Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 978 The New Yin-Yang Cave True Technique
Ji An moved to A Yun's side, looked at the deep, ink-black fruit, and smiled:

"An unexpected good thing. I don't know if this fruit is for eating or for use."

Enhancing one's soul power with Soul-Nourishing Incense is a slow process. If spiritual fruits could enhance one's soul power immediately, then they would be a treasure for all cultivators.

The only pity is that the spirit fruit is only a low-grade fifth-order fruit, so its effect on him may not be very good.

Ayun replied with a grin, "There's absolutely no need to worry about that. We'll know when the spirit fruit ripens."

Ji An smiled. "That makes sense. Are you sure there are two fruits?"

"Yes, I have checked it carefully three times."

Ji An stroked his chin and began to ponder. He planned to find Xuan Shuang Sanren when the spirit fruit was almost ripe and ask if there were any pills made from the Soul Nourishing Fruit.

It would be too wasteful to consume this kind of spiritual fruit directly. Since he didn't have the other party or the recipe, he planned to take one and then see if he could sell a second spiritual fruit depending on the specific circumstances.

Based on my experience in planting other fifth-tier spirit fruit trees, I estimate that the spirit fruit will mature in seventy or eighty years. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get the Soul Nourishing Fruit again before entering the Vast Sea Realm.

Half a month later, Ji An arrived at the cave of the Crescent Moon Hermit and took out a storage bag.

“Fellow Daoist, I have come to repay a debt. This is a thousand catties of fifth-grade low-rank Yellow Emperor Virtue Soil. Please weigh it.”

They refined three thousand catties of Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Soil from the soil that Ayun and his group dug up, but to keep a low profile, they only took out one thousand catties.

He would observe how long it would take for the soil to recover after being refined, and then he would steadily supply the other party with spiritual soil.

Crescent Moon Hermit smiled, "Not bad, this spiritual soil is a very good auxiliary material."

Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Soil can be used to refine all kinds of earth-element spiritual treasures. Although he has channels to obtain spiritual soil, the quantity is not large, so he needs to spend a high price to entrust friends or caravans to purchase it from other cities.

Spiritual soil has a wide range of applications, and he has always wanted to find a force that can provide a stable supply of it to cooperate with, but unfortunately he has never found such a force.

He took out the spiritual soil from his storage bag. The fine yellow dust shimmered with a crystal-clear spiritual light, and a profound and nourishing divine aura spread outward, bringing a sense of peace to people's hearts.

He rubbed a little with his fingers, and the spiritual soil slipped from his fingertips like fine sand.

“Very good, the quality of the spiritual soil is two points better than what others have sold to me.”

"Fellow Daoist, you promised a few days ago that you could provide a stable supply of spiritual soil. Does that still stand?"

A glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes; this was something very important to him.

Ji An smiled and nodded, patting his chest:

"Of course, I always keep my word."

There's another question I'd like to ask you, fellow Daoist: would you be willing to purchase White Emperor Crystal Soil of the same grade?

“Yes, yes! I am willing to buy any of the Five Elements Spiritual Soil as long as it reaches the fifth level.”

We will buy as much Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Soil, Red Emperor's Flaming Soil, and White Emperor's Crystal Soil as we can, but we will buy much less Black Emperor's Swamp Soil and Green Emperor's Splendid Soil.

"If you could provide spiritual soil of the same quality as the Yellow Emperor's virtuous soil, I would be eternally grateful."

The Crescent Moon Hermit was slightly excited, his eyes shining brightly, for he was desperately lacking in all kinds of spiritual soil.

Ji An shook his head slightly, feigning a sigh, and said:

"Unfortunately, I can only offer the Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Soil and the White Emperor's Crystal Soil."

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag, activated his object control technique, and handed it to the other party.

"The amount of White Emperor Crystal Soil is more substantial, totaling three thousand catties."

When cultivating the Five Elements Divine Mountains, the Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Soil is required in the largest quantity, while the demand for other spiritual soils is relatively small.

He will accumulate a lot of wood, water, and metal elemental soil in the future, and he will have to find a way to sell it.

Subconsciously, Ji An was cautious and unwilling to reveal his true abilities.

Therefore, the accumulated spirit soil will not be sold in Starfish City. It would be better to list it on an auction house in another major city if you have the opportunity.

A sense of joy welled up in the heart of the Crescent Moon Hermit, and he began to weigh the weight of the Yellow Emperor's Virtuous Earth.

When he weighed them, he found that all the spiritual soil was of the same quality and very good, without any inferior products mixed in, which made him even more satisfied.

He then took out the White Emperor Crystal Soil from his storage bag. The silvery spiritual soil was like metal powder, and the aura of the metal element was hidden in the tiny particles without leaking out at all.

He grabbed a handful of spiritual soil and clenched his fist, feeling a sharp, needle-like pain.

