Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 802 Each Gets What They Need (Bonus Chapter for 3k words, still owed)
Ji An became interested. He didn't recognize what it was, but it was naturally extraordinary, so it must have some kind of background.

He continued to use metal-based spells, trying out the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword and the Geng Metal Divine Thunder.

The spells were powerful, but none of them had any effect; they were all absorbed by the metal egg.

Thunder flashed like clouds, and lightning flickered on the surface of the egg. The thunderclouds were pulled and twisted into a funnel shape.

Everything quickly returned to calm, and the metal egg remained quietly in place, without any supernatural phenomena.

Ji An scratched his head, his hand seals changing as he unleashed his ultimate move, releasing the Taibai Extinction Sword.

With the blessing of the superior Gengxin Golden Dao Seed and the Spirit Treasure-level Plain-Colored Cloud Banner, this spell is undoubtedly the most powerful offensive spell at present.

The silver light was like the flowing light in a gentle dream. The flying sword formed by the metal element spiritual energy pierced the metal egg, and a scene that surprised him appeared.

As if an invisible force field had appeared, the flying sword, which was capable of cleaving through the metal egg, was sent flying past the edge, something that had never happened before.

Ji An was surprised but also slightly excited, feeling like he had struck gold. This unknown metal must have some wonderful uses that he didn't know about, as it could actually deflect a spell attack at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

He couldn't recognize the grade of the metal, but since divine objects are often concealed, they might be spiritual objects beyond his comprehension.

"Hehe, if it's a spiritual item that can only be used in the Three Flowers Realm, then I've made a fortune."

He stored the metal egg in the Cave Void Stone, intending to study it later.

He patted the tiger demon's body, cut its stomach into finger-sized pieces, and tossed a few pieces to the tamed beasts who were itching to get their hands on them.

Dahuang and Xiaojin chewed their food carefully for a while before slowly swallowing it, their faces full of delight, and then they looked at their owner with bright eyes.

Ji An was worried that the two beasts would not be able to absorb the nutrients, so he waved his hand and said:
"Let's see if there are any problems in a couple of days. Go have some fun."

Since it's beast meat at the Nascent Soul level, there's no sure how much to feed it; for now, we can only feed it small amounts and observe.

The two beasts hesitated for a few steps, but after being glared at fiercely by Ji An, the golden-feathered eagle flapped its wings and flew away quickly.

Big Yellow let out a low growl of grievance, turned around, wagged its short tail, and trotted into the woods.

Ji An casually released the Minor Cloud Rain Technique, and then used his divine sense to create an air tank to collect the water.

When the rainwater was half a foot deep, he used his magic to move the water tank and activated the Cold Wind spell.

A cold wind blew, leaving frost everywhere and water freezing into ice.

After placing the ice block on the ground, Ji An continued to manipulate the tiger demon's corpse. This was a task that only he could do; the puppets had limited abilities and could hardly dissect the flesh of a transformed demon.

He removed the internal organs and placed them on the ice, handed the tiger whip to the puppet, and pointed to the white mist, saying:

"Ah Yun, rinse it for a moment and hang it up to air dry in the shade. Hmm, hang it on the branch of the Soul-Nourishing Wood."

Water magic has a purifying effect, so it can naturally wash away bloodstains and dirt.

Long-term exposure to the 'influence' of the Soul-Nourishing Wood might even give this highly nourishing herb some benefits in nourishing the soul.

Ayun revealed a meaningful smile, used her telekinesis to take the tiger whip and placed it below the clouds.

Ji An shook his head with some regret. The essence blood in the demon beast's body had already solidified and could not be used to refine talisman ink.

He quickly peeled off the tiger skin, skillfully separated the flesh from the bone, scraped off the remaining meat from the tiger bones, and handed the rest over to the puppet to prepare.

Using the same method, he processed the celestial fox again, obtaining a piece of animal hide. He then used the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame to burn the animal bones into ashes, which he casually buried under the Gathering Yuan Tree.

