Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 961 Fifth-Order Low-Grade Gathering Yuan Tree

Ji An pondered how much his cultivation would increase after refining all the Heaven-Mending Lotuses, gaining a clearer understanding of the role that fifth-tier spiritual plants could play.

With this in mind, his desire to cultivate the quality of spiritual veins became even stronger.

The resources required to cultivate a spiritual vein to the fifth rank are more than those required to cultivate a Gathering Yuan Tree, so cultivating the Gathering Yuan Tree remains the top priority.

Improving the cultivation level of a cultivator in the Three Flowers Realm requires not only daily accumulation, but also a sufficient depth of understanding of Yin and Yang power. Ji An's Yin-Yang Divine Thunder has reached the Great Perfection level, and his understanding of Yin and Yang power is sufficient to reach the late stage of the Three Flowers Realm.

Now, as long as he has enough resources to improve his magical power and cultivate his small world, his path of cultivation should be smooth sailing.

Ji An pondered his cultivation path and could say that he had not encountered any major bottlenecks. Every year, the stone tortoise would exhale pure spiritual energy, which allowed him to nourish his physical body. Perhaps that special spiritual energy also had other effects that he was unaware of.

The wisps of smoke in the incense burner stopped rising. Ah Yun silently walked over, lit a new plate of sandalwood incense, and the smoke and mist bloomed like flowers once more.

Ji An nodded to her and gave the instructions:
"The preserved leaves of the Juyuan tree were burned in batches and then buried under the tree."

Furthermore, the leaves of the other several Heavenly Spirit Roots were treated in the same way.

These resources originally had other uses, but now they are all being used to nourish the Gathering Yuan Tree.

Ayun nodded, "Yes, ma'am, I'll do it right away."

She took a few steps back, turned around, and rode away in her spirit shuttle.

Ji An stroked his chin, pondering what other methods could accelerate the cultivation of spirit trees. Only resources of at least the fourth-tier top grade could be effective, as well as magic arrays that could accelerate the improvement of spirit veins.

After careful consideration, he took out the sealed metal box, removed the chunks of meat inside, and began to burn them with his life-force fire.

Neither the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame nor the Netherworld Bone Flame can burn the flesh and blood of a mid-stage Three Flowers Realm cultivator.

The rank of the Primordial Flame has reached the fifth-order low grade, which is barely enough to shake flesh and blood.

In fact, it would be feasible to bury the flesh and blood directly near the spirit tree. However, all things have a spirit, and the spirituality of the spiritual root of heaven and earth is extremely high. If the Gathering Yuan Tree comes into contact with the flesh and blood of a mid-stage Three Flowers Realm cultivator, it may cause 'contamination' that he cannot predict.

Because of these concerns, he has never directly used flesh and blood to cultivate spiritual plants, as doing so could inadvertently create evil spiritual plants.

The chunks of meat slowly began to burn, and a rich aroma of meat wafted through the air. Soon, the beasts gathered around, and even the golden-haired and golden-feathered eagles couldn't help but drool, while the Nascent Soul level beasts were also secretly swallowing their saliva.

Ji An had no appetite; he had no intention of 'eating people.' He waved his sleeve and said:

"Go away, don't stay here. These things won't be your food."

After driving away the beasts, he began to focus on burning the flesh and blood, and then buried the ashes under the tree.

He pressed his temples wearily. The efficiency of burning with the Yuanming Fire was a bit low. It would be better if the grade of the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Fire was improved in the future.

Both the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame and the Netherworld Bone Flame will gradually improve as the Yuanming Flame increases, but it takes time to reach the fifth rank. What he lacks is precisely the accumulation of time, which is something that can't be helped.

Three days later at noon, Qingyue Sanren hosted a banquet for Ji An and his companion at his cave dwelling.

She wore a blue silk dress, with a bright green hairpin in her hair, and her face was full of smiles.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone took their seats, and she pointed to the exquisite dishes on the round table:

"The conditions are simple, please don't mind, fellow Daoists."

Fifth-tier demonic beasts are all transformed great demonic beasts, and most cultivators do not eat the flesh of transformed demonic beasts, so these are all vegetarian dishes.

Ji An tasted the dishes and the spirit wine, and exclaimed:

"The ingredients are all top-grade fourth-level, and the spirit wine is even lower-grade fifth-level. Fellow Daoist, you are still modest about the simple conditions. It really makes us ashamed."

He considered his own little world to be outstanding among cultivators of the same level, but even he couldn't put together such a feast.

Because his accumulation of knowledge was thousands of years less than that of those veteran cultivators, the difference in the depth of time was too great.

"I am relieved that you two are satisfied."

Qingyue Sanren's smile softened even more. He was very satisfied to have made such a friend, as he was able to return safely this time thanks to the other party.

