Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 514 Purchasing Spells
The earth dragon's eyes gleamed, and it shook its head, saying:
"Tsk tsk, I remember you. You asked me for blood, offering to exchange it for a top-grade Earth Spirit Fruit."

It licked its lips with its tongue, as if savoring a previous delicious taste.

Ji An smiled and said, "I have now cultivated a second-tier top-grade Earth Spirit Fruit tree, but it hasn't borne fruit yet. I'll give you two to try next time we meet."

"I'm starting to like you. You've got more guts than Zhengyang and the other guy!"

The earth dragon's eyes glowed. The sect was not wealthy, and it rarely ate high-grade spiritual fruits, so it simply burrowed deep into the earth's veins to sleep.

This way, one can naturally improve their cultivation level without worrying about food, as absorbing earth elemental energy is enough to sustain their energy expenditure.

This was a last resort; it wanted to devour high-level spiritual fruits to achieve faster improvement, but it lacked the necessary conditions.

The earth dragon beast stared at True Person Zhengyang with its big eyes, "It seems that the sect's foundation is increasing rapidly. In the past, the only second-tier top-grade spiritual plant that the sect could produce was the spiritual peach."

It didn't really like the taste of the spirit peach; that was the Fire Turtle's favorite.

Master Zhengyang smiled in response, “Master Xuanqing is a spiritual farmer, and his ability to cultivate spiritual plants is top-notch even in the Central Continent.”

We're going to buy cultivation spell jade slips at the Golden Core level later; maybe we'll be able to enjoy third-tier spiritual fruits in the future."

The earth dragon blinked its big eyes slyly, "You didn't understand what I meant. Master Xuanqing knew that he had given me two second-grade top-quality spirit fruits. Didn't the sect express any gratitude?"

Master Zhengyang scratched his head, "The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree was planted in Ji An's private spiritual field, and this sect does not have a stable source of it."

"I have quite a few second-tier top-grade Jade Luo Fruits, do you want some?"

"You miser! Ever since you became the sect leader, you've been like this. That generous young man is gone forever."

The earth dragon shook its head. "I'm not going to talk about it anymore. I'm going back to sleep. Don't look for me unless it's important."

It turned to look at Ji An, "Master Xuanqing, you are welcome to come and talk to me anytime."

Ji An nodded, "Okay, I'm glad Ancestor doesn't mind my rambling."

"How could that be? We've been friends for a long time," the earth dragon's scales flashed with yellow spiritual light before disappearing.

Master Zhengyang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Alas, there's a saying in the mortal world: you don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. Only after becoming the leader of a sect do you realize how difficult it is for a force to maintain and develop."

Our sect doesn't have many resources. We have two small spirit stone mines, one medium-sized spirit stone mine, and a few metal veins. That's all we have.

When the sect established its mountain gate here, it had very few spiritual plants that were of practical use.

It was only with his generation of disciples that the sect truly began to develop rapidly.

Ji An comforted him, saying, "Senior brother, everything is getting better and better."

Yunhe Mountain is the core node of the Yin Meridian. Now that the Yang Meridian has been at the third tier for over 150 years, the entire Yin Meridian should be close to reaching the third tier soon, right?

With him around, cultivating third-tier spiritual plants is only a matter of time.

Now that the formula for the Golden Core has been acquired, the sect's Golden Core inheritance will be completely stable within a short period of time, eliminating the need for external acquisition.

With a look of satisfaction, Master Zhengyang said, "Junior Brother Yuxiao said that he will definitely be able to advance to the third level within thirty to fifty years. Being able to witness the advancement of the two main branches of the sect, I have lived up to the expectations of all the ancestors in my life."

It took the sect more than two thousand years to grow from the Chaoyuan stage to the Golden Core stage. I wonder how many years it will take to grow to the Nascent Soul stage, and whether that day will ever come.

However, he doesn't need to worry about these things; let the younger generation work hard on them.

He pointed to each door and explained what kind of spiritual objects were stored inside, finally saying:

"Junior brother, how much of those Tier 3 resources do you need?"

"Half a catty each of Huayuan Divine Mud and Wuhua Treasure Soil, and three ounces of Phoenix Stone."

Ji An said that he originally thought the sect didn't have many third-tier resources, but now it seems that the sect has quite a lot. He wondered how many years the seniors had accumulated these resources.

"Xiao Jia, take out those Tier 3 resources that I mentioned earlier."

"Yes, sir," Jia Yu said after entering the different halls, retrieving the resources, and presenting them with folded hands.
“Ancestor, exchanging half a jin of Transformation Divine Mud requires 4,000 merit points, half a jin of Wuhua Treasure Soil requires 3,000 merit points, and three liang of Phoenix Stone requires 4,500 merit points, for a total of 11,500 merit points.”

Ji An scratched his head, "Senior brother, I have to pay on credit."

One major merit is equivalent to one hundred minor merits. Even after losing millions of minor merits, he still owes minor merits for exchanging for cultivation techniques.

It's a piece of cake for him; he can pay it off in less than twenty years. As the second-tier top-grade resources of Crimson Flame Peak increase, the debt repayment speed will be even faster.

"Yes, this is a privilege that Golden Core cultivators can enjoy, but it must be repaid within thirty years."

Xiao Jia, take notes.

Jia Yu lowered his head, "Yes, Your Majesty, Ancestor Xuanqing, please leave your magical imprint as proof."

"Thank you," Ji An left a mark, took the third-tier resources, put them into the Void Stone, and then asked:

When will the sect purchase the Qi Cultivation Pill?

The disciples are waiting for the Qi-Nourishing Pill to help them break through.

"Let's wait a few more days until Senior Brother Zhang Zizhao from the Diligent Work Hall finishes his work, then the two of us will go to Qingyun Immortal City together."

