Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 508 Crazy Idea

Many plates of the faceplate, breastplate, and leg armor were destroyed.

The faceplate was in the best condition, with less than 20% damaged. The leg armor was about 35% damaged, while the breastplate was in the worst condition, with about 50% damaged.

This set of top-grade spiritual artifacts is now completely useless, and Ji An only feels heartache.

The Heavenly Soaring Armor cost him over four hundred high-grade spirit stones, equivalent to decades of hard work going to waste.

To repair it, he must go to Red Rock Immortal City and entrust Gu Tai to refine new armor plates to replace it. He has no intention of leaving the sect in the short term.

"Losing money to avoid disaster is not so bad."

He comforted himself softly, thinking that he would be ecstatic if he could exchange high-grade spirit stones for Daoist essence!

The stone tortoise absorbed over a hundred points of Dao essence during the tribulation, which was its greatest gain besides breaking through its cultivation realm and transforming its magical artifact.

Just then, the stone tortoise crawled forward a few steps, fell from his hand, and disappeared into the ground, just like a ginseng fruit that had been buried in the soil.

Ji An was startled and immediately activated his divine sense to investigate, but found nothing. The range of his divine sense in the land and rocks was less than fifty feet.

Since the stone tortoise manifested from his body, it had never left his body for even a moment. Now that it had suddenly disappeared, he couldn't help but feel anxious and uncertain.

He took a deep breath and ignored it. If the stone turtle wanted to leave, there was nothing he could do to stop it; he could only let it be.

After a moment, his mind gradually calmed down, and the stone tortoise reappeared.

A crazy idea suddenly flashed through Ji An's mind, and he gave the order:
"Floating in the air."

Almost as soon as the thought was uttered, the stone tortoise flashed with five-colored light and appeared in the void, positioned at eye level with Ji An, staring blankly at him.

Are you afraid of the lightning tribulation?

The stone tortoise shook its head, its eyes filled with a hint of arrogance.

Seemingly somewhat impatient, it transformed into a phantom and merged into the body it had 'resided' in for hundreds of years, falling back into the dantian to keep company with the primordial fire.

"Hehehe"

Ji An let out a silly laugh, which started softly but grew louder and louder, filled with boundless arrogance.

The stone tortoise is not afraid of lightning tribulations and can absorb Dao essence during them. Several cultivators in the sect are qualified to break through to the Golden Core stage!

The only thing we need to figure out now is whether the stone tortoise absorbing the Dao essence from someone else's tribulation will affect that person's breakthrough.

The lightning tribulation he experienced during his breakthrough was very strong; I wonder if it's because he possessed the stone tortoise.

It's fortunate that it was him; if it were any other fellow disciple, they would probably have been struck to ashes by the Chaos Divine Lightning.

Ji An communicated with the stone tortoise, asking, "Will you affect the intensity of the lightning tribulation?"

He couldn't bear to do so during his fellow disciples' breakthrough process if the stone tortoise greatly increased the intensity of others' lightning tribulations.

If he can confirm that the stone tortoise won't hinder other people's breakthroughs, he's going to be rich!

In an instant, hundreds of ideas popped into his head as he awaited the stone tortoise's response.

The stone tortoise seemed to be asleep, not moving at all, ignoring everything.

"Hey buddy, give me an answer!"

"Boss, wake up!"

Ji An asked the question repeatedly, but received no answer.

"We need to determine as soon as possible whether the stone turtle has any impact, and what should we do?"

Treasure Pavilion.

The setting sun cast the shadow of a lone wild goose on the horizon. Jia Yu took a swig of wine and gazed up at the magnificent clouds with hazy, drunken eyes.

At that moment, he still felt like he was living in a dream.

In just over a hundred years, he actually witnessed a fellow disciple advance from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage.

He whispered, "Old Ancestor Ji?"

He shook his head abruptly, remembering the joke he had made before, but now that person had actually become an ancestor, he found it hard to speak.

"Alas, there are still a few Golden Core seeds left in the sect. I wonder how many of my former fellow disciples will be able to break through in my lifetime."

Jia Yu took a few more swigs of wine, activated the magical restrictions of the main hall, and rode away on a cloud.

A cave dwelling atop the mountain.

Master Yuxiao did not choose to meet at the Wuji Palace, but felt more at ease in his cave dwelling.

"It seems that my junior brother's injuries have fully healed."

He recalled the other person's miserable state back then, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. Opportunities to see someone of the same social standing fall into despair were rare.

Ji An nodded slightly, "Yes, my injuries have healed, but none of my magical treasures and spiritual artifacts are intact and need to be repaired."

He paused and then said:

"Judging from my senior brother's expression, it seemed more like he was gloating."

"Haha," Master Yuxiao dropped the pretense and burst into laughter, bending over with mirth.

"Don't blame your senior brother, it's just that your junior brother's appearance at the time was too ridiculous."

Fortunately, Senior Brother Zhengyang didn't stay in the sect, otherwise your glorious image would have been remembered by two people.

Ji An sighed softly. Life is full of laughter, and occasionally laughing back is a lesson he learned in his past life. The other person's laughter wasn't malicious; whatever, as long as he wasn't embarrassed, it was the other person who was embarrassed.

Master Yuxiao stopped laughing and said:

"Junior brother, please forgive me, it's been many years since I've had this kind of fun."

His eyes held a hint of reminiscence. The life of a cultivator pursuing immortality was not colorful; most of the time it was filled with tedious meditation and enlightenment, accumulating magical power bit by bit.

