Recaps

Qin Ming joined Su Yuqing and Juxuan Pavilion Master Gu Qingzhao at an auction, where he bought a mysterious segment of Black Vine to investigate. The auction’s final item was revealed as three Marrow Cleansing Pills refined by Su Yuqing.

• Qin Ming met Su Yuqing and Gu Qingzhao at Juxuan Pavilion, where they learned he had cultivated a spirit herb used in Su Yuqing’s Marrow Cleansing Pills and had signed a Beast Fang Rice agreement.
• Su Yuqing invited Qin Ming to the Treasured Auction House, where Gu Qingzhao brought them to a private room.
• Qin Ming watched cultivators bid high prices for magic items and talismans, realizing his two thousand Spirit Stones were not enough to compete.
• Qin Ming bid three hundred Spirit Stones for a short, indestructible segment of Black Vine, intending to test whether his Rebirth Spirit Seed affix could revive it.
• The auctioneer unveiled the final lot: three Marrow Cleansing Pills refined by Su Yuqing.

After the Spirit Feather Sect and Goldcloud Valley arrived at Qingyang Market and announced plans to build Cloudmarsh City, Qin Ming worried about the growing disorder and sought safer housing. The chapter ended with Elder Gu raising the Spirit Farmers’ tax by another ten percent, leaving Qin Ming facing a forty-five percent tax.

• After Su Yuqing earned a fortune from the Marrow Cleansing Pills auction, Qin Ming asked to use his Alchemy Room, and Su Yuqing agreed when it was free.
• The Spirit Feather Sect’s Abyssal Crossing Ark arrived at Qingyang Market with Foundation Establishment elders and inner sect disciples, followed three days later by Goldcloud Valley’s forces.
• The two sects announced an allied army and plans to establish Cloudmarsh City at Five Peaks Mountain, while Qin Ming worried about crime and sought a rental inside the market.
• Manager Liao told Qin Ming that Daoist Ruan’s courtyard had become vacant after Ruan’s Soul Lamp went out and offered to ask about securing it for him.
• Elder Gu announced that the Spirit Farmers’ tax would rise by another ten percent until Cloudmarsh City was completed, bringing Qin Ming’s tax to forty-five percent.

Qin Ming successfully cast the Greater Spirit Rain Technique across all eight mu of his Spirit Fields, impressing the nearby Spirit Farmers and overseer Du Haifu. He bought Spirit Gathering Pills from Su Yuqing, discovered they were superior-grade, and began cultivating toward the Qi Refining Mid Stage.

• Elder Gu threatened the Spirit Farmers with service in the War Camp if they refused the increased taxes, then ordered the dharma vessel to depart.
• Qin Ming cast the Greater Spirit Rain Technique over his eight mu of Spirit Fields, draining his mana as the crops absorbed the spiritual energy.
• Du Haifu arrived and decided to report Qin Ming's ability to the sect, while nearby Spirit Farmers gathered to greet him.
• After recovering, Qin Ming visited Su Yuqing and bought two bottles of Spirit Gathering Pills for seven hundred Spirit Stones.
• Qin Ming discovered the pills were Superior Spirit Gathering Pills and swallowed them one after another, sensing that the Qi Refining Mid Stage was near.

Qin Ming broke through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, learned to refine Basic Detoxification Pills, and cultivated increasingly valuable spirit crops. Manager Liao then told him that he would need to discuss the market housing rental slot with the pavilion master.

• Qin Ming swallowed Superior Spirit Gathering Pills until he broke through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, then realized his future cultivation would require more pills than he could afford.
• Qin Ming consolidated his mana cultivation and advanced the sixth layer of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture using Blood Locust Rice.
• Qin Ming refined three Basic Detoxification Pills after studying Su Yuqing's alchemy, and Su Yuqing judged them barely passable.
• Qin Ming harvested twenty shi of Golden Spirit Rice from three mu, took first place in the seasonal yield, and planted Raven Tongue Orchids alongside his other spirit plants.
• Qin Ming harvested another twenty shi of Golden Spirit Rice three months later, while his Beast Fang Rice and medicinal plants flourished under his care.
• Manager Liao messaged Qin Ming that the market housing rental slot had definite news, but he would need to discuss it with the pavilion master.

