Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 500 Azure Lotus Flag Spirit

Wei Songnian was very satisfied with his luck. He looked at his Daoist partner with eyes full of tenderness.

This spiritual plant was discovered when the other party went out, and two of them were found at once!

It was because he discovered two plants that he was willing to donate one more; otherwise, he would have secretly cultivated it as a family heirloom.

Although the Soul-Nourishing Wood is a precious plant, he has already given Ji An one, which greatly reduces the plant's appeal.

He hesitated about which faction to give the extra treasures to, but after much deliberation, he chose his old friend.

He has complete trust in the other party's reputation and doesn't need to worry about them turning their back on him later.

Yin Qiuyun returned the smile, her eyes sparkling with happiness; the two had gotten along very well over the years.

Ji An said softly, "How can I thank you?"

This spiritual plant is of great significance; it hasn't been planted in the gourd world yet!

Even if he leaves the sect in the future, he will not lack spiritual objects to enhance his soul. Theoretically, as long as the quality of the Soul Nourishing Wood is up to par, it can support him until he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Hearing his words, Wei Songnian was pleased, which meant that the gift had been accepted.
"Fellow Daoists have been of great help to the Wei family. This spirit tree is just a token of our gratitude, and we do not ask for anything in return."

Regardless of the real purpose, you must speak eloquently.

For cultivators with principles like this, there's no need to ask for anything; just wait for them to give it to you.

Ji An pondered for a moment, then with a flick of his sleeve, he put away the earthenware jar and said in a deep voice:

"Since entering the sect, you are the first fellow disciple I have met, and you have taken good care of me."

Your help to me has not diminished as my cultivation has improved. I once said I could take one member of the Wei clan as a disciple, and now that quota has been increased to two.

As long as I remain in the sect, trade between Crimson Flame Peak and Little Bamboo Mountain will continue as normal.

He made a promise and then transmitted his voice:

"Judging from Qiu Yun's aura, she has already reached the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. How old is she this year?"

"Just turned 140, Qiuyun is diligent in her cultivation and has good aptitude."

"If we train him to become a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage, would you feel at ease?"

Wei Songnian was stunned. He had also thought about witnessing Xiaozhushan become a Chaoyuan-level family in his lifetime, but that was just a dream.

He never expected the opportunity to be right in front of him, and his heart was pounding.

Offering Soul-Nourishing Wood again was intended to maintain a longer-term relationship, but if the family had another cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage, it would be able to maintain the relationship in the long term!
There are currently only two Chaoyuan-stage families within the Jinling Sect's jurisdiction.

He took a deep breath and transmitted his voice:

"Fellow Daoist, could you give me some time to consider?"

The fact that the family's first cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage is of great significance makes it difficult for him to make a decision, and he must think it over carefully.

Yin Qiuyun was his Daoist partner, whom he trusted implicitly. Logically, he shouldn't have hesitated, but after all, she didn't share the surname Wei.

The injury to his dantian rendered him utterly incapable of further advancement, and he was destined to pass away before his Daoist partner.

It's alright while he's alive, but if he passes away, what will become of the Wei family of Xiaozhushan?

Ji An transmitted his voice and said:

“I know this matter is of great importance. How about this: when you leave, I will give you fifty catties of second-grade mid-level Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.”

Later, I will give you another Qi-Nourishing Pill. As for who you cultivate to become a Chaoyuan stage cultivator, that is up to you.

The reason he changed his mind was that he suddenly felt it was best not to interfere too much in the other party's family affairs.

As evening fell, Wei Songnian declined the invitation to stay overnight and took his leave.

Ji An watched the flying boat depart into the distance, and then rode the clouds back to his cave.

Only then did he laugh out loud without restraint. With this Soul-Nourishing Wood, he felt fulfilled.

Improving one's spiritual strength is a lifelong pursuit for cultivators, and the gourd world will be his powerful support from now on, playing a role comparable to that of the stone tortoise.

He returned to his quiet room and focused his mind on his dantian, connecting with the stone tortoise.

Enter the world of gourds!

He could feel his own pleasure, as if his soul had become lighter.

The next moment, time and space shifted, and Ji An stepped onto the land of the small world. He felt that the colors here were so bright and the energy was so vibrant.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner flew out from the dantian, transforming into a cloud of jade-like yellow spirit, hovering above the Gathering Yuan Tree.

Ji An smashed the earthenware pot and buried the soil and the soul-nourishing wood together in the ground.

The original soil does not need to be removed, because it will soon be assimilated into the same soil type.

He activated the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique, and spiritual light spread out, filling the air with a nourishing and calming aura.

A slight tremor came from deep within the earth, and the fish-scale pattern on the surface dispersed and recombine, as if rippling with waves.

This Soul-Nourishing Wood is currently only a low-grade first-level tree. Although its vital energy has been somewhat depleted, it will recover in a few days.

However, Soul-Nourishing Wood is very difficult to cultivate, and to accelerate its cultivation, one must use the ashes of high-level creatures.

Ji An doesn't have such resources right now, but he can figure something out once he becomes a Golden Core cultivator.

Once he breaks through to the Golden Core stage, he can quickly improve his abilities after learning spells, thanks to his accumulated spiritual energy.

For him, there was no beginner period.

The mulberry flowers on Chiyan Peak bloomed and faded, but under Ji An's care, the place was full of life.

Time flows like a cheerful mountain stream; a year passes in the blink of an eye.

During this period, the Western Continent was very quiet, the demonic cultivators disappeared, and it was a thriving place.

Inside the cave, Ji An finished his cultivation, connected with the stone tortoise, and lines of text appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. The color was initially light, but quickly became rich and mellow, turning into a spiritual and tranquil black.

The ink is deep and dark, yet it brings a sense of peace.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 3412.6, Gen Spirit 2135.3, Zhen Spirit 1452.2, Xun Spirit 2106.4, Kun Spirit 4987.3, Qian Spirit 1728.4, Dui Spirit 1723.6, Li Spirit 1936.8

[Spell: Spirit Sealing Technique (Perfect 5%)]

Fire Release Technique (Perfect 22%)

Metal Escape Technique (Perfect 19%)

Spiritual Roar (Dacheng 4%)

[Thread-Pulling Mantra (Perfect 1%)]

During this period, Ji An focused on cultivation, and his total magical power increased by half a percent.

In his spare time, he studied the art of sealing spirits and gained a deep understanding of its profoundness. He realized that without a deep understanding of the Five Elements, it would be difficult to improve its level.

Ji An was satisfied and his consciousness left the stone tortoise.

He took out the Azure Lotus Banner and the jade bottle containing the Azure Spirit-Snatching Aura, and used hand seals to guide the aura out. Over the years, the Azure Deer had condensed more than 100,000 strands of aura, which was enough to luxuriously nurture the spirit of the Wood Element Banner.

The precious flag transformed into a small, emerald-green cloud, fluttering near the jade bottle and greedily devouring the spiritual energy.

Suddenly, a dragon roar resounded from Ji An's sea of ​​consciousness, full of masculine dominance, and a bewildered emotion emanated from the treasure flag.

Ji An snapped his fingers happily, "Perfect! Cultivating a spirit isn't that hard!"

This was the third top-grade spiritual artifact in his hands to cultivate a spirit, and he couldn't help but let out a wild laugh.

Ji An still had about 30,000 strands of spiritual energy left, and he didn't hesitate to use them to cultivate the Azure Lotus Banner.

The spirit's power can enhance the power of spiritual artifacts. The stronger the Azure Lotus Banner is, the greater the chance it will have to be tempered into a magic weapon by heavenly lightning in the future.

After a while, the treasure flag stopped absorbing the spiritual energy and returned to its master's dantian.

When it entered the azure flame layer of the primordial fire, Ji An noticed that the primordial fire flickered slightly and its brightness increased slightly.

If he hadn't been so observant, he might not have noticed the change in brightness.

He left his cave and rode the clouds to the edge of the cold pool. At that moment, the setting sun shone on the distant mountains, and a gentle breeze rippled the water, making half of the pool emerald green and the other half orange-red.

The scenery is delightful; the reflection in the pool is fragmented, but it is fully reflected again after the wind and waves subside.

Zhang Xuening was frying spiritual tea, while Feng Xing and Liu Ruhai assisted her.

Once the new tea is finished being processed, Ji An will leave the sect for the Southern Continent, which will happen in the next few days.

He watched the maid's practiced movements and smiled:

"You should hire someone else to help; it's too tiring for one person."

Zhang Xuening smiled and said without looking up:
"I'm used to it. Over the years, I've mostly been the one making tea."

In the first few years after Ji An left, she would invite the Xia Yulian sisters to help, but since both of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators, her status was not high and she became an assistant.

This made her quite resentful, so she honed her tea-frying skills and now she can do it all by herself.

Ji An, unaware of the intricacies involved, jokingly remarked:
"By doing this, you're forcing me to give you even more rewards!"

"You've worked hard. Once this batch of spiritual tea is finished, there will be a reward, and you will all get a share."

Zhang Xuening laughed sweetly, "Thank you, Grandmaster. I don't feel tired at all now."

Ji An walked towards the orchard and began to cast a spell on the spirit field.

Perhaps because they had accumulated enough experience and were just waiting for the right opportunity, many second-tier top-grade spiritual plants were added to Crimson Flame Peak this year.

Among the aquatic spiritual plants, none have broken through to the highest grade, but the Pure Water Lotus and the Azure Mist Tree have both been cultivated to the second-tier high grade, which is not bad.

The Fire Spirit Fruit Garden currently has six second-tier top-grade spirit peaches, three top-grade dragon blood trees, and the Spirit Cloud Tree has been upgraded to second-tier superior grade.

In the Red Cloud Pine Forest, there are four sacred pines that have reached the highest level. If we plant sacred pines in the future, we can use better seeds.

The Wood Spirit Plant Garden has six Tier 2 top-grade Biluo trees, but the Feiye Sang still hasn't broken through to the top-grade level. Perhaps the Tier 2 superior level is the upper limit of the genes of this type of spirit plant.

