Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 918 Body Tempering Treasure
In particular, the kidneys, the water palace, receive more nourishment. The surface of the spirit palace shimmers with a lustrous sheen, and the inner Dao seed has a deep color that occasionally flickers with a faint light, like the surface of water under the moonlight.

Ji An's eyes suddenly brightened. He thought of a possibility and couldn't wait to activate his magic power. This time, he also made his magic power circulate in his immortal veins an extra time, following the magic power flow route of the Yi Wood Divine Lightning.

The Jia and Yi wood Dao seeds have a deep, dark color, and strands of spiritual light are integrated into the magic power, giving the magic power a bit more of the aura of Yi wood divine thunder.

He infused the drumsticks with magical power, and the pure white drumsticks shimmered with a blue light. He struck the drumhead forcefully, and blue lightning was unleashed.

As for the attack effect of the thunder, Ji An didn't care. This spiritual treasure was only a mid-grade fourth-order item. He could deal with ordinary enemies by using the Five Elements Divine Mountain, and he wouldn't need it to deal with more powerful enemies.

The thunder roared like the spring thunder awakening the insects, and the vigorous wood element energy permeated the air. The divine intent activated by the spiritual treasure resonated with the wood palace of the liver.

A vibrant life force spreads throughout the body, nourishing internal organs, fascia, muscles, and even bones.

Ji An used the spiritual energy of Bing Fire Divine Thunder, Wu Earth Divine Thunder, and Geng Metal Divine Thunder in turn to activate his magic power, and discovered that different types of thunder had different uses for tempering the body.

"Junior brother, the craftsmanship of this treasure is ingenious, and I like it very much."

He basically understood the principle of the magical restrictions within spiritual treasures: the stronger the cultivator is, the greater the benefits they will receive when activating a spiritual treasure with the power of their own body.

Therefore, this Kui Niu Drum is not an offensive spiritual treasure, but more like an auxiliary spiritual treasure, which can be used to temper the Five Elements Divine Palace.

Thinking of this, he asked again:
"How long can this magical artifact last?"

To be precise, all magical artifacts and spiritual treasures have a lifespan. However, when not in combat, the wear and tear on attack and defense-type magical artifacts is negligible.

The Kui Niu Drum is a sonic magical artifact, and it will suffer some wear and tear every time it is struck.

Qin Yan replied with a smile:
"When refining spiritual treasures, I add a special protective barrier to reduce my own losses while ensuring its effectiveness."

Using it for one hour each day, continuously for a thousand years, shouldn't be a problem.

Nesting and superimposing treasures is a very difficult task. He tried many different schemes before finally finding the nested treasures that best suited the material.

A joyful smile curved his lips. He had poured a great deal of effort into crafting this magical artifact, but he had also accumulated a wealth of experience in the process.

For a weapon refiner, this experience is the most valuable thing, even more so than the creation of a magical treasure.

Ji An smiled too. There was no need to use a thousand years; two or three hundred years would be enough. With the help of spiritual treasures and fruits, plus his own efforts, he could push his body-refining technique to the Nascent Soul level and achieve perfection.

At that time, his physical defense would be comparable to a top-grade fourth-tier defensive spirit treasure. Combined with the blood armor condensed from his inner core, he would be able to instill despair in his enemies without even needing to use his natal spirit treasure.

"Junior brother, I have good news to tell you. Crimson Flame Peak has added a lightning-struck Xuan-leaf Sword Bamboo. In the future, there will be more and more spiritual plants like this."

Qin Yan's eyes shone brightly. "This is a blessing for all the weapon refiners in the sect. Senior Brother has never disappointed anyone."

Even though he had stored a lot of fourth-tier sword bamboo golden leaves in the treasure pavilion before, he would still feel a little insecure.

These spiritual items can only be produced in Senior Brother's small world. Although he spends most of his time in the sect, there will always be a day when he leaves.

Judging from his past performance, this sect's first Nascent Soul cultivator is very likely also the first Three Flowers Realm cultivator.

The other party's performance was so amazing that he thought the other party was spending less and less time in the sect each day.

At that time, the opponent will step into the vast universe, and much of the sect's foundation will be lost out of thin air.

Now that Crimson Flame Peak possesses the Thunderstruck Mystic Leaf Sword Bamboo, there's a guaranteed future.

Ji An smiled as he described the future, "Not only the Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo, but also various spiritual fruits will be cultivated from lightning-struck wood plants."

Now that there is already a lightning-struck earth spirit fruit tree in Crimson Flame Peak, the sect will surely have a large amount of fourth-tier spirit wood as its foundation.

Qin Yan put away the Kui Niu Drum, handed over the spiritual treasure, the wooden frame, and a jade slip, and introduced them as follows:
"The wooden frame supporting this spiritual treasure is made of top-grade third-tier Azure Dragon Wood. Even if lightning power is released, this kind of spiritual wood can withstand it."

