Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 909 Nine-Turn Returning to Origin Pill

The Great Lord of Giant Gate coughed and sighed:
"These are five spiritual treasures! Fellow Daoist, you are truly generous with your wealth."

By removing one of their natal spirit treasures, the opponent intends to upgrade the remaining four to the fourth-tier top-grade level.

Besides these spiritual treasures, the other party also possesses a spiritual treasure called 'Five Elements Divine Mountain', and is also an alchemist, so he must have one or more alchemy furnaces.

Having more magical treasures and spiritual treasures is not necessarily better. If they are not regularly nurtured in the dantian, their power will decrease.

He was a cultivator who had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, but the intensity of his Yuanming Fire was insufficient to nurture so many spiritual treasures.

The Great Lord Juque sighed inwardly, 'Cultivators who possess small worlds are truly arrogant!'

Normally, apart from those cultivators who have broken through to the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage after many years, anyone who possesses two or three top-grade spiritual treasures is considered extremely wealthy.

Azure Dragon True Monarch glanced at him and said irritably:

"There are many things to do today, so don't interrupt. Otherwise, why don't you announce it to the other fellow cultivators?"

The two had known each other for many years, and their conversation became more casual.

Juque Zhenjun nodded obediently and gestured for him to proceed.

"True Lord, please."

He hated dealing with trivial matters, so he dared not disobey his friend in the slightest.

Azure Dragon True Monarch ignored his antics and handed over a jade slip, saying:
"Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, you can exchange for some pills and spiritual items. Here is the list. Currently, you can only exchange for half of the fourth-tier resources."

Ji An caught the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense to read the information inside.

After a moment, he pondered and said:

"The Nine-Turn Returning to Origin Pill is listed above. How many can I exchange for now?"

The Nine Revolutions Returning to Origin Pill is a fourth-grade high-quality pill, and it is the only pill on the list that is somewhat useful to him. The jade slip shows that he can exchange for three of them.

"You can exchange for two."

Without hesitation, Azure Dragon True Monarch answered, knowing full well that the only thing on the list that could attract the other party was this kind of pill.

Ji An pondered and said:
"Then let's exchange two Nine-Turn Returning to Origin Pills, and exchange all the remaining merits for Purple Heaven Flying Immortal Pills."

The name "Purple Sky Flying Immortal Pill" sounds very impressive, but it is only a low-grade fourth-order pill, suitable for cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage.

After exchanging for these pills, he could only hand them over to the sect's treasure pavilion upon returning to Xizhou, as the effects of fourth-grade low-level pills were already minimal for him.

Azure Dragon True Monarch quickly did the mental calculations and said:

"Fellow Daoist, you can exchange for a total of ten Purple Heaven Flying Immortal Pills. If you exchange half, that's five pills. Are you sure you want to exchange?"

“Yes, I agree that if these fourth-grade low-quality pills can be converted into Nine Revolutions Returning to Origin Pills.”

"Haha, that won't do. All kinds of resources have a fixed quantity and cannot be offset."

As he spoke, Azure Dragon True Monarch took out several jade bottles from the Void Stone, set aside the prescribed amount of pills, and handed them out:
"Fellow Daoist, please examine carefully. If there are any problems, please point them out in person. We will not be responsible after you leave this hall."

Ji An caught the pill, scraped off a small amount of powder, put it in his mouth, sat down cross-legged, and began to refine it using his cultivation technique. He couldn't be too careful now.

After a moment, he finished circulating his cultivation technique, switched to another type of pill for testing, and then nodded in satisfaction.
"The quality of the pills is very good, I will accept them."

After more than ten days of trekking, Ji An and his companion finally escaped the desolate land. It was already evening, and the clouds that had been as beautiful as a peacock spreading its tail began to dim.

Xuanfeng Zhenjun pointed to the north and said:

"Fellow Daoist, let us part ways here. When I travel to the Central Continent again, I will go to the Golden Spirit Sect to find you, and we will go together."

Having been away for three years, he was eager to return to the Red Rock Immortal City in the far north, and traveling at night was a piece of cake for him.

As for why they chose to travel together, it was because they felt safe.

Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, "Alright, I wish you a safe journey, fellow Daoist. Until we meet again."

After bidding each other farewell, the two parted ways. Ji An continued his journey and returned to his sect the next morning.

He flew to the top of Crimson Flame Peak on a cloud, sat cross-legged on the familiar black rocks, and waited for the sunrise.

As a golden sun rose above the horizon, Ji An activated a secret technique to absorb the morning sun's purple dew. Then, he released a burst of golden light that swept across the land, returning to his cave and entering the small world.

"Ayun, make some tea, and light a sandalwood incense stick to nourish my soul later. Don't disturb me while I'm resting."

Maintaining high-speed flight for an extended period of time, even if he felt he couldn't keep up.

After drinking a pot of rich spiritual tea, Ji An lay on the rattan chair and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up again, all his fatigue had vanished, and he was full of energy.

He stretched, loosened his limbs, and asked:

"Ah Yun, how long have I been asleep?"

The puppet communicated telepathically and replied:
"Master, you have slept for two days and two nights, and it is almost Chenshi (7-9 AM) now."

Ji An nodded slightly, prepared some seeds, and then rode a cloud to leave the small world. After leaving the cave, he released a golden light that seemed to leap across the ground and arrived at the foot of the mountain. He then used a teleportation array to reach Chaoyang Peak.

