Now that everything is gradually settling down, it is indeed time to enhance my Artifact Refining Technique.

"However, before that, I should first properly establish the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array," Xu Ping contemplated silently.

After all, setting up the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array is relatively easier compared to crafting an Artifact Embryo, and it requires less time.

It is only natural to proceed from the simple to the difficult, step by step.

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So Xu Ping wasted no time and went directly to the core of the Spirit Vein to begin setting up the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array.

"This is the place."

After carefully confirming the location, Xu Ping started methodically arranging the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array there.

Although the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array is also considered a Second-stage Upper Grade array, its difficulty is exceedingly high, perhaps only slightly less challenging than some Quasi-Tier Three arrays.

Even with Xu Ping's considerable expertise in arrays, he must focus entirely and be extremely cautious with this array, allowing no room for even the slightest deviation.

After all, any mistake could not only fail to cleanse the impurities within the Spirit Vein but also potentially cause irreparable damage to it.

"Rise!"

With a wave of his hand, Xu Ping let dozens of Array Flags fly out from his Storage Ring, hovering in mid-air.

These Array Flags were crystal clear, their surfaces covered with intricate runes, each emitting a faint spiritual glow.

His gaze was focused, with a flick of his finger, he placed the Array Flags down one by one at specific positions, inserting them into the ground.

Afterward, he took out the Array Symbol Pen and began to carve densely packed Array Patterns on the ground.

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And so, time quietly slipped away as Xu Ping busied himself, tense and focused.

A month's time passed like a fleeting moment, vanishing in an instant.

On this day, Xu Ping, holding the Array Symbol Pen, was intently carving array patterns on the ground.

Finally, when he successfully connected all the Array Flags with a complex web of array patterns into a flawless complete formation, he slowly stopped his actions.

"Finally finished carving!"

Xu Ping exhaled a long breath, and the tense, grave expression on his face relaxed somewhat.

However, he didn't dare to relax completely, as the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array hasn't been fully activated yet.

There's still one final step.

"Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array, activate!"

Xu Ping put away the Array Symbol Pen and uttered in a low voice.

Simultaneously, he rapidly signed hand seals, channeling the Spiritual Power within him through his fingertips into the Array Flags.

Instantly, the runes on the Array Flags lit up, beams of spiritual light spread from the Array Flags to the array patterns on the ground, weaving together like a spider web, forming a massive array pattern.

The moment the array formed, the Spiritual Qi at the core of the Spirit Vein seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, beginning to flow slowly.

At the same time, the array emitted a gentle glow, like warm tendrils effortlessly penetrating the solid ground, silently reaching deep into the core of the Spirit Vein.

Under Xu Ping's Earth Master's Gaze, the light expelled impurities from the Spirit Vein wherever it reached.

The entire Spirit Vein gradually and slowly became purer and clearer.

"The Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array... succeeded!"

Witnessing this scene, Xu Ping couldn't help but smile.

The month of hard work had finally paid off; this Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array was perfectly arranged, with no flaws.

Xu Ping spread his Divine Sense like fine threads, carefully sensing the subtle changes in the Spiritual Qi of Thousand Leaves Mountain.

He discovered that as impurities were continually expelled from the Spirit Vein, the Spiritual Qi on Thousand Leaves Mountain began to thicken at an extremely slow yet immensely stable rate.

Though the enrichening effect of this Spiritual Qi couldn't possibly compare to the immediate, pronounced effect of previously employing the Spirit Qi Induction into the Vein, it was superior in stability and endurance.

"Now, two out of the three methods to enhance the Spirit Vein have been completed, leaving only the Spirit Worm," Xu Ping pondered to himself.

Nevertheless, he wasn't in a hurry.

After all, he had already arranged to complete the transaction with the people from the Hundred Beasts Studio in eight months, with ample time still remaining, a full six months.

If everything goes smoothly, in six months, he will successfully obtain the Spirit Worm.

By then, with all three methods applied concurrently, the Spirit Vein's enhancement speed will surely increase significantly.

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Xu Ping observed the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array carefully for a while, confirming repeatedly from various angles and positions that there were no errors before finally feeling assured enough to return to his cultivation chamber.

Upon entering the chamber, Xu Ping thought to himself, "Now that the Purifying Spirit Nourishing Vein Array is properly set, it's time to focus on enhancing my Artifact Refining Technique."

He walked to the stone bed, leapt lightly, and sat crossed-legged on it.

Then he flipped his palm, taking out a jade slip recording Third-rank Lower Grade Artifact Refining Techniques from within his Storage Ring.

Following that, Xu Ping immersed himself in it, meticulously studying the method of crafting an Artifact Embryo named the Lingxiao Sword.

The crafting method for the Lingxiao Sword shared many similarities with those of the magical swords in the Sword Array.

This is one reason he chose it from among the numerous Artifact Embryo crafting methods.

If Xu Ping can successfully refine the Lingxiao Sword, with the assistance of the skill board, the magical swords in the Sword Array will no longer pose a problem.

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As Xu Ping was deeply immersed in studying the Artifact Refining Technique, Duan Shuang and Gong Yang, who had been away for a long time, finally returned and made a special visit to him.

Thus, Xu Ping had to emerge from seclusion to entertain the two.

Thousand Leaves Mountain.

In the pavilion, the aroma of tea lingered.

With a smile, Xu Ping poured Spirit Tea for Duan Shuang and Gong Yang, saying, "It seems you two fellow cultivators have gained considerable rewards from your exploration of the Nine Nether Elder's ruin!"

At that moment, although Duan Shuang and Gong Yang showed faint signs of fatigue from their long journey, their eyes couldn't hide their joy.

"It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning." Gong Yang chuckled as he lifted the Spirit Tea, sipping it with delight.

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