Longevity: Start Farming with Entries

Before Qin Ming's body refining technique had fully broken through, his strength had already increased significantly.

He was also preparing to set off for Qianye Island to gather the ghost corpses required for planting the Fengyou Ghost Jujube.

Currently, he was comparable to a humanoid Great Demon, just a step away from truly becoming a Tier Three Demon King.

After successively devouring and refining the essence blood of two Tier Two Perfection Ape Demon Beasts, along with refining the essence blood of the Double-Pupil Demon Ape during his previous breakthrough of the second transformation.

Qin Ming's physical strength alone had already surpassed many Tier Two Perfection Great Demons.

Even if it were a Tier Two Perfection Great Demon from the Demon Beast Royal Race, it would not be a match for him in close combat.

At this moment, every move he made exuded immense power and might.

Strong confidence filled his heart.

Soon.

He retracted his aura, returning to an innocent and unremarkable young man.

"Set off for Qianye Island!"

Qin Ming's eyes were like torches, speaking to the Heaven-Devouring Rat with a wave of his hand.

"Yes!"

"I'll go call the second and third ones now."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat, upon hearing it could go out again, beamed with joy, filled with energy.

It didn't want to dig for even another quarter of an hour...

Subsequently, to be on the safe side, Qin Ming gathered his three Spirit Pets and set out from Wangyue Island, heading straight in the direction of Qianye Spirit Island.

'Profound Evil Spirit Liquid... I must acquire it.'

'Although I've now cultivated the Ancient Evergreen Body, with aptitudes comparable to a Celestial-Grade Spirit Root, there's a certain chance I could cross into the Golden Core without consuming any spiritual object pills.'

'But Golden Cores have different grades, if I'm going to form one, naturally the higher the quality, the better.'

Since Qin Ming established relationships with Wei Wuya and Master Nalan Xi,

He gradually understood some secrets of forming a Golden Core through them.

Theoretically speaking, a cultivator with a Celestial-Grade Spirit Root, after reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection, could attempt to break through to the Golden Core Realm directly, without relying on external objects, as long as there was a supply of spiritual qi from a Tier Three Spirit Vein.

However, only those cultivators with no other choice generally do this.

Moreover, the risk is enormous; if the breakthrough fails and there's no Golden Core formed to protect the Sea of Qi, Dantian, and meridians,

At best, one's cultivation would regress, or at worst, they could fall on the spot; if the Sea of Qi has issues, they will forever lose the chance to attempt forming a Golden Core again.

For example, Yuwen Hong from the Spirit Feather Sect achieved his Golden Core directly under extreme circumstances.

According to Wei Wuya, Yuwen Hong achieved a Middle-Grade Golden Core back then, and with his aptitude and luck, he could have achieved a High-Grade Golden Core if aided by other spiritual objects.

But Wei Wuya was different, with a strong sect backing him, Thunder Origin Sect, the undisputed overlord of Wei Country, whose resources are far beyond those of Spirit Feather Sect.

They provided him with a large amount of rare resources, even strategic resources like the Golden Core Formation Pill, coupled with his own Celestial-Grade Spirit Root talent, allowed him to achieve a High-Grade Golden Core in one fell swoop.

The talent, effort, mental state, luck, and resource supply are all indispensable factors.

A High-Grade Golden Core is extremely rare even in the entire Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, only a handful of people have it.

This later allowed Thunder Origin Sect to gain the upper hand again in their dispute with the Spirit Feather Sect.

The power of a Golden Core, its forming quality, cannot be compared in strength.

Wei Wuya relied on this to heavily wound the Earth-Shaking Giant Bear Demon King with one sword during the beast tide assault on Vast Sea Immortal City.

If it had been a Low-Grade ordinary Golden Core Ancestor, they probably couldn't even break the Demon King's defense.

A Low-Grade Golden Core is just an ordinary Golden Core Master.

Nevertheless, the Great Dao of the Golden Core is still the goal that cultivators pursue throughout their life.

"Seekers of the Dao are like carp in the river, but those who attain it are as rare as phoenix feathers..."

"With the entry in my hand, I naturally want to pursue the highest Great Dao."

Half an hour later.

Riding the Silver-winged Frost Bee, Qin Ming arrived near Qianye Island.

He raised his hand to gaze into the distance, today's Qianye Island had already been divided into many small islands after the battle of that year.

Due to the destruction of the Tier Three Spirit Vein on the island and two subsequent wars, the resources inside were looted clean by various cultivators, almost as if they turned over every inch of the land, only a few broken ruins remain.

With the Spirit Vein completely cut off, no cultivators were interested in it anymore, not even Qi Cultivation Clans.

Gradually, the 72 Island Loose Alliance abandoned it as well.

Usually, only when the alliance's law enforcement team patrolled would they occasionally pass by here.

"In the cycle of rise and fall in the cultivation realm, even the Zhao Family, one of the Seven Great Powers, was completely obliterated in the history of Wei Country cultivation realm, becoming nothing more than a fleeting cloud..."

"All the power and dominion are but fleeting clouds."

"Only cultivation and longevity are eternal."

As time passed and circumstances changed, Qin Ming looked at the fragmented Qianye Spirit Island, filled with emotion.

He personally experienced the changes on Qianye Island and the subsequent demon-slaying battle.

He could be considered a witness to this piece of history.

Especially during these two major events, Qin Ming attained resources that allowed him to reach his current point.

If it weren't for that Demon Plant, his Lifebound Spirit Plant might not have advanced by now, and the Ancient Evergreen Spirit Body wouldn't have been achieved so quickly.

"Let's descend."

With a pat on the Silver-winged Frost Bee beneath him, Qin Ming descended toward the Spirit Island below.

Following the Heaven-Devouring Rat's guidance, he arrived at a seemingly unremarkable island in the southwest.

This place had been completely plowed by the devastating magic of three Golden Core Ancestors, leaving only scorched earth.

The ground was devoid of vitality, bare and stark, with only some rubble and no vegetation in sight.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Qin Ming released his Divine Thought, scanning the entire island but finding nothing.

He then furrowed his brow and released the Heaven-Devouring Rat to inquire.

"Hehehe!"

"Master, the demon cave is right beneath here."

"Absolutely certain, I've already sensed it."

"Watch me work my magic."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat said, proceeding to a ruin filled with rubble.

It released a black mysterious light from its mouth, enveloping the entire ruin.

At the edge of the ruin, a hidden entrance suddenly appeared, obviously concealed by powerful means unknown to the naked eye.

Even Qin Ming's Divine Thought, comparable to the Golden Core Stage, couldn't detect anything unusual.

Seeing this, Qin Ming reevaluated the capabilities of the Heaven-Devouring Rat, this Tier Three Demon King's ability was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Well done," Qin Ming nodded in appreciation.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat grinned with delight upon receiving Qin Ming's rare compliment, "Hehe, it's just a small trick."

Just as the Heaven-Devouring Rat was about to say more,

Qin Ming's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Someone is coming this way, hide quickly."

The words at the Heaven-Devouring Rat's mouth stopped, and it immediately concealed itself within the void using its Divine Techniques.

Qin Ming, meanwhile, found a hidden spot nearby, secretly employing the Withered Wood Technique from the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, his entire aura vanished as if he had turned into a piece of withered wood.

After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.

Five differently-colored Escape Lights drew near from afar, landing at Qin Ming's previous position.

The cultivation of all five was consistently at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

There was only one at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment, the other three were at Mid-stage, and the last one had Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation.

Only —

Among these sneaky individuals, Qin Ming saw a figure that surprised him quite a bit.

'It's her!'