Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 247: Secret Realm Appears

"Why not! And thank you, brother, for taking care of my business, haha!"

Ji An smiled and took out two spiritual gourds and handed them over. "They are both spiritual weapons that have superimposed thirty-six spiritual prohibitions. Brother, you can choose whatever you want."

He hummed, and then said:
"Have you ever used the talisman weapon I gave to you a few years ago?"

"No, Junior Brother, do you need it for something?"

As he spoke, Liu Yu took something out of his storage bag.

"No, no," Ji An waved his hands hastily and explained:

"These talisman soldiers are all top-grade, reaching the level of late foundation building physical cultivation. At critical moments, they will be very good human shields."

He took out two golden talismans from his storage bag and said:

"These two are top-grade talisman weapons. I have nurtured them for two years, and they are comparable to those of a physical cultivator at the perfect foundation building stage.

It takes half a year to return from the Canglan Secret Realm, so a little extra preparation might play a crucial role."

He had only drawn three top-grade talisman weapons, and he gave away two of them in the hope of giving the opponent more bargaining chips.

There is no place to replenish supplies in the secret realm.

"Has Junior Brother's talisman-making ability reached this level?"

Liu Yu said in surprise that talisman makers prefer to draw talismans because talismans are simpler than talisman weapons.

Talisman weapons require a higher level of spiritual awareness and sharpness from the cultivator, but they are consumables after all and can be replaced by puppets. The price is not high, so there are not many talisman masters willing to make talisman weapons.

“I won’t say more about my gratitude; the support from my junior fellow students has given me more confidence.

This trip to the secret realm will definitely help us obtain more rare resources."

Liu Yu solemnly put away the talisman weapon and said with a smile:
"In fact, with Junior Brother's accumulated experience and fighting skills, he will definitely be qualified to enter the Canglan Secret Realm."

Judging from the support he received, this junior fellow is not at all inferior to others when facing one or two ninth-level Foundation Establishment monsters.

“To be honest, Senior Brother, I’m not afraid of enemies in the Foundation Establishment Stage in a head-on confrontation.

But once you enter the secret realm, there are too many factors that affect the battle, and I have too little experience fighting in complex wild environments.

If the sect's traction talisman is 100% effective, I might choose to enter the secret realm."

Ji An's experience in field combat was limited to spending more than a month in the wilds of Moya Mountain when he was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Entering a secret realm is not like playing a game or completing a dungeon. The rewards you get from it are not fixed.

For him, the biggest temptation in the secret realm is the main medicinal ingredients of Peiyuan Pills such as Tianyuan ginseng, but he can also exchange them for Peiyuan Pills by accumulating merits safely in the sect, and there is no danger at all.

He said he was not interested in gambling with unknown gains.

Liu Yu shook his head slightly and sighed:
"It's a pity that I can't fight alongside my junior brother."

"Haha, there will definitely be a chance in the future."

In his previous life, Ji An was a loser in gaming. Although he seemed to be lucky in this life, he didn't want to take the risk.

Because there are several forbidden areas in the secret realm, no Foundation Establishment cultivator can survive if they enter them, and it is rumored that there are Chaoyuan Stage monsters.

If you enter a secret realm, who knows whether these possible monsters will be tempted to go out and patrol.

No matter what, unless the situation is absolutely necessary, safety comes first.

“When the secret realm opens, the three sects will dispatch their most elite disciples to go there, and the elite among the independent cultivators will also risk their lives in order to obtain the Peiyuan Pill.

The most capable group of disciples have left, and the situation on the front lines is not optimistic."

Liu Yujian frowned slightly, his face showing worry.

These disciples are the backbone of the battle and are usually responsible for providing tactical support to a team.

Ji An waved his hand gently and said:
"Brother, there's no need to worry so much. Since the sect is confident in letting you go to the secret realm, there must be a way to deal with it.

Without mentioning other methods, as long as each sect can send out two more Chao Yuan period masters, all problems will be solved."

