Cultivation Starts from Farming

The air in the cultivation room was violently stirred by this aura, the runes on the walls flickering uncertainly, as if bearing immense pressure.

At the same time.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Countless strands of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed attracted by this powerful aura, rushing madly towards where Xu Ping was.

Above Thousand Leaves Mountain, Spiritual Qi quickly converged, forming a gigantic vortex of Qi spanning several miles.

The vortex was like a deep, boundless black hole, continually devouring the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

The rotating Qi brought forth gusts of wind, echoing skyward.

Amidst this awe-inspiring scene, Xu Ping suddenly felt that his Longevity Skill, operating at its limit, was showing signs of breaking through to the Golden Core level.

"Comprehending the heavens, autonomously breaking through Golden Core?" Xu Ping was taken aback.

For other cultivators, the chance to comprehend the heavens and autonomously break through to the Golden Core could only be described as a once-in-a-lifetime grand opportunity.

After all, this automatic breakthrough to the Golden Core could significantly increase the success rate of advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.

In the cultivation realm, every major breakthrough in realm is exceedingly difficult, and such an opportunity is undoubtedly a gift from the heavens.

Thus, this breakthrough opportunity is also called a 'Heavenly Dao Golden Core'!

However, for Xu Ping, this was nothing short of a death sentence.

Although his Longevity Skill had already reached the state of perfection, and he happened to have this wondrous aid to comprehend the heavens now.

But he knew very well that to break through to the Golden Core Realm, even with these favorable conditions, the probability of success was at best only eighty percent.

Moreover, if the breakthrough failed, there was the risk of cultivation regressing, or even death and erasure of the Dao.

So how is this not sending oneself to die?

"Disperse!"

In the brief shock, Xu Ping decisively acted, sparing no effort to stop all this from happening.

He concentrated all his spiritual power, forcibly controlling the frantically operating mana within his body.

In an instant, the mana around him trembled violently, the ripples of this tremor impacting not only his body but even causing his Sea of Consciousness to shudder endlessly.

Finally, with Xu Ping's effort, he succeeded in breaking out of this state of comprehension of the heavens.

The Longevity Skill gradually calmed down, no longer running uncontrollably, and the mana that had been surging like turbulent waves also gradually returned to its usual calm.

At the same time, the incredibly spectacular Spiritual Qi vortex above Thousand Leaves Mountain also slowly dissipated like an illusory bubble.

The Qi, reminiscent of the ebbing sea water, quietly receded.

After everything completely returned to calm, Xu Ping's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he exhaled a long breath.

"That was close, I almost lost my life!"

He slowly opened his eyes, a lingering hint of fear remaining in his gaze.

The Heavenly Dao Golden Core was truly dangerous, forcefully pushing him to pierce through the boundary from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core!

Fortunately, it was ultimately stopped by him in time.

If Xu Ping's actions and words were known by other Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators, they would probably be so angry that they'd cough up blood.

The opportunity of the Heavenly Dao Golden Core, with an eighty percent chance of success, is seen as courting death?

Then their one or two percent, or less than one percent chance at breaking through to Golden Core, wouldn't that be considered suicide?

...

"Better first examine the changes in myself after the Longevity Skill broke through to perfection!"

Xu Ping slowly closed his eyes, immersed in the perception of changes within himself.

At this time, the mana within him flowed continuously, emitting a gentle green spiritual light.

This light was warm and harmonious, gently enveloping his entire being, appearing from afar as a deity from ancient times, exuding an aura of profound mystery.

He focused his attention on the dantian.

Xu Ping was pleasantly surprised to find that the mana within his dantian, originally in a liquid state, had its quality and purity enhanced by at least one or twofold.

The liquid mana that already contained immense and powerful energy, now appeared even more pure.

Every drop seemed to contain infinite vitality and immense strength, like a small energy source.

At this moment, a sphere suspended in the center of the dantian, formed by the convergence of three hundred and sixty drops of mana, underwent an astonishing transformation.

It was unlike the liquid mana of a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator, nor was it like the Golden Core of a Golden Core cultivator.

It had become a peculiar fluid, between solid and liquid, possessing the agility and flow of a liquid, yet also the resilience and heavy steadiness of a solid.

"Is this... Half-Step Golden Core?" Xu Ping's face was full of astonishment.

He had truly never heard of mana in such a form before.

He believed that even if a Nascent Soul cultivator came, they'd be bewildered.

Evidently, using the traditional concepts of the Golden Core Realm or Foundation Establishment Realm couldn't accurately define this unique state of mana before him.

Perhaps only the term "Half-Step Golden Core" could barely describe this unprecedented mana form.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, his gaze flickering with excitement and anticipation.

Unable to contain the impulse in his heart, he decided to practically test what kind of power this new mana held.

Thus, he stood up and walked out of the cultivation room to the open space outside.

Here, the gentle breeze caressed softly, the air filled with a trace of refreshing and pleasant fragrance, making one feel uplifted.

Xu Ping stood tall and straight like a pine tree.

Then, with a slight turn of his palm, a green light flashed, and the Magical Treasure Wooden Sword appeared in his hand.

"Slash!"

Xu Ping wielded the sword with one hand, the mana around him surging like turbulent waves.

He suddenly exerted force, fiercely slashing forward with his sword.

Xu Ping stood still, then with a slight flip of his palm, a green light flashed, and the Magical Treasure Wooden Sword appeared in his hand.

"Slash!"

Xu Ping wielded the sword with one hand, his mana surging, and suddenly slashed out with the sword.

In an instant, the sword's blade shone brightly, the vivid green spiritual light so dazzling that it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open, the light seeming to possess infinite power, illuminating the entire world.