Longevity: Start Farming with Entries-Chapter 371 - 348: Su Yuqing’s Shock

Until now, Su Yuqing is one of the few high-level connections Qin Ming has.

After all, the Su Family, backed by the Nascent Soul level power Lihuo Palace, must have first-hand information on the Cultivation Realm.

After breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, Qin Ming initially gained the qualification to stand in the Cultivation Realm, and already had the power to protect himself.

However, the Cultivation Realm is ever-changing, and once a war breaks out, even those at the Golden Core Stage might not escape the fate of falling.

Therefore, it is crucial for Qin Ming to timely grasp the information of the upper echelons of the Cultivation Realm.

Besides, Su Yuqing is both a mentor and a friend to him.

Although Qin Ming’s current alchemy skills have advanced to the Tier Three High-Grade Grandmaster Realm, there is still a gap compared to a genius like Su Yuqing.

For instance, the Tier Four Nascent Condensation Pill Formula, which he studied for a long time, remains elusive.

This time he’s here to ask Su Yuqing for help.

Inside the cave mansion.

Su Yuqing brewed a pot of special spirit tea from Longting Lake for Qin Ming.

"By the way, why did Brother Su move from Great Jin, all the way to the remote Yunze Wilderness, and settle in Qingyang Market?" Qin Ming voiced his curiosity.

Su Yuqing took a sip of the spirit tea and slowly explained, "Ah, this matter has ties to the upper-level power struggles."

"At that time, Lihuo Palace pitted our Su Family against other families to control and suppress the family forces below."

"And I was secretly sent away by the old man of our family, and thus I ended up in the Southern Wilderness."

"Later, our Su Family won the struggle and took control of the Longting Lake territory, so they brought me back."

Qin Ming nodded after listening, "I didn’t expect Brother Su to leave so hastily back then, and for such reasons."

"Brother Qin, don’t be fooled by the apparent calm of Great Jin, but in reality, there are undercurrents surging, with ongoing overt and covert battles between the gate powers. Were it not for the war between Lihuo Palace and Divine Dao Mountain, they’d probably still be tossing and turning..." Su Yuqing added.

"Let me tell you, the resources of Great Jin’s Cultivation Realm, though abundant, are only so much. Emerging powers keep popping up, and after so many eras of changes, resources are becoming scarcer."

"You must know that the patriarch of Lihuo Palace once awakened the Innate Dao Body and reached the Nascent Soul Stage Perfection in less than three hundred years, yet he never achieved Divinity Transformation..."

"It’s said that the cultivation resources in Great Jin were still limited, not enough to allow a Nascent Soul cultivator to advance to the Divinity Transformation Realm."

"Subsequently, that patriarch went out seeking opportunity and has never been seen again, his life or death unknown."

"Since then, Lihuo Palace no longer has the glory of the past and has never produced a cultivator beyond the mid-stage Nascent Soul."

"Furthermore, there’s the concern of neighboring Great Li Cultivation Realm and the two Nascent Soul sects of Great Zhou Cultivation Realm."

"Otherwise, with only the foundation of Divine Dao Mountain, it would naturally be impossible to contend with Lihuo Palace."

Qin Ming couldn’t help but marvel after hearing this, "I didn’t expect that even in such a large cultivation realm as Great Jin, the Divinity Transformation Stage is still very hard to reach."

"The wars between Nascent Soul sects are, after all, fought over resources."

"Nascent Soul stage cultivators become the chess players controlling the winds and clouds of the Cultivation Realm."

After the two discussed the situation of the Cultivation Realm for a bit.

Su Yuqing suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile, "It turns out Brother Qin is quite skillful!"

"I only told you that the Golden Core Formation Pill Formula was in Profound Creek Valley, but I didn’t expect you to actually obtain it, refine it successfully, and break through to the Golden Core Stage, making a name in the Southern Wilderness."

"At that time, those old folks in Lihuo Palace couldn’t sit still, haha."

Qin Ming waved his hand modestly, "Just lucky."

Then, Qin Ming took out the pill formula for the Divine Wood Pill and handed it to Su Yuqing, asking, "Brother Su, this ancient pill formula was something I unintentionally bought at an auction. Can you see if there’s any potential for improvement?"

Su Yuqing was somewhat surprised to receive the pill formula and inspect it, then gave Qin Ming a peculiar look, saying, "I’ve heard a little about this Divine Wood Pill Formula. Wasn’t it said to have been purchased by Mirror Snow Pavilion at the Five Elements Mountain auction?"

"How did it end up in Fellow Daoist Qin’s hands?"

Qin Ming immediately smiled, transforming into the likeness of Shopkeeper Lu using the True Demon Illusion, "Brother Su, to be honest, my main purpose in coming to Great Jin is for the Nascent Soul opportunity."

