Cultivation Starts from Farming

"According to the agreement, I should still give you four thousand Spirit Stones." Xu Ping said slowly after a moment of silence.

"Spirit Stones are unnecessary, but I wonder if Daoist friend could answer a question for me?"

After obtaining the jade box, the Old Man of the Desolate Sky relaxed completely. He scrutinized Xu Ping up and down, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"What question?" Xu Ping frowned slightly.

"Who did Daoist friend find to conceal the Restriction on the jade box?" the Old Man of the Desolate Sky inquired.

"Why don't you first tell me, were you the one who traded with me at the underground auction?" Xu Ping asked with a sudden chuckle.

"It was indeed me!" the Old Man of the Desolate Sky answered without hesitation. With the jade box in hand, he naturally had no apprehensions.

A mere Early-Stage Foundation Establishment was nothing. Even if the other party was hiding something, he could easily handle it.

"What a coincidence, the Restriction on this jade box was also set by me." Xu Ping smiled.

Now that he could confirm it was the person he traded with, things became simple.

"It was you?"

The Old Man of the Desolate Sky cast a doubtful glance at Xu Ping, then shook his head, "Forget it, capturing you and performing a Soul Search will reveal everything."

Before he finished speaking, he summoned a White Bone Sword, which turned into a hundred-foot-long white ribbon and slashed down from the sky!

Already prepared, Xu Ping immediately activated the protective barrier of the Heavenly Gold Ring.

Boom!

A deafening explosion accompanied the hundred-foot-long white ribbon as it heavily struck the protective barrier.

Crack!

In the next instant, the barrier shattered instantly, yet the power of the sword light dissipated completely.

"Oh? You could actually block it?" The Old Man of the Desolate Sky showed a hint of surprise seeing his attack was ineffective.

Although he hadn't given it his all, for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to block his attack so effortlessly was indeed astonishing.

"Very well, I intended to spare your life, but it seems you don't cherish it!" Having blocked the Old Man of the Desolate Sky's attack, Xu Ping gave a sinister smile, his tone carrying a hint of murderous intent:

Hearing this, the Old Man of the Desolate Sky sneered, "A mere Early-Stage Foundation Establishment dares to boast so arrogantly?"

"Hmph!"

Too lazy to reply, Xu Ping coldly snorted and swiftly launched the Shocking God Needle.

A chill instantly descended upon the Old Man of the Desolate Sky.

The next moment.

Crack!

Accompanied by the shattering sound of the jade token at his waist, he groaned, his face turning pale.

Right at this moment, a crisp ding sound rang out.

"Ding ding..."

Boom!

The jade token at the Old Man of the Desolate Sky's waist exploded completely.

"Not good!"

His expression changed drastically.

"Soul Capturing Skill!"

Then, he formed a spell with his hand and murmured a phrase.

Suddenly, an invisible wave of Divine Sense spread out.

Boom!

The Divine Sense wave collided with an invisible sound wave, causing the air to ripple with an unseen wave.

Ultimately, both dissipated into the air.

"A Spiritual Sense Attack, an exotic treasure! I underestimated you!" The Old Man of the Desolate Sky, his face pale, stared intently at Xu Ping, a hint of greed in his eyes.

Who would have thought that a mere Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would possess exotic treasures and secret techniques that even moved his heart with urgency.

"Too much nonsense!" Xu Ping's tone was indifferent as he flipped his hand, and the Purple Sun Sword appeared in it.

"Hmph, don't think that just because you have a Divine Sense secret technique and exotic treasures, you can act with impudence!"

The Old Man of the Desolate Sky snorted coldly, forming a spell with his hands.

In the next moment, powerful mana erupted from his body, breaking through from Late-Stage Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

'Indeed, this person has been hiding his cultivation all along!'

Seeing the true cultivation of the Old Man of the Desolate Sky, Xu Ping didn't get nervous but instead sighed with relief.

As long as he was not a Fake Pill or Golden Core cultivator, Xu Ping didn't mind.

"Die!"

The Old Man of the Desolate Sky infused his entire mana into the White Bone Sword, making the sword gleam brightly.

He slashed down through the air, the dazzling sword light transforming into a several-dozen-feet-long golden dragon, which roared its way straight toward Xu Ping.

"Good timing!"

Xu Ping held the sword with one hand, a cold air about him, and his own aura climbing steadily to nearly the peak of a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

"Slash!"

He muttered lightly, releasing a slash.

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening explosion, the sword light flickered with a fleeting white rainbow, seemingly tearing through the void with infinite sharpness, striking toward the golden dragon!

Crack!

In the next breath, the resplendent sword light pierced the golden dragon's head and body from below, the unparalleled Sword Qi shredding the dozens-of-feet-long body into dust.

After which, the remaining force of the sword light continued unabated, charging toward the Old Man of the Desolate Sky.

"What!"

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound? Sword light like a rainbow?" The Old Man of the Desolate Sky was shocked, a flash of horror on his face, hurriedly summoning a magical artifact shaped like a black leaf.

The black leaf expanded to ten feet in the wind, like a shield in front of him.

Boom!

However, the black leaf, fragile as parchment against the dazzling sword light, was penetrated in an instant.

Seizing this opportunity, the Old Man of the Desolate Sky flipped his hand to reveal a grayish talisman, a small sword drawn upon it.

"Speed!"

He formed a spell with his hand, causing the gray talisman to erupt with intense spiritual light, transforming into a small gray sword that rushed at the sword light with one or two-tenths of the power of a magical treasure!

Crack!

The small gray sword shattered the sword light, now much weakened, with irresistible power!

"A talisman treasure?!"

Xu Ping's pupils contracted slightly.

It was reasonable for a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator to possess a talisman treasure.

The Old Man of the Desolate Sky glared at Xu Ping, his face twisted with malice, "Even if you are an unprecedented genius in Swordsmanship, you will still die!!"

As a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, his eyesight was naturally sharp, recognizing that Xu Ping was nearing the second realm of the Sword Dao—Sword Light Like a Rainbow.