Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 89 - 87: Second-Order Mid-grade Array Master! (Thanks to League Leader Beichuan916!)

Chapter 89 -87: Second-Order Mid-grade Array Master! (Thanks to League Leader Beichuan916!)

Qiongbi Peak.

Ning Daoran continued to study the Blood Transformation Soul Chasing Array.

After gathering the necessary materials, he discovered that it wasn’t as easy to refine as he had thought. Various problems with the array surfaced as he began the hands-on work, and completing the refinement would require even more time.

He relaxed his mentality, not rushing for immediate success.

Every morning he farmed and raised fish, and starting from the afternoon, he dedicated himself exclusively to studying the Array Path.

Late at night, he would start refining one or two furnaces of Elixir Pills, focusing on refining Second-stage Heavenly Net Pills and Snow Melt Pills to gradually temper his own alchemy experience and comprehension.

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Chen Weimo was diligent in her cultivation every day. Although she consumed Purple Jade Spirit Rice and was never short of spirit pills, her innate talent for cultivation was simply too poor; she still couldn’t advance to the Second Layer of the Evergreen Technique, which was quite distressing.

Big Stupid Deer’s comprehension for cultivation was rather impressive. It had already refined the first part of the Shape-shifting Technique to perfection, but without the Demon Form Root Map to advance it, its cultivation remained at Late-stage Qi Refining and was unable to break through to Foundation Establishment.

The Demon Form Root Map is an extremely rare treasure that can only be created from a demon beast’s essence blood, veins, and Origin Mark.

In other words, even if one had just killed a demon beast, it would not be easy to refine the corresponding Demon Form Root Map, as it requires strong Divine Sense and cultivation.

Thus, there was no trace of the Demon Form Root Map in the markets near the Chaotic Sect.

Furthermore, the background of the Shape-shifting Technique was too terrifying, as it was related to the legendary Five Saints Mountain.

The Five Saints Mountain was guarded by five Demon Kings, with the weakest among them being at the Golden Core Middle Stage – a level not even someone at Ning Daoran’s cultivation could provoke.

Therefore, Ning Daoran would rather Big Stupid Deer’s progression in cultivation be slower; he avoided seeking out the Demon Form Root Map as much as possible to prevent bringing disaster upon them both.

As such, life in the Chaotic Sect passed in exceptional tranquility.

Junior Sister Han Bing would come to visit her two senior brothers from time to time. Her cultivation was progressing rapidly, and it was estimated that her Foundation Establishment would occur within a few years.

Senior Brother Lin Sheng’s condition gradually improved as well—probably awakened by Ning Daoran’s talk or perhaps it was Liu Ruyan’s departure that made Lin Sheng’s mental state more indifferent. His cultivation had once again risen, approaching Perfect Qi Refining.

With Ning Daoran’s high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, it was believed that Lin Sheng’s next attempt at Foundation Establishment might be much smoother.

On Qiongbi Peak, the group of spirit farmers looked up to Ning Daoran as their leader.

In order to increase yield, Ning Daoran decided to continue expanding the Spirit field. He and Big Stupid Deer used the Earth Escape Technique to guide the Spirit Veins underground, eventually expanding five spirit fields from three acres each to seven or eight acres each!

In a short time, the area of the spirit fields on Qiongbi Peak more than doubled.

Ma Quanyou, Qin Xiang, and Huang Shan started to struggle to manage it all, so they each called in one or two non-Spirit Root helpers from their mortal relatives. Although these helpers could not use the Rain Transformation Technique, they were more than capable of irrigation and weeding.

Qiongbi Peak gradually flourished with people.

…

Two years flashed by swiftly.

This year, Ning Daoran turned 44, entering his fourth year after Foundation Establishment.

“Buzz…”

In the Spiritual Field Courtyard underground, the restriction suddenly opened, and a deep blue figure emerged—it was Ning Daoran in Outer Elder’s clothes, his body emanating a thick mana aura, already having more and more of a Foundation Establishment expert presence.

“Old Lu, I did it!”

