Cultivation Starts from Farming Chapter 904 - 399: Outer Sea Alliance; Obtaining the Moon Shadow Stone

On that day, deep inside the underground palace of Blood Bone Hall.

Zi La!

A radiant golden sword beam, shining like the rising sun and blazing like molten lava, ripped through the air.

Clad in dark robes, Xu Ping stood steadfast in the middle, akin to a mountain peak beside a deep chasm.

The Canghua Divine Wood Sword gripped in his hand fully morphed into a flow of golden flames, pulling the nearby fire-element Spiritual Qi into a raging gathering.

A few hours passed.

The golden sword radiance and the searing Sword Intent, converging like rivers into the ocean, suddenly merged and fully poured into the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.

The blade quivered faintly, letting out a pleasing crisp ring, its glow withdrawing to resume an ancient and plain shape.

Xu Ping leisurely sheathed his sword and rose to his feet, the scorching aura surrounding him slowly settling, his eyes profound like an ancient well, showing no sorrow or delight.

As always.

With a simple shift of thought, Xu Ping summoned the proficiency panel.

[Great Sun Burning Void Swordsmanship (Dacheng): 548/1600]

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"After twenty years honing the sword, proficiency rose by over five hundred forty points... solid progress indeed."

Xu Ping eyed the panel's readout, a faint satisfied smile curving his lips.

At this steady rate, in a bit more than fifty years, he could confidently grind this sword art to Perfection.

That would unlock full mastery of the supreme Sword Dao known as ’Sword Rainbow Splitting Light.’

Boosted by the Sword Array, its might ought to hit top-tier late-stage Nascent Soul levels.

Yet amid this anticipation, a hint of worry crept into his mind.

"Advancing the Sword Dao realm and surging Sword Array power will surely demand more from the magic swords bearing the Sword Intent..."

Xu Ping’s eyes fixed on the timeworn Canghua Divine Wood Sword he held, envisioning the seventy-two magic swords of the Sword Array.

"The Soul-Breaking Needle couldn’t handle my full Power of Divine Sense before, as precedent shows."

"Even with the Canghua Divine Wood Sword as the Sword Array’s core taking most strain, these Cyan Locust Wood Thunder Swords being mere half-step Spirit Treasures..."

"When driven by a Perfection sword technique, can they endure the Sword Array’s fearsome might?"

Xu Ping’s brows knit slightly.

This posed a real challenge.

A Magical Treasure’s quality sets the upper limit on a cultivator’s unleashed power.

Should the magic swords shatter under pressure, the Sword Array’s backlash would spell disaster.

"Ha... what a luxurious problem." Xu Ping let out a wry chuckle.

His strength growing too swiftly left even his treasures lagging behind.

Still, with his present riches, upgrading each magic sword wasn’t out of reach.

Paths existed, like sourcing superior materials for reforging or inscribing stronger enhancement runes.

"But with seventy-two swords total, elevating them all to Spirit Treasure grade demands enormous rare materials and labor... no quick fix."

Xu Ping shook his head lightly, shelving the concern for now.

This needed patient plotting and resource hoarding; haste wouldn’t serve.

Xu Ping stored his sword and strolled to the cavern corner by the spiraling Spiritual Spring eye, bubbling pure Spiritual Liquid.

Channeling his arts, he commenced his routine diligence—tending those precious Spirit Plants.

First up was the Profound Celestial Embryo, of course.

Its foliage turning richer green, enigmatic Dao patterns shimmering on the gourd skin, absorbing Spiritual Qi at an accelerating pace, as if a miraculous being stirred within.

Then came the Heavenly Demon Flower...

At last...

Xu Ping’s sight settled on the loftiest plant, blood-red throughout, trunk coiling like a dragon, radiating vast blood energy—the Dragon Blood Fruit Tree.

Crowning the tree, two fruits the size of fists, dragon-eye shaped with scale-like textures blanketing the skin, neared ripeness.

They released a mesmerizing aroma, with lava-esque blood energy churning visibly inside.

"From the looks of it, maturity is imminent."

A spark of anticipation gleamed in Xu Ping’s eyes, "Given the massive flood dragon blood energy packed in these fruits, they’ll propel my body’s blood energy to Fourth Rank Middle Grade peak."

While directly breaking through to the Fourth Rank Upper Grade Body Refining realm using this fruit may prove unlikely, elevating the present realm to its utmost peak represents an immense advancement already.

A more robust blood energy translates to a sturdier body, and... the foundation needed to command even more and mightier puppets at once.

Once the Tier Four Middle-grade Puppet gets refined, controlling it effortlessly will be feasible as well.

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Having meticulously tended to them and sensed the growing abundance of vitality and Spiritual Qi inside the cave, a satisfied Xu Ping departed from the underground palace.

Entering the hall,

he spotted Duan Shuang coming over, clutching a jade slip that gave off a subtle misty glow.

"Xu Lang, Fellow Daoist Sikong of Yunxiao Sect sent a transmission." Duan Shuang passed the jade slip to him.

Taking it, Xu Ping probed it with his Divine Sense and comprehended its message.

Sikong Ziyan was summoning him to Yunxiao Sect for talks on the ’Outer Sea Alliance.’

The appointed time lay three months ahead.

This demonic disaster threatens the very survival of all, so the powers must convene to forge a Chapter.

The alliance gathering marks the premier major assembly prior to the tempest.

"Shuang’er, get ready to set off for Yunxiao Sect in three days," Xu Ping stored the jade slip away.

Duan Shuang nodded, "Mm, with countless Nascent Soul cultivators assembling, we might seize the chance to exchange for those essential goods too."

Boosting her music skill still demands certain supporting materials.

Three days passed, and two unremarkable blue Escape Lights slipped away from Blood Bone Island in silence.

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Three months on, at the entrance to Yunxiao Sect.

Through swirling mists, ethereal peaks rose grandly, with jade halls veiled in secrecy, presenting a breathtaking vista.

Escape Lights of diverse intensities converged from every side, evidently rushing to join this alliance meeting on behalf of their various sects.