Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 934 Strongest Form

The smile on Li Haoran's lips spread out. Every time his sword intent underwent another change, the efficiency of his cultivation technique would increase by about 100%.

Now he has comprehended four levels of sword intent, and his cultivation speed has increased to an astonishing level. This is the advantage that sword cultivators rely on to not overly depend on pills.

Increased efficiency is only one benefit; if the sword intent is stronger, the bottleneck when advancing in realm will be much smaller.

Too many cultivators are stuck at a bottleneck and cannot improve their cultivation, but high-level sword cultivators do not have this problem.

Li Haoran believed that Senior Brother Ji's cultivation of the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture, specifically the "Five Elements Reincarnation, All Laws Return to One" route, could also greatly reduce bottlenecks; otherwise, his cultivation could not have progressed so rapidly.

He put the wooden box containing the mulberries into the Cave Void Stone and asked:
"Senior brother, when do the other spiritual fruits ripen? Is there an exact time?"

Although he doesn't rely on pills that much, it's still quite good to have something that can accelerate his cultivation.

Sword cultivators at the Nascent Soul level condense their spiritual energy into sword essence, which is the magic power of sword cultivators.

He found that the effects of the pills were not much better than those of the spiritual fruit, so he preferred to take the spiritual fruit.

Ji An pondered and said:
"At the most conservative estimate, my junior brother will have to wait thirty years."

"Alright then, I'll return to the sect in thirty years and store the spiritual fruit in the treasure pavilion. You can come back and retrieve it then."

He transformed the land in the Land of Extinction, and it would take the other side a considerable amount of time to find him.

"Ok."

Li Haoran agreed, and after chatting for a while, he got up to say goodbye.
"Senior brother, until we meet again."

After the guests left, Ji An returned to the gourd world to continue his research on the black jade bone.

As his research deepened, he discovered that bones actually have spatial properties. The skeleton looks similar to that of a normal person, but its internal volume is surprisingly large.

His divine sense had penetrated more than three inches deep into the bones, yet he was still unable to reach the bone marrow cavity.

After half an hour, Ji An felt a headache coming on due to severe depletion of his spiritual energy, so he stopped and gave the following instructions:

"Ayun, light the sandalwood incense to nourish the soul, and brew a pot of jade dew and golden bud tea."

There are only about thirty sticks of Bodhi Auspicious Incense left in stock, so it's better to switch to Soul Incense now.

Ayun stepped forward, bowed her head, and communicated telepathically:
"Master, the Thunderstruck Wood Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea has been exhausted. It will be more than three months before we can pick tender buds again. Shall we replace it with Cloud Top Silver Needle?"

"can."

The incense was lit, and wisps of white smoke rose and spread rapidly.

Ji An inhaled the smoke and immediately felt a cool sensation emanating from his temples, and his nascent soul also felt much more comfortable.

A moment later, he drank the spiritual tea, took out the inheritance jade slip, and activated the secret technique to record the meaning of the Thick Virtue Evolution Mantra.

This was a mysterious process. The jade slip gradually lit up with a yellow spiritual light, which flickered in and out with the intensity of the light, and the surface of the jade slip generated the texture of mountains and rivers.

More than ten days later, the master and disciple talked in the cave on Crimson Flame Peak.

Lin Lan stood ramrod straight and said cautiously:

"Master, after discussion, we believe this small world is worth twelve million merit points. Do you think this is reasonable?"

The small world's spiritual veins are not of a high grade, nor are they very large, so the price is a bit low.

She felt a little uneasy, fearing that her master would be dissatisfied.

"It will be all right."

Ji An said nonchalantly, he didn't care how much merit he could gain, and he didn't even know how to spend the merit he had now.

Furthermore, his merits continue to increase, and if he were to exchange these merits for cash, the sect would likely collapse.

He handed over the jade slip, which was shimmering with various spiritual lights, and instructed it:
"The inheritance jade slip has been made, and a set of rules will be drafted for the disciples to study and comprehend."

From now on, the Ministry of Agriculture must train several cultivators proficient in the Wood Divine Lightning technique, and at least elevate their spells to the perfect level.

Although there is no evidence that a higher spell level increases the probability of cultivating lightning-struck wood, it is still advisable to be as strict as possible.

Han Shan accepted the jade slip with both hands and responded in a deep voice:

"My master instructed me to select a suitable candidate from among the disciples who chose wood-elemental spells tomorrow."

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder is a Golden Core level spell, and the selected disciples will receive certain resource allocations.

Ji An nodded slightly. His second disciple was a bit rigid in his work but very steady. He wouldn't have to worry about this matter anymore.

He carefully sensed the energy of his disciples, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The eldest disciple has neglected his cultivation in recent years and has not made much progress; the second disciple is at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage and should soon be able to advance to the ninth level; the third disciple has just broken through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage and has become somewhat lax.

The closed-door disciple, Chen Moxuan, has been a disciple for over eighty years and is now a third-level cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage. His rapid advancement is remarkable, befitting his status as a reincarnation of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, as he has progressed much faster than Chen Moxuan did back then.

