Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 792 Han Shan's Sudden Enlightenment
After a moment, Han Shan came to his senses. "Disciple is foolish, Master, let's continue."

Ji An smiled and shook his head, pointing out:

"You two are being too deliberate. Haven't you heard that the Tao follows nature? Deliberately seeking is like trying to catch fish by climbing a tree."

If you're heading in the wrong direction, the harder you try, the further you'll get from your goal.

Remember, cast aside all distractions and simply feel how the power of the Five Elements operates, feeling even the most subtle aspects of it.

Fortunately, he had a few moments of enlightenment, otherwise he wouldn't know how to teach his disciples, because most of the time his magical level improved thanks to the support of the stone turtle, and his personal efforts were not much.

The two disciples' eyes brightened, and they said in unison:

"Disciple understands, thank you for the reminder, Master."

Ji An smiled faintly, said nothing more, and rode away on the clouds.

"Understand? Not quite. Deliberate effort only hides it deeper; it takes time to wash away the superficiality."

This land is different from the Calabash World. All the spiritual fields need to release the Thick Virtue Evolution Mantra, so Han Shan has more opportunities to comprehend the power of the earth element.

As for the eldest disciple, Lin Lan, he only comprehended the Dragon Soaring and All Things Grows about 30% of the number of times he did with his second disciple.

The group landed in a spiritual field planted with Crimson Cloud Pines, and Ji An released the Thick Virtue Evolution Spirit Spell and the Vermilion Bird Profound Brightness Technique respectively.

The Earth Qilin and Fire Phoenix shimmered with light, and the earth and fire elements in the air became even more abundant.

Seeing Han Shan close his eyes to sense the divine intent of the magic, Lin Lan transmitted her voice:

"Master, what is the highest grade among the Crimson Cloud Pine plants here?"

"There are only two of them, both of which are of the third-grade superior quality."

Ji An also transmitted his voice, saying that the Calabash World possessed a Tier 3 top-grade plant, a level that the outside world could never reach.

The spiritual veins here are of the fourth-order low grade, and the plant enjoys the care of planting spells at the Great Perfection level. It can be said that the Red Cloud Pine can be cultivated to the third-order top grade.

The fact that there are only third-tier superior-grade plants now indicates that the potential of this spiritual plant has been fully realized and cannot be improved further.

Unless a positive mutation occurs in the future, the Red Cloud Pine can be cultivated to a maximum of Tier 3 High Grade, and the mainstream should be able to be cultivated to Tier 3 Mid Grade.

Lin Lan sighed inwardly. Along the way, she had only seen that the spiritual trees in Crimson Flame Peak could be cultivated to the third-grade upper level, but she remembered that these plants could be cultivated to the fourth grade in the small world.

She wondered what would become of the sect if her master took the final step and broke through to the Three Flowers Realm.

With the small world taken away, the sect's medicinal herbs may not be enough to support the growth of Nascent Soul cultivators.

At that moment, she felt a heavy burden on her shoulders, a sense of mission descending upon her.

Han Shan awoke from his reverie and said:

"Master, we can set off now."

Ji An strode forward, and the three of them walked into the underground lava cave, where a rich fire elemental energy rushed towards them.

Lin Lan felt the intense heat on her face and hurriedly took out a fire-avoiding bead to feel better. The fourth-grade low-level fire elemental vein was a harsh environment for her.

Han Shan chuckled mischievously. He had learned this lesson the hard way when he went inside the volcano earlier today, so he deliberately walked at the very back.

Ji An hovered above the magma, surveying the surrounding fiery cave, and smiled:
"You two can stay at the cave entrance. The fire coral here is of medium grade three, and the phoenix wood has been upgraded to high grade three. I wonder if it can form a special ecological environment when this spirit tree is upgraded to grade four."

After saying that, he cast two spells and left the fire cave, sealing it away again.

Ji An, still walking at the front, asked:
"Have you had any success in your research on cultivating spiritual plants that require special environments?"

Decades have passed since he proposed this plan, and he has not heard his disciples report any achievements in this area.

Lin Lan and her junior brother exchanged a glance and smiled wryly:
"There have been some results, but no breakthroughs."

"If it weren't for our Master's continuous provision of spiritual seeds, this research would have had to be abandoned long ago."

Han Shan scratched his head, let out a helpless sigh, and said:

"These problems have plagued the cultivation world for countless millennia, and it is estimated that our research will take thousands of years to yield any results."

Differentiated plans are designed by considering various factors, and then planting is carried out many times before a complete conclusion can be reached.

Because the spirit seeds are precious, they cannot freely conduct experiments.

"Then let's take it slow. I'll be staying in the sect for at least a few hundred more years. Have you ever thought about why Baozhi is called Baozhi?"

All precious plants can be cultivated to the third tier, but not all third-tier spiritual plants can be called precious plants.

Some spiritual plants can be cultivated to the fourth rank, but they still cannot be called precious plants.

Various records state that Baozhi has special effects, but the specific effects are vague.

Ji An felt that someone must have figured out the function of Bao Zhi, but such secret information could not be made public.

Just like someone who possesses a unique secret method that allows them to steadily make a fortune, they wouldn't reveal the method. Doing so would only create competitors and be completely useless; only a fool would shoot themselves in the foot.

"I really hadn't thought about that."

"I believe that precious plants can change the soil, giving it special substances that provide favorable conditions for the growth of similar spiritual plants, and the spiritual roots of heaven and earth are the most special precious plants."

"We could plant the necessary spiritual plants near the sect's treasured plants to test it out and see if there are any different effects," Ji An said slowly, this was a conjecture he had just come up with.

