Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 140: Resettling the Ant Colony
The fur of the spirit-seeking rat became even shinier, gleaming faintly in the slightly dim underground.

Its body, originally as big as an old cat, was now as big as a local dog and much stronger.

The golden-haired man was filled with demonic energy. He turned his head and looked at Ji An with a grin, revealing his white teeth and red mouth, and a cold light flashed in his bean-sized eyes.

The expression that used to be cute and ingratiating had now changed, revealing a bit of ferocity.

"This is inflated, and the face-changing is very skillful!"

Ji An also bared his teeth and casually threw out an explosive fireball.

The beast's animal nature will always be revealed as its strength grows, which means it needs to be corrected.

Boom!

The sound of the explosion echoed in the small space, and the violent blast blasted a large hole about a foot deep in the ground.

The golden-haired creature poked its head out from the rock wall several feet away, awe in its eyes, and then instantly shrank back and disappeared without a trace.

"Its earth-walking technique can actually move through rocks? Junior brother, your beastmaster's bloodline foundation is quite good!"

Li Lingyu exclaimed, it is good enough for ordinary earth-walking monsters to be able to move through the ground, but this spirit-seeking rat has just advanced to the foundation-building stage and can move through hard rocks. It must have an extraordinary bloodline to be able to do that.

A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, a mouse's child can dig holes, and many magic spells that monsters can easily master require cultivators to reach a certain level before they can learn them.

For example, the earth-walking technique can only be learned by a foundation-building cultivator who practices the earth-walking technique after he has comprehended the technique to a certain level, which is called earth escape.

Generally speaking, cultivators are able to learn the Five Elements Escape Technique in the late stage of foundation building, at which time they have more options whether to escape or attack.

Ji An released his spiritual sense and immediately noticed the golden hair floating freely in the nearby rock formations.

He sneered and took out the beast control card and said:

"I've spent a lot of effort to cultivate it. It's just reached its advanced stage and it's already showing its ferocious and rebellious face. Its bestial nature is hard to eliminate. It needs a good beating."

He began to torture the spirit sealed in the Beast Taming Card. The golden hair jumped out from the ground and rolled on the ground in pain.

After a long while, Ji An collected the spell and shouted sternly:
"Do you know you're wrong?!"

His cultivation level is two levels higher than that of the monster, and now the opponent dares to be so arrogant and rebel against it!
"Squeak."

The golden retriever supported its body with its hind legs, put its two front paws together, and kept bending over as if begging for mercy.

The fierce look in its eyes completely disappeared, revealing a pitiful expression.

It is deeply aware that the master is still the master after all, and it is not someone it can rebel against.

Looking at the anthropomorphic movements of the Soul-Seeking Rat, Li Lingyu's mouth curled up slightly, and she tried hard not to laugh out loud.

Ji An used the Beast Taming Card to teach Jinmao a lesson, and then said:
"Show me what you are capable of now."

Monster beasts are wild and difficult to tame. Unless they are the kind that have a blood pact planted on them at birth, it is common for them to want to rebel after breaking through a realm. This is why the existence of beast-taming cards is necessary.

Those monsters that depend on their masters for life and death need dozens or even hundreds of years of training to achieve this.

The sad expression on the golden retriever's face immediately disappeared, and he patted his belly with his paws. It was time to show his talent.

A row of three rock spikes suddenly rose from the ground, about as tall as a person.

Previously, it could only release a single rock spike, more than half a person's height, but now the spell has been greatly enhanced.

Ji An looked at the cold light flashing on the tip of the rock and nodded slightly.

These rock spikes suddenly shot out from the ground, and if they pierced the belly of the monster, they might be able to string together candied haws.

Golden Retriever continued his performance. A stone wall two meters long, one meter high, and about a foot wide appeared along the rock wall. This spell consumed a lot of his energy, and he leaned against the stone, gasping for breath.

Finally, it condenses the demonic power on its body surface, forming an ochre-colored spiritual power shield that can provide protection for itself.

"Okay."

Ji An commented that after all, the Golden Hair was not a monster known for fighting, and with the Earth Movement Technique, his future role in battle would still be as a sinister character who would launch sneak attacks and bludgeon people.

"Squeak," the golden retriever ran to his owner's feet, opened his mouth and gently bit the hem of his Taoist robe, rubbing it in a flattering manner.

Three days later, Ji An arrived at Cuizhu Peak and took out his certificate and said:
"Get the Fire Crystal Ants you ordered."

The disciple on duty quickly brought out a tray with a fist-sized oval white egg and a light red beast-controlling token on it.

"Uncle Master, the cultivation of the queen ant has reached the final stage. You need to plant a blood contract so that you can better control and communicate without having to rely on the beast control card all the time."

Ji An nodded slightly, pierced his fingertip to squeeze out a drop of blood the size of a soybean, and then pinched the magic formula.

The blood formed a mysterious pattern in the air, swirling and slowly falling to cover the white egg.

The white egg began to swell rhythmically, and the color of the blood contract became lighter and lighter, until it completely seeped into it.

Ji An sensed a weak and ignorant consciousness in his spiritual perception, which conveyed admiration to him.

A quarter of an hour later, a tiny crack suddenly appeared in the white egg. The crack became bigger and bigger, and a fiery red ant crawled out.

