Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 774 The Second Spiritual Treasure

Ji An was filled with anticipation, wondering if all three of his disciples would become Nascent Soul cultivators.

If possible, the Crimson Flame Peak lineage will become the most illustrious lineage in the sect.

Currently, the two most powerful cultivators in the Si Nong Hall are his disciples. Once his third disciple breaks through to the Golden Core stage, the Si Nong Hall will likely become the exclusive territory of the Chi Yan Peak lineage.

Lin Lan pursed her lips and slowly exhaled, feeling helpless:
'It's true that if you're slow on one step, you'll be slow on every step. My Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique is still stuck at the minor completion level.'

Ji An, unaware of his eldest disciple's thoughts, took out two jade bottles:
"Here are some top-grade level three Five Qi Pills. Take them and come back for more when you've used them up."

He used his object manipulation technique to send the jade bottle to his disciples, and then took out two porcelain jars the size of two heads:
"Inside are five catties of top-grade third-level Enlightenment Tea. Brewing a pot of tea beforehand will make practicing spells twice as effective."

These are all spirit teas left over from before. He can't possibly finish drinking them all if he has them all from a single spirit tree. The main reason is that the stone turtle's help is just too great. The massive amount of spiritual energy is a crucial factor in improving his magical level.

He no longer casts spells on the spiritual fields around Crimson Flame Peak, because Dragon Soaring Through All Things has already reached the Great Perfection level, and there aren't many fire-elemental spiritual plants planted in this area. It would be too much of a waste of time to practice the Vermilion Bird Profound Brightness Technique by casting spells.

Lin Lan took the jar with a smile and said:
"I've wanted to ask you for the Enlightenment Tea for a long time, but I was afraid you wouldn't give it to me, and I would just be making a fool of myself."

"By the way, Master, you should have seeds of the Enlightenment Tree. Could you give us some?"

No matter how much tea you have, it will eventually run out, but if you have tea trees, you can drink precious spiritual tea every year.

Ji An took out a fist-sized black round jar and tossed it to his disciple:

"I have many rare spiritual plants here. I can give you any spiritual seeds you want, but whether they can be grown depends on your luck."

You know the land in this little world is different.

The spiritual roots of heaven and earth also have special requirements for soil. If the disciple had planted the seed of that Fusang tree himself, it might not have sprouted.

The land that can nurture all things is Ji An's greatest wealth, which means that the value of the gourd world far exceeds that of other small worlds.

Lin Lan took the jar, skillfully poured out the seeds, divided them into two parts, and put one part back into the jar, giving it to Han Shan:

"How can you be satisfied if you don't try? Junior brother, don't you agree?"

"I wholeheartedly agree with what you said, senior sister."

Han Shan laughed and said, "As a qualified spirit farmer, if I have the seeds of a high-level spirit plant, of course I should plant it myself and try it out."

Ji An smiled and shook his head. "Good luck to you."

Aside from offering his blessings, there wasn't much else he could do to help his disciples.

During the conversation, the stone tortoise returned to his side, silently merging into his body and returning to his dantian.

Beside the fire of primordial life, it remains the gentle haven of the stone tortoise.

The two disciples asked questions about cultivation, and after receiving answers, they took their leave.

Ji An focused his mind on the stone tortoise to check how much Daoist energy remained.

[Tao Yun: Gold 745.2, Water 1216.4, Wood 0, Fire 526.1, Earth 1089.6]

The Fire Daoist Rhyme consumed a little over 400 points, the Wood Daoist Rhyme wasn't enough, so some was converted using the Water Daoist Rhyme. The two Daoist Rhymes consumed a total of about 500 points.

"This would be a waste of Daoist essence."

Ji An was somewhat helpless. He took out the gourd stone and returned to the small world. He then flew with the puppet to the Azure Moon Purple Spirit Fir, which had just been upgraded to the fourth-grade low-level, and cut down the spirit tree.

"Ayun, dig out all the roots of the spirit tree."

After giving his instructions, he rode away on a cloud.

After watching him leave, A-Yun called over the other puppets to do their work, while she supervised from the side.

In the cave atop Mount Chitong, Ji An took out the Azure Lotus Banner and several sections of Azure Moon Purple Spirit Cedar:
"I'll have to ask you for help with upgrading the magic weapon."

"You flatter me, Your Majesty. It is my honor to share your burdens."

Qin Yan chuckled as he accepted the magical artifact, carefully examined the quality of the spirit wood, and then said:
"To upgrade a wood-type magic weapon to the level of a spirit treasure, you need to use fourth-order spirit wood as material. Such spirit wood can generate value for a long time, so wood-type spirit treasures are very rare."

"If I upgrade the grade of the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, do I need to use a spirit tree that is one grade higher than the grade of the magic weapon?"

"Yes, it's all thanks to you, True Lord. Any other cultivator wouldn't have been able to produce such resources."

Qin Yan is now very curious about what the True Lord's small world is like. There is a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root Gathering Tree inside, so it should be full of high-level spiritual plants!
Ji An gave a few bitter laughs and said:

"There's no other way. Since we've chosen to use the Azure Lotus Banner as a magic weapon, we have to grit our teeth and pay the price, no matter how high it is."

Without using Daoist principles, cultivating a fourth-tier spiritual plant would take at least a hundred years, even with the added benefit of the Gathering Yuan Tree.

The sacred tree he brought today never bore fruit and gave up without generating any profit.

Fortunately, it can contribute to improving the quality of magic weapons, so it's not a complete loss.

"By the way, how long does it take to upgrade the rank?"

