Longevity: Start by refreshing your entries through farming.

Chapter 828 Great Flame Demon Realm
Inside the Zen temple on Mount Sumeru.

Qin Ming glanced at the confident crowd present.

I wonder if this trip to the demon realm will go smoothly.

Hopefully, it's not a huge problem.

After all, the place where the Heartless Demon Grass grows is an extremely dangerous place, guarded by Void Beasts.

Although they were all cultivators in the Void Refinement stage, only Old Daoist Lu knew the specifics of their situation.

Qin Ming glanced at Gu Chang'an again. The two of them were old partners and had once escaped with their lives from the huge pit of the Linglong Immortal Mansion Secret Realm.

However, last time, it was his demonic infant who possessed 'Yin Lingzi', and he even forced Gu Chang'an to fight a battle with the Insect King.

This time, Gu Chang'an insisted on dragging Qin Ming along to go to the demon race's territory to seek opportunities, which can be considered a cycle of cause and effect.

Qin Ming knew that Gu Chang'an's true identity was not simple; even as an avatar, he possessed the strength of a seventh-level talisman master. With this guy around, things were quite reliable.

Otherwise, even with the presence of the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm Divine Lord Zi Chen, Qin Ming would never have wanted to get involved in this mess.

During the discussion, Qin Ming, adhering to the principle of caution, still asked Old Daoist Lu a question:
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Lu, I have a question: since the Withered Heart Demon Flower grows in a hidden place in the demon race's spiritual realm, and you also know the exact number of immortal herbs, how do you know this?"

Master Lu smiled slightly, seemingly having anticipated such a question, and immediately replied:
"Even if Fellow Daoist Li hadn't asked, I was prepared to tell you all. It's like this: Previously, the human and demon races were at war with each other. In order to gather some information about the demon race, I and a junior brother from my sect infiltrated the Great Flame Demon Domain of the demon race. By chance, we discovered that location, but since the Void Beast was guarding the immortal herb, we withdrew without obtaining it."

"During the retreat, we accidentally disturbed a Void Beast. My junior brother was also seriously injured and is currently recuperating in the sect. That's why he didn't come this time."

"I am an old man, and there is no need for me to hide or lie to you fellow Daoists about this matter."

"We were in too much of a rush at the time, and my junior brother and I didn't investigate thoroughly. Perhaps there were other opportunities besides the Heart-Destroying Demon Grass."

"As for the immortal herbs we obtain, I will distribute them according to the amount of effort each of you has put in."

"If other opportunities arise, then it depends on each person's own abilities."

Upon hearing this, the people present reacted in various ways.

"It's actually the Great Flame Demon Realm?"

"I've heard that this place is one of the top ten large demon domains among the demon race, with several powerful demons guarding it. It's no ordinary place."

"I wonder if the insect plague has spread to the Great Flame Demon Domain yet," Master Kongzhi said upon hearing this.

Lu Laodao of Wuji Dao Palace replied, "Please rest assured, fellow Daoists, I have already made arrangements in advance with the Posuo City. At that time, the Tianfan Army will send troops to the border of the demon race to provide support."

"As for the Great Flame Demon Realm, it borders the Heavenly Ridge Mountain Range. We can ride on the magic ship that supports the demon race, pass through the demon race's inspection safely, and hide and disguise ourselves."

"Otherwise, it would be too conspicuous for a dozen or so Void Refinement cultivators like us to openly enter the Demon Clan's Spirit Realm."

"Those demons probably think we are high-ranking spies of the human race."

After Lu Laodao finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and immediately more than ten bone-made tokens appeared in front of everyone.

"This is a special 'pass token' made by the demon race. I have already reported the identity information of all of you fellow cultivators. After arriving in the demon race's territory, you will inevitably encounter the demon race. With this token, you can avoid trouble and make things easier."

Upon hearing this, everyone took the tokens one by one and immersed themselves in their divine senses to examine them, discovering that they were made using a unique restriction technique of the demon race.