As soon as he entered the mountain, he sensed that the power of the magic array around him was stronger than before.

He flew to the mountaintop, where a dozen or so Daoist boys and a Chaoyuan stage cultivator stood outside the Wuji Hall. Upon seeing him, they immediately bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, True Lord." The cultivators at the Chaoyuan stage bowed even more solemnly.

"Disciple Ding Yi pays respects to Grandmaster."

Ji An remembered that this person was indeed Lin Lan's disciple, and indeed his grand-disciple.

To be honest, he had very few opportunities to spend time with these disciples and grand-disciples; they had only met briefly.

"No gift."

He looked at his grand-disciple and asked:

"Why are you here?"

"Reporting to Grandmaster, Master sometimes issues urgent orders. In such cases, relying on the teleportation sword to transmit messages may cause delays, so this disciple stays here to await orders."

Ji An nodded politely, "Yes, do your job well."

He stepped past the group of people and entered the main hall, muttering to himself:
'For the most urgent matters, sounding the alarm will summon everyone. The speed of sending communication talismans like the Golden Sword is now much faster than before, which is more than enough.'

In his view, the eldest disciple's mind was increasingly detached from cultivation. What kind of image was it to leave a group of people waiting outside the door? This was clearly like ordinary people indulging in pomp and circumstance.

Lin Lan happened to come forward, smiling and cupping her hands in greeting:
"Disciple greets Master. I have been very worried about you these past few years while you were away fighting."

She turned sideways and extended her arm, "Master, please take a seat."

There were more star banners hanging in the main hall than before, and they were brightly colored. The two slightly old incense burners had been replaced with new ones, and wisps of smoke were rising from them.

Judging from the effects of the incense, it is a low-grade third-tier incense.

After the master and disciple took their seats, the arranged young Taoist boy served them spiritual tea. The speed of the service was likely due to the continuous boiling of spiritual spring water.

"This is a mid-grade third-tier Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea that I brought from my cave. It is far inferior to the spiritual plants in Master's small world, but it is a treasure to me. Please taste it."

Ji An picked up his teacup, took a sip, let the tea linger in his mouth for a moment before swallowing, and said with a gentle expression:

"Not bad, just as good as the ones I grew back then."

Lin Lan's smile grew even brighter. To her, receiving a "not bad" evaluation from her master was already an honor, and a look of pride flashed in her eyes.

She leaned forward slightly and asked solemnly:
"How is the war in the Central Continent? Are the Buddhist formations of the Buddhist cultivators very strong?"

Although it is far from Zhongzhou, if the battle in Zhongzhou is lost, it will inevitably affect other continents.

However, she wasn't particularly worried. Her master was powerful enough, and as long as he was in charge of the sect, he could ensure peace in the region.

Ji An drank half a cup of the spiritual tea and smiled:
"The Buddhist monks resorted to underhanded tactics, which caused some impact and even organized several counterattacks, but they were all repelled by the allied forces."

There were six Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivators on the front lines, but they only had two enemies of the same level, far from being our match.

The protective array built by the Buddhist monks consists of four layers, but the outermost Buddhist array nodes have been breached by us, and we have already captured eight temple nodes.

Theoretically speaking, the Buddhists have already lost the war, and their defeat is only a matter of time. The question now is how they will choose to proceed.

They either slink away from the Eastern Continent in disgrace, or break up into smaller groups and go into hiding; otherwise, they face annihilation.

Given the chance of survival, no one would choose to face death, and the enemy would not wait to be surrounded and annihilated.

Ji An believed that the enemy would choose to retreat when the third layer of the Buddhist formation node was breached; otherwise, the cultivators might surround them, and if they moved slowly, they would have to leave. The most worrying thing was that some Buddhist cultivators might lie in wait.

When the cultivation world fully recovers from the shadow of the True Demon Tribulation, the mortal population will experience explosive growth.

Buddhist practitioners do not need spiritual power to cultivate; they can easily blend into the ranks of ordinary people.

He himself knew the Lesser Formless Skill and understood that a Buddhist cultivator could infiltrate among mortals without needing a particularly advanced Lesser Formless Skill, as cultivators simply did not have the enormous energy to monitor the mortal population.

Ji An expressed his concerns, saying:

"We must be wary of this. We don't have the energy to manage other places, but we need to establish a strict review mechanism and a monitoring network in the area within 300 miles of the sect."

This initial step is necessary. If no danger is detected within a century of the war with the Buddhist and Buddhist groups ending, most of the monitoring points can be removed.

The monitoring network relies on numerous flying puppets. Low-level puppets consume little spirit stone and can easily withstand the strain.

Lin Lan sat up straight and said in a deep voice:

"I understand, and I will certainly strengthen my vigilance."

In fact, even during the years since Master left, the sect has never let up, actively deploying resources to control the surrounding areas.

Some Buddhist practitioners can even change their appearance. This is not very useful among the cultivators, but it is very discreet among ordinary people who have no other means of identification.

Ji An nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, you are very reliable in handling matters."

Lin Lan's face lit up slightly, "It's just my duty, I don't deserve Master's praise."

"Haha, many people can't even do their own job well."

Most things can be done well if you're diligent, but some people just don't want to be diligent.

(End of this chapter)