Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 547 Recipe for Transforming Yuan Divine Mud
Liu Mingli rode away on a cloud, and Master Yuxiao coughed lightly, saying:
"Junior brother, what other good things are you hiding here?"

The other party said there was one more area to explain, which piqued his curiosity.

Lin Lan stared wide-eyed at her master. She had no idea what other hidden places were here, and it was clear that it was not a good time to enter this territory.

"It's not exactly a good thing; it's a place with very low utilization. I'll keep you in suspense for now, but you'll find out later."

Ji An stretched out his long arms. "Senior brother, let's go to the living room for tea and wait."

The three returned to the living room, where Lin Lan, disguised as a maid, poured tea and water for the two real people.

Master Yuxiao put down his teacup, his tone tinged with reluctance:

"Junior brother, have you done what you were supposed to do?"

The other party can be said to be the key to the sect's revitalization; leaving the sect would be a huge loss.

However, he couldn't very well stop them, as it would greatly affect a cultivator's path and would cause them hatred. Besides, the other party had made a huge contribution to the sect.

In terms of influence on the sect, he surpassed many sect leaders in history.

Ji An nodded. "I said goodbye to my fellow disciples and fellow students. I'll be leaving tomorrow."

When the day of departure arrived, he couldn't bear to say goodbye.

The sect was his comfort zone, and he could also obtain a lot of spiritual energy from Crimson Flame Peak. Choosing to leave him meant giving up a lot.

Master Yuxiao glanced at Lin Lan and said, "I'd like to have a private talk with your master."

Lin Lan nodded slightly, carefully left the room, and closed the door.

Master Yuxiao took out a silver bracelet with elegant patterns engraved on it and a stone covered with wave patterns.

"You have made a great contribution to the sect, and you still have a lot of merit points that you haven't redeemed yet. The sect owes you a lot."

"Take some resources from this Void Stone with you; you'll need them everywhere if you leave the sect."

"Senior brother, the resources I have..."

Master Yuxiao waved his hand and stuffed the bracelet into Ji An's hand, "Inside is a research document from the sect's Dan Ding Academy on the properties and pharmacology of medicinal herbs."

I know my junior colleague obtained some materials six months ago, but he's made further breakthroughs in the past six months, including a major breakthrough a few days ago! I'm sure you'll like it.

Ji An smiled and said, "Okay, I'll accept it."

"That's right!"

There's one more thing I need to make clear to you. The reason I'm counting the number of top-grade and third-tier spiritual plants today is that I've decided to still record 10% of the output from these plants under your name for a period of 500 years.

"If you return to the sect, these things will be returned to you."

Master Yuxiao could sense his junior brother's determination to leave and understood that he was unlikely to return to the sect, since his junior brother had already returned the sect's jade token to him.

Leave something for the other person, so that you can have something to remember them by.

"Senior brother, I will return to the Western Continent, but I probably won't stay in the sect for long. You don't need to leave these resources to me."

Ji An said softly that unless his path forward was blocked and his cultivation could not progress any further, he would continue to stay in Zhongzhou and work hard.

As for returning to Xizhou, it was because he was a vengeful person and wanted to take revenge.

When the demon calamity broke out, he was targeted by the Golden Feathered Eagle Demon King and suffered for many years. This debt was repaid with the Demon King's inner core.

Once he becomes a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, he will definitely come back to find that demon king.

“Junior brother, the sect will be your permanent haven. I will keep these resources for you, and you can do whatever you want with them when the time comes.”

Master Yuxiao said firmly, "This thread cannot be broken."

Ji An's advice was ignored, so he had no choice but to go along with it.

The two began to talk about the situation in the Western Continent. In recent years, another Golden Core cultivator had been born in Maple Valley. Now that True Cultivator Zhengyang had passed away and Ji An was about to leave, the high-level combat power of the two sects had returned to a state of balance.

Master Yuxiao smiled mockingly, "Now Master Huoyun should be able to sleep peacefully, but his lifespan is only seventy or eighty years at most. At that time, the sect will regain the advantage."

A rift has appeared in the relationship between the two sects, but neither side intends to mend it.

Ji An advised:
"It's best to avoid any open conflict between the two sides; doing so would not do any good."

Yuanhe Mountain is currently closed off, so if a Golden Core cultivator were to be born there, we outsiders would not be able to see it.

"I will remain restrained, because the sect does not have the strength to swallow Falling Maple Valley."

"The disappearance of demonic cultivators always makes people feel uneasy. I gave the Treasure Pavilion a batch of Purifying Spirit Talismans and ten Stabilizing Spirit Talismans, hoping that I will never need them."

Ji An took out a jade slip and said in a low voice:
"Two precious talismans were sealed inside that Bodhi tree, a third-grade low-level spirit-stabilizing talisman."

This jade slip contains a talisman maker's handicraft, capable of crafting third-tier talisman paper and cinnabar.

He briefly explained what he had passed down, and Master Yuxiao suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He is not only the sect leader, but also a talisman maker, and understands how important this inheritance is to talisman makers.

"I won't say more words of thanks. Junior Brother's contributions to the sect make me, as his senior brother, feel ashamed of myself."

"Sigh, if the sect had a Nascent Soul inheritance, would my junior brother still have left?"

Ji An revealed a reserved smile, "In that case, I will leave to travel after I break through to become a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and then truly travel."

