Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 950 Meeting old friends in a foreign land

The chaotic flow of space is a natural protection for planets, somewhat similar to the magnetic field of Earth in its past life, which can deflect harmful particles in the universe and thus reduce the radiation received.

The turbulence outside Chang Geng Star is also a stream of high-energy radiation particles. After being captured by the planet, it forms a layer of constantly circulating gales.

This layer of gale has a general direction, like a rushing river, but with turbulent undercurrents.

Cultivators consume mana very quickly when traversing turbulent waters, and their physical bodies will be damaged if they lose their protective means.

The worst thing is being swept up by turbulent currents, unable to move forward or backward; that could very well be a dead end.

After resting and adjusting his posture to its best in the gourd world, Ji An took out all the fully charged top-grade spirit stones and placed them in the Void Stone for later use.

He studied the records left by Xingyue Sanren about the planet Venus. The thickest part of the turbulent layer was about fifty li, and the thinnest part was forty li. Moreover, the turbulent layer did not have a fixed trajectory like rivers on the ground.

Turbulent currents are constantly changing, and the experience of predecessors is unreliable; one must rely on sheer strength to get through them.

The Golden Light Across the Ground is a kind of escape technique. It will be greatly interfered with when traveling through completely chaotic currents, and the direction of escape cannot be controlled. Therefore, this fastest spell cannot be used yet.

Ji An activated his magic to release a blood armor, a layer of golden light covering his body. Then he released the hardness of metal and stone, and began to approach the turbulent current.

The surface of the turbulent currents has a relatively small impact on cultivators; he wants to experience the effects firsthand.

The vital fire of life in the lower dantian burned fiercely, with the five flags rising and falling within it, ready to respond to any summons.

The Five Elements Divine Mountain and the two alchemy furnaces were currently inside the Void Cave Stone. Even if the spiritual treasure stayed in the dantian, it would consume a little magic power. He was unsure of the true strength of the turbulent currents and wanted to conserve every bit of magic power.

As soon as Ji An entered the turbulent current, he felt 'flowing water' sweep past him, and a coolness seeped into his body, but it was blocked by magic and the power of blood and qi.

The turbulence was very fast, and there were many vortex-like pulling forces trying to drag him to a lower level, but he steadily maintained his position.

After quietly sensing the situation for a moment, he made a decision and stopped trying to fight against the turbulent current. Instead, he began to move forward and downward with the flow.

The cost of confrontation is too high; using the turbulence to move in the direction he wants to go is the most mana-efficient thing to do.

As he ventured deeper into the turbulent currents, the outside temperature grew increasingly icy. According to his previous life, the temperature had long since fallen below absolute zero and was still dropping.

Frost clearly condensed on Ji An's body, but it was washed away by the surging turbulent current.

When the temperature is too low, the activity of living organisms will continuously decline, and their minds will also be frozen, and cultivators are no exception.

He had a vague feeling that his soul had left his body. Frost had formed in the Guanghan Palace, and his nascent soul couldn't help but tremble.

If the Five Sacred Mountains True Lords were to suddenly appear in this environment, they would instantly turn into a pile of ice shards.

Ji An activated his Qi and blood, and the blood in his body immediately boiled to resist the invasion of cold.

At the same time, he summoned the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, its yellow spiritual light clinging tightly to his body, while the other five banners came from the Yuanming Fire to their corresponding divine palaces.

The Yin-Yang Dao Seed enhanced the power of the spiritual treasure. Azure, red, white, and black spiritual light flowed from the fingertips to the outside of the body along the immortal meridians, strengthening the power of the natal spiritual treasure.

After breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm, Ji An focused his main energy on improving his cultivation techniques and spells, and didn't spend much time cultivating his spiritual treasures. His natal magic treasure is still a top-grade fourth-tier item, which is somewhat lagging behind his advancement in realm.

Although his natal magic weapon is of a relatively low grade, his defensive system is complete. The combined power of the other five flags and the resonance of the Yin-Yang Dao Seed greatly enhances the power of the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag.

As the divine light enveloped his entire body, the frost flowers that had condensed in the Moon Palace quickly melted away.

Ji An focused his mind intently. According to Xingyue Sanren's records, he would soon reach the central layer of the turbulent flow, and he would soon face the most dangerous part of the journey.

There, spatial rifts would be created by turbulent currents, and the physical bodies of cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm were not sturdy in the face of the power of spatial collapse.

