Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 582 Late-Stage Golden Core Puppet

A second-tier, top-grade Vajra Bodhi tree was laden with fruit. The spiritual fruits were only the size of plums, and when ripe, they were golden in color and hard in texture, as if cast from gold.

"Oh!"

A fruit fell to the ground from out of sight, creating a shallow crater, with half of the fruit buried in the soil.

Ji An used his object manipulation technique to grasp the Vajra Bodhi fruit in his hand; it felt soft to the touch, like human skin.

I gently squeezed it, only to find it was rock hard; the peel protected the flesh inside.

At that time, the essence of the fruit peel will need to be extracted and mixed into the pulp, along with other medicinal herbs to make a medicinal paste.

This is only the first step. The second step is to add a small amount of mineral powder, stir it evenly, and then seal it for fermentation.

The ripening and falling of the fruit means that in a few days, a large number of fruits will ripen one after another, and he can then begin to prepare the medicinal mud to advance the Fudo Myo-o technique.

If he could cultivate his technique to the Golden Core level before the True Demon Tribulation fully erupted, he would be more confident in facing the great calamity.

He stored the spiritual fruit in the Void Stone, returned to the Gathering Yuan Tree, and began practicing his spells.

When there's no inspiration, you can't rely on the stone tortoise. He has to cast the spell himself, feeling the magical power flowing through the immortal veins and experiencing the unique rhythm when the spell is released.

The Earth Divine Thunder, the Fire Divine Thunder, and the Water Divine Thunder were released in sequence, and the thunderous sound reverberated in the small world.

Sensing the vibrations in the air, the beasts fled to the edge of the small world.

They were far away, so the power of the lightning magic they felt wasn't as intense, but their blood instinctively feared the majestic might of the lightning magic as it unleashed its power.

He never practices the Yi Wood Divine Thunder in the small world, because if this thunder technique is not controlled properly, it will cause direct damage. The spiritual wood here cannot withstand the Yi Wood Divine Thunder released by a Golden Core cultivator at its perfect level.

In the void, clouds of yellow, red, and black would rise from time to time, but no matter what color they were, they would appear bright and dazzling in the eyes, followed by rolling thunder that shook the surrounding area.

The earth unicorn and the fire phoenix came to their master's side and quietly perched on his shoulder, silently sensing the power of the magic.

They can sense that this is the burgeoning of the five elements' power, as well as a profound transformation of yin and yang.

The Azure Dragon then swung its body and flew away.

Ji An focused intently on casting spells, and when he felt that his magical power was more than half depleted, he returned to the Gathering Yuan Tree and sat cross-legged on a futon.

He took out a Fire Essence Pill and swallowed it, then began to circulate the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

In an instant, the wind and clouds gathered in the small world, and the surging spiritual energy slowly formed a huge vortex, converging above his head.

The five elements of spiritual energy within the spiritual plants in the spiritual field are drawn together and merge into the vortex of spiritual energy, creating a colorful and dreamlike spectacle.

Because his mind was entirely focused on introspection during cultivation, he was unaware that extremely faint Bagua patterns were appearing around him.

The front is Li, the back is Kan, the left is Zhen, and the right is Dui. The patterns appear and disappear intermittently.

Silent all night.

Three days later, all the fruits of the second-tier top-grade Vajra Bodhi tree in the small world ripened.

Ji An collected the spiritual fruits and prepared two white porcelain basins, each three feet in diameter and one foot deep.

He sat in the chair, activating the Three Yang Elixir Fire Technique. Blue, red, and white flames appeared at his fingertips. With extremely powerful spiritual energy, he controlled the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, scorching the Vajra Bodhi Fruit.

Ji An proceeded with extreme caution, the flames evenly covering the surface of the spirit fruit, steadily outputting the power of the flames without adding or losing a single bit.

Maintaining a stable output of alchemical fire over a long period is a fundamental skill for alchemists and weapon refiners, but it is very difficult to truly achieve, and reaching his current state is even more challenging.

Many alchemists at the late Golden Core stage probably couldn't achieve such precision.

Due to the inherent properties of the spiritual fruit, its peel does not conduct heat, and it was soon refined into a drop of pale golden spiritual liquid.

The impurities in the spiritual liquid were burned away by the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, producing wisps of gray mist. The mist was swallowed up by the spiritual flames as soon as it rose, and finally turned into nothingness.

Ji An poured the spiritual liquid into a jade bottle. This spiritual liquid was extremely special; it would turn into golden 'fine sand' after cooling, which was called Vajra Sand in the Buddhist tradition.

It feels very delicate and soft to the touch, but its actual texture is very hard, perfectly inheriting the characteristics of the fruit peel.

The diamond powder in the medicinal mud will be absorbed by the skin, giving the skin this property as well, but this is a very slow process.

After the fruit peel was refined, Ji An put the fruit into the porcelain basin and picked up the next spiritual fruit.

Two hours later, he put the last Bodhi fruit whose peel had been refined into a porcelain basin and shook his head vigorously.

He stood up, stretched, and sighed:
"Finally, the hardest part is done."

Her spiritual energy was greatly depleted, and her soul was exhausted, but the spiritual fruit in the porcelain basin could not wait any longer.

He turned the power of the Soul-Nourishing Pendant's array to the maximum, extracting and releasing the mysterious substance from the spirit wood as quickly as possible to accelerate the recovery of his consciousness.

