Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 929 Accepting a Disciple
According to Ji An's calculations, the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch would still be some distance from reaching the fourth-tier top-grade level after obtaining the Daoist essence, but unexpectedly, its foundation was already sufficient.

This indicates that the impact of the Gathering Yuan Tree is much greater than expected, and the small world may be about to enter the era of fourth-grade top-quality spirit wood.

The ripening period of fourth-grade top-quality spiritual fruits is longer. For the time being, it is not possible to improve one's cultivation by eating spiritual fruits, but the possibility of cultivating fourth-grade top-quality Azure Dragon Wood is much greater. At that time, one can upgrade the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner to fourth-grade top-quality.

Ji An reached out and fiddled with the spirit fruits a few times. These fruits were not yet ripe. As the level of the mother plant improved, the quality of the spirit fruits would also increase.

At this moment, he was in an exceptionally good mood. All three of his spiritual roots had reached the fourth-tier top grade, and the speed at which his spiritual veins were improving had further accelerated.

Once the spiritual veins are upgraded, even without the aid of elixirs, the speed of cultivation improvement will not be slow.

He stood there for a moment, then flew back to the center of the small world with satisfaction, and took out the inheritance jade slip to examine it.

This jade slip was left by the Three Flowers Realm Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect who went out and returned. It can display different content according to the cultivator's cultivation level.

Anyone who cultivates the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture can activate the jade slip.

Ji An hadn't looked at the jade slips for a long time, and this time he saw a lot of new things. He was filled with emotion, realizing that having someone to guide him could indeed save him from many detours.

The jade slip mentions that if cultivators want to break free from the shackles of the will of heaven and earth, they not only need to pay a toll of Xuanhuang merit energy for themselves, but also need to pay a fee for their beast taming; otherwise, they will be unable to break through the Heavenly Net.

The amount of Xuanhuang merit energy paid for taming beasts is not small, and it cannot take away spatial treasures such as the Void Stone, nor can it take away the small world.

Many cultivators' tamed beasts can share life and death with their masters and are also an important supplement to their masters' combat power, so how could they be willing to break the blood pact?

Moreover, breaking the blood pact is not without cost; both the master and the beast will suffer varying degrees of harm.

Besides, how could a cultivator who possesses a small world be willing to give up their greatest wealth?

Since the will of heaven and earth has its 'policies', cultivators have devised countermeasures. They would refine the small world into their bodies and allow beasts or others to enter the small world in order to evade the inspection of the will of heaven and earth.

In this case, only the cultivator himself needs to pay the toll.

The tradition states that if conditions permit, one must refine a small world into one's body; otherwise, one can only search for meteorites in the outer heavens to see if a small world is being nurtured.

To traverse the vast starry sky, you need a small world as a backup.

Ji An burst out laughing, "Isn't this just illegal immigration!"

However, once a cultivator embarks on the path of starry sky, they need to break through to the Three Flowers Realm as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be able to stay in the starry sky for long.

He scratched his head and continued to carefully read the information in the jade slip.

After a long while, he frowned, let out a long sigh, and gave a helpless smile.

Refining a small world is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The jade slip states that it takes anywhere from four to five hundred years to seven to eight hundred years to complete the refining process, allowing the small world and the cultivator to truly merge into one and evade the scrutiny of the will of heaven and earth.

What frustrates him even more is that he is not yet capable of refining it; he can only begin once his cultivation reaches the ninth level of perfection.

Therefore, even if many cultivators meet the conditions for refining, they may not have enough lifespan left to refine the small world before passing away.

"This shortcut isn't easy to take either."

Ji An sighed, realizing that it wasn't so easy to find loopholes in the will of heaven and earth.

However, he had to refine the gourd world into his body no matter what. He needed it to travel through the starry sky, but that was only one reason. He had poured too much effort into the gourd world and couldn't give it up.

Putting everything else aside, a few spiritual roots of heaven and earth are definitely worth the effort.

He continued reading the information in the jade slip, his brow gradually relaxing as he saw something quite useful.

Although he himself could not benefit from it, he was able to leave a legacy for the sect.

After reading the newly revealed information, Ji An put away the jade slip, sat cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree, and began to circulate the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

Two days later, Ji An left his cave and flew away on a cloud towards Yingri Peak.

Today is the day of Lin Jiuxiao's burial, and he wants to bid farewell to this former senior who is now a junior.

As the colorful auspicious clouds flew out of the magic array of Crimson Flame Peak, he vaguely heard someone calling out. Looking down, he saw a Taoist boy who looked about twelve or thirteen years old waving frantically at him.