Jia Yu sighed, "The increased consumption of Peiyuan Pills is a good thing. If it weren't for the rapid development of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Refining Hall, and other halls in recent years, we would be running a deficit."

Master Zhengyang smiled happily, "Over the years, the large-scale purchase of various knowledge inheritances has depleted a lot of our resources, but things will get better soon."

"Junior brother, do you think I'll ever see a third-tier spirit plant cultivated in my lifetime?"

Ji An nodded firmly, his expression solemn.
"It is certainly possible."

"The Purple-Gold Wutong Tree on Chaoyang Peak, the Star Tree on Chitong Mountain, and the Azure Mist Pine on Yunhe Mountain are all spiritual plants that have been planted for nearly a thousand years. Now that my junior brother is taking care of them, I'm really looking forward to them advancing to the third tier. By the way, wouldn't doing this be too much of a waste of your energy?"

"There is a teleportation array connecting us, so we don't need to spend time traveling. In addition, I can maintain the effect for seven days with one spell."

"Haha, then I'm relieved."

"It's easier for my junior brother to pay off his debts than for anyone else; he can earn a reward of five thousand merit points by cultivating a third-tier spiritual plant."

Ji An smiled. "It does sound simple."

He silently added to himself, 'Actually, it's not that difficult.'

A cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm can control up to 150 acres of spiritual fields, and the output from these fields is "tax-free".

A mid-stage Golden Core cultivator owns two hundred acres of spiritual land, while a late-stage Golden Core cultivator owns three hundred acres.

However, Ji An probably won't be able to enjoy these benefits. After cultivating the third-tier spiritual plant and obtaining the seeds of all the precious plants, it will be time for him to leave.

The teleportation array flashed, and Ji An and his companion arrived at Qingyun Immortal City.

Master Zhengyang said in a low voice with great interest, "I returned to the sect yesterday, and I am here again today. My mood is different now. I feel full of hope."

There are three Golden Core seedlings in the sect whom he highly regards, so that when he passes away, he can face the sect leaders with a smile.

They would proudly tell them, 'Our sect now has several Golden Core cultivators!'

Ji An joked:
"Our sect leader is wise and powerful, and has created a golden age for our sect."

"Haha, I love to hear that. Junior brother, you can say a few more words."

The two left the sect's residence with laughter and flew onto a merchant airship.

Master Zhengyang walked ahead, arriving with practiced ease at the place where the Merchant Alliance sold magic jade slips and various inheritances—the Scripture Pavilion.

He said to the approaching deacon, "I want to purchase Golden Core level spells. Who should I talk to?"

He returned on a merchant ship, but was not familiar with the library, as he had originally thought he would not need to deal with it for some time.

"Please follow me, seniors," the steward said, knowing that such a transaction required the Pavilion Master's intervention. There were many unspoken rules in the cultivation world, and customers at the Golden Core level needed to be received by cultivators of the corresponding level.

He is only at the Chaoyuan stage and is not qualified to interfere in such a transaction.

The butler led the two to the VIP room, apologized, and quickly left.

In the room, wisps of smoke curled from an incense burner shaped like a mythical bird with outstretched wings. Ji An took a breath, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"It's actually a second-tier high-grade soul fragrance, how luxurious."

Even within sects, weapon refiners and alchemists are reluctant to use such Soul Incense.

Master Zhengyang said, "We only receive Golden Core cultivators here, so the standards are naturally higher."

"Oh, I forgot to ask, junior brother, which kind of lightning magic are you planning to learn?"

"Geng Metal Divine Thunder, perhaps."

Ji An replied that the Geng Metal Divine Thunder was the most powerful, and once activated, it was swift, fierce, and extremely powerful. More importantly, only the Qian and Dui spiritual energy in the stone tortoise was not in large quantities; the other spiritual energy needed to be used to improve planting-related spells.

The two exchanged a few words when a refined-looking cultivator entered, his smile gentle.
"You two have been waiting for a long time. I am the head of the Sutra Repository, and my Daoist name is Yun Song. May I ask how you, fellow Daoists, should address me?"

"This humble Taoist is the True Man Zhengyang."

"This humble Taoist is the True Man Xuanqing."

After a few pleasantries, Master Zhengyang got straight to the point:

"We want to purchase all the Golden Core level planting spells. Which ones would you recommend?"

"Fellow Daoist, you've come to the right place. The planting techniques we have collected are techniques that are also used by cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect."

There is no element of metal, but there are other spells.

The Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique, a water-wood generating spell, is applicable to water- and wood-elemental spiritual plants.

The Wood-Fire Mutual Generation Technique, Azure Sky Yangming Mantra, is suitable for fire-elemental spiritual plants.

Earth-elemental spells are spirit-enhancing incantations for the earth's veins. They not only promote the growth of spiritual plants but also help improve the grade of spiritual fields. They are applicable to all spiritual plants of the five elements, except for those floating water-elemental spiritual plants.

Ji An asked softly, "What's the price?"

The appearance of mixed spells indicates that the difficulty of the training has increased, but it has little impact on him.

"This is a collaboration between the Divine Wood Sect and the Merchant Alliance. We are just intermediaries. Each spell costs 120 high-grade spirit stones. No bargaining."

Ji An looked at the sect leader and transmitted his voice:

"Was that really a spell used by a cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect?"

Master Zhengyang nodded very slightly and transmitted his voice:
"When I was in Zhongzhou, I had a conversation with a cultivator from the Shenmu Sect, and this is true."

The Divine Wood Sect collaborates with many merchant alliances, so they have no fear of other cultivators learning these kinds of spells.

He coughed lightly and said:

"I accept this price, but what kind of discount can I get if I buy Gengjin Divine Thunder?"

(End of this chapter)