Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 444 - 252: Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill Achieves Perfection (Part 3)
"It’s about time to set off!"
Xu Ping calmed his mind, meditated for a moment, and once his Mana was restored to its perfect state, he decisively and swiftly began to pack his belongings in an orderly fashion.
In fact, there wasn’t much to pack.
Just two Demon Beasts, a group of desert insects, and a Flame Prison Purple Wood sprouting new shoots.
After all, most of his belongings were stored in the Storage Ring.
When Xu Ping arrived at the medicine garden, he saw the water lake mouse performing a Third-rank Spirit Rain Skill.
The fine spirit rain fell like silver threads, gently watering the Flame Prison Purple Wood.
With the current cultivation level of the water lake mouse, although it didn’t possess powerful ripening abilities,
it could take good care of a top-level spiritual material like the Flame Prison Purple Wood to ensure its smooth growth effortlessly.
Looking at the originally bare Flame Prison Purple Wood stump, a scarlet-red new sprout emerged vigorously.
At this moment, under the drizzling spirit rain, this scarlet-red sprout appeared with a force of new life.
If it continues like this and can grow smoothly for a thousand years, another top-level spiritual material Flame Prison Purple Wood will proudly emerge.
"Master."
The water lake mouse immediately stopped the Spirit Rain Skill upon seeing Xu Ping, a flattering smile spreading across its face.
"Mm."
"Mm." Xu Ping slightly nodded, then instructed, "Get into the spirit beast pouch, we’re leaving here."
"Okay."
The water lake mouse responded immediately and transformed into a stream of light, darting into the spirit beast pouch.
Xu Ping then carefully uprooted the entire Flame Prison Purple Wood and meticulously sealed it away.
With everything in order, just before departure, Xu Ping performed the "Zi Wei Dou Shu", prudently divining a hexagram.
Seeing the hexagram showing a large "auspicious" character, Xu Ping hesitated no more and turned away from the place he had lived for so long without any reluctance.
Finally, he could run away to Wind Country at ease now!
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Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
In the sky, a light for escape darted across like a meteor, slicing through the long sky, and swiftly flew towards a massive city standing quietly amidst endless yellow sand.
"Yellow Sand City... finally almost there!"
Inside the escape light, Xu Ping couldn’t help but reveal a slight gleam in his eyes.
From afar, everywhere the eye could reach, there was a vast and boundless world of yellow sand.
The fierce wind roared, kicking up layers of sand and dust, and heaven and earth seemed to be enveloped in a thick yellow curtain, utterly chaotic.
And Yellow Sand City stood steadfast amidst this endless sea of sand.
Due to its unique geographical location, the scene of yellow sand raging extends for dozens of miles around, hence the name "Yellow Sand City."
As for the Yellow Dragon Desert that separates the two countries, there’s a legend circulating among cultivators:
It’s said that a True Spirit Yellow Dragon died in this place in ancient times, its body transforming into this vast desert, thus giving rise to the name "Yellow Dragon Desert."
However, Xu Ping didn’t believe this tale.
After all, this is the mortal world, and the highest cultivation here is only to Divinity Transformation stage.
While True Spirits are absolute overlords in the world, their presence is unlikely to fit into this Cultivation Realm.
Simply put, this Cultivation Realm doesn’t allow such formidable existences.
Xu Ping guessed that perhaps a Fourth Rank Demon Beast similar to a land dragon died here, leading to the current rumors due to exaggerations over time.
However, he had no interest in delving into these rumors.
As long as these rumors didn’t impact him, he didn’t care at all.
After stopping to speculate wildly, Xu Ping disguised himself as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and blended into the city unimpeded.
The streets were bustling with people, cultivators from various countries shuttling back and forth.
As this was an important trade site between the two countries, many Wind Country cultivators also stayed here, engaging in various trading activities.
Both sides of the streets were lined with a dazzling array of stalls, filled with all kinds of magical items, pills, spiritual materials, with voices shouting and bargaining intertwined, presenting a lively scene.
Occasionally, a spirit ship would stop or depart above the city, adding to the atmosphere.
"Senior, do you need a guide? I’ve lived here since I was young and am extremely familiar with this city." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Just as Xu Ping stepped into Yellow Sand City, a young boy who looked no more than a third-layer Qi Cultivation greeted him respectfully, eyes full of expectation.
"No."
With a calm expression, Xu Ping refused.
He came here to look for something or check into a hotel.
Moreover, the Token given to him by a female cultivator previously had parts of Yellow Sand City’s map on its back.
Hearing Xu Ping’s response, the third-layer Qi Cultivation boy didn’t dare to pester this seemingly profound Foundation Establishment expert anymore and respectfully stepped aside.
After dismissing the guide, Xu Ping turned a few winding streets, arriving at a sizeable courtyard.
The courtyard wasn’t conspicuous amidst the surrounding buildings, its exterior plain and unadorned, walls showing signs of wear from the elements, and the main gate tightly closed, exuding a somewhat dilapidated aura.
However, the only difference was that the courtyard was enveloped by a Second-stage Upper Grade array.
With Xu Ping’s expertise in arrays, he could naturally see at a glance that this Second-stage array was merely a cover; the true core was actually a Third-rank Mid-grade array hidden within it.
Xu Ping stood before the door, knocking on the door panel rhythmically according to the special knocking method he previously obtained.
A moment later, the door slowly opened with a slight creaking sound.
A wooden man appeared at the door; medium build, dressed in a simple gray robe, hair casually tied at the back.
This person, despite looking wooden, gave an impression of honesty, but the cultivation emanating from him had reached the Perfection Level of Foundation Establishment.
Without waiting for the middle-aged man to speak, Xu Ping quickly produced the ancient-looking Token.
Under the sunlight, the Token glimmered faintly, engraved with the character "Secret", emitting a mysterious fluctuation of spiritual power.