He instructed his disciples on their cultivation, and finally said:
"I will set off for the Land of Desolation early tomorrow morning. If any disciple breaks through to the Golden Core stage or needs to cultivate the Thunderstruck Wood, please have the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord find me."

He wouldn't return to the sect unless there was something important. Senior Brother Liu Yu had already overcome his inner turmoil and was now a ninth-level Golden Core cultivator with the potential to break through in the future.

"As ordered."

Time flies, years pass like flowing water.

Wild grasses wither and flourish thirty times, and the gourd world reaps a bountiful harvest of spiritual fruits.

Ji An placed the spirit fruits that could be used for trading in the Void Cave Stone, and then placed thirty fourth-grade high-quality lightning-struck earth spirit fruits in the jade box.

He put several jade boxes into a storage bag and handed it to Yue Ling'er, instructing her:

"Send it back to the sect and give it to Lin Lan. Tell her that this is something left for True Monarch Haoran and ask her to give it to the Treasure Pavilion for safekeeping."

After you complete your mission, leave Crimson Flame Peak behind. I need to go to Central Continent. My return date is yet to be determined. I will send Big Yellow to inform you upon my return.

Yue Ling'er was somewhat unwilling. How could the spiritual veins of Crimson Flame Peak compare to those of the Calabash World?
In addition, she could clearly sense that the land in the gourd world had special effects, which helped her absorb earth element energy to improve her cultivation.

She took the storage bag and fastened it to her waist, saying reluctantly:

"Master, please come back soon."

His words were so sincere that an outsider might have mistaken them for a deep bond between master and servant.

Ji An smiled and nodded, "Definitely."

After Yue Ling'er left, he flew to the blue spirit field and cut down a fourth-grade top-quality lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood.

The moment the spirit tree fell, a mournful dragon roar echoed throughout every corner of the small world.

This is the first fourth-grade top-quality spiritual tree besides a few other spiritual trees, but unfortunately it was born at the wrong time.

He left the small world, releasing a golden light that shot eastward, its five-colored radiance shimmering like a beautiful rainbow in the sunlight before slowly disappearing.

Shenmu Sect, Xutian Palace.

Moonlight streamed down from the ceiling, illuminating a palm-sized, bluish-green jade bottle.

The pure light changed here, as if it were turning into mist, and the jade bottle slowly absorbed the spiritual light.

The bottle is shaped like a Yuhuchun vase, and its surface is covered with patterns of flowers and vines, emitting a crystalline glow.

As the night passed and daylight returned, Zhuyin Zhenjun pushed open the door of the main hall and walked forward with faltering steps. Wrinkles covered his gaunt face, and his cloudy eyes held only a life hanging by a thread.

At this moment, the jade bottle showed no signs of any divine power, and all its light disappeared.

After performing a secret technique, he took out a small white jade bottle. The blue jade bottle floated in the air and poured out a few drops of silver spiritual liquid.

The spiritual liquid fell into the white jade bottle, and the blue jade bottle returned to its original position.

Zhu Yin Zhenjun put away the bottle and left. Just as he stepped out of the main hall, he saw a figure land, and a strong wind blew his white hair away.

Azure Dragon True Monarch cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother, there is an urgent matter that requires your assistance in appraising a batch of fourth-grade high-quality spiritual fruits."

In Chunhua Palace, Ji An looked at the dying Zhu Yin Zhenjun and sighed in his heart. He could sense that the other party did not have much time left, at most two or three more years to live.

At this moment, True Monarch Zhuyin was focused on identifying the spiritual fruit, a smile playing on his lips.

After a moment, he put down the lightning-struck fire-breathing apricot and said kindly:
"The quality of this batch of spiritual fruits is very good, and their appearance is excellent. They are rated as top grade."

He is the most authoritative spirit farmer in the Shenmu Sect, and his words carry great weight.

Various spiritual fruits, seeds of the Azure Moon Purple Fir, Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, etc., are all excellent things.

Once other medicinal materials are collected, various high-grade fourth-tier pills can be refined.

Azure Dragon True Monarch spoke:

"Fellow Daoist, what kind of resources do you intend to exchange for?"

Approximately eight hundred spirit fruits. The fact that the other party could produce so many high-grade spirit fruits indicates that they have a powerful backing, and the Five Elements Sect's small world they inherited is of a very high grade.

But that wasn't the most surprising thing to him; the land that could support the thriving growth of so many kinds of spiritual plants was what he coveted most.

"Exchange them all for Nine-Turn Return to Origin Pills."

Ji An had no other desires but to cultivate to the perfect level of the ninth stage of the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible.

The five-colored flower of the Gathering Yuan Tree has only bloomed the fourth layer of petals so far, and it will take several more decades to mature. He can't wait any longer.

Master Zhuyin shook his head slightly and said helplessly:

"After a rough calculation, the spiritual fruits brought by Fellow Daoist Xuanqing can be exchanged for about two hundred pills, but our sect's inventory..."

The stock of high-grade pills is not very large, and besides, some must be reserved for the sect's cultivators to exchange.

