Longevity: Start by refreshing your entries through farming.

Chapter 557 Five major materials are obtained
After Qin Ming heard what Qingyang Old Demon said,

His gaze fell on the soul of the Nanming ancestor again.

His tone turned cold: "It's already this late, why don't you tell me the truth? Don't blame me for searching your soul directly."

Upon hearing this, the Nanming Patriarch was shocked and hurriedly said with a bitter smile: "No, no, no! I didn't expect that Qin Xiaoyou's magical powers were so amazing that you discovered this."

"When my time was coming to an end, I used all means possible to break through the realm."

"Just when I was at my wit's end, I accidentally found a legendary Heavenly Demon Qi in a secret demon realm in the outside world!"

"As a last resort, I took the risk of swallowing the Heavenly Demon Qi in order to break through. Although I succeeded in the end, I ended up being half human, half demon."

"Every full moon night, he would lose his mind and go on a killing spree, thus completely trapping himself in that demon ruins."

"Alas! It's not that I don't want to go back to Lihuo Palace! But once I go back, I'm afraid it will bring trouble to the five major cultivation worlds. It's better to just let it go."

When Patriarch Nanming said this, it can be seen that he still cares very much about Lihuo Palace.

After all, it was a foundation he founded with his own hands, and it carried his countless efforts.

However, if he returns to Dajin in his current state, I'm afraid the five major sects in the immortal cultivation world will have to encircle and destroy Lihuo Palace.

"You actually have some self-awareness and didn't go back to cause trouble for Lihuo Palace." Qin Ming sneered.

The Nanming Patriarch seemed to have aged a lot, and asked with an extremely sad look, "I haven't been back for thousands of years, and I don't know how the Lihuo Palace is doing now?"

Seeing him like this, Qin Ming told him roughly what happened in Lihuo Palace.

When he heard that the only Nascent Soul cultivator of Lihuo Palace fell at the hands of the demons of the Blood Realm, and that the palace was left without even a Nascent Soul cultivator, and was heading towards decline.

The Nanming Patriarch's emotions fluctuated violently.

"My dear Qin, can you please let me go? I am willing to share with you the secrets of the Outer Sea Monster Ruins. I believe that you obtained the Heart-Searching Fruit in order to plan for the transformation into a god. I will spare no effort to share my experience with you."

"You have already obtained the half of the Ni Scale Monument. I can also tell you the whereabouts of the other half."

However, as he spoke, a strong demonic aura emanated from him, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, which instantly controlled his mind and made him extremely irritable.

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming sealed it back into the jade bottle again.

"It seems that the Nanming Patriarch is really seriously ill!"

Fortunately, he had self-knowledge and trapped his body in the open sea, and did not come out to cause trouble in the world of immortal cultivation.

However, according to Qin Ming's observation, even if Patriarch Nanming is in the Spirit Transformation Stage, he only has a few days left to live.

That's why he possessed Master Lingtao and took the opportunity to search for a way to the demon world, ready to go all the way to the end.

Then he suddenly thought of something, and asked the Qingyang Old Demon in the Xuefutu Lingbao:

"Old ghost, you said that the Nanming Patriarch swallowed the energy of the heavenly demon, so why did he become half human and half demon, but I am fine?"

"Alas! Not everyone has such an opportunity as Qin Xiaoyou! First, he successfully cultivated the Demon Race's Holy Scripture, then he was able to temper his body with thunder tribulation, devour the true demon's energy and condense a demon baby, and finally he cultivated such a domineering technique to generate the demon's true power."

"In the whole world, I guess only Qin Xiaoyou has one, and no one else can copy it."

“I have to say, even I am jealous.” The old demon Qingyang said sourly.

After hearing this, Qin Ming nodded thoughtfully.

……

Next.

After Qin Ming re-sealed the Nanming Patriarch, he took out the flower basket magic treasure, inside which lay two Heart-Searching Fruits.