Qin Ming witnessed Jiang Kun and other Spirit Feather Sect disciples bullying an elderly vendor, then negotiated with Gu Qingzhao for a rental quota at the Ruan Family Estate by agreeing to sell Juxuan Pavilion more Superior Beast Fang Rice. As Qin Ming tried to register the quota, Jiang Kun confronted him and demanded he hand it over.

• Qin Ming saw Jiang Kun's group seize an elderly man's Azure Water Gold Crystal, and Jiang Kun's companion kicked the man unconscious.
• Manager Liao brought Qin Ming to meet Gu Qingzhao, who asked about his connection to Su Yuqing before discussing the Ruan Family Estate rental quota.
• Qin Ming agreed to increase his Beast Fang Rice sales to Juxuan Pavilion by twenty percent, and Gu Qingzhao gave him the quota's jade token.
• Qin Ming went to the Spirit Feather Sect's Hall of Affairs to register the quota, but Jiang Kun ordered him to hand it over.

Qin Ming secured the right to rent a house in Qingyang Market after Manager Liao intervened when Jiang Kun tried to take his jade plaque. He learned that Juxuan Pavilion was backed by the powerful Mirror Snow Pavilion, then cultivated and discovered two Quality Enhancement affixes in his Golden Spirit Rice.

• Jiang Kun seized Qin Ming's jade plaque, but Manager Liao arrived and warned him that the plaque had been bestowed by Mirror Snow Pavilion's Pavilion Master, so Jiang Kun returned it and left.
• Qin Ming registered for a house in Qingyang Market and paid a year's rent, though he could not move in until the end of October.
• Manager Liao told Qin Ming that Mirror Snow Pavilion, a thousand-year-old force with business across the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, stood behind Juxuan Pavilion.
• Qin Ming ate a pot of Blood Locust Rice and cultivated the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture, increasing his Vital Energy Force by two-thirds and nearing the sixth level of body refinement.
• In mid-June, Qin Ming inspected the third season of Golden Spirit Rice and found two Quality Enhancement affixes, prompting him to hope he could produce Supreme-Grade Blood Locust Rice.

As the wilderness grew more dangerous, Qin Ming prepared to move into the market while continuing to cultivate and harvest spirit plants. He revived the mysterious Black Vine with a Rebirth Spirit Seed Affix, then used Accelerated Growth on its new shoot.

• Su Yuqing told Qin Ming that he could keep renting his house and using its Alchemy Room after Su Yuqing left next year.
• Qin Ming harvested his spirit plants and collected Affixes, including Faint Soul Force, Quality Enhancement, Accelerated Growth, and Rebirth Spirit Seed.
• Qin Ming received confirmation that his spirit rice yield had earned him first place for the year.
• Qin Ming planted the withered Black Vine and used a Rebirth Spirit Seed Affix, causing it to sprout and form a strange connection with him.
• Qin Ming used an Accelerated Growth Affix on the Black Vine.

Qin Ming ripened a Withered Blood Poison Vine, learned its Thorn Art, and discovered that it could drain a target’s blood essence and soul. The Spirit Feather Sect notified him that he qualified for a mid-tier Spirit Planter assessment and could move into the Ruan Family Estate.

• Qin Ming used five Accelerated Growth Affixes over seven days to ripen the Withered Blood Poison Vine and harvest its blood-red fruits.
• Qin Ming learned Thorn Art from the Affix and found that the vine’s seeds could trap and kill targets with poisonous thorns.
• Qin Ming tested Thorn Art on a wild boar, which the vines drained into a Blood Orb containing its blood essence and soul.
• Qin Ming fed the Blood Orb to the Withered Blood Poison Vine, strengthening it and deepening his connection to it.
• The Hall of Affairs of the Spirit Feather Sect informed Qin Ming that he qualified for a mid-tier Spirit Planter assessment and that the Ruan Family Estate was available for him to move into.

Qin Ming passed the Spirit Feather Sect's examination and became a First-Grade Mid-Grade Spirit Planter. He renamed the Ruan Family estate the Qin Estate and began moving there, leaving the Shantytown residents astonished and eager to gain his favor.

