Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 561 The New Abilities of the Azure Lotus Banner

Over the next few days, Ji An continued his efforts and practiced the three lightning techniques until he reached the basic level.

"what!"

He let out a long breath, his mind sank into his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise, and an ink scroll unfolded in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The inspiration I've accumulated over the years has finally come in handy.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 8935.2, Gen Spirit 93756.7, Zhen Spirit 38224.6, Xun Spirit 748.6, Kun Spirit 41292.4, Qian Spirit 73876.2, Dui Spirit 67485.7, Li Spirit 1485.3

[Spell: Spirit Sealing Technique (Perfect 46%)]

Mental Roar (Perfect 3%)

The Thread-Pulling Mantra (Perfect 1%)

Yi Wood Divine Thunder (Perfect 65%)

Earthly Branch with Divine Thunder (Entry-level 1%)

Bing Fire Divine Thunder (Entry-level 1%)

Gui Water Divine Thunder (Entry-level 1%)

Melting Gold Divine Fire Technique (Perfect 53%)

Yi Wood Soul Stealing Technique (Mastery 45%)

Solid Metal Technique (Beginner 1%)

Every time Ji An sees this scene, a faint sense of pride wells up in his heart; it is a testament to his years of hard work.

After basking in his self-satisfaction for a while, he issued his first order:
"Refine the spiritual energy to enhance the Earth Divine Thunder."

His consciousness was drawn into the mysterious space of the stone tortoise. The shadow's eyebrows and eyes were seven or eight parts similar to his own, and more details about its body were revealed.

The shadow of the divine consciousness was no longer as illusory as before, but had become more real and vivid.

His feet are planted in the very center of the tortoise shell, which is also the center of the Bagua diagram.

His left foot is closer to the Gen position, and his right foot is closer to the Kun position.

The color of the Gen position is as bright as gold, while the Kun position, although also emitting a yellow light, is much softer.

The divine sense shadow made hand seals, and the hand gestures changed, causing pale golden thunderclouds to flash in the void.

Attack spells are categorized into different types, such as Exploding Fireball, Frost Wind, and Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword. The trajectory of these spells can be seen, and Ji An calls them projectile spells.

Lightning spells do not have a flight path. The cultivator first anchors to a point in space, and after casting the spell, directly launches a thunderstorm centered on that point. This type of spell is called an explosive spell.

Both types of spells have their advantages and disadvantages. Explosion-type spells are limited by the strength of one's soul. Within the range of one's spiritual sense, the attack accuracy is extremely high, making them even more difficult to dodge.

However, outside the range of divine sense, the accuracy of the attack cannot be guaranteed at all.

Ballistic spells can extend a very long distance, and any object in the trajectory of the spell will be hit. The effective attack range is several times the extension distance of divine sense.

The spiritual energy of Gen and Kun continued to decrease, and his understanding of magic flowed through his heart like a stream.

Now Ji An can feel the power of the stone turtle even more; this place is like a space where time has stopped.

No matter how long you stay here, the outside world is but a fleeting moment. If the laws of space inspire awe, then the laws of time inspire reverence.

Ji An remained fully focused as he continued casting spells. Here, there was no drain on his spiritual energy, and he was always in peak condition for each spell.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he had no more spiritual energy left to consume, so his consciousness left this space.

Ji An concentrated on digesting the insights he gained, and then checked the current state of the spell.

[Spell: Earth Divine Thunder (Beginner 1% → Mastery 72%)]

His lips curled into a smile; no one could resist the feeling of such rapid progress.

Thunder magic requires the interaction of Yin and Yang spiritual energies to be effective. It would be a big mistake to think that the Earth Divine Thunder is an Earth magic.

The Earth Divine Thunder can be detonated in the void, but its effect is even stronger if it is detonated on the ground.

Since there is too little spiritual energy left, Ji An did not enhance the Bing Fire Divine Thunder, but instead refined the spiritual energy to enhance the Melting Gold Divine Fire Technique.

This spell is an auxiliary spell that can accelerate the cultivation of the primordial fire, thereby enabling the magic weapon to be nurtured and its power enhanced more quickly.

[Spell: Melting Gold Divine Fire (Perfect 53% → Perfect 54%)]

The Perfected level of the Melting Gold Divine Fire Technique is already highly efficient at cultivating the primordial fire. Once it reaches the Great Perfection level, many Golden Core cultivators will lose their age advantage in its presence.

Subsequently, Ji An further refined the spiritual energy to enhance the Gui Water Divine Thunder.

[Spell: Gui Water Divine Thunder (Beginner 1% → Advanced 43%)]

Geng Metal Divine Thunder, Bing Fire Divine Thunder, and Wu Earth Divine Thunder belong to the Yang Thunder Method, while Gui Water Divine Thunder and Yi Wood Divine Thunder belong to the Yin Thunder Method.

