Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 130 Talisman Plate
The flying boat of the Qinong Hall stopped outside the Chiyan Peak magic circle. Ye Changqing activated the communication sword and waited for the restriction to be opened.

A ray of silver light flew into the magic circle, and soon the portal was opened, and the flying boat slowly entered it.

When the flying boat arrived near the cold pond, Ye Changqing jumped off gracefully and said with a hearty smile:

"Junior Brother Ji, after the spiritual vein is upgraded, we need to redefine its scope and survey whether there are any new nodes. We will be here for the next few days."

Landing with him were a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building and four disciples in the late stage of Qi training.

Ji An bowed, his wide sleeves fluttering in the wind:
"After the spiritual vein was upgraded, I thought that my senior brother would come soon, but I didn't expect him to wait so long."

The nearby valley has become a spiritual vein node. Huang Feihu reported that the concentration of spiritual energy inside can at least reach the first-grade upper level.

Not only that, there is a low mountain about 20 miles to the east and west of Chiyan Peak, and the spiritual energy on the mountain is very rich.

He expected that in a few years, he would have some new neighbors.

By then, Chiyan Peak will no longer be the sect's outermost spiritual vein node, and this area will gradually become lively, and perhaps a small market will develop.

"The spiritual vein that has been upgraded to the third level runs east-west and stretches for a thousand miles. We will be divided into six groups and begin the survey from the easternmost end.

The range of the spirit vein nodes has increased to varying degrees, and multiple branches have appeared. The survey workload is large, so it's taking a while."

Red Flame Peak is located on the westernmost side of the spiritual vein and is naturally ranked last.

Ye Changqing spoke with a smile on his face. About 70% of the spirit vein nodes had been upgraded in grade, and the concentration of spiritual energy in those that had not been upgraded had also increased significantly.

In addition, with the sudden addition of hundreds of spirit vein nodes, more foundation-building cultivators will emerge in the sect within ten years.

In time, the sect's foundation will gradually catch up with Luofeng Valley.

The biggest benefit of upgrading the spiritual vein to the third level is that the two ancestors can stay in the sect at the same time to improve their cultivation.

In the past, the spiritual vein was only of the second-grade quality. If it supported two Jindan cultivators to absorb and release spiritual energy for a long time, it would likely cause the spiritual vein to slowly degenerate.

There was no other way, the two ancestors had to take turns to stay in the sect and use the spiritual veins and blessed land to improve their cultivation, while the other one went out to look for opportunities.

Ji An nodded slightly: "How can I help you, brother?"

"Just send two people to accompany them, and let them take care of the rest."

Ye Changqing waved his hand. Things were almost finished and there was no need for him to personally rush through the process. It was time for him to relax for a few days.

"Feihu, you two will accompany everyone from the Work Hall these days."

Ji An instructed the task and stretched out his hand.
"Brother, let's sit inside and have a cup of tea."

The two sat down as host and guest, and Ye Changqing pondered:

"I feel like the spiritual energy here is much tamer, and seems to be more conducive to cultivation?"

He felt that the spiritual energy here was richer than before, but the golden fire spirit did not seem as strong as before. This was impossible under the premise of the improvement of the spiritual vein.

Then there is only one possibility, that the other types of spiritual energy here are much more vigorous, which to some extent reduces the influence of the gold and fire spiritual energy.

Ji An added Xuanyang Wood Spirit Charcoal to the furnace with familiarity and said with a smile:

"It's also good luck. The five elements of Red Flame Peak are more balanced, so I feel that the golden wind and blazing fire energy is not as strong as before.

However, this is only limited to the Cold Pond area. The sensation in other areas is no different from before, or even a little bit worse."

"Junior brother, you are so lucky. The spiritual veins of Scarlet Flame Peak have reached the second-order mid-grade, which is equivalent to the treatment of senior uncles in the Chaoyuan period.

Tsk tsk, the speed of improving your cultivation will be even faster in the future."

Except for a few senior brothers who have reached the ninth level of foundation building, no other cultivator in the sect can enjoy this treatment.

Ji An pinched the magic formula, and a ball of flame flew out from his fingertips, igniting the spiritual charcoal:
“This is indeed my blessed place.”

Here, the stone turtle can absorb various inspirations, allowing him to develop comprehensively without any shortcomings.

He paused and then said:

“Brother, I suffered a lot of losses on the day when the spiritual vein was upgraded.

The spiritual charcoal can still be delivered in full, but the pine nuts cannot be delivered on time and in full. Can you please report this to the sect?"

Many red cloud pines used for pine cone removal fell to the ground. Although they were replanted and stood upright again under his spell, a large reduction in production was inevitable.

"The sect had anticipated this situation, so many tasks this year have been reduced or exempted, including Songzi. Junior brother, you only need to use 50% of what you would have used last year."

three days later.

Ye Changqing spread the survey map drawn by his disciples on the stone table and said:

“There are three more spirit vein nodes nearby, two of which have reached the first-grade upper level, and another has reached the first-grade middle level. The sect will soon move monks to garrison there.

The spiritual vein of Chiyan Peak has expanded as a whole. According to preliminary estimates, the available spiritual fields have increased by more than 1,500 acres.

Junior brother, do you still have the energy to take over this?"

"Have."

Ji An agreed without hesitation. When he broke through to the middle stage of foundation building, he would need more and more resources. He needed to prepare for the future. It was cost-effective to plant more spiritual fields.

"Although planting spiritual trees is relatively easy, there are only a few people in the sect who are capable of caring for so many acres of spiritual trees and taking such good care of them. Junior brother deserves to earn so many contribution points.