There was no Chaoyuan-level battle at the front line, which meant that the time for the demon disaster to break out in full swing had not yet arrived.

Although the fighting on the front lines seems to be massive now, in fact, the two sides are still in the exploratory stage.

“My uncle-master in the Chaoyuan period is powerful, but he can’t handle everything in two places.

This time, all the late-stage foundation-building cultivators in the Law Enforcement Hall will enter the secret realm, and all the middle-level and high-end combat forces in the sect will be withdrawn.

The situation of the other two sects should be similar. The war has not yet broken out, but the threat of demonic cultivators and devilish cultivators has surfaced, and the situation is not optimistic."

His face still looked worried, and Liu Yu sighed softly.

There was some information he couldn't tell his junior fellow apprentice. There was evidence that quite a few demon cultivators had entered the heartland of human cultivators and were lying dormant.

These are all hidden dangers. I just hope the sect has better strategies to deal with them.

Ji An observed his brother's expression and realized that he was probably worried about something he didn't know.

However, the other party didn't say anything, and he didn't ask, but he became secretly alert in his heart.

Three days later.

After lunch, Liu Yu bowed and said:

"I have been staying at Scarlet Flame Peak for several days. Thank you for your hospitality.

Today I will go back to the cave, adjust my condition, and prepare for the trip to the secret realm in half a month.

Junior Brother Ji, Junior Brother Du, see you in half a year!"

"I wish you all the best, brother, and may you turn misfortune into good fortune and live forever on the path of immortality!"

"Haha, the immortal path is evergreen!"

Liu Yu laughed loudly, and a flaming golden wheel jumped out.

He jumped onto the spiritual weapon and flew away like a flame, leaving a flamboyant flame tail in the sky before slowly dissipating.

"Tsk tsk, spiritual weapons are really good things."

Du Huaiyuan sighed and said bitterly:

"Why haven't those Zhongzhou merchant boats arrived yet? Based on previous travel times, they should have arrived long ago."

The spiritual weapon he wanted to refine was the Tidal Wave Pearl. After years of searching, he still couldn't gather enough water-based spiritual objects to create the spiritual weapon.

Without materials, even the most skilled refiner cannot make the weapon.

The full-scale outbreak of the demon disaster is imminent, and he feels very uneasy because he has no spiritual weapon to protect himself.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Ji An said quietly:

"The monks from Central Continent who are supporting us haven't arrived yet. I assume that if the merchant cloud boat is coming, it will be with those monks."

He remembered Ye Changqing's words that the cultivators from Central Continent were not entirely trustworthy.

"After refining the spiritual weapon, it still takes time to warm it up. I'm anxious now."

Du Huaiyuan said in frustration that nurturing the spiritual weapon increased its spiritual consumption time and water essence, and he didn't have much time left, as the demon disaster could break out at any time.

"Brother, do you have a spare top-grade defensive magical weapon?"

"I do have a water spirit bead of not very good quality, but I want to give it to Yuhan for protection."

As Du Huaiyuan spoke, he looked tenderly at the female cultivator beside him, causing a blush to appear on her face.

Ji An looked at the two people exchanging glances and was speechless. It seems that I am raising a wife for you!

"Brother, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

He pulled the other person to the living room, waved and closed the door, and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, have you decided to hold a dual cultivation ceremony with Yuhan?"

If you have made up your mind, take the person away quickly, and don’t just come here for no reason to show off your love to me!

"Well, yes," Du Huaiyuan felt a little embarrassed, feeling a little awkward as if he had been caught stealing someone else's girl.

After receiving a positive answer, Ji An nodded:

"Brother, you can take Yuhan back to the cave residence now and wait for her to break through the foundation building stage before holding a dual cultivation celebration. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Does it fit?"

Du Huaiyuan was secretly happy, with a hint of smile in his voice.

"That's perfect." Du Huaiyuan came closer and said in a low voice:
"Yu Han mentioned that she borrowed two thousand spirit stones from Junior Brother to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill. Is that true?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, do you want to?"

