Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 405 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land

The stone turtle emitted a joyful expression, and Ji An noticed a spring about the size of a bowl near the Pure Water Lotus, from which icy spiritual water gushed forth.

He sensed the life level of the precious plant; it was a second-tier superior spiritual plant with roots spreading across an area of ​​ten zhang in radius.

Ji An sighed slightly. It was almost impossible to transplant a precious plant of this grade, and as a spirit farmer, he didn't want to do it.

Even if the transplant is successful, the patient is unlikely to survive.

He took out a jade slip introducing Baozhi from the virtual space and stuck it on his forehead to read the description.

The Pure Water Lotus is a low-grade, third-tier precious plant. It has no leaves, and its blue petals can be used in medicine. The spiritual lotus root it nurtures can also be used in medicine. It has the effect of purifying and improving the grade of spiritual water, and it can also coexist with water veins.

Freshwater plants have been found in both Central Continent and Southern Continent.

The lotus seedpod contains two to three seeds, which have a white outer skin with blue speckles.

The outer skin is as hard as stone, but it will gradually dissolve when soaked in water for about three hundred years. The outer skin can also be refined for planting.

Ji An put away the jade slip and extended his divine sense to search the vicinity of the spiritual plant, hoping to find the lotus seed.

Not long after, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of life force in the mud. He immediately cleaned it carefully and found a seed the size of a glass marble, with characteristics exactly as described.

He was overjoyed and put away the spirit seed before continuing his search.

Two quarters of an hour later, his search area had expanded to a radius of five zhang, but he still found nothing.

“That’s fine then,” Ji An stopped searching and returned to the spirit plant to clear away the mud.

While searching for lotus seeds, I discovered that this Pure Water Lotus has five sections of lotus root, each about the length of a forearm. Of course, I had to take a few sections with me.

The lotus root is long and thin, only as thick as a child's arm, and as white as jade.

He thought for a moment, then took two sections and plucked about a third of the petals, placing them into the jade box and sealing it.

Ji An searched the rest of the pool and found some more Gui Water Essence, a top-grade second-tier spiritual material.

He dragged the monster's corpse upwards, taking two quarters of an hour to return to the surface.

Han Yan smiled and said:

"Junior brother, you've made a great discovery!"

After she finished consuming the Qi, she noticed the Storm Thunder Eagle puppet hovering in the sky, so she came to this pool of water to wait.

"Haha, that's right! We hunted down a demonic beast at the Chaoyuan stage and also obtained a seed of a water-based spiritual plant. A double harvest!"

Ji An responded with a smile that it was actually a triple gain, as he also obtained the Water Path Rhyme and the Kan Spirit.

He dragged the large crab up and said:
"We're going to have a delicious meal tonight!"

As he spoke, he took out the demon fish from his storage bag, saying that he could make grilled fish and stewed crab soup that night.

Han Yan came up to help process the fish, throwing out the innards and scraping off the scales. She went from knowing nothing about these things to being very skilled at them now.

Ji An was busy processing the crabs. He carefully cut the demon crab, keeping the meat from the legs and throwing away the rest.

Then, the shell was cleaned and stored in the virtual space.

He was very satisfied with the gains from this trip. This demonic beast had actually reached the level of a half-step Golden Core cultivator, and its carapace could be used to refine top-grade spiritual artifacts, which were quite valuable.

In addition, the Pure Water Lotus can improve the grade of the water vein. Planting it in the cold pool of Crimson Flame Peak can prepare for the future improvement of the spiritual vein grade to the third level.

By the time the two finished their work, the sun had already set, the sky was ablaze with color, and the evening glow resembled a giant centipede stretching across thousands of miles.

Returning to his cave on a cloud, Ji An used his alchemical fire to grill the fish. After sprinkling on seasonings, the blue flames flickered and quickly cooked it.

He smelled the aroma of the meat and placed the grilled fish into a bowl.

"Senior sister, eat it while it's hot."

"It smells so good!" Han Yan smiled as she took the grilled fish and asked curiously.

"I saw many dead fish in that pond. What happened?"

"The water veins at the bottom of the pool erupted, and the pool water shot up dozens of feet high like a volcanic eruption. They must have been killed by the impact of the water flow."

The two ate until they were half full, and then each ate five or six bowls of crab meat.

"This is the most enjoyable meal I've had in years, Junior Brother. I'm going back to my meditation room to refine my spiritual energy."

Han Yan left with a smile. When a demon beast reaches the Chaoyuan stage, its meat not only possesses abundant spiritual energy but can also nourish the body.

Whether for physical cultivation or spiritual cultivation, it is a rare and excellent tonic.

If the sect's law enforcement hall hunts down a Chaoyuan-stage demon beast, most of the meat is divided and eaten, and only the scraps are used to feed the beast tamers.

Ji An returned to the quiet room, sat down cross-legged, and focused his mind on the stone tortoise in his dantian.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Water 3.6]

[Spiritual clue: Kanling 412.8]

The harvest was quite good, but he couldn't decide for himself whether the stone tortoise would take him into the gourd world, so he had to continue waiting.

He now had an additional worry, because once the stone tortoise entered the gourd space, it would consume all the stored Daoist essence and spiritual energy. He tried to command it to stop doing so, but to no avail.

Clearly, the stone turtle believed that consuming spiritual energy was more necessary.

