Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 420 Five Turns to the Origin
The other party's answer was beyond Ji An's expectations; how could a sword cultivator easily admit defeat?

Besides, sword cultivators are fast-flying, making it difficult for their attacks to hit their targets.

He looked at his opponent in confusion, never expecting that the outcome would be decided in a single blow.

"Senior brother, the battle just now was rushed, and you were not familiar with my current methods, so your reaction was slow, right?"

Li Haoran understood his confusion and explained:
"Junior brother, for sword cultivators, there is no such thing as rushing into battle."

I just used all my strength; I must say, I used more than 90% of my power.

"I do have other tricks up my sleeve, and the Heavenly River Sword Technique has follow-up killing moves, but these moves are no longer usable."

The Heavenly River Sword Technique's attacks can be as continuous as the waves of a river, constantly accumulating power, but this is on the premise that the sword energy river has not collapsed.

As a result, the sword river collapsed after only the first attack on him, let alone the superposition!
He raised his hand, showing the back of his hand to the other person, and said:
"Junior Brother's Geng Metal Dharma Intent has reached an extremely profound level, and its power is beyond my ability to resist head-on."

If we continue fighting, all we can do is harass them with high mobility, but if we can't counter them with a frontal attack, all our methods will be in vain.

If we are enemies, then I need to run away now.

A smile appeared on his lips. The defeat did not linger in his mind at this moment. Being undefeated among his peers was a lonely thing. Now he had a goal.

He is indeed no match for his opponent now, but if he can comprehend the sword intent more deeply, he will be qualified to fight back.

Or rather, he comprehended another kind of sword intent and integrated it into the original system.

There are many ways to win a battle. He is only temporarily behind, but being the pursuer is more motivating.

Ji An smiled faintly, "Senior brother is so carefree. Come on, let's go have a drink."

"I want strong liquor!"

"Guaranteed to be satisfied."

The two returned to the cold pond, and Ji An ordered:

"Songtao, go and fetch two bottles of top-quality pine nut wine made from bamboo joints. Cuihua, quickly cook two quick and easy dishes."

"As ordered."

The disciples were very busy, and in just a quarter of an hour, the spiritual food was ready and served.

Ji An filled his wine glass to the brim. "Senior brother, drink to your heart's content!"

Ji An lived a very peaceful life, indulging in qi, practicing cultivation, performing rituals, and refining his body.

The sun rises and sets, and seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the dimly lit mine cave, Ji An stood casually, exhaling forcefully with a "xi" sound, and then inhaling naturally.

A wisp of golden energy gurgled into my throat, carrying a spicy flavor that spread across my tongue.

His lungs were silvery-white, and the patterns on their surface shifted like a flying sword formation.

As the metal element energy surged in, the core of the Divine Palace suddenly throbbed, truly merging into one.

At the same time, his eyes instantly turned silver-white, and his pupils disappeared.

Within his dantian, the silvery-white flames intensified, and both the Geng Metal Dao Seed and the Xin Metal Dao Seed shone brightly.

The Qian and Dui trigrams on the stone tortoise's back shone with spiritual light, then quickly receded.

Its mouth opened and closed, exhaling pure spiritual energy, and its primordial fire burned even brighter. Five-colored light danced in its dantian, like a rainbow.

Centered on Ji An's body, strands of metal-elemental spiritual energy wove together into a large net, which suddenly expanded like a balloon.

The spiritual pressure spread outwards like a hurricane, and pebbles fell from the rock wall like rain, creating a cloud of dust.

Ji An used Earth Escape Technique to instantly cross a distance of 100 zhang and reach the ground.

He looked up to the sky and roared, his voice unrestrained and exuberant, echoing from the distant mountains for miles around.

At this moment, Jin Fu was perfected, and he officially stepped into the fifth stage of the Chaoyuan realm.

Nine years have passed since the day the Earth God Palace was completed.

In the last two years, he did not take a single pill.

Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to submit, but that the sect had no reserves left.

Now that he has plenty of Azure Light Pills, how far away is the Water Mansion Perfection?
Golden clouds rose from beneath his feet, carrying him swiftly westward.

More than half an hour later, golden-red mist rose like clouds in the distance, and Crimson Flame Peak came into view in the distance.

By the cold pool, Zhong Yuefei was sitting and savoring spiritual tea when she saw the golden auspicious clouds descend from the sky. She stood up and stepped forward, saying:

"Junior brother, I feel that your speed of flying on the clouds is much faster than before."

"Haha, Senior Sister is right. Today, the Golden Path Divine Palace is perfected, which will boost Jin Xingyun's speed."

Ji An did not hide the fact that his cultivation had improved, which was a good thing. His senior sister was not an outsider, so there was no need to keep it a secret.

Zhong Yuefei's mouth was half open, and her thoughts stopped working at that moment.

She is still refining her Yuanming Flame, feeling that it will take some more years to perfect it, while the other party has actually become a cultivator at the fifth level of the Chaoyuan stage. It's just too dreamlike.

A cool breeze blew by, ruffling Zhong Yuefei's hair. She snapped out of her reverie and cupped her hands in greeting:
"Congratulations, junior brother!"

She then joked, "But this is too hurtful. You always wait for us laggards."

The Ningcui Cliff lineage has grown into a towering tree within the sect. With the help of a powerful junior brother, she borrowed 20,000 minor merit points, which she has already exchanged for a Qi Cultivation Pill from the sect.

Now that her magical power has been honed to perfection, as long as the light of her primordial life grows to a certain extent, she can receive the Qi-Nourishing Pill to break through.

Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan have both broken through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, and they will both have the opportunity to break through to the Chaoyuan stage in the future.

Ji An simply laughed at the joke:
"Senior sister, let's talk in the living room."

The two moved to the living room, took their seats as host and guest, and Zhong Yuefei began:

"I came here today to ask if you need any servants?"
I have a cousin, and we're very close.

She has a younger relative who is of low intelligence but is quick-witted and an excellent cook, which she greatly admires. She wants to find a way to help this younger relative.

So I'm shamelessly asking. If you already have someone in mind, then just pretend I didn't say anything.

Because of the sect's rules, each dojo is not allowed to keep servants; instead, it hires disciples to do things.

This cousin originally asked her to take in a junior so that she could have someone to look after her, but she felt that Crimson Flame Peak was a better option.

She would only accept her cousin's junior if her junior brother already had someone else in mind.

Disciples who work at Crimson Flame Peak are more likely to accumulate spirit stones.

Ji An nodded and smiled:
"Since you asked, I can certainly deliver it. But let me make it clear beforehand that once it's delivered here, it must be done according to my rules."

As Wei Songtao and the others get older, it is indeed time to consider replacing them with another group of disciples.

Several disciples had expressed their willingness to recommend relatives or clansmen to succeed him, but Ji An declined, considering that he didn't want to have any connection with the previous group.

"We must abide by the rules of Crimson Flame Peak, and I will also advise the younger generation to do things properly."

Zhong Yuefei was very happy to be able to give her cousin a better explanation.

After exchanging a few casual words, she spoke with a slightly unnatural expression:

"I'm here again to ask my junior brother for some Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea and Soul Nourishing Pendant on credit, so that I can nourish my soul."

She had already bought a lot of spiritual tea on credit, but since it involved breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage, she couldn't be careless in the slightest, so she shamelessly asked for more.

Ji An smiled kindly:
"Okay, I'll go get it in a bit. Senior sister, this is a crucial time, so please don't hesitate to ask if you need any help. Don't be shy."

Here, I'll give you twenty catties of second-grade low-level spirit tea and a Soul-Nourishing Pendant.

There are currently four Azure Jade Trees on Crimson Flame Peak. The old trees are of the second-tier upper grade, and the three new trees are all of the second-tier lower grade.

Senior Sister is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, so drinking second-grade low-level spiritual tea is just right for her.

The leaves of a top-quality tea tree are harvested once every three years, yielding about 30 catties of tea, half of which he will consume himself.

The yield of low-grade spiritual tea is much higher, with each plant producing 24 or 25 catties of tea per year, and about 40 catties of tea still in stock in the warehouse.

The Soul-Nourishing Wood in the underground cave has now been cultivated to the second-tier mid-grade. It has to be said that the ashes of a Golden Core cultivator are truly potent!
Now, Ji An submits two spirit wood branches, each as thick as a child's arm, every five years, making the sect's supply of Soul-Nourishing Pendants relatively more abundant.

As for the Soul-Nourishing Wood leaves, he processed them all into Soul Incense, handed over 30%, and hoarded the rest for his own use or for trading.

"Thank you for your support, junior brother. If I break through to the Chaoyuan stage one day, you will deserve half the credit."

Zhong Yuefei was in a great mood; it felt so good to have someone supporting her.

"Junior brother, I have a request. After I break through to the Chaoyuan stage, I would like to buy a seed of the Youyue Cangyu Tree from you. What do you think?"

She is not a spirit farmer, but she can hire high-level spirit farmers to cast spells on spirit trees every day.

There was a sect's medicinal garden near her dojo, where fellow disciples from the Ministry of Agriculture often came and went, and they could easily earn money by helping out.

If she cannot break through to the Chaoyuan stage, she will stop bothering with planting spirit tea trees.

Ji An thought for a moment and said:
"Senior sister, you'll have to wait patiently for a while. If the old tree bears seeds, I'll take them and plant them myself."

Only when the new tree bears fruit can I spare a seed for you.

"If I break through, my lifespan will increase by three hundred years, so waiting a few decades is nothing."

The two chatted for a while and agreed to meet again in three days, at which time Zhong Yuefei would send her junior over.

After seeing his senior sister off, Ji An rode a cloud to the Copper Pattern Mulberry Field.

The Rudraksha tree is now a full ten feet tall, with dense green leaves.

In terms of appearance, the Rudraksha and the Bodhi tree are no different, except that the bark of the Rudraksha has a faint, dull bronze color.

This spirit tree is now a second-tier low-grade spirit plant and has already borne fruit.

The fruit is much smaller than a Bodhi fruit, only about the size of a jujube, but it is very dense.

The Vajra Bodhi truly lives up to its name. The fruit was initially green, then turned bronze, and now it is golden, giving it a restrained and weighty feel under the sunlight.

Ji An walked around the tree with his hands behind his back, picked up the fallen fruit, and carefully put it into the jade box.

He had refined the fruit before. When cultivating the Metal Element Chapter of the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture, he could slowly refine the fruit simply by holding it in his hand.

It takes about three hours to fully refine a spiritual fruit. He found that after refining it, his skin became more resilient, and the medicinal properties would seep into his muscles and bones.

Just as the shopkeeper from the Southern Continent had said, the Vajra Bodhi Fruit is a precious medicine for body refinement.

He has now become interested in the cultivation methods of Buddhist monks and is eager to know how to maximize the effects of spiritual fruits.

(End of this chapter)