Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 521 - 272: Harvesting Quasi-Tier 4 Spiritual Liquid (Part 2)

Chapter 521: Chapter 272: Harvesting Quasi-Tier 4 Spiritual Liquid (Part 2)

According to common sense, an ordinary third-rank upper grade Demon Beast shouldn’t be this weak.

However, Xu Ping had no intention of pondering the reasons at length.

Strike when it’s down!

"Slash!"

With a quick gesture of his Magic Technique, Xu Ping unleashed the Sword Array, and thirty-six magical swords erupted with light, surging skyward. Sword Qi interwove like a tumultuous tide crashing toward the third-rank upper grade Demon Beast.

The power of this Sword Qi was unmatched, cutting through the air with a hissing sound, leaving deep gashes on the ground.

The Demon Beast sensed an unprecedented threat and roared in fury, its cries making the whole mine buzz with resonance.

It summoned all its Demonic Power in a bid to resist.

But in the face of the Sword Array, all effort was in vain.

Boom!

An instant of dazzling azure light flashed, like a brilliant meteor streaking across the sky.

The head of the Demon Beast soared, with blood gushing from its neck like a fountain, drawing shocking arcs in the air.

Its massive headless body swayed a few times before collapsing with a crash, sending up a cloud of dust.

Miao Jun watched this breathtaking scene from afar, though unable to help feeling ripples of shock.

Yet, compared to the scene where Xu Ping seriously injured Yan Ming earlier, this moment felt much calmer.

To him, since Xu Ping could seriously wound the powerful late-stage Golden Core cultivator Yan Ming, slaying a third-rank upper grade Demon Beast didn’t seem too astonishing.

Xu Ping walked over to the third-rank Demon Beast calmly, methodically clearing the Beast’s body.

As he carefully opened the Beast’s abdomen, he indeed found some residual, incompletely absorbed near-fourth-rank Spiritual Liquid.

"Did it really swallow it?"

"Or had it swallowed it before without fully consuming it?

Xu Ping’s expression instantly turned grim, his brows furrowing tightly.

At this moment, he also guessed the reason for this Demon Beast’s weakened state.

It likely consumed too much near-fourth-rank Spiritual Liquid at once, struggling to digest it, which severely weakened its strength, explaining its feeble performance in the battle.

But whatever the case, he still intended to investigate the cave briefly.

"Fellow Daoist Yan."

"Master."

At this point, Shu and Miao Jun also stood behind Xu Ping.

"Fellow Daoist Miao, you and Shu stay here to guard, while I proceed into the grotto to explore. It’s possible the near-fourth-rank Spiritual Liquid has been swallowed by this Demon Beast." Xu Ping turned to Miao Jun, his expression somewhat stern.

"Swallowed?"

Miao Jun’s expression changed slightly, he too sensed the remnants of near-fourth-rank Spiritual Liquid in the Beast’s abdomen.

Could his arduous search for the near-fourth-rank Spiritual Liquid amount to nothing?

Fortunately, the body of this third-rank upper grade Demon Beast was some compensation, preventing them from returning empty-handed.

Meanwhile, Shu was eyeing the body of the third-rank upper grade Demon Beast eagerly, its mouth nearly watering.

For Shu, a Demon Beast with life force beyond the ordinary third-rank upper grade was even more alluring than any precious Spirit Pills or Rare Elixir—a tremendous boost indeed.

...

Xu Ping collected the Demon Beast’s body, gave Miao Jun and Shu a few parting words, and wasted no time riding his Escape Light towards the mine.

Half an hour later.

Traversing the winding tunnels, Xu Ping finally reached the cave described by the two miners earlier.

"The Spiritual Qi concentration here is indeed terrifying, its density likely reaching an upper grade third-rank level."

Upon entering the cave abode, a rich, almost tangible presence of Spiritual Qi assaulted him, making Xu Ping inwardly astonished.

A mining site capable of reaching such a high Spiritual Qi concentration is indeed extraordinary.

However, it wasn’t long before Xu Ping noticed an anomaly with the Spiritual Qi.

Despite its richness, it contained a hint of decay, as if the whole cave might collapse at any moment.

"Is the Spirit Vein about to deplete?" Perceiving the situation, Xu Ping was momentarily taken aback.

Commonly, a Spirit Vein only heads toward depletion after prolonged excessive mining and siphoning.

But this Spirit Vein seemed like an elderly person about to meet their end.

Xu Ping immediately activated the Earth Master’s Gaze, visualizing the state of the underground Spirit Vein clearly.

The Spirit Vein buried deep beneath the ground was on the verge of depletion.

The once turbulent flow of Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Vein had weakened, resembling a nearing-dry watercourse.

The vein’s network also became complicated, with many ruptures and blockages apparent.

"Indeed!"

Xu Ping silently mused.

Subsequently, a thought arose: "Could something be siphoning the Spirit Vein here?"

This realization startled Xu Ping inwardly.

Though the Spirit Vein before him was depleted, with his insight, he could discern it once reached an upper-grade third-rank level.

Drawn to such high-quality Spiritual Qi extraction is not an easy feat.

It would take a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul Level or extensive overtime by a fourth-rank Array to cause such depletion.

With this in mind, Xu Ping grew wary.

Whether it was the Nascent Soul Stage expert or a profound fourth-rank Array, they were far beyond his ability to contend with.

A single misstep and he could fall into the Abyss of No Return.

Cautiously threading through the mine, Xu Ping extended his Divine Sense, meticulously exploring his surroundings.