Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 462 - 257: Wood Spirit Avatar; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Breaks Through to the Fourth Layer (Part 3)

Chapter 462: Chapter 257: Wood Spirit Avatar; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Breaks Through to the Fourth Layer (Part 3)

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After driving away Wan Junhao, Xu Ping returned to the underground cave.

"Now, with the Purple Mountain Association’s high level of trust in me, and Wan Junhao attracting attention at the forefront, it’s a good time to go out and collect the materials needed for a third-rank puppet and third-rank longevity spiritual objects!"

Xu Ping sat cross-legged on the stone bed, pondering to himself.

Whether it’s third-rank longevity spiritual objects or materials for making a third-rank puppet, even in a Golden Core merchant association like the Purple Mountain Association, these are extremely critical and scarce strategic resources.

Given the identity and strength he has currently shown in the Purple Mountain Association, obtaining these items is indeed quite difficult.

Moreover, he doesn’t intend to use the resources of the Purple Mountain Association to acquire them, to avoid arousing others’ suspicions and exposing his background, which would bring unnecessary trouble to himself.

"However, before going out, the urgent task is to first cultivate the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill to the third stage."

Xu Ping murmured softly, then lightly tapped the skill panel, his gaze fixed on the realm section.

[Name: Xu Ping]

[Lifespan: 135/953 years]

[Realm: Early Stage Golden Core: 11/100; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Third Layer: 99/100]

[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Skill Mastery (Golden Core Chapter): 312/400]

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"Soon, in a month or two at most, the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill can be broken through to the fourth layer, reaching the third rank level."

Thinking about this, a hint of anticipation flashed in Xu Ping’s eyes.

The second-rank level of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill is already quite powerful; if it can break through to the third rank, its power will certainly reach a new height.

After all, the higher the body refining realm, the greater one’s survival ability and capability to handle various sudden dangers.

Moreover, if he can cultivate the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill to the top level of the third rank, then when facing powerful cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage, he would have more confidence and assurance to deal with them.

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In the following days, Xu Ping immersed himself in the cultivation of the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, ignoring all external affairs.

During this period, Wan Junhao held a grand banquet to celebrate his breakthrough as a second-stage upper-grade Array Master, and even invited him.

However, Xu Ping was wholeheartedly dedicated to his cultivation and unhesitatingly declined the invitation using the excuse of being in secluded cultivation, but out of courtesy, he still sent a generous gift.

Time silently slipped by in the tranquil cultivation, and a month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the chamber was completely silent.

Xu Ping sat firmly cross-legged on the stone bed, his expression solemn and serious, like an unchanging statue from ancient times.

As the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill slowly operated, the Spiritual Qi in the chamber seemed to be summoned by some mighty force, starting to surge violently.

Spiritual Qi gathered like a tidal wave, gradually forming an extremely large Spiritual Qi vortex, which spun wildly, emitting deep, low roars.

The breakthrough from the second to the third rank in the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill’s body refining is fundamentally different, involving a crucial stage of using Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to temper the body.

Only by undergoing such a baptism can one maximize the potential of their inherent blood energy and limitless potential.

Xu Ping stood within the Spiritual Qi vortex, enduring immense pressure.

But he fully operated the Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill, guiding the vast Spiritual Qi to impact the final bottleneck.

No one knows how much time passed.

"Boom!"

A muffled, thunderous sound emerged from Xu Ping’s body.

A massive surge of blood energy, akin to a raging sea or a ferocious beast emerging from the mountain, swept through the entire cultivation room with overwhelming force.

In an instant, the blood energy around Xu Ping’s body roared like a boiling river, surging ceaselessly, a warm, jade-like, crystalline glow faintly appearing on his skin.

However, this powerful surge of blood energy did not last long.

Soon, it receded quietly like the retreating tide, eventually disappearing completely, as if it had never appeared.

At this moment, Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light burst out from his gaze, like lightning cutting through the night sky, lighting up the entire chamber.

He subconsciously clenched his fists, clearly feeling the boundless, inexhaustible strength within him.

At this moment, he seemed to possess a terrifying power capable of shattering mountains and breaking through the void with a mere gesture.

"I’ve finally broken through to the third rank!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Realizing his achievement, Xu Ping could no longer contain his inner excitement and couldn’t help but burst into laughter, his laughter echoing in the chamber for a long time.

After spending so much time and effort, he finally broke through to the third rank level.

Xu Ping closed his eyes again, calming his mind to carefully perceive every subtle change in his physique.

Muscles, bones, meridians... Every part of his body seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, with every aspect of his capabilities exponentially enhanced.

Given the current strength of his physique, even when compared with third-rank middle-grade body refining cultivators, he was no worse off.

It’s worth noting that third-rank middle-grade body cultivators are practically as rare as a phoenix’s feathers in the Cultivation Realm.

However, what surprised Xu Ping the most was yet to come.

In the process of carefully sensing the changes in his body, he was astonished to discover a substantial change in his lifespan.

Xu Ping reopened his eyes, his gaze shimmering with excitement and anticipation.

He quickly opened the system panel, where rows of familiar yet surprising information appeared before his eyes:

[Name: Xu Ping]

[Lifespan: 135/1013 years]

[Realm: Early Stage Golden Core: 11/100; Profound Turtle Mountain-Suppressing Skill Fourth Layer: 1/100]