• Qin Ming answered the examiners' questions and identified Spirit Plants and Spirit Seeds, earning a unanimous superior evaluation and becoming a First-Grade Mid-Grade Spirit Planter.
• Qin Ming renamed the Ruan Family estate the Qin Estate and inspected its concealment formation and Spirit Gathering Array.
• Qin Ming asked Cai Lao Jiu to help move his belongings from the Shantytown to his estate in Qingyang Market.
• Cai Lao Jiu told the Shantytown residents that Qin Ming had advanced to Mid-Grade Spirit Planter and was moving into an estate, prompting their envy and congratulations.
• A cultivator asked Qin Ming about becoming his estate steward, and Cai Lao Jiu angrily claimed the position for himself.

Qin Ming moved into a Grade-A courtyard in Qingyang Market and cultivated Supreme-Grade Blood Locust Rice using his affixes. After eating the rice and using an Abundant Vital Energy Affix, he broke through to the sixth level of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture and began aiming for the seventh.

• Qin Ming hung a plaque reading “Secluded Cool Abode” at his new courtyard and settled in with Cai Lao Jiu.
• Qin Ming celebrated with Cai Lao Jiu at Juxuan Pavilion, where he sold Manager Liao eighteen shi of Golden Spirit Rice for six hundred Spirit Stones.
• Qin Ming planted Blood Locust Rice in his courtyard’s spirit fields, used Accelerated Growth and Quality Enhancement, and harvested twelve shi of Supreme-Grade Blood Locust Rice.
• Qin Ming ate the Supreme-Grade Blood Locust Rice and used an Abundant Vital Energy Affix to break through to the sixth level of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture.
• Qin Ming realized his increased strength could let him contend with a Late Qi Refining cultivator and set his sights on reaching the scripture’s seventh level.

Qin Ming strengthened his divine soul and successfully refined Spirit Replenishing Pills, then improved his Qi Gathering Pill technique through repeated attempts. The chapter ended with a crisp cry from the Alchemy Room, leaving Su Yuqing stunned as Qin Ming’s third batch appeared to succeed.

• Qin Ming used all ten Faint Soul Force affixes over three days, more than doubling his divine soul power.
• Qin Ming refined five Spirit Replenishing Pills at Su Yuqing’s house and became a first-tier low-grade alchemist.
• Qin Ming’s first two attempts at refining Qi Gathering Pills failed, but he recognized that the second batch had nearly formed.
• Qin Ming began a third Qi Gathering Pill attempt, and a crisp cry from the Alchemy Room left Su Yuqing frozen in shock.

Qin Ming successfully refined Qi Gathering Pills, sold Beast Fang Rice to Su Yuqing, and planted two difficult Spirit Plants for him. Manager Liao warned Qin Ming that Spirit Rice and other cultivation goods would soon fall in price after the Spirit Feather Sect repaired its teleportation array, so Qin Ming urged Cai Lao Jiu to sell any stored rice quickly.

• Qin Ming refined six Qi Gathering Pills, including one Premium Qi Gathering Pill, impressing Su Yuqing despite the latter’s doubts about his sudden progress.
• Qin Ming sold Su Yuqing about a hundred pounds of Beast Fang Rice for seven hundred Spirit Stones and agreed to cultivate Demon Flame Grass and Seven-Leaf Huangling for him.
• Qin Ming planted the Spirit Seeds, tended his fields, and returned to his Secluded Cool Abode in Qingyang Market.
• Manager Liao told Qin Ming that the Spirit Feather Sect had repaired its teleportation array and that Spirit Rice and other cultivation resources would soon fall in price as Cloudmarsh City rose in importance.
• After learning that market housing rents would remain high, Qin Ming told Manager Liao he had already sold his remaining Beast Fang Rice to Su Yuqing, then warned Cai Lao Jiu to sell any stored Spirit Rice quickly and keep quiet.

After reading Goldcloud Valley’s wanted notice, Qin Ming learned that the Spirit Feather Sect planned to force its Spirit Farmers to sell their rice to Mingzhen Pavilion, threatening his agreement with Juxuan Pavilion. The chapter left him helping Cai Lao Jiu after Jiang Kun’s group beat him and confiscated his rice.

