Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 859 Cloud Crane Mountain, Fourth-Order Low-Grade
Ji An was stunned. He had never heard of a voice appearing in a Dharma image before, and there was no such record in the Five Elements Sect's books.

However, he knew that the more transformations a Dharma form possessed, the more powerful it was, which filled him with joy.

What puzzled him was why the wood element spiritual energy was the first to change; logically, the first change should have been in the earth or water element.

After a moment, he put away the Dharma image, no longer dwelling on the reasons behind it, knowing that he would naturally find out later.

He began to concentrate and took out the inheritance jade slip to check if the information inside had changed.

As expected, the information in the jade slip sent back by the Three Flowers Realm Ancestor was significantly different from what had been previously presented.

The earliest content is consistent with the earliest inheritance of the Five Elements Sect, but the jade slip now shows that the cultivation techniques for the late Nascent Soul stage are more complex.

The current techniques involve more manipulation of Qi flow in reverse and forward/backward directions, creating more interaction with the Five Elements Divine Palace and placing higher demands on the understanding of spiritual power and the power of the Five Elements.

Clearly, this inherited cultivation method can be modified according to the actual situation of the cultivator.

Initially, he thought that the inheritance would only release more content based on the cultivator's cultivation level, but now it seems that he was too simplistic. This jade slip incorporates the cultivation wisdom of a cultivator at the Three Flowers Realm.

"I've made a fortune. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to meet this senior in the future."

Ji An sighed, "This is definitely a powerful ally."

He didn't know how these jade slips for inheritance were made, and he would like to make some if possible.

There is also a jade slip containing the inheritance of spells, into which cultivators can infuse their spell insights, allowing younger disciples to experience the divine intent of the spells firsthand.

It sounds similar to the feeling of entering the mysterious space of the stone turtle to enhance one's Dao seed, but the actual situation is unknown.

The materials needed to make these jade slips are all of the fourth rank. Ji An will definitely refine some in the future and preserve his best spells so that future generations can experience what it means to be truly awe-inspiring.

Over the next few days, Ji An carefully studied how to cultivate in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and kept trying. He eventually discovered that the new cultivation method improved the efficiency of refining spiritual energy by at least one and a half times compared to before.

The reason why he cannot know the exact level of efficiency in refining spiritual energy is that the spiritual energy in the small world cannot support his full cultivation.

The spiritual veins of the small world are of the middle grade of the fourth rank, and with the addition of a large number of high-grade spiritual plants, it is unable to sustain such a huge consumption of spiritual energy.

Upgrading the quality of the spiritual veins is imperative, but after upgrading, we cannot blindly expand the scale of high-level spiritual plants.

Ji An scratched his head, feeling both pain and pleasure.

In the Wuji Hall, the central caisson ceiling lets in sparse golden light, illuminating the wispy blue smoke rising from the incense burner.

The Golden Core cultivators from the sect gathered here, each with a serious expression on their face.

Lin Jiuxiao surveyed the entire room and said in a deep voice:

"The Haoran True Monarch and the Five Sacred Mountains True Monarch joined forces to kill two Nascent Soul level Buddhist cultivators, cutting off the Buddhist cultivators' outstretched hands, but also made our two sides completely confront each other."

We must be prepared to make Xizhou an impregnable fortress; we cannot afford to be complacent.

The enmity has been established, and we must be vigilant and on high alert against the continued infiltration of Buddhist and religious groups.

In this way, it would inevitably consume a huge amount of resources to refine the array plate, which would only be effective for Buddhist cultivators and would greatly hinder the development of the sect.

However, this expense is unavoidable, so we have no choice but to grit our teeth and accept it.

Zhang Zeye sighed and said:
"I wonder what the situation is like in Zhongzhou right now, that it can't stop Shi Xiu from launching attacks everywhere."

In his subconscious, Zhongzhou was an unattainable holy land, but now it seemed nothing special, and his emotions were complicated.

Lin Lan spoke up:
"I heard my master talk about the situation in the Central Continent. After the outbreak of the True Demon Tribulation, an important plan in the Central Continent failed, and nearly two hundred True Monarchs died one after another."

The various forces in the Central Continent suffered heavy losses, while the Buddhist cultivators in the Western Continent, due to the special nature of their cultivation methods, should not have been greatly affected.

Now, the Western Continent has organized a large number of Nascent Soul level Buddhist cultivators to enter the Eastern Continent, and no single force can possibly contend with them.

At the same time, the first choice of these Buddhist monks was to establish several temples to form a large array, and then expand outwards based on this, proceeding steadily and without being greedy for quick success.

The Buddhist cultivators did not immediately pose a fatal threat to the various cultivation forces, so the sects of Central Continent were temporarily unable to form an alliance to jointly confront external threats.

The timing of the Buddhist monks' entry into Central Continent was impeccable, and their strategy of gradual encroachment was also extremely correct.

The Central Continent is currently at its weakest point, and the primary objective of all forces is to recuperate and continue their lineage; they will not initiate a major war.

Lin Jiuxiao waved his hand, "There's no point in talking about this now. We can only do our best."

Fortunately, those Buddhist monks did not choose other continents as their footholds, otherwise we would have had little ability to resist their gradual encroachment.

Zeye, your Array Hall must refine enough array plates, ideally enough to distribute one to each of the immortal cities and large families.

The tasks assigned by the Talisman Making Hall and Beast Taming Hall must continue. The materials required for array plates are quite expensive and difficult to popularize, so your method is an excellent supplement.

