Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 507 The Changes in the Stone Turtle, Looking to the Future
The crimson clouds beneath Master Yuxiao's feet cast clear and dazzling spiritual light across the sky. He flew to the top of Chaoyang Peak at top speed, his eyes wide as he searched rapidly, and soon located Ji An's position.

He swooped down, his hearty laughter echoing through the mountains:
"Haha, how do you feel? You look very special right now!"

The other person's exposed skin showed obvious burn marks, with large areas of charred blackening that had scabbed over, and signs of peeling in areas where the injuries were not serious.

The hair became fluffy and curly, which looked very strange, and there were also clotted bloodstains on the dead skin on the other person's cheeks and ears.

Many of the spiritual artifacts scattered on the ground were damaged, and the bright yellow armor was particularly dull in color with many armor plates broken.

It was clear that the disciple was seriously injured, but he was reborn by being bathed in the moonlight.

After a cultivator successfully breaks through to the next level, the full moon that appears in the sky is the Moon of Yin. It has no connection with the real moon and only manifests after the cultivator has survived the tribulation. It is a reward from the Heavenly Dao and possesses magical power.

As long as one doesn't die, no matter how severe the injury, it will be mostly healed, which is quite miraculous.

It can not only heal injuries, but also comprehensively strengthen a cultivator's physical body and soul.

Ji An, holding the faceplate in his hand, patted his afro and grinned wryly:

"Do all cultivators suffer this terrible fate when breaking through to the Golden Core stage?"

When he was struck by the purple divine lightning, he thought he was going to die.

None of the methods provided much protection against the overwhelming power of the Chaos Divine Lightning. The natal magic weapon fared somewhat better, having been reborn, but the other spiritual artifacts were severely damaged. Although the damage was repaired by a mysterious power, many of the damages could not be fully recovered.

Master Yuxiao suppressed a laugh:
"No, your situation was very dangerous at the time, but it's all over now. Congratulations, Junior Brother Ji."

The other person looked as if they had rolled into a coal pile and crawled out, with only their white teeth remaining.

The injury looks horrific, but it will heal quickly.

Upon hearing the title "Junior Brother Ji," Ji An felt as if he had been transported to another world.

Countless images flashed through his mind, and finally he looked up to the sky and roared, his voice echoing through the surrounding mountains.

Although he was ultimately frustrated, he succeeded and became the sect's third Golden Core cultivator.

From now on, everyone else will have to call him Ancestor!
Master Yuxiao could sense the other party's intentions and nodded with a smile.

Three thousand years after migrating to the Western Continent, the sect is showing signs of great prosperity. Excellent!

Ji An solemnly cupped his hands and said:
"Senior brother, I need to go into seclusion to stabilize my cultivation level. Let's talk again in a few days."

His current appearance is somewhat unsightly; while stabilizing his cultivation level, he needs to properly heal his injuries.

"Alright, I'll discuss the cultivation situation of Golden Core cultivators with my junior brother later."

A corner of Red Copper Mountain.

At the entrance of the cave, Zhang Yuanshan stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly gazing into the distance.

His face showed signs of aging, with graying hair at his temples and his beard swaying in the wind.

His gaze was unfocused, his thoughts already wandering to some unknown distance.

A loud eagle cry rang out, and moments later a female cultivator in a light blue silk dress landed:

"Senior Brother Zhang, when will you be able to get your Qi-Nourishing Pill?"

Zhang Yuanshan snapped out of his daze, a forced smile appearing on his lips:
"Uncle Jia said that we need to buy it from cultivators in the Central Continent, so it will take at least another five years."

Five years had a significant impact on him. He is now nearly 190 years old. Fortunately, he took a longevity pill in his early years, which added more than 20 years to his lifespan. Otherwise, his vital energy and blood would probably have begun to decline.

"Junior sister, what about you?"

Zhao Mengyao said softly:

"We're the same."

An awkward silence fell between them, with only the whisper of the wind whistling past their ears.

After a moment, Zhang Yuanshan spoke:

"Junior sister, what brings you here today?"

"As you know, now that Ji An has become the sect's patriarch, he will surely host a banquet for guests."

"It's fine if they don't invite us, but if they do, what kind of gift should we give?"

Zhang Yuanshan's lips twitched. He had just been thinking about this question. No one could have imagined that the gap between several cultivators who started from the same point would be so large.

He took a deep breath and spread his arms, saying:
"Junior sister, let's go inside and talk."

Half a month passed.

Inside the cave, Ji An opened his eyes and let out a long breath. After this period of cultivation, he was now basically able to control his spiritual pressure from leaking out, and his realm had finally stabilized.

The golden elixir within the Tanzhong acupoint shimmered with light, making this the most important core of the body.

Although the cultivation method for the Golden Core stage was not changed, the Five Elements Divine Palace would continuously generate spiritual liquid during cultivation, which would flow into the Golden Core to provide necessary nourishment.

Meanwhile, pale golden magical energy crystals will gather in the lower dantian, nourishing the primordial fire.

