Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 658: Plain Cloud Flag

Master Huayin took out a silver-white jade slip and handed it over, smiling warmly:

"This is the list of materials. The pills you refined are very effective. To express my gratitude, I have already exchanged the materials from the sect's secret vault. You do not need to pay me for refining the magic weapon."

"When I refine the Phoenix Rebirth Pill again in the future, I will need your help, fellow Daoist."

My cousin can no longer be involved in refining the elixirs; this time, sending such a generous gift is partly to repay a favor.

Ji An smiled and said, "Such gratitude is far too precious. Even a low-grade third-tier magic weapon requires incredibly valuable materials."

The reward he received for refining the elixir was more than enough to justify the other party's expense.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't refuse. We have sought out other alchemists, but the pills they produced were not on the same level."

If you find it too valuable, please refine it for me a few more times for free in the future.”

This month has been the most relaxed period for Master Huayin since the outbreak of his cold poison. The residual medicinal properties of the pills have melted away all the newly formed ice crystals, and the medicinal effects continue to nourish the Fire Element Divine Palace, generating more heat.

Is it okay to receive payment before even starting any work?

Zhenyue Zhenjun laughed and said, "It's just an advance payment. Fellow Daoist, you still have work to do."

Hua Yin Zhenren then asked, "By the way, when do you plan to refine it, fellow Daoist?"
That fellow disciple happened to be in Cloud Sea Immortal City recently negotiating with Wanbao Tower. Once he's finished with his business, he can begin refining it.

Ji An disliked waiting, and was overjoyed upon hearing this:

“I have no other plans recently. Fellow Daoist, you can inform your fellow disciples that I am ready to donate my blood at any time.”

The banner being crafted is a plain-colored cloud-bound flag, so of course it requires a blood sacrifice.

The Huayin Master was amused and smiled broadly, as if a spring breeze was blowing in the room.

"It will take about four or five days. We will contact you then."

Zhenyue Zhenjun smiled as he looked at his cousin's rosy cheeks, then turned and solemnly said:
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, fellow Daoist, but cultivation techniques for breaking through to the Nascent Soul level are strictly prohibited from being leaked."

I would like to ask, to what extent can the cultivation technique you possess support your practice?
The cultivation methods for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage and beyond cannot be leaked, but I can trade you a cultivation method that allows you to cultivate up to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, he communicated with his senior brother in the Transmission Hall and finally understood why all the Nascent Soul factions were so tacitly prohibiting the circulation of Nascent Soul cultivation techniques.

The higher you go, the narrower the path becomes. Every additional competitor impacts the vested interests, especially when opportunities don't increase significantly.

When it comes to matters of the path, everyone becomes selfish.

Moreover, the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture obtained by the sect is not the most complete one, and can only support cultivation up to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

My senior brother said that the most complete cultivation method is still buried somewhere in the ruins of the Five Elements Sect, waiting to be discovered.

Every top-tier Nascent Soul sect has a similar place of inheritance, hidden in a secret location within the sect, known only to the successive sect leaders.

It contains the sect's core cultivation techniques and all auxiliary resources.

If the sect were to suffer annihilation, this hidden place would bear the heavy responsibility of ensuring the sect's continued existence.

The cultivators who inherit the sect's name may not use the sect's original name, but the sect's cultivation philosophy can be passed down, which is worthy of the hard work of the ancestors and countless disciples.

Hearing this reply, Ji An was not too disappointed, but rather a little pleasantly surprised, because he hadn't had high hopes to begin with.

"What do I have to give?"

Every gift bestowed by fate has a price already secretly marked on it; he never imagined that he could gain benefits without paying a price.

"The Phoenix Nirvana Pill refined by you, fellow Daoist, has excellent effects. The sect requires that fifty pills be refined, half of which must be of high quality."

We will provide the materials, and any excess pills can be sold to us for prices comparable to other spiritual items or pills that increase the chances of Nascent Soul formation.

He understood that the sect believed the other party would compromise due to their need for cultivation techniques, but he wouldn't refute the sect's considerations, because he was a member of the sect.

In terms of closeness, those from the same sect are naturally closer.

Ji An admitted he had seen this tactic before: working in exchange for a replicable jade slip.

"It's not impossible, but how many years would it take you to gather enough materials for so many pills?"

He didn't know when the Five Elements Sect ruins would open, nor what he would gain; even a guaranteed reward would be acceptable.

"It's uncertain, but we should be able to gather seven or eight batches within a hundred years."

Ji An maintained a polite smile; he couldn't wait any longer, but he didn't rule out any possibility of a definitive answer.

"If I refine some pills, but suddenly decide I don't want to accept this offer and choose to exchange the pills I've already obtained for resources, would that be feasible?"

He has a need for cultivation techniques, and the Taixu Sect also has a need for the Phoenix Nirvana Pill. They can't let the other party have all the benefits; they should still fight for what they deserve.

Zhenyue Zhenjun shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid that won't work."

Ji An pursed her lips and forced a smile, "I'll think about it carefully."

He wasn't at the point where he absolutely needed the other person, and he didn't want to agree to such harsh conditions.

"Fellow Daoist, please consider it. If you agree, you can contact us at any time."

