Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 722 Power Shift
Ji An took out a pile of jade bottles and placed them on the table. "I also have a batch of top-grade third-tier Five Qi Pills here, a total of eight hundred. Store them in the sect's secret vault."

These were the pills he had accumulated before. Now he only had twenty bottles of top-grade third-tier pills left, ten pills in each bottle, which he planned to leave for his disciples to use.

The Gathering Yuan Tree is now a fourth-tier spirit tree, and lower-tier products will no longer be produced. It would be a huge waste for a fourth-tier Five Qi Pill to be used by cultivators in the early and middle stages of the Golden Core realm.

Thinking of this, Ji An felt somewhat helpless. The effects of the fourth-tier Five Qi Pill on him were still extremely limited, and the biggest beneficiaries were still his fellow disciples.

Now he vaguely understands what's going on. The greatest function of the Five Qi Pill is to regulate the refining efficiency of the Five Elements Divine Palace in the body, and his Five Elements Divine Palace has always been in the optimal mode, so of course the effect is weak.

Qin Yan's face immediately lit up with joy. The only pill he could rely on after breaking through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm was the Five Qi Pill. Now that he had a new supplement, it was a great comfort.

The high-grade third-tier pills I used before have now been upgraded to top-grade third-tier pills. My cultivation efficiency should not be slowed down but rather improved.

Master Yuxiao smiled. "The price of a Tier 3 superior-grade Five Qi Pill is 300 merit points. A Tier 3 top-grade pill will cost at least 500 merit points."

"True Lord, what do you think?"

The sect's purchase price for a third-grade superior Five Qi Pill is 300 merit points, but the exchange price is 350 merit points.

This method consumes everyone's merits, ensuring the merit system can continue to operate.

The only problem is that Zhenjun has a huge amount of merit points in his hands, and he hasn't figured out a way to use them yet.

Ji An nodded, "Okay, I have a lot of spiritual fruit resources on hand, I'll take them all out and exchange them today."

These are top-grade third-tier spiritual fruits, spiritual tea, and spirit-cleansing sand. Let's see how we can use them.

As he spoke, he kept taking boxes out of the Void Stone, and soon they piled up to a height of several meters, leaving many Golden Core cultivators in shock.

With so many resources, selecting those that can be consumed directly can greatly accelerate the speed of cultivation improvement, even if they are not refined into spiritual medicines.

Ji An continued, "In the future, I will need a lot of fourth-tier resources, and the sect will need to help me search for or exchange them."

Although I possess many powerful skills, they can be quickly depleted.

"Many people are curious about the origin of these spiritual fruits. Today I will explain it clearly. I was fortunate enough to obtain a small world suitable for planting high-level spiritual plants. It covers an area of ​​about 500 acres and most of the plants in it are third-grade high-quality and top-quality spiritual plants."

As long as I remain in the sect, I will be able to provide spiritual fruits continuously.

Phoenix Fruit, Yin Soul Fruit, Star Soul Fruit, Bodhi Fruit, Spirit Peach, Immortal Apricot of Departing Fire, Purple Cloud Fruit

He hadn't originally planned to reveal the small world's trump card directly, but his mindset changed after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. As the strongest person in the sect, he didn't need to hide anything; making a deal directly with the sect was the best option.

The sect can profit from this, and he can save a lot of trouble.

Originally, the sect was like the trunk of a tree, and he was like the branches and leaves, but now the branches and leaves are thicker than the trunk, which is not good for the growth of the branches and leaves.

He must give back to the sect and make it stronger so that more people will be able to help him in the future.

Everyone present looked on with envy. Han Yan stood up and said excitedly:

"May I see these spiritual fruits?"

Spiritual fruits of this level can be used as the main ingredient in third-grade top-quality pills, and the production of main ingredients has always been relatively low.

“Of course,” Ji An replied with a smile. High-grade spiritual fruits and herbs are fatally attractive to alchemists.

Han Yan opened a red wooden box containing four plump and juicy purple cloud fruits.

She examined it carefully, a smile spreading across her face.

"Their condition is excellent."

Ji An clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and said:
"Let's all take stock and calculate how much merit I can get."

Soon, many Golden Core cultivators became 'fruit sorters,' checking the quality and quantity of spiritual fruits.

"A top-grade third-tier phoenix fruit, while the sect's phoenix tree is only a mid-grade third-tier!"

"Star Fruit, haha! I've got a high-level refining material!"

"The Immortal Apricot of Fire can enhance a cultivator's comprehension of fire-based spells. I remember that the Five Elements Sect has a recipe for pills with this spiritual fruit as the main ingredient."

Everyone discussed and counted the large pile of spiritual fruits, and finally reported it to True Person Yuxiao.

After a moment, Master Yuxiao summarized the information and said:
"True Lord, there are a total of eighteen Phoenix Fruits and one hundred and twenty Spirit Peaches, which are equivalent to eighty-two hundred and four thousand great merits."

Ji An had no objection to this and took out the jade token to hand it over:

"The Refining Hall needs to design a better jade tablet."

The sect's jade tablet is also a one-time defensive magic item, capable of withstanding attacks from the early stage of the Golden Core realm. He felt that it should at least be able to withstand attacks from the late stage of the Golden Core realm to be considered qualified.

Qin Yan chuckled and explained:
"This jade tablet is based on the Five Elements Sect's plan. I have the ability to refine a high-grade third-tier jade tablet, but due to the shortage of two materials, I can only make do for now."

Once the sect resumes trade with other continents, it can begin procuring these items.

