Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 505 The Tribulation Begins

With the seed of the elixir already formed, everything else follows naturally.

Ji An did not relax, maintaining a "high-pressure" state and constantly compressing his magical power.

The seed swelled up slightly, and then swelled up slightly more after a while.

He discovered that other colors had appeared on the elixir seed: cyan, white, red, and black, representing all five elements.

The magical power in the dantian was constantly decreasing, and the rate of decrease was getting faster and faster, while the dantian seed was constantly growing larger.

Ji An felt that his magic power was not sufficient, so he swallowed a few drops of stone milk without hesitation.

Logically speaking, being at a third-tier low-grade spiritual vein node, the spiritual energy should be sufficient for a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage.

However, the spiritual energy required to break through to a higher realm is far greater than that required for normal meditation and cultivation, so external aids are needed.

The more abundant one's magical power, the larger the elixir seed that can be condensed, and the better the quality of the golden elixir that can be refined.

As the sun rises and sets, the spiritual clouds over Chaoyang Peak gradually dissipate.

Jia Yu was immediately shocked and asked urgently:
"Ancestor, has something unexpected happened?"

In his view, the dissipation of the spiritual energy cluster meant the interruption of the breakthrough.

Master Yuxiao waved his hand and laughed:

"On the contrary, this shows that Ji An has completed the initial condensation of the elixir seed, and the next step is to use the primordial fire to quench the impurities."

The need for spiritual energy will be greatly reduced in the short term, but it won't be long before a large amount of spiritual energy will be needed again.

"Just wait and see, the spiritual energy clouds will surely gather again."

Ji An examined the seed inside his body and found it to be colorful, uneven, and in a word, ugly!

However, since this is only a semi-finished product, it's understandable that it's not very attractive.

Taking out the prepared pill, Ji An immediately felt a warm sensation rising within him. It was a pill radiating a vibrant golden light, with two five-colored pill patterns coiled on its surface.

His heart grew even heavier. The most crucial moment had arrived, and he needed to consume the Golden Elixir to harness its power.

After swallowing the pill, a warm feeling instantly spread throughout his body, and the flow of spiritual energy within his body suddenly accelerated.

Ji An controlled the elixir seed to enter the primordial fire, and wisps of black gas immediately emerged from its surface.

These are impurities that accumulate in the body over time, and cannot be seen through internal vision.

Just like a bowl of water that looks clean to the naked eye, but appears dirty under a microscope.

The black aura was immediately washed away as soon as it appeared, dissipating from the pores of the body.

This is the function of the Golden Elixir; it contains pure spiritual energy that automatically washes away impurities, preventing them from contaminating the elixir seed.

This step not only involves calcining and roasting to remove impurities from the elixir seeds, but also refining the colorful elixir seeds to a uniform color.

It's called Golden Elixir because high-quality Golden Elixir only comes in one color—gold.

Just as the primordial fire initially had five layers, which eventually merged into one.

The slow process of refining the elixir seed places high demands on the cultivator's magical power, spiritual strength, and the vigor of their primordial fire.

If there is even one weakness, it will affect the quality of the Golden Elixir.

Ji An adjusted the magic array on his Soul Nourishing Pendant to draw spiritual substances as quickly as possible to replenish the depleted power of his soul.

Then, he began to use a secret method to roast the elixir seed, and the impurities produced during the process were instantly washed away by the clear spiritual energy of the golden elixir.

The true golden pill must be refined before the medicinal power of the golden pill is exhausted, otherwise impurities will inevitably remain in the golden pill.

As impurities in the elixir seed are continuously removed and its volume shrinks, a drop of spiritual liquid flows out from each of the Five Elements Divine Palaces, merges into the dantian, and automatically falls onto the elixir seed.

Like rainwater entering a lake, the spiritual liquid disappeared without a trace after falling into the elixir seed.

The function of the Five Elements Elixir is to accelerate the refining of the elixir seed, while also having a nourishing and restorative effect to compensate for the loss of the golden elixir.

At the summit of Chaoyang Peak, spiritual energy once again gathered in a funnel shape, spreading out over a radius of dozens of miles.

Jia Yu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the dazzling light of the swirling spiritual energy overshadow the sunset glow.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his Taoist robe, a smile appearing on his lips.

Master Yuxiao calculated the time, his expectations for the quality of his disciple's golden core growing even higher.

As long as the current efficiency is maintained, the sect will surely be able to produce at least one more cultivator who can reach the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could consider it, but forget it, a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't dare to think about it; without cultivation techniques, everything would be in vain.

His mood was slightly downcast. Without a strong lineage, even if a small force had better cultivation seeds, it would be delayed.

In the event of a major upheaval, smaller forces will be crippled.

One day passed.

The elixir seed of the primordial fire has been free of impurities for a long time, and the various colored patches are now showing signs of fusion, indicating that the tempering and calcination are nearing completion.

He took off the Soul-Nourishing Pendant. The spirit wood, which was originally as black as ink, had now turned gray, and its usefulness had been completely exhausted.

Ji An took out a brand-new Soul-Nourishing Pendant from the void space and a smile appeared on his lips.

The second-tier top-quality Soul Nourishing Pendant helped him a lot. Although it caused a lot of unnecessary waste, it kept his soul power at a relatively abundant baseline.

