The enormous body of the Profound Water Crocodile slowly crawled out of the cave.

It looked up at the thunderclouds above the sky, then glanced in Qin Ming's direction, its eyes filled with unprecedented determination.

Rumble!

After brewing for a long time, the first purple tribulation lightning bolt suddenly fell.

The next moment.

The scales on the back of the Profound Water Crocodile also began to flicker with electric light, followed by purple arcs of electricity leaping around its body.

This is the awakening of its bloodline talent after advancing to Tier Two.

"It's actually a rare Thunder Attribute Talent!" Qin Ming exclaimed in surprise, then felt a surge of joy in his heart.

The purple tribulation lightning vanished in an instant, striking hard on the Profound Water Crocodile, but was absorbed by the arcs on its body, barely withstanding the blow.

Next came the second purple tribulation lightning, more fierce than the first.

Boom!

Crack!

This time, the Profound Water Crocodile directly used its robust body scale armor to defend, stubbornly resisting the tribulation lightning.

But it was clear that it wasn't feeling comfortable, letting out a painful low howl.

The third tribulation lightning...

The fourth...

The fifth...

...

Qin Ming, watching from the side, was also filled with awe and shock.

Luckily, the Profound Water Crocodile had tough armor and thick skin, otherwise, a series of tribulation lightning strikes like this would likely be too much for a typical demon beast.

The ninth tribulation lightning brewed in the air, then crashed down with a roar.

Boom-crack!

The power of this lightning was clearly the greatest of all, even the color of the tribulation lightning had turned purple-gold, exuding a terrifying divine might!

Seeing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a surge of anxiety for the Profound Water Crocodile.

The golden tribulation lightning crashed down fiercely towards the Profound Water Crocodile!

At that moment.

The electric glow on the Profound Water Crocodile's scaled back connected into a sheet, then it raised its massive head, opened its gaping maw, and a dazzling purple lightning gathered within!

Boom!

The Profound Water Crocodile unleashed its innate bloodline talent, spewing a thick bolt of lightning from its mouth to meet the golden tribulation lightning.

Rumble!

Snap-sizzle!

At once, above Moon Island, two bolts of lightning clashed, bursting into a dazzling light ball.

Countless tiny arcs of electricity swept across the sky above Moon Island.

The demon beasts within a ten-mile radius of Moon Lake shivered in fear from the imposing power, all looking up at the lightning clash in the sky, eyes filled with terror.

The Spirit Farmers of the Wu Family on the island below also showed expressions of shock.

Wu Jiang had only heard about it from the elders before, never witnessing it in person, this was his first time seeing a demon beast undergoing a thunder tribulation.

He never imagined the momentum would be this tremendous!

After a few breaths.

The Profound Water Crocodile successfully endured the ninth tribulation lightning; the tribulation clouds in the sky dispersed.

The Profound Water Crocodile had successfully crossed the tribulation, officially advancing to a Tier Two Foundation Establishment Great Demon.

The aura emanating from its body became incredibly fierce, and its size grew to over ten feet tall.

Qin Ming was filled with unceasing admiration, it truly lived up to having an Earth-Grade Bloodline Talent, such formidable strength achieved just after breaking through!

From now on, Moon Island had such a Foundation Establishment Great Demon as a protector, giving Qin Ming much peace of mind.

After the Profound Water Crocodile's breakthrough, it also revealed an extremely excited expression, its figure shrinking a bit, swaggering over to Qin Ming, showing off incessantly.

"Not bad, not bad! You didn't disappoint all my hard work raising you." Qin Ming reached out and patted its large head.

Afterward.

Qin Ming tossed it a Sinful Spirit Pill to stabilize its realm.

Having done that.

Qin Ming went to the Longevity Vine, looking at the nest of Frost Bees, finding that the six-winged Frost Bee Queen had failed to break through.

However, its aura had increased quite a bit.

It still needed an opportunity to break through to Tier Two Great Demon.

This was quite normal, after all, the Frost Bee's bloodline talent was far inferior to the Profound Water Crocodile, it was just a rank-less bee, growing step by step with the help of this Longevity Vine.

The change it had undergone was already quite commendable.

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, estimating that feeding it another Sinful Spirit Pill wouldn't be effective.

He could only wait for another opportunity for it to break through.

Afterward.

Qin Ming took out four Blood Pearls formed by Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the storage pouch.

Two Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and two Early-stage Foundation Establishment.

As soon as he took them out.

The Lifebound Spirit Plant Longevity Vine became active, like a shark that smelled blood, full of excitement.

Qin Ming smiled slightly, throwing all the Blood Pearls towards the Longevity Vine.

Countless black vines danced up, entangling the Blood Pearls, beginning to madly absorb the Qi Blood essence contained within.

Rustle-rustle~

Purple runes drifted around the Longevity Vine, releasing a continuous life force.

Attracting the Profound Water Crocodile, which had just broken through to a Foundation Establishment Great Demon, to sneak back to Qin Ming's side.

Once the Longevity Vine finished absorbing the four Blood Pearls, it continued to grow, and several dozen skull-shaped buds bloomed on the vines.

Three bright golden entries flashed before Qin Ming's eyes:

[Name]: Longevity Vine [Entry]: Weak Lifespan X5 (Maturity 1%)

[Name]: Longevity Vine [Entry]: Leaf of Space-Time X5 (Maturity 1%)

[Name]: Longevity Vine [Entry]: Strong Purity X5 (Maturity 1%)

[Strong Purity]: Can further purify a cultivator's mana, making it more refined, and accelerating the efficiency of mana condensation.

