Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 772 Enhancement of the Sect's Yin Meridians (3k chapters still owed)
Once the Five Elements Divine Mountain reaches the Spirit Treasure level, upgrading its grade is "simple"—simply blend it with five types of divine soil of higher grade according to the specified ratio.

Once the amount of divine soil incorporated reaches a certain level, low-grade spiritual soil materials can gradually transform into high-grade materials.

Given time, it can naturally be upgraded from the fourth-tier low-grade to the middle-grade, high-grade, and top-grade, with the main feature being that it is worry-free and effortless.

"Such a wonderful magical treasure, I'm determined to have it."

Ji An was filled with emotion, his heart overflowing with gratitude for the ancestor who created the method for refining the Five Elements Divine Mountain.

This was merely a theoretical possibility of limitless growth for other cultivators, but for him it was a tangible and achievable idea.

Putting everything else aside, as the quality of the small world continues to grow, reaching the fourth-tier top-grade level is definitely not a problem; it's just a matter of how long it will take.

With the help of the stone turtle and the blessing of the Gathering Yuan Tree, the Calabash World can improve much more easily than other small worlds.

The thought of possessing a top-grade fourth-tier spiritual treasure in the future, especially one that was simple, brutal, and relied on brute force, filled him with excitement.

What he didn't know was that the patriarch felt that it was unrealistic to gather enough materials to directly refine a spiritual treasure, so he created this refining method.

In this way, although the refined spiritual treasures may not be powerful at first, they can be passed down from generation to generation and eventually become the sect's most powerful foundation.

Unfortunately, after obtaining the refining method, the Five Elements Sect found that the materials were too rare and never made up their minds to refine this magical artifact.

Consider this: refining this magic weapon would require reducing the resource allocation for all Nascent Soul cultivators, but the benefits would only become apparent thousands of years later, making it more harmful than beneficial to them.

Besides, the Five Elements Sect, as a top-tier power in the Central Continent, was able to maintain its strength by relying on numerous Nascent Soul cultivators, so the Five Elements Divine Mountain was a dispensable foundation.

Thousands of years later, the Five Elements Sect fell during the True Demon Tribulation, and the Five Elements Divine Mountain, such a magical treasure, never showed its prowess in the cultivation world again.

'Should we use Daoist principles to upgrade the level of our spiritual veins?'

The idea popped into Ji An's mind, but after much deliberation, he held back.

The tribulation of the true demons is not yet over; it is best to preserve some Daoist essence for future battles.

Another point is that he is unsure whether putting all the Daoist essence into it will improve the grade of the spiritual vein.

If the spiritual veins are not improved, then all investments will not produce immediate results, and the Daoist essence should still be reserved for the most critical areas.

Having figured all this out, Ji An had a clearer understanding of what to do.

He stood up, collected the two piles of ashes that had been burned, and put them into an urn. He began to think about which spirit tree would yield the greatest benefit from burying this fertilizer under it.

Just then, a high-pitched neigh came from afar, full of surprise.

Soon, the fire phoenix flew over, screeching incessantly in its master's ear, 'The grade of the Fusang Tree is rising!'

Ji An suddenly stood up. "Let's go!"

Five-colored auspicious clouds rose from beneath his feet, carrying him swiftly towards the lava lake.

The Fusang tree was originally a top-grade third-tier tree, and the upgrade in grade means that it will reach a low-grade fourth-tier tree.

He flew away at full speed, his spiritual pressure as a Nascent Soul cultivator spreading wildly. The crimson-gold carp gathered near the small island in the center of the lava lake hurriedly dived to the bottom of the lake, their swishing tails creating crimson waves.

Ji An arrived at the island, hovered in mid-air, and carefully examined the Fusang tree. He discovered that the veins of the Heavenly Spirit Tree's leaves had changed from pure silver-white to a slight golden tinge.

When the veins of the leaf turn completely golden, that's when it has fully advanced to the fourth tier.

He was overjoyed, but there was one question he didn't understand: why was the grade of the Fusang Tree improving so quickly?

It took several decades to upgrade the Gathering Yuan Tree, and tens of thousands of Daoist essences were spent in the process.

Although the land where the Fusang tree was rooted benefited from the Juyuan tree, it was never further improved with Daoist rhyme after it reached the third-tier top grade.

He began to ponder the reasons. Compared to improving the grade of the spirit wood, obtaining a method to quickly improve it was the most important thing.

After a moment, he thought of a possibility and began to search the ground with his divine sense.

"really!"

A smile appeared on his lips. What made the Fusang tree different was that it contained the ashes of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He has now discovered that most of the ashes have been absorbed and utilized, leaving only about 20% as a residue.

The spiritual root of heaven and earth has a very strong absorption capacity, and in just a few years it absorbed all the nutrients in the ashes.

Keep in mind that it was only a top-grade third-tier item, while the ashes belonged to a Nascent Soul cultivator at the third level.

Ji An's spirits immediately lifted. He rode a cloud back to the Gathering Yuan Tree and extended his divine sense to search for the ashes of the Nascent Soul Level 5 True Demon who had been buried.

In just a few months, one-third of the ashes had been consumed.

His heart pounded, and he knew how to maximize the benefits of the ashes.

The ashes of these Nascent Soul cultivators will all be buried under the Gathering Yuan Tree, because these ashes can be used in place of Daoist essence.

Ji An felt reassured; the gap in the Daoist essence had been resolved in another way.

The spiritual field beneath our feet has been upgraded to the fourth-order low-grade level, which should be due to the ecological effect of the Gathering Yuan Tree.

The Five Elements Sect's lineage of knowledge mentions that the spiritual roots of heaven and earth possess the ability to transform the ecosystem, and the transformation of the spiritual field soil is the first step.

