Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 954 The Rock Armored Bear Breaks Through to the Nascent Soul Stage
Ji An stretched out his arm, and his natal spirit treasure, knowing his intention, flew into his palm and transformed into its true form.

The flagpole is like jade, warm to the touch, with patterns entwined on its surface that seem to radiate a spiritual light, as if energy flows within it; the flag itself is like satin, also exuding warmth.

As he touched the embroidered qilin pattern, he could feel the texture of real scales, and he even saw the qilin's eyes blink mischievously twice.

After years of cultivation, Lingbao appears to be no different from its original form, but in reality, it has undergone a complete transformation.

He activated his spiritual treasure, and a bright yellow mist surrounded him. Although it was only a shallow layer, its defensive power was even more stable than when he was fully activated at the fourth-tier top-grade level.

The mist changed into different forms according to his wishes, sometimes like a puppy, sometimes like a koi fish.

If the mist and haze are solidified, these animals can be transformed into a solid form, like beautiful jade.

He let out a clear whistle, and the other five flags flew back like streaks of light, entering his dantian.

Ji An activated a secret technique to transfer the power of the other five flags to the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag. The various spiritual energies blended together, and the spiritual energy emitted by the treasure changed from bright yellow to black and white.

After a brief pause, he clapped his hands and laughed, "Great, great!"

This situation was beyond his expectations. It was clear that the five elements of spiritual energy had spontaneously transformed into yin and yang energies. Previously, he would have had to intervene to achieve this.

The colors of the spiritual energy were distinctly black and white, showing no sign of merging.

The pure Yin and Yang energies can be described as two completely different things, like water and oil, to give an imperfect analogy.

Ji An's playful nature was aroused, and the Yin and Yang energies transformed into a round shape with round black ears, a white face, black eye circles, black limbs but a white belly and back.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar 'giant panda', he was inexplicably touched and let out a soft sigh.

The Yin and Yang energies suddenly dispersed and transformed back into misty smoke. He sensed the energy within and assessed the strength of the defense, and was overjoyed by the result.

At the same thickness, the defense provided by the mist was six times that of pure earth elemental energy.

At this moment, he felt a sense of awe. Those cultivators who had stayed in the Three Flowers Realm for a long time must have more trump cards. As a 'newcomer,' it was better for him to keep a low profile and not be ostentatious.

Ji An put away the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag, made a hand seal to release the Thick Virtue Evolution Spirit Incantation. When the spiritual light filled the central area, a profound and nourishing divine intent rose up, so rich that it was almost tangible, and the effect was more than twice as good as before.

The ground beneath my feet emanated a wondrous, harmonious rhythm, as if the soil and magic were resonating at the same frequency.

In recent years, he has devoted most of his energy to improving his magical power, the strength of his soul, and cultivating his natal spiritual treasure. He has not had time to create Three Flower Realm spells.

The main problem is that his life is not stable. He used to stay in the sect. Whenever he broke through a major realm, the first thing he would do was to improve his planting skills, because that would yield the greatest benefits.

Now, when I travel abroad, my cultivation seems to have improved and I am in great shape, but in reality, I have to think carefully about every step I take, because I have no support behind me.

With a faint smile on his lips, Ji An was quite satisfied.

With the increased power of Earth-based magic, more energy can be provided to the Gathering Yuan Tree every day. As long as the Gathering Yuan Tree can break through to the fifth level, the small world will usher in a new era.

He wasn't sure how many spirit trees had the foundation to break through to the fifth rank, but several spiritual roots of heaven and earth should have that potential.

The Gathering Yuan Tree belongs to the Earth element, the Fusang Tree belongs to the Fire element, the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch belongs to the Metal element, and the Azure Jade Tree belongs to the Wood element. He vaguely felt that if he could gather all the five elements of the Heaven and Earth spiritual roots, he would gain some kind of benefit.

This feeling is not a baseless conjecture. The gourd world is very special, with all five elements present and the Gathering Yuan Tree regulating the balance. Currently, the power of the water element is the weakest.

To maintain the richness and fertility of the black spiritual field, the Gathering Yuan Tree needs to continuously transfer energy from other spiritual fields to it.

If one possesses the Water Elemental Spiritual Root, the Black Spiritual Field can regulate itself, and the Gathering Yuan Tree will improve much faster.

Based on past experience, once the Gathering Yuan Tree is upgraded to the fifth rank, other spiritual roots of heaven and earth can also break through one after another, which will make it much easier to upgrade the rank of the spiritual veins.

Ji An rose on a cloud and cast spells on the other spiritual fields. Light flashed and thunder rumbled in the small world as the magic and divine intent spread out.

He harvested the mature, top-grade fourth-tier ghost mushrooms along the way, and after returning to the center of the small world, he sat down cross-legged and activated the Netherworld Bone Fire to burn the spiritual plants.

