Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 930 The Treasure of Substitute Death
The next day, Ji An sat upright in the cave, and Chen Moxuan presented him with a teacup held in both hands, his attitude extremely respectful.

"Master, please have some tea."

In his previous life, his cultivation was far inferior to his master's, and he understood very well what a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator meant. Now that he actually had the chance to become a disciple, he felt a sense of destiny.

Ji An smiled, took the teacup, took a small sip, and said:
"Today I accept Chen Moxuan as my last disciple. Lin Lan, do you have time to teach your junior brother his cultivation on my behalf?"

Last night, after much thought, he felt that the other person was not suitable to stay at Crimson Flame Peak. Even if they did stay, they would need the care of other senior brothers.

"Being able to teach my junior brother is a sign of Master's trust, and I am able to make time for it."

Lin Lan smiled gently. She knew her master's personality very well and knew that he was a cultivator who hated trouble. She was curious about what this junior brother was capable of that made him so popular with her master.

She is able to legitimately guide her junior brother's cultivation, and should gradually discover his extraordinary abilities.

Ji An nodded, "You guys should get to know your junior brother."

This disciple is the second incarnation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Now that he has seen through his past life, his cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds, and he is guaranteed to break through to the Nascent Soul level in the future.

Therefore, it is inconvenient to take him out to cultivate with him, otherwise it would cause a problem of estrangement from the sect.

His second disciple is expected to reach the Nascent Soul stage. If he can break through to the third Nascent Soul stage, it will be a significant chapter in the sect's history.

Lin Lan nodded to her junior brother, "I am the senior sister Lin Lan. I didn't know that Master was going to take on a disciple, otherwise I would have prepared a gift for you, junior brother."

Chen Moxuan solemnly cupped his hands in greeting, "Greetings, Senior Sister!"

He was overjoyed; this senior sister was the sect leader!

Han Shan chuckled softly twice and said:
"I am Han Shan, the second senior brother, who cultivates in Hundred Flowers Valley. Junior brother, you are welcome to visit me anytime."

The master clearly decided to leave directly after Lin Jiuxiao's funeral, but now he is making an exception for him. There must be a deeper meaning behind this that he is unaware of.

"Greetings, Second Senior Brother."

"I am the third senior brother, Wei Baiyang. Finally, I'm not the youngest anymore."

Wei Baiyang appeared to be all smiles, but there was a hint of unnaturalness in his expression. He used to be the youngest disciple, and his senior sisters and brothers had always taken good care of him.

Now that there's a junior brother, the care and attention from the senior sisters and brothers will inevitably decrease.

"Greetings, Third Senior Brother."

After the disciples greeted each other and got to know each other, Ji An explained the entire cultivation system in detail, from the Qi Refining stage to the Three Flowers Realm.

This is a review of what he has learned, and some previously vague points have become clear.

The disciples listened attentively. Their master had never spoken about cultivation in such a systematic way before; he had only talked about how to cultivate at a certain stage.

When Master was talking about Nascent Soul stage cultivation, Lin Lan glanced at her junior brother unintentionally and saw that the other boy had clear eyes and was nodding gently.

'Just as you can understand, what exactly does Master see in you? Does he have a special Dao physique?'

Her thoughts drifted away. The cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage was too far away for her, as distant as a frog at the bottom of a well versus a wild goose flying high in the sky.

If one's cultivation consistently receives positive feedback, no cultivator would give up on reaching a higher level. However, her cultivation had stagnated for far too long, more than forty years, which severely damaged her confidence.

After discussing cultivation, Ji An stood up and said:
"Go to the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, where a banquet has been prepared. Today is the first time that we, master and disciple, have gathered together, so let's have a few drinks."

He looked at Chen Moxuan and said:

"It's a pity that there are many things you can't enjoy, and you'll have to make up for it later."

He had already instructed A-Yun to find some low-grade ingredients, as Qi Refining stage cultivators could not withstand high-grade ingredients.

As everyone left the cave, Ji An rode on a colorful auspicious cloud, carrying his disciples to the pavilion by the cold pool.

The aroma of strong tea and fine wine fills the air, and the food is equally fragrant.

Ji An raised his glass, "Don't be shy, drink it all."

He never strictly enforced hierarchy, so after a few drinks, the atmosphere at the table became harmonious, and everyone chatted and laughed.

Half an hour later, the dishes and cups were in disarray. Ji An gave instructions:
"When I'm not around, if Mo Xuan lacks any cultivation resources, he asks a few senior brothers for help."

Lin Lan, once your junior brother reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, give him a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.

He promised to provide cultivation resources for the Netherworld True Lord back then, but now Chen Moxuan has reaped all the benefits.

"Yes, ma'am," Lin Lan solemnly agreed, even if her master hadn't told her to, she would have done it anyway.

This junior brother has exceptional abilities, so she naturally wants to work well with him.

