**Chapter 43: Mastery of the Blade Technique**

"No, I need to think of another way!" 

"It seems I'll have to target his spirit fields. No matter how reclusive this guy is," 

"He can't just ignore his spirit fields, can he?" 

Chen Zi'ang had an idea and quickly left. 

It was the third month of spring. 

The warm breeze blew gently, and the sun shone brightly—it was a beautiful day. 

Qin Ming slung his spirit shovel over his shoulder and stepped out of his residence. 

He had been in seclusion for days, focusing on his cultivation, and hadn't had time to tend to his spirit fields. 

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, 

Qin Ming arrived at his spirit fields. 

The three acres of Golden Spirit Rice had already sprouted tender buds. 

Two golden entries appeared before his eyes. 

**Name**: Golden Spirit Rice **Entry**: Weak Magical Energy (2% maturity) 

**Name**: Golden Spirit Rice **Entry**: Quality Enhancement (3% maturity) 

He then moved on to inspect the two acres of medicinal plants. 

Twelve stalks of high-rank first-grade spirit plant Demon Flame Grass had survived, along with eleven stalks of exquisite first-grade spirit plant Seven-Leaf Skullcap. 

A survival rate of nearly fifty percent was already impressive for high-rank and exquisite spirit plants. 

But what excited him most was— 

Among these twenty or so medicinal plants, two new entries had appeared! 

**Name**: Demon Flame Grass **Entry**: Mastery-Level *Burning Blood Blade Technique* for Ten Days (1% maturity) 

**Name**: Seven-Leaf Skullcap **Entry**: Abundant Soul Power x5 (1% maturity) 

Qin Ming's eyes gleamed as he stared at the two entries, his heart racing with excitement. 

"Talk about a timely gift!" 

For days, Qin Ming had been struggling to make progress in mastering the *Burning Blood Blade Technique*. 

He had almost given up hope when, suddenly, things turned around. 

Without hesitation, Qin Ming used one of the *Ripening* entries to immediately mature the two plants. 

Half a day later, 

The Demon Flame Grass and Seven-Leaf Skullcap grew visibly taller until they reached full maturity. 

Qin Ming harvested the two spirit plants immediately. 

Two green entry leaves appeared in his consciousness. 

His remaining entries were now: 

- Ripening x2 

- Regeneration Seed x2 

- Abundant Soul Power x5 

- Mastery-Level *Burning Blood Blade Technique* for Ten Days 

As for the entries in the Golden Spirit Rice field, he decided not to waste any more ripening entries since Golden Spirit Rice matured once per season, and its growth period was short. 

With that done, 

Qin Ming cleared his mind and activated the entry: **Mastery-Level *Burning Blood Blade Technique* for Ten Days**. 

*BAM!* 

The profound insight of a mastery-level blade technique flooded Qin Ming's mind like a sudden enlightenment. 

In that moment, Qin Ming felt as though he had spent decades practicing the *Burning Blood Blade Technique*. 

He couldn't wait to test his newfound skills. 

Excited, Qin Ming leaped into the forest behind his spirit fields. 

He wanted to find a secluded place to try out the blade technique. 

As he ran deeper into the woods, 

Suddenly! 

The same sense of danger he had felt before surged through him. 

His powerful blood qi instantly detected four murderous presences locking onto him from behind. 

They were closing in at incredible speed. 

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!* 

Four streaks of green light shot across the sky! 

Four cultivators dressed in Spirit Feather Sect robes blocked Qin Ming's path. 

Two were at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, one at the seventh layer, and the last at the eighth layer. 

These four made no attempt to hide their intentions—they acted as if they had Qin Ming cornered. 

The cultivator at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement was none other than Qin Ming's old acquaintance, Chen Zi'ang. 

"Well, well, well! Daoist Qin, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?" Chen Zi'ang sneered, his eyes glinting with malice. "You've kept me waiting long enough!" 

"I've been staking out here for days just to catch you!" 

One of the sixth-layer Qi Refinement cultivators chimed in, "Senior Brother Chen, let's make this brat pay for refusing our offer earlier! Hehehe!" 

"I'm just curious—why does this guy keep running into the woods? It's been quite the chase." 

Another sixth-layer Qi Refinement cultivator sized up Qin Ming with a mocking gaze. 

Realizing Qin Ming was only at the fourth layer of Qi Refinement, he volunteered, "Let me handle this. No need for Senior Brother Chen to dirty his hands." 

With that, he drew a mid-grade flying sword and formed a sword seal with his hand. 

The flying sword shot toward Qin Ming like a bolt of lightning! 

The others stood by, watching the spectacle unfold. 

The sixth-layer Qi Refinement cultivator attacking Qin Ming wore a smug expression, confident that dealing with a mere spirit farmer would be effortless. 

Qin Ming watched the incoming sword without flinching, showing no intention of dodging. 

"Haha! Scared stiff, huh?" the cultivator laughed arrogantly. 

Just as everyone thought Qin Ming was doomed, 

The situation changed abruptly! 

*Swish!* 

When the flying sword was less than a foot away from Qin Ming, 

He moved! 

With a casual flick of his right hand, he grabbed the rapidly approaching mid-grade flying sword. 

Like a steel vise, his grip locked onto the sword, causing it to tremble violently and become immobile. 

Qin Ming channeled his blood qi into the sword, severing its connection to the cultivator. 

Without hesitation, Qin Ming stored the sword in his storage pouch. 

The sixth-layer Qi Refinement cultivator stared in disbelief, his face pale.

"Impossible! He caught a magical artifact with his bare hands!" 

"He's a body cultivator!" 

The four attackers finally realized something was wrong. 

They quickly drew their own magical artifacts and prepared for battle. 

Qin Ming raised his head, his gaze cold and merciless as he addressed the cultivator who had attacked him. "Since you've taken a swing at me," 

"Why don't you try taking one of my strikes?" 

Before the words even faded, 

A black longsword brimming with malevolent energy materialized in Qin Ming's hand. 

He had been looking for a chance to test his blade technique, and today, these fools would serve as his guinea pigs. 

Qin Ming's blood qi erupted! 

It flowed into the Black Wind Blade in his hand. 

Then, his blood qi ignited, and a three-inch-long flame blade aura burst forth from the blade, razor-sharp and menacing. 

*Whoosh!* 

Qin Ming leaped into the air, his figure vanishing in an instant, leaving only a faint afterimage. 

The first form of the *Burning Blood Blade Technique* unleashed eighty-one crimson flame slashes in an instant! 

The attacker hastily summoned a golden bowl-shaped defensive artifact to block the attack. 

*Clang clang clang!* 

The moment the flame slashes touched the golden bowl, 

They sliced through it like cutting tofu. 

The slashes didn't slow down in the slightest, continuing forward and instantly piercing through the cultivator's body. 

*BANG!* 

A cloud of blood exploded in the air! 

The sixth-layer Qi Refinement cultivator was cut into dozens of pieces by Qin Ming's strike and fell lifelessly to the ground. 

The scene was so sudden that 

Silence descended upon the area. 

The remaining three members of the Spirit Feather Sect swallowed hard. 

"What kind of terrifying blade technique is this? Even a defensive artifact was shattered!" 

With just one strike, Qin Ming had completely shattered their confidence. 

(End of Chapter) 

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