Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 228: Chapter 218: Just Three Double Hours

The Overlapping Waves Technique was practiced to the extreme, and Ji An began searching for his next major practice target.

The spells on the list were decreasing, while his strength was increasing.

Magic techniques at the Great Perfection Level not only had increased power but also consumed less magical power, enhancing combat effectiveness in both attack power and endurance.

[Magic Techniques: Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfection 45%)

Pan Mountain Technique (Perfection 49%)

Rejuvenation Technique (Perfection 21%)

Entanglement Technique (Perfection 59%)

Spirit Sealing Technique (Minor Achievement 3%)

Antitoxic Technique (Great Success 72%)

All Grass and Trees Are Soldiers (Great Success 46%)

Quicksand Technique (Perfection 2%)]

After pondering for a moment, Ji An made up his mind.

The first priority was Pan Mountain Technique, as the Demon Calamity was imminent. Practicing defensive magic to the Great Perfection Level would enhance his sense of security.

The Entanglement Technique and Quicksand Technique were placed in the second priority. The remaining spells had more conditional restrictions, so he would just go with the flow.

Ji An activated the Pan Mountain Technique, and earthy yellow spirit light enveloped his entire body.

Like the Golden Armor Technique and Wind Control Technique, the Pan Mountain Technique is a status-enhancing magic technique.

Similar spells cannot be stacked and must be canceled before continuing with practice.

Ji An released the Pan Mountain Technique for about a half-breath, and it took just a moment to cancel the spell effect.

In the future, when suitable materials are found, he should prepare some Defense Talismans for emergency situations.

Talismans are equivalent to having a spell ready to cast at the final step, requiring only a moment and a small amount of magical power to activate.

Ji An released the Pan Mountain Technique, the spirit light swirling around his body, and then made a gesture to cancel the magic, the spirit light dissipating.

Repeating this cycle, half an hour passed.

“Only being able to repeatedly practice one spell is a bit boring,” Ji An shook his head and ended his practice, returning to the entrance of the grotto mansion.

He used magical power to nurture the Red Cloud Pines, the Spirit Pines emitted a fiery red spirit light like soaring clouds.

The pine nuts of these two Spirit Pines, after roasting, had an even more aromatic taste.

After nurturing the Spirit Pines, he opened the Dharma Prohibition and entered the grotto mansion.

In the Small Medicinal Garden, the Blood Luo Fruit Tree had already borne fruit, the fruits were as large as lotus seeds, pale green in color and uneven on the surface.

The Celestial Essence Ginseng plants had grown slightly taller, nearly a foot high, estimated to have an age of sixty years.

The white dots on the Star Soul Grass leaves had completely turned silver, with a subtle tendency to turn gold.

When the dots fully turn gold, the Star Soul Grass would reach a medicinal age of a hundred years.

The gold will turn silver again, and after cycling through two rounds like this, the dots will emit a light akin to serene moonlight, allowing the Star Soul Grass to be used in medicine.

Upon reaching a medicinal age of four hundred years, the Star Soul Grass will enter full maturity, with the dots’ colors no longer changing.

At this time, the spirit grass will start to produce seeds, and the grass must be harvested just as the seeds are produced; otherwise, it will affect its medicinal effect.

As the seeds develop, the Star Soul Grass will slowly wither.

Ji An grabbed some black soil, checking the dryness in the medicinal garden’s soil.

These three kinds of Spirit Medicines had similar habits, preferring to grow in moist soil, keeping the soil’s moisture but not too wet.

The humidity in the black soil was adequate, not needing rain spells.

Currently, in the Small Medicinal Garden, about twenty rain spells are needed every month.

Ji An activated the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell, yellow spirit light adhered to the black soil, slowly seeping in, nourishing with profound magical intent spreading.

There is a kind of spiritual object with the Dao of Ji Earth called Community Soil, which can greatly accelerate the growth of Spirit Plants.

Ji An suspected it was a kind of Spirit Soil that maintains the effect of the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell at all times.

