Three days later.

Xū Píng, disguised as the Celestial Desolate Elder, flew away from Celestial Desolate Island.

At the thought of the nine storage bags full of Spirit Stones and Spirit Medicines, he couldn't help but smile.

This time, the harvest was truly abundant.

Just the Spirit Stones and Spirit Medicines alone were worth twenty to thirty thousand Spirit Stones, not to mention the priceless Geng Metal.

"Now everything is ready, just need to master 'Soul-Searching Technique' to obtain the cultivation methods and secret techniques for planting Spirit Wood from the cultivators of the Song family."

With this in mind, Xū Píng increased the speed of his Escape Light by a few degrees.

This time, the battle of skills with the Celestial Desolate Elder also made him realize the gap between himself and a Fake Pill cultivator.

A cultivator at Foundation Establishment Perfection, wielding a talisman treasure with only one or two levels of a magical artifact's power, could cause him considerable trouble.

If a Fake Pill cultivator wielded a magical artifact, he would absolutely not be an opponent.

Right now, he was still somewhat weak.

But once his Sword Array was achieved, everything would be completely different.

By then, he would at least have a shred of self-preservation capability in the entire Yue Country.

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Half a month later.

Xū Píng returned to Thousand Leaves Mountain, covered in dust and dirt.

He took out the Token, opened the restriction of his cave dwelling, went into the bedroom, and used Mana to coalesce a ball of water, cleansing himself from head to toe, then took off his robe and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.

During this time, he had basically been on the road, and he also had an exhilarating battle of skills, which even left his body and Divine Sense feeling exhausted.

He slept for a full six hours until the early hours of the second day when he woke up refreshed.

Walking out of the cave dwelling.

The summit of Thousand Leaves Mountain was surrounded by gold, which was the Spirit Grain that was about to mature.

Outside the Spirit Grain, young seedlings of Spirit Wood encircled the outer perimeter of the mountaintop, seemingly guarding this mysterious land.

In the center of the Spirit Field, various Spirit Flowers and exotic grasses competed in beauty, forming a vivid picture.

Upon seeing this, Xū Píng couldn't help but smile.

Nothing is more joyous than watching the Spirit Grain and Spirit Medicines he planted mature step by step.

But the long absence of Spirit Rain had left the Spirit Grain and Spirit Medicines somewhat listless.

"Perhaps I should hire someone to take care of it?" Xū Píng pondered as he used the Spirit Rain Skill to water the Spirit Field.

Sometimes he would be away for several months, and it's definitely not feasible to leave the Spirit Grain and Spirit Medicines uncared for over a long period.

"But whom should I hire?"

He had many secrets that certainly could not be exposed to others.

"Perhaps I should buy one or two Demon Beasts capable of taking care of Spirit Plants and Spirit Medicines?" This thought emerged in Xū Píng's mind.

To his knowledge, many Foundation Establishment forces used Spirit Beasts to tend to Spirit Medicines and Spirit Grain.

"Surely, the Zhou Leqi family has such Spirit Beasts, next time when I go to buy a Spirit Beast capable of spitting Demon Fire, I'll buy a few at the same time."

He certainly couldn't go anytime soon, so he needed to master the Soul-Searching Technique as soon as possible and then obtain the cultivation methods and secret techniques to avoid any unforeseen changes.

After watering the Spirit Field, Xū Píng returned to his cave dwelling.

Cultivation room.

Xū Píng took out the Second-stage Longevity Pill he had purchased at an underground auction from his storage bag.

Previously, he had always been away and didn't have the time to easily take the Longevity Pill for a test.

Now, having finally returned home and ensuring the environment around him was safe.

Xū Píng gazed at the palm-sized dark green pill, which emitted a strange scent.

It was hard to imagine that this was the exceptionally precious Longevity Pill in the Cultivation Realm.

Xū Píng sat cross-legged, took the Second-stage Longevity Pill, and closed his eyes to meditate.

As soon as the Second-stage Longevity Pill entered his stomach, the mana of Longevity surged forth, engulfing the pill immediately.

In the next moment.

Xū Píng's heartbeat accelerated, the Second-stage Longevity Pill, under the refining of Longevity Mana, transformed into a continuous stream of Essence, replenishing his own.

In merely a few breaths, the vitality within him surged dramatically, as if he were a towering, vibrant ancient tree.

After repeating this cycle ten times, the efficacy of the Longevity Pill faded.

Xū Píng opened his eyes, feeling the intense vitality emanating from himself, shocked.

"Isn't the effect of this Second-stage Longevity Pill a bit too good?"

He felt that his life span had increased by far more than just fifteen years.

Eagerly, he opened his panel.

[Name: Xū Píng]

[Lifespan: 43/348 years]

[Realm: Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment: 12/100; Blood Demon Body Refining Second Layer: 85/100]

[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Skill Minor Achievement: 157/800]

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"Extended by thirty years?"

The original life span of 318 years had become 348 years.

More than double the expected fifteen-year increase.

This surprised Xū Píng immensely; after contemplating for a long while, he could only surmise that the Longevity Skill at Minor Achievement level maximized the benefits absorbed from the Longevity Pill.

"This Second-stage Longevity Pill was definitely worth the price!"

Xū Píng couldn't help but smile; extending life by thirty years at once, perhaps only a Third-stage Longevity Pill could achieve that.

As he admired the panel for a while, just as he was about to close it, he noticed something unusual on the panel.

"Wait, why has the proficiency of the Longevity Skill increased so much?" Xū Píng's pupils shrank, and he looked shocked.

He clearly remembered that the proficiency of the Longevity Skill should have been "127/800," but now it had become "157/800," an increase of thirty points.

Thirty points!

This is almost equivalent to his proficiency from half a year of arduous cultivation.

"Could this also be the effect of the Second-stage Longevity Pill?" Xū Píng was overjoyed.

Given his current cultivation, it was unlikely that he had remembered wrongly, so it could only be the effect of the Second-stage Longevity Pill.

"Unexpected joy, double the surprise!!" Xū Píng's face bore a look of ecstasy.

He merely intended to test the effect of the Longevity Pill, not expecting to be struck by such a tremendous surprise.

Although it didn't directly increase his cultivation, the increase in the proficiency of the Longevity Skill would undoubtedly enable him to break through to the next level faster.

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