Chapter 250: Locking The Location
Qin Ming’s Divine Sense slightly sensed it and knew that this was a False Core Realm cultivator.
Immediately, he took out his Elder Token and handed it over to the other party.
After the old man guarding the Cultivation Technique Pavilion received the token, he deducted one hundred Contribution Points and returned the token to Qin Ming, then casually said, “Alright, go in.”
Qin Ming put away the token and then walked in.
After entering the Transmission Pavilion, he realized that the space inside was very large. Inside were rows of Cultivation Technique Jade Slips, as well as other Secret Arts, and books on the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
Most of the Qi Refining Stage Disciples of Mysterious Stream Valley were inside. Seeing Qin Ming, this Foundation Establishment Stage Guest Elder, entered, they all saluted and greeted him.
Qin Ming nodded slightly in response, and directly went up to the third floor. When he got here, there were suddenly fewer people, only a few Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were inside, looking through ancient books.
He casually strolled around and found that there were quite a few top-tier Cultivation Techniques and Secret Arts, but compared to what was in Qin Ming’s Storage Bag, they were far inferior.
Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then went up to the fifth floor, where the space began to become empty.
The Cultivation Technique books became scarce, and almost only Qin Ming came up.
An hour passed.
Seeing that no one was around, he secretly transmitted a message to the Heaven Devouring Rat:
“Do you have a Method to enter the fifth floor later?”
“It must be unnoticed.”
“If you are discovered, you will wait to be made into rat jerky by Mysterious Stream Valley.”
“Hehe! Master, the restriction here is not strong, I can come and go freely, and not be discovered.” The voice of the Heaven Devouring Rat rang in Qin Ming’s mind.
Qin Ming immediately said, “Alright, you sneak in. If you find a Golden Core Formation, copy a copy for me.”
“Uh… but I don’t know what a Golden Core Formation looks like.” The Heaven Devouring Rat embarrassedly replied.
Qin Ming said to it, “Generally, they will write the name of the Pill Recipe, or you can see if there is a Pill Recipe with Fiery Golden Lotus and Still Dark True Yin Flower as the main ingredients, and copy them all down.”
“Okay, Master, don’t worry, I’ll be right back.”
Then Qin Ming released the Heaven Devouring Rat, and as soon as it came out, it flashed into the Void, disappearing.
Ripples arose in the Void, and the Heaven Devouring Rat snuck into the staircase of the sixth floor.
Qin Ming pretended to be on the fifth floor, checking the ancient books, waiting for the Heaven Devouring Rat to return.
He still had quite a bit of Certainty in the Heaven Devouring Rat’s Ability.
When it escaped to Moonview Island, it was able to pass through his arranged Third Rank Mid-Grade Great Formation unnoticed, and also avoid Qin Ming’s Divine Sense investigation, which was comparable to the Golden Core Stage, enough to prove its Divine Ability’s power.
Time passed little by little.
After another hour or more, the Heaven Devouring Rat ran back and got into Qin Ming’s Storage Bag.
“How is it? Did you find anything?” Qin Ming asked with some Expectation.
The Heaven Devouring Rat transmitted a message, saying, “Master, I have been to the sixth to eighth floors, and I haven’t found the Golden Core Formation you mentioned.”
“But there are quite a few High-Grade Cultivation Techniques of the Human Race, all of which are Mysterious Stream Valley’s Secretly transmitted Top-Tier Cultivation Techniques, do you want me to get them for you? Hehe!”
Qin Ming shook his head upon hearing this, with some Regret, “Then it seems to be elsewhere.”
Afterwards, Qin Ming calmly left the Transmission Pavilion.
The False Core old man guarding the door glanced at Qin Ming, didn’t find anything unusual, and then began to doze off again.
…
On the task plaza of Qianyuan Peak, figures were bustling about.
Yan Ruyan, as usual, was preparing to receive a Task, to exchange for some Cultivation Resources.
She had almost spent all her savings from many years ago not long ago in order to Breakthrough to the Late Qi Refining, and could be said to be as poor as can be, and now she was relying on the Sect’s meager monthly stipend to survive.
