From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 18 Asking for Rain
"The Yi Wood Azure Sky Technique?"

Qin Chuan stared blankly at the orange tree that had miraculously returned to life in an instant, his heart filled with overwhelming shock.

Previously, he only had a vague idea of ​​what kind of skill Master Huo possessed, and he didn't know just how amazing he was. But after seeing it with his own eyes today, he realized how well-deserved and genuine those four words were.

However, he immediately saw Old Huo exhale a deep breath of stale air and shake his head, saying:
"Although this method is good at treating spiritual plants, it can only treat the symptoms at this moment, not the root cause. Just now, the finger only temporarily restored the spiritual tree to seven or eight tenths of its condition. The root cause is still that the spiritual plant from outer space is not adapted to the soil and water of the Nine Rivers. In addition, this tree has an extremely high demand for spiritual energy, and although these two acres of red spiritual soil are already of superior quality, they are still insufficient. Unless it can be nourished by one or two spiritual rains to improve the soil quality and increase the spiritual energy, it may be able to completely alleviate this predicament."

"What should we do?" Qin Chuan frowned.

Although he had anticipated that the tree would be difficult to cultivate, the feeling of helplessness was still suffocating when the crisis truly arrived.

If the orange trees really die off in large numbers, his path in the martial arts world will probably be cut off.

"Right now, the only thing we can do is use the 'Yi Mu Qing Tian Jue' to keep them alive every day, while also having the temple submit a report to the county temple to request a divine rain. If heaven takes pity on us, perhaps we can save some of the fruit trees," Old Huo said in a deep voice.

"Then... Elder Huo?" Qin Chuan's heart stirred, and he asked tentatively.

Huo Yuanjue looked at him with a deep gaze: "Let me be frank with you. If I were to interfere in this orange orchard now, I would be asking for trouble and my reputation would be in jeopardy. Tell me, is it worth it for me, a mere fire-crafting disciple, to put myself under such a precarious wall?"

His position at Nongling Temple is exceptional; if he were to explicitly intervene, it would be tantamount to publicly declaring his allegiance and becoming completely involved in the matter.

Ugh!
The glimmer of hope that had just risen in Qin Chuan's heart was abruptly shattered, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In the end... it still didn't work?

Is his path to immortality truly about to end? What will become of him from now on?
Having finally touched the path to immortality and reached the most tempting threshold of "immortality" in the world, how could he be willing to pass through it without entering and perish halfway through his journey?

"Do I really have to abandon this promising future in the Heavenly Register and go down the mountain to run a private sect?"

However, even if one can cultivate separately, he already understood the vast difference between "talismans" and "celestial registers".

Even if one establishes a sect and cultivates to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, one still has to be obsequious before the celestial officials of the Heavenly Court.

That was definitely not the "immortal" he sought!
A true immortal should have power, authority, and freedom all in one hand.

He went to sea to start his own sect, possessing supernatural powers but without divine favor. No matter how strong he was, he was nothing more than a "demon king" in Journey to the West, unable to achieve enlightenment or attain immortality.

One careless move could anger the heavens, and being annihilated by the Heavenly Army would be nothing more than a casual act.

Just as his mind was in turmoil, Old Master Huo suddenly spoke:
"Would you be willing to learn this 'Yi Wood Azure Sky Technique'?"

Qin Chuan was taken aback upon hearing this: "Elder Huo is willing to impart this supernatural power to me?"

"This method is far from being called 'supernatural power,' but if you learn it and cultivate it to the third level or above in a short period of time, you can extend the life of these spiritual trees every day on your own," Old Huo said slowly. "At the same time, you should petition the temple in your own name, and the temple will then forward it to the county temple's weather bureau to request the rain. If you can really get the rain, you may be able to save some of the fruit trees."

He eventually developed a fondness for Qin Chuan's talent.

Although it is inconvenient for me to personally intervene, I am willing to pass on what I have learned.

If this child is lucky enough to make the spirit tree last for a while, and he reaches the fourth level of Qi Refining, and can hold on until next year, then new people will join the company.

Then the next stoker will take over this hot potato, and he will also gain a highly talented successor—of course, all of this is on the premise that this batch of trees can survive this year.

Having said that, he took out a thin book from his bosom and tossed it to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan took it instinctively.

"Study this method diligently. It is best to cultivate spiritual energy cultivation at the same time as this method. In order to use this method, you need to cultivate to at least the third level of Qi Refining, 'transforming light into energy', in order to generate the wood-attribute true energy that can heal spiritual plants."

After finishing his words, Old Master Huo left without waiting for Qin Chuan's response.

