea Immortal City, Xue Zhili.

Back then, right after breaking through Foundation Establishment, Qin Ming had participated in an exchange meeting organized by Xue Zhili.

Later, when leaving the city, he encountered the demonic hero Lin Zixiao ambushing Gul Huai and others. The scenes from back then were quite lamentable for him.

"Fellow Daoist Qin has arrived, truly long time no see, I've missed you dearly."

Xu Jing had just been conversing with Xue Zhili; upon seeing Qin Ming, her beautiful eyes glimmered and she greeted him cheerfully.

"Hehe! What a coincidence today."

"Just as it happens, I have a matter that Fellow Daoist Qin might be interested in," Xue Zhili said with a smile.

Qin Ming, surprised, asked, "Oh? Could Fellow Daoist Xue have organized another exchange meeting?"

"Hehe, indeed, but this time the exchange meeting is larger in scale, Fellow Daoist Qin, let's discuss it upstairs."

Afterward, Xu Jing led Qin Ming and Xue Zhili to a private room on the third floor.

"Here's the situation, this time the organized exchange meeting is different from the past."

"The location will be set at the Inch Mountain Market, and held under the guise of black market trading..." stated Xue Zhili plainly.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Qin is interested in attending?"

Qin Ming asked with puzzlement, "Isn't the Inch Mountain Market already occupied by Demon Beasts?"

"The demon beasts in that area were cleared by the Immortal City cultivators sent out two years ago. However, the market was destroyed, and Thunder Origin Sect has no interest in managing it."

"Gradually, people from all trades and walks have gathered, and now it's become a black market," explained Xue Zhili.

Qin Ming understood, he hadn't expected that the Wei Country's largest market in the past would one day become a black market.

In the black market, it's a mix of good and bad cultivators from all walks of life; in addition to common market items, many shady things can be traded as well.

Such as items acquired through murder and treasure snatching, and various items of unknown origin.

Of course, due to this reason, many items that can't be seen in the common market often appear.

After pondering for a while, Qin Ming thought that engaging in black market trading outside wasn't very stable.

Moreover, Xue Zhili's arrangements often involved life-and-death situations; after the last exchange meeting, three people died...

So he said to Xue Zhili, "Hehe! Fellow Daoist Xue, this time I have important matters to attend to, so I cannot participate."

"Thank you for your kind invitation."

Xue Zhili was taken aback by this remark, he hadn't expected Qin Ming to decline.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, there will be many good items in this black market trade, and those going with us are elite among Foundation Establishment cultivators, safety shouldn't be a concern."