Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 702 - 331: Upgrading the Puppet Array; News of Hongyi

Chapter 702: Chapter 331: Upgrading the Puppet Array; News of Hongyi

As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, True Monarch Lan Ling naturally couldn’t show such emotions.

She calmly agreed.

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for your help."

Xu Ping nodded slightly, raised his teacup, and took a sip to show his respect.

Afterward, the two chatted casually, shifting the topic from puppet materials to the sect’s current situation, and then to the latest happenings in the Cultivation Realm.

During the conversation, the atmosphere gradually relaxed, as if the subtle tension from a moment ago had never existed.

After half a stick of incense, Xu Ping excused himself.

"Take care, Junior Brother."

True Monarch Lan Ling rose to see him off, her expression serene and demeanor graceful as she escorted Xu Ping out of Blue Water Peak.

...

With the full retreat of the Red Sand Sect, the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons finally welcomed a rare moment of tranquility.

Xu Ping’s work on puppet crafting also reached a pause, as he began focusing on boosting his Puppet Array upgrade plan.

The Quasi-Fourth Rank puppet materials he had collected were more than sufficient, allowing him to craft a few Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets to further strengthen his Puppet Array.

Time silently flew by, as two years quietly passed.

Underground cave at Celestial Cyan Peak.

Deep within the cave, the specially designed artifact refining chamber was filled with flowing brilliance and enveloped in Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, ten Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets stood quietly at the center of the refining chamber, emanating a gentle pressure.

"Finally... completed!"

Looking at the lifelike, interconnected Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets before him, Xu Ping could no longer suppress the smile on his lips and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Completing the crafting of four Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets in two years, even Puppet Grandmasters couldn’t match such efficiency.

It’s known that an average Puppet Master takes at least one and a half to two years to craft a Quasi-Fourth Rank puppet.

Yet Xu Ping managed to average one every six months, a miraculous feat in itself.

"Let’s test the Puppet Array first!"

After laughing, Xu Ping took a deep breath, eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation, deciding to immediately try forming a complete Puppet Array with the ten Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets.

His right hand formed a gesture, left palm facing upwards, as a drop of golden essence blood slowly rose, hovering above the palm.

Boom!

In an instant, Xu Ping’s blood and vital energy surged, an ocean-like life force gushed out from within.

The previously calm essence blood suddenly transformed into blazing golden flames, shining brightly.

"Activate!"

With Xu Ping’s soft command, the ten puppets simultaneously emitted dazzling light, intertwining and gradually forming an intricate array pattern.

The array map grew brighter and more solid, seemingly about to fully take shape—

At this critical juncture, an unexpected change occurred!

"Boom!"

The Puppet Array map suddenly collapsed, like a beautiful mirror shattering abruptly, all the released energy backlashed onto Xu Ping.

"Bang!"

Xu Ping was directly thrown back, hitting the wall heavily with a muffled sound.

Thankfully, with his physique, the impact wasn’t enough to injure him, though his blood and vital energy stirred a little.

Moreover, the failure didn’t harm the ten puppets, as they merely lost connection and returned to a static state.

"Too forceful!"

Xu Ping dusted off his clothes, showing a frustrated expression.

He realized the reason for his failure.

His Divine Sense was strong enough, but his blood and vital energy was at most at a Quasi-Fourth Rank level, fundamentally incapable of supporting ten puppets operating simultaneously.

Once his vital energy calmed completely, Xu Ping started the attempt again.

This time, after learning from experience, he adjusted his strategy, deciding to try forming the array with eight Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets.

This time, he was more cautious, inspecting each connection point to ensure the array’s stability and compatibility.

"Puppet Array, activate!"

Under Xu Ping’s guidance, the eight puppets once again emitted dazzling light, unfolding into a network that coalesced into an array, gradually shaping.

This time, no anomalies occurred, the array operated smoothly, establishing a perfect connection among the eight puppets.

"Success!"

Xu Ping’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

Though the perfect array of ten puppets couldn’t be achieved, the array formed by eight Quasi-Fourth Rank puppets was significantly more powerful than the previous six-puppet array.

According to Xu Ping’s estimation, this Puppet Array of eight puppets would surely rank strong among cultivators at the Peak of Early-Stage Nascent Soul.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Xu Ping nodded in satisfaction, despite the setbacks, the results were gratifying.

After another careful round of tests, he then dismantled the Puppet Array, gathering all puppets.

"It’s a pity that my current vital energy is lacking, otherwise the Puppet Array formed by ten puppets could probably reach the limits of Early-Stage Nascent Soul."

Xu Ping shook his head with some regret, a hint of disappointment flickered in his eyes.

By his estimation, his vital energy must reach Fourth Rank level to completely control such a high-level Puppet Array.

"Fourth Rank level vital energy!"

Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel sentiments, realizing this might be difficult before he achieved Nascent Soul status.

Only by breaking through to Nascent Soul, using the Thunder Transformation Pearl to guide heavenly thunder tempering his body, might his vital energy break to Fourth Rank level.

...

Half an hour later, Xu Ping left the artifact refining chamber and slowly arrived at the Spiritual Spring.

At this moment, the Wood Spirit Avatar was carefully tending to the withered wood and Flame Prison Purple Wood there.

Standing aside, Xu Ping looked at the "self" so lifelike it could easily be mistaken for him, stroked his chin, and pondered: