Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

North of Jiangzhou lies Qingshan Lake.

The warm winter sun hung high in the sky, and the lake surface was as clear as a mirror, its blue waves still intact.

The lake shore is lush with vegetation, old trees are sprouting new buds, and the tender green is mixed with the green, which is completely unlike the scene in the twelfth lunar month. A group of fish gather in the shallow water, occasionally leaping out of the water to breathe, and their scales reflect the sun and scatter silvery ripples.

Qin Xian has been sitting upright on the surface of the lake for two whole years.

She sat cross-legged, her hair casually tied up with a wooden hairpin, and the hem of her robe was soaked in the water but not a drop of water got on it, as if she were being gently lifted by the water's surface and floating steadily.

Anyone who sees this will say: Physics no longer exists.

Whenever someone from the Qin family was watching from afar, she would close her eyes and concentrate, pretending to be focused on breaking through to a higher realm. But only she and her siblings, Qin Yi and Qin Yi, knew that the girl below was the one truly breaking through to a higher realm, and she was simply concealing it.

For the past two years, she has gotten used to sitting in the middle of the lake, closing her eyes and spacing out.

Of course, she was also anxious. She stopped farming and handed over all the family affairs to Qin Yi and a few experienced farmers. She was acting like a hands-off manager, but she could sit on the job for another two years for her daughter's sake.

Fortunately, she has recently sensed that the underwater ripples are becoming increasingly frequent.

The fish, which initially swam haphazardly, are now circling the center in a very regular pattern, with subtle, hidden rhythms reminiscent of the Daoist philosophy of agriculture.

almost.

I'm about to break through!

Qin Xian closed his eyes, trying to calm his mind and rest.

suddenly--

puff!

A muffled sound suddenly came from underwater, as if something heavy had violently smashed open the blue waves. Immediately afterwards, a deep and profound Taoist aura rose from the bottom of the lake, surging fiercely, just like the spring tide, pushing up the entire surface of the water from bottom to top, with waves surging in all directions.

The water in the center of the lake sank sharply downwards, causing the lake surface to shrink and become half a meter lower. After a short while, it rebounded violently, with violent ripples spreading outwards and undulating towards the lake shore.

Splash! Splash splash splash—!

Qin Xian suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, not only the lake surface, but the surrounding earth was shaking violently!

The entire shoreline of Qingshan Lake was filled with a constant buzzing sound, causing the grass and trees to rustle and the roots of trees and crops to bulge out of the earth. At first glance, the entire land seemed to be breathing in unison with that underwater aura, its power overwhelming.

All 242 members of the Qin family, all cultivators of the agricultural path, sensed the tremor at the same moment and rushed out to spread the news.

From a high altitude, one can see streams of people flowing like rivers into the sea, gathering at the lakeside.

"The head of the family has made a move! Thank heavens! After two years, it's finally here!"

"Could it be that the first cultivator in the history of agriculture to reach the third realm is about to be born?! Is a breakthrough really imminent?!"

"Ha! I knew long ago that following the patriarch was far better than that absurd and bizarre Taoist sect. No matter how much those Taoist masters developed, they could never break through the boundaries of the Tian Jun sect. It still comes down to the patriarch!"

"I wonder what kind of mysterious spells those cultivators from the Three Realms possess?"

"Look at the lake—!"

The crowd gathered, all tense and talking amongst themselves.

Qin Yi stood at the front of the crowd, his eyes fixed on the center of the lake. Upon hearing this, he raised his hand and made a downward gesture to signal everyone not to disturb the family head's breakthrough. The crowd's restlessness then subsided briefly.

Behind him, his fourth sister, Qin An, was clutching her clothes with her small hands, her breathing rapid and her chest heaving with nervousness.

Just as everyone held their breath—

boom--!

The water surface exploded with a roar, sending up a spray of water everywhere!

Puff puff puff!

Hundreds of water columns shot into the sky, like silver dragons rising angrily from the bottom of the lake, carrying snow-white waves that surged upwards and soared straight into the clouds!

Water droplets splashed everywhere, shimmering and sparkling in the sunlight.

Layers of mist gathered on the lake surface, forming large clouds of colorful vapor!

Immediately afterwards, a rainbow, like a bridge across a grand avenue, emerged from the mist, rising from the heart of the lake and ending at the distant mountains, its seven colors distinct, gentle and dignified.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Schools of fish shot out from the bottom of the lake, thousands upon thousands of fish leaping out of the water with the water column, splashing and soaring into the air, drawing bright arcs in the air before falling back down, the scene was like a waterfall flowing backwards, a celestial river hanging upside down!