"Haha," Master Yuxiao laughed for a while, then solemnly cupped his hands in greeting:

"The journey is long and arduous, junior brother, please take care on your trip."

"I will."

The two chatted and drank tea, and soon finished a pot of Grade 3 Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.

Ji An shouted loudly:

"Lin Lan, another pot of spiritual tea."

"Okay," came the reply from outside. Lin Lan walked in, carrying a steaming teapot. "I've already boiled the water and put in the tea leaves. It'll be ready to drink soon."

Lin Lan placed the kettle on the table and bowed slightly:

"Master, Gu Hongming from the Weapon Refining Hall requests an audience, saying he has something important to discuss with you privately."

Ji An nodded slightly and said:

"Senior brother, I'm going out for a bit."

A few days ago, he summoned Gu Hongming and informed him of his impending departure.

Master Yuxiao said with a smile:

"Junior brother, just go ahead and stay away for as long as possible. I can drink the whole pot of spiritual tea."

"Haha, senior brother, please drink as much as you like. I still have tea leaves! I'll bring you some more later."

Ji An walked out of the living room. "Hongming, what's the matter?"

This disciple is not only Gu Tai's grandson, but also Zhu Xiangrong's last disciple, the sect's youngest weapon-refining master, currently at the third stage of the Chaoyuan realm, and is the sect's golden core seed.

Gu Hongming held up a small jade slip with both hands and said with deep emotion:

"Ancestor, your disciple has a treasure to offer you as a token of gratitude for your care over the years."

Over the years, he has obtained many good things from Crimson Flame Peak, including various high-grade spiritual teas, spiritual fruits, soul incense, and soul-nourishing pendants.

The care his ancestor gave him far exceeded what his grandfather had done for him.

"What good stuff is this? I'd like to take a look."

Ji An smiled as he took the jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and probed its contents with his divine sense.

It contains a method for crafting synthetic spirit objects, using only second-tier top-grade materials, and the crafting process is quite complex.

Judging from the materials, the final product was an earth-elemental spirit object.

After he finished reading the contents of the jade slip, he could no longer remain calm, because the name of the spiritual object was revealed at the end of the jade slip: Transformation Essence Mud.

At this moment, he thought of the situation when Gu Tai refined the Sky Soaring Armor, and also added the Transformation Yuan Divine Mud.

"It's too precious; you should offer it to the sect leader."

"I will offer it to the sect leader. I will go to Chaoyang Peak to find the sect leader tomorrow."

"No need to wait until tomorrow, come with me."

Ji An walked into the living room, took out a blank jade slip, copied the formula, and handed it over.

"Senior brother, Gu Hongming from the Weapon Refining Hall wants to offer this formula to the sect."

Master Yuxiao took the jade slip with great interest, raised his hand to his forehead to examine its contents.

"It's such a spiritual item! It's extremely important to the Weapon Refining Hall!"

The Transformation Divine Mud has an excellent effect on earth-elemental spiritual artifacts or magic treasures. If the formula is genuine, it can greatly enhance the sect's foundation.

Master Yuxiao stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back:
How should I reward you?

He didn't believe his disciple would offer a fake formula; it was a matter of great importance, and the other party must have conducted experiments and obtained the correct results before offering the formula.

He will verify the authenticity of the formula again; he cannot directly issue the reward.

Ji An suggested, "Once the formula's authenticity is verified, Senior Brother should fully support Hongming in achieving Core Formation."

In addition, for every pound of Transformation Spirit Mud sold, the sect gives Hongming a share of the profits.

"This suggestion is actually comprehensive, let's do it this way!"

"Hongming, come to see me at the Wuji Hall during the Chaoyuan period at Chenshi (7-9 AM) three days from now."

"As ordered."

Ji An asked everyone to sit down, and said that since they had some free time today, he would answer any questions his disciples had about their cultivation.

About half an hour later, Liu Mingli returned to the living room.

Ji An glanced at the light outside the door, then stood up and said:

"It's almost time. Let me show you another side of Crimson Flame Peak."

The group followed him and rode the clouds to the top of Crimson Flame Peak.

"Keep up."

Ji An was the first to fly into the volcano and stopped in a small passageway where fire corals were planted.

Upon seeing the lush, flourishing fire corals, Master Yuxiao exclaimed:
"Junior brother, there's no place you can't utilize. To think of planting in such an environment is brilliant!"

Ji An smiled subtly, “The spiritual energy here is very rich, and I discovered that fire coral can purify fire evil.”

Furthermore, this spiritual plant can be used to raise fire-elemental beasts. When ground and mixed with red sand produced by fire crystal ants, it can be used as high-grade spiritual soil, thereby improving the soil.

After counting the number of top-quality spiritual plants here, the group flew away.

After a hearty dinner, everyone else left.

The night was cool and still, the bright moon shone brightly, and the stars in all directions seemed dim and lackluster.

Ji An rarely refrained from cultivation. He looked up at the sky above, sat quietly cross-legged at the entrance of his cave, his thoughts flowing freely and filled with countless emotions.

When he came to his senses, a thick fog had already risen in the mountains, obscuring the moonlight.

Back in his cave, he took out the jade slip for refining the Yuan Shen mud and placed it on his forehead to continue studying it; this was a stable source of income.

(End of this chapter)