Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 937 Discovery
According to the records of the Five Elements Sect, all sects that have produced cultivators at the Three Flower Realm have stood at the pinnacle of the Central Continent.

Including True Monarch Miaoyou, the Taiyan Sect has produced four cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm in its history, so it should have a complete set of methods internally.

Lin Lan nodded gently, "Disciple understands. I will remind my fellow disciples who travel between the Western Continent and the Central Continent to be extra careful."

She had studied the spheres of influence of the major powers in the Central Continent. The shops opened by the sect were in Yunhai Immortal City, located in the southern part of the Central Continent, while Taiyan Sect was located in the northern part of the central region of the Central Continent, so it was destined that there would not be much interaction between them.

Ji An sensed that his eldest disciple's cultivation level had not improved since decades ago, and sighed inwardly. Judging from the current pace, it was impossible for him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage; perhaps he had already given up.

He changed the subject and asked:

"How has the sect fared in recent years?"

Lin Lan perked up, her eyes shining as she began to recount the stories with great familiarity:

"All the halls are steadily improving, with the Hall of Agriculture growing the fastest."

There are currently eight spiritual farmers at the Golden Core level, Junior Brother Han is at the ninth level of the Golden Core, there are three mid-stage Golden Core cultivators, and four fellow disciples have practiced a planting technique to the Great Perfection level.

In the spiritual field between Chaoyang Peak and Yunhe Mountain, where yin and yang interact, third-grade top-quality spiritual trees have already been cultivated!
There is one more thing to report to Master: Junior Brother Chen's cultivation has now broken through to the fifth level of the Chaoyuan stage.

In that special spiritual field, the growth rate of all spiritual plants has greatly accelerated.

If it can cultivate third-grade top-quality spirit wood in just over a hundred years, then one day in the future, Crimson Flame Peak will lose its title as the richest region.

Ji An was greatly pleased and smiled:
"Very good, much faster than when I was a student."

Mo Xuan, you've always been the one guiding and encouraging me, you've put your heart into it!
Yin-Yang spiritual veins are extremely rare in the cultivation world; for a sect to be able to occupy one and develop it into a powerful force is truly a blessing from the Dao Ancestor.

After a Nascent Soul cultivator is reincarnated, he deciphers the mystery of the womb, and the successor's vision far surpasses his cultivation level.

As long as you don't fail halfway, you're guaranteed to break through to the True Lord level again.

The principles of Yin and Yang are laws that cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage only begin to encounter. As the grade of a sect's spiritual veins continues to improve, the spiritual fields in the Yin-Yang interaction area can further accelerate the growth of spiritual plants.

"This disciple dares not take credit. Junior Brother has a very high level of comprehension. I only give him guidance occasionally."

Lin Lan smiled radiantly, saying that teaching outstanding people was an easy task.

She stopped smiling and continued:

"The Dan Ding Academy and the Refining Hall are developing rapidly. The Dan Ding Academy now has six Golden Core alchemists, and Senior Uncle Li has resigned from his position as acting academy head."

Although Senior Sister Han Yan has passed away, she has a disciple who has surpassed her in talent.

This disciple is named Han Yuping. She is a junior member of her senior sister's family and succeeded Uncle Li as the new head of the academy.

Not only has her cultivation level reached the fifth stage of the Golden Core realm, but her research on alchemy and the properties of spiritual herbs is also the strongest in the entire sect. She optimized the pill formula created by Senior Sister Han and lowered the refining requirements.

The sect's reserves of third-grade low-grade and mid-grade pills have been increasing year by year.

The number of Golden Core cultivators in the Refining Hall has reached five, and Hall Master Gu Hongming's cultivation has even broken through to the eighth level of the Golden Core stage.

True Monarch Crimson Rock spends most of his time at the sect, providing guidance to the cultivators of the Weapon Refining Hall every few months.

She explained the details of all the halls in detail, and as the sect leader, she deserved some credit for these achievements.

Ji An nodded repeatedly, overjoyed by the sect's growing prosperity.
"Have the disciples of the Array Formation Hall mentioned the situation of the spiritual veins? Conservatively speaking, how long would it take for the sect's spiritual veins to reach the middle grade of the fourth rank?"

In his view, the biggest difference between sects and those top forces in the Central Continent lies in the grade of their spiritual veins.

Those powerful forces have a history of at least tens of thousands of years, and with such a long period of accumulation, their spiritual veins have reached the fourth-order top grade.

The growth of spiritual plants and the cultivation of cultivators will be greatly positively affected.

Lin Lan answered without hesitation: "Senior Brother Zhang Zeye estimates that it will take about forty or fifty years. The sect is currently increasing its efforts to acquire various spiritual items used to enhance spiritual veins."

The resources we earn from foreign trade are all converted into these kinds of spiritual items.”

She briefly explained the sect's policies. The sect's unique dual-spiritual-vein structure made it much easier to improve the grade of spiritual veins, something that had not been noticed before.

Therefore, she adjusted her strategy, focusing all her efforts on collecting resources while maintaining the operation of the sect.

