Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 543 - 278: Breaking Through to Middle Stage of Golden Core; Red Flame Golden Beetle Discovers an Anomaly
Fortunately, the commotion this time was far less intense than when the Water Lake Rat broke through to the third-rank Upper Grade.
Moreover, Xu Ping had earlier reinforced the array set up in the cave.
With the power of this array, it barely managed to conceal the overwhelming Spiritual Qi fluctuations, preventing it from leaking to the outside world and thus avoiding many potential troubles.
Even so, the storm of Spiritual Qi in the secret chamber remained turbulent.
The dense Spiritual Qi surged toward Xu Ping’s body like a tidal wave, as if determined to break through the limits of what his body could endure.
Faced with such a tumultuous influx of Spiritual Qi, Xu Ping’s expression remained unperturbed, as calm as the depths of a still lake, unfazed by the waves.
Time quietly passed in this tense atmosphere, and it was unclear how long had gone by.
Suddenly.
Boom!
A thunderous sound, like a great bell, erupted in the secret chamber.
A vast and mighty force unexpectedly exploded within Xu Ping’s body.
In an instant, he felt as if his Divine Sense had broken through an invisible and resilient shackle, becoming incomparably clear, with the range of perception rapidly expanding, giving rise to a powerful feeling.
At the same time, the mana within his body experienced an unprecedented surge.
At this moment, the mana contained within Xu Ping’s Golden Core was like a ceaselessly flowing river, majestic and unending.
He could clearly perceive that his mana, in terms of both quantity and quality, had undergone a qualitative leap and enhancement.
"Middle Stage of Golden Core!"
Xu Ping slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, then gradually opened his eyes, a glow of uncontrollable excitement flickering in his gaze.
Moving from Early Stage Golden Core to Middle Stage of Golden Core took only twenty years.
Such speed was far beyond reach even for cultivators with Celestial Spirit Roots.
Of course, the greatest contributor to this smooth breakthrough was the nearly Fourth-Rank Spiritual Liquid.
Without its assistance, Xu Ping would have needed at least another ten years to break through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core.
Xu Ping composed his mind, suppressing his inner excitement, and opened his skill panel.
[Name: Xu Ping]
[Lifespan: 147/1591 years]
[Realm: Middle Stage of Golden Core: 1/100; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Fourth Layer: 88/100]
[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Skill Minor Achievement (Golden Core Chapter): 748/800]
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"Lifespan increased by eighty years!"
Seeing the display on the skill panel, Xu Ping couldn’t help but curve his lips into a smile.
Although it’s certainly far from the effect of the nearly Fourth-Rank Spiritual Liquid, this increase in lifespan was unimaginable for other cultivators.
Apart from the significant change in lifespan, Xu Ping clearly felt that his Divine Sense and mana had also been greatly enhanced.
"With the current strength of my Divine Sense, I’m probably stronger than ordinary Golden Core Perfection cultivators."
After carefully sensing it, Xu Ping reached a somewhat delightful conclusion.
A strong Divine Sense has great utility in controlling puppets and refining them.
"Once I achieve Golden Core Perfection and break through to perfection in the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill, there should be no problem for my Divine Sense strength to reach a nearly Fourth-Rank level."
"I just don’t know if it can reach the Nascent Soul Level." A glimmer of anticipation flickered in Xu Ping’s eyes.
If his Divine Sense could truly reach the Nascent Soul Level, the benefits would not be limited to strengthening his combat power; there would also be a qualitative leap in puppet techniques.
More crucially, this would greatly aid his future breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
But that’s still a long way off.
According to Xu Ping’s estimation,
it would take at least several decades, if not a hundred years, to reach Golden Core Perfection.
Then, Xu Ping turned his attention to the Golden Core in his Dantian.
He saw that the Golden Core, resembling an oval fruit, trembled slightly, with a constant flow of blue light on its surface, exuding an aura of mana pressure that had reached the threshold of the Late-Stage Golden Core level.
Compared to before the breakthrough, the strength of the mana at this moment had increased by more than double.
For an ordinary cultivator to increase their mana by half upon breaking through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core is considered very good.
And Xu Ping’s mana increase this time was double or more.
Such profound potential will become increasingly apparent with future cultivation.
"Not bad, not bad." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Xu Ping slowly gathered his aura, showing a satisfied expression.
"With my current mana, I should be able to fully harness the power of the Sword Array now." Xu Ping thought to himself.
"I just wonder if the power of the current Sword Array can reach a nearly Fourth-Rank level."
After some contemplation, Xu Ping felt that it might still need a little more refinement.
Perhaps only when all seventy-two magical swords are fully upgraded to the top treasure level will the power of the Sword Array have a chance to reach a nearly Fourth-Rank level.
"Top-tier treasure."
With this thought, Xu Ping helplessly shook his head.
Upgrading all seventy-two magical swords to the top treasure level would require an extraordinary amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and the effort involved is beyond estimation.
Fortunately, his magical swords are now at a half-step top treasure level, which offers some possibility.
If they were only ordinary treasures, it would be utterly impossible.
"Take it slow. Now that the Middle Stage of Golden Core is achieved, it’s time to find Gu Yuntao to complete the transaction."
Xu Ping spent some more time appreciating the skill panel before closing it.
However, he did not set off immediately.
After all, he had just broken through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core and still needed to stabilize his cultivation further.
