Longevity: Start by refreshing your entries through farming.

Chapter 768 Transaction Intelligence, Uninvited Guest

Inside a side hall of the Starshine Temple in Tianxing City.

After inviting Qin Ming to take a seat, the Divine Lord Zi Chen had a servant serve him spiritual tea, and then the two began to talk privately.

He had just received a message saying that Qin Ming had something extremely important to tell him, and it seemed to be related to the insect swarm in the Chishui Wasteland.

Therefore, he even suspended the meeting and came out to meet Qin Ming alone, which can be said to have given him a lot of face.

Within Tianxing City, there are very few people who would allow the Grand Commander to take the time to meet with him privately.

Qin Ming cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, Commander-in-Chief, I do have an urgent matter to discuss with you."

Subsequently.

Qin Ming got straight to the point, recounting to the other party the news he had inadvertently obtained about the Demon Clan's Immortal Abode Secret Realm, as well as the situation within the Red Water Wasteland Insect Valley.

"What? A large immortal abode has appeared within the demon realm, which may very well contain a vast amount of high-grade immortal jade resources?"

"And the insect plague in the Red River Wasteland is actually related to this secret realm?"

After listening to Qin Ming's words.

Even Zi Chen, the Grand Commander of the Purple Gold Sacred Armor of Tianxing City, was extremely surprised and shocked.

The existence of such a large-scale immortal abode secret realm among the demon race, once it is developed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Putting that aside, the insect valley in the Chishui wasteland alone will become a huge hidden danger.

After all, if the wormhole connecting the demon race reaches the heart of the human race, that would be terrible.

Although they don't know where the other end of the void wormhole leads to at the moment.

However, according to Qin Ming, it is definitely related to that immortal abode secret realm to some extent.

This has happened before in the human realm; spatial fragments have drifted to a certain place, and the space inside was well preserved.

Therefore, the ancient insect valley may also be such a possibility.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this information is of paramount importance to the human race. I owe you a great favor once again!"

Zi Chen Shenjun immediately raised his cup and said, "I will toast you with tea instead of wine."

"I will have the Hall of Merit allocate 500,000 contribution points to your offering token at that time."

Qin Ming smiled slightly and immediately raised his cup to drink the spiritual tea in one gulp.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the golden talisman and handed it to Zi Chen Divine Lord, saying, "Besides this, you also need this golden talisman to enter the Linglong Immortal Mansion Secret Realm."

Zi Chen Shenjun took it and examined it; even he couldn't fathom the aura emanating from the golden talisman.

He understood that Qin Ming was willing to offer this item because he wanted to trade with him, and then asked, "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Li to have such profound foresight, even managing to obtain the key to enter the Immortal Abode."

"I wonder what conditions Fellow Daoist Li has? Please feel free to speak."

"However, now that you have the golden talisman, Fellow Daoist Li, don't you intend to go and try your luck?"

After all, it involves a large immortal mansion that has been lost in the True Immortal Realm. It might be the palace of some powerful being. Faced with such an opportunity and temptation, not everyone can remain calm like Qin Ming.

Even now.

On the surface, Zi Chen Shenjun appeared calm and composed, but the moment he saw the golden talisman, his heart was already churning with excitement.

If he obtains the method to enter the Immortal Abode, it signifies an immense opportunity that will open up new possibilities for him.

In addition, it can also prevent the demon race's plans from being disrupted. If the entire Immortal Abode Secret Realm falls into the hands of the demon race, it would be a huge threat to the human race.

Qin Ming replied, "Commander-in-Chief is too kind. I am but a recluse, and have never been particularly interested in entering secret realms to seek opportunities. It would be better to contribute my humble efforts to the human race."

He said this without batting an eye, as if it came from the bottom of his heart.
Even the Purple Star Divine Lord listened with utmost respect, and his opinion of him changed even further.

Not everyone can be so magnanimous.