He took out a top-grade spirit stone, extracted its spiritual energy, and refined it into magical power. After slightly adjusting his state, he suddenly followed the pull of the vortex downwards.

A moment later he saw black cracks appearing and disappearing in the distance, some of them smaller than the size of a palm.

Such spatial rifts have relatively low power; they can withstand damage from a head-on collision, but they might not be able to break through his defense system.

However, some spatial rifts are so large that they resemble giant trees, capable of swallowing a cultivator whole.

The good thing is that the cracks don't get this big when they first appear. Although they develop very quickly after they appear, growing from tiny to enormous in the blink of an eye, cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm still have time to dodge.

Ji An didn't know how spatial rifts were created. His original idea was to deal with them as they came, but he discovered that he could sense the moment the spatial rifts near his body were created, and that there was an unusual movement in the Yin and Yang forces.

The anomaly was very subtle, and given the harsh environment, it could easily be overlooked if one wasn't paying attention. However, his understanding of Yin and Yang power far exceeded his cultivation level, allowing him to perceive it clearly.

This gave him more time to prepare than others, so his journey, though seemingly perilous, was actually quite smooth.

Continuing downstream along the turbulent current, Ji An discovered that the black cracks were becoming increasingly dense. Not only that, but he also saw some fragments of spiritual treasures or remains, which were left behind by the fallen cultivators.

An atmosphere of despair lingers here, like a vast graveyard.

Soon, he found his body being uncontrollably pulled by a huge whirlpool, where two intact corpses were floating.

The victims were a man and a woman, their bodies in a desperate struggle posture, their Taoist robes and skirts still fluttering in the wind, as if time had stood still here.

Their bodies were covered by a layer of ice about an inch thick, obscuring their facial expressions; they must have been in utter despair.

Ji An sighed inwardly. The cultivators who had traversed the turbulent currents must all be at the Three Flowers Realm level. It was truly regrettable that their years of cultivation had been destroyed in an instant.

He sensed the pulling force of the vortex and began to desperately channel his magic power to resist it.

If they continue to close the distance, he too will be buried here.

After a moment, the downward pull disappeared and was replaced by an upward pull. Ji An realized that he had completed half of the journey.

The journey ahead is the most difficult; previously, we could rely on others, but from now on, we can only fight against them.

Not only that, but a force surged upwards from below, preventing him from leaving.

Taking a deep breath, Ji An took out a top-grade spirit stone from the Void Stone and quickly extracted and refined its spiritual energy while urging his magic power to fly downwards.

We must break through in one go, otherwise we will be trapped in endless exhaustion.

One by one, the spirit stones were drained of their spiritual energy, and they moved further and further away from the vortex in the central layer, with the pulling force they were subjected to becoming weaker and weaker.

When Ji An saw the crystalline light appear before him, he knew that he would soon arrive safely on Chang Geng Star, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

However, as he actually passed through the turbulent currents, he was moved by a tremendous force, his body involuntarily teleported away. "What's going on?!"

He was utterly shocked; there was a magic array built in the void. He became fully alert.

A flash of gray light appeared before his eyes, and he found himself on a mountain. Beneath his feet was a magic array covering several acres, with runes and lines outlining its shape.

The runes' aura slowly faded, confirming his guess that this was indeed a guiding array.

Ji An immediately looked around and saw two cultivators sitting at a table outside the magic array, leisurely drinking spiritual tea. He suppressed his doubts and rode a cloud slowly toward the two of them.

The two cultivators also saw his arrival, their eyes widening in disbelief, their faces showing expressions of utter astonishment. After exchanging glances, they stepped forward, cupped their hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "..."

Ji An arrived in front of them. He couldn't understand what they were saying, but language barriers didn't hinder communication between high-level cultivators. He released his divine sense to communicate.

Divine sense is the 'most basic' language of cultivators, capable of directly converting their thoughts into a language that the other party can understand, which is extremely useful when there is a language barrier.

"This humble Taoist, Xuanqing Sanren, is new to this esteemed place and greets you."

His expression was very gentle, and he did not show any discomfort.

The two cultivators opposite him were only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but the forces behind them were able to set up a large array in the void to teleport him here.

Although he was unhappy, he didn't have the power to offend such a force.

One of the cultivators reacted quickly, immediately responding with his divine sense:

"Greetings, Master. My junior brother and I are disciples of Yunshi City."

You must have something urgent to do by coming here at this time. Is there anything I can help you with?

His expression was cautious, his head was lowered, and his eyes darted around rapidly.

