Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 949 Venus

'An improved cultivation method?!'

This thought struck Wu Yue Zhenjun like a thunderbolt. Without asking, the cultivation method the lord was referring to must be the Three Flowers Realm cultivation method.

Without a profound understanding and thorough insight into the path of spiritual practice, one would not dare to undertake such an operation.

Cultivation techniques are the foundation for cultivators and all other beings capable of cultivation. It is a holistic system where even the slightest change can have far-reaching consequences.

His expression turned extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, you must be cautious about improving the cultivation method."

If the improved method has drawbacks, it would be good if they could be immediately apparent. However, if they are discovered after a long time, the wasted time is secondary; the real concern is that they might have irreversible negative effects on one's cultivation.

"I was quite confident, otherwise I wouldn't have done it."

Ji An answered, sitting in the wicker chair and leisurely closing his eyes.

Ayun had already lit the Bodhi Auspicious Incense, and wisps of white smoke rose and spread, filling the air with a delicate fragrance.

After a while, he drank a pot of spiritual tea and began to sort out the original framework of the cultivation method.

The Enlightenment Tea is no longer as effective for him as it used to be, but it still helps to some extent; he needs even the slightest improvement.

Improving the exercise method is a major project that requires a holistic approach.

After bowing respectfully, the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord left. Since the Lord was confident, there was no need for him to offer any further advice.

In the days that followed, Ji An broke down each part of the technique, assessed the significance of each part, and began to design an improvement plan.

Broadly speaking, the entire technique is divided into four parts. The first part is to absorb and exhale as much spiritual energy or other spiritual forces as possible, with the body as the center.

At this point, you need to transform your body into a giant 'magnet' to attract 'iron filings' from a wider area to the greatest extent possible.

The second part is to increase the speed of energy refining. If enough energy is attracted but cannot be refined, it will cause blockage.

The third part involves nourishing the body and immortal veins with the refined magical crystals before they are transported to the Guanghan Palace, extending the nourishing time as long as possible without affecting the advancement of the process.

The cultivation of the Three Flowers Realm is somewhat different from before. During the cultivation process, the nourishment of the physical body is the most profound and efficient because the Yin and Yang energies in the body are most active at this time.

Cultivators cultivate both body and spirit. When a cultivator reaches this level, their cultivation method will begin to include a small part of body refinement. However, this part is not obvious in the original cultivation method. What they need to do is enhance this function, so that they will not need to cultivate additional body refinement techniques.

He had this idea before, but at that time his understanding of Yin and Yang was not deep enough, so even if he had a good idea, he could not implement it.

The final fourth part is that after the magic crystal is transported to the Guanghan Palace, the nascent soul needs to refine the crystal to improve its cultivation level. Only when the entire process is in line with one's own situation and operates efficiently can the effect of the cultivation technique be maximized.

The same exercise method needs to be fine-tuned for different people to better suit their own situation. In addition, practicing at different times also has a certain impact on the exercise method.

To achieve excellence, all aspects of the problem must be considered.

That's why it's said that improving the technique is a huge project; even seemingly minor adjustments are tests of the overall performance.

Time flies by day and night, and sixty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The various lights and spiritual energy emanating from the gourd world converged towards the central area, and from the air, the vast spiritual fields transformed this place into a world of light.

However, all the spiritual energy and inspiration that had just gathered were swallowed into Ji An's body under the tree, and his once black hair was now gradually turning silver.

The spiritual energy flowed through the immortal veins, circulating at a speed about 60% faster than when the Yin-Yang Divine Thunder was practiced to the Great Perfection level.

The immortal vein shone with a crystalline light, allowing the compressed spiritual energy to surge through it.

The veins on the surface of the Five Elements Divine Palace shimmered, gradually dimming from bright to dim, and then gradually brightening again, in a continuous cycle.

When the veins on the surface of the Divine Palace are bright, the white spiritual light in the Yin-Yang Dao Seed is even more vibrant; when the light of the veins dims, the black spiritual light of the Dao Seed becomes even more profound.

This is the change in the Yin and Yang energies within the body. After years of exploration, Ji An discovered that the absolute balance of Yin and Yang energies is not the most efficient time for cultivation. When the Yin and Yang energies are in a temporary imbalance, the cultivation effect is more promoted.

In a combat situation, maintaining an absolute balance of Yin and Yang energies within the body can actually aid in the casting of spells.

