Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 168 Spring Breeze Turns into Rain
At the hour of Mao, the cold pond was still shrouded in a gentle dream like a veil. Ji An flew over and found a suitable area.

He pinched his fingers to release the Thick Earth Returning Origin Mantra, and a yellow spiritual light slowly seeped into the earth. A warm and deep breath permeated and hid.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion and began to practice Qingmu Changchun Gong.

Ji An never practices continuously in the same area. With his current understanding of Qingmu Changchun Gong, he can plunder more vitality from the nearby Feiye Mulberry trees to improve his cultivation.

As his immortal veins were nourished by the skills, the efficiency of refining spiritual energy continued to increase, and the amount of wood-type spiritual light escaping from his body became less and less.

If you practice in the same area for a long time, it will have an adverse effect on Ling Sang.

He is now working hard to cultivate the second-level Jade Leaf Mulberry, and needs to minimize the impact of his practice on the spiritual mulberry.

Crystal green light flew out from the leaves of the spiritual plant, lingered around Ji An, and entered his mouth and nose as he inhaled.

More water mist rose from the cold pond, and the water-based spiritual energy entered his body along with the guidance of his skills.

Some yellow light spots rose from the earth and merged into his body.

Trees can only thrive if they are rooted in the soil and watered.

Water gives birth to wood, wood overcomes earth, and a balance is formed between generation and restraint.

In a trance, Ji An felt as if he was a seedling, emerging from the soil, stretching his body in the rain and dew, stretching upward and growing stronger.

With him as the center, the sky was full of twinkling light, forming a vortex of spiritual energy, which was swallowed up by him.

Spiritual energy flows through the immortal veins, and the Tao seeds in the acupoints sparkle with spiritual light.

The Jia wood Taoist seed is emerald green, the Yi wood Taoist seed is dark green, the Gui water Taoist seed and the Ji earth Taoist seed are bright and dark, everything is perfect and harmonious.

The spiritual energy was refined into light blue magic power, showing vigorous vitality, and finally gathered into the dantian.

The stone turtle swam freely in the dantian, devouring its own share. The light on its carapace was warm and moist, as if it was pregnant with infinite mysteries.

Time passed silently, and Ji An felt the light shining on his body, and the spiritual energy seemed to have temperature and warmth.

The sun smiled out from behind the mountains, but the warmth only lasted for a short time before the heat began to rise.

Ji An finished his training and his mind sank into his dantian.

He glanced at the information reflected on the stone turtle and a sincere smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Refine the spiritual energy and improve the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique!"

His spiritual consciousness entered the mysterious space of the stone turtle and turned into a phantom stepping on the Kan position.

The color of the Kan position turned as black as ink, and then clouds and mist rolled, and ethereal and moist rain fell.

It started with a drizzle, then it got heavier and heavier, until finally it seemed as if the whole world was covered in a vast expanse of desolate ground.

[Spell: Spring Breeze and Rain (99% Perfection → Great Perfection)]

The handwriting of the "Spring Breeze and Rain" technique gradually faded and disappeared, the Guishui Dao seed in the Yongquan acupoint became bright in color, and the entire acupoint was filled with spiritual light.

When the afterglow of the water movement gradually dissipated, Ji An's consciousness returned to his body. He stood up and laughed three times.

Just then a gentle breeze blew by, and the leaves rustled as if in celebration.

Another spell has reached the level of great perfection. In the future, Kan Ling can be stored to improve other spells.

The Water Curtain Technique and the Cold Wind Technique in the Qi Refining Period, and the Layered Wave Technique in the Foundation Establishment Period all require refining Kan Ling to improve.

Ji An used the technique of Spring Breeze and Rain, and his magic power flowed along a specific route in his immortal veins, and finally turned into a spell.

A ball of white mist gathered and then spread wildly, soon covering about fifty acres of spiritual fields.

In the sunlight, water-colored light emerges from the mist, like tiny pearls or shining stars in the night sky.

The raindrops fall on the mulberry leaves, making a crisp and light sound, like big and small beads falling on a jade plate.

Raindrops hit the ground and immediately seep into it silently.

The spring breeze turns into rain, and the moist breath contained in the rain becomes more obvious, soaking into people's hearts.

Similar to the Thick Earth Returning Origin Curse, Ji An felt that the mana consumption of the spell was reduced by about 20%, but the coverage area increased by about half.

With this increase and decrease, the time he spends on casting spells at night will be reduced a lot, and he can devote more time to cultivation.

There is no talisman-making task in the morning, so it’s a rare half day of leisure.

After finishing his breakfast, Ji An used the flying shuttle to come to the pass of Chiyan Peak and used the Five Directions Spirit Extraction Technique to extract the essence.

As his cultivation of the Glazed Gold Jade Bone Body became deeper and deeper, he was able to endure the tempering of the golden fire spiritual energy in the crater for a long time.

He also felt that coming here every day would help with Silver Armor's training.

As he activated the spell, the golden light in the sky gathered in his palm.

The spiritual energy in the crater is more intense, and the Five Directions Spirit Extraction Technique is constantly improving. His efficiency in extracting essence has now increased a lot.

Despite this, the essence obtained still cannot keep up with the consumption, and additional essence needs to be purchased.

Since the cultivation plan was formulated, more essence has been consumed, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

Over the years, he earned a lot of spirit stones through the output of Chiyan Peak, but he also spent them like water. The spirit stones in his hand never exceeded 10,000, which was far less than that of many wealthy Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But all the hard work has paid off, and Ji An is waiting for the day when all the hard work will pay off.

After completing today's extraction mission, he returned to the cave, swallowed a Yunzhi Pill and continued to practice Qingmu Changchun Gong.

