Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 795 Li Haoran Returns

Like a musical, after the climax the rain gradually stopped, but the lively notes became even clearer, and the damp wind blew Ji An's hair around his temples.

He opened his eyes, his mind at peace and his thoughts active.

He got up, glanced at the five-colored deer lying beside him, and asked with a smile:

"You must have been busy casting spells on the spirit field lately, how come you have time to come back?"

The five-colored deer stood up, its eyes filled with solemnity:

“Master, after years of tempering, I have honed my spiritual energy and blood to the extreme, and I can now unleash my power to trigger the Nascent Soul Tribulation.”

Ji An raised an eyebrow and asked cautiously:

"Very good, how confident are you?"

About twenty years ago, this beast reached the Golden Core Perfection realm, and the secret method of how to break through to the Transformation stage naturally appeared in its bloodline inheritance.

The beast tamer solidified his foundation using a secret method, but unexpectedly it took so long.

The five-colored deer bared its teeth and replied smugly:
"My bloodline is pure, and my understanding of the power of the five elements is profound enough that I am at least 70% or 80% confident."

"If the master provides a few more fourth-tier lightning-struck wood spirit fruits, the chances of success can increase by another 10% or 20%."

Over the years, new types of lightning-struck wood have been cultivated in the gourd world, and he has been holding back his saliva for many years.

Ji An pondered for a moment and said:

"Two low-grade fourth-tier lightning-struck dragon blood fruits, is that enough?"

Dragon blood fruit not only possesses abundant spiritual power, but also contains rich blood and qi, making it the best tonic for demonic beasts.

The five-colored deer winked slyly. "Master, make sure you have enough prepared. Two are clearly not enough; you need at least three."

"Also, the Dragon Blood Fruit is a fire-elemental spiritual fruit. I remember there are other spiritual fruits of the five elements. Let's give one of each type. This way, the conversion of spiritual energy will be faster, which will help with breakthroughs."

Two pieces are indeed not enough, three would be about right, but he's still happy to eat more.

Ji An was fully aware of the beast tamer's ulterior motives, but he did not refute him, saying:

"Here's another Lightning Strike Earth Spirit Fruit and a Jade Vine Fruit, making a total of five spirit fruits."

If you can't break through, then die under the lightning tribulation.

The beast tamer is a rare and wondrous creature of heaven and earth, whose bloodline is as noble as that of the Heavenly Fox Clan of Qingqiu. The power of his blood and qi is even stronger than before his breakthrough in body cultivation techniques.

He placed high hopes on his beast taming and was unwilling to allow it to fail. The high-level spiritual fruits this guy had consumed were enough to cultivate a cultivator to the Nascent Soul level.

The five-colored deer proudly held its head high, its antlers gleaming.

"Master, I will not let you down!"
"Once I break through, I will personally negotiate with the sect to increase the reward for casting spells on the spirit fields."

The Five-Colored Deer at the Nascent Soul level is much stronger than the Spirit Farmer at the Nascent Soul level, and it submits to no one except its master.

The release of the spell and divine intent captivated him, and it was precisely because of the vastness of the inherited knowledge that he was able to deeply appreciate his master's power.

Now, the master has even reached the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, a speed of improvement that he can only look up to.

Ji An chuckled. He hadn't even broken through yet and he was already thinking about 'raising his salary'. But the compensation did need to be increased; a transformed demon should still maintain his prestige.

"It's up to you. Talk to them yourself after you break through, but you can't use your power to force them."

If the Beast Tamer wants to discuss compensation, he will inevitably have to talk to the Sect Leader and the Department of Agriculture. The sudden increase in power could cause creatures to lose their way, so he needs to take precautions.

"Of course I won't use my power to intimidate people. I'm a very reasonable person."

The five-colored deer shook the ground with its hooves, striking a magnanimous pose.

"When do you plan to start the breakthrough, and approximately how many days will it take?"

"Today it rains heavily, but tomorrow the sun will surely shine brightly. When the moon shines brightly at 9 PM, it will be the perfect time to make a breakthrough."

The Five-Colored Deer replied that the bloodline inheritance also described the timing of breakthroughs, and he only needed to improve step by step.

"Okay, I'll prepare the spirit fruit for you in a bit."

Ji An placed his hand on the beast's forehead and smiled gently:
"Once you successfully break through, you can take on human form and walk among cultivators. Have you thought about choosing a Daoist name?"

From now on, the beast tamer will be a transformed great demon, and when he goes out, he will represent his reputation, so he needs to have a title for others to address him.

"It's entirely up to the master."

The Five-Colored Deer's bloodline doesn't include knowledge of choosing a Taoist name, so rather than choosing an inappropriate one, it's better to let its master help.

"Haha, you're so lazy. Let me think of something for you."

By the way, where do you plan to break through, Crimson Flame Peak or Rising Sun Peak?

"Of course it's here; a place where the five elements converge is a rare find."

For the Five-Colored Deer, Crimson Flame Peak has the best conditions, while Sunrise Peak is not a good choice.

"Then go and search around and see where it would be more suitable."

