Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 764 - 351: Ripening the Dragon Blood Fruit (Part 3)
Tier Four Middle Grade Body Cultivator, in the Nanchuan Realm, is truly as rare as a phoenix’s feather or a unicorn’s horn; probably countable on five fingers.
Such an existence has already surpassed the physical limits of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
Even without using mana, they can easily sweep through Early-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and even contend with Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators to some extent.
"Tier Four Middle Grade Body Refining!"
Xu Ping murmured softly, the anticipation in his eyes growing even stronger, sparkling with a brilliant sparkle.
However, this emotion soon subsided, like ripples fading on a lake, returning to his usual calm and composure.
Even with the assistance of Dragon Blood Fruit, breaking through to Tier Four Middle Grade Body Refining requires a long period.
This matter cannot be rushed.
Stability is the way of the king.
...
Xu Ping checked the state of the Dragon Blood Fruit carefully once again and, after making sure there were no issues, nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Xu Ping went to the deepest part of the chamber and sat cross-legged on an exquisite jade bed.
With a light wave of his sleeve, Spiritual Qi began to circulate around.
Xu Ping operated the mental method of the "Ten Thousand Woods Evergreen Scripture," absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to adjust his breath and recover.
The Primordial Qi consumed in the previous battle hadn’t fully recovered, and added to the rush and maturation of the Dragon Blood Fruit, his internal mana was considerable.
As the cultivation technique functioned, strands of green spiritual light circulated around Xu Ping’s body, spreading like the rings of a tree.
With each breath, pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowed into his body, transforming into his own mana.
While adjusting his breath, Xu Ping’s thoughts kept busy, pondering his next plans.
With over twenty years until the full-scale invasion of the Wind Origin Realm, this period isn’t very long, nor very short, but enough for him to make some preparations.
Firstly, most urgent is to head to the Yellow Dragon Desert to hunt for the Thunder Spirit.
Today his sword array is already powerful enough, but when facing seasoned Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators, it still falls short.
However, if he could refine the Thunder Spirit into the Canghua Divine Wood Sword, advancing it to a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure.
In that case, the power of the sword array will naturally rise with it.
When facing the elite Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wind Origin Realm, the sword array alone could contend directly with them, perhaps even have a slight advantage.
Moreover, with his current cultivation and strength, hunting the Thunder Spirit would virtually pose no danger.
The only downside is that it will consume considerable time, as the Thunder Spirit is elusive and quite troublesome to capture.
But compared to the potential gains, this time’s expenditure is insignificant.
Next is the Puppet Array!
The power of his current Puppet Array is inferior to the sword array and requires upgrading, crafting truly Fourth Rank Puppets!
This will give the army array greater offensive and defensive power.
Thinking of this, Xu Ping already had a plan in mind.
He nearly had enough materials to make three Fourth Rank Puppets, plus this time’s harvest from the Celestial South Sea, the assurance of crafting Fourth Rank Puppets had greatly increased.
By then, with a Fourth Rank Puppet leading the Puppet Array, the power will significantly increase, enough to handle Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Lastly, there’s this time’s magnificent achievement with the Decaying Silence Divine Light.
To be honest, the power of the Decaying Silence Divine Light this time exceeded Xu Ping’s expectations.
With the improvement of proficiency, many of the drawbacks of the Decaying Silence Divine Light are being improved.
For example, the limitation of harm to non-creatures has now made a breakthrough.
This time, the Decaying Silence Divine Light could forcibly break the divine techniques of a Mid-Stage Nascent Soul leader, showing its powerful might.
And this is merely at the Minor Achievement stage; once it reaches Greater Achievement and Perfection, its power will undoubtedly ascend to new heights, and may even become his most crucial trump card.
With his long lifespan and ample Primordial Qi, even though the Decaying Silence Divine Light is costly in consumption and requires a sacrifice of lifespans, he fears not in the least.
It perfectly suits Xu Ping’s cultivation characteristics.
"Perhaps I can find some similar secret techniques as well."
Xu Ping had this thought flash through his mind but soon extinguished it.
After all, even if he wanted to find them, not now, as his current time is limited, and even if he finds new secret techniques, there’s no time to cultivate them.
The Path of Cultivation values quality over quantity; instead of biting off more than one can chew, it is better to fully cultivate the Decaying Silence Divine Light to Perfection.
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Time flows like water, and a month goes by in an instant.
In the secluded chamber, Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, a flash of green light passing through them, and then returned to calmness.
After a month’s adjustment, he had fully restored his Primordial Qi and mana.
He stretched his muscles, releasing a slight explosive sound throughout his body, as a powerful force of energy and blood circulated within.
Subsequently, Xu Ping tidied his robes, walked out of the chamber, and ordered the Water Lake Mouse to continue guarding the Dragon Blood Fruit, while he prepared to visit True Monarch Lan Ling.
Blue Water Peak.
"Junior Brother has arrived."
True Monarch Lan Ling, in a water-blue brocade dress, appeared serene, her eyes bright, and she greeted with a gentle smile.
"Senior Sister Zhaoxue." Xu Ping cupped his hands in a bow.
"Come in to speak."
True Monarch Lan Ling gestured invitingly.
The two stepped into True Monarch Lan Ling’s chambers, where fragrant tea had already been prepared on the table, the aroma of it filling the air.
After a few casual words, Xu Ping recounted the encounters in the Celestial South Sea.
However, he concealed the fact that he repelled the Wind Origin Realm cultivators on his own.
"Junior Brother actually encountered cultivators from the Wind Origin Realm?"
True Monarch Lan Ling’s eyes were filled with concern, "Were you hurt, Junior Brother?"
"Thanks to Senior Sister’s concern, it was just a depletion of Primordial Qi." Xu Ping replied with a light smile.
"That’s good!"
True Monarch Lan Ling nodded, but a trace of worry then appeared on her delicate face, "The activities of the Wind Origin Realm are becoming increasingly frequent; I’m afraid it won’t be long before a full-scale invasion."
"Senior Sister need not worry. Though the Wind Origin Realm is strong, our Nanchuan Realm is no pushover." Xu Ping assured, "Moreover, we still have some time before the passage between the two realms fully opens, which is enough for Senior Sister to further advance her cultivation."
