Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 582 - 291: Armor Refining Skill; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Sixth Layer
Xu Ping’s expression grew increasingly serious, for the next stage was the most critical.
"Forge!"
Xu Ping whispered under his breath, his hands swiftly changing the magic technique.
In an instant, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth seemed to respond to a mysterious and powerful force, surging in from all directions.
Within the secret chamber, the Spiritual Qi was so dense it almost became tangible, forming distinct vortices in the air. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Accompanied by a faint, tearing-like sound and flickering spiritual light, a crimson armor emerged, firmly embedded upon the skin of Xu Ping’s upper body.
This armor had smooth lines, emanating a mysterious and formidable aura, with every pattern seemingly containing endless power.
"Finally... it’s done!"
Xu Ping genuinely felt the power augmentation brought by the soft armor, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on his previously tense face.
He had spent an entire year honing the ’Armor Refining Skill’ to a proficient level.
And now, at last, he succeeded in performing it.
He clenched his fist tightly, and a vast and mighty power surged from within his body, as if possessing the force to shatter heaven and earth.
"Not bad, not bad."
Xu Ping couldn’t help but burst into hearty laughter.
Upon initial experience, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the armor increased his power by at least thirty percent.
Even though, with his current state, breaking through to the third-rank upper grade level and adding the armor’s boost, he was still quite a ways from truly reaching the fourth-rank Body Refining realm.
But for him now, this was undoubtedly a tremendous leap forward.
If he combined this armor’s formidable defensive power, he could surely match wits with a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
After conducting some meticulous tests, Xu Ping gained a more in-depth understanding of the armor’s various features, feeling satisfied as he prepared to dissipate the armor.
"Disperse!"
With a snap of his mana, the crimson armor embedded in his skin detached, transforming back into four Red Flame Golden Beetles.
"Sss sss!"
The Red Flame Golden Beetles emitted a series of excited hisses toward Xu Ping, seemingly flaunting their contributions to their master.
Xu Ping smiled faintly, flicked his fingers, and a large piece of Demon Beast Flesh shot toward the four Red Flame Golden Beetles.
Upon seeing the food, they cheerfully pounced on it, devouring it heartily.
"Now that the Armor Refining Skill is complete, next comes the breakthrough of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill to the sixth level."
"It seems I need to squeeze the Water Lake Rats a bit during this time," Xu Ping schemed to himself.
With only a few years left before the campaign against the Seed Puppet Sect, he must hasten to ensure the breakthrough of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, leaving nothing to chance.
As for the expense of the Water Lake Rat’s vital essence, it can recover slowly over time.
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Time flies; six years have passed like a fleeting moment.
Ancient Sand City.
Within the secret chamber, the ghostly blue flames continued to burn intensely, never ceasing.
After so many years of uninterrupted burning, Gu Yuntao’s body had been completely refined into a pool of viscous liquid.
This mysterious liquid fully fused with the puppet’s material, merging seamlessly as one.
Amazingly, this puppet, originally only a mere imitation of the fourth rank, had undergone a colossal transformation.
It gradually morphed into the form of Gu Yuntao, with lifelike skin covering it, indistinguishable from a real person at first glance.
Moreover, the aura it emitted had already reached a genuine fourth-rank level.
Who knows how much time passed.
"Crack!"
The puppet suddenly opened its eyes, a sharp light flashing through like lightning.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, a vast Nascent Soul level aura erupted from the puppet, dispersing the burning ghostly blue flames in an instant.
The Spiritual Qi within the chamber also seemed to be greatly disturbed, emitting intense howling noises.
"Hahaha... Infusing soul into the puppet... I have finally succeeded!"
Gu Yuntao’s lips curled into a high arc, finally bursting into a moment of supreme laughter.
The laughter reverberated within the chamber for a long time, filled with irrepressible joy and madness.
For the "Infusing Soul into Puppet" technique, he had expended countless efforts and long years, enduring unimaginable hardships along the way.
Now, it had finally come to fruition.
"Infusing Soul into Puppet" is a forbidden secret technique in the Seed Puppet Sect.
This technique allows a person’s body and Divine Soul to be wholly refined into a puppet, greatly enhancing the puppet’s grade while perfectly preserving human consciousness.
With this, the puppet’s immense combat prowess can be fully unleashed.
Furthermore, as long as the Divine Soul remains intact, long-lasting existence can be achieved.
Of course, the secret technique is not without its drawbacks.
Once used, it essentially cuts off any future path of cultivation, a price far beyond what ordinary people can bear.
Gu Yuntao slowly lowered his head, examining his hands closely. Beneath the realistic and delicate skin surged a mighty fourth-rank power.
As he clenched his fist, the surrounding air was instantly compressed, emitting a deep and resounding explosive sound, as if the entire space was slightly distorted under this powerful force.
He attempted to circulate the Spiritual Power within, finding that the initially complex and maze-like network of meridians had now become unobstructed, like a river running wild, with Spiritual Power flowing through unhindered.
"With my current strength, even in a direct confrontation with a Nascent Soul Cultivator, I would not fall behind in the slightest."