At this moment, the medicinal power of the Golden Core was still sufficient, and it could be said that the first half of the breakthrough to the Golden Core stage had been basically completed. Ji An exhaled, calmed his mind, and continued to refine the elixir seed without arrogance, impatience, or haste.

He activated a secret technique for a final push, a step that would elevate the quality of his Golden Core to another level.

Liver Qi rises, kidney Qi generates liver Qi, and pure Yang Qi ascends; lung fluid descends, heart fluid generates lung fluid, and pure Yin fluid descends.

One interpretation is that the dragon symbolizes masculinity and ascension, like a blue dragon in the sky, gathering spiritual energy and bestowing blessings upon all things.

The tiger represents both femininity and ferocity, like a white tiger roaring in the wind, awe-inspiring all beasts in the mountains and forests.

When Yin and Yang meet, and Dragon and Tiger unite, they can refine the body into a precious elixir, which greatly enhances the quality of the Golden Elixir.

This method is impractical for the vast majority of cultivators, because they simply cannot reach this stage.

For Ji An, everything was worth trying.

He carefully controlled the rising air and descending liquid, maintaining a dynamic balance and guiding them to converge in the Earth God's Palace.

He urged the power of wood and fire to sink downwards, while the energy of metal and water surged upwards.

This was no easy task; he failed countless times.

If the balance is broken during the guidance process, it will deplete the spiritual energy in the divine palace.

This is a play that has not been rehearsed and must be completed before the spiritual energy in each of the various divine realms is exhausted.

If he fails, the quality of his Golden Core will not reach the highest level.

That's how people are. If the gap is too big, they'll give up, but if they feel they can reach it by standing on tiptoe or jumping, they'll strive for it.

Ji An's mind raced, quickly deducing what the right path was.

He needs to use trial and error within a limited time to bring together the power of wood and fire with the spiritual energy of metal and water in the Earth God's Palace.

His repeated mistakes did not affect his mindset. He kept adjusting his direction. He didn't know whether he would succeed or fail, but he understood that only by giving it his all could he live a second life.

The spiritual energy of the Five Elements within the Divine Palace was dwindling, but the final secret technique still failed.

An hour later, the remaining spiritual energy in his divine palace could only be used for one more attempt. He was close to success and was about to activate the secret technique again when a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, making him realize that he had taken the wrong path!
The Five Elements Sect's techniques contain profound mysteries, but the true secrets have always been passed down orally and not written down.

The reason why powerful forces remain strong and enduring is inseparable from these kinds of secrets of inheritance.

Even if others are fortunate enough to obtain superior techniques from powerful forces outside, they will not be able to understand many key points without guidance.

Even worse, these techniques may be tampered with, and disciples of this sect have their own methods to identify them, so others will have to ruin their practice.

Now we have two paths before us: one is to continue launching the final assault according to the description of the secret technique, and the other is to modify the secret technique according to our own understanding.

Ji An calmed himself down. He was now standing at a crossroads of fate. His decision would directly affect his future achievements, and even whether he would have the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

He took a deep breath and chose to believe in himself.

The original secret method seemed to have no problems, but it violated the essence of yin descending and yang ascending.

Ji An steeled his resolve, his body hovering in the air before turning upside down and activating his secret technique.

This creates a situation where the Metal and Water elements are above the Wood and Fire elements.

Water can flow downwards, and fire can rise upwards; they can converge perfectly.

Regardless of the outcome, success or failure, he only follows the "Tao" he has mastered.

It went very smoothly, with Qi rising and fluid descending, Yin and Yang meeting.

A drop of golden spiritual liquid manifested in the Earth God's Palace. It shimmered with brilliant spiritual light, illuminating Ji An's internal organs and even penetrating his bones and muscles, spreading peace throughout the cave.

The golden liquid flowed into the dantian and landed on the dantian seed, causing tiny sparks of lightning to emerge, and the dantian seed trembled violently.

Ji An felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body went numb, and several cracks appeared on the smooth surface of the pill seed.

A few wisps of extremely faint black mist emerged, only to be instantly swept away.

Lightning reappeared, and the size of the pill seed suddenly shrank slightly, but the original cracks also disappeared.

A golden elixir, its entire body radiating a clear, luminous glow, emitted a misty purple aura. From within the sea of ​​consciousness came the faint sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling, as if floating in the heavens.

I was right!

The purple aura instantly flowed throughout his body, gathering at a certain point between his eyebrows and disappearing. He felt that all his depleted spiritual energy had been replenished, and his spiritual power had significantly improved.

Just then, the stone tortoise opened its mouth and spat out a ball of golden spiritual light. The golden core spun and drew the light to its body, instantly replenishing the consumed mana. The somewhat weakened primordial life fire not only became blazing again, but also increased in size.

Ji An was thrilled. His upside-down body, which had been suspended in mid-air, flipped over and landed back on the futon.

He activated his cultivation technique, refining more spiritual energy for his own use.

At the summit of Chaoyang Peak, the wind and clouds surged, and the spiritual energy cloud expanded even further. At the same time, the light beneath the cloud suddenly dimmed, as if it were in a completely different world from the outside.

Thunder rumbled, its sound carrying for miles.

Master Yuxiao suddenly stood up. What was going on? He couldn't understand it!

The roars of dragons and tigers at the time of the Golden Core's formation have not yet been heard, so why is the tribulation of lightning about to descend?

Jia Yu was startled, wondering why her ancestor had lost his composure.

(End of this chapter)