He conjured a water mirror by making hand seals, observing his own injuries. The original injured skin had all peeled off, and the new skin looked like warm, white jade.

Except for the hairstyle, everything has returned to how it was before.

The injury may look terrible, but it didn't damage the root cause, so it healed very quickly.

Ji An used his magic to fix his hair, and quickly tidied up his naturally curly hair.

“This looks much better,” he grinned at the water mirror, then withdrew his spell and began to weigh the gains and losses.

Upon breaking through to the Golden Core stage, his physical body became even stronger, and his Qi and blood became even more abundant, but the exact extent of the improvement was not quantified.

The benefits of increasing one's spiritual strength by 30% go far beyond what the numbers can convey.

His divine sense can now probe up to 300 zhang, a huge improvement over the past, and the divine sense required to draw second-order talismans will be greatly reduced.

The magical power obtained from refining still needs to be used to nourish the stone tortoise and the primordial fire. During the Chaoyuan stage, each of them would consume 10%, but now only 50% is needed.

The Yuanming Fire is formed from the life light of a cultivator. Its intensity is 50% greater than before, making it more efficient at nurturing magical treasures.

The stone tortoise flew out of his body and appeared in the air. Thirty percent of the cracked patterns on its body, which resembled those of Jun porcelain, disappeared, and the other cracks also shrank considerably, as if wounds had healed.

Ji An reached out his hand, and the stone tortoise landed in his palm. This spiritual object that had accompanied him through his transmigration now had a physical form.

Moreover, the stone tortoise is becoming more and more like a living creature. Although its movements and expressions are still a little dull, it can move like a real tortoise.

Ji Anlue was somewhat apprehensive about this, but mostly relieved.

The stone tortoise grew alongside him. Although it wasn't his natal magic weapon, it was no different from one, and even closer to it.

The Bagua patterns on the stone tortoise's shell appear even more ancient and simple. It does not produce any light now, but it will shine when it is used.

Ji An's consciousness connected with the stone tortoise, and clear characters quickly appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, making it even more powerful!
[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 25.5, Water 25.9, Wood 25.3, Fire 25.8, Earth 27.2]

At this moment, Ji An felt that all the suffering he had endured during the Golden Core Tribulation was worthwhile, as the stone tortoise was actually able to extract Dao essence from the tribulation!
Now that he has broken through to the Golden Core stage, he needs to learn new spells. Improving his Dao Seed can accelerate the improvement of spells and reduce the loss of spiritual energy.

Upgrading a small world also requires Daoist principles; consuming spiritual energy to upgrade it is somewhat wasteful.

After thinking for a moment, Ji An tried to give the order.

"Refine the Dao essence of water and enhance the Dao seed of Gui water." This was an open-ended command; he didn't know how much Dao essence would be consumed to enhance the grade of the Dao seed.

If investing too much Dao essence doesn't achieve the goal of improving the Dao seed's grade, it's better to use the Dao essence to upgrade the small world.

The reason for promoting the Guishui Daozhong (癸水道种) is because it is closely related to planting.

Once one's cultivation level reaches the Golden Core stage, the quality of one's magical power will improve significantly. If the grade of one's Dao Seed also improves, the effect of the Cloud Dragon Rainmaking Technique will be even greater than before.

The Dinghuo Dao Seed is already of superior grade. If the corresponding Water, Earth, and Wood Dao Seeds are also upgraded to superior grade, the spiritual plants in Crimson Flame Peak and the small world will benefit.

Another very important point is that the enhanced spell effects can accelerate the rate at which the spiritual vein's grade is improved.

The stone tortoise did not disappoint; the patterns representing the Kan position shone with spiritual light, and the pale black Dao seed in the Yongquan acupoint, which was shimmering with crystal-clear water, became even more profound.

A black shadow flashed through Ji An's mind, and he seemed to hear the sound of a babbling brook flowing merrily.

The seed of Dao flew out of the Yongquan acupoint and entered the Water Elemental Palace along the Immortal Vein.

Humans have two kidneys, and also two water-related spiritual palaces, which are connected by several immortal meridians. The Gui water seed enters the right spiritual palace.

[The Dao Seed - Cloud and Rain Manipulation (Superior Grade) is stored in the Kidney's Water Palace. It allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Gui Water Dao technique, "Spiritual Nourishment for All Things," and enhances one's understanding of Gui Water Dao techniques.]

[Tao Yun: Water 25.9→20.6]

"Haha." Ji An laughed heartily. With a successful precedent, he immediately issued follow-up orders.

"Refine the earth element Dao essence to enhance your own earth element Dao seed."

"Refine the wood element Dao essence to enhance the Yi wood Dao seed."

[The Dao Seed - Houtu Zengyuan (Superior Grade) is stored in the Earth Palace of the Spleen. It allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Daoist technique 'Earthly Essence of Purity and Spirit' and enhance their understanding of the Daoist techniques of the Earth element.]

[Daoyun: soil 27.2→24.3]

[The Dao Seed - Yi Wood Rejuvenation (Superior Grade), stored in the Wood Palace of the Liver, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Yi Wood Dao magic's 'life, death, withering, and flourishing,' enhancing one's comprehension of Yi Wood Dao magic.]

