Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 632 The Wrath of the Earth

The inscription, "as firm as metal and stone," faded quickly and eventually disappeared, as if it had never existed at all.

This is the first spell with such a short "existence time," but it will certainly not be the last.

Ji An made a hand seal, and a layer of silvery-white light film quickly appeared on his body surface, then merged with his skin.

The metallic sheen became extremely dull, and only faint patterns could be seen on the skin.

Ji An unleashed his full power of the Golden Light Technique. A crescent-shaped blade, about an inch long, grazed the back of his hand and was immediately deflected without leaving a trace. He only felt a slight vibration.

He crouched down, placed his palm on the ground, and once again exerted all his strength to form a magic seal. This time, he released the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword without holding back.

Although this attack spell is at the Chaoyuan stage, using his fifth-level Golden Core quality mana as 'fuel' and combined with a high-grade Gengjin Dao Seed, its attack power can reach the mid-Golden Core stage.

The Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword cut along the edge of the palm, but was also deflected, causing a pain in the muscles, though not intense.

Where the spirit sword pierced, a faint white mark was left, which quickly faded and disappeared completely.

"Not bad," Ji An praised, and continued the experiment. This time, he released the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword and stabbed it into the center of the back of his hand.

A rather intense pain was felt, and a white spot was clearly left at the punctured site, but the defense was still not breached.

He then tested the defenses using various methods, including fire, earth, and water, but none of them could break through, which made him even more satisfied.

He no longer needs to worry about defense when facing enemies at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

With the protection of several defensive spells and his natal magic weapon, even if the enemy had a powerful trump card, they could not do anything to him.

Even in the late Golden Core stage, one can achieve a certain degree of immunity to enemy attacks.

If he were to face a late-stage Golden Core True Demon from Misty Mountain again, he would be qualified to fight the enemy head-on, thus completely making up for his own shortcomings.

Ji An was in high spirits and gave the instructions:

"Another pot of Enlightenment Tea, please."

The benefit of improved comprehension is that he can quickly master a spell and reduce the consumption of spiritual energy when upgrading spell levels.

Moreover, it can also be used to develop elixirs and study the refining of thunder pearls.

He closed his eyes to rest for a moment, and after the puppet had brewed the tea, he picked up the teapot and drank it all in one gulp.

This time, he took out the jade slip of the Earth's Wrath and stuck it to his forehead. After figuring out the principle of casting the spell, he drank a pot of Enlightenment Tea and began to study the Blazing Fire of Heaven.

This kind of wide-area attack spell is not suitable for testing in the small world. We'll test its effects outside the cave later.

Having mastered how to cast both spells, Ji An left the small world, walked out of the cave, and came to a desolate area.

He first unleashed the wrath of the earth, and a yellowish-brown aura emanated from him, spreading outwards. From high above, a circle could be seen rapidly expanding.

The aura spread slowly, but wherever it reached, protruding rocks were reduced to dust.

After all, it was a Golden Core level spell, so the so-called slowness was only relative. Ji An saw a bird flying low in the sky being swept by the spiritual light and immediately turning into a gray stone sculpture.

As if time had stood still, it remained in the flapping motion of the previous moment as it fell and collided with the ground, its head and one wing breaking off.

Ji An flew to the poor little bird and found that its inside had also turned into stone.

He removed the broken wing, intending to see how long the effects of this change would last.

His hand seals changed, releasing a fiery inferno that scorched the heavens. The blazing white flames enveloped the mountaintop like white clouds, and the heat waves rolled in, covering an area of ​​about four or five acres.

With his mind focused on his dantian and connected to the stone tortoise, Ji An gave the command:
"Refine the spiritual energy and enhance the wrath of the earth."

His divine sense entered the stone tortoise space and formed a phantom image. This time, he stood at the very center of the Bagua diagram, with the Kun and Gen positions extending towards the middle.

He cast spells time and again, creating ripples of spiritual light, like surging waves of yellow sand, a magnificent sight.

Like the hardness of metal and stone, this spell also requires the cultivator to understand both the yin and yang aspects of the earth element.

The superior-grade Wuji Earth Dao Seed gave him confidence, his spiritual energy rapidly decreased, and his understanding of magic continued to increase.

During the improvement process, Ji An took the initiative to stop several times to digest his insights, otherwise too many insights gained in a short period of time would overwhelm his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Spell: Earth's Fury (Beginner 1% → Master 100%)]

The second spell that could advance from beginner to mastery in a short time was born. Ji An used all his strength to form hand seals, and yellow spiritual light surged out.

This time, both the speed of the spiritual light's movement and the range of the spell's coverage were much greater. The rocks seemed to have been rolled over, becoming extremely flat and smooth as a mirror.

However, no unfortunate creatures ventured in this time; it's estimated that only the insects that were originally hiding in the crevices of the rocks were affected.

Ji An abandoned the idea of ​​verifying the effect, thinking there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

He issued another order: "Refine the spiritual energy and enhance the Heavenly Blaze of the Blazing Fire."

