Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 824 - 372: Dragon Blood Fruit Ripens; Vitality Enhancement (2)
...
After bidding farewell to Liang Ming and his wife, Blood Island returned to tranquility once more.
Xu Ping carried on with his daily routine of drawing magical symbols, practicing sword techniques, and cultivating... Occasionally, he would invite Duan Shuang over for tea and a chat.
Days passed like a gentle stream, quietly flowing.
Xu Ping was quite content with such a life.
The efficiency of Liang Ming and his wife had far exceeded Xu Ping’s expectations.
In just seven or eight years, they had gathered a set of Fourth Rank puppet materials for him.
Even with Xu Ping’s calm demeanor, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes at this moment.
This was undoubtedly much faster than he had anticipated.
More importantly, it was much safer than if he had gone to hunt Fourth Rank Demon Beasts himself, saving him a significant amount of precious time and effort.
As for the talismans consumed, Xu Ping was not worried in the least.
Thanks to his practiced hand, his success rate in drawing symbols was far better than ordinary Fourth Rank talismans, sufficient for sustaining this long-term transaction.
With the puppet resources in place, another long-awaited good thing followed closely behind.
On this day.
Deep within his cave abode, the Dragon Blood Fruit, nourished by the essence of the Water Lake Mouse, finally matured completely.
Buzz!
A surge of Qi Blood Power as vast as the sea and as scorching as the sun erupted, instantly permeating the entire cave.
Crimson clouds soared, and the rich fragrance seemed almost tangible.
The Qi Blood Power it contained was one quarter stronger than the initially matured fruit.
Do not underestimate this extra quarter.
This additional portion was roughly equivalent to the total Qi Blood of a Third-rank Upper Grade Body Refining Cultivator.
Its domineering purity was beyond words.
"Finally matured!"
Xu Ping felt a wave of excitement as a gleam burst from his eyes, his figure instantly appearing beside the fruit tree.
Carefully, he plucked two heavy and scorching Dragon Blood Fruits.
The moment the fruits left the branch, the tree visibly withered at a rapid pace.
Xu Ping remained unfazed, as he was well prepared.
He immediately used a ripening Secret Technique and blood nourishment, and the Dragon Blood Fruit tree regained its vitality.
After stabilizing the growth of the Dragon Blood Fruit, Xu Ping wasted no time and stepped into the chamber designated for Body Refining, holding the two shimmering Dragon Blood Fruits.
Sitting cross-legged, Xu Ping adjusted his breathing.
"Let’s begin!"
Once his spirit reached its peak, Xu Ping consumed the two Dragon Blood Fruits without hesitation.
Boom!
Frenzied Dragon Blood Qi burst forth like two enraged Ancient Fire Dragons within him.
This fiery torrent, terrifyingly more intense than refining a single fruit, swept through his limbs and bones in an instant.
His sinews and bones groaned under the unbearable burden, and his muscles repeatedly stretched at the brink of destruction and rebirth.
Yet Xu Ping only furrowed his brow slightly, his face remaining calm and composed.
He immersed his mind entirely into his body, transforming his Dantian into a furnace, using Divine Sense as a guide, forcefully directing, suppressing, and refining this overwhelming power that could incinerate mountains and boil seas.
Inside the chamber, Qi Blood roared endlessly like dragons.
The crimson glow lasted for a full two months before gradually dimming and subsiding.
"Phew..."
A breath laden with a dense bloody scent and scorching heat was expelled from Xu Ping’s mouth like an arrow, actually piercing a deep hole into the stone wall before him.
Slowly, Xu Ping opened his eyes.
A fierce Long Wei surged forth like a tide, permeating the chamber, turning the air inside heavy and viscous.
Even the Long Wei of the Water Lake Mouse, a Tier Four Middle Grade Demon Beast with a True Dragon Bloodline, was slightly inferior.
For a human to possess such Long Wei was beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators of the Demon Race.
If disguised, even some high-ranking Demon Beasts might not distinguish whether Xu Ping was human or a Demon Beast.
"Peak of Fourth Rank Lower Grade." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Feeling the surging, mountain-like power within him, a contented smile finally formed on Xu Ping’s lips.
In the path of Body Refining, every step is extremely difficult, making such progress a remarkable achievement.
Moreover, the effect of the Dragon Blood Fruit exceeded expectations; at this moment, he was far from an ordinary Fourth Rank Lower Grade peak.
The abundance of his Qi Blood, the resilience of his tendons and bones, and the vastness of his strength far surpassed other Body Refining Cultivators of the same level.
Given his physique now, the Puppet Array could also upgrade two Fourth Rank Puppets.
Although he hadn’t reached the threshold of a Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, he had already far surpassed an average top-tier Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Once he settled his emotions completely, Xu Ping carefully observed internally, sensing every inch of change in his body, silently estimating the threshold to the next major realm.
"The total amount of Qi Blood has reached the limit of this realm; qualitative change still requires accumulation... Hmm..."
Xu Ping comprehended, "Roughly, another six Dragon Blood Fruits of this quality need to be refined to trigger a complete transformation of internal Qi Blood before breaking the restraint and stepping into the Fourth Rank Middle Grade realm."
Six Dragon Blood Fruits.
At the current rate of the Dragon Blood Fruit tree’s maturity, it would take nearly sixty years.
"Sixty years, huh!"
Xu Ping murmured, his tone carrying a hint of delight.
This result was beyond his expectations.
He originally estimated that breaking through to the Fourth Rank Middle Grade would require at least ten or more Dragon Blood Fruits, roughly a hundred years.
But now sixty years seemed rather advantageous.
This effect was certainly thanks to the blood of the Water Lake Mouse.
If other Nascent Soul Cultivators knew he could break through to the Fourth Rank Middle Grade in such a short time, they would probably be astonished.
"If the True Dragon Bloodline of the Water Lake Mouse could be further purified, or break through to Fourth-rank Upper Grade, the potency of the Dragon Blood Fruit might become even stronger."
"Perhaps, it might even aid me in refining my body to break through to the peak of Fourth Rank Middle Grade, or even to Fourth-rank Upper Grade."
At this thought, Xu Ping felt a surge of enthusiasm within.
