Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 650 Breakthrough in the Immovable King Technique

The gourd world is equivalent to a huge third-grade high-quality spiritual vein node, which is exclusively enjoyed by Ji An. Such treatment is comparable to that of a top-tier sect's ninth-level Golden Core Nascent Soul seed cultivator.

He refined spiritual energy at an incredibly fast speed. He had always improved his cultivation by using the Five Elements balance method, and his refining speed for each stage of spiritual energy was the highest among his fellow disciples who focused on cultivating a particular element.

In this way, without taking any pills, his cultivation speed can be almost twice that of his fellow disciples.

This cultivation method places higher demands on the soul, requiring extremely precise control over the flow of spiritual energy. However, Ji An's soul strength was enhanced by the fusion of two souls after he transmigrated, resulting in 'innate strength' in an acquired form.

In addition, he was quite lucky and successively obtained good things to nourish and enhance his soul, such as Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, Soul Nourishing Wood, Night Fruit, and Star Soul Fruit.

In addition, he felt that cultivating near the Gathering Yuan Tree could also nourish the soul, making it more resilient.

His cultivation speed was fast, and with guaranteed cultivation time, his cultivation level continued to improve and never stagnated.

If you really stagnate, it's actually a good thing, because it means you've hit a bottleneck in your progress.

Ji An's mind was empty and clear, in a state between waking and waking. He did not consciously control the operation of the technique, but the technique was still under precise control and was perfectly natural.

With a clear mind, a peaceful body and mind, everything is in perfect harmony.

This is the best state during cultivation, where one acts without any deliberate effort but with proper discipline.

About six hours later, Ji An felt his soul becoming increasingly fatigued, and his cultivation efficiency slowed down.

He slowly finished his practice, and the vortex of spiritual energy that had gathered above his head gradually dissipated.

The puppet noticed the change in the vortex and immediately lit the spirit charcoal in the stove to brew a pot of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.

Ji An pressed his throbbing temples with both hands, sat in the rattan chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

As the aroma of the tea filled the air, he drank the spiritual tea and a cool sensation filled his mind, relieving much of the fatigue in his soul.

The puppet thoughtfully brought over a medicine jar, and Ji An smiled gently:
"You are becoming more and more spiritual."

He took off his Taoist robe, smeared the medicinal mud from the jar all over his body, and then went to an open space to activate his Qi and blood to practice the Immovable King Technique.

A surge of vital energy coursed through his body, creating the sound of rushing water, while an invisible aura of blood and energy shone with a hazy light above his head.

The benefits of a complete balance of the five elements within the body are also evident in body-refining exercises, where golden blood energy, imbued with unwavering will, steadily converges and enters the middle dantian.

The golden core rotated at a steady speed, and the blood energy containing spiritual energy entered the golden core, nourishing the very center.

Although the Immovable King Technique is a body-refining technique, it can also enhance the Golden Core, which may be the reason why his magical power cultivation has been able to continue to improve.

Ji An's physical strength was slowly depleting, and his physical fatigue gradually increased, but the fatigue in his spirit subsided, and his cultivation gradually improved.

Suddenly, he felt the speed of blood circulation throughout his body increase dramatically by several times, his spine made a popping sound, and a powerful force rose from his tailbone.

From behind, the spine ripples like waves.

The spiritual energy within the medicinal mud was completely absorbed, and after losing its moisture, it turned into powder and fell away, revealing skin that shimmered with golden light.

Within the heart, a drop of golden blood was refined.

Ji An felt that his skin had become firmer and more resilient, and his muscles and bones were stronger.

A sudden realization dawned on him; his body-refining technique had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and everything happened so naturally.

A sense of joy welled up in his heart. Now his physical strength was comparable to that of a mid-grade third-tier defensive magic weapon, and his internal organs could withstand stronger shock damage and sonic attacks.

"My body-refining talent is pretty good!"

Ji An laughed heartily, without mentioning the medicinal mud made primarily from third-grade mid-level Vajra Bodhi fruit.

Crimson clouds rose from beneath his feet, and he flew to the white spiritual field, where he found several suitable Vajra Bodhi trees. Then he focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise.

"Refine the Dao essence to upgrade the spirit wood to the third-grade upper level."

Once the body-refining technique reaches the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, future cultivation will naturally require the use of high-grade third-tier medicinal mud to maintain rapid progress.

He shook his head slightly. This breakthrough was too natural; he hadn't sensed any signs beforehand and therefore hadn't prepared in advance.

After the Vajra Bodhi tree is upgraded to the third-grade superior level, it will take several to more than ten years to bear fruit, which will delay his cultivation progress.

"Those who are overconfident and think they have a perfect plan will end up being too clever for their own good."