"As you command," the five-colored deer said, as auspicious clouds rose beneath its feet and it flew out of the cave.

Ji An followed and went outside, where he saw a rainbow like a bridge spanning the sky.

His mood brightened, and he took out a golden communication sword, entered the information, and then raised his hand to activate it.

After the golden light faded away, he turned around and walked back to his cave. He then activated the sealing array and entered the small world.

Only one Thunderstruck Dragon Blood Fruit remains in the warehouse. The Earth Spirit Fruit and the Jade Vine Fruit are not yet ripe, and we must use Daoist energy to ripen them.

Ji An rode the auspicious five-colored clouds to the crimson spirit field and landed next to the second lightning-struck dragon blood tree he was cultivating. This spirit tree was already a fourth-grade low-level tree, and it actually had some fist-sized green spirit fruits hanging on it. The fruits were slightly red and were still far from ripe.

At lower tiers, the Dragon Blood Tree produces a large number of fruits, but as the tier increases, the number of fruits decreases sharply. So far, a total of twenty fruits have been harvested.

Ji An focused his mind on his dantian, connecting it to the stone tortoise, and commanded:

"Refine the Dao essence to upgrade the grade of the spiritual fruit."

As the sun sets, only its last rays remain.

Golden light pierced through towering mountains and flew to Chaoyang Peak, then into the Wuji Palace.

Lin Jiuxiao caught the golden sword that transmitted the message and discovered that the magic mark belonged to Ji An. He subconsciously sat up straight and extended his divine sense to read the information within.

"The Five-Colored Deer will break through at 11 PM tomorrow. Please activate the sect's protective formation in advance and temporarily disperse the disciples around Crimson Flame Peak."

"Haha, I never expected that the second person in the sect to break through to the Nascent Soul stage would be a Beast Tamer!"

In his mind, with the bloodline and aptitude of the Five-Colored Deer, plus the resource support of the True Lord, a successful breakthrough was inevitable.

Lin Jiuxiao stood up, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth, and after thinking for a moment, took out several golden communication swords and sent them out.

He ordered the Enforcement Hall to urge disciples to evacuate starting tomorrow morning, and issued orders to all halls: 'Activate the mountain-protecting formation at 5 PM tomorrow, and inform disciples to make necessary arrangements.'

The golden communication swords were activated one by one, leaving brilliant traces in the night. Lin Jiuxiao gazed at the sky, pondering the matter of the mountain-guarding spirit beasts.

In recent years, the two guardian spirit beasts of the sect have had a better life, but they have already lived out most of their lifespans and have only just broken through to the late Golden Core stage.

The Fire Turtle is somewhat better, as turtle-type demon beasts have long lifespans, while the Earth Dragon Beast's chances of transforming into a Nascent Soul level spirit beast are slim.

The sect should cultivate new guardian spirit beasts, which must have the bloodline potential to grow to the Nascent Soul level.

He had witnessed the performance of the Five-Colored Deer and the Green Deer over the years and felt that raising a few spirit beasts that could cast spells on the spirit fields was very worthwhile.

Spirit beasts have long lifespans; once they break through to the Golden Core stage, they can live for two or three thousand years, making them more useful than a Golden Core cultivator.

Lin Jiuxiao scratched his head, wondering whether the Five-Colored Deer would still have a physical attraction to deer-like monsters after successfully transforming into human form. If not, then things would be difficult.

He felt that at least four kinds of spirit beasts with the bloodline of the Five-Colored Deer—wood, fire, earth, and water—should be cultivated to enhance the power of the Ministry of Agriculture.

He made up his mind, 'I need to discuss this with the True Lord.'

The next day, the Beast Taming Hall branch hall of Luoyan Mountain.

Upon receiving the emergency evacuation order, the disciples asked questions one after another:
Why are we evacuating?

The sect master smiled mysteriously, "Just carry out the sect's orders. At most, it will be ten or fifteen days. Consider it a few days of rest."

A Foundation Establishment disciple muttered, "The last time I received such an order was when I was still a Qi Refining disciple. That time it was because a True Monarch was about to form his Nascent Soul. Could it be..."

A fellow disciple next to him laughed loudly, "Old Zhang, what you're saying makes no sense. True Lord is an honorific title for Nascent Soul cultivators. Why would someone who is already a True Lord need to form a Nascent Soul?"

Old Zhang scoffed, "You don't know anything. I'm saying that only when someone reaches the Nascent Soul stage does such a grand spectacle need to be made."

"That's not right. I haven't heard of any True Person in the sect about to break through."

If a true cultivator were to break through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, news of it would inevitably circulate to some extent.

According to the information everyone received, the Hall Master of the Weapon Refining Hall is at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage, making him the most powerful True Person in the sect. There is no other True Person at the late stage of the Golden Core stage besides him.

Everyone was chattering away when the Palace Master slammed his hand on the table.
"What a mess! The disciples of the Enforcement Hall will soon be kicking everyone out. Go back to your caves, pack up, and then come back to take your pet monsters with you."