"I didn’t want to attract the attention of the Great Jin powers, so I switched identities with Guu Qingzhao."

Su Yuqing was taken aback and saw that Qin Ming’s disguise was flawless, even to his eyes.

Then he thought of something and asked, "So does that mean, the Tier Four Branch Spirit Field at Five Elements Mountain was also won by Brother Qin?"

Qin Ming nodded affirmatively.

"Hahaha! Brother Qin is truly understated!"

"The items those folks fought so hard for and couldn’t obtain have fallen into your hands."

Subsequently, Su Yuqing checked the pill formula again, and after just a moment, he confidently said:

"This Divine Wood Pill Formula seems to have been created by a predecessor whose alchemy mastery exceeds Tier Four, and the method of alchemy recorded here is quite different from the usual techniques."

"I took a look—some of the spiritual materials listed have long been extinct since ancient times, but over a dozen of the spirit medicines can still be substituted without any conflict in properties."

"I just need to study it a bit to see which spiritual materials to use, and I’ll pass it on to you then."

With Su Yuqing’s assurance, Qin Ming was delighted and relieved.

"Then I must thank you, Brother Su."

"No need for formality between us."

Upon saying this, Su Yuqing first cautiously cast an isolating restriction over the cave mansion, then solemnly said to Qin Ming:

"Brother Qin, didn’t you say you came to seek an opportunity for nascent condensation? As it happens, I have something here."

Qin Ming was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting Su Yuqing to share such a secret with him.

Su Yuqing took out a grayish-green jade scroll, handed it to Qin Ming, and said, "Here is a Nascent Soul Pill Formula I inadvertently acquired, just recently obtained by a twist of fate."

"A Nascent Soul Pill Formula?"

"Isn’t it said that the Golden Core Formation Pill and Nascent Soul Pill Formulas are controlled by Lihuo Palace and not allowed to be passed on?"

Su Yuqing’s actions today left Qin Ming somewhat puzzled.

He displayed a peculiar expression on his face.

In fact, he was planning to entrust his own copy of the Nascent Soul Pill Formula to Su Yuqing for deciphering, never expecting the latter would present one first.

This took Qin Ming by surprise.

Curious, he extended his divine thought to examine the contents of the pill formula.

After a while.

Qin Ming finished reading the Nascent Soul Pill Formula and found it remarkably different from the pill formula he had refreshed in his entries.

The formula in Su Yuqing’s hands required the use of demon beast materials, with the primary ingredient needing to be a water attribute flood dragon core as the main material for alchemy...

What a coincidence!

Qin Ming immediately took out the cyan-faced poison flood dragon core from his storage pouch, handed it to Su Yuqing, and asked, "Brother Su, see if this flood dragon core can be used to refine the Nascent Soul Pill?"

This time, Su Yuqing was also surprised.

He took the poison dragon pearl from Qin Ming’s hand and began examining it, then with a shocked expression, asked, "The core of a Tier Three Late Stage Semi-Transformed Great Demon."

"Brother Qin, where did you get this?"

Qin Ming coughed lightly, casually saying, "Well, I got it from some ruins."

"Don’t try to fool me, as an alchemy grandmaster, wouldn’t I know?"

"This flood dragon core is still fresh... obtained just in recent years, right?" Su Yuqing asked with great interest.

"Haha! Exactly, just a few years ago at the Beast Roar Mountain Range, I happened to come across a seriously injured poison flood dragon and got lucky." Qin Ming couldn’t avoid it, so he explained with a chuckle.

Su Yuqing looked skeptical, but still nodded half-believingly, "Then you really have extraordinary luck."

"You should know, the value of this flood dragon core is quite significant."

"If placed in the outside world, it could cause quite a stir..."

He pondered for a while, then continued:

"However, this flood dragon core is still insufficient to be used for refining the Nascent Soul Pill. According to my formula, it requires at least a Tier Four Low-Grade water attribute flood dragon core."

Su Yuqing marveled at it, clicked his tongue in wonder, and handed the poison flood dragon core back to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming suddenly realized that the pill formula Su Yuqing had was indeed extremely difficult in terms of material collection, as one would need a Tier Four flood dragon core, a spiritual object equivalent to a Transformed Great Demon for a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Such a spiritual object is incredibly hard to obtain.

Qin Ming put away the poison flood dragon core, then took out a Nascent Soul Pill Formula recorded on a blank jade scroll and handed it to Su Yuqing, "Brother Su, I also have a Nascent Soul Pill Formula. I’d like you to take a look. I’ve studied it for quite some time but still couldn’t comprehend the key points within."

"The main reason I came here to catch up with you was for this very matter."

Su Yuqing was stunned once more, looking at Qin Ming as if he had seen a ghost, and then took the jade scroll from him.