Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 874 Fourth-Order Top-Grade Spirit Field
Upon hearing the question, the Venerable Jingyue immediately replied:

"The forces in the Southern and Western Continents consist of two categories: human cultivators and demon beasts."

The demon beast race once fought with the human cultivators of the Central Continent for dominance over the continent, but they were defeated and driven to their ancestral land. We don't know much about the demon beast race.

There are only four Nascent Soul cultivators in the Southern Continent and Western Continent, while there are slightly more in the far north, with seven.

We are certain that there is a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the far north, while there are no cultivators of this level in the other two continents.

However, it is suspected that there is a very powerful cultivator in the Western Continent, and the monk kings Kongwen and Kongxing were ambushed and killed one after another.

The most powerful force was the human race scattered across the East China Sea. They suffered relatively few losses during the True Demon Calamity. According to incomplete statistics, there were more than thirty Nascent Soul cultivators on the islands.

However, the East Sea was being harassed by the sea beast race, and they were unable to spare much of their fighting force to help the Central Continent.
Zhongzhou remains the toughest nut to crack, currently possessing at least one hundred Nascent Soul cultivators.

"If it weren't for the horrific casualties they suffered during the True Demon Calamity, it would have been difficult for us to establish a foothold so easily."

He recounted the information he had received in detail: if they encountered enemies at the Nascent Soul level in the wilderness, they would have a numerical advantage and could easily defeat them.

However, most Nascent Soul cultivators are usually in seclusion and rarely go out. Moreover, Nascent Soul cultivators are unpredictable and difficult to ambush.

To wipe out these cultivators in one fell swoop, we need to attack the mountain gates of these forces. The mountain gates of forces that have stood firm during the True Demon Tribulation must be extremely difficult to breach.

The Pure Moon Monk King sighed inwardly. They were not fighting on their home turf, so they couldn't mobilize too many forces to engage in the battle. If it were the Western Continent, these cultivators would never have been able to grow up.

As the Sea Monk King lowered his eyes and pondered:

"I prefer to eliminate the forces outside of Central Continent first, and then slowly encircle and annihilate Central Continent. Once the cultivator forces in other continents are wiped out, it will be equivalent to us having a stronger foundation."

In his view, the battle with Zhongzhou was destined to be a long one. The areas controlled by the Buddhist monks were impregnable, and the enemy would pay a heavy price to break through them.

However, their control over the area is far less than that of the cultivators. Continuing to expand the range of the Lotus Subduing Demon Formation will only cause the currently hesitant forces in the Central Continent to quickly unite as one.

In this way, prioritizing the occupation of other continents will create more strategic space for the Buddhist cultivators, allowing them to be less afraid of attrition with the immortal cultivators.

It takes cultivators hundreds or even thousands of years to cultivate a Nascent Soul cultivator, and only cultivators can play a decisive role in battle.

On the other hand, Buddhist monks and nuns can make the best use of everyone's talents, and ordinary people can also contribute their vows. When they have a larger population, the balance of war will tilt in their favor.

He raised his head and looked outside the hall, then asked:

Is there any possibility of winning over the demon beast race?

The demons and cultivators have fought a bloody war for countless years for supremacy, and their conflict with the immortal cultivators is inevitably irreconcilable.

Bind the transformed demons onto the war chariot, and after defeating the cultivators' power, you can recruit these demons as guardian beasts.

The Pure Moon Monk King gently shook his head and said:
"I have no experience with demonic beast forces, but I can try to talk to them."

In the Western Continent, the Qingqiu Heavenly Fox clan is the most revered among the demon beast clans, while in the Southern Continent, the Shanyi and Fuzhu clans are the most revered.

He possesses supernatural powers, allowing him to calmly leave even in the event of an emergency.

As the monk king nodded slightly, he said:

"This matter is of great significance. With the help of these demon beast clans, the firepower of the cultivators can be effectively shared."

Try your best to get the monsters to participate in the battle, and even if they have harsh conditions, you can temporarily agree to them.

This time, I have brought thirty Sangha Kings and twice the number of Dharma Protectors. We can split into two groups and prioritize dealing with the Nascent Soul forces in the Western and Southern Continents.

Once we have established temples and laid a solid foundation, we will unite our forces and bring the far north under our control. Finally, we will gradually plot to conquer the East China Sea.

This way, we can avoid a direct and fierce conflict with Central Continent, and we'll have the strength to weaken Central Continent. What do you, my esteemed monk kings, think?

Because the cultivation methods of Buddhist monks and immortal cultivators are fundamentally different, as long as there is a large enough population, even if they are all mortals, the strength of Buddhist monks will continue to grow.

Cultivators need more cultivators to ensure prosperity, but if there are too many cultivators, the burden on spiritual veins and resources will be too heavy.

Over time, the local advantages of cultivators will inevitably be gradually eroded.

At that time, the pressure of attacking and defending will fall on the cultivators' side, allowing the Buddhist cultivators to wait in comfort.

After pondering for a moment, the Pure Moon Monk King objected:

“I think this is not a good idea. If we split our forces to attack, it would be tantamount to giving up our advantage of having a large number of high-level cultivators.”

Why don't we consolidate our forces, attack the Southern Continent first, and then push northwards?

If you concentrate your forces, it will be easier to attack the sect of cultivators. Although attacking one by one may seem less efficient than attacking simultaneously, it can end the battle faster and save time.

