Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 213: Chapter 207: Cyan Water Turtle

Ji An needed to cast a spell on the Spirit Field, so he took out the Beast Taming Token to summon the grey-feathered sand goose.

At night, the sand goose’s vision isn’t great, but it’s still fine for slow flight.

The other purpose for summoning the sand goose was to let the three domesticated demon beasts meet and get familiar with each other to prevent fighting.

“Ga!”

The sand goose cawed as it descended, haughtily glanced at the two land beasts that were just beyond its legs, and began preening its feathers.

It felt no sense of crisis from Golden Fur because they weren’t on the same track; it currently had no competition.

The three tamed beasts remembered each other’s aura. Ji An put the little bear into the Spirit Beast Bag and rode the sand goose towards the mulberry field.

The Jade Leaf Mulberry had reached its growth limit and wouldn’t grow taller unless cultivated to a higher level.

The Tier Two Spiritual Mulberry looked like embedded pearls, exceptionally eye-catching.

Ji An pinched and activated the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell, yellow spirit light sprinkled down, and the nourishing magic intent permeated the black soil.

The spell transformed into the Jade Wood Transformation Skill, green light spots like countless stars fell all around, enveloping the area in a flourishing life force.

The Jade Leaf Mulberry greedily absorbed the points of light; Huang Xuan and others usually extract too little magic intent from the Wood Element Bead. Having eaten fine chaff before, now eating coarse grains was a bit uncomfortable.

Ji An’s hand seals transformed, and a mass of white clouds appeared, then rapidly expanded.

Under the moonlight, water light appeared within the clouds.

Torrential spirit rain poured down, making a musical sound as it fell on the mulberry leaves.

After the white mist dissipated, Ji An shuttled back and forth within the Spirit Field.

Compared to a month ago, the Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Tree had grown half a foot taller and developed two extra branches.

The white leaves were crystal-like jade under the moon, and the golden veins shimmered with a liquid glow.

Now the Biluo Tree stood about two zhang and the Azure Dragon Wood three zhang tall, both proudly standing, overlooking the mulberry field like loyal guards protecting the territory.

By the Cold Pool, Huang Xuan sighed lightly:

“Junior Martial Uncle casts spells with ease, like a stroll in a courtyard, completing dozens of acres of Spirit Fields in just a few breaths.

Compared to him, what do we count as?”

Red Flame Peak’s Spirit Fields don’t require their care. Although watching Junior Martial Uncle cast spells is awe-inspiring, it didn’t truly move them.

This month, being responsible for casting spells on Spirit Wood had worn him out.

Their spell range for Qi Refining Stage Spirit Farmers was only a few acres, completely incomparable.

Li Cheng shook his head with a laugh:

“Can we choose a more comparable target?

Once Junior Martial Uncle Huang mentioned that when Junior Martial Uncle Ji was in the Qi Refining Stage, he had perfected the Small Cloud Rain Technique.

Back then, Junior Martial Uncle was only ten years into the sect. Do you know any disciple who could perfect a Planting Technique within ten years?”

Most Spirit Farmers only master one or two Planting Techniques, but Junior Martial Uncle Ji has mastered all of them, which is even more admirable.

If the planting techniques of the Foundation Establishment Stage were also inclusive of all Five Elements, he had no doubt Junior Martial Uncle could perfect all of them.

Huang Xuan remained silent for a long time, then softly spoke:

“Have you noticed that Junior Martial Uncle has only been in Foundation Establishment for twenty years, yet he has perfected all Foundation Establishment Stage planting techniques.

Such talent is surely more than sufficient to become a powerful magic cultivator, right?”

“Undoubtedly, I’ve never doubted Junior Martial Uncle’s Magical Combat ability.”

Li Cheng said solemnly, having seen the traces left by Bursting Fireballs on the mountain.

Even if a Qi Refining Stage disciple maxed out their defensive means, they couldn’t withstand that attack.

…

Ji An landed in the gourd field, gently shaking his head as he looked at the growth of the Purple Fire Gourd.

In the month he was away, the Spirit Wood showed little change, but the growth of the Purple Fire Gourd had visibly slowed.

Especially the Tier Two Spirit Gourd, its vine leaves’ spirit light had dimmed noticeably.

Though Huang Xuan and others persistently cast spells daily, the difference in magic intent was too great, unable to make up for the quality gap.

Ji An grabbed a handful of soil and rubbed it with his fingers, feeling it too dry.

He cast the Spring Breeze and Rain Skill, bringing a long-awaited drizzle.

At first, the raindrops quickly infiltrated the red soil without leaving a trace, the land parched for so long.

The nourishing magic intent slowly wetted the land, revealing the glowing spirit light of the dry red soil.

Ji An frowned slightly; this field carried too many high-tier Spirit Plants.

His estimation was off; without him, the Spirit Field couldn’t support such density of Spirit Plants.

In the future, he must minimize travel time and further reduce Spirit Field density.

Otherwise, if unforeseen circumstances arose, requiring long absences, the spiritual vein would inevitably suffer damage.

A Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Field can’t sustain too many Tier One Top Grade Spirit Plants unless supplemented by other Planting Techniques.

Other Spirit Farmers usually establish a Magic Array to siphon Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones to nourish the earth vein.

This method suits intensively cultivated Spirit Medicine Fields of around ten to twenty acres for high-value Spirit Plants.

Red Flame Peak’s Spirit Fields cover thousands of acres, suitable for upgrading to Tier Two Middle Grade Spirit Fields to adopt this method, while other regions would need alternative strategies.

Otherwise, the Spirit Stone consumption would be too large, better to straightforwardly reduce the Spirit Plant density.

After finishing the gourd field’s spell casting, Ji An utilized the Flame Fire Spell and Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell in the Red Cloud Pine Forest.