He mentally reviewed his actions, and the stone tortoise left his dantian and flew to the sky above the spirit tree, where it used the metal element spiritual energy to weave a silver cocoon of light.

Like a giant egg, the spiritual wood inside is nurturing new life.

Half an hour later, when the light cocoon shattered and scattered like a river of stars, Ji An obtained three top-grade Gengjin Divine Thunder Talismans.

He did not remove the talisman, but continued to command the stone tortoise to upgrade the grade of the Vajra Bodhi tree.

He only stopped after upgrading three spirit trees in a row. He didn't plan to cut down these spirit trees in the future, but instead tried to upgrade them to the fourth rank.

In that case, the talisman could potentially achieve a leapfrog upgrade, reaching the fourth level, which is the true meaning of drawing a talisman.

The fruits of these few Vajra Bodhi trees will later be used by him to refine into medicinal paste, so that he can more quickly advance the realm of Acala.

With the situation in the Crimson Flame Pavilion stabilized, Ji An began a life of going back and forth between Black Stone Mountain and Cloud Sea Immortal City. He would occasionally chat with a few friends, but spent the rest of his time diligently cultivating.

Without the aid of elixirs, his cultivation level improved slowly, but steadily.

The satisfaction of seeing oneself gradually transform is unparalleled. Moreover, the great power of a cultivator originates from within oneself, and having one's own unique power in one's hands provides an even greater sense of security.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Ji An was refining pills in the small world when the golden retriever entered from outside, making a "squeak" sound.

He communicated with his beast tamer through telepathy and understood what had happened.

"I'll go out later, you continue to guard outside."

Half an hour later, a joyful cry of a firecracker came from the Blazing Sun Furnace, and a cloud of pale golden mist spewed out from the mouth of the coiled dragon on the furnace lid.

Ji An used his telekinesis to lift the furnace lid, and three golden pills flew out.

One batch of Golden Elixir has been successfully refined, yielding three pills with a 100% success rate, including three high-quality pills with a 100% high-quality rate.

This was a situation that other alchemists might only encounter a few times in their entire lives, so it was nothing out of the ordinary for him.

Elixirs such as Fire Essence Pill, Vajra Pill, Precious Flower Pill, and Golden Elixir Pill will appear once every ten or eight batches of refining.

Ji An calmly put the pills into a jade bottle, released Xiao Yunyu after the procedure, and left the small world.

The puppet eagerly ran over and picked up the alchemy furnace to clean it.

A golden sword hummed outside the magic circle. Ji An made a hand seal to open the magic circle and reached out to catch the incoming light.

He extended his divine sense to read the information within, a smile appearing on his lips. "That's good news."

He returned to the small world, where the puppet was still cleaning the alchemy furnace.

"I retrieved four jars of Grade 3 pine nut wine from the pond and put them into a gift box, along with two small jars of Grade 3 mid-grade Yunding Silver Needle Tea. I'll need them in a few days."

Ji An sighed inwardly. Two Crimson Cloud Pines had broken through the life shackles deeply ingrained in their genes and advanced to the middle grade of the third tier. In a few more years, they would be able to brew middle-grade spirit wine. The puppet nodded with bright, intelligent eyes. Possessing the ability to continuously learn, it was even more spiritual and could already engage in deep thinking.

Two days later, Ji An rode a cloud away from Black Stone Mountain and flew to Dingxiang Pavilion in Cloud Sea Immortal City, entering Room Number One of the Heavenly Class.

The people who had prepared the banquet were already seated inside. Upon seeing him enter, they immediately stood up and greeted him warmly:
"Fellow Daoist Ji, please come inside!"

Wan Jinrong wore a smug smile on his face. Having broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, he was in high spirits.

Ji An presented the gift box and smiled gently:

"Congratulations on reaching a higher level, fellow Daoist. Here are a few bottles of spirit wine and spirit tea for you. Please accept them with a smile."

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind. Please take a seat. We're all acquaintances, so I won't introduce you."

There was only one guest inside, Wan Jinru, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone began to drink heartily.

Wan Jinrong tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, his tone conveying a sense of relief.

"You two have successively broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, while I have remained stagnant for many years, and I worry in my dreams that the gap will only widen."

This breakthrough has finally allowed me to catch up somewhat, which has boosted my confidence.

Regarding the issue of cultivation, he consulted his ancestor and learned that the problem lay in his mindset, which had invisibly increased the bottlenecks, but adjusting them was not easy.

Over the years, I've endured countless nights of agonizing nightmares, but now I've finally found the right mindset.

He cupped his hands in greeting to Wan Jinru, saying, "Sister, something you said really touched me. You deserve some credit for my breakthrough."