The jade slip contains the method for crafting the wooden frame. Senior Brother has no shortage of materials, so crafting it himself shouldn't be difficult.

The abundance of the gourd world could support the development of a sect; just thinking about it made his mouth water.

However, the small world was his senior brother's private property, and he could only envy him.

If he knew that a low-level disciple possessed a small world, he couldn't guarantee that he could resist his greed, but he absolutely had no improper thoughts about the small world in his senior brother's hands.

The difference in strength was like the difference between clouds and mud; he could only look up to them.

After the two returned to their cave and sat down, Ji An quickly used his divine sense to read the information in the jade slip and said gently:
“Junior brother, you’ve thought of everything. I’ll gladly accept your offer. Let’s settle the cost of the refining.”

"Including the materials, 300,000 is enough for a great achievement."

Many of the fourth-tier materials were scraps obtained when he helped his senior brother upgrade the grade of his spirit treasures. They all came in handy, so Qin Yan was able to reap many benefits this time in refining the spirit treasures.

However, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the project, modifying dozens of refining plans. He put in more effort than he had for refining a top-grade spiritual treasure, and he deserved it.

Ji An handed over his identity jade token, along with a small porcelain bottle about the size of an egg.
"There's some top-grade fourth-level nectar in the bottle. Junior brother, have a taste."

The hibiscus tree has a flowering period of up to three years, and new flowers will grow after the pollen is collected by the Purple Crystal Peak.

However, since the queen bee in the amethyst bee colony has not yet reached level four, it is impossible to produce level four honey.

The effects of nectar are much weaker than honey of the same grade, but fourth-grade superior nectar can fully meet the needs of cultivators in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

This is, after all, the nectar of the Fusang tree, which has the effect of stimulating cultivators to comprehend the power of fire, so he only sent out a small bottle.

"Thank you, senior brother."

Qin Yan took out the spirit plate and transferred enough merit points. Seeing the more than 24 million merit points in his senior brother's jade tablet, he felt a mix of emotions.

In recent years, my senior brother has rarely exchanged spiritual items from the sect, but every twenty or thirty years, Crimson Flame Peak harvests a batch of resources of the third rank or above and hands them over.

If this situation doesn't change, the opponent will only accumulate more and more merit points, but the sect really doesn't have anything worth the opponent spending their merit points on.

After finishing their transaction, the two began exchanging cultivation insights.

Most of the time, Qin Yan was the one asking the questions, and Ji An was also able to gain inspiration from the questions.

"Junior brother, if we ask other weapon refiners to upgrade the grade of a spirit treasure, do we need to tell them how to do it?"

Qin Yan pondered for a moment, "It should be necessary. In the Central Continent, very few cultivators refine the Five Directions Flags as spiritual treasures."

Even if a cultivator possesses the Five Elements Flag Spirit Treasure, it is impossible to gather all five elements. The weapon refiner may not know the method to enhance the spirit treasure.

He took out several blank jade slips and entered information, "Senior brother, I have recorded the method to upgrade the grade of spiritual treasures."

If the craftsman you commissioned doesn't know the secrets, you can hand over the jade slip.

However, you'd better seek out weapon refiners from top-tier sects; these people should know how to upgrade the Five Directions Flag spiritual treasure more easily.

Ji An took the jade slip and placed it into the Void Stone. "Thank you for the reminder, Junior Brother. I will ask my acquaintances in the Central Continent to find a reliable weapon refiner." Crimson Flame Peak.

Han Shan rode a cloud to inspect the area and landed at the entrance of the cave halfway up the mountain. He took stock of which spirit fields were currently vacant and planned to return to the Ministry of Agriculture today to discuss the next steps for planting.

His brows were furrowed, and a faint sorrow clung to his forehead.

Many third-tier spirit trees were actually destroyed by the Yi Wood Divine Lightning, which was something he had not expected.

He couldn't determine the exact extent of the damage, and he needed to send disciples tomorrow to count the number of remaining spirit trees and verify the information from the Ministry of Agriculture.

As a result, many of the plans of the Ministry of Agriculture will be affected, and not only that, the pill refining of the Pill Refining Institute will also be affected.

He was quite helpless about this, but his master had the right to dispose of the spiritual fields, and others had no right to interfere.

He called out a few times outside the cave, but no one answered, so he figured his master must have gone out on business.

After his master returned safely from the battle against the Buddhist monks in the Central Continent, he, as the disciple, had no choice but to pay his respects. So he sat cross-legged in a conspicuous place and waited patiently.

Half an hour later, Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak via the teleportation array. After exchanging pleasantries with his master, they entered the cave.

"Sit down and talk."

Ji An sensed the spiritual pressure emanating from his disciple and said with satisfaction:
“Very good, your aura has noticeably increased compared to a few years ago.”

The progress of a low-level cultivator is easily noticed by a high-level cultivator. The fact that his disciple has made such progress after he has been away for three years shows that he has been diligent in his cultivation.

