Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 534 Superior Gathering Yuan Tree

Master Yuxiao raised his eyebrows sharply and laughed:
"Obtaining a Fire Crystal the size of a human head is indeed a cause for celebration."

Jia Yu began to vividly recount the scene at that time, without mentioning at all that Ji An was the first to obtain the Fire Crystal.

He also recounted how he obtained the Phoenix Stone by cutting the Fire Crystal, and what some of his most expensive finds were.

This piqued the curiosity of True Man Zhengyang. The spiritual items obtained from the eruption of Crimson Flame Peak were getting better and better, indicating that there were indeed treasures deep within the earth's veins.

The grade of the Crimson Flame Peak spiritual vein is not high. The reason for this phenomenon is likely that there was once a high-grade spiritual vein at the deepest part of the earth vein, but it eventually dried up.

The upgrade in the grade of the Crimson Flame Peak spiritual veins allows the Earth's core fire veins to stir deeper underground, thus spewing out more high-grade spiritual creatures.

If this speculation is true, the shortage of sect resources will soon be alleviated.

At this moment, Master Zhengyang felt a surge of excitement, but he didn't show it on his face, as it was just a guess.

This speculation might be true if we can obtain more Tier 3 spiritual items this time.

Ji An did not participate in the discussion. He was immersed in the process of the collision, entanglement, and transformation of inspirations, and a mysterious feeling flowed in his heart.

The interplay of Yin and Yang creates a magnificent and wondrous world.

Jia Yu slapped his forehead and said:
"We're the only ones here today, and we don't have enough people to collect spiritual items. I'll inform Senior Brother Zhang Zizhao to send some disciples over as soon as possible to carry out the mission."

Everyone present was a Golden Core cultivator; once the eruption ended, the task of collecting resources would fall to him.

Master Zhengyang nodded, "You handle it as you see fit. The most important thing is to organize and store the resources as soon as possible."

With permission, Jia Yu immediately took out a golden communication sword, entered the information, and activated it.

The volcano erupted violently for more than half an hour, after which the gushing fire column quickly receded, and the eruption entered its second stage, with magma slowly bubbling out of the crater.

The clash of wits softened, and Ji An, regaining his composure, glanced at the ground and said:
"These volcanic ash are a rare and valuable resource, as they can improve soil fertility."

In this world, the fertility of the soil depends primarily on the amount of spiritual energy it contains, and secondarily on its impact on the production of spiritual plants.

These volcanic ash particles are beneficial to all the spiritual fields in the Crimson Flame Peak, especially the fire-elemental spiritual fields.

Master Yuxiao said kindly:
"Junior Brother's perspective is always on the spirit fields; what a blessing for the sect."

Many monks enjoy tending to flowers and plants, but they absolutely dislike large-scale cultivation.

Jia Yu shook his head and said:

“Ancestor, you are wrong.”

People don't dislike large-scale planting, but rather they dislike large-scale planting with low returns.

If everyone's skills were like Elder Ji's, I dare say there wouldn't be an inch of wasteland left in the sect.

Besides paying rent to the sect, Crimson Flame Peak can now earn an average of 150,000 to 160,000 minor merits per year.

He knew perfectly well that this was only part of the profits.

Master Zhengyang clapped his hands and said in agreement:

"Yes, if Junior Brother Ji has the expertise in planting, I would be very happy to rent more spirit fields."

He paused, then said jokingly:
"In my opinion, he has become lazy."

The planting spell at the Golden Core level only needs to be cast once every ten days or so, and the other party did not rent any more spiritual fields.

This is just a joke; cultivators should still prioritize their cultivation.

Ji An grinned, shook his head slightly, and remained silent.

Golden Core cultivators need to consume a massive amount of spiritual energy to improve their cultivation level.

Without the aid of elixirs, a longer period of cultivation is required to maintain a certain rate of progress.

High-quality spiritual food is a good supplement, but it is completely unrealistic to expect it to replace elixirs.

The ingredients for elixirs contain medicinal properties that are thousands of years old. How many years old are the ingredients that are converted into spiritual herbs?

Another half hour passed, and the volcanic ash stopped falling, but lava continued to gush out from the mountaintop.

Ji An invited everyone to the living room, where spirit wine, pastries, roasted pine nuts, and various side dishes were laid out.

After chatting enthusiastically for a while, Master Zhengyang and Master Yuxiao took their leave.

Master Zhengyang instructed:
"Xiao Jia, once you've tallied up the resources you've collected, let me know as soon as possible."

Jia Yu nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I'll personally deliver it to the ancestor after the statistics are completed."

After seeing off his two senior brothers, Ji An gave the following instructions:
"Xue Ning, bring up two more cases of top-grade pine nut wine."

The Crimson Flame Peak doesn't store many top-grade spirit wines, and the sect purchases them from here for Golden Core ceremonies.