The number of top-grade Azure Dragon Wood reached an astonishing eighteen. Ji An would be overjoyed at such a result, perhaps because he was able to perform the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique at the Great Perfection level.

Having grasped several of the divine meanings of the five elements' mutual generation, the quality of his magical power was also subtly improving, allowing him to better exert the effects of his spells.

After comprehending the divine meaning of wood generating fire, Ji An felt that the time required to cultivate second-tier top-grade Azure Dragon Wood would be shortened, at which point Crimson Flame Peak would be able to mass-produce top-grade Azure Dragon Wood.

The Bodhi tree has now reached the second-tier top-grade level, a situation that has exceeded his expectations.

The Longevity Peach has been cultivated to the second-tier superior grade. There are four superior grade Youyue Cangyu Trees, but three of them are undergoing transformation, and their leaves will not be harvested this year.

Three of the Jade Trees on Cloud Peak have reached the second-tier top quality, and two of them are currently undergoing transformation.

The Phoenix Wood has been upgraded to Grade Two Superior, a solid step forward, and Ji An believes that the Grade One Ding Fire Dao Seed deserves a lot of credit for this.

The number of top-grade Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo plants has reached five. Zhu Xiangrong comes to Chi Yan Peak every two or three months in order to obtain some golden leaves.

half a month later.

Ji An stepped into the Wuji Hall and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Disciple pays respects to the Ancestor. I have come today specifically to bid you farewell."

His Void Stone contained seventy catties of second-grade superior Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, forty catties of second-grade top-grade Cloud Peak Silver Needle Tea, three hundred plates of second-grade superior Soul Incense, and ten Soul Nourishing Pendants.

These are all top-grade Tier 2 Soul Nourishing Pendants, and their effects are several times stronger than those of high-grade pendants.

The daily increase in spiritual power from wearing the Soul-Nourishing Pendant is negligible, but over a period of years, it becomes quite significant.

Now that he's using a top-grade Soul Nourishing Pendant, his soul strength will definitely be a huge boost when he breaks through to the Golden Core stage.

Master Yuxiao could sense his disciple's high spirits, and nodded secretly, giving him some instructions:
"Once you leave Xizhou, your identity will be useless. Be careful."

Oh, by the way, I have a gift for you.

He took out two pale gold talismans, each depicting a sphere composed of blue lightning.

"I am a talisman maker, and these are two low-grade third-tier thunder talismans."

In the sect's Golden Core talisman-making tradition, there is only one type of talisman: the Yi Wood Divine Thunder Talisman.

The talisman is insufficient against Golden Core cultivators, but it poses little problem against Nascent Soul stage cultivators. If it hits its mark, the enemy will be severely injured, if not killed.

A sect can only accumulate its foundation by relying on generations of outstanding disciples who have made outstanding contributions. As a Golden Core cultivator who enjoys the support of his disciples, he must provide them with protection.

Ji An accepted the talisman with a clear conscience, saying, "Thank you for bestowing this treasure upon me, Ancestor."

Master Yuxiao hummed in agreement and then said:
"It's a pity I didn't have enough materials to practice with, otherwise I should be able to draw mid-grade or even high-grade thunder talismans."

Golden Core demonic beasts are all deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, making them extremely difficult to hunt. If cultivators were to enter that area, they would definitely be besieged.

Without accumulating enough drawing experience, even the most talented genius will be wasted.

Ji An blinked but didn't say anything.

The talisman inheritance he received from the Wei family of Longshou Mountain in the North included a method for making third-tier talisman paper, but without the materials, having the method was useless.

If he is able to manufacture third-tier talisman paper some day, he may give some to the ancestor as appropriate.

Master Yuxiao inquired about his preparations in great detail and offered many valuable suggestions.

"The most important thing in understanding the mutual generation of the five elements is to abandon preconceived notions."

One cannot simply say that seeing flowing water represents the water element. It is water, a specific manifestation of the water element, but it cannot represent the water element itself.

Water is a collection of divine meanings such as change, purification, and nourishment, and is one link in the energy transformation process.

Don't just use your eyes to see; learn to use your spiritual sense to perceive, to feel even the most subtle changes.

Ji An listened attentively, occasionally asking questions to discuss the topic, and he understood everything the other person said.

When he sensed the divine meaning of the five elements' mutual generation, he always reminded himself, 'The five elements are a property, a certain stage of energy in constantly changing forms, not tangible matter.'

Master Yuxiao nodded and encouraged him:

“You have now touched the edge of the ‘Tao’, and you are stronger than I was back then.”

I hope that when Senior Brother Zhengyang returns, you will have fully grasped the divine meaning of the Five Elements' mutual generation.

He had high hopes for this disciple, and although he didn't think the disciple could achieve it, he could still encourage him.

　Something came up and I was delayed. I'll only post two chapters of 8,000 words today, so I still owe 2,000 words.
　　I'll make up for it within three days; I should be able to update three 4K chapters sometime on a certain day.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)