Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 149: Chapter 146: Triple Good Fortune

Ye Changqing glanced at the person opposite and grinned:

“You’re thinking too beautifully! There are other high-tier Talisman Makers in the sect as well! Each person is allowed to take a maximum of two beast hides at a time, which will be cut directly to the size of a talisman for you.

Over the years, the sect has been continuously expanding outposts to gradually yield results. Now that the offensives are stalled, these beast hides aren’t enough for the Talisman Makers’ consumption for two months.

If you go now, you can still get two pieces of beast hide. If it’s any later, there might be none left.”

He took a sip of spirit tea to soothe his throat and solemnly said:

“In the future, if you break through in ability, it’s best to report to the sect, and then I can arrange better tasks for you.”

“Certainly!”

Ji An responded hastily. If the other party hadn’t brought it up this time, he would have missed the opportunity.

He saw that there wasn’t much left to weigh outside the stone house, and turned his head to say:

“Go to the warehouse and bring a jar of honey and a bag of roasted pine nuts. Also, bring some fresh mulberries and dried mulberries, make sure they are of the best quality.”

“Yes,” Xia Yuhan obeyed and left.

“Senior Brother, the honey and mulberries are top-grade, and the pine nuts are supreme-grade. In a few years, I’ll have Senior Brother evaluate Tier Two spiritual food!”

Ji An patted his chest and said boldly.

Hope flickered in Ye Changqing’s eyes: “I look forward to that day arriving soon.”

Even Tier Two lower-grade spirit fruits, he didn’t have many opportunities to taste.

These spirit plants can slightly improve cultivation, and immediate cultivation after eating can also enhance a cultivator’s comprehension of the cultivation technique.

His gaze turned deep as he said:

“I wonder if I will have a chance to taste Tier Two middle-grade or higher spirit fruits.”

The high-tier spirit fruits produced by the sect have always been supplied to the Chao Origin Stage Junior Martial Uncles and ancestors. As a late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple with no further prospects, he had no chance to get them.

Ji An paused silently and resolutely said:

“It’s not impossible. If I can cultivate Tier Two middle-grade spirit fruit in the future, I’ll definitely give them to Senior Brother to evaluate.”

“Haha, with that, Junior Brother, I’m already very happy. Giving middle-grade spirit fruits to these old bones is wasted, after all.”

Ye Changqing smiled contentedly. Such quality spirit fruits would only satisfy his appetite and should better serve cultivators more in need.

The two sipped spirit tea while chatting leisurely, and Ye Changqing reminisced about his youthful vigor, with Ji An serving as a dutiful listener.

A lean disciple from the Diligence Hall walked in and presented a ledger:

“Uncle, all the mission items have been counted and there are no discrepancies. Among them are several thousand catties of spiritual charcoal and pine nuts of a higher quality than required.”

“Let me have a look,” Ye Changqing took the ledger and went through it earnestly.

If the submitted materials are of higher quality, additional contribution points need to be given, and the sect would not shortchange disciples on this matter.

“Junior Brother, this year there was 3000 catties of spiritual charcoal required at the top-grade level, and you submitted supreme-grade.

There was also 2000 catties of pine nuts, with the same circumstance. You are aware of this, correct?”

Ji An nodded lightly: “Yes, I instructed them to do so.”

This was something he did on purpose. In the future, he would submit more supreme-grade spiritual objects, showing the sect his increasingly significant importance.

By then, the sect should not assign him outfield missions, which would delay him from staying at Red Flame Peak allowing the Stone Turtle to absorb spiritual mechanism.

Not only would he provide more supreme-grade spiritual charcoal to the sect, but also to Alchemists, building his reputation.

In the future, as his planting technique reached Great Perfection Level, he felt he could annually supply enough supreme-grade spiritual charcoal for use.

Ye Changqing fetched the jade token, transferring the contribution points acquired from this task over, and smiled:

“Currently, Junior Brother’s annual output from the spirit field is sufficient to support your mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.”