All we can do is detect Shi Xiu's whereabouts; the rest is up to the True Lords.

Haoran Zhenjun and Wuyue Zhenjun proved in battle that they were not afraid of facing early Nascent Soul cultivators at all. The fact that several members of the sect possessed sufficiently strong martial prowess gave people a great sense of security.

"Yes, sir," Zhang Zeye and the others replied.

Lin Jiuxiao turned to look at Lin Lan and said:
"Junior Sister Lin, I would like to ask you if the True Lord has any plans to go out." Ji An is the strongest person in the sect. If he leaves, the sect will need to be in a state of contraction.

"Alright, I will pay my respects to Master tomorrow."

The next day, Lin Lan brought a jar of honey to the Crimson Flame Peak cave.

"Master, this is a mid-grade third-level honey produced in my spiritual field. I brought it here for you to try."

This grade of honey was just an ordinary thing to her master, but it was the most precious thing she could offer.

Ji An opened the jade jar, activated his spiritual energy to form a spoon, scooped out a spoonful and ate it, his eyes filled with a sense of satisfaction.

"The white jade bee honey tastes just like I remember. I will accept it."

The disciple said it was produced in her spiritual field, which means that she had cultivated a patch of mid-grade third-level spiritual plants and possessed a third-level queen bee.

He closed the jade jar, put it away, and asked:

"Did you refine the soul crystal? How was the result?"

Lin Lan's eyes immediately lit up. "The effect is excellent, much better than other Soul-Nourishing Wood pendants of the same grade."

There's only one drawback: if the strength of the soul increases too quickly, it can cause disharmony between the soul and the body. It's best to wait a while between refining soul crystals.

After her spiritual energy became stronger, she found that her cultivation efficiency had significantly improved.

"That's good. Come back for more Soul Crystals when you run out."

Ji An said kindly that he originally thought the effect of Soul Crystals was not as good as that of Soul Nourishing Wood.

When he was in Zhongzhou, he refined more than thirty soul stones, eleven of which were at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and six at the late-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Soul crystals from the early stages of the Golden Core realm were sent to the Treasure Pavilion, while the rest were left to the disciples.

Lin Lan said with a smile:

"Thank you, Master."

By the way, my senior brother, the sect leader, sent me to inquire whether you have any plans to travel soon.

Ji An pondered for a moment and said, "Not in the short term, but who knows."

I will attempt to transform the desolate land between the Western Continent and the Central Continent. If I cannot gain merit through this method, I will consider returning to the Central Continent. Does the sect have any plans for this?

In previous years, my main purpose in going to Zhongzhou was to discuss the Phoenix Nirvana Pill with the Taixu Sect. Later, I reached an agreement with True Monarch Tianyan, so I transported a batch of supplies to Zhongzhou and decided to stay there to purify the spiritual veins and gain merit.

"My senior brother, the sect leader, didn't say he had any other plans. He just asked me to inquire, and I will inform him of your answer."

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Ji An stood atop Yunhe Mountain, next to the Azure Mist Tree, a spiritual tree that was currently only at the upper-grade third rank.

This is a shrub; almost no tall trees can thrive on this mountain peak or even the entire spiritual vein.

Yunhe Mountain is the most important node of the Yin spiritual vein in the north of the sect, and its status is equivalent to that of Chaoyang Peak to the Yang spiritual vein.

At this moment, the sky above the mountain peak flashed with light, the earth shook, the mountain peak was slowly rising, and a loud noise was generated deep in the ground and carried outward.

The wind howled without direction, spinning around like a headless fly.

The feeling of spiritual vein enhancement was very different from that at Jinlong Mountain. Ji An discovered that when the mountain peak rose, the Yin should have diminished and the Yang should have increased, thus strengthening the Earth element.

However, the situation here is quite the opposite. The power of the Earth element is continuously increasing as the Yang energy diminishes and the Yin energy grows, and the nourishing aura is almost tangible.

The Earth element generates Metal, which in turn weakens Fire. He extended his divine sense and indeed discovered wisps of Metal-elemental spiritual energy growing a hundred feet beneath his feet.

After thousands or tens of thousands of years of high pressure, the metal and earth elements will gradually combine to form a mineral vein.

At the same time, Ji An felt the trickling water seeping into the rocks and soil, and the aura of the Gui water cleansed his consciousness.

There is a magic array inside Yunhe Mountain, which contains the Netherworld Earth Soul-Suppressing Qi. Now he knows that this Qi is the product of the combination of Ji Earth and Gui Water.

The Yin-Yang transformations within the Earth, Water, and Wood elements are presented in their most vivid form, giving Ji An a deeper understanding of the influence of Yin-Yang forces on the Five Elements.

He carefully sensed the most subtle changes in the power of the five elements, gaining insight into the yin energy from a different perspective.

Ji An discovered that even though the Ji Earth aura was very strong, there was still a trace of Wu Earth power remaining, which confirmed the interdependence of Yin and Yang.

The mountains stopped rising, the restless energy between heaven and earth quieted down, the howling winds became tamed, and a gentle breeze blew.

The forces of the five elements ceased to clash violently, and the spiritual veins were upgraded.

A moment later, Ji An suddenly sensed a faint aura spreading southward from the spiritual vein. He immediately took flight on a cloud, his spiritual sense constantly trying to detect this aura.

Soon, he discovered that another aura was flying in from the southern region. The two auras collided and disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)