Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 675: Frank Meeting
His original purpose had been completely forgotten. Tianyan only wanted the other party to speak, otherwise his small body at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage would have difficulty withstanding the other party's attack.

The difference in cultivation level is too great; even if they escape, they will have to pay a huge price.

What bad luck! Which old monster has taken a liking to this kid and sent him an avatar for protection? Xuan Ye's intelligence is too outdated!

A piece of reddish-gold metal the size of a walnut flew in front of him. Lian Shan Zhenjun naturally put it away and coldly snorted:
"Mistaken identity? Do you think I'm a fool!"
"You've accepted the Phoenix Pattern Gold, but how can I, as a junior, ever make amends for the shock I suffered?"

True Monarch Tianyan took out a bright yellow bead, made a hand seal, and sent it out, saying, "This humble Daoist has a top-grade third-tier Earth Compassion Bead in my hand as an apology to my young friend."

Lianshan Zhenjun grabbed the Earthly Compassion Pearl again and waved his hand impatiently:

"I don't know what grudges you have against each other. If I find you bullying the weak again, we'll settle this with our own strength."

"It was all a misunderstanding, and now the misunderstanding has been cleared up."

Tianyan Zhenjun rode away swiftly on a cloud, thinking to himself:
"If losing money is the best way to avoid disaster, then I shouldn't have left the seclusion!"
Fortunately, the other party was also wary of damaging my avatar; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to escape without paying a heavy price.

Lianshan Zhenjun withdrew the Nascent Soul power he had been forcibly maintaining, and his body uncontrollably swayed to the side.

Ji An quickly moved closer, maintaining a normal speed and leaving without looking back, remaining in a flying state for about half an hour.

Under the bright moonlight, he found a small cave to land in.

Lian Shan Zhenjun said weakly, "My nascent soul power was already low. I barely managed to stay awake just now, and I'm very weak now. I'll light a censer of sandalwood soul-nourishing incense."

Ji An nodded, but did not do so immediately. He asked:

"Senior, how will you recover?"

Without the other party, he would be in grave danger today. Last time he encountered a Nascent Soul level demon, the Stone Turtle intervened. He had no idea whether the Stone Turtle would intervene against a Nascent Soul level cultivator.

He felt deeply indebted and wanted to offer the best possible terms to the other party.

Lian Shan Zhenjun smiled sadly, "There is no possibility of recovery. My Nascent Soul power has already weakened irreversibly."

The power of my soul that I just released was barely enough to reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. In the future, I will probably be able to release power at most the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Find a high-level spiritual vein node as soon as possible; it will be of some help in maintaining my condition, but not by much."

Ji An made his decision. He summoned a third-tier top-grade puppet to guard outside the formation, and then took out the array plate of the Earth Thousand Turns Formation and placed it at the entrance of the cave.

After doing all this, he took off the gourd-shaped stone pendant and held it in his hand:

"Senior, this is a small world. I must invite you to enter the Void Stone for a moment first."

With the power of the soul that the other party unleashed, if someone harbors ill intentions towards him, he can be suppressed immediately without needing to resort to any tricks.

Lian Shan Zhenjun smiled faintly, "I've always felt that you act mysteriously at times. Oh, I see. What level of small world is it?"

"Hehe, you'll find out when you go in, senior."

"Okay, put me away."

Ji An put the puppet's body into the Void Stone and probed the gourd stone with his divine sense.

He entered the small world, and the Azure Lotus Banner flew out alone, letting out a lonely howl.

The plain-colored cloud banner had not taken form and lacked sufficient spirituality to move around outside. The other two banners were damaged and could only remain in the dantian to recover.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner is a natal magic weapon. Later, some Yuan Shen mud was melted into it, making it relatively easier to restore.

Although the Flame Banner has Phoenix Stones, its recovery time will be much longer. It would be best to purchase some more Spiritual Energy to nourish it.

Ji An summoned the puppet, and the opponent was immediately drawn to the place.

He glanced around, seemingly forgetting the weakness of his nascent soul, and started running around shouting:

"By Dao Ancestor above, the leaves are divided into five colors; this is the Gathering Yuan Tree!"

His excited voice revealed how thrilled he was. He rushed forward and hugged the tree tightly, closing his eyes and pressing his cheek against the trunk, not letting go for a long time.

The puppet he possessed could not fly, and it would be too wasteful to use the power of his nascent soul to fly; otherwise, he would definitely have flown away.

Ji An stepped forward and called out softly:
"Senior, are you okay?"

The opponent has overdrawn their Nascent Soul power, and their emotions were so high just now. Once this energy subsides, the overdrawn power will probably be even more severe.

"My Daoist name is Lianshan, and I was the last sect leader of the Five Elements Sect."

Lianshan Zhenjun released his arms and stood up straight:

"Do you know that with the characteristics of our sect's cultivation techniques, having the Gathering Yuan Tree is like adding wings to a tiger?"

"Our sect has searched for tens of thousands of years without finding such a rare spiritual root, yet you possess such good fortune."

Ji An pointed behind him, "Senior, let's go over there to talk. There's a high-grade third-tier Soul Nourishing Wood there that will benefit you."

"Good! The Gathering Yuan Tree can accelerate the growth of spiritual veins and spiritual trees. From now on, this small world will be your most solid fortress."

"Hehe, I'm absolutely certain you'll be able to carry forward the Five Elements Reincarnation Sutra and become the most powerful force on this continent."

The puppet piloted a circular shuttle to move two rattan chairs and a table to the foot of the Soul-Nourishing Wood Tree, lit the sandalwood incense, and then obediently brewed tea on the side.