"Palace Master, what's going on? Don't be so mysterious, just tell everyone and we'll get out of here right away."

"Yes, tell me about it."

Cultivators also enjoy exploring secrets, and they all chimed in with a commotion.

"So curious! I didn't see this kind of enthusiasm when I was cultivating."

The temple master sighed deliberately, raising his voice slightly:

"The True Lord's Five-Colored Deer is about to break through."

Everyone was astonished. Many people had seen the Five-Colored Deer cast spells on the spirit field. It could be said that the Five-Colored Deer was the most recognizable Golden Core level spirit beast in the sect.

The moonlight was cool and clear, and a spirit boat flew through the air.

Li Haoran looked down at the earth, feeling uneasy as he gazed at the dark and gloomy landscape.

It's just past 7 PM, which is normally the time when the lanterns are just coming on. The flying boat has been in the Western Continent for a long time and has not encountered any trace of cultivators.

Many spiritual veins that once housed families are now just pitch black. The mountains resemble giant beasts hidden in the shadows, their bodies covered in twisted plants, and he felt a sense of oppression.

Huayin Zhenjun stood not far from him and asked in a low voice:
"Cousin, have we entered the Western Continent area by now?"

Zhenyue Zhenjun nodded, "Yes, we entered Xizhou an hour ago after flying out of the Jue Ling Land."

He sighed softly to himself, his expression unreadable.

During his conversation with Li Haoran, he learned that the Xuanqing Zhenren to whom he owed a favor was a fellow disciple of the Jinling Sect.

The Taixu Sect's Miaodan Hall highly regards Xuanqing Zhenren's alchemy abilities. The quality of the Phoenix Nirvana Pill he refines far surpasses that of the sect's alchemists. It not only has the effect of the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame, but his craftsmanship is also at the master level.

Zhenyue Zhenjun felt that if Xuanqing Zhenren had been born into a Nascent Soul sect, he would have had great potential to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, but unfortunately he was born in the Western Continent, which was a pity.

There are no Nascent Soul cultivators in the Western Continent, and cultivation techniques are the biggest obstacle. Without the guidance of a master, one will take many detours to break through, and some secrets are not found in the cultivation techniques.

Secondly, there's the Nascent Soul Pill. This kind of pill can't be bought with spirit stones; it requires a lot of resources to exchange for it, but the Golden Spirit Sect doesn't have any way to exchange for it.

Finally, there are spiritual veins. If a cultivator wants to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, they may fail because they cannot obtain enough spiritual energy if they try to break through in a third-grade top-quality spiritual vein. It is best to try to break through in a fourth-grade spiritual vein.

This is not absolute. If one's understanding of the cultivation technique is deep enough and one's spiritual power is strong enough, one can gather spiritual energy from a larger area. In that case, breaking through in a third-tier top-grade spiritual vein will not be a problem.

A few days ago, he had a frank talk with Li Haoran, talking about how a cultivator's cultivation methods, companions, resources, and environment are indispensable, and that even if the Golden Spirit Sect survived the True Demon Tribulation, it probably wouldn't be able to provide any help.

Leaving the Golden Spirit Sect in exchange for support is the best option. If they agree to leave the Taixu Sect and are willing to provide a lineage that allows them to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it would be enough to repay the Golden Spirit Sect's kindness in nurturing them.

The loyalty of cultivators is a matter that all forces will carefully consider, but sword cultivators would rather choose the straight path than the crooked one, and they have confidence in Li Haoran's character.

Once an agreement is signed and a solemn oath is made, the other party can be trusted completely.

Furthermore, from a self-interest perspective, Li Haoran would have no motive to betray the Taixu Sect if he were willing to join it.

As Zhenyue Zhenjun was pondering, Huayin Zhenjun softly called out:
"Cousin, there are lights in the distance; that should be the camp of survivors from the Great Catastrophe."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Haoran's spirits lifted. "True Lord, which direction are you in?"

His field of vision was inferior to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he could not see any light.

If any minor factions survive, the main sect will most likely survive as well.

Master Huayin pointed out the direction, and after a moment he spotted a faint light in the distance, which put his mind at ease.

The spirit boat flew for another half an hour before slowly coming to a stop.

Li Haoran pointed to the lights covering the mountains in the distance and said excitedly:

"That's where my sect is located, haha."

Hua Yin Zhenren sensed the array fluctuations emanating from ahead and said suspiciously:

"Why is your sect's protective formation fully activated?"

Generally speaking, the protective formations of various forces usually only use the most basic functions, but judging from the fluctuations in magical power, this formation is likely to be fully activated at this moment.

Li Haoran scratched his head, he didn't know what was going on either.

Just then, Zhenyue Zhenjun looked westward and spoke:

“A powerful surge of magical energy came from a great distance, and I sensed a slight vibration of the laws.”

"Law vibration?"

Hua Yin Zhenren was even more puzzled, as only Nascent Soul cultivators could create law vibrations when casting spells, or when a cultivator broke through to the Nascent Soul level.

Her cultivation level was lower than her cousin's, so she didn't sense anything unusual.

(End of this chapter)