Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 791 Fourth-Grade High-Quality Five-Colored Pill

"Diligence leads to mastery, while idleness leads to ruin; careful planning leads to success, while impulsiveness leads to failure."

The words of the ancient sages still echoed in his ears. Ji An understood that although the lifespan of cultivators seemed to be much longer than that of ordinary people, the path to heaven was also much longer.

Even with the stone tortoise by his side and the small world he relied on, he dared not slack off during his cultivation.

No one knows which cloud will bring rain; the effort you put in now will reduce the obstacles you face in the future.

The path of spiritual practice is itself a path of transcendence; it is the right path, not an easy one. If one cannot undergo a complete transformation, how can one transcend the world?

Lin Lan smiled, revealing her pearly teeth, and said flatteringly:

"With our Master setting such an example, how can we not strive to cultivate ourselves!"

During my daily practice, I also urge my disciples to be diligent in their practice.

My disciples are too playful, so I suggested they set aside some free time each day, and spend the rest of their time focused on cultivation or practicing spells without distraction.

Human energy is limited. Now she fully agrees with her master's teachings, which forbid disciples from practicing multiple cultivation techniques. Such techniques are valued for their quality, not quantity.

Many principles are interconnected. If you can thoroughly understand one kind of power, learning other skills will be much easier.

She changed the subject and continued:

"The former head of the Treasure Pavilion, Zhang Yi, will be undergoing a breakthrough at Chaoyang Peak in two days. Please arrange your time to go and observe the tribulation."

A glint flashed in Ji An's eyes, and a smile appeared on his face:
"It's finally starting, haha, I've been waiting for this for years."

After these disciples have successively achieved breakthroughs, he will prepare to go to Zhongzhou.

The sect's spirit ships began traversing the far north and the southern continent, discovering that both regions had suffered severe damage, with only a few large and small forces surviving, while the vast majority of small and medium-sized forces had been slaughtered.

If it weren't for his heroic efforts, the Western Continent would have already become a forbidden zone for cultivators.

The true demons not only slaughtered the cultivator forces, but also polluted the high-level spiritual veins. The surviving forces in the far north and the southern continent are working hard to purify the spiritual veins.

After the True Demon Calamity ended, the Cloud Sea Merchant Alliance of Central Continent never sent a flying ship to Western Continent. This phenomenon suggests that the trauma suffered by Central Continent was more severe than that of Southern Continent and other places.

A hint of worry flashed in his eyes. He wondered how Li Haoran was doing in Zhongzhou. The other party had excellent talent and was very likely to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

If a sect can produce one more sword cultivator, it can produce one more sword cultivator's legacy.

Based on the Five Elements Sect's heritage and with sword cultivators as its henchmen, the sect possessed a top-tier heritage that surpassed even that of the Five Elements Sect in its heyday.

He cleared his throat and asked again:
"By the way, have you met with your junior brother recently? How is he doing?"

The youngest disciple was Wei Songnian's bloodline. People have a deeper memory of their children when they are weak, so he paid more attention to this son of his old friend.

Lin Lan gently shook her head, "The Ministry of Agriculture was very busy a few days ago, and I didn't get to meet my junior brother."

Han Shan chimed in, "I did meet with my junior brother two days ago. He told me that he's already doing the final training and should reach the Five Qi Gathering Realm soon."

My junior brother also said he would come to pay his respects to Master before his breakthrough and ask you for advice on precautions during the process.

"OK!"

Ji An was overjoyed. If Wei Baiyang's father knew about his breakthrough, he would be smiling in his grave.

"How is your Uncle-Master Li doing? Does anyone know?"

Senior Sister Li and Senior Sister Zhong traveled together, but only Li Lingyu returned; Senior Sister Zhong ultimately died on her quest.

Senior Sister's ashes were brought back and scattered on Jade Dragon Peak, which was her training ground, where she had spent most of her life.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "I know that. I met with my senior brother half a month ago."

She's doing well, saying she's in the final stages of training and expects to complete the process in two or three months to a year.

Ji An laughed heartily twice, "Good, I have five best fellow disciples, and it's quite impressive that two of them have broken through to the Golden Core stage!"

Zhong Yuefei and Mu Qingwan failed to break through to the Golden Core stage, while Du Huaiyuan failed to break through to the Chaoyuan stage.

Seeing that his master was in a good mood, Han Shan began to ask his questions:

“Master, my magical cultivation has hit a bottleneck, and I have made no progress for several years. I wonder if there is something wrong with it.”

He recounted in detail the steps and state he had taken when casting the spell, looking at his master with eager eyes.

Lin Lan perked up her ears to listen. Her junior brother was cultivating the Earth Vein Ascension Technique. Earth-based spells were most effective at improving the grade of spiritual fields, so the Ministry of Agriculture was consciously increasing the number of disciples learning earth-based techniques.

After listening, Ji An pondered for a moment, then smiled and said:
"It's not a problem with magic, but rather that your understanding of earth magic is insufficient to reach the point of transformation."