The eldest disciple is somewhat obsessed with the power of the sect leader, the third disciple cultivates step by step but cannot be called diligent, and only the second disciple has the potential to break through to the Nascent Soul level in the future.

Golden Core cultivators can live for a thousand years, and with various methods to extend their lifespan, they can reach 1,300 to 1,400 years.

While they may seem to have long lifespans, able to witness the rise and fall of dynasties on Earth, the cultivation world often measures lifespans in the tens of thousands of years, making a thousand years seem too fleeting.

Many monks become complacent as they progress, eventually realizing that time is too short and they no longer have the ambition to strive forward.

Han Shan smiled modestly, "Master is the pillar of the sect. I am not worthy to ever reach your height, but I am willing to follow in your footsteps and feel the glory of a True Monarch."

In the past, although he had such a goal in mind, he dared not say it out loud for fear of being laughed at. Now, he is becoming more and more confident.

As for the danger of breaking through, he didn't take it too seriously.

A cultivator always faces only two paths: either die of old age in bed or break through to a higher realm. He chose the latter.

If one cannot keep progressing, one will eventually turn into a handful of dust. How can one be content with a thousand years of cultivation being nothing more than a dream?

If one can break through to the Nascent Soul level, one can at least choose to reincarnate and start over.

While it may not necessarily unravel the mysteries of the womb, at least it gives us hope.

"Very good. We cultivators should overcome all obstacles and regard difficulties and dangers as flat ground."

The two chatted amicably, discussing the problems they encountered during their spiritual practice on Mount Han as equals.

A month later.

Ji An and Xuanfeng Zhenjun landed atop Luofeng Mountain, where Qingluan Zhenjun came out to greet them.

"Fellow Daoists, you must be tired from your journey. Please come in and have a cup of spiritual tea."

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind. Please."

The three entered the Phoenix Palace, where Ji An discovered that Azure Dragon True Lord, Giant Que True Lord, and others were already there.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, True Monarch Canglong spoke:

"The disciples in the Chaoyuan and Jindan stages have all assembled. In three days, it will be our turn to besiege Shi Xiu's Buddhist formation. Everyone will have enough time to adjust their state."

He had a pleasant smile on his face and seemed to be in a very good mood.

Ji An inquired, "What is the current situation of the battle?"

Juque Zhenjun pursed his lips and replied:

"As I expected, all the nodes of the outer Buddhist array have been captured. The inner Buddhist array has only been under attack for a month, and now the final battle is left to us."

Azure Dragon True Monarch laughed and scolded, "Stop your dissatisfaction! We cultivators who participated in the first attack are the most elite, so of course we should be the ones to fight the final battle."

The second layer of the Buddhist formation has already been used up in a month, saving us trouble.

The first batch of cultivators participating in the attack consisted of six Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivators, and a large number of Nascent Soul Early and Mid-stage True Monarchs were also mobilized to assist in the attack. The second batch of attackers consisted of only four Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivators, and the number of True Monarchs was less than half that of the first batch.

The energy of the Buddhist formation is the power of vows, and after a month of consumption, it can at least reduce the enemy's energy reserves.

He paused, a serious look appearing in his eyes:

"Our mission is to tear apart the second layer of the Buddhist formation within three years. If we achieve this goal, the area controlled by the Buddhist cultivators will be greatly reduced, and they will completely lose the ability to contend with us."

The Great Lord Juque said nonchalantly:
"It's not a big problem. When we first gathered a few years ago, there were only four Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivators."

After half a year of fighting, fellow Daoists Xuanxiao and Qingyang finally arrived with reinforcements.

Now that the six of us are directly involved, the power of the Buddhist formation will inevitably be depleted like a surging river.

The expressions on the faces of Xuanxiao Zhenjun and the others were quite relaxed. They were cultivators from a top sect in the Central Continent and knew the actual situation on the front lines.

The Buddhist cultivators have few options left; defeat is the only outcome. They should already be considering how to retreat, but the immortal cultivators will not let the enemy retreat so easily.

The meeting was relaxed. After the attack missions were assigned, Azure Dragon True Monarch took out a storage bag:

"Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, here are the materials that were originally agreed upon for exchanging Bodhi Ruyi Incense. The fourth-grade top-quality metal and fire elements materials you need have been prepared. In addition, a small number of fourth-grade top-quality water element spiritual items have also been prepared."

The exchange rate was calculated based on prices before the war with the Buddhist monks; prices are much higher now.

Sensing the goodwill emanating from the other party, Ji An cupped his hands and said:

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, and thank you to all the Daoists in Zhongzhou for your generosity."

Could any of you fellow cultivators recommend a late-stage Nascent Soul level weapon refiner? I wish to upgrade the grades of my replicas of the Flame Banner and the Plain Cloud Banner.

Xuanxiao Zhenjun immediately spoke:

"When would you like to advance, fellow Daoist? Our sect's True Monarch Panshan happens to be here and can assist you."

(End of this chapter)