Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 886 Everyone has their own thoughts

Outside the hall, a fierce wind howled, and the clanging of iron horses under the eaves sounded like battle cries. The smoke rising from the two incense burners quickly dissipated in the wind.

As dusk fell, several Nascent Soul cultivators gathered together.

Ji An explained his plan to everyone and asked for their opinions.

Li Haoran sighed softly and said resentfully:
"How did things turn out like this! I originally wanted to share the burden for the sect and my senior brother, but I never expected that the enemies we face would become stronger and stronger. Now, even though I am a Nascent Soul True Monarch, I am still a burden!"

As a sword cultivator, he couldn't stand such humiliation, but he also understood that he had little chance of winning against an enemy at the late Nascent Soul stage.

Not only is victory unlikely, but life is also in danger; the gap in cultivation level cannot be bridged by the strength of sword intent.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord looked embarrassed. He was of noble blood and should have reached the third level of the Nascent Soul stage to be considered qualified. However, due to a period of indulging in a life of pleasure, his own improvement was affected.

Qin Yan sighed inwardly, feeling that his own development was the least satisfactory.

Ji An noticed everyone's emotions and waved his hand to comfort them:
"In the past, our sect lacked sufficient foundation. We were all pioneers, so it was normal for us to lag behind our enemies."

I believe that in a battle between people of similar cultivation levels, none of us are weak. The sect's situation is getting better and better; what's a hundred years of patience?

Qin Yan and the others felt a little better. He coughed lightly and asked:
"Senior brother, how can we help you?"

They can't help in battle, but they can still do some auxiliary work.

Ji An glanced at everyone and said gently:
"I have summoned everyone here because I have a request. Of the five spiritual treasures I possess, only the Flame Light Banner of the Earth is still at the mid-grade fourth rank. Now, I only need two catties of Phoenix Blood Stone to make up the spiritual material required for its upgrade."

The Phoenix Bloodstone can be found in the withered spiritual veins beneath Crimson Flame Peak. I humbly request the help of my fellow disciples in searching for it.

If all five of my magical banners reach the fourth-tier superior grade, I will have the resources to fight my enemies.

Before this, he wasn't in a hurry to upgrade the grade of his spiritual treasure. Besides, he had never discovered the existence of Phoenix Bloodstone in the withered spiritual veins before.

The situation suddenly changed, and the only way to break the deadlock was to upgrade the grade of the Ground Flame Banner.

After all five spiritual treasures reach the fourth-tier superior grade, it is estimated that the defensive domain formed can reach the level of a fourth-tier top-grade defensive spiritual treasure, and it is a top-grade defensive spiritual treasure of very good quality.

The cycle of the five elements is faster, so he doesn't need to spend his energy on defense and can focus on attacking the enemy relentlessly.

Moreover, when the five spiritual treasures are in a state of synchronized operation, the attack power of the Chaos Five Elements Thunder can be increased by another 10% to 20%.

If I were to fight Shi Xiu again, the sudden increase in attack power would surely give him a big 'surprise'.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord was the first to express his opinion, "No problem, I can go to Crimson Flame Peak to search in a while."

The ruler's strength represents his own strength, so he will spare no effort to support him.

Li Haoran nodded, "I'll go too."

Qin Yan pondered for a moment and said:

"Fourth-grade high-quality spiritual items can only be obtained in the deepest parts of the earth's veins, and even those with Nascent Soul cultivation cannot search for them for long."

With my cultivation level, I can only search for three hours. My two senior brothers will search for longer, but a lot of time will be wasted on the way there and back.

The sect has enough resources to refine a fourth-grade high-quality fire-avoiding pearl. The refining method for this kind of spiritual treasure is relatively simple and can be completed in just over ten days.

If the refining is successful, doubling the search time will be a breeze.

There is essentially no difference between refining a fire-avoiding pearl at the spiritual treasure level and refining a pearl at the magic treasure level; if the materials are good enough, more protective restrictions can be added.

Lin Lan immediately said, "Please make a list, True Lord, and I will go and inform Zhang Yi to prepare the materials right now."

Qin Yan took out a blank jade slip and recorded the required materials into it.

Ji An nodded slightly and took out a few mid-grade fourth-tier Bodhi fruits, handing them to the others:
"Let's get started now. These spiritual fruits can be consumed directly. After refining them, they can increase your cultivation by several years. However, they taste a bit bitter, so please don't mind them."

Two spirit fruits per person are enough as a reward for everyone's hard work.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lords stood up, accepted the spiritual fruits, and distributed them to everyone:
"We won't stand on ceremony."

That night, Ji An infused the Xuanhuang Merit Qi into the Lidi Flame Banner, and now he had to wait for good news from Qin Yan and the others.

The following day, Ji An, fully armed, propelled the golden light of the earth to patrol the area.

When he approached the gathering place of the Buddhist monks, he was immediately surrounded by the Pure Moon Monk King. In the end, he fled in panic under the attack of three Buddhist monks at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, he also figured out that the enemy was indeed building Buddhist formations, but he didn't know what the purpose of these formations was.

Every two or three days he would go out to harass the enemy, and the enemy would tacitly drive him away. In this way, a month passed peacefully, and the Buddhist monks built twelve Buddhist formations.

Ji An tried to attack, but found that three spells were not enough to break the Buddha light that enveloped the formation.

Because of the existence of the enlightened master Shakya, he never had the chance to launch a fourth attack.

He guessed that the enemy must have had means of communication, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to locate him so quickly.