"Fellow Daoist Li is indeed a man of character, with a much broader perspective than those old fellows sitting in the main hall."

"Since that's the case, then so be it. I'll give you another 500,000 contribution points. That way, you'll be able to pick out quite a few good things from the treasure vault."

"It was worth the information we provided, as well as the gold talisman."

"Besides that, I owe you a favor. As long as it's within my authority and ability, Fellow Daoist Li can bring it up with me at any time."

"I am a man of my word, and I always keep my word. Fellow Daoist Li can rest assured about that."

Qin Ming smiled broadly; he had been waiting for this very sentence.

Even the Golden Armored Star Guard Elders in the Immortal City need to make enormous contributions to have so many contribution points.

He could reap a considerable reward, which would be a fitting reward for his immense contributions to humanity.
However, Qin Ming did not reveal all the secrets about the internal strife of the demon race recorded in the Bloodstained Text.

The story omits the details of obtaining the 'Five Elements Demon-Slaying Wheel'.

The exchange is over.

Qin Ming took his leave.

The president was busy with other matters and had to go back to chair the meeting. He took the initiative to invite Qin Ming to participate, but Qin Ming was not very interested in it.

Therefore, after receiving a large amount of contribution points, he went to the treasure vault of Tianxing City and ransacked it.

The golden-armored star guards who were guarding the treasure vault were surprised to see Qin Ming return so quickly.

To be able to enter and exit the treasure vault so frequently, one must possess an enormous amount of contribution points.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming spent all the contribution points he had earned, exchanging them for a lot of alchemy materials and high-level spiritual materials related to farming. He then left Tianxing City satisfied.

"The President's understanding of human relationships is quite clear."

……

After returning to Little Turtle Peak, Qin Ming resumed his peaceful life of farming and cultivation.

He began to carefully tend to his sacred plants.

Since Tian Ling'er advanced to the sixth-order transformed spiritual plant, her assistance to Qin Ming has become increasingly significant.

The spiritual energy emanating from her can benefit spiritual plants of the sixth rank and above, causing them to grow stronger and healthier.

The True Spirit Kunpeng, on the other hand, was carefree. It only needed to eat to continuously advance in rank, and it became much fatter and stronger.

Normally, it would follow the Devouring Sky Rat and the Mystic Water Crocodile around and play.

Blue Ice Fairy, having gained some insights, informed Qin Ming before entering her cave to cultivate in seclusion.

Time passes slowly.

Qin Ming arrived at the Immortal's Lost Field and used some of the ripening-enhancing entries he had obtained from harvesting low-level spiritual plants to ripen that batch of Dao Soldier Spirit Beans.

This time, he obtained a total of eight six-patterned spirit beans and more than ten five-patterned spirit beans.

If all of these were thrown out, they could gang up on and kill a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator.

While harvesting this batch of sixth-tier Dao Soldier Spirit Beans, Qin Ming also obtained some higher-level [Time Flies] entries, which can be used to accelerate the ripening of spirit peaches and spirit rice.

However, he planned to accelerate the ripening of the Taiyi Void Rice and Xuanling Immortal Peach after they had absorbed enough nutrients from the spiritual field.

During this time, Qin Ming also received a message from Baili Hui.

It is said that after receiving the crucial intelligence provided by Qin Ming, the Grand Commander personally reported it to the Star Palace, one of the three holy lands of the human race, which attracted great attention from the higher-ups.

They even dispatched personnel to infiltrate the demon race and investigate.

Within the demon race of the spirit realm, there is not a monolithic entity; human spies are also lurking among them.

The other side quickly confirmed the authenticity of Qin Ming's information.

Fortunately, according to the intelligence that has been sent back, the Linglong Immortal Abode secret realm will not truly open until a hundred years later.

This is a good thing for humanity. At least they have more time to prepare and deal with this matter.

Perhaps this can prevent the demon race's plan from succeeding.

Meanwhile, the demon realm was in complete chaos, and this news could not be kept secret and spread like wildfire.

