Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 558 - 283: Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Breaks Through to the Fifth Layer
[Wind Night Sword Skill Mastery Progress: 932/1600]
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"Just over six hundred proficiency points to reach Perfection in Wind Night Sword Skill."
Xu Ping gazed at the panel floating before him, and a flash of indescribable anticipation flickered in his eyes.
Once the Wind Night Sword Skill is cultivated to the point of Perfection, although the advancement in Sword Dao realm certainly won’t leap directly to the profound level of Sword Rainbow Splitting Light,
without a doubt, there will be a qualitative leap.
By then, combined with his Sword Array, achieving an attack power of a quasi-Fourth Rank level shouldn’t be a problem.
Moreover, unlike those Puppets that can only be used as consumables, this is his own true strength.
Concerning this prospect, Xu Ping was full of eager anticipation.
"Finally, there’s the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill!"
Xu Ping slightly raised his head, his gaze slowly moving upward to where the realm was displayed.
[Realm: Middle Stage of Golden Core: 8/100; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, Layer 4: 99/100]
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"Just one more point in proficiency."
Xu Ping looked joyful and murmured to himself, "Based on the current cultivation progress, in just over two months, the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill will break through to the fifth layer, stepping into the third-rank mid-grade Body Refining realm."
"By then, the physical strength of ordinary third-rank Upper Grade Body Refining cultivators would hardly compare with mine!"
For cultivators, the third-rank Upper Grade Body Refining is already an unattainable extreme height for most people.
Without enormous opportunities, trying to touch the threshold of quasi-Fourth Rank Body Refining is nearly wishful thinking, let alone reaching the Fourth Rank Body Refining realm.
However, this for Xu Ping, the third-rank Upper Grade is definitely not his limit.
His physique, having undergone so many enhancements, is already far stronger than that of the average cultivator.
Moreover, he has cultivated the top-tier Body Refining Technique, the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill.
Once the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill breaks through to the sixth layer, Xu Ping is confident that his physique will certainly reach the quasi-Fourth Rank level.
Having such a level of Body Refining strength, even facing powerful cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage, it would not be easy to take his life.
If this breakthrough can be achieved before the expedition against the Seed Puppet Sect, it will indisputably make him even more self-assured.
As long as he doesn’t fall into the encirclement of the Seed Puppet Sect, threatening his life will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!
With this thought, a fiery sensation surged in Xu Ping’s heart.
He flipped his palm, revealing half a bottle of Molten Lava Essence.
He removed the cap and drank it all in one go.
The Molten Lava Essence, like blazing magma, flowed down his throat into his abdomen.
Facing this scorching sensation, Xu Ping’s expression remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
He silently recited the mental method of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, concentrating fully on refining the Molten Lava Essence in his abdomen.
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Time slipped by quietly in the serene atmosphere of cultivation, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, in the secret chamber, Xu Ping sat quietly on the stone bed as usual.
His aura was restrained, seemingly blending with the surrounding environment, with only the force of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill circulating slowly inside him along the pre-established meridians.
As time ticked by, subtle changes began appearing in the spiritual qi within the chamber.
Initially, they were mere faint ripples, like layers of ripples forming on a calm lake.
But soon, these ripples grew stronger, and the spiritual qi, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand, surged toward Xu Ping.
Although the commotion of spiritual qi gathering this time was not as earth-shattering as during his breakthrough to the third rank, the momentum was still grand within the relatively enclosed chamber.
Like a rushing river, the spiritual qi roared toward Xu Ping, washing over his physique.
Uncertain of how much time had passed.
With a dull "boom," as if the shackles of a force were completely shattered,
a strong and fierce vibration emanated from within Xu Ping’s body, and a more vigorous and massive force of qi and blood, like a long-dormant volcano suddenly erupting, exploded in an avalanche.
This force of qi and blood surged like a tidal wave in a stormy sea, sweeping across the entire chamber with unstoppable momentum.
But moments later.
This force of qi and blood, which had been all-encompassing, gradually subsided, and the spiritual qi within the chamber slowly returned to calm.
At this moment, Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp gleam shot out from his eyes, illuminating the entire chamber like lightning cutting through the night sky.
He instinctively clenched his fists, clearly feeling the endless, inexhaustible power surging within him.
At this moment, every movement he made contained immense power, as if capable of splitting mountains and shattering the void.
"A breakthrough!"
Unable to contain the overwhelming joy deep within his heart, Xu Ping grinned and burst into laughter.
Moreover, what thrilled him even more was that following the successful breakthrough to the fifth layer of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, his longevity had also increased.
Though it only added ten years to his lifespan, it’s still quite marvelous.
His lifespan had now officially surpassed the one-thousand-six-hundred-year mark!
Such a long lifespan, even those exalted Nascent Soul Stage cultivators would likely be astounded, viewing it as celestial!
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Once his excitement had slightly calmed, Xu Ping settled his mind to carefully perceive the myriad changes that had occurred in himself after the breakthrough.
He clearly noticed that his physique had strengthened at least one to two times compared to before.
"As expected, as I anticipated, after breaking through to the fifth layer of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, ordinary third-rank Upper Grade Body Refining cultivators are simply unable to match me."