The vast expanse of greenery undulates and reverberates across the surrounding fields, inspiring all the surrounding vegetation to grow wildly!

"Fish rain—! It's fish rain!"

"This...this is the extraordinary phenomenon of the patriarch breaking through to a higher realm?!"

"Auspicious omens descend from heaven! This is a sign of great prosperity for agriculture!!"

Almost simultaneously, in the distant fertile fields, numerous insect spirits flapped their wings and chirped in unison, while snake spirits coiled and gathered.

Several new spirit creatures that had recently appeared in the fields, all white and resembling small rabbits, were now squatting by the lake, their ears perked up as they gazed at the sky, watching the fish rain.

This "Rabbit Spirit" is the third type of land spirit in Qingshan Lake.

It is timid by nature and never sees people. It always likes to dig holes and burrows in the ground. The cunning rabbit has three burrows. Only children under the age of ten can enter the holes it digs. Children can receive gifts from the rabbit spirit, such as good seeds or fruits containing spiritual energy. Each gift is special and therefore it is deeply loved by the children of the Qin family.

Even these timid spirits peeked out and crowded around, which was quite a novel sight.

In the middle of the great lake.

Seeing the spectacular sight of water vapor rising from the sky, rainbow clouds gathering, and fish raining, Qin Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Become!

Just as she was about to relax, she suddenly noticed something unusual. The aura underwater began to vibrate violently after breaking through the realm, as if its foundation was unstable and it was about to collapse, possibly falling back down at any moment.

Her brows furrowed suddenly.

What's going on? Why did this sudden change happen?!

On the lake shore, Qin Yi also noticed something was wrong, his expression changed drastically, and he knew something was wrong.

hiss hiss hiss hiss—hiss hiss hiss—

A highly unstable ripple came from beneath the lake's surface, causing the newly rising Daoist energy to become disordered.

Qin Yi and Qin An were so eager that they almost jumped into the water, but the local spirits on the shore suddenly acted before them.

The first to move were the insect spirits. Hundreds of emerald green grasshoppers opened their mouths at the same time, spitting out strands of green light as thin as hair. The green light gathered in the air into a trickle, crossed the lake surface and disappeared into the water.

Immediately afterwards, the snake spirits also raised their heads, their mouths emitting streams of pale blue spiritual light that merged into the torrent.

Finally, even the timid rabbit spirit hopped closer to the lake shore, exhaling only the finest traces of spiritual energy.

Little by little, they accumulate to form a tower; greenery sprouts and spirituality gathers like rain, falling gently into the lake!

The school of fish that were falling from the sky fell silent instantly, no longer leaping, but sinking into the water, gathering around that aura, opening their mouths to spit out water droplets, each seemingly containing a very faint spiritual glow, which flowed into the long stream!

A single thought of all beings can contain the essence of countless spirits within one person!

Finally, the chaotic fluctuations gradually subsided, no longer fluctuating wildly, but were instead lifted and strengthened by the spiritual light surging in from all directions!

Swish!

The lake returned to stillness, its waters a clear, deep blue, where the lively fish seemed to swim freely without any support.

Qin Xian slowly rose from the water, his long hair falling down, his clothes fluttering with the water vapor, his bare feet stepping on the water, walking step by step towards the shore, each step like a lotus blossom pointing straight to the broad road ahead.

On the shore, the Qin family members were briefly stunned, then knelt down in unison—

"We, the Qin family, congratulate our patriarch on breaking through to the next realm! May fertile fields stretch for miles, and agriculture flourish!"

"Vast fertile fields! Agricultural roads flourishing!!"

The crowd's excitement was so high and resounding that it startled a flock of waterbirds.

In the crowd, no one noticed that the graceful young girl had quietly emerged from the water at some point. She had fair skin and a light figure, and had undergone a complete transformation, with not a speck of dust on her body... She quietly squeezed into the crowd and knelt down like everyone else.

"Mother! You've broken through! Congratulations on becoming the world's first farmer to reach the third realm!"

Qin Xian stood on the shore, glanced down at the little girl pretending in the crowd, and smiled slightly. He didn't say anything, but simply raised his hand to signal everyone to get up quickly.

On the shores of Qingshan Lake, the third stage of the agricultural route, "The Herbalist's Guide," has been completed!

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Dajiang New County.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The ground trembled, the water veins surged and churned, and the entire surrounding land began to shake slightly.