Qin Ming gazed at the entries above, his eyes shining!

They are terms for purifying Foundation Establishment Stage mana and accelerating condensation effects!

It's known among cultivators that the purer the mana, the greater the power when casting magic, and significantly helps in breaking realms.

It seems the Longevity Vine understands him.

Then.

A more concentrated plant essence qi and power of time emanated from the Longevity Vine, continuously flowing into Qin Ming's body.

Qin Ming hurriedly initiated the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, and started cultivating the Ancient Evergreen Body according to the technique.

The cyan rune on his forehead flew out, transforming into a cyan shadow behind him.

As the cultivation technique operated, the shadow formed by the Supreme Wood Dharma Body underwent further transformation.

Gradually, it changed from Qin Ming's appearance into the shape of the Longevity Vine, and the shadow's color transformed from cyan to silver.

A miniature silver Longevity Vine replaced the Supreme Wood Dharma Body, appearing behind Qin Ming.

The spirit body cultivated by Qin Ming advanced from the Supreme Wood Dharma Body to the Ancient Evergreen Body.

In an instant.

Qin Ming seemed to transform into an ancient evergreen tree, thriving between heaven and earth, weathered by the passage of time.

The silver Longevity Vine shadow suddenly erupted with a silver glow, transforming into a silver rune, which flew into Qin Ming's forehead.

After two hours.

Only then did Qin Ming awaken from his state of cultivation.

By this time, his Ancient Evergreen Body had reached the introductory stage.

Currently, this silver rune is not yet fully complete, merely taking shape.

When, in the future, the silver rune is completely outlined.

That will be the day Qin Ming's Ancient Evergreen Body reaches great success.

For now, the Ancient Evergreen Body is merely at the beginner's level.

In a mysterious way, Qin Ming could feel that his understanding of wood element techniques and the conversion of spiritual qi into mana had noticeably improved compared to the Supreme Wood Dharma Body.

"It seems that the Foundation Establishment Stage blood pearl truly is a great supplement for this Longevity Vine!" Qin Ming pondered while rubbing his chin.

The preliminary completion of the Ancient Evergreen Body also marked a step forward in Qin Ming's future Golden Core Dao.

...

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming continued to focus mainly on cultivating the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, with the refined mana constant liquifying and accumulating, gradually expanding from a small spring into a pool.

Apart from cultivation, he revived that section of Dragon Blood Divine Wood using the Regenerative Spirit Seed entry.

Planted it close to his cave mansion.

However, this spirit plant is overly delicate, demanding a very high growth environment from the spirit vein, a Tier Two Middle-Grade spirit vein, is far from meeting its growth needs.

It can only barely survive.

Spring passed and autumn came, time cycled.

A year went by in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ming resumed his farming life, and then researched pill formulas, learning to craft new pills.

He became quite adept at crafting pills like Jade Condensing Pill, Yellow Dragon Pill, and Essence Stabilizing Pill, which enhance Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

During this time, an incident also occurred.

Something that greatly surprised Qin Ming.

It was Qingxia Fairy Mo Lingwei from Qingxia Island who visited him.

No one knows from where she got the sources, but in just two short years, Mo Lingwei gathered all the spiritual materials needed to craft Foundation Establishment Pills.

She even obtained two portions of Jade Marrow Mushroom, which is monopolized by major sects and powerful forces.

What's more, they are 300-year-old Spirit Marrow Mushrooms.

Bear in mind, Qin Ming originally exhausted his resources to barely obtain a defective Jade Marrow Mushroom from Shen Yuanxiong.

This woman truly has extraordinarily deep fortune.

She listened to Qin Ming's advice, collaborating with other cultivators to pool resources for collective alchemy.

Qin Ming, having exchanged Mist Illusion Mushroom Spirit Seed and Tier Three Spirit Plant Master legacy with her, had promised her one condition—helping her craft one batch of Foundation Establishment Pills for free.

She came to seek fulfillment of this promise.

Since Qin Ming made the promise, he naturally would fulfill it without hesitation.

In front of Mo Lingwei and several others, he used the spiritual materials they gathered to craft several batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

For Qin Ming, crafting Foundation Establishment Pills is now second nature, almost effortless.

Qin Ming wasn't worried about being perceived negatively, as even if they saw his exclusive alchemy technique, they wouldn't be able to learn it.

Consequently, Mo Lingwei and the others had the privilege of witnessing Qin Ming's masterful alchemy skills.

Finally, under Qin Ming's 'intentional' control of the fire, three pills were produced, all of them ordinary quality Foundation Establishment Pills.

Initially, he planned to craft only two, but because the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame had devoured the Asura Demon Fire from the black-robed cultivator, it underwent a significant change, advancing into a Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Fire.

Qin Ming hadn't familiarized himself with this state, so his control over the fire remained as before.

This led to the crafting of three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Mo Lingwei and others were ecstatic on the spot, expressing their deep gratitude toward Qin Ming.

The heart they had originally clutched with worry was now released.

Mo Lingwei's original expectations weren't this high.

Qin Ming fulfilled his earlier promise, and from then on, he and Mo Lingwei were mutually unburdened by any debt.

Regarding the distribution of the three Foundation Establishment Pills, that matter was left for them to decide.

Mo Lingwei and the others took the Foundation Establishment Pills, then quickly bid farewell to Qin Ming.

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