Fortunately, all of this was perfectly concealed by the cleverly arranged array.

Apart from the Water Lake Rat bustling in the spiritual fields of Thousand Leaves Mountain, no one from the outside world could notice any anomalies here.

"The spiritual pressure from the master's breakthrough... so strong!"

The Water Lake Rat, busy in the spiritual fields, seemed to sense something, suddenly stopped its actions, lifted its head, and peeked in the direction of the cultivation room, its eyes filled with astonishment, secretly marveling in its heart.

"Is the master breaking through from Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment?"

"Why does this spiritual pressure feel even stronger than Gong Yang, who is a true Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator? It's simply a whole level higher."

Inside the cultivation room.

"Break!"

Xu Ping kept his eyes tightly shut, his expression serious yet carrying a hint of determination.

He could clearly feel the mana within him surging like a flood about to burst its banks, continuously crashing against the barrier hindering his breakthrough.

Suddenly.

A crisp "crack" sound was heard.

The barrier that had trapped him for so long finally developed a crack, which quickly spread out, covering like a web.

Ultimately, with a loud "boom," the barrier shattered completely!

In an instant, a vast and magnificent mana erupted from Xu Ping's body like a volcanic eruption, sweeping through the entire cultivation room with overwhelming force.

The originally wildly spinning vortex of spiritual qi around quickly dissipated into nothingness.

Finally, it transformed into streams of lively spiritual qi, all scrambling to pour into Xu Ping's body.

Drip! Drip!

The turquoise liquid mana continuously dripped down, like a torrential rain, instantly causing Xu Ping's dantian's sea of qi to expand once more!

At this moment, he successfully broke through the barrier, advancing to become a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!

"Late-Stage Foundation Establishment!"

After a long time, Xu Ping slowly opened his eyes, the ink-black pupils gleaming with excitement and joy. He felt comfortable physically and mentally, unable to resist a delighted chuckle.

From Early-Stage to Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, it took seven years.

From Mid-Stage to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, it took thirteen years.

This speed of cultivation, even a genius with an Earth Spirit Root, could not compare.

Xu Ping couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and eagerly opened the familiar panel.

[Name: Xu Ping]

[Lifespan: 53/488 years]

[Realm: Late-Stage Foundation Establishment: 1/100; Blood Demon Body Refining Second Layer: 99/100]

[Cultivation Technique: Longevity Skill Mastery: 106/1600]

...

"Four hundred and forty-eight years of lifespan!"

Seeing the data displayed on the panel, the corners of Xu Ping's mouth involuntarily lifted, revealing a satisfied smile, his mood becoming increasingly joyful and cheerful.

Successfully breaking through to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment instantly added as much as forty years to his lifespan. Although he had anticipated this, it still filled him with delight.

After all, breaking through to Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment had already added thirty years to his lifespan, so now breaking through to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment with forty additional years was entirely reasonable.

"I'm only fifty-three years old now, with over four hundred years more, equivalent to the lifespan of two generations of Foundation Establishment cultivators. If I don't form a core, who can?"

After admiring the panel enthusiastically for a while, Xu Ping finally calmed his mind and began to carefully perceive the various changes brought by advancing to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

He tried to slowly extend his divine sense outward, pleasantly surprised to find that his current divine sense limit had astonishingly reached two hundred zhang away.

This distance had already far surpassed the level of an ordinary Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Moreover, when he used his divine sense to internally examine his dantian's sea of qi, he was even more astonished.

His dantian's sea of qi had once again significantly expanded, accommodating surprisingly two hundred and forty drops of liquid mana inside.

One must know that a typical Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator's dantian usually only held about two hundred drops.

Xu Ping secretly calculated, based on this trend, by the time he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection, breaking through three hundred drops of liquid mana within his dantian should be easily achievable.

"Three hundred drops, huh!" Xu Ping murmured to himself, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Then, he rose and walked out of the cultivation room, reaching a spacious area in Thousand Leaves Mountain.

He saw only that with a gentle flip of his palm, the Purple Sun Sword appeared in his hand instantly.

Immediately after, he continuously injected mana into the Purple Sun Sword.

Bzzzz...

The Purple Sun Sword trembled violently under the influx of mana, emitting an anguished cry as if unable to bear the pressure.

"It seems that the Purple Sun Sword is indeed somewhat inadequate for me now."

Looking at the Purple Sun Sword that had already reached its limit, Xu Ping shook his head helplessly and promptly ceased the mana output.

Using the Purple Sun Sword now, he clearly felt a strong sense of constraint, which prevented him from fully displaying his abilities.

When dealing with ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, perhaps there wasn't much difference, as with his current strength, he could solve the problem with a single strike.

But when facing a Fake Pill cultivator, the limitations of the Purple Sun Sword became apparent, far from satisfying the demands of battle.

"It seems I need to quickly acquire an Artifact Embryo of a Spirit Sword."

Xu Ping pondered silently in his heart.

With his current cultivation, combined with the swordsmanship that could touch sword gleam, if he wielded an Artifact Embryo of a Spirit Sword, he would be confident to contend even with a Fake Pill cultivator.

"Congratulations to the master for breaking through to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment; the Golden Core is just around the corner."

At this moment, the Water Lake Rat came scampering over, its face full of a fawning smile, flattering as it said.

"Mm."

Xu Ping nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then headed towards the direction of the spiritual fields, with the Water Lake Rat closely following behind.

"Unknowingly, these Hundred Bamboo Wood have been planted for over eight years. Now they're finally about to mature enough to meet the requirements to craft thirty-six magical swords."

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