Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 344: Poinciana

On the top of Ningcui Cliff, Master Zhengyang controlled the fire cloud to descend smoothly and said with a smile:

"How's the speed?"

A cultivator at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm flew away at full speed on a cloud. How could he be so fast?

If Xuanhuang Pagoda was not bad at flying, he would have used magic weapons, which would have been faster than riding a cloud.

Ji An offered a sincere flattery:
"Old Ancestor, you are soaring in the clouds, but for me, I am climbing on them."

Patriarch Bodhi once said that Wukong was climbing a cloud. He compared himself to climbing a cloud, hoping that he could become as tall as the sky in the future.

"Haha," Zhenren Zhengyang was very pleased and strode into the cave of the teleportation array.

Ji An hurriedly followed him, activated the magic circle and left.

The light and shadow distorted, and a gray space channel appeared.

The next moment, the two arrived at Scarlet Flame Peak. Ji An walked in front and pointed at a rock and said:

"Ancestor, let's go to the underground cave first to see the top-grade earth spirit fruit tree."

An earth spirit tree belonging to him was cultivated to the second-grade upper grade a few months ago and is currently "shedding its skin".

He pinched his fingers to activate the mimicry formation, and the rocks dissipated like smoke, revealing a narrow cave that was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

"Well, Zhang Zizhao reported that you have another green-leafed red lotus here. Is it also inside?"

Zhenren Zhengyang asked. The last time he visited Chiyan Peak, he did not enter the cave. He just flew around in the air and took a quick look.

A second-level medium-grade spiritual plant is not worth his too much attention.

This time his mood is different. He will carefully check every top-grade spiritual plant. It's not that he doesn't trust his disciples, it's just a habit.

The second-grade superior resources can be used to trade with the cultivators in Central Continent.

The golden elixirs of the various sects in Xizhou were all obtained by exchanging massive amounts of information.

Ji An shook his head slightly and said:

“The Green Leaf Red Lotus is in the Red Cloud Pine Forest area, and the two caves are not connected.

Senior Brother Li Haoran brought a spiritual plant from the Canglan Secret Realm as a gift to this disciple, but I can't tell what it is. I'll ask the ancestor to help me take a look later."

"You can take a look, but I may not know him."

Zhenren Zhengyang piled up a piece of armor. He didn’t know much about spiritual plants, and his knowledge might not be as broad as his disciples.

The two entered the cave and walked down. Zhenren Zhengyang glanced at the ground and saw a thin layer of loose soil. He said:

"No one has walked this passage for a long time."

"Ever since I broke through to the Chaoyuan stage and learned the Earth Escape Technique, I've been using magic to travel to and from the cave.

There's a spirit-seeking rat kept in the cave, which also uses earth-moving techniques to travel to the surface."

Ji An led his men to the innermost part of the cave and pointed at the Earth Spirit Tree, which was over four feet tall.

“That’s the one.”

The Earth Spirit Tree is shedding its bark, revealing a delicate color like Tianhuang jade, with ancient and mysterious patterns on it.

The bare branches grew some tiny bumps, like the branches of trees in the mortal world when winter turns to spring.

The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree had no leaves at first, but it now showed signs of growing leaves, which was completely beyond Ji An's expectations.

The sect has never cultivated a top-grade Earth Spirit Fruit, and there is no record of it in the inherited scriptures.

Zhenren Zhengyang grasped the spirit tree with his hands, feeling the vitality surging within it, and nodded with a smile:
"Second-order, superior-grade life fluctuations, very good!"

He looked away and pointed at the black sapling, his smile growing softer.

"There's actually a soul-nourishing tree hidden here. That means we need to improve the quality of our spirit vein."

The soul-nourishing tree in the sect is totally insufficient. All cultivators need spiritual objects that can nourish the soul.

This spiritual tree is the disciple's private property, but the higher the level of the spiritual plant, the more difficult it is to transplant it after it is cultivated to a high level.

If a spiritual plant is cultivated to the second-grade top-grade level or above, it will have a deep connection with the earth veins. At this time, it cannot be transplanted unless the entire earth veins are moved.

The consequence of forced transplantation is that the spiritual tree will most likely die.

Therefore, the ultimate beneficiaries of these spiritual plants will be the sect and future disciples.

This is also the reason why he spared no expense to upgrade the grade of the Red Flame Peak's spiritual vein. The meat is rotting in the pot, and the rewards are yet to come.

The lifespan of a Jindan cultivator cannot outlast these high-grade spiritual plants.

Zhenren Zhengyang probed his spiritual consciousness into the nourishing wood and said:

"Currently at the first-grade upper level, I can collect leaves to make low-quality soul incense."

First-grade superior soul incense can meet the needs of cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building to restore their spiritual consciousness.

"Disciple intends to cultivate it to the ultimate level before collecting its leaves."

If you only collect leaves, the spiritual tree will use more nutrients to grow new leaves. Cutting too many branches will slow down the growth of new branches.