As the cultivation technique is rapidly activated, wisps of black or white spiritual light will emanate from the divine palace.

The white spiritual light is the manifestation of Yang energy. When the white spiritual light dissipates, it gathers in the middle dantian, where the Qi and blood dantian rotate rapidly, absorbing the spiritual light and undergoing further tempering.

A small portion of the white spiritual light enters the lower dantian, where the stone turtle absorbs about half, while the rest is absorbed into the primordial fire.

The power of Yang nourishes the cultivator's life strength and blood energy, thereby enhancing the resilience of the physical body and the surging of blood energy.

The black aura is the manifestation of Yin power. When the black aura dissipates, it flows into the Guanghan Palace along with the immortal veins and magical crystals.

The nascent soul was currently forming hand seals, the hand gestures in its small hands rapidly changing as it swallowed the crystallized magic power and the black spiritual light, while simultaneously activating a secret technique to refine them.

The power of Yin nourishes the cultivator's soul, and the nascent soul is the vessel of the soul.

Ji An's hair also changed with the circulation of his cultivation technique, sometimes black and sometimes silver. When the yang energy was abundant, his hair was as black as brocade, and when the yin energy prevailed, his hair was as white as snow.

After about four hours, he had used up 80% of his spiritual power. He finished his cultivation, stood up, looked up at the huge spirit tree, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

Over the years, he has spent little time practicing each day, devoting most of his time to improving his cultivation methods. After years of painstaking effort, he has finally achieved decisive results.

The improved technique not only increased the refining efficiency by more than half, but also reduced the consumption of spiritual power during cultivation. With this increase and decrease, his cultivation efficiency doubled.

The future techniques will also need improvement, but at this stage he has already found the optimal solution.

The Juyuan tree is currently bearing flower buds, and in a few years it will be a time of great harvest.

Ji An opened his arms to embrace the world. His next step was to create a planting spell that truly belonged to the Three Flower Realm level.

This can be done slowly; it's a 'side quest'.

The initial excitement gradually subsided, and then Ah Yun walked up and said sweetly:

"Your Majesty, the midnight snack is ready. Please take a seat."

She had long since changed her form of address, no longer calling him "Master," whether it was because she was used to being addressed as the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord or for some other reason, it was unclear.

At the dining table, Ji An, holding a bowl of rice, said, "The cultivation technique has been improved. After a day of rest and adjustment, we will set off."

With the most important task completed, it's time to set off for the stars and the sea.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord swallowed a large mouthful of spiritual wine. “This afternoon I observed your cultivation and felt that you had completed the improvement of your cultivation technique.”

He solemnly cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Congratulations."

The speed at which spiritual energy gathers in the gourd world is equal to the speed at which the sovereign absorbs spiritual energy. He tried to retain some spiritual energy through cultivation, but found that he could only control the spiritual energy within a radius of about 450 feet around his body.

Yue Ling'er also emerged from her slumber from underground, saying that the spiritual energy in the earth was being severely depleted.

Ji An smiled calmly and nodded, saying:

"You're doing very well too. You've broken through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage. I hope I can see you break through to the Three Flowers Realm soon."

"Haha, it's nothing to mention."

"I'm nowhere near as good as Your Majesty; I'm just benefiting from the abundant supply of spiritual fruits."

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lord waved his hand gently, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Thanks to the fact that he has been continuously consuming fourth-tier spiritual fruits over the years, refining one every month, and the hard work he has put into purifying his bloodline, he was able to successfully break through his realm three days ago.

Compared to his background, he, with his bloodline inheritance, is indeed more substantial than Yue Ling'er.

He suddenly slapped his forehead. "Look at my memory! There's something I completely forgot to tell the Emperor."

In the afternoon, I strolled around the Black Spirit Field and discovered a Ghost Mushroom that had reached the fourth-tier, top-grade level. I even marked it and erected a Jade Leaf Mulberry branch next to it.

Ji An chuckled twice and said:
"Good things come in pairs; there will be more and more Tier 4 top-grade Ghost Mushrooms in the future."

The Ghost Mushrooms were growing faster than he had expected, suggesting that he had underestimated the power of the planting spell, or that the influence of the Gathering Tree was strong enough.

Regardless of the factors, there will be a continuous stream of Ghost Mushroom ash buried under the Gathering Tree.

After having dinner, accompanied by Wuyue Zhenjun and Ayun, he went to the Black Spirit Field and found the Ghost Mushroom that had reached the fourth-grade top quality.