"The quality is also top-notch. It seems you possess a 'treasure mountain', fellow Daoist."

His envy was palpable, and he was very curious about what kind of magnificent scene lay inside the other person's little world.

It can grow lightning-struck wood and stably produce Yellow Emperor Virtue Soil and White Emperor Crystal Soil. Just these few products are enough to make a wealthy cultivator.

Ji An waved his hand gently and responded humbly:
"If only I could truly possess a mountain of treasures."

If he were to reveal the situation in the gourd world, there was a high chance that it would arouse the jealousy of others, so he tried to keep a low profile and minimize his presence.

I need to be more careful in future transactions with Xuan Shuang Sanren; there are some spiritual fruits that can never be traded.

He has already revealed the Azure Jade Tree and the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch; other spiritual roots of heaven and earth can no longer be revealed to the outside world.

The Recluse of the Crescent Moon weighed the White Emperor Crystal Soil, then took out the jade slip containing the accounts and examined it, saying:
"This spiritual soil is enough to wipe out the debt left over from your alchemy furnace, and there will even be a slight surplus, with about 370 catties of spiritual materials remaining."

"I'll calculate it as four hundred catties for you, fellow Daoist, so it's easier to do the math."

"Thank you. The extra spiritual materials will remain with you, fellow Daoist, and will be exchanged for materials to refine a fifth-grade high-quality defensive spiritual treasure."

Ji An said with a smile that he paid 60% when he commissioned the other party to refine the alchemy furnace.

According to the information he received, the other party had lived in Starfish City for thousands of years, had a good reputation, and was considered the most reputable weapon refiner.

The Crescent Moon Hermit said cheerfully:
"Thank you for your trust, fellow Daoist. I will accept it."

To express my gratitude for this trust, once you have accumulated 80% of the estimated materials, I will begin refining it for you.

Fifth-grade high-quality materials are quite valuable, and the amount of fifth-grade low-quality spiritual materials the other party would have to pay to accumulate enough of them would be enormous.

The fact that the other party was willing to leave their belongings with him shows a deep level of trust.

In return, he also had to show some appreciation so that the other party could ensure a stable supply of materials.

Looking back, decades seem to pass in the blink of an eye, giving one a sense of being in another world. Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the gourd world, Ji An leisurely drinks a pot of fifth-grade superior Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, sits cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree, and begins to activate his cultivation technique.

With the allocation of resources, he cultivated a fifth-level enlightenment tea tree twenty years ago, which greatly accelerated the speed of creating cultivation techniques.

The effects of fifth-grade spiritual tea are several times greater than those of fourth-grade top-grade tea. Drinking spiritual tea makes one's mind more agile and clear.

When the new Yin-Yang Cave True Technique was activated, the spiritual energy of most of the gourd world immediately converged towards the central area, and after a few breaths, it gathered into a spiritual energy vortex covering hundreds of acres.

Along with the spiritual energy came the five elements' spiritual energy, with colorful lights swirling and churning in the clouds, quite eye-catching.

The vortex spun rapidly, like a tornado.

Each time Ji An inhales and exhales, a massive amount of spiritual energy is absorbed into his body, which is then rapidly refined into Yin-Yang power.

These Yin and Yang energies were not only transmitted to the Guanghan Palace, but some also escaped from his body.

The black and white spiritual light spread out and was absorbed by the spiritual plant.

This is the result of his many years of enlightenment, and he has come up with the secret formula today. The cultivation of the Three Flowers Realm emphasizes the unity of heaven and man, using the resources of the Great World to assist in cultivation, and then returning a small amount of the Yin and Yang power of a higher level to the gourd world.

Although doing so will slow down the cultivation process, it can nourish the spiritual plants, thereby accelerating their growth.

If more spiritual fruits can be obtained per unit of time, then the speed of cultivation improvement can be increased in another way.

Within Ji An's body, the vein patterns on the surface of the five divine palaces shimmered and dimmed, like the tides.

The five Yin-Yang Dao Seeds disappeared without a trace; they had left his body when he began his cultivation.

They seem to have no physical form, but are merely conceptual entities, currently residing within the spiritual roots of various trees and heavens.

This happened after Ji An established a connection between the Five Elements Divine Palace and the Calabash World. His original intention was to nourish the Calabash World while cultivating, but the aura dissipated from the Dao Seed during cultivation directly nourished the spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

He couldn't explain the current situation either. At this moment, his body was in the small world he had refined, but the Dao Seed remained within his body.

Perhaps the gourd world was originally one after he refined it, but his understanding of its mysteries was not yet sufficient.

It's like lifting yourself up – theoretically impossible, yet it actually happened.

As long as Ji An cultivates, his Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root is essentially absorbing the nutritional energy from the ashes of high-level demonic beasts.

