Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 495 Seeing Jia Yu Again
In the living room by the cold pool, the luminous pearl embedded in the rock wall emitted a soft glow.

Hundreds of luminous pearls are embedded here, creating the effect of a shadowless lamp.

On the round table, the food was served in large bowls or basins covered up, so it was impossible to tell what delicious food had been prepared.

Lin Lan and the other person chatted idly at the door, glancing around every now and then.

"Hey, why hasn't Master returned yet? It's already past midnight."

Han Shan chuckled, "Several thousand acres of spiritual fields, even with Master's abilities, it would take a long time to complete the spell."

Just think about it, how long would it take the two of us, plus Qinglu, to cast a spell on all the spirit fields!

The three of them worked together, each responsible for only one spell, and it would take at least two and a half hours to cast a spell on the spirit field.

Every day is like this; these days they are both very tired, and so is Qinglu.

As he was speaking, he caught a glimpse of crimson clouds descending from the sky and laughed:
“Master, if you had come any later, the spiritual food would have had to be steamed again to reheat it.”

Ji An waved his hand, "Let's eat!"

As the bowls and basins were removed, the mystery was revealed: grilled fish and stewed fish were essential spiritual foods.

In addition, there are various meats, fruits and vegetables, all exuding a fragrant aroma.

Ji An didn't say anything, just focused on eating and drinking his wine. He ate and drank for half an hour before finishing his dinner.

He took the Yunding Silver Needle Tea that Zhang Xuening handed him, drank half a cup, and patted his belly in satisfaction.

"It feels so good. After running around for so many years, I still feel most comfortable staying at Crimson Flame Peak."

This is his headquarters, which he has run for over a hundred years; it's his comfort zone.

When I was in the sect, I really didn't have any worries.

The two disciples chuckled softly, but did not respond.

Ji An looked at his disciples carefully and said:
"There's something I forgot to ask: have the tea leaves spawned new seeds during the years I was away?"

Lin Lan nodded, "Just like last time, the Youyue Cangyu Tree produced three fruits, and the Yunding Jade Tree produced twelve fruits."

The seeds are currently stored in a secret vault within the warehouse, Master. Would you like me to get them to you now?

"Go ahead, and also bring the account books. I need to take stock of the profits over the years."

No matter how trusted someone is, their accounts must be checked; this is a matter of principle.

"Master, please wait a moment," Lin Lan said, getting up and leaving in a hurry. She quickly returned to the living room.

Ji An took the spirit seed and the ledger, glanced through the contents, and smiled:
"Very good, much better than last time."

Lin Lan covered her mouth and said jokingly:
"Master's tone didn't sound like a compliment."

Her master was easy to get along with, which was why she dared to speak like that.

"It is indeed a compliment, don't take it to heart."

Ji An finished the water in his teacup and asked:
"When was the Soul-Nourishing Wood cultivated to the second-tier top-grade level?"

Han Shan replied, "Just this year, about half a year ago."

"Master, did you leave behind some treasure? Otherwise, the Soul-Nourishing Wood couldn't have grown so well."

He was the one who took care of the copper-patterned mulberry fields in Crimson Flame Peak and the earth spirit fruit trees in the caves.

Those who know their own situation best understand that his petty tricks could not possibly be the reason for the advancement of the Soul-Nourishing Wood's grade.

He knew about the growth process of the Soul-Nourishing Wood cultivated by the sect. It took more than two hundred years to reach the second-tier mid-grade level.

Ji An's eyes flashed with reminiscence. "You're right. I buried a very special third-tier spiritual object near the Soul-Nourishing Wood."

The ashes of a Golden Core cultivator are certainly considered a Tier 3 resource.

Han Shan scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "That explains it."

Ji An glanced at the ledger and said:
What percentage of various resources have been handed over to the sect over the years?

Renting a sect's spiritual fields requires handing over corresponding resources, with a set amount. If more resources can be produced, the spiritual farmer will retain more resources.

His departure from Crimson Flame Peak will inevitably lead to a significant decrease in the yield of the spirit fields.

This combination of positive and negative actions is equivalent to handing over a larger proportion of resources to the sect.

Lin Lan looked ashamed and said softly:

"This disciple is unworthy, but we must hand over 45% of our output as rent."

She knew very well that when her master was at Crimson Flame Peak, he only needed to hand over 20% of the production as rent.

The gap was so large that it often made her doubt herself.

Ji An comforted:
"I told you, you've done a great job, don't overthink it."

He himself was a cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage, and he was also using a planting technique at the Chaoyuan level, so it would be strange if the gap between the two wasn't significant.

He changed the subject and asked:
"What is the current production volume of second-grade high-quality tea? What is the inventory in the warehouse?"

He will be going out again soon, and spiritual tea will be indispensable.

Lin Lan said softly:
"Replying to Master, the annual tea production of the second-grade superior Youyue Cangyu Tree is about 32 catties, and the annual production of superior Yunding Yinhao tea is about 25 catties."

As per your request, 20% of the resources will be retained, and the rest will be handed over to the sect. Currently, the Beast Taming Hall and the Treasure Pavilion both owe us a large amount of merit points.

In the warehouse, there were 75 jin of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea and 60 jin of Cloud Top Silver Needle Tea.