“One month is enough, but you need to be present throughout the process, True Lord. When a wood-type magic treasure is upgraded to the level of a spirit treasure, it is forbidden to be tainted by the aura of other cultivators. Therefore, you need to come in person when refining the spirit wood. I will only be responsible for guiding you from the side.”

"No problem, when do we start?"

"I need to go to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for relevant resources."

Ji An took out his identity jade token and handed it over, saying, "Calculate how many merits it will cost in total, including the refining and material costs. I'll transfer it to you first."

When exchanging resources at the Treasure Pavilion, you can't expect the other party to "pay in advance."

"The most important resource for upgrading the Azure Lotus Banner is fourth-order spirit wood, which you only need to pay 360,000 merit points."

Qin Yan accepted the jade tablet with both hands and took out the spirit plate to deduct the corresponding merit points. Seeing the numbers inside, he sighed inwardly, "Others' merit points decrease with use, but yours keep increasing."

Every few years, the other party would submit a batch of resources to the sect's treasure pavilion, at least of the third tier, easily gaining a lot of merit.

As long as there are no changes in the spiritual fields, the wealthiest people are high-level spiritual farmers like True Lords.

He knew very well that the other party was a fourth-level alchemist. The reason why they only handed over spiritual herbs instead of pills was to give the disciples of the Pill Cauldron Academy more opportunities to practice.

Junior Sister Han Yan is the happiest, because she is currently the only one with the ability to refine third-tier pills.

Qin Yan returned the jade token, then transferred the merit points deducted from the spirit plate into his own jade token, saying:

"True Lord, please wait a moment. I'm going to Chaoyang Peak now and will be back soon."

There are teleportation arrays connecting them, so a round trip doesn't take long.

A month later.

A roar of a blue dragon echoed from the cave's fire chamber, the sound carrying a vibrant and soaring aura.

The room was filled with lush grass and blooming flowers, and a towering ancient tree rose from the ground, with only a stump visible.

Qin Yan smelled the faint fragrance of flowers and exclaimed in admiration:

"The power of the magic weapon is so extraordinary that it seems to me that it is real."

"If spells are cast in the woods, they will be greatly enhanced."

Ji An stroked the blue dragon wrapped around his arm, his eyes full of smiles:

"I don't know about other things, but when using Dragon Soaring to Create All Things, it will definitely increase the effect by 10% or 20%."

As the Azure Dragon breathes, its belly contracts and expands continuously, just like a real creature.

The Azure Dragon merged into its master's body, and the strange phenomena in the room vanished without a trace, like a dream.

"Thank you very much. Without you, I don't know how long it would have taken to upgrade these magical treasures."

"You're too kind, True Lord. I've also gained a lot of valuable experience."

Qin Yan smiled happily. Although he didn't gain much experience from upgrading the grade of magic treasures, he was responsible for upgrading magic treasures to the level of spirit treasures.

Having gained this experience twice in recent years, he now has the confidence to directly refine spiritual treasures.

Ji An thought for a moment, then took out a mahogany box with a wavy pattern:

"This is a thank-you gift; I hope you won't refuse it."

Inside were two top-grade, third-tier Fire Immortal Apricots, a rather excellent gift for alchemists.

Qin Yan did not refuse and accepted it readily.
"Thank you for the reward, True Lord."

Ji An gently patted the other person's shoulder and said kindly:

"You don't need to be so polite in the future. In a few years, we might be on equal footing."

He had a high opinion of the other person, believing that there was a 70-80% chance that the other person would advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

Once the Tribulation of the True Demon is over, he will travel to the Central Continent to meet with Zhenyue Zhenjun of the Taixu Sect.

He obtained the formula for the Phoenix Nirvana Pill from the other party and made a solemn vow not to spread it outside the sect, nor to sell the pill privately; he could only sell it to the Taixu Sect.

Now that he is also a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he is qualified to talk to the Taixu Sect, hoping to purchase some Phoenix Nirvana Pills.

If the Taixu Sect doesn't budge, we can simply use the favor that Zhenyue Zhenjun has done for us.

Providing sect cultivators with better conditions for breakthroughs, resulting in more True Monarchs, is more cost-effective than holding onto favors.

Qin Yan lowered his head slightly and answered humbly:
“What merit or ability do I, your disciple, have to sit on equal footing with the True Lord?”

In truth, he was determined to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, but he felt that if he expressed his determination and failed to do so, he would lose face.

Taking this opportunity, he asked questions about spiritual practice and received insightful yet easy-to-understand answers.

At the foot of Crimson Flame Peak, the teleportation array in the stone house lit up. Ji An walked down happily and flew to the mountainside on a cloud.

At the entrance of the cave, Wei Baiyang was pacing back and forth. Upon seeing him return, he immediately bowed.

"Disciple pays homage to Master!"

"No need for formalities, have you just arrived?"

"Yes, disciple saw that the cave's protective barriers were open, but I couldn't see your tamed beast guarding it inside. I'm hesitating whether to leave or not."

Ji An made a hand seal to break the magical barrier and led his disciples into the cave. "Sit down and let's talk."

The two sat down, and Wei Baiyang said:

"Master, do you know what the situation is like at Xiaozhushan right now?"

As a core disciple of the sect, he will gradually sever ties with his family, but after all, they are blood relatives, and there are some things he cannot give up.

Ji An nodded slightly. "The spiritual veins of Xiaozhushan are of the highest grade, but they are not a key search area for the True Demon Army. Their hiding place has not been discovered."

I glanced at it while searching for the true demon army, and there was nothing unusual.

　The third update will be quite late, probably around 2 AM.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)