Yang lightning tends to eliminate people openly and honestly, and those struck by it are reduced to ashes. Yin lightning has no obvious visual effects, but it is more insidious.

Taking the Gui Water Divine Thunder as an example, it can detonate the 'water' in the enemy's body, causing internal injuries and cold damage. If the enemy cannot withstand it, they will die from the failure and rupture of their internal organs.

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder destroys the life force of living beings. If the 'health bar' is lower than the attack of the thunder magic, the living being will directly turn into a dried corpse that has been decaying for many years, and then instantly turn into dust.

This is a spell that shortens lifespan; it is more effective against elderly beings.

However, the principle of Yin giving rise to Yang can allow the life-severing spirit wood to regain its vitality and live a 'second life'.

After Lei Fa finished upgrading, Ji An issued another order:

"Refine the spiritual energy to enhance the Solidification Technique."

Although his natal magic weapon is defensive, his sense of insecurity always remained.

In my past life, I played video games where there were distinctions between low-level and high-level maps, but this is a real world, and there can't be such distinctions.

When he enters the Five Elements Sect ruins in the future, he will likely face cultivators in the late Golden Core stage, and may even witness the splendor of a Nascent Soul True Monarch. He is no longer confident in his ability to protect himself.

His consciousness was drawn into the mysterious space of the stone tortoise, with his feet placed on the Qian and Dui positions respectively.

The Qian position is a bright silver, while the Dui position is a dull gold.

He made hand seals, and the metal element spiritual energy mingled with yin and yang, continuously forming a defensive crystal that isolated the inside from the outside.

This spell is designed to deal with attacks that exceed normal defense. It is impossible to improve it quickly through normal training because it consumes too much of the spell's resources.

In this mysterious space, there were no concerns about magical power. He continuously released spells by changing the hand seals, and his insights lingered in his mind.

Time seemed to stand still here, and Ji An lost track of how much time had passed before his consciousness left the mysterious space.

[Spell: Solidification Technique (Beginner % → Perfect 87%)]

Ji An wanted to test the actual effects of the spell, but he couldn't find a suitable person, and the attacks from the tamed beasts were completely ineffective, so he had to give up.

half a month later.

Ji An arrived at the Certification Association, found Master Qingfeng, handed over the drawn talisman, and said:

"A total of fourteen Mind-Stabilizing Talismans have been completed, including eight of the third-tier superior grade and six of the middle grade; there are also two hundred second-tier superior grade Mind-Purifying Talismans and forty of the middle grade. Please accept the count, fellow Daoist." With a powerful divine soul, one can manipulate mana with extremely fine precision, and the divine sense consumed in drawing talismans is less than that of ordinary cultivators.

If the strength of his divine soul power were quantified into numbers, his total divine soul power would be greater than that of most cultivators. In addition, he would consume less divine sense each time, so his endurance would far exceed that of others.

He completed the drawing of all the talismans in just eight days, without delaying his cultivation time too much.

Master Qingfeng quickly examined it, nodded kindly, and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist's efficiency and success rate in talisman making are admirable. If everyone could reach your level, the number of talismans drawn in Immortal City would greatly increase."

Ji An smiled and shook his head. In that case, the profit from drawing talismans would be reduced.

Master Qingfeng pondered for a moment and said:
"According to the agreement, if the success rate reaches 40%, the reward is ten high-grade spirit stones."

We have six extra Tier 3 High-Grade Mind-Stabilizing Talismans, each worth five High-Grade Spirit Stones; and one hundred and sixty extra Mind-Purifying Talismans, each worth three hundred Spirit Stones. What do you think of these prices, fellow Daoist?

The price difference between second-tier and third-tier talismans is enormous.

"can."

The rewards from alchemy are greater, but drawing talismans is much easier than alchemy. Also, it takes many years to gather enough pills to produce a batch of Golden Core-level pills.

Ji An believed that the income from alchemy was a large, occasional income, while talisman making was a relatively stable 'wage'.

Master Qingfeng quickly did the mental calculations and asked:

"The Purification Talisman yielded a total of 48,000 spirit stones. Would you like to exchange it for high-grade spirit stones? If so, a 30% fee will be charged."

"No need, just give me a mid-grade spirit stone."

Master Qingfeng took out a spirit stone and handed it over, saying:

"Alright, here are four hundred and eighty mid-grade spirit stones and forty high-grade spirit stones in total. Please keep them safe, fellow Daoist."

Also, please give me the certified jade pendant, and I will transfer the contribution points to you.

This is a task commissioned by the association, and payment can be given directly.

Ji An took out the jade tablet, then put the spirit stone into the Void Stone, and asked:

"Fellow Daoist, have there been any missions that offer a lot of contribution points lately? I can take on missions to draw second-tier talismans."

The Certification Association is a huge information dissemination platform. The Nascent Soul level forces behind it use this method to extend their tentacles to every corner of the Central Continent, leaving other smaller forces helpless.