The master and apprentice talked for a long time, and Lin Lan asked:

"Master, how long do you plan to stay in the sect?"

"About a month," Ji An thought with longing after seeing the breakthrough of the True Monarch of Wonderful Abode, and wanted to speed up the acquisition of the Xuanhuang Merit Qi.

He took out a fist-sized white porcelain bottle and said:
"This is the seed Kunyu Spirit Rice that I exchanged with my master from the Central Continent Divine Wood Sect. It belongs to the middle grade of the fourth rank of spirit rice."

He then took out a porcelain jar about a foot tall and as thick as a thigh. "This is the seed of fourth-grade low-level Qingyu wheat. It will all be given to the Department of Agriculture for planting."

As long as the sect can stably cultivate fourth-tier spirit rice, more Golden Core cultivators will advance to the later stages, and it will be easier to trade resources from the outside world.

Lin Lan took the porcelain jar and placed it on the table. Then she took out a jade slip and placed it on her forehead. After a moment, she spoke:

"Master, according to the regulations, submitting spirit seeds will earn you great merit. These spirit seeds can be exchanged for nine thousand great merits. Please take out your identity jade token."

Her principle was to keep accounts clear and to distinguish between public and private matters.

She has remained the sect leader all these years because she upholds principles, which is why everyone respects her.

Of course, within the rules, we should still take care of our own people, since people are naturally divided into those who are close and those who are distant.

Ji An took out the golden jade token and said:

"From now on, all the great achievements I have made will be passed on to you disciples, and the four of you will share them equally."

The credit is shared equally, but there will be a bias in the allocation of resources. He will give fourth-tier resources to disciples who have broken through to the Nascent Soul level.

"Master, I have no shortage of merits, let my junior brothers share them."

Lin Lan no longer hoped to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so she gave up the idea of ​​competing for it.

"If you have enough merit, share what you have inherited with your junior brother."

"Oh, and please inform your fellow disciples to attend a banquet at Crimson Flame Peak in three days. Also, please inform Senior Uncle Liu and Senior Uncle Li."

Ji An suggested that if the disciple distributed the great merit he had earned, he would gain the support of his fellow disciples.

Lin Lan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she smiled:

"It's not right for a master to host a banquet for his disciple. I feel really embarrassed."

Her master's banquet was of a very high standard, and she was already secretly drooling.

Ji An smiled, seeing no embarrassment in her disciple's expression:
"I have one more small favor to ask of you: bring me some luminous pearls when you attend the banquet."

They need to be at least the size of pigeon eggs, about four or five hundred of them.

The sect's current assistance is to help him quickly gather low-level resources; he doesn't need to get involved personally.

Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak, landed at the entrance of the cave, made a hand seal to open the magic barrier, and stepped inside.

Several colorful spirit lizards were eating dust in the cave, which was spotless and required no extra cleaning.

He entered the meditation room, took off the pendant from his neck, and extended his divine sense into the small world.

Upon seeing him enter, A-Yun immediately stepped forward and communicated with him telepathically, asking:

"Master, would you like some tea?" Her master usually comes home late, and she hasn't made any preparations yet.

"I'll brew a pot of Enlightenment Tea; today I'm going to study the cultivation method."

After speaking, Ji An sat down at the table, took out the inheritance jade slip and began to study it. He learned new things by reviewing the old, and every time he looked back, he gained something new.

A moment later, Ayun brought over a pot of tea, its aroma delicate and refined.

Ji An picked up his teacup and said:

"Thank you. By the way, from now on, I'll dig the soil using the same method as before. I need to refine some fourth-grade top-quality spiritual soil for use."

After the spiritual vein's grade was improved, he no longer needed to "live frugally" and began to cultivate the Five Elements Divine Mountain, striving to cultivate the spiritual treasure to the fourth-order top-grade level as soon as possible.

After drinking the spiritual tea, he began to ponder how the Nascent Soul Dharma Form could be better integrated with the Five Banners.

If any inspiration or method comes to mind, record it immediately in the jade slip.

After recording more than a dozen methods, he began to verify them himself.

Amidst the vast expanse of blue waves, the bright moon rises, accompanied by the sound of waves and the gentle sea breeze. The five flags transform into their respective forms, and Xuanwu begins to stir up trouble.

As the moon sets and the sun rises, mountains emerge from the seabed, and the earth is covered in lush greenery.

The fire phoenix flew into the blazing sun and sang joyfully, the azure dragon roared in the sky above the mountains and forests, while the earth unicorn and the white tiger disappeared into the hills.

And so, Ji An kept adjusting the disharmonious parts, fussing over it for more than an hour.

My mental energy is severely depleted, and I feel dizzy and lightheaded.

He stopped the experiment and shouted:

"Ayun, light the incense for the soul."

The incense was quickly lit, and wisps of white steam spread out, instantly refreshing the nascent soul.

He rested for a moment, took out a Nine-Turn Returning to Origin Pill and swallowed it. Then he sat down cross-legged and circulated his cultivation technique. He couldn't delay his cultivation. Only by raising his cultivation level to near perfection as soon as possible could he begin to refine the gourd world.

Three days later, at the Crimson Flame Peak cave.

