Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 495 - 265: Scheming (Part 4)
The Spirit Wood in front of me, compared to before, has significantly expanded in the scale of Spiritual Qi inhalation and exhalation.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi, as if drawn by an invisible force, gathered toward the Spirit Wood, forming a medium-sized Spiritual Qi vortex around it.
Within the vortex, Spiritual Qi surged, shining brightly.
Xu Ping could clearly perceive that the flow of Spiritual Power within the Spirit Wood was becoming more active, filled with vigorous vitality.
One must admit, the effects of the five-element earth on an ordinary third-rank Spirit Wood are indeed incredibly powerful.
If this favorable situation continues to develop, nurturing the Artifact Embryo to the level of a true artifact might even reach the target ahead of time.
Xu Ping silently estimated in his heart, that at the current rate of progress, it could take at most another five or six years to successfully complete the nurturing.
"Huh?"
"Why does this Artifact Embryo seem a bit different?"
While Xu Ping was joyfully observing the third-rank Spirit Wood, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
He hurriedly extended his Divine Sense like fine threads, carefully and attentively sensing the Artifact Embryo within the Spirit Wood.
After this meticulous inspection, he discovered that the Artifact Embryo seemed to have undergone noticeable changes compared to before, with an addition of a steady and substantial unique aura.
"Could this be caused by the five-element earth?" Xu Ping was full of confusion.
Of course, he knew that the five-element earth had great benefits for Spirit Plants, but he hadn’t expected it to have such an amazing and unpredictable effect on the Artifact Embryo.
This sudden change brought both joy and a trace of worry to Xu Ping’s heart.
Although the Artifact Embryo was developing in a better direction, he was indeed unsure if this change would adversely affect the composition of the Sword Array.
Xu Ping stood in place for a long time, not moving, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
Ultimately!
He decided to wait and see.
After all, the current changes in all the Artifact Embryos were consistent, so it shouldn’t cause too severe negative effects on the Sword Array.
Moreover, if the final nurtured artifact’s power were stronger, the power of the Sword Array would also undoubtedly increase significantly!
"Stay closely monitored for now!"
In the days that followed, Xu Ping decided to closely observe the changes in the Artifact Embryo.
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A month and a half later.
At Miao Wanqian’s residence, in the secret chamber
Miao Wanqian sat cross-legged on a stone bed, surrounded by silence, with only faint mana lights flickering on his body.
The secret chamber was filled with a faint Spiritual Qi, the Spirit Crystals embedded in the walls emitting a gentle and soft light.
His eyes were closed, his expression focused, and he was wholeheartedly engrossed in exercising his mana, silently honing his mana.
For him, who was about to attempt the Golden Core breakthrough, every strand of pure mana was crucial, undoubtedly enhancing his success rate for Core Formation.
Although he possessed precious Spiritual Objects for Core Formation assistance, he knew well that his own profound foundation was key to success.
Time flowed slowly in the silence, and after an unknown while, an obstruction unexpectedly appeared in Miao Wanqian’s exercise process.
The mana, initially flowing smoothly, suddenly became chaotic, like a stream encountering a rock.
His brows slightly furrowed, and beads of sweat gradually formed on his forehead.
In the next moment, Miao Wanqian’s face suddenly turned deathly pale, and a mouthful of blood uncontrollably spurted from his mouth, staining the stone bed with alarming crimson marks.
"Did someone poison me??"
"Who is it?"
A trace of panic flashed in Miao Wanqian’s eyes.
But he also understood that now was clearly not the time to investigate who the poisoner was; he had to quickly suppress the toxin.
