Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 556 Regaining the Dao Rhyme
Master Feiyun smiled and nodded. "The Yunhai Business Alliance's auction house holds a high-profile large-scale auction every three years, targeting cultivators in the Chaoyuan and Jindan stages."

The auction will be held in six months, so I'm not surprised that your Golden Core pill has a place among the offerings.

Even disciples of powerful factions would be tempted by the more potent Golden Core.

With proper publicity, it will surely attract a group of cultivators at the fifth stage of the Chaoyuan realm.

These people are 'quasi-Golden Core cultivators'. If the auction leaves a deep impression on them, they will be more willing to participate in auctions held in Cloud Sea Immortal City in the future.

Ji Anlue was pleasantly surprised, "In that case, I will be able to buy some pills at the early stage of the Golden Core realm."

Once a Golden Core level pill is refined, it will quickly sell out.

He searched through all the large pill shops in the immortal city but couldn't buy a single pill. What's even more frustrating is that he couldn't find a spot even when he offered spirit stones to reserve one.

The Central Continent is indeed more prosperous, but it also has a much larger number of high-level cultivators than the Western Continent.

When he left, there were only ten Golden Core cultivators in the entire Western Continent, including him.

Here, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Immortal City far exceeds this number.

With a large number of cultivators, the demand for resources is even more urgent, as everyone wants to progress quickly.

Master Feiyun nodded with a smile and said:
"Pills are always the most sought-after resource, and pills for all stages of the Golden Core realm are available."

However, I must warn you, fellow Daoist, that the competition at the auction will be extremely fierce; you should be prepared.

She was a third-tier, five-star alchemist. Even when she was cultivating, she couldn't get enough pills. You can imagine how desperate the other cultivators were.

Ji An nodded slightly and asked:
"Approximately how many Golden Core cultivators participated in previous auctions?"

"The quantity is uncertain. If there are truly exceptional items at the auction, fellow Daoists from other immortal cities will also come."

Master Feiyun frowned slightly, and after recalling for a moment, said:
"The smallest number of people I remember was about twenty fellow Daoists."

The highlight of one auction was the Taiyin Essence, a top-grade third-tier spiritual item used to aid in Nascent Soul formation. Over 120 fellow cultivators attended, about half of whom were late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

'Over a hundred Golden Core cultivators! This is probably just the number of Golden Core cultivators in the surrounding tens of thousands of miles.'

Ji An sighed inwardly; the gap between the two continents was too great.

Based on their combat strength, the cultivators of the Central Continent were not afraid of the attacks from the demonic beasts of the Western Continent.

He suddenly felt that the establishment of human settlements in the Western Continent might be a conspiracy, so that smaller factions could be legitimately relocated to expand their territory.

When will the list of auction items be compiled?

"An announcement will be made three months in advance, and the auction will always release a list of auction items to the association."

If the list is included in the association, I will inform my friends.

Master Feiyun said that the cultivators of the Certification Association are all craftsmen, most of whom have considerable wealth and are high-quality target customers.

"Thank you very much, fellow Daoist. I said a few days ago that I would treat you to a few drinks, but I have been delayed by something."

"There's no time like the present; may I invite you to dinner?"

Master Feiyun covered his mouth and chuckled, "It's my honor."

Three days later.

The scene of dragons soaring and tigers leaping disappeared, and the sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling vanished.

Ji An gazed at the crimson thunderclouds atop the mountain and let out a long sigh, "It's finally about to begin."

The stone tortoise had flown to the target area early and was now waiting. The most exciting moment had finally arrived.

The quality and quantity of cultivators in the Central Continent are stronger than those in the Western Continent, so he will not lack opportunities to obtain Daoist essence in the future.

Standing beside him was True Person Feiyun. The female cultivator said with a hint of helplessness:
"Fellow Daoist is already a Golden Core cultivator. What's so interesting about breaking through to a higher realm? Why not go back and refine some pills as soon as possible?"

Watching others break through is a boring thing; it's just watching the excitement.

Ji An gently shook his head, "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. I think that observing other fellow Daoists undergoing tribulations can deepen one's understanding of lightning techniques."

Thunder magic is known as the best offensive technique; I plan to learn several types to enrich my offensive methods.

This rhetoric is to give himself a reason in advance, because he will observe every breakthrough in the future.

"Many spells are easy to learn but difficult to master, but thunder magic is particularly difficult to learn and master."

If you want to enrich your offensive and defensive capabilities, it's more direct to purchase two magical artifacts than to spend time and energy practicing spells.

Magical artifacts can be gradually enhanced by being nurtured with the fire of primordial life, but without sufficient comprehension, practicing thunder magic is a bottomless pit.

Another point is that while lightning magic is powerful and swift in its attacks, casting spells takes time, making it unsuitable for actual combat.

Master Feiyun advised that using spells for attack is not the mainstream practice for Golden Core cultivators, but many Nascent Soul cultivators would choose to practice one or two spells for protection.

The reason why a Nascent Soul True Monarch does this is because there is a fundamental difference between how a Golden Core cultivator casts a spell and how a Nascent Soul True Monarch casts a spell.

The power of spells cast by cultivators at the Golden Core level and below is based on the amount of mana they invest and their mastery of the spell; the power originates from themselves.

However, when a Nascent Soul True Monarch casts a spell, he can use his own magical power as a medium to manipulate the power of heaven and earth.

The power of a spell far exceeds the mana invested in it; some spells cast by a master magician can even be twice as powerful as they would be under normal circumstances.

