One day later.

Wu Jiang returned to Wangyue Island with his clan members. Qin Ming saw his radiant appearance and knew he had probably shown off in front of his clan again.

"Isle Master Qin, the task you assigned me is completed. I have personally delivered the jade box intact to Master Vast Sea."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming nodded and was about to open his storage pouch to give Wu Jiang some hard-earned reward.

Seeing this, Wu Jiang quickly stopped him, "There's no need, Isle Master Qin. Master Vast Sea has already rewarded me with a bottle of pills to enhance my cultivation, hehe!"

Since he had already received a benefit, Qin Ming let it go.

Then, Qin Ming and Wu Jiang briefly discussed the external situation before dismissing him.

"Although the beast tide outside has calmed down a bit, I still need to focus on my cultivation."

"I'll reach Foundation Establishment Perfection first."

Qin Ming initially thought that after breaking through to the late-stage Foundation Establishment, the world would be accessible to him. Yet, unexpectedly, a Tier Three Demon King set its eyes on him, instantly cranking up the pressure.

Afraid to show off, he could only continue hiding on Wangyue Island to cultivate diligently.

"Hmm... Once things settle down, I'll start planning for the Golden Core formation."

Half a month later.

Qin Ming consumed two High-Grade Void-Breaking Pills and finally refined his True Qi Blood Spirit to the extreme, just one step away from perfection.

After concluding his practice, his gaze once again landed on the "Qi Blood Spring" entry on the Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach.

"Once I obtain this entry, my body refining technique will surely reach the level of the Third Transformation of True Gang Transformation!"

In the Spirit Medicine Field he planted earlier, a batch of low-tier spiritual herbs had matured, allowing him to harvest several "Ripening" entries.

His initial plan was to use these "Ripening" entries to ripen the demon flower on his Lifebound Spirit Plant Yin Yang Profound Vine.

However, the entries refreshed on the Spiritual Peach Tree made him change his original plan.

Before the medicine field, Qin Ming harvested those spirit medicines with the entries.

Instantly, eight "Ripening" entries appeared in his Sea of Consciousness. The spiritual peaches mature every eight years, so ripening the peaches on the five Spiritual Peach Trees shouldn't be a problem.

Qin Ming then used the ripening entries on the Spiritual Peach Tree.

In an instant, on the Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach Tree, pink flower buds bloomed beautifully, with a mist-like spirit essence lingered around the tree, intertwining and remaining intact.

In the spirit field in front of the cave mansion, the spiritual peach blossoms were in full bloom, fragrant, forming a splendid scene.

The Spirit Bee Swarm in the hive, too, was stirred by the fragrance and flew out in groups, starting to collect the spiritual peach blossom nectar.

The honey produced by these Five Elements Primordial Peaches was also an invaluable spiritual object.

Qin Ming didn't rush to ripen the peaches quickly but waited for the Spirit Bee Swarm to finish collecting nectar and pollinating before starting to ripen the peaches.

After the peach blossoms bloomed, the green leaves on the tree gradually began to grow, revealing golden spirit patterns on them.

Seven days later.

On each of the five Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach Trees, seven to eight large spiritual peaches had grown, exuding an extremely enticing fruity aroma into the air.

The Profound Water Crocodile had long caught a whiff, staring eagerly at the spiritual peaches on the tree, drooling copiously.

"You've become a pure vegetarian now."

"Every day it's either spirit grass or spirit fruit. Shoo! They're not ripe yet; wait two more days!"

Qin Ming slapped the Profound Water Crocodile on the head, making it return to its lair.

"These Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peaches, with such a low fruit-bearing rate, could be considered one of the rare treasures in the Cultivation Realm. Soon, I'll be able to taste them, hehe!"

As the peaches were about to mature, progress on the two entries also changed.

[Name]: Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach[Entry]: Qi Blood Spring X1 (Maturity: 88%)

[Name]: Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach[Entry]: Abundant Lifespan X5 (Maturity: 82%)

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The next day.

As usual, Qin Ming got up and exited the cave mansion to check the maturity of the peaches.

But today, when he arrived under the peach tree, the scene before his eyes made the usually calm Qin Ming so angry he was fuming!

"Who is it! Daring to steal my peaches!"

Seeing that the peaches were on the verge of maturing, incredibly, five peaches were missing from the five peach trees overnight!

Fortunately, the two peaches with entries were not stolen.

Standing there, Qin Ming pondered. On this main peak, there were the Mist Illusion Realm and the Tier Three Middle-Grade Grand Array as safeguards, making it impossible for other cultivators or demon beasts to enter.

"Could it be the Profound Water Crocodile, that brute?"

He immediately summoned the Profound Water Crocodile and questioned it sternly.

The response was a pitiful shake of its head.

Upon reflection, Qin Ming found it correct; if he didn't give the Profound Water Crocodile permission, it wouldn't dare to touch the spirit fruit no matter how many lives it had.

The Silver-winged Frost Bee was still in slumber; besides himself and the two spirit beasts, it was impossible for anyone to have quietly taken the peaches right under his nose.

"Then who could the peach thief be?"

Simultaneously, Qin Ming heightened his vigilance, immediately releasing his Divine Thought to cover the entire island, scanning every nook and cranny, yet finding nothing.

Qin Ming's gaze turned cold; the silent intruder who had sneaked into the main peak and stolen the peaches left him deeply uneasy.

Countless thoughts flickered through his mind.

Subsequently, Qin Ming applied several strong restrictions to the peach tree.

Any disturbance would trigger the restrictions.

With his currently late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, even a Fake Pill Stage cultivator would have difficulty breaking through these restrictions.

Time ticked by.

Once again, it reached deep night.

Inside the cave mansion, Qin Ming, tense and sleepless, kept his Divine Thought focused on the five peach trees.

The Profound Water Crocodile was also summoned by Qin Ming, lurking nearby, ready to pounce at any moment.

"That peach thief might come again."

"I want to see who it could be."

Like this.

Man and beast guarded past midnight, without any discoveries.

Whoosh!

At that moment.

In a split second, a shadow darted swiftly between the peach trees and disappeared into the night as quickly as it came.

"..."

In the blink of an eye, it ignored Qin Ming's restrictions as if they were not there…

Despite Qin Ming's attempts to lock onto it with his Divine Thought, it was as if the shadow vanished into thin air, eerily elusive.

However, Qin Ming did catch one thing.

The shadow's aura seemed not very strong, not even at the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet its skill in concealment was extremely superb, its presence fleeting.

At this point, Qin Ming couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Coming and going as you please!"

"What do you think this is, a public restroom!"

Qin Ming summoned the Profound Water Crocodile and conducted a thorough search on the main peak, almost digging three feet into the ground, still finding nothing.

He never thought that the seemingly impregnable Wangyue Island would attract such a thief.

To break through the Mist Illusion Realm and Tier Three Array one after another, boldly reaching the entrance of his cave mansion, and stealing the spiritual peaches he painstakingly cultivated.

"Truly detestable!"

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