"Well, I'll return this spiritual stone. You can deduct it from the proceeds of our spiritual wine."

After lunch, Xia Yuhan bowed:
"Thanks to Master Uncle for his care, Yu Han will always remember it!"

Du Huaiyuan took the female cultivator's hand and jumped onto the flying boat together:
"Junior brother, goodbye!"

As the flying boat sailed away, Ji An tilted his head and said:
"Yulian, thank you for your hard work.

From now on, your reward will be doubled.

You'll get the Foundation Establishment Pill in two years, so hurry up and find your successor."

Xia Yulian lowered her head slightly:
"We already have a candidate, but I don't think he's perfect for the role. We're looking for a more suitable disciple."

Ji An nodded slightly and instructed:
"Huang Xuan, increase the strength of the mountain protection formation by one level. From now on, it must be kept activated at all times. Spirit stones can be withdrawn from the secret vault."

Doing so would consume more spirit stones, but thinking of Senior Brother Liu's sad expression a few days ago, he still felt more at ease doing so.

"As ordered!"

The next afternoon, Ji An left Chiyan Peak on a golden-winged eagle and flew towards the northeast.

The speed of this beast is not much slower than the shuttle, and it is boring to stay near the Red Flame Peak every day.

By the cold pond, a trace of loss flashed in the eyes of the gray-feathered sand goose, and it jumped into the water to catch fish in a depressed mood.

The golden eagle's crest stood up, it neighed with joy, and flew in the wind.

After about half an hour, its speed began to slow down.

Ji An changed to a flying shuttle and carried the beast forward.

Another hour passed, and the shuttle landed near the Qingong Hall in Lingxiao Mountain.

The sect's spirit boat hovered above the hall. The disciples used the object control technique to move storage bags and various supplies into the spirit boat. Ye Changqing was directing the scene.

After a while, the spirit boat flew away quickly.

Ji An flew to Senior Brother Ye and asked:
"Is the Spirit Boat heading to Mingfeng Mountain Immortal City?"

A trace of fatigue flashed across Ye Changqing's brows, and he said in a voice transmission:
“Yes, supplies on the front lines are being consumed very quickly, and the blood-sucking vine defense line outside the Immortal City has been nearly half destroyed.

I think once all the blood-sucking vines are wiped out by the monsters, that will be when the full-scale war breaks out."

He coughed and said:

"Junior brother, let's go inside and talk. Why do you have the time to come to the Work Hall today?"

Ji An patted the storage bag:

"Hand in some pills and exchange them for some medicinal herbs."

The two landed on the ground and stepped into the attic of the hall.

“Medicine pills are scarce, and handing them in now will earn you more contribution points.

What are you handing in this time? Is it the Yan Yang Pill you made yourself?

Ye Changqing remembered that this junior fellow had directly exchanged genuine elixirs for medicinal materials, but later there was no news from him. He thought there was a problem with the other party's elixir refining.

“Yes, there are a total of 432 Yanyang Pills, including 22 high-quality pills, which can be exchanged for contribution points. There is no need to accept the alchemy task.

This time, in addition to handing in the Yanyang Pill, you must also exchange genuine Qinglian Pills for related medicinal materials."

Taking out a large number of jade bottles from the storage bag, Ji An explained:
"The red jade bottle contains Yan Yang Dan, and the light green jade bottle contains Qing Lian Dan, 260 pills."

Ye Changqing was surprised:
"Your alchemy skills are good enough to try refining the Green Lotus Pill?"

"Of course, I never do anything I'm not sure of."

"You're amazing! After two or three years of refining pills, you can try to refine a pill for the middle stage of foundation building!"

Ye Changqing began to check the pills, and after about an hour, he finally finished.

"Some of the Green Lotus Pills were made by Senior Sister Ge Ying. Am I right?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, you have a keen eye. Some of them are indeed made by our Master."

Ji An was not surprised by this judgment, as the other party's eyes were sharp.