The Tier Two Spirit Plant glowed bright red, appearing from the sky like blooming red clouds rising.

Ji An continued to fly around the mountain peak, crossing over the Iron Birch Forest.

The Copper Patterned Mulberry Field shone like water, and the Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo shimmered with golden light.

He moved his hands to cast a spell, and the brilliance of the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell descended. The branches and leaves collided, like being in a battlefield filled with the glint of blades, echoing the sound of slaughter.

…

Ji An flew to the mountainside and used magical power to nurture the entrance’s Red Cloud Pines.

One of the Spirit Pines conveyed a dim feeling of attachment, glowing intensely.

Ji An gritted his teeth, his eyes showing disbelief, as it seemed that this Spirit Pine had developed some spiritual wisdom.

Plants and rocks, when nourished by spiritual qi and refined by the essence of sun and moon, can give birth to spiritual wisdom and become spiritual creatures.

However, the conditions for plants to become spirits are extremely harsh, requiring the fulfillment of celestial time, geographical advantage, and harmony among people.

The odds of plants gaining intelligence are ten thousand times less than a cultivator with celestial-grade talent, but once they become spiritual creatures, their power is extraordinarily formidable.

Ji An once read in the Miscellaneous Records of Cultivation that tens of thousands of years ago, a Stone Essence was nurtured in a certain place in the East Sea Land, notorious for its violence.

It caused the Cultivation Realm of the East Sea to suffer immense casualties and destroyed several major sect mountain gates possessing Nascent Soul inheritances.

Although eventually extinguished by the joint extermination of Nascent Soul cultivators, the calamity it brought to the East Sea Cultivation Realm has not subsided to this day.

Originally, the power of human race cultivators in the East Sea Land could rival the sea demon beasts, but after that disaster, the balance was completely broken, leaving human cultivators to barely hold on, relying on magic arrays of the islands.

Even now, areas of Central Continent near the East Sea frequently suffer attacks from sea beasts.

Ji An shook his head, dispelling this thought, as it takes at least a millennium for plants to gain intelligence.

Even if this Red Cloud Pine has such potential, if he doesn’t achieve the Golden Core, he won’t live to see that day.

He cast a spell to open the Dharma Prohibition of the Grotto Mansion and came to the Medicinal Garden.

The Blood Luo Tree was in full bloom, its faint fragrance lingering in the room.

He released the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell, causing the white dots on the Star Soul Grass leaves to shine with silver light.

After tending to the Spirit Medicine Field, Ji An returned to the Quiet Chamber.

He took out the mutated turtle egg from the Spirit Beast Bag and held it with both hands to nurture it with magical power.

Suddenly, he felt a tremor of life from within the egg, followed by a slight absorption force from the egg.

Ji An slightly raised an eyebrow, joy spreading across his face; this was a sign of new life truly beginning to take shape within the egg.

He immediately increased the input of magical power, quickly filling the fledgling creature with energy.

He pricked his finger to draw blood, casting a blood contract spell.

The blood contract emitted an eerie crimson glow, spiraling around the turtle egg, gently descending to envelop and penetrate it.

The blue specks on the white egg began to shimmer and then slowly extinguished after a moment.

Ji An laid his hand back on the surface of the egg, and the new life within immediately conveyed a sense of affectionate attachment.

He smiled, knowing that soon he would have his fourth beast companion, and this one being the long-living turtle species of demon beasts.

Ji An grinned wryly, pondering who would eventually outlive whom.

Thinking of this, he chuckled to himself at the absurdity of comparing his lifespan with a turtle.

…

Three days later.

Around the stone table by the Cold Pool where people were dining, a crowd gathered, all eyes fixed on the white egg covered in blue spots. All cultivators of Red Flame Peak were present.

Ji An placed his hand on the beast egg, channeling magical power steadily and slowly until it could absorb no more.

Moments later, the beast egg began to gently shake.

Several breaths passed, and cracks appeared on the eggshell.

With a faint sound, a small creature’s head broke through the shell.

Seeming exhausted, it rested its head on the shell for a moment.

When the mutated Cyan Water Turtle completely emerged from the shell, Xia Yuhuan and her sister exclaimed in delight.

“So beautiful.”

The skin color of ordinary Cyan Water Turtles is pale black, but this one’s head and limbs were light blue, with sharply defined, somewhat fierce features.

Not just the skin color was different; while normal Cyan Water Turtles have green shells, this one’s shell was ice blue, giving it a crystalline appearance.

The patterns on the turtle shell coiled and meandered like ancient maps, harboring profound mysteries.

Sunlight shone on the table, and the turtle shell refracted brilliantly in multicolored hues.

The eyes of the Cyan Water Turtle swiveled around, then quickly crawled toward the person it found most familiar.

Ji An extended his hand, and the turtle crawled into his palm, just the size of a hand.

He extended his Divine Sense, checking the bloodline status of the beast, feeling even more satisfied.

Through prolonged nurturing with magical power, the bloodline of this Cyan Water Turtle had reached a top-grade level, making future advancement to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment feasible.

With great fortune, it could even aim for a breakthrough to the Chao Origin Stage.

Ji An felt a chill spreading in his palm, realizing that strictly speaking, calling it a Cyan Water Turtle was no longer appropriate.

“Yu Han, Yu Lian, from now on, you have a new task: the feeding of the Cyan Water Turtle is up to you,” Ji An said, knowing that turtle-type demon beasts tend to be more docile, safely entrusting them to the maidens for feeding.

“Certainly,” the two women gladly accepted.

Their daily tasks involved cooking spiritual food and raising Spirit Fish, with at most two double hours spent working each day.

Feeding the Cyan Water Turtle could conveniently coincide with raising Spirit Fish, without delaying any time.