Longevity: Start Farming with Entries-Chapter 285 - 269: Grandmaster Exchange

Upon hearing the words of the artifact spirit, Qin Ming couldn’t help but wonder:

"Could it be that the Treasure Refining Technique within the Copper Mirror is also incomplete?"

"Yes, that piece of silk was casually recorded by me when I was still alive, just a small portion, used as bait by the Golden Toad." Golden Spirit said calmly.

"This Treasure Refining Technique is the core heritage of the Cyan Origin Sect, and it also contains some of my insights on artifact refining, which I’ve passed along."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming opened his storage pouch and released the artifact spirit, holding it in his palm; it resembled a green hedgehog. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He couldn’t comprehend why the artifact spirit of the legendary Hook Jade Golden Light Mirror looked so adorably awkward.

Then.

The artifact spirit emitted a burst of green light, and a flood of information poured into Qin Ming’s Sea of Consciousness.

In an instant.

A complete ancient Treasure Refining Technique appeared in Qin Ming’s mind.

With just a quick glance, Qin Ming’s face revealed an expression of deep joy.

Because this Treasure Refining Technique definitely surpassed the current artifact refining standards of the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm.

It not only includes countless methods for refining top-tier artifacts but also a highly systematic artifact refining heritage.

Reaching the end, Qin Ming’s perception of Golden Spirit underwent a complete transformation.

It turned out that Golden Spirit, as the closed-door disciple of Master White Bone in the ancient cultivation era, possessed exceptional talent in artifact refining that could no longer be described as fascinating.

In the late-stage Golden Core, Golden Spirit had already completely mastered this Treasure Refining Technique, preparing to break through to the Tier Four realm.

But unexpectedly, at the final moment, he was refined into an artifact spirit by his master, Master White Bone.

Qin Ming immersed himself to carefully read through it, found a method to re-refine the Wood Emperor Nail artifact using Sun Essence Gold.

He immediately approached the Lifebound Spirit Plant Longevity Vine and communicated with it, and three three-inch-long emerald green nails materialized in Qin Ming’s hand.

Qin Ming then took out the piece of Sun Essence Gold and subsequently exhaled, releasing the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame to envelop the essence gold.

In the next moment.

He intensified the temperature of the spirit flame and instantly refined the essence gold into a mass of crimson-gold liquid.

Qin Ming used Divine Thought to control the three Wood Emperor Nails, then activated the Treasure Refining Technique, allowing the liquid formed from Sun Essence Gold to sketch one after another of gold spirit patterns in midair.

Immediately afterward, the golden spirit patterns plunged into the three Wood Emperor Nails according to a specific trajectory.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Suddenly, the Wood Emperor Nails in midair began to shake violently, and crimson-gold spirit patterns emerged on their surfaces.

As all the spirit patterns interwove, the three Wood Emperor Nails shone with a mass of crimson-gold brilliance, and an extremely sharp aura emerged from the artifact.

Ong~

In an instant, the artifact power of the three Wood Emperor Nails was elevated to the tier-three peak level.

A significant portion of a Golden Core cultivator’s strength relies on their lifebound artifacts.

When the artifact grades are similar, the power of the artifact is determined by the length of time a cultivator nurtures it in their dantian.

And high-grade artifacts, even if nurtured for a short period, possess much greater power than ordinary artifacts.

Qin Ming, with the keyword [Spirit Plant Seed Treasure] and Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine, only needs to plant the Wood Emperor Nails, and as time progresses, the grade of the lifebound artifact will rise, and its power will continuously increase.

Having absorbed the Blood Pearl, the Lifebound Spirit Plant provides the power of time, equivalent to it being nurtured in the dantian for a long period.

Qin Ming waved his hand, and the three suddenly disappeared without a trace, vanishing into the void to reappear two kilometers away, piercing through a massive rock.

Once again, he wielded mana to retrieve them, and the three Wood Emperor Nails, now radiating crimson-gold brilliance, reappeared in his palm.

This coming and going occurred in the blink of an eye.

"Coming and going without a trace, able to ignore most defensive measures, is truly a weapon for hidden attacks."