[Spell: Blazing Fire (Beginner 1% → Master 32%)]

Ji An unleashed a spell, and blazing white flames filled the sky above, with the flickering flames beginning to tinge with purple.

"It's estimated that the spell will have to reach the Great Perfection level before it can be condensed into a fire phoenix."

He suddenly had a brilliant idea and immediately summoned the Flame Banner that had risen off the ground.

The magic weapon flew out of the dantian and immediately transformed into a fire phoenix. It let out a high-pitched cry and soared into the fire clouds, manipulating the flames at the edge.

Ji An smiled. Magical artifacts can complement spells, allowing one to control spell effects to attack enemies during battle.

Once the magic weapon's grade is upgraded, it can hide in the fiery clouds and wait for an opportunity to strike.

He flew away on a cloud. Yesterday he obtained three spells, and today he upgraded two of them to the Great Perfection level, and the other to Perfection. The stone tortoise is still so powerful.

Back in his cave, Ji An entered the small world. He tossed the petrified bird wings under a tree and gave the instructions:

“Observe it carefully, and let me know immediately if it turns into flesh and blood.”

He didn't believe the effects of petrification could last forever; that would be too alarming.

The puppet blinked and nodded obediently.

Ji An strolled along and came to the edge of the loess land, the area that borders the black soil.

A sturdy table stood in the open space, next to a wooden cabinet filled with various bottles and jars.

This is where he studies and refines Thunder Pearls. Whenever he has free time, he comes here to think about how to refine Thunder Pearls with greater power and how to adjust the magical restrictions.

This is a long and meticulous task, requiring countless experiments to test which ratio is more suitable. He's currently awaiting feedback from the sect, so no new experiments need to be conducted for the time being.
Ji An will activate the Flame Fire Spell to dry the harvested Thunder-Attracting Grass.

The properties of the lightning-attracting grass differ slightly depending on whether it is bathed in lightning or not. The spiritual plant "fed" by the Bing Fire Divine Lightning can better unleash the power of the lightning pearl.

Before long, the narrow, sword-shaped leaves lost all their moisture.

The dark green leaves are speckled with white spots that faintly glow with a reddish light; these spots are the spiritual objects that are needed.

Use a tool to grind the leaves into powder, being careful not to be too rough, otherwise it will affect the nature of the spirit.

He loaded the powder into a machine and started it up; it was a very simple invention, essentially a fully automatic blower.

After the machine is started, the powder will leak down from the channel and pass through an air vent.

The white patches are heavier and will not be affected when falling, while the other dark green parts are blown away.

This is a little gadget he casually crafted after learning weapon crafting. It can be operated by puppets and is simple and easy to use.

After the lightning-attracting grass was processed, Ji An began to process the crystals that had grown from the fire coral.

These crystal mothers are all third-tier fire corals. The limit for this kind of spiritual plant to grow is to the third-tier low grade. Most of the fire corals in the small world are third-tier.

The crystals are as brightly colored as cinnabar, and the particles are about the size of soybeans. They need to be ground into powder.

Ji An created a grinding machine that didn't require manual operation. He turned on the machine and ground the crystals into fine powder, just like grinding flour.

The sap of the red pine is actually pine resin, which is dark red in color. It needs to be ground into powder, mixed with medicine, and dried into granules the size of mung beans.

The juice of Tianyuan pear is sky blue and will solidify quickly, eventually breaking into crystal sand, requiring no additional processing.

After processing the materials and placing them in the cabinet, Ji An began to cast a spell on the spirit field.

Within the Loess region, the top-grade third-tier spiritual plants include Soul Nourishing Wood, Golden Leaf Sandalwood, and Nightshade Tree. The Azure Mist Pine and Star Tree are still mid-grade, and since they are not needed for the time being, there is no rush to upgrade their grade.

He activated the Earth Vein Ascension Technique, and a warm, earth-elemental spiritual light shone forth, nourishing magical intent rising from the earth.

Back at Crimson Flame Peak, Ji An used magic to upgrade the grade of his spiritual fields, thereby raising the grade of his spiritual veins. Now, the Gathering Yuan Tree can produce the same effect, overshadowing the extraordinary nature of his magic.

He rode the clouds to the Wood Spirit Field, where two Cloud Peak Jade Trees had reached the third-tier superior grade, and four Bodhi Trees and the Nether Moon Azure Jade Tree had also reached the third-tier superior grade.

With the sandalwood soul-nourishing incense, the need for Yunding Silver Needle Tea is greatly reduced. The grade of Youyue Cangyu Tree Tea must be high, otherwise it will affect the effect of nourishing the soul.

The purpose of raising the Bodhi tree is purely to enhance the effects of the Purification and Stabilization Talismans.

The Mind-Stabilizing Talisman can resist attacks on the soul. He currently has four Tier 3 Top-Grade Mind-Stabilizing Talismans and the same number of Mind-Purifying Talismans.