Battles where you concentrate overwhelming force are the easiest to win, with a low probability of unexpected events.

In his view, what they needed to do was to annihilate the forces of the Eastern Continent as quickly as possible, so that they could deal with the forces of the Central Continent with ease.

The monk-king Kongjian nodded slightly and said:

"This humble monk believes that the method proposed by the Venerable Master Jingyue is more reliable." The other Venerable Masters also echoed this sentiment, expressing their agreement with Jingyue's proposal.

Ru Hai did not refute the crowd, but said in a deep voice:

"Then let's adopt the method of the Pure Moon Monk King. We will rest for half a month and then set off for the Southern Continent. I urge you all to plan a route that minimizes the risk of exposure and launch a surprise attack on the Southern Continent!"

Jingyue raised one hand and smiled:
“Excellent, this humble monk will go along and be responsible for intercepting the Nascent Soul cultivators who try to escape when things turn bad.”

"Once the Southern Continent is in our hands, this humble monk will then negotiate with the demon beasts of the Southern Continent."

A land devoid of spirits.

Ji An released the Dragon Soaring, bringing life to all things. The nourishing spiritual rain fell from the sky like crystal pearls, and along with the spiritual rain fell jade beads formed from the wood element spiritual energy.

The spiritual field he is currently transforming is the second spiritually barren land; the first one was transformed more than a decade ago.

In the final stages, the transformation of a piece of land can be completed in just over three months. After the entire land of spiritual desolation is transformed, he also gains a great deal of merit.

This phenomenon gave Ji An even greater motivation to transform the Land of Absolute Spirits. Compared to trying his luck in capturing meteorites in the Outer Heavens to gain merit, his current job offered a more "stable income."

It is not only stable, but it also does not affect cultivation.

Perhaps because he had obtained enough Xuanhuang merit energy to reach a certain critical point, Ji An finally felt the extra 'bonus'. His efficiency in refining spiritual energy increased by about half a percent, and at the same time, the speed at which his body recovered his divine sense and magic power increased slightly.

The second piece of the Spirit-Slaying Land is slightly smaller, about half the size of the first one, and more than 14 million mu have already been transformed.

Each round of land renovation covers an area of ​​1.6 million mu (approximately 70,000 hectares), and the renovation can be completed in just one year and seven or eight months.

Having completed his task for the day, Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 183.2, Water 198.6, Wood 206.5, Fire 311.4, Earth 925.8]

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 352184.9, Gen Spirit 342458.4, Zhen Spirit 315235.6, Xun Spirit 367415.6, Kun Spirit 356372.8, Qian Spirit 362136.7, Dui Spirit 360943.7, Li Spirit 354125.6

The Daoist aura has increased slightly in recent years, which is a result of the Azure Water Turtle and the spirit fish in the small world breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

He has reached the Great Perfection level of the Lesser Formless Skill, and he no longer needs to improve any of his spells.

Lingji can enhance his comprehension of spells, but he still has a long way to go before reaching the perfect ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, because he currently only has a little over twenty mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual fruits left, and only two high-grade fourth-tier Five-Color Pills.

Without resources to assist you, you can only rely on daily practice to improve your cultivation level, which will slow down the process.

I don't know when I'll be able to cultivate new spells after breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm. It would be such a waste to just sit here with so much spiritual energy.

After a moment's thought, Ji An decided it was best to use the resources. He released a golden light that pierced through the magic array and returned to the simple cave. He then took out the gourd stone and entered the small world.

"I need Zhang Zeye to refine a fourth-tier defensive formation for me in the future. It's ridiculous that a dignified Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator is still using a third-tier top-grade formation!"

He muttered something to himself, then focused his mind on his dantian, connecting with the stone tortoise, and gave the command:

"Refine the spiritual energy to upgrade the grade of the spiritual fields in the small world."

Spiritual energy cannot be used to upgrade the grade of spirit wood; otherwise, he would have used all of it to upgrade the grade of the Gathering Yuan Tree.

When the small world was still in a broken state, the stone tortoise used Daoist rhythm and spiritual energy to stabilize the space, and then used Daoist rhythm and spiritual energy to improve the grade of the spiritual veins.

However, since the energy level of spiritual energy was obviously low, he did not refine spiritual energy to improve his spiritual veins later.

The stone tortoise flew out of the dantian and disappeared into the earth. Ji An began to feel the power of the five elements rising outward from the spiritual field. No other strange phenomena occurred, just like the spring rain that silently nourishes all things in the night.

A moment later, the stone tortoise returned to his dantian. Ji An extended his divine sense deep into the earth and discovered that the spiritual field beneath his feet had reached the highest grade of the fourth rank.

"Perfect!"

He flew among the various spirit fields on a cloud and found that the red and white spirit fields had reached the top grade of the fourth rank, while the black and cyan spirit fields were still only the upper grade of the fourth rank, which was dragging down the small world.

"It's already very good!"

The spiritual veins in the Calabash World have been upgraded to the fourth-grade superior level for over fifty years, but the spiritual fields have never been upgraded.

This time, three spirit fields reached the highest grade, which was beyond his expectations.

Ji An connected with the stone tortoise to check the consumption of spiritual energy.

[Inspiration: 0]

More than two million yuan of inspiration vanished just like that, but fortunately he thought the money was well spent.

This incident also made him realize the difficulty of upgrading spiritual veins to the fourth rank or higher.

(End of this chapter)