Lian Shan Zhenjun laughed and said, "Arrange one of those flying shuttle magical artifacts for me in the future."

The two spoke frankly and were more relaxed in their conversation.

"No problem. Once we get to the Great Immortal City, I'll find a weapon refiner to make a replica for you." "I didn't expect there to be so many rare tree species here. With the addition of the Gathering Yuan Tree, you won't lack resources for your cultivation in the future."

I've detected that my Heavenly Spiritual Root has reached the highest level of the third tier, but the spiritual energy concentration is only at the upper level of the third tier. How long has this situation been going on?

With accurate figures, he could roughly estimate the time required for the spiritual veins to be upgraded.

"The Gathering Yuan Tree was upgraded during the few days after we left the ruins."

"I see. It will be a long time before the spiritual veins are upgraded."

Ji An steered the conversation back to the previous discussion, "True Lord, you said that the sect's cultivation techniques and the Gathering Yuan Tree complement each other, what do you mean?"

"You don't even know?"

Ji An shook his head blankly, looking utterly bewildered, almost as if he were saying, "What am I supposed to know?"

"When I saw the Gathering Yuan Tree, I thought that the reason you chose the 'Five Elements Revolve, All Laws Return to One' path was thanks to the Gathering Yuan Tree. Now it seems that it was entirely due to your own talent."

The Five Elements Cycle is the most difficult one because the Five Elements power within a cultivator's body will always vary in strength. Even a slight difference between each of the Five Elements powers will result in a significant difference in overall coordination.

Once the Gathering Yuan Tree has been cultivated to the third stage, its leaves are harvested and nourished with the spiritual power of the five elements to create petals of the corresponding colors. Then, its essence is refined and fully and evenly mixed to condense into the Five Qi Pill.

This elixir is a lower-grade substitute for the fourth-tier elixir, the Five-Element Pill. After consumption, it can promote a dynamic balance of the five elements, enabling more cultivators to meet the conditions for cultivating the Five Elements Cycle.

Lianshan Zhenjun paused for a moment, then smiled wryly:
"Although this 'more' won't add more people, the Five Qi Pill has another function: it can increase the cultivation speed of cultivators practicing the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture. You are an alchemist, so you can try refining some."

The two talked for a while longer, when Ji An suddenly realized that the other person had fallen silent and had fallen asleep.

He flew to the Gathering Yuan Tree on a cloud without making a sound.

After picking dozens of leaves, Ji An processed them according to the procedure described by the other party, and then took out the Blazing Sun Furnace to refine the medicinal materials.

Six hours later, the first batch of Five Qi Pills was produced. Lian Shan Zhenjun had already woken up and felt that the weakness caused by the overuse of his Nascent Soul power had lessened considerably.

Ji An noticed the other person's gaze, raised a pill as a gesture, then swallowed it and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

Seeing the rapidly gathering spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the five-colored spiritual energy, Lianshan Zhenjun smiled knowingly.

An hour later, Ji An finished his cultivation and came to the Soul Nourishing Wood.

"How is it? Is the medicine effective?"

Lian Shan Zhenjun asked kindly, "If the Gathering Yuan Tree reaches the third-tier top-grade level, the Five Qi Pill will also reach the same grade. For a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, the effect should be very obvious."

Ji An scratched his head and said suspiciously:

"My Lord, I feel it has almost no effect."

"really?"

Lian Shan Zhenjun suddenly opened his eyes wide. There was only one possibility that the elixir had no effect: the power of his disciple's Five Elements Divine Palace was already very balanced and did not need to be adjusted.

Such talent allows one to cultivate the "Five Elements Reincarnation, All Laws Return to One" path—it's defying the heavens!

Ji An nodded, "Indeed, I didn't notice any difference from my usual cultivation."

"Very good, the pills will have no effect on you, but you can leave them for your fellow disciples to take."

Trust me, they will rave about the Five Qi Pill.

I'm feeling better now. Show me around this little world of mine; I'm really curious what it's like to have a small world with a Gathering Yuan Tree.

“Alright, these spiritual plants also need to be enchanted.”

Ji An rode the clouds to the sky above the crimson spiritual field; this was their final stop.

He pointed to a patch of gold in the center of the lava lake and laughed:

"That was a crimson gold carp, a demonic beast at the Golden Core level."

Lianshan Zhenjun murmured:
"This place is more vibrant than I imagined. The five elements in the small world are perfectly balanced, which is almost impossible. How can the Gathering Yuan Tree have such a powerful effect?"

Ji An smiled and said, "It doesn't matter why the small world is like this; what matters is that it's in our hands."

"My Lord, let me introduce you to the spiritual plants here."

Ji An lowered the altitude and introduced each person to the others one by one, finally stopping at the trees outside that resembled charcoal but emitted a reddish spiritual light:

"This was originally an ordinary spirit peach tree. After its lifespan came to an end, I preserved the roots."

Later, the disciple achieved some success in his magical practice and attacked the tree roots with the ultimate level of Yi Wood Divine Lightning, causing the withered tree to revive and be reborn.

This spirit tree can be said to have been entirely nurtured by him. Whether he could bring a withered tree back to life with a similar root is still unknown.

"Lightning-struck wood, with peach tree roots, is a spiritual wood whose value is comparable to phoenix wood."

"Haha, your understanding of planting magic puts even the cultivators of the Divine Tree Sect to shame!"

Lianshan Zhenjun laughed with satisfaction; there had been so many surprises today.

　Something came up today, so there won't be a third update. I'll be owing another 3,000 words, bringing my debt to 7,000.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)