Two days later.

Wu Jiang returned to Wangyue Island but didn't immediately seek out Qin Ming.

Instead, he held his head high, walked with an air of complete disregard for everyone, came before his clansmen, and displayed a proud expression as he asked them, "Do you know where I've been the past two days?"

Mu Ruyin, seeing his act of almost floating in the sky, couldn't help but feel irritated. She pinched Wu Jiang's waist forcefully and said softly, "Look at you so full of yourself, stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry up and tell us, did Isle Master Qin send you on another wonderful task?"

She then poured him a cup of tea.

The Wu Clan members watched their young master, feeling even more curious as his tail seemed like it would wag to the heavens.

"Young Master Wu, did Elder Qin give you a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Right, right!"

Wu Jiang couldn't help but choke, "Cough, cough, cough!"

He then returned to a normal demeanor, glaring at the person who spoke, "Foundation Establishment Pill? How could you even think of that?"

"Even if Isle Master Qin agreed, our Wu Clan would have to exchange equal resources for it. You all should hurry and farm diligently for me."

"Strive to accumulate enough Spirit Stones, paving the way for my grand Foundation Establishment course, and work tirelessly for the rise of the Wu Clan..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this now."

Switching to a cheerful demeanor, Wu Jiang said to the Wu Clan, "I took a trip to the core area of Vast Sea Immortal City, the scenery inside, tut tut tut..."

"What?!"

"The core area further inside than the Inner City? Is that a place you could enter?"

Wu Jiang then took out the Vast Sea Order and waved it in front of everyone, "Hehe! With this, I could get in, couldn't I?"

Mu Ruyin, seeing clearly the gilded token in his hand, covered her mouth in surprise and asked, "It's actually the Vast Sea Order! Did Isle Master Qin give it to you?"

"Hehehe! This Vast Sea Order is really useful! I took it inside, reported Isle Master Qin's name, and immediately the mid-stage Foundation Establishment steward of Vast Sea Immortal City came out to personally entertain me..." Wu Jiang exaggeratedly boasted about his legendary experience to his clansmen over the past two days.

"See... it's very wise of you to follow me here. As I know, even Master Vast Sea now holds Isle Master Qin in high regard. We of the Wu Clan are sure to cling to this big tree for sure!"

After listening to Wu Jiang's speech, the Wu Clan members also felt their blood boiling.

To have a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Great Power entertain a Qi Cultivation novice, what an impressive favor!

"Young Master Wu, you should get close to Elder Qin more often."

"Indeed, indeed. Among the Wu Clan youths, I've always thought Young Master Wu is the most promising!"

"No more words, I want to farm for Elder Qin on Wangyue Island for the rest of my life."

"Planting Spirit Rice for glory and honor!"

Wu Jiang, looking at the enthused reactions from everyone, displayed a very satisfied expression.

Mu Ruyin, standing beside him, couldn't endure it any longer and urged, "That's enough, hurry back and report to Isle Master Qin. If you delay matters, you'll have to bear the consequences!"

"Don't worry, don't worry. It won't be delayed. I'll go right now, hehe."

...

Inside the island's cave mansion, Qin Ming's Divine Thought had long witnessed the entire scene, his lips twitching in a mix of amusement and exasperation: "This Wu Jiang... is really something else."

A moment later.

After raising his prestige among his clansmen, Wu Jiang, beaming with joy, came before Qin Ming and handed him a small package, "Fellow Daoist Qin, mission accomplished, I've bought back the eggshells of the Flame-tailed Nightingale. See if they are suitable?"

Qin Ming took the bag, opened it, and saw several fist-sized white eggshells inside, covered in red Spirit Patterns, identical to the illustration in the Spirit Plant Book.

"Yes, this is indeed the item. You've done well."

"Isle Master Qin, just my duty. If there's anything else next time, just say the word." Wu Jiang then returned the Vast Sea Order and remaining dozens of Spirit Stones to Qin Ming.

His gaze lingered on the Vast Sea Order reluctantly.

Qin Ming put away the Vast Sea Order and tossed the remaining dozen Spirit Stones back to Wu Jiang, "Consider this your reward for the hard work."

"Thank you, Isle Master Qin. In that case... I'll gratefully accept." Wu Jiang snapped back to reality and happily pocketed the Spirit Stones.

With his task complete, Wu Jiang went back down the island to work the Spirit Field with the others.

'The Wu Clan's loyalty is truly exceptional...' Qin Ming thought as he watched Wu Jiang depart, shaking his head.

'Unexpectedly, Lvu Liang showed quite some face. Next time I visit Vast Sea Immortal City, I'll have to chat with him.'

With the eggshells of the Flame-tailed Nightingale in hand, Qin Ming immediately came to the Spirit-Transforming Herb and crushed all the eggshells, spreading them over the Xun Wood Spirit Soil.

In an instant.

The crushed eggshells reacted upon contacting the Xun Wood Spirit Soil, like a small net gathering the Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi emitted by the soil within its scope, releasing a faint crimson spirit essence that continuously nourished the Spirit Plant.

Thus, the Tier Three Spirit Plant, Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass, had finally taken root and began to grow in this small patch of Spiritual Soil, considered thoroughly revived and successfully cultivated.

Fresh yellow-green sprouts grew again from its roots, unfurling into four peculiar leaves.

The Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass that Nalan Xi provided had a five-hundred-year lifespan, producing Demon Fruit every ten years.

With his [Ripening] entry exhausted, Qin Ming planned to plant more low-tier Spiritual Herbs to refresh some entries.

As for the [Leaf of Space-Time] entry, he had three left in his Sea of Consciousness. Using it on a Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass already in its mature stage felt wasteful.

He planned to use the entry to cultivate a brand-new Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass from spirit seeds in the future for his own use.

In the ensuing days.

Qin Ming planted some fast-growing low-tier Spiritual Herbs in the medicine garden outside his cave mansion.

A few months later.

Qin Ming gathered five more [Ripening] entries and eagerly came to the Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass.

After using up three [Ripening] entries, the newly sprouted buds of the Spirit-Transforming Demon Grass grew wildly visible to the naked eye under Qin Ming's gaze.

A branch gradually formed, its top unfurling four palm-sized yellow leaves.

Then, dozens of Spirit Flowers bloomed, their intense exotic fragrance attracting the Profound Water Crocodile and Silver-winged Frost Bee, making them drool with longing.

The pollen from these Tier Three Spirit Flowers was naturally not to be wasted. Qin Ming immediately summoned a swarm of bees to pollinate the Spirit Plant.

Several days later, the Four-winged Frost Bees had visibly grown in vigor, seemingly benefiting greatly. As they flew back to produce royal jelly, they appeared on the verge of another advancement.

Another seven days passed, and all but three heart-shaped green Spirit Fruits successfully matured among the dozens of Spirit Flowers.

Unfortunately, no new entry was refreshed on the Spirit Plant this time.

Otherwise, Qin Ming was quite curious about how powerful an entry refreshed on a Tier Three Spirit Plant might be.

"It seems the fruiting rate on a Tier Three Spirit Plant becomes extremely sparse."

"Perhaps it also has something to do with the Tier Two Spirit Vein environment of the Spirit Island."

Subsequently, Qin Ming used up the remaining two [Ripening] entries.

Half a day later.

The green Spirit Fruits swelled and transformed visibly, maturing into egg-sized earthy yellow Spirit Fruits with a stunning aura enveloping them. The entire Spirit Plant emitted an array of Five-Colored Radiance, quite wondrous.

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