[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-starts-from-farming":3,"chapter-cultivation-starts-from-farming-cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-938":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},642723,880,"Chapter 938 - 410: Upgrading the Canghua Divine Wood Sword (2)","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-938",938,"\u003Cp>\"I hope the Ancient Demon Hall can settle down a bit, so I can also take good care of the Water Lake Rat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xu Ping’s current strength, as long as there is someone cooperating, slaying a late Fourth Rank ancient demon isn’t too difficult a task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just requires a bit of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years passed by in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the frontline of Burial God Bend, the Ancient Demon Hall, as Xu Ping had hoped, was plunged into a strange tranquility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since that earth-shattering battle, the ancient demons seemed to have completely lowered their flags and laid down their arms; aside from occasionally sending out small groups of demon soldiers to harass, there was no other movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unfathomable Ancient Demon Hall, like a silent behemoth, lurked in the dense demonic qi, making it impossible for anyone to discern its reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This calm didn’t bring peace of mind to the cultivators stationed there; instead, it felt like the oppressive calm before a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anyway, the absence of large-scale battles was ultimately a good thing, granting the Human Race a precious chance to catch their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that a battle was unlikely to erupt anytime soon, Xu Ping made use of the Teleportation Array to return to Blood Bone Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Bone Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending some tender moments with Duan Shuang, Xu Ping returned to his underground cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat cross-legged on the stone bed, flipped his palm, and the Life Creation Pill appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Xu Ping tilted his head slightly and swallowed it for refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the frontline of the Ancient Demon Hall, one never knows when a battle might break out, so of course, it was inconvenient to consume and refine the pill there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping opened his eyes, his lips curving into a slight smile: \"Not bad, even though it’s my third time taking it, I’ve added more than 120 years to my lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fully compensated for the lifespan he had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Xu Ping’s estimation, after taking at most two more Life Creation Pills, there would be no further lifespan increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it’s not too bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending a few more days to completely refine the residual medicinal power, Xu Ping took out the Obsidian Spiritual Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how much spiritual essence this Obsidian Spiritual Ore can add to the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping gazed at the strange, dark stone suspended mid-air, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Obsidian Spiritual Ore needed to be refined before it could be integrated into the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the following days,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping devoted all his energy to the refining and melting of the \"Obsidian Spiritual Ore\" and the upgrading of the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the cave dwelling, the Earth Fire chamber was heavily shielded with restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping sat cross-legged in the center, with the vividly verdant Canghua Divine Wood Sword, intricately connected to his mind, floating before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby lay the dark, luminescent Obsidian Spiritual Ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He formed hand seals with both hands, the immense power of Divine Sense enveloping the Obsidian Spiritual Ore like the finest carving knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the Nascent Soul’s True Flame was summoned, turning into a meticulously refined crimson serpent of flame, coiling around the ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refining process was extremely slow and mentally taxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Obsidian Spiritual Ore had a unique material that resisted flames highly, and its internal spiritual essence required careful guidance with special techniques; any slight mishap might cause it to lose its spirituality, wasting all efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping was fully focused, slowly refining and peeling away the impurities on the stone’s surface, guiding out the resplendent spiritual essence within, akin to a black galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day by day passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All impurities of the Obsidian Spiritual Ore had been removed, leaving only a fist-sized blob of spiritual essence, resembling a slowly flowing liquid black diamond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping’s eyes gleamed, and he forced a drop of his essence blood from his fingertip into the blob of Obsidian Spiritual Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he altered his magic technique, guiding the essence to slowly and evenly cover the blade of the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like cold water splashing onto hot oil, a strange sound was heard the moment the blade touched the essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Canghua Divine Wood Sword quivered violently, emitting a series of joyful yet slightly painful hums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the blade, those natural wooden grains seemed to come alive, greedily absorbing the black spiritual essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping closed his eyes and concentrated, using his own Divine Sense as a bridge, cautiously harmonizing the two to allow this foreign spiritual essence to perfectly merge with the sword’s essence, nourishing and strengthening the sword spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another one and a half years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last trace of the Obsidian Spiritual Essence was completely absorbed by the Canghua Divine Wood Sword, the entire sword had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade remained a verdant color, but the green had deepened and become more restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the center of the sword’s spine, there was now a fine but very distinct black pattern, running from end to end like a spine, within which tiny, star-like specs flickered unstably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual pressure emitted by the entire sword surged significantly, and the intent conveyed by the sword spirit became much clearer and more vibrant, even carrying a touch of heavy stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping’s eyes flashed with a hint of ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking two and a half years, he finally succeeded in refining it into the Canghua Divine Wood Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He beckoned with his hand, and the Canghua Divine Wood Sword turned into a stream of azure light, falling into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grasping the hilt, a sense of perfect unity, as if it were an extension of his own limb, surged through his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping sensed it carefully, while joy filled his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power within it should have increased by one or two levels, which is quite remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Canghua Divine Wood Sword is a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, and enhancing such a treasure by even a small margin is overwhelmingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most crucial thing is that the intent conveyed by the sword spirit has become several times clearer and more vibrant, filled with a desire for growth and a powerful sense of strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ping exclaimed, \"In due time, when its spirituality is nourished to the fullest and it develops complete intelligence, it will be no different from a cultivator, even capable of fighting autonomously!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-02T06:48:20.039Z",1,"novelbin.me","74dcf9dfac977bb535efb89d535a56994d1e51000e1e7d6b654a443a5d3d93b4","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-939","cultivation-starts-from-farming-chapter-937",1040,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-starts-from-farming-cover.jpg"]