Longevity: Start by refreshing your entries through farming.

Chapter 180 Advancement to the Second Stage Great Demon
Outside the cave, under the immortal vine, my life-giving spiritual plant.

Qin Ming silently practiced the "Ancient Wood Longevity Exercise", completed his daily exercises, slowly exhaled, and opened his eyes.

A fresh scent of grass and trees emanated from him, along with the power of vicissitudes of time.

As Qin Ming finished his practice, the silver spiritual plant shadow behind him disappeared and turned into a silver rune that sank into his forehead.

After the spiritual vein environment of Wangyue Island was improved, the growth rate of the Immortal Vine increased significantly.

Qin Ming obtained more essence of plants and the power of time.

The silver rune representing the 'Ancient Tree Evergreen Body' has now completed two-thirds of its construction and is not far from being fully formed.

In addition, under the influence of the Blood Bone Pill and the Killing Blood Pill, the Qi, blood and true energy in Qin Ming's body increased rapidly. It was estimated that it would not be long before he could reach the requirements for practicing the third transformation of true energy.

Although Qin Ming is now able to cross borders and crush foundation-building cultivators in terms of both magic power and physical cultivation, he still maintains a low-key attitude and quietly develops and cultivates on the Wangyue Island.

"Alas! Zhou Ping from the Sanmeng Alliance hasn't come to Wangyue Island to purchase elixirs for almost two years."

"Could it be Ga?"

"Why is there no news at all?"

"I don't know what's going on with Canghai Immortal City. Gu Qingzhao hasn't given me the spiritual materials needed to grow the third-level spiritual plant 'Sanjiang Resurrection Grass' yet."

"Could something unexpected have happened?"

In the past two years, Wangyue Island has encountered several groups of monsters, but none of them could even enter the outermost foggy illusion. However, Qin Ming harvested a lot of low-level blood beads, all of which were fed to the Immortal Vine.

Qin Ming came out of the cave and lay comfortably under the spiritual peach tree at the entrance of the cave, sipping the Yulin wine with endless aftertaste.

However, he discovered that the effect of Yulin Wine in increasing one's cultivation level was not unlimited. It was at the very beginning that the effect was most significant.

After he drank seven or eight jars, the increasing liquid magic power began to gradually diminish.

But even so, it made his cultivation advance by a great step, and the lake of mana in his body expanded by more than double again.

Now, Qin Ming's immortality magic power is not only extremely pure, but also several times more than that of the cultivators of the same level. He has already surpassed the ordinary great cultivators who have achieved perfection in the foundation building stage.

In addition, after Qin Ming brought back the "Xiantian Xirang", he buried it deep in Wangyue Island for two and a half years.

Perhaps the Wu family hasn’t noticed any changes yet.

But Qin Ming possessed a spiritual power comparable to that of a perfect foundation-building cultivator. He discovered that the entire Moon-Watching Island's territory had expanded outward by more than a hundred feet without him noticing.

And as time goes by, it continues to grow slowly.

The Black Water Crocodile has been sleeping for two years since it swallowed Lei Peng's demon pill and ate the third-level spiritual demon fruit.

This made Qin Ming a little worried, because he was simple and crude in breeding monsters, just feeding them with resources.

When this happened, he was completely clueless.

"Isn't this forcing me to eat crocodile meat?"

Perhaps the Black Water Crocodile also sensed its master's thoughts.

In an instant.

The sky above Wangyue Island began to be covered with dark clouds again.

A huge vortex of spiritual energy continued to gather above the Black Water Crocodile's cave.

The spiritual energy provided by the third-level medium-quality spiritual vein is much more abundant than before.

Roar!
The black water crocodile woke up slowly.

"This bastard has been sleeping for so long, is he finally going to break through?" Qin Ming came to the outside of the Black Water Crocodile's cave, released his divine sense, and observed its condition.

The Silver-Winged Frost Bee also heard the noise and turned into a streak of silver light, appearing nearby.

Seeing that the Black Water Crocodile was about to break through before it again, it seemed very unwilling to accept it.

The Black Water Crocodile's breakthrough this time was even more powerful than before.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like a landslide or tsunami, continuously poured into its body.

A few hours later.

hum~
The demonic aura of the Black Water Crocodile suddenly surged, directly raising it to a higher level.

The pressure of a peerless demon suddenly descended upon Moon-Watching Island, comparable to that of the demon ape with double pupils.

Some low-level monsters, snakes, insects, and ants on the island were frightened and stood there in a daze, not daring to move.

Below the Spirit Island.