He took the flower basket magic treasure directly and came to the small spiritual realm, and planted one of the questioning fruits near the underground spiritual spring.

Another five [Time Flies] entries were consumed to ripen it to five thousand years.

After a few days, a three-inch sapling grew out vigorously, emitting the unique scent of a fifth-level spiritual plant.

However, it still requires a lot of entries to bear fruit, so Qin Ming is not in a hurry.

Now, for his level of alchemy, it is enough to keep one Heart-Searching Fruit for alchemy.

After planting the spiritual fruits, Qin Ming took care of the spiritual plants in the small spiritual realm and threw the blood bead to his natal spiritual plant, the Immortal Vine.

The Immortal Vine absorbed the blood beads and its growth condition improved a lot.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming walked out of the cave, explained things to Hua Tianxiong and the others, and then left Wangyue Island.

He planned to find Diaoyunsou and exchange the other two main ingredients for refining the Divine Ointment according to the original agreement.

Seven days later.

Qin Ming drove the Lingxiao treasure chariot and came to Luoyun Gorge, which is located at the junction of the Southern Wilderness Immortal Cultivation World and the Beast Singing Mountains.

Fortunately, this place was not far away and he found it quickly.

The area is picturesque with green hills and clear waters, and is shrouded in mist. Various birds and beasts leap between the towering mountains, creating a sense of paradise.

The spiritual vein environment here is not very high. For a deity like Diao Yunsou, there is nothing he can do except ascend to the spiritual world.

Everything else is just passing clouds.

With the current spiritual environment in the human world, even a cultivator with extraordinary talent and comprehension like Diao Yunsou has been stuck at the peak of the early stage of the Spirit Transformation for thousands of years and cannot break through no matter what.

No wonder they are determined to find the ascension platform at all costs.

After Qin Ming arrived at Luoyunjian, he sent a communication talisman to Diaoyunsou.

Not long after, the mist in front of Qin Ming's eyes dissipated, the space was distorted, and suddenly a light curtain opened, and Diaoyunsou, an old farmer-like figure, walked out from it.

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Qin is here! Please come to my cave for a chat."

Seeing that it was Qin Ming who came, Diao Yunsou was delighted and immediately invited him in with a warm attitude.

After the two passed through the light curtain, there was another world inside, like a secluded paradise, with mountains, rivers, and pastoral scenes.

Diaoyunsou's cave is called a cave, but in fact it is just a few simple thatched huts built along the stream, which also has a unique leisurely and elegant atmosphere.

It’s just that the spiritual vein environment here is at the lower fifth level.

It’s much higher than outside.

Qin Ming also figured out some of the clues. This place was the same as his small spiritual realm. It was an independent blessed space. However, Diaoyunsou did not have an entry for it, so he could not carry it with him like himself.

"Senior Lu's cave is truly a paradise full of natural treasures!" Qin Ming said politely after coming in.

Diao Yunsou brought Qin Ming to the stone table outside and sat down. Then he took out a set of tea sets and started burning incense and brewing tea.

"Alas! I just want some peace and quiet. My dear friend Qin's Moon-Watching Island is truly enviable, haha!" Diaoyun Sou laughed and poured Qin Ming a cup of spiritual tea. "Try it. This is Yunlu Tea, which is wild. I don't know how to grow tea."

“Although it’s not as good as Fellow Daoist Qin’s Great Dao Thunder Tribulation Tea, it also has a unique flavor.”

Qin Ming picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was indeed a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth, with an endless aftertaste and a special taste that was as if it was floating in the mist.

After tasting the spiritual tea for a while.

Diaoyunsou smiled and asked expectantly, "My dear Qin, you came to see me specially. But have you succeeded in refining the Yaoming Pill?"

"That's right. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. After some research, I have successfully refined a furnace." Qin Ming smiled slightly and immediately took out a porcelain bottle and placed it on the stone table.

Diao Yunsou was extremely excited when he heard this. After all, this was the thing he needed most right now.

He opened the porcelain bottle and looked inside, only to see two fifth-level Yaoming Pills lying quietly inside.

