Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 806 'Dragon King of the East Sea'

The world of gourds.

Ji An was cultivating a secret blood-refining technique he had learned from an unknown demonic cultivator. The golden blood in his body transformed into wisps of golden blood energy, which were absorbed by the 'Qi and Blood Golden Pill' in his middle dantian.

A pale yellow aura emanated from the top of his head, just like the halo emanating from the top of the Buddha's head in a painting from a previous life.

This was an unexpected surprise. The Immovable King Technique and the unknown technique had a dreamlike synergy. The most direct manifestation of the increased Qi and blood was the enhanced strength of muscles, tendons, bones, and skin.

It's like subtly enhancing physical fitness. Body cultivators treasure their bodies, and Ji An doesn't need to fight hand-to-hand, but at least he has a greater margin for error when facing powerful enemies.

Although his body was sitting still, his physical strength was being rapidly depleted. Ji An could only maintain this for a little over an hour before he became breathless and had to stop cultivating.

The halo above his head quickly receded and shrank back into his body.

Ji An got up and sat on the rattan chair, relaxing his mind and his tense muscles. At this moment, he had a deeper understanding of the dual cultivation of body and mind.

The soul and body are interdependent. Without a body, one can only practice ghost cultivation. When facing enemies, the attacks are mysterious and unpredictable, but there are obvious weaknesses.

The spirit and soul belong to Yin, and ghost cultivators are even more Yin in nature, fearing open and righteous attacks from Yang.

If the spirit is weak, it cannot command the powerful body and will appear foolish.

In short, there is no room for common development without harmony, and any one side becoming too strong will affect the overall progress.

Ji An vaguely understood that this was probably one of the reasons why his cultivation speed was so fast.

Other Golden Core cultivators in the sect can only passively nourish their physical bodies by absorbing spiritual energy, which limits their physical development.

The physical body is like a container; if it is too weak, it cannot contain a strong soul. This becomes more and more obvious the higher one's cultivation level.

Throughout his cultivation journey, he has focused on both physical training and magical practice, thus eliminating any weaknesses and enabling him to progress rapidly and smoothly.

Li Haoran's body is tempered with sword intent, which is similar to cultivating body-refining techniques.

Ji An focused his mind on his dantian, where the stone tortoise lazily rested beside the primordial fire, the innate Bagua patterns on its shell gleaming with a deep luster.

The cracks on its body gradually decreased, and its spirituality increased day by day.

According to the theories of the previous life, the Later Heaven Bagua describes the rules after the formation of the universe, constructs the five elements and directions, and emphasizes the flow of Yin and Yang.

The original laws of the universe before the formation of the pre-heaven Bagua are characterized by a symmetrical pattern of "heaven and earth in their proper positions, mountains and lakes communicating, thunder and wind clashing, and water and fire not interacting," which reflects the waxing and waning of Yin and Yang. The transition from Qian to Zhen indicates the generation of Yang energy, while the transition from Xun to Kun indicates the gradual increase of Yin energy.

The changes in the Bagua patterns on the stone turtle also signify a shift in the cultivator's path of practice; from now on, the power of Yin and Yang will be the core factor driving progress.

Ji An's mind sank into the stone tortoise, where golden characters adorned the sky above the Guanghan Palace.

[Tao Yun: Gold 1389.7, Water 1294.6, Wood 1293.5, Fire 1168.4, Earth 1284.2]

His lips curled up slightly, and his Daoist aura returned; he felt he had to do something.

Now that the ashes of a Nascent Soul level True Demon are being used as fertilizer, the growth of the Gathering Yuan Tree does not require the input of Dao essence for the time being. This Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree is already a fourth-grade superior tree, and to upgrade its grade again, a massive amount of Dao essence will be needed.

It will take a long time, so it's better to use the Daoist essence to improve the grade of the Dao seed and accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs.

Ji An still has some five-colored flowers in his possession, and he needs to accelerate the ripening of enough medicinal herbs.

However, he currently has Jade Dew Condensation Pills available, and two Grade 4 High-Grade Five-Color Pills that he hasn't taken yet. In addition, he has many Grade 4 spiritual fruits, so he doesn't need to rush to ripen the spiritual herbs for the time being.

These resources can be used for several years. The more years of cultivation time are spent to ripen the spiritual herbs, the less Dao essence is required, and the saved Dao essence can be used to ripen more spiritual fruits.

After a moment's thought, Ji An issued the order:

"Refine the Dao essence to elevate the grade of the Water-type Dao Seed."

Currently, only Jia and Yi wood and Ren and Gui water-related seeds are considered inferior, which has already dragged down the overall quality.

After the grades of these two Dao Seeds are improved, the effect of Dragon Soaring and All Things Grow will be significantly enhanced. Its effect in the Calabash World is not very obvious, but its benefit to the spiritual fields in Crimson Flame Peak is relatively large.

Over time, this will help the spirit field to advance its grade ahead of others.

In any case, Ji An currently has no need to go out. If nothing major happens, he will stay in the sect and contribute to the cultivation of the Crimson Flame Peak spiritual fields.