Two Spirit Essence Pills and twenty Spirit Stones every month.
But for her, these Cultivation Resources were far from enough.
Just then.
She saw a large group of people gathered around a task wall, so she also went over.
“Wow! Which Elder is so generous?”
“The Task of Planting Spirit Plants is actually giving Sect Contribution Points!”
“This is almost the same as the Reward of a B-Rank Task.”
“It was released by Elder Yu of the Jade Bamboo Forest!”
“Go, go, go, hurry up and grab the Task, planting Spirit Plants definitely requires a lot of manpower, if we’re late, there won’t be any Quota.”
Then a lot of Cultivators went to the Deacon’s Hall to receive Tasks.
After Yan Ruyan saw the Notice on the task bar, her whole Person couldn’t help but fall into Doubt Life.
“Is this still the stingy Elder?”
She stood there and thought for a Long Time, then bit her Silver Teeth and also ran towards the Deacon’s Hall.
…
Jade Bamboo Forest.
After Qin Ming came back, he was lying on a recliner in the bamboo forest, secretly pondering the places where the Pill Recipe was most likely to exist.
But then he saw a large group of Mysterious Stream Valley’s Qi Refining Stage Disciples, all running towards his side.
“Elder Yu, I am here to take the Task, this Junior is Qi Refining Stage, Level 6, and has one year of experience planting Spirit Rice.”
“Me too, this Junior is a First Rank Mid-Grade Spirit Plant Master, with rich planting experience!”
“Elder Yu, do you think I can do it?”
Yan Ruyan didn’t expect the Competition to be so fierce, so she could only stiffen her head and weakly said, “This Junior is Qi Refining Level 7, Late Stage cultivation, has experience planting Low-Grade Spirit Grass, and can endure hardship.”
Qin Ming also didn’t expect that a Task he casually released would attract so many Disciples.
‘This is the Attraction of Sect Contribution Points?’ he couldn’t help but Pursued Lips and sighed in his heart.
Then he scanned the Crowd, and his Gaze landed on a Familiarize Figure, and immediately said:
“It’s you, the others can disperse.”
Qin Ming pointed at Yan Ruyan and said Faintly.
Yan Ruyan’s Advantage was not great compared to the other Disciples, originally she didn’t have any Hope, but she didn’t expect that the Elder Yu would choose her.
She pointed at her Nose with some Disbelief and weakly asked, “Is it me?”
“Hmm, that’s right, it’s you.” Qin Ming nodded.
“Elder Yu, this Junior can also endure hardship, would you consider me?”
“This Old Man has his own ideas, the others can all disperse.”
But after a while, only Yan Ruyan was left standing inside the Jade Bamboo Forest.
She was a little Stunned, and then looked around, and then asked Uncertainly, “Am I the only one planting?”
“What? Didn’t you say you can endure hardship?”
“If you change your mind, it’s still not too late.” Qin Ming said Faintly.
Yan Ruyan quickly nodded and said, “No no no, this Junior is willing.”
Then Qin Ming threw her a Spirit Hoe, as well as the Purple Crystal Spirit Rice Seeds he had Procurement from the Spirit Herb Garden, and then went back to the house.
Let her do as she likes.
Outside.
Yan Ruyan looked at the tens of Mu of Barren Land in the Jade Bamboo Forest, holding a Spirit Hoe, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
‘No wonder there are Sect Contribution Points, this Reward is not so easy to get.’
But forced by Reality, she had to pick up the Spirit Hoe and start digging.
Qin Ming looked at Yan Ruyan, who was sweating like rain outside, and completely had no intention of cherishing the beautiful.
Three days later.
He came to the side of the house, casually dug half a Mu of land, and planted a dozen Second Grade Spirit Herbs and a few Second Grade Spirit Herbs to complete the Guest Elder Task of Mysterious Stream Valley.
Yan Ruyan, who saw him doing this not far away, couldn’t help but Stunned, and muttered, “No way? Planting Second Grade Spirit Plants is so Simple?!”
