Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 775 Accumulating Strength for Future Success
Wei Baiyang's solemn expression relaxed considerably. He had come to the sect at a young age and had little concern for his family. Now, he only cared about his mother and a few older brothers.

My mother is already a cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage, so we'll be able to meet again in the future, but I don't know if I'll ever see my brothers again.

These brothers are getting on in years. If they fail to break through to the Chaoyuan stage, there's a good chance that when he returns to the family after the True Demon Tribulation ends, he'll be reminiscing in the family ancestral hall.

The family has a limited number of Qi-cultivating pills, and at most only one of the elder brothers can break through to the next level.

He changed the subject and asked again:

"Master, how long until the True Demon Tribulation ends? I really can't wait any longer."

If it weren't for the outbreak of the True Demon Tribulation, he would probably have already grasped the concept of the Five Elements' mutual generation and was striving to achieve the Five Qi Returning to the Origin.

The great calamity delayed his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage, causing him sleepless nights and making him feel tormented by the wasted time.

Ji An shook his head and said with a helpless expression:

"The Five Elements Sect's records about the True Demon Tribulation are all from the perspective of the Central Continent, and the situation in the Western Continent is unknown."

However, this calamity is different from previous ones, and I worry that it will take longer than recorded.

When he was traveling in the Middle Continent, a large amount of demonic energy began to pour out of the demon cave there, which was somewhat different from the records.

He sighed softly to himself. Many disciples in the sect would have their cultivation delayed by the great calamity, and would not have the opportunity to comprehend the Five Elements' mutual generation.
They originally had the hope of breaking through to the Golden Core stage, but were instead dragged down by their lifespan. Countless people will die with regrets.

Thinking of this, Ji An thought of Senior Sister Zhong Yuefei, who might very well have met the same fate.

Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, he has had much less contact with his senior brothers and sisters than before.

Wei Baiyang tugged at his hair a few times, and said with a hint of irritation:

"I practiced in the volcanic cave below Chaoyang Peak for a period of time. By chance, I encountered a violent surge of magma and comprehended the divine meaning of fire giving birth to earth."

"Ah, if only the sect had a suitable region for comprehending the other types of mutually generating divine intents."

“You are already very lucky. The volcanic cave below Chaoyang Peak was not an ideal place to comprehend the divine meaning of fire generating earth, because the binding of the magic array caused the fire element spiritual energy to lose some of its explosiveness.”

Ji An was pleased with his disciple's turn. After comforting him, he saw him off, giving him a can of top-grade third-tier spiritual tea as a parting gift.
"This is Enlightenment Tea. It will be useful when you go out to comprehend the mutual generation of the five elements in the future."

Enlightenment Tea enhances comprehension. For disciples, the third-tier top-grade tea is full of spiritual energy, which can reduce the difficulty of comprehending the mutual generation of the five elements.

Wei Baiyang gladly accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, Master."

The two walked out of the cave. Ji An watched his disciple ride away on his magical artifact and sighed softly.

After the True Demon Tribulation ends, many cultivators will embark on the journey to comprehend the mutual generation of the Five Elements. However, in this world polluted by demonic energy, many monsters have mutated and become even more ferocious.

I am just an ordinary spiritual farmer, and I don't know if I can handle this.

A mountain breeze blew by, causing the two red pine trees at the entrance to sway and gleam.

Once his disciple had completely disappeared from sight, Ji An turned back to his cave, activated the sealing array, and entered the small world.

As soon as Ji An entered the gourd world, he felt a rich spiritual energy wafting around him, gently enveloping him.

As far as the eye could see, the Gathering Yuan Tree was much thicker and taller than before.

"What's going on?! Hahaha!"

His tone was full of excitement. Clearly, he hadn't entered the small world for a month, but the Gathering Yuan Tree had quietly improved to the middle grade of the fourth rank.

Not only that, the grade of the spiritual vein was also upgraded to the fourth-grade low level. The surprise came too suddenly and caught him off guard.

He closed his eyes, carefully sensing the concentration of spiritual energy, and then extended his divine sense deep into the ground to sense the grade of the spiritual vein. He nodded affirmatively.

"It has indeed been upgraded to the fourth-grade low-level."

Based on past experience, since all the spirit fields have not yet been upgraded to the fourth rank, the spirit veins should still be some distance away from being upgraded. This is definitely due to the positive feedback brought about by the upgrade of the Gathering Yuan Tree's rank.

There's no need to worry about why the spiritual vein's grade has been upgraded now; he knows that the growth cycle of spiritual plants will shorten again.

In other words, the ripening time of all spiritual plant fruits, such as the Lightning-Struck Dragon Blood Fruit and the Hibiscus Tree, will be significantly shortened.

In the future, more and more well-established spiritual plants will break through to the fourth rank, and he will have more spiritual fruits to use to improve his cultivation.

As the quality of the spiritual vein increases, the stone turtle will be able to absorb more spiritual energy each day.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

Suddenly, Ji An noticed a white dot the size of a broad bean peeking out from under the cover of the Gathering Yuan Tree. He channeled his magic power and floated to the location of the white dot like a ghost.

He gently parted the leaves and revealed a genuine smile; it was a flower bud.

The Five Elements Sect's records didn't contain much information about the Gathering Yuan Tree, and he didn't know how many years it took for this kind of spiritual root to bloom, but he guessed the interval would be quite long. He never expected that it would bloom again as the spiritual tree's grade improved. If the spiritual tree is upgraded to the middle grade of the fourth rank, then the flowers that bloom will also be of middle grade, and the Five-Colored Pills refined in the future will also reach the middle grade of the fourth rank.

However, a huge problem lies before him: to refine a mid-grade fourth-order pill, many other ingredients must also reach a sufficient age, and the Daoist essence he possesses is certainly insufficient.

