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Chapter 967 Spirit Pet Advancement, Kui Mu's Visit

Qin Ming's slightest move was enough to push a Nascent Soul cultivator to their limit.

These unbelievable methods shocked the three combined-stage elders of Tianxing City.

They had heard before that Ancestor Wangyue was powerful, but it was only from other people's words.

But seeing it with my own eyes today has truly broadened my understanding.

It's unbelievable that killing a Nascent Soul cultivator is as easy as eating and drinking. No wonder the two powerful demons died at his hands.

This is something that can only be done in the later stages of fusion.

The group of people inexplicably felt a sense of awe towards Qin Ming.

Patriarch Beiling and Patriarch Chequ hurriedly stepped forward, adopting a humble attitude to flatter him:

"Fellow Daoist Qin possesses extraordinary abilities, which is truly a blessing for our human race."

"If it weren't for you here today, Tianxing City would probably be in great trouble."

"If the Lingmiao Sect needs any guidance in the future, our two sects will be duty-bound to assist you!"

Qin Ming didn't take the matter too seriously. After all, he had even annihilated the Power Demon Star. Compared to him, the mere early-stage Fusion Realm cultivator of the Feather Spirit Clan was nothing.

After returning to Tianxing City, the name of Ancestor Wangyue resounded throughout the cultivation world.

He killed the Golden Feather Ancestor, dealing a heavy blow to the Feather Spirit Clan, and avenging Elder Jiang and Yu Hanzi.

Upon learning this news, Jiang Tian stood atop the wall, gazing into the distance. His father's great revenge had finally been achieved.

After this incident, the demon army withdrew and is unlikely to launch another attack in the short term.

Tianxing City also got a chance to catch its breath and recharge.

Qin Ming also put in a lot of effort, and his status as a guest minister was not in vain.

Yun Gu Zi, whose injuries had not yet fully healed, thanked him profusely, saying that without him, this crisis would have come at a great cost.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, I won't say any more. If it weren't for you, I don't even know if I would have survived to come back alive."

"Come, let me offer you a toast."

To express his gratitude to Qin Ming for saving his life and for his outstanding achievements, Yun Gu Zi even specially opened the core treasury of Tianxing City.

Qin Ming could freely choose any rare and precious materials inside that caught his eye.

It has to be said, this old guy is quite good at handling things.

Unfortunately, very few things can catch Qin Ming's eye these days, and he hasn't found any decent treasures.

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At the same time.

Inside the demon camp in the Sky Ridge Mountains.

A tall demon man with blue skin and red hair was browsing through the intelligence report in his hand.

This person had fierce eyes and a hooked nose, and his cultivation level was clearly at the peak of the Integration stage.

"So, the Moon Gazing Ancestor has reappeared in Tianxing City?"

"Reporting to Lord Jiumoxing, that's exactly right. His appearance caused heavy losses to the Feather Spirit Clan. Seeing this, we decided it was not advisable to launch a strong attack on Tianxing City, so we retreated." A demon general below reported to Jiumoxing with extremely nervous cold sweat on his forehead.

Jiu Moxing coldly surveyed the scene below and commanded in an unquestionable tone:

"This person must be closely monitored, and any movement must be reported to me personally!"

The demon general below trembled and hurriedly bowed, replying, "Yes! I will obey your command, sir!"

After everyone in the tent had left.

Jiu Moxing sat alone on the throne at the head of the table, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

"This human cultivator is quite capable. I didn't expect him to cause that Demon Star to suffer such a setback. I wonder what methods he used."

It is clear that even the twelve demon stars of the demon race truly regarded Qin Ming as an opponent.

His figure blurred and vanished from the throne, disappearing without a trace.
……

Several months later.

After finishing up the aftermath in Tianxing City, Qin Ming returned to Xiaogui Peak.

Baili Hui and Mo Lingwei had naturally heard about his glorious feat of displaying great power and annihilating the Golden Feather Ancestor in one fell swoop.

They were also honored, and the vassal families on Little Turtle Peak were celebrating for days.

With such a powerful and influential backer, they had much greater security during this great calamity involving alien races that affected the entire spirit world.

This is something many people would love but could never have.

Xiaoguifeng, a sacred place, has become a pure land that everyone yearns for.

After returning to his cave, Qin Ming cleaned up the remains of the Golden Feather Ancestor, used the Thorn Technique to obtain a Soul Pearl, and fed it to the Azure Emperor Immortal Vine in the Desolate Realm.

But he was surprised to find that the Soul Bead of the Fusion level had little effect on his natal spirit plant, which was advancing again.

"Even a Soul Pearl at the Integration Stage isn't enough to accelerate its growth?"

"It seems that we will only know the answer when the flower buds on the black vine mature and bear a new generation of fruit."

The black vine became increasingly mysterious, even Qin Ming found it somewhat unfathomable.

Qin Ming used the remaining corpses of the Golden Feather Old Monster and the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture as fertilizer for the Brahma Sacred Tree.

