Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 519 Purple Gold Wutong Wood

"Thank you for your help."

Ji An took out two jade boxes with sealing talismans affixed to them. "This is the agreed-upon reward."

There are two top-grade spirit peaches inside.

He Yuhan touched the talisman and said in surprise:

"Wow, the talisman on it is very special. This should be a second-tier spirit-sealing talisman?"

Spiritual fruits and herbs need to be preserved with the help of sealing talismans after they mature, and this is especially true for higher-level spiritual herbs.

Because long-term storage will cause the spiritual energy to dissipate, and high-grade spiritual medicines are very expensive, it would be a huge loss if the medicinal effect were lost due to improper storage.

The high-level spirit-sealing talisman was not surprising, but He Yuhan was surprised by the material of the talisman.

Talismans of the second rank and above require animal hides as materials, but the talisman in front of her was made of talisman paper!

What this means is something any big power leader who isn't stupid would understand.

Han Yan was drawn in by her words and also noticed the problem with the talisman's material, so she asked:

"Did our ancestor buy these talismans during his travels?"

Although second-tier spirit-sealing talismans are relatively precious, they are not uncommon. This type of talisman paper has never appeared in the Western Continent, so it is very likely that it was purchased from other continents.

"Don't call me Ancestor, it's too formal. Just call me Fellow Daoist in private."

Ji An corrected the other person's form of address and then said:

"I drew the talismans myself. If you need them, you can come to Crimson Flame Peak to buy them. I will give you a discount."

The talisman inheritance obtained from Red Rock Immortal City contains methods for making talisman paper of various grades.

The raw materials needed to make second-tier talisman paper can all be found in Crimson Flame Peak, and he instructed Feng Xing to make some in the past few days.

The process of making talisman paper is not difficult; the difficulty lies in obtaining the raw materials. For Ji An, the most difficult part is actually the simplest.

Using talisman paper instead of animal hide will significantly reduce the cost of making talismans, resulting in higher profits.

When he travels to the Central Continent, he will be known as an alchemist and a talisman maker. In his spare time, he will hone these two skills.

He Yuhan raised her eyebrows. "Large-scale supply?"

"Not now, it will have to wait a few years."

Mass production of talisman paper takes time because the raw materials are seasonal.

Ji An paused for a moment, then said frankly:
"In the North, I obtained a talisman-making inheritance, which allows me to create second-tier and even third-tier talisman paper."

There's no need to hide this. When he leaves the sect, he will choose to hand over the inheritance in exchange for some resources.

"How much deposit do I need to pay to order some Tier 2 Spirit Sealing Talismans?"

Han Yan asked, because as an alchemist, she had a need for storing spiritual herbs.

It takes a long time to gather enough materials for a batch of high-grade pills, and she needs to spend a sum of spirit stones on sealing talismans every year.

Ji An smiled and waved his hand, "Our relationship doesn't require a deposit."

He then took out several talismans and gave two to each person:

"You can test their effects. Their price is only 70% of similar talismans, and this applies only to spirit-sealing talismans."

After the talisman paper was actually made, he discovered its drawbacks: it was difficult to hold a lot of spiritual power, so the offensive talismans he made would not be of high quality.

In other words, talisman paper can currently only be used to draw auxiliary talismans.

"Great, the spirit-sealing talisman is exactly what I need."

Han Yan was very happy, because this way she could easily save nearly a thousand spirit stones every year.

It may not seem like much, but over time it will save a huge amount of spirit stones.

After chatting for a while, He Yuhan changed the subject:
When do you plan to give your tamed beast the elixir?

There aren't many cultivators in the sect who possess beasts at the Chaoyuan stage. As the head of the Beast Taming Hall, she is very happy to see another high-level beast born.

"In a few days, before the beast breaks through, I will prepare a sumptuous meal for it."

Ji An replied that eating a meal of meat from a Chaoyuan-stage demon beast would provide more spiritual power for the beast tamer, which would help with the breakthrough.

A month later.

As the bright moon rises, its clear, pure light shines on the treetops.

After a hearty meal, the rock-armored bear was about to return to its den for a comfortable nap when Ji An came over, took out a jade bottle, and poured out the Earth Vein Flame Heart Pill.

The glistening pills immediately caught Big Yellow's attention. It twitched its nose, stuck out its tongue, and its eyes revealed longing.

It could sense the effects of the pills on it, and it could also sense the longing emanating from the depths of its bloodline.

Ji An patted the rock-armored bear's huge head and laughed:

"Breaking through to a higher realm is no easy feat. Are you ready?"

Dahuang is a demon beast with earth-grade aptitude. In recent years, it has been working hard to purify its bloodline. Breaking through to the Golden Core stage is very difficult, but breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage is relatively easy.

If it cannot break through, it will be a disservice to all the spiritual fruits it has consumed over the years.