For a time, all the major demon races and powerful cultivators wanted to enter this large immortal abode and get a share of the spoils.

Qin Ming then thought to himself with a strange expression, 'So, the news of this large immortal abode's emergence will spread sooner or later. After all, the demon race can't hide it for a hundred years.'

'Does this mean I got a million contribution points for free from the Grand Commander? Will he go back on his word?'

However, Qin Ming had already spent all of those million contribution points.
Besides this matter, Mo Lingwei also brought back some news: the insect swarm disaster in the Red Water Wasteland has stopped spreading, which is probably related to the Immortal Mansion Secret Realm.

It is said that even the powerful cultivators of the Tianhe Sect personally went to explore that ancient insect valley, but were frightened away by the beings inside.

From then on, the Insect Valley was sealed away by several powerful figures and became the number one forbidden area in the Red Water Wasteland, which was considered to have brought the situation under control.

Several more months passed.

This day.

Qin Ming was tending to the spirit fields outside Little Turtle Peak. Although these spirit plants were no longer of much use to him, they could still refresh some entries once they matured.

Suddenly.

His powerful divine sense detected a cultivator with incredible speed rushing towards the spiritual land.

He was an old man dressed in a gray robe. His eyes were sharp as torches, as keen as those of a hawk, and his cultivation had reached the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

Seeing that the other party looked aggressive.

Qin Ming frowned immediately, because he had never seen this person before.

"Master, what happened?" Upon seeing this, the Devouring Rat shaded its eyes with its hand, looked around, but found nothing.

Qin Ming immediately said with a slightly solemn expression, "It seems that an uninvited guest is coming to our Little Turtle Peak."

"What? How dare you!"

"How dare he come to our Little Turtle Peak and cause trouble? I think he's tired of living!"

"What is his cultivation level? Let me go and have a look at him!"

The Devouring Rat's cultivation had recently improved, and its confidence had begun to swell again, so it volunteered.

"He is a cultivator in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm," Qin Ming said calmly.

"What?! This... let's just send Xiaoqing to run him over." The Devouring Rat immediately wilted and obediently hid behind Qin Ming.

Just a few breaths later.

A huge, billowing red cloud of insects flew at an extremely fast speed over Little Turtle Peak, making one's scalp tingle.

The cloud of insects dispersed from the middle, revealing the figure of an old man in a gray robe.

He saw the towering azure sky tree on the main peak, which blotted out the sun, and the sixth-order top-level defensive array on the outer perimeter.

His once arrogant and unruly face now showed a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

He immediately spoke into the room, transmitting his voice:
"I am Yin Lingzi of the Tianhe Sect, and I have come to pay my respects to Fellow Daoist Li."

Upon hearing this man's words, Qin Ming had already roughly guessed his purpose, which was most likely related to the previous incident at the Insect Valley.

After he came out of the Ancient Insect Valley, he heard that this Insect Demon of the Heavenly River Sect had once led the Void Refinement Ancestors of the other four sects to escape.

Without a doubt, Yin Lingzi must have entered that void insect nest.

Qin Ming didn't even leave them the shells of insect eggs. The other four patriarchs of the Refining Void Sect dared not say anything because of his prestige around Tianxing City.

But Yin Lingzi of the Tianhe Sect is different. As an elder in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, he naturally will not let this go.

Although he couldn't be certain that Qin Ming had also entered the core insect nest, he was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

Yin Lingzi had also heard that Wangyue Shenjun was highly respected around Tianxing City and had an extraordinary relationship with the Purple Gold Saint Armor Grand Commander.

That's why I personally paid a visit.

If it were any other rogue cultivator in the early stages of the Void Refinement realm without any background, why would he, Crimson Venerable, come here?
Given his reputation as an insect demon, coupled with his status as an elder of the Tianhe Sect, who would dare not obediently offer up the treasure?
Qin Ming noticed that the visitor seemed to have ill intentions. After a moment's thought, he still welcomed the man into the main peak.