The pitch-black demonic jujube tree exuded a dark demonic aura, and its gnarled roots burrowed deep into the corpse, frantically absorbing nutrients.

Using corpses in the Fusion Stage to cultivate land is truly unique in the entire Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming had just finished tending to the spiritual plants when he discovered a surge of spiritual energy within the small spiritual realm, emanating from the cave where the Devouring Sky Rat resided.

"Is this guy finally about to break through?"

next moment.

Within the Little Spirit Realm, the primordial energy of heaven and earth surged endlessly, releasing a vast spiritual pressure that manifested in mid-air as a thousand-foot-tall phantom of a true rat spirit, bursting forth with seven-colored mystical light.

A sweet rain, formed from condensed spiritual energy, descended from the sky, displaying a celestial phenomenon of universal celebration.

Soon after, a familiar, arrogant, and unrestrained laugh echoed from within the cave:

"Hahaha! I've finally advanced to the late stage of the sixth rank! I'm just a little bit away from proving the seventh rank of the Integration Realm, and from now on I'll dominate the Spirit Realm and live a life of unbridled demonic power!"

It's clear that the Sky-Devouring Rat was extremely excited and thrilled to have broken through a minor realm.

Another half day passed.

All the magical phenomena in the sky vanished.

The Devouring Rat, full of energy and imposing presence, strode out with an arrogant gait that seemed to disregard all family ties.

It walked up to Qin Ming and said proudly, "Master, I have successfully broken through. Please entrust me with any important tasks in the future."

"Don't assign me trivial tasks like farming anymore. Leave it to Little Silver Fox and the others." Qin Ming patted its head and said, "I think you've gotten too big for your britches. You've achieved a little success and almost forgotten who you are. What else are you going to do if you don't farm?"

"You must know that I started out by farming, how could I forget my roots?"

After being taught a lesson by Qin Ming, the Devouring Rat's sense of superiority, which it had just gained, quietly disappeared.

It nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes, yes, you are right, Master."

Qin Ming said this, but when he used his divine sense to slightly probe the Devouring Sky Rat's aura, he found that after it broke through its realm again, the demonic power in its body was no more than that of an ordinary fusion-level great demon.

The reason I say this is because I'm afraid this guy will become too arrogant.

In the middle of Linghu Lake.

When Xiaoqing saw that the Devouring Rat had emerged from seclusion, she immediately transformed into a little calf and ran over excitedly, curiously examining it.

The Devouring Rat's eyes lit up when it saw Little Green, and it immediately went over to ask it:
"Xiaoqing, I'll give you something good to eat. Do you still have the beads you spat out earlier? Quickly give me a couple more."

Qin Ming knew what this guy was up to as soon as he heard it, and said indifferently, "Don't even think about it. I fed it countless treasures from all over the world, and it took almost a thousand years for two 'Kunpeng Saliva' to condense from Xiao Qing's body. You've already enjoyed a great blessing by swallowing one."

Upon hearing Qin Ming's words, the Devouring Rat immediately sighed with great regret, feeling that if it had another one, it could probably raise its cultivation level to a higher level.

Just as the Devouring Sky Rat was becoming complacent after breaking through its cultivation level.

Within the territory of Xiaoling, a terrifying aura erupted once again.

Qin Ming and his servant noticed the commotion coming from the direction of the Silverwing Frost Bee's cave.

"Could it be that the third brother is also about to break through?"

The two of them walked over immediately, and what they saw shocked them.

However, a terrifying and oppressive aura emanated from the area where the Silverwing Frost Bees were located.

It was none other than the primordial aura of the ancient Mother of Calamities.
Even Qin Ming felt a sense of unease, after all, as one of the three ancient calamities, the Mother of Calamities was a terrifying existence that even caused True Immortals of the Upper Realm to perish.
If it weren't for the secret technique of the old demon Qingyang, the always cautious Qin Ming would never have dared to let Silverwing devour the source of the insect mother.

In the center of the cave, a giant white cocoon, over ten feet tall, appeared, completely encased in it.

An incredibly powerful life force is being nurtured within.

The terrifying aura it exudes alone has already reached the level of a fusion cultivator.
"The third brother is about to advance to the level of a seventh-order insect king." The Devouring Rat revealed an extremely bitter smile, which was even more unsightly than crying.

It was excited about breaking through to the late stage of the sixth rank, but little did it know that the Silver Wing Frost Bee was even more heaven-defying, actually breaking through to the seventh rank in one fell swoop.

"It seems that it will only take some time for Silverwing to break through the outer giant cocoon and refine a portion of the Mother Insect's original power, thus stepping into the realm of a seventh-order Primordial Ferocious Insect."

Qingyang the Old Demon also exclaimed in admiration.

Upon hearing this, the Devouring Rat was happy for Silverwing, but also sighed sadly, "It seems that I still need to work harder on my cultivation, otherwise I won't get the chance to defy the heavens."

