Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 483 The Tea Fragrance is Delicate and the Water is Still Warm

During his escape, Wei Chengyuan discovered that not only had he failed to shake off the pursuers, but the number of gathering spirits was increasing, and even several extremely powerful spirit beasts were hiding among them.

This made him dare not linger at all, even when he encountered a protective magic array area.

Because he knew that with the assembled army of Yin spirits and powerful Yin spirit beasts, the defensive formation could not withstand a strong attack for long.

Even without a direct attack, as long as these spirits gather together, they can create an extremely powerful illusion that might cause him to automatically walk out of the magic circle and into the trap.

Wei Chengyuan was panting heavily and felt somewhat desperate. In order to break through the encirclement, he had few trump cards left and had to change routes and detour frequently, which severely depleted his magical power.

He took out the jade bottle containing the thousand-year-old stalactite, opened his mouth, tilted his head back, and poured it down, but only two drops came out.

His magic power was no longer enough to allow him to fly to the exit. Without a spiritual object to quickly replenish his magic power, he had to find a safe area to restore it.

Stopping could lead to utter ruin, but not stopping could lead to utter ruin very quickly.

Wei Chengyuan looked grief-stricken, hating that fate had played such a cruel joke on him. He had a bright future ahead of him, but now everything seemed to be going to be ruined.

"Can not give up!"

He encouraged himself, reminding himself of his family's ancestral teachings: find hope in despair, and glory will eventually follow after hardship.

While continuing to fly, Wei Chengyuan pressed the map jade slip to his forehead. Just then, the jade slip suddenly shattered into several pieces.

This is because the air was too humid, and the jade slip was exposed to the elements for a long time.

It is said that the vapors of the River Styx contain unknown mysterious substances that can corrode items like jade slips that store information.

The more humid the air, the greater the corrosiveness, which is why it's necessary to prepare several map jade slips.

Without a map, getting back to the exit is almost impossible.

Wei Chengyuan slammed the fragment against the rock wall, causing it to shatter into even smaller pieces.

He took out a spare jade slip from the Void Stone, quickly confirmed his current location, and then flew with all his might toward the nearest defensive formation.

This is his last chance. If the magic array is not broken and he can successfully recover his magic power, then there is still a sliver of a chance to escape.

At the same time, he still harbored a sliver of hope that a passing cultivator would lend a hand.

He encountered a situation where he was being chased by a large number of ghosts, and others would also encounter it. If they were lucky, a cultivator would pass by and they could band together for warmth.

While searching for the Five Elements Mutual Generation Spirit Realm, he did not want to encounter other cultivators, but at this moment, he desperately wanted to see his own kind.

What he didn't know was that at this very moment, all the cultivators still alive in the secret realm shared the same thoughts as him.

Ji An had just finished cultivating and was brewing spiritual tea in a stove, with the golden retriever lying at his feet.

This time, he brewed Yunding Silver Needle Tea. In order to seize this rare opportunity for cultivation, he drank the last bit of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea he had left.

Just then, the spirit stones that were maintaining the operation of the magic array ran out of their last bit of spiritual energy, and after the light screen flickered, the spiritual light shattered into small pieces and quickly dissipated.

Ji An replaced the spirit stone, but did not rush to activate the magic array. After staying in this cramped environment for a long time, he wanted to get up and move his arms and legs.

The spiritual tea was ready, and he drank two cups. As the hot tea went down his throat, a cool sensation spread through his mind.

"Blissful!"

Ji An got up, twisted his body three times to the left and three times to the right, and his bones cracked.

The golden-winged bird flew back like a bolt of lightning and hovered in front of him.

'problem occurs! ’

The Golden-Winged Bird's normal patrol speed couldn't possibly be this fast. Just as Ji An was about to extend his divine sense to check the puppet's recording stone, the Golden-Winged Bird suddenly lifted its forelimbs off the ground, stood upright, and let out a fierce but cowardly roar.

Seeing the beast's performance, Ji An immediately began to cast spells, releasing the Mixed Gold Armor Spell and the Rock Mountain Spell in succession.

These two spells are not very useful in an environment like the Nine Netherworld, because most of the attacks he faces are soul attacks, and this is just a subconscious action on his part.

He had just finished casting the spell when he saw a disheveled figure rush out from the bend in the road not far away.

Upon seeing the cultivators ahead, Wei Chengyuan's despair was suddenly ignited with a glimmer of hope, and he roared:

"Activate the defensive formation, quickly!"

Ji An's eyes widened suddenly as he saw that there were more than a hundred ghostly figures following behind the other person.

He didn't activate the defensive formation. If so many vengeful spirits joined forces, it was uncertain whether the formation could withstand them!

He wouldn't gamble on whether the magic array was effective; that wasn't his style.

Strike first and you'll be strong; strike later and you'll suffer. Since we've decided to fight, we must gain the upper hand, at least by reducing the number of the spirits.

Otherwise, their survival would be precarious.

Ji An straightened his back, his left hand secretly holding a Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman, while his right hand formed a hand seal and manipulated the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword. Tiny silver flying swords gathered around his body, like countless silver fish.

This is the strongest attack he can unleash, even against incorporeal spirits.

