Longevity: Start Farming with Entries-Chapter 317 - 298: Acquaintance

A few days later.

Qin Ming arrived at the border of the Liang Country. He planned to deliver the Longevity Fruit Pill to the Profound Creek Valley first and then travel around the Wuu Country.

As for the ghost disaster plaguing the Liang Country, the situation was unstable, and it was wise for him to keep his distance.

"Calculating with my fingers, I’m already one hundred and twenty years old."

"Now I’ve initially cultivated the Cyan Emperor Wood Emperor Sacred Body, and with my Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine, supplemented by the Dust-annihilating Pill and Jade Emperor Spirit Rice, it’s estimated that in another thirty to fifty years, I can break through to the mid-stage Golden Core."

"Such rapid cultivation speed, even when looking across the entire Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, is considered among the top among the few Golden Core Stage cultivators."

"Therefore, it’s better to be cautious."

His current strength was quite formidable within the Golden Core Stage.

And with a Spirit Pet at the Demon King level, he maintained a principle of proceeding with caution, nonetheless.

As long as others did not target him, generally, Qin Ming would keep a low profile.

After all, he had a lifespan of more than two thousand years.

At the very least, reaching the late-stage Golden Core was not a problem.

This was the reason he did not intend to travel to the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty in the short term. After all, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs existed there, and the Lihuo Palace was at war with mighty enemies, making it truly dangerous.

"At least wait until my cultivation breaks through to the mid to late stage. After the Great Jin’s situation stabilizes, then it would be appropriate to travel and explore."

"No... the mid to late stage Golden Core is still not stable; better wait until Golden Core Perfection."

"Forget it, if I can break through to Nascent Soul, that would naturally be best..."

"In any case, in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, I am considered top-tier battle power, and aside from a few late-stage Golden Core old monsters, no one can threaten me. It’s best to bide my time for further development."

Qin Ming plotted secretly and flew towards the direction of the Profound Creek Valley.

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Liang Country, Jingzhou border.

On the mountain road thousands of miles away from the Profound Creek Valley.

A convoy of seventy to eighty people was rapidly advancing, with elderly, women, and children inside the carriages, looking like refugees.

"Everyone, be attentive. We’re about to cross Yellow Wind Ridge. Have you all taken your Hidden Spirit Pills?"

"Once we cross this area, my fellow disciples will be coming for support, and we’ll be safe then."

The person speaking on the horse-drawn carriage ahead was a young female cultivator, with clear features and a graceful figure, at the late-stage Qi Cultivation.

This was Yan Ruoyan, who Qin Ming had once met during his infiltration into the Profound Creek Valley to obtain a pill formula, where she had grown crops for him for a year.

"Cousin, this Hidden Spirit Pill tastes really bad, and my stomach feels uncomfortable. Why do we have to leave our hometown in Chushui County?"

"There are so many terrifying green-faced and tusked monsters along the way." A round-faced child with a topknot blinked innocently and inquired.

Yan Ruoyan, feeling a pang of sorrow, sighed and replied, "Alas, it’s because of the ghost disaster..."

She patted the child’s head, then stood up and glanced at her family members behind her—who were mostly low-tier cultivators in the early to middle stage of Qi Cultivation.

Those elderly, women, and children were even more defenseless.

"If it weren’t for the rampant ghost disaster, we wouldn’t need to migrate our entire clan so far from home."

"Chushui County will soon be invaded and occupied by ghost creatures..."

The current state of Profound Creek Valley was also fraught with internal and external worries, naturally unable to care for these Qi Cultivation disciples’ family members.

They had to find a solution for themselves.

Ghost creatures are extremely sensitive to cultivators’ mana, so Yan Ruoyan could only have her family take the Hidden Spirit Pills to avoid the ghost creature-occupied roads en route to the Profound Creek Valley.

This Hidden Spirit Pill could disguise cultivators’ mana and mimic the exact aura of Yin Soul Ghosts, fooling ordinary ghost creatures.

But it had minimal effect on high-tier ghost creatures.

Along the way, Yan Ruoyan was on edge, encountering numerous waves of ghost creatures and almost being exposed several times.

Fortunately, after traveling day and night for more than half a month, they weren’t far from the Profound Creek Valley.

Crossing Yellow Wind Ridge, she only needed to send a signal, and her fellow disciples’ Dharma Ship would come for support.

As an Outer Disciple, even if she couldn’t arrange for her family to enter the Profound Creek Valley, settling them in Moyuan Immortal City would be much safer than staying outside.

The Yanm Family Castle members, exhausted from their long journey and travel fatigue, only hoped to reach their destination soon.

"Yan’er, in our Yanm Family Castle, you’re the most promising, with the highest cultivation. Feel free to arrange as you see fit, we all heed your guidance."

The elders in the clan expressed their stance.

