Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 446 Upgrading the Spiritual Veins of the Small World

Time is like sand in your hand; the tighter you grasp it, the faster it slips away.

Looking back, three years have passed.

During this time, Ji An acted like an ordinary junior cultivator, going out every few days to find places where spiritual energy clashed and to practice various escape techniques.

At the same time, he also established cooperative relationships with a talisman shop and a pill shop, gradually integrating into this immortal city, accumulating some connections, and beginning to come into contact with more secretive information.

The bright moon rises, hanging obliquely on the treetops.

Inside the cave, Ji An sat cross-legged on a futon and began to circulate the Five Elements Wheel Sutra. The spiritual energy here did not have obvious five-element characteristics; it was balanced and peaceful, or rather, the five elements were integrated into one, and its power was not obvious.

As the cultivation technique was activated, the black Water Element Divine Palace shone the brightest, overshadowing the brilliance of the other divine palaces.

On the surface of the dark, ink-black Shenfu (a point in astrology), faint white cloud-like patterns diffused, with shimmering water on the patterns, and the Ren and Gui water channels within the acupoints periodically flickering.

The spiritual energy within the immortal veins sometimes surges like a rushing river, and sometimes flows like a calm, still lake, revealing a restrained power in both its movement and stillness.

Once the cultivation technique is activated, the Water Element Divine Palace is always the first to be activated.

It is also possible to activate a specific divine abode, but Ji An tested it and found that there was no difference, so he did not interfere and let everything take its natural course.

The body makes this choice for a reason.

Ji An believed that this was because "water is the source of life," and the kidneys have always been the place where essence and energy are stored, and the life force of the human body is nurtured in them.

The Water Circulation Divine Mansion is an extension of the kidneys, undertaking their original functions.

As the radiance of the divine palace gradually dimmed, the spiritual energy, now tinged with black, flowed along the spiritual veins to the Wood element divine palace.

According to the experience of the Ancestor Zhengyang, if one comprehends the secret of the mutual generation of the five elements, the spiritual power flowing from the Water Divine Palace should lose its black color and reveal a light blue hue.

As spiritual energy flowed in, the Wood Element Divine Palace shone even brighter.

The veins, resembling vines and leaves, deepen in color from emerald green, and the Jia wood seed shines brightly, exuding a divine aura of vigorous growth.

The color of the Yi Wood Dao Seed becomes deep and dark, the veins flourish and then decline, and the color quickly turns yellow. The spiritual light of the Wood Element Divine Palace dims rapidly like receding tide.

The vibrant spiritual energy flowed into the Fire Element Divine Palace, causing the Ding Fire Dao Seed to radiate light and spread its warm, rising divine intent.

The spiritual energy was compressed and transformed within the divine palace, and the fire elemental spiritual energy inside was like a volcano about to erupt.

Suddenly, the Ding Fire Dao Seed shone brightly for a moment before quickly receding, while the Bing Fire Dao Seed blazed intensely. Although the light lasted only for a moment, the explosive divine intent swept across the entire chest cavity.

The crimson magic power, like surging magma, poured into the Earth Element God's Palace. The Earth Element Dao Seed shone brightly, yellow spiritual light bloomed, and a profound and stable divine intent manifested.

After a short while, the divine will slowly changed, with the divine will that nourished and calmed the soul gaining the upper hand.

Earth of the Earth element (戊土) is hot and dry, while Earth of the Earth element (己土) is damp and low-lying.

Earth of the Earth element (戊土) is Yang Earth, which has a greater effect in restraining water and depleting wood; while Earth of the Earth element (己土) is wet Earth, which has a significant effect in generating metal and draining fire.

The transformation of Yin and Yang is wondrous beyond words.

A shimmering yellow aura flowed from the Earth God's Palace, and the palace's light gradually dimmed.

The spiritual energy flowed into the Metal Element Divine Palace, where it underwent a new round of compression and gathering, causing the Geng Metal Dao Seed within the Divine Palace to flicker.

On the silvery-white surface of the divine palace, pale gold patterns resembled countless fine, dust-like swords.

The color of the Geng Metal Dao Seed gradually dimmed, and the Yang Metal transformed into Yin Metal. After this round of tempering, the spiritual energy was transformed into magical power, which appeared colorless but contained five colors.

The magical power flowed into his dantian like a continuous stream of water, cascading down like a waterfall from the heavens.

The magical power poured into the primordial fire, blazing like oil being cooked over a raging fire. The stone tortoise raised its head and looked up, its mouth wide open, as a stream of magical power automatically split off and entered its mouth.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky; it is already past midnight.

Ji An finished his cultivation and slowly withdrew his energy, his mind sinking into the stone tortoise.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 167.2, Gen Spirit 159.6, Zhen Spirit 87.4, Xun Spirit 146.8, Kun Spirit 159.2, Qian Spirit 163.8, Dui Spirit 167.4, Li Spirit 176.5

[Spell: Spirit Sealing Technique (Mastery 43%)]

Wood Release Technique (81% Perfection)

Fire Release Technique (Perfect 27%)

Metal Escape Technique (Perfect 12%)

Water Release Technique (Perfect 54%)

Mental Roar (Minor Success 52%)

[Thread-Pulling Mantra (Perfect 1%)]

The spiritual plants near Silvermoon City are mostly cold-resistant pines and cypresses, which are quite good for practicing wood-based techniques.

There is an underground lava cave more than 600 li south of the city. It is a place that Ji An often goes to, and it is there that he had the opportunity to comprehend the principle of fire generating earth.

He had not yet encountered the extraordinary phenomenon of the transformation of the five elements, but through the cultivation of the technique, he had gained some understanding.