Traveling is a relaxing time, but often cultivators venture deep into desolate places, where they can witness the wonders of creation and the vastness of the world, but there is little trace of human life.

They faced ferocious monsters and harsh environments; one wrong step would mean utter destruction.

Traveling through Middle-earth would be a different experience, but while it appears orderly under the sun, it is far more brutal than West-earth.

In his view, Zhongzhou is more suitable for outstanding craftsmen to accumulate resources and connections, and not for a small-scale pioneer like him.

Master Yuxiao composed himself and said:

"Junior Brother has successfully broken through. I suggest we wait until Senior Brother Zhengyang returns to the sect to formally inform the other sects, and then hold the Golden Core Ceremony. What do you think?"

The purpose of holding the ceremony is to introduce the other person into the circle of Golden Core cultivators. The higher the cultivation level, the smaller the circle becomes.

"I will follow my senior brother's arrangements," Ji An replied. Since Master Zhengyang was the sect leader, the ceremony could not be held without him.

Master Yuxiao took out a five-colored jade slip and said:

"On behalf of Senior Brother Zhengyang, let me explain our rules: Golden Core cultivators are supported by the sect, enjoy the best cave dwellings, do not need to search for most resources themselves, and receive a stipend every five years."

We also have a responsibility to uphold the sect and create a better cultivation environment for our disciples; this is the only reasonable path to development.

The sect's success today is entirely due to this philosophy.

"We also need to make some sacrifices when we take resources. Otherwise, if we only take, the sect will only become weaker and weaker, which will be detrimental to the cultivation of high-level cultivators."

"This jade slip contains the Five Elements Revolving Scripture Golden Core level cultivation method, which can help us break through to the sixth level of the Golden Core. Junior brother needs to exchange it for three million minor merits."

As a core member of the sect, you'll receive what you need right now, and the outstanding minor merits will be paid off within thirty years. Do you understand?

Ji An took the jade slip and said:

"Of course you can. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. Any one-sided effort is not sustainable."

He knew more about the path to sustainable development than his opponent; only by ensuring a certain degree of fairness could a power develop.

Only by mobilizing people's own initiative can greater value be created.

Besides, he's very familiar with being in debt!
Master Yuxiao was very satisfied with his answer. If all the high-level cultivators of a faction demanded various privileges, there would be no problem in the short term, but in the long run, it would inevitably fall apart.

"The key to the jade slip is the route map for using the Five Elements Cycle to break through to the Golden Core stage. Junior brother, you can keep it in your hands and don't need to return it to me."

Now I will explain the key points of Golden Core stage cultivation. Junior brother, please listen for now, because I am also feeling my way across the river, and there will inevitably be mistakes and omissions.

If you discover anything, please don't hesitate to let me know.

He put on a suit of armor. He and True Man Zhengyang were the only two Golden Core cultivators in the sect. Without any predecessors to guide them, their cultivation depended entirely on their own understanding.

"The most obvious characteristic of a Foundation Establishment cultivator breaking through to the Origin Stage is the activation of the Yuanming Fire, which is the manifestation of our body's essence and energy."

The cultivation of the Chaoyuan stage involves comprehending the mysteries of the Five Elements, ultimately crystallizing magical power and refining it into a golden elixir using the fire of primordial life.

Both of these realms involve refining essence into qi.

"The Golden Core stage is the final stage of refining essence into qi, and at the same time the beginning of refining qi into spirit. It is a realm of beginning, development, transition and conclusion."

At this stage, we need to infuse our divine sense into the golden elixir to nurture and develop it, and finally, the elixir will shatter to form an infant.

To shatter the elixir and form an infant spirit, one needs to comprehend the power of Yin and Yang; this is the prerequisite for taking the final step.

"In this process, we also need to do one more thing: use the power of the Five Qi Returning to the Origin to continuously return to the origin, thereby achieving the goal of opening up the Upper Dantian."

"The upper dantian is where the soul is stored. The process of breaking the dantian to form the nascent soul is a process of the essence and qi harmonizing. Opening up the upper dantian is a prerequisite for breaking through to the nascent soul realm."

Without establishing an upper dantian, our nascent soul has no place to reside, and breaking through to a higher realm would be suicidal.

Master Yuxiao said a lot, but not in detail; much of it was his speculation.

Ji An took out a blank jade slip and began to jot down the other party's views from time to time, preparing to carefully examine them later.

In a faction, low-level cultivators are fortunate because they stand on the shoulders of giants and only need to cultivate step by step.

He used to be so happy, but now it's his turn to make the sacrifice.

His spiritual practice serves as the experience for those who follow.

After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, he will continue to stay in the Western Continent for a period of time. His goal is to cultivate third-tier spiritual plants on Crimson Flame Peak, which is his way of giving back to the sect.

Crimson Flame Peak is full of spiritual energy; it is his blessed land.

In addition, Ji An is also waiting for the Calabash World to develop further, at least to cultivate a third-order spiritual vein.

At that time, when they went out to travel, their magic was superb and their resources abundant, so they were not afraid of the storms outside.

Master Yuxiao spoke again:

"As for the specific path of cultivation, junior brother, just follow the cultivation method. If there is anything you don't understand, we can discuss it at any time."

There was a hint of joy in his tone; finally, there was someone else he could discuss issues with and make progress together.

Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, "I will seek your guidance more often in the future, Senior Brother."

(End of this chapter)