Just as he was letting his thoughts wander, he felt a momentary dizziness and then entered the gourd world.

When the mountain rat saw him come in, it ran over happily.

Unfortunately, it was the only living creature here, and it must have been incredibly lonely. Ji An tore the fish into strips and threw them to the mountain rat. After eating a strip, it underwent a transformation, its muscles bulging together, and it quickly advanced to the third level of Qi Refining.

The stone tortoise lay on the yellow sand, the trigrams representing Kan (water) on its back flashing incessantly, and a clear spring gushed forth from the ground once more, nourishing the parched land.

Liu Yu rode the blazing golden wheel at breakneck speed, leaving a trail of crimson flames that streaked across the sky in a beautiful and dazzling display of fire.

This magical artifact, which had been with him for many years, had been reforged and was now at the mid-grade level of the second tier.

Behind him, four yellow-robed cultivators were in hot pursuit, piloting a white bone spirit boat.

Liu Yu grew increasingly anxious, because he had clashed with the cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect over a spiritual herb.

He was the one who found it first and had already put it away, but the other party forcibly demanded it back.

He naturally refused to give it to them, and as a result, the two sides started fighting.

The cultivators from the Earthly Fiend Sect launched an attack on him, but he had no intention of tolerating these cultivators who had been running rampant in the Southern Continent for many years. He acted decisively and ruthlessly.

Because he knew that in such a situation, begging for mercy was pointless and would only embolden the enemy.

During the siege, Liu Yu killed several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and severely injured a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, thus managing to escape.

He wouldn't have run away if his magic power and divine sense hadn't been so severely depleted.

Who would have thought that these cultivators who practiced corpse refining actually possessed an extremely fast flying magical artifact that relentlessly pursued him.

He had been on the run for more than two hours, but still hadn't created any distance between them.

Liu Yu's heart sank. If he stopped to fight, he would be no match for these well-rested cultivators.

If he continues to flee, he will eventually be caught in the enemy's clutches.

How to do?
He gritted his teeth, hesitating over what to do.

Just then, he saw towering mountains in the distance, made a decision, and flew towards the mountains.

If you can find a place to hide in the mountains, it will be much more difficult for the enemy to search for you. You can play cat and mouse with the enemy and take the opportunity to recover your magic power and spiritual sense.

As long as he has a chance to catch his breath, he can continue to fight against these enemies.

Liu Yu took out a high-grade spirit stone, absorbing its magical power while increasing the output of magical power to the spirit weapon, hoping to widen the distance further.

He has been on the run until now, and it is only thanks to these high-grade spirit stones that he has not run out of supplies.

He had already spent five high-grade spirit stones, which infuriated him. These resources could have been used to purchase the spiritual items he needed, but now they were being wasted meaninglessly.

On the white bone spirit boat, the cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect were discussing among themselves.

"This kid actually used our high-grade spirit stones to restore his mana. If we speed up a bit, the Thousand-Ren Mountain Range is just ahead, and fighting there will be disadvantageous for us."

"What's there to be afraid of? This kid has been running away all along. Even though he keeps recovering through spirit stones, the magical power in his body is gradually decreasing."

Besides, his immortal veins couldn't withstand such a thing. At most, in two more hours, he wouldn't even have enough magic power left to escape.

"This bastard actually injured Sanza. If we can't kill him, Uncle Sang Chen will probably skin us alive."

A one-eyed cultivator said bitterly, cursing Sangza in his heart. He had a Golden Core stage father and two top-grade spiritual artifacts, yet his thigh was instantly severed by the enemy.

As a result, they inevitably incurred the wrath of their martial uncle.

Upon hearing the name 'Sang Chen', the other cultivators felt a tremor in their hearts. Ever since Sang Ji and the others disappeared ten years ago, Uncle Sang Chen's temper had become volatile.

Disciples were often severely punished for offending the other party.

"Keep it up!"

Liu Yu's heart sank further; the magical power within him could probably only sustain him flying at his current speed for a little over half an hour.

Although he successfully entered the mountain range, he still couldn't shake off the distance. Moreover, the fierce winds and sparse vegetation made it unsuitable for hiding.

'Is Heaven going to destroy me?'

He shook his head, trying to dispel the ominous thought.

At this moment, he felt a pang of regret, hating himself for not having learned earth or water techniques.

If he had these two escape techniques, his chances of escaping would greatly increase.

Liu Yu did not give up hope, and he flew away unsteadily against the strong wind.

Never give up until the very last moment; a miracle might just happen.

He looked down at the mountains, searching for a place to hide, when he suddenly spotted a cultivator on a mountaintop seven or eight miles away.

If cultivators are found in such a peculiar place, they must be cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

"I'm sorry, but to save my own life, I have no choice but to shift the blame."

Liu Yu flew towards the cultivator. As he got closer, he could roughly make out that she was a female cultivator, wearing a light blue dress, which was good, as long as it wasn't a yellow robe!

To save his life, he shouted:
"Senior sister, help! There are cultivators chasing me!"

He didn't recognize the other person, but the Di Sha Sect disciples chasing him didn't know either, and would only chase after the other person at the same time.

In this way, he can 'force' a teammate.

When Han Yan heard someone call out "Senior Sister," she immediately looked over alertly and recognized the person.

Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a situation where the occasion seems a bit inappropriate.

(End of this chapter)