Time flowed on, and three years passed quietly.
Within the Lesser Spirit Realm, Qin Ming sat cross-legged beneath the Natal Spirit Vine Tree, cultivating in seclusion.
No matter how war raged outside, he remained as steady as an old dog. Nothing beyond could disturb him in the slightest.
His cultivation of the Azure Emperor Art proceeded in an orderly fashion, and he was on the verge of breaking through to the tenth layer.
Though progress in cultivating the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Physique was incomparably slow, it was still steadily advancing.
Qin Ming resembled an evergreen ancient tree that had weathered eternal ages. Azure green essence of vegetation flowed endlessly from his Natal Spirit Plant into his body.
The mana within his Flawless Golden Core had also become purer and clearer, while the Golden Core itself had grown another circle larger than before.
"Golden core completion is close as well."
Qin Ming was quite satisfied with this rate of cultivation. For ordinary cultivators, this stage was not only filled with bottlenecks and barriers, but even strengthening a single thread of Golden Core mana was an arduous task beyond measure.
They had to grind away at it over long years, like water wearing down a stone.
Yet through his own unremitting effort, coupled with a little help from Affixes and pills,
he had finally reached the final step of the Golden Core Stage.
After finishing his cultivation, Qin Ming slowly opened his pitch-black eyes. An aura of vegetation that seemed to have flowed through the ages lingered around him.
He then looked toward the Natal Spirit Plant Yin-Yang Mystic Vine, whose Affixes were now ready to be harvested.
``` Name: Yin-Yang Mystic Vine Affix: Abundant Lifespan X5 (Maturity 100%, harvestable)
Name: Yin-Yang Mystic Vine Affix: Leaf of Spacetime X5 (Maturity 100%,