The maid replied "Yes," and quickly brought the spirit wine.

Ji An pointed to the wine jar, "Fellow Daoist, there's still enough top-grade spirit wine. I'll give you another two hundred catties when you leave."

Jia Yu smiled brightly, "Thank you."

As his lifespan drew nearer, his appetite grew stronger, and he especially loved spiritual wine and food.

The two chatted about the past, lamenting the fleeting years.

Four hours later, the disciples who had been tasked with collecting resources returned to the edge of the cold pool one after another.

Jia Yu circulated his cultivation technique to refine the spiritual wine and food within his body and began to take stock of the resources. This time, he once again discovered a second-tier top-grade Li Huo Crystal the size of a human head.

He patted the Fire Crystal and asked:

"Two venerable ancestors, do you think there might be a phoenix stone that is found inside?"

Li Haoran smiled and said, "I found this spiritual object. I had already explored it with my divine sense. It not only contains Phoenix Stones, but there are two of them."

As he spoke, he made a sword gesture, and a flash of silver light split the hard Fire Crystal in two.

The luster of the Phoenix Stone was somewhat different from that of the Fire Crystal. Ji An could tell at a glance that there was a Phoenix Stone two inches apart.

One piece is the size of a pigeon egg, and the other is the size of a broad bean.

Jia Yu grinned, "These two phoenix stones alone are enough to warrant an extra reward of some small contributions from everyone."

He took out a blank jade slip and began to tally the resources he had obtained. When all the people who participated in the search returned, he counted eight third-tier spiritual items.

Li Haoran exchanged for a piece of Geng gold the size of a soybean and left happily.

Gengjin is of near-third-grade quality, making it a favorite spiritual item among sword cultivators, as it can greatly enhance the sharpness of flying swords.

To break through all spells with a single sword strike, it's impossible without a good flying sword.

Jia Yu put away the resources and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:
"I won't disturb you any longer; the sect leader is still waiting for my news."

Ji An nodded slightly, "Goodbye!"

In the quiet room of the cave, Ji An stretched lazily, "Finally, I can relax."

He drank a pot of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, sat down cross-legged, and focused his mind on the stone tortoise in his dantian. Clear characters appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 30.8, Water 29.6, Wood 29.2, Fire 31.4, Earth 29.9]

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 14.5, Gen Spirit 12782.4, Zhen Spirit 586.8, Xun Spirit 465.4, Kun Spirit 487.6, Qian Spirit 328.4, Dui Spirit 9538.7, Li Spirit 82.5

[Spells: Spirit Sealing Technique (Perfect 31%), Mental Roar (Mastery 66%)]

The Thread-Pulling Mantra (Perfect 1%)

Earth Levee Ascension Mantra (Complete 23%)

Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique (40% complete)

Azure Sky Yangming Technique (Perfect 26%)

Geng Metal Divine Thunder (Perfect 21%)

Yi Wood Divine Thunder (Great Success 25%)

Melting Gold Divine Fire Technique (Minor Success 56%)

[Yi Wood Soul-Stealing Technique (Minor Success 7%)]

Big gain!
The amount of Daoist energy obtained reveals a great deal: the five elements within Crimson Flame Peak have become more harmonious, transforming the area into a true treasure land.

Previously, the stone tortoise absorbed far more fire and metal elements from the Daoist principles than the others, but now the balance is much better.

The world of gourds is a world in balance of the five elements, possessing greater potential.

The creation of a world is not about the more vigorous the power of any one of the five elements, the better, as that would lead to extreme phenomena. Balance is the key.

We can also see something from the amount of Daoist rhyme: the amount of Daoist rhyme gained when the spiritual vein is upgraded to the third level exceeds that of a cultivator's Golden Core Tribulation.

Ji An held the gourd-shaped stone in his hand and gave the order:

"Refine all the Daoist principles and cultivate the gourd world."

The stone tortoise swallowed the gourd-shaped stone, and the black Bagua patterns on its carapace shimmered.

Half an hour later, the stone turtle spat out the stone and returned it to its dantian.

Ji An couldn't wait to enter the small world. There weren't many changes here, and it was obvious that the grade of the spiritual vein hadn't improved.

However, the Juyuan Tree has undergone a welcome change.

It has grown about two feet taller than it did a few days ago, with more branches and leaves that have become more glossy.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag flew out of the body and quickly transformed into a Qilin standing on auspicious yellow clouds, which then flew into the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree and disappeared into the dense branches and leaves.

A deep, resonant roar echoed through the small world, causing the earth to tremble.

Ji An had guessed the outcome, but he still flew over to the spirit tree and placed his hand on the trunk to feel the changes in its vitality.

"A second-grade high-quality spirit wood, I suspect I've obtained a fake Heaven and Earth Spirit Root!"