Even so, the time that a human cultivator can spend in the demon realm with this identity token is limited, unless they obtain a higher-level token.

Even so, this token allows them to stay in the demon realm for several years.

Although the demon race has reached a peace agreement with the human race, they are still wary of the human race at all times.

They were forced to compromise because they are currently facing a pest infestation.

Qin Ming took the token and played with it for a moment; to him, the token was something that was dispensable.

Now, cultivating the "True Power Technique of Demons and Monsters" and disguising himself as a pure demon cultivator is all too easy for him.

Even powerful demons at the Integration Stage couldn't see through it.

A few days later.

The group set off, leaving the Zen temple on Mount Sumeru and arriving in the city of Vaisravana.

The Tianfan Domain, one of the three holy lands of the human race, is also backed by the Tianji Mountain Range.

The army dispatched to the border of the demon race to support the suppression of the insect swarm was also on high alert. When they arrived, tens of thousands of cultivators were already boarding the human race's magic ships in an orderly manner.

Qin Ming followed Lu Laodao and the others into an ordinary French warship. Since it would take some time to cross the border, they were given private rooms.

Old Master Lu was also cunning and shrewd. On the surface, he was using the pretext of supporting the demon race, but in reality, he was secretly plotting his own opportunity.

Their cultivation levels were among the highest in the human army.

Therefore, no one dared to interfere with their actions.

Next.

A densely packed army of Tianfan cultivators departed from Possa City aboard Dharma ships, heading towards the Tianji Mountains.

Standing on the deck and looking down, Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "This is truly a turbulent time; another bloody storm is inevitable."
Several days later, a massive mountain range resembling a coiled dragon appeared in everyone's sight, revealing a chilling aura that had been ravaged by war.

The mountain range is so vast that it stretches as far as the eye can see, forming a "Y" shape that divides the territories of the human, demon, and monster races.

This place is the famous 'Sky Ridge Mountain Range', a major battleground in the spirit world.

Zi Chen Shenjun had spent thousands of years in this place, leading troops to fight against the demon and monster races. He was far more familiar with it than the others.

Now, after many years, he has returned here, and his face shows a look of reminiscence.

The Tianji Mountains are home to the armies of the three races, and patrol boats fly overhead from time to time.

The mountain passes along the way were all protected by large-scale formations. Qin Ming watched the massive mountain range rush past him as it flew by. It was his first time back in the Heavenly Ridge Mountains, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

Due to the outbreak of the insect plague, the area where the three races often clashed has become much quieter.

Most of the frontline troops were basically huddled back in defensive positions.

Therefore, their magic ship sailed unimpeded and soon began to cross the Tianji Mountain Range, heading towards the territory of the demon race.

Qin Ming heard from Zi Chen Shenjun and the others that the journey to the Tianji Mountains was extremely long, and it would probably take another half a month of flying to reach the border.

So he went back to his room to cultivate.

After returning to his room, Qin Ming set up a restriction and then went back to the Lesser Spirit Realm.

Anyway, there's still some time before we arrive at the Great Flame Demon Realm.

During this time, Qin Ming planned to begin refining the Nine-Turn Enlightenment Pill.

This sixth-grade mid-level elixir, as a miraculous medicine to enhance one's progress to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, will greatly assist Qin Ming's future cultivation.

As soon as he entered the Little Spirit Realm, he found that his group of spirit pets were all surrounding the Golden Crow Fire Spirit, listening to her tell stories of the strange and wonderful things in the ancient spirit world.

Especially since she was also a true spirit demon in her previous life, she quickly became one with them.

Qin Ming looked at his little spiritual realm, which was almost developing into a botanical and zoological garden.

After a period of recuperation, and with Qin Ming's continuous casting of spells, using the Four Seasons Divine Light and Tian Ling'er's special supernatural abilities, the Devouring Sky Rat and the Mysterious Water Crocodile were healed.

The two beasts, which were originally seriously injured, have recovered most of their strength and are now able to walk on their own.

As soon as Qin Ming entered, the Devouring Rat scurried over, rubbing its hands together and winking at him.
"Hehe! Master, the one you promised me."