After chatting warmly for a while, she learned that Ji An and his companion came from a very distant planet, and asked:

"I'm afraid the two of you will have to leave Venus from now on, won't you?"

Miaoyou Sanren nodded slightly, "Yes, I haven't seen how prosperous Ziwei Star is yet, I must go there eventually."

Memories surfaced in Qingyue Sanren's eyes, and he sighed:

"I spent several hundred years on Ziwei Star. It is indeed a prosperous place, but apart from the major local sects, most cultivators are just passing through."

Three-Flower Realm cultivators are considered the pinnacle of the pyramid on ordinary planets, but it is the cultivators of the Ziwei Star Cave Heaven who truly hold the power of discourse.

Staying there was far less comfortable than being on a planet like Chang Geng, which is why she left Ziwei Star.

She recounted some events concerning Ziwei Star, and Ji An listened attentively. Competition was fierce in prosperous places, but opportunities were even greater. He now wanted to acquire more resources to accelerate the upgrading of the Juyuan Tree.

"By the way, when do you two plan to leave?"

Ji An said:

"I plan to set off in a few days."

His purpose in staying on the planet Venus was to obtain the Heavenly Lotus, and now that his wish has been fulfilled, he has no more attachment to it.

Miao You Sanren sighed softly and said:

"I estimate it will take several more decades, at least until the quality of the small world reaches the fourth-order top grade."

If we accumulate more resources while staying on Chang Geng Star, we won't be in dire straits when we go to Zi Wei Star.

Qingyue Sanren raised his cup, "Today is a farewell to Fellow Daoist Xuanqing. One day, when my cultivation reaches the mid-stage of the Three Flowers Realm, I will go to Ziwei Star again. I hope to find you again to drink and have fun together."

She was filled with regret. She valued Ji An more than Miao You Sanren, because the latter's performance in the battle was unremarkable and not impressive.

After a hearty meal and drinks, the group chatted for several hours before the guests took their leave.

On the way back, Ji An asked:
"Fellow Daoist, how much longer will it take to refine the magic array?"

Miao You Sanren calculated in his mind for a moment and said:
"It will take about two months, so please speed things up as soon as possible."

The crafting of a fourth-order top-grade magic array is not easy, but fortunately he made a lot of preparations in advance, which allowed him to achieve such a fast crafting speed.

However, he had only prepared his own magic array beforehand, intending to hand over the magic array that he originally planned to refine for himself.

Ji An nodded. "Thank you. I have another request. I would like to refine a magic array that can accelerate the improvement of the grade of spiritual veins. It needs to accelerate the accumulation of spiritual energy in the soil and cover an area of ​​ten acres. I wonder how long it would take to refine such an array."

According to regulations, the grade of a spirit field will be upgraded before the grade of a spirit vein is upgraded. However, the grade of a fifth-order spirit vein is special. If the grade of the spirit vein is not high enough, the grade of the spirit field cannot be upgraded.

"I have such a magic array, it's a bit rudimentary but the effect is not affected. If you don't mind using a second-hand magic array, I can give you a set."

Miao You Sanren crafted many such arrays to accelerate the cultivation of the spiritual veins of the small world, which was also the main reason why he planned to stay on Chang Geng Star for a while longer.

Cultivating a spiritual vein requires a large amount of spirit stones and resources, which has led to him living in poverty.

"Of course I don't mind. When can I have it?"

Ji An wanted to get the items as soon as possible, even if it was just to upgrade the grade of the Gathering Yuan Tree a day earlier.

"Haha, I'll send it to you tomorrow."

The following day, Ji An obtained the magic circle and entered the small world after seeing off the guests.

This magic array has no array plate; it consists entirely of array flags. Crafting an array plate can control the opening and closing of the magic array. If there are only array flags, the magic array will always be in the open state after it is set up.

He placed the array flags in suitable locations and left three top-grade spirit stones next to each flag.

The battles of the past few days had consumed too many spirit stones; otherwise, he would have kept even more spirit stones as an energy source.

After doing all this, Ji An started burning the meat chunks, and soon a rich aroma filled the air.

Although the lotus root of the Heaven-Mending Lotus has been refined, some of its medicinal effects remain in the body. These effects will be slowly absorbed, which is why cultivators don't consume spiritual fruits or medicines consecutively; they always wait for a period of time.
Ji An used to take a month's break, and he still plans to do so now.

Two months later, as promised, the hermit Miaoyou delivered the magic array that would activate the power of the laws, saying:
"The use of the magic array is very simple. Set up the array in the center of the small world, place the Heaven-Mending Lotus in the crystal sphere and seal it."

Once the magic array is activated, the runes embedded in the sphere will take effect, slowly unleashing the power of the laws, without requiring any intervention from fellow cultivators.