There are only two spiritual plants in Crimson Flame Peak that are called treasure plants: the Phoenix Tree in the Lava Fire Cave and the Soul Nourishing Tree in the Underground Cave.

The spiritual plants beside these two spiritual trees were more robust than their counterparts in other regions, though not noticeably so. He only noticed the growth of the fire coral around the phoenix tree today.

Lin Lan's eyes brightened a bit. "We can give it a try. If that happens, we might have to come to Crimson Flame Peak and the Lava Cave more often."

The sect has only five kinds of precious plants: the Purple Gold Wutong Tree and Soul Nourishing Tree of Chaoyang Peak, the Star Tree of Chitong Mountain, the Azure Mist Pine of Yunhe Mountain, and the Phoenix Tree of Chiyan Peak.

The only suitable environment for planting is near the Azure Mist Pine and Phoenix Tree. The Purple Gold Wutong Tree and Star Tree are rooted in the crevices of the rocks, and there is simply no place for other spiritual plants to grow.

The Soul-Nourishing Wood lives underground in darkness, and normally only needs to be illuminated by moonlight; such an environment is not suitable for it.

Ji An nodded in agreement and said:
"Yes, but only those at the Golden Core level are allowed to set foot on it."

Tell Zhang Zeye of the Array Formation Hall that you need to refine another set of control jade tablets for the simulated array, or you can refine a top-grade third-tier sealing array.

The mimicry arrays of the underground cave and the lava fire cave only have two sets of control jade tokens. He kept one set in his possession, while the sect kept the other set.

As the grade of the spirit wood increases, it is indeed necessary to replace it with a better magic array.

"Yes, sir. I will speak with Senior Brother Zhang tomorrow."

Stepping out of the passage, Ji An activated the mimicry array, and the three of them continued their flight.

After casting a spell on all the spiritual fields in Crimson Flame Peak, Ji An led his disciples back to their cave halfway up the mountain and entered the small world.

Several magical artifacts immediately flew out, and the sounds of dragon roars and tiger howls spread throughout the small world, like children after school.

Lin Lan's eyes shone like stars in the night sky as she said:

"Master, the spiritual veins here have reached the fourth-grade low level? Wow! The Gathering Yuan Tree is also much taller than before!"

The concentration of spiritual energy was even stronger than that of Crimson Flame Peak, but it had not yet reached the middle grade of the fourth rank.

She remembered that the last time she came to this place, the spiritual vein was only a top-grade third-level vein!

The sect's spiritual veins have always been rapidly upgraded by infusing them with large amounts of the five elements' spiritual energy through magic arrays. As far as she knew, her master had never used magic arrays to upgrade the spiritual veins here.

Han Shan squatted on the ground, extending his divine sense deep into the earth, and said:
"Senior sister, you may not have noticed, but the grade of the spirit field has been upgraded to the middle grade of the fourth rank."

Normally, the grade of the spiritual vein will increase after the grade of the spiritual field on the surface is improved, but the significance of the spiritual farmers is to regulate the earth's energy to provide more spiritual energy for the growth of spiritual plants.

If this is done over a long period of time and spiritual energy is retained while nourishing the spiritual plants, the concentration of spiritual energy on the ground will exceed the level of the spiritual vein. This is called 'returning spiritual energy to the spiritual vein'.

The advancement of the sect's spiritual vein grade went very smoothly, and the many spiritual farmers disciples of the Ministry of Agriculture should also be credited for it.

Lin Lan immediately stepped back and squatted down, habitually reaching out to press her hand on the ground and extend her divine sense to feel the density of spiritual energy. She said happily:

"The spirit field has begun to nourish the spirit vein, and in a few more years this place will become a mid-grade fourth-order spirit vein!"

The more powerful the master, the better, so they can benefit more from it.

Ji An smiled proudly, without saying a word.

Han Shan stood up and walked to the Gathering Yuan Tree to sense its vitality. The usually composed man suddenly shuddered.
"Master, this, how is this possible!"

He sensed that the vitality of the spirit tree was as vigorous as a rushing river, reaching the fourth-grade upper level. It should be noted that this was a spiritual root of heaven and earth, and its growth rate should be relatively slow, after all, it was the ceiling of the spiritual plant world.

His words attracted Lin Lan's attention. His eldest disciple rushed to the spirit tree and, after sensing its level, shouted the same words:
"How can this be!"

It's so shocking and completely defies common sense.

Ji An waved his hand and said:

"With the ashes of about twenty Nascent Soul level experts buried, it's normal for the spirit tree to grow faster."

Alright, let's get back to this, I'm about to begin the spell.

Lin Lan and the other forced a smile; the price was indeed high.

He waited for his two disciples to calm down for a while, then changed the hand seals in his hands to release the Great Virtue Spirit Mantra.

In the Guanghan Palace, the nascent soul also changed its hand seals. The veins on the surface of the spleen's earth palace shone brightly, and the Wuji earth Dao seeds shone like stars. The earth unicorn emerged from the leaves and resonated with the master's internal magical power.

When Ji An cast earth-based spells next to the Gathering Yuan Tree, he felt an even smoother texture.

A yellow aura shone brightly, and the Earth element law surged forth, causing the earth to tremble as if a giant dragon were rolling underground.

At that moment, Han Shan felt a bolt of lightning strike his mind, illuminating the endless darkness and brightening his bewildered world.

He couldn't help but form hand seals, releasing the Earth Vein Ascension Technique.

Light and shadow flickered on the ground, the divine intent of the spell hidden within the Thick Virtue Evolution Mantra.

Ji An raised an eyebrow and looked at his always diligent second apprentice:

"Congratulations!"

The disciple's Earth Vein Ascension Technique had reached the Great Perfection level; he had originally thought the other party would need a year or two to observe it.

(End of this chapter)