Ji An remained silent, a stubborn expression on his face, and after a while said:

"Practicing thunder magic allows me to experience the joy of controlling thunder and punishing on behalf of heaven and earth."

He silently gave himself a thumbs up for his acting skills. With this excuse, it became perfectly reasonable for him to attend and watch the cultivator's breakthrough.

Master Feiyun paused for a moment, then stopped trying to persuade him, thinking to himself:
'As long as you're happy.' She couldn't deny this feeling of joy, just as she enjoyed the moment when the elixir was successfully condensed.

She changed the subject and started talking about the situation near the Immortal City.

About 15 minutes later, she coughed lightly and said:
"I just remembered I have other matters to attend to at the association. Fellow Daoist, I shall take my leave now."

Ji An immediately replied, "Goodbye."

He looked up and watched as crimson lightning poured down.

About an hour later, the fire-elemental lightning tribulation ended, and half an hour later, the yellow lightning tribulation clouds began to gather.
The night wind was cold, and purple light began to gather in the sky.

Ji An's heart was finally at ease. Since the Chaos Divine Thunder had been born, it meant that the stone tortoise had absorbed all the Dao essence.

Purple lightning descended from the sky, like a colossal dragon capable of destroying the world, its deep rumble echoing for miles.

At the mountain peak, a giant yellow umbrella rose up, cascading down thousands of auspicious rays to protect the cultivator. It was likely the cultivator's natal magic treasure.

When the thunder and the magical artifact collided, it was as if the most dazzling fireworks had been set off.

Ji An noticed that the magic weapon was only delayed for a moment before it was engulfed by purple lightning.

The observing cultivators felt as if a cold, large hand was tightly gripping their hearts, and they couldn't help but worry about the cultivator who was breaking through.

After the dazzling display, a hazy moon rose on the horizon. Ji An understood that if the cultivator who had broken through hadn't died in the violent collision, he had most likely succeeded in breaking through.

A moment later, the stone tortoise appeared silently on the back of his left hand.

Ji An tucked his hand into his sleeve, and the stone tortoise, like a phantom, entered his body and quickly appeared in his dantian.

He focused his mind on his dantian and connected it with the stone tortoise. As clear characters appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, a smile blossomed on his face.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 14.2, Water 15.7, Wood 13.8, Fire 15.9, Earth 18.6]

Today is a good day. It is the first time I have received Daoist wisdom outside of Xizhou. Congratulations!

Ji An summoned the Flame Banner that rose from the ground, his body completely enveloped in crimson clouds.

He activated the magical artifact with all his might, leaving a bright trail of fire in the air.

Back in his cave, Ji An quickly entered the quiet room and sat cross-legged on a futon.

He took the gourd-shaped stone off his neck and held it in his hand. When he probed its interior with his divine sense, he touched silvery light spots.

His body suddenly disappeared, and he entered the small world.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner flew out immediately, transforming into an earthen unicorn and disappearing into the earth. The next instant, it appeared next to the Gathering Yuan Tree.

Yellow auspicious clouds rose from its feet, and it flew into the lush branches and leaves of the Heavenly Spirit Tree.

Ji An revealed a strange smile, and, connecting with the stone tortoise, issued the command:
"Refine all spiritual energy to upgrade the grade of the Gathering Yuan Tree."

As soon as he finished speaking, the stone tortoise appeared above the Gathering Yuan Tree, and a huge Bagua pattern appeared on the ground around the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree.

The Bagua diagram lit up with spiritual light, and a powerful force swept outwards, causing the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag to be blown away by an irresistible force.

It let out a low growl of resentment, which reminded it of a similar experience it had had before.

Above the Gathering Yuan Tree, centered on the stone tortoise, a yellow, semi-transparent spiritual light descended, growing stronger and stronger until it finally formed a completely opaque cocoon of light.

"Ow!"

Wuji Xinghuangqi raised its head and let out a high-pitched roar, surrounded by earth-elemental spiritual light, and golden flowers rippled around its body.

It suddenly charged toward the cocoon of light with an indomitable spirit.

"Snapped!"

Ji An heard a barely audible sound, and saw the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag pasted onto the cocoon of light like a hanging painting.

It held that position briefly before sliding down.

Ji An covered his face because he could feel the sound of his natal magic weapon breaking.

'Silly child!'

He shook his head and chuckled. The power of the stone tortoise was unfathomable, and Wuji Xinghuangqi was still too young!

The earth unicorn let out a low whimper and circled around the cocoon of light, unwilling to leave.

About 15 minutes later, the stone tortoise completed its mission and returned to Ji An's body.

As it departed, the cocoon of light could no longer maintain its form and suddenly collapsed, causing a shower of light to fall in the small world.

Ji An was slightly disappointed because the Juyuan Tree had not undergone any significant changes, as its grade had not been improved and he still needed to continue investing Daoist essence into it.

His disappointment lasted only a moment before he immediately became energetic again.

Zhongzhou is a good place; it has enough powerful cultivators and can provide enough Golden Core cultivators.

The cultivators will continue to break through, and there will be many good days ahead, as the stone tortoise will be able to continuously absorb the Dao essence.

Both Juyuan Tree and Gourd World will usher in a period of rapid development.

　I've been busy during the day lately, so my update schedule has become irregular, and I've been staying up late every night.

　　I felt so sleepy at 9 o'clock today, thinking I'd take a nap before writing, but I overslept...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)