"How many Nine-Turn Returning Origin Pills can your sect provide?"

After a moment's thought, Master Zhuyin replied:

"There are only forty pills, but we also have other fourth-grade high-quality pills. Although their effects are slightly weaker than the Nine Revolutions Returning to Origin Pill, they can still be taken by cultivators at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage."

"Okay, let's make the deal this way."

The two parties discussed the details of the transaction, and in the end, Ji An took away one hundred high-grade fourth-rank pills of various kinds, as well as a number of mid-grade and low-grade fourth-rank pills.

He estimated that after consuming all one hundred pills, his cultivation level would be able to reach the threshold of the ninth level of perfection.

He then took out half a bag of green jade wheat seeds, "to exchange for some earth-elemental spirit rice."

Master Zhuyin examined the wheat seeds and said:
"A huge deal has just been reached. This time, my sect is willing to offer a mid-grade fourth-tier Kunyu Spirit Rice in exchange, but we can only give you two catties of seeds. Are you willing?"

"A very fair deal."

Half a month later, at the Zixiao Palace of Leiyin Pavilion.

Xuanxiao Zhenjun looked at the spiritual fruits on the table and couldn't stop smiling, feeling that it was very wise of him to take the initiative to improve relations with the other party back then.

The sect's high-level alchemists will be busy for a while, and he will also be able to obtain usable pills.

"Fellow Daoist, what are you planning to exchange for?"

Ji An said in a deep voice: "Fourth-grade high-quality pills, Nine Revolutions Returning to Origin Pill is the priority."

In addition, I brought materials to seek the help of True Lord Panshan to upgrade the grade of the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner. The crafting cost can be offset with spiritual fruits.

For cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage, the Nine Revolutions Returning to Origin Pill is the most effective, and it would be best to obtain as many as possible.

Among the spiritual fruits he traded, several types had never been traded with the Divine Wood Sect before.

Xuanxiao Zhenjun asked:

"We traded with cultivators from the East Sea and obtained the fourth-grade top-quality water-elemental spiritual item that you once requested. Do you need to upgrade your Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag replica?"

Over the years, Leiyin Pavilion has deliberately stored the water-elemental spiritual items on the list provided by the other party in order to further solidify the cooperative relationship.

"Of course I'm willing, haha, the water-based materials and refining costs can also be offset against the spirit fruit."

Ji An was in high spirits. He thought he would only be able to fulfill his wish after traveling to the East Sea. He never expected Lei Yin Pavilion to be so considerate. He must strengthen cooperation in the future.

Three months later, Ji An received the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag and the Azure Lotus Treasure Flag and took his leave. By then, all five flags in his possession had reached the fourth-order top-grade level.

The power of several spells, such as Chaotic Five Elements Thunder, Golden Light Across the Earth, and Dragon Soaring to Give Birth to All Things, will be enhanced by several times.

It can be said that Ji An has reached his strongest form, and he is hard to find an opponent among those of the same level.

As he watched the auspicious multicolored clouds drift away, True Lord Panshan's eyes were full of smiles; he liked this client very much!
When he upgraded the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, he only used 70% of a fourth-grade top-quality lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood. The rest of the materials went into his pocket, and he made a fortune!
Half a month has passed, at the Qixia Hall of the Taiyanzong.

Su Hua Zhenjun smiled faintly and introduced:

“Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, this is Senior Brother Miaoyou. You can discuss this in detail.”

Miao You Zhenjun was a gaunt old man wearing a black Taoist robe, with two extremely long white eyebrows that almost reached the corners of his mouth.

He chuckled kindly twice and politely cupped his hands in greeting, saying:
"I have long admired your reputation, and seeing you today confirms that your fame is well-deserved."

As a cultivator capable of venturing into the starry sky, he could sense the other party's immense power.

Even if his cultivation level was slightly higher, he felt that he and his opponent would be evenly matched in a life-or-death battle, and he understood the implications behind that.

Ji An returned the greeting with a cupped hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. With your brilliant insights preceding me, I am but a piece of rubble in the corner."

The other party's aura was harmonious and refined, clearly indicating that he was a cultivator with perfect cultivation.

After exchanging pleasantries, he explained his purpose:

"Fellow Daoist, I am planning to refine a set of fourth-tier top-grade small defensive formations. I wonder if you have the time?"

True Lord Miaoyou nodded slightly, "Fortunately, fellow Daoist arrived in time, otherwise you wouldn't have seen me."

Crafting magic arrays of any grade is one of my specialties. Could you provide the necessary materials, fellow Daoist?

He originally planned to set foot in the starry sky after adjusting his condition, taking the most exciting step for him: either become a cultivator of the Three Flowers Realm or perish in the starry sky.

It took him over two thousand years of cultivation to finally take this step. His lifespan is constantly waning, so he cannot back down no matter what.

Ji An forced a smile, "I don't have the relevant materials, but I do have some high-grade fourth-tier spirit fruits that can be used to offset the cost of materials and refining. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

He could only obtain the fourth-tier top-grade materials needed to refine the magic array by purchasing them.

(End of this chapter)