Ji An felt that the soul-nourishing wood in the sect was only at the lower second-grade level, partly because there were too many cultivators who needed to be nourished.

"You are a spiritual farmer, so you must know this.

I hope that you can contribute a larger share of the Soul-Nourishing Tree's production to the sect in the future."

"This kind of thing has been happening to me all the time. You can find out by checking my exchange records."

Ji An smiled and said that the supplies he had left were getting fewer and fewer. Apart from the resources for his own use that were closely related to his cultivation, most of them were exchanged for small merits.

If you need any supplies, please ask the sect to negotiate with other forces, so that you don’t have to worry.

"I heard Jia Yu talk about it," said Zhengyang Zhenren earnestly.

“A person’s energy is limited, and spiritual practice will take up most of our time.

Even if your cultivation reaches the Golden Core stage in the future, the sect can still help you collect resources.

With the efforts of all disciples, the sect will prosper, and in return, the sect will provide more support to the disciples."

He paused and then said:

"Okay, now that we've seen this, where are we going next?"

Preaching cannot reach people's hearts, and he will give more support to Chiyan Peak in the future.

Even if this disciple were to travel away for many years one day and never return, the second-level spiritual plants all over the mountain would still be a huge fortune.

"Let's fly west and take a look at the Black Leaf Sword Bamboo Forest."

Two auspicious clouds of fire passed through the Xuanyang Woods. Zhenren Zhengyang said softly:

"It's a waste to plant Xuanyang wood here."

Xuanyang wood is a first-level spiritual wood, which can occasionally grow to the second level, which is somewhat inconsistent with the high-end image of Chiyan Peak.

"When I first moved in, there were still purple sun trees growing here. There are three reasons for preserving this forest.

First, this is the sunny side of the mountain, and it is also the area most affected by the golden fire spirit energy. It is not suitable for growing spiritual fruits such as red cloud pine. "

"Secondly, the spiritual charcoal produced here supplies a large number of alchemists. According to feedback from the Qigong Hall, the high-quality spiritual charcoal supply improves the quality of the alchemists' pills;"

"Third, after I opened up the Fire Palace, I chose a combination of Ding Fire Qi from the Fire Element Spiritual Plants and Bing Fire Qi from the Sun. This forest is what I need." Upon hearing this explanation, Master Zhengyang nodded slightly and said:
“Other disciples who open up the Fire Palace often choose the Ding Fire Qi in the Lung Fire Vein, which requires refining the Fire Evil.

So, from now on, disciples will have another good place to practice fire and qi."

The current Red Flame Peak can simultaneously meet the food needs of the cultivators who are developing the Fire Palace and the Wood Palace, which makes him feel even happier.

Crossing a clear boundary, the two entered the silver ocean. The metallic leaves of the copper mulberry tree reflected the sunlight like mirrors, as if flying on the sparkling sea.

The fire cloud landed on the "Golden Island" and Ji An said:
"There are three top-grade black-leaf sword bamboos and one copper-veined mulberry tree in this spiritual plant patch."

In the past, when cultivating earth-element and gold-element spiritual plants, only the Yellow Dragon Enhancement Spell was available. After he comprehended the deeper divine meaning of the Blue Dragon Awakening Spell, the spiritual plants could enjoy the bonus of both spells.

Even so, it still enjoys fewer spells of the Great Perfection level than other spiritual plants.

Therefore, the number of high-level spiritual plants such as Earth Spirit Fruit, Black Leaf Sword Bamboo and Copper Pattern Mulberry is significantly lower than that of other types of spiritual plants.

Zhenren Zhengyang sighed softly:

"Top-grade sword bamboo leaves! The weapon refiners have something good to use again.

Very good, there are only two top-grade sword bamboos planted in the sect’s top-grade spiritual fields.”

As the breeze blew, he gazed at the rolling golden and silver waves, a faint joy overflowing from his eyes. This was all hope.

As more high-quality copper-veined mulberry trees are cultivated, the population of high-level golden-bearded silkworms raised in the Beastmaster Palace will gradually expand.

Second-grade medium and high-grade spiritual silk is a material that is in great demand in Luofeng Valley and can be exchanged for more high-grade elixirs.

He checked the top-quality plants one by one, and the two of them flew north on the cloud again.

Ji An pointed to the iron birch below and said:
"Due to its location and topography, this area is only exposed to sunlight for half an hour every day.

In winter, the sunlight is only a quarter of an hour, so only iron birch can be grown."

The sect is protected by a magic circle, and the temperature can be as warm as spring all year round, but the amount of sunlight still depends on the sun's favor.

The red cloud pine forest is filled with spiritual light, as enchanting as fire.

"From above, you can clearly see the differences between the spiritual trees. There are twelve high-quality spiritual pines, and their brilliance is even more brilliant."

Ji An introduced and landed in the woods. The top-grade spiritual trees were all concentrated in the mid-grade spiritual fields.

