Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 458 - 256: Choosing a Cave Abode; The Eye of the Spiritual Spring
Xu Ping planned to set up two sets of arrays, both overt and covert.
These two sets of arrays complement and cooperate with each other, and with his superb array skills, achieving the third-rank middle grade level is completely within reach.
More importantly, this meticulously designed array possesses extremely strong concealment capabilities. Even if the president of the Purple Mountain Association, Miao Jun, were to personally visit, he would likely find it difficult to notice any clues within it.
In this way, he can truly rest easy.
Once he made up his mind, Xu Ping utilized the "Earth Master’s Gaze" and focused all his attention on exploring the key nodes of this Spirit Vein.
At the same time, his powerful Divine Sense, like a finely-crafted net, began to meticulously sweep across the entire Cangyue Mountain.
"Huh?"
"Isn’t the Spirit Vein beneath Cangyue Mountain a bit too active?"
Just moments later, a hint of surprise flashed in Xu Ping’s eyes.
Under his thorough Divine Sense sweep, he discovered that the activity level of the Spirit Vein here was beyond imagination, at least one or two times more active than the usual Spirit Vein.
If it was just slightly active, it would still fall within the normal range, but such a significant level of activity clearly exceeded common understanding.
"Interesting?"
Xu Ping rubbed his chin and immediately grew intrigued.
The excessive activity of the Spirit Vein might very well indicate that a precious, unknown treasure is hidden beneath Cangyue Mountain.
If it weren’t for his Divine Sense being several degrees stronger than that of the average late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and aided by the Earth Master’s Gaze, he might not have discovered it.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Ping reached out and took out the Spirit Beast Bag, releasing the Spirit Worm and Water Lake Rat, both of whom had been confined inside for quite some time.
"You both are good at burrowing. Open a passage to beneath Cangyue Mountain," he instructed.
"No problem!"
"Squeak!"
The two spirit beasts each responded.
Despite being handed a task right after being released, they remained enthusiastic and full of energy.
Thus, under Xu Ping’s direction, the two beasts started digging at the rear of the cave dwelling.
...
A quarter of an hour later, the Spirit Worm and Water Lake Rat were digging vigorously, advancing a full hundred yards, and finally reached an underground cavern first.
Xu Ping closely followed behind them and, upon stepping into this mysterious underground cavern, was met by a wave of Spiritual Qi so dense it felt overwhelming.
The Spiritual Qi resembled substantial thick clouds, permeating the entire space, and according to his keen perception, it nearly reached the third-rank middle grade level!
"Is this... the Ling Spring Eye?"
Xu Ping exclaimed in both surprise and delight.
His gaze was immediately drawn firmly to the scene at the center of the cavern, where a spring eye was continuously spewing clear spring water, emitting the sound of trickling.
The abundant Spiritual Qi filling the entire stone cave almost entirely originated from this magical spring eye.
Without a doubt, what lay before them was the renowned Ling Spring Eye!
Upon closer inspection, the scale of the Ling Spring Eye was indeed significant. The water emerging from it gathered into a pool nearly a yard wide, enough to accommodate two or three adults simultaneously.
"No wonder the Spirit Vein here is so active; it turns out it has nurtured a Ling Spring Eye!"
Xu Ping was filled with joy, his delight evident, and couldn’t help but smile broadly.
He quickly calculated in his heart that if he could cleverly set up a Spirit Gathering Array here, leveraging the ever-flowing Spiritual Qi emitted from the Ling Spring Eye, enhancing the area’s Spiritual Qi concentration to the third-rank upper grade level would be no challenging task.
This was an unexpected delight, akin to a pie falling from the sky.
Furthermore, what’s even more remarkable is that the Ling Spring Eye appears to have the potential for transplantation.
If this were placed outside, both late-stage Golden Core cultivators and Golden Core Perfection cultivators would definitely be tempted.
"Excellent, excellent, I will cultivate here peacefully in the future."
Xu Ping enthusiastically surveyed around the cavern, extremely pleased with everything, and couldn’t help but nod in approval.
This cavern space is quite expansive, requiring only minimal modifications to become a comfortable cultivation abode.
...
Time flies, and a month passed swiftly.
During this month, Xu Ping devoted himself entirely to the array setup of his new dojo.
Now, the array has been preliminarily completed. The core of the entire array is cleverly situated within the cavern.
This cavern was originally hidden deep underground, its location extremely secretive, coupled with the cleverly set array protection. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator personally arrives, it is almost impossible to discover the hidden Ling Spring Eye underground.
Moreover, after Xu Ping’s meticulous modifications, the cavern’s area has further expanded, becoming more spacious and comfortable.
The Spirit Worm and Water Lake Rat can also be used to practice peacefully in this suitable environment.
However, with the Water Lake Rat’s ability to hide, it can freely venture outside, and even Miao Jun wouldn’t be able to detect anything unusual.
"The array is finally complete, now I can cultivate peacefully."
Xu Ping sat cross-legged on the stone bed within the cavern, gently closed his eyes, and began to ponder his next cultivation plans.
He had long coveted the "Wood Spirit Avatar" Cultivation Technique, and now with his current level of cultivation, he finally met the requirements for practicing it.
Once he reaches a certain level with the ’Wood Spirit Avatar,’ it will certainly prove immensely useful!
Of course, he was also determined to quickly break through to the third-rank level with top-tier Body Refining Technique like the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill.
Recalling the thrilling encounter with the demon cultivator earlier, if it weren’t for the strength of his Body Refining, the outcome might have been uncertain.
And, once the Body Refining Technique reaches the third-rank level, both his survival ability and his ability to handle various unexpected dangers would be greatly enhanced, which is crucial for his cultivation journey.
