Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 457 - 256: Choosing a Cave Abode; The Eye of the Spiritual Spring
"As long as you, my young friend, can work diligently for our Purple Mountain Association in the future, even the precious spiritual objects required for Core Formation are not beyond our means to assist you with."
Miao Jun’s lips curled slightly upward, revealing a meaningful smile, with a hint of enticement in his tone.
Such words, for an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, are naturally immensely tempting.
After all, spiritual objects for Core Formation have always been incredibly precious, with countless Foundation Establishment cultivators spending their entire lives searching for even a slight chance at Core Formation.
But to Xu Ping, it held no allure.
However, he still naturally feigned a captivated expression and quickly cupped his hands in gratitude: "Thank you, Chairman Miao, for your generous promise. I will certainly remember it."
Miao Jun nodded, seemingly satisfied with Xu Ping’s response.
Then, he took out a jade slip from his storage ring and handed it to Xu Ping:
"This jade tube contains a Quasi-Tier Three Pill Master’s heritage, encompassing some pill recipes."
"I hope you will soon refine a Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Pill and become a Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist."
Xu Ping’s heart stirred slightly. Although he had no interest in the so-called spiritual objects for Core Formation, this Quasi-Tier Three Pill Master’s heritage did hold some value.
Immediately, his face displayed an appropriate "joyful expression," and he quickly reached out to receive the jade slip, once again sincerely thanking Miao Jun:
"Thank you, Chairman Miao, for such kindness. I will certainly cherish this generous gift."
One must say, Miao Jun’s methods are far more sophisticated than those of some bosses I encountered in my past life.
First, draw a big pie, then give you some tangible benefits.
If it were an ordinary person, even if they weren’t won over, they’d certainly put in more effort at work.
"Currently, there are three Lower Grade Third-rank training grounds at the station suitable for your cultivation. Later, I will have someone take you to see them."
After explaining these matters, Miao Jun was about to gesture for the cultivator under his command to take Xu Ping to inspect the training grounds.
At that moment, Miao Sijia gracefully walked back into the stone hall with light steps.
Upon entering the hall, she elegantly saluted Miao Jun.
Upon seeing his daughter return, Miao Jun pondered for a moment and then changed his mind, saying, "Sijia, take Young Xu to choose a suitable training ground."
Miao Sijia nodded slightly and looked at Xu Ping with a hint of a smile: "Fellow Daoist Li, please follow me."
Xu Ping slightly bent over, following Miao Sijia out of the stone hall.
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Xu Ping examined each of the three training grounds one by one, ultimately choosing a place called Cangyue Mountain as his training ground.
"Fellow Daoist Miao, I find Cangyue Mountain to my liking. I will choose this place as my training ground."
Xu Ping said as he gazed at the lush, tree-lined mountain peak.
This mountain boasted a beautiful environment, a secluded location, and most importantly, he sensed a very active spirit vein here.
If an array with a Spirit Gathering Array is set up on the mountain, and a suitable amount of Spirit Stones are invested, it could at least raise the spiritual Qi concentration in a certain part of the mountain to near Third-rank Middle Grade peak levels.
This would undoubtedly be an excellent condition for his cultivation.
Miao Sijia nodded slightly, a gentle smile appearing on her face:
"Fellow Daoist Li indeed has a keen eye. Although the spiritual Qi on Cangyue Mountain isn’t the most concentrated among these three training grounds, its serene and quiet environment makes it a perfect place for secluded training."
Thus having spoken, Miao Sijia led Xu Ping to a spacious cave residence on Cangyue Mountain.
She gently tapped the door, causing the restriction runes on the cave residence to glow brightly, and the door slowly opened.
Upon entering the cave residence, the interior was quite spacious, divided into several distinct areas.
There was a cultivation room, an alchemy room, a rest area, and more.
The cultivation room housed a humble meditation mat, with several Spirit Crystals inlaid on the walls, emanating a gentle light that brightened the entire room.
The alchemy room was equipped with various alchemical tools, from pill furnaces to bottles and jars, all readily available.
The rest area had a large stone bed covered with soft animal fur, making it very comfortable.
After inspecting the cave residence, Xu Ping was quite satisfied.
He said to Miao Sijia: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Miao, for showing me this training ground. I am very satisfied with this place."
Miao Sijia responded with a soft smile: "It’s great that Fellow Daoist Li is satisfied. If Fellow Daoist Li needs me to arrange for some maidservants or servants to attend to your living needs?"
Xu Ping gently shook his head, decisively declining: "I prefer solitude and am not accustomed to having people serve me, so there’s no need for that."
"Alright."
Miao Sijia nodded, "If Fellow Daoist Li requires anything else in the future, just let me know, and I will do my best to arrange it."
With that said, she politely took her leave and turned to depart from Cangyue Mountain.
Xu Ping stood alone in front of the cave residence, his gaze following the direction Miao Sijia left, waves of thoughts surging in his heart.
Though joining the Purple Mountain Association was a temporary expedient, he also planned to seize this opportunity to enhance his strength.
Now, with this favored training ground found, he could peacefully cultivate with undivided attention.
If he could smoothly cultivate to the late-stage Golden Core, that would undoubtedly be the best outcome.
...
That day, Xu Ping began planning and setting up his training ground.
The island’s original array and Spirit Gathering Array, Xu Ping did not intend to alter them, as they served as the peripheral formation covering the entire Cangyue Mountain, providing certain protection and spirit-gathering effects.
However, with the cave residence and spirit fields as the core area, he planned to arrange a unique array setup.
