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Chapter 898 Refining Spirit Technique, Qingluzi
In the Little Spirit Realm.

The rootless spiritual fruit, shaped like a blue pine cone, shimmered with countless six-colored Dao patterns on its surface before radiating an astonishing aura of immortal essence.

Then, one by one, the leaves unfurled, releasing a refreshing and invigorating fragrance that invigorated the spirit.

It eventually grows into a blue lotus flower shape, containing thirty-six mature lotus seeds that exude a rich aura of immortality.

Such spiritual creatures are extremely rare even in the spirit world. If Qin Ming's divine soul power were not so strong, an ordinary cultivator would have become an idiot long ago if he dared to use his divine sense to nurture spiritual plants like this.

It is extremely dangerous for a cultivator to consume their spiritual power beyond their own capacity, let alone when feeding spiritual plants.

Upon seeing the commotion, the Old Demon Qingyang hurriedly rushed over. His gaze fell upon the sixth-grade Mind Lotus Fruit, and he stroked his beard, smiling as he said to Qin Ming:

"Young friend Qin, this item is useful for me to restore my spiritual strength. How about you give me three pills? More than that won't be of any use to me."

Qin Ming nodded, then immediately reached out and peeled three Heart-Bearing Lotus Seeds from the green lotus and gave them to him.

The old demon Qingyang has worked hard and made great contributions along the way. He even sacrificed himself to save me, which is truly admirable.
Qin Ming won't be too stingy with him now.

After obtaining the Spirit Lotus Seed, the Old Demon Qingyang took it back to cultivate.

The Sky-Eating Rat and Little Green also came after smelling the aroma.

"Master, I've been working quite hard lately and urgently need lotus seeds to nourish my body."

Qin Ming pondered for a moment. This item was very effective in enhancing the divine soul, so it should also be useful for demon souls.

He immediately gave each of his spirit pets a sixth-grade Mind Lotus Seed as a reward for their efforts over the past few days.

After receiving the lotus seeds, the Devouring Rat happily went back to taste and cultivate them.

Qin Ming took out a green lotus seed and then consumed it directly.

In a moment.

He felt a sudden enlightenment coming from the depths of his consciousness, and his divine power began to expand and grow rapidly.

Having already completed two-thirds of the process of crystallizing divine sense, it has taken another small step forward.

His own spirit also grew much stronger as a result.

Furthermore, when consuming this lotus seed, he did not experience any particular discomfort. Qin Ming had thought that he would suffer as much as when he consumed the Mind Crystal Pill.

"Just eating it raw not only strengthens the soul, but also greatly benefits the primordial spirit. If it were refined into a pill, its effects would probably be even stronger."

Several days later, Qin Ming finished his cultivation and secretly pondered how to develop a pill formula.

at this time.

A significant fluctuation emanated from the Star Sea Divine Vine, not far from the Little Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming immediately released his divine sense to observe, and saw that the spirit body of the old demon Qingyang had become much more solid, and his cultivation aura had become unfathomable.

It seems that, as he said, this sixth-grade Mind Lotus Fruit has a great effect on enhancing the soul.

The Old Demon Qingyang, looking radiant, floated down in front of Qin Ming and said:
"It hasn't been easy! After all these years, I never thought this day would come. I guess I've benefited from young friend Qin's good fortune, hehehe!"

"If we could find a suitable body for this old man, it might not be impossible to restore his former glory."

Qin Ming followed up by asking, "Then what kind of physical body would be needed to support your soul?"

"Well, as you know, my demonic art is quite special. An ordinary physical body can hardly withstand it, so I must reshape my demonic body. There are many conditions and requirements, so let's discuss this matter another day," said the old demon Qingyang, stroking his beard.

Then, he revealed a strange smile, "I won't take your spiritual items for nothing. Bring me those two treasure orbs of light that you obtained from the Immortal Mansion, and I'll try to decipher them."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming raised his hand and handed the jade box containing the ball of light from his storage bag to the old demon.

He was also quite looking forward to it, as he had extracted a true phoenix feather from the first ball of light.

Logically speaking, the remaining two jade boxes shouldn't be too bad either.

After receiving the jade box, the Old Demon Qingyang fiddled with it for a long time, trying to use his demonic powers.

Even so, there was no response.

"That shouldn't be the case. I recognize some of the spirit seals from the True Immortal Realm. Could it be that the seal has become ineffective due to the long storage time?"

Just as the old demon Qingyang was puzzled...

With a "click," the black jade box filled with light suddenly opened.
Qin Ming was also invigorated and immediately looked up. He saw an ancient jade lying inside, densely engraved with characters from the Realm of True Immortals.