This spiritual plant is over three feet tall. Its cap, resembling a small umbrella, emits a moist white spiritual light. It is larger than an ordinary pot lid and, unlike other plants, has some black spots on its cap.

These spots are caused by the accumulation of Yin energy, and they will gradually increase until one day the plant turns completely black, signifying that the plant is fully mature.

On the moon, Ji An only encountered one fully mature plant, which he processed and dried to preserve.

Although he hadn't studied alchemy for many years, his mastery of pharmacology hadn't diminished; on the contrary, he had gained a deeper understanding as his cultivation improved.

Mature ghost mushrooms can be used as elixirs, and can even be the main ingredient in a type of elixir.

Ji An bent down slightly and stroked the plump ghost mushroom, saying:
"This spiritual plant should be kept. I want to see if I can cultivate it to the fifth level."

Ghost mushrooms and spirit trees have different life cycles, and he wanted to see if they would wither and die.

He turned his head slightly and instructed A-Yun:
"Notify the puppets who are tending the spirit fields that the top ten fourth-tier top-grade plants in the three spirit fields where ghost mushrooms are grown should be marked and protected."

In addition, they were instructed to closely monitor the growth of the spirit plants and to notify me immediately if the vitality of the ghost mushrooms began to decline.

The sign that these ghost mushrooms are fully mature is that the entire plant turns black, as if sculpted from black jade.

If the life of the spirit plant begins to decline, it means that the energy contained in the ash obtained from burning it is starting to decrease, and the ghost mushroom must be burned as soon as possible.

Ayun nodded earnestly, "Yes, Your Majesty. Rest assured, I will personally inspect the Ghost Mushrooms every day once they are fully mature."

Two days later, at the beginning of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Ji An left the gourd world in high spirits, releasing a golden light that seemed to leap across the ground as he began to fly away.

Every half hour, he would stop and use the nearby stars as a reference to determine if he had deviated from his flight path.

He is now extremely grateful for the star map left by Xingyue Sanren. Otherwise, even if he broke through to the Three Flowers Realm, he would be groping around like a headless fly, and whether he could find a planet inhabited by cultivators would be unknown. He probably wouldn't have such luck.

In addition, when half of his mana is depleted, he will summon the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, sit on the back of the Qilin formed by his natal magic weapon, and begin to restore his mana through his cultivation techniques.

The starry sky also contains energy, but it is not spiritual energy; rather, it is various kinds of spiritual light or special energy that are difficult to detect with the naked eye.

Based on his past life, this energy should be various forms of spatial radiation. However, these radiation particles cannot destroy his DNA structure; instead, they are absorbed and transformed into Yin and Yang energy.

This was impossible before he improved his technique, but now he can fly continuously as long as he wants.

The energy level contained in the radiation particles is higher than that of spiritual energy. However, the radiation particles are sometimes present and sometimes absent, and sometimes numerous and sometimes scarce, causing the operation of the cultivation technique to be intermittent, which is very uncomfortable.

While flying away, Ji An would constantly sense the changes in the strength of his internal energy and blood; this was his method of timing.

When he senses that midnight is approaching in the gourd world, he will return to the small world, because his cultivation efficiency is highest between midnight and the end of the morning, so he should take advantage of this time to cultivate.

Following these steps, Ji An traversed the starry sky. He did not feel lonely, because he knew he was heading towards a bright future.

After more than forty years of continuous and race-against-time flight, Ji An finally arrived at a planet inhabited by life.

He took a deep breath. This planet, marked 'Chang Geng' on the star map, was a huge metallic planet containing rich mineral deposits.

There is no law-based net outside this world, so people can enter and exit freely; at least cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm can do so.

Evening Star is not his final destination, but it can serve as a transit point.

When he entered the small world, the gourd world became extremely small, like dust, but the exposure to the starry sky caused it some damage.

In addition, spending years flying through the starry sky, despite the companionship of the Five Sacred Mountains True Monarchs, still caused him to feel a great sense of loneliness and he longed to communicate with other cultivators.

Ji An flew to a position about thirty miles outside the Gangyun of Chang Geng Star and observed for a while. After confirming that no cultivators had passed by, he asked the stone tortoise to help him make his body ethereal and disappear into the background of the starry sky.

While invisible, he flew a distance away and then entered the gourd world.

There are spatial turbulence outside the planet Venus; one must be vigilant to pass safely.

(End of this chapter)