Yan Ruoyan nodded and continued to lead her family forward.

An hour later.

The Yanm family safely passed through Huangshan Ridge and entered a river valley.

Yan Ruoyan exhaled deeply and activated a Communication Talisman.

She then turned to the others and said, "Rest for a while, my fellow disciples will be here shortly."

After another half an hour.

A yellow escape light approached from afar, landing in front of the Yanm family members, revealing a Dharma Ship from the Profound Creek Valley, about ten zhang in size.

"Junior Sister Yan, are these all the people? Is everyone here?"

A handsome young cultivator dressed in a yellow robe flew down from the Dharma Ship, smiling as he spoke to Yanm RuYanm.

Yanm RuYanm was delighted upon seeing this and immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Brother Cao Yun, all my clansmen are here. I trouble you with this."

"Junior Sister Yanm, there’s no need to be polite. It’s a small matter." Cao Yun said with a smile.

"We should leave this place quickly. The speed at which the ghost disaster is spreading has become increasingly severe."

With that, Yanm RuYanm was about to call her clansmen onto the ship, but her brows furrowed—she seemed to sense something amiss.

She then asked Cao Yun, "Brother Cao, where is Brother Liangg? Did he come with you?"

"Oh... haha, Brother Liangg has been given another mission and couldn’t come over." Cao Yun explained with a cheerful smile.

But just at this moment.

From Yanm RuYanm’s hand subtlely appeared a fist-sized crystal sphere, within which appeared a strange wisp of dark aura.

"Not good! It’s a ghost!"

This Soul-Displaying Bead was a low-grade spiritual artifact given to them as disciples by Profound Creek Valley, capable of showing the ghostly aura around them.

"Jie jie jie!"

"I didn’t expect this little girl to be so cautious."

"I was planning to toy with you a bit more."

Cao Yun’s face turned sinister, a dense green ghostly aura erupting from his body, transforming into a decayed face with hideous fangs and hollow eye sockets flickering with green ghostfire.

He stretched out a pair of shriveled, sharp claws, casually waving them as a large group of Qi Refining Stage ghosts poured out from the Dharma Ship behind him, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged towards Yanm’s clansmen.

"Foundation Establishment Ghost!"

Yanm RuYanm’s face turned pale in despair, clearly realizing that her comrades had met an untimely fate along the way.

"You’re mine now, it’s been a while since I tasted such tender cultivators."

The Foundation Establishment Ghost grinned wickedly, raising a cloud of black mist as it swept towards Yanm RuYanm.

The Yanm clansmen, with their low cultivation, had never encountered such a terrifying scene, nor were they any match for these ghosts, trembling with fear.

Yanm RuYanm formed a seal with her hand, producing a Fire Talisman that transformed into a firebird, flying towards the black mist.

The fire attribute magic naturally countered ghostly beings, but in the face of such a disparity in power, it was like an insect trying to shake a tree.

The Tier One High-Grade Fire Blaze Talisman she used was as ineffective as mud in the ocean, unable to stir even a wave.

Swish!

A mass of black aura transformed into a ghost face, suddenly shooting out and sending Yanm RuYanm flying, crashing heavily dozens of yards away.

"Prepare to die!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Immediately the ghost mist surged, about to engulf her completely.

Just then.

Boom!

A massive spiritual pressure suddenly descended!

The sinister laughter of the Foundation Establishment Ghost abruptly ceased.

At the same time, the surrounding ghosts were crushed by an inexplicable force, exploding into fragments.

"Huh? These ghosts... could they be the countless skeletons from the cave at the bottom of the lake?"

A faint voice emerged, followed by the appearance of Qin Ming.

He glanced at the Foundation Establishment Ghost in front of him, the appearance and clothing looked somewhat familiar.

Suddenly a flash of insight struck him; wasn’t this the eldest of the Three Friends of Mei Mountain he encountered at the Tai Lake ruins?

He shook his head, then swept his divine thought, rendering the ghost silent and turning it to dust, dissipating into the air...

"Th-thank you, Senior, for saving my life!"

Having survived a desperate situation, Yanm RuYanm hurriedly bowed toward Qin Ming, disregarding the blood on her face.

She hadn’t even seen him make a move before hundreds of ghosts and the Foundation Establishment Ghost were eradicated instantly.

What kind of cultivation must this be?

With shallow cultivation, she couldn’t quite grasp it.

The Yanm’s people, also narrowly escaping death, gathered around to thank Qin.

Qin Ming smiled faintly, not expecting to encounter such an event on his way to Profound Creek Valley.

And it involved this girl, Yanm RuYanm.

But now appearing in his original form, she naturally wouldn’t recognize him.

Back then, he had infiltrated Profound Creek Valley using the disguise of Yu Changqing.

"No need."

"I was just on my way to Profound Creek Valley, it was just a small effort."

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