Qingyang Old Demon only glanced at it before handing it to Qin Ming: "This thing seems to have some kind of cultivation technique recorded on it, but the soft spirit jade that carries the immortal script is disposable. After you finish reading what is recorded inside, it will destroy itself."

Upon receiving it, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel excited, after all, this was a genuine treasure of the Immortal Abode.

He immediately immersed himself in exploring the soft jade.

As a torrent of information rushed into his mind, a cultivation technique specifically for cultivating the soul came into view.

"The Art of Visualization of the Primordial Dao of the Great Purity"

As introduced in the opening, this is a secret technique of immortals that can unite the primordial spirit and the physical body into one.

Only cultivators with extremely powerful spiritual souls can practice this technique; otherwise, they are very likely to fall into demonic ways, leading to mental breakdown.

After Qin Ming finished reading it, he found that this cultivation technique was quite difficult to master, and ordinary cultivators could not even reach the entry level.

All the cultivation chapters were transformed into a torrent of information and absorbed by Qin Ming.

The jade box, which was surrounded by a ball of light, became dim and eventually turned into powder and disappeared.

Qin Ming recounted his finds from the jade box to the old demon Qingyang, only to discover that he, too, had never heard of such a technique.

However, this cultivation method involves the secret technique of cultivating the soul. Breaking through to the Integration Stage requires a powerful soul, and the stronger the soul, the easier it is to break through.

This cultivation method is also suitable for Qin Ming to practice.

The last remaining blue jade box was so difficult to open that even the old demon Qingyang couldn't open it despite his best efforts. Qin Ming had no choice but to put it away and study it later.

This cultivation method for the soul is extremely obscure and difficult to understand.

In the days that followed, Qin Ming also began to study it.

Meanwhile, the Devouring Sky Rat, the Little Silver Fox, and Tian Ling'er began to gradually transform this desolate Emerald Void Garden.

Such leisurely days of cultivation have passed for almost half a month.

This day.

Qin Ming was holding a jade slip, studying a formula for enhancing the soul.

But then a beautiful figure appeared outside the Cui Xu Garden.

The light dissipated, revealing Zhao Xuan's figure. She made a hand seal and sent a telepathic message into the valley:
"Junior Brother Li, the initiation ceremony for new disciples of Qinglu Peak is about to begin. I'll take you there."

Upon receiving the message, Qin Ming immediately put down what he was holding, had the Devouring Rat drop its Shennong Hoe, and together they went out to greet her. Upon seeing Zhao Xuan, he smiled and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Sister Zhao."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly, glanced into the valley, and seeing that the wasteland had changed in just half a month, she couldn't help but say to him:
"Junior Brother Li is quite diligent; he has tidied up Cui Xu Garden so quickly."

"It's still a long way off; I estimate it will take quite some time to work on it," Qin Ming replied.

The Devouring Rat originally wanted to take credit and say that it had done all the work, but after thinking about it, it was pointless to stand up for itself in front of this Nascent Soul cultivator, so it hesitated and gave up.

It immediately transformed into a gray-furred rat the size of a calf, carrying Qin Ming and following Zhao Xuan.

After flying for half a day, they arrived at the main peak of Qinglu Peak of Lingmiao Sect.

When Qin Ming arrived, various birds and beasts, as well as the light of the jade carriage and magic boat, were flying and shimmering in the air above the white jade square.

Boom boom boom!
Before long, as the solemn sound of the sect bell rang, all the disciples who had arrived entered the main hall.

The main hall is extremely spacious, covering an area of ​​over 10,000 square meters, and it would take several people to encircle the pillars lined up on both sides.

There were already over a thousand newly recruited outer disciples standing inside, most of whom were wearing the same blue Daoist robes as Qin Ming.

Only a small number of young talents standing in the front row wore the attire representing inner disciples and disciples personally taught by elders.

Among them was a cultivator surnamed Lü who had come with Qin Ming earlier.

He seemed to have noticed Qin Ming's arrival and gave him a smile.

This guy is incredibly lucky. He was detected as having a special spiritual body as soon as he joined the sect and was immediately taken in by that elder.

The surrounding cultivators looked at him with envy, and there was a hint of flattery in their eyes.

Qin Ming nodded in acknowledgment, which was considered as a greeting to the other party.

Subsequently.

Led by Zhao Xuan, he found a spot in the middle towards the back and waited for the initiation ceremony to begin.

It was clear that the cultivators present were quite excited to be able to join one of the three major integration sects in the Tianyuan Domain.

If it weren't for the unprecedented upheaval in the Spirit Realm, which hadn't occurred in hundreds of thousands of years, the Lingmiao Sect would never have been able to recruit so many more disciples.