The power of the laws will pass through the crystal ball's seal, so there's no need to worry about that.

I estimate it will take about ten to twelve years to fully unleash the power of the laws contained within the fifth-grade low-level lotus leaf. At that time, the lotus leaf will completely disappear without leaving any trace.

Fellow Daoist, quickly test if the magic array is functioning properly. If there are any problems, we'll resolve them tomorrow.

He tested the magic array after it was created, and it was effective.

Ji An took the magic array and asked:
"Will embedding it into a magic array that increases the concentration of spiritual energy in the soil have any effect?"

"Not at all."

"Okay, I'll test it in a bit."

After chatting for a while, Ji An paid the refining fee, and Miao You Sanren took his leave.

After seeing off the guests, Ji An entered the gourd world, set up a magic array under the Gathering Yuan Tree, and everything went smoothly after activation, with the runes engraved on the surface of the crystal ball flashing alternately.

About six hours later, he felt a strange rhythm spreading out, and the leaves of the Gathering Yuan Tree rustled as if they were cheering and jumping for joy.

Ji An bid farewell to his friends, left the planet Venus, and continued to fly through the boundless starry sky.

Even though his cultivation level was already at the Three Flowers Realm, he would inevitably feel his own insignificance once he came to space.

During his flight, he consumed all the lotus roots, and the Gathering Yuan Tree also thrived with the accumulation of various resources.

In the small world, more and more fourth-tier top-grade spiritual plants are being cultivated.

He also encountered two star beasts, one with the strength of the early stage of the Three Flowers Realm and the other with the strength of the middle stage of the Three Flowers Realm.

Because of his profound understanding of Yin and Yang, the stealth ability that the Star Beasts were so proud of was completely exposed in Ji An's eyes. After using Yin-Yang Divine Thunder on them, he gained two more spoils of war.

The star beast's skin was preserved, and everything else became resources for the growth of the Gathering Yuan Tree.

More than twenty years later, Ji An checked the star chart and found that he was not far from Ziwei Star, and would be able to reach it in three years at most.

He returned to the small world with anticipation in his heart and immediately felt a special aura emanating from the Gathering Yuan Tree.

The aura was so familiar that he immediately teleported to the Gathering Yuan Tree and placed his hand on the trunk to sense the intensity of the flowing life force.

"Haha, my wish has come true!"

His laughter echoed far and wide, lingering in the mountains and forests. The Gathering Yuan Tree was doing well, and had begun to transform into a fifth-grade lower-level tree.

At this time, only half a month had passed since the ashes of the mid-stage Three Flowers Realm Star Beast were buried. He extended his divine sense to search for a while and found that the ashes had only just begun to be decomposed and absorbed.

The earth unicorn peeked its head out from among the leaves, flew to its master's shoulder, and delivered another piece of good news:

The five-colored flowers are about to bloom again; I saw a bud today.

"good news!"

Ji An smiled broadly. The upgrade of the spirit wood's grade was a foregone conclusion. Once the five-colored flower matured, it would become a low-grade fifth-order spirit flower, and his cultivation would reach a new level.

Two years later, the Juyuan Tree truly reached the fifth-grade lower level, and its current height reached an astonishing twenty-seven zhang, a significant increase compared to before.

As it grows taller, it develops more branches and more leaves.

These fallen leaves, when burned, make excellent fertilizer, which can be used to fertilize the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, such as the Fusang tree, the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch, and the Azure Jade Tree.

Once all the spiritual roots of heaven and earth have been cultivated to the fifth rank, the grade of the spiritual veins can be improved more quickly.

Another year passed, and Ji An arrived at Ziwei Star, where he witnessed this enormous planet, far larger than Chang Geng Star.

Based on visual estimation, this planet is estimated to be ten times the size of Chang Geng (the planet Ephemeral Star). The cyan and yellow areas are land, while the red and blue areas are oceans.

Outside the planet, cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm could be seen coming and going from time to time, flying in groups of three or five. There was a kind of flying vehicle similar to a spirit boat, which flew faster than his full-force release of the Golden Light of the Earth.

Ji An was amazed; the prosperity of the place was evident.

He did not immediately enter the planet Ziwei, but spent several months circling the planet before landing on a continent bordering the sea.

Since he didn't have a clear place to settle down, he chose a city that was nestled between mountains and rivers and wasn't particularly large. Its area wasn't much bigger than Yunshi City on Chang Geng Star, so such a city should be easy to settle down in.

After landing, Ji An found a place that sold jade slips and bought some language-related jade slips.

To quickly integrate into a place, you must speak the mainstream language; otherwise, it will cause many inconveniences.

After obtaining the jade slip, he temporarily left the city and spent two months in the mountains and fields, learning the local language before returning to the city.

(End of this chapter)