Every time Yunmiao Sanren returned from hunting in the deep sea, he would sell him some Three-Flower Realm level beast meat. With this double supplement, he was looking forward to seeing how quickly his spiritual root could improve.

However, he was certain of one thing: the spiritual roots of heaven and earth would eventually catch up with his level.

His current cultivation level is at the mid-stage of the Three Flowers Realm. His Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, like his natal spiritual treasure, will be able to reach the mid-grade of the fifth rank in the near future.

As the grade of the spiritual root of heaven and earth is improved, the grade of the spiritual field will improve at a faster rate, thereby accelerating the improvement of the grade of the spiritual vein.

In short, his cultivation improved everything in the gourd world, and the gourd world in turn gave him positive feedback, creating a closed logical loop.

During his conversations with fellow Daoists, he also subtly inquired about how others 'interacted' with the small worlds they had refined, only to find that no one else had the same direct connection as him.

Ji An understood that the existence of the stone tortoise had led him down a completely different path. Perhaps when the stone tortoise gave birth to the gourd world, everything that was happening today was inevitable.

At the edge of the gourd world, the Five Sacred Mountains True Lord and Yue Ling'er sat facing each other, both looking towards the center of the small world.

Seeing wisps of black or white spiritual light drifting over, the Five Sacred Mountains True Lords exclaimed:

"In my inherited memories, I have never found any cultivator who could emit yin-yang spiritual light during cultivation."

This not only benefits the spiritual plants throughout the entire small world, but also accelerates the purification of my bloodline.

Logically speaking, external forces should not be able to cause such an effect, but these rays of inspiration managed to do so.

When the Yin-Yang spiritual light swept across his body, some mysterious substances remained.

This made him realize that these Yin-Yang spiritual lights were different from those of other cultivators.

Yue Ling'er's eyes were bright and clear, and she had deep dimples on her face.
“Not only you, I think all living beings in the small world can benefit from it, it’s just that lower-level beings cannot feel it.”

In previous years, she was pessimistic and thought that she might not be able to take the step of breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm. But now it seems that as long as the Lord can maintain the status quo while cultivating, breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm is not a matter of slim chance.

Ji An felt that most of his spiritual energy had been used up, so he ended his cultivation.

Ayun had already been brewing the spiritual water condensed from the Panyun Tree, and upon seeing him wake up, she immediately added tea leaves to the boiling water.

Golden specks shimmer among the white tea leaves; this is the fifth grade of Gyokuro Golden Bud Tea.

While the nourishing effect of the spiritual tea on Ji An wasn't particularly good, it was the best spiritual tea he could obtain.

A moment later, A-Yun presented the teapot to her host and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

While Ji An was drinking tea, she continued:
"Today we harvested the leaves of the Xuan Ye Jian Zhu and obtained a total of ten catties of golden leaves; the third fifth-tier lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood has completely completed its transformation."

In addition, we have excavated the soil from the white land as planned; Your Majesty may now begin refining it.

The refined soil was refilled, and it took about a year for it to fully recover.

The spirit fields in the gourd world are divided into many small plots and are being exploited in a planned manner.

Apart from the area of ​​several dozen acres near a few spiritual trees, the soil in other areas will be excavated, and about 8,000 catties of various spiritual soils can be refined each year.

Ji An drank the spiritual tea in one gulp and nodded in satisfaction:

"I will go and cut down the Azure Dragon Wood later. You should pack up the other fifth-tier resources. I will go out to trade tomorrow."

Currently, there are eight Tier 5 Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo plants in the small world. They are harvested once every six months, and each plant yields about three catties each time, which is better than initially expected.

The value of the spirit soil is much lower than that of the golden leaves, but it has the advantage of being produced in large quantities, bringing him enormous profits every year.

Every year, he would take out two thousand catties of Yellow Emperor's Virtue Soil and five thousand catties of White Emperor's Crystal Soil for trading, and the trading day had arrived again.

Ayun looked somewhat ashamed. "It's all because I'm too weak to share Your Majesty's burdens. You still have to personally cut down the spirit trees."

Her rank is fourth-tier top-grade, while the other puppets are only fourth-tier low-grade. Due to their low strength, their efficiency in cutting down fifth-tier spirit trees is very low.

Ji An smiled faintly, "In a few decades, I will use fifth-grade spirit wood to recreate a body for you and commission a weapon refiner to forge a fifth-grade spirit treasure. At that time, you will be able to cut down fifth-grade Azure Dragon Wood."

In recent years, he has spent most of his time creating cultivation techniques and practicing. Occasionally, he would go out hunting sea beasts with Yunmiao Sanren and others. His days were busy and fulfilling.

As more and more fifth-order spirit woods are cultivated in the gourd world, he has the resources to research how to refine fifth-order puppets.

(End of this chapter)