Cultivation Starts from Farming

"Ran quite far, didn't you!" A moment later, Xu Ping opened his eyes, revealing a hint of helplessness in his gaze.

If it weren't for his divine sense surpassing the late-stage Foundation Establishment, he probably wouldn't have sensed the position of the Rat Demon from such a distance.

Following the vague link in his heart, Xu Ping locked onto a direction and soared into the distance on the Escape Light.

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More than half a month later.

Wanzhe Waters, Celestial Water Island.

Recently, the servants and maids on Celestial Water Island had become jittery, fearing to provoke the displeasure of the island's master, Bai Kun.

"What's wrong with the Island Master?" one servant whispered.

"I heard he was seriously injured!" another servant replied in a voice only audible between the two of them.

"How can that be? The Island Master is a peak mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!" the servant exclaimed in surprise.

"I..."

"What are you two whispering about? Get back to work!" At that moment, a middle-aged man in a green robe scolded them.

"Steward Hao!!" The two were startled and hurried away with their heads down.

Steward Hao watched their retreating figures with cold eyes. If he didn't have to leave the island today to purchase supplies, he would definitely have taught them a lesson.

After scolding them away, Steward Hao came to the edge of the array that protected the island, and then he took out a Jade Token from his bosom, infusing it with mana while mumbling incantations.

Buzz!

Instantly, a passage leading to the outside world appeared in the array.

He skillfully passed through the passage, emerging outside the array.

"Phew!"

Steward Hao took a deep breath and his repressed emotions began to ease.

Ever since Bai Kun returned severely injured, even he had been living cautiously.

Now that he had the chance to leave the island, he intended to vent his frustration and find a few understanding fairy maidens to comfort his soul.

Thinking about the enchanting figures of the maidens, a heat rose in his heart.

"Quick trip out and back!"

Steward Hao patted his Storage Bag, and a Spiritual Boat floated into the air. He jumped on and directed it to fly away.

He didn't know how long he had been flying, and Celestial Water Island had completely disappeared from view.

Looking at the surrounding verdant lake waters, Steward Hao's mood gradually relaxed.

As a Qi Cultivation level nine cultivator and the steward of Celestial Water Island, no one had the courage to mess with him over the years.

Just as Steward Hao was leisurely enjoying himself!

Suddenly!

He felt a chill descending upon him, his Sea of Consciousness erupted into a turbulent storm, and the next instant, he lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

Without its master's control, the Spiritual Boat was about to plunge into the lake.

At this moment, an Escape Light flew from the deserted island, controlling the Spiritual Boat to land on the deserted island.

"Waited all these days, finally someone came out." Watching the comatose middle-aged man, Xu Ping smiled slightly.

Half an hour later.

Disguised as Steward Hao, Xu Ping mounted the Flying Boat again and headed back to Celestial Water Island.

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Celestial Water Island.

Inside a luxurious building, Bai Kun sat with his eyes closed, silently healing his injuries.

No one knew how much time had passed.

"Phew!"

Bai Kun slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a foul breath.

Feeling the lingering pain from his injuries, a sinister look flashed in his eyes: "Xu Ping, I must kill you!"

For so many years, he had never been so severely injured, nor been so close to death.

If he didn't kill him, his Dao heart would remain unstable!

"And that bitch Duan Shuang, I will tear those dogs apart!" Bai Kun snarled through gritted teeth, feeling all his efforts wasted.

Thinking this way, his anger flared even more.

Bang!

In his fury, he struck out, smashing a lavish cabinet to pieces, venting his inner rage.

Bang bang!

Just as he was seething with rage, a knocking sound came from outside the door.

"Who is it!"

Bai Kun spread his divine sense, discovering a middle-aged man standing outside the door, whom he recognized as the steward of his island.

With a wave of his sleeve, the door opened naturally.

"If it's not something important, you know the consequences!" Bai Kun looked at him coldly.

"Isl... Island Master, if it wasn't important, how would I dare disturb you..." 'Steward Hao' showed a trace of fear, then nervously entered the room, closing the door behind him.

"What is it? Speak quickly!" Bai Kun said impatiently.

"Island Master, today... is the day you die!" Steward Hao changed his expression, the initial fear vanished, replaced by an extremely cold demeanor.

Buzz!

Bai Kun suddenly felt a chill descending upon him.

Crack!

The hairpin on his head split into two, and his Sea of Consciousness surged violently, as if it was about to explode with pain.

"Ah!"

Bai Kun couldn't help but let out a painful scream.

The next instant.

Jingle!

In the midst of extreme pain, he faintly heard a tinkling of bells, and then everything went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Kill him!"

Xu Ping attached a Sound Insulation Talisman to the door frame while commanding the Rat Demon hidden underground.

The Rat Demon burst from the earth in an instant, and its sharp claws easily crushed Bai Kun's skull.

Blood and brain matter spilled all over, the intense smell of blood filling the room instantly.

"Not bad, after breaking through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment, my Shocking God Needle has indeed become much more formidable. With this attack, even a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would likely be killed!"

Seeing Bai Kun's corpse, dead as dead could be, Xu Ping nodded in satisfaction.

Using his beyond late-stage Foundation Establishment awareness to launch the Shocking God Needle, even if Bai Kun had treasures to defend against spiritual sense attacks, they couldn't withstand it.

"It's just a pity that for a sneak attack on a late-stage Foundation Establishment, the Rat Demon probably won't be of much use and I'd have to act personally." Xu Ping regrettably shook his head.

After his divine sense increased, he could sense the Rat Demon hiding underground even without the inexplicable link in his heart.

Although a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense couldn't compare to his, they would still have a vague sense, unlike early or mid-stage cultivators who were completely unaware of the Rat Demon.

Xu Ping went to Bai Kun's body and retrieved the Storage Ring from his hand, then leisurely began to break the divine sense restriction on it.

From launching the spiritual sense attack to killing Bai Kun, only two breaths had passed, and all movements within the room were covered by the Sound Insulation Talisman, so no one noticed.

Although he wasn't afraid of the Song family given his strength and escape techniques, avoiding trouble by quietly killing the opponent and eliminating suspicions was preferable.

...

Xu Ping quickly dispelled the protective divine sense on the Storage Ring.

He inspected the items inside, first screening for suspicious items.

Besides a Second-stage Super Long-distance Sound Transmission Talisman, there was nothing notably suspicious.

This talisman couldn't be destroyed for now, or its pair could detect it being deactivated from afar.

Afterwards, with a motion of his divine sense, Xu Ping emptied a pile of colorful Spirit Stones from the Storage Ring.

Among them, the lower grade Spirit Stones were the least valuable, about six thousand pieces, followed by middle grade stones useful even to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The contents of the Storage Ring exceeded Xu Ping's expectations.

Dozens of First Rank Puppets were neatly arranged inside the Storage Ring, along with mostly first rank middle and upper grade puppets, and the five Second-stage Middle Grade puppets that surrounded him that day were also among them.

"So rich! Altogether worth at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stones." Xu Ping couldn't help but be pleased with the haul.

Among the items in the Storage Ring, a Jade Token caught Xu Ping's attention.

Embedded within the Jade Token was a Divine Techniques manual titled 'Thousand Threads Puppet Transformation Skill.'

Upon careful examination, he discovered it was a Puppet Control Skill.

"So Bai Kun wasn't actually a Second-stage Puppet Master, he just knew this skill which allowed him to control so many Second-stage Middle Grade Puppets."

Despite his immense interest, Xu Ping decided that now wasn't the time to study this skill, so he tossed it back into the Storage Ring.