Vital Energy Transformation

Superior Beast Fang Rice looked somewhat different from Common Beast Fang Rice.

Several blood-red streaks had appeared on the surface of Superior Beast Fang Rice, red and white intertwined in a strikingly beautiful pattern.

The spiritual energy it contained and its effect in strengthening vitality were also three times that of ordinary-quality Beast Fang Rice.

It could greatly enhance one's vitality.

Filled with excitement, Qin Ming quickly finished harvesting the several hundred stalks of Beast Fang Rice.

This wave alone netted him six pounds of Superior Beast Fang Rice!

Over the next half month.

Qin Ming followed the same method, setting aside some Superior Beast Fang Rice as seeds.

Using the remaining four 'Accelerated Growth' Affixes, he continued ripening the crops in batches.

In the end, he harvested a total of thirty pounds of Superior Beast Fang Rice, along with four 'Faint Vital Energy' Affixes.

By this point, he had used up every 'Accelerated Growth' Affix in his Sea of Consciousness.

From then on, he could only pray that the second season's Spirit Field would produce more 'Accelerated Growth' Affixes.

Using them this way was rather extravagant, but Qin Ming could no longer worry about that.

His most urgent priority was to increase his strength as quickly as possible.

He reckoned that if these thirty pounds of Superior Beast Fang Rice were brought to Qingyang Market, countless people would fight until their heads were bloodied over them.

Their value went without saying.

Qin Ming knew how to hide his brilliance. With his current meager strength, it was unwise to stand out too much in the Immortal Cultivation World. Keeping a low profile was best.

It would be troublesome if he drew the covetous attention of those with ulterior motives.

That evening.

Qin Ming cooked a pot of Superior Beast Fang Rice. When it came out of the pot, its fragrance filled the air, the red-and-white Spirit Rice gleaming with an enchanting color.

It was intoxicating.

More importantly, it could greatly strengthen one's vitality.

This was something countless body-refining cultivators dreamed of obtaining.

Placed on a dining table, it could be considered a rare delicacy, something only the great figures of sects could afford to eat.

The scent made Qin Ming's mouth water.

He carried the bowl of Beast Fang Rice into his bedroom and sat down on the bed.

Then he began wolfing it down, quickly devouring the entire pot of Beast Fang Rice!

Boom!

A torrent of blazing energy erupted within Qin Ming's body as the vitality contained in the Beast Fang Rice surged through him.

Qin Ming hurriedly followed the cultivation method of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture, circulating his energy and moving his vitality.

After the time it took to burn an incense stick.

Qin Ming's skin grew redder and redder, and a faint red mist even rose from his body!

This was a sign that the circulation of vitality had penetrated deep into his marrow and begun the process of blood replacement.

After personally cultivating the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture.

Qin Ming discovered that this technique did not produce the intense reactions typical of cultivation. Instead, it was remarkably gentle.

His entire body felt warm and comfortable, gradually heating up and swelling.

Cultivating alongside Superior Beast Fang Rice truly yielded twice the result with half the effort!

Before long, Qin Ming had completely turned into a little red man.

A layer of Blood Orbs continuously seeped from his skin as new blood replaced old.

Gritting his teeth, Qin Ming focused his thoughts on the Sea of Consciousness and used one 'Faint Vital Energy' Affix.

Boom!

A massive boost of vitality rushed in like a tide. Qin Ming felt as though he had been placed inside a steamer, his entire body burning hot.

An endless stream of vitality began to transform, surging unceasingly through his body.

Gradually, the old blood expelled from his body began to scab over, wrapping him entirely within it.

He seemed to have become a massive blood cocoon.

Thump! Thump!

Within the blood cocoon, red light brightened and dimmed in time with Qin Ming's heartbeat.

Rip!

After a full two hours.

A crack appeared on the blood cocoon. As more and more cracks spread across it, the enormous cocoon slowly began to peel away.

Qin Ming broke free from the cocoon!

A brand-new power was born within him, something even more mysterious—Vital Energy Force!

The appearance of Vital Energy Force also signified that Qin Ming had entered the First Layer of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture.

Having completed his vital energy transformation, Qin Ming received the reinforcement of Vital Energy Force. His organs, bones, skin—every part of his body—had been strengthened to an unprecedented degree!

