Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 505 - 268: Six Original Runes (Part 2)

After making the arrangements, he brought Xu Ping back to his own cave residence.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, please wait here for a moment." With that, Miao Jun turned and walked towards the depths of the cave.

Not long after.

Footsteps echoed from the depths of the cave. Before long, Miao Jun’s figure reappeared, holding a dark blue stone box in his hands.

The surface of the stone box was as smooth as a mirror, exuding an ancient and heavy aura in the dim light of the cave.

"Void Stone?"

Seeing the stone box in Miao Jun’s hands, Xu Ping couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Within the Cultivation Realm, the Void Stone is considered a relatively rare type of spiritual ore, distinguished by its ability to effectively obstruct a cultivator’s divine sense.

It is precisely because of these special attributes that it is often used to store crucial and strictly confidential items, preventing others from secretly spying on them.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, inside here are the original runes." Miao Jun handed the jade box to Xu Ping with a complex expression.

This original rune carried the Miao family’s blood, sweat, and hopes for hundreds of years, yet now it had to be handed over to someone else.

However, fortunately, he had already replicated these runes.

Xu Ping took the jade box, feeling its warmth in his hands and detecting a slight chill emanating from the stone box.

Opening it, he saw inside a piece of incomplete white jade token, which looked neither stone nor jade.

Engraved on the jade token were six special runes, whose lines flowed smoothly and dynamically, emitting a faint glow, as if containing some mysterious power ready to spring forth at any moment.

Upon closer inspection, the two types of runes previously given to him by Miao Jun were also prominently present on this jade token.

"An unexpected gain?" Witnessing this, Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel a wave of joy in his heart.

Initially, he thought the original runes only consisted of the two types he had seen before, not expecting there to be as many as six.

Clearly, the Miao family, over so many years, had barely managed to figure out the use of those two types.

The addition of these four runes meant more unknown possibilities.

"Might Fellow Daoist Miao explain this jade token to me?" Xu Ping shifted his gaze back to Miao Jun, smiling as he inquired.

"The origin of this jade token, even my Miao family doesn’t know much about..." Miao Jun suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and spoke slowly.

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A few hours later, Xu Ping piloted the Escape Light, flying away swiftly from Hundred Spirit Mountain in a streak of light.

After flying rapidly for several hours, he arrived at a vast dense forest.

Half an incense stick’s time later. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Inside a newly opened cave abode.

Xu Ping sat cross-legged on the stone bed, holding the incomplete jade token steadily in his hands. In the dim cave, the faint glow from the jade token appeared particularly conspicuous.

"The replicated version of the Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman is identical to the original in every detail, yet the original runes seem to possess an inexplicable Dao resonance." Xu Ping murmured to himself, his voice gently echoing in the confined cave space, filled with a hint of contemplation and exploration.

His gaze locked onto the Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman on the jade token, revealing a sense of contemplation in his eyes.

Xu Ping’s divine sense extended along the lines of the runes, trying to capture the mysterious nuances hidden within.

"I suppose if one could sketch out these nuances, it should create the original Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman." Xu Ping appeared to be lost in thought.

Given that the incomplete version of the Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman has surfaced, it might not be impossible to replicate the original.

It might just require some time and effort.

Then, Xu Ping shifted his focus to the four types of runes on the back of the jade token.

Each of these four runes had a unique form and was intricately complex, intertwined with each other. Compared to the Divine Puppet Spirit-Enhancing Talisman, they appeared even more enigmatic, profound, and challenging to understand.

If he could uncover their mysteries, it might bring him immense help.

However, after prolonged careful study and pondering, Xu Ping still failed to grasp any clues from them.

"Forget it, I’ll analyze them slowly after dealing with Lv Wenbo, the president of the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association!"

Xu Ping was not too disappointed.

After all, the Miao family hadn’t figured out much over the years.

It was normal for him to not uncover anything in such a short period.

Besides, the immediate priority was to eliminate the threat of the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association.

Although he initially promised Miao Jun to resist Lv Wenbo,

In Xu Ping’s view, only by completely exterminating him could there be a once-and-for-all solution.

With this, after the Purple Mountain Association annexes the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association, their power will surely increase significantly.

At that point, using the power of the Purple Mountain Association to help search for third-rank longevity substances and puppet materials for himself would also be much easier.

Moreover, with his strength, exterminating a Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivator wouldn’t consume much effort.

And with the Thousand Illusion Mask, executing a surprise attack becomes even easier.

With this in mind, Xu Ping placed the jade token into his storage bag and left the temporary cave residence.

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Since Xu Ping told Miao Jun about Lv Wenbo’s creation of a Third-rank Top-grade Puppet, he became somewhat anxious and uneasy.

Although Xu Ping promised to help the Purple Mountain Association resist the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association, they were still the weaker side.

A single misstep could lead to eternal damnation.

Moreover, he had already paid such a steep price.

Thus, he spent two months in a state of apprehension and unease.

One day, news shocking enough to leave Miao Jun stupefied dashed into his ears like a gale.