Big Yellow growled, revealing its sharp teeth that gleamed a sinister white in the moonlight.

Breaking through to a higher realm signifies the sublimation of the essence of life, and no living being can resist such an allure.

"If you're prepared to endure some hardship, then let's begin."

Ji An stretched out his hand, and Da Huang deftly licked the pill away and swallowed it.

Soon, its demonic power began to rise rapidly, its bones crackled and popped, and it felt as if countless rats were scurrying under its skin.

That was a manifestation of the uncontrollable medicinal power surging within the pill. Unlike the pill Qinglu took when breaking through, the medicinal power of the Earth Vein Flame Heart Pill was much more violent.

The Earth Vein Flame Core, as the name suggests, refers to the volcanic lava flowing underground.

The earth's weight and the fire's explosiveness are both synonymous with power.

The tips of the rock-armored bear's yellow fur turned red, like burning iron wire, and the flickering shadows of flames flashed in its eyes.

The demonic energy erupted outwards, like a hurricane rising.

Ji An saw that the demonic aura was red and yellow, but mixed with a lot of black impurities.

The process of breaking through in beast taming is a process of eliminating impurities; otherwise, its ferocious instincts as a demon beast will not change much, and it will be a potential danger to its master.

Ji An felt the increasing demonic power of the giant yellow dog and nodded in satisfaction.

The bloodlines of the beast tamers are well integrated, truly reaching a level of mutual support, which reduces the resistance to its breakthrough.

About an hour later, Da Huang's demonic power reached a certain critical point, but it failed to break through in one go.

Normally, it would be fine to let the beasts accumulate strength for a while, but Ji An was unwilling to wait any longer, so he took out two spirit fruits and threw them to Da Huang.

One is a spirit peach, and the other is an earth spirit fruit; both are of the second-tier superior quality.

Big Yellow swallowed the spiritual fruit, chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it whole. Its demonic energy surged violently once more. A moment later, the red and yellow demonic energy shot straight into the sky. Big Yellow let out a fierce roar, seemingly celebrating its successful breakthrough, or perhaps asserting some kind of dominance.

Its body swelled up, its fur was as bright as satin, and the tips were as red as fire. As it swayed its body gently, the fur looked like rising flames.

A deer's cry echoed from the distant mountains and forests, equally unrestrained and exuberant.

After breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage, Qinglu changed a lot. It was no longer timid, and its improved cultivation level gave it confidence.

Big Yellow reacted with another low growl, as if it had encountered danger.

Ji An patted the bear's head. "Go back and stabilize your cultivation level."

Dahuang has no bloodline inheritance, so its future potential is lower than Qinglu's, which shows the importance of having a 'good father'.

Six months later, in a corner of the summit of Chaoyang Peak.

Ji An descended on a crimson cloud, and at that moment, countless stars adorned the tranquil night sky like bright gems.

Tonight, he has a heavy task: to cast spells on the spiritual plants of Crimson Flame Peak, Crimson Copper Mountain, and Cloud Crane Mountain. This is the last stop.

Fortunately, the spells at the Golden Core level are powerful, so he doesn't need to cast spells every day. He only needs to be busy once every eleven days. He has a teleportation array for transportation, and he can also receive an extra three high-grade spirit stones as a reward every year, so he is not opposed to it.

A bronze tree, over three zhang tall, shone with a crystalline brilliance, like a giant torch pointing towards the sky.

Its branches are dense, and the edges of its round leaves are full of serrations.

The evening breeze stirred, the branches swayed, and the leaves shimmered with a purple metallic sheen.

This is the Purple Gold Wutong Wood, a type of metal-elemental spiritual wood, which is said to have existed before the sect was established.

When the sect's founder discovered this precious plant, it was already a mid-grade second-tier spiritual plant.

Three thousand years pass in the blink of an eye. It is still only a second-grade top-quality spiritual material. It has to be said that without the care of a high-level spiritual farmer and without growing in a high-level spiritual vein, it is not as good as an ordinary spiritual plant.

Ji An reached out and stroked the smooth bark of the spirit tree, sighing:
"You're unlucky. If you had met me a few hundred years earlier, you might have already broken through to become a true Baozhi."

Among the top-grade spiritual plants in the sect, the spiritual peach of Ningcui Cliff has the shallowest roots and is only a high-grade spiritual tree, but the purple-gold parasol tree of Chaoyang Peak, the star tree of Chitong Mountain, and the Canglan mist pine of Yunhe Mountain are all treasure plants.

The Purple Golden Wutong Tree has the longest lifespan, estimated to be 3,500 to 3,600 years old. The Star Tree is about 2,600 years old, while the Azure Mist Pine has lived for 1,700 years. All of them are ancient and precious plants.

If they fail to break through to the third level for a long time, they will inevitably perish.