[Tao Yun: Wood 25.3→15.4]

As the Dao Seeds moved to their respective positions, Ji An felt his eyes become even brighter. "Good, good, good!"

He said it three times, and his heart seemed to soar to the clouds.

'There are still many Daoist principles; should we try to elevate the Daoist seed to a higher level?'

After a moment's thought, Ji An abandoned this tempting idea. Based on his many years of experience, he felt that more than twenty Daoist rhymes were not enough to further enhance the Dao Seed; it was still far from sufficient.

It's more worthwhile to use the remaining Daoist essence to improve the small world.

In addition, he also needs to verify one thing: whether the two Dao seeds of the same Five Elements, Yin and Yang, will come together.

What happens when they come together?
Ji An issued another order: "Refine the Daoist essence of metal and enhance the Xin metal Dao seed."

As the command was given, the pale golden Dao seed in the Yunmen acupoint emitted a dull radiance, and a dazzling light rose in the sea of ​​consciousness.

[The Dao Seed - Refined Gold (Superior Grade): Located in the Metal Palace of the Lungs, it allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Xin Metal Dao spell 'True Gold in Fire,' enhancing one's comprehension of Xin Metal Dao spells.]

[Daoyun: Gold 25.5→12.7]

The Dao seed flew out of the Yunmen Cave and entered the Golden Palace.

The lungs in the human body are also divided into left and right parts, with the Geng metal element on the left and the Xin metal element on the right.

Ji An was dumbfounded. This experiment was somewhat awkward. According to his expectations, the Yin-Yang Dao Seeds might merge into one when they met.

He should have upgraded the Earth element Dao seed, but the Earth element Dao rhyme was more helpful in upgrading the small world, so he couldn't bear to give it up.

'Should we now upgrade the Earth element's Dao seed?'

He was caught in a dilemma and subconsciously scratched his hair a few times.

Seemingly sensing his conflicted emotions, Xin Jin Dao Zhong began to move, merging from the Jin Mansion on the right to the left.

Ji An maintained his inner vision and saw the two Dao seeds meet together. Instead of merging as expected, they swam around like the yin and yang fish chasing each other in Tai Chi.

A moment later, the two Dao Seeds moved from the left side of the Golden Palace to the right side, maintaining the same chasing posture.

So that's how it is. Ji An extinguished his thoughts of enhancing the Earthly Dao Seed and prepared to use Daoist Rhyme to enhance the Gourd World.

He didn't want to improve his small world here, so he ended his introspection and continued to take stock of his gains and losses.

We've just reviewed the gains; now let's look at the losses.

With a thought, he summoned his natal magic weapon from his dantian.

A cloud of yellow mist flew out, then transformed into a small Qilin beast that leaped onto his shoulder and let out a deep, resonant roar.

The sound wasn't loud, but it gave the feeling of a major earthquake.

It has many broken scales, a broken horn on its head, and a clear scar on its forehead.

The scar looked like a twisted forked lightning bolt, and the mark was very fresh.

It is clear that it has been seriously injured, which will severely affect its defense.

Upon seeing the stone tortoise in his palm, the Qilin beast let out a joyful low roar, leaped off his shoulder, and landed precisely on the stone tortoise's back.

There is no doubt that the people of the Wuji Xinghuang Banner like stone turtles.

The stone tortoise only crawled forward one step and did not make any other movements.

Ji An smiled knowingly. In his dantian, they were all neighbors and familiar with each other's aura. Besides, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag had gained many benefits from the stone tortoise.

The biggest beneficiary of the annual Pure Spirit Energy is the Yuanming Fire, but the three types of Five Elements Flags also gain some benefits.

He used his divine sense to communicate with the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag, and the spiritual artifact ended its transformation state and returned to its original form.

Ji An saw several cracks on the originally smooth flagpole, several fingernail-sized holes on the flag, and dozens of tiny holes the size of sesame seeds.

He stroked the flag and sighed deeply.

As a natal magic weapon, these damages are still within an acceptable range and can be repaired through long-term nurturing and refining.

However, the best way is to repair it with spiritual objects under the guidance of a weapon refiner.

He retrieved the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and took out the Lidi Flame Banner and the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, both of which were in even more severe condition.

Although it hasn't reached the point of being scrapped yet, it's not far off.

The flag of the Flaming Flag had a hole the size of a palm on its surface, as well as countless other small holes. Fortunately, the core of the phoenix pattern was not damaged, otherwise it would have been scrapped.

The damage to the Qinglian Baose flag was not serious, but the flagpole was broken and had to be replaced.

The good news is that Ji An now has a second-tier top-grade Azure Dragon Wood, which will be even more powerful after the replacement.

Many of the armor plates on the Sky Soaring Armor have cracks, and many plates are completely destroyed.

　I had something to do a few days ago and owed 2,000 words. I'll be able to pay it back in a few days.

　　I've been busy these past few days and haven't had much time to write, so I can only try my best to update three times a week.

　　I will pay it back as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)