Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 714 Double Blessings
"When I caught this Crimson Gold Carp, it was already a demon beast at the fifth level of the Chaoyuan stage. It was wild and untamed, and it would probably take a lot of effort to subdue it. There's no need for that."

Ji An explained that the Crimson Gold Carp is different from the Azure Water Turtle; it cannot leave the lava pool before reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Even if it is taken in as a tamed beast, it can only stay in this lava pool and is of little use.

As Lingyun continued flying forward, Lin Lan suddenly saw a spirit tree with leaves that sparkled with electricity and bark that was black and cracked.

"Master, what is that shimmering spirit tree?"

She had never seen this kind of spiritual plant before, but intuitively felt that it was a very promising variety.

"It was a spirit peach tree. Its life had come to an end, but I preserved a section of its root. After being struck by lightning, the withered tree came back to life and was revitalized."

Ji An's tone was somewhat smug; this was all thanks to the Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

Over the years, he had been searching for the roots of some high-level spirit trees that had withered and died, but he had not found any suitable ones.

"What is the maximum growth potential of this spirit tree?"

Lin Lan was very curious, as this was a mutated spirit wood, and its potential ceiling might be incredibly high.

"That's a question for the Dao Ancestor. I think he can at least reach the fourth rank."

Ji An then introduced the other spiritual plants, and finally returned to the very center of the small world, giving the instructions:

"You should stay on this yellow earth and not wander around. There are Yuan-gathering trees, soul-nourishing wood, night-dwelling trees, and golden sandalwood here, which will benefit you."

He pointed to the puppets collecting jade cocoons not far away and said:
"If you want to relax, tell Ayun, and it will take you with it."

Ah Yun knows where the dangers are and can take good care of you.

"Thank you, Master," Lin Lan said, a glimmer of color returning to her pale face, and her eyes brightening.

It was an honor for her to be able to enter the small world; her junior brother probably had no idea that their master had such a wealth of resources.

Thinking of this, she coughed lightly and said:

"Master, you said I'm the second guest here. Who was the first?"

Ji An sighed and said:

"He was a senior colleague; I'll tell you about him later."

The guest refers to True Lord Lianshan, while True Man Xuanji of the Golden Puppet Sect is an enemy and not included in the count.

Lin Lan nodded obediently. She took out an irregularly shaped, yellowish-brown stone about the size of an egg and said:

“Master, this thing contains a secret; I obtained it during my travels, and I present it to you today.”

She obtained this item from a volcanic relic. At that time, she had just grasped the divine meaning of fire giving birth to earth, and she had a sudden inspiration to detect something in the rock strata.

The feeling came quickly and went quickly, and she couldn't detect it again after that, but she trusted her intuition and dug the stone out of the black rock.

Ji An took the stone and smiled:
"Let me see what good stuff this is."

If it were just an ordinary spiritual object, this disciple wouldn't bring it out and embarrass himself.

He extended his divine sense, only to find that it weakened rapidly upon touching the stone, making it impossible to penetrate its internal structure.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, intrigued, and pointed to the wicker chair under the tree, saying:

"Let's sit down and talk. I need to study this carefully."

After saying that, he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Ayun, brew a pot of Phoenix Dance in the Clouds tea later, and put some roasted pine nuts on it."

He had never seen a third-grade superior Crimson Cloud Pine anywhere else. Perhaps the Divine Wood Sect had one; he would visit them when he had the chance.

Ji An began to manipulate the stone, which was completely undetectable by his divine sense. He then used his golden light technique to cut it.

The small, silver crescent blade disappeared into the rock.

He suddenly sat up from his half-lying position. He still didn't understand what this thing was, but he knew he had found a treasure.

He was a ninth-level Golden Core cultivator, at the Great Perfection level of the Golden Light Technique. Although it was just a casual move, the attack strength was definitely enough to penetrate the defense of a second-tier top-grade spiritual weapon.

Ji An manipulated the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword, and golden magical power flowed out from his golden core, rapidly circulating along the approaching route.

This time, he went all out, his sharp and murderous intent concealed, and a silver flying sword about an inch long pierced towards the edge of the rock.

The flying sword silently disappeared into the stone, while the stone remained quietly in place, its position unchanged.

He threw the stone more than three zhang away, made a hand seal, and released the Earth Divine Thunder.

Having reached the Great Perfection level in lightning magic, Ji An was able to control the range and power of the lightning explosion. However, this time, he had used relatively little mana, resulting in only average power.

The stone emitted a two-finger-long burst of light amidst the thunder, remaining completely unharmed.

He increased his magical output, continuously enhancing the power of the Earth Divine Thunder, but the stone remained unmoved.

The range of the lightning was small, but the sound of thunder shook Lin Lan's mind. Such a magical attack only needed one strike to send her, fully armed, into the sky.

Ji An tried all the other five elements of divine lightning, but to no avail. In the end, he had no choice but to give up.

"I can't handle this with my current abilities. Thank you for the gift. I'll study it again when my skills have improved."

He had run out of ideas and couldn't come up with anything new, so he had to give up.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "I was worried that this gift was too meager, but now it seems I can breathe a sigh of relief."

This was the only valuable item she could produce after years of traveling. She also took out the unused talismans and thunder pearls:

"Return these things to Master." When she encountered the demonic cultivator, she fell into a coma before she could even use these supplies, as the attack range of a Nascent Soul level demonic cultivator was too wide.