He took the jug and drew spiritual water from the spring at the bottom of the pond, placed the jug on the stove, and lit the spiritual charcoal inside.

This is spirit charcoal obtained from burning mulberry leaves; it has a faint woody fragrance when burned.

After brewing a pot of third-grade medium-quality Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, the steam slowly spread out. Ji An smelled the aroma of the tea and immediately felt the fatigue in his soul dissipate somewhat.

However, this was just an illusion; the Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea didn't actually have such miraculous effects. He was merely feeling a bit more invigorated. If the aroma of tea had such a powerful and immediate effect, the Azure Jade Tree of the Moon would be among the most prized plants.

After happily drinking the spiritual tea, Ji An felt much better.

After brewing and drinking another pot of spiritual tea, Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, he felt that his consciousness had basically recovered.

The third-grade, mid-level spiritual tea has a richer flavor than the lower-grade tea, and its effect of nourishing the soul is also stronger.

Ji An continued working, separating the pulp and pit of the Vajra Bodhi fruit, and placing the pulp and the processed medicinal herbs into another unused porcelain basin.

He cut open the pit, squeezed out the moisture from the yellowish-brown seeds inside, and dripped it into a porcelain basin.

After completing this step, he poured the diamond powder into a basin, stirred it well, and a faint medicinal fragrance filled the air.

Once all the processes were completed, the aroma of the medicine changed, becoming somewhat like sandalwood.

The volume of the medicinal mud shrank, becoming only one-tenth of its original size.

Ji An put the medicinal mud into a jar and sealed it with a spirit-sealing talisman.

The spirit-sealing talisman he is currently drawing has reached the third-tier low-grade level, and can completely isolate the energy.

At this point, the medicinal mud was ready. He placed the medicine pot into the mud at the bottom of the pond, and it would ferment in about half a month.

Ji An returned to the Gathering Origin Tree and fell into a deep sleep, without any dreams that night.

The following day, Ji An rode a cloud away from Black Stone Mountain to the Immortal City and arrived at the Golden Puppet Pavilion.

Fang Shiping stepped forward and said respectfully:
"Senior, what would you like to order?"

Ji An recognized the slightly aged cultivator and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Long ago, they met in the Western Continent. At that time, he was young, and she was also in her prime.

Now, a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. He has broken through to the Golden Core stage, while his opponent is still lingering in the Origin stage.

Ji An could sense the death aura emanating from the other person, and couldn't help but feel sad. The death aura meant that the other person's life force was beginning to decline, and that their days were numbered.

Clearly, the other party did not recognize him, and he had no intention of acknowledging her. They had only met a few times in Xizhou back then, and could not be considered friends.

Ji An coughed twice and stated his request:
"I want to customize a puppet. I don't require it to have strong attack or defense capabilities, I only require it to have very strong spirituality."

I'm cultivating alone, and I need to use puppets to handle miscellaneous tasks.

Fang Shiping said:
"Senior, to create a puppet with extremely powerful spirituality, you need to use a soul stone as its central core."

The shop currently lacks sufficient soul stones to craft a puppet that meets your requirements.

All the soul stones in the shop were used to create puppets at the Golden Core level. Without this important raw material, many high-level puppets could not be made.

Ji An gently shook his head, "I have soul stones, please arrange a puppeteer for me."

Fang Shiping understood and stepped aside, saying:
"Please move to the VIP room and have a seat, senior."

The two went up to the second floor. Ji An went into the VIP room to wait, while Fang Shiping went out to announce their arrival.

A moment later, Master Xuanmu entered. He paused for a moment, then cupped his hands and smiled, saying:
"What a rare guest! Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, greetings!"

Although they live in the same city, they don't have many opportunities to meet.

Ji An returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and after exchanging pleasantries, he explained his request and took out a soul stone the size of a broad bean:
"Does a soul stone of this size meet the requirements?"

Master Xuanmu nodded, "It's enough, you could even say it's a waste of good materials."

The other party only requested that it be made into an ordinary humanoid puppet to serve as a menial task.

He paused, then asked:

"Fellow Daoist, do you have any plans to acquire a Golden Core level puppet? This soul stone can be completely cut into two parts, and the kind of puppet you requested can be successfully refined using only a piece the size of a soybean."

Ji An raised his eyebrows slightly. "Why don't you introduce him to me?"

He had bought many puppets before, but they hadn't been of much use. However, with the True Demon Tribulation about to erupt, it was still possible for him to customize some Golden Core level puppets.

Master Xuanmu introduced:
"We discovered that the Vajra Bodhi tree has a strong inhibitory effect on demonic energy, and we have developed a puppet made from Vajra Bodhi wood."

They can unleash spells similar to those of Buddhist monks and possess extremely tough bodies, making them highly effective against both demonic lords and true demons.

As he spoke, he took out a humanoid puppet covered in golden patterns and demonstrated its functions.

Ji An inquired in detail about the puppet's various parameters, and then said:

"What's the largest size of puppets made from this material that you can craft? The requirement is that they don't hinder combat and have sufficient flexibility."

Master Xuanmu thought for a moment and replied:
"We have the blueprints to forge a puppet that is 36 feet long. If the materials are good enough, this puppet will have the attack and defense power of a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of his cultivation."

The wood of the Vajra Bodhi tree is already very hard, and with the addition of secret rituals, the spiritual material becomes even harder.

(End of this chapter)