If you can overcome this hurdle, your magic will reach its peak, which is great!
You're very lucky; I'm going to cast a spell tonight.

Stay on Crimson Flame Peak to observe the changes in the magical power and divine intent when your master casts spells, and see if you gain any insights.

I will perform the spell on the spirit field in a two-month cycle. I will notify you when I am ready to perform the spell.

The disciple's cultivation is currently advancing towards the fifth level of the Golden Core stage. If he can comprehend the Earth Vein Spirit Ascension Technique at the Great Perfection level, he might be able to take advantage of the momentum to cross the threshold of cultivation. Even if he has to push, he will push the disciple's spell level up.

The divine intent of magic can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words, so he wanted to keep his disciples by his side to personally experience the earth elemental energy after casting the spell.

With his current abilities, he can demonstrate even more of the Earth Element Divine Intent. As long as the disciple accumulates enough knowledge, he will surely be able to understand how to take that step.

Han Shan was overjoyed and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. I will strive to improve my magical abilities as soon as possible."

Over the past few years, he has pondered deeply and gradually realized that the stagnation might be due to a lack of understanding of the divine intent of the Five Elements. He realized that he could only rely on himself to solve this problem.

Lin Lan immediately said, "Master, this disciple also wants to observe you casting spells."

Her practice of the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique is also at a critical moment; once she overcomes this hurdle, she can advance to the perfect level.

This is a hybrid spell. It requires not only to comprehend the divine intent of the water and wood elements, but also to understand the deep entanglement of the mutual generation of water and wood. The difficulty of practicing it is much greater than that of the Earth Vein Ascension Spell.

“Sure,” Ji An readily agreed, saying that bringing one more person wouldn’t hurt.

He pointed to the entrance of the cave, "I have to do my homework for today, so I won't entertain you any longer."

The spell will begin at dusk by the cold pool. Finish what you are doing and wait in the pavilion beforehand.

He has been busy refining pills these past few days. The five-colored flowers have been ripening one after another, and he used Daoist energy to accelerate the ripening of a batch of spiritual herbs. All the materials can be used to refine ten batches of fourth-grade superior five-colored pills.

The Daoist essence remaining in the stone tortoise is estimated to be enough to refine only one more batch of pills. Just in time for the disciples to break through to the Golden Core stage, they will be able to obtain some more Daoist essence to accelerate the ripening of a few more batches of spiritual herbs.

He was eager to see how significant the effects of a fourth-grade high-quality pill would be on improving cultivation. Normally, pills of this grade are supplied to Nascent Soul cultivators in the late stage.

Relying on his unique advantages, he could try taking half a pill to see how it went.

"The disciple retire."

After the two disciples left the cave, Lin Lan said:
"Junior brother, do you have something you need to take care of today?" Han Shan shook his head and said:

"No, I'll stay here today and take a closer look at the changes that have taken place on Crimson Flame Peak over the years."

Senior sister, what about you?

"Ah, there are still some matters to attend to at the Ministry of Agriculture. I need to be back before evening."

Lin Lan flew down the mountain on a cloud, preparing to leave via a teleportation array.

Han Shan sighed softly. His senior sister had a strong desire for power, and many powers could be delegated to others.

He flew to the mountain peak on a cloud, intending to venture deep into the mountain to see what was inside.

After the Crimson Flame Peak's spiritual veins were upgraded, Master planted many fire corals in the side paths inside the mountain, wanting to see how these spiritual plants were growing.

After his disciples left, Ji An activated the sealing array and entered the gourd world.

The five magical flags flew out of the dantian, took shape, circled the Gathering Yuan Tree several times, and then each flew to a different spiritual field.

The Plain-Colored Cloud Banner has now reached the fourth-tier low-grade level, and he already possesses four Five-Directional Banner magic treasures at the spiritual treasure level.

Due to the shortage of materials, the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag is a top-grade third-tier item. Upgrading the magic weapon requires a variety of low-grade fourth-tier water-elemental spiritual items.

Most of these resources are sold by the cultivation world of the East Sea. Now that the sect has no way to obtain such spiritual items, the upgrading of magic weapons can only be put on hold.

Ayun walked up with light steps, and Ji An nodded to her, saying:

"I'm lighting the incense to prepare the elixir."

The fourth-grade mid-level sandalwood soul-nourishing incense was lit and placed in a three-legged bronze furnace with animal ears, and pure white smoke rose up.

If a drop of ink falls into water, it will quickly spread and leave a faint fragrance in the surrounding area.

Ji An summoned the Frost Moon Furnace from his dantian. The ice-blue magic weapon spun once in the air and then turned into a bucket-sized object that stopped steadily beside him.

The Five Elements Divine Mountain also flew out from his dantian and hovered above his head. A thin mist rose from the surface of the spiritual treasure, like a cloud of color floating on it.

He sat cross-legged on the futon and activated the Netherworld Bone Fire.

The blazing white flames from the purple flame core flickered beneath the alchemy furnace, and a layer of white frost quickly condensed on the ground, spreading outwards continuously.