"Inform the True Lords of the news that you are taking on a disciple, and send them a copy of Mo Xuan's image."

Let others get to know you, so they can look out for you in the future.

“Okay,” Lin Lan realized that her junior brother was more important than she had thought; otherwise, her master would never have made such an arrangement.

Wei Baiyang also realized this, and began to make wild guesses about his junior brother's situation.

Ji An took out a jade slip and solemnly said:

"I have recorded a set of materials that require various fourth-order spiritual items, which can be used to refine several kinds of inheritance jade slips."

There is a type of jade slip that can record cultivation techniques. When a cultivator practicing a specific technique reaches a predetermined level, new content will be revealed.

There is also a type of jade slip that can seal the divine intent of spells, allowing disciples to comprehend spells more quickly by examining the jade slip.

"I've marked them all; prepare as many materials as possible for jade slips that can seal magical intent."

The principle behind sealing the divine will of spells in jade slips is somewhat similar to the mysterious space of the stone tortoise when using spiritual energy to enhance the level of spells.

If possible, he plans to leave behind several of the Nascent Soul level spells as a legacy for the sect.

In addition, he left behind several jade slips about the Divine Lightning of the Wood element. If he leaves the sect in the future, someone will have to continue cultivating the lightning-struck wood.

Lin Lan and Han Shan's eyes suddenly lit up. This was great news for the spirit farmers, as they relied more on powerful magic.

"This disciple will do everything in his power to collect the spiritual items that Master needs."

Ji An nodded slightly and then asked:

When does the sect plan to send a spirit ship to Central Continent for trade?

He was quite confident in Lin Lan's ability to get things done; over the years, as long as he gave instructions, his eldest disciple had always been able to handle them properly.

"Refining a large spirit ship that spans continents is quite difficult and requires close cooperation between the Refining Hall and the Array Formation Hall."

We only managed to gather all the materials two years ago, and we have no experience in refining them, so progress has been somewhat slow.

True Lord Chiyan was in full charge of the refining process, and he estimated that it would be completed in three years at most, at which time he could send his disciples to Central Continent.

Having survived the calamity of the True Demon, many market gaps remain in the Central Continent. Now that Master has made a name for himself in the Central Continent, there will be far fewer difficulties when making transactions.

With the conflict between Taoism and Buddhism over, the Buddhist cultivators suffered a crushing defeat and fled, making their journeys safer and providing an opportune time for intercontinental trade. Ji An took out a cyan jade tablet containing the three characters 'Crimson Flame Peak.' After reciting a technique for activating magical power, he continued:

"When the secret technique is activated, the words 'Xuanqing' will appear on the jade tablet. I have given away such a jade tablet before."

The jade token was obtained by the Lu family of Diancui Mountain in Zhongzhou. True Master Shengyang presented me with the seeds of Xuan Shuang Jing Mi, a third-grade low-level spiritual plant. I promised to exchange them for a fine Golden Core pill from the shop opened by the sect in Yunhai Immortal City.

He instructed them that if any cultivators from the Lu clan came to their door with the jade token, they should fulfill their master's promise.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, his promise was not a joke; it represented his credibility.

For others, a low-grade third-tier spirit seed is not worth a single high-quality Golden Core, but for him it is extremely valuable. This is like buying a horse's bones for a thousand pieces of gold, with the aim of attracting more cultivators to trade spirit seeds.

Lin Lan kept this in mind. "I will inform my fellow disciples who are going to Zhongzhou to pay attention to this matter."

Ji An stood up and said:

"I'll leave this matter to you. I'm off now. If any of my disciples break through to the Golden Core stage, please remember to report to me."

After saying that, he released a golden light that seemed to leap off the ground, and his body suddenly disappeared, leaving only a five-colored ray of light stretching across the sky.

It's already late afternoon, so we need to speed up to reach the Land of Absolute Spirits by sunset.

Spiritual practice knows no time; sixty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

As night fell, a certain sacred land was completely transformed. Ethereal celestial music drifted from the heavens, and occasionally, streams of profound and virtuous energy fell down like a dense meteor shower.

Ji An was enjoying the wonderful moment and felt very relaxed.

Although he hasn't had any elixirs to aid his cultivation over the years, his cultivation level has still steadily improved, and by quite a bit.

The Five Elements Revolving Scripture seemed tailor-made for him, allowing him to refine spiritual energy at a speed far exceeding that of other cultivators of the same level. He should be able to achieve twice or even more the cultivation speed of other Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivators.

Over time, this becomes an extremely alarming statistic.

In addition, he has exclusive access to a fourth-grade superior spiritual vein in the gourd world, which is why he has been able to steadily improve his cultivation.

In fact, if there were enough pills available, Ji An felt that he had already reached the perfect ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

About two hours later, as dawn broke, no new Xuanhuang merit energy was generated.