Zhenyue Zhenjun didn't expect the other party to agree from the start; they would only cooperate when they had no other choice. A slight silence fell over the room. Huayin Zhenren took out a dozen boxes, coughed lightly, and said:

"We have prepared materials for two more batches of Phoenix Nirvana Pills, each batch can produce three pills."

The fellow Daoist said they originally had some materials on hand, and we will make up for the missing ones.

After Zhenyue Zhenjun broke through, the cultivators of the sect sent him congratulatory gifts, and he also managed to gather some more materials, which was an unexpected surprise.

She then took out two more red jade bottles, saying, "Each bottle contains ten Purple Cloud Jade Mushroom Pills, which are a reward for you, fellow Daoist."

Refining high-quality top-grade pills, and using materials that already belonged to the other party, makes twenty mid-grade third-tier pills a reasonable reward.

Ji An checked the materials and put away the payment:
"I will deliver the pills to you in three days. Let's meet at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

Master Huayin smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, take your time refining it. There's no rush this time."

Let's set the time for Shen Shi (3-5 PM) five days from now. Then we can introduce you to our fellow disciples.

After obtaining the elixir, she will leave the Immortal City and return to her sect, while Zhenyue Zhenjun will go out to search for materials and rare treasures for the Phoenix Nirvana Pill to improve her cultivation level and speed up her cultivation.

Although the cold poison has been brought under control, we cannot let our guard down. She can only truly be safe if she breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible.

Five days later, in the living room of the Crimson Flame Pavilion.

Master Huayin pointed to a cultivator with a large frame and a thick beard, and introduced him:

“Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, this is our sect’s True Man Tieshan, a third-tier, four-star weapon refiner. He will be the one to refine the Plain Cloud Banner for you.”

Ji An politely cupped his hands and said:

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I am grateful in advance."

Yang Tieshan stretched out his large, fan-like hand and waved it gently twice:

"You're welcome. My senior sister specifically instructed me to do my best to refine it for you, fellow Daoist."

Just call me Tieshan (Iron Mountain), hehe. I come from an ordinary background; my family are blacksmiths. My father named me Tieshan hoping that our family would one day own an iron mine.

After becoming a weapon refiner and reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he possessed a mountain of iron in his home.

Later, after breaking through to the Golden Core stage, he simply adopted Iron Mountain as his Daoist name, which was quite fitting.

After exchanging pleasantries, the group sat down. Ji An took out two jade bottles, used his object manipulation technique to present them to Master Huayin:

"Fellow Daoist, these are the pills you have refined. Please keep them safe."

All the materials combined could yield seven pills, and he successfully refined five: two of ordinary quality and three of superior quality.

He took out the ordinary-quality pill he had kept in his hand and took away the two high-quality pills.

By doing this, the number of pills produced becomes four, which will show the other party that his alchemy skills have improved compared to last time. In the future, the Taixu Sect will be happy to send him pills to refine.

Hua Yin Zhenren examined the jade bottle, her smile gentle:
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your progress in alchemy."

She felt that the Purple Cloud Jade Mushroom Pills were a really good deal. With these Phoenix Nirvana Pills, she wouldn't have to worry about the cold poison flaring up for several years.

After chatting for a while, Zhenyue Zhenjun stood up and said:
"Master Huayin and I are setting off to return to our sect today. You can discuss the progress of refining the magic weapon with us."

After seeing the guests off, Ji An and Yang Tieshan discussed the details of refining the magic weapon.

half a month later.

Crimson flames raged in the Wanbaolou weapon-refining room, where a flag identical in design to other magical treasures such as the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag floated.

The flag has a slightly yellowish tinge, with a color like high-grade Xuan paper. In the very center of the flag, a white tiger pattern is drawn with silver silk threads, surrounded by a faint cloud pattern.

Yang Tieshan manipulated the treasure flag away from the flames, and shouted:
"Quickly, bleed him out!"

Ji An used magic to pierce the skin, and bright red blood, shimmering with golden light, gushed out, pouring onto the flag and quickly seeping into it, like parched earth receiving a timely rain.

A chilling tiger's roar resounded, filling the air with a sharp, cold aura.

Zhang Tieshan felt a desolate chill, as if all things were dying, welling up in his chest. He opened his eyes wide and thought to himself:
'Awakened so easily? What's with the gold in the blood?!'

After a moment of distraction, he snapped out of it and exclaimed:

"That's enough!"

The purpose of blood sacrifice is mainly to awaken the spirit and strengthen the connection between the magical artifact and its master; it has no direct relation to the amount of blood.

He manipulated the precious flag to fly into the flames, his hand seals shifting as he continuously imbued it with magical seals.

Once he had completed all the steps, the plain-colored cloud-shaped banner eagerly flew out, circling its master. A strong wind surged through the room, and a chilling aura permeated the air.

Yang Tieshan shouted at the top of his lungs, "I have been refining magical artifacts for many years and have made dozens of them, but this is the second one that has just been made and is already so spiritual!"

This is a magical artifact made of metal, skilled in attack and destruction.

Based on past experience, such magical artifacts require time to build a close relationship with their owners, but this one did it directly.

(End of this chapter)