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Chapter 889 Sixth Grade Mind-Bearing Lotus Fruit
After Qin Ming talked with Master Hanya for several days, the latter finally took his leave.

"Senior Qin, I won't say any more. I have no other wish in this life. I only hope that you can say a few good words for me in front of Senior Golden Beetle. That would be my good fortune."

Before leaving, Master Hanya repeatedly thanked Qin Ming.

In return, Qin Ming gave the other party a jar of spirit wine and spirit rice to enhance their magical power.

Although Master Hanya is now his junior, this person has extraordinary luck and is born with the Treasure Gathering Holy Body. Sooner or later, he will also soar to the heavens.

After seeing him off, Qin Ming immediately took out the pine cone-shaped spiritual object and began to study it.

"It's actually an innate divine pattern! I was wondering why it looked so familiar." The old demon Qingyang's eyes gleamed with excitement as he stared intently at the blue spiritual fruit.

"Things that can produce such innate divine patterns are often born from the creation of the Great Dao and are unique."

"Could this fruit be a Profound Spirit Dao Fruit, derived from some kind of law power?"

"Young friend Qin, please let me take a closer look."

Qin Ming had never heard of such a high-level spiritual object before, so he immediately handed the spiritual fruit in his hand to the old demon Qingyang for inspection.

After a long time.

Qingyang the Old Demon seemed to have finally remembered something, revealing a look of relief, while secretly regretting something.

"Alas! It's a pity I'm just a little short of mastery. Mystic artifacts are not so easy to create."

The Devouring Rat watched eagerly from the side, and asked impatiently, "Old Demon, what are you regretting? Tell us quickly what this fruit that Old Daoist Cold Crow presented is. Stop keeping us in suspense."

"Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, what I see before me should be the legendary 'Sixth Grade Mind Lotus Fruit.' It is said that although this fruit is a companion to innate spiritual treasures, it possesses a trace of mysterious power, making it a rare and precious item," said the Old Demon Qingyang, stroking his beard.

"This fruit has a tremendous effect on enhancing the power of divine sense and can also greatly enhance the soul. It is truly a top-grade sixth-order spiritual object."

"It's said that this fruit only grows near the birthplace of innate spiritual creatures. I wonder where Old Daoist Cold Crow found it. His luck is truly something else."

Qin Ming also felt like he had found a great bargain. After observing it repeatedly, he discovered that the spiritual fruit was not yet fully ripe and was still a little short of being ready.

The lotus-shaped outer skin of the cyan spirit fruit was as hard as black iron and could not be broken by brute force. Therefore, even the Cold Crow Master could only sigh in vain. Now, however, it was given to Qin Ming for nothing.

"It's alright. This sixth-grade Mind Lotus Fruit has been absorbing the aura of innate spiritual treasures for a long time. It is a rootless and leafless fruit, containing a trace of the spiritual essence of the Great Dao. It can be influenced by the divine sense of a cultivator and continue to grow. Young friend Qin's divine sense is extremely powerful. It should not be a problem to nurture this fruit to maturity. You can give it a try," the old demon Qingyang analyzed.

At this point, he rubbed his hands together and said, "If young friend Qin can ripen it, could you share a few of my spirit lotus seeds with me? This stuff is extremely helpful for repairing the spirit body and soul. Who knows, I might even be able to regain some of my strength. Then I can help you out, right?"

"Perhaps I can help you open those two celestial treasure orbs."

Qin Ming nodded, and immediately a powerful aura burst forth from between his brows. His divine sense, comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, instantly invaded the green fruit in his hand.

All of a sudden.

He first sensed that there was an extremely strong barrier around the spiritual fruit, like an invisible membrane, blocking his divine sense from entering.

Even Qin Ming's powerful divine sense couldn't penetrate it smoothly, let alone Han Ya Shangren, who would surely be helpless.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Ming gathered his divine power again and unleashed it once more. He felt as if he had broken through a barrier and successfully entered the inside of the fruit pit.

After he saw the situation inside, he couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of the universe's creation.

Inside the azure spiritual fruit, an infant-like spirit was embracing its essence, breathing in and out the vital energy of heaven and earth, ensuring the fruit's continued vitality.

This is also the key reason why this fruit can grow and thrive even without roots, stems, or leaves.

Qin Ming tried to separate a wisp of his divine sense and send it over. As Qingyang Old Demon had said, it was absorbed by that spiritual energy.

After absorbing Qin Ming's divine sense, the surface of the entire green fruit emitted golden divine patterns, and the lotus bud, which was originally tightly wrapped, opened slightly.

"It really worked!" The Devouring Rat, watching from the side, also showed a hint of joy.

