Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 141: Chapter 138: Goldenfur’s Breakthrough

After Du Huaiyuan submerged the Spirit Wine at the bottom of the pool, he returned to the shore and said:

“Junior Brother, I noticed the spring’s mouth has expanded considerably, now as thick as a small arm.

With so much spring water gushing out, why not expand the Cold Pool a bit?”

By widening the Cold Pool, he could store more Spirit Wine.

“Senior Brother, you know the answer to this.”

Ji An chuckled lightly. The spiritual energy in the spring water continuously dissipates outward.

Expanding the Cold Pool would inevitably lower the spiritual energy concentration in the pool, reducing the benefits obtained from upgrading the spiritual vein.

Keeping the current size is fine; it will allow for cultivating higher-grade Spirit Fish in the future.

Having his thoughts revealed, Du Huaiyuan chuckled and continued:

“Junior Brother, you’re growing so much Spirit Wood now, isn’t it too tiring to oversee it alone? How about hiring some Spirit Farmers to help?”

Ji An gently shook his head:

“I’ve hired disciples to clear the weeds, but for casting spells, I still need to do it myself.”

The growth of these Spirit Trees relies entirely on the few Perfection Level Planting Techniques he performs daily.

His goal is to exhibit his talent while minimizing involvement in conflicts; hiring others won’t achieve the desired effect.

Du Huaiyuan merely made a casual suggestion and changed the topic:

“If you plan to use mulberries to brew wine in the future, you’ll need to build a brewery here and draw water directly from the Spirit Spring.”

The quality of the Spirit Water here is excellent and can enhance the quality of the Spirit Wine.

“Later, draw up the blueprints, Senior Brother, and I’ll find someone to build it; the area shouldn’t be too large.”

Du Huaiyuan rolled up his sleeves, lightly tapped his temple with his finger, and said:

“The blueprint for the brewery is engraved in my mind; I can draw it now.”

Settling this matter now prevents any future changes from Junior Brother.

Ji An couldn’t help but laugh and agreed: “Alright!”

He led Senior Brother Du into his talisman painting stone house, found a wooden ruler and an old talisman brush, prepared the vermilion, and watched as the other party drew the blueprint.

He wasn’t boasting; in less than two quarters of an hour, the blueprint was completed, with each part’s dimensions clearly marked.

Du Huaiyuan put down the pen, picked up the blueprint, and blew on it proudly, saying:

“Junior Brother, when do you plan to start construction?”

His hand shook twice, making the paper rustle.

“I’ll find someone to start building tomorrow.”

Ji An said, the brewery must be built.

He anticipated that the mulberry field near the Cold Pool would start blooming and bearing fruit every year, and the quality of future mulberries would only improve; selling fresh mulberries or dried mulberries would yield too little profit.

After a while, Du Huaiyuan took his leave, and Ji An watched the flying shuttle disappear into the distance, shaking his head gently.

This Senior Brother had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage a few years before him, yet his cultivation still lingered at the Second Layer Foundation Establishment, as he spent too much time on brewing Spirit Wine.

But it’s what he wishes, and Ji An wasn’t in a position to persuade him otherwise.

The life of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is only two hundred years; time waits for no one.

Ji An flew back to his grotto mansion, sat cross-legged on the stone bed, swallowed a Cloud Mushroom Pill, and activated the Evergreen Wood Skill to refine the pill.

The spiritual power contained within the pill flowed through the Immortal Vein, with strands of magical power being refined and gathered in the Qi Sea Acupoint, resulting in a minuscule increase in cultivation.

Small streams can form a river; Ji An knew his aptitude was average, so he never loosened the string in his heart.

Without a foundation in cultivation, how could one ever reach the Nine Heavens to grasp the moon?

Whether in the Qi Refining Stage or Foundation Establishment Stage, the essence of raising cultivation is the accumulation of magical power.

Only upon breaking through to the Chao Origin Stage does one need to understand the cultivation technique’s divine intent to ignite the Primordial Life Fire.

…

Li Lingyu piloted the flying shuttle to hover outside of Red Flame Peak, deploying the Communication Talisman Sword to wait for its owner to open the Dharma Prohibition.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the door of the Mountain Protection Array opened, and she steered the flying shuttle into the mountain gate.

Upon entering, she immediately sensed the rich nature’s spiritual energy, involuntarily feeling envious of her Junior Brother’s good fortune.

After circling above the mulberry field once, she flew to the Cold Pool, controlling the magical artifact to slowly descend.

Ji An bowed, wearing a warm smile:

“Why has Senior Sister come in person? Just send a Talisman Sword, and I would have fetched it.”

The pills for helping the Spirit-Seeking Rat establish its foundation were already refined, so Goldfur could be a valuable aid in battles hereafter.

“I came to see; the changes here are amazing.

If in time the Spiritual Mulberry is cultivated, Junior Brother can do nothing else and still receive a constant stream of income each year.”

Li Lingyu suddenly felt that being a Spirit Farmer wasn’t a bad prospect; with the spiritual vein of high enough quality here, there are rewards even without tending.

Though an alchemist can earn Spirit Stones quickly, unless constantly refining pills, they can quickly exhaust their resources.

She handed over a Jade Bottle and said:

“Inside are two pills, enough for the Spirit-Seeking Rat to advance.”

“Thank you for your help, Senior Sister. How many more Spirit Stones do I owe you?”

Ji An accepted the bottle, poured out the pills, and sniffed them, detecting a faint earthy smell.

“Luckily, the second batch was successful, and the number of Formed Pills is decent. You only need to pay another two hundred Spirit Stones.”

Li Lingyu glanced around and asked:

“Where’s Goldfur? When do you plan to let it consume the pills?”