About half an hour later, he obtained a pile of black powder.

The powder particles are tiny, even finer than flour, and have a crystal-clear, lustrous color.

He buried all the powder under the Gathering Yuan Tree, hoping that this most important spiritual tree in the small world would break through to the fifth level as soon as possible.

Ji An absorbed the moonlight and returned to the small world with Yue Ling'er.

Yue Ling'er was quite excited. "Your Majesty, I sensed a different aura just now. If everything goes smoothly, I should be able to break through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage in the next few months."

Over the years, she had watched helplessly as the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord's cultivation level reached her level and later surpassed hers, which aroused her competitive spirit.

However, the other party was, after all, of the bloodline of a rare beast of heaven and earth, and with the aid of a large number of spiritual fruits, his cultivation speed far exceeded hers, which made her feel quite uneasy.

Ji An said with a smile, "That's great news, congratulations."

Every step the other party takes is arduous, requiring time and hard work. He can't offer much help, as the cultivation system of corpse refinement is very different from that of immortal cultivators.

"Actually, I should thank Your Majesty. Today, while I was sleeping in the soil, I felt a mysterious rhythm, and my consciousness gained some insight in the state between dreaming and waking."

Yue Ling'er tilted her head slightly, her eyes like crescent moons, and her face full of dimples.

She was stunningly beautiful, and apart from her cold body temperature, she was no different from a living person.

Ji An shook his head slightly, "This shows that your accumulation is already sufficient. You only need an opportunity to comprehend the mystery of the breakthrough. My role in this is just a trigger. The internal cause is still you."

He praised them generously, saying that it was quite remarkable that they were able to maintain a stable path since there was no ready-made path to follow.

Even if the other party's achievements in the future do not reach the level of the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord, they will not be far behind.

Yue Ling'er patted her chest, "Thank you for your encouragement, Your Majesty. I will certainly continue to work hard."

She put her hands behind her back and said:
"Dahuang is now at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, and I think he can try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Your Majesty, you can find him a pill."

Big Yellow and Golden Hair are both earth-elemental demon beasts, and they have a very close relationship with her.

If Dahuang successfully transforms into human form, she will have a little brother to talk to, since the other party is too big and cannot control his size yet.

"Really? I'll go buy a pill tomorrow. Go and call Dahuang over; I'd like to check on its condition."

Ji An admitted that he had paid less attention to the situation of his beast taming in recent years. The gap in cultivation levels was too great, and raising beast taming was like raising pets. He no longer expected these beast taming to help in battle, but only to run errands and do chores.

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty," Yue Ling'er bowed slightly, then turned and disappeared into the earth. Soon she and Da Huang reappeared at the place where they had disappeared.

The current Big Yellow is nearly two zhang long and a little over one zhang tall. Its limbs are as thick as pillars, and its fur is golden. It looks majestic.

Ji An extended his divine sense and immediately saw the situation of the beast taming clearly:

"That's right, your spiritual energy is surging, you can definitely break through. Why didn't you tell me directly?" He was very curious. Logically speaking, Da Huang and he were closer, after all, they were bound by a bloodline contract. Why did Yue Ling'er get the first-hand information?
Big Yellow growled and bared its teeth as it explained:
"Master, I am not sure if the requirements have been met, and I dare not disturb you, so I ask Ling'er Zhenjun to help me confirm."

He spoke with a gaping maw, looking somewhat ferocious, but his tone was soft, and he dared not raise his voice at all.

After its master's cultivation level broke through, its majesty became even greater. It felt a sense of dread when it got even slightly close, so it subconsciously didn't want to come into contact with it.

Not only it, but all beast tamers who have not reached the Nascent Soul level share this idea.

Yue Ling'er knew Da Huang's true thoughts and explained the situation via telepathy.

Ji An hadn't expected this reason and chuckled:

"Alright, there's something I need to ask you. Do you choose to break through in the small world or outside?"

If you break through the tribulation of lightning in a small world, the power of the lightning is relatively small and the difficulty of the breakthrough is relatively low, but the achievements you can reach afterward are relatively low.

"Breaking through outside is much more difficult, but if successful, the purity of demonic power will be at least 30% higher than breaking through in a small world."

He briefly explained the situation and waited for the other party's decision.

For him, apart from the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord and Yue Ling'er, the other tamed beasts could no longer help in battle, so it didn't matter what choice Da Huang made.

Yue Ling'er transmitted her voice: "Don't break through in the small world. With your foundation and the help of the sovereign, you can completely withstand the tribulation outside."

If you choose to break through in a smaller world, the support you can receive later will be much less.

Big Yellow shook its head, which was as big as a water vat, and said, "Master, I choose to undergo my tribulation outside."

Three days later.

