Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 116 Gengjin Dao Seed
Hearing the question, Wei Songnian shook his head slightly and said:

"No. With twelve thousand talismans, and the talisman maker's success rate assuming 60%, only seven thousand two hundred talismans would be made.

The sect has not stopped its pace of occupying strongholds in the wild. There are at least four to five thousand Qi Refining disciples who are actively hunting monsters. It is very common for each of these disciples to carry more than a dozen talismans.

The demand for talisman paper is still very high. Although the talismans that Taoist friends used to make were good, they were relatively unconventional.

If I switch to something like Explosive Fire, I won't have to worry about sales at all."

Talismans are consumables, and their consumption is huge under the current circumstances.

As the number of spiritual farmers growing talisman grass within the sect has not increased dramatically, talisman paper and talisman seals are still in-demand commodities.

Ji An felt relieved, as long as it didn't affect the purchase of fish fry and magic arrays:
“In order to plant better, I practice the Wood Element Kung Fu.

When wood flourishes, fire flourishes. I've been practicing fire magic lately. From now on, I'll take time out every day to draw the Explosive Flame Talisman, and then I'll hand it over to Fellow Daoist Wei."

His Explosive Fire Technique has been perfected. After several more months of hard practice combined with the refining of spiritual energy, his magic will be able to break through to the perfect level in one fell swoop.

By then, you will be able to draw explosive fire talismans continuously.

Wei Songnian's eyes sparkled: "I'm really looking forward to that day coming soon."

The demand for mid-grade explosive fire talismans exceeds the supply, and all that can be sold out are sold out. As the sects occupy more and more strongholds, the gap in talismans will become larger and larger.

"I won't keep you waiting too long."

Ji An drank the spiritual tea in the cup and said with a smile:
"My two fellow Daoists have traveled a long way. Why don't you stay here tonight for a few drinks and experience the charm of Scarlet Flame Peak at night?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Thank you for letting me stay."

Wei Songnian bowed. The Wei family of Xiaozhu Mountain only occupied a first-grade superior spiritual vein, and he had never practiced in a second-grade spiritual vein.

When Ji An finished his training and walked out of the cave, he saw a round moon like a disk, cold and clear, reflecting his flying eyebrows and hair.

A gray skin lizard emerged from a crevice in the rock and began to hunt tonight.

The spirit is fierce during the day, but only at night will some life appear on the Red Flame Peak.

His eyes dropped and looked towards the woods at the foot of the mountain, but his consciousness had already sunk into his dantian.

In the Dantian, the stone turtle swam slowly in circles in the sea of ​​magic power, like a living being.

Ji An looked at the increasingly spiritual stone turtle, his thoughts wandering as he tried to guess the origins of this divine object that had brought him to this world.

Since he can travel through the world, can he still go back the same way he came to take a look at his hometown and see if there is anything waiting there?

It was too far-fetched to think about these things now. After more than ten years of being with the stone turtle day and night, he only discovered three kinds of magical properties.

He absorbed and refined spiritual inspiration. Another time, when he was using all his strength to cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique but lacked mana, the stone turtle spit out a stream of spiritual power to help him.

After a while, he collected his thoughts and thought about the stone turtle.

Like a drop of ink spreading in clear water, the ink forms lines of handwriting, emerging in the mind.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 582.8, Gen Spirit 557.6, Zhen Spirit 7.1, Xun Spirit 43.2, Kun Spirit 27.6, Qian Spirit 38.7, Dui Spirit 36.8, Li Spirit 46.4

[Spell: Sharp Gold Technique (92% complete)

Golden Armor Technique (94% minor success).

After this period of accumulation, Qian Ling has already mastered the Sharp Gold Technique to the level of great perfection.

"Refine the Dui Spirit and improve the Golden Armor Technique."

Good things should be saved for last, so he chose to refine Dui Ling first.

The spiritual consciousness entered the mysterious space of the stone turtle and turned into a phantom, with its feet on the Dui position.

As the spell was cast over and over again, the dull golden light on the shadow kept flickering, and the understanding of the Golden Armor Technique flowed in his heart. When the Dui Ling was completely consumed, the numbers of the Golden Armor Technique froze.

[Golden Armor Technique (Minor Success 94% → Major Success 5%)]

"Refine the Qianling spirit and improve the Sharp Gold Technique."

The shadow of the spiritual consciousness instantly moved to the Qian position, and the color of the ground under his feet was much brighter than that of the Dui position.

Golden light flashed on Shadow's fingers, emitting a sharp aura. The last golden light surged out from his fingertips and exploded in all directions.

The sharp aura disappeared in a flash, but his spiritual world was filled with golden light as bright as the stars, as if it had been cut by countless swords and knives, and the touch had become numb.

[Tao Seed: Sharp Edge (Not of Grade), hidden in Taiyuan acupoint, comprehends the true meaning of Gengjin Dao magic 'Indestructible', and slightly improves the understanding of Gengjin Dao magic.]

Ji An's consciousness returned to his body and he instinctively took a breath. This was the first time he felt that refining spiritual energy was actually dangerous.

It seems that those monks who practice the gold-based exercises are all ruthless people. The so-called showing off their edge means having a determination to go forward even if there are thousands of people against them.

The nature of the fire element is also vigorous and domineering, and cultivators who practice the fire element techniques are not easy to deal with.

He raised his arm, and golden light flashed at his fingertips. Looking at it, his consciousness suddenly felt a cutting and stinging sensation.

The golden light, several times smaller than a speck of dust, was clearly a sharp blade. "Snap!" the spirit lizard fell from the rock wall and trembled as it crawled into the crevice.

Ji An laughed. He himself was stung by the sharpness of the golden light. It was not shameful for a spirit lizard that could barely be considered a demon beast to be frightened.

