Deep within the Wanzhe Waters, a cultivator's relic has been discovered!

It is at least the relic of a Late-Stage Golden Core cultivator, and possibly even of a Nascent Soul patriarch.

Due to the significant commotion caused by the emergence of the relic, a large number of cultivators became aware of it, and the news spread like a tidal wave in all directions!

In a short time, it was announced across Yue Country.

For Loose Cultivators, exploring an ancient secret realm is a journey filled with both opportunity and risk, attracting a vast swarm of cultivators.

Even the major Golden Core Sects, and even the Luoyun Sect, sent people to partake in a share of the spoils.

The originally peaceful Yue Country has now been stirred into turmoil.

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Thousand Leaves Mountain.

Upon hearing this news, Xu Ping felt a slight sense of relief.

The relic's emergence would certainly cause the Wanzhe Waters to become a mixed bag of characters, but since he wasn't going to explore the relic, it didn't greatly affect him.

With the two secret techniques for cultivating Spirit Wood now in hand, he could only stay at Thousand Leaves Mountain in peace to cultivate Spirit Wood.

"Unfortunately, it's still unknown whether Duan Shuang and Gong Yang are exploring that relic," Xu Ping shook his head helplessly.

He had tried contacting Duan Shuang these past few days, but all attempts were unsuccessful.

However, upon reflection, if they really are exploring this relic, it's not necessarily a bad thing for them but rather a huge opportunity.

Being close to the water gets you the moon first.

If they can return safely, the fortune would certainly be significant, and perhaps they might even find the longevity-enhancing item he asked them to look for.

"For now, it's best to wait patiently!"

Xu Ping thought it over and decided to first practice the Spirit Storage Skill and Tribulation Spirit Skill.

The sooner he succeeds in cultivation, the sooner he can plant the Spirit Wood, and the sooner he can forge the Sword Array.

Xu Ping closed his eyes, and the information about the two skills appeared automatically in his mind.

Spirit Storage Skill is a cultivation method for nurturing Spirit Wood.

Second-stage Spirit Wood requires a harsh growth environment, and the Spirit Storage Skill is a Skill that allows it to thrive in ordinary spiritual grounds.

Though Spirit Storage Skill can solve the issue of vigorous growth for Second-stage Spirit Wood, it is well-known that Second-stage Spirit Wood requires at least a hundred years to fully mature.

The Tribulation Spirit Skill can steal the vitality and essence from other Spirit Woods and spiritual values, injecting it into the Second-stage Spirit Wood, thereby significantly shortening the maturation time.

It can even break through its own limits and allow unlimited growth in size.

It's vital to know that typical Second-stage Spirit Wood is not large, at most enough to make four or five Magic Techniques.

If Xu Ping wants to craft thirty-six Magic Techniques at once, then the size of Second-stage Upper Grade Spirit Wood must be at least eight times that of ordinary Spirit Wood.

A Second-stage Upper Grade Spirit Wood of such size would take a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, or even a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, several decades to cultivate, even with the two skills well-mastered.

This is not even counting the resources consumed in the process.

It is no wonder Song Li once told him to give up on this idea, as such a significant cost is definitely unaffordable for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, for Xu Ping, while cultivating such an immense Second-stage Upper Grade Spirit Wood would certainly consume a lot of resources, the time required would be much less than for ordinary Foundation Establishments.

On one hand, as the proficiency with the two skills increases, their power would certainly be greatly enhanced.

On the other hand, there's his Longevity Mana.

According to what's recorded in the two skills, the Wood Element Mana used in these two skills will provide extra enhancement to Spirit Wood.

And his Longevity Mana would likely surpass even the mana from the top Wood Element cultivation techniques.

The combination of these elements makes Xu Ping estimate that he can complete the cultivation in around ten years.

In ten years, he estimates he might not have even reached the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

"Let's begin!"

Xu Ping took a deep breath, cleared his mind, and silently began to practice the two skills.

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