During middle to late-stage Foundation Establishment, cultivating requires refining spiritual objects to enhance comprehension of the cultivation technique. The more ample the supply of spiritual objects, the faster the rate of cultivation advancement.

For those with excellent aptitude and strong comprehension, the improvement speed during the middle to late Foundation Establishment stage may even surpass their improvement during the early stage.

After chatting for a while longer, Ye Changqing bid farewell and left. Ji An left with him to the Diligence Hall to receive two late-stage Foundation Establishment beast hides and other related materials.

When it’s time to reap benefits from the sect, one should not hesitate.

…

Leaving the Diligence Hall, Ji An rode a flying shuttle to Ningcui Cliff.

He took out the gifts he brought and said:

“The disciple’s cultivation of Jade Leaf Mulberry reached Tier One upper grade. Here are two jars of honey for Master to taste.”

He handed over fresh mulberries to the maid, instructing:

“Wash some.”

Warmth glowed in Ge Ying’s eyes, and she smiled:

“In just a year, you cultivated top-grade Jade Leaf Mulberry, your understanding of planting techniques is deeper than I imagined.”

“After grasping some divine intents in cultivation methods, my magical power has already changed, making it easier to cultivate spirit wood of the Wood and Fire element.”

Ge Ying nodded slightly and said:

“Cultivating the Evergreen Wood Skill has additional benefits for planting and alchemy.”

Seeing the maid leave with the mulberries, Ji An transmitted:

“Master, based on past experiences, Red Flame Peak should have erupted a month ago, yet it still shows no signs.

Your guess was right, it likely won’t erupt again.”

Ge people nodded almost imperceptibly and also transmitted:

“Let this matter pass, don’t bring it up, and avoid doing such foolish things that could compromise you afterward.

When you’ve obtained Tier Two upper-grade and supreme-grade spiritual objects and need to exchange for cultivation resources, let me know.”

With events settled, she was thoroughly relieved.

“I will heed Master’s teachings.”

Ji An stood up and bowed deeply to his teacher.

A moment later, the maid brought up the freshly washed mulberries. Ge Ying picked one up and examined it carefully.

The fruits were the size of a thumb, each small fruit plump like grains of wheat, emerald green and translucent, tantalizing the appetite at first glance.

She put them in her mouth and chewed slowly, the juice flooding her mouth, with traces of sweet spiritual energy spreading out.

A faint smile appeared on her cheeks, and she praised:

“For the first harvest, to have such a taste, it’s quite good!

Now I am sure you will definitely become the sect’s most outstanding spirit farmer. I hope you can increase the importance the junior martial uncles place on spirit farmers.”

“I’ll do my best,” Ji An smiled, showing two rows of white teeth.

He began to consult about problems he encountered in cultivation, and the master and disciple talked happily, unaware that it was already evening.

“Disciple bids farewell, I will come again another day to seek Master’s guidance.”

“In a few days, your Senior Sister Luo Ying will come to visit me, and at that time, I will invite you and all the disciples to come together; you must come.”

Ji An grinned, knowing that the last sentence from his master was specifically directed at him.

“Rest assured, Master, I’ll be there whenever you call.”

…

At 5:00 AM, a thin mist enveloped the cold pool and everything around it, the spirit fish in the water still sleeping in dreams.

Ji An landed gracefully like a large bird on the shore of the Jade Leaf Mulberry forest, took out a pudun, dropped it on the ground, and sat on it cross-legged to run the Evergreen Wood Skill.

This was the new land he discovered, where the feeling during cultivation was stronger than in the Qingming Bamboo Forest.

Because of its proximity to the water vein, the Wood Element Essence Qi here had a unique “taste,” imbued with more vibrant vitality.

With his cultivation, the thin mist frantically gathered towards him, numerous crystalline green glows flew out from the spiritual mulberry trees, and spots of white light, seemingly water droplets, flew out from the pool, which upon closer inspection contained wisps of black gas, all of which he inhaled through his nose and mouth.

The spiritual energy circulated in the immortal vein, and after three grand circulations, it was easily refined, with the Wood Element and Water Element Dao Seeds glowing brightly in the acupoints.

