Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 720 Transformation of Daoist Charm
In the sky, the nascent soul made a hand seal, and the fire phoenix transformed from the Heaven-Burning Fire let out a high-pitched cry, scattering into countless sparks.

The silver light suddenly fell, and the nascent soul returned to the upper dantian.

Ji An frowned in thought. The speed of a Nascent Soul's flight is extremely fast, but it is relatively fragile, and cultivators rarely risk releasing their Nascent Souls into battle.

Once one's cultivation reaches the late Nascent Soul stage, using the Nascent Soul to assist in combat will become the norm.

No matter how high one's cultivation level is, the physical body is a cultivator's most important asset.

For example, regarding the storage of magical power, a Nascent Soul cultivator's Nascent Soul stores the vast majority of magical power, but a large amount of magical power crystals are still stored in the middle dantian, lower dantian, and the acupoints and meridians throughout the body.

Ji An took out the jade slip containing the Five Elements Revolving Scripture from the Void Stone, habitually stuck it to his forehead, and then chuckled as he took it off.

Nascent Soul cultivators can pierce through jade slips using their divine sense; there's no need to place them on their foreheads.

This jade slip was left by the patriarch of the Five Elements Sect who returned to this world after reaching the Three Flowers Realm. When he first obtained the jade slip, he could only view the cultivation techniques for the late Golden Core stage, at which time he was only at the sixth level of the Golden Core stage.

Looking at this jade slip again now, one can see the methods for the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Ji An began to seriously study the cultivation method. The cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage has undergone tremendous changes. The refined spiritual power will be purified through three major cycles before forming magic power crystals.

The magical power refined during the first major cycle will enter the lower dantian and be tempered and refined by the primordial fire.

After breaking through his cultivation level, the intensity of his Yuanming Fire was more than three times that of before, and the golden light carried a rich life force.

The two flames of heaven and earth were also significantly more vigorous than before. As the cultivator's life level was elevated, the flames of heaven and earth were also able to absorb more nutrients.

Their improvement is not as immediate as that of the Primordial Flame; it will gradually increase over time.

The magical power refined during the second major cycle will be repeatedly tempered in the Five Elements Divine Palace before entering the middle dantian.

There are no more Golden Core cultivators here; it will be a huge transit point from now on.

Nascent Soul cultivators cultivate constantly, but without active cultivation, the magical power they generate cannot be purified and is all stored in their middle dantian.

The third major cycle involves refining the magical energy crystals in the middle dantian to the upper dantian for the final time, before they are finally absorbed by the nascent soul.

Ji An had roughly figured out how to proceed with his cultivation, and put the jade slip away. He now had a general idea of ​​what to do.

Compared to previous cultivation, the first and second Great Cycles are only slightly more complex and cumbersome in terms of refining spiritual energy, but there is no essential difference.

The third major cycle should be performed after visualizing the 'palace' in the upper dantian. This will yield the best results; otherwise, the cultivation speed will be relatively slow.

The construction of Niwan Palace was based on imagination. The bricks, tiles, doors, walls, beams, pillars, brackets, etc., all followed certain rules and were not just random ideas.

Each type of building structure can be further subdivided into many types. For example, beams can be divided into corner beams, chamfered corner beams, and beveled corner beams.

After the structure is completed, you should try to visualize the details inside, and the more detailed the various patterns and carvings, the better.

Fortunately, the construction of the Niwan Palace is not time-limited and can be carried out throughout the entire Nascent Soul stage of cultivation. First, the basic framework of the main hall is built, and then it can be filled in slowly later.

For cultivators who have just entered the Nascent Soul realm, the most important task is to build the Niwan Palace; improving their cultivation level is secondary.

Nascent Soul cultivators can condense the essence of the sun and moon, using the essence of the sun to refine their bodies and the essence of the moon to temper their souls, thereby increasing the strength of both their bodies and souls.

However, there are strict time limits for condensing the essence of the sun and moon. Condensing the essence of the sun requires absorbing the morning dew, the essence of the Bing fire metal, and the spiritual essence of the setting sun.

The essence of Bing Fire Metal is Yang within Yang, absorbed at noon and stored in the lower dantian after absorption through a special method; the essence of Sunset Spirit is Yin within Yang, absorbed at the moment the sun completely sets and stored in the upper dantian.

Only by harmonizing Yin and Yang with the morning sun purple dew can the essence of the sun be refined, and the morning sun purple dew is stored in the middle dantian after being absorbed.

Absorbing moon essence is relatively simple; it only requires refining it using a secret method at midnight. However, what is absorbed is only a semi-finished product, known as moon dew.

The Nascent Soul refines the moon dew to obtain moon essence, a spiritual substance that can be directly absorbed to cleanse the soul and enhance its strength.

This is a long process, requiring a long time to refine a single drop of the essence of the sun and moon.

The essence of the sun can be absorbed by a cultivator's body, or it can be dispersed back into the world to gain 'merit', preparing for the future attainment of the Three Flowers Realm.