• Qin Ming read the notice offering rewards for the five Marauder Cultivators who had kidnapped and killed Goldcloud Valley’s elder’s son, and wondered whether they had also killed Fellow Daoist Long.
• Cai Lao Jiu visited Qin Ming and asked to borrow a hundred Spirit Stones after Jiang Kun’s group beat him, seized his Spirit Rice, and demanded a fine.
• Cai Lao Jiu explained that the Spirit Feather Sect planned to ban its Spirit Farmers from selling rice anywhere but Mingzhen Pavilion, putting Qin Ming’s agreement with Juxuan Pavilion at risk.
• Qin Ming gave Cai Lao Jiu one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones and two healing pills to help him recover and deal with the fine.

Qin Ming resolved to seek freedom from the Spirit Feather Sect by advancing to Tier 2 in a cultivation art, while continuing his cultivation under the sect’s increasingly restrictive rules. Jiang Kun later invited him to Mingzhen Pavilion and offered him five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and a Marrow Cleansing Pill, leaving Qin Ming to wonder what Jiang Kun wanted.

• Qin Ming decided to pursue Tier 2 Spirit Planter status as his most feasible route out of compulsory labor.
• Elder Gu announced a ban on private Spirit Rice sales during spring plowing, and Qin Ming planted Golden Spirit Rice in his fields.
• Qin Ming pushed his Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture to the peak of the sixth layer but failed to break through to the seventh, while his magical power continued to grow through Qi Gathering Pills.
• Chen Zi'ang invited Qin Ming to Mingzhen Pavilion on Jiang Kun’s behalf, and Qin Ming accepted.
• Jiang Kun apologized for their earlier disagreement, praised Qin Ming, and asked about his connection to Mirror Snow Pavilion.
• Jiang Kun presented Qin Ming with five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Qin Ming rejected Jiang Kun’s attempts to buy his Beast Fang Rice and recruit him, then learned Jiang Kun planned to have him killed. He went to Juxuan Pavilion to tell Gu Qingzhao what had happened, leaving her visibly troubled.

• Jiang Kun offered Qin Ming pills and generous terms to secure his Beast Fang Rice, but Qin Ming refused and insisted on making his own decisions.
• Jiang Kun threatened Qin Ming with his cultivation pressure, but Qin Ming pretended to be overwhelmed and left the private room.
• Jiang Kun ordered Chen Zi'ang to arrange Qin Ming’s murder and make it look like Marauder Cultivators were responsible.
• Qin Ming went to Juxuan Pavilion and told Gu Qingzhao about his encounter with Jiang Kun, prompting her to set down her scripture as the room’s atmosphere grew tense.

After reassuring Qin Ming about the Beast Fang Rice harvest, Gu Qingzhao promised to handle the Spirit Feather Sect matter. Qin Ming bought the Blackwind Blade and its accompanying saber technique, then returned to the Secluded Cool Abode to begin studying his new weapon.

• Gu Qingzhao told Qin Ming to focus on harvesting the Beast Fang Rice and said she would address the Spirit Feather Sect matter.
• Qin Ming asked Manager Liao for an offensive magic item suited to a body-refining cultivator and examined several Superior-Grade Magic Items.
• Qin Ming proved able to suppress the Blackwind Blade’s Killing Intent and bought it for 1,080 Spirit Stones with the Blood Ignition Saber Technique included.
• Two demon beast hunters arrived at Juxuan Pavilion seeking to sell the corpses of five or six mid-stage first-rank beasts, and Manager Liao stayed to conduct business.
• Qin Ming returned to the Secluded Cool Abode, tested the Blackwind Blade, and began reading the seven-form Blood Ignition Saber Technique.

Qin Ming struggled to master the Blood Ignition Saber Technique when Chen Zi'ang visited with an offer to attend Elder Zhuang Xiran’s lecture. Qin Ming rejected the invitation, while Chen Zi'ang left frustrated that his plan to lure him out had failed.

• Qin Ming practiced the Blood Ignition Saber Technique for half a month but still could not grasp its first move.
• Chen Zi'ang visited Qin Ming and offered him an entry spot at Elder Zhuang Xiran’s lecture, where Zhuang might choose a personal disciple.
• Qin Ming declined the offer, saying he was too busy with the farming season and unsure he could advance as a Spirit Planter.
• Chen Zi'ang explained that becoming a Tier 2 Spirit Planter required cultivating a Tier 2 Spirit Plant, getting a Tier 2 Spirit Planter’s recommendation, and passing the Flora Mirage Realm trial.
• Qin Ming again refused to consider the opportunity, and Chen Zi'ang left the Secluded Cool Abode.
• Chen Zi'ang cursed Qin Ming on the road, complaining that he had spent days trying to lure him out on Senior Brother Jiang’s instructions.