His consciousness was drawn into the mysterious space of the stone turtle, transforming into a stream that flowed through mountain streams, surged through towering valleys, lingered quietly in deep pools, and stirred up towering waves in the ocean.

Water vapor rose and then turned into rain, nourishing all things. His divine consciousness once again transformed into flowing water.

As Yin and Yang shift and the dynamics of stillness and movement change, insights flow through the heart in each cycle of reincarnation.

What takes a long time to pass in the Stone Turtle Space is but a fleeting moment in the real world.

Ji An's consciousness returned to his body, and the words in the sky above the Guanghan Palace changed.

[Taoist Seed - Ren-Gui Water (Medium Grade), stored in the water palace of the kidneys, allows one to comprehend the nourishing power of water, cleanse the spirit, and enhance comprehension of water-based magical arts.]

[Tao Yun: Water 1294.6→1084.3]

"It's so cheap, I should have done this a long time ago."

Ji An said regretfully, and then issued the order again:

"Refine the Dao essence to enhance the grade of the Wood element Dao seed."

The divine consciousness re-entered the stone tortoise space, transforming into a seedling that eventually grew into a towering tree. Over time, the giant tree decayed, condensing into a seed that fell into the soil and, after a period of dormancy, sprouted again.

After several reincarnations, the divine consciousness transformed into a vine, climbing the trees it could cling to, enduring the winds and cold of time.

The soil becomes barren, unable to support plant growth, but fallen leaves provide nutrients to the soil.

In the changes of Yin and Yang, things flourish or lie dormant and recede, and the principles of life, death, prosperity, and decay take root and sprout in the heart.

[Taoist Seed - Jia Yi Wood (Medium Grade), stored in the Wood Palace of the Liver, allows one to comprehend the growth, cycle, and plundering of divine will of wood, enhancing comprehension of wood-based spells.]

[Tao Yun: Wood 1293.5→1102.6]

Ji An flew to the center of the pond on a cloud, his hand seals changing, his magic power surging in his immortal veins, the vein patterns of the Wood and Water elemental mansions flashing, and the brightness and darkness of the two Dao seeds, Jia-Yi Wood and Ren-Gui Water, changing.

As the dragon soars and all things come to life, clouds and mist cover the sky, black and green dragons dance together, and raindrops as clear as white jade and emerald green light spots fall.

As the water and wood elements intertwined and coexisted, Ji An sensed the changes in the divine intent of the spell and nodded in satisfaction.

The effect increased by about 20%, and the growth rate of wood and water elemental plants will be accelerated slightly when growing in an environment shrouded in the power of Dharma.

The enhanced effect of the Dragon Soaring Brings Life to All Things can accelerate the accumulation of spiritual energy in the spiritual field, thereby promoting the improvement of the spiritual vein's grade at a faster pace.

Things never exist in isolation; a change in one variable can bring about a series of changes.

It was the time of midnight, and the full moon hung high in the sky, its cool light shining across the mountains.

The spiritual plants on Crimson Flame Peak emitted a warm glow, like rising mist floating around them. The light emitted by countless spiritual plants merged into one, like a flowing ocean.

Ji An stood atop Crimson Flame Peak, his thumbs meeting at the base of his thumbs, forming the Meridian Seal.

He activated the secret technique for absorbing moonlight, breathing rhythmically.

The essence of the moon falling from the sky transformed into beams of moon-white light, which he swallowed. His wide sleeves billowed, and a silver light shone between his brows, forming a full moon.

The absorbed moon dew entered the Guanghan Palace along the immortal veins. The nascent soul changed the hand seals, and the moon dew, like flowing light and lightning, fell into the jade basin directly below the main hall.

Like a drop of water falling into a secluded lake, the 'tinkling' sound is like heavenly music, peaceful and serene.

Soon, Ji An was no longer able to ingest the moon dew.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, his palms facing the sky. In the Guanghan Palace, his nascent soul made hand seals to refine the moon dew in the jade plate. Half an hour later, three drops of moon essence condensed.

The nascent soul swallowed the moonlight without hesitation, a cool sensation spreading through him. He closed his eyes with a blissful expression, savoring the ultimate pleasure.

Moonlight can directly enhance the power of the soul, and the essence of the sun can directly temper the body. This is an important reason why Nascent Soul cultivators can easily crush Golden Core cultivators.

In the pine forest at the foot of Crimson Flame Peak, the giant egg shone brightly. The solid eggshell turned into rippling 'water waves', which finally converged into a stream of light in the center and were absorbed by a tall and heroic man.

He had a head of thick, black, and strong hair, and two forked antlers extended from the left and right sides of his forehead.

The antlers are over three inches long, with a warm yellow body and branches that are blue, red, white, and black, perfectly matching the characteristics of the five-colored deer.

He was wearing an ochre-colored Taoist robe with flowing sleeves.

The five-colored deer raised its head, saw the figure sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, grinned wickedly, and then turned and disappeared into the ground.

At the mountaintop, Ji An stood up, preparing to fly away, when he sensed a hidden force rapidly approaching from within the rocks.

Without a second thought, he released the incantation, pointing his right index and middle fingers downwards. Yellow spiritual light spread out, releasing the power to turn the earth into steel.