Qin Ming withdrew his mind from the spiritual fruit. He roughly estimated that it would take an extremely large amount of divine power and several hundred years to fully fatten it up.

However, he has a ripening technique that can greatly shorten this process, allowing the sixth-grade Heart-Nourishing Lotus Fruit to mature in about a few years.

Next.

Qin Ming focused his main energy on this green fruit.

After the sixth-grade Mind Lotus Fruit matures, it might allow him to complete the crystallization of divine thoughts, and also help the old demon Qingyang recover some of his strength to open those two immortal treasures.

As for the demons, he was fully aware of Li Lan, the demones of the Qingqiu fox clan, who was preparing to collude with the demons and other alien races to invade the human race.

However, what Qin Ming couldn't understand was why the Qingqiu Fox Clan would do something so unusual.

After all, last time it was the fox clan that advocated for peaceful negotiations and personally led a delegation to Tianxing City to discuss peace.

After a moment's thought, Qin Ming immediately summoned Baili Hui and recorded the intelligence information on a jade slip, instructing him to send it to the higher-ups of the human race so they could be on guard.

Baili Hui took the information from the jade slip, then remembered something and said to Qin Ming, "By the way, Master, not long ago, the Ren Shui Ancestor of the Tianhe Sect broke through to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, becoming the only one in the Chishui Wasteland and our Xingyun Wasteland. A grand celebration will be held soon, and our Xiaogui Peak has also received an invitation."

"Would you like to participate? Or perhaps I could represent you and attend the ceremony?"

"Oh? Ancestor Renshui has actually broken through to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm?" Qin Ming was quite surprised when he heard this news.

Previously, this treacherous old man had tried to use me as cannon fodder in order to obtain the Insect Spirit Grass, but unfortunately, he ultimately failed.

Unexpectedly, he had another opportunity and actually broke through to a higher realm.

There are no cultivators at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm even in the surrounding human spiritual domains.

This means that the status of the Tianhe Sect is bound to rise, and its influence and voice in Tianxing City will also be elevated to a higher level.

When Qin Ming used the alias Yin Lingzi, he had come into contact with and learned about the Ren Shui Ancestor, knowing that he was an extremely cunning old monster who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Qin Ming immediately asked, "Why would the Ren Shui Ancestor's main hall specifically invite our Little Turtle Peak?"

"It's all thanks to your reputation, Master. Firstly, your cultivation level is profound, earning you the reputation of being a peace ambassador in the cultivation world. Secondly, Senior Golden Beetle has close ties with our Little Turtle Peak, so naturally, those powerful sects and factions will also treat you differently," Baili Hui explained.

Qin Ming suddenly understood, and stroked his chin as he replied:

"I see. Then I won't go to the ceremony. You and Fairy Mo Lingwei can go in my place. You can harvest some spirit rice on the mountain as a token of your appreciation and a congratulatory gift."

This Ren Shui Ancestor had noted it down in his little notebook, and he never expected that his cultivation would actually break through, which was quite unexpected.

He couldn't be bothered to fawn over this guy.

Next, Qin Ming ignored the changes in the outside world and began to carefully cultivate that green fruit.

……

Meanwhile, within the main city of the demon race.

Qin Ming's demonic infant spirit was discussing the proposal of the fox clan's visit with the other two demon generals. "In my opinion, although the Qingqiu fox clan has stepped forward to persuade several surrounding major clans to join forces, even if it is a direct attack, there is a great chance of defeating the human race."

"The only downside is that the demons are even more ambitious. They want to conquer not only the human race, but also our demon race if given the chance."

Therefore, the fox clan's plan, while seemingly beneficial to their own clan, actually has endless future troubles.

"I think it's best not to get involved in this matter. Let's wait and see, and continue to let the soldiers below rest and recuperate, and make defensive preparations in case of any unforeseen circumstances."

"What do you two think?"

Qin Ming offered a casual suggestion.

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Yuzi and the other two were extremely surprised by Li Lan Yaoji's visit.

Thinking that no matter what, the White Ape Demon Commander had to give the Qingqiu Fox Clan some face this time.

But to my surprise, the other party still maintained the same attitude.

However, on the other hand, they both felt that what the White Ape Demon General said made a lot of sense.

Other alien races are one thing, but choosing to cooperate with the demon race is far too risky.

Moreover, strange demonic flowers have been appearing one after another in the demon realm, causing it to be eroded and polluted.

The root cause of this problem is still unclear, and it would be too hasty to join forces with the demons.

Dragon Fish and Fire Scale Child nodded and said, "We also think that Brother White Ape's words make a lot of sense, so let's reject the Fox Clan's proposal."

