Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 494 - 265: Scheming (Part 3)
Boom!
The Water Lake Rat swatted away the white-haired elder’s artifact with a single slap, then shattered the Mana enveloping him.
"No!"
In the white-haired elder’s gaze, filled with utmost terror, the ever-enlarging palm of the Water Lake Rat ruthlessly filled his vision.
Bang!
The elder’s head exploded instantly like a watermelon, red and white brain matter and blood splattering everywhere.
"Spare me!"
Having seen the elder unable to withstand even a single blow, Wan Junhao’s eyes brimmed with fear, almost dripping out.
His legs turned to jelly, and with a heavy thud, he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy incessantly.
However, the Water Lake Rat turned a deaf ear and swiftly slapped down again, extinguishing Wan Junhao’s breath in an instant.
"The master instructed us not to leave any traces on the scene."
After slaying the two, the Water Lake Rat meticulously began to clean the battlefield.
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Several hours later.
In the underground cavern of Cangyue Mountain, the atmosphere was tranquil yet slightly oppressive.
Xu Ping stared impassively at the two storage bags presented by the Water Lake Rat.
One was from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the other from a Fake Pill cultivator, containing nothing particularly rare or valuable, leaving Xu Ping uninterested.
But, as the saying goes, even a mosquito’s leg is still meat.
He patiently went through all the items in the storage bags and then stored them in his Storage Ring.
Having done all this, Xu Ping turned his gaze toward the Water Lake Rat, who was grinning obsequiously beside him, and praised in a flat tone, "Well done!"
"I am utterly terrified, merely performing some minor, insignificant service for the master!"
Upon hearing Xu Ping’s praise, the Water Lake Rat’s obsequiousness intensified, quickly responding humbly.
"You may leave!"
Xu Ping nodded slightly, instructing softly.
"Okay!"
The Water Lake Rat cheerfully replied and vanished in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, only Xu Ping was left alone in the secret chamber.
"Now, Miao Wanqian has already been poisoned, and before long, his foundation will suffer serious damage.
"Though his life is not at risk, dreaming of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm is probably a wild fantasy."
"As the first Golden Core seed highly anticipated by the Purple Mountain Association, Miao Wanqian’s damaged foundation will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to them." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"And as for the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association, losing not only a Fake Pill cultivator but also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who defected from the Purple Mountain Association in this incident."
Thinking of this, Xu Ping’s eyes narrowed slightly, instinctively rubbing his chin, as he continued to ponder deeply:
"Both sides have suffered losses, making it inevitable that their conflicts will intensify, and the time to war will likely be greatly advanced."
"Miao Jun will probably find it hard to sit still and proactively contact me."
At this thought, Xu Ping’s lips curled into a meaningful smile.
With his current strength and methods, quietly stirring things up between the two without a trace is no hard feat.
Both sides will believe the other is secretly causing trouble, further escalating the conflict.
Xu Ping meticulously reviewed his upcoming plans again, ensuring there were no oversights before rising slowly, exiting the secret chamber, and heading toward the direction of the Spiritual Spring’s eye.
Pausing before a dead tree near the Spiritual Spring’s eye, Xu Ping stopped.
More than two years have passed swiftly, yet the dead tree seemed to have hardly changed.
Just compared to before, there was a faint, if extremely weak, sign of life.
Looking at this incredibly slowly growing dead wood, Xu Ping could not help but sigh softly: "The road ahead is long and arduous!"
Should it continue growing naturally, Xu Ping estimated it would take tens of thousands of years for the tree to mature.
In such an immensely long timespan, not to mention Nascent Soul Cultivators, even Divinity Transformation cultivators might exhaust their lifespans from endless waiting.
Xu Ping’s gaze shifted to the Flame Prison Purple Wood.
Thanks to the nurturing of Earth Essence, this tree’s growth was quite favorable.
Its originally slow growth had clearly accelerated, the branches becoming thicker and more robust, the leaves lush and dense, exuding vibrant vitality everywhere.
Yet, even with this growth momentum, achieving the goal of reaching the millennial level to overcome the constraints of jade and stone requires a long journey.
In the current scenario, relying on natural growth alone, who knows when this goal will be realized.
It seems in the end, he will have to consume his own lifespan to hasten its maturation.
"After handling the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association, perhaps I can use Yan Ruchen’s identity to have the Purple Mountain Association help collect third-rank life-extending items," Xu Ping pondered secretly.
Once the Ten Thousand Dragons Commerce Association is resolved, the Purple Mountain Association’s power will undoubtedly undergo a rapid expansion.
By then, relying on the Purple Mountain Association’s massive resource reserves and extensive connections, finding third-rank life-extending items will surely be easier than searching alone in the vast Cultivation Realm.
This will accelerate the growth process of the Flame Prison Purple Wood...
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Once more, Xu Ping meticulously perceived the Flame Prison Purple Wood, then turned his attention to the Third-rank Spirit Wood used for nurturing the Artifact Embryo.
"This growth is indeed quite promising!"
A look of satisfaction appeared on Xu Ping’s face.
