Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 914 New Methods for Transforming the Land of Desolation

"I see," Ji An smiled, realizing that the five elements' power was used to create yin and yang energies simultaneously.

At that moment, the world in his eyes suddenly changed; the original colors disappeared, leaving only a stark black and white.

The living spirit trees and herbs emitted a pale, faint light, while the soil was somewhat black, yet rich in color.

Ji An activated the power of Yin and Yang, causing Yang to diminish and Yin to grow. Water is the Yin element. At the moment when the power of Yang was almost exhausted, the two energies of Yin and Yang formed a wonderful resonance and evolved into the power of water.

At this moment, he witnessed the creation of the water elemental energy, where the divine intent of nourishment, flow, and purification converged, and within the gentle flow of water lay an overwhelming power that could resist everything.

A feeling of joy welled up from the bottom of his heart, and at this moment he finally understood what it meant to "hear the Way in the morning and die content in the evening".

The great path lay before him, and the world opened its arms to him, allowing him to glimpse its deepest secrets.

He dispersed his water elemental power, and the moist air spread out, causing a light drizzle to fall in the small world.

Ji An once again condensed Yin and Yang energies using the same method, this time evolving into Lesser Yin power – Metal element.

Metal represents Lesser Yin. When the power of Yin and the power of Yang reach a delicate balance, white radiance surrounds the area like the serene moonlight.

A sharp, annihilating aura, carrying the divine intent to sever souls, reverberated in the void; the Nascent Soul could sense that deathly chill.

At the same time, the Gold element also possesses an indestructible divine will; it is both the sharpest spear and the strongest shield.

Ji An dispersed the power of metal, and a desolate and chilling aura swept through the surrounding area. Fallen leaves rustled in the woods, as if the bleak autumn wind had brought about the change of the four seasons.

He repeated his previous actions, first using the power of the five elements to evolve the yin and yang energies, and then using the yin and yang energies to evolve the power of the wood, fire, and earth elements respectively.

Wood is Lesser Yang, and Fire is Greater Yang; their evolution is relatively simple, but evolving the power of Earth took much more effort.

From his current perspective, the power of Earth is essentially a product of the conflict between Metal, Water, Wood, and Fire, rather than simply a transformation of the power of Fire.

Therefore, he needs to vibrate the Yin and Yang forces four times in order to evolve pure Earth element power.

Ji An began to activate his cultivation technique. Now he had fully mastered the mutual transformation between Yin and Yang power and the Five Elements power, and his understanding of the laws had reached a new level.

At this time, the quality of one's magical power will inevitably be upgraded to a higher level, all magical treasures will benefit from this, and the intensity of the primordial fire will also be enhanced, bringing many benefits.

Time is like a sailboat sailing on a river with the wind and current; before you know it, the boat has passed countless mountains, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

The once half-transformed Spirit-Severing Land has finally been completed. Recently, it has been showered with heavenly flowers and ethereal music, and Xuanhuang merit energy has been falling down every day.

Ji An narrowed his eyes slightly. The sky above Guanghan Palace was once again surrounded by auspicious clouds, illuminating this quiet space and adding color.

At this moment, the Five Elements Divine Mountain exuded a longing emotion, as it desperately desired to be nourished by the energy of merit.

It is constantly in the cycle of the Five Banners Spirit Treasures, receiving several times the tempering it used to, and its spirituality increases rapidly.

Not only the Five Elements Divine Mountain, but all spiritual treasures belonging to the Five Elements will now be nourished by the Five Directions Flag.

Ji An carefully sensed the state of the Five Elements Divine Mountain and realized that it was at a critical moment. Without hesitation, his Nascent Soul made a hand seal and channeled the Xuanhuang Merit Qi into his lower dantian.

The Five Elements Divine Mountain greedily absorbed the energy of merit, its aura becoming increasingly mysterious.

About half an hour later, it stopped absorbing the merit energy and lay dormant in the spiritual energy ring formed by the five flags, beginning its own transformation journey.

Ji An finished his inner vision, rode a cloud away from the small world, and flew to a new, desolate place.

He flew close to the edge of the Land of No Spirits, surveyed its terrain, and drew the basic outline of the land in the jade slip.

The quality of the mana within my body has now been improved, and the effects of all the spells I release have been enhanced to a certain extent.

He has now decided to try a new method to transform the Land of Extinction. This method is very difficult in the early stages, but once a foundation is laid, it will become easier and easier later on.

Ji An roughly determined the center of this desolate land. He made a hand seal to release the hardness of metal and stone, and then activated his blood and qi to release a thin layer of golden armor. After that, he propelled the golden light that seemed to leap across the ground and flew towards that area.