That day, Qin Yan smiled broadly and said cheerfully:

"Senior brother, the Phoenix Blood Stone has been found!"

Ji An laughed and took out the Flame Banner and the remaining materials:
"Please, junior brother, how much merit will it cost to refine this?"

Qin Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "When the sect is in danger, it is always Senior Brother who steps forward. I am ashamed."

My senior brother has already provided all the materials, so the refining fee will be waived. If there are any materials left over, I'm willing to buy them.

Senior Brother is undoubtedly the pillar of the sect, so it would be inappropriate to charge a refining fee this time.

"Okay, I'll take advantage of this opportunity. How long will it take to complete the rank upgrade?"

"Seven or eight days will suffice," Qin Yan replied confidently, having already upgraded three Five Directions Flags to the fourth-tier superior grade, a process he was already quite adept at.

"I'm waiting for my junior brother's good news."

Buddhist and Buddhist camp.

Inside the main hall, three Buddhist cultivators at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage gathered together.

Like the Sea Monk King, who narrowed his eyes and revealed a sinister smile:
"The Buddhist formations were being constructed step by step, with each formation containing a layer of demon-subduing formations and more than ten relics."

Extracting the energy from the relic can release a domain that reverses the five elements, rendering the enemy's magic of using the power of the five elements to escape ineffective.

If the enemy harasses us again tomorrow, we must kill them!

They have been keeping the enemy in a false sense of security these days, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

The Demon-Subduing Formation severely interferes with any type of flight and increases the earth's gravity, making it difficult to escape with one's physical body. However, cultivators who activate Buddhist light are unaffected.

Fran said angrily:
"The enemy deserves to die for actually forcing us to use the relics."

Relics are of great significance to Buddhist practitioners. If a Buddhist practitioner who has gone through reincarnation can find the relics of their previous incarnation, it can greatly accelerate the speed of their spiritual recovery.

Jingyue sneered, "It's worth the price of the relic being used; we will surely be able to kill the enemy."

By the way, how far does the Demon-Subduing Formation cover, and how long does it last?

"The area is about twenty miles in circumference, or even wider, and the duration is about 15 minutes. That's enough time for us to kill the enemy several times over."

The location of the Buddhist formation is less than 20 miles away from the enemy sect's protective formation. As long as the enemy attacks the Buddhist formation, it will be impossible for them to escape back into the formation immediately.

Jingyue's smile brightened, and she said:

"This humble monk will hold off the enemy at all costs, and everyone should get there as quickly as possible."

After these days of fighting, he realized that it would be difficult to defeat the enemy on his own; he would have to rely on the strength of everyone else.

Fran also cheered up and responded:
"As long as the Supreme Patriarch can hold off the enemy for a dozen or so breaths, we can arrive in time."

a few days later.

In the main hall at the center of the camp, Fran said with a worried expression:
"These past few days, the enemy hasn't approached the Buddhist formation at all, and their flight paths have been very close to the mountain-protecting formation. Have they noticed something?"

They had prepared an inescapable trap, but the enemy, contrary to their usual behavior, stopped harassing them and merely glanced at them from afar before retreating back into their protective mountain formation. All their preparations were rendered futile.

Because Qin Yan took the Flame Banner from the ground to upgrade its rank, Ji An was unable to use the spiritual treasure to construct a defensive domain, so he felt guilty and did not clash with Shi Xiu.

With a distant gaze, the monk king said, "It's alright. Without disturbance, the Buddhist formation can be built even faster."

The materials we used this time were a grade higher than those used when we attacked the Southern Continent sect. If we don't want our mountain gate to be breached, the enemy will have to come out and fight to the death sooner or later.

Fran was not at ease and said:

"If things just drag on like this, it'll be a distraction."

The Pure Moon Monk King smiled, "Although the enemy hasn't attacked these past few times, the fighting spirit in their eyes has grown stronger. Don't worry, he won't be able to hold out for long."

In the weapon-refining room of Red Copper Mountain, Ji An held a small red flag in his hand. Red flames spread throughout the room, and soon the flames turned golden, switching freely between Ding fire and Bing fire.

He commanded Lingbao, 'Do not urge the Fire Element Divine Will to roar.'

The spirit treasure was already at the fourth-tier high-grade level, and its hissing sound, imbued with the power of fire, would stimulate Qin Yan, who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

He released his grip, and the small flag transformed into a fiery phoenix, circling above his head with five dazzling, bright tail feathers.

Compared to before, the phoenix now has many more golden feathers on its wings.

The air in the room became distorted due to the high temperature, and Qin Yan felt that every breath he took was burning hot, and his eyes were so hot from the fire elemental energy that he couldn't open them.

"Senior brother, put away the magical treasure."

The fourth-grade high-level spiritual treasure was releasing its power at will, and he was finding it difficult to withstand it at such close range.

Ji An stored the Flame Banner from the ground into his dantian. After the Fire Phoenix entered the Yuanming Fire, the spiritual treasures formed a five-colored ring that began to rotate rapidly, increasing the speed of the cultivation technique by several times.

The Five Elements Divine Mountain, located in the center of the circle, brightened in color, and a wondrous reaction occurred between the spiritual treasures.

"Everything is ready. Tomorrow I will let the monks taste true fear!"

Qin Yan cupped his hands and smiled:
"I wish you a great victory, senior brother. As long as you can inflict casualties on the enemy in the Buddhist formation, their retreat is only a matter of time."

(End of this chapter)