After the law enforcent team left, Xu Ping arrived at the entrance of his rented cave abode.
Though called a ’cave abode’, it’s actually a standalone, luxurious courtyard surrounded by walls, neither too big nor too small.
The courtyard is enveloped by a layer of White Mist Array, which can alert and defend against enemies, as well as obscure privacy, giving him a sense of security.
Xu Ping infused a thread of Mana into the token, instantly understanding how to use it, and holding the token, he arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
A shimring red light emitted from the token, causing the gate to open in response.
The courtyard isn’t large, but it has a stone table, four round stone stools, and several rooms.
"This small courtyard is nice. Although the price is slightly high, everything else is pretty good," Xu Ping nodded in satisfaction.
Not only is the Spiritual Qi abundant, but the array provides concealnt; no matter what he does inside, outsiders have no way of knowing.
Xu Ping pushed open the door to his room, and a spacious room ca into view.
The entire room consists of five chambers, with beds, desks, and chairs all equipped.
There’s even a separate cultivation room.
Xu Ping sat on the bed, the fatigue from long travels constantly washed over him.
He hadn’t rested well during this period; it was truly exhausting.
Using the Cleaning Talisman to clean his body, Xu Ping could no longer support himself and fell into a deep sleep.
He slept for a whole day and night.
...
By noon the next day, Xu Ping woke up feeling refreshed.
After snacking on so food, he went to Beixi Market to purchase a ticket to travel to Qiu Xuan Immortal City.
More than half an hour later, Xu Ping returned to his residence.
The ticket purchasing process was very smooth, though the price was quite steep.
Each ticket cost a full three hundred Spirit Stones.
Sitting at the table, Xu Ping took a sip of water, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth:
"Only thirty-one days until I can leave this place and go to Qiu Xuan Immortal City. Then I’ll rent a house and plant Spirit dicines every day, draw talismans, research arrays... That’s the life of cultivation!"
He happily picked up the water cup and took another sip, miraculously finding that the bland water tasted sowhat sweet.
After a few gulps of water, Xu Ping walked into the courtyard.
Although the array conceals this place, using powerful spells like Palm Thunder is best avoided to prevent unnecessary trouble.
Thus, he practiced Light Body Technique instead.
Xu Ping’s figure flashed and disappeared from where he stood, only to reappear in the corner of the courtyard.
With his current control, even in a confined space, he wouldn’t collide with the walls.
Thus, in this small courtyard, Xu Ping started moving around variously.
Half an hour later.
Xu Ping, panting, stopped and wiped the sweat off, habitually clicked open the panel for a glance.
[Light Body Technique: Mastery Level: 1230/1600]
"Almost there. At this rate, in about twenty days, I should break through to perfection."
"I’m curious about what changes it will bring at that ti."
After admiring the panel for a while, he closed it.
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After finishing dinner, Xu Ping went to the quiet room and took out a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill from his storage bag.
It was an upper-grade first-rank pill he purchased from Beixi Market, better in effect than the Spirit Gathering Pill.
Opening the lid, he poured out a yellow pill and swallowed it whole, imdiately beginning to operate the Five Elents Skill.
Threads of Spiritual Qi continuously converged on him.
After an hour.
Xu Ping finished his cultivation, adjusted the slightly agitated Mana, and, full of anticipation, opened the panel.
[Realm: Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer: 31/100; Nourishing Life Skill Third Layer: 8/100]
"Improved by one point."
Xu Ping felt delighted.
With the aid of pills and Spiritual Qi, his cultivation rate had finally resud to one point per day.
"Once reaching the late-stage Qi Cultivation, I can start plotting for Foundation Establishnt."
Xu Ping closed the panel, stood up, stretched lazily, and headed to the bedroom to sleep.
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In the days that followed, Xu Ping stayed ho every day, practicing various skills.
He occasionally took ti to draw array patterns, though regrettably, his talent was insufficient, as he hadn’t completed his first pattern even after all this ti.
He ca to terms with his lack of talent, acknowledging that while arrays were tempting, they weren’t essential.
Occasionally studying them would suffice.
With ti passing gradually, twenty days later.
In the morning.
In the courtyard, Xu Ping stood upright, and his body flashed with a burst of spiritual light, disappearing in an instant.
In the next instant.
Boom!
A crash echoed.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Ping had collided solidly with the wall.
Luckily, the array offered protection; otherwise, given his physique, the wall would have certainly been punctured.
"The sudden burst of speed after mastering Light Body Technique is indeed overwhelmingly fast!" Despite being grimy from the collision, Xu Ping’s eyes shimred with excitent.
The Light Body Technique breakthrough indeed brought unexpected changes, allowing him to suddenly accelerate over short distances.
By his estimation, he could now explosively increase speed to almost double his forr pace.
Considering his previous speed had been fast enough, this capability to suddenly surge to twice his speed was astonishing!
Such terrifying speed would certainly catch others off guard.
It might even pose a threat to Foundation Establishnt!
Though Foundation Establishnt cultivators are shrouded by Divine Sense, under a sudden attack, reacting might still be challenging.
The only drawback is the erupted speed causes physical strain, even on his third-layer Body Refining physique.
"Looks like once I master Qi Nourishing Skill, I’ll need to find a second-stage body refining technique to cultivate," Xu Ping thought to himself.
Body refining is unlike Foundation Establishnt; with enough resources at the Qi Refining Realm, one can cultivate into a second-stage Body Cultivator.
Though the resource consumption is quite formidable.
"Keep going, keep going. If I can fully unleash my power in such a small space and avoid hitting the walls, that would an proficient mastery!"
"Once I master that, I can seek out another magic to learn."
Xu Ping enthusiastically continued practicing.
The courtyard repeatedly resonated with ’boom... boom...’ sounds of collisions against the walls.
However, all these sounds were obscured by the array, unknown to outsiders.
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Ten days later, the day to leave finally arrived.
Having packed everything, Xu Ping directly headed to the square to board the ship.
The square was crowded and bustling with noise.
He found an unoccupied corner and closed his eyes for a rest.
Soon after, the flying ship arrived.
The crowd hurried to form a line, and Xu Ping did the sa.
The line moved quickly, and it wasn’t long before it was his turn.
Xu Ping handed the wooden ticket to the guard on the ship, who, upon checking, discovered he was a guest with a separate compartnt on the second floor, thus greeting him more politely: "Sir, please take care of your ticket. Your compartnt is on the second floor."
"Okay."
After storing the ticket, Xu Ping boarded the flying ship.
This ship was roughly thirty zhang long and divided into three levels.
The third level wasn’t open to the public; the second level had separate compartnts, while the first level housed nearly ten ditation mats for the general passengers.
Given his current wealth, Xu Ping sought not to compromise his comfort and bought a ticket for a second-floor compartnt without hesitation.
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