"Extremely hard and masculine, it utterly restrains demonic ghosts."

"Even a Golden Core cultivator like Yuwen Hong might not withstand such an unexpected attack from the dark."

"However, the mana consumption to wield the Wood Emperor Nail is too high; even with my mana, comparable to an early-stage Golden Core, half of it was drained all at once."

"If a regular Foundation Establishment cultivator were to use this artifact, they might be drained dry."

"It seems only after reaching the Golden Core stage will I truly be able to unleash the fullest power of this artifact."

Qin Ming gently stroked the enhanced Wood Emperor Nails, feeling very satisfied, and then continued to replant them within the Lifebound Spirit Plant.

The Lifebound Spirit Plant nurturing the artifact truly saved him a lot of effort.

Half a month later.

A notable figure arrived on Wangyue Island.

Gongsun Yang, the tier-three alchemy grandmaster from Profound Creek Valley, came in person.

Gongsun Yang kept a small tuft of goatee and was an elderly man with chicken skin and crane-like hair, possessing Fake Pill Stage cultivation.

Qin Ming had stayed in Profound Creek Valley for two years, so he knew it all too well.

Despite him only having Fake Pill cultivation, his status in Profound Creek Valley was of an exceptional standing.

Qin Ming didn’t expect that the alchemy grandmaster of Profound Creek Valley would travel from afar.

This left him feeling quite humbled.

After all, both being tier-three alchemy grandmasters, Gongsun Yang’s credentials were senior.

Beside him was a ten-year-old lean teenager, none other than Fang Han, who caused a stir in Profound Creek Valley at the time, possessing an innate alchemy spirit body.

He performed a grand gesture with great respect toward Qin Ming: "Junior Fang Han, pays respects to Elder Qin!"

"Haha! Since you’re the esteemed disciple of Fellow Daoist Gongsun, no need for formalities, don’t be restrained." Qin Ming raised him up.

After arriving, Gongsun Yang also admired the environment on the island.

"Ah! I didn’t expect this place to possess the qualities of an immortal realm like the Peach Blossom Immortal Realm."

"Fellow Daoist Qin indeed has deep blessings!"

His personality was quite amiable, without the airs of a grandmaster, and the two, being both alchemy grandmasters, naturally had numerous topics to discuss.

Many of the tier-three pill formulas and the Golden Core Formation Pill Formula of Qin Ming were stolen from the other’s sect.

However, he wasn’t even slightly guilty, speaking with ease and composure.

The two shared their respective alchemical experiences, both benefiting greatly from each other.

Gongsun Yang also heard that Qin Ming had successfully refined a tier-three Dust-annihilating Pill and came all this way to personally meet the rising young talent.

He did not underestimate Qin Ming because of his youth.

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Qin acquired the Dust-annihilating Pill Formula?"

After chatting for most of the day, Gongsun Yang suddenly asked.

Qin Ming raised an eyebrow, his face calm and unperturbed, smoothly replying: "I have a friend in the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty with the surname Su, and I exchanged it with him."

"Ah... The Su family, it seems Fellow Daoist Qin has a deep relationship with them, so much so that they were willing to offer the Dust-annihilating Pill Formula." Gongsun Yang nodded in acceptance of this explanation.

Qin Ming said faintly: "Our connection is fairly good; I made acquaintance with Brother Su back in the Yunze Wilderness."

"No wonder."

"The difficulty of refining the Dust-annihilating Pill is second only to the Golden Core Formation Pill; even I find it quite challenging, with the pill completion rate always disappointingly low."

"I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Qin to succeed immediately; is there any unique insight from Fellow Daoist Su’s connections? Could you possibly share some with me?"

Gongsun Yang was intensely intrigued, unable to resist asking Qin Ming.

A thought occurred to Qin Ming as he found Gongsun Yang actively discussing the refinement experience of the Golden Core Formation Pill.

Thus, he also led the conversation to this topic.

In their questioning and answering.

Time quietly slipped by, three days and nights passed.

The two continued their candlelit chats in the Guest Welcoming Tower.