Even with his state of mind at the Spirit Transformation Stage, he almost couldn't hold it in.

Unexpectedly, Qin Ming gave him a pleasant surprise and he actually refined two pills at once!

The first time you take Yaoming Pill, it can extend your life by 500 years, and the second time you take it, it can extend your life by 300 years.

This means that he can gain another 800 years of life!
"My dear Qin! I really didn't misjudge you. Your talent in alchemy is probably unmatched by anyone in the human world."

"Alas! This time I am completely in your debt."

"Hahaha! Extending your lifespan by 800 years. If old Bingyi and Fuyaozi knew about this, they would probably be so mad!"

"These two old fools have been teasing me all day long, saying that I don't have much time left. Now it's their turn to be anxious. Hahaha!"

After Diao Yunsou finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved towards the stone table, taking away the Yaoming Pill.

Then, a flash of light appeared, and two white jade boxes appeared in front of Qin Ming. "This is the Moonlight Ganoderma and Ruyi Creation Mud that you wanted."

"In order to exchange these two things from those two stingy old guys, I spent a lot of money."

Qin Ming opened the jade box and saw a translucent umbrella-capped Ganoderma lucidum, emitting the color of bright moonlight. In the other jade box, there was a piece of colorful gelatinous crystal, which was the legendary fifth-level spiritual object Ruyi Creation Mud.

Ruyi Creation Mud contains the power of the five elements. This thing is the core material for reshaping the cultivator's Nascent Soul and transforming it into a Primordial Spirit.

Qin Ming appeared calm on the surface, but he was very excited inside.

Including the two spiritual materials exchanged from Diao Yunsou.

The five core ingredients he planned to use to refine the Divine Ointment were all present!

Hua Tianxiong and Mo Lingwei also collected some of the remaining more than one hundred kinds of fourth-level spiritual materials.

'The path to becoming a god is right before your eyes!'

Qin Ming was also filled with regret. He never expected that a small spiritual farmer like him would end up like this.

He raised his hand and put away the jade box, then said to Diaoyunsou gratefully, "I, the junior, would also like to thank Senior Lu. I offer you a toast."

To be honest, if it weren’t for Diao Yunsou, the great master who has reached the state of incarnation, to take action.

Qin Ming had no idea how long it would take to find these two main materials by himself.

Just going to the outer sea to search for the Heart-Searching Fruit caused a lot of trouble, and in the end even the fifth-level demon lord was alarmed.

Therefore, although he and Diaoyunsou were only making a deal, it would be best if he could peacefully exchange it for something that was almost extinct in the human world.

Next.

Both of them got what they needed most at the moment, and they were all very happy.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to spend time with Diao Yunsou, the Divine Transformation Master, Qin Ming also asked him about breaking through the Divine Transformation realm.

This is the secret of those big sects. If you are not appointed as the successor, you probably won’t be able to access it.

Diaoyunsou also admired younger generations like Qin Ming very much. Like himself, Qin Ming also started out as a casual cultivator and worked his way up step by step to reach his current level.

Qin Ming was also very happy to share some experiences.

Diaoyunsou took a sip of tea and began to speak slowly:
"I am not bragging to my friend Qin. If I had been born thousands of years earlier, I would have already ascended to the spirit world by now."

“In the past, if a cultivator in the Spiritual Transformation Stage wanted to ascend to the Spiritual Realm, he only needed to cultivate to the early and middle stages of the Spiritual Transformation Stage. Then he could ascend to the Spiritual Realm through the Ascension Platform and impact the higher realms that follow.”

“In addition, if one can cultivate to the late stage of Spiritualization, one does not need an Ascension Platform. One can also use one’s own powerful magical powers to cross the void and ascend to the spirit world on one’s own.”

"But now the spiritual energy in the human world is gradually declining, and it is no longer enough to support the cultivation of the middle and late stages of the Spiritual Transformation Stage."

(End of this chapter)