It's very unfriendly to smaller factions, but it has to be said that it has a positive effect on the entire cultivation world.

Master Qingfeng said with some difficulty, "To be honest, similar tasks are accepted very quickly after they are posted."

However, starting next month, I'll keep an eye out for tasks that offer you good rewards.

Many independent cultivators obtain the talisman-drawing technique by completing tasks for the association, and they keep an eye on the task releases every day.

Ji An cupped his hands in thanks. “Thank you. Please come to my cave another day, fellow Daoist. We can have tea instead of wine. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

"Haha, the spiritual tea you collect is even more mellow. I will definitely visit you when I have time."

Ji An rode the clouds back to his cave and looked down at the bare stone mountain. He decided to give the mountain a name.

This rocky mountain is part of the Red Ridge Mountain range, and it only has a number but no name at the Mall Cave Rental Office.

He was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. When he went out and socialized, he couldn't very well say "somewhere in Red Ridge Mountain," could he?

He flew to the mountaintop and carved words on a large rock: "Black Stone Mountain" in three large, elegant characters in the slender gold script, as rugged as the mountain peak itself.

He took out several pieces of ore, ground them, and mixed them into silver pigment to apply to the writing, making it much more noticeable.

The pigment can fluoresce at night, and it will also emit brilliance when exposed to moonlight.

He then reported the naming to the cave leasing management office, and as time went on, the reputation of Black Stone Mountain would spread among cultivators of the same level.

Ji An found another smaller rock and carved words on it and painted it with pigments.

Crimson clouds rose from beneath his feet, lifting the rocks back to his cave and placing them outside the magic array.

He opened the magical barrier with a hand seal, rode the cloud to the sky above the forest, and released the Earth Vein Ascension Technique and the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique in turn.

When the moon appeared in the void, the Azure Lotus Banner flew out from the dantian and transformed into a ten-foot-long azure dragon.

Thus appeared the scene of two azure dragons roaring at the moon. From a distance, it looked like two dragons playing with a pearl, with the moon being the white jade pearl.

The dragon's roar was like the first thunder of spring, and its masculine power spread in all directions. Moist rain began to fall, and mist quickly rose from the forest.

Azure light emanated from the two dragons, sweeping through the Azure Dragon Tree Forest like a whirlwind, causing the tree branches to sway and dance.

Suddenly, Ji An's eyes widened. He felt the spiritual light released by the Azure Lotus Banner and the spiritual light of the spell merge together, and the wood element magic intent was significantly enhanced.

'What's going on? This didn't happen a few days ago.'

Ji An was overjoyed, as the Azure Lotus Banner demonstrated an extremely useful auxiliary ability.

For him, this function was more valuable than having another magic weapon.

The enhancement of one's spiritual intent can further promote the growth of spiritual plants.

He stored the Azure Lotus Banner in his dantian, immediately entered the cave, and grasped the gourd stone in his hand to enter the small world.

He wanted to test how effective the magic weapon could be.

As soon as he entered the small world, it immediately became lively.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner flew out together, transforming into a Qilin and an Azure Dragon respectively, flying around the Gathering Yuan Tree.

Although the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root is an earth-elemental spiritual plant, it also has a strong attraction to the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner.

Ji An communicated with the spirit artifact, and the little green dragon flew onto his shoulder, together they came to the black spirit field area.

He unleashed the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique, and the azure dragon conjured by the spell softly murmured to the moon, but the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner remained motionless on its master's shoulder.

Ji An was puzzled and asked:

"Why aren't you unleashing your power?"

The Azure Dragon conveyed its reasoning, and Ji An couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. Its power only had an effect on wood-elemental spiritual plants, and even if it released its power, it wouldn't have much of an effect.

He pursed his lips and shook his head. "I was too greedy."

If the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner can affect all kinds of spiritual plants, ordinary magic weapons should not be able to do it; perhaps only innate spiritual treasures could.

However, being able to provide more nourishment for wood-elemental spiritual plants can already create enormous value.

The Azure Jade Tree of the Moonlit Sky, the Jade Tree of the Cloud Peak, the Bodhi Tree, the Jade Ivy Tree, and the Jade Leaf Mulberry, among others, can all directly benefit from this.

Not only that, the Green Deer can also indirectly benefit, as it will have more high-grade spiritual fruits and mulberry leaves to enjoy, allowing it to grow faster.

The sooner it reaches the Golden Core stage, the sooner Ji An will have a helper who will not betray him.

Ji An rode the clouds and arrived at the cyan spirit field area. He changed the hand seals and released the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique once again.

The bright moon shone down, casting its gentle light, and the scene of two dragons playing with a pearl reappeared in the small world.

The rain nourishes everything silently, the blue light blends together, and the mist is also tinged with green.

The flourishing of the wood element has elevated the spiritual energy to a new level; the plants move automatically without wind, swaying their branches and leaves—this is their own celebration.

(End of this chapter)