Community Soil is a Tier Three spiritual object, and he wondered if he would be fortunate enough to obtain it someday.

The yellow spirit light completely merged into the black soil, and the magical intent of the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell dissipated.

Ji An’s hand seals changed, vibrant life force-infused green light points dropped from the void, surrounding the cliff with azure light.

The light points attached to the Spirit Plants, quickly seeping in, with more points drawn to the Blood Luo Fruit.

The Spirit Plants quickly became ’full,’ with the excess Wood Element Spirit Light slowly dissipating.

Casting spells is like fertilizing; the Spirit Plants can’t absorb all the fertilizer.

If they could, there would likely be no shortage of resources in the Cultivation Realm.

Ji An left the medicinal garden, entering the quiet chamber to perform sacrificial refinement on the apricot yellow Banner.

The flames in the Purple Fire Spirit Gourd had already overflowed, no longer needing intake from Earth Fire.

After refining the Spiritual Artifact, Ji An sat in meditation for a while, ending his day’s cultivation.

…

At 5:00 AM, Ji An left the grotto mansion and flew over to the edge of Cold Pool.

Xia Yu Lian had already prepared breakfast, arranged neatly next to the kitchen.

“Junior Martial Uncle, please have your meal.”

“Yu Lian, you’ve worked hard.” Ji An nodded slightly. The sisters’ appearances were nearly identical, but a cultivator wouldn’t mistake them.

Ever since he gained a deeper understanding of the cultivation method, breakfast time had been changed to 5:00 AM, with the sisters taking turns preparing it.

Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots, top-grade level ingredients.

Braised Venison, purchased from Luoyan Mountain last night, top-grade ingredients.

Honey Jade Marrow Porridge, cooled and mixed with half a spoonful of Tier Two Honey,

not only sweet and delicious but also rich in spiritual energy, paired with a glass of Tier Two Bamboo Tube Mulberry Wine for the meal.

Ji An never skimps on food, combining medicinal and dietary supplements in harmony.

Consuming pills requires time to get rid of pill poison, but dietary supplements have no such harm.

All these resources were not wasted, his cultivation steadily improved.

Ji An is now fifty-two years old and confident that he can break through to the seventh layer of the Foundation Establishment before turning sixty, a pace not much weaker than those cultivators with Earth-Grade talent.

As his understanding of the cultivation technique deepened, his speed in refining spiritual energy increased, and he could nurture the Immortal Vein more.

The most delightful thing for him was that the bottleneck when breaking through the realm was not large.

For cultivators, it is relatively easy to accumulate magical power daily, but often time-consuming when it comes to breaking through bottlenecks.

Especially for the breakthrough of a Great Realm, it is even more so.

Ji An felt that the intensity of bottlenecks encountered in the Foundation Establishment Stage was even weaker than during the Qi Refining Stage.

After elegantly and quickly finishing breakfast, Ji An found a suitable spot, took out a pudun, and sat down cross-legged.

He took out Trickle Spirit Water, Azure Dragon Wood, and Profound Yellow Soil and began cultivation.

Now, he could refine 1.5 times the spiritual objects in an hour compared to just after breaking through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

As the Evergreen Wood Skill operated, various colors of spirit light gathered toward him.

The moist black Spirit Mechanism, the nourishing deep yellow Spirit Mechanism, the vigorous green Spirit Mechanism.

His body was like a black hole, continuously devouring spiritual energy and Spirit Mechanism.

Nearby spirit plants gently leaned toward him as if paying homage to their monarch.

The mountain mist gradually dispersed, and a golden sun poked its head out from the eastern mountains.

On top of Red Flame Peak, golden-red mist rose.

The amount of Water Element and Earth Element Spirit Mechanism Ji An could absorb decreased, but he acquired a special Bing Fire Spirit Mechanism.

Threads of golden radiance, like young swallows returning to the forest, entered his body.

The sun gradually rose to its zenith, and the heat of the sun began to severely affect cultivation, causing a burning sensation in the Immortal Vein.

