Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 185: Chapter 182: Foundation Establishment Stage 5

In the Mingfeng Mountain area, the winds and clouds constantly shift, with cultivators hunting demon beasts or demon beasts ambushing cultivators daily.

The most popular topics in the Immortal City are who discovered high-tier spiritual medicine, who hunted late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beasts, who disappeared, and so on.

The Three Sects competition was held as scheduled in Luofeng Valley. Liu Yu won eight matches in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment group, earning numerous rewards from the sect.

Ji An seemed like an outsider, quietly staying on Red Flame Peak, utterly uninvolved in the outside world’s bustling chaos.

Changes in nature, hot and cold, passed; three years flew by like meteors streaking across the night sky.

The silent moon brightly illuminates the mountains and forests.

By the Cold Pool, in the Jade Leaf Mulberry field, green light from spirit trees flew up, gathering above Ji An’s head and entering his mouth and nose as he breathed.

Water Element spirit light in the shape of crystalline droplets and yellow Earth Element spirit light circled around him, while the Azure Dragon Wood and Profound Yellow Soil in his hands gradually lost their spirituality, and the Jade Wave Water in front of him slowly lost its color.

Spiritual Qi flowed in the immortal veins, the Dao Seed in the acupoints shimmering, refining the Spiritual Qi.

Ji An felt the ancestral acupoint suddenly expand, swallowing all magical power in the immortal veins and acupoints with a mighty suction.

Time seemed to pause for a moment, then a warm stream spread from the Dantian, as if his entire body was submerged in a hot spring, with every pore opening.

Several main veins of the immortal vein extended by an inch, simultaneously initiating some tiny branching veins.

The spiritual pressure around Ji An increased sharply, causing an invisible ripple to spread, causing the spirit mulberries to sway erratically.

He slowly opened his eyes, shouted lowly, and laughed heartily.

He naturally broke through the Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment with almost no bottleneck, just three years and seven months after surpassing the Fourth-Layer Foundation Establishment.

At midnight, his laughter spread with the mountain wind, startling the birds near the Cold Pool to fly around like headless flies.

After the laughter stopped, he calmed his mind and resumed cultivating the Evergreen Wood Skill.

He felt the speed of refining Spiritual Qi had accelerated compared to before, suggesting his talent had reached top-grade.

Stopping the cultivation, Ji An clenched his fists and smiled:

“Breakthrough, realm improvement, exhilarating!”

He stood up, released the Wind Control Technique to stir magical power, his body floating upwards, heading to the mountain midsection.

His clothes fluttered, exuding an air of transcendence.

The bright moon laid a layer of white frost at the grotto mansion’s entrance, making the spirit light emanating from the two Red Cloud Pines even more dazzling.

Nowadays, the to spirit pines on Red Flame Peak had all increased to Tier Two Lower Grade, from a distance, looking like two red clouds illuminating the courtyard, living up to the name Red Cloud.

The flame light emitted was pure and soft, radiating the warmth unique to the Path of Ding Fire.

Ji An stepped into the grotto mansion, the two Red Cloud Pines gently swaying, seemingly welcoming him.

Now, the number of Tier Two spirit pines on Red Flame Peak reached eighteen, yielding over four thousand pounds of pine nuts.

Two thousand pounds were submitted to the sect’s secret vault, earning two hundred small merits.

Five hundred pounds were roasted, and the rest brewed into spirit wine, creating approximately eight hundred pounds of spirit wine.

…

The following day.

Ji An arrived at the Cold Pool preparing to cultivate and suddenly noticed two leafs of Jade Leaf Mulberries in the nearby spirit field appearing different.

The leaves looked greener and emitted crystalline spirit light, marking the entry of the spirit plants into Tier Two.

Ji An’s eyes suddenly brightened, immediately rushing over, noticing the especially fresh air in the vicinity.

He extended his divine sense into the mulberry wood, immediately sensing a vigorous pulse of life.

He didn’t know when these two Jade Leaf Mulberries became Tier Two spirit woods overnight, but the peculiarity of Wood Element spirit plants manifested, as the surrounding spirit mulberries visibly waned.

Such a significant change in one night?

Ji An’s mind flared with insight; Wood Element Divine Intent embodies not only vibrant life essence power but also the ability to seize the vitality of other life forms.

Can it only seize plant vitality or all life vitality?

He felt as if lightning flashed through his mind or a beam of light entered a dark room.

Ji An did not cultivate as usual but paced back and forth between the two Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberries, vaguely sensing he had grasped something.

The feeling was subtle, giving him an intuition that, breaking through this mental barrier, he could truly comprehend the Divine Intent of Wood Element Technique.

Ji An fell into contemplation, his brows at times furrowed, sometimes relaxed, his expression occasionally conflicted, occasionally relieved.

Time seemed to accelerate; when he felt the light shine into his eyes, he suddenly realized it was already late morning.

Only at this time could sunlight illuminate the Cold Pool.

“Ah!”

Ji An sighed, slightly frustrated.

Perhaps the timing wasn’t right or his accumulation insufficient, he couldn’t penetrate that realm barrier, failing to comprehend deeper truths.

Fortunately, he gained some insights, improving his understanding of Wood Element Divine Intent.

Ji An returned to the stone house, silently ate breakfast, and instructed:

“Flying Tiger, Huang Xuan, Li Cheng, two Tier Two spirit mulberries have appeared in the spirit field, affecting nearby trees; do not cut down those affected spirit trees this time as I have something to verify.”

“Understood,” the three replied in unison.

Huang Feihu paused and asked:

“Junior Martial Uncle, Junior Martial Uncle Du, when will he return? Do you have any news?”