With every gesture now, he felt as though he possessed inexhaustible strength.

The skin that had once endured sun and rain every day also became smoother, as though he had shed a layer of skin. It was somewhat fairer than before.

More importantly, it seemed as though a film had been plated over his skin, making it far tougher. He estimated that ordinary mortal blades could no longer harm him.

Qin Ming rose and walked into the small courtyard. He raised his fist and punched a millstone beneath a tree.

Bang!

Shattered stones flew everywhere.

The millstone exploded into countless fragments beneath that single punch.

So strong!

Qin Ming was overjoyed!

This is far stronger than an ordinary First Layer of Body Refining cultivator!

He was secretly astonished.

No wonder Daoist Ruan had been willing to empty his coffers to cultivate this technique.

Qin Ming stared at his hands, and his heart once again filled with hope for the future.

Perhaps he had found a path to overtake others on the curve.

In the days that followed.

Qin Ming spent his time diligently farming and cultivating the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture.

Whenever an 'Accelerated Growth' Affix refreshed, he immediately used it to ripen Superior Beast Fang Rice.

With an unending supply of Beast Fang Rice bolstering his vitality.

Qin Ming's progress in body refinement advanced by leaps and bounds.

Time passed.

Half a year later.

Through the forced accumulation of vast quantities of Superior Beast Fang Rice and 'Faint Vital Energy' Affixes.

Qin Ming had already cultivated the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture to the Third Layer.

If Daoist Ruan learned of this, he would probably be so depressed that he would cough up blood.

Qin Ming also understood why Daoist Ruan's eyes had shone whenever Beast Fang Rice was mentioned back then.

It turned out that among all spiritual materials capable of enhancing vitality, Beast Fang Rice was likely the most compatible with this technique.

Qin Ming had come to deeply understand this through his own cultivation.

However, according to the technique's records, the body-refining effects of the First Five Layers of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture were only somewhat stronger than ordinary body refinement.

The true qualitative transformation came upon breaking through to the Fifth Layer!

One had to cultivate one's vitality until it was Vital Energy Like Mercury, then use one's own Vital Energy Force to condense Glazed Armor.

The further one progressed, the less ordinary body refiners could possibly compare.

Such abundant Vital Energy Force would also be of great help to Qin Ming's future path toward Foundation Establishment.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, if cultivators wished to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, they had to reach the peak of the Qi Refining Stage before the age of sixty. That was merely the minimum requirement.

Foundation Establishment Pills, meanwhile, were strategic resources, usually monopolized and controlled by great powers and major sects.

For ordinary independent cultivators, let alone obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill, even catching a glimpse of one was a distant fantasy.

Beyond that, there were three major barriers.

The first was the Vital Energy Barrier. When cultivators broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, their vitality had to be vigorous and their bodies free of hidden ailments or injuries. Otherwise, if their vitality declined and they forcibly attempted Foundation Establishment, they could collapse at any moment.

The second was the Magic Power Barrier. When breaking through to Foundation Establishment, one's magic power had to be abundant, with certain requirements for both its quality and quantity. The meridians also had to be tough enough to withstand the strain. If any of these conditions fell short, one could not complete the liquefaction of magic power.

The final barrier was the Spirit Sense Barrier. A Qi Refining Stage cultivator's spiritual awareness could only inspect inwardly, enhance the five senses, and read jade slips.

Upon Foundation Establishment, however, Spirit Sense was born. It could be projected outward to investigate an area at least several dozen zhang around the cultivator, providing immense convenience in daily cultivation and combat.

The days passed one by one.

During those six months, something unexpected happened to Qin Ming.

Alchemist Su actually came to visit Qin Ming twice.

He was a rarity among rarities!

After more than half a year without seeing Alchemist Su, he had already broken through to the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.

Qin Ming was truly envious.

Alchemists really do increase their cultivation so quickly!

Whenever Alchemist Su came by, he would ask Qin Ming to sell him some Spirit Rice for daily use.

Naturally, Qin Ming welcomed him enthusiastically.

Over time, the two gradually became acquainted.

After discussing it with Alchemist Su, Qin Ming traded one hundred pounds of Golden Spirit Rice over two exchanges for two Spirit Gathering Pills that enhanced magic power during the Qi Refining Stage.

Alchemist Su readily agreed.