"Did it get out of hand?"
Qin Ming stood there in a daze.
"No!"
He calmed his mind to sense it and discovered that the Black Vine had actually burrowed underground.
It seemed a bit mischievous.
"It’s able to change its form at will and is omnipresent."
"Truly incredible!"
Qin Ming quickly communicated with the Black Vine, urging it to grow out.
In an instant.
The all-encompassing Black Vine, like tentacles covered with black eyes, broke through the soil.
All of them joyfully turned to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming was also dumbfounded, realizing that this Lifebound Spirit Plant had reached a mature state, which required an incredibly long time.
The five entries of the "Leaf of Space-Time" merely allowed it to grow a negligible amount from its juvenile stage.
"Five hundred years and it’s still just a seedling."
Qin Ming couldn’t help but be astonished.
On the other hand, the Blood Pearl could accelerate the evolution of the Black Vine.
However, this also allowed Qin Ming to step into the introductory level of the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique."
But reaching the preliminary stage of the ’Supreme Wood Dharma Body’ seemed to still have a considerable way to go.
Perhaps, with more Blood Pearls in the future, its advancement can be accelerated.
Currently, Qin Ming found his affinity with plants significantly enhanced.
Moreover, his comprehension of Wood Attribute Techniques had also slightly improved.
The "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique" is merely a method for cultivating the Spirit Body and does not directly enhance cultivation.
Only when the Spirit Body is truly cultivated will the effects be remarkable.
Whew!
Qin Ming casually cast a Basic Technique, the Wood Arrow Technique.
Bang!
The power of the Wood Arrow Technique was slightly enhanced.
"Even my understanding of the Thorn Technique has increased."
Qin Ming pondered for a while, planning to find an excellent growth environment for this Lifebound Spirit Plant in the future, if possible.
After all, a place rich in Spiritual Qi is more beneficial for the growth of Spirit Plants.
...
Next.
Qin Ming returned to the Cultivation Quiet Chamber.
Then, he activated the array restriction of the courtyard and entered retreat mode.
He focused his thoughts on the "Mana Crystal" entry, beginning a new round of cultivation.
Half a month’s time flew by.
Qin Ming consumed all five entries of the "Mana Crystal."
On this day, a strong mana fluctuation surged in the Cool Small Residence, resonating with the heavens and earth.
Even the isolation array within the courtyard could not conceal this aura.
"Late-stage Qi Cultivation?"
"I didn’t expect someone nearby to break through to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer."
"It seems to be Fellow Daoist Qin’s courtyard."
"Fellow Daoist Qin, it’s actually him?"
"As expected of a High-Grade Spirit Plant Master, his cultivation realm is advancing so quickly."
Nearby neighbors all sensed this aura.
Many cultivators turned their gaze towards Qin Ming’s courtyard.
"Twenty-seven years old, Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer!"
Qin Ming slowly opened his eyes, reveling in the surge of Longevity Dharma Power within him, overjoyed.
"I bet the old folks in the family didn’t expect this, huh?"
"With just a measly Four-Element Pseudo Spirit Root, I’ve reached this point."
Qin Ming felt incredibly elated.
The Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer signified entry into the Late-stage Qi Cultivation.
After years of slow accumulation.
The mana within him, originally far exceeding that of same-tier cultivators, had now surged several times over, comparable to Qi Cultivation Perfection.
Combined with his body refining cultivation, both advanced to the later stages, the techniques Qin Ming could now unleash were increased by several folds.
The Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer might just be an Inner Sect Disciple in the sect.
But within a Foundation Establishment Clan like Qin Ming’s, he was considered mid-to-high-ranking.
Should the family learn of this, they’d surely be shocked to the core, wouldn’t they?
Qin Ming stopped pondering, beginning to regulate his breath and stabilize his realm.
...
On this day.
Qin Ming arrived at his Spirit Field to tend to his Spirit Plants.
The growth of three acres of Five-Colored Rice and two acres of Red Silver Yellow Hemp was quite promising, displaying a scene of flourishing vitality.
