Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 232: Chapter 221: Master’s Support

After listening to the disciple’s account, Ge Ying asked in detail about various aspects of the opponent’s cultivation, unconsciously furrowing her brows.

In her view, the disciple’s cultivation was normal, without any errors.

Indeed, different cultivation techniques have more suitable times for practice, and the efficiency can vary greatly depending on the time.

For example, the sect’s Fiery Sun Melting Furnace Scroll is best practiced during the daytime.

From the moment the sunrise appears to before the sunset falls, the efficiency of improving cultivation is quite good; practicing at night greatly reduces progress.

Noon is the most effective time, but it’s also when the Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanism is most intense, and it’s uncertain how many people can persist through it.

The first thing she thought of was that the disciple’s prolonged cultivation had caused some hidden injuries in the body.

“After you finish cultivating, do you feel anything amiss with your body?”

Ji An shook his head lightly and said:

“After finishing cultivation, the anomalies in the body quickly disappear.

The burning or chilling sensation in the Immortal Vein will persist for a while, about half an hour, before completely dissipating.

I have carefully examined my physical condition, and not only is there nothing amiss, but there is a sense of spirit soul clarity and body stability.”

He paused for a moment and slowly spoke:

“I faintly feel that the cultivation technique has the effect of tempering both body and soul.”

For more than a month now, he increasingly felt abundant blood and vitality in his viscera, vibrant energy.

Ge Ying practiced the same Evergreen Wood Skill, and she felt the best times for cultivation were dawn and dusk.

She could persist with cultivation until noon and midnight, but never experienced the tempering effect on body and soul as her disciple described.

Cultivating the Evergreen Wood Skill, could it surprisingly capture the subtlety in the Yin Yang transformations between heaven and earth?

Yet, why had the annotations on the cultivation technique by predecessors in the sect never mentioned this?

Or could it be that the technique varied with individuals, and the disciple’s understanding of the technique reached a height never attained by others?

After pondering for a long time, she spoke softly:

“To speak earnestly, the Yin Yang Dao and the Five Elements Dao are closely intertwined, containing very deep and subtle transformations.

However, with our current realm, we cannot perceive the intricacies in these principles.

Nonetheless, since you’ve carefully checked your body’s condition, I think it should be a positive sign.”

The surprises her disciple brought her were already plentiful, and she wasn’t surprised anymore.

Whenever she thought the opponent’s potential had fully manifested, they always brought a new shock.

“Such profound techniques related to Yin Yang transformations encountered at the Chao Origin Stage, it’s another enigma I cannot solve.”

Ge Ying somewhat self-deprecatingly sighed with relief and said gently:

“Later, go to Sunrise Peak and seek out Junior Martial Uncle Jia Yu; he will dispel your confusion.”

Having such a disciple was joyous as they could tread further on the path of cultivation, yet worrisome for her inability to pass on teachings and dispel confusion, which left her feeling somewhat melancholic inside.

She gestured the Object Control Technique and sent a Spiritual Peach to the disciple’s hand:

“Come, try this.

For us cultivators of Wood Element Techniques, the Fire Element Spirit Fruit will evoke the Yang Fire Mechanism in magical power and somewhat aid in breakthroughs during the Chao Origin Stage.

But they shouldn’t be consumed frequently as they can affect the purity of magical power; in the future, it is best to choose Wood Element or Water Element Spirit Fruits for consumption.

After eating, it’s best to quickly cultivate and refine.”

She took a small bite of the Spiritual Peach and immediately felt the warm juices spread, the tender fruit soft and sweet.

As the juice reached her stomach, the Fire Spirit Power began to rise.

Ji An nodded slightly, understanding that the occasional words of his master contained many details of cultivation.

After eating the Spiritual Peach, he immediately circulated the Evergreen Wood Skill to refine it, not letting a strand of Spiritual Power go to waste.

A quarter hour later, Ge Ying saw the disciple had already refined the Spiritual Peach, and the smile at the corner of her mouth grew warmer:

“Very good, now your efficiency at refining Spiritual Qi shouldn’t be far from those with Earth-Grade Talent.

Relying on your current understanding of the cultivation technique will significantly make up for the impact of your talent.

Your speed of cultivation improvement will surprise other cultivators.”

After seeing a glimpse of one aspect, she gained a more direct insight into her disciple’s cultivation situation.

Once, her biggest worry was her disciple’s talent, which was only of Middle Grade.

Trying to make up for the gap with cultivators of Top-grade or even Earth-grade talent is not easy.

With the improvement of cultivation, the talent of all cultivators increases, but the higher the initial talent, the lower the extent of talent enhancement.

The talent enhancement for cultivators with Celestial Grade Talent is even smaller, which gives other cultivators hope to catch up.

Ji An smiled and said:

“Demon Calamity is on the horizon; every little improvement in cultivation is good.”

Prior to the chaotic situation, he likely would not personally arrive on the frontlines, but accounting for enemies broadly, each current improvement may turn out to be a lifeline in the future.

Ge Ying nodded slightly and said with a smile:

“Among the many disciples, you are one of those I’m most at ease about.”

In her heart, fourth disciple Zhong Yuefei, twelfth disciple Liu Yu, along with the closed-door disciple in front of her, were disciples she held high hopes for.

Zhong Yuefei excelled at refining elixirs and displayed talent in this area even surpassing her own, with a current ability on par, if not slightly superior.

