Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 826 Germination of the Spirit Seed
A five-colored light streaked across the sky. Ji An stopped his spell and summoned the Flame Banner that had been lifted off the ground.

He just did a test and calculated that if he kept using the Golden Light of the Earth to travel, he could fly about 20,000 miles away after exhausting all his magic power.

With such a long distance and such a fast speed, it's likely that they can outrun the vast majority of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and demonic beasts.

The Flaming Banner, which had been lifted off the ground, transformed into a fire phoenix with wingspans reaching five zhang (approximately 10 meters). Its crimson feathers and golden patterns resembled a stunning painting, with its five long tail feathers serving as the finishing touch.

The fire phoenix let out a joyful cry and began to shrink in size, otherwise the wind resistance would be too great.

It shrunk down to a wingspan of only about ten feet, with just enough space on its back for one person to sit.

Ji An sat down cross-legged and gave the instructions:

"Fly at full speed, and stop when you have only half of the spiritual energy left in your body."

The phoenix cried out again, flapping its wings and flicking its tail feathers, like a fighter jet spewing flames, maintaining altitude while flying fast and smoothly without any turbulence.

Ji An nodded slightly, took out two high-grade spirit stones and held them in his left and right hands respectively, and used his cultivation technique to draw spiritual energy from the spirit stones.

He had just flown tens of thousands of miles away, and his magical power was more than half depleted. He felt safer having more magical power when he was out and about.

Since he needed to cross the Land of Desolation, he wanted to go in and search it out to see how difficult it would be to transform such a place.

Purifying a demonic vein can yield Xuanhuang merit energy. I wonder if purifying such a demonic vein using a magic array can also yield merit. If it can, the Nascent Soul sects of Central Continent would surely do such a thing.

Once all the demonic veins on this continent are purified, the only way to gain merit is to try one's luck in the Outer Heavens, or to refine the essence of the sun and moon and return to the world as a laborer. Ji An wanted more options.

As the cultivation technique was activated, spiritual energy was rapidly extracted, and the spirit stone quickly changed from a crystal-clear white jade color to a lifeless grayish-white, filled with an aura of decay.

Ji An gently squeezed, and the spirit stone shattered into powder and debris, scattering into the howling wind like rising gray mist.

He took out two more spirit stones and continued to circulate his cultivation technique.
More than half an hour later, the fire phoenix let out a cry and communicated through telepathy:
'Master, my spiritual energy is more than half depleted.'

Ji An summoned the Plain Cloud Banner, and a domineering tiger's roar echoed in the sky. The white tiger replaced the fire phoenix and continued flying eastward.

The Flame Banner returned to the dantian and entered the Yuanming Fire, where it began to absorb spiritual energy to restore itself.

The five magical treasures were used in turn, and Ji An also participated in the rotation, flying away without stopping.

The further east you fly, the lower the concentration of spiritual energy in the air becomes. The spiritual veins in the wild are of very low grade, and without human intervention, spiritual energy will continuously dissipate outwards, replenishing the entire cultivation world.

Unless the conditions are exceptionally favorable and a natural magic array is formed, it is very difficult to nurture a high-level spiritual vein.

As the sun set, Ji An had already flown more than 80,000 li away. Even absorbing the morning sun purple dew and the Bing fire metal essence did not delay his journey. He arrived at the buffer zone between the Western Continent and the Central Continent.

According to records, ten thousand years ago this place was inhabited by monsters. The reason why humans migrated to the Western Continent was because the western part of the Central Continent would suffer from monster calamities every few thousand years.

Hundreds of millions of demonic beasts surged in, overwhelming the sense of despair that cultivators who had never experienced it could not imagine.

Now that the demon race has declined, those large-scale battles will never happen again.

The greatest threat to human cultivators today is actually the sea monsters in the East and South Seas.

However, the quality and quantity of the spiritual veins at the bottom of the South China Sea are less than those in the East China Sea, which makes the sea creatures of the East China Sea more valued by the human race.

The cultivation world in the East Sea was once brought to the brink of collapse by the sea races, and it was only with the strong support of the Central Continent that it was able to barely survive.

Ji An used a magic hand seal to absorb the spiritual essence of the setting sun, and then ordered Xuanwu to slow down its flight speed and conduct low-altitude skimming to search for a suitable location to set up camp.

Nighttime did not affect his ability to fly, but after running all day, his magical power was not enough to fully replenish the spiritual power consumed by the several magical treasures, so he still needed to rest.

He landed in a thicket of bushes next to a low hill, cleared a space, buried the array plate three feet deep in the soil, and planted the array flags at each node.

After doing all this, he made a hand seal to activate the Xuanwu Armor Formation. A layer of water curtain appeared in the sky, and from the outside, the open space turned into a mound with a few sparse hibiscus plants growing on it.

All third-tier top-grade magic arrays possess mimicry capabilities, ensuring the array's concealment.

He took out the gourd-shaped stone and held it in his hand, extending his divine sense to connect with the silver spots and enter the small world.

Qin Yan, who was sitting cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree, felt a powerful aura descend upon him. He ended his cultivation, opened his eyes, and immediately stood up, smiling:
"True Lord, you're back."

"I've been flying for more than five hours, I need to rest."

"Whether I need to continue flying or not, I can easily fly eight or nine thousand miles in one night."

"No need, you can just stay here."

Ji An declined, saying that if the other party fled, wouldn't he be left with the gourd stone? That was something he didn't want to do.

