Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 654 Puppet

Black spiritual clouds rose beneath Ji An's feet, accompanied by the sound of flowing water, like a babbling brook in the mountains.

He flew to the sky above the pond and hovered there, activating the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique.

The Tianyuan Pear was bathed in rain, its leaves shimmering with a watery blue light. This spiritual plant was only of the third-tier low grade.

The Azure Mist Trees generally reach the middle grade of the third rank, with a few remaining at the upper grade of the third rank.

The mist spread out, and the fog around the Canglan Spirit Mist Tree blended perfectly with the water mist.

Now, every now and then, Ji An would eat a Canglan Spirit Mist Fruit after practicing the Immovable King Technique, using the Water Element Spirit Fruit to cleanse his blood and qi.

A large number of spirit fish gathered on the surface of the pond, rippling the water. Some of the spirit fish opened their mouths wide and leaped up, trying to bite the scattered shadows of green leaves, but they only managed to bite nothing and splash up a lot of water.

Currently, there are many spirit fish at the Chaoyuan stage in the pond, but there are still no spirit fish that have reached the Golden Core stage.

If a spirit fish at the Golden Core level were to actually be born, then it would be doomed.

The situation here is different from that at the lava lake; he will definitely catch the spirit fish and put it on the table.

He felt that the days of frequently cooking spirit fish at the Golden Core level were not far off, and as the Pure Water Lotus was gradually upgraded to the third-grade superior level, this place was even more suitable for the growth of spirit fish.

Thinking of the spirit fish, a trickle of saliva reflexively escaped his lips; he had never tasted a spirit fish at the Golden Core stage.

Ji An arrived above the Wood Spirit Field. At this moment, the spiritual clouds beneath his feet shimmered with azure light. He changed the hand seals and released the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique.

The full moon hung high in the sky, and two azure dragons lowered their heads to face the moon, their voices growing ever louder.

The gentle rain, accompanied by the ethereal shadows of green leaves, falls harmoniously and beautifully, while the rising mist veils the land.

The situation of the Emerald Leaf Mulberry planted here is similar to that of the Copper Pattern Mulberry; there are only a few mid-grade third-tier spiritual plants, and the rest are low-grade third-tier plants.

He had been trying to find a suitable alternative plant like the hibiscus to ensure a continuous supply of high-quality honey, but he had yet to find one.

The situation is better for the Biluo Tree; there are a few top-grade Tier 3 plants, and most of them have reached mid-grade Tier 3.

Ji An understood that the limit of this spiritual plant should be the middle grade of the third rank, and it was only in an environment like the gourd world that it could break through to the upper grade.

Many kinds of spiritual plants have reached the end of their evolution, and he felt both happy and somewhat melancholy.

There are 600 Bodhi trees planted on 30 acres of the Wood Spirit Field.

This spiritual plant has good potential. The first batch of twelve plants all reached the third-grade high quality, and the rest were third-grade medium quality.

One hundred spirit trees nurtured spirit-stabilizing talismans, with two talismans per tree; the remaining spirit trees nurtured spirit-purifying talismans, which were of a lower level, with three talismans per tree.

Ji An had no idea what the situation would be like after the True Demon Tribulation fully erupted. To be on the safe side, he stored a sufficient number of Cleansing Talismans for future use.

As the rain stopped and the moon faded, the white jade beetle in the hive flew out and entered the mulberry fields, where the bustling scene resumed.

A crimson mist rose beneath his feet, from which sparks occasionally burst forth and scattered in all directions.

Ji An rode the clouds and arrived above the lava lake.

The golden carp, at the Golden Core stage, stirred up the waves and immediately dived into the magma upon seeing the newcomer.

After several near-death experiences, it is now very docile and knows how to yield to power.

"hehe."

Ji An smiled and said, "I still prefer your unruly side. I won't be soft-hearted when killing fish and eating meat in the future."

The area around the red lake is full of fire corals.

The potential of this spiritual plant is better than he expected. Most of them are now at the mid-grade level of the third rank, and there are more than twenty high-grade ones.

Fire crystal ants move among the plants and are difficult to notice without close inspection.

Groups of Purple Crystal Peaks roamed among them, each about half a foot long.

The vigorous growth of the spiritual plants also brings many benefits to the spiritual bees that rely on them for survival.

These weak spirit bees have produced a large number of individuals at the Foundation Establishment level, with the queen bee even reaching the Chaoyuan stage.

This is unimaginable to outsiders.

Third-grade mid-level amethyst honey is already extremely rare, and top-grade honey is unheard of.

High-grade honey is a rare commodity in the entire cultivation world because honey harvesting requires a nectar source, and a small nectar source simply cannot supply the bee colony with enough honey to produce honey.

This place is a treasure trove for the Amethyst Bees, with its top-grade third-tier spirit peach trees, fiery apricot trees, phoenix trees, celestial jade trees, and phoenix perching trees, all of which are flowering spirit trees.

The flame tree produces twelve fruits, which look somewhat like apples, but with a more pointed end. They are crimson in color, with golden veins on the surface, resembling finely detailed feathers.

When the patterns turn bright white, it means the fruit is ripe.

The two Phoenix Perching Trees are now beginning to condense spiritual seeds, with two seeds on each tree.

Ji An plans to plant all the spiritual seeds after they mature. This kind of spiritual tea has a broad market, and it is especially popular with alchemists and weapon refiners. Cultivators who practice fire-based techniques will also have a demand for it.

He flew on a cloud to the sky above the spiritual field, and released the Azure Sky Yangming Technique by making hand seals.