Ning Daoran laughed heartily, waving his hand “swoosh,” and immediately six blood-red Array Flags along with six Array Plates with intricate blood-colored Array Patterns appeared.

He had finally mastered the Blood Transformation Soul Chasing Array after two long years, with a successful one-time refinement!

At this point, he was officially a Second-Order Mid-grade Array Master!

“Aw, aw, aw~~~”

Not far away, Big Stupid Deer, who was pushing stakes to practice the Shape-shifting Technique, let out a shout, looking over with an expression of awe, as if saying, “If you can refine even the Blood Transformation Soul Chasing Array, you truly deserve to be the boss!”

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“Chen Weimo!”

Ning Daoran called out with a smile, “Let’s slaughter two Spirit Chickens later, I’ll go catch some fish, and we’ll have an extra meal tonight!”

On the stairs, Chen Weimo, whose cultivation had not advanced even an inch, nodded happily.

Backyard.

Countless Spirit Fish in the pond were nibbling on the straw and rice husks of the Purple Jade Spirit Rice; some of the fatter ones even indulged in purple dumplings made from Purple Jade Spirit Rice, their bodies enveloped in surging Spiritual Energy.

“Little Blackie!”

Ning Daoran leapt gracefully toward the lake surface.

“Squeak, squeak~~”

The Big Black Fish’s massive body rapidly surfaced. Now, its aura was extraordinarily fierce, already at First-tier late-stage perfection!

Although it seemed only a step away from Foundation Establishment, Ning Daoran was acutely aware that the advancement of a Spiritual Beast was inherently difficult, not to mention that Foundation Establishment was a watershed. This hurdle was incredibly hard to cross.

Little Blackie, the usually lazy and indolent big salted fish, had its Foundation Establishment days far off. Clearly, Big Stupid Deer would reach Foundation Establishment sooner!

“Humph…”

Ning Daoran narrowed his eyes, “If you still can’t reach Foundation Establishment within five years, I’ll pickle you into fillets.”

“Squeak, squeak, squeak~~~”

Big Black Fish panicked, its scales almost standing on end as it quickly performed a tail spin, signaling its intention to diligently cultivate.

“Continue.”

Ning Daoran raised his hand, and two top-quality Blood Strengthening Pills flew out!

Now that he was using Blood Transformation Ginseng that was more than a thousand years old for refining Blood Strengthening Pills, the chances of producing top-quality ones were extremely high. Big Stupid Deer basically gobbled up three pills a day; otherwise, its speed in cultivating advancement wouldn’t be so swift.

Even though Big Stupid Deer and Little Blackie seemed to cultivate slowly, they actually weren’t slow at all.

Looking at the whole Eastern Desolate Cultivation Realm, many cultivation families would also raise Clan Guardian Spiritual Beasts, and the difficulty of raising a Second-order Spiritual Beast was unimaginable, often requiring hundreds of years!

For someone like Big Stupid Deer to approach the Foundation Establishment bottleneck in just twenty years was incredibly rare!

Even that big salty fish, its cultivation progress speed was actually quite fast.

…

For dinner, Ning Daoran sent a Sound Transmission Talisman inviting Lin Sheng and Han Bing to eat together, and also sent one to Senior Brother Zhao Lichen in the Inner Sect Hall.

When Ning Daoran first arrived at the mountain, friendless and alone, the only person who was truly kind to him was this Senior Brother Zhao Lichen.

Moreover, Zhao Lichen had a very good reputation in the sect, warm-hearted, and would help his junior brothers and sisters with whatever they needed or any difficult questions they had, he would always try his best to assist.

It’s just that Senior Brother Zhao was slightly verbose, it’s said that once a junior brother asked him about the manipulation of Spiritual Power, and he talked non-stop for three days and three nights, from then on that junior brother never approached him again.

But despite being talkative, Zhao Lichen was actually a very good person.

Qiongbi Peak.

Ning Daoran and Big Stupid Deer each held a wok, clanging the ladle while stir-frying, preparing a particularly rich meal for the night, not only with Spirit Fish and Spirit Chicken but also a dried leg of a Spiritual Sheep.