The Wu family's spiritual farmers were also trembling with fear.

Wu Jiang's face turned pale, and he looked up at the sky above the main peak, and said in disbelief, "How long has it been?"

"I'm afraid that Fellow Daoist Qin's giant black water crocodile has advanced to the late second stage of the great monster."

The Black Water Crocodile completed its breakthrough and its body grew to more than thirty feet in size, like a prehistoric giant beast, looking down on the demon world.

It shrunk its body to half a meter in size, and as usual, it ran to Qin Ming's feet, rubbed against them, and roared a few times with great pride.

Qin Ming communicated with the Xuanshui crocodile and learned that after it broke through to the late stage, it had completely refined and absorbed Lei Peng's demon pill.

And he once again obtained a magical power - Yi Mu Divine Thunder.

In addition, it also learned Lei Peng's innate magic - the art of thunder escape.

Today, it not only has thick skin and explosive strength, but also has gathered three lightning bloodline magical powers, the Guishui Divine Thunder, the Wutu Divine Thunder, and the Yimu Divine Thunder.

Coupled with its unexpected speed, it is simply a perfect killing machine.

However, the immortal way values ​​life, so Qin Ming did not plan to let it go out and kill everyone.

Unless you can't help it.
Qin Ming patted the black water crocodile's big head and said to it with a smile, "You are such a blessing to be with me. Not only has your bloodline talent been raised to the heavenly level, but your cultivation has even surpassed that of my master."

The Black Water Crocodile rubbed Qin Ming, communicated with him through his mind, and said that he would swear allegiance to him until death and would hit him wherever he pointed!
Qin Ming smiled. He was quite relieved about this. This could be seen from the Black Water Crocodile's fearless performance when facing the Double Pupil Demon Ape whose strength far exceeded its own.

What's more, Qin Ming used the Beast Taming Technique on it and signed a spiritual contract with it, so there was no possibility of it betraying its master.

Subsequently.

"It's time to make a trip to Canghai Xiancheng."

"In addition to collecting spiritual materials and gathering intelligence."

"Danding Pavilion is also about to start contacting them."

"Well, while keeping most of the cards hidden, reveal a little bit to get more resource information."

"Now that I have the Black Water Crocodile that is comparable to the Double Pupil Demon Ape, plus the Silver Winged Frost Bee, as long as I don't become an enemy of the Golden Core Ancestor, or encounter a third-level demon king, I can go anywhere in the world."

Qin Ming thought about it and made a decision secretly.

Afterwards, he refined some second-grade high-quality elixirs according to the recipe given by Su Yuqing, which played a great role in increasing the mana in the late stage of foundation building. Taking these elixirs, a few rice flower spirit fish, and the last four jars of spirit fire wine, Qin Ming prepared to set off for Canghai Fairy City.

Before leaving, he gave Wu Jiang some instructions again.

"Ah? Fellow Daoist Qin, are you going to leave the island?"

"Well, firstly, I have some things I have to deal with, and secondly, I want to see what the situation is like in the outside world."

"Then I wish you a safe journey. With your cultivation level and your pet, there won't be any problems."

"Oh, by the way, your five-color rice is growing quite well. It seems you have put a lot of effort into it." Qin Ming suddenly said with a smile.

Wu Jiang scratched his head and smiled: "Haha, it's not bad, thanks to Fellow Daoist Qin's planting experience, otherwise I would never have succeeded in planting for the first time."

"The survival rate of this batch is still a little low, but I can guarantee that I will be more skilled in planting next time. When the spiritual rice is ripe, I will send the rent and taxes of the spiritual fields to Fellow Daoist Qin."

"Haha! Don't worry, don't worry. It's commendable that you can persist until now. Keep up the good work." Qin Ming patted Wu Jiang on the shoulder.

……

Qin Ming summoned the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and brought the Black Water Crocodile with him, then opened the formation and left Moon-Watching Island.

The moment of leaving the island.

Qin Ming felt as if he was in another world, but the area around Wangyue Lake was as peaceful as ever.

Unless they happened to pass by here, those monster beasts would hardly be interested in this corner.

He rode on the Silver-Winged Frost Bee, transformed into a stream of silver light, and disappeared into the sky in a flash.

Along the way, Qin Ming looked at the scenery receding below.

The area of ​​Wangyue Lake is quite good.

But after he walked for a while, he saw that the Lingqi Islands were now full of monsters.

When Qin Ming passed over the Tianhe Market, he saw the place below was in ruins. The once prosperous and bustling market was no longer there, and was filled with ruins. Instead, it had become the lair of a group of unknown monsters.

