Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 199 Black Dragon Pond

The two of them quickly ate breakfast and entered the underground cave together. Ji An almost followed his senior sister's footsteps and hurried forward.

The shadow cast on the rock wall moved quickly and soon reached the bottom of the cave.

A spiritual tree emitting crystal light came into view. Liu Suyun quickened her pace and walked forward, putting her hand on the tree.

There were some stone skins scattered under the tree, and some stone skins were about to fall off the bare branches.

The part where the spiritual tree "sheds its skin" reveals a light jade color.

Ji An said softly:
"I estimate it will take half a year to a year for the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree's original outer bark to completely shed, revealing its jade-colored color, and truly transform into a second-level spiritual plant."

"When will the transformed spirit tree bloom and bear fruit?"

Liu Suyun's tone was a little hurried, this was what she cared about most.

“I’m not sure about that. Maybe it will blossom and bear fruit after it completes its transformation, or maybe it will take a few more years.

Senior Sister, this is also the first time I have cultivated a second-level Earth Spirit Fruit Tree."

Ji An smiled and said that there are some things that he has not experienced personally and does not know the details.

“Oh, I was too impatient.

In my eyes, Junior Brother's ability to cultivate spiritual wood is second to none in the sect, and I subconsciously overlooked your age and experience."

Liu Suyun regained her composure and asked:
"How many earth spirit fruit trees did Junior Brother plant? How are they doing?"

"I planted six, four of them are top quality, and two are top quality."

Ji An believed that these two top-grade spirit trees had the potential to be cultivated to the second level, and the one that reached the top-grade level first had the greatest possibility.

"When the spirit tree blooms and bears fruit, remember to sell me some fruit."

"must."

The two of them said this and left the cave.

After returning to the cold pond, Ji An asked:

"Senior Sister, I want to buy a beast for combat, and I want it to be able to face the enemy head-on. Do you have any recommendations?"

Due to its size, the Soul-Seeking Rat can only launch sneak attacks and cannot attack strongholds. The attack power of the Gray-Feathered Sand Goose is even more pitiful. It is positioned as a means of transportation and a beast, so it needs to raise a few more war beasts.

As the spirit stones accumulated in his hands, he had to find a way to spend them and transform them into strength and foundation.

"There are many ways to taming beasts. Junior brother, are you going to use them for ground combat or air combat? Are you going to focus on defense or offense?"

"Focused on offense, mainly used for ground combat."

Most of the monsters that break out are beasts, so it is the best choice to use them for ground combat.

Ji An felt that his defense was sufficient and wanted to strengthen his offense.

He paused and then said:

"If possible, I hope that the beastmaster will also have the ability to fight in the air."

Only children do multiple-choice questions. He wants it all. The most ideal configuration is an amphibious combat monster that can fight on land, in water and in the air.

"Junior brother, your idea is a bit greedy. Let me think about it carefully."

Liu Suyun pondered for a moment and said:
“The only beasts that meet the requirements are those with wings, such as cloud leopards and winged tigers. However, these beasts are quite rare, and the Beast Taming Hall does not have any cubs for sale.

I know a junior fellow who has a Clouded Leopard, but if he wants to get a cub, he'll have to wait for an opportunity."

The junior fellow she mentioned was called Li Hu, who had managed to tame a female leopard by chance and was now in the business of selling its cubs.

Every few years, Li Hu would release the beasts back into the areas where clouded leopards were found, to lure male leopards to come and mate.

Many monks in the sect have reserved cubs from the other party, and it is unknown how long they will have to wait before they are eligible to purchase them.

Liu Suyun briefly described Li Hu's situation and said:
"I can introduce Junior Brother Li to you. After you pay the deposit, you can wait.

However, clouded leopards only give birth to two or three cubs at a time, and it's said there are 20 to 30 people waiting in line."

Ji An grinned. At this rate, by the time he bought the Cloud Leopard, the disaster would have already broken out, and getting a cub would be useless.

He shook his head, laughed at himself for being too greedy, and said:
"Let's make another choice. I want a large monster, preferably a tiger or a bear."

“Junior Brother, it’s best for you to go to Mingfeng Mountain Fairy City, as that’s where monster cubs are most likely to appear.

It's best to train combat-type monsters from a young age. Otherwise, relying solely on the Beast Taming Cards might not be safe, as you won't always have them in your hand."

Liu Suyun suggested that there have been many vicious incidents of beast attacks.
Ji An nodded slightly, "When I'm done with my recent work, I'll go to Mingfeng Mountain Fairy City."

After the mulberry wine is brewed, the next busy period is the pine nut production season half a year later, when charcoal will also be burned on a large scale.

The fire in the brewery went out and the chimney fell silent.

Beside the stone table, Ji An and Du Huaiyuan clinked glasses and feasted on the food.

The aroma of wine and spiritual food is everywhere, which makes people's appetite open.

Du Huaiyuan burped, quickly drank another glass of wine to suppress the burp, and said:

"Junior brother, this year we brewed 70 kilograms of second-grade spirit wine, 6,000 kilograms of top-grade spirit wine, and 50,000 kilograms of high-grade spirit wine."

The output of the second-level spirit wine was ten kilograms more than expected, so he could get an extra kilogram. That was great!

The yield of mulberries is far lower than that of pine nuts, so the amount of spirit wine brewed from them is much less.

Fortunately, no spiritual spring water is added when brewing mulberry wine. The price is much higher than pine nut wine, and the taste contains fruity aroma. Many female cultivators also like to drink it.

