Inside the cave abode.
Qin Ming's aura began to rise without cease. Behind him, the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Physique transformed into the phantom of a lush spirit tree, continuously converting Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into pure Nascent Soul magical power.
At this moment, Qin Ming resembled an evergreen ancient tree that had stood unwavering since time immemorial, proudly towering between heaven and earth, unchanged through the shifting seas and mulberry fields, the cycles of the four seasons.
A powerful force of time and vegetative essence suddenly erupted from the Natal Spirit Plant Ageless Immortal Vine, transforming into a river of stars that poured into Qin Ming's body.
Seeing this, the Devouring Sky Rat and the other two beasts hurriedly crawled over to cultivate alongside him, absorbing the overflowing vegetative essence.
As a mid-grade fourth-rank Spirit Rice, Bloodscale Dragon Rice was practically the highest-grade Spirit Rice the current Immortal Cultivation World could produce.
Ever since the ancient Azure Origin Sect declined, no one had been able to cultivate it successfully again.
White-Scaled Demon Lord happened to have over a dozen Spirit Seeds in his possession, which Yue Lingyan had obtained and given Qin Ming as a congratulatory gift during his Nascent Soul ceremony.
Otherwise, this legendary ancient Spirit Rice would have gone extinct.
Its preciousness was self-evident.
According to Old Demon Qingyang, back in the Azure Origin Sect, Bloodscale Dragon Rice had been consumed one grain at a time for cultivation.
Even Nascent Soul elders needed to make tremendous contributions to the sect before they could exchange for Spirit Rice.
It was almost impossible to find outside.
That was because every grain of mid-grade fourth-rank Spirit Rice contained an incomparably condensed strand of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.
And this Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was the manifestation of