Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 781 - 358: Fourth Rank Puppet; Domain Invasion
As Xu Ping’s eyes opened, a massive divine sense wave instantly erupted from him like a boundless ocean.
The intensity of this pressure was so strong that visible ripples appeared in the void.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the entire secret chamber could not help but become turbulent under this terrifying divine sense oppression.
Like being drawn by some invisible force, it began to swirl and surge madly.
The surrounding walls, the restriction runes that usually operated stably, flashed erratically under the impact of this divine sense wave, emitting a humming sound.
Fortunately, this heart-jolting divine sense wave was quickly constrained by Xu Ping.
The frenzied Spiritual Qi in the chamber gradually returned to calm, once again becoming peaceful and serene.
"The Great Success of ’Thousand Mechanism Skill’!"
Feeling the vast, ocean-like divine sense power in his Sea of Consciousness, Xu Ping could no longer suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.
After years of arduous cultivation, ’Thousand Mechanism Skill’ has finally broken through to the Great Success Realm, causing his divine sense strength to surge.
Now, the strength of his divine sense could almost rival those top Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Bear in mind, he is still merely at the Early-Stage Nascent Soul, yet his divine sense rivals those top Mid-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Even among the Divinity Transformation forces, he absolutely counts as a top-tier existence.
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
Xu Ping exclaimed three times, with beam-like light flashing from his eyes, sharp as an unsheathed divine sword,
"With this divine sense foundation, the success in refining the Fourth Rank Puppet is undoubtedly greatly enhanced!"
"The numerous obstacles and failures encountered before were simply due to the inadequacy of divine sense, making it difficult to grasp the intricate subtleties within."
The bottleneck which had troubled him for years suddenly became clear, as if a broad path leading directly to success appeared before him.
Since breakthroughs in intuition and technique weren’t happening for the time being, he would choose a path that breaks ten thousand methods with sheer strength.
As long as the divine sense is strong enough, there’s no cultivation skill that can’t be mastered.
However, after a brief moment of ecstasy, Xu Ping quickly calmed down, not letting this huge success cloud his judgment.
The divine sense breakthrough is merely the first step, a necessary condition for refining the Fourth Rank Puppet, rather than a sufficient condition.
He forcefully quelled the turbulent excitement within, returning to a state as calm as a still deep pool.
"The initial achievement in divine sense still needs consolidation; the way of Artifact Refining requires the heart to be as still as water," He said, then once more closed his eyes.
This time, it wasn’t striving for a breakthrough in realm, but rather methodically consolidating and familiarizing himself with the rapidly increased divine sense.
Simultaneously, he rehearsed the refining diagrams of the Fourth Rank Puppet—the drawing of each rune, the melting temper of each material, and each conduit node of Spiritual Power—
All repeatedly simulated and extrapolated within his Sea of Consciousness, striving for absolute perfection, with realization at the thought.
This period of consolidation and extrapolation lasted for over a month.
When Xu Ping opened his eyes again, there was no longer any ripple, only a firm self-confidence remained.
"This time for refining the Fourth Rank Puppet, it must succeed in one try!"
Xu Ping stood tall, his form like a pine tree.
He strode towards the Artifact Refining Room, where with a wave of his hand, radiant streams flew out from the Storage Ring.
These were the materials for the Fourth Rank Puppet.
...
Time flew by, in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
In these two years, Xu Ping had almost devoted all his time and energy to refining the Fourth Rank Puppet.
On this day.
The Artifact Refining Room was ablaze with spiritual light, countless runes danced in the air like a myriad of stars.
Xu Ping sat cross-legged before the Artifact Refining platform, his hands continually changing complex spells.
A human-shaped puppet, about ten feet tall, slowly took shape on the refining platform in front of him.
This puppet had a deep bronze hue all over, its surface was crammed with mysterious runes, each rune flickered with faint Spiritual Light, as if imbued with life.
"The final step!"
Xu Ping’s expression became tremendously solemn.
With his fingers together, a strand of divine sense power flew from between his brows, winding around the spiritual nucleus like silver silk.
The spiritual nucleus transformed into a green light under the wrap of divine sense, slowly sinking into the core position of the puppet’s chest.
There, the spiritual nucleus began to undergo a wondrous transformation, gradually becoming an energy core that beat gently like a heart.
The surface of this energy core was covered with countless intricate golden runes, emitting stable and strong divine sense waves, brimming with vitality like a real life-form.
Last time, it failed right at this juncture.
But this time, Xu Ping was fully prepared, with powerful divine sense support, the outcome is destined to be different!
At this moment, Xu Ping’s divine sense operated at its limit, carefully controlling the fusion of the core.
As time passed, minute by minute, the Spiritual Qi fluctuations inside the Artifact Refining Room became increasingly intense, the entire space gently quivered under the fierce energy impact.
Buzz!
Accompanied by a low and prolonged buzz, the spiritual nucleus finally fully merged into the puppet’s core.
The blinding brilliance began to gradually recede, and the tumultuous Spiritual Qi fluctuations also calmed down, returning the entire Artifact Refining Room to tranquility.
Suddenly, the eyes of this colossal figure lit up abruptly, casting two beams of light as bright as stars.
In an instant, an overwhelming pressure belonging to the Nascent Soul Level swept through the entire Artifact Refining Room, its intensity causing the air to become dense.
"Success, finally success.... hahaha!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Ping could no longer suppress his inner joy and burst into laughter, his laughter echoing throughout the cave dwelling.
After spending so many years, this Fourth Rank Puppet was finally successfully refined.
He now absolutely counts as a genuine Fourth Rank Puppet Master.
