Chapter 152: Chapter 152

It’s better to proceed cautiously.

Thus, Xu Ping began to operate the Longevity Skill, regulating his breath to stabilize his cultivation.

Five days passed by in a flash.

Xu Ping suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of green flickered past; he was in an unprecedentedly good state!

"Spirit Summoning Skill, Demonic Unravel!"

He shouted in a low voice, consecutively casting two secret techniques, and the liquid mana in his dantian started to increase continuously.

One hundred twenty drops, one hundred thirty drops... Finally stopping at one hundred eighty drops, which was already comparable to the mana cultivation of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Xu Ping held the wooden box with both hands and roared, unleashing the full force of the one hundred eighty drops of mana in his dantian.

The pitch-black wooden box suddenly erupted with a strong spiritual light, illuminating the entire cultivation chamber brightly.

’Creak’ sounded as the lid of the wooden box suddenly opened.

Seeing this scene, Xu Ping couldn’t help but show a joyful expression and decisively stopped both secret techniques.

Xu Ping let out a deep breath, and with the cessation of the secret techniques, his originally rosy complexion turned pale.

Fortunately, the time for activating the Demonic Unravel was not long, and the burning blood essence wasn’t much, it would take just a few days to recover.

However, at this moment, he didn’t care about such matters. With a look of delight, he gazed into the wooden box, only to see a solitary jade slip lying within.

"Just a single jade slip?"

A tinge of disappointment flashed through Xu Ping’s heart, prompting him to speculate, "Could it be that some top-notch cultivation technique is recorded inside?"

He took out the jade slip, and as his Divine Sense penetrated inside, the four large characters "Wood Sword Array" abruptly appeared in his mind.

Xu Ping was taken aback, his face betraying some surprise.

Dull green characters emerged one after another in his Divine Sense, and Xu Ping plunged into the contemplation of these mantras, remaining motionless.

Sitting there , he unknowingly spent several hours.

The expression on Xu Ping’s face was extremely peculiar; at times he was very excited, at times he frowned, and occasionally he appeared with a sweaty forehead in an odd circumstance.

After four hours, the look on his face finally settled down.

Another moment passed, Xu Ping’s face turned sullen as he took a deep breath and opened his eyes, a profound gleam faintly flickering within them.

"The power of this sword array is indeed extremely strong, but its crafting method is too difficult!" Xu Ping licked his dry lips, murmuring helplessly.

The "Wood Sword Array" is a special sword array made with spirit wood swords, having two types in total.

The first type is made with thirty-six flying swords formed by spirit wood of the same root and origin in the second-stage upper grade, then refined into the sword array.

According to the jade slip’s description, if mastered, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator can compete with a fake pill cultivator.

However, as it requires simultaneously controlling thirty flying swords, at the very least, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator can barely manage it.

The second type is made with seventy-two flying swords formed by spirit wood of the same root and origin in the third-stage upper grade, then refined into the sword array.

Once mastered, it can sweep across core formation, but at the least, a core formation cultivator is needed to master this sword array. Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽

When Xu Ping first saw the "Wood Sword Array," he was extremely excited, considering that even if he only mastered the first type, combined with his Sword Qi Thunder Sound, how powerful would that be?

If a fake pill cultivator entered his sword array, they’d probably be skinned alive if not dead.

But upon contemplating the difficulty of crafting this array, his scalp couldn’t help but tense.

Thirty-six flying swords, even if making the swords smaller, how much second-stage upper grade spirit wood would it need?

Second-stage upper grade spirit wood is exceptionally precious, once it appears, it’s immediately snapped up, and it might take decades to gather enough of such second-stage upper-grade spirit wood.

"Seems like there’s no way to craft this sword array for now!" After deliberating in the cultivation chamber repeatedly, Xu Ping could only shake his head in resignation.

Of course, he won’t give up on this extremely strong sword array; he can only wait for Yue Country’s situation to stabilize before slowly collecting second-stage upper grade spirit wood.

"Yet even if the second-stage upper grade spirit wood is gathered, finding a reliable person to craft it is still a bother." Xu Ping furrowed his brows slightly.

Crafting thirty-six magic swords with second-stage upper grade spirit wood involves such an enormous workload that typical second-stage artifact refiners can’t accomplish.