The laws of the Land of Absolute Spirits can accelerate the loss of mana within a cultivator's body, but the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the more they can resist these laws, thus greatly reducing the rate at which mana is lost.

When spiritual treasures remain inside the body, they are minimally affected, but once they are summoned outside the body, the spiritual energy stored in the spiritual treasures dissipates far faster than that of a cultivator.

Unfortunately, the spiritual energy stored in the magical treasure can only be used by the magical treasure itself; otherwise, he would have a longer battle endurance and wouldn't have to worry about running out of mana.

If we can maintain enough mana when we fly to the center of the Land of Annihilation, this plan can be implemented.

Six top-grade spirit stones, brimming with spiritual energy, lay quietly inside the Void Stone, providing him with the confidence to handle unexpected situations.

In fact, a second Nascent Soul would be the best choice, but without the materials for a Nascent Soul, there's no way to refine one.

After flying for about two hours, judging from the distance, they should have reached the central area of ​​the Land of Annihilation, and Ji An landed.

At this point, he still had 30% of his magical power remaining, so he took out a top-grade spirit stone to activate his cultivation technique and absorb spiritual energy.

A moment later, his magical power recovered to 60%, and the spiritual energy stored in the spirit stone was completely exhausted.

He then took out a top-grade spirit stone and absorbed all its spiritual energy, restoring his magical power to about 90%.

All five flags were summoned, each releasing the spiritual energy they stored.

The spiritual energy was like a spring, constantly irrigating the land, which seemed to have been parched for millions of years, with not a trace of spiritual energy remaining, as it quickly dissipated.

The area covered by the Five Banners is about 200 acres, which is exactly the maximum range that the spell can cover. The purpose of doing this is to leave enough magic power for multiple spellcasting sessions.

The very center of the Land of Annihilation is the most barren area, but if one can gain a foothold here, it means that other areas can be transformed at a faster pace.

Ji An unbridledly released the spiritual pressure belonging to a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator to intimidate any potential attacks.

Now he not only has to cast spells on the land, but also guard against sandworm attacks, as low-level beasts dare not challenge him.

If no sandworms attack, it means there are no powerful savage beasts in this desolate land, so we can develop with peace of mind.

Although these savage beasts are bloodthirsty and brutal, they are very good at seeking advantage and avoiding harm. When they sense the existence of an unstoppable force, they will choose to migrate to other desolate places.

Half an hour passed, and no sand worms attacked. Ji An was relieved. These savage beasts would never choose to hide if they felt they could fight back, which meant there might not be any savage beasts at the late Nascent Soul stage here.

In just half an hour, he felt half of his magical power drain away. The influence of this place on him was dozens of times stronger than that at the edge.

Ji An made a hand seal, and the magical power in his body surged in his immortal meridians. The earth vein pattern of his spleen shimmered with a warm light, and the Dao seed and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner resonated at the same time.

Yellow light poured down, turning the ground beneath his feet into a golden hue.

The divine power of earth element nourished the land, irrigating this ravaged region. A slight tremor emanated from the depths of the earth, but it vanished in an instant. Casting spells in this spiritually barren desert meant that the magic could not resonate with the environment, significantly diminishing its effectiveness.

Fortunately, his foundation was strong enough to maintain the effect of the spell.

After the spell was cast, Ji An could clearly sense the loss of the spell's divine intent. The spell's effect could last for two and a half months in the small world, and it could also last for nearly two months on ordinary land in the mortal realm where there was not much spiritual energy.

But here, it is estimated that the magic and divine intent will completely dissipate within half an hour, and all the spiritual energy will also dissipate completely, leaving no trace.

He had anticipated the current situation. He released his magic to stir up the yellow sand and 'dug' out a small lake that was more than ten acres in size and thirty feet deep.

Then, he changed the hand seals in his hands, forming a mudra to release the dragon soaring and all things coming to life.

The moon shone silently, and the clouds, shimmering with lightning, spread out. The wondrous melodies emanating from the Azure Lotus Banner and the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner combined to resonate through the void.

Deep, dark raindrops shone with a crisp light as they fell, the rainfall abundant, blurring the boundaries between heaven and earth within the area enveloped by the magic.

The moist, watery scent combined with the vibrant, burgeoning energy infused this barren land with the breath of life.

The raindrops appear black, but become transparent when held in the hand. The reason they appear black is because the water element's divine power is strong enough.

However, the raindrops disappeared immediately upon landing on the yellow sand, leaving not a trace of water.

Ji An recalled all the Five Banners spiritual treasures back into his body. Now that he confirmed there were no powerful sand worms, he could not waste the spiritual power stored in the magical treasures.