Ji An descended on a cloud onto a low, black, stone mountain and said:
"The earth elemental spiritual energy here is quite abundant, and the spiritual vein has reached the middle grade of the fourth level, which is more than enough for breaking through."

Accompanying him were Yue Ling'er, Qinglu, Jinmao, Jinlingdiao, and Cangshuigui, all eager to witness the birth of a transformed great demon.

The Five Sacred Mountains True Lords are away and have not yet returned; otherwise, they would also be here to join in the fun.

The Golden Fur and Golden Feathered Eagle are only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, while the Azure Water Turtle is only at the third level of the Golden Core realm. Although they live in the gourd world rich in spiritual energy, their bloodlines limit their advancement.

Without other opportunities, it is very difficult for them to transform into human form.

No matter how strong the external force is, it will not achieve good results if it cannot influence the internal factors.

He didn't want others to know that he had a beast under his command that was about to break through, and that there was a fourth-order spiritual vein outside the city, so he came to this mountain range.

After saying that, he used his object manipulation technique to place the pills for his breakthrough and several fourth-tier earth-elemental spirit fruits on the large rock.

The pill was barely considered a low-grade fourth-order pill, which he purchased directly from the Pill Rhyme Pavilion.

Big Yellow lowered its head and said solemnly:
"Master, please wait for my good news."

Ji An offered a few words of encouragement to the beast tamers, then rode away on a cloud with Yue Ling'er and the other beast tamers.

Qinglu sighed inwardly. Back then, this clumsy bear had bullied him quite a bit, but now he had already reached the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, while the bear had fallen far behind.

After flying dozens of miles, Ji An landed on another mountain peak. "Let's wait here."

He focused his mind on his dantian, connecting it with the stone tortoise, and memorized the numbers of the Daoist rhyme.

Before long, spiritual energy gathered like a tide on the mountain where Dahuang was located. Two hours later, the air vibrated with the Earth Element Law.

Ji An understood that the transformation had begun; the next step was either to successfully break through or to vanish into nothingness in the tribulation of lightning.

Two days later, the purple tribulation clouds in the sky dispersed, and a bright moon hung over the mountain. Da Huang broke through without any major incident.

Ji An felt a slight ripple in the space; the stone tortoise had returned to his side and entered his lower dantian.

After breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm, his perception ability improved significantly, and he was able to sense extremely subtle fluctuations.

He focused his mind on his dantian and connected it with the stone tortoise, and golden characters appeared in the sky above the Guanghan Palace.

[Master: Ji An]

[Taoist Rhyme: Yin 56.4, Yang 78.7]

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 12.4, Gen Spirit 32.8, Zhen Spirit 42.2, Xun Spirit 54.3, Kun Spirit 76.2, Qian Spirit 8.4, Dui Spirit 5.7, Li Spirit 2.9

Numerically speaking, the increase in Daoist rhyme is very small. This is because the Daoist rhyme that can be obtained by breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is only a little over a thousand points of Five Elements Daoist rhyme, which is then transformed into Yin-Yang Daoist rhyme by the stone turtle.

All the spiritual energy accumulated over the years has been used to improve the grade of spirit wood, cultivating more fourth-grade top-quality spirit wood.

The moon grew dimmer and dimmer, eventually disappearing from the sky. Ji An rode a cloud and flew away to find Da Huang.

The mountain where the beast taming breakthrough occurred was more than ten feet shorter than before, and many rocks could be seen crumbling on the mountainside.

By this time, Dahuang had transformed into human form, appearing as a large-faced, fat man with big ears.

Back then, it took the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord and the Azure Deer a period of time to successfully transform when they broke through, but Da Huang did not go through these processes, which indirectly shows that its foundation is relatively weak.

The golden retriever was the first to step forward, excitedly standing upright with its two front paws clasped together:
"Congratulations to my friend on successfully transforming!"

Time flies, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Miao You Sanren arrived at Ji An's cave dwelling and went straight to the point:

“Fellow Daoist, come with me to pay a visit to Fellow Daoist Zhong Ding. He is the one who discovered the traces of the Heaven-Mending Lotus.”

If I'm not mistaken, it should be time to set off.

Ji An sighed, "Finally, all these years of waiting are coming to an end. It's been a long and difficult journey."

Counting the time, he has been on Chang Geng Star for thirty-six years.

The two left the cave and flew on clouds to the agreed meeting place, where three cultivators were already waiting.

Everyone introduced themselves, and the round-faced Zhongding Sanren began:

"After my confirmation, the Heavenly Lotus will mature in a few months, so I have gathered everyone here today. We will depart in half a month, and please prepare for the rest of the time."

"Fellow Daoists Miaoyou and Qingyue are masters of formations; we'll have to rely heavily on them to break through the demon beast clan's protective formation."

(End of this chapter)