Ji An keenly sensed that his words contained a lot of hidden information, but continued the conversation seemingly casually:
"I have come from afar and am not familiar with the rules of your place. I was transported here after leaving the spatial turbulence, but according to the records left by my elders, it was not like this before."

The message left by Xingyue Sanren did not mention the teleportation array, which is a very crucial piece of information. If the situation was as it was before, it would have been recorded.

The cultivator looked up, not hiding his surprise; it was difficult for a low-level cultivator to conceal his emotional fluctuations in front of a high-level cultivator.

"Senior must be from a super power in the star field. Chang Geng Star is located in a remote area. The situation here changed about 80,000 years ago, but I don't know the exact time."

It is said that in order to accelerate the formation of a rare and precious material for the planet Chang Geng, the immortal Su Yue Xing Jun sealed off Chang Geng with an array in the sky, but set up three teleportation arrays for entry and exit. Yunshi City is the location of one of these teleportation arrays.

After the grand array covering the entire planet was established, the spatial turbulence outside the planet intensified significantly, and the density of spatial rifts also increased considerably.

Later, the Star Lord took away the rare and precious materials, but the sealing array still remained, and the seniors of the Three Flowers Realm still had to rely on the teleportation array to enter and exit the planet.

Every sixty years, this sealing formation changes. In this year, the power of the spatial turbulence greatly increases, and very few cultivators venture into Chang Geng Star anymore.

He recounted the whole story, filled with admiration. Anyone who could traverse the spatial turbulence during this time was an outstanding cultivator at the Three Flowers Realm.

Ji An forced a smile. No wonder the original records left by Xingyue Sanren didn't have any special notes; it turned out that the situation had changed later.

He nodded slightly and continued the conversation:
"I wish to settle here for a while. Is there anything I should be aware of? Could you please inform me of the basic situation of the various forces on the planet Venus?"

Now that he was here, he planned to talk to some cultivators to learn about the situation in this star field.

The cultivator immediately took out three jade slips and used a telekinesis technique to send them out:
“Senior, one of these jade slips briefly introduces the situation of the entire Chang Geng Star, another introduces the situation of Yunshi City, and the last one is the language here.”

Senior cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm would often travel from afar to inquire about this information, so the cultivators guarding the formation would carry these jade slips with them.

Some seniors who ask for information are very generous and will often give some rewards.

The guards were all Nascent Soul cultivators, a whole realm lower than the Three Flowers Realm. These seniors could easily slip in anything between their fingers and they would benefit from it endlessly.

Even if you encounter a stingy cultivator, it's nothing; you'll only lose a few jade slips.

Ji An took the jade slip, glanced at it briefly, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Is the closest city to this teleportation array Marble City?"

"Yes, if you fly 800 miles south from this mountain peak, you will see a large city built of white stone."

Ji An put away the jade slip and took out a gift box from the Void Stone:
"Here you go, goodbye."

He used his telekinesis to place the gift box on the table, releasing a burst of golden light as it gracefully disappeared.

A beautiful rainbow stretched across the void, connecting north and south, and his figure disappeared from the sight of the two cultivators.

"Quick, see what they gave us!"

The two opened the gift box together, inside were two fourth-grade high-quality spirit peaches, which was a considerable amount of extra income for them.

After using the Golden Light of the Earth to fly more than 400 miles, Ji An stopped the spell and flew away on auspicious five-colored clouds. It was better to keep a low profile when arriving on an unfamiliar planet.

After a while, Marble City came into view in the distance.

Built against the mountain, this place was taller and more magnificent than any Ji An had seen on his original planet. It was bustling with a large number of cultivators flying in and out, and seeing so many people gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

As he approached the mountain city, he stopped flying. While surveying the city's layout, he took out a jade slip containing language records and read the information within.

Learning a language is very easy for cultivators, and the contents of the jade slip are very detailed. Ji An learned the new language in just half an hour.

He landed on a street near the mountaintop and was about to find a tout to show him around when he suddenly saw a familiar face emerge from a shop.

The other person was thin and wore a black Taoist robe, with two white eyebrows that almost touched the corners of his mouth.

He tried calling out, "Brother Miaoyou?"

Miao You Sanren looked in the direction of the sound, his eyes filled with surprise:
"Fellow Taoist Xuanqing?"

He strode forward, "Fellow Daoist Xuanqing! Haha, what a reunion! We must have a drink together."

(End of this chapter)