Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 440 Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea

The weapon refiner Wan Jinrong is a descendant of the Nascent Soul True Person clan behind Wanbaolou. The reason he took on the job of following the merchant's flying boat was to refine spiritual weapons of different styles and hone his skills.

When a magical artifact or treasure is successfully crafted, the amount of spiritual energy it contains is influenced by many factors.

The higher the grade of the material, the higher its inherent spirituality; the craftsmanship of the weapon refiner is also a very important factor. The skillful and appropriate use of engraving magical runes on spiritual weapons helps to enhance the spirituality of the refined items.

The materials used to refine the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner were not the finest; they were merely average.

As a weapon refiner, he has professional ethics and is quite dedicated when refining, but he falls far short of perfection.

The crafting of standardized magical artifacts does not offer much help in honing one's skills.

Therefore, based on his judgment, the spirituality inherent in the Azure Lotus Banner is still a long way from reaching the point where it can emit spiritual sounds.

The magical artifact is now emitting a dragon's roar, a testament to the great merit of its master's blood sacrifice.

As cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage open up their Five Elements Divine Palaces, the deeper their understanding of the corresponding Five Elements powers, the stronger the spirituality contained in their blood.

It is obvious that the client who customized this magical artifact has reached an astonishing level of understanding of the power of the wood element.

Many thoughts raced through Wan Jinrong's mind in an instant, but his hands moved swiftly. After offering a compliment, he immediately placed the magical artifact back into the refining furnace.

A moment later, the magical artifact was completed and automatically flew out of the furnace.

The cyan flag was unfurled, and the weapon-refining room was filled with emerald green light and shadow, as if one were outdoors in springtime.

It flew around Ji'an like a playful butterfly.

"This is the first time I've ever seen such a top-grade spiritual artifact that possesses such spirituality so soon after it's been crafted. My name is Wan Jinrong. May I ask your name, fellow craftsman?"

Wan Jinrong wore a subtle smile and spoke in a gentle tone.

If other weapon refiners saw this, I wonder what they would think. Would this still be the proud and arrogant Master Wan they know?!

"Fellow Daoist Wan, my name is Ji An."

Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, wondering why the usually aloof weapon refiner had suddenly changed his attitude.

But one shouldn't hit a smiling face, and besides, he was very satisfied with the spiritual weapon the other party had crafted, so of course he wouldn't pretend to be arrogant.

He connected with the vague consciousness of the spiritual artifact, and another dragon roar came from his sea of ​​consciousness.

A loud, clear voice, full of masculine energy, like a thunderclap on a spring night, flashed through my mind for a moment, embodying the divine will of all things sprouting and growing.

The radiance of the Wood Element Divine Palace shone brightly in his chest and abdomen, and the two Wood Element Dao Seeds were like light bulbs that had been turned on, with radiance spontaneously generated in the acupoints.

The Azure Lotus Banner rapidly shrank, fell into his palm, merged into his skin, and flowed along his immortal meridians to his dantian.

The magical artifact fell into the azure flames of the primordial fire, and the azure light suddenly intensified, making the crimson flames even brighter, while the flame banner floated merrily off the ground.

Another phoenix cry echoed from Ji An's sea of ​​consciousness.

The dragon roars and the phoenix sings; the dragon and the phoenix bring good fortune.

Wan Jinrong's smile remained unchanged. "Fellow Daoist, why don't we meet in the pavilion next door? I have some treasured spiritual teas that I'd like to invite you to sample. Is that alright?"

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear."

Ji An nodded slightly, wanting to see what the other party was up to.

The two moved to the pavilion and took their seats as host and guest. Wan Jinrong instructed a maid to prepare tea, and then spoke:

"When you were in the Foundation Establishment stage, did you cultivate a Wood-based cultivation technique?"

“How come you see?”

Ji An smiled, thinking to himself, "Why is this idiot asking such a sensitive question? We're not even close; we're just business partners."

"When a cultivator sacrifices blood to a spiritual artifact, the higher the spirituality contained in the blood essence, the easier it is to stimulate the spirituality of the artifact."

Today, seeing that the Azure Lotus Banner possesses a spiritual quality far surpassing other spiritual artifacts, I suspect that your understanding of the Wood Element Divine Will has reached an extremely high level, hence this question.

Ji An understood what the other party meant, but still had some doubts in his mind, and said:

“We cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage have opened up the Five Elements Divine Palace and have a deep understanding of the power of the Five Elements. Why do you think that I cultivated the Wood Element technique when I was in the Foundation Establishment stage?”

His words were a tacit admission that a true Daoist cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage must be proficient in all five elements, otherwise they would not even have the opportunity to refine their golden core. He wanted to know the basis for the other party's judgment.

Wan Jinrong smiled reservedly and explained:
"Opening a divine palace does not require a deep understanding of the power of the five elements. Having practical tips and understanding the mutual generation of the five elements is what truly constitutes one's own understanding of the power of the five elements."

"I have a secret method to tell that you haven't grasped the Five Elements' mutual generation. Then why is the wood element spirituality in your essence so abundant? Only by choosing a wood element cultivation method during the Foundation Establishment stage could you possibly achieve this."

In his memory, the Western Continent was barren, with incomplete cultivation techniques and poor inheritance from various forces. However, cultivators who grew up in such an environment and achieved certain success all possessed extremely high natural talents.

Therefore, he likes to associate with these kinds of cultivators, because these people are likely to leave this barren land in the future and come to Zhongzhou in order to make further progress on the path of cultivation.

Making friends with these kinds of cultivators in advance can lay the groundwork for deeper interactions in the future, and might even turn them into connections.

Even if the other party doesn't go to Zhongzhou in the future, he won't suffer any loss; it's just a waste of a cup of spiritual tea.

