Qin Ming received the news and couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Then the whole person fell into deep contemplation.

"I didn't expect it to be so soon."

...

Mid-June.

The sky over the Yunhuang Marsh, dark clouds began to gather, seemingly brewing a storm.

Qingyang Market, Juxuan Pavilion.

Qin Ming sat by the window, looking outside, lost in thought.

"Hey! Have you heard?"

"All the powerful factions have searched everywhere but still can't find the last dragon-shaped token."

"The elders say it's the most crucial one."

"It's really strange, could the token have been secretly hidden by someone?"

"Yeah, who knows which bastard did it, causing us to be stuck here."

"What can we do?"

"We can't just sit around forever!"

"There's no way, they say no force can break into that ancient ruin."

At the Juxuan Pavilion's wine table, a variety of cultivators were discussing the current situation.

"Waiter, the bill." Qin Ming sat for a while, planning to leave.

Shopkeeper Liao came over immediately when he heard, smiling, "Fellow Daoist Qin, won't you stay a bit longer?"

"Hmm, the weather's changing, there are matters in the spirit field that need handling." Qin Ming got up, intending to take out spirit stones to pay.

Shopkeeper Liao quickly stopped him, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you're being too polite. You're a valued guest here now, this small drink is on me."

With that, Shopkeeper Liao warmly saw Qin Ming out of the store.

...

Outside Qingyang Market, in the Tier Two Spirit Field.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the sky, accompanied by heavy rain, bending spirit plant crops wildly.

In the spirit field, a group of spirit plant masters scrambled to save the spirit plants in every possible way.

"What's happening?"

"Why did the defense array in the spirit field fail?"

"At this rate, all the spirit plants this year will be wasted!"

The spirit plant masters anxiously started shouting.

At this time.

Qin Ming had just arrived at the spirit field.

He couldn't understand how the defense array, which had never had issues, had suddenly failed.

In an instant!

His vast divine thought sensed that someone was secretly watching nearby.

Behind a hidden grove near the spirit field.

Two Foundation Establishment Elders of the Spirit Feather Sect were looking expressionlessly at everything happening within the spirit field.

One of them casually raised a hand and set a soundproof restriction.

"Elder Gue, doing this seems... a bit inappropriate, doesn't it?" Elder Zhuang Xiran frowned, looking into the spirit field, hesitated, and said to the person next to him.

On Elder Gue's rigid face, without any emotion, he replied coldly, "A mere spirit farmer, can't I deal with him?"

"Always rebellious, thinking of leaving the sect's control, it's not that easy, is it?"

"He doesn't think of yielding to the sect but instead chooses to cooperate with the Mirror Snow Pavilion."

"If he can't be used by me, then it's a dead end for him."

"When the sect recruited cultivators from the cultivation clan, the contract signed required a full cycle of labor, not a year less."

"If he dares to run, I'll deal with his family!"

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Steward Gue seemed to have a significant change in temperament.

Back when he was still a Spirit Field Steward, he couldn't accept that the low-level spirit farmer he once exploited without care.

Unknowingly climbed to a position equal to his own, standing on an equal footing.

But now it's different.

Steward Gue broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and his status in the Spirit Feather Sect underwent a tremendous leap, with a change in mentality.

When he was still an Outer Sect Steward, he once sought Qin Ming to purchase Top-Grade Beast Fang Rice.

But the other party, relying on the Mirror Snow Pavilion's backing, flatly refused him, leaving him no face, which he still resents.

"The other elders in the sect also have the same idea, no matter what means, they must stop him from advancing to a Tier Two Spirit Plant Master."

"Keep him here, making him farm for the sect for a lifetime."

...

Qin Ming retracted his divine thought.

For that level of soundproof restriction, it was nothing under his powerful divine thought.

Knowing the truth, his face turned gloomy, his fist clenched tightly.

"That old bastard Steward Gue, he's been thinking about me all along, huh."

Unexpectedly the other party's scheming was so deep, already starting to plot against him.

Exploiting him for so long wasn't enough.

He even wanted to tether him to the Spirit Feather Sect, farming for his whole life.

Qin Ming's gaze revealed a cold gleam.

He already had a plan in mind.

He formed a peculiar spell with his hands, pointed towards the sky over his spirit field.

The spirit field within a five-acre range was shrouded by a hazy gray barrier.

In an instant, all the rain and wind seemed frozen in the air, not a drop could penetrate his spirit field.

"Fortunately, some time ago, the Spirit Medicine Field in the courtyard refreshed with this 'Wind Stabilizing Technique' entry."

"Otherwise, I would've really walked into his trap."

...

In the distant grove.

Elder Gue's eyes widened, "Huh? How is this possible?"

"How does that kid know such an esoteric magic?" Zhuang Xiran was also extremely surprised.

"Alright, let's not miss the forest for the trees."

"We'll talk about his matters later."

"The most urgent thing now is to find that dragon-shaped key before the other sects."

"Before Elder Yuwen breaks through to the Golden Core Stage, we must not alert him."

"We must do everything possible to maintain the current situation."

"No mistakes can be made."

Elder Zhuang Xiran said to him seriously.

"Once our sect gives birth to a Golden Core Ancestor, everything will be different."

Elder Gue understood the importance, knew the stakes, and nodded in agreement.

However, his eyes flickered, seeming to have something on his mind.

Then the two didn't stay any longer and turned to leave.

Moments later.

Inside the spirit field.

The previously inert defense array slowly rose, completely blocking the storm outside.

Qin Ming looked up at the array above, lost in thought.

He had heard the last conversation between Elder Gue and Zhuang Xiran clearly.

"What is the Spirit Feather Sect doing?"

"It's repaired again?"

"Luckily, there wasn't widespread damage, the loss was small."

...

Qin Ming returned to the market.

Bought a small defense array from Guu Qingzhao, setting it around his spirit field just in case.

And secretly buried spirit seeds imbued with Thorn Technique around the field, ready for any intruder.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, starting next month, our pavilion will withdraw from Qingyang Market and temporarily return to Yunmeng Mountain."

"If the situation in the Yunze Wilderness doesn't calm down soon, we might completely withdraw from here."

"I wanted to give Fellow Daoist Qin a heads-up."

Guu Qingzhao said rather solemnly to Qin Ming.

"In that case, can Fellow Daoist Guu deliver this to Brother Su for me?" Qin Ming took out a jade box and handed it to Guu Qingzhao.

He had originally planned to present it later, but the Mirror Snow Pavilion was unwilling to get entangled now.

He had to offer it sooner.

Guu Qingzhao took the jade box, slightly opened it, her starry eyes widened in surprise, "Tier Two Divine Essence Fruit!"

Inside the jade box lay five egg-sized, peculiar spirit fruits, their surface emitting a veil of spiritual qi.

"No, it's top-grade level spirit fruit!"

Guu Qingzhao realized, staring dumbfoundedly at Qin Ming, "Did Fellow Daoist Qin cultivate this?"

"That's right. I promised Brother Su before he left."

Guu Qingzhao closed the jade box, contemplated for a moment, and asked expectantly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, your spirit plant mastery is truly rare, to even successfully cultivate Tier Two spirit plants. Does Fellow Daoist Qin have any extra Divine Essence Fruits? Our pavilion can purchase them at a high tier."

"I do have some left, but I want to change the transaction terms," Qin Ming thought for a moment and said to Guu Qingzhao.

Guu Qingzhao, hearing it was feasible, revealed a hint of joy between her delicate brows, and smiled slightly, "What does Fellow Daoist Qin want?"

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