The transaction of minor merit points must be processed through the sect's jade token. These overdue minor merit points can only be dealt with personally by the master upon his return. Ji An nodded slightly. The stock of spiritual tea was enough for him to drink for ten years. He would also take some second-grade mid-level Cloud Peak Silver Needle tea as a backup before leaving. This time, he could enjoy spiritual tea freely.

How many high-grade spirit stones are there in the warehouse now?

He had instructed that half of the spirit stones obtained from the transactions be used to exchange ordinary spirit stones for high-grade spirit stones through various means and connections.

There are a total of seventy-two high-grade spirit stones.

Ji An smiled. "It's more than I expected, that's good."

They checked the accounts, and more than two hours passed.

Ji An closed the ledger and instructed Zhang Xuening beside him:
"Tomorrow, I'll have Feng Xing clean up the area around the tea trees so I can plant eight more spirit tea trees."

Two Nether Moon Jade Trees and six Cloud Top Jade Trees, leaving one Nether Moon Jade Tree seed, which will be planted in the Calabash World, along with four Cloud Top Jade Trees.

“Yes, ma’am,” Zhang Xuening replied.

Ji An took out two Cloud Peak Jade Tree seeds and handed them to his disciples, saying, "I have made arrangements for the Youyue Cang Jade Tree seeds. These seeds can be planted near your cave dwellings."

"Thank you very much, Master," Lin Lan and the other woman said happily. They had been eyeing the spirit tea seed for a long time.

Ji An took out dozens of burlap sacks and quickly filled the living room.

"These are pearl blood rice. Each of you take 100 catties later and try planting them. If the yield is less than 200 catties per mu, don't even consider it."

When they returned to their cave, it was nearly dawn. After performing the planting spell on the main ingredients of the Qi-Nourishing Pill, Ji An had no desire to sleep.

He went to the clean room, sat cross-legged on the futon, and took out a Soul Tempering Pill and put it in his mouth.

He hadn't taken this elixir since he bought it, so he decided to try it today and see how much of an improvement it would bring.

Ji An circulated the Five Elements Wheel Sutra and began to refine the elixir within his body. A cool and refreshing sensation emanated from his sea of ​​consciousness, which was extremely comfortable.

He focused his gaze on his nose, his nose on his mouth, and his mouth on his heart, quietly sensing the refreshing aura emanating from it.

Half an hour later, Ji An finished circulating his energy. The Soul Tempering Pill had been completely refined, but the cool aura he felt in his soul had not dissipated and was still nourishing his soul.

He carefully observed the differences before and after the refining process and finally concluded:
'Soul power has increased slightly, by approximately 1%.'

If he consumes all the Soul Tempering Pills he won in the auction, he should be able to increase his soul power by about 10%.

While taking pills later may lead to some drug resistance, the benefits of increasing the strength of the soul are worth the price for cultivators.

Ji An planned to keep two pills for himself and use the rest for his own cultivation. He would give the two pills as samples to Senior Sister Han Yan for research.

After all, he still had a few soul stones in his hand, which he would use as the main ingredient for refining Soul Tempering Pills in the future.

the next day.

Ji An left the cave at the beginning of Chen Shi (7-9 AM). After having breakfast, he entered the cold pool.

After a careful search, he found two precious dragonfish at the bottom of the pool, with most of them bitten off and only their tails remaining.

He shook his head and chuckled, the possibility of breeding precious dragonfish on Crimson Flame Peak was nipped in the bud.

This further proves the special nature of the gourd world, as the spirit fish that can only survive in the Nulan River can actually be raised in the small world.

It's unclear whether the change is due to the small world, the Juyuan Tree, or both.

The deeper reasons behind this were beyond his current comprehension, and Ji An kept the question to himself.

He left the cold pool, rode a cloud to the stone house at the foot of the mountain, installed a mid-grade spirit stone on the teleportation array, and then activated the array.

A gray light flickered before his eyes, as if a time tunnel had appeared above the entire magic circle, and in the next instant he arrived at Ningcui Cliff.

He did not choose to go to the Ministry of Agriculture because there were more important things to do.

He rode the Fire Cloud at the fastest speed he could, and arrived at Chaoyang Peak half an hour later, landing in the main hall halfway up the mountain.

The gilded characters of "Treasure Pavilion" are covered in dust, telling the story of the ravages of time.

Ji An stepped inside and his eyes met those of Jia Yu, who was just raising his wine gourd to drink.

He noticed that the other person had developed many wrinkles on their face, and many of their black hairs had turned white.

The other person choked on the alcohol, coughing incessantly and frantically patting their chest.

"What's going on? Even Senior Brother Jia, the god of wine, can choke on alcohol?"

Ji An stepped forward and slapped the other person repeatedly on the back.

"Okay, go ahead and kill me!"

Jia Yu recovered and asked with wide eyes:
"You, why did you come back?"

Why can't I come back?

"Stop playing games with me, you know what I mean."

With an anxious expression on her face, Jia Yu continued:

"What happened? Shouldn't you have returned to the sect only after you have comprehended all the divine meanings of the five elements' mutual generation?"

The other party has been traveling for twenty years, so it is impossible for them to comprehend all the divine meanings of the Five Elements' mutual generation. So the question is, what is the reason for the other party's return to the sect?
Ji An shook his head slightly and said:

"My first destination was the North, and now that I have achieved my initial goal, I am ready to head to the South."

Passing by a sect without stopping is not my style, so I came back to take a look.

(End of this chapter)