The people of the county were all shaken and very puzzled. They gathered together, wondering why everything was restless and why the earth was suddenly shaking.

"This...could it be an earthquake!?"

"Quickly! Leave the house immediately!! Don't stay any longer!!"

"Impossible! With my prosperous agricultural village here, and the Taoist priest of Lingjiang Temple protecting us, how could there be an earthquake!?"

At this moment, many cultivators of the agricultural path turned their heads to see a burst of green light suddenly erupting from the ground, like a surging spring tide!

The crops and medicinal herbs in the terraced fields all grew rapidly in the wind, which shocked and disbelieved many agricultural cultivators.

Ordinary people with no cultivation were also completely bewildered, unable to understand what was happening.

Swish swish!

One figure after another appeared, fleeting and ephemeral.

Surprisingly, numerous eighth-rank farmers and Taoist priests guarding this place materialized, looking around, but they failed to perceive the cause of all these changes, and were all bewildered in the wind.

"What...what is the reason for this? Why is it like this?"

Three hundred feet underground, deep within the water veins.

Jiang Tu had just broken through to the seventh rank, and before he could even rejoice, he almost lost his power!

His aura of agricultural cultivation was almost like a castle in the air, teetering on the verge of collapse, extremely unstable, like a small boat in a storm. Even though he tried his best to stabilize his state, he was still somewhat exhausted and unable to salvage the situation.

The downfall of a seventh-rank official can happen in an instant!

"not good!"

He tried his best to calm himself down, but his condition was still slowly declining and difficult to reverse.

In a daze, his consciousness became intimately integrated with the earth, and his senses involuntarily spread outwards. The earth suddenly became bright before his eyes, and countless agricultural energy and spirituality filled the fields. In another moment, he saw a patch of starlight spiritual light suddenly appear in the earthy soil.

They are everywhere, dense and abundant, a vast expanse of fireflies.

Jiang Tu felt a chill run down his spine!

Could this be the spirituality hidden within the earth?

He sensed an indescribable longing and yearning, as if absorbing this spiritual energy would completely fill his realm and allow him to firmly establish himself. However, absorbing it rashly would surely bring great hidden dangers, and he didn't know what changes it would bring to Dajiang New County.

Hold on! Hold on!

Do not inhale!

Unexpected events can happen in the next moment.

Before he could react, the fine spiritual light began to gather and surround him, transforming into a multitude of stars surrounding the moon, flowing together and completely engulfing him!

A trickle of water rushes in, flowing through the water veins, filling the body, and shimmering and swirling in the secluded place where the misty fog intertwines.

Perhaps out of instinct, he was so insightful that he actively guided the countless spiritual lights by making a finger gesture.

Swish!

A drop of emerald green herbal liquid condensed in his palm, followed by a second drop, a third drop, and then an endless, continuous stream like spring rain, pouring down and almost completely filling the entire secluded cultivation area.

The Dan-pinching technique operates on its own in ways beyond imagination!

He couldn't stop, and he simply couldn't stop!

Chi Chi Chi!

As the pill was extracted, the essence of many herbs condensed with spiritual light, gathered its medicinal properties, and transformed into high-quality pills that hovered and gathered in the air.

Suspended high in the sky, it trembled and resonated faintly!

During this period, his realm stabilized rapidly!

on the ground.

Many high-quality crops and herbs planted in fertile fields withered, shrank, and turned yellow at a visible speed, until they finally turned into ash and were silently drained of all their vitality!

"Look! The herbs have disappeared!"

"It's Liangpintian! Something's happened to Liangpintian!! How could this happen?!"

"This... is impossible! Impossible! Dozens of acres of prime farmland vanished in an instant! What a bizarre sight! Why did spring tides suddenly surge across the land, followed by the complete disappearance of prime farmland? What on earth happened—!?"

In a short period of time, more than half of the hundreds of acres of high-quality farmland and medicinal herb fields had silently perished!

What...what kind of shocking change is this?!

Ten years of hard work wiped out in an instant?!

Deep underground.

The emerald green spiritual light gathered more and more around Jiang Tu, swirling faster and faster, and his realm became completely solidified and stable.

Rank 7, "Herbal Compiler" position is secure!

The technique of pinching the elixir has been mastered and has become an instinct.

He flicked his finger, and hundreds of high-quality precious pills around him trembled and danced with his fingertip, forming a mysterious vortex of precious pills, each one crystal clear and exuding a rich medicinal fragrance.