Before reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, no cultivator would do this, because many cultivators may never reach the late Nascent Soul stage.

A lifespan of three thousand years may seem long, but it is common for Nascent Soul cultivators to go for hundreds of years without making any progress if they encounter a bottleneck.

Time is fair to everyone; no one has extra time to improve their cultivation.

Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected it with the stone tortoise. After his breakthrough, he sensed changes in the stone tortoise, but he didn't have time to check.

A moment later, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The stone tortoise now possesses a new ability: it can transform between different Daoist rhythms and spiritual energies. Although this causes some losses, it makes it easier to improve.

For example, if the number of certain spiritual energy stores is far higher than the others, then we can concentrate our efforts to prioritize upgrading spells that can utilize these spiritual energy to the Great Perfection level.

In addition, the stone tortoise can stabilize the space, and as long as Ji An's mark is present, all kinds of tangible and intangible spaces can enjoy the benefits.

For example, the stone tortoise can stabilize the Niwan Palace and also enhance the stability of the gourd world, allowing the small world to withstand stronger impacts.

Nascent Soul cultivators can penetrate the Gangyun to reach the Outer Heavens, capture nearby extraterrestrial meteorites to gain merit, and also pull small extraterrestrial meteorites into their small worlds.

If the gourd world is stable enough, the grade of the small world can be quickly improved by capturing meteorites multiple times.

Normally, this advantage can only be utilized in the late Nascent Soul stage. To reach the Outer Heavens, one must pass through several layers of Gang Clouds, and between these Gang Clouds are layers of rapidly flowing Gang Winds.

Passing through the Gale Layer is a huge test for a Nascent Soul cultivator, but if the Stone Turtle protects the Niwan Palace, Ji An might be able to gain merit by capturing a meteorite before he even has to wait for his cultivation to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Chaoyang Peak, Wuji Palace.

Golden sunlight shone on the plaque, and Ji An descended on auspicious five-colored clouds.

Nascent Soul cultivators have a much deeper understanding of the Five Elements than Golden Core cultivators, and the spiritual clouds they control are not spiritual clouds of a single Five Elements power, but rather a combination of the Five Elements.

He didn't use teleportation; his purpose was specifically to test the speed of flight.

When traveling at full speed, it reaches three times its previous maximum speed, and at normal speed, it can reach twice its previous speed.

He is currently only at the initial stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and as his cultivation level increases, the gap between him and others will widen.

No wonder Golden Core cultivators cannot compete with Nascent Soul cultivators; the difference is obvious just from their speed of flight.

Master Yuxiao stepped out of the main hall and solemnly cupped his hands, saying:

"Congratulations, True Lord!"

"Senior brother, you flatter me."

"There is no order of precedence in learning. We cultivators are ranked according to our cultivation level. This is a matter of etiquette."

From now on, you, True Lord, will be the pillar of the sect, the beam that holds up the sky and the golden beam that spans the sea. Please don't call me Senior Brother anymore, I can't bear that title. Just call me Yu Xiao.

"My lord, please come in."

Master Yuxiao smiled broadly. Nascent Soul cultivators live for three thousand years, while True Monarchs are currently only three hundred and ninety years old. In the future, the Golden Spirit Sect will surely become a major Nascent Soul sect with a stable lineage.

Beneath Crimson Flame Peak lies a depleted spiritual vein of the fourth tier. These resources could be used to cultivate the sect's spiritual vein into a mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein.

In this way, the sect can support three to five Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Ji An nodded, no longer dwelling on the form of address, and stepped into the main hall, taking the seat of honor without hesitation.

After taking his seat, Master Yuxiao said:
“A few days ago we discussed how to distribute the stipends of Nascent Soul True Monarchs and drafted a plan. I'll share it with you, True Monarch, and see if there are any unreasonable aspects.” “They will have the free right to dispose of three hundred acres of spirit fields near their cave dwelling, receive one thousand high-grade spirit stones annually, and one corresponding-level elixir every thirty years.”

Master Yuxiao scratched his head and continued helplessly:

"The pills cannot be delivered at the moment; you'll have to pay for them later."

The sect has no shortage of pill formulas or alchemists, but it lacks medicinal herbs.

The medicinal materials needed for Nascent Soul level pills often take more than 2,400 years to grow. Even if planted in a third-grade high-quality spiritual field, it would probably take more than 300 years to harvest the first batch of medicinal materials.

However, the sect currently lacks spiritual seeds for many medicinal herbs, and it will be possible to refine pills independently for more than four hundred years.

In the future, when trade with Zhongzhou is restored, we can only exchange fourth-tier resources for elixirs.

Ji An nodded slightly. "Having obtained the Five Elements Sect's inheritance has greatly made up for the sect's shortcomings, but it has also completely exposed our lack of foundation. I'm not in a hurry about the pills."

Within a hundred years, he will be able to obtain the Five-Colored Pill, which is much more effective than other pills for early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The Heavenly Spirit Tree is indeed a prestigious tree.