At the same time, five magical treasures flew out of his dantian, instantly forming a defensive domain.

"Ouch, I'm stuck!"

The five-colored deer bared its teeth and cried out. At that moment, its head had just emerged from the rocks, while its neck and below remained buried.

He had only intended to scare his master, but the other party reacted too quickly, and more importantly, the other party's magic actually imprisoned him.

He knew in his heart that with his bloodline abilities, ordinary binding spells would not be able to control his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through earth). However, his master's control over earth-elemental power far exceeded his own, which led to the current situation.

Ji An recognized the beast's aura and teased:

"Oh ho ho, isn't this the newly promoted Nascent Soul Grandmaster, the Five Sacred Mountains True Monarch? Your current situation is quite unique."

"Even with your ability to traverse sealing formations, you can't escape the shackles of magic?"

The five-colored deer smiled bitterly and said aggrievedly:
"The timing is wrong. The earth element power just happened to imprison my body. Because this power is too strong, it suppresses my control over the earth element power, so I can't use my ability to traverse the sealing array for the time being."

The main reason he was able to traverse the sealed area was that he used the power of the Five Elements to bypass all the defensive mechanisms of the sealing formation.

Ji An shrugged and smiled:
"Then there's nothing I can do. Once the spell is cast, I can only wait for its power to slowly dissipate."

"By the way, what were you doing sneaking over here?"

"Master, I was wrong. With you around, I'll always be a second-rate nobody. Please, please save me."

The five-colored deer knew that it could break the solidified earth element power through violent means. It was unable to save itself now, and if its master didn't take care of it, it would suffer for more than an hour.

He is now a transformed demon; how can he maintain such a humiliating posture and save face?

Ji An chuckled, looking at this guy who resembled the Dragon King of the East Sea, and activated the Taibai Extinction Sword.

The silver flying sword pierced into the rocks three feet away from the beast and exploded with a bang.

In the instant of the explosion, the shockwave propagated outwards, and the Five-Colored Deer seized this fleeting opportunity to break free from the restraints of the Finger-to-Earth-to-Steel.

Ji An stood with his hands behind his back, refusing to look at the embarrassment on the beast tamer's face:
"Let's go back to our cave."

As he spoke, he released a burst of golden light, and his figure vanished in an instant.

The five-colored deer desperately followed, unleashing the flying magic inherited from its bloodline, but the pride that rose in its heart after breaking through to the Transformation stage was crushed to pieces.

Under the Gathering Yuan Tree, Ji An and the transformed Five-Colored Deer sat facing each other, with a red cloud pine wood table in between.

The more he looked at the beast, the more he felt that it resembled the 'Dragon King of the East Sea' from Journey to the West in his previous life, and the strings of memory were plucked in his mind.

The five-colored deer coughed a few times to cover its embarrassment and lowered its voice to say:

"Master, please don't tell anyone what happened just now."

He also had his pride; the reputation of the dignified Five Sacred Mountains True Lord couldn't be ruined before it was even established.

Ji An smiled and said:

"I didn't see anything just now. Tell me, are there any new bloodline spells after the breakthrough?"

Regardless of the fact that the Five Sacred Mountains are his tamed beasts, he has to protect their dignity.

The five-colored deer chuckled twice, relieved, and said:
"No new spells appeared in the bloodline inheritance; instead, the existing spells were strengthened in every way."

As he spoke, he took flight, unleashing his innate magic.

Clouds gathered in the sky, and a torrential downpour began, the raindrops refracting a myriad of colors, like a beautiful dream.

The elements of metal, water, wood, fire, and earth are gathered together in the raindrops, creating a harmonious and stable whole.

Raindrops fell on the Juyuan tree, splashing up colorful water mist.

Ji An carefully sensed it and realized that this was equivalent to a Nascent Soul level planting spell at the Great Completion stage. He couldn't help but marvel at how great the influence of bloodline was on demonic beasts.

For demonic beasts, birth determines everything, with few exceptions.

When the rain stopped, the five-colored deer cried out:
"Master, you can try attacking me with magic."

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly and released the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag. The transformed Xuanwu controlled the water to launch an attack, like a river rushing across the sky.

Amidst the sound of waves, the five-colored deer released a burst of five-colored light, which collided with the water flow generated by spiritual energy, resulting in a strange scene.

The water seemed to be swallowed by an invisible giant mouth, disappearing without a trace.

The light was extremely fast, and with Ji An ordering the magical artifacts not to dodge, Xuanwu was enveloped in the light.

The next moment, the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag revealed its true form and floated downwards. Ji An felt that the connection between him and the magic weapon was severed.

The five-colored deer grasped the magical treasure in its hand and laughed triumphantly:

"Master, you can try controlling the magic weapon."

He wanted to show off his abilities and salvage his image in his master's eyes.

Ji An also became interested and summoned the Flame Banner that was lifted off the ground. The high-pitched cry of the fire phoenix echoed in the small world.

　My tenosynovitis has flared up; the joints of my middle and index fingers in both hands are very painful. I won't be posting anything extra today. The ointment I ordered will arrive tomorrow, so I can continue my intensive writing session.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)