Some green light spots dissipated from his body and were absorbed by the nearby spiritual mulberry trees, achieving unity of heaven and man as such.

The Jade Leaf Mulberry moved with no wind, making a faint rustling sound with a unique rhythm, further enhancing the peacefulness.

Ji An quietly felt the refining process of the spiritual power in the immortal vein, sensing the positive effect on running the cultivation technique from the addition of the Water Element Spirit Mechanism, giving him a deeper understanding of the mutual generation of water and wood.

On the other side of the cold pool, Xia Yu Lian put down the mushrooms in her hands and shouted in surprise:

“Sister, Senior Brother Liang, come quickly.

I don’t know what’s happening; the mist is flowing in another direction; let’s go take a look.”

Liang Hill came out, took a look, and said:

“Don’t go, it should be Junior Martial Uncle Ji practicing his cultivation method.”

Only during Junior Martial Uncle’s cultivation would the mist be drawn, and now that nothing is happening in the bamboo forest, he should have gone to the poolside to cultivate.

Xia Yu Lian’s eyes were full of hopeful longing:

“I’ve long heard that high-tier cultivators can cause mystical phenomena during cultivation. So it can be done even at the Foundation Establishment Stage!”

Liang Hill smiled:

“Cultivators are different from one another. Of all the junior martial uncles I’ve encountered, none can achieve the extent of Junior Martial Uncle Ji.”

…

Ji An finished cultivating, returned to the cold pool to have breakfast, and as he did, the spiritual energy beneath his feet fluctuated, and Golden Fur emerged from the ground.

He looked at the land, which was as even as before, and secretly marveled at the mystical nature of the Earth Element Technique.

“Squeak, squeak.”

Golden Fur chirped joyfully, standing upright with its hind legs and pointing towards the direction of the cave with its forepaws, communicating with its master through divine thought.

Ji An understood its meaning, a touch of joy flashing in his eyes.

He quickly finished his breakfast and returned to the underground cave with the Spirit-Seeking Rat.

He saw the Earth Spirit Fruit Trees adorned with crystalline little flowers the size of thimbles, like those carved from yellow jade, shimmering with faint spirit light and enveloped by rich earth element spirit Qi.

Among them, the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by two Earth Spirit Fruit Trees had reached the top-grade level.

Ji An chuckled and said:

“Double blessings have come!”

The flower phase of the spirit trees lasts three months, the fruit phase lasts six months, and at the latest, the first batch of spirit fruits can be harvested in half a year.

Top-grade spirit fruits have quite a significant effect on the recovery of the Golden Spot Spider, and this batch of spirit fruits should allow the demon beast to recover its primordial Qi two to three years earlier.

Calculating it this way, at most, in another four years, he could obtain spirit silk from Senior Sister Liu Suyun.

“Squeak, squeak.”

Golden Fur patted its belly with its forepaws, its eyes sparkling with naive gleam.

“All you think about is eating, don’t worry, the fruits I promised you will definitely not be lacking.”

Ji An tossed a soil-colored Spirit Feeding Pill, which Golden Fur leapt to snatch mid-air, and vanished upon landing.

The next moment, it poked its head out from a nearby rock wall:

“Squeak, squeak.”

…

Ji An left the cave and flew to the mountain top to extract the Metal Element and Fire Element Essence.

After a flash of golden light came the blaze, incredibly beautiful.

Once all the jade bottles he carried were filled, he flew to the Copper Patterned Mulberry experimental field to release the metallic essence to nourish the spirit wood.

The thriving growth of the spiritual mulberry also caused the accompanying iron wire grass to grow well, which could probably be harvested in another year or two.

Ji An flew to the Red Cloud Pine Forest, using the fire element essence to nurture the spirit pines with the most potential to advance to Tier Two.

This place was close to the ant nest, and upon sensing her master’s arrival, the Fire Crystal Ant Queen emanated a joyful sentiment:

“Master, I’ve given birth to many babies.”

Ji An opened his eyes wide:

“What a fortunate day is this? Triple blessings have arrived!”