Qin Ming harvested two Spirit Plants and gained mastery of the "Blood Ignition Saber Technique" before Chen Zi'ang ambushed him with three Spirit Feather Sect cultivators. Qin Ming killed one attacker with a single slash, leaving the remaining three stunned.

• Qin Ming found Affixes for mastery of the "Blood Ignition Saber Technique" and abundant soul force among his Spirit Plants, then harvested them.
• Qin Ming used the mastery-level saber technique Affix and gained decades' worth of comprehension.
• Chen Zi'ang and three Spirit Feather Sect cultivators blocked Qin Ming in the woods and confronted him.
• A Qi Refining Stage Sixth Layer cultivator attacked Qin Ming with a flying sword, but Qin Ming caught and took it.
• Qin Ming used the first form of the "Blood Ignition Saber Technique" to slice through the attacker's defensive artifact and kill him.
• The three surviving cultivators watched in shock after Qin Ming's slash.

Qin Ming defeated Chen Zi'ang and his two companions, using his Blackwind Blade and Withered Blood Poison Vines to kill them and collect their belongings. He erased the evidence and left before the Spirit Feather Sect arrived, but Elder Gu soon discovered traces of the sect's disciples at the scene.

• Chen Zi'ang and his two companions attacked Qin Ming with powerful spells, but Qin Ming emerged unharmed while his Thorn Art vines trapped and killed the two lower-stage cultivators.
• Qin Ming broke through Chen Zi'ang's Golden Shield Talisman, caught him as he tried to flee, and killed him with the Withered Blood Poison Vine.
• Qin Ming collected the three Blood Orbs, magic items, and Storage Bags, then burned the corpses and left the scene.
• Half an incense stick later, Elder Gu arrived on a Spirit Feather Sect dharma vessel and sensed traces of his sect's disciples' mana near the battlefield.

After defeating Chen Zi'ang and three others, Qin Ming counted his spoils and discovered that feeding their Blood Orbs to the Withered Blood Poison Vine had evolved its Affix into Leaf of Spacetime. He strengthened his soul with five Abundant Soul Force Affixes and began considering how to use his time before Elder Zhuang's lecture.

• Qin Ming inventoried the four Storage Bags and gained more than four thousand three hundred Spirit Stones’ worth of wealth, while keeping two valuable Spirit Plants for later pill refining.
• Qin Ming fed three Blood Orbs to the Withered Blood Poison Vine, causing it to grow and gain the Leaf of Spacetime Affix, which could accelerate a high-tier Spirit Plant to a hundred years of growth.
• Qin Ming read Elder Zhuang Xiran’s Jade Talisman and learned that its holder could attend Zhuang Xiran’s public Spirit Plant lecture at the Spirit Feather Sect in half a month.
• Qin Ming cultivated the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture, then used five Abundant Soul Force Affixes to strengthen his soul four or five times and bring his spiritual sense near the Qi Refining Stage perfection level.
• Qin Ming considered mastering the Blood Ignition Saber Technique over the next ten days before visiting Su Yuqing to try refining mid-grade spirit pills.

Qin Ming visited Juxuan Pavilion to buy Spirit Bamboo Wine and alchemy materials, revealing to Manager Liao that he had become a Low-Grade Alchemist and was attempting mid-grade pills. After warning Qin Ming about the recent killings near the Spirit Fields and identifying the Feng Brothers as his new neighbors, Manager Liao decided to report Qin Ming’s alchemy progress to the Pavilion Master.