Densely packed monsters built nests and reproduced on the islands of Tianhefang City.

As if it sensed the presence of a human cultivator flying overhead, a second-order monster with a terrifying aura in the depths of Tianhe Market raised its head and looked towards Qin Ming.

But when it saw the Silver-Winged Frost Queen Bee riding on Qin Ming, the murderous aura that had just surged up in its heart instantly subsided, and it gave up the idea of ​​chasing.

The Seventy-two Islands Alliance, which had originally united the islands to build a defense line against the monsters, was also destroyed by the attack.

"Alas! It seems that the beast tide has poured into the core area of ​​the Lingqi Islands." Qin Ming looked at the spiritual islands occupied by monsters and had already guessed what was going on.

"This beast tide erupted so violently that the damage it caused to the world of immortal cultivation is incalculable."

"What is the reason?"

'The rapid reproduction of monsters is only one factor.'

"Could it be that more than one new third-level demon king was born in the Beast Roaring Mountains?"

'Or is it possible that there is even a demon king who has advanced to the middle stage of the third stage, and is the only one in the clan that is ready to unify the Beast Roaring Mountains.'

"At present, it seems that only these few possibilities can cause such a large-scale beast tide by compressing the living space of other beast groups."

"It seems that the situation is more serious than I thought."

Today in the Lingqi Islands, wherever Qin Ming can see, whether in the sky, underground or in the water, there are groups of monsters everywhere.

During Qin Ming's flight, in less than a quarter of an hour, he encountered several blind avian monsters in succession, all of which turned into blood beads in his storage bag.

Suddenly!
Qin Ming's divine sense detected that five miles in front of him, there was a huge magic ship, which was also traveling at a high speed towards the direction of Canghai Immortal City.

On the mast of the French ship was hoisted the flag of the Seventy-two Islands.

Qin Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, and he put the silver wings under him into the spirit beast bag. Then he used his body skills, turned into a green escape light, and quickly flew towards the scattered alliance ship.

Just counting interest time.

Qin Ming arrived in front of the magic ship. The monks on duty on the deck saw a beam of light from the foundation-building period coming and they all started to act as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

"Don't act rashly! It's Senior Qin from Wangyue Island!"

at this time.

A captain of monks who had reached the perfect stage of Qi training on the deck raised his hand to stop everyone's nervous behavior.

Qin Ming's figure flickered and appeared in front of the cultivator in an instant. He asked doubtfully, "Do you recognize me?"

The Qi-cultivating Perfectionist bowed respectfully to Qin Ming, and then replied excitedly, "Reporting to Senior Qin, more than two years ago, I also happened to be led by Elder Zhou Ping to visit Moon Lake."

"If it weren't for the fact that Senior Qin's pet beast had shown its might and crushed the Thunder Peng monster to death, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to stand here and talk today."

"Oh, that's how it is!" Qin Ming suddenly realized, and then asked, "By the way, where is Elder Zhou Ping? Is he on the ship now?"

Upon hearing this, the captain showed a sad expression and stammered, unable to say anything.

Looking at his reaction, Qin Ming had already guessed what was going on.

"Alas! Elder Zhou Ping has passed away."

at this time.

A familiar voice came into Qin Ming's mind, and then a blue light flew out from the pavilion on the ship, landed in front of him, revealing the face of the person.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, long time no see!"

"What a rare visitor! How are you these days?"

Opposite Qin Ming, Li Yuanqing, the deputy leader of the Seventy-two Islands Alliance, bowed to him and greeted him warmly.

"Deputy Alliance Leader Li, long time no see."

"How could Brother Zhou have fallen? Could it be..."

Qin Ming returned the salute and couldn't help asking.

Moreover, Qin Ming saw that Li Yuanqing's cultivation had also broken through to the late stage of foundation building, but the magic energy on his body was extremely unstable. His originally energetic face now had a hint of vicissitudes, and his temples had begun to turn gray.

Qin Ming could tell at a glance that Li Yuanqing must have taken some kind of elixir that could break through his level, and at the cost of losing his essence and lifespan, he had forcibly raised his own cultivation level.

However, doing so will create irreversible obstacles to breaking through to the next level.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, given your current reputation, you can just call me Fellow Daoist. Don't embarrass me."

"Please move into the room. I will explain the reasons one by one to Fellow Daoist Qin."

"Alas! Not only did Elder Zhou Ping fall, but even Alliance Leader Huo Qianqiu fell as well."

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(End of this chapter)