Everyone sat around a round table, clinking glasses and enjoying a lively atmosphere.

On the table are braised red carp, grilled honey-glazed arowana, pan-fried veal steak, stewed golden pheasant, and more, accompanied by green and red fruits and vegetables, all exuding a rich aroma.

These are all ingredients produced in the Calabash World, where the spiritual energy contained in a single herb is comparable to that of a low-grade spiritual medicine from the outside world.

Liu Yu was in high spirits. He had completely overcome his inner turmoil, and his cultivation was rapidly increasing.

His cultivation was based on the element of fire. Originally, he was depressed and lost the true meaning of the element of fire. Fortunately, he did not get stuck in a rut, otherwise he might have gone astray.

He raised his glass and laughed heartily:
“I used to have to be a little more reserved when I came to my junior brother’s banquet, because I felt a bit embarrassed. Today I’m going to get really drunk.”

The wine is emerald green, like flowing jade, and exudes a vibrant, fragrant aroma.

This wine was brewed using seeds of the fourth-grade low-level Azure Moon Purple Spirit Fir as raw material. Some osmanthus and peach blossoms were added. The osmanthus is only a second-grade top-quality, not considered a good thing, but the peach blossom petals are produced from the fourth-grade high-quality lightning-struck wood.

As long as there are resources, the puppets like Ayun will think about how to brew wine, and there are more than a dozen jade slips recording improved recipes.

The small world is now larger, meaning there will be more materials available for brewing.

Previously, we brewed fruit wine, but now that we have Tier 4 Jade Wheat and Spirit Rice, we can brew some grain wine.

As the species diversity in the small world increases, the variety of wines will also increase.

"Haha, if you want to drink, I'll keep you company to the end."

Having been away from home for a long time and endured a long period of loneliness, Ji An really enjoys this lively atmosphere now.

Such wonderful times of gathering are becoming increasingly rare; each gathering is one less opportunity to do so.

Upon seeing their master raise his cup, all the disciples responded in kind.

Ji Anman drank his wine, put down his glass, looked at everyone, and nodded in satisfaction.

Judging from the current situation, Liu Yu, Han Shan, and Chen Moxuan have a very high chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

He would seek out Qin Yan and ask him to craft a top-grade magic weapon for the three of them to resist the lightning tribulation, which would also increase their chances of breaking through by 10% or 20%.

If Wei Baiyang can adjust his mindset and catch up, he also has a good chance of taking that step.

He turned his head and gave the order:

"Ayun, retrieve some top-grade third-tier spirit wine from the cold pool."

It's not that he's stingy; if the wine is of too high quality, people won't be able to enjoy themselves to the fullest.

If everyone were to drink fourth-grade spirit wine, even low-grade fourth-grade spirit wine, a Golden Core cultivator could only drink two or three catties at most, and after drinking it, they would quickly become drunk and unconscious.

The third-grade top-quality spirit wine is just right; we can drink it as much as we want.

Ayun nodded gently, took small steps out of the cave, and soon returned with two puppets, carrying dozens of jars of spirit wine weighing five catties each.

According to the host's custom, some spirit wine would be sent out after the banquet, thus completing the task in one go.

She guessed correctly; after the banquet, Ji An gave everyone two jars of fine wine.

A hundred years have passed like a dream, and Ji An's cultivation is finally nearing perfection.

Over the years he has accumulated a great deal of merit, but he is still quite far from being able to 'pay enough tolls' to set foot in the starry sky.

Fortunately, he wasn't in a hurry to leave, so he still had plenty of time to use.

At this moment, he was on the edge of the Western Continent, where the Xuanhuang Merit Qi was falling from time to time.

Ji An was located tens of thousands of miles away from the transformed spiritual fields. After the transformation of this batch of spiritual fields was completed and merits were bestowed, he flew here.

The reason he did this was because six months ago he accidentally discovered that there was a city in a very large, desolate land.

The buildings in the city are very representative, clearly in the style of Buddhist monks. It turns out that they had settled down here without anyone noticing.

Ji An had a guess in his mind: back then, the Buddhist cultivators had seemingly escaped, but they had secretly come to the Land of Extinction.

The darkest hour was under the lamp; no one expected the enemy to dare to do such a thing, let alone succeed.

It must be said that the enemy made a good move; if they hadn't encountered a cultivator like him, they would never have been discovered.

If this desolate land were to become the territory of Buddhist cultivators and become a continuous expanse, it would be virtually impossible for them to break through.

He has no immediate plans to inform other factions; he intends to use these enemies as a test.

Two days passed, and when no merit points had accumulated for a long time, Ji An secretly flew to the edge of the enemy's location in the desolate land at night.

The Buddhist monks' city was only a little over a hundred miles from the edge of the city, which was quite audacious.

He left behind hundreds of puppet beasts here, specially commissioned from the sect's puppet hall, modeled after savage beasts from the desolate lands such as sand rats and sand foxes.

The puppet arrived beside him along a specific route, and Ji An's consciousness connected with the images stored in the puppet to analyze the enemy's movement patterns.

(End of this chapter)