Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 448 - 255: Wind Country Spirit Ship

’Offer?’

Upon hearing his young master utter this word, the wiry old man’s eyebrows imperceptibly furrowed slightly.

In the Purple Mountain Association, the identity of ’Offer’ has always had extremely stringent standards.

At the very least, one must be a top-tier Second-stage Alchemist, or even a Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist, to be eligible for this identity and enjoy corresponding benefits.

Although this fellow Taoist Li’s alchemy skills are indeed remarkable, to be honest, there is still a slight gap from the standard of an Offer.

However, just as he was about to use Divine Sense to discreetly remind his young master of the impropriety of this matter, the difficult situation of the Purple Mountain Association involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

With this thought in mind, he instantly dismissed the idea.

Given the current situation of the Purple Mountain Association, it is not even possible to attract a Second-stage Upper Grade Alchemist, let alone a top-tier Second-stage or Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist.

In such circumstances, offering such treatment to this person is not a big deal.

Xu Ping, of course, did not know what the wiry old man was thinking.

Hearing the mention of the Offer treatment from Miao Sijia, Xu Ping felt quite satisfied.

After all, becoming the Offer of the Purple Mountain Association comes with extremely generous treatment.

Not only would he have a Third-rank Lower Grade residence, but also the basic Spirit Stone and resource supply necessary for daily cultivation, and even beautiful concubines and servants at his side.

However, for Xu Ping, he wasn’t particularly concerned about the other benefits, though the Third-rank Lower Grade residence was of great interest to him.

One must know that with a Spirit Gathering Array set up and Spirit Stones invested, the Spiritual Qi concentration of a Third-rank Lower Grade residence can reach Third-rank Middle Grade with no problem.

Such a rich Spiritual Qi environment is an excellent place for Xu Ping’s cultivation, enough to support him in cultivating all the way to the Late-Stage Golden Core.

It seems that exposing his identity as a Second-stage Upper Grade Alchemist was the right decision.

Otherwise, merely relying on his exposed Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation would never have earned him such favorable treatment.

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A quarter of an hour later.

Xu Ping and the association represented by Miao Sijia signed a Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Contract for a term of twenty-five years.

Once this Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Contract is signed, even Fake Pill cultivators dare not easily violate it.

Its binding power is akin to the oath of a Heart Demon, adding mana backlash and positional sensing effects within a certain scope.

Of course, for Golden Core cultivators, this Spirit Contract is completely non-binding, making no difference whether it’s signed or not.

With Xu Ping’s mana and Divine Sense far surpassing that of the average Early-Stage Golden Core cultivator, he is naturally unaffected, and can run away if he so chooses.

Xu Ping used the Thousand Illusion Mask to simulate someone else’s mana breath, leaving a mark on the Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Contract.

As the mark was completed, the contract flickered slightly before completely vanishing from sight.

Once the contract was signed, the atmosphere became more amiable.

Miao Sijia’s face blossomed into a more enthusiastic smile as she took a delicate identity token from her storage bag and handed it to Xu Ping:

"This is the identity token of the Wind Country. As long as Fellow Taoist Li imprints your Divine Soul in it, you can easily pass the identity check of the Yue Country."

"Thank you, Fellow Taoist Miao." Xu Ping accepted the identity token, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.

After many twists and turns, he finally acquired the identity token of the Wind Country. Provided everything goes smoothly, smuggling into the Wind Country should be almost guaranteed.

"I wonder when the spirit ship of the Wind Country will set off?" Xu Ping carefully put away the identity token and inquired.

Miao Sijia had anticipated this, and answered calmly, "About a month from now."

She then patiently reminded Xu Ping, "Although there’s still a month to go, it’s best that Fellow Taoist Li stays in Yellow Sand City to avoid missing the spirit ship."

After all, Li Feiyu had already signed the Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Contract and became a member of the Purple Mountain Association.

Though she believed Xu Ping wouldn’t run away, if something unexpected happened outside Yellow Sand City, losing both a Second-stage Upper Grade Alchemist and a Quasi-Tier Three Spirit Contract would be a lamentable loss.

"Fellow Taoist Miao, rest assured, having finally arrived at Yellow Sand City, I naturally won’t run around."

Xu Ping chuckled, his tone exceedingly assured.

He was sincere; his most pressing desire currently was to safely leave the Yue Country and avoid running around looking for trouble.

"That’s good to hear!" Miao Sijia smiled with pressed lips.

They chatted idly for a while more, covering topics from cultivation insights to the customs and culture of the Wind Country.

Xu Ping responded skillfully, neither appearing too indifferent nor overly enthusiastic, maintaining the relationship with Miao Sijia fittingly.

After some time, Xu Ping felt they had conversed enough and suitably suggested he wished to rest.

Miao Sijia readily agreed and handed Xu Ping the key to a prepared inn room from her storage ring.

Xu Ping accepted the key, offered a "Farewell," and left the mansion.

Although he wasn’t overly picky about his lodging environment, sharing a room with twenty or thirty cultivators, with all sorts of conflicting auras, was somewhat uncomfortable.

Now he was finally able to leave.

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More than twenty days later, within the silent room.

As usual, Xu Ping sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, silently practicing the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill.

Although the room was permeated with Second-stage Upper Grade Spiritual Qi, it was far from sufficient to support Xu Ping’s deep levels of cultivation.

Thus, he could only focus on cultivating his Divine Sense secret techniques, enhancing the strength of his Divine Sense.

In cultivation, Xu Ping’s expression remained calm, his breathing even, as if merging into one with the surrounding environment.