There are only three months left until this year's mission deadline. During this time, Junior Brothers must intensify their preparations. Starting next year, rent will need to be collected from these spiritual fields."

Ye Changqing sighed, he sincerely admired this junior fellow's planting ability. He turned to the monk behind him and said:
"Register these spiritual fields and assign them to Junior Brother Ji."

A month later, Red Copper Mountain.

Chen Xingzhou stepped into the cave, his eyes lit up, and he bowed and smiled:
"Congratulations, Big Brother, on making further progress in your cultivation."

"Fourteenth brother, please sit down," Chen Xingyun waved his hand again and sighed slightly:
"It took me fifteen years to advance from the fourth level of foundation building to the fifth level, and each subsequent advancement in cultivation took even longer.

I am eighty-two years old this year, and I don’t know if I will be able to reach that stage in my lifetime.”

Recalling that he was only thirty years old when he first established his foundation, he was full of vigor and energy, and even imagined that he had the potential to become an immortal.

As a result, he wasted fifty years before reaching the fifth level of foundation building. He still had at most a hundred years to improve his cultivation.

Judging from the current situation, breaking through the Chaoyuan period can only be achieved in dreams.

Chen Xingzhou sat down below and said softly:

"Myna, there are a large number of Jinling Sect disciples near Chiyan Peak. Our chances of attacking our target are even slimmer. The clan leader has decided not to carry out the assassination plan within the Jinling Sect's mountain gate.

But this person is always a hidden danger. If Bage knows the target is going out, we will take action outside."

Over the years, they monitored that the target always stayed alone in the magic circle when the Red Flame Peak erupted. The clan leader believed that the target would not tell anyone about the matter, so he decided to abandon the assassination plan a few years ago, and he was obsessed with the idea that he would be the one to carry out the assassination.

Chen Xingzhou has controlled Chiyan Peak for many years and has made a lot of profits with the help of volcanic eruptions. He has no shortage of elixirs and his cultivation level has improved rapidly.

After leaving Chiyan Peak these years, his affluent life suddenly became hard, which made him feel uneasy.

Chen Xingyun said in a deep voice:

"I've been thinking about this seriously lately, Fourteenth Brother, you should try to persuade the clan leader.

After all, Chiyan Peak is not the family's territory, and the eruption of spiritual objects may be exposed one day. When the sect investigates, the family will inevitably be severely punished and may suffer serious damage.

If we give it up now, we can shirk responsibility even if the truth is revealed. After all, no one else knows how many years the eruption has lasted, and the family only needs to hide the members who know about it."

It was only after Ji An chose Chiyan Peak as his cave residence that he learned about the eruption of spiritual creatures there from his fourteenth brother.

If the matter of embezzling spiritual objects is exposed, there is still room for maneuver, and the family can compensate. However, if the matter of assassinating the sect disciples is exposed, the family will be purged, and he cannot escape responsibility.

Over the past ten years, he has witnessed the other party's caution.

What he was afraid of now was that the target might have left some backup plan. Even if the assassination was successful, the sect would know that high-level spiritual creatures emerged when the Red Flame Peak erupted.

Chen Xingzhou lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Wei Songnian piloted the flying boat and landed on Chiyan Peak in high spirits.

"Brother Ji, long time no see!"

Ji An looked at the sturdy monk with a rosy face and a high spirit, and laughed:
"Junior Brother Wei, congratulations."

The other party was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his network of contacts had grown even stronger.

"The sect's spiritual veins were successfully upgraded. When I was choosing a cave, I discovered that there were several more spiritual vein nodes on Scarlet Flame Peak. I chose the adjacent valley without hesitation.

In the future, I would like to ask Senior Brother Ji to take good care of me."

Wei Songnian smiled and bowed, saying that he could hire some spiritual farmers to take care of the spiritual fields assigned to him, while he himself could integrate into the sect's foundation-building circle and sell goods with higher profits.

"I was just looking for my junior brother, so I can show you something good."

Ji An led his men out of the cold pond, took out a talisman plate covered with crimson patterns, and loaded four explosive fire talismans into it.

"Junior Brother Wei, just watch this."

He used his magic power to activate the talisman disk, and the talismans flew out one after another. The flashing flames hit the rocks, accompanied by a dull sound and flying gravel.

Wei Songnian said in surprise:

"Is this a talisman disk?"

Things like talisman plates are difficult to make, and many talisman makers in the foundation-building stage are unable to make them.

He had only heard of such a good thing, but had never seen it with his own eyes.

Ji An nodded proudly:
"Exactly! I only loaded a mid-grade Explosive Flame Talisman. If it was a high-grade Explosive Flame Talisman, as long as the opportunity was chosen well and it could hit the target, it wouldn't be a luxury for a Qi Refining cultivator to kill a demonic beast at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment."

What he said was a bit exaggerated, but when dealing with a Foundation Establishment Stage monster with relatively low defense capabilities, there is still hope of seriously injuring it.

Even if it is not used to fight against monsters, disciples in the Qi Refining Stage also bought one as a trump card for self-defense.

After a pause, he continued:
"Junior brother, what do you think this talisman disk is worth?"

After spending half a month, he only succeeded in making four explosive fire talisman plates, which were still very difficult to make.

As his level of making talisman plates increases, the speed of making them will increase, and then he can try to make explosive talisman plates.

Wei Songnian's eyes sparkled, as if countless spirit stones flashed across them:

"Brother, how many talisman plates can you make in a month?"

Ji An: “.”

(End of this chapter)