A few days ago, he felt his spirit soul injury was healing, wrote to Du Huaiyuan requesting help purchasing a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The latter was in Mingfeng Mountain Immortal City, refining Foundation Establishment Pills with demon cores, able to help select a well-formed pill.

His injury is now healed, but the other party hasn’t returned at the scheduled time, causing him to be a bit anxious.

Ji An pondered:

“By now, Senior Brother Du should have returned from his mission.

He hasn’t sent me any messages, so let’s wait a few more days. Don’t worry.”

Huang Feihu asked Senior Brother Du to help purchase pills through a message he sent, and he understood the other’s current mood.

“That’s all we can do.”

Ji An noticed the other’s expression and said in a deep voice:

“Senior Brother Du may have been delayed by something else, which is quite normal.

Feihu, you’re anxious and uncertain right now, which is an unstable factor when you’re trying to break through!”

Huang Feihu was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and solemnly clasped his hands in thanks:

“Thank you, Martial Uncle, for pointing it out. The last failure to break through left a shadow in my heart, which I didn’t notice in daily life.”

At this moment, he felt cold sweat on his back, realizing that his state of mind wasn’t right. If something went wrong during Foundation Establishment, it would surely have an impact.

If Martial Uncle hadn’t pointed it out, he would have faced significant risks during this Foundation Establishment.

Ji An nodded slightly and said:

“It’s good that you truly realize it. Adjust your state well and tell yourself that you will succeed.”

Continuous self-suggestion can indeed boost confidence.

Huang Feihu nodded thoughtfully, “I understand what to do now.”

Seeing that he was beginning to reflect, Ji An no longer bothered him and took out two Communication Talisman Swords to send messages.

One was sent to his master to share the joy, and the other was sent to Ye Changqing to report the good news.

He knew that the two Jade Leaf Mulberries reaching Tier Two Lower Grade was just the beginning, meaning that in the coming years, Tier Two Spirit Mulberries would continuously be cultivated, and the Biluo Tree should also yield Tier Two quality.

He wasn’t surprised by this result; all three Foundation Establishment Stage Planting Techniques could affect them.

With Azure Dragon Wood added, these three spirit plants were quite fortunate, served by three Great Perfection level techniques. As long as their foundational potential was sufficient, becoming Tier Two Spirit Wood wasn’t particularly difficult.

…

At 1:00 PM, Ji An sat by the Cold Pool, using the Water Control Technique, and soon caught a Red Grouper.

He released the lucky fish, looking for his next target.

A Flying Shuttle zoomed into Red Flame Peak, and before it fully decelerated, Ye Changqing leaped out.

“Junior Brother!”

Usually slow-paced, the elder cultivator blinked over to Ji An’s side and said excitedly:

“Where is the Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry? Take me to see it!”

His eyes were shining, and his face was flushed with excitement.

Ji An frowned slightly and scratched his head, saying:

“Senior Brother, what’s up with you? Why this reaction?

So many Red Cloud Pines reached Tier Two Lower Grade, and you weren’t this excited.”

The other’s reaction was beyond his expectations.

Judging by the timing, the other must have rushed over from the Diligence Hall immediately after receiving the Communication Talisman Sword, completely unlike his usual unhurried self.

“Hehe, I’m happy for you, of course!”

Ye Changqing used the Object Control Technique to pull over a bamboo chair and sat down, continuing:

“Junior Martial Uncle He Cuihan is preparing to cultivate the Five-Colored Deer into a Chao Origin Stage Beast Taming creature, which requires a daily supply of Tier Two Mulberry Leaves.

Sustaining it for several years will increase the beast’s Primordial Qi and enhance its chance of breaking through.

The sect’s Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry is limited and can’t meet the requirements.

Martial Uncle approached Luofeng Valley to buy Mulberry Leaves, but they couldn’t or wouldn’t reliably provide Tier Two Mulberry Leaves.

If you can solve this issue, Junior Martial Uncle He will owe you a favor, a favor from a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator!”

He heavily patted Ji An’s shoulder, showing an expression of “you’re in luck.”

Ji An grinned wryly and said:

“Senior Brother, you’re overestimating me. The consumption of a Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment Demon Beast is enormous; two Jade Leaf Mulberries might not fill the gap.”

“I have confidence in you. You’ve already cultivated two Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberries, so how far are the third and fourth from being done?

I know a bit about planting as well, and Wood Element Spirit Plants are relatively easier to cultivate to a high tier. You not only have Jade Leaf Mulberries, but if the Biluo Fruit can be cultivated to Tier Two, it will also be useful.”

Ji An suspiciously asked:

“The Five-Colored Deer can wield Five Elements Magic; is Wood Element Spirit Plants enough?”

The Five-Colored Deer is a rather rare demon beast with high growth potential, and he knew little about it.

“I’ve heard Martial Uncle mention that the Five-Colored Deer can convert the Power of the Five Elements, so it’s not picky.”

Ye Changqing grinned and continued:

“Other types of spirit fruits are better, but since there aren’t any more available!

Besides, I guess it’s because Wood Element Spirit Fruits are easier to obtain.

Come, take me to see them.”

The two soared into the air using the Wind Control Technique, arriving at the location of the Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry.

Ji An noticed that the leaves of the top-grade Mulberry Tree nearby were drooping.

After Ye Changqing examined them, he nodded repeatedly and said with a smile:

“Not bad, tomorrow I’ll send a message to Senior Sister Li Minghui to inform her of this good news. Senior Sister Li is Martial Uncle He’s disciple.

Junior Brother, inform me immediately when more Tier Two Spirit Wood is cultivated in the future.”