The animal hide was stretched open with a wooden frame, the grease was carefully scraped off, it was washed several times with magic, and then a fire spell was cast to quickly dry the moisture. After that, it was moved under a tree to wait for it to air dry.

After doing all this, Ji An sat cross-legged on the futon, facing upwards, and began to cultivate his technique.

The following day, at the end of the Mao hour (5-7 AM).

Ji An took several puppets and related ingredients out of the small world and gave the instructions:
"Prepare a banquet. I will bring two guests around noon, and the banquet will start promptly at that time."

Ayun communicated telepathically, saying, "Master, rest assured, I will definitely prepare a good banquet."

Ji An nodded slightly and praised, "I trust you to handle things. Thank you for your help."

He flew to the mountain peak on a cloud, and after absorbing the morning sun purple dew, he arrived at the Yingxian Pavilion in Yunyin Mountain.

After exchanging pleasantries and taking their seats, he got straight to the point:

"Yesterday, we sorted through the Void Stones obtained from Nascent Soul level True Demons. Although we did not find any demon beast corpses, we did find three True Demon corpses: two at the second level of Nascent Soul and one at the first level of Nascent Soul."

There are also two Nascent Soul Stage 3 bodies, but of course, good things should be kept for personal use.

Huayin Zhenjun blinked, "I want them all."

Although her words yesterday were a test, it is true that corpses at the True Demon level can be traded for special spiritual plants with corpse refining sects.

Some spiritual plants need to be cultivated in piles of corpses. The Taixu Sect, which prides itself on being the orthodox sect of Taoism, is unwilling to cultivate such spiritual plants and believes that obtaining them requires trading with other sects specializing in refining corpses.

The two began negotiating the price, and after some haggling, they agreed on a price 20% lower than that of a demon beast of the same grade. Ji An traded the forty bottles of Spirit-Slaying Insect fluid for five times the previous market price, in exchange for 50,000 high-grade spirit stones and a batch of water-based spiritual items.

This batch of spiritual items includes those that can upgrade the grade of magical treasures, such as the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, which can be upgraded by one grade to reach the level of a spiritual treasure.

Both parties were satisfied with the outcome of the transaction, getting what they needed.

Ji An calculated the time, stood up, and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoists, please come with me to the Daoist temple. The banquet has been prepared. Please enjoy the food of Xizhou later. There is no need for formalities."

"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it."

Hua Yin Zhenjun was not entirely sincere in his words. Although only a few nodes of the main spiritual vein of the Taixu Sect reached the fourth-order top grade, it was still a genuine fourth-order top grade spiritual vein.

The Golden Spirit Vein has been upgraded to the fourth-grade low-level one in the last few decades, so she doesn't think there will be any good ingredients to serve.

At noon, the radiance of the three-tiered spiritual plants merged together like a sea of ​​stars, shimmering in the sunlight, while the Crimson Cloud Pine Forest resembled red clouds clinging to the ground.

Emerald leaves and mulberry fields ripple like rolling waves, while the white jade color of the dark moon and jade trees is interspersed among them, like inlaid pearls.

The copper-patterned mulberry fields, with their silvery waves, echoed with the sounds of battle, while the black-leafed bamboo forest, a sea of ​​gold, resembled a clear and melodious wind chime.

After riding the clouds into the protective array of Crimson Flame Peak, the two True Persons of Taixu Sect froze. They had seen many third-tier spiritual plants and there were also many fourth-tier spiritual plants in the sect, but they had never seen a place with such a high density of high-tier spiritual plants.

Zhenyue Zhenjun remained silent for a moment, then praised:
"This is the most luxurious place I have ever seen. Magic and divine intent are intertwined. If the spiritual plants growing here had emotions, they would be overjoyed."

One could sense the caster's power from the lingering resonance of the spell's divine intent. Only one person in the entire Golden Spirit Sect could produce a spell's divine intent that could shock even a Nascent Soul cultivator like him.