• Qin Ming bought two jars of Spirit Bamboo Wine that Manager Liao had reserved for him and ordered ten portions each of Frost Dew Juice, Jade Fire Fluid, and Spirit Bloom Essence.
• Qin Ming told Manager Liao he had become a Low-Grade Alchemist and planned to try refining mid-grade pills, prompting Manager Liao to sell him the materials at half price.
• Manager Liao asked Qin Ming to prioritize Juxuan Pavilion if he had surplus pills to sell, and Qin Ming agreed while cautioning that he could currently refine only low-tier pills.
• Manager Liao warned Qin Ming that four Spirit Feather Sect cultivators had recently been killed in the woods near the Spirit Fields and said the Feng Brothers, two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, had moved in nearby.
• After Qin Ming left, Manager Liao resolved to report his alchemy progress to the Pavilion Master.

Qin Ming struggled to refine Spirit Gathering Pills until Su Yuqing revealed the missing technique, the Yin-Yang Separation Spirit Control Art, and offered to teach it to him. Qin Ming was delighted and surprised by the offer, which came with a strict promise not to pass it on.

• Manager Liao reported Qin Ming's plans to advance to Intermediate Alchemist, and Gu Qingzhao praised him for building goodwill with Qin.
• Qin Ming visited Su Yuqing with Spirit Bamboo Wine and borrowed his Alchemy Room to refine Spirit Gathering Pills.
• Qin Ming failed seven attempts, but Su Yuqing found a semi-finished pill and told him he had made surprising progress.
• Su Yuqing demonstrated his Yin-Yang Separation Spirit Control Art and produced twelve Superior Spirit Gathering Pills.
• Su Yuqing offered to teach Qin Ming the art if he swore never to pass it on, leaving Qin Ming astonished.

Su Yuqing taught Qin Ming the Yin-Yang Separation Spirit Control Art, allowing him to refine Spirit Gathering Pills and become an Intermediate Alchemist. After using the pills to cultivate, Qin Ming broke through to the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Stage and considered expanding his cooperation with Mirror Snow Pavilion.

• Su Yuqing passed the Yin-Yang Separation Spirit Control Art to Qin Ming after securing his promise not to teach it to others.
• Qin Ming used the art to refine Spirit Gathering Pills successfully, earning Su Yuqing's recognition as an Intermediate Alchemist.
• Qin Ming refined another batch of ten Spirit Gathering Pills, including four Superior pills, then drank with Su Yuqing before returning to the Secluded Cool Abode.
• Qin Ming consumed his Superior and common Spirit Gathering Pills while cultivating and broke through to the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.
• Qin Ming considered deepening his cooperation with Mirror Snow Pavilion and planned to visit Juxuan Pavilion to sell Qi Gathering Pills and buy ingredients.

Qin Ming sold his newly refined pills to Juxuan Pavilion, and Gu Qingzhao invited him to become a guest elder after learning of his alchemy skills and connection to Alchemist Su. Qin Ming declined the position but agreed to continue their existing business relationship.

• Qin Ming returned to Juxuan Pavilion after reaching the Qi Refining Stage fifth layer and confirmed to Manager Liao that he had refined mid-grade pills.
• Manager Liao told Qin Ming that Gu Qingzhao wanted to meet him, and he brought Qin Ming to her private room.
• Qin Ming showed Gu Qingzhao two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills and one bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills, which she bought at prices above the market rate.
• Qin Ming said Alchemist Su had guided him in refining Spirit Gathering Pills, prompting Gu Qingzhao to invite him to become a guest elder.
• Qin Ming declined the position because he preferred his freedom but promised to keep selling his pills and Spirit Rice at Juxuan Pavilion.

Qin Ming bought a high-speed Spirit Light Shuttle for his upcoming trip to the Spirit Feather Sect's branch in Cloud Wasteland Marsh. Back at his courtyard, he met Alchemist Yan and learned that several other skilled independent cultivators had moved in nearby, leaving him wary of drawing attention.

• Gu Qingzhao accepted Qin Ming's refusal to become a guest elder and arranged for Manager Liao to provide his spiritual materials.
• Qin Ming bought the Spirit Light Shuttle from Manager Liao for 1,200 Spirit Stones.
• Qin Ming met his new neighbor, Alchemist Yan, and learned they were both Mid-Grade Alchemists, though he kept his own status secret.
• Alchemist Yan introduced Qin Ming to the skilled independent cultivators living nearby and proposed a neighborhood exchange gathering.
• Qin Ming agreed to attend the gathering in one month, then returned to his courtyard and resolved to keep a lower profile.