He lowered his altitude, and upon seeing the other person, he waved even more excitedly, still shouting:

"True Lord, your disciple has important news to report!"

Ji An became even more suspicious. Judging from the style of the clothes, the other party was just a disciple in the Qi Refining stage.

'When did I come into contact with a disciple like this?'

The thought flashed through his mind, but he still landed.

The disciple bowed deeply and said in a deep voice:
"Disciple Chen Moxuan pays respects to the True Lord. Yesterday, I witnessed the tribulation of lightning and had some thoughts to share with you."

"Nothingness is the origin of heaven and earth; existence is the mother of all things."

He followed his fellow disciples to watch the sect's seniors break through their cultivation realm. The moment the purple lightning struck, a very long memory flooded his mind, and he was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.

His body's self-preservation mechanism kicked in, and he promptly passed out.

Several fellow disciples were terrified and quickly took him to the General Affairs Hall for a checkup. However, the Hall Master, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, did not find anything unusual; he seemed to have simply fallen asleep.

When he woke up again, two days had passed. He felt no discomfort, but it was as if he had had a long dream, observing the life of a certain cultivator with a cold eye.

Based on the information he received in his dream, he understood what had happened to him and was overjoyed.

He rode the talisman bird to the outside of Crimson Flame Peak, wondering how to get inside, when he discovered that the True Lord had flown out, leading to the scene of shouting to intercept him.

Ji An's eyes widened suddenly. He had only told this to the Netherworld True Lord, and promised that if the other party could solve the mystery of the womb and find him, he would take him as his disciple.

However, he had never seen anyone successfully reincarnate and cultivate again, so he couldn't help but find it hard to believe.

"No need for formalities. There's one more thing you'd like to say."

Chen Moxuan coughed lightly to clear his throat, his tone becoming increasingly reverent:
"Therefore, one should always be without desire in order to observe its subtlety; one should always have desire in order to observe its manifestations."

Ji An remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said:

“I will keep my promise from back then. Come with me.”

Auspicious clouds rose from beneath their feet, lifting the two of them back to Crimson Flame Peak and landing them in front of the cave entrance.

The Qi Refining stage disciple's body strength could not withstand his use of the Golden Light of the Earth, so he had no choice but to escape using auspicious clouds.

"I still have things to attend to today, so you can rest here for now. We can talk more when I return."

As he spoke, he made a hand seal to open the magical barrier and sent the other person inside.

"As ordered."

Ji An smiled and nodded, "I will return as soon as possible." As he turned to leave, he resealed the magical barrier, effectively 'imprisoning' the other party temporarily.

He took out the gourd-shaped stone, entered the small world, found the golden-feathered eagle, and gave the instructions:

"Xiao Jin, go outside and guard the entrance to the cave."

He was basically certain that Chen Moxuan was the reincarnation of the Netherworld True Lord, but he couldn't figure out what other tricks the other party had up his sleeve. So he was on guard and wouldn't let his guard down just because the other party was only at the Qi Refining stage.

"According to the master."

Meanwhile, Chen Moxuan sat upright in his cave, feeling both excited and somewhat apprehensive, wondering how his future would be arranged.

After a moment, he calmed down and began to close his eyes to rest.

At Yingri Peak, the incomplete corpse on the wooden frame was engulfed by flames, and Lin Jiuxiao's body, cultivated for a thousand years, was reduced to ashes.

Ji An walked up to Han Shan and said:

"Inform Lin Lan and Wei Baiyang to come to my cave tomorrow for a chat."

If Chen Moxuan has no problems, he will fulfill his past promise and accept him as his disciple.

Han Shan nodded calmly, "Yes, I will inform them later."

Ji An nodded slightly, "I'm off."

He took a few steps, then made a hand seal and released a burst of golden light that seemed to leap across the ground. His body and the magical light merged into one, tearing through the sky in the blink of an eye, and he vanished gracefully.

Back at his cave dwelling on Crimson Flame Peak, Ji An sat in the main seat and asked:

"Should I call you Mo Xuan now, or Netherworld True Lord?"

"After careful consideration, I understand that the Netherworld True Monarch is merely a thing of the past. In this life, I am Chen Moxuan."

"Hmm, I'm very curious about what reincarnation and rebuilding really entails. Could you explain it to me? I'd like to hear the complete steps."

What he experienced during his reincarnation is what he most wants to know.

Chen Moxuan opened his mouth wide, but found that no sound came out. At this moment, a look of horror appeared on his face, and he said in a slightly flustered manner:
"True Lord, I cannot say it. I sense a mysterious and powerful aura issuing a warning."