He looked at Ji An with a knowing gaze, discerning the subtle signs and recognizing that the other party had a profound understanding of the power of the Five Elements.

Ji An met his gaze calmly, smiled, and nodded:

"Thank you for your praise, fellow Daoist. There are only a few rare tree species here that can be cultivated to the fourth rank. Compared with your sect's spiritual fields, there is still a big gap."

However, the spiritual veins here have only been upgraded to the fourth tier for a little over ten years. I still have time to make improvements, and I should be able to cultivate a few fourth-tier spiritual plants to make a good impression in the future.”

Spiritual plants such as the Purple Cloud Tree and Phoenix Perching Tree can be cultivated to the fourth rank, and there are already twenty of each.

The Azure Moon Purple Spirit Fir was planted on 50 acres, with a total of 250 trees. This kind of spiritual plant has a high probability of being cultivated to the fourth level, so the planting density is very low.

The three landed at the pavilion beside the cold pool, and Ji An extended his hand in invitation:
"Fellow Daoist, please have a seat!"

On the stone table, there was a plate of three low-grade fourth-level spirit peaches, one for each person; the roasted pine nuts were made from top-grade third-level ingredients; the honey osmanthus cake was made from low-grade fourth-level amethyst honey; and the roasted spirit cedar seeds were made from low-grade fourth-level materials.

The clear-stewed spirit fish is made from red gold carp at the third level of the Golden Core stage, while the ingredients for braised musk beef and poached golden-feathered chicken are only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. However, their fragrant aroma can make up for the lack of spiritual energy.

The dish, consisting of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots (a low-grade third-tier dish) and pine nut wine and green leaf wine (high-grade third-tier dishes), was prepared with considerable care.

The aroma of the food and spirit wine whetted the appetite of Huayin Zhenjun, and his mouth began to water.

Ji An raised both hands to a cup of green leaf wine and smiled:
"This wine is a bit light, so it's best enjoyed before a meal. Fellow Daoists, please drink to your heart's content."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the spirit wine.

After drinking, Huayin Zhenjun laughed and said:
"The flavor is lingering and smooth on the palate. It is a spirit wine brewed from a top-grade third-level spirit fruit. Fellow Daoist, you are living a truly comfortable life."

The resources controlled by the Taixu Sect are far more abundant than here. Not to mention top-grade third-tier spirit wine, she has also tasted low-grade fourth-tier spirit wine.

However, for a sect whose spiritual veins have only been upgraded to the fourth-grade low level for a few years, it is truly remarkable that they can produce spiritual wine of this grade.

Zhenyue Zhenjun nodded in agreement, "Fellow Daoist's carefree life is truly enviable."

Ji An pointed to the table full of spirit stones, "Don't be shy, everyone, enjoy the food!"

After several rounds of drinks, Zhenyue Zhenjun swallowed a piece of honey osmanthus cake and said:

"Fellow Daoist, I have troubled you here for many days and kept you busy. I really shouldn't have done that."

We've decided to set off tomorrow, to enjoy the scenery of Lower West before venturing into the far north, and finally turning south to witness the breathtaking panorama of the interconnected mountains and rivers of Southern Continent.

He briefly explained his plans. The most important thing about this trip was to bring Li Haoran into the Taixu Sect. Although he didn't succeed in that, he still gained something else.

Next, enjoy the scenery that is so different from that of the Central Continent, and also investigate the losses suffered by each continent in the True Demon Calamity.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I will see you off tomorrow."

Ji An didn't say any polite words. He had to make time to accompany the other party while they stayed in the sect. There were many secrets that he couldn't let others see, otherwise the other party would feel neglected.

He pointed to the roasted pine nuts and cedar seeds and smiled:
"Please take some back with you two later; it will help you pass the time on the journey."

Master Huayin nodded happily, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. It would be impolite to refuse. We will accept it with great pride."

She had never tasted the top-grade Crimson Cloud Pine Nuts before; their flavor was exquisite and left a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth.

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