Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 747 - 346: Wood Spirit Avatar Perfection

However, the power of this Sword Array should be somewhat different from the Nine Nether Elder.

Xu Ping had witnessed the Nine Nether Elder manipulating the Yin Spirit Corpse.

The power of that manipulation far exceeded that of an ordinary Early-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator, easily taking on five at once, and even capable of destruction.

Of course, the opponent was undoubtedly considered a formidable existence in the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul.

Currently, the power of his Sword Array is definitely a bit weaker than that of the opponent.

Among the giants of the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, it should only be considered at a decent level.

"However, the Sword Array does have its drawbacks for me."

Xu Ping showed a contemplative expression, "Once I control this Sword Array, I can no longer deploy other means!"

Xu Ping tried to multitask by deploying other means, but immediately saw the Sword Array start to shake violently, the originally stable patterns became chaotic, the brilliance flickering, as if it was about to collapse.

Clearly, with his mana and Divine Sense, controlling the current Sword Array is already the limit, and any distraction carries the risk of collapse.

"However, fortunately, I do have a solution!"

Xu Ping gazed at the neatly arranged swords in the void, feeling moved.

The Sword Array disbanded in an instant, with all the swords hanging in the sky like stars.

"Come!"

A spark of intelligence flashed in Xu Ping’s eyes.

With the sound of water splashing, as if someone leapt out of a clear spring.

The void shimmered, and a figure emerged from nothingness, suddenly appearing.

A closer look revealed that the figure had the same appearance and demeanor as Xu Ping.

It was Xu Ping’s Wood Spirit Avatar.

Xu Ping was in sync with the Wood Spirit Avatar, directing it with a mere thought, without the need for words.

The Wood Spirit Avatar slightly nodded, standing tall like a green pine, its gaze as clear as a jade spring.

It turned to the seventy-two flying swords and the Canghua Divine Wood Sword suspended in the void, extending its right hand, fingers spread open, palm facing the sky.

"Activate!"

With a soft call, the eyes of the Wood Spirit Avatar blazed with a green light, and its aura surged dramatically.

Vast mana surged like a tide, aiming for all the swords in the void.

The swords seemed to respond, slightly trembling, with the purple-red brilliance flowing endlessly.

However, just as the swords were about to form an array, a slight disturbance appeared in the mana fluctuation of the Wood Spirit Avatar, causing its aura to become somewhat unstable.

The formation of the seventy-two swords immediately stalled, unable to fully take shape.

The array patterns that had just appeared broke apart like reflections in the water. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Still a little short!"

Facing such failure, Xu Ping remained exceptionally calm, showing no sign of disappointment or anger.

This outcome was actually within his expectations.

Currently, the cultivation and Divine Sense of the Wood Spirit Avatar only reached about seventy percent of his main body.

Trying to control such a complex Sword Array was still too much for it.

Xu Ping’s mind shifted slightly, with a proficiency panel appearing before him:

[Wood Spirit Avatar Mastery: 1539/1600]

....

"Still 61 points of proficiency to go, at the current rate, two years should be more than enough."

Xu Ping nodded slightly, a trace of anticipation in his eyes.

Once the proficiency reaches its maximum, and the Wood Spirit Avatar attains the Perfection Level, it would be equivalent to another him.

Though it wouldn’t have his robust physique, its Divine Sense and mana wouldn’t be any weaker.

By that time, the Wood Spirit Avatar could control the Sword Array, allowing his main body to be completely freed to perform various divine techniques.

This kind of equivalent to a second Nascent Soul’s great divine power was difficult even for a Late-Stage Nascent Soul great cultivator to master.

By leveraging the Thunder Tribulation to break through with fourth-rank Body Refining, Xu Ping could control ten Puppet Arrays.

Although not comparable to the Sword Array, it should be able to contend with ordinary Mid-Stage Nascent Soul giants thanks to its defensive power.

In this way, it would roughly equate to the combat power of two Mid-Stage Nascent Soul giants.

This kind of power, even in the entire Nanchuan Realm, would be considered sub-peak strength.

"It has been almost ten years since I broke through to Nascent Soul, my divine techniques and mana have not changed earth-shatteringly, but have indeed strengthened a great deal!"

Xu Ping carefully reviewed his own cultivation and divine techniques, approvingly nodding his head.

His Nascent Soul had become much more solid compared to just after breaking through, the quality of mana within had greatly improved thanks to the cultivation of the "Ten Thousand Woods Evergreen Scripture."

The range of his Divine Sense had expanded by nearly thirty percent.

Adding in the cultivation of various secret techniques and the preparation of trump cards, he was no longer the newly advanced true gentleman who had just broken through to Nascent Soul.

And this wasn’t his limit yet.

Both the Sword Array and the Puppet Array still had significant room for improvement.

Once he refined a strand of Thunder Spirit from the Yellow Dragon Desert into the Canghua Divine Wood Sword, elevating it to a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure level, the power of the Sword Array would definitely advance further.

Xu Ping planned to search for the Thunder Spirit after hunting the Flood Dragon.

The same applies to the Puppet Array; if he could craft a Fourth Rank Puppet, his Puppet Array could reach a new height.

But the crafting difficulty of a Fourth Rank Puppet was truly immense.

Even with Xu Ping’s talent and the assistance of the proficiency panel, he had only gained a little insight so far.

"I don’t know if I’ll be able to craft it before the invasion of the Wind Origin Realm," Xu Ping sighed, stashing away the flying swords.

If he could complete crafting before the invasion of the Wind Origin Realm, everything would be foolproof.

...

Time flew by, the stars moved, and another year silently passed.

On this day, the sky above the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons suddenly changed, with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi stirred as if by an invisible giant hand, forming a vast vortex of spiritual energy.

Initially, the vortex of spiritual energy extended only several miles across, but its range quickly expanded over time, from several dozen miles to several hundred, eventually extending over a thousand miles.