“Although my eyesight is gradually getting blurry, my vision is still there.

Genuine Yanyang Pills can be exchanged for 650 contribution points, and premium pills can be exchanged for 800 contribution points."

Ye Changqing picked up the abacus and started working with it. He said:
“A total of 284100 contribution points can be exchanged.

260 Qinglian Pills can be exchanged for 75 furnaces of medicinal herbs, but there are only 25 furnaces of medicinal herbs in the warehouse. The remaining medicinal herbs will take two or three years to obtain."

"Then let's do this, Senior Brother. I want to convert some of my contribution points into mid-grade spirit stones. Can A-level disciples enjoy the discount?"

The sect stipulates that one low-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for twenty contribution points, but twenty-five contribution points are required to exchange for one spirit stone.

"A-level disciples can exchange twenty contribution points for one spirit stone. There was no limit on this exchange before, but now that war is coming, spirit stones will be consumed in large quantities. Your maximum quota is 50,000 spirit stones."

Ji An took out the jade token and said:

"Then use up the entire quota."

"Wait a moment, I'll go to the warehouse to get you some herbs and spirit stones."

After a while, Ye Changqing brought out a storage bag and said:
"25 furnaces of Qinglian Dan medicinal materials, 500 medium-grade spirit stones, you currently have 124 million contribution points left.

I owe you 50 furnaces of Qinglian Dan medicinal materials, which are recorded in the jade token."

The sun sets in the west, and the sunset glows like fire burning the sky.

A barren mountain more than two hundred miles southwest of Qingyun Fairy City was covered with a layer of enchanting red glow.

The mountain was crowded with people, and the faces of the cultivators were covered with blood. These were all independent cultivators.

Three spirit boats stretched across the sky above the barren mountain. On the deck of the Jinling Sect's spirit boat, Lin Jiuxiao stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice:

"The laws in the secret realm are not perfect. Unless absolutely necessary, remember not to fly away, otherwise you may fall into a space crack.

Everyone, check your maps and related supplies, and remember to use the traction charm before entering."

“You are the sect’s most elite fighters. Please remember that after entering the secret realm, everyone except our own disciples will be your competitors.

If friction occurs, you must not be soft-hearted and must act cleanly.

Especially when facing independent cultivators, you must be wary. These people may not be as good as you in combat, but they have many more tricks than you."

"Once you enter the secret realm, life and death are determined by fate. If you encounter an irresistible cause and lose your ability to fight, you must find a safe area to protect yourself."

The sun sets and a full moon rises.

Lin Jiuxiao and Zhu Xiangrong leaped out of the spirit boat and shouted, "Gather below!"

All the disciples followed closely behind the Chaoyuan period monk and landed on the flat top of the barren mountain.

After exchanging greetings, the Chaoyuan monks from the three sects took out their formation flags and arranged them according to the positions of the three elements in a pile of rubble.

When the time came to midnight, the moon was hanging in the middle of the sky.

The flags lit up one by one, forming a beam of light with a radius of more than ten feet, shooting straight into the sky.

A magical scene appeared. The light column rose seven or eight feet into the air and disappeared. Through the changes in light and shadow, a dark mass could be seen appearing in the void.

Lin Jiuxiao raised his hand, and a long sword shining with fiery red light appeared in the air.

The flying sword grew larger in the wind and became more than ten feet long in an instant.

Zhu Xiangrong took out his spiritual weapon in the shape of an alchemy furnace, pinched his fingers and chanted some incantations, causing the alchemy furnace to spin, getting bigger and bigger, with a dazzling red light coming out of the air holes.

The cultivators from Luofeng Valley and Yuanhe Mountain also took action, and shining spiritual weapons flew out one after another: silver-white blade shields, colorful gems, golden maces, and large seals with yellow light.

"let's start!"

Lin Jiuxiao shouted and took the lead in attacking.

The red sword flew up and hit the black void in an instant, spraying fiery red light, as if thousands of sparks were falling, beautiful and enchanting.

(End of this chapter)