Ji An handed over two Middle-grade Spirit Stones and said:

“Goldfur is playing in the cave; I’ll have it break through tomorrow.”

Ever since the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree was transplanted back, Golden Fur spends most of its time in the cave.

Ji An used the Beast Taming Token to communicate with it and found out that it feels very comfortable staying near the Spirit Tree.

“I will wait until Golden Fur reaches the Foundation Establishment stage to leave.”

Li Lingyu said, and the people around her did not have any beasts at the Foundation Establishment level.

“Welcome, I arranged a quiet chamber for Senior Sister to rest.

However, tonight I need to perform magic on the Spirit Field and won’t have time to entertain you, please understand.”

Ji An suddenly felt the necessity to recruit a female disciple, someone who could chat at times like this.

“Go ahead and busy yourself; cultivators don’t fuss over such matters. Hmm, let Golden Fur accompany me tonight.”

Li Lingyu said that the Spirit-Seeking Rat is furry and very smart; she also wanted to keep a similar beast.

However, the Spirit-Seeking Rats sold at the Beast Taming Hall lacked the spiritual nature of Junior Brother’s beast, so she gave up the idea.

…

The next day, early morning.

Li Lingyu walked into the Clear Bamboo Forest, preparing to find a place to cultivate her cultivation method.

Her cultivation method is the Evergreen Wood Skill, and it works best in woods where the Wood Element Spirit Qi is more concentrated.

By the Cold Pool, most Spirit Bamboo reached Tier One Upper Grade, and there are even more than ten bamboo of Tier One Top Grade.

Cultivating here might be more effective than cultivating in her own grotto mansion.

She noticed nature’s spiritual energy converging towards the center of the bamboo forest, and followed the winding path deeper inside.

Suddenly, Li Lingyu noticed flickers of light in the distance and quickened her pace, then she witnessed a shocking scene.

Ji An was meditating in the center, with Spiritual Qi forming a vortex above his head, green light dots flew out from the Spirit Bamboo, the dazzling light made it look dreamlike.

Li Lingyu felt the fluctuations of the Wood Element Spiritual Mechanism and couldn’t help but feel enchanted.

Ji An sensed someone coming closer and stopped his cultivation, opening his eyes.

Since the two Wood Element Dao Seeds elevated to Lower Grade, while cultivating here, he could vaguely feel the emotions of the Spirit Bamboo, these Spirit Woods became the extension of his senses.

“Senior Sister, did you come here to cultivate too?”

Li Lingyu nodded and asked:

“When did it start?”

The phenomena during his cultivation resulted from comprehending the cultivation method to a certain realm, and many cultivators can’t achieve this understanding even at the late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Her question seemed out of the blue, but Ji An understood the meaning behind it and replied:

“Four or five days ago.”

Li Lingyu’s expression was complex, after a long sigh, she sincerely said:

“Congratulations, Junior Brother. Have you told our mentor about this good news?”

Being at the early-stage Foundation Establishment yet able to comprehend some Divine Intent of the cultivation method, she believed the Foundation Establishment wouldn’t be his limit.

“Not yet, I was thinking of returning to Ningcui Cliff one day to tell the mentor in person.”

Ji An replied, now that his magical technique has deepened, he has the confidence and won’t be confined to Red Flame Peak like before.

In a few days, he needs to go to Cui Bamboo Peak’s Beast Taming Hall to receive Fire Crystal Ants, it’s the perfect time to visit the mentor.

“Once the mentor knows, wonder how delighted he will be.”

…

Ji An opened the Dharma Prohibition and stepped into the underground cavern, with Golden Fur hopping around behind him.

The Earth Element Spirit Qi in the cavern is denser, which should provide some assistance to the beast’s advancement.

Li Lingyu was a bit puzzled, asking:

“What made you think of digging a cavern?”

“Got a job, helping with the cultivation of Spirit Woods, including four Earth Spirit Fruit Trees growing in a dark environment.”

Ji An briefly explained his need for Golden Spot Spider Silk and laughed, saying:

“I originally intended to refine a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, who would’ve guessed I’d discover a business opportunity.”

Li Lingyu responded in a tone of surprise:

“Defensive Spiritual Artifact? With your wealth, you’re still thinking of crediting my pills!”

Refining spiritual artifacts requires Tier Two Spiritual Objects, one cannot even consider crafting spiritual artifacts without wealth.

“Senior Sister, it’s just a thought, there’s nothing definite yet; it might take a long time to refine even if started.”

They chatted as they walked quickly to the bottom of the cavern.

Ji An took out a self-made dark red pill, and then placed some medicine pills on the ground.

The pill is for aiding Foundation Establishment, and just like the pills, its formula came from a received legacy.

In a way, the pill serves as a catalyst to the pill, maximizing its effect.

Golden Fur sniffed them and swallowed one pill and one medicine pill.

A few moments later, its demonic power began to rise gradually, and its body slowly started to expand.

The breakthrough for Demon Beasts is breaking the physical limit and purifying the bloodline, to awaken more Talent Techniques.

Golden Fur’s aura quickly rose to the edge of the Foundation Establishment stage, only a step away.

Ji An nervously clenched his fists, silently cheering in his heart, now it’s all up to Golden Fur, he couldn’t offer any help.

Time felt stretched as Golden Fur’s aura stalled at the final step without completing the breakthrough.

Ji An took out the Jade Bottle, wondering whether to use another pill.

Just then, Golden Fur’s demonic aura surged sharply, stepping into the threshold of Foundation Establishment stage Demon Beast.

Its skeleton crackled, and its body expanded noticeably at that moment.

“Success!”