"Fortunately, the spirit wine is now being sold normally, otherwise we would have to expand the warehouse to store it."

Ji An smiled and said that he would not sell his share of the second-grade spirit wine, but would keep it for drinking or exchanging for spiritual objects. He would also keep two thousand kilograms of top-grade spirit wine to entertain guests, and sell the rest.

"Spirit wine is not afraid of overstocking. The longer it is stored in the cellar, the higher the price it can fetch."

Ji An shook his head imperceptibly. The premium for spirit wine that had been stored for a long time was not high.

Besides, business requires turnover, and Chiyan Peak is a "manufacturing enterprise", so it is even more taboo to have a large inventory of goods.

After the demon disaster breaks out, the prices of elixirs and magic tools will rise, but the price of spiritual wine will most likely fall, so he wants to keep as little stock as possible.

Chiyan Peak returned to its tranquility. Ji An sent Huang Xuan out to inquire about the time it takes for the sect's spirit boat to travel to and from Mingfeng Mountain Fairy City. There was still half a month before the next departure.

He stayed quietly, extracting essences, making talismans, and practicing spells during the day, and casting spells for the spiritual field at night. Watching the Youyue Cangyu Tree and the second-level purple fire gourd grow day by day, he felt satisfied in his heart.

As time goes by, the years are peaceful.

Ten days later, Ji An was drawing talisman weapons in the stone house.

Recently, he has been able to obtain fewer animal skins from the sect, and his daily talisman-making tasks have become easier.

He was too lazy to add more tasks to himself, so he spent more time every day practicing spells and studying cultivation techniques.

Liang Qiu rushed in and was about to speak when he saw that he was busy, so he immediately shut his mouth and stood beside him waiting, wiping the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his Taoist robe, breathing heavily.

Ji An caught a glimpse of the other party's arrival, and after making the talisman weapon in his hand, he asked:

"Junior brother, why are you here so hastily? What happened?"

"Something happened in the fish pond. Please help me, it's urgent."

"What's going on? Tell me clearly so I can prepare."

Liang Qiu slowed down the shuttle and said:
"Brother, the Black Dragon Pond is ahead."

Black Dragon Pond is thirty acres in size and is his Taoist temple.

This is a first-grade, mid-quality spiritual vein, and there is relatively little competition, which is why he was able to snatch this piece of water.

Due to the low terrain, the pool is very deep, with the deepest point being about twenty meters. Looking down from the sky, it looks like a huge bucket.

Because the water is too deep, it is impossible to see what is happening at the bottom.

The shuttle landed beside the pond. Liang Qiu gritted his teeth and said:

"Brother, the monster is in a stone cave near the bottom of the deep pool. The dense weeds there block the view. I overlooked it when I first came here to check the pool."

A flash of fear passed through his mind. Fortunately, he did not find the entrance to the cave at that time. Otherwise, if he had rashly gone in to investigate, he might have been torn to pieces by the monster.

He found that the number of cultured spirit fish did not match the number of large fish caught, but he did not culture any carnivorous spirit fish, so he became puzzled and searched deep into the pond.

After more than ten days of careful searching, they finally found a clue and found a cave covered by aquatic plants.

A monster attacked him. Fortunately, he bought some defensive magic weapons, otherwise he might have died here.

Ji An nodded slightly. He learned that the one causing the trouble was a turtle-like monster that was only at the initial stage of foundation building, so he agreed to help.

If this matter is reported to the sect's law enforcement hall, the sect will help deal with it, but Liang Qiu will not get any benefits after killing the monster.

So the other party asked him to come and help kill the monster together, and also to share some materials to make up for the losses.

"Junior Brother Liang, can we lure the monster ashore?"

If it was a land monster, things would be easy to deal with, but fighting in the water would be a bit difficult.

The explosive fireball technique he is good at is difficult to perform in water. The resistance of water is much greater than that of air, and the hit rate is also a problem.

What you can rely on is the entanglement technique, because there are a lot of water plants in the pond.

"I'm afraid it won't work. Turtle monsters can stay still for days after eating once, and we don't have any bait to lure them.

Brother, I have a water-repellent bead in my hand that can be used to create an attacking space."

"That's good, let's get ready and go in the water."

Ji An nodded slightly. He couldn't maintain the water control technique while casting other spells.

This incident also reminded him that it would be better to have magical tools such as water-avoiding beads and fire-avoiding beads on hand.

He released the Panshan Jue, took out the Xinghuang Flag and injected magic power into it. The yellow protective aura wrapped around his body, and the spiritual weapon revolved around his body.

Ji An took out the purple fire gourd and roasted the whole turtle over fire.

The most valuable part of a turtle-like monster is its shell. He was afraid that the monster could not withstand the power of the exploding fireball. If the shell exploded, its value would be reduced.

Liang Qiu slapped a golden armor talisman on himself, then took out the black water shield and injected magic power into it, and the water-blue light protected his whole body.

He took out the water-repellent beads and activated them again, and Ji An felt an invisible membrane passing by him.

The two entered the Black Dragon Pond side by side, and the water automatically parted. As they were completely submerged in the water, several huge bubbles formed around their bodies.

"Brother, the water-repellent beads can activate a space of up to two meters in radius."

Ji An nodded slightly and said:

"The space is a bit cramped, so cheer up."

Liang Qiu chuckled, "We're well prepared this time, so the monsters can't cause any trouble."

The movements of turtle-like monsters are relatively slow, but their commendable feature is their defensive ability, and they play defensive counterattacks.

"Caution comes first."

Ji An gave some instructions and the two of them dived deeper.

(End of this chapter)