He paused for a moment, then said:
"I will no longer participate in sect affairs unless a major event occurs."

However, I will hold a lecture every three years to answer questions for Golden Core cultivators.

If you need me to refine any elixirs, you can let me know when I'm giving a lecture.

You need to think carefully about what Nascent Soul cultivators exchange for their benefits. Sects should not unconditionally support anyone.

"Discussing and formulating a charter will benefit the sect's future development."

If a Nascent Soul cultivator is talented enough, he will inevitably leave this world and embark on the path of starry sky. In the end, all the support will be in vain, which is very detrimental to the sect.

The world's will sets restrictions on the departure of Nascent Soul cultivators, and sects should also set restrictions.

Rights and obligations are inseparable. If there are only rights and no obligations, that is bloodsucking; if there are only obligations and no rights, that is exploitation.

Master Yuxiao nodded emphatically, "This disciple understands."

This title is perfectly appropriate when addressing a True Lord.

Ji An pondered for a moment and said:

"Make arrangements. I will come to Chaoyang Peak to preach the Fa three days from now at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

After his breakthrough in cultivation, he had plenty of time to do.

Visualizing the Niwan Palace, practicing Nascent Soul level spells, healing Lin Lan, etc., all of these require a lot of time.

He arranged the trivial matters as early as possible so that he could go into seclusion sooner.

"As you command, after the True Lord gives his sermon, we will survey the spiritual fields and you can decide which ones to include under your name."

"Give it to me however you like, preferably in a contiguous area that belongs to my spiritual fields."

For Ji An, any kind of spiritual field can be brought to life with boundless vitality in his hands.

He stood up and said again:

"There's no need to inform Han Shan about the lecture. I'm going to Ningcui Cliff later."

Master Yuxiao nodded, "Okay."

He felt an overwhelming sense of envy. If he had a master at the Nascent Soul stage, he might also have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul level.

'Those guys from Hanshan are incredibly lucky.'

Ningcui Cliff, a cave atop the mountain.

The two dogs, Big Yellow and Golden Retriever, who were lying at the entrance of the cave, suddenly perked up and roared excitedly.

Hearing the commotion, Lin Lan ran out of the cave, bowed deeply, and her eyes were filled with boundless joy:

"Disciple greets Master, congratulations on becoming a True Lord!"

When she first embarked on the path of immortality, she never dreamed that she would have a True Lord as her teacher.

Ji An smiled and nodded. He had just stepped out of the teleportation array when the two beasts spotted him. This was the advantage of having a beast tamer who had signed a blood pact.

"Pack up, let's go back to Crimson Flame Peak. I need to finalize the treatment plan for you."

Practices of spells and visualizations can be delayed for a few days, but the treatment of disciples needs to be addressed more closely.

"There's nothing to pack, I can leave now."

"Alright, let's go now. Where are Lanbei and the Golden-feathered Eagle?"

"The Blue Shell is placed in the water vein of the cave on the mountainside, and the Golden Feather Eagle should be resting somewhere on the cliff."

Ji An let out a soft whistle, and before the echo had faded, a high-pitched eagle cry rang out.

He put the three beasts into his spirit beast bag and rode the colorful auspicious clouds to the back hall of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Han Shan came out to greet him and bowed deeply, saying:

"Greetings, Master! Congratulations on becoming the sect's first True Lord!"
"I've seen you, senior sister. You look much better."

"No need for formalities, let's go inside and talk."

The three of them entered the hall and took their seats. Ji An said:
"I will be giving a sermon at Chaoyang Peak at 7:00 AM three days from now. Please be sure to attend on time."

"As ordered."

"How have the Five-Colored Deer and the Green Deer been behaving lately?"

The two spirit deer worked under the arrangement of the Ministry of Agriculture in exchange for better treatment.

"They are all very docile and can complete their assigned tasks perfectly, which has increased the growth rate of related medicinal herbs by at least 30% to 40%."

Han Shan couldn't stop smiling. With the help of two Golden Core level beasts, the task of cultivating high-level spiritual plants in the Ministry of Agriculture was completed ahead of schedule.

Ji An smiled with relief, "Very good, you'll have to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture."

If your senior sister's treatment goes smoothly, she will go into seclusion to cultivate the Five Qi Gathering Secret Technique in preparation for breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

The eldest disciple wasted a lot of time; the pace needs to be sped up.

Lin Lan revealed shallow dimples on her face and said:

"Although I haven't been able to cultivate these past few years, I've had more time to study the techniques. I'm sure I won't keep you waiting too long, junior brother."

She was looking forward to this day every moment, and soon her dream would come true. She was in a wonderful state of mind.

Han Shan laughed heartily, cupped his hands, and said:
"Wishing Senior Sister a speedy recovery! And hoping for Lord Lin's return soon!"

Lin Lan covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her mood improving even more.

　I'm taking a three-day break. I owe 5.9 words of updates. I need to deal with the backlog of work in the next two days and try to maintain normal updates as much as possible. After that, I will start to deal with the backlog of updates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)