As for various home-cooked small dishes like bell peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and bean pods, there were even more of those.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator personally cooking, the table was full.

Ning Daoran opened a jar of Spiritual Wine and poured it out for everyone.

“Junior Brother.”

Zhao Lichen scratched his head, “What’s the occasion today?”

“It’s not really a special day, I just left seclusion.”

Ning Daoran said, “I’m in a good mood, so I called everyone together to gather, otherwise, if we each remain in seclusion, we wouldn’t even have the chance to meet up once throughout the year.”

“Senior Brother’s words are reasonable!”

Junior Sister Han Bing spoke with lightly parted red lips, “Senior Brother Lin, you’re in seclusion every day, we haven’t seen you for a long time, Senior Brother Zhao is always wandering around in the Inner Hall, so it’s easy to see him.”

Instantly, both Senior Brothers blushed.

After a meal filled with good food and wine.

Han Bing and Zhao Lichen left one after another, leaving only Lin Sheng with a red face.

Ning Daoran raised his hand and set up the Small Cloud Mist Array to envelop the courtyard.

“Senior Brother Lin.”

He sat upright, “Have you thought about when to carry out your Foundation Establishment?”

“In a few years.”

Lin Sheng said laughingly, “What’s the matter, now the tables have turned and it’s your turn to push your Senior Brother’s cultivation?”

“Hahaha~~~”

Ning Daoran laughed, “Can’t help it, who told me, your Junior Brother, to reach Foundation Establishment first?”

Saying so, he took a Jade Bottle out of his Storage Bag and pushed it over, “Inside are some elixirs for advancing in the Late-stage Qi Refining, Senior Brother don’t be stingy with the elixirs, use them when you need to, besides…”

He lightly patted another Storage Bag, and at once a bag of at least a hundred catties of Purple Jade Spirit Rice flew out into the air.

“This is Third-tier Spirit Rice, Senior Brother secretly cook up some every day, remember to keep it a secret, and also…”

Ning Daoran took out a set of First-tier Medium Grade Small Cloud Mist Array flags and an Array Plate, “Senior Brother, set up this Array around your dwelling, it has effects of concealment, isolation, and some Confusion Array functions.”

“Okay.”

Lin Sheng didn’t hesitate, put the items into his Storage Bag, and stood up, “Junior Brother, I’m going back to cultivate.”

In the air, on the Flying Artifact.

Lin Sheng looked back at the gradually shrinking No. 77 courtyard and suddenly felt his eyes tear up, despite the fact that many things had changed over the past twenty years, thankfully this Junior Brother had never changed.

…

Late at night, in the underground chamber.

Ning Daoran took a deep breath, facing the 40,000-plus years of Refining Time, he finally decided to push for the higher levels of the True Yang Furnace Technique!

This True Yang Furnace Technique, like the Evergreen Technique and the Body Tempering Technique, was a method to enhance one’s cultivation foundation and should be prioritized.

He slowly closed his eyes and infused the Refining Time into the True Yang Furnace Technique.

[In the 3,400th year, your True Yang Furnace Technique had been perfected for over three thousand years. Although you had steadily cultivated during this period, the level of the technique itself had not advanced an inch.]

[Gradually, you lost confidence and felt frustrated with your comprehension.]

[In the 8,633rd year, you felt the stagnation of True Yang Furnace Technique within you, and in desperation decided to travel the world on foot. You crossed mountains and seas, as well as throngs of people, experiencing the vicissitudes and vanities of the world.]

[A subtle change occurred in the bottleneck of the True Yang Furnace Technique; it seemed to have quietly loosened.]

[In the fourteenth thousand six hundredth year, you sat quietly in a decaying forest, the air filled with the scent of withered vines and wild grasses. At night, a large number of wolves appeared in the forest, encircling you with drooling desire.]

[Like a stone statue, you remained motionless. At that moment, the bottleneck of the True Yang Furnace Technique finally began to break, and a strength you had never experienced before erupted within your body like a volcanic surge.]

[True Yang Furnace Technique. Mid Dark Rank (Transformation Realm).]

[Remaining Refining Time: 28,562 years.]