Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 659 - 316: Refining the Tier Four Longevity Pill (3)
Wherever he passed, Xu Ping could clearly feel subtle changes happening in his meridians, bones, and internal organs.
"Such potent medicinal power!"
Xu Ping marveled in his heart, quickly sitting cross-legged to fully absorb this immense vitality power.
Meridians like rivers, blood like the vast ocean.
The vitality power flowed incessantly within Xu Ping, nourishing his every inch of skin, every meridian, and even every tiny pore.
He felt his lifespan rapidly increasing!
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A month later.
Xu Ping’s absorption process lasted an entire month, finally fully refining the medicinal power of the Tier Four Longevity Pill.
"Whew!"
Xu Ping slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes gleaming with wild joy.
"The Tier Four Longevity Pill is truly remarkable, the effect on longevity is simply exaggerated!"
Xu Ping couldn’t wait to check his proficiency panel:
[Name: Xu Ping]
[Lifespan: 186/2241 years]
[Stage: Middle Stage of Golden Core: 93/100; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Level 6: 52/100]
[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Skill Mastery (Golden Core Chapter): 1235/1600]
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"An increase of 442 years in lifespan, and the proficiency of the Longevity Skill also increased by 442 points."
Seeing the clear display on the panel, Xu Ping couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Now his lifespan had officially surpassed the two-thousand-year mark, reaching a staggering 2241 years.
Such a lengthy lifespan could already rival a cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Realm.
To have the lifespan of someone at the Golden Core stage rival those in the Divinity Transformation Realm is something unheard of in the entire Cultivation Realm.
If this were to spread, any cultivator would be utterly astonished.
Xu Ping’s gaze moved downward, focusing on his stage.
[Stage: Middle Stage of Golden Core: 93/100]
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"Just seven more proficiency points and I can break through to the Late-Stage Golden Core."
A sense of anticipation and joy surged in Xu Ping’s heart.
Based on his cultivation speed, it would only take a few more years to achieve the breakthrough.
Once he breaks through to the Late-Stage Golden Core, he can start preparing for Nascent Soul Formation.
After all, there’s no real gap between the Late-Stage Golden Core and Golden Core Perfection, it’s just a process of continuous accumulation.
"Soon!"
Suppressing the excitement and anticipation in his heart, Xu Ping closed the proficiency panel and started running his cultivation technique again to digest the residual traces of medicinal power in his body.
Although most of the medicinal power had been absorbed, to achieve perfect results, every trace of it must be fully utilized without any wastage.
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Another month passed. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Xu Ping officially exited seclusion.
At this moment, the Water Lake Rat was still silently polishing its cultivation.
After silently sensing for a moment, Xu Ping came to a conclusion.
At the current rate of the Water Lake Rat, it would take at most about a year for it to polish its cultivation to the theoretical extreme state.
"Then I can also begin preparing it for transformation." Xu Ping thought to himself, starting to plan in his mind.
Strike while the iron is hot; momentum dwindles with delays.
Once the Water Lake Rat’s cultivation reaches its peak, he intends to let it attempt a breakthrough immediately.
There must be no hesitations or delays.
If delayed too long, the accumulated momentum for breakthrough would dissipate, leading to suboptimal conditions during the attempt, greatly reducing the success rate.
Therefore, all preparations must be planned in advance, with no room for oversight.
In the following half year, Xu Ping symbolically procured pills and spiritual objects beneficial for the Demon Beast’s advancement, heavenly materials, and earthly treasures.
This included using sect contributions to exchange for items and replace resources.
Of course, the focus was on various treasures that could defend against the Thunder Tribulation.
Although he believed the Water Lake Rat could survive the Thunder Tribulation, it was prudent to have extra precautions.
Xu Ping’s actions immediately made the Golden Core Elders in the valley realize that Elder Yan was preparing to let his Spirit Pet breakthrough Fourth Rank and transform.
This news spread like a whirlwind throughout the entire sect, sparking various discussions and speculations.
"If Elder Yan’s Spirit Pet breaks through to Fourth Rank transformation, the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons will have another Fourth Rank Demon King!"
"With this, we can certainly surpass the Red Gauze Sect!"
"But after all, Elder Yan is an outsider; his strength alone isn’t much weaker than a Nascent Soul True Monarch. If his Spirit Pet also breaks through to Fourth Rank transformation, wouldn’t that make him unrestrainable?"
Indeed, the Water Lake Rat’s transformation at this moment left the Golden Core Elders in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons with mixed feelings.
Some were happy, some worried, some expectant, and others were calculating how to benefit from this situation.
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Amidst the rumors, True Monarch Lan Ling personally invited Xu Ping to Blue Water Peak to inquire about the Water Lake Rat’s attempt at transformation.
Inside the elegant palace at Blue Water Peak.
"In response to True Monarch, my Spirit Pet will attempt the transformation in two months."
"By then, we will use a Fourth Rank Spirit Vein of the sect to draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, causing some impact, and I hope True Monarch can overlook it."
Xu Ping bowed and paid his respects, looking up at the female True Monarch atop the hall.
True Monarch Lan Ling, with her high cloud bun, clad in a purple gauze dress that accentuated graceful curves, lazily leaned on a jade chair.
"Fellow Daoist Yan need not be so formal. You are already one of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, so why hesitate?"
True Monarch Lan Ling smiled gently, lightly lifting her skirt sleeve in an elegant gesture, beckoning Xu Ping to take a seat.
"Since it is a Demon Beast transformation, the sect should naturally provide full support."
True Monarch Lan Ling was well aware of how much preparation Xu Ping had made for the Water Lake Rat’s Nascent Soul formation.
The mention of the Metamorphic Demon Core goes without saying.
Items like the Ten Thousand Tribulation Pill, at such a level for Nascent Soul formation, are hard to come by even for Nascent Soul seeds in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, who can only seek secondary aids for the Heart Demon Tribulation.
Such luxurious Nascent Soul formation items, coupled with the Water Lake Rat’s foundation and potential.
The success rate for the Water Lake Rat’s transformation this time would probably be incredibly high.
During their conversation, True Monarch Lan Ling carefully inquired about Xu Ping’s preparations.
Upon learning that the Water Lake Rat was slightly lacking in surviving the Thunder Tribulation during the Fourth Rank transformation attempt, she decisively made a decision.
"In that case, I have something to give that may assist you."
