Cultivation Starts from Farming Chapter 874 - 389: Mid-Stage Nascent Soul

Xu Ping silently evaluated his own strength.

Even if he breaks through to the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, with all his trump cards, he might defeat a regular Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, but the hope of killing one is slim.

Capture someone alive?

That’s even more of a fantasy.

"Forget it, there’s no need to rush this matter." Xu Ping sighed softly.

"Without a Divine Sense at the Late-stage Nascent Soul Peak level, or even close to the Divinity Transformation threshold, it’s extremely difficult to fully control a soul at the level of a treasure."

Xu Ping quickly adjusted his mindset.

After all, the backlash from a soul is no trivial matter.

Especially the backlash from a soul at the treasure level, its terrifying power might not even be withstood by a Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, leading to a tragic end of death and disintegration.

Xu Ping turned his palm, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner disappeared into the Storage Ring.

Then, he began to restore his Mana and Divine Sense through cultivation.

In recent years, frequently using the Soul-Breaking Needle, along with refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, had greatly depleted his Mana and Divine Sense.

...

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

The outer sea was full of turmoil, and the beast tide surged, but Blood Bone Island remained peaceful and harmonious.

On this day.

In the deepest part of the underground cave of the Blood Bone Hall.

In a secret puppet refining chamber, the floor was covered with intricate Gathering Spirit, Stabilizing Source, and Fire Control Arrays.

Xu Ping sat cross-legged at the Array Hub, with an expression of utmost concentration.

His Divine Sense, vast like the sea, transformed into billions of invisible threads, penetrating the inner furnace to meticulously manipulate the fusion, shaping, and formation engraving of dozens of precious materials.

A puppet skeleton, three zhang high, made from multiple materials, was beginning to take shape.

"Condense, Spirit Awakening Seal!"

Xu Ping shouted lowly, forming a Seal Formation with his hands, pressing a drop of essence blood from his fingertips, which mixed with a vast spiritual thought to form a profound crimson rune, shooting toward the core of the puppet skeleton’s forehead.

Just as the rune was about to imprint successfully—

An abrupt change occurred!

Hiss!

The energy conduction core talisman array, just constructed, exploded loudly.

"Hm!"

Xu Ping groaned, caught off guard, and was smashed hard against the rocky wall by the violent shock wave.

If not for his physique having reached the Peak of Tier Four Middle Grade, making his muscles, bones, and flesh far more resilient than Magical Treasures of the same level, he would have suffered severe injuries from this impact.

Smoke and dust filled the air, fire and Demonic Qi intertwined.

The cave residence was a scene of devastation, with materials worth a fortune reduced to charred fragments and debris.

"Ah... failed!"

Though Xu Ping was somewhat prepared for the first attempt’s failure, he couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated.

Refining a Tier Four Middle-grade Puppet was too difficult, even with his Late-stage Nascent Soul Divine Sense.

It’s worth noting that many Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators’ skills remain at the Fourth Rank Lower Grade level.

Techniques at the Tier Four Middle Grade level are extremely rare throughout the overseas regions.

This was the shock on Liang Ming’s face when Xu Ping revealed a Tier Four Middle-grade talisman.

Although some of the damaged puppet materials could be collected again.

However, a single set of Tier Four Puppet materials requires the body of one and a half Tier Four Demon Beasts, and even though Xu Ping had accumulated quite a few Tier Four Middle-grade Demon Beast materials over the years.

If he failed a few more times, Xu Ping would be bankrupt.

Not to mention, crafting ten Tier Four Middle-grade Puppets.

....

After tidying up the devastated cave house, Xu Ping went to Duan Shuang’s cave house to listen to music.

Simply to listen to music.

In the cave house, a clear and ethereal melody flowed from the qin, like a spring that refreshes the heart and a cold moon that illuminates the soul.

Duan Shuang, clad in plain clothes, sat before a jade qin table, her slender fingers plucking at the strings.

Xu Ping sat cross-legged on a prayer mat beside her, closing his eyes.

He did not activate his cultivation but thoroughly relaxed his mind, immersing himself completely in the flowing music.

Using the music to cleanse his soul could remove the fatigue he accumulated.

Duan Shuang’s eyes, like stars, glanced at Xu Ping’s profile as her finger continued to pluck the strings, the music became a bit softer unconsciously.

The melody persisted until an Escape Light swept over Blood Bone Island.

Duan Shuang naturally sensed it was the Golden Spirit Mouse.

At that moment, Xu Ping also opened his eyes.

"Shuang’Er, the Golden Spirit Mouse has returned, I’ll go see it." Xu Ping smiled slightly and said softly.

"Alright."

Duan Shuang nodded slightly, the qin’s melody resumed.

....

In the underground cave of Blood Bone Hall.

Upon seeing Xu Ping, the Golden Spirit Mouse immediately wore a flattering smile on its rodent face: "Master, after two years, your majesty surpasses the past...."

"Enough."

Xu Ping interrupted its unoriginal flattery, his gaze falling on it, "Regarding the inheritance, did you gain anything?"

Two years ago, Xu Ping had sent the Golden Spirit Mouse to the Golden Spirit Mouse clan.

On one hand, it was to deliver the spoils obtained from hunting demon beasts over the years as payment.

On the other hand, it was to explore the news of a Tier Four Upper Grade inheritance and find out the latest situation of the beast tide.

But it wasn’t until two years later that the Golden Spirit Mouse returned to Blood Bone Island.

Nonetheless, Xu Ping didn’t intend to make a big issue of it.

The Golden Spirit Mouse now had its offspring and partner among the Golden Spirit Mouse clan, so staying longer was only natural.

Upon hearing this, the flattery turned into an appropriate expression of regret on the Golden Spirit Mouse’s face, rubbing its paws it said:

"To report to the master, a Tier Four Upper Grade and above inheritance is really hard to find, the Golden Spirit Mouse clan couldn’t find one, only a Tier Four Middle-grade array inheritance."

As it spoke, the Golden Spirit Mouse produced a jade slip that emitted a gentle spiritual light and respectfully offered it.

"Tier Four Middle-grade array inheritance?"

Xu Ping took the jade slip, and as his Divine Sense swept through it, the complex and profound array map inscriptions imprinted into his Sea of Consciousness.

Though it didn’t meet his expectations, it was still of use to him.

"Hmm, it’s acceptable."