Chapter 144: Promotion and Rewards

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Inside the Spirit Plant Masters’ Guild.

The two spirit plant masters who had entered the Wood and Plants Illusion Realm at the same time as Qin Ming had already emerged, one after the other.

One of them had struck it extraordinarily lucky. The trial had tested him on the very subject in which he excelled, allowing him to pass the trial of the lowest difficulty and successfully advance to become a second-tier superior spirit plant master.

Even everyone in the guild was astonished, and they all offered him their congratulations.

Guild Master Liu Guchang was also beaming as he struck up a conversation with him, clearly intending to recruit him into the guild.

But at that very moment—

The wooden formation in the distance suddenly began to tremble violently. Then a radiance shot into the sky, transforming into the image of a spirit plant that remained suspended in a tangled, unbroken mass of light.

This astonishing phenomenon was visible to everyone throughout Azure Sea Immortal City.

Liu Guchang’s eyes widened as though he had seen a ghost.

“How… how is this possible?”

“Fellow Daoist Qin actually passed the Grade-A illusion trial.”

“Not only that, he even triggered such an extraordinary phenomenon.”

“I have never seen anything like this before. Could it be…”

“With such overwhelming power, I’m afraid it must be…”

“Fellow Daoist Qin must have cultivated some extraordinary spirit plant within the illusion realm!”

“What?!”

As Liu Guchang’s voice fell, the surrounding spirit plant masters stared at the radiance in the sky and erupted into an uproar.

Their eyes were filled with shock.

On the streets of Azure Sea Immortal City and inside its towers and pavilions, countless cultivators leaned out to look up at the sky, pointing and whispering among themselves.

“Wow, what’s going on?”

“It seems to be an omen coming from the Spirit Plant Masters’ Guild.”

“Wasn’t there a trial for the advancement of second-tier spirit plant masters these past two days?”

“Could it be related to that?”

“With an omen of this magnitude, someone may have cultivated a high-tier spirit plant.”

“Could our Azure Sea Immortal City be about to produce an extraordinary legendary spirit plant master?”

At Mirror Snow Pavilion in the inner city, Gu Qingzhao also looked outside and murmured, “Could it be Fellow Daoist Qin?”

“With such a tremendous manifestation, I’m afraid it must be…” Shopkeeper Liao stared blankly at the sky as well.

Although Qin Ming had not gone to Mirror Snow Pavilion immediately, he had sent them a communication talisman after arriving in the city.

At the very center of Azure Sea Immortal City stood Azure Sea Peak. Within the magnificent palace at its summit, a figure dressed in a green Daoist robe sat upon the principal seat and gazed deeply into the distance.

In a tone filled with surprise, he said, “It’s actually a third-tier Blazing Golden Lotus. How interesting.”

“Looks like I’ll have to meet him personally.”

…

Within the Wood and Plants Illusion Realm.

Qin Ming stared in astonishment when he realized that he had been transported back to the wooden house where he had first appeared.

On the table in the center of the house sat nearly half a bottle of Ten Thousand Wood Mother Qi. Beside it was an object he knew all too well.

It was the spirit seed of the third-tier spirit plant—the Blazing Golden Lotus.

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Moreover, it was exactly the same as the eight spirit seeds he had consumed upon entering the illusion realm.

“Could this also be a reward for completing the trial?” Qin Ming thought.

A look of wild joy spread across his face.

He raised his hand toward the spirit seed of the Blazing Golden Lotus. In the next instant, the golden lotus seed quietly appeared inside his storage pouch.

“As expected! Hahaha!”

Qin Ming happily stored away the half bottle of Ten Thousand Wood Mother Qi as well.

Then his figure blurred, and he was transported out of the Wood and Plants Illusion Realm.

The next moment, Qin Ming reappeared outside the wooden formation.

As soon as he emerged, he saw a large crowd staring at him with their eyes wide open, as though they had seen a ghost.

At the same time, he noticed the unusual phenomenon coming from the wooden formation behind him. Looking at the spirit plant image in the sky, he could not help but smile bitterly.

“Why is it so difficult to keep a low profile?”

Qin Ming had not expected that completing the Grade-A illusion trial for a second-tier superior spirit plant master would actually trigger such an omen.