Qin Ming found it quite amusing to look at this guy. He had suffered a great loss, but instead of resting properly, he was still thinking about his achievements.

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word since I've made a promise."

Immediately, he took a Xuanling Immortal Peach and a pot of Void Heaven Demon Moon Invitation Elixir for it, so that it wouldn't be unable to sleep because of thinking about it.

"Thank you for the gift, Master!" After receiving the item, the Devouring Rat was refreshed and felt as if it had been instantly healed. It left happily.

Qin Ming then entered the cave and, with a thought, summoned the Golden Crow Fire Spirit inside.

Not long after.

A young woman dressed in gold walked in gracefully and said to Qin Ming, "Fellow Daoist Qin, what brings you here?"

Qin Ming said, "I'm about to start refining pills, and I need your cooperation. Also, I'd like to see the effects of the spirit fire's advancement."

"Oh, so that's what it is. It's nothing, Fellow Daoist Qin. Let's begin. I can assist you," the Golden Crow Fire Spirit said confidently.

Qin Ming nodded and immediately took out all the spiritual materials for refining the Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pill. A dazzling array of rare and precious materials floated in mid-air.

Among these rare and precious materials, the "Purifying Lotus Seed" and the "Enlightenment Flower" obtained from the Holy Lord of Ten Thousand Flowers are the most valuable.

The Enlightenment Flower obtained from Master Lu was less than a thousand years old, but Qin Ming managed to get rid of it by consuming one of his ripening-enhancing properties.

Furthermore, at the Mount Sumeru Dharma Assembly, he collected an entire bottle of the medicinal ingredient 'Taoist Echoes'.

These spiritual materials are extremely rare; if placed outside, they would be sought after by countless cultivators.

Seeing this, the Golden Crow Fire Spirit blinked its bright eyes and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, are you perhaps trying to refine a sixth-grade or higher elixir?"

She hadn't expected her new master to be so skilled in alchemy, but she was excited and eager to try it out.

"Exactly." Qin Ming nodded, and immediately took out the Spirit King Cauldron and placed it on the open ground.

The Golden Crow Fire Spirit didn't need him to say anything more. Since they shared the same thoughts, it immediately stretched out its delicate hand and pointed. A nine-colored strange fire shot out from under the Spirit King Cauldron and began to warm the furnace.

Qin Ming used his powerful divine sense to extract the medicinal embryos from the spiritual materials and began to refine them methodically according to the steps in the prescription.

This was also his first time refining the Nine-Turn Enlightenment Pill, a miraculous elixir that was highly beneficial to those in the mid-to-late stages of the Void Refinement realm.

Its refining difficulty is naturally among the highest of all sixth-order pills.

According to Qin Ming's understanding, even within Tianxing City, only Xuan Guan Dao Ren of the Dan Pavilion had the ability to refine it.

Firstly, the materials are extremely difficult to find, and secondly, the refining process is extremely complex.

gradually.

Under Qin Ming's control, a ball of medicinal liquid radiating a cyan spiritual aura was thrown into the alchemy furnace, beginning the most crucial process of fusing medicinal properties.

The Golden Crow Fire Spirit, receiving Qin Ming's thoughts, also controlled the size of the fire in sync, almost perfectly.

Furthermore, after the Primordial Poison Flame advances to the seventh rank, it greatly enhances the efficiency and success rate of alchemy.

Qin Ming also felt much more relaxed with the Golden Crow Fire Spirit controlling the heat for him.

The alchemy process this time was even smoother and more fluid than before.

Time passed bit by bit.

Qin Ming looked towards the alchemy furnace, where the Golden Crow Fire Spirit was intently controlling the flame temperature.

In the dark.

This was his first time refining the Nine-Turn Enlightenment Pill, and he had a feeling that he was going to succeed on the first try.

This was the first time in his alchemy career that things had gone so smoothly; even the blessing of the Divine Body of Alchemy could not have been more effective.

(End of this chapter)