Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 511 - 269: Wood Spirit Avatar Breakthrough_4

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A month later.

Cangyue Mountain, underground cave.

Inside the secret chamber.

"Master, this is something Miao Jun specifically asked the Little Rat to bring to you."

The Water Lake Rat approached Xu Ping with a fawning expression, handing over a storage bag.

"Hmm."

Xu Ping nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the Water Lake Rat, now sleek and well-fed.

He had initially assigned the Water Lake Rat to assist the Purple Mountain Association with a profound plan in mind.

On one hand, the expansion of the Purple Mountain Association made the search for puppet materials and Third Rank life-extending items easier.

On the other hand, it was also to allow the Water Lake Rat to accumulate resources during the plundering process, preparing for its breakthrough to Third-rank Upper Grade.

Now it seemed that the Water Lake Rat had excelled in both aspects.

Xu Ping reached out to take the storage bag and slowly extended his Divine Sense into it.

Inside the storage bag lay a quality mid-grade Third-rank puppet material, with a brightly colored, enticingly fragrant Blood Marrow Vermilion Fruit resting beside it.

"Not bad."

Seeing the contents of the storage bag, Xu Ping nodded with satisfaction.

Having the Purple Mountain Association scouring for his needed supplies was indeed a great convenience.

Not only had they secured mid-grade Third-rank puppet materials, but they had also found a Third Rank life-extending Spirit Fruit.

If he were to search for these on his own, it would likely consume a vast amount of time and effort, and such gains might not even be assured.

"You may go."

After Xu Ping took the Blood Marrow Vermilion Fruit from the storage bag, he instructed.

"Alright."

The Water Lake Rat responded obediently, then swiftly exited the secret chamber, not forgetting to gently close the stone door, an action it performed with practiced ease.

At this moment, Xu Ping was left alone in the secret chamber, and silence returned to the surroundings.

He unhesitatingly placed the Blood Marrow Vermilion Fruit into his mouth and swallowed it slowly.

Instantly, as the medicinal effect spread like a gentle stream through his body, a warm and soft current began to flow slowly through his meridians, bringing with it a trace of vitality and liveliness.

Xu Ping closed his eyes, starting to refine and absorb the energy.

Half an hour quietly passed.

"Life extended by forty-two years, Longevity Skill proficiency increased by forty-two points."

Xu Ping opened his eyes, feeling the increase in his lifespan and Longevity Skill proficiency, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Now, his lifespan had reached a total of one thousand two hundred years.

The wondrous sensation of watching his lifespan incrementally grow was something that utterly fascinated him, making it hard to refrain from indulging.

The only regret was the rarity of Third Rank life-extending items, even with the Purple Mountain Association’s help in searching.

Even with the Purple Mountain Association’s full assistance, acquiring one every five or six years was considered extremely fortunate.

Of course, this efficiency was already much improved compared to searching on his own.

After adjusting his breathing and meditating for a moment, Xu Ping shifted his focus to the mid-grade Third-rank puppet materials.

In recent years, he had been deeply engrossed in studying the art of crafting mid-grade Third-rank puppets.

Unfortunately, aside from previously wasting a similarly precious set of mid-grade Third-rank puppet materials, he had not achieved any substantive success. It had to be admitted that the difficulty of puppetry was beyond imagination.

Even crafting a mid-grade Third-rank puppet was fraught with challenges; one shudders to think of the difficulty in crafting a Third-rank Upper Grade or even a Quasi-Fourth Rank Puppet.

Due to this, high-ranking puppet masters were incredibly scarce throughout the Cultivation Realm.

However, Xu Ping was not overly frustrated or dejected by this. After all, compared to ordinary cultivators, his advantages were simply too great.

Once he succeeded in crafting his first mid-grade Third-rank puppet, the success rate of subsequent crafting would undoubtedly soar.

By then, if he could craft ten or eight of such powerful mid-grade Third-rank puppets, it would definitely be an important ace up his sleeve.