Next.

Six months later, a terrifying beetle phantom, tens of thousands of feet tall, appeared in the Little Spirit Realm. It was silver all over, with mysterious spiritual patterns shimmering on its surface. The aura it emitted made all the creatures inside tremble.

Numerous fine cracks appeared on the surface of the giant cocoon inside the cave, spreading and cracking until it finally broke free and was reborn!
A silver-haired woman with a slightly aloof expression emerged from within. She had a special mark on her forehead and an unfathomable aura, indicating that she had already advanced to the seventh-order Integration Realm.

Qin Ming could sense from Silverwing that she had absorbed a portion of the Insect Mother's power, and her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, a completely different level from before.

It is estimated that even a True Spirit at the Integration Stage might not be her match.

As for ordinary cultivators, there's no need to even mention it.

It seems that the demon core of that seventh-tier Netherbone Corpse Vulture was of great benefit to her in refining her source power.

Silverwing's combat power was already extremely formidable, so much so that even Qin Ming dared not release it easily.

Now that he's broken through to the seventh level of the Fusion Realm, what will become of him?
But then Silverwing transformed into a silver-clad woman, gracefully landing before Qin Ming and saying gratefully:
"Master, I have broken through to the Integration Realm. Thank you for your guidance."

"I will be able to help my master even more in the future."

Upon hearing her say this, Qin Ming immediately realized that she was still the same Silver Wing as before, and thus felt relieved.

"Yes, it's extremely commendable that you've come this far. No rush, go and consolidate your cultivation level first."

After all, he had to go to the Myriad Spirits Realm to fulfill his promise to the Holy Lord of Myriad Flowers, and also to find Xiao Xun's whereabouts.

Finding the Xuan Shui Crocodile and the Blue Ice Fairy should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

The breakthroughs of the Silverwing Frost Bee and the Devouring Sky Rat have provided two major boosts.

The little silver fox is still in deep sleep and cultivating, but she should be ready soon.

Qin Ming takes good care of his spirit pets, after all, they have been with him for so many years.

He even took out his treasured seventh-tier Great Dream Thousand Demon Wine and threw a grand banquet for the two of them, celebrating in the Little Spirit Realm.

The following days.

Qin Ming also had a rare moment of peace and quiet, and resumed his days of farming and cultivation.

His next goal is to continue to accelerate the growth of the Azure Sky Tree in the Lesser Spirit Realm, collect other spiritual materials, and grow the seventh-grade superior Azure Yuan Immortal Rice.

He then went to the Realm of Ten Thousand Spirits to collect spiritual materials. If he could also refine the True Dragon Pill given to him by the Holy Lord of Ten Thousand Flowers, his cultivation in the Integration Stage would be unstoppable.

Perhaps it won't be long before he reaches the mid-stage of the Integration Realm.

As for the method of cultivating Qingyuan Immortal Rice, it was also recorded in the spiritual plant inheritance that Mao Yuanzi gave him.

"Besides the convergence of high-level spiritual veins, we also need the Spiritual Soil of the Immortal Platform and the Seventh-Order Spiritual Eye Spring."

"This is going to be a tricky situation."

Qin Ming had been looking for these two treasures created by heaven and earth, but unfortunately they didn't exist even in the treasure vaults of a human main city like Tianxing City.

Qin Ming summoned Mo Lingwei and Baili Hui and asked them to keep an eye out for information about the two items.

Nowadays, Baili Hui's intelligence network is extremely advanced, and he might gather some clues at any time.

Several months later.

Qin Ming was enjoying tea and reading on the little turtle, while the Devouring Sky Rat was showing off a roasted monster meat. It had been starving during its breakthrough in the cave.

Just then.

A beam of light flew in from outside the sacred land and hovered steadily outside the main peak; it was a magic ship from Tianxing City.

A golden-armored star guard flew down from above; it was Jiang Tian.

He sent a message talisman to the main peak, then respectfully said:
"This junior pays respects to Ancestor Wangyue. Senior Yunguzi would like to invite you to the Immortal City. He says that Elder Kui Mu of the Star Palace is visiting and has important matters to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming immediately put down his teacup and asked the Devouring Rat to invite him in.

The Devouring Rat immediately threw down the monster meat, wiped its greasy mouth, and couldn't help but wonder:
"Why has this old monster Kui Mu come all this way? Could it be that there's news about Master's Daoist partner?"

A moment later.

The Devouring Rat led the person to Qin Ming.

When Jiang Tian saw Qin Ming again, whose cultivation was unfathomable, even though he had luckily broken through to the Void Refinement stage and become a Golden Armor Star Guardian, he still felt an insurmountable gap between the two of them, and for a moment he was filled with mixed feelings.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, please have a seat."

Even though Qin Ming had broken through to the Integration Realm, he was still approachable and down-to-earth with these old acquaintances.

(End of this chapter)