Cultivation Starts from Farming

The calamity of evil spirits erupted, two months later.

This day.

In the spiritual fields of Thousand Leaves Mountain, Xu Ping, who was performing the Tribulation Spirit Skill, suddenly looked up.

Whirr, whirr, whirr...

At this moment, over Purple Bamboo Mountain, a sinister aura pervaded.

Several shadows of evil spirits roamed among the clouds, glaring at the spiritual vein below.

The leading evil spirit, with a human face and beast body, had blood-red eyes and was equivalent to an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, while the other three were no more than Qi Cultivation level!

"Foundation Establishment evil spirit?"

Xu Ping frowned slightly; evil spirits of the Foundation Establishment level naturally posed no threat to him, but he was currently performing the Tribulation Spirit Skill and was busy.

"Water Lake Rat, take care of the evil spirits outside!" Xu Ping instructed through Divine Sense transmission.

"Yes, Master!"

The nearly two-zhang-tall Water Lake Rat responded excitedly.

After cultivating spirit plants for so long, it finally got to do something else.

"Squeak!"

It let out an excited roar, its body surging with demonic power, transforming into a gust of demon wind and attacking the evil spirits.

In the blink of an eye, the Water Lake Rat charged at the group of evil spirits.

It opened its large mouth, and a searing Demon Fire spewed out.

This Demon Fire was a ghostly purple, extremely hot, and wherever it passed, the air became twisted and deformed from the scorching heat.

...

As the evil spirits attacked, the defensive arrays of Little Radiance Mountain and Flower Butterfly Mountain, several miles away, instantly activated.

Gong Yang and Duan Shuang flew from their own arenas.

Just as the two were channeling their mana, ready to summon their magical artifacts to deliver a fatal blow to the evil spirits!

A ghostly purple Demon Fire swept past their eyes, crashing towards the evil spirits.

Whoosh!

Boom!

The leading evil spirit with a human face and beast body, seeing the Demon Fire coming, immediately sensed danger, wanting to dodge, but found itself surrounded by the Demon Fire with no way out.

It flailed its claws, its body shrouded in a sinister aura, attempting to resist the invasion of the Demon Fire, but it was all in vain.

Hiss!

The Demon Fire instantly consumed it, emitting a shrill scream, and in no time, it was reduced to ashes.

The other three Qi Cultivation level evil spirits were even more vulnerable. The moment the Demon Fire touched them, they ignited like dry wood in a blazing fire, disappearing without a trace before they could even struggle.

In just a few breaths.

The evil spirits that had been hovering over Purple Bamboo Mountain were all burned to death by the Demon Fire spat by Water Lake Rat, and the sinister aura gradually dissipated with the demise of the evil spirits.

"This... this is Fellow Daoist Xu's spirit beast!!!"

Duan Shuang and Gong Yang witnessed the scene, immediately stunned, their mouths agape, unable to close for a long time.

A Foundation Establishment-level evil spirit was burned to death by a Second-stage Lower Grade demon beast's single breath of Demon Fire?

Even the two of them likely couldn't achieve this level!

Fellow Daoist Xu was already an exceptionally gifted existence, and they hadn't expected his spirit beast to be equally extraordinary.

In terms of strength, Water Lake Rat should be about on par with Duan Shuang, still somewhat lesser than Gong Yang, who was at the peak of Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

But fire-type magic inherently restrained evil spirits, and coupled with the Water Lake Rat's Demon Fire being equivalent to Second-stage Middle Grade, naturally, a single breath of Demon Fire could burn this evil spirit equivalent to Early-Stage Foundation Establishment to death!

"Come back!"

At this time, Xu Ping, having successfully performed the Tribulation Spirit Skill, summoned the Water Lake Rat through Divine Sense transmission.

Then, he warmly invited Duan Shuang and Gong Yang, "Fellow Daoists, come to Thousand Leaves Mountain for a visit!"

"Squeak!"

The Water Lake Rat shook its head proudly and transformed into a demon wind, coming before Xu Ping.

This time, it learned to behave, obediently lowering its large body, showing a hint of a fawning expression on its face, eagerly looking at Xu Ping.

Duan Shuang and Gong Yang exchanged a glance, putting away their magical artifacts, and rode their Escape Light to Thousand Leaves Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, your mutated Water Lake Rat is truly formidable!"

Gong Yang saw the obedient Water Lake Rat lying in front of Xu Ping and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, eyes full of envy.

So powerful yet so obedient, truly rare!

"Nothing worth mentioning, just taking advantage of the restraint mechanism!" Xu Ping waved his hand and then kicked the Water Lake Rat nudging at his trouser leg.

"Don't think about slacking off, quickly go and plant the Spirit Medicine and Spirit Plant!"

"Squeak!"

Despite being kicked by Xu Ping, the Water Lake Rat wasn't angry at all, instead, it pranced off to the spiritual field, swiftly starting to plant Spirit Medicine and Spirit Plant.

Seeing this scene, Gong Yang couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, such excellent training!

A demon beast, whose strength was comparable to it, actually doing the work of a spiritual farmer?

...

After sending the Water Lake Rat off to plant Spirit Medicine, Xu Ping invited Gong Yang and Duan Shuang into the pavilion.

The three took their seats as hosts and guests, with steaming Spirit Tea already set on the table.

"Ah, now that Hu Country has invaded, attacking Luoyun Sect, the number of Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators who have died or been injured is countless."

Gong Yang gently set down the teacup in his hand, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his face full of worry.

"And Shuize Sect is even besieged by Golden Core evil spirits, only able to shrink back within their Array. But our Purple Bamboo Mountain, sandwiched between two major forces, apart from facing some Foundation Establishment evil spirits, has remained peaceful and stable," Gong Yang remarked.

"In this view, our Purple Bamboo Mountain should be a feng shui treasure land!" Xu Ping laughed.

The development of the situation to its current state was indeed beyond his expectations.

Originally inconspicuous in Yue Country, Purple Bamboo Mountain, amid the great chaos in the entire Yue Country, was barely affected at all.

This cannot but make one sigh, how unpredictable the change of events!

Xu Ping now only hoped that stability could last a few more years, at least until the Spirit Wood ripens.

By then, even if the situation becomes uncontrollable, he could retreat into the Nightmare Marsh with peace of mind.

"With Fellow Daoist Xu in our Purple Bamboo Mountain, evil spirits dare not disturb, naturally, peace and stability prevail!" Duan Shuang chuckled lightly.