Ji An put away the supplies and chatted with his disciple, inquiring about his travels.

Lin Lan asked for his opinion, "Master, may I build a small wooden house?"

There are only tables, chairs, and cabinets here, with no other places to block the view, which can be very inconvenient at times.

Ji An nodded, "Yes, you can ask A-Yun for help."

There was no original plan to receive guests here, so everything is outdoors, which is indeed a bit inconvenient for the disciples when they arrive.

At this moment, A-Yun slowly walked over, carrying a tray of spiritual tea.

The aroma of tea wafted over even before she reached everyone.

Lin Lan took a breath and immediately felt refreshed and invigorated.

Ji An stood up. "Have some tea. I'm going to start my cultivation."

He walked to the opposite side, separated from his disciple by the Gathering Yuan Tree, and then sat down cross-legged, beginning to circulate the Five Elements Wheel Sutra.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is drawn in and gathers into a vortex, and the spiritual energy of the five elements is also drawn in, weaving a colorful dream.

Lin Lan had never seen such a scene before, and her eyes were filled with stars.

Three months later.

Ji An teleported to Ningcui Cliff, and then flew away on a cloud towards Chitong Mountain.

Today is the third day since Gu Hongming broke through to the Golden Core stage. He needs to go and check on things so that the stone turtle can absorb the Dao essence.

After flying for half an hour, he saw the gathering vortex of spiritual energy in the distance.

He quickened his pace, a crimson light stretching across the sky, leaving the howling wind behind, and soon arrived at the foot of Mount Red Copper.

The sect has experienced many Golden Core Tribulations, but every time a cultivator breaks through to the Golden Core stage, a large number of disciples still come to watch.

These people were all just there to watch the spectacle, and Ji An was no exception; the stone tortoise was the real protagonist.

The tribulation hasn't started yet, so Gu Hongming should still be using the Yuanming Fire to temper the pill seed. Judging from the speed of the spiritual energy vortex's rotation, it still needs further refinement.

Having witnessed countless lightning tribulations, Ji An has actually come up with some insights.

He flew along the foot of the mountain on a cloud, and after seeing a familiar face, he landed next to a canopy.

"Sect Leader, Junior Brother Qin."

Qin Yan is the head of the Weapon Refining Hall, and can be considered half of Gu Hongming's master. Of course, he has to be present when his disciple breaks through.

Master Yuxiao has little to do now, and he is no longer very interested in improving his cultivation level; otherwise, he wouldn't have come to watch the tribulation.

It's completely impossible for him to break through to a higher realm with the remaining lifespan, unless he takes the legendary elixir that can instantly grant immortality.

“Whenever a fellow disciple breaks through, Junior Brother Ji will definitely come to support him. I’ve already prepared a chair for you here, please sit down.”

"Thank you, Senior Brother," Ji An said, sitting down. He then asked, "..."
"Has Junior Brother Lin not returned yet?"

Lin Jiuxiao has been away trading in the Southern Continent for quite some time now, and it should be time for him to return.

Master Yuxiao said calmly and leisurely:
"Before setting off, Junior Brother Lin reported the situation. There are a lot of supplies to be purchased this time, and it will be difficult for the immortal cities that we often trade with to gather enough. They will need to visit several immortal cities."

The Soul Palace reports to him daily, and there are currently no abnormalities in Lin Jiuxiao and Han Yan's soul lamps.

The three chatted idly, but Qin Yan was somewhat absent-minded, as most of his attention was focused on the cultivator who was breaking through to a higher realm.

With Gu Hongming's successful breakthrough, some of his tasks can be delegated; otherwise, he would still have to worry about everything in the Refining Hall.

At dawn on the second day, the phantoms of a green dragon and a white tiger appeared simultaneously on the east and west sides of the Red Copper Mountain. In an instant, the dragon roared and the tiger howled, and the golden elixir was formed!

Qin Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. The matter was mostly successful. He had already prepared the magic weapon for the tribulation and handed it over to his disciple.

The magical artifact can trigger defensive measures according to one's will, greatly increasing the disciple's success rate in surviving the tribulation.

Three more days passed, and the dark purple chaotic divine lightning slowly dissipated, revealing a luminous moon.

Qin Yan laughed heartily and soared into the sky, speeding towards the mountain peak.

Master Yuxiao laughed and said, "Junior Brother Qin has someone to share the burden. Junior Brother, let's congratulate our new partner together."

Ji An extended his arm. "Senior brother, please."

The two rode the clouds side by side, found Gu Hongming, encouraged him, and then went their separate ways.

The opponent has just broken through and urgently needs to stabilize their cultivation.

The stone tortoise returned to his side and sank into his dantian. Ji An glanced at his harvest, then hummed a little tune and left.

He returned to Crimson Flame Peak and entered the small world, where he immediately discovered that demonic energy was surging from the black earth.

Wow, double blessings!

He could tell from the sheer scale of the attack that a demon beast was about to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Since this happened in the black spirit field, it must mean that one of the spirit fish is about to break through.

Ji An knew very well the weight of the spirit fish in the pond; the only one with the strength to reach this point was the largest, the precious dragon fish.

Just then, he saw Blue Shell squeeze into his line of sight; the pond was in turmoil, and the Blue Water Turtle had come out to seek refuge.

(End of this chapter)