Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 126 Response
The spiritual food was rich and delicious, but Ge Ying was a little absent-minded.

When she first heard about the eruption of spiritual objects with gold and fire attributes from the Red Flame Peak, she planned to ask her disciples to hand over the spiritual objects of the second-grade upper and top-grade levels, and she would risk her reputation to negotiate with the sect to save as many disciples as possible.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If the sect learns about this situation from other channels, it will be even more disadvantageous to the disciples.

Everyone has greed, and others in Ji An's position would probably do the same, but such things cannot be discussed in public.

If a disciple can actively admit his mistakes and sincerely repent, he should be able to gain the opportunity to be forgiven.

However, doing so also has risks. She doesn't know what those uncles in the Chaoyuan period will think about this. The second-level top-grade spiritual objects erupted from the Red Flame Peak are of great use to several uncles in the sect.

If they develop prejudices against the disciples, it will affect their path.

Sometimes, a high-level monk would just make a hint and cause his disciples to waste years.

When she roughly understood the reason for the outbreak of the Lung Fire Vein at the foot of Scarlet Flame Peak, she decided to help her disciples conceal the matter, but she was hesitant.

After the sect sent the golden sword message yesterday, Ge Ying realized that the cultivation of the spiritual vein had reached the final moment.

After seeing the disciple's planting situation at Chiyan Peak and his comprehension of the skills and spells today, she was more inclined to help the disciple conceal this shameful thing.

Judging from the current situation, disciples can accumulate a lot of resources through planting, and there is a high possibility that they can break through the Chaoyuan period.

Even if he hadn't broken through to the Chaoyuan stage, his attainments in planting would have surpassed hers, even before she achieved enlightenment.

If other senior leaders are suspicious of you because of your bad behavior, it will be a loss for the sect. The other party is most likely to help the sect cultivate the second-grade top-quality spiritual peach again.

After making a decision, Ge Ying relaxed and began to enjoy the food.

"The aroma of the rabbit meat is cooked into the soup, and paired with these spiritual vegetables, it is fresh and fragrant without being greasy. It's very delicious."

"It's great that one spirit fish can be made into so many flavors."

She ate the fish bone pancake and nodded with a smile.

"I would like to thank Master for the compliment on behalf of Fellow Daoist Liang."

Ji An smiled and said that he was quite good at reading people's expressions.

When he first saw that his master looked worried, he understood that it must be his behavior that was causing the problem, and that the other party was probably thinking of a better way to deal with the situation.

Seeing Master smiling at this moment, things should be turning around.

He raised his glass again and said with a smile:
"Master, you haven't had a drop of wine just now. Now please taste this glass of pine wine.

This is a fine wine that Senior Brother Du brewed using pine nuts and several kinds of spiritual fruits. It was fermented in the cold pond for five years and can accelerate the recovery of mana."

Ge Ying drank half a cup, closed his eyes, practiced the technique, and felt it carefully for a while, then nodded slightly and said:

"The spirit wine has a mellow taste and is also beneficial for cultivators in the late stage of foundation building. Huaiyuan's understanding of winemaking has improved again."

She raised her eyes and said casually:
"You brothers are doing very well. I haven't even tasted this wine."

"We also stored some spiritual wine in the cold pond. I took some out and gave it to Master before he left."

Ji An gritted his teeth and could only apologize to Senior Brother Du for now, and slowly make up for his brother's loss in the future.

The bright moon leaped out from the mountains, casting its light everywhere.

At the entrance of the cave, Ge Ying looked up at the moon and said softly:

"During the day, the spiritual energy is violent and burns the meridians, while at night, the spiritual energy is peaceful and refreshing. The mana refined day and night should be more and more pure.

From this perspective, if one can endure this hardship, then the value of this place, Scarlet Flame Peak, is underestimated."

Many cultivators in the late stage of foundation building in the sect are not lucky enough to enjoy the second-grade low-grade spiritual vein.

“It’s indeed uncomfortable to refine spiritual energy during the day, but after persisting for these years, I’ve gotten used to it.

In the first few years after I arrived at Scarlet Flame Peak, I could only last half an hour refining spiritual energy during the day, but now I can last almost an hour during the day."

Ji An recounted his experience in a light-hearted manner, saying that burning the meridians and boiling the veins was real, and that it would inevitably cause damage to the immortal veins.

But after being repaired during nighttime training and tempered day and night, his immortal veins were much tougher than when he had just established his foundation, and could withstand multiple rapid spellcastings in a short period of time.

There is no wasted journey in this world, and no wasted suffering.

Ge Ying nodded slightly. She was pleased that her disciple had a strong faith in Taoism.

Many people understand this truth, but not many can endure loneliness and pain and persist for a long time. Ambitions often fade away with the passage of time.

She looked at the pine trees under the moon and smiled:
"These two red cloud pines are well cared for. In a few years, they can be cultivated into first-grade top-grade ones."

Ji An slowly approached a red cloud pine and raised his hand gently. He saw that the tips of the pine needles of the entire tree were glowing red, like a delicate tower of fire.

"I don't know if you remember, Master, but there was a message on the jade slip you gave me.

If a cultivator persists in using his magic power to nourish the spiritual wood, he may one day grow a spiritual material that is in harmony with his own aura, and use it as material to refine a high-level spiritual weapon that is in harmony with his own aura.

In addition to casting spells daily, I have been using my own magical power to nourish the spiritual pines, doing this daily for ten years. Now, I have become one with the spirits of these two spiritual trees."