Moreover, these thirty-six magic swords hold immense value; not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, even fake pill cultivators, or even golden core cultivators, would be tempted.

At that time, it will surely bring him infinite troubles.

"Perhaps I could learn artifact refining; then, I could craft them myself, with the skill panel available, I wouldn’t fear failing to learn or mastering the skill." Xu Ping mused to himself.

"Except, second-stage artifact refining inheritance is hard to find; in remote places like the Ten Thousand Mountains, certainly, there’s nothing for sale."

"I also wonder when Yue Country’s warfare will cease. Although the Ten Thousand Mountains are safely stable, the scarcity of resources does hinder cultivation."

"Why rush? Considering my current lifespan, a little time delay won’t be significant, let’s wait slowly." Xu Ping couldn’t help but chuckle self-deprecatingly.

Rushing won’t help in the matters of cultivation.

After casting a ’Cleaning Technique’ to dust off the dirt on his body, Xu Ping exited the chamber.

Stepping into the courtyard, the pond was tranquil, the water surface mirror-like, several lotus flowers stood tall and swayed gently with the waves.

Koi swam leisurely in the water, occasionally leaping out, generating a series of fine water splashes, with the sunlight’s refraction casting fantasy-like ripples.

Seeing such idyllic scenery, Xu Ping’s mood gradually lifted.

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Xu Ping ended a week’s worth of cultivation, opening his eyes, a trace of contemplation in his gaze.

After breaking through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he could clearly feel his cultivation pace slowing.

This is due to two reasons.

First, because after Xu Ping broke through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment, the demand for spiritual qi increased, and though the Spirit Gathering Array was in place, making the spiritual qi around his abode akin to second-stage upper grade spirit veins, it was certainly not as intense as during early-stage Foundation Establishment.

Secondly, there’s a lack of suitable pills to aid cultivation.

"There’s nothing I can do about the former, but for the latter, I could try gathering spirit medicine to refine the Dragon Returning Pill." Xu Ping pondered silently.

He had long become a second-stage middle grade alchemist, so refining second-stage middle grade pills like the Dragon Returning Pill naturally posed no difficulty.

However, the only downside is that gathering spirit medicine to refine the Dragon Returning Pill is quite challenging.

Last time, gathering spirit medicine for the Qi Refining Pill alone took two months, and now collecting for the Dragon Returning Pill might take even longer.

Just as Xu Ping was pondering this, the sound transmission talisman from Duan Shuang in his embrace suddenly flickered.

Heart stirring, Xu Ping retrieved the transmission talisman and infused a trace of mana into it.

Suddenly, Duan Shuang’s delighted voice emerged, "Xu Daoist, Luoyun Sect didn’t lie; Yuncheng Ancestor has returned!"

"Is this true?" Xu Ping’s eyes instantly brightened, filled with irrepressible excitement.

"How could it not be! This news will probably spread through the entire Yue Country soon."

Duan Shuang continued, the excitement clear in her tone, "After Yuncheng Ancestor’s return, they immediately struck against Hu Country cultivators, consecutively killing several golden core cultivators, forcing Hu Country’s nascent soul ancestor to reveal himself."

"Reportedly, a fierce duel unfolded between the two nascent soul ancestors, but the outcome was indecisive, and now Hu Country has begun to retreat."

"This is truly great news!" Heaving a sigh of relief, Xu Ping couldn’t help but smile.

Yuncheng Ancestor’s return, Hu Country’s retreat, the cloud of war overhead had finally dissipated.

After Yue Country calms down, he can seek a place rich in resources and spirit veins to focus on his cultivation.

"Indeed, for us Yue Country cultivators, there’s no better news than this." Duan Shuang laughed.

"Though Hu Country has retreated, it’s likely Qiu Xuan Mountain cannot be reassembled; may I ask what Fellow Daoist Xu plans to do now?" she inquired with a hint of meaning.

"What else is there to plan, but to find a place to settle and peacefully focus on cultivation." Xu Ping replied calmly, his eyes flashing.

"Since such is the case, may I invite the fellow to cultivate at Purple Bamboo Mountain?" Duan Shuang offered sincerely.

"Purple Bamboo Mountain? Where is this?" Xu Ping asked with a slight pause, immediately inquiring.