The spirit lizard is a harmless monster that is good at catching mosquitoes and insects and can maintain cleanliness, so he just let it go and did not drive it away or kill it.

When the fourth Tao seed entered his body, Ji An felt more at ease.

The mystery of the Five Elements is as deep as the sea, and they are mutually reinforcing and restraining, but this simple sentence cannot express even a fraction of it.

The cultivators in Chaoyuan stage also need to comprehend the subtleties in it, in order to combine the five energies into the fire of their own life force and forge a supreme golden elixir.

However, it takes a long time to comprehend one of the Five Elements. According to records from ancient times to the present, when a cultivator achieves the Golden Elixir, he often only comprehends two or three of the Five Elements. After the Golden Elixir is achieved, it takes a long time to supplement and receive the remaining knowledge before the Golden Elixir can be polished into a perfect whole.

In a sense, what Ji An is doing now is to prepare for the future, while at the same time he can comprehend the path and indirectly confirm the divine will of the Wood Element.

Chiyan Peak is the place where the five elements converge. The time he needs to do so many things is not much different from that of other cultivators who only focus on one thing.

Once you have condensed ten Dao seeds, you can try to harmonize Yin and Yang to experience the complete Dao of the Five Elements.

Two months later, Chiyan Peak welcomed a group of guests.

Ji An invited all the familiar cultivators to attend his foundation-building ceremony which was half a year late.

When other cultivators in the sect succeed in establishing their foundation, they often hold a ceremony within a month to announce that they have entered the foundation-building stage.

He was busy dealing with various matters at Chiyan Peak, and he also attended Zhao Mengyao's ceremony a few days ago, so he wanted to avoid time, and therefore waited until now to hold his own ceremony.

Those who attended the ceremony included four senior brothers and sisters from the Ningcuiya lineage, Zhang Yuanshan and three other disciples from Qingsong Taoist Academy who had always maintained contact with them, as well as Wei Songnian, Huang Feihu, Liang Qiu and others.

The sky was as white as a jade plate, and a layer of cold frost seemed to have condensed on the ground.

There are a few night-shining pearls hanging on the Qingling bamboo, and the shadows of the trees are swaying.

Du Huaiyuan raised his glass and said with a smile: "I have never participated in a foundation-building ceremony held at night. It really has a unique flavor."

"Conditions are limited, so this is the only way."

Ji An shook his head and laughed. During the day, his inspiration was very intense. Even with the magic circle blocking it, it was not a good time to entertain guests.

The foundation-building ceremony is a place for making friends. The air is filled with the aroma of wine and the table is full of delicacies. More than ten people are happily communicating with each other.

Zhang Yuanshan drank the wine in his cup and said:
"I have received a mandatory mission from the sect. In a few months, I will temporarily leave the sect and go to the newly opened stronghold in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to take charge for three years."

After the new stronghold is established, in order to maintain its operation, in addition to sending monks from the Law Enforcement Hall to garrison there, the sect will mobilize weapon refiners, alchemists, talisman makers and other skilled talents to garrison there.

Mu Qingwan nodded slightly and said:

"I have also received a mandatory mission from the sect. In three months, I will be stationed at Hongmu Ridge for three years. I guess others will also receive such mandatory missions one after another."

Zhang Yuanshan laughed and said, "Haha, my mission location is also Hongmu Ridge, so everyone will have someone to look after you in the future."

If you move into the base with someone you know, you can share what you have with each other. If the other person is an alchemist who practices fire-based exercises, it will be more convenient for you to buy elixirs to improve your cultivation.

This is the meaning of connections, it is easier to get things done with acquaintances.

Li Lingyu blinked and said:

"Is it safe to enter the stronghold now? I heard that as we go deeper into the Shiwan Mountains, the stronghold will often be attacked by monsters."

Everyone looked at Liu Yu, a cultivator from the Law Enforcement Hall, and was familiar with the inside story.

Liu Yu coughed lightly and said:
"Let me first explain the sect's current basic strategy. We have been maintaining the pace of establishing strongholds in the wild, and we need a large number of cultivators to move in. Nearly half of the caves have been sold to independent cultivators.

We run these strongholds as markets, and the sect is only responsible for maintaining order.

The resistance encountered in establishing new strongholds is indeed increasing, and counterattacks by powerful monster organizations are also common occurrences.

But as long as a mountain protection formation is established in the new stronghold, safety can be guaranteed, especially for cultivators who do not need to participate in direct combat."

Needless to say, everyone knew that the sect's strategy had changed and they were planning to tie more independent cultivators onto the chariots.

These independent cultivators have their own businesses, so when a demonic disaster breaks out, the first thing they will do is not to escape, but to choose to fight for their own interests under the organization of the sect.

Liu Yu paused and continued:
"Just as Junior Sister Qingwan said, with the increase in the number of new strongholds, a large number of tasks will be assigned to those who will be stationed there. You must all make preparations early."

"It's over," Ji An slapped his forehead in frustration.

Liu Yu smiled and said:

"Even if we move into the stronghold, the sect will not send spiritual farmers there. Junior Brother Ji can rest assured and stay in the sect."

In order to accommodate more independent cultivators in the stronghold, the sect made the spiritual fields inside very small, making it impossible to send spiritual farmers in the foundation-building stage to take care of them.

Ji An said:

"I'm still a talisman maker, and I'm afraid I'll be receiving a lot of mandatory talisman-making missions in the future."

For a talisman maker who lacks other means of earning spirit stones, completing this kind of task is a good job, but for him, making a large number of talismans seems like a waste of time.

The mana consumed in making talismans can be restored through meditation, but it is much more difficult to make up for the energy consumed.

(End of this chapter)