The air cooled and white mist rose, quickly swirling into a fairyland.

The relief of mountains on the surface of the alchemy furnace has an extra layer of white, like snow-capped mountains, illuminated by the purple flame of the Netherworld Bone Fire, forming a magnificent scene of snow-covered mountains at dusk.

Ji An skillfully added various spiritual herbs and essences into the alchemy furnace, and activated his magic to fully blend the medicinal liquid. The fragrance of the herbs and the fragrance of the soul combined, making the aroma even more intense.

He appeared calm and collected on the surface, but his mind remained focused and tense. This was his first time refining a fourth-grade superior Five-Flower Pill, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

The medicinal herbs are hard to find, and even the slightest mistake can lead to a huge waste.

He can accept losses caused by insufficient ability, but he will not tolerate failures caused by operational errors.

At first, the aroma of the medicine was faint, but now it was getting stronger. Ji An became more focused, and he could not relax until he confirmed success.

His palms blurred into afterimages, his hand seals rapidly shifting, and white light appeared around the medicinal liquid in the furnace—the manifestation of the Netherworld Bone Fire.

As the light flashed, wisps of black dust fell, impurities refined by the spiritual fire of heaven and earth.

A moment later, a string of white steam spewed from the mouth of the dragon relief on the lid of the alchemy furnace, instantly condensing into frost.
A clear dragon's roar echoed in the alchemy furnace; the elixir was complete!
Ji An smiled with a hint of joy. He used his object manipulation technique to lift the furnace lid, and two bright black pills flew out, moving so fast that they seemed to want to soar into the sky.

As Ji An had anticipated, the Five Elements Divine Mountain emitted a spiritual light as the pills flew out, freezing the two pills in place.

Although the pill was a high-grade fourth-order pill, it was still just a pill and could not escape the constraints of the spiritual treasure, so it obediently calmed down.

The two round pills were five-colored, one with three white lines and the other with two.

"One premium product and one ordinary quality product – a great start!"

Ji An smiled and took out two jade bottles, separating the pills and putting them into the bottles.

Ah Yun had already brewed the spiritual tea. He drank a whole pot of it and then unleashed the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique.

White clouds gathered, and large raindrops began to fall in a torrent. Ah Yun took out the Frost Moon Stove and began to clean it.

This magical artifact wasn't used much, but it was always used to refine high-grade pills, which greatly nourished its spiritual essence.

Ji An glanced at A Yun's retreating figure with satisfaction, then lay down on the rattan chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Refining a fourth-grade high-quality pill is much more difficult than refining a fourth-grade low-quality pill, but his cultivation has improved continuously over the years. In addition, with the application of spiritual tea, soul incense and soul-nourishing wood spiritual treasures, his spiritual power has reached at least the level of an ordinary Nascent Soul sixth-level cultivator.

Now his nascent soul is exceptionally solid, and its face increasingly resembles his appearance.

The method for refining high-grade pills was the same as before, which saved him a lot of trouble.

After resting for half an hour and replenishing his spiritual energy, Ji An got up, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

The alchemy took more than three hours, and it was almost dusk. I would have to go out and cast a spell on the spirit field later.

The setting sun cast its orange-red rays, dividing the cold pool in two.

In the shade, a patch of emerald green shimmered, dappled with crimson in the sunlight, and a gentle breeze stirred the traces of time.

Under the pavilion, Lin Lan and her junior brother sat facing each other, chatting happily.

A burst of multicolored light descended, and Ji An used his Golden Light Leap to land by the pool, shouting:

"You two, come here to me."

On his shoulders stood fourth-tier spiritual treasures that had reached the level of spiritual treasures, which could amplify the effects of spells.

After his two disciples flew over, he pointed to the icy pool and said:

"Starting from the water's edge, my spells can cover the spirit fields on the other side, including aquatic spirit plants such as Tianyuan Pear and Canglan Spirit Mist Tree, as well as wood spirit plants such as Qingling Bamboo, Feiye Mulberry, Canglong Wood, and Bodhi Tree."

Lin Lan, feel it carefully.

A planting spell at the Great Perfection level of the Nascent Soul stage can cover an area of ​​over 200 acres. Crimson Flame Peak has more than 8,000 acres of spiritual fields, so he would need to cast the spell about 100 times.

Ji An made a hand seal and released the Dragon Soaring and All Things Grow. The cold moon cast a clear and serene light, and the Azure Dragon and the Black Dragon rolled in the clouds.

The dragon's roar resounded simultaneously, and the lustrous spirit fish and the azure light that filled the sky fell at the same time, perfectly combining the divine will of water and wood.

He waited for his disciples to perceive for a moment, then said:
"Han Shan, next I will cast the Profound Virtue Spirit Evolution Spell and carefully comprehend it."

The hand seals changed, and yellow spiritual light spread into the distance in the blink of an eye. A rumbling sound came from the depths of the earth, and a nourishing and peaceful aura spread out.

Han Shan seemed to understand something, but he couldn't quite grasp that fleeting inspiration.

(End of this chapter)