Cultivation Starts from Farming

True Monarch Fengyun let out a long breath, though he could not hide the joy in his eyes.

Even with thorough preparation, teaming up to slay this Fourth Rank Middle Grade mystical serpent, occupying the advantageous terrain with its thick hide, had exhausted quite a bit of their energy.

With a wave of his hand, he collected the Essence Soul Pill, brimming with powerful Demonic Power, and also stored the giant serpent’s massive corpse in his Magical Treasure.

The serpent’s entire body was invaluable; its scales, tendons, and gallbladder were all priceless.

The eight Golden Core Cultivators maintaining the Array were noticeably pale, their breaths weak. They hurriedly took out pills to restore their nearly depleted Mana.

However, True Monarch Fengyun was clearly very urgent, not allowing them to sit and recover comfortably.

"Enter the pond quickly; the timing is fleeting."

His voice was stern, and after exchanging a look with another Nascent Soul Cultivator, he transformed into an Escape Light and plunged into the deep, serene Star Moon Pond.

The remaining Golden Core Cultivators dared not delay, forcing their spirits to follow and dive into the lake.

"So urgent that he won’t even let his disciples recover for a moment?" In the shadows, Xu Ping’s interest grew even deeper.

Without hesitation, he merged his aura with the flow of water, like an invisible undercurrent, silently trailing the group from Hundred Cloud Hall into the Star Moon Pond.

The pond’s water was chilling to the bone, and the deeper they dove, the darker it became, yet the shimmering silver-white spots increased, guiding them like stars.

The pressure steadily intensified; regular Golden Core Cultivators would find it hard to endure for long.

Ahead, the Escape Light of True Monarch Fengyun’s group paused.

Before them lay a colossal underwater cliff, as though the earth had been forcibly torn apart.

Below the cliff was not the dreaded black silence as expected, but rather a soft, pure silver radiance, illuminating the deep sea like a hazy moonlit night.

More strikingly, the area’s space was highly unstable, visible only as faint ripples that constantly oscillated, emanating intense spatial fluctuations.

It was as if an invisible membrane separated interior and exterior, behind which lay a distinctly different world.

"This is the place, haha, Heaven blesses my Hundred Cloud Hall!"

True Monarch Fengyun couldn’t contain his ecstatic joy and chuckled quietly, his eyes flashing with excitement and greed.

He immediately ordered, "Set up the Two Realms Void Array to stabilize the passage."

The eight Golden Core Cultivators, although greatly depleted in Mana, were reinvigorated upon hearing his words.

Under the direction of another Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, they swiftly took out various pre-prepared Array Flags and Array Plates, deftly arranging them at the intensely fluctuating space before the cliff.

Xu Ping, hidden, slightly narrowed his eyes; his mastery as an Array Grandmaster made him instantly comprehend the array’s intricacies.

"Interesting... it’s getting more and more interesting," Xu Ping’s lips curled into an imperceptible arc.

He remained unmoved, observing coldly.

Soon, the array was set up.

With the black-robed Nascent Soul Cultivator embedding the final core Array Plate, the entire array hummed, silver-white spatial symbols lit up, weaving into a complex light web.

The violently fluctuating space node was gradually subdued, and at the web’s center, a phantasmal light gate slowly formed, barely admitting a few people side by side.

"Let’s go!"

True Monarch Fengyun, unable to contain his excitement, glanced at the old man in black robes, instructed two Golden Core disciples, and was the first to transform into a light stream through the gate.

The other Golden Core disciples followed closely.

Seeing this, Xu Ping hesitated no longer.

His eyes flashed, and his immense Divine Sense surged like an invisible tide, accurately enveloping the two Late-stage Golden Core Cultivators maintaining the array at its hub.

The two hardly had time to react before feeling as if their heads were struck by a heavy hammer; their vision went dark, with their Sea of Consciousness suppressed entirely, consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.

Xu Ping appeared ghost-like beside them, fingertips gently tapping their foreheads, and the Soul-Searching Technique was instantly activated.

Yet moments later, he frowned slightly.

These two held low positions and knew little, with only vague information in their memories.

This place allegedly connects to an ancient medicinal garden, which the elders in the hall highly value, supposedly concerning the sect’s future and so on... but no further detailed information.

"Ancient medicinal garden?"

Xu Ping released them, allowing them to slump to the ground. He hadn’t taken their lives.

Xu Ping stroked his chin, his interest deepening.

Perhaps such a garden contains Heaven-defying Spirit Medicine...

With opportunity presenting itself, how could he miss it?

Xu Ping hesitated no longer, his form flickering as he directly passed through the still rippling phantasmal light gate.

...

On the other side of the light gate lay a paradise.

An overwhelming aroma, blending countless rare Spirit Medicines and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, suffused the air, invigorating, with just one inhalation sparking lively Mana and soothing the Divine Soul.

Before him was an endless medicinal garden.

The soil exhibited a curious five-color luster, imbued with dense innate five-element essence.

Plants that had long vanished from the outside world or required millennia to mature were flourishing here, their ages at least measured in millennia.

"Red Blood Dragon-patterned Ginseng, Nine-curved Soul-returning Grass, Millennia Earth Core Jade Marrow Mushroom... This... This..."

The Golden Core disciples brought by True Monarch Fengyun were taken aback, breathing heavily, eyes filled with uncontrollable delight.

True Monarch Fengyun’s gaze, fixed intently on a plant only three feet tall, with a vibrant, jade-green body and an unusual fruit atop as large as a fist, in the garden’s center.