Chapter 617: Chapter 492: Spirit Rice Ripens

"Fellow Daoist Qin’s intelligence is truly precise, even uncovering where that guy hid his clansmen."

"Could it be that he has a divine calculation technique akin to Master Tianji, to predict things so accurately?"

Cold Crow Ascendant cheerfully stored away the demon pill, then turned to ask Qin Ming.

Demon Saint Gushan and Yue Lingyan also looked towards him, wanting to know the reason.

Because being accurate every time can’t simply be explained by coincidence.

"I do have informants within the Demon Sect, and they hold quite a high position, but it’s not convenient to disclose this to everyone at the moment," Qin Ming replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized!

A few people instantly became excited again, for with Qin Ming’s intelligence, they could stand invincible in this war.

Yue Lingyan and Demon Saint Gushan divided the remaining storage pouches and corpses among them and then left with the group.

At the same time.

Within the sect of Divine Dao Mountain, several Nascent Soul Old Demons sensed something was amiss.

In the main hall, the soul lamp imbued with the Black Wind Demon Saint’s divine soul aura suddenly extinguished.

"That Black Wind Eagle has fallen, how is this possible?!"

Despite being quite displeased with the creature, as an allied teammate, Elder Wangu couldn’t help but show an expression of disbelief.

Though he often argued with it, if they were to actually fight, he, as an early-stage Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator, would not be a match for the Black Wind Demon Saint.

After all, the other party was at the Tier Four Mid-Stage, capable of resisting even later-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Elder Wangu could only quarrel publicly with the Black Wind Demon Saint because of the large number of people on the demon side.

But now.

Just after the Black Wind Demon Saint had left, all the demonic cultivators present wore solemn expressions, with some even beginning to panic.

Because they wondered if they might be the next to fall prey.

For a moment, the main hall was enveloped in an eerily tense atmosphere.

...

On the other side, in Weiyuan City.

The massive head of the Black Wind Demon Saint was hung at the city gate.

The Wind-splitting Eagle clan was eradicated, and even the Black Wind Demon Saint was besieged and slain, which undoubtedly boosted the morale of both the Human and Demon Races.

The gloom on Yue Lingyan’s face dissipated as the vile creature met its end.

At the same time.

The Star Palace of the East Sea Cultivation Realm and the Ice God Hall of the Northern Cold Cultivation Realm successively discovered several large void passages, allowing a flood of elite troops to enter, and great victories were continually reported on the front lines.

The demonic forces of the Blood Realm suffered significant losses under the large-scale offensive of the Human Race.

In the ensuing years.

The armies of cultivators from the Human and Demon Races launched a counterattack on the Great Li Demon Dao and Divine Dao Mountain.

With Qin Ming’s critical intelligence, the movements of the demonic forces were completely under control.

After several large-scale battles, the Human and Demon Races finally took over Divine Dao Mountain and successfully occupied the Five Elements Mountain Range.

Only Elder Wangu, along with Profound Yin the Old Demon, managed a hasty and embarrassing retreat to the Great Li Yin Demon Sect to hide.

Even the two Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs of the Blood Refining Demon Sect were ambushed, one killed and one injured, leaving only a mid-stage Nascent Soul Demon Monarch barely escaping, which was a significant blow to the Demon Sect.

The Yin Demon Sect suffered increasing casualties the more it fought, with its middle-level cultivators nearly wiped out, leaving Profound Yin the Old Demon both shocked and distressed.

After this battle, the demonic forces were severely weakened.

The Righteous and Demonic Dao entered another period of recuperation and livelihood revival.

Qin Ming returned to Wangyue Island with the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

After returning to the island, he had a brief meeting with Mo Lingwei and Hua Tianxiong.

Then he went into seclusion for further cultivation.

Within the Little Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming fed all the Blood Pearls he had collected over the years to his Lifebound Spirit Plant, the Immortal Vine.

Even the Blood Pearl from the Tier Four Mid-Stage Wind-splitting Eagle was given to his Lifebound Spirit Plant.

Truly a substantial investment.

The black vines danced wildly, instantly devouring all the Blood Pearls.

Soon after, its branches grew wildly, blocking out the sun.

Dozens of silver lotuses fully matured, producing round silver fruits the size of a thumb.

In Qin Ming’s vision, the golden entry also changed accordingly.