By then, I should be able to upgrade the defensive effect of the jade tablet to the level of a top-grade third-tier defensive magic weapon.

The only thing to consider is that the cost of refining the jade tablet will increase significantly. Possessing the mysterious fragment of jade, he has ten times more time to think, allowing his learning ability to reach a level that others can only look up to.

Master Yuxiao added great merit to the jade tablet through the spirit plate, and after presenting it back with both hands, said:

“Once the Tribulation of the True Demon ends, Junior Brother’s worries will no longer be a problem.”

I heard from Junior Brother Zhang that in at most ten years, the sect's spiritual veins will be upgraded to the highest grade of the third rank, and the sect's spiritual fields will be upgraded accordingly.

Everyone cheered. Even with a spiritual vein grade far exceeding their own realm, they could maintain a high cultivation speed without pills.

Zhang Zeye coughed twice loudly and added:

"Based on my research on formations, I believe that the sect's two spiritual veins, one in the north and one in the south, form a natural acquired Yin-Yang formation. This is why the northern spiritual vein can also be upgraded after the southern spiritual vein is upgraded."

Once the Yang Meridian in the South reaches the highest tier (Tier 3), the Yin Meridian in the North can complete its tier upgrade within a few years.

Having inherited the vast knowledge of the Five Elements School, all the halls have made great progress.

The art of formations was originally a weakness of the sect, but it is no longer so.

In the Five Elements Sect's heritage, the highest-grade array is a fourth-order superior array. With the sect's unique geographical advantages, it is hoped that it can refine the Life and Death Illusion Dust Array in the future.

This kind of formation, taking advantage of the terrain, becomes a mountain-protecting formation that no force can break through, while also possessing offensive capabilities.

He sighed in frustration, “I originally expected that upgrading the spiritual vein’s grade would take at least fifty or sixty years, but I never thought it would only take about forty years. This has resulted in a serious shortage of materials, which will delay the further upgrading of the southern Yang vein.”

He had only prepared enough spiritual items to upgrade the spiritual veins to the fourth level for a period of more than thirty years.

The True Demon Tribulation is expected to last at least another hundred years, creating a gap of sixty or seventy years.

“Don’t worry,” Ji An said.

"I plan to travel in a few years, and you can give me the list of materials then."

The pollution of demonic energy has a relatively low impact on Nascent Soul cultivators, so he went to other continents.

However, he will have to wait until he finishes building the Niwan Palace before going out. Before that, he must already have a decent Nascent Soul level spell to rely on.

Because his own strength improved too quickly, the quality of his magic weapons couldn't keep up, so he could only rely on powerful spells to protect himself.

Zhang Zeye was overjoyed and said:
"With the intervention of a True Monarch, we might already possess a fourth-tier spiritual vein by the time the True Demon Tribulation ends!"

For cultivators at the Golden Core stage, being able to cultivate within a fourth-order spiritual vein will inevitably lead to a new level of increase in their magical power.

Everyone's face lit up with joy, and Ji An was no exception. The higher the grade of the sect's spiritual vein, the more spiritual energy the stone turtle would receive each day, making him the biggest beneficiary.

After a moment's thought, he steered the conversation back, saying:

"Since the Hall of Transmission of Skills is to be transformed into the Hall of Five Elements, so many inheritances must be taken over by cultivators at the Golden Core level or above."

Furthermore, in order to differentiate the different stages of inheritance, it is necessary to expand the cave dwelling. How about we transform the entire Lingxiao Mountain into the controlled area of ​​the Five Elements Hall? What do you all think?

Han Shan raised his hand and said, "I agree."

The others also expressed their agreement. After pondering for a moment, Master Yuxiao sincerely said:

"Originally, my greatest hope was to see the sect produce a Nascent Soul cultivator while I was in the position of sect leader. Now that all of that dream has come true, I have no more attachment to the position of sect leader."

I am willing to enter the Five Elements Hall and spend my time with the green lamp, to thoroughly study the vast heritage of the Five Elements Sect.

Furthermore, I recommend Lin Jiuxiao to succeed as sect leader.

With his lifespan running out, reaching the ninth level of the Golden Core realm through sheer effort had become a pipe dream. He had no attachment to power, so he decided to put aside all trivial matters and focus on studying the Dao of Formations.

After taking over the Five Elements Hall, he will assign some cultivators in the Chaoyuan and Foundation Establishment stages to manage the lower-level knowledge inheritance, and at the same time, make a copy of all the inheritance and store it in a secret place.

Ji An turned his head and stared into Yu Xiao Zhenren's eyes, and the other party smiled and nodded.

"I agree."

Others understood that this was a normal power transition and echoed their agreement.

Lin Jiuxiao stood up and bowed slightly, saying:

"Thank you all for your trust. I will arrange the sect affairs in an orderly manner, but I have one request: the sect leader should receive more resources to improve his cultivation."

He wouldn't have had this thought before, but with the sect thriving, if he worked hard in his cultivation, he might one day reach the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage. However, the sect leader needed to handle many affairs, which would inevitably waste a lot of cultivation time.

Even if the future proves that he cannot become a True Lord, he will not regret it because he tried his best, and his journey on the path of cultivation will not have been in vain.

Master Yuxiao looked at his junior brother, who had already broken through to the third level of the Golden Core realm, and knew what the other was thinking.

“I think it’s acceptable. The sect leader needs to devote more time and energy to matters unrelated to cultivation, and this is compensation.”

　This is from yesterday. There's a lot of work to do, so updates will be a bit disorganized over the next few days.
　　
　
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