Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 864 Bodhi Auspicious Incense

Ji An didn't rush to collect the scattered spiritual items. Instead, he picked up another Sumeru bag and did the same to destroy all the Sumeru bags.

After sorting and putting away the spoils, he scratched his head helplessly.

This time, I obtained two golden jade slips, several low-grade fourth-order Bodhi fruits, a small amount of low-grade fourth-order spiritual medicines, several Buddhist treasures, some clothing belonging to Buddhist practitioners, and sixteen golden incense sticks as thick as a child's little finger.

“These things seem useless to me.”

Ji An gave a helpless, dry smile. He had no shortage of fourth-grade low-level Bodhi fruits, but he couldn't use any Buddhist treasures. These Buddhist practitioners' magical implements needed to be activated with the power of their vows.

The purpose of the elixir is to be handed over to the sect to obtain a small amount of merit, while the use of the incense sticks is unknown.

He picked up the jade slip, extended his divine sense to examine its contents, but couldn't understand it.

He casually probed another jade slip with his divine sense, and his eyes immediately flashed with light. It turned out to be a 'dictionary'.

It turns out that Buddhist cultivators also suffer from the problem of language barriers. In order to understand the information in the jade slips of cultivators and select the content that is of use, the jade slips record what kind of Buddhist script the cultivators' text is "translated" into.

With these study notes, Ji An will be able to understand what the Buddhist monks recorded in their jade slips.

He focused his attention and spent half a day memorizing all the contents, and then translated the jade slip he had obtained.

Some of the texts in the dictionary were not recorded, but that was not a big problem. Ji An guessed and came up with a coherent explanation.

Over the next few days, he organized the jade slips in his hands and translated one cultivation method, three secret techniques, and a knowledge transmission of spiritual medicine from Buddhist cultivators.

The practice involves cultivating through the power of vows and requires visualizing the Buddha, which is of no use to him.

Two of the three secret methods require the power of vows to practice, so we can skip them; only one can be used directly.

This practice is called Xiao Wuxiang Gong. What is Wuxiang? Buddhist practitioners often say "no self, no person, no sentient being." This practice can stimulate the flow of Qi and blood to change one's appearance.

Changing one's appearance is not unusual; the power of a cultivation technique lies in the subtle changes that occur in one's spiritual fluctuations when one's appearance changes.

When cultivators identify others, they do not look at their appearance, but rely on capturing the fluctuations of their souls for comparison.

He was startled; those who practiced this secret technique could easily infiltrate the immortal city.

Ji An felt fortunate to have learned about the hidden methods of the Buddhist cultivators, so that he could find targeted countermeasures in the future.

He carefully examined the lineage of Buddhist monks and learned about the uses of golden incense sticks.

This incense is called Bodhi Auspicious Incense, which, as the name suggests, is made from Bodhi fruit and Bodhi leaves.

Although only two materials are used, the process of refining Bodhi Ruyi Incense is very complicated. The two materials need to go through many processes before they can be used as materials to make incense.

What delighted Ji An the most was that Bodhi Auspicious Incense was a high-level resource similar to Sandalwood Soul-Nourishing Incense, which could nourish the soul and accelerate the recovery of consciousness.

Because there was no more Soul-Nourishing Wood, even though he was very frugal, the sandalwood Soul-Nourishing Incense was far from enough.

Now that he has the method to refine Bodhi Auspicious Incense, it will be very easy for him to quickly improve his soul strength, given that he owns several hundred mid-grade fourth-tier Bodhi trees.

In addition to the Bodhi Auspicious Incense, Ji An also obtained a set of refining techniques for the Vajra Body Tempering Ointment.

This body-strengthening paste uses Bodhi fruit as its main ingredient and is intended for Nascent Soul level cultivators to refine their bodies.

What's frustrating is that another key ingredient in the plaster requires a unique spiritual plant from the Western Continent, so I can only look at the body-strengthening plaster and drool.

Ji An took out a Bodhi Ruyi Incense stick, flicked his fingers to activate the elixir fire and lit it, and a faint fragrance rose with wisps of green smoke.

He took a deep breath and carefully sensed the difference between the Bodhi Auspicious Incense and the Sandalwood Nourishing Incense.

In terms of aroma, the sandalwood fragrance is more intense, while the bodhi fragrance is more subtle.

In terms of effects, sandalwood incense is more effective at nourishing the soul, but its effect on restoring consciousness is not particularly prominent.

Bodhi Ruyi Incense is more effective at restoring consciousness, but its effect on nourishing the soul is slightly weaker, only about half that of Sandalwood Soul-Nourishing Incense.

A moment later, he made another discovery: the Bodhi Ruyi Incense burned faster, meaning that its effect of nourishing the soul was less than half that of the Sandalwood Soul-Nourishing Incense.

Ji An began to study how to refine Bodhi Ruyi Incense. In the future, he would no longer need to consume Bodhi Fruits to improve his magical power. Once the spiritual fruits matured, they would all be used to refine spiritual incense.

As a seasoned alchemist, he felt that the methods of making incense were relatively simple.

Because of the Netherworld Bone Fire, few cumbersome procedures can be simplified.

There were still a few mid-grade fourth-tier Bodhi fruits in the warehouse. Ji An took them all out and picked enough Bodhi leaves as well.

The spiritual fruit needs to be slowly tempered with Yin Fire to absorb its moisture, but this is not difficult for him. He activated the Netherworld Bone Fire to completely remove the moisture from the spiritual fruit.