Ji An rode away on a cloud, flying towards the sect. A month ago, Lin Lan sent someone to deliver a message that three disciples had reached the standard to break through to the Golden Core level and invited him back.

He flew for half an hour, then summoned the Plain Cloud Banner to take over his flight, continuing to maintain high-speed flight.

If he didn't release the golden light of the earth, the speed of a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual treasure would be much faster than his cloud-riding escape.

He sped along, returning to his sect at the end of the Shen hour (3-5 PM) and arriving at Chaoyang Peak.

Inside the Wuji Hall, the master and disciple exchanged greetings, and Lin Lan said excitedly:
“Master, Junior Brother Han Shan has recently broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, while Junior Brother Chen Moxuan’s cultivation has broken through to the Chaoyuan stage.”

Both of her junior brothers had made great breakthroughs in their cultivation, and she, as their senior sister, felt proud.

"really not bad!"

Ji An laughed heartily. More than forty years have passed since Liu Yu broke through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage. Now his disciple has also broken through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage. They are all future Nascent Soul seeds.

On that day, the stone tortoise will gain a few more strokes of Daoist wisdom.

More than a hundred years have passed since the Gathering Yuan Tree broke through to the fourth-order top-grade level. During this time, the Calabash World has been greatly nourished. In addition, with the help of the Fusang Tree and the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch, Ji An felt that the improvement of the spiritual vein's grade was no longer far away.

When his laughter subsided, Lin Lan tentatively asked:

"Master, does Junior Brother possess a special Dao Body? Otherwise, why would he maintain such a rapid pace of cultivation advancement?"

In just sixty years, the other party was able to grow from a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator to a Chaoyuan cultivator, which made her extremely envious.

Such a rate of improvement surpasses that of any cultivator in the sect before him; Junior Brother is destined for fame.

Ji An waved his hand gently, "Don't make wild guesses. I don't even know if Mo Xuan has a special Dao Body."

He knew in his heart that the other disciples were probably very curious as to why he had accepted Chen Moxuan as his disciple, but he could not reveal that his junior disciple was a reincarnation of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Lin Lan was even more curious, wondering in her heart what exactly made Chen Moxuan gain her master's favor.

Ji An changed the subject and continued:
"I can give the Golden Core to those disciples who are preparing for their breakthrough so they can achieve it as soon as possible. I still need to continue my journey to the Land of Desolation."

He has accumulated a lot of merit over the years, but according to the records in the inherited jade slip, he still has a long way to go before he can leave the cultivation world.

"Yes, ma'am. I will send them the message via the golden sword in a moment."

Lin Lan's expression turned serious, and she said in a deep voice:

"Master, Senior Sister Han Yan's lifespan is nearing its end, and her physical abilities are declining. She will need your help to refine high-level pills in the future."

There are currently five Golden Core cultivators in the Dan Ding Academy, but none of them can reach the level of Senior Sister Han.

Ji An paused for a moment, then let out a long sigh:

"No problem, leave it to me."

About thirty years ago, Lin Qiubai passed away, leaving Han Yan as the only remaining member of the older generation of cultivators.

Han Yan's lifespan has completely run out and the countdown has begun; an era has come to an end.

Lin Lan began to talk about the sect's development over the years, without discussing the life or death of others, and the two gradually felt better.

As the sun set, Ji An got up and left, taking the teleportation array back to Crimson Flame Peak.

Amidst the chirping of weary birds, Crimson Flame Peak was immersed in the tranquility of dusk as Ji An stepped into this long-lost mountain forest.

He released a beam of golden light that seemed to penetrate the earth and entered the cave. Sensing the lingering spiritual energy in the air, he nodded with a hint of satisfaction.

The fourth-tier spiritual plant was being cared for by the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord. Judging from the degree to which the divine intent of the spells remained, the other party had not been slacking off and had also improved his cultivation.

The golden light that once again emanated from the mountainside cave reappeared. Ji An walked to the clean room, took out the gourd stone, and probed it with his divine sense.

As soon as he entered the small world, Ah Yun, who was prepared in advance, quickly served him spiritual tea.

The five flags flew out from the dantian and went to the place where they felt most comfortable.

After drinking the tea in one gulp, Ji An sat down cross-legged and began to use a secret method to activate his qi and blood and spiritual sense to refine the golden lotus in his dantian.

This is a spiritual treasure—the Golden Lotus of Salvation—made from a fourth-grade superior merit lotus, a substitute for death.

Once this magical artifact is refined into its final form, it possesses the ability to take someone's place in death, and as its grade increases, the number of times the artifact can exert its power can also increase.

However, it can only be used a maximum of three times before this magical treasure will be reduced to ashes.

Once the spirit treasure is refined into its final form, it can gain a one-time death-substitute effect. At this time, the spirit treasure is only at the third-tier top-grade level.

The spiritual treasure in Ji An's hand had just been refined and was at the lowest level.

(End of this chapter)