[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-starts-from-farming":3,"chapter-cultivation-starts-from-farming-cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation Starts from Farming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},642160,880,"Chapter 115: Successful Refinement","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, under the continuous scorching of the high-temperature liquid, the Wolf Demon was almost burned into a piece of black charcoal, its life force weakening constantly, on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping naturally wouldn’t let this happen. He took out a Jade Bottle and twisted off the cap, revealing a drop of green Spiritual Liquid inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping flicked his finger, and the green Spiritual Liquid shot out from the Jade Bottle into the mouth of the Wolf Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolf Demon swallowed the green Spiritual Liquid, and its nearly depleted life force surged back, the sounds of its screams getting even louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several repetitions, the Wolf Demon was tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, unable even to let out a scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This method of refining is indeed cruel.\" Xu Ping frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using demon beasts like this, he couldn’t imagine what the scene would be like if he used humans for refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no intention of stopping, after all, it was a demon beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Wolf Demon’s life force began to decline again, Xu Ping as usual prepared to instill it with green Spiritual Liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolf Demon’s life force declined too rapidly, disappearing in the blink of an eye, turning directly into a charred corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Failed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping was shocked, his face dark, \"The life force declined too fast towards the end, there was no time to react, it seems I need to instill more green Spiritual Liquid in the beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped the Earth Fire and used a Cleaning Talisman to lower the temperature of the charred corpse and waste materials before storing them in a storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing all this, Xu Ping began a second refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he paid constant attention to the condition of the Demon Beast with his Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Earth Fire chamber, Xu Ping stared intently into the silver cauldron, at the Second-stage Rat Demon wrapped in high-temperature liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully controlled the Earth Fire, gradually refining various materials into its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the high-temperature liquid in the cauldron decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a piece of charcoal slid off the Rat Demon’s body, revealing skin covered in black scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the final moment, Xu Ping dared not slack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained fully focused on controlling the Earth Fire while also flicking a drop of green Spirit Medicine into its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack, crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more charcoal slid off the Second-stage Rat Demon, and at this moment, all the high-temperature liquid in the silver cauldron had been refined into its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight rumble, the charcoal on the Second-stage Rat Demon fell off. Its eyes suddenly opened, a ghostly light shining from its vertical pupils, a powerful aura emanating from its body, making it look like an armored demon god covered in black scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally... it’s a success!\" Xu Ping was overjoyed, the time and effort spent had finally paid off with a successful refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped the Earth Fire and, suppressing his excitement, retrieved a Spirit Talisman from his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw it forcefully, attaching it directly to the forehead of the Second-stage Rat Demon, then pinched a Magic Technique, chanting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Spirit Talisman on the Second-stage Rat Demon’s forehead started to emit a strong light, so bright it was hard to keep eyes open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the light began to dissipate, and the Spirit Talisman slowly merged into its forehead, finally disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took out a Spirit Control Token and imprinted his Divine Sense onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mysteriously, Xu Ping established a connection with the Second-stage Rat Demon, gaining control over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his excitement, Xu Ping controlled its actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rat Demon stood up, walking steadily like a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping was pleased, there was no problem with controlling it, and simple commands could be executed smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s test its defensive power next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping retrieved the Blood-Drinking Sword from the Storage Ring, injecting a trace of Mana to slash at the black scales of the Second-stage Rat Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a harsh metallic clash, the Blood-Drinking Sword was bounced off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping’s eyes lit up as he increased the Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after injecting nearly half of his Mana was he able to leave a white mark on the black scales of the Second-stage Rat Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping didn’t continue the experiment, satisfied with his understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he would need to use nearly half his Mana to break through the Second-stage Rat Demon’s defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its defensive power wasn’t as good as the Bronze Corpse, but its strength wasn’t for direct confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stealth and ambush were its true strengths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, its ability to conceal Divine Sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Fire chamber was built with special ores, exceptionally sturdy, with an Array for protection, making Earth Escape difficult to perform, so it had to be outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping left the Earth Fire chamber and arrived outside the Chen Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hide!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He commanded, and the Second-stage Rat Demon’s Demonic Power surged, instantly merging into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping meticulously scanned with his Divine Sense but couldn’t detect the Second-stage Rat Demon at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for sensing the Rat Demon’s location in his heart, he probably wouldn’t have found it; it was quietly hiding a few yards underground just to his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping was pleased, the Second-stage Rat Demon’s innate talent hadn’t diminished after refinement; even his Divine Sense, stronger than a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator’s, couldn’t detect it, let alone an ordinary Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing it head-on, with the Second-stage Demon Beast waiting to ambush, he might even be able to kill a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with his apparent strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder, can the Second-stage Rat Demon evade a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator’s Divine Sense?\" Xu Ping suddenly pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Sense range of a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator generally reached nearly a hundred yards, much stronger than Xu Ping’s current strength. It might discover the Second-stage Rat Demon’s concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just speculation, since there was no Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator available for testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a series of tests to familiarize himself with the Second-stage Rat Demon, he prepared to return to the Chen Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping’s brow suddenly twitched as he looked up to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, three Escape Lights were entangled in battle, heading north, directly towards the Chen Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping frowned deeply; the auras of the three fighting reached Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send the Rat Demon to check first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping’s expression was serious; three Mid-Stage cultivators likely couldn’t break the Second-stage Upper Grade Array, Water Shadow Curtain Array, without other means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it was enough to threaten him outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they appeared to be fighting each other, he naturally wouldn’t risk himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Xu Ping’s control, the Rat Demon proceeded swiftly, soon reaching the Chen Clan territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Rat Demon’s eyes, he ’saw’ two auras of spiritual light besieging a third, while the Water Shadow Curtain Array of the Chen Clan territory was fully activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally nearly invisible transparent ripples now glowed brightly, looking like countless rivers flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Water Shadow Curtain Array, Chen Li watched the battle outside nervously, only relaxing when the besieged Foundation Establishment cultivator was killed, and the other two left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he remained vigilant, keeping the Water Shadow Curtain Array fully activated.\u003C\u002Fp>",1258,"2026-06-02T06:47:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","dcef1893b211648748248bbc69fc101bcf4b8ebb048edff16eb2f996f94ffecf","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-116","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-114",1040,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-starts-from-farming-cover.jpg"]