Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 460 - 257: Wood Spirit Avatar; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Breaks Through to the Fourth Layer
Xu Ping considered for a moment, then accepted it.
After all, they were just two Qi Cultivators and couldn’t possibly see anything unusual.
"Yes!"
Miao Chengyu, with a respectful expression, took the medicine bottle with both hands, then turned and quickly left the alchemy chamber.
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Once Miao Chengyu’s silhouette disappeared, Xu Ping traversed the secret underground passage and arrived at the familiar cave.
The cave at this moment had undergone some apparent changes in decoration and environment compared to before.
The eye of the Spiritual Spring continued to surge vigorously, continuously emitting an extremely dense Spiritual Qi, which permeated the entire cave like tangible mist.
Next to the eye of the Spiritual Spring, a small crimson sapling was thriving.
A closer look revealed it to be the Flame Prison Purple Wood.
Originally a spirit object thriving in scorching regions, the Flame Prison Purple Wood was planted beside the eye of the Spiritual Spring, benefiting from the exceptionally high concentration of Spiritual Qi and the unique nourishment of the earth’s energy here.
Not only did it not experience any acclimatization issues but instead displayed lush vitality.
A short distance behind the Flame Prison Purple Wood, a row of ordinary third-rank Spirit Wood, each about ten feet tall, stood neatly aligned.
The display of this row of Spirit Wood was quite peculiar; viewed from afar, they seemed like lively beings, rhythmically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.
If a cultivator with keen Divine Sense were to probe carefully, they’d be astonished to find that it wasn’t the Spirit Wood autonomously absorbing the Spiritual Qi.
In fact, concealed within the Spirit Wood was a faintly visible, green-glowing magical sword, discreetly controlling the Spirit Wood to absorb Spiritual Qi.
These green-glowing magical swords were artifact embryos that Xu Ping meticulously planted into the Spirit Wood using the "Treasure Planting Skill."
Over the years, nurtured by the third-rank Spirit Wood, the might of these artifact embryos had already increased significantly compared to before.
At this rate, in another twenty to thirty years, these artifact embryos are expected to all advance to the level of magical treasures.
By then, the sword array formed by them would achieve overwhelmingly terrifying might.
Even a Golden Core Perfection powerhouse might feel apprehensive facing this sword array.
It was undoubtedly another crucial trump card in Xu Ping’s hands.
Moreover, unlike his Lifebound Magical Treasure, if news were to leak, Golden Core Perfection, or even Nascent Soul Cultivators, would harbor thoughts of murder and theft.
After all, a half-step Spirit Treasure holds significant allure for Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Xu Ping was long accustomed to the various scenes within the cave, his gaze unwavering as he walked directly towards the created chamber.
Creak!
Xu Ping reached out, gently pushing open the tightly shut chamber door.
The heavy stone door slowly rotated, emitting a deep rumbling sound.
As the slit gradually widened, a scene inside the chamber left one utterly astonished.
Within the chamber, there was surprisingly another Xu Ping!
At this moment, this Xu Ping was fully engrossed in the crafting of a human-shaped puppet towering twenty feet tall.
The chamber was filled with various strange and peculiar artifact refining tools, and Spirit Crystals embedded in the walls emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire space brightly.
The prototype of the puppet had taken shape, its metallic body gleaming with a cold luster, and the joints intricately and meticulously patterned, showcasing a high level of craftsmanship.
At this moment, this Xu Ping had already reached the final step.
At this crucial final stage of puppet crafting, Xu Ping uttered an incantation, and a specialized crystal containing a mid-grade Spirit Stone fit perfectly into the puppet’s chest.
This crystal, like the heart of the puppet, immediately injected a surging and powerful energy source into it.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Ping unhesitatingly employed the Puppet Control Skill.
In an instant, a misty azure glow enveloped the twenty-foot-tall statue puppet, with faint sounds of mechanisms operating.
The sound was deep and powerful, like the heartbeat of a fierce beast.
The puppet’s limbs slowly raised, propelling the heavy air, its spear making a forceful sweep forward, a dull gust of wind roaring out, causing the airflow in the chamber to vibrate.
An overwhelmingly powerful spiritual pressure emanated from the puppet, its might comparable to that of a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"The Second-stage Upper Grade Puppet is finally complete!"
Seeing this scene, a smile emerged on Xu Ping’s lips.
In five years, he had grown from a complete novice in puppet crafting to a Puppet Master capable of crafting a Second-stage Upper Grade Puppet.
This, of course, was thanks to his powerful Divine Sense and skillful interface.
After completing the puppet crafting, the Xu Ping in the chamber temporarily shifted his focus away from this painstakingly crafted second-stage puppet, slowly turning his gaze to the "Xu Ping" standing at the chamber door.
"It’s been exhausting refining pills." Xu Ping smiled slightly and spoke.
"We are one and the same, no need for thanks."
The "Xu Ping" standing at the chamber door responded calmly and evenly.
"Hahaha, indeed, it’s truly entertaining to have such a self-dialogue." Xu Ping laughed heartily.
The Xu Ping at the chamber door was naturally his Wood Spirit Avatar.
An ordinary Wood Spirit Avatar naturally couldn’t reach such a level.
Typically, a Wood Spirit Avatar requires constant mana to maintain its existence, and completing a highly demanding task like alchemy is impossible for an ordinary avatar.
But since Xu Ping mastered the "Wood Spirit Transformation" Secret Technique to a proficient level, this avatar underwent some changes.