The wooden stele behind him also began displaying the results of all his previous trials.

Name: Qin Ming

Historical Results:

Passed the Grade-A illusion trial for second-tier inferior spirit plant masters.

Passed the Grade-A illusion trial for second-tier intermediate spirit plant masters.

Passed the Grade-A illusion trial for second-tier superior spirit plant masters.

A moment later, a burst of green radiance erupted from within the wooden formation and flowed into Qin Ming’s wooden identity token as a spirit plant master.

A flash of light appeared on the back of the token, revealing the marks of three spirit plants.

Above the three spirit plant marks, a strange seal-script character had appeared as well.

It represented Qin Ming’s advancement to become a second-tier superior spirit plant master.

Hiss—

Looking at the writing on the stele, the spirit plant masters present drew in a sharp breath.

“Master Qin…”

“He actually passed every single Grade-A illusion trial!”

“Fellow Daoist Qin’s attainments in the way of spirit plants are already unmatched…”

Only then did Liu Guchang recover from his shock. His expression agitated, he congratulated Qin Ming warmly.

“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qin, on passing the trial and advancing to become a second-tier superior spirit plant master!”

“Master Qin, forgive my impertinence, but may I ask what kind of spirit plant you cultivated in the Grade-A illusion?”

“Why did it produce such a celestial phenomenon?”

“Master Qin, are you accepting disciples?”

…

Some of the spirit plant masters could no longer suppress their curiosity and began asking questions one after another.

Even Liu Guchang, the guild master, extended an invitation to him on the spot.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, given your attainments in spirit plants, I fear that throughout the entire cultivation world of the Wei Kingdom, there is no one who surpasses you.”

“This old man would like to invite you to join the Spirit Plant Masters’ Guild.”

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“What do you think?”

Qin Ming rejected him without the slightest hesitation.

While Liu Guchang was still staring at him in surprise and regret, a strange ripple suddenly spread through the air above the Spirit Plant Masters’ Guild. Three stewards dressed in white robes embroidered with the water patterns of Azure Sea Immortal City stepped out from within it.

At the sight of this, Qin Ming’s pupils suddenly contracted.

However, he knew that this was the power of Azure Sea Immortal City’s third-tier grand formation. The formation was integrated with the mountains, rivers, and earth, and so long as one remained within its range, it could even shift a cultivator’s position through the air at will.

One of the stewards was a middle-aged man in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. He flew down and landed before Qin Ming, then cupped his fists and bowed.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, the Azure Sea Perfected Person requests your presence.”

“Please accompany us to Azure Sea Peak.”

Everyone inside the guild was shaken by these words. Qin Ming had actually received a personal summons from a Golden Core ancestor.

What did this mean?

Qin Ming knew that he could not refuse a personal audience with a Golden Core Perfected Person, so he could only agree.

Moreover, the Azure Sea Perfected Person enjoyed immense prestige within the city and had an excellent reputation. He was the spiritual leader of this city of rogue cultivators.

There likely would not be any major danger. Most probably, the commotion he had caused had been great enough to attract the attention of a Golden Core ancestor.

Still, that was bound to happen sooner or later.

…

“Fellow Daoist Qin, I’ll take you there.”

The middle-aged steward reached out and placed a hand on Qin Ming’s shoulder.

Then, guided by the three stewards of Azure Sea Immortal City, Qin Ming felt his vision blur.

In the blink of an eye, when he opened his eyes again, he had already appeared atop the main peak of Azure Sea Peak.

A dense surge of worldly spiritual energy rushed toward him, stimulating every meridian throughout his body.

“Such a concentration of spiritual energy…”

“As expected of a superior third-tier spiritual vein!”

“Azure Sea Peak truly is a blessed land for cultivation!”

Feeling the environment atop the main peak, Qin Ming could not help sighing in admiration.

Afterward, he followed the steward to the front of a magnificent palace.

The white-robed steward entered to make a report. A short while later, he returned and respectfully said to Qin Ming, “Fellow Daoist Qin, the Perfected Person invites you inside for a private audience.”

Qin Ming nodded upon hearing this and stepped inside.

To be honest, he felt a slight nervousness at the thought of meeting a Golden Core ancestor for the first time.

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