As one of the top Pill Masters in the sect, she is unlikely to personally fight on the frontlines among the disciples.

Liu Yu had innate talent coupled with a Fire Dao Body and superb magical combat abilities, praised continuously by the Hall Master of Law Enforcement Hall.

Such a disciple would quickly mature once the Demon Calamity breaks out; as long as faced with enemies not far beyond their ability limit, they will surely grow increasingly courageous and shine brightly.

The closed-door disciple Ji An, although choosing to become a Spirit Farmer, possesses value comparable to a high-tier Alchemist over the long term.

As time progresses, their role becomes increasingly apparent.

Ji An showed a smile and said:

“Master, recently I’ve accelerated my pace in refining spiritual objects. I wonder how many small merits are left for exchanging spiritual objects?”

He had never asked how many merits he had exchanged for the high-tier spiritual objects obtained from the eruption of Red Flame Peak.

“Over the years, you’ve consumed quite a bit; there are only over nine hundred small merits left. You haven’t used any great merits, and there are still ninety points.

If all converted to small merits, there are still ten thousand points left. How many small merits do you need to exchange for spiritual objects each year?”

Ji An thought carefully and said:

“Approximately nine hundred small merits.”

Red Flame Peak grows Azure Dragon Wood, so there’s no need to exchange wood-elemental spiritual objects from the sect’s secret vault, otherwise the consumption of small merits would be even more.

In other words, the small merits from the Master can sustain him for ten years.

However, within ten years he will surely break through to late-stage Foundation Establishment, and the consumption of spiritual objects will increase further.

He needs to submit more resources to exchange for small merits, which is absolutely no problem for the exchange of refining spiritual objects, but the current difficulty is that he needs to accumulate more merits for exchanging the Nourishing Yuan Pill.

Fortunately, more and more Tier Two spirit plants are being cultivated in Red Flame Peak, giving him ample time to prepare.

Ji An thought for a moment and added:

“Master, I want to ask for your help in using these small merits to exchange for the Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pill.”

Due to sect regulations, he currently doesn’t qualify to exchange for this pill.

Ge Ying nodded slightly:

“Always look far ahead, you’re doing very well.

Over the years, I’ve also accumulated some late-stage Foundation Establishment pills. You can come to me after your next breakthrough.”

The disciple is already preparing for development beyond late-stage Foundation Establishment, which she wholeheartedly agrees with.

She stood up:

“Let’s go, we’ll head to Sunrise Peak, I’ll accompany you.”

…

Early evening, Treasure Pavilion.

The setting sun slowly descended, its gentle rays slanting through the window lattice.

Ji An stepped into the hall, took out a small wooden box, and said with a smile:

“Junior Martial Uncle, I’ve come to see you!

The Spiritual Peaches of Red Flame Peak have ripened; I’ve picked the two most plump ones for you.”

Seeing the disciple’s skilled actions, Ge Ying’s eyebrows slightly raised.

Many cultivators spend years cultivating and understand little about human interactions.

This phenomenon is more common among cultivators with excellent talents and rapid cultivation advancements, while ordinary cultivators and those without ambition in cultivation are more versed in human affairs.

This disciple has been arduously cultivating at Red Flame Peak for years, and he’s done very well in human interactions.

Jia Yu, busy accounting for resources, chuckled:

“Ji the kid is really good, always thinking of me.

Take a seat, wait for a while until I finish, then I’ll entertain you two.”

After waiting for a quarter hour for tea, Jia Yu closed the ledger, saying:

“Yesterday, Liuu Suyun from Cloud Dream Peak came by, claiming to exchange the Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pill for you.

What’s this? You’ve brought your master too for exchanging pills?”

Ji An laughed, grinning:

“Junior Martial Uncle, your eyes are sharp.”

Jia Yu’s mouth slightly curved upwards, a typical expression of ’I thought so’.

His expression quickly turned serious, explaining the change in sect decisions, and said:

“The number of pills other cultivators can help exchange has greatly reduced, now only ten pills per year can be exchanged, did Little Liuu inform you?”

“I’ve yet to receive a message from Sister.”

Ji An slightly frowned; this was not good news.

Ge Ying interjected:

“Junior Martial Uncle, this policy doesn’t affect me much, I have some additional exchange privileges every year.

Furthermore, I cultivate in a Wood Element Technique, I’ll take some of my share of pills to spare for Ji An.”

She is the sect’s most outstanding alchemist and enjoys some privileges.

Now she has chosen not to advance further, requiring only minimal pills to maintain her cultivation without regression.

The remaining resources can be entirely left to the disciple.

Receiving this favor from the disciple naturally means he will repay it to her descendant, Ge Luoying.

Jia Yu immediately grasped her intentions, his expression turned solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice:

“Ge Ying, have you thought it through?

If you could obtain a high-tier Life Extension Pill, you might…

He looked at the aging female cultivator in front of him, and refrained from continuing.

Over time without meeting, her vital energy began to dry up, even obtaining the Life Extension Pill showed little hope of breaking through Chao Origin Stage.

“Getting the Life Extension Pill would be mere survival at best. I understand my situation.

Looking back now, I regret not cultivating hard and getting too distracted.”

Memories flashed in Ge Ying’s eyes, and she sighed softly, taking out her jade token:

“Exchange all my quota of Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pills for this year.”

Jia Yu also sighed in his heart, silently retrieving pills from the secret vault:

“A total of forty pills, with the privileges you enjoy, only fifteen hundred small merits are needed.”