The killing and annihilating aura of metal is no less effective than the Fire Dragon Burning Heaven Technique in dealing with Yin spirits, and it is even faster.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag flew out of its body and rapidly grew larger, its banner fluttering and its flagpole disappearing into the ground; it was now in its strongest defensive state. Along with it flew out two other Five Elements Flags: the Azure Lotus Flag, its blue radiance waving, casting a layer of azure light into the passage, its burgeoning wood elemental energy suppressing the earth elemental energy for a short time.

The crimson flag spewed out fire elemental energy, which condensed into a blazing fire phoenix. Its four tail feathers—red, yellow, blue, and white—shone brightly, and an astonishingly high temperature emanated outwards.

Wei Chengyuan was initially disheartened when he saw that the other party had not rushed into the array area to activate the array, but he was even more dumbfounded when he saw three treasure flags that exuded the powerful aura of top-grade spiritual artifacts.

Seeing that the Yin Soul Beast was getting closer and closer to Wei Chengyuan, and that the beast might not have time to enter the defensive range he had set up, Ji An shouted:

"Run straight towards me, don't move left or right!"

Without waiting for a response, he unleashed the thousands of silver flying swords that hovered around his body.

Wei Chengyuan's eyes were illuminated by the silver torrent. He felt as if the radiance was a waterfall cascading down from the heavens, passing him in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, he felt a chill run through his body, and his speed of cloud-riding travel slowed down for a moment. Then he felt the metal element aura raging behind him, as if the season had suddenly changed from midsummer to winter.

The chilling aura spread, and he felt a chill run down his spine once again.

Fortunately, he was still quite skilled in combat. He quickly mobilized his exhausted body, squeezing out the last bit of mana, and rushed to the vicinity of his ally.

Ji An activated the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, and a beam of yellow spiritual light enveloped Wei Chengyuan.

Immediately afterwards, a phoenix cry rang out, and the phoenix formed from fire elemental energy suddenly expanded, almost filling the passage.

Its tail feathers swayed, like a cannonball blasting forward.

Flames danced across the sky, turning the black rock face a fiery red.

Wei Chengyuan turned his head and was shocked to find that the large number of ghosts that had been chasing him and fleeing in terror had turned into ashes and were swirling in the air.

Several other Yin Soul Beasts that weren't instantly killed turned tail and ran away, their bodies becoming ethereal in an instant.

"That's it?"

He felt it was all so unreal. They were all cultivating immortality, so why were others so outstanding?

Ji An scratched his head, "The individual spirits are not strong."

He hadn't expected it to go so smoothly; the torrent of silver flying swords and the bursting fire elemental light were both beautiful and deadly.

Wei Chengyuan was speechless. He knew in his heart whether he was strong or not. If he didn't use his trump card, his attack wouldn't be able to kill in one hit.

But the other party did it. He had never thought that a cultivator of the same level could be so strong. Even Wei Chengqian, the most talented disciple of the Wei clan and his cousin, could not do it.

Ji An walked forward a few feet with a big smile, but was still within the range of the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. He used his object manipulation technique to grab the bright blue crystal on the ground in his hand.

Group farming is so satisfying! I've got two more soul crystals the size of broad beans and one the size of a pigeon egg.

He sighed in regret. Those Yin Soul Beasts were too cunning; only one was killed, while three escaped.

The two who escaped were not hit by the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword. If they were hit by both a magic attack and a spirit weapon attack at the same time, they should still be able to "explode gold coins".

He only killed four Yin Soul Beasts in total, and two of them yielded loot, indicating that these monsters have a "not low drop rate" and are suitable for monster farming.

When Wei Chengyuan saw the spoils the other party had picked up, he felt a surge of envy. Those were soul crystals, valuable items that could enhance one's soul power.

He solemnly cupped his hands in greeting and said in a deep voice:
"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Ji for your help. I will never forget your life-saving grace."

"I cannot express my gratitude enough; I will repay this great kindness once I return to my family."

Powerful cultivators are respected wherever they are, and he felt that it would be a good thing to make friends with such a capable cultivator through this opportunity.

Ji An naturally stored the Soul Stone into the Void Stone and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist Wei, you're too kind."

He had thought the other person had forgotten his name, but to his surprise, they still remembered it, or at least his surname.

Without further pleasantries, Wei Chengyuan knew this was not the time; time was extremely precious.

"Fellow Daoist, we must leave quickly. The Styx River, which connects to the depths of the secret realm, has swelled dramatically, and too many Yin spirits and Yin spirit beasts have broken free from the river's restraints."

We must return to the ground as soon as possible and report this to the Immortal City and our family.

Ji An raised an eyebrow and asked:
"Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?"

"Yes, I was being chased all the way out, and I saw several corpses along the way."

"Reporting what's happening here as soon as possible will allow the higher-ups to send Golden Core cultivators down to investigate sooner, which might even allow them to rescue some of the trapped cultivators."

Wei Chengyuan said with lingering fear, "If I hadn't been rescued, I would be a corpse right now."

Ji An nodded slightly, then put the magical artifact back into his body, and then put away the puppet and the golden-haired creature.

He entered the magic circle, collected the spirit stones, took out a teacup, poured a cup of tea, and sent it out.

"Finish your drink before you leave, don't waste it."

Wei Chengyuan took the teacup, sipped it, and drank it all in one gulp. The tea was fragrant and the water was still warm. After drinking it, his tired soul immediately felt better.

(End of this chapter)