The five elements are also divided into yin and yang. Jia wood, Bing fire, Wu earth, Geng metal, and Ren water are all yang, while Yi wood, Ding fire, Ji earth, Xin metal, and Gui water are yin.

Only the harmony of Yin and Yang can form the complete power of the Five Elements. However, nothing in the universe is static; the generation of Yang and the descent of Yin bring about new changes. The Five Elements are a property, a form of energy that can constantly change its form, not tangible matter.

He pondered the words carefully and reminded himself of them every day.

Wood represents growth and upward movement. As it rises, it transforms into fire, which then turns to ash and mud, eventually coalescing into metal.

As the metal energy descends further, the solid and immovable accumulation is broken, forming water that symbolizes flow and change.

Ji An sighed inwardly. This was what he had come to understand, but many of his insights were vague and ambiguous, like looking at flowers through the fog or the moon in the water. He couldn't seem to lift that veil of mystery.

He let out a soft breath; these things would continue to bother him for a long time.

The current state is one of insufficient accumulation, making it impossible to achieve a qualitative change from a quantitative one.

Ji An stopped insisting and gave the stone tortoise an order:

"Enter the world of gourds."

His body disappeared, and his consciousness paused for a moment.

When he stepped back onto solid ground, he immediately sensed the difference in the atmosphere of the small world.

The place was no longer quiet; the spiritual energy surged violently.

The tiny volcano on the red earth was constantly spewing out lava.

In the pond on the black soil, the water bubbled and gurgled as if boiling, but the fish seemed unaffected, swimming happily and occasionally leaping out of the water, splashing up white waves.

Ji An was initially startled, but after sensing the concentration of spiritual energy, he was overjoyed. The spiritual veins of the small world were advancing!

"Ha ha!"

He burst into laughter. In just three years, his spirit rank had risen from the upper grade to the first-grade top grade, far exceeding his expectations.

In recent years, he has not gained any Daoist essence. The only things he can rely on are the spiritual energy attracted by the Gathering Yuan Tree, the spellcasting in the spiritual field once every four days, and the cultivation of spiritual soil using the magic array.

Although it cost a lot of resources, he was still very willing to exchange spirit stones for time.

He has a skill to earn spirit stones, but not a skill to earn time.

The raging spiritual energy in the small world gradually became gentle, and finally returned to its former tranquility. The area of ​​each type of spiritual field expanded by a few degrees.

Ji An happily inspected this land full of hope. The Juyuan Tree was now a foot tall, but the soil was full of its spreading roots.

The spirit tree has two branches and three clusters of leaves. Each cluster of leaves is divided into five pieces, arranged clockwise in five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black.

Ji An was very curious about how the Earth Element Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root could produce such leaves, believing that this was the premise that it could attract the eight kinds of spiritual energy.

Approaching the spirit tree, one can feel a rich earth elemental power, profound and peaceful, which makes one feel very safe.

The apricot-yellow flag flew out from Ji An's dantian, and the earth unicorn let out a powerful roar, the sound echoing across this small piece of land.

The spirit weapon really liked the atmosphere here. Whenever it came in, it would always run out to stay for a while.

A yellow spiritual cloud swirled around the spiritual root of heaven and earth, but Ji An ignored it and began to cast the spell on the spiritual field using the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique.

He discovered a strange phenomenon: on this land, only planting spells that corresponded to the soil color were needed; casting other types of spells did not seem to produce any additional effects.

The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree has reached the highest level of the first tier and is now bearing fruit, which makes Ji An extremely happy.

Not only the Earth Spirit Tree reached the top grade, but most other spirit trees also reached this level, except for the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root Gathering Yuan Tree.

It remains the same as before, still a low-grade first-tier item.

In the bluish soil, several mulberry trees with pale yellow flowers bloomed, and white jade bees fluttered their wings, making a buzzing sound, as they lined up to "visit" these flowers.

In the red soil, the spirit peach tree, dragon blood tree, and red cloud pine are all as thick as a bowl. The spirit pine has already produced pine cones, and the fire crystal ants have begun to diligently collect pine honey.

The silver leaves of the copper-patterned mulberry shimmer with a metallic sheen, and the white soil has become a paradise for wiregrass, occupying a third of the area.

Beside the pond on the black soil, the leaves of the Tianyuan Pear tree fell lightly and were quickly devoured by the spirit fish. The largest spirit fish was a red carp, which was already five feet long and was not far from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The following day, at Zhuang's Treasure Shop.

In the living room, the shopkeeper, Zhuang Jingcheng, said with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist Ji, it's been quite a while since I've seen you. If you don't show up soon, my supply of high-grade talismans will be cut off!"

Ji An chuckled, "Fellow Daoist Zhuang, it's been less than half a month since we last met."

He often buys talisman materials from here to draw first-tier explosive talismans, second-tier fire dragon talismans, and earth escape talismans. The quality of the talismans starts from high-grade, with about 30% being top-grade.

"Hehe, it's all because your talismans are so popular!"
Many of my regular customers now specifically request the talismans you draw; you're like my God of Wealth!

"By the way, how many talismans did you bring this time?"

Zhuang Jingcheng was also a talisman maker. He had personally tested the talismans of the two men. At the same grade, the other man's talisman was more powerful.

Customers aren't stupid; they won't miss out on something good, which has affected the sales of the talismans he draws himself.

However, because of the high quality of his talismans, his shop has gained more popularity and has already influenced other competitors.

He was secretly relieved that the other party hadn't partnered with a competitor; otherwise, he would be the one in trouble now.

Ji An took out a stack of crimson talismans that shimmered with spiritual light, placed them on the table, and asked:

"Fellow Daoist, did you get the map you promised me?"

(End of this chapter)