He paused and then said:

"If I have the ability to cultivate it to the level of the second-level intermediate grade or above, I will use the red cloud pine as the main material to refine a spiritual weapon." The spiritual pine was like a burning torch, lighting up Ge Ying's eyes.

Of course she remembered what her disciple had said. She had done this before, so she knew how difficult it was to be in harmony with the spirit wood's aura.

Not all persistence leads to success. Back then, she insisted on nourishing five spiritual trees at the same time, but after more than ten years, only one was successful.

Ge Ying felt more shocked today than in recent years. She took a deep breath and changed the subject:

"I have pondered the eruption of Scarlet Flame Peak for a long time, and for the sake of your spiritual path, I think it would be best not to report it to the sect for now.

We'll see if the Red Flame Peak erupts on schedule, and if any spiritual creatures continue to emerge after the eruption. We'll make a final decision then."

She was 80% to 90% sure that the Red Flame Peak would not erupt again after the spiritual vein was upgraded.

"I will listen to Master."

Ge Ying's tone turned stern:
"You will be in a higher position in the future, and many people will be watching you do things. Don't make this mistake again."

"Disciples must examine themselves daily."

"It will take years for you to use the second-grade high-quality and top-grade materials. Give them to me.

After a year or two has passed and I'm sure that Scarlet Flame Peak no longer erupts, I'll find an opportunity to hand it over to the sect.

If the sect could refine a few more second-grade, superior, and ultimate spiritual weapons, it would make a Chao Yuan stage cultivator even more combat-effective."

A demonic disaster is about to break out, and every bit of improvement made by high-level cultivators may be able to save the lives of more disciples.

"I'll give it to Master," Ji An breathed a sigh of relief. This outcome was much better than he expected.

Most of the spiritual objects that spewed out from the volcanic eruption were of low and medium grade second level, so a large amount of materials could still be retained.

He took out a sealed stone box from his storage bag, and then took out two boxes of the same style from the nursery where red cloud pine was planted, and handed them over.

"Master, please come in."

Ji An used some magic formula to open the cave's restrictions and took out two boxes from the soil in the small medicine garden.

Ge Ying took the box with a strange expression on her face:
"You're quite good at hiding. Are there any more? Are there any in the woods at the foot of the mountain?"

The stone box is made of special material and is sealed with magic, so the aura of the spiritual object inside will not leak out. It is then buried in the ground and covered with spiritual plants. Unless there is a targeted search, it will hardly be discovered by outsiders.

Ji An shook his head repeatedly and said:
"This is really gone. Master also saw that there are some red-tailed squirrels and fire-toothed rabbits raised in the forest. If I bury it in the forest, they might dig it out."

The fire-toothed rabbit is good at digging holes in the ground, and the red-tailed squirrel will not miss any tree hole. The mountains and forests are not a good place to hide things.

Besides, he likes to put good things in places where he can often see them.

Ge Ying opened it and checked it, and found that there were many good things, such as Star Mark Gold, Dragon Pattern Gold, Sky Mysterious Red Gold, Fire Crystal, etc., which made her look surprised.

Faced with so many good things, no cultivator would be unmoved if he could recognize their origins.

She suppressed the greed that was beginning to rise in her heart and said slowly:
"Master Qiubai of Yingyue Peak has entered the late Chaoyuan period for many years and is searching for second-grade, top-grade gold-element spiritual materials to refine his flying sword.

If there are materials he can use to transform his flying sword into a top-grade spiritual weapon, it will be a huge boost to the sword cultivator's strength."

Ji An responded: "I only wish that the sect will prosper. This is also a blessing for the lower-level disciples."

High-level cultivators enjoy support, and as long as they can stand up and provide protection for low-level disciples at critical moments, that is the meaning of sect inheritance.

Ge Ying's eyes showed approval and she smiled:

"If you hand these spiritual objects over to the sect, you will definitely receive a huge amount of contribution points and good deeds. When you break through the middle stage of foundation building and need to exchange spiritual objects for cultivation techniques, tell me.

If you cultivate quickly enough, these sect rewards will still be yours."

The two slowly turned to the topic of cultivation. Ji An took this opportunity to ask about the accumulated problems in the techniques, and listened to his master's analysis of the situation within the sect and the situation that Xizhou would face.

We talked all night long and before we knew it, it was dawn outside.

Ge Ying stood up and said:
"Tomorrow the sect will incorporate the most crucial spiritual objects into the spiritual vein. Today I need to return to Ningcui Cliff to prevent the spiritual vein from causing turbulence and damaging the spiritual peaches."

"Cultivating immortals is not easy, like rowing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. I hope you can maintain the same focused attitude you've had over the years, and strive to break through to the Chaoyuan stage one day."

Ji An then stood up, his face solemn:
"Follow the master's instructions."

The two of them walked out of the cave together, and he said again:

"Friend Liang should already be preparing breakfast. It won't be too late for Master to leave after he has tasted it."

After entering the Red Flame Peak, he did not take any fasting pills and ate cooked spiritual food every day.

By the time Ge Ying finished breakfast, Liang Qiu had already taken out five jars of each type of spiritual wine from the bottom of the pond as instructed and put them into the storage bag.

"Master, please taste these spiritual wines."

Ji An sent his master out of the magic circle, returned to the cave, and hid some second-level spiritual objects in the storage bag back into the medicine field.

(End of this chapter)