The next step was to keep casting spells until the divine intent of the spell disappeared. Without the interference of powerful sand worms, his plan could almost be considered a success, because he could still hide in the small world.

The environment here is unique, and it is necessary to increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area as much as possible, otherwise it will have an adverse effect on the small world.

Every 15 minutes, he would release the Thick Virtue Spiritual Mantra and the Dragon Soars to All Things to Life spell once in succession, and then absorb the spiritual energy from the two top-grade spirit stones. Ji An finally felt that the rate at which the spiritual energy dissipated had slowed down.

The spell's effects last for three-quarters of an hour, and the rain of magic can also briefly moisten the sand.

"Haha, I've succeeded, Daoist Master."

Once you cross the most difficult threshold, the road ahead will be smooth sailing.

At this moment, he only had 20% of his mana left, and only two top-grade spirit stones in reserve. He urgently needed to restore his mana.

Ji An took out the array plate and array flag, added enough high-grade spirit stones to the array plate, and then activated the array.

In the Land of Desolation, activating the magic array will also accelerate the consumption of spirit stones. The specific reason is not very clear, but it should be due to a more fundamental law.

He summoned Yue Ling'er from the corpse-raising bag and gave her instructions:

"I am now in the very center of a desolate land. You must guard it well and notify me if you encounter any suspicious situations. I will send out two beasts to assist you later."

He has the Calabash World to rely on, and three quarters of time to buffer, so he can definitely wage a war of attrition.

Once the duration of the spell's power can reach more than six hours, he can choose to expand the spellcasting area, and the path will become easier and easier.

I don't know how long it will take to reach this point, I just hope it can happen as soon as possible.

Yue Ling'er frowned slightly. She could feel the lack of spiritual energy in the ground beneath her feet, and staying in such an environment for a long time would affect her cultivation.

She didn't agree immediately, but instead asked:

"Master, how long are we going to stay here?"

"Three years."

He will be going to Middle-earth in three years, so he can only stay for three years.

If he had free time, he would definitely stay until this desolate land was completely transformed.

Yue Ling'er subtly expressed her unwillingness, saying:
"In that case, I won't be able to absorb the moonlight all night, which will affect my cultivation progress."

Corpse refiners have a longer lifespan than demonic beasts, but their cultivation progresses much more slowly, and they are not immortal. Therefore, as a corpse refiner aspiring to become a Sun Golden Corpse, she yearns for a stable and comfortable 'life'.

Ji An understood the other party's thoughts. The more spiritual a creature is, the more it has its own ideas. This applies to beast taming and corpse refining as well.

This is why cultivators trust magical artifacts more. Even if a magical artifact takes human form and possesses intelligence comparable to that of mortals, it will still resolutely carry out its master's orders.

"You need to learn to adapt. Only when I become stronger can you receive better treatment."

His voice was deep and authoritative.

Yue Ling'er lowered her head and said, "Yes, sir."

Ji An nodded slightly, took out the gourd stone, and entered the small world.

He let out a long howl, summoning the Rock Armored Bear and the Spirit-Seeking Rat, and instructed them:
"You two go out and assist Yue Ling'er. Report back immediately if you have any news."

They are better able to adapt to the current environment than the other beasts, so only they can do this hard work.

"Yes, ma'am," Big Yellow and Golden Retriever agreed without hesitation, riding the demonic wind and flying away.

The Rock Armor Bear's bloodline rank has reached Earth grade, making it the most powerful being besides the Five-Colored Deer and the Azure Deer. In addition, it has eaten the flesh of some transformed demons and has now reached the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.

With his support, there is hope that they will be able to reach the Transformation Realm in the future.

As for the Golden Hair, it's estimated that he'll remain stuck at the Golden Core stage until the end of his life.

A-Yun stepped forward and used her mental energy to communicate:
"Master, shall we drink Enlightenment Tea or Cloud Peak Silver Needle Tea this time? There's not much Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea left, and we need to save some to deal with bad situations."

"Then let's drink Yunding Yinhao."

"Okay, the spring water is boiling now, it will be ready soon."

Ayun returned to the stove, added tea leaves to the kettle, and brewed them for half an hour before bringing them to her master.

Ji An drank the spiritual tea and gave the instructions:

"I light the incense of the soul; I am about to cultivate."

He walked to the Gathering Yuan Tree, sat down cross-legged, took out the last Nine-Turn Returning Yuan Pill and swallowed it, and then began to activate the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

The spiritual and soul power contained in the elixir was refined simultaneously, continuously flowing into the Guanghan Palace, where it was devoured by the nascent soul, and the magical power was rapidly restored.

(End of this chapter)