He let out a clear whistle, the sound echoing in the sky above the small world.

Besides Lanbei, several other beasts arrived one after another. Dahuang spoke up:

"Master, what are your orders?"

Ji An looked at the puppet and said:
"Ayun, tell Lanbei to come over."

The pond in the black soil is two hundred feet deep. Blue Shell likes to bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the water, making it difficult for its voice to reach.

Calling it a pond is somewhat inappropriate; what pond is fifty acres in circumference? It should be called a lake.

Ayun piloted the spirit shuttle towards the lake, and returned a moment later with Lanbei.

This blue water turtle, about ten feet in diameter, was almost too large to fit inside the spirit shuttle.

Ji An said, "From now on, you'll take turns on night watch. Little Gold and Bluebeard will be on duty tonight, and Big Yellow and Golden Retriever will be on duty tomorrow night." The Golden-feathered Eagle lowered its head and clearly agreed:

"As ordered."

After saying that, it spread its wings and flew away, not forgetting to release a gust of wind to sweep the blue shell away.

Big Yellow and Golden Retriever left together, and Qin Yan scratched the back of his head and laughed:
“My Lord, I can actually keep watch at night too.”

"Let them go. They've been staying in this little world for too long. Let them go out and get some fresh air."

"Ah Yun, prepare some spiritual foods that can be cooked quickly, and also bring up two jars of third-tier pine nut wine."

The spiritual energy in spiritual food and wine is easier to refine into magical power. Besides, Qin Yan can't go hungry on his first day in the small world.

Ji An pointed to the table, "Come, let's sit down and talk for a while."

After the two were seated, he continued:

"Without a detailed map, we estimate it will take about a month to reach Central Continent."

If everything goes smoothly, I should be able to obtain the Phoenix Rebirth Pill in two months at the latest.

He currently possesses a Phoenix Rebirth Pill, but due to the agreement and the Great Dao Oath, he cannot take it out.

If he had a route map, he estimated he could arrive in half a month.

Although this operation will involve many detours, he can create a map that will support the sect's future intercontinental trade.

With the development and expansion of the Refining Hall and the Array Hall, the sect will surely be able to refine spirit ships comparable to those of the Central Continent Merchants, so that even if they don't earn too many spirit stones by engaging in intercontinental trade, they can still purchase the various resources they urgently need.

Qin Yan's eyes lit up, and he said with a hint of excitement:

“Cultivating under the Gathering Yuan Tree is very helpful for honing oneself. I think it will greatly shorten the time needed to adjust one’s state to a state of harmonious Qi.”

By the way, is it possible for me to make a breakthrough in the small world?

The spiritual vein here is of mid-grade fourth rank. I can break through my limits in this wide body of water, minimizing damage to the spiritual plants.

He felt that triggering a tribulation lightning in the small world would further increase his chances of breaking through, so he shamelessly made the request.

"Of course, I won't object if you decide to stay in the small world forever."

Ji An looked at Qin Yan, who had a bewildered expression, and explained:

"The laws in the small world are somewhat lacking compared to the outside world. If you undergo tribulation here, the lightning tribulation will be smaller, but the cost is reduced potential and more bottlenecks to improving cultivation."

Those who attempt the Nascent Soul Tribulation here will most likely be stuck at the early Nascent Soul stage.

A look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes. This knowledge was given to him by Lianshan Zhenjun. The last leader of the Five Elements Sect had already ended his 'long' life under the tribulation of lightning.

During that tribulation, the stone tortoise absorbed a large amount of Dao essence, which all became his resources.

"I see. That's it."

Qin Yan possesses a powerful secret treasure and hopes to break through to an even higher realm in the future.

He didn't think the True Lord would lie to him, because the other party chose to break through at Crimson Flame Peak.

Ah Yun brought out roast chicken, braised beef, fried pine nuts, and spirit wine. These meats were placed in sealed boxes and then put into the pool water, where they could be stored for a long time without spoiling.

Qin Yan stood up, picked up the wine jar, and diligently poured wine.

The two ate and chatted happily.

After the banquet, Ji An rode a cloud westward. Although he didn't think the seeds would make any move, he still wanted to go and see.

Upon entering the white spiritual field, he could see a seedling growing in the center from afar.

He released a golden light that shot across the ground and arrived beside the seedling in an instant.

The branches, as thick as a toddler's finger, are a dull brass color, with two white, wedge-shaped leaves at the top, growing opposite each other.

He probed the earth with his divine sense and found that the main root of the spiritual seed was already more than four feet long.

"It's already taken root and sprouted?!"

Although he still couldn't recognize the type of spiritual plant, Ji An was very happy, thinking that he would eventually figure out what it was as he grew older.

Two weeks later, the moonlight was hazy.

Ji An found a suitable place to set up the Xuanwu Armor Formation, and then entered the gourd world. Spiritual food was already laid out on the table, and A Yun stood by the table waiting.

Qin Yan had also finished his cultivation and said:

"True Lord, it's much later than usual today. Has something happened?"

Ji An sat down at the table and said, "At dusk, I crossed a narrow strip of land, with spiritually barren places on both sides, so I went back to find a safe place to camp."

The two places of spiritual desolation are only about thirty miles apart, and he often sees wild beasts crossing between them.

If the Xuanwu Armor Formation were set up in such an environment, it would likely be discovered by passing savage beasts, and he didn't want to have to go out and drive away savage beasts in the middle of the night.

(End of this chapter)