"Let the two of us say these ugly things."

Immediately.

The two of them then instructed their subordinates to inform Li Lan Yao Ji to meet them in the council hall.

Not long after.

The enchanting Li Lan, with a face that could bring ruin to a country, strolled gracefully into the palace.

After entering the hall, she first greeted the three demon generals, and then, seeing their expressions and reactions, she had already guessed the outcome of the matter.

Dragonfish also apologized and politely declined to join forces with her.

"Fellow Daoist Li Lan, after careful consideration by the three of us, we have decided not to join forces with the alien race. We also advise you not to get too involved with them, otherwise it may backfire and bring trouble upon yourself."

Li Lan Yao Ji's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her face extremely calm, seemingly showing no dissatisfaction at the rejection of the three demon generals from the Suspended Sky Holy City.

She merely smiled and said softly, "The concerns of the three fellow Daoists are not unreasonable. In that case, I will not disturb you any longer. I have other important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

As a Nascent Soul stage elder of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, she displayed great magnanimity in the face of Qin Ming and his group's rejection.

The reaction even surprised them somewhat.

Long Yuzi thought that this famous fox demon queen would have a falling out with them after being rejected.

Surprisingly, they weren't very angry.

After all, these three demon generals came from the ancient demon realm to support the demon race of the spirit realm. Decades have passed and there has been no movement, which is quite unreasonable.

After exchanging a few words with the three, Li Lan Yao Ji led the delegation away.

A large and impressive procession sped through the sky.

Inside the golden phoenix chariot in the center, a phantom figure appeared beside Li Lan Yao Ji. "This trip seems to be going poorly. Why did those three demon generals suddenly refuse?"

"Hmph, I expected this to be the case. When I met the White Ape Demon General in Suspended Sky Holy City, judging from his tone and attitude, he wasn't very willing to cooperate. And the other two demon generals were most likely listening to him." Li Lan Demoness rubbed her forehead with her fair hand and said lightly.

"But that's irrelevant now. My grand plan is about to be completed. At that time, whether they agree or not, I'll take action against these three stubborn old men."

"Tell your subordinates that you can begin taking action gradually."

"Yes!!"

Having said that, the illusory, transparent figure immediately vanished.
Inside the spirit carriage, Li Lan, the demoness, had a glint of bloodlust in her eyes—a stark contrast to her previous gaze, filled with a violent and bloodthirsty glint.
Immediately afterwards, her figure also disappeared into the carriage. With her powerful cultivation at the Integration Stage, it was extremely easy for her not to be discovered.

Soon after.

Alone, she arrived in a territory inhabited by demons. This place was originally a small demon city, but now it was shrouded in a strange, crimson mist, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Li Lan Yao Ji casually raised her hand and cast a restriction on the blood-red light screen, opening an entrance large enough for people to pass through.

She leaped into the city and saw that the entire demon city had been completely reduced to a dead city, with countless withered bones and corpses scattered everywhere.

Strangely, crimson demonic flowers grew all over the bodies of these corpses.
These demonic flowers bloomed with extraordinary allure, and strands of blood essence were being transported through the earth like spiderweb-like blood vessels to a demonic flower in the center of the city.

This blood-red demonic flower grows to a height of several thousand feet, blotting out the sky and resembling a devil's tongue. It directly pollutes and assimilates this area, frantically absorbing the nutrients that are supplied to it.

After arriving at this place, Li Lan Yao Ji flew directly into the giant demonic flower and immediately began to cultivate cross-legged.

At this moment, another eerie voice, neither male nor female, emanated from within her body:

"I'm still a little short of time before I can expand 'Blissful Fallen Realm' to the Suspended Holy City. At that time, even those three mere early-stage Nascent Soul demons will be under my control."

Immediately afterwards, Li Lan Yao Ji cast a spell towards the demonic flower. Countless blood-red spores splashed out from the huge flower stamen and disappeared into the void.

at the same time.

Another demon cultivator, by chance, encountered demonic flowers in the demon realm, which quietly began to grow.
……

Several more months passed.

Inside the Suspended Holy City.

Qin Ming was cultivating in his cave. He had already cultivated his "True Power Technique of Demons and Monsters" to the eighth level, and was only one step away from stepping into the ninth level.

If one can master it, one can reach a higher realm of 'physical integration with the Dao'.

Unfortunately, after glancing at the required conditions, he realized they were quite difficult and beyond his current capabilities.

at this time.

A message came from outside from Yu Muzi.

"Reporting to the Demon General, we have made some progress in the investigation of the Demon Flower. A small demon city in the Western Region has run into trouble and has been out of contact with the outside world for some time."

(End of this chapter)