Ji An's face turned solemn. He had just vaguely sensed that some different aura had descended.

Now the disciple said he couldn't speak, and that vague aura vanished without a trace.

He knew in his heart that this was the manifestation of the power of the world's origin, and that information about reincarnation was something he should not touch.

With his curiosity fading, Ji An asked again:
"Let's change the subject. Can you tell me how to unravel the mystery of the womb? What kind of existence is the Netherworld True Lord to you?"

He didn't know if the other party could tell him these things, and stared at his disciple with eager eyes.

Chen Moxuan organized his thoughts and began to speak:

"A few days ago, I saw the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning descend from the heavens, which seemed to awaken some profound memory. A massive amount of memories flooded into my sea of ​​consciousness, and I fainted on the spot."
During the disciple's coma, he witnessed the life of the Netherworld True Lord.

I understand his emotions as he went through the whole process, and I have also gained some of his knowledge and insights, but I am very clear that we are not the same person.

Well, to give an inappropriate example, I think of the Netherworld True Lord as a house with a very good foundation.

Later, due to unforeseen circumstances, the house decayed and collapsed, but the foundation remained intact.

This is the foundation upon which I built my house. Although I inherited some things, we are ultimately two separate entities, or at most, two entities with many connections.

He was surprised by how much he said in one breath; he had never seen anything like this before.

Ji An secretly monitored the rhythm of the other person's heartbeat to confirm that the other person was not lying.

At this moment, he felt a pang of regret, wondering whether his reincarnation and cultivation had ultimately been successful.

From the perspective of the Netherworld True Lord, his memories became the background color.

He didn't continue the topic, but asked kindly:
"When did you join the sect? Which hall are you in now? How many relatives do you still have?"

"In response to True Lord, I joined the sect half a year ago and am still cultivating in the Green Pine Hall. I have not joined any other hall."

My father is a rogue cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and my mother is at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Both my parents are in good health.

The only disharmonious thing in the family was that the father wanted to take more mortal concubines to establish a family of cultivators, but the mother disagreed, and they argued about it several times.

Ji An was somewhat puzzled and asked:
"What are the responsibilities of Qing Song Tang?"

He hadn't paid attention to the sect's specific development for many years, and was unaware of many things.

"After new disciples join the sect, there will be a one-year training period. During this time, everyone will not need to do any tasks. They only need to work hard to improve their cultivation. Moreover, the supply of spirit rice and pills will be plentiful."

Chen Moxuan couldn't help but swallow. He had never been able to eat spirit rice freely at home.

The spiritual rice provided by the sect was not only of a higher grade, but also tasted much better than the rice stored at home. It was fragrant and pleasant, and he could eat several bowls without any side dishes.

Ji An smiled when he saw his disciple's little actions. Previously, disciples who entered the sect would be directly assigned to a place. Only the Department of Agriculture could provide disciples with a one-year buffer period to allow new disciples to get used to life there.

Now the sect is truly wealthy, and all new disciples can enjoy better treatment.

The predecessors planted the trees so that the successors could enjoy the shade. He was very pleased to see his disciples growing rapidly under his guidance.

"I once promised the Netherworld True Lord that I would take his reincarnation as my disciple, and of course I must keep my promise. Now, I ask you, are you willing to become my disciple?"

This disciple has been in the sect for half a year and has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. His aptitude must be at least at the Earth Grade level.

With the experience of the Netherworld True Monarch, breaking through to the Golden Core stage will be easy in the future, and there is a very high possibility of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage as well.

Chen Moxuan suddenly stood up and said loudly:
"Disciple is willing."

His voice trembled with excitement. The sect's most powerful True Monarch had taken him as a disciple. He couldn't say that the future would be smooth sailing, but he would definitely be given priority in all kinds of cultivation resources and would be able to obtain all sorts of hidden benefits.

“Very good. I have already spoken to your senior brother. They will all gather at Crimson Flame Peak tomorrow, and we will finalize our master-disciple relationship.”

"You can stay here tonight, so you don't have to travel back and forth tomorrow."

The flying speed of Qi Refining stage disciples is very slow. If a disciple's residence is far away, it is unknown how long it will take to fly to Crimson Flame Peak.

"I will obey Master's arrangements!"

Chen Moxuan had no objection. His residence was more than 300 li away from here, and it would take more than two hours to fly away on the talisman bird, which would waste time on the road.

Ji An began to ponder where to let this disciple cultivate. If he left him on Crimson Flame Peak, the vast mountain forest would inevitably be lonely with only him by himself.

(End of this chapter)