Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 535 - 275: Celestial Wind Zhenren Attacks; Lake Water Rat Breaks Through to Tier 3 (Part 4)
After all, the scene where Miao Jun originally traded him the runes is still vivid in his mind.
Xu Ping carefully analyzed the impact on him after the Purple Mountain Association became a vassal of the Seed Puppet Sect.
He had two identities within the Purple Mountain Association.
The first was the identity of Li Feiyu.
As the alchemy patron of the Purple Mountain Association, he usually acted extremely low-key, rarely interacting with others, with very few friends within the association.
Even if the Purple Mountain Association became a vassal of the Seed Puppet Sect, the impact on this identity should not be significant.
As for the identity of Yan Ruchen, the impact would be quite substantial.
However, this was no big deal; he could simply abandon this identity.
In the future, he would just have to work harder to personally seek puppet materials and longevity items.
After Xu Ping weighed things over carefully again in his mind, he gradually put his worries aside.
Everything would have to wait until the Water Lake Rat broke through to the third-rank upper grade, as its breakthrough was the top priority.
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Time always slipped away quietly, quickly like the passage of a galloping horse, and in a flash, six months had passed.
During these six months, the Water Curtain Mountain remained peaceful and harmonious, but the Purple Mountain Association experienced earth-shattering changes.
Just as Xu Ping predicted, Miao Jun ultimately couldn’t withstand the pressure from the Seed Puppet Sect and chose to become its vassal.
When this news was spread, the entire Purple Mountain Association exploded in discussions among the disciples.
The majority supported this approach.
After all, the Seed Puppet Sect was considered the second most powerful force after the Hundred Bamboo Sect in the Wind Country, and establishing ties with it would absolutely be a huge benefit for the entire Purple Mountain Association’s development.
Opponents were naturally also aware of the interests involved.
But what they worried about was the domineering style of the Seed Puppet Sect, which might completely hollow out the Purple Mountain Association.
Turning it completely into a tool for the Seed Puppet Sect, serving it entirely.
However, given the accomplished situation, opponents could only voice some complaints at most.
Yet, all of this was irrelevant to Xu Ping.
All his attention at this moment was focused on the Water Lake Rat.
After half a year of meticulous refinement, the Water Lake Rat’s cultivation had reached a critical point.
That day, Xu Ping, as usual, stayed in the side hall, closely monitoring the movements of the Water Lake Rat.
Suddenly, Xu Ping keenly noticed that the aura on the Water Lake Rat began to soar dramatically; the originally calm spiritual power fluctuations were now extremely turbulent and fierce.
"It has begun."
Watching this scene, Xu Ping’s expression also grew slightly solemn.
The breakthrough at this stage was also a significant bottleneck.
It should be known that most demon beasts with average potential could only reach third-rank mid-grade at most.
At this moment, the Water Lake Rat’s body radiated an intense light; the previously faint spiritual power illumination had now become dazzling, illuminating the entire side hall to resemble daylight.
Its fur stood up strand by strand, each seemingly containing immense power.
As spiritual power continuously gathered, the air around the Water Lake Rat began to twist and deform, emitting a buzzing sound.
Xu Ping silently sat to one side, with his gaze firmly locked on the Water Lake Rat.
He could sense the tremendous pressure the Water Lake Rat was under at this moment; breaking through to third-rank upper grade was difficult indeed, a slight misstep could lead to total failure.
Despite the Water Lake Rat repeatedly surging demonic power, recklessly crashing towards the invisible bottleneck, it achieved little effect, far from shaking this fortress-like bottleneck.
After experiencing several failures, the aura on the Water Lake Rat began to show a significant downward trend, with its formerly vigorous demonic power gradually becoming weak.
"Seems like I’ll have to intervene!"
Xu Ping thought to himself without any surprise.
Without hesitation, he flicked his fingers, and that precious third-rank upper-grade Demon Core shot through the void like a meteor, directly into the Water Lake Rat’s mouth.
With a gulp, the Water Lake Rat unhesitatingly swallowed this Demon Core.
As this powerful Demon Core smoothly entered its body, a strange and astounding transformation quietly began within the Water Lake Rat.
Demonic power spread swiftly within it like a flooding river, fully dedicating itself to refining this Demon Core.
A massive and surging life force began to emerge from within the Water Lake Rat like a tumultuous flood.
This force seemed to have endless vitality, continuously striking at the breakthrough bottleneck of the Water Lake Rat.
Pushed by this powerful force, the aura around the Water Lake Rat grew increasingly intense, and the light became even more dazzling.
