Cultivation Starts from Farming Chapter 911 - 401: Dragon Blood Fruit Ripens; Mastery of Soaring Dragon Technique (2)

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Previously on Cultivation Starts from Farming...
Xu Ping forged an alliance with Golden Spirit Mouse Clan Leader Jin Yuxuan to hunt ancient demons amid the magic calamity, earning True Dragon Hall merits to secure treasures for Shui Hu Mouse's breakthrough to Fourth Rank Upper Grade. Despite his commitments to the Human Race, Xu Ping pledged his aid in slaying high-rank demons. He later observed Duan Shuang's swift progress in the Thousand Mechanism Skill, nearing a Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Divine Sense breakthrough, before she embraced him warmly upon ending her session.

"Shuang’er, your progress in the ’Thousand Mechanism Skill’ is incredibly swift. It appears your Divine Sense will soon ascend to a higher realm."

A smile graced Xu Ping’s face as he held her lithe and flexible waist, his fingers instinctively stroking the tender smoothness.

"All of this comes from Xu Lang’s careful instruction..."

Duan Shuang raised her alluring visage, eyes gleaming like a foggy spring, her tone softening into a gentle allure laced with seduction:

"Xu Lang... while cultivating before, I ran into some tricky concepts... hard to grasp... might Xu Lang... provide me with more profound instruction right now?"

Her breath carried the fragrance of orchids, warm and sweet, brushing against Xu Ping’s neck.

Hearing her words, Xu Ping arched a brow, grinned, and scooped her up by the waist:

"With Shuang’er so eager to pursue the Dao, your husband will of course pour all his strength into giving you thorough direction!"

With those words, he marched toward the cozy pavilion hidden deep in the cave dwelling.

Duan Shuang gave a soft yelp, but her arms clung firmly around Xu Ping’s neck, pressing her blushing cheeks against his chest, her laughter tinkling like silver chimes.

...

Moments flowed silently, and two years vanished in a blink.

Deep inside the cave dwelling under the Blood Bone Hall, Xu Ping sat in lotus position on the stone platform, his presence serene like a timeless pond.

All of a sudden.

A surge of blood Qi emanated from the Dragon Blood Fruit tree, flooding the whole cave dwelling.

"Has the Dragon Blood Fruit ripened?"

Xu Ping’s shut eyes snapped open abruptly, joy flickering deep in their depths.

His figure shifted faintly, and instantly, he materialized like a ghost in front of the Dragon Blood Fruit tree by the Spiritual Spring.

The tree glowed entirely crimson, with two fruits the size of fists at its crown, dragon-eye shaped and scaled finely, radiating a thick crimson blood glow.

"At last... it’s ripe!"

Gazing at the pair of perfectly ripened Dragon Blood Fruits, a grin tugged at Xu Ping’s lips.

After countless rounds of nourishing it with the eel’s pristine Flood Dragon blood and burning away much lifespan to speed up growth, harvest day had arrived.

The blood Qi packed into these two Dragon Blood Fruits surpassed all prior batches by far!

Xu Ping plucked the Dragon Blood Fruits.

The instant the fruits were detached, the Dragon Blood Fruit tree shriveled and decayed visibly to the eye.

Long prepared for this, Xu Ping swiftly applied a Secret Technique to force ripening, sacrificing several years of life to restore its vigor and keep it alive.

Finishing these steps, he rushed back to the heart of the hidden room.

Cross-legged once more, he regulated his breath to peak condition.

Xu Ping took one Dragon Blood Fruit and popped it straight into his mouth without delay!

It dissolved on his tongue like gulping down a ball of blazing lava.

A raging, scorching but utterly refined Flood Dragon blood Qi exploded inside him, slamming fiercely through his limbs, skeleton, meridians, and acupoints.

Any regular Nascent Soul Cultivator would likely get their meridians scorched right away, overwhelmed by the agony.

Yet Xu Ping only furrowed his brow faintly, face steady as placid waters.

With his Divine Sense, he directed the savage invading power, channeling it through a set path, drawing it in and fusing it fully.

His long-stagnant body’s vitality and blood essence started to climb gradually yet firmly... upward.

The hidden room’s heat spiked dramatically.

Xu Ping’s flesh flushed blood-red, dragon-like vapors of scalding blood Qi rising from his pores, turning his body into a roaring blaze.

Refinement continued as time flew.

One month afterward.

The scorching energy in the hidden room slowly subsided.

Xu Ping’s eyes parted, depth shining brighter within.

"Outstanding!"

Sensing the fearsome blood Qi churning inside like a sleeping dragon, Xu Ping’s smile grew broader.

He had fully refined and taken in both Dragon Blood Fruits.

Their boost was clear and strong.

No overstatement needed—it was truly impressive, propelling his Body Refining straight to the pinnacle of Fourth Rank Middle Grade.

Fruits like these Dragon Blood Fruits would surely spark envy and desire in even Late-stage Nascent Soul powerhouses.

Indeed, refining the flesh to Fourth Rank Lower Grade stands as a great feat for most late Nascent Soul experts.

"What’s more... my Dragon Aura has grown substantially too." Xu Ping mused, sensing intently.

The aura born from Flood Dragon essence solidified further, stronger now, not quite as refined as the eel’s but brimming with savage, tyrannical might.

"Perhaps..."

A sudden sensation hit Xu Ping, causing a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Let’s give it a try!"

Stepping ahead, Xu Ping's Mana harmonized perfectly with the surging blood energy!

"Ang~!"

From deep inside him, a faint but grand dragon roar echoed mysteriously.

Xu Ping morphed into a scarlet shadow, resembling a blood lightning streak slashing across the heavens, racing through the expansive secret chamber.

This was the Dragon Leap Technique.

But the very next instant, Xu Ping shifted his mind once more.

Boom!

The Dragon Aura that had been held back now erupted fully and without restraint.

Even more astonishing, this powerful Dragon Aura failed to scatter outward and create oppressive force.

Rather, drawn by some unseen power, it surged inward, blending seamlessly into each step, each breath, each pulse of blood in the Dragon Leap Technique.

In that moment, a dramatic change swept through.

The scarlet shadow abruptly swelled and grew solid.

No longer just a hazy outline, it fully became a swift, savage phantom crimson dragon covered in scales and claws.

Dragon Aura and Escape Technique fused as one!

"Roar!"

The dragon's roar rang out crisp and thunderous, brimming with terrifying majesty.

Everywhere the crimson dragon dashed, space itself creaked under crushing pressure, its speed surging an extra twenty percent.