It's reassuring that the five-colored flower needs at least several decades to mature, so he has plenty of time to prepare.

Ji An extended his divine sense to cover the entire Gathering Yuan Tree and counted the number of flower buds. There were eighteen in total, three fewer than when it was a fourth-grade low-level tree, which was perfectly acceptable.

His mood became increasingly wonderful, and he began searching for spirit trees that could break through to a higher grade.

The first area to search is the Earth Element Spirit Plant Zone. The Soul Nourishing Wood may have digested all the ashes of the Nascent Soul level, and now it has also reached the middle grade of the fourth rank. In the future, there will be higher grade Soul Nourishing Wood pendants available.

In the Azure Spirit Field area, six Bodhi trees and one Longevity Peach tree have been upgraded to the fourth-grade low-level, and more than twenty third-grade Azure Moon Purple Spirit Cedars have blossomed.

This means that in a few years, there will be more fourth-tier spirit fruits available for him to enjoy. He needs to upgrade the spirit pine seed to the lower fourth tier before it matures, which will be another considerable expense.

Without the relevant medicinal herbs, the longevity peach cannot be used to refine a fourth-grade longevity pill. However, even if consumed directly, a low-grade fourth-grade longevity peach can increase one's lifespan by more than a hundred years.

I have far too little Daoist wisdom; I wonder how much the situation will change in a few years.

The fact that the Thunderstruck Moon Jade Tree has been upgraded from a mid-grade third-tier tree to a high-grade third-tier tree is certainly cause for celebration.

Once the Tribulation of the True Demon ends, a large number of disciples will go out to comprehend the Five Elements' mutual generation. He can take this opportunity to go to the Central Continent and get things done.

After a moment's thought, Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected it with the stone tortoise:
"Refine the Dao essence to upgrade the spirit wood to the fourth-grade lower level."

After the Soul-Nourishing Wood is upgraded, if it is paired with Spirit Tea, the Nascent Soul can receive more nourishment during cultivation.

The stone tortoise appeared above the dark-barked Azure Jade Tree and wove a cocoon of light using threads of cyan and black spiritual energy.

Ji An nodded slightly; black should be the manifestation of the Yin attribute.

Thunder is born from the interaction of Yin and Yang. The divine thunder of Yi Wood can give birth to both thunder-struck wood with a predominantly Yang attribute and thunder-struck wood with a predominantly Yin attribute, which should be closely related to the inherent qualities of the spiritual wood itself.

The Dragon Soars to All Things and Renews has reached the Great Perfection level, and the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner has reached the Spirit Treasure level. From now on, the growth rate of wood-type spiritual plants will be several times faster than that of other spiritual plants.

Ji An flew to the black earth on a cloud, where no fourth-order spirit trees were born.

Just as he was about to fly away, he suddenly remembered that there was a Pure Water Lotus at the bottom of the pool, so he used the Water Control Technique to dive to the bottom of the pool.

The spirit fish shimmered with light and avoided him when it saw him arrive.

Upon reaching the vicinity of the spring, two Pure Water Lotus plants were seen that stood out from the other spiritual lotuses, like cranes among chickens. Their radiance was also brighter and more lustrous, and they had grown two lotus pods, each containing twelve lotus seeds.

He extended his divine sense to sense the life level of the two spiritual lotuses, and nodded with a smile, knowing that he could now enjoy fourth-grade low-level lotus seed porridge.

Ji An left the deep pool and flew to the white spiritual field, where he found that four Vajra Bodhi trees and one fourth-order Purple Gold Wutong tree had been upgraded to the fourth-order low-grade.

Purple Bodhi wood can only be used as a material for refining weapons, but Vajra Bodhi fruit can be taken as a pill. It has no problems except that it tastes bad.

Finally, Ji An flew to the Crimson Spirit Field, where on a small island in the center of the lava lake, hibiscus trees swayed gracefully.

He searched the spiritual fields above the lake and found that the lightning-struck Crimson Cloud Pine, two Immortal Apricot Trees of Departing Fire, and one Purple Cloud Tree had been upgraded to the fourth rank.

What delighted him even more was that the Red Cloud Pine and one of the Fire Immortal Apricot trees had blossomed, and once the flowers withered, they would bear fruit.

In addition, the two ordinary spirit peaches, which were originally fourth-tier spirit plants, also bloomed with small pink flowers.

These two spirit peaches have probably reached their species limit; their grade can probably not be improved any further.

Ji An clenched his fists, swung them a few times, and laughed:

"It can be said that they have accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience, and in a dozen years or so, there will be a large number of fourth-grade low-grade products available for consumption."

He rode a five-colored auspicious cloud back to the Gathering Yuan Tree, sat cross-legged on a futon for a moment to regulate his breathing and calm his mind.

I just witnessed so many happy things, and it took me a while to calm down from my excitement.

He began to circulate the Five Elements Wheel Sutra, trying to understand the differences in cultivating within a fourth-order spiritual vein.

Almost instantly as the cultivation technique was activated, a vortex of spiritual energy formed above his head. Initially, it was only about three zhang in diameter, but it quickly expanded to a radius of one hundred zhang.

Countless points of light, encompassing the five elements, flew out from the land and spiritual plants, entering his body along with the spiritual energy with his breath.

Two hours later, Ji An finished his cultivation and carefully felt the effects. During the cultivation process, the efficiency of refining spiritual energy to improve his magic power increased by more than 30% compared to before.

This is equivalent to achieving the same level of improvement in four months as you would in three months of training.

Nascent Soul cultivators cultivate in cycles of a hundred years. He broke through to the Nascent Soul realm in just over twenty years. In another seventy years or so, his cultivation should at least reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage, right?
(End of this chapter)