Ji An sighed a few times, then activated the Earth Vein Ascension Mantra. A rich and nourishing earth elemental aura spread out, and golden lotus phantoms appeared on the ground.

Red clouds rose from beneath his feet, and just as he was about to ride them away, an unexpected event occurred.

The spirit wood shimmered with light, its precious radiance soaring into the sky, and powerful spiritual energy fluctuations spread outwards like a hurricane.

A strong wind blew against his face, and Ji An's eyes suddenly widened. His heart was like a surging sea, and a thousand words were condensed into two:

"Fuck!"

The branches of the spirit tree shone brightly, and spiritual energy spontaneously gathered towards it. The precious light it emitted subsided, but the light was still ten feet long, and the rich purple aura rippled like water.

With such a grand display, there's only one possibility: the Purple Phoenix Tree has truly become a precious plant!

Ji An's hands trembled slightly. This was a historic moment, both for him personally and for the sect.

Tier 3 treasure plants can generate profits continuously, while Tier 2 top-quality treasure plants are actually useless.

He felt the surging life force inside the spirit tree; it was very lively inside, like boiling water.

He looked up at the boundless starry sky, and his wild laughter echoed in all directions.

True Man Zhengyang and True Man Yuxiao flew together to the mountain peak, where the unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy naturally caught their attention.

From afar, they could hear Ji An's laughter and see the spirit tree radiating a light far greater than before.

Given the situation, how could the two not guess what had happened!
The two landed beside the purple-gold paulownia tree, each placing their hands on the trunk. Master Zhengyang stammered incoherently:

"Unbelievable, unbelievable, it's Bo-shik!"

He felt an urge to burst into tears. The precious plant that the sect's elders had found had been unable to be used and had even occupied the best growing location.

If a precious plant doesn't reach level three, it won't produce seeds. If you cut down the 'old hen' (the plant), it will be gone.

Like chicken ribs, it's tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

Now, years of perseverance have finally paid off.

Overjoyed, Master Yuxiao sighed:
"Why did the breakthrough come from the Purple Golden Wutong Tree? It's the one with the lowest cost-performance ratio among the precious plants."

The fruit of the Purple Golden Wutong tree has little practical value. It is a spiritual material that can be refined into various flying swords and magical treasures, but it requires cutting down the tree and refining it from the heartwood.

"greedy!"

Master Zhengyang sternly rebuked him and laughed:

"It won't be long before it starts to bear fruit."

Although we cannot cut it down, we can use the seeds to cultivate second-tier top-grade spiritual materials, and then cut it down to refine top-grade spiritual weapons.

This is a natural spiritual material that can greatly enrich the sect's treasury. Whether it is exchanged for disciples or sold as top-grade spiritual artifacts, it can bring huge and continuous profits.

He cupped his hands towards Ji An and said, “Junior brother, your planting ability is admirable. In my opinion, even the Golden Core cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect in the Central Continent are far inferior to you.”

The first Tier 3 Treasure Plant has been born; will the others be far behind?

Ji An scratched his head, "Senior brother praised me so much I lost my bearings, give me something tangible in return!"

Master Zhengyang suddenly raised his voice and said:

"Yes, we will! We will definitely give it to you!"
According to the sect's rules, cultivating an ordinary third-tier spiritual plant will reward you with 3,000 merit points, while cultivating a third-tier treasure spiritual plant will reward you with 5,000 merit points.

I can tell you right now, and I'll also personally reward you with a thousand merits.

He has almost no expenses now, so keeping his achievements is useless; he might as well give them away.

Yu Xiao Zhenren interjected:
"I am not as wealthy as my senior brother, but I am willing to give my junior brother five hundred merit points as a personal reward."

He now realizes the significance of spirit farmers to the sect. If there are a few third-tier treasure plants, the resources available for Golden Core cultivators will increase.

He couldn't help but wonder how powerful the Central Continent Divine Wood Sect must be; no wonder there were several Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect.

"My fellow disciples are so kind, I would be impolite to refuse."

Ji An laughed. Six thousand five hundred merits in hand felt just like picking up money.

At this moment, he understood that the spiritual tree itself had accumulated enough, but it was just lacking an opportunity.

The Earth Vein Ascension Technique filled this opportunity, so it only took half a year to cultivate a third-tier treasure plant.

However, only he could receive this benefit; it was the combination of a Golden Core level spell and a high-grade Dao Seed that created this opportunity.

Otherwise, it would take an unknown amount of time for the spirit tree to accumulate enough foundation.

Ji An took out his identity jade token and spirit plate, and said:
"Senior brothers, please don't be shy, give me the rewards. My debts will be much lighter!"

Master Zhengyang smiled and took out the jade tablet to operate it.

Master Yuxiao laughed and said, "In a few days it will be Junior Brother's Golden Core Ceremony. Tonight's cultivation of the precious plant is a sign of great prosperity for the sect!"

(End of this chapter)