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Nascent Soul Mana x5 (Maturity 100%, Ready for harvest)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Time Flies x5 (Maturity 100%, Ready for harvest)

[Name]: Immortal Vine [Entry]: Abundant Lifespan x5 (Maturity 100%, Ready for harvest)

Qin Ming’s expression immediately brightened with joy as he harvested all these silvery Spirit Fruits.

In an instant.

Two purple and one blue, three golden entries appeared in Qin Ming’s Sea of Consciousness.

"It’s not easy! The fruits of this Immortal Vine took several decades to mature, and I fed quite a few Nascent Soul Blood Pearls."

Qin Ming took out a silver Spirit Fruit, observing that it was covered with the same patterns as the Black Vine.

He gently pinched one open, and inside were the tiny Spirit Seeds used for Thorn Technique, only now they were all silver.

"A Thorn Technique cast with silver Spirit Seeds must be more powerful than before. Could it limit a cultivator’s Nascent Soul?"

"In this way, even an old monster at the Nascent Soul Stage might stumble. I need to find a suitable person to test its true effect."

A trace of joy appeared on Qin Ming’s face as he stored away these silver Spirit Fruits.

Then.

He walked towards the Spirit Field where the Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice was planted.

When Qin Ming arrived at the Spirit Rice Field, he found the Heaven-Devouring Rat, transformed into a chubby white boy, lying near the Spirit Rice, drooling profusely.

When it saw Qin Ming, it quickly got up, put on a smile, and said, "A bountiful harvest, Master! The Blood Flood Dragon Spirit Rice should be mature by now, right?"

Qin Ming glanced at it and said, "Rest assured, I’ve noted all your deeds on the battlefield. You will get your share of the Spirit Rice."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat was instantly overjoyed.

Qin Ming looked at the dozen or so stalks of Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice, now more than ten feet tall, with clusters of blood-green grains exuding astonishing spiritual energy.

Amidst the Spirit Rice, a faint Flood Dragon-shaped spiritual energy could be seen, embodying the essence of heaven and earth, sun and moon.

On dozens of Spirit Plants, a unique thin purple mist wafted, with the Spirit Rice grains full and plump, evidently reaching the top-grade level.

"Worthy of Tier Four Middle-Grade Spirit Rice, my use of Tier Four Flood Dragon Essence Blood for irrigation was not in vain."

"I should be able to harvest a dozen or so pounds."

"If traded, it would be measured by grains."

Qin Ming roughly estimated, and the yield of these dozen Spirit Rice plants exceeded his expectations.

Then he looked at the two stalks of Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice with entries:

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Nascent Soul Mana x5 (Maturity 100%, Ready for harvest)

[Name]: Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice [Entry]: Time Flies x5 (Maturity 100%, Ready for harvest)

With a casual wave, he harvested these thriving Spirit Rice Ears, and two purple entries appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

At the moment Qin Ming harvested the Spirit Rice, the tall stalks of the dozen Spirit Rice plants withered instantly, then flames arose, turning them into ashes and integrating into the Cyan Sky Spirit Soil as nutrients.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then immediately replanted dozens of freshly harvested Cyan Flood Dragon Spirit Rice seeds.

He then took out a bottle of Tier Four Flood Dragon Essence Blood and watered them.

After finishing these tasks.

Qin Ming returned to his Cave Mansion to cultivate.

He took out a small bowl of Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice for the Heaven-Devouring Rat:

"Go and cook this Spirit Rice with the Earth Spirit Spring."

The Heaven-Devouring Rat’s eyes lit up, and it hurried off to cook the Spirit Rice.

Accompanied by jingling noises from the kitchen, in no time, an enticing and unique aroma of Spirit Rice wafted through.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat came out carrying a large pot of entirely blood-green Spirit Rice, exuding a purple mist, exclaiming excitedly:

"Master, this legendary Tier Four Spirit Rice is truly amazing! We only cooked a small bowl, yet it turned into a full pot."

Qin Ming nodded and immediately scooped two large bowls for the Heaven-Devouring Rat, as promised as a reward.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat, elated, went off with the large bowl to enjoy the Spirit Rice.

Qin Ming immediately took a bite of the Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice.

Boom!

Instantly.

The rich aroma of Spirit Rice exploded in his mouth, pure spiritual energy surged through his body.

Qin Ming immediately activated the "Cyan Emperor Technique" and began cultivating.