Ji An slowly collected his cultivation, paced under the shade of the Azure Dragon Tree, and pondered his cultivation technique.

The Evergreen Wood Skill focuses on the Dao of Wood Jia, which encourages growth and resilience, drawing on the Spirit Mechanisms of Ji Earth, Gui Shui, and Bing Fire for self-enhancement.

Breaking through to the Chao Origin Stage requires the integration of the woods of Jia and Yi into a complete Dao of Wood Element.

As for how to integrate them, he still had no clue.

For other cultivators, there are other matters to handle daily, and thinking of these is premature.

But for Ji An, he could already start preparing in advance.

…

Liu Suyun looked up at the sky; it was already noon, and she was quite shocked, asking:

“Does Junior Brother Ji usually cultivate until this time?”

Yesterday, she received a message that the Tier Two Earth Spirit Fruit had begun to mature, and today she arrived early at Red Flame Peak.

She learned that Junior Brother Ji had started cultivating at the hour of Mao and had already been at it for three and a half double hours.

Her cultivation session lasted merely two and a half double hours; any longer would be unbearable for her Immortal Vein.

Xia Yuhuan slightly shook her head:

“Uncle usually ends his cultivation by noon; I guess he comprehended something today.”

Now it was half a double hour later than usual, and she was also secretly surprised.

If Uncle had another breakthrough in cultivation, it would be truly astonishing.

After another quarter hour, Ji An flew back and said in slight surprise:

“Senior Sister Liu, when did you arrive?”

“I arrived at the early morning of Chen; I didn’t expect Junior Brother to have progressed so much and to cultivate for so long; congratulations!”

She had expected the morning cultivation of the other to be similar to hers by estimating based on her cultivation length, not anticipating such significant progress, far surpassing her.

Within the Sect, there are seven types of cultivation methods for the Foundation Establishment Stage, with little difference in quality.

Only those with a deeper understanding of the cultivation method can have longer cultivation time, and the understanding level of other cultivators can be inferred from the cultivation time.

She was at the Foundation Establishment’s seventh layer and, theoretically, her Immortal Vein should endure longer than his, yet her cultivation time was shorter, which spoke volumes.

“Haha, sorry to keep Senior Sister waiting.

I was pondering some cultivation puzzles over there for quite a while; usually, I only cultivate for three double hours.”

Just three double hours, these words made my teeth ache!

Liu Suyun gave a polite smile and said:

“Junior Brother, those words are somewhat hurtful.”

Ji An immediately gave a light cough and changed the subject:

“Senior Sister must be hungry; Yu Han, quickly bring the morning meal.”

“I was a bit hungry; now I feel full.”

Liu Suyun covered her face with her hand, pretending to be saddened.

Having known each other for a long time, she was no longer as cold as she initially was.

Moreover, since she entrusted the Spirit Tree to Red Flame Peak, she had less to worry about and gained more.

Ji An laughed and said:

“Have a cup of Spirit Wine to moisten your throat, and Senior Sister will surely have a big appetite.”

Sitting in the living room, the two sat down, and once the lunch was served, the atmosphere became cordial after sharing a drink.

Liu Suyun put down her wine cup and smiled:

“Junior Brother, according to the agreement, after cultivating the Tier Two Earth Spirit Fruit Tree, I need to pay you fifty Great Merits and fifty thousand Contribution Points.

If I issue a reward task, deducting some Contribution Points is okay, but the Sect will deduct two Great Merits, which is quite a waste.

What do you need, and I’ll help exchange it, how about it?”

She would not let him bear the cost of the deducted Great Merits; she had accumulated merits with great difficulty and would feel the pain.

Ji An had already planned for this, replying:

“As for Contribution Points, Senior Sister can convert them into Spirit Stones; if you’re short on Spirit Stones, you can take your time.

Exchange the fifty Great Merits for pills, suitable for cultivators who cultivate Wood Element Techniques, using late-stage pills of Foundation Establishment.”