Chapter 563: Chapter 455: Immortal Vine, Spirit Body Achieves Great Success

Inside the Little Spirit Realm.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat was diligently devouring demonic power, refining its black steel fork ’Immortal Slaying Halberd’...

"Clang" sounded.

Suddenly, a palm-sized green cauldron was thrown in from outside.

It almost gave it a fright.

"Oh-ho! Another treasure delivered to my door!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat’s eyes suddenly shone!

Soon, it put away the black steel fork and black tortoiseshell in its hands and, on tiptoe, approached the green cauldron.

It sniffed with its nose, growing even more excited: "Wow! What a great treasure!!"

"This grandmaster has never smelled such a rich spiritual mechanism in a treasure before, could this be another tribulation-crossing treasure my master prepared for me?"

"This is wonderful, heh heh heh!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat chuckled thievishly, then reached out its small hand to grab the green cauldron on the ground.

Suddenly!

The small cauldron on the ground emitted a disturbing wave, then, to the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s amazement, transformed into a size of three zhang.

Immediately.

A burst of cyan-colored mystic light erupted from the cauldron, accompanied by a strong suction that landed on the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

Despite the struggle, the Heaven-Devouring Rat could only watch helplessly as it was gradually drawn into the giant cyan cauldron.

"Ahhh! Help, Master!"

"I’m going to die!"

The Heaven-Devouring Rat was so terrified its soul almost left its body, struggling and shouting frantically.

Buzz~

As the cyan light dimmed, the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s cries gradually faded to inaudibility, returning to silence.

The giant cyan cauldron spun around, dropped on the grassland, and transformed back into a palm-sized small cauldron...

As if nothing had ever happened.

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Inside the Penglai Sect.

Qin Ming, following True Monarch Dragon Wood, arrived again at her pastoral cave mansion.

Tian Ling’er walked out from the straw hut and obediently brewed tea and incense for the three.

"Ling’er greets Elder True Monarch Wangyue!" she greeted Qin Ming politely, with a clear voice.

Then, she blinked her eyes, glanced behind Qin Ming for a moment, and asked, "Elder Qin, why don’t I see Elder Heaven-Devouring Rat?"

"Hehe! It’s been busy recently refining artifacts, maybe it doesn’t have time."

Qin Ming was also puzzled; usually, that fellow was very proactive about food and drink, but today it was different.

Even his secret voice transmission was unanswered.

’Hmm, it seems the Heaven-Devouring Rat finally gets it and knows it has to strive to transform, hence focusing on cultivation.’

He thought to himself like that.

"I see, that is truly unfortunate." Tian Ling’er smiled sweetly, then busied herself.

After that.

Qin Ming engaged in conversation with the two from the Penglai Sect.

"I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Qin to be so talented, to actually gain recognition from our sect’s Immortal Tree, and even directly obtain the Tier Four Spirit Plant inheritance."

"In the future, he might surpass us old folks in the path of spirit plants; I toast you with tea instead of wine."

True Monarch Dragon Wood smiled, raising her teacup.

"Even I almost misjudged, I toast you too, Fellow Daoist Qin." Chen Muzhi, with an elegant and genial demeanor, also said with a smile.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming continued the conversation with them.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you should be heading for the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly next?" True Monarch Dragon Wood asked.

Qin Ming nodded, "Indeed, Qin has long heard of this millennial event in the East Sea Cultivation Realm, naturally wouldn’t miss it."

"Hmm, we old fellas are participating too, why not Fellow Daoist Qin comes along with us? We’re all heading the same way, after all." Chen Muzhi asked.

"The geographical position of Dragon Abyss Island is special; maybe Fellow Daoist Qin hasn’t been there?"

Qin Ming had the nautical chart given by Duke Xia Yuan, so he actually knew the location of Dragon Abyss Island.

However, Dragon Abyss Island is the territory of the East Sea Dragon Palace Demon Race.

He might as well take a free ride.

So he nodded and replied, "Indeed, I’d better trouble you two then."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, don’t be formal; our sect’s ship will depart for Dragon Abyss Island in seven days, and the two of us will be leading this journey." Chen Muzhi explained.

After talking with the two for most of the day,

True Monarch Dragon Wood arranged a vacant cave mansion for him to reside temporarily.

Qin Ming returned to the Little Spirit Realm after finishing everything.

"Heaven-Devouring Rat, catch two Rice Flower Spirit Fish; I want to eat grilled fish."

He immediately ordered the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

But after a while, there was still no response.

"Eh? Where did that traitor go? Not even responding."

Qin Ming immediately released his divine thought, scanning across the Little Spirit Realm, but still found nothing.

Suddenly.

His eyes fell on the Spirit King Cauldron on the grass, where a few faint traces of the Heaven-Devouring Rat lingered.

"No! Could it be..."

Qin Ming immediately summoned the small green cauldron into his hand, and as soon as the Spirit King Cauldron touched his hand, he felt something was wrong.

He quickly infused his divine thought power into the cauldron.

At first glance, the Heaven-Devouring Rat was foaming at the mouth, lying sprawled out inside.

Qin Ming then pinched a hand seal according to the spell control method in the "Wood Transformation Spirit Manual".

