[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-starts-from-farming":3,"chapter-cultivation-starts-from-farming-cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-445":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},642240,880,"Chapter 445 - 253: Choice","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>Seeing the token in Xu Ping’s hand, a trace of surprise flickered in the eyes of the middle-aged man, whose originally dull expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man said faintly, his voice low and hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the door and stepped aside to let Xu Ping in, then gestured for Xu Ping to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping, who was confident and daring, walked in without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength and understanding of arrays, this set of third-rank middle-grade arrays could indeed stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the courtyard, the layout inside was as simple and unadorned as its exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A narrow stone path led deep inside, with a few unidentified plants planted on either side, appearing somewhat withered against the backdrop of yellow sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the middle-aged man through the courtyard, Xu Ping arrived at a rather spacious side room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the atmosphere inside the room was somewhat oppressive and tense, with more than twenty cultivators gathered, all without exception at the Foundation Establishment Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, most of them were early or mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, with only five or six in the late stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These cultivators either stood or sat, maintaining a certain distance from each other, with occasionally glances full of scrutiny and speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such a scene, Xu Ping couldn’t help but frown slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally thought he was merely here for matters related to smuggling, but he didn’t expect to find himself in a room full of cultivators, and it seemed things were far more complex than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay here and choose the faction you want to join. When the airship arrives, someone will naturally come to pick you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden middle-aged man said as he handed a jade slip to Xu Ping, then turned and left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps were steady, and his motion to close the door was light, but the faint \"click\" sounded particularly clear in the silent room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Choose a faction to join?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Ping frowned even more, feeling deeply puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always thought that as long as he paid enough Spirit Stones, he could stealthily smuggle into the Wind Country without anyone knowing. How did a step of choosing a faction suddenly appear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This completely disrupted his original plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xu Ping also knew clearly that in such a situation, rashly leaving would not be a wise decision, and might even unnecessarily bring a lot of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weighing the pros and cons, he decided to suppress his inner unease and see what important information was recorded in the jade slip first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xu Ping was about to find a corner to examine the jade slip,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a scholar-dressed cultivator walked towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person’s face was thin, his eyes carried a genteel gaze, and he wore a moon-white long robe and a black square cap, acting with a scholarly demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked calmly to Xu Ping, slightly bent over in salute, and communicated through Divine Sense saying, \"Poor Taoist Fang Yunzi, greetings to fellow Daoist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Li Feiyu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping felt a stir in his heart and responded politely as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that since this person arrived earlier, he might know the reason behind this and could potentially provide some useful information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, both of them tacitly moved to a corner of the room, cleverly avoiding the inquisitive glances of other cultivators, and began to communicate quietly through Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just arrived here, and I’m still not quite familiar with all this. May I ask, what exactly is this business about choosing a faction to join?\" Xu Ping asked straightforwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yunzi sighed lightly, looking slightly helpless, and began to explain slowly, \"This journey to the Wind Country is far from as easy and simple as we initially thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, when the Luoyun Sect had not issued a ban, going to the Wind Country was naturally unimpeded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, the Luoyun Sect has control over the outings of cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To enter the Wind Country, an identity token is needed, and the issuance of such tokens is made exclusively by major factions in the Wind Country.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, if we want to head to the Wind Country, we have no choice but to form a service agreement with some of the factions in the Wind Country. Moreover, the term of service is not short, with a minimum starting at twenty years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he paused slightly, his gaze subtly sweeping over the other cultivators in the room, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You see the people in this room, I fear most of them are artisans, each with their talents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those factions in the Wind Country precisely value the capabilities of people like us, hence arranging such a selection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xu Ping immediately understood what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that he might have been duped, as what was initially a simple smuggling affair had turned into selling oneself to the factions of the Wind Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a wave of anger involuntarily rose in Xu Ping’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other side had made the stakes clear from the beginning, he might have thought this was acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that female cultivator deliberately concealed such a crucial issue, which made him feel extremely deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he silently added another faction to his list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to successfully smuggle into the Wind Country, after considering for a moment, Xu Ping decided to go with the flow and choose to join one of these factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a twenty-year service period was not something unforgivable for the powerful Xu Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, considering his own strength, he could choose to join a relatively weaker faction.\u003C\u002Fp>",946,"2026-06-02T06:47:59.029Z",1,"novelbin.me","a86796cafcf9a41bb850e2262b3537af28c9a50a303d43728a0c7013af96786a","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-446","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-444",1040,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-starts-from-farming-cover.jpg"]