Ji An's mind raced. This meant that he would have a much higher starting point when he refined the other two types of Five Elements Flags in the future.

He cupped his hands in greeting and smiled:
"I have never heard of such a saying before. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist."

A beautiful maidservant brought in a cup of spirit tea, placed it on the table, and then slowly withdrew from the room. Wan Jinrong pointed to the covered teacup and said:

"Fellow Daoist Ji, this is a second-grade top-quality spiritual tea, Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea. Please have a taste."

Ji smiled and nodded, picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted out.

Upon inhaling it, I was surprised to feel the golden patterns on the surface of the Fire Elemental Divine Palace radiating spiritual light.

He saw that the soup was orange-red and bright, its fragrance was as passionate as fire, and the rising steam was red, its appearance like flowing clouds.

"Forgive my poor eyesight, I do not recognize what kind of spiritual tea this is. Please enlighten me, fellow Daoist."

He had never had the chance to taste top-grade spiritual tea, but he could tell that it was a fire-element spiritual tea.

Wan Jinrong picked up his teacup, blew on it gently, took a small sip, and closed his eyes slightly, a look of lingering enjoyment on his face.

"This tea is made by frying the leaves of the Phoenix Perching Tree, which can accelerate the conversion of fire elemental energy and also temporarily increase one's understanding of fire elemental energy."

After taking it, practicing fire-based spells can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

For alchemists and weapon refiners, long-term consumption will bring unexpected benefits.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly; this was the first spiritual object he had come into contact with that could increase comprehension.

Phoenix Perching Tree is not a precious plant, but it can be cultivated to the third tier. It is said that the Divine Tree Sect of Central Continent has a third-tier superior Phoenix Perching Tree, but I don't know if it's true or not.

He picked up the teacup and took a small sip. The spiritual tea immediately left a sweet aftertaste, and its fragrance filled his mouth.

It seemed as if he had swallowed a ball of raging fire, as fire-elemental spiritual energy rose from his abdomen.

The two Fire Element Seeds in the acupoints lit up, and the Fire Element Divine Palace operated on its own, absorbing the dissipated Fire Element power.

Within his dantian, the primordial fire flickered, and the crimson flame banners, rising from the ground like fiery spirits, danced freely.

As the flavor of the spiritual tea faded, Ji An gave a self-deprecating smile and said:
"The Central Continent is rich in resources and cannot be compared with the Western Continent. When the time is right, I will definitely travel to the Central Continent to see what the most prosperous continent in the cultivation world is like."

He hadn't expected the effects of the premium spiritual tea to be so good; he could clearly feel his total magical power increase by a few strands.

"Haha, my fellow Daoist and I hit it off immediately and got along very well."

If you ever come to Zhongzhou, you may seek me out at Wanbaolou.

Wanbaolou has branches in major immortal cities throughout the Central Continent. Fellow Daoist, as long as you contact the manager of a branch, you will be able to find me.

As he spoke, he took out a jade token and handed it out, adding:
"This jade pendant is my token; you can use it as proof, fellow Daoist."

Ji An paused slightly, but still accepted the jade token and said:
"What merit do I possess to deserve your special regard?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch. He couldn't understand what the other person wanted, so he simply asked directly to hear their answer.

Wan Jinrong did not hide his true thoughts, saying:

"I am quite interested in befriending cultivators with promising futures, so that we can work together to go further on the path of cultivation."

'I know I have a bright future, but how do you know that?'

Ji An remained wary and stored the jade tablet in his virtual space, thinking, "If I ever go to the Central Continent in the future, I will definitely pay a visit."

The two chatted for a while longer before Ji An took his leave.

Golden Puppet Pavilion.

Fang Shiping frowned slightly. A while ago, cultivators from the Golden Spirit Sect came to sell top-grade Azure Dragon Wood, which reminded him of events from thirty years ago.

At that time, some cultivators from the Golden Spirit Sect also sold Azure Dragon Wood. At that time, Senior Uncle Yun Feihe said that the area where Azure Dragon Wood grew must have some kind of supernatural power.

They also said that cultivators from the Western Continent probably wouldn't have such insight, and that finding the location where the spirit tree grows could bring in extra wealth.

It has now been confirmed that all of these Azure Dragon Woods were cultivated within the Golden Spirit Sect.

If there were truly spiritual objects at the location where the spirit tree grew, the Golden Spirit Sect should have discovered them by now. Even if they hadn't been discovered, they couldn't have obtained them.

He shook his head, let out a long sigh, and thought to himself:

'What kind of treasure is this that can continuously cultivate top-grade Azure Dragon Wood with immense spiritual power?'

From beginning to end, he never even considered that 'spirit trees are cultivated through orthodox methods'.

Even the cultivators of the Divine Tree Sect cannot guarantee that they can cultivate spirit trees that can roar like a blue dragon, let alone a small sect in the Western Continent.

Ji An entered the Golden Puppet Pavilion and happened to hear a sigh, so he stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said:
"Fellow Daoist Fang, you make a fortune every day, why are you sighing?"

Fang Shiping came to his senses and said, "So it's Fellow Daoist Ji. A big deal fell through, and the profits were gone. Of course, it's a cause for regret."

He was deeply impressed by Ji An. Even in the Central Continent, there were few cultivators who would spend seventy high-grade spirit stones to buy a puppet, which fully demonstrated the other party's wealth and power.

As a shop owner, I absolutely adore these kinds of customers; I wish every customer who visits me is like that.

"Fellow Daoist, please come in. Let's have a good chat over tea instead of wine."

Ji An waved his hand, "No rush, I want to purchase a second-tier top-grade defensive puppet."

(End of this chapter)