"The Green Wood Vitality Technique..."

Qin Chuan gazed deeply at the departing figure, etching this kindness into his heart, then looked down at the book in his hands. As he opened it, his eyes suddenly lit up—

Although the book cover is titled "The Vitality of Green Wood Technique", what is inside is actually the complete "The Azure Heaven Technique of Yi Wood", which includes the last three levels of the technique!
Qin Chuan immediately found a secluded spot and began to cultivate diligently.

——The Green Wood Vitality Technique (Beginner)

Upon seeing the method appear on the platform and being able to be blessed, Qin Chuan did not hesitate, and with a thought:
"add a bit!"

Click!

The single point of Dharma essence shattered instantly.

The first level of the "Azure Wood Vitality Technique" was completed in an instant! Qin Chuan twirled his fingers to regulate his breathing, drawing spiritual light out of his body and condensing it into a vortex of azure light in his palm.

However, the light vortex dissipated on its own in just a moment.

"If one's cultivation level hasn't reached the third level of Qi Refining, even if one masters the first level of the technique, it will only be a superficial skill and hardly of any practical use."

What if we add more points?

He clearly remembered that after reaching the sixth level of the Silver Light White Needle Technique, although he still needed to control the needle with spiritual energy, the extraordinary needle technique allowed him to perform acupuncture on himself and treat his hidden injuries.

Click-clack!
The Dharma essence was shattered one after another.

The second level of the "Green Wood Vitality Technique"! The third level! The fourth level! The fifth level!

Qin Chuan actually pushed this technique to its absolute limit in an instant!

Let's look at the number of aggregates again:

The 40 points have vanished.

Only 5 points remain.

However, this method has reached a progress of two percent in the accumulation of Dharma nature at the fifth level.

"At least 50 more points are needed to push the 'Green Wood Vitality Technique' to the sixth level and truly enter the realm of the 'Yi Wood Azure Sky Technique'."

Qin Chuan understood.

Immediately, he calmed his mind and comprehended the profound mysteries of the "Green Wood Vitality Technique," which had reached the fifth level.

As he activated the magic technique, Qin Chuan was astonished to find that he seemed to have transformed into a plant in the world, able to clearly sense the breathing of all the spiritual herbs and plants in the six acres of spiritual fields under his jurisdiction, and breathe in unison with them.

breathe--

He subconsciously exhaled, and like a spiritual plant, he directly absorbed the spiritual energy from the depths of the earth!
Opening his eyes, Qin Chuan felt a strange unease:
"Doesn't this... make it even easier for me to exploit the public's spiritual energy?"

He glanced instinctively in the direction of the wooden house, thinking to himself:

"Upon cultivating the 'Azure Wood Vitality Technique' to the fifth level, one can actually breathe in sync with the plants, as if roots were sprouting from beneath one's feet, allowing for a massive absorption of spiritual energy from the spiritual fields... Elder Huo must know this, yet he didn't say it outright. Could it be... that he also used this technique to secretly absorb spiritual energy from the spiritual fields back then, essentially exploiting them?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and before he could delve into it, he turned his attention to applying for the Spirit Rain.

"Submit the application first, no matter what."

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"Director Liu, this is Qin Chuan's application, requesting a 'rain decree' of one hour and one foot three inches and three fen for his six mu of sacred land. Do you think this application should be submitted to the 'Wind and Rain Bureau'?"

A Taoist priest, holding a document, respectfully sought instructions from Vice Abbot Liu Shichang.

A glint flashed in Liu Shichang's eyes, and he immediately understood—this must have been Huo Yuanjue's idea for that kid.

He smiled slightly, surprised that Old Huo was also well-versed in this art.

“Of course we must deliver it,” Liu Shichang said slowly. “Back then, County God Sun personally visited the temple and made it clear that she would handle the matter of spiritual energy. Now that the spirit oranges need rain, how can we delay?”

The civil servant nodded in agreement and was about to turn around and go to the Wind and Rain Bureau to submit the document.

"slow."

Liu Shichang called out to him.

The civil servant looked back, puzzled.

Under Liu Shichang's silent gaze, the Taoist suddenly realized something:
"Understood, it's the old rule."

Liu Shichang nodded slightly and waved for him to leave.

After leaving the government office, the Taoist priest immediately returned to his desk, picked up his pen, and rewrote a document, subtly adding and changing the amount, area, and time of rainfall reported by Qin Chuan to several times the required amount.

The area of ​​twenty acres of spiritual fields, if it rains for five hours, requires a depth of six feet six inches and six fen (approximately 1.3 meters).

(End of this chapter)