In an instant, the green cauldron spun around, and a cyan light burst from its mouth, releasing the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat’s tongue stuck out, looking severely drained of primordial energy and nearly dropping in cultivation realm.

"Oh no, has it really croaked?"

Qin Ming reached out and touched the Heaven-Devouring Rat, then used the Yin Yang Profound Mirror to scan it.

Discovering its lifespan vitality and heartbeat were still present, he let out a long breath of relief.

Moments later, the Heaven-Devouring Rat groggily came to its senses.

It looked at the green small cauldron in Qin Ming’s hand with fearful eyes and said pitifully:

"Master! If you had come a step later, there’d be nothing left of me but skin, and you wouldn’t see me ever again, it was truly terrifying!"

Qin Ming also didn’t expect this Spirit King Cauldron could forcefully absorb and refine even a Tier Three Perfection Demon Beast, stripping it of primordial energy and vitality.

He found it incredible.

He tossed a recovery pill to the Heaven-Devouring Rat, "Your curiosity is too strong, go down and calm your nerves, recover some lost essence."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat hurriedly took the Spirit Pill and left without a backward glance, eager to stay far away from the green cauldron.

Qin Ming shook his head after watching it leave, "I didn’t expect this capacity, carelessness."

Yet in the next moment.

Qin Ming looked back into the Spirit Cauldron and discovered a cyan-transparent essence inside.

Its shape resembled a cyan-transparent Lingzhi about the size of an inch.

"Essence of Wood!"

The term instinctively surfaced in Qin Ming’s mind, as recorded in the "Wood Transformation Spirit Manual".

"The Spirit King Cauldron can refine all vitality into this rare Essence of Wood..."

He clicked his tongue in wonder, and with a thought, the Essence of Wood fell into his palm.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then came to his Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine and fed the Essence of Wood to the Black Vine.

Swish swish swish!

Instantly, the black vines danced, and after absorbing the Essence of Wood, the Yin Yang Profound Vine seemed to gain great benefit.

No less than being fed a Nascent Soul Level Blood Pearl.

Gradually.

Countless silver runes burst forth from the Lifebound Spirit Plant, completely illuminating the sky of the Little Spirit Realm.

In the unseen realm, a profound and obscure great Dao aura emanated from the Profound Vine.

The silver runes in the air all intertwined, forming layer upon layer of combinations.

The originally black leaves all fell to the ground and then disappeared into the Spiritual Soil.

After half a cup of tea’s time, new black leaves grew, only now they bore an additional layer of silver spirit patterns between their veins.

The Void Poison Stings on the black vines became even more concealed and unpredictable.

Half a day later.

The entire Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine appeared to complete a new round of transformation, sprouting new silver buds.

Meanwhile.

In Qin Ming’s vision, two gleaming golden entries immediately refreshed:

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Nascent Soul Dharma Power x5 (Ripening 2%)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Time Flies x5 (Ripening 2%)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Abundant Lifespan x5 (Ripening 3%)

[Time Flies]: After using the entry, can ripen the spirit plant to a thousand years of cultivation in a short time.

"Immortal Vine?"

"Looks like the Lifebound Spirit Plant has advanced again!"

"Just don’t know what level it has reached now."

"Goodness, [Time Flies] entry, an enhanced version of Leaf of Space-Time, with a thousand-year cultivation effect."

Qin Ming couldn’t help but reveal a joyful smile at the changes in the Lifebound Spirit Plant.

But what brought him even more delight was yet to come.

Only to see the silver runes circulate on the Immortal Vine, a vast great Dao fortune suddenly descended upon Qin Ming.

He hurriedly sat cross-legged, operating the "Cyan Emperor Technique".

Old and green Time Qi flowed from the Black Vine, converging into several long rivers that continually poured into Qin Ming’s body.

Boom!

Qin Ming’s Cyan Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body also transformed into a green spirit plant phantom, hovering behind him.

As the Lifebound Spirit Plant Immortal Vine infused, the spirit body continued to solidify and expand.

Time ebbed away.

Three days later, the lush Time Qi within Qin Ming’s body had become incredibly dense, presenting a vibrant scene within his Dantian.

His hand seals transformed, and the Nascent Soul on the Purple Mansion Spirit Platform also made the same gesture.

Immediately after, all the vitality-rich Time Qi was absorbed by the Nascent Soul.

Meanwhile, the azure precious tree behind Qin Ming grew to two zhang tall, frantically absorbing nearby Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

This signified his Cyan Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body had, from this moment on, formally entered the Great Success Realm!

Crackle!

A cyan rune imprint appeared on his Nascent Soul’s brow.

Surrounding Qin Ming, the Plant Essence Qi permeated, immensely dense, he seemed transformed into an ancient tree, resonating with the Lifebound Spirit Plant.

As the circulation accelerated, his "Cyan Emperor Technique" also broke through to the twelfth layer.

"Finally cultivated the ’Cyan Emperor Technique’ to the twelfth layer."

"According to Qingyang the Old Demon, upon reaching the twelfth layer, the Hook Jade Golden Light Mirror can be unlocked to Tier Four Spirit Treasure level."

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