Zhenren Zhengyang checked it and asked:

"Can Red Cloud Pine be cultivated to the second-grade ultimate level?"

If the spiritual material reaches the second-grade best quality, it can be used as the raw material for the best spiritual weapon, and its value is much higher than that of the top-grade material.

Ji An shook his head slightly and said:

"I don't think so. I've read in the records that the limit of this kind of spiritual plant is the second-grade upper grade. However, there are spiritual pines that have grown for a thousand years and have broken through to the ultimate grade."

Due to species limitations, no matter how powerful an ant is, it can never grow to the size of an elephant.

Otherwise, a grass growing in a third-level spiritual vein could become a spiritual medicine, but this is impossible.

"I'm greedy."

Master Zhengyang sighed softly, but a smile soon broke out on his face:
"Let's go see the Green Leaf Red Lotus."

Ji An opened the magic ban and immediately saw bubbles coming out of the magma pool. The breath that blew towards him was like a warm breeze and did not feel hot at all.

He is now very adapted to this environment. A cultivator in the Chaoyuan period has opened up the Five Elements Divine Palace, and in a sense has already escaped the category of "human".

After entering the magma pool, Zhenren Zhengyang took a look and appeared in front of the nameless treasure plant the next moment.

He carefully considered it for a moment, his eyes suddenly constricted, and his heart began to beat wildly and uncontrollably.
"Phoenix tree?!"

He could feel his voice trembling and shaking. Even when facing a ninth-level Jindan demon cultivator, his heart did not beat as fast as it did at this moment.

He just felt his throat dry. He had heard about this spiritual plant from a cultivator from the Nascent Soul Sect when he was traveling in Central China.

The pale golden feather-like pattern on the bark is the most obvious sign of Phoenix Tree.

"Ancestor knows him?!"

Ji An was delighted and asked hurriedly:

"What's the use of this spiritual plant?"

He had been troubled for a long time by not knowing what kind of precious spiritual plant it was, and he had to figure out what species it was before he could calculate its value.

He clearly heard just now that the ancestor's voice was distorted. It must be a good thing, a spiritual plant that is better than the soul-nourishing tree!
Master Zhengyang suppressed his excitement, exhaled, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly:
"This spiritual plant is the Phoenix Tree, a very high-level fire-type spiritual plant that can reach the fourth-tier level of precious plant!
The fruit can be used as the main ingredient for several kinds of spiritual medicines. It is said that this spiritual plant may be able to produce the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, the Phoenix Nirvana Fire, which has the effect of bringing the dead back to life.

For a cultivator who refines spiritual fire, it is equivalent to having an extra life! ”

A fourth-tier spiritual plant? Aren’t those spiritual items only Nascent Soul cultivators are qualified to enjoy? And there’s also the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire. This time, I’m going to make a killing!

Ji An's heart was burning as he thought about how much benefits he should give to Li Haoran.

Zhenren Zhengyang glanced at the drool flowing from the corner of his disciple's mouth and laughed:

"Don't be too happy yet. This kind of spiritual plant won't bloom and bear fruit unless it's cultivated to the third level!"

"In other words, I won't get any benefits until it reaches the third level?"

"Yes."

Zhenren Zhengyang nodded slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

The spiritual plant is very good and can serve as the foundation of the sect's Nascent Soul, but it is unknown how long it will take to cultivate it to the third level.

He carefully felt the richness of the spiritual energy here and shook his head in his heart.

This spiritual vein node is not even of the second-grade upper quality. If you want to cultivate a third-grade spiritual plant, you need at least a second-grade top-quality spiritual vein.

'What a cheat! '

Ji An's good mood disappeared in an instant. How many years does it take to cultivate a spiritual plant to the third level?

He didn't know the answer to this question, but it would take at least one or two hundred years. In such a long time, he might have already reached the Golden Core stage.

He scratched his head and grinned:

"I think it's better to cultivate the Soul-Nourishing Tree."

There will be immediate harvest, and the soul-nourishing tree can continue to accompany him as he grows.

"Don't say that. If you break through to the Golden Core stage, you will understand the importance of third-level resources. Resources of this level are also in short supply in Central Continent."

Zhenren Zhengyang looked up and said:
“The crown of the Poinciana tree is quite high, so you need to raise the cave a little higher.

In addition, this area is sealed off. No one except you and the other hall masters is allowed to enter without my token!"

The upper limit of spiritual plants can reach the fourth level, so ordinary disciples have no need to know of their existence.

From now on, only core disciples can enter this cave.

"The disciple understands."

Ji An nodded. He still understood the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure.

The sect is a dominant force in Western Continent, but it appears weak in Central Continent and cannot compare to some forces in Southern Continent.

If the news leaks out and is spread by someone with ulterior motives, it will be difficult to deal with if it attracts covetousness.

If any Nascent Soul cultivator comes, the sect’s small body will not be able to withstand it.

(End of this chapter)