Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 697 The Strategic Value of the Five Qi Pill

Ji An had his own plans. With the True Demon Tribulation about to erupt and the threat from the Xuan Yin Sect, sect cultivators would be on guard against the outside world, so there wouldn't be much risk of leaks for the time being.

By the time the Tribulation of the True Demon ends, he should have already broken through to a higher realm and be less afraid of external covetousness.

He very much hoped that the sect would grow stronger with him. No one can fight alone in any world, and it is not advisable to do everything personally. Only by gathering the strength of others can one go further.

Previously, his fellow disciples couldn't keep up with his pace, but now that the shortcomings in his skills have been addressed, more and more talented individuals will emerge.

With the support of the depleted spiritual veins, the sect has already established itself as a powerful force for Nascent Soul cultivators, making it the perfect time to join hands and move forward together.

Master Yuxiao nodded repeatedly, “It is indeed necessary to keep the fact that our sect has obtained the inheritance of the Five Elements Sect a secret. It’s not too late to release the news after we become a Nascent Soul sect and have sufficient resources.”

The Five Elements Sect was once a top-tier power in the cultivation world, so having a signboard bearing the name of the Five Elements Sect would give it a sense of history.

In the future, when interacting with other Nascent Soul sects, we will have more confidence and can proudly proclaim, "Our lineage is ancient and profound!"

Ji An pressed on, saying, "We have inherited the Five Elements Sect's legacy. In the future, we can follow the example of the Upper Sect and establish Five Elements Halls such as the White Tiger Hall and the Azure Dragon Hall. This can be considered as remembering our roots and commemorating the past glory of the Five Elements Sect."

This is a promise he made to True Lord Lianshan. He mentions it now to test the attitude of his senior brother, the sect leader.

“Junior brother is right, but we can only do this when the sect has a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge.”

The two chatted happily, looking forward to a bright future.

Master Yuxiao counted the number of pills and said:

"There are still thirty-six Purple Cloud Jade Mushroom Pills left, all of them are of the highest quality, each worth two hundred merit points, which will give you a total of seven thousand two hundred merit points."

There are sixty-four Five Qi Pills, all of them of superior quality. However, since this is my first time using Five Qi Pills, I need to ask Junior Sister Han Yan to verify their effects before I can give an exchange rate.

“That is only right. I suggest that you also try the effects of the pills yourself and see how they affect cultivators at different levels.”

Ji An heard from Lian Shan Zhenjun that the medicinal power of the Five Qi Pill would remain in the human body for several months. The Five Elements Sect had never obtained the Gathering Yuan Tree and did not know where this data came from.

These Five Qi Pills were made from the leaves collected from the Gathering Yuan Tree before it reached the third-tier top-grade level. He will release the Five Qi Pills of higher grade at a better time.

"Alright, Junior Sister Han and I will both try the medicine and give the most objective evaluation."

Later, the two inevitably talked about the Tribulation of the True Demon, since it was a situation they had to face.

Master Yuxiao said, "Junior Brother Zhang has become the head of the Array Hall. Ninety percent of the array flags for upgrading the spiritual veins have been completed. The next round of upgrades can be carried out this year."

Next, he needs to oversee the creation of a new protective mountain formation, which is expected to take three to five years.

He told me that only after completing these tasks could he oversee the research and construction of the purification array.

The purification array relies on the spiritual vein nodes and requires calculation of the spiritual energy support within the spiritual veins.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that the Array Formation Hall was still too weak, and now there was an urgent need for new Golden Core cultivators to emerge so that things could stabilize.

Ji An thought for a moment and said:
"We can select a group of disciples to study the second-order purification array first, which can also be considered as accumulating refining experience. We can't wait until we need to use it to study it."

Furthermore, the sect needs to further increase its resource allocation towards the Dharma Hall.

Currently, the sect's basic needs are largely met by the Department of Agriculture, the Pill Refining Pavilion, the Weapon Refining Hall, and the Talisman Making Hall, which were developed earliest. The development of other halls is relatively lagging behind.

The Ministry of Agriculture can cultivate many high-grade spiritual woods, which is also an opportunity for the Puppet Hall to develop, but its development has always been slow due to the limitations of inheritance.

The Five Elements Sect is not known for its puppet making. The Puppet Hall can only develop based on the puppet making blueprints that Ji An bought from the Golden Puppet Sect. It is not systematic and has no clear direction.

The Formation Hall has received a very complete inheritance, and with the allocation of resources, it will develop rapidly.

Master Yuxiao's face was solemn as he sighed:
"The resources allocated to the Array Formation Hall have been increasing, but due to insufficient foundation, it will take time to accumulate before it can make great strides forward."

Given the current state of the Array Hall, it would take at least thirty or forty years for a new array master to break through to the Golden Core stage, which is unacceptable.

Now that the Five Elements Sect's heritage has been fully compiled, I've decided to personally study the Way of Formations.