Its two antennae spun nimbly, like two antennae searching for signals. Ji An stretched out his palm, and the ant quickly ran to his palm. He pressed the ant's shell with his fingers and felt that it was still somewhat soft.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The spiritual energy in Chiyan Peak was abundant. The queen ant would mature and start laying eggs in one or two years, and then pine honey could be collected.

However, it is necessary to demarcate the scope of the nest with the queen ant and prohibit the ants from gnawing on the roots of the spiritual tree.

The disciple took out another thousand fire crystal ants. These ants were all at the first level of Qi Refining and formed an ant ball.

Ji An put the queen ant in it, put the ant colony into a storage bag, and left with the respectful farewell of his disciples.

Ningcui Cliff.

Ge Ying held a teacup and listened quietly to the disciple's explanation of his understanding of the exercises and his feelings during the practice.

She maintained this posture for a long time and seemed to have forgotten to put down the teacup. She remembered that she had reached this level on the eve of breaking through to the late stage of foundation building.

The disciple is only at the third level of foundation building now, which means that after breaking through the middle stage of foundation building, the speed at which he can refine wood-type spiritual objects will be much faster than that of cultivators at the same level, and his cultivation level will also improve much faster.

Ge Ying showed an approving smile on her face and said:
"I have greater expectations for your future growth. You are the disciple I have taught the least."

If she previously thought that this disciple had some hope of entering the Chaoyuan period, now she believed that the probability was at least 20% to 30%.

As the other party's understanding of the spirit of the martial arts becomes deeper and deeper, the chance of breaking through the Chaoyuan period will further increase.

"I am lucky to be able to study under Master."

Ji An bowed and said sincerely.

He received a high-quality foundation-building pill from his master, which advanced his foundation-building time by five years and allowed him to enjoy Class B treatment.

He also inherited the experience of planting and alchemy. Although he did not receive much instruction in person, his master's teachings always accompanied him along the way.

A gratified smile appeared in Ge Ying's eyes, and she became more and more satisfied with her disciple's attitude.

She took out a green jade box with a spirit-sealing talisman stuck on the surface. Judging from the vibrant spiritual light flowing from the talisman, the talisman was of high quality.

“There are two seeds inside, they are the seeds of the sect’s second-grade, top-grade spiritual peach.

Red Flame Peak is also suitable for planting. Plant it and see how far you can grow it."

This is the seed with the strongest vitality that she has carefully selected over the years. There is great hope that she can cultivate a second-grade, top-quality spiritual peach tree in the future.

Ji An stood up, took the jade box with both hands, and said solemnly:
"Thank you, Master. I have decided to cultivate several high-level spiritual fruit trees for the sect. Let's start with spiritual peaches."

After Ji An returned to Chiyan Peak in the shuttle, he flew over the Chiyun Pine Forest, looking for a suitable place.

After repeated comparisons, he decided to place the ant colony in the crevices of the rocks near the foot of Chiyan Peak. This way, as the ant colony expanded, the erosion of the roots of the Lingpine would be minimal.

The formic acid secreted by fire ants can corrode rocks quickly without affecting their nesting efficiency.

The queen ant reluctantly got down from his hand, and was then protected in the center by many fire crystal ants, and finally drilled into the crevice of the rock.

The Queen Ant and Ji An are connected by a blood pact, so she is naturally closer to him than the other two beasts. A monster beast that has been bound by a blood pact will almost never betray its master.

After solving the problem of the fire crystal ants, Ji An flew back to the cold pond and took out the peach seeds given by his master.

Peach kernels are made of wood, but they feel warm to the touch and look like finely carved fire jade.

He probed his spiritual sense into them and immediately felt the seeds containing vigorous fire spiritual energy and dormant vitality. The upper limit of the two seeds was much higher than the spiritual peaches he had planted in his early years.

Ji An released the Green Wood Transformation Technique, and crystal green light spots fell down one after another, passing through the peach core and gathering next to the seeds. There were so many that the seeds could not absorb them all.

The seals in his hands changed and released a fire spell. Orange-red spiritual light gathered in his palms and sank into the peach pit. He seemed to feel the seed emitting joy and excitement.

When night fell and the moon was above the treetops, Ji An cleared an area near the spiritual apricot tree and planted the peach seeds.

Two days later, two seedlings emerged, with leaves that were emerald green and veins that were as red as the sunset.

half a month later.

Ji An was drawing an explosive fire talisman in the stone house. The sect's mission would soon be due, and the Work Hall would send someone to pick it up in a few days. He had to hurry up and finish the tight deadline.

Fortunately, he was only drawing a first-grade, top-quality talisman. He was skilled enough in this, and with the added bonus of having sufficient mana at the third level of foundation building, he was able to draw very quickly.

After drawing forty or fifty talismans in one breath, Ji An put down the talisman brush and pressed his temples.

For him, drawing the explosive fire talisman did not consume much mana, but the long period of concentration consumed a lot of spiritual consciousness.

The recovery of spiritual consciousness can only rely on rest and recuperation, which is also the main reason why monks cannot draw talismans in large quantities continuously.

Liang Qiu walked in from outside and said with a bow:
"Fellow Daoist, the two spirit chefs I've been looking for have arrived today. Do you want to meet them now?"

Ji An waved his hand and said:
"It's almost noon. I'll order them to each cook four dishes as a test, and we'll taste them at noon.

By the way, are their skills in breeding spirit fish up to par?"

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. They have been raising spirit fish in the Clear Water Lake for five years since they joined the sect. Moreover, our breeding model is mature. We just need to follow the routine."

(End of this chapter)