…
Time passed for another Half a Year.
During this Time, Yan Ruyan worked hard every day, busy in the fields, and finally planted the First Rank Purple Crystal Spirit Rice.
Of course, there were also Qin Ming’s guidance during this period, but not much, basically all of it was done by her herself.
During this Half a Year, Yan Ruyan’s fair Skin had also been tanned to a wheat color.
And what surprised her most was that the Second Grade Spirit Plants that ‘Elder Yu’ casually planted had all survived, and had all grown to two inches high.
She also didn’t see how he took care of them, it was almost a free-range Cultivation, and the growth of these Spirit Herbs was even better than those in the Sect’s Spirit Herb Garden.
With Qin Ming’s current Spirit Plant Attainment Level, plus the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body’s innate super strong Herb Affinity, under the Blessing of the Four Seasons Divine Light, planting these Second Grade Spirit Herbs was simply not too Simple.
Inside the Room.
Qin Ming, on the surface, had been planting for this Half a Year, but in fact, he had been secretly searching for the Whereabouts of the Golden Core Formation.
Not long ago, he finally confirmed where the Pill Recipe was located.
That is in the Scripture Depository, one of the three Forbidden Lands of Mysterious Stream Valley, on the Falling Cloud Peak!
However, the one guarding the Scripture Depository was Old Ancestor Wan, the Golden Core Ancestor of Mysterious Stream Valley.
This made Qin Ming a bit Tricky, if the Heaven Devouring Rat had recovered to the Peak Period of the Third-Ranked Demon King, he would naturally be willing to Fight with All One’s Strength.
But now, the Second Stage Perfection Heaven Devouring Rat, going up against a Golden Core Ancestor, and still an old Golden Core of Mysterious Stream Valley, with deep Foundation, even if its Divine Ability was vast, there was still a high Possibility of Exposure.
“I must obtain the Pill Recipe, but I need to wait for an Opportunity to take Action.”
Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then took out a Pill Recipe.
This Pill Recipe is called the ‘Zhurong Pill’, it is a Third-Rank Spirit Pill, which has a great Improvement help for Spirit Pet’s Recovery of its Origin.
According to the Introduction on the Pill Recipe, this Pill was also researched by a certain Spiritual Beast Sect within the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.
Later, it fell into the Li Fire Palace, and was brought back to the Liang Kingdom by the founding Old Ancestor of Mysterious Stream Valley.
This Pill Recipe was Qin Ming’s procurement when searching for the Golden Core Formation, and it was obtained from a certain False Core Ancestor on the Danxia Peak of Mysterious Stream Valley.
To this end, he also did not hesitate to consume Essence and unleash a ใ Yuancha Seed Demon True Scripture ใ’s ‘Heavenly Demon Entering Dream Great Art’.
This Demonic Secret Art, once unleashed, can forcibly make people enter a dream, and tamper with others’ Memory.
However, there is a mandatory requirement for the use of this Art, that is, the Soul must be several Times stronger than the person being cast on.
Otherwise, if there is a Reversal, either death or insanity.
Qin Ming pondered for a Long Time, then transmitted a message to the Heaven Devouring Rat and asked:
“If you recover your Peak Strength, can you have the Certainty to copy the Golden Core Formation under the nose of that Old Ancestor Wan?”
“Eh Heh Heh! Master, there’s no need to say, when this Grandpa was at my strongest, my Innate Bloodline Divine Ability could break open the Third Stage Upper Grade Restriction, and my Void Walking Divine Ability could even completely deceive the Late Golden Core Old Ancestor, and not be discovered.”
“Alright, I will help you to recover your Cultivation Strength first.” Qin Ming also felt certain upon hearing this.
“Really? That’s great! I will die in service.”
“Alright, alright! Refining the Zhurong Pill requires Third-Grade Spiritual Materials, and it’s also necessary to go to Moyuan Immortal City to procure them.”
After Qin Ming said that, he opened the Door and walked out.