Now, even Qinglu Peak, which is ranked relatively low, has made an exception and admitted so many disciples. Not to mention the other lineages.

Qin Ming also learned during these days that the Lingmiao Sect's techniques in alchemy, array formations, and talismans were passed down in an orderly manner and had a very profound and long history.

At the same time, there are also lineages specializing in swordsmanship and combat cultivation, which can be described as a flourishing of diverse styles.

Throughout history, it has produced many peerless geniuses who have made their names known throughout the Tianyuan Domain and even the entire human race. Although in recent years it has gradually fallen behind the other two major sects, it is still a dominant force in its own right.

Furthermore, there is a rather special place in the Tianyuan Domain, namely the Star Palace, which is one of the three holy lands of the human race.

It is said to be within a separate space.

Unless there are special circumstances, top-tier human forces like these generally do not appear in the public eye; they control everything behind the scenes.

Occasionally, disciples would go out to gain experience.

Qin Ming came here hoping to find out more about Xiao Xun. He figured that if she was favored by the Star Palace Elder, her cultivation would be much easier, and he wouldn't have to worry about her too much.

Another half incense stick later.

Three cultivators at the Void Refinement stage filed into the main hall and went straight to the seats at the head of the table.

One of them was Elder Chen, who was quite obese.

The peak master of Qinglu Peak was a calm and capable middle-aged man in a golden robe, with slightly graying temples and a resolute face. He had the cultivation level of the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm.

The remaining woman was gentle and refined, with a cultivation level at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.

Qin Ming had just overheard the disciples' conversation and learned that the two were a married couple, a model couple for the entire Lingmiao Sect.

"I am Shen Lian, the Qingluzi, this is Fairy Suxin Wen Wan, and my junior brother Elder Chen. I'm sure you all know each other after you entered the sect, so I won't go into further introductions."

"From this day forward, you are all considered to have entered this peak, which can be considered a matter of fate. You must strictly abide by the sect rules."

"Our Qinglu Peak primarily inherits the arts of alchemy and swordsmanship."

Qin Ming observed for a while and saw that this Qing Luzi was quite something; his Void Refinement power was well-controlled, and his aura was exceptionally strong.

A subtle, sharp edge emanated from his eyes, suggesting he possessed considerable strength and supernatural abilities.

He was much stronger than any other cultivator of the same level he had encountered in the human capital city.

After Qingluzi gave a brief speech, he began the initiation ceremony, bowing to the past masters, and Qin Ming followed suit.

The initiation ceremony didn't involve too many formalities; it was mainly to bring the new disciples to meet the peak master and the two elders and get acquainted with them.

The final step was for the three Void Refinement masters to accept disciples. However, with so many people, not just anyone could be chosen; all of them had to undergo an examination.

Qin Ming stood in the crowd, not revealing much of his special qualities. He simply stood there calmly, and he felt three divine senses sweep over him without lingering for long.

Before long, several more disciples were chosen by the three and accepted into their fold, making them one in a thousand after they entered the sect.

The selected cultivators all showed expressions of extreme excitement. With powerful figures protecting them within the sect and deep-rooted backgrounds, they were naturally quite different from others.

After the initiation ceremony.

Qingluzi and the others left with their newly recruited disciples, while the remaining cultivators, feeling dejected, also dispersed to do whatever they needed to do.

Qin Ming also planned to return to his Cui Xu Garden to continue cultivating the land.

at this time.

The young man surnamed Lü came out and caught up with Qin Ming to greet him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Li, I didn't expect you to go to the Spirit Herb Garden."

"From tonight onwards, we two will be fellow disciples. We should visit each other more often, hahaha!"

“I am practicing at Elder Chen’s Danxia Mountain. If you have time, you can come and catch up with me.”

"If you encounter any problems in the sect in the future, you can come to me. We hit it off immediately, so there's no need to be so formal."

He has a very forthright personality, and now that he has become Elder Chen's last disciple, he is full of vigor and ambition.

Qin Ming also smiled and said, "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Lü on becoming a personal disciple. I, Li, will have to rely on you a lot in the future."

"You possess the Hidden Fire Spirit Body, and with Elder Chen personally instructing and teaching you, your cultivation will surely progress by leaps and bounds in the future. Breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm is just around the corner. Your future is truly promising!"

These words struck a chord with the other party, and the joy in the expression of the cultivator surnamed Lü was palpable.
After exchanging pleasantries and spending some time together, the two bid each other farewell and departed.

Zhao Xuan watched from a distance. She hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary Junior Brother Li would have such a deep friendship with the cultivator surnamed Lü.

(End of this chapter)