Even though Junior Brother Lin Jiuxiao had never learned any cultivation techniques, he still made time to study formations.

Given the knowledge and experience of two Golden Core cultivators, even without much talent in array formations, they could eventually refine a third-order array, which would basically meet the sect's needs.

He still has over three hundred years to live, and judging from his previous rate of cultivation improvement, reaching the late Golden Core stage should be no problem.

Even though the sect now has more abundant resources, the possibility of advancing to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage is extremely low, and breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is only possible with a miracle.

He's not so obsessed with improving his cultivation level now; breaking through to the late Golden Core stage is enough. He can use his time to learn the art of formations and make a greater contribution to the sect.

Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, "If Senior Brother is willing to do this, the sect's most pressing weakness can be addressed."

Master Yuxiao waved his hand, "It's just about taking on the responsibilities you should take on. Junior brother, don't waste your energy on these things. The higher your cultivation level, the more confident the sect will be."

"We will do our utmost."

After leaving Chaoyang Peak, Ji An teleported to Chitong Mountain and arrived at Qin Yan's cave.

Qin Yan's hair was messy and unkempt, but her eyes were bright and sparkling, like stars in the sky.

"Senior brother, what brings you here? Please have a seat."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sat down. Ji An took out some boxes and placed them on the table, explaining his purpose:

"Junior brother, do you still remember when we were in Zhongzhou, I entrusted you to purchase a batch of refining materials?"

"Of course I remember. Senior Brother wanted to refine the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon. Are you preparing to refine it now?"

“Exactly,” Ji An nodded. At the time, the other party was only at the second level of the Golden Core stage, and he was worried that he would not be able to refine a high-grade magic weapon, so he decided to refine a mid-grade magic weapon.

Unexpectedly, the other party advanced to the third level of the Golden Core stage not long after arriving in the Central Continent, and then advanced to the fourth level of the Golden Core stage a few years ago. The speed of his cultivation improvement was comparable to his.

'A miscalculation. Had I known the opponent was so powerful, I should have purchased materials for refining high-grade magic weapons back then.'

He sighed inwardly, regretting that he could never have known this earlier.

"No problem. I'm currently refining Junior Brother Liu's magic weapon, and it should be completed in four or five days."

I will rest for two or three days to adjust my condition before starting to refine the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, which will take about a month.

When a blood sacrifice is required, I will inform my senior brother in advance, and you will need to come over at that time.

Luckily, I asked Junior Brother Zhang for help beforehand and built a crafting room capable of refining water-based magical artifacts; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to accept Senior Brother's order.

Qin Yan's eyes lit up. This would be his first order for refining a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon, which was of special significance.

There was a jade slip in his Void Stone containing detailed steps for refining the Profound Origin Water Control Flag.

He had been preparing for this day ever since he returned to the sect.

After chatting for a while, Ji An asked:

"There is a cultivator in the Weapon Refining Hall named Gu Hongming. I met his grandfather in Red Rock City in the far north, and I brought him back to join the sect. How is he doing now?"

"Gu Hongming is currently the deputy hall master of the weapon refining hall. He is currently traveling abroad to seek to comprehend the mutual generation of the five elements and has been away for seven or eight years. He has excellent aptitude and comprehension. Because he contributed the formula for the Transformation Yuan Divine Mud, before his travels, the sect leader gave him a lot of third-tier talismans for self-defense."

"This kid actually didn't come to visit me."

Qin Yan chuckled twice and said:

“I don’t think we can blame him. After my senior brother returned, he moved back to Crimson Flame Peak, but he was the only one on the thousands of acres of land in the entire dojo.”

The message being sent to the outside world was that he was in seclusion, focusing on his spiritual cultivation and not receiving any visitors; Gu Hongming probably dared not disturb him.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly and nodded, saying:

"It's possible. Let's wait until he breaks through to the Golden Core stage and becomes one of us before we talk about it."

Three days later, at the Wuji Hall on Chaoyang Peak.

Han Yan and Qin Yan met outside the hall, entered the hall together, and bowed:
"Master Brother."

"Please take a seat."

Master Yuxiao had been waiting for a long time. He pointed to the emerald jade bottle on the table beside him and said:

"Junior Brother Ji submitted a secret-recipe elixir called Five Qi Pill. Its effects are unknown. We've come today to test its efficacy."

Let's all three of us give it a try and see how it goes.

"Junior sister, you are an alchemist. First, conduct a preliminary evaluation of the pills."

He had already scraped off a small amount of the elixir powder and tasted it, but he didn't feel that it had any effect on enhancing his magical power. He just felt that the technique was a little more lively when it was running automatically.

Han Yan nodded gracefully, picked up the jade bottle, and poured out a pill.

The elixir is light red, with three red lines inlaid on it like rings. The lines are colorful, with silver-white, jet-black, emerald green, crimson, and orange-yellow colors that are bright and lustrous.