As his understanding of the technique deepened, he discovered that his cultivation level was improving even faster than when he was at the second level of Foundation Establishment. This greatly stimulated his passion for cultivation. Now that he had given up participating in the three-sect competition, he no longer needed to suppress his cultivation level like Senior Brother Liu Yu did, and could improve as quickly as he could.

When practicing in the cave, the energy of gold and fire becomes more vigorous, which can eliminate the loss of mana caused by swallowing elixirs, and there is no need to worry about the purity of mana.

Practicing here is much more difficult than in the cold pond. Strands of golden fire spiritual energy are swallowed into the stomach, burning and piercing the immortal veins, and are nourished and repaired by the skills.

In the constant destruction and reconstruction, the immortal veins have become more resilient.

……

Ye Changqing jumped down from the flying boat and said with a smile:

"Every time I come here, I feel like there's a change."

Yesterday he received a communication sword and was invited to a meeting at Chiyan Peak, so he arrived early today.

Ji An took the storage bag handed over by the maid and handed it over, saying:

"These are the Explosive Flame Talisman and the Explosive Fracture Talisman handed in for the sect mission, as well as ten talisman soldiers in the early stage of foundation building. Brother, please take a look."

He revealed his ability to draw talisman weapons to Senior Brother Ye, who then reduced his talisman-making tasks and increased his tasks of drawing talisman weapons.

A talisman soldier is equivalent to having an extra helper in battle, and it is very effective at critical moments. Capable monks are still willing to buy one to keep by their side.

Placing talisman soldiers in the sect's talisman shop can also increase the popularity of the shop.

For Ji An, it is also a good thing to be able to practice with the materials provided by the sect.

He wanted to draw a talisman weapon for the middle or even late stage of foundation building. The materials needed were increasingly advanced, and it was too slow for him to collect them alone.

It is nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade. You can leave the task of collecting materials to the sect and don’t have to worry about those trivial matters.

Ye Changqing checked it and put the contribution points into Ji An's jade token, saying with a smile:
"Although Junior Brother is in the sect, he earns more contribution points than most of the demon hunters fighting on the front lines."

"I'm a quiet person, so I have to earn money with my craft."

Ji An said that for now, it would be most beneficial for him to stay in Chiyan Peak, and the stone turtle could also absorb all the spiritual inspiration he needed.

If there is nothing urgent, he certainly won't want to move.

Ye Changqing laughed and asked:

"How many top-quality emerald-leaf mulberry and copper-veined mulberry trees have been cultivated so far?"

Although this junior brother has been more active in recent years, he still lives up to the name of Stone Turtle Monk and there is no need for him to never step out of Red Flame Peak.

"We currently have over 420 top-quality jade-leaf mulberry trees and over 250 copper-veined mulberry trees, and their numbers are steadily increasing. The situation is very good."

Ji An smiled and continued:
"Since you asked, I'll reveal my family background to you.

There are nine second-grade, low-quality red cloud pines and more than 1,800 first-grade, top-quality red cloud pines on Chiyan Peak.

There are more than 300 top-quality Biluo trees, and they are expected to bear fruit next year.

Among the four black-leaf sword bamboos, two were cultivated to the highest level.

Eighteen second-order low-grade Qingling bamboos..."

He counted on his fingers and spoke like a treasure, not to show off, but to send a signal to the outside world through Ye Changqing to tell the sect how great the effect of his spiritual fields was.

What he meant was, don’t come to me if you need any overseas assignments!

Ye Changqing nodded continuously, his brows dancing with joy as he listened.

Second-level spiritual plants can be handed over to the sect's secret library and used as spiritual objects for cultivators to refine and assist them in comprehending the divine will of the techniques.

He pondered for a moment and asked expectantly:
"Junior brother, are you confident in cultivating a second-level, mid-grade spiritual plant?"

If one could cultivate a second-grade medium-quality spiritual plant, he would definitely be valued by the sect's top leaders.

Ji An grinned and said:
"If I say I'm sure, will you believe me, brother?"

His voice was soft, but filled with immense confidence.

"I believe!"

Ye Changqing nodded heavily. A spiritual farmer who had been building his foundation for more than ten years, while planting thousands of acres of forest, actually cultivated many second-grade low-grade spiritual plants, which was unprecedented in the history of the sect.

It is not uncommon to cultivate Red Cloud Pine to the lower grade of the second level, but it is really surprising to cultivate Qingling Bamboo and Xuanyang Wood to the second level.

Qingling Bamboo and Xuanyang Wood are first-grade, superior spiritual woods. Normally, it is not easy to cultivate them to the highest quality. Cultivating them to the second-grade, lower quality is beyond the limit of the species and can be considered a miracle.

Do you really believe it?

Ji An bared his teeth and pondered:

“To be honest, Senior Brother, I am confident that I can cultivate a few second-level mid-quality Red Cloud Pine, Jade Leaf Mulberry, Green Rose Tree, Copper Pattern Mulberry, Black Leaf Sword Bamboo, and Earth Spirit Fruit Tree.

The spiritual veins of Chiyan Peak have only been improved for a few years. Except for the main node on the mountainside, the concentration of spiritual energy in other areas is only the lower level of the second grade.

After the land has been nourished for another year or two and becomes a second-grade, low-quality spiritual field, I will demarcate several areas and use secret techniques to upgrade the spiritual fields to the second-grade, mid-quality level, and then we can start cultivating them.

By then, I will need your help.”

If you want to improve spiritual fields above the second level, it will take too long to rely solely on the nourishment provided by spells. You can use soul-binding stakes and various spiritual soils to speed up the cultivation. These resources can be applied for from the sect.

Upgrading the spiritual field to the second-level medium grade will give you a better chance of improving the spiritual plants.

(End of this chapter)