Wan Jinru's eyes showed curiosity as she asked:

"I've said many things to the myna bird, which one are you referring to?"

“You told me that ‘every cultivator has their own pace of cultivation, and if you follow our pace, you will naturally reach our limit.’”

"Sigh, I have indeed made some mistakes in my judgment over the years."

"My words are at most a trigger. If my brother doesn't understand, it's no use me talking to you every day. You should be most grateful to yourself."

Ji An watched the heartwarming exchange between the two siblings with a smile, and sighed with envy.

After several rounds of drinks, Wan Jinrong said:

"Fellow Daoist, I have obtained the third-grade low-rank Canghai Gourd. I can refine the magic weapon for you in a few days. After the banquet, we will go and finalize the specific plan."

"Alright, thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

Ji An's eyes lit up with joy. He could now reliably refine third-grade low-level thunder beads, and he had already stored twenty of them in his Void Stone.

There are still plenty of materials, enough to refine another two or three hundred Thunder Pearls. The reason we haven't continued refining them is to wait for the water-attribute gourd magic weapon to be successfully refined.

If he could add a little bit of Ren water essence to the Tianyuan Pear Crystal Sand, he would be very confident in refining a mid-grade third-tier Thunder Pearl.

After a satisfying meal, the group returned to Wanbaolou.

Ji An and the other person went to the weapon-refining room, while Wan Jinru went back to her guest room to rest.

Wan Jinrong took out a light blue gourd with scattered blue spots on its surface, as if it were inlaid with blue diamonds.

"I have two plans. Fellow Daoist, listen to them and see which one we should choose."

The first option is to refine it into a magical artifact that can both hold spiritual water to nurture the essence of Ren water and release water to attack enemies.

In this case, the number of treasures that nurture the essence of Ren water will inevitably decrease, and the efficiency of nurturing spiritual materials will be significantly affected.

The second option is to refine it into a purely auxiliary magical artifact, possessing only the ability to nurture spiritual materials.

After listening, Ji An replied without hesitation:

"I choose the second option."

From the perspective of individual combat, the first option is better, but its magical power is strong enough that there is little need to refine another magic weapon to strengthen it.

The original purpose of refining this magic weapon was to obtain higher quality Tianyuan Pear Crystal Sand.

The refining of Thunder Pearls is not particularly complicated. He felt that if the sect had several Golden Core level weapon refiners, it could establish a "Thunder Pearl production line" to produce Thunder Pearls more efficiently.

Wan Jinrong nodded, "I understand. I will begin refining it tomorrow. It will take about half a month. Once it is successfully refined, I will send you the communication golden sword."

"Okay, how much does it cost to refine?"

"We should wait and see. If it is refined into a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon, my price will naturally be higher."

Wan Jinrong replied that he was not very confident in refining the water-based magic weapon and did not have absolute certainty that he could refine it into a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, please go ahead and do as you please, without any psychological burden."

Success would be wonderful, failure is fate, and I will accept it.

Ji An decided to prepare some third-tier fire-elemental spiritual items as a reward. He couldn't keep using high-grade spirit stones as payment; that would seem too inconsiderate.

Wan Jinrong scratched his head, "Fellow Daoist's words only make me feel more pressured."

By the way, does this magical artifact require a blood sacrifice?

"unnecessary."

Choosing Blood Sacrifice for offensive and defensive magic items makes them easier to control, which is advantageous in battle.

Purely support-type magical artifacts should be able to be controlled by others in order to function more effectively.

A month later.

Ji An arrived at Wanbaoge by cloud and was led by a steward into a unique weapon-refining room.

Previously, he felt that the weapon-refining room was a raging fire, as if the air itself was burning, but this training room felt like a frozen wasteland, with a layer of powder frozen off the air and frost covering the walls.

The deacon did not enter the room, but closed the door with trembling hands.

Ji An saw a faint blue flame flickering in the center of the room, and a chill emanated from it.

Wan Jinrong was concentrating on forming hand seals to inject a magical seal into the gourd. The light blue gourd had turned as black as ink, but the original blue spots still shone brightly.

The gourd kept shrinking until it was the size of a palm, which Wan Jinrong held in his hand. He closed the magic array, the blue flames went out, and the temperature in the room stopped dropping.

He turned his head and laughed heartily:
"I have successfully completed my mission. This magic weapon is also of the middle grade of the third rank. Please take a look, fellow Daoist."

He used his telekinesis technique to send the magical artifact out.

Ji An grasped the magic weapon, and three tiny blue seal characters, each the size of a grain of rice, shone brightly on the edge of the gourd's mouth—Ren Water Gourd.

(End of this chapter)