A faint fragrance wafted in, and she immediately felt the magic power become more active.

He smelled its aroma and discerned its color, then took out a wooden knife to scrape off some powder and put it in his mouth to taste.

She immediately felt the magical energy become more vibrant, and the Five Elements Divine Palace was stimulated, with the veins on its surface lighting up and radiating light.

Strangely, the pill contained only a small amount of spiritual energy.

After a moment, Han Yan spoke softly:
"This should be a purely auxiliary pill. The test needs to compare how much it improves efficiency during cultivation."

These kinds of elixirs should have a long-lasting effect, at least on a monthly basis; otherwise, they are meaningless.

Qin Yan said, "There aren't many auxiliary pills in the cultivation world, but each one has its unique effects. I'm really looking forward to it."

The most crucial factor is the source of the elixirs. It's quite normal that Senior Brother Ji would keep some good things in private after obtaining so many inheritances from the Five Elements Sect ruins.

Master Yuxiao rested his arm on the table and lightly tapped the surface with his finger:

"Each of you take one back to your cave for testing, and we'll meet again at Chaoyang Peak tomorrow."

The moon sets and the sun rises; a night passes.

As the morning light shines on the summit of Chaoyang Peak, the plaque of Wuji Hall radiates golden light.

The seating arrangement in the main hall remained the same as yesterday. Master Yuxiao, beaming, looked at the other two and said with delight:
"It seems everyone is very satisfied with the effects of the Five Qi Pill."

He cultivated for most of the night last night, only stopping when his spiritual energy was completely exhausted.

Without taking any pills, he had never felt that his cultivation efficiency could be so high, increasing by more than 50%.

If such an effect can last for several months, it is equivalent to taking several pills.

Qin Yan suppressed his smile. "Last night, my cultivation improved by 60% more than usual. I also cultivated for half an hour before coming to Chaoyang Peak, so the effects of the medicine are still there."

Han Yan's eyes shone brightly. "Both of my senior brothers are in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, so the effects of their pills are relatively weaker."

The improvement I gained during cultivation was a full 90% greater. If the effects of the medicine last long enough, our consumption of other pills will be greatly reduced.

My two senior brothers may not have noticed a detail: you are in the middle stage of Golden Core, and I am in the early stage of Golden Core, and you can both use this kind of pill. Can cultivators in the late stage of Golden Core use it?
A pill that can take effect across cultivation levels is of immeasurable value.

Normally, cultivators in the early stages of the Golden Core stage would experience great pain when consuming high-grade third-tier pills and refining them using their cultivation techniques.

Because the effects of the pills exceed the cultivator's tolerance limit, it will greatly reduce cultivation time.

“Yes,” Qin Yan’s eyes also shone brightly.

Master Yuxiao waved his hand gently, "It is indeed of immeasurable value to you and me, but it has no effect on others."

This is a secret medicine of the Five Elements Sect; only cultivators who practice the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture can enjoy its benefits.

If there really were a pill that could be used by all cultivators in the world, wouldn't everyone be scrambling to buy it?

Han Yan's smile remained unchanged. "As long as we enjoy the benefits, that's fine. By the way, did Senior Brother Ji mention how long the effects of the medicine will last?"

The duration of the drug's effect is a very critical issue.

“He didn’t mention this. Let’s go to Crimson Flame Peak and ask him now.”

Master Yuxiao stood up. "Chaoyang Peak can be used to teleport to Ningcui Cliff, and then to Chiyan Peak. It's convenient and quick."

Upon receiving a report from Dahuang, who was guarding outside, Ji An hurriedly left the gourd world, made a hand seal to open the cave's protective barrier, and welcomed the guests in.

After everyone was seated, Han Yan couldn't wait to ask her question.

Ji An scratched his head and mumbled:

"The duration of the drug's effects varies from person to person, but it lasts for about six months."

The Five Qi Pill had almost no effect on him, so he didn't know how long its effects would last.

He subtly changed the subject and asked:
"How have the effects been after everyone took the pills?"

The three of them shared their experiences. Ji An wore a gentle smile on the surface, but inside he was in turmoil.

'The effect is so good! Doesn't that mean my cultivation efficiency has always been much higher than that of cultivators at the same level? But why isn't my cultivation progress as obvious?'

He quickly realized that the quality and quantity of his magical power were stronger than those of other cultivators of the same level, which was why the advantages of following the path of extreme balance of the five elements were not obvious.

Thinking of this, he felt much more invigorated.

Seeing Han Yan repeatedly open her mouth but hesitate to speak, he jokingly asked:

"Junior sister, is there something you're having trouble telling us? Please speak up."

Han Yan's cheeks flushed slightly. "Senior brother always makes fun of me. I want to ask how to obtain the recipe for the Five Qi Pill."

(End of this chapter)