Once all five spirit fields are upgraded to the fourth rank, the countdown to the upgrade of the spirit vein's rank will begin.

A month later.

Ji An hovered above Yunhe Mountain, overlooking the dramatic changes in the world brought about by the enhancement of the spiritual veins.

A burst of inspiration erupted from the mountains, and the earth rose up, as if a dragon were turning over.

The mountain cracked open, revealing even boiling water veins beneath the surface, before quickly healing itself. Many spiritual fields were damaged, but fortunately, the high-level spiritual fields where important spiritual plants were grown were protected by magical arrays, minimizing the impact.

The elements of earth, wood, and water all displayed their violent side, resulting in extreme chaos in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The sky above the mountains was filled with magnificent light, like the aurora borealis from a past life.

The stone tortoise was currently lurking in the deepest part of the earth's veins, greedily absorbing the Daoist energy that was emanating from it.

When the spiritual veins are in a stable state, the Daoist principles contained within them remain in a balanced state and will not be revealed in the slightest.

As the chaotic spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually calmed down, the stone tortoise returned to Ji An's side. It returned in a transparent state, invisible to others.

Lin Lan and Han Shan flew over on clouds and said in unison:

"Meet the Master."

Ji An smiled and nodded, saying gently:

"With the upgrade of this main spiritual vein, the Ministry of Agriculture will be very busy."

Lin Lan smiled happily:

"Yes, although the enhancement of the spiritual veins caused significant damage to many spiritual fields, the most important spiritual plants suffered minimal losses."

Most spirit fields will see their grade increase by one minor realm, while those near the foot of the mountain can even see an improvement spanning a major realm. Furthermore, the maturation time for planted spirit plants can be shortened by several to over a decade.

After the spiritual vein is upgraded to the third-tier top-grade, the medicinal herbs that were originally planted for early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators can yield a bumper harvest.

Han Shan, equally beaming, replied:

"In time, the benefits of the improved spiritual veins will be fed back to other halls, and the sect will flourish, with both its foundation and strength steadily improving."

Master, when do you think our sect will produce its second Nascent Soul cultivator?

In the world of cultivation, the birth of a second Nascent Soul cultivator in a faction signifies the stability of its lineage.

Ji An smiled and replied:
"You should ask your senior brother Qin Yan about this and see what his answer is."

Qin Yan is the only cultivator in the sect at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and he is not far from breaking through to the eighth level of the Golden Core realm.

The highest cultivation level among the other cultivators was only the fourth level of the Golden Core stage, so the gap between them was still quite obvious.

He carefully examined his second apprentice for a few moments, his eyebrows slightly raised:

"Not bad, your Qi is smooth and well-rounded. You're about to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. Keep it up!"

Han Shan smiled憨厚ly, revealing his white teeth:
"I have a vague feeling that I am about to break through the bottleneck, which should be in the next few months."

A flicker of surprise crossed Lin Lan's eyes, and she forced a somewhat insincere smile:

"Congratulations, junior brother!"

As the senior disciple, she had fallen far behind, and thinking of this, she said resentfully:
"I was really unlucky to run into a demonic cultivator, otherwise my junior brother wouldn't have pulled so far ahead of me!"

If her sea of ​​consciousness had not been polluted, she would have had more than twenty years to cultivate, and she would be at least a Golden Core Stage 2 cultivator by now.

Ji An comforted his disciple, saying, "The demonic cultivator who attacked you was the leader of the Xuan Yin Sect. I killed him a few days ago, and I also killed another Nascent Soul cultivator from the Xuan Yin Sect."

You have avenged yourself; don't dwell on it. Focus on cultivating your spiritual practice.

He has treated his disciples for many years and is able to identify the source of the pollution.

Lin Lan was slightly taken aback, then said with delight:
"Thank you, Master."

After chatting for a while, the last bit of the aftershock of the spiritual vein enhancement subsided.

Lin Lan and her junior brother exchanged a glance and said:
"Master, I still need to lead the disciples of the Ministry of Agriculture to assess the losses of the spiritual fields and formulate the next phase of the planting plan, so I cannot accompany you."

Ji An waved his hand gently, "You all go about your business, your master is returning to Crimson Flame Peak."

He rode a cloud away to the cave where the teleportation array was located. The cave was reinforced with a magic array, so the spiritual veins were not damaged when they were upgraded.

After checking the magic array and the loaded spirit stones, he activated the teleportation array. After the light distorted, he appeared at Crimson Flame Peak.

He walked out of the stone house, focused his mind on his dantian and connected it with the stone tortoise. Golden characters lit up in the sky above the Guanghan Palace.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 745.2, Water 1561.4, Wood 215.7, Fire 946.3, Earth 1089.6]

Ji An nodded slightly, and his Daoist aura increased by more than 880 points.

"There's still too little Daoist charm."

He sighed softly, rode the clouds to the cave halfway up the mountain, and then entered the small world.

Several magical treasures flew out of his dantian, but the Azure Lotus Banner was ordered to remain there.

Qin Yan suggested that the magic weapon should be nurtured for a year and a half, so he prepared to not allow the magic weapon to leave his dantian for that entire year.

Ji An let out a long howl, and a moment later the beasts came to his side.

"Starting today, you will be on duty outside every day, in the following order: Golden Retriever, Big Yellow, Little Golden Retriever, and Blue Shell. Notify me immediately if anything happens."

Now that everything is stable, he will reduce his outings and begin ascetic cultivation, except for absorbing the essence of the sun and moon and casting spells on the spiritual fields around Crimson Flame Peak.

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(End of this chapter)