According to the records in the inherited knowledge, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root is an existence that surpasses the fourth-order treasure plant.

This spiritual plant has a long lifespan and a rather slow growth rate, but in the gourd world, it actually grew to a second-tier high-grade level in just a few decades, which he found hard to believe was so smooth.

What makes the world of gourds different?
Ji An began to ponder that the gourd-shaped stone should not have originally given birth to a small world, but it was later born under the "nurturing" of the stone turtle.

Normally, a small world would have all sorts of unique features, and it would be impossible for the five elements to be so balanced, but the gourd world has achieved just that.

The creation of this world is all thanks to the stone tortoise. What power did it use to create this small world?
The answer lies in utilizing both intuition and Daoist principles. Clearly, the role of Daoist principles is far greater than that of intuition.

Ji An roughly understood why the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root grew so rapidly; it must be because it absorbed some Daoist essence.

He decided that next time he obtained the Daoist essence, he would test whether he could use the stone tortoise to upgrade the grade of a single spiritual plant.

If possible, a spiritual plant can be quickly cultivated to the third tier.

Thinking of this, Ji An's heart burned with excitement.

After a while, a feeling of regret arose in his heart. The Gathering Yuan Tree had a very good effect on spiritual plants and spiritual veins, but it did not bear fruit.

If it reaches the fourth level, it will bloom with five-colored flowers that can be used in medicine, but he has no idea what kind of spiritual medicine it can be used to make.

The Five-Colored Flower is something that only Nascent Soul cultivators can access; there are no more detailed records of it in the inheritances purchased by sects.

From the Nascent Soul stage onwards, cultivators place greater emphasis on cultivating their souls. The Five-Colored Flower should have a similar effect to the Soul-Nourishing Wood, but with a stronger effect.

For Ji An, cultivating the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root to the fourth level was still too far away. He stopped paying attention to this ethereal matter and sat cross-legged under the spiritual tree to begin cultivating the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

Cultivating here is more effective than staying on Crimson Flame Peak, because the spiritual energy here seems purer and more conducive to converting into magical power and nourishing the blood and body.

However, the spiritual veins of Crimson Flame Peak have now been upgraded to the third level, and he will often cultivate in his cave in the future.

As the cultivation technique was activated, the gourd world transformed into an ocean of five-colored light spots, with various hidden spiritual energies within the earth and plants being drawn in by Ji An's breathing.

The spiritual energy flows along specific routes within the immortal veins, rapidly liquefying like a surging river.

After liquefaction, they entered the Five Elements Divine Palace one by one, and were eventually refined into crystal sand.

The next day, Master Zhengyang arrived at Crimson Flame Peak and invited Ji An to explore the interior of the volcano together.

The two entered the lava lake and searched it carefully, discovering several winding passages leading downwards.

However, due to the extremely harsh environment, they could only use their magical artifacts to stay inside for about half an hour at most, and could not explore for too long.

Here, the damage that lava can cause is greatly increased when it is upgraded to the third level.

Several hours later, the two returned to the shore of the lava lake, exhausted. Ji An asked:
"Senior brother, you seem to be looking for something. Can you tell me what it is?"

Master Zhengyang straightened his robes and said:

"I thought you would ask these questions when you entered the lava lake to search, but I didn't expect you to be able to hold back for so long."

Ji An pouted and replied:

"Actually, I shouldn't have asked. If you can tell me, you will naturally tell me. If you can't tell me, you won't tell me even if I ask."

Clearly, the other side believed there was some treasure in the lava lake, but finding treasure in a third-tier lava lake is not an easy task, so they returned empty-handed.

He was curious about it, but not much.

In terms of secrets, he felt that no one in the entire sect had more than him.

"Hehe, I didn't mean to keep it a secret. I was just verifying a guess. Finding something was just a side thing."

Master Zhengyang stood up. “It seems the conditions are not right now. I need to think of other ways to get deeper into the passage.”

"Junior brother, when you have time in the future, you can explore it more; you might make an unexpected discovery."

Ji An shook his head. "Exploring in this kind of environment is a thankless task. My senior brother didn't tell me what I could get out of it, so I'm not doing it."

"I said we might find a third-tier spiritual item inside. Are you more interested, Junior Brother?"

Ji An smiled and shook his head firmly:

"I know that some third-tier spiritual objects emerged when Crimson Flame Peak erupted, but picking up things and searching for things are two different concepts."

Another point is that compared to the effort with uncertain returns, I don't care about that tiny bit of third-tier spiritual item.

The situation in the lava lake has been basically figured out. Even if there are spiritual creatures, they are in those few passages.

Given his current abilities and available resources, there is no hope of exploring too deeply.

Master Zhengyang: "."

Among the cultivators in the sect, only the one before me has the right to say that he doesn't care for third-tier spiritual items.

(End of this chapter)