As the golden sun shone overhead, the sky shimmered with azure light, and green leaves, also formed from the essence of the wood element, rained down.

The green leaves changed color as they fell, turning fiery red when they reached mid-air. The wood element's power remained, while the fire element's power was just beginning to flourish.

Strands of golden light emanated from the blazing sun and were absorbed by the spiritual wood below.

Ji An witnessed the dazzling spectacle, smiled with satisfaction, and rode a cloud to the center of the small world.

His mind sank into his dantian, connecting with the stone tortoise to issue a command:

"Retain fifty points of each Daoist rhyme, and refine the rest to cultivate the Yuan Gathering Tree."

The stone tortoise appeared above the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree, and Bagua patterns appeared on the ground. Strands of yellow spiritual light were stirred by an invisible hand and quickly condensed into a cocoon.

An hour later, the cocoon of light burst open. "Hey, big brother, when will you ever be satisfied?"

Ji An scratched his head. He had already invested more than 6,000 points of Dao essence. With so much Dao essence, he should be able to raise several Dao seeds to a higher grade, right? But the Gathering Yuan Tree remained unmoved.

He was just venting his frustration. If the Gathering Yuan Tree could be upgraded, the quality of the small world's spiritual veins and many spiritual plants would also be upgraded, which would have a more far-reaching impact on his development.

Walking to the Soul-Nourishing Tree, Ji An sat cross-legged on the futon, quickly calming his mind and collecting his thoughts. The distracting thoughts in his mind quickly settled down like silt in still water, and his sea of ​​consciousness became vast and undisturbed.

He began to circulate the Five Elements Wheel, and a vortex of spiritual energy quickly formed above his head.

The puppets that were busy nearby saw the spiritual energy gathering and immediately put down what they were doing, tiptoeing over.

It lit the sandalwood incense and placed it in the incense burner without making a sound.

The next day.

When Ji An left the small world, he took the puppet with him. He walked out of the cave and rode the Flame Banner off the ground back to the Immortal City.

The magical artifact transformed into a fire phoenix, its four-colored tail feathers dazzlingly bright, and it flew rapidly as its tail swayed.

He first returned to the Crimson Flame Pavilion to give some instructions, and then rode the cloud to the Golden Puppet Pavilion.

A maidservant came forward and asked with a smile:

"Senior, are you here to see the person in charge or the Pavilion Master?"

Ji An, as a major customer of Jin Kui Pavilion, has not visited many times, but he is already well-known to the staff.

"Looking for Fellow Daoist Xuanmu."

"Please wait a moment, senior, I will go and inform them."

The maid left and went to the room where Master Xuanmu was making puppets to report.

Master Xuanji was also present, a strange smile on his face. "Junior brother, you've got business. You go ahead and get busy."

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

Master Xuanmu frowned, sensing a change in his senior brother's tone.

However, he didn't pay attention to this small detail and left the room to greet the guests.

In the living room, Ji An took out the puppet and asked:

"Fellow Daoist, is there any way to add a pair of wings so that it can fly?"

"That's a rare requirement. It can control flying shuttles and flying boats. Why don't you just buy one, fellow Daoist?"

“That would be a bit troublesome; I want it to be able to fly independently.”

Ji An stated his requirements, explaining that sometimes puppets were needed to collect spirit fruits, and using a flying shuttle would be cumbersome.

Master Xuanmu grinned and nodded slightly:

"Of course, wings can be added."

As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet shook its head repeatedly, leaving him stunned.

"How is this going?"

Ji An communicated with the puppet telepathically and said in surprise:
"It said it didn't want to have wings, feeling like a bird rather than a human."

Master Xuanmu's eyes lit up, and he smiled enviously:

"Fellow Daoist has struck gold. Its spirituality is already quite high, and it has the ability to think independently. In the future, you only need to give general commands, and it will be able to find a way to complete them on its own."

He had crafted many such puppets, but no cultivator had yet reported that the puppets possessed such spirituality.

"Fellow Daoist's skills are superb, that's the most important thing."

Ji An complimented him, saying that the puppet had actually developed an aesthetic sense, which greatly surprised him.

"I don't want to add wings, it looks like I'll have to buy a flying shuttle."

Master Xuanmu waved his hand, "Actually, there's no need for that. Fellow Daoist is acquainted with Master Jinrong, so you can have a simple flying artifact customized at Wanbaolou."

It can be made to the size of a millstone, still capable of flying, but smaller and portable when not in use.

Fellow Daoist, you have no shortage of spirit stones, so don't be too frugal. You can consult the weapon refiner for any special needs.

Ji An nodded in agreement. Having been used to living a poor life, he automatically overlooked the fact that he could customize ordinary items.

"If I customize a flying artifact, is it possible for the puppet to control the size of the artifact?"

"Of course, I can just inscribe the magic restriction that controls its size into its core."

"Alright, I need to inscribe the spells for releasing the Water Control Technique and the Fire Control Technique, is that alright?"

"no problem."

"How much does it cost to refine? How long will it take?"

"Just give me two high-grade spirit stones as a token. The spell restrictions are all basic ones, and it can be completed in half an hour."

For Master Xuanmu, this task was very simple and could be completed in a quarter of an hour.

Ji An took out the spirit stone, "Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

Problems that can be solved with spirit stones are not problems. He did not deliberately accumulate high-grade spirit stones, but his shop always had income, and he had at least tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones on hand.

Master Xuanmu stood up. "Fellow Daoist, please sit down. I will take it to the workshop."

Ji An nodded and gave the instructions:
"Let's go with Fellow Daoist Xuanmu."

(End of this chapter)