This requires extremely precise control, and Ji An did it perfectly.

As the moisture gradually evaporated, the spiritual fruit did not shrivel up, but instead shrank proportionally.

He cut open the spirit fruit, removed the pit, ground the pulp into granular powder, weighed the powder, and placed it in a jade plate for later use.

Ji An used the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique to wash the Bodhi leaves clean, and then used the Flame Fire Spell to completely dry some of the leaves, grinding them into a fine powder like flour. He summoned the Frost Moon Furnace, which transformed into a white fox that circled him twice in a showy manner before leaping into the air to reveal its true form, landing steadily in front of him.

Ji An threw the damp leaves into the furnace, urging the Netherworld Bone Fire to refine them into a viscous spiritual liquid, which was the best adhesive.

After the elixir cooled, he mixed the two powders together, poured in an appropriate amount of elixir, and stirred thoroughly.

Then, using the manipulation technique, the stick is pulled into a uniform thickness and dried by releasing a fire spell.

The two powders mixed together have a slightly bluish color, which gradually turns yellow as they dry, resembling autumn leaves.

Finally, the incense sticks turned completely golden yellow, and the job was done!
Extinguish the captured incense, and Ji An lit his own Bodhi Ruyi Incense, the fragrance of which was elegant yet even more enduring.

It must be because the materials produced in the Calabash World are of better quality. In addition, using the spiritual fire of heaven and earth to process the materials can better enhance their medicinal effects. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the spiritual incense he refined himself was about 40% more effective in nourishing the soul and restoring consciousness than the spiritual incense he had seized.

In other words, the difference between the Bodhi Auspicious Incense and the Sandalwood Soul-Nourishing Incense he refined is not that great.

"Haha, I won't have to worry about improving my soul strength anymore."

The following day, Ji An finished his spellcasting for the day and handed the jade slip containing the Lesser Formless Skill to the Golden-feathered Eagle, saying:
"Xiao Jin, go back to the sect and give the jade slip to the sect leader."

He recorded in the jade slip the incident of the Buddhist cultivators being killed when they came to Zhongzhou again, hoping that the sect could take strict precautions.

"Yes, Master. Is the matter urgent?"

The Golden-feathered Eagle asked, "If it's not urgent, it can fly away more slowly."

"It's urgent and important. You must return to the sect as quickly as possible."

"You can rest for a while after returning to your sect before coming here. You can take your time coming."

"okay."

The golden eagle spread its wings and soared into the sky, its crest feathers standing on end, radiating a bright metallic sheen.

On this day, Ji An was performing a planting spell when a torrential downpour began amidst the roar of a dragon.

He gazed at the 'curtain' formed by the silvery raindrops, his eyes filled with pride.

As more and more land becomes normal land, the transformation of the Desolate Lands is accelerating, and now it only takes two years and three months to complete the transformation.

Ji An became more and more motivated. As the area of ​​this desolate land shrank, the transformation could be completed in a year and a half or even a few months.

In this way, his efficiency in obtaining Xuanhuang merit energy by transforming the land of absolute spirituality far exceeds that of purifying the demonic veins.

The only thing he regretted was that the land after the transformation was once again eroded by the Land of Extinction, and the merit points he would gain from completing the transformation were reduced by more than 95%, which caused his plan to keep fleecing people to die in the womb.

A five-colored light flew swiftly from afar, and the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord smiled politely:
"Your Majesty, you have been away from home for almost twenty-five years. Don't you want to go back?"

"There's not much difference between being in the sect and here. When I'm cultivating, I always stay in the small world."

Ji An sized the other person up and down, and asked knowingly:
"Is there something the sect needs to report to me?"

He knew perfectly well why the other party had come.

"No, I just wanted to let you know that Lin Lan and I have taken good care of Crimson Flame Peak while you were away."

By the way, Lin Lan officially became the sect leader yesterday, while Lin Jiuxiao was transferred to the Five Elements Hall for secluded cultivation.

Ji An was silent for a moment, then said softly:
"Compared to cultivating the Dao, Lin Lan enjoys the feeling of being the center of attention more. What is her current cultivation level?"

"Lin Lan is at the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, Han Shan has broken through to the seventh level of the Golden Core stage, and Wei Baiyang's realm is at the third level of the Golden Core stage."

Ji An sighed. More than thirty years had passed since his eldest disciple broke through to the fourth level of the Golden Core stage, yet he had only advanced by one small realm, which was a bit behind.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord pointed to the weeds at his feet and said:
"Your Majesty, can one gain merit by transforming the Land of Desolation?"

"Of course there are merits to be gained; otherwise, I would have returned to my sect long ago."

Ji An recounted in detail his gains over the years, saying:
"If you need merit, you can come here."

"I will come when needed."

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord rubbed his hands together quickly a few times and asked with a smile:
"Your Majesty, you said you would give me three mulberries to try after the Fusang tree ripened. Judging by the time, the mulberries should be ripe by now, right?"

His most important purpose for this trip was to get mulberries, and after eating them once, he couldn't forget them.

Ji An chuckled inwardly, but outwardly maintained a serious expression as he said:

"The mulberries have been ripe for several years, and I prepared them for you a long time ago, but you never came, so they have been sitting in my hands ever since."

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord felt inexplicably embarrassed. "Well, here I am!"

If I had known I could take it if I came, I would have come much earlier.

(End of this chapter)