Ji An activated the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique, and the Yin energy shone silently, while the Azure Dragon roared in the sky. The vigorous growth of the Wood element spread out, and the wind flowed faster.

He arrived on the black soil, where there were only two kinds of spiritual plants in the spiritual fields: the Heavenly Yuan Pear and the Azure Mist Tree.

They could not generate greater value, and Ji An did not use Daoist principles to stimulate their growth.

After releasing the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique, he left and arrived above the white land, where he released the Earth Vein Ascension Technique.

The highest grade of both the Vajra Bodhi Tree and the Purple Gold Wutong Tree is the middle grade of the third rank. The Purple Gold Wutong Tree has four spiritual seeds, all of which he planted, and now it has grown into a low grade of the third rank spiritual tree.

Two years later, when his fellow disciples arrive at Cloud Sea Immortal City, Ji An will encourage the growth of three Vajra Bodhi trees to be used to refine puppets.

His Void Stone contained a top-grade third-tier puppet and a mid-grade third-tier puppet, which gave him confidence.

A mid-grade, third-tier Vajra Bodhi fruit was sufficient to meet his body-refining needs, so he did not use his precious Daoist essence.

Ji An rode the clouds to the sky above the lava lake in the red land. A red-gold carp, more than four feet long, was stirring the waves on the lake surface, its golden scales standing out against the red environment.

The red-gold carp noticed the figure in the sky, and the waves it stirred up grew even larger.

Ji An wore a kind smile. This was the first crimson-gold carp he had captured, and it was now a Golden Core stage demon beast.

When this demonic beast broke through, the stone tortoise also absorbed some metal and fire elemental Dao essence, which can be considered as paying "rent".

Since it wasn't Ji An's tamed beast, the Crimson Gold Carp, which had reached the Golden Core stage, was extremely arrogant and had been taught a lesson by him several times. However, he never went into the lava lake to pursue it.

Perhaps this action misled the Red Gold Carp, who thought that Ji An dared not enter the lava lake, so it became fearless and retreated into the lake when attacked.

Ji An ignored the insolent provocation of the Crimson Golden Carp. If he ever needed the beast's blood and bones in the future, he would kill it directly.

The reason for not chasing them down into the lake is the concern that the overflowing lava would threaten the growth of fire corals. In addition, the fire crystal ants build their nests high up on the lakeshore, and they cannot withstand the surging lava.

The Crimson Gold Carp is a metal-elemental demon beast. If his cultivation level improves further, he will be confident that he can directly draw a third-tier top-grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman using the essence blood of the demon beast.

We'll stew a pot of fish soup later to taste it, and let it run rampant.

Ji An descended onto the spirit field on a cloud. This place had the most high-grade third-tier spirit plants, including spirit peaches, fire apricots, and dragon blood trees.

In addition, he used Daoist principles to accelerate the growth of the lightning-struck peach tree to the third-grade superior level, and now the spiritual fruits it bears can even be seen flashing with lightning.

Ji An felt that its juice could be used to extract better materials for making Thunder Pearls, but he couldn't bear to part with it.

The Phoenix Wood was still a mid-grade third rank. He didn't have a method to utilize the Phoenix Wood, so he didn't use Daoist principles to upgrade the rank of the spirit wood.

Now, four Purple Cloud Trees have been planted, one of which is a mid-grade third-level tree, and the rest are low-grade.

The spiritual vein is of the third-grade superior quality. Nurturing too many spiritual plants of the same grade would be too much of a burden, which is also a factor that Ji An is considering.

With a change in the hand seals, he released the Azure Sky Brightness Technique, and a golden sun rose in the small world, shining brightly in all directions.

Countless green leaf shadows fluttered down, quickly turning red as they fell, like fiery red maple leaves after a frost.

The leaves eventually merged into the spiritual plant, as the hot wind blew.

Ji An returned to the Gathering Yuan Tree and connected with the stone tortoise. "Leave thirty points of each Daoist essence, and use the rest to upgrade the Gathering Yuan Tree."

Once the Gathering Yuan Tree reaches the third-tier top-grade level, the quality of the spiritual veins in the small world and many spiritual plants with potential for improvement will also rise to the top-grade level.

He now hopes that more cultivators will break through to the Golden Core stage in the Immortal City, so that he can directly benefit from it.

The stone tortoise appeared above the Gathering Yuan Tree and began weaving a cocoon of light. Ji An then obtained the medicinal mud made from Vajra Bodhi fruit to break through his body, and then activated his qi and blood to practice the Immovable King Technique.

Every year, the stone tortoise still exhales pure spiritual energy to enhance its vital fire. While others nourish their vital fire with the power of qi and blood, it is the other way around: its vital fire nourishes its qi and blood.

Perhaps for this reason, Ji An never encountered a bottleneck in cultivating the Immovable King Technique.

A surge of vital energy coursed through his body, and crimson smoke appeared above his head—an illusion created when his vital energy was abundant to a certain degree.

(End of this chapter)