Initially, when the Red Silver Yellow Hemp grew tall, it emitted a wooden fragrance that indeed attracted a batch of pests, resembling black threads like Spirit Insects.
They clung to his Spirit Plants like maggots on carrion.
Later, Qin Ming directly summoned the Four-winged Frost Bees to eradicate them completely.
Since Qin Ming started cultivating the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique," his affinity with plants had strengthened.
His interactions with the Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field became even more harmonious.
He could even faintly sense which Spirit Plant was in poor condition and which one needed more fertilizer.
Qin Ming was carefully loosening the Spiritual Soil with a Spiritual Hoe.
Boom!
"Enemy attack!"
A signal talisman representing the Spirit Feather Sect exploded instantly above the Spirit Field!
Immediately after.
A patrol team from the Spirit Feather Sect flew over Qin Ming’s head.
Even a Foundation Establishment Elder had arrived.
Qin Ming’s expression changed as he looked upwards towards the sky.
At this moment, the vast Spirit Field was shrouded in dark clouds, screams echoing continuously.
"Run! It’s a Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivator!"
"Quickly, seek assistance from the Sect!"
In the sky above the Spirit Field.
A man shrouded in a black robe stood in the air, emitting a terrifying aura of mana.
At first glance, Qin Ming was filled with dread, instinctively sensing extreme danger.
Without a word, he was about to flee.
But just at this moment.
The clouds on the horizon, as if commanded, began to churn and gather, encircling the people within.
The Spirit Feather Sect’s Qi Cultivation disciples, in their panic, collided with the black clouds, emitting miserable screams.
They were torn to pieces by the gale from within the clouds.
"Tier Two Trapping Array!"
Even the Foundation Establishment Elder from the Spirit Feather Sect had a drastic change in expression.
The black-robed man casually waved his hand, sending out a black streak that slashed forth.
The supporting Spirit Feather Sect disciples and Spirit Field guards were instantly cut to pieces.
"Stop!"
"I didn’t expect you would dare act so boldly within the territory controlled by my Spirit Feather Sect!"
The Spirit Feather Sect Elder, seeing his disciples being slaughtered, grew anxious.
He formed a spell and aimed it at the opponent.
The black-robed cultivator sneered, his body surging with demonic Qi, sending a black streak of magic towards the Spirit Feather Sect Elder!
Boom! Bang!
The spells of the two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators clashed in mid-air with a loud explosion.
However.
The black streak from the black-robed cultivator broke through the Spirit Feather Sect Elder’s spell and continued unrelentingly.
It struck the opponent’s chest hard!
"Ah!"
The Foundation Establishment Elder instantly sprayed a stream of blood from his chest, his aura wilting.
He staggered and fell to the ground.
With just one strike, the victor was decided.
The Spirit Feather Sect Elder was gravely injured in one blow, his face horrified, stammering, "No! You’re... you’re one of the five evil cultivators who attacked Elder Zhuang’s medicine garden!"
"Hmph! Noisy!"
The black-robed man extended a jade-like hand, clenching it in the air, forming a massive black blade of magic several meters long.
He swung it at the fallen Foundation Establishment Elder.
The black light flickered through the void.
The massive blade of magic, swift and unexpected, cleaved him in two.
From beginning to end.
The Foundation Establishment Elder had not even had time to react.
The disparity in strength was overwhelming.
Qin Ming felt his heart pounding, cold sweat drenching his back.
What to do?
Nowhere to escape to.
A few breaths later.
The black-robed cultivator wiped out all Spirit Feather Sect members.
He then leisurely flew towards Qin Ming.
’It seems this guy’s target is actually me.’
Qin Ming took out a purple "Spell Duplication" leaf from his storage pouch, gripping it tightly in his hand.
The black-robed cultivator soon arrived, stopping not far from Qin Ming.
But his next action caught Qin Ming by surprise.
The figure pulled down his black robe, revealing a face Qin Ming knew all too well, grinning at him:
"Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Qin!"