"So you are Elder Yin of the Tianhe Sect. Please come into my humble abode for a chat."

Qin Ming's current supernatural abilities are no longer afraid of mid-to-late stage cultivators. He even instantly killed the famous Tu Luo Demon General of the demon race. Although the old monster in front of him is powerful, he is obviously not as good as the former.

He secretly used the Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror technique to scan Yin Lingzi's body and found that the lush green vitality within him was extremely vibrant, indicating a long lifespan.
It can live for at least another ten thousand years.
This piqued Qin Ming's curiosity.

However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that Yin Lingzi's body was actually teeming with tens of thousands of insects.

'This old guy... he's actually living in symbiosis with the Zerg swarm?'

Qin Ming was slightly surprised.

The two sat down in the pavilion, where Yin Lingzi exchanged some perfunctory pleasantries.

During the conversation, the old man steered the conversation toward the Insect Valley several times.

But Qin Ming's rhetoric was impeccable; he didn't respond to Qin Ming's words at all.

Seeing that Qin Ming remained unmoved, Yin Lingzi's patience ran out, and she finally couldn't hold back any longer.

So he put down his teacup and asked seriously, "Fellow Daoist Li, please don't keep me in suspense."

"Almost everyone knew that day that you obtained the jade slip containing the map of the Insect Valley in the market and entered the valley before us."

"But when we old folks finally reached the depths after overcoming countless hardships, we couldn't find you anywhere. Don't tell me you didn't get anything."

After saying that, Yin Lingzi stared intently at Qin Ming opposite her with her sharp, hawk-like gaze, as if trying to discern some clues from his expression and reaction.

To his surprise, Qin Ming remained calm and composed throughout.

They didn't even take him, a big shot from the Tianhe Sect, seriously.

Qin Ming knew that giving this kind of person a pleasant look wouldn't yield any good results, so he said bluntly:
"So what if I, Li, obtain an opportunity from the Insect Valley?"

"It doesn't seem to have anything to do with Elder Yin, does it?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Lingzi's face twitched. Ever since he established his reputation as the Insect Demon, his terrifying strength had made him a unique figure in the cultivation world, inspiring fear in all who heard of him.

But Qin Ming in front of him was an exception. After thinking it over, he guessed that this kid was confident that he wouldn't dare to make a move against him here because he had a top-tier sixth-order formation.

So he softened his tone slightly and said, "Hehe! Fellow Daoist Li, please don't take offense. I was just asking. As you know, I have no other hobbies in my life except for being obsessed with the Dao of Insects."

"If you have gained anything, perhaps we can exchange what we have. I have no intention of asking Fellow Daoist Li to hand over what he has obtained."

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Fellow Daoist Yin. I truly gained nothing; I was forced back by the terrifying swarm of insects outside before I could even venture deeper." Qin Ming didn't give the other party a chance to continue and directly ordered him to leave.

"If there is nothing else, Fellow Daoist Yin, please return."

Upon hearing this, Yin Lingzi's face froze, and he asked again in a rather sinister and threatening tone:
"Fellow Daoist Li really doesn't give me any face."

"Very well! Then we shall meet again someday. When I meet you again, it won't be as easy to talk to as it is today."

"Hmph! Farewell!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yin Ling glanced coldly at Qin Ming, then rode away on a cloud of insects.
Qin Ming watched the other person's departing figure, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The Devouring Rat then emerged from the Little Spirit Realm, glanced into the distance, and looked at Qin Ming before saying, "Master, this old thing is angry. Could it be plotting against us in secret?"

"It's alright. We have the Grand Commander protecting us now. Not to mention this old guy, even if the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly River Sect wanted to make a move against us, he would have to think twice."

"As long as we stay within the boundaries of Tianxing City, we will be safe and sound."

Qin Ming said calmly.

(End of this chapter)