Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Jia Yu, Han Yan, and Ye Changqing received gifts. After a brief chat, they bid farewell together.

Before leaving, Jia Yu took out a Jade Slip and said:

“Junior Brother, inside are the privileges and responsibilities that Chao Origin Stage Cultivators enjoy.

Similar to the Foundation Establishment Stage, for the first three years, you only enjoy privileges, without fulfilling responsibilities.

Cultivation resources are claimed at the Treasure Pavilion, once every three years. You can claim them six months from now, so remember to come to me then.”

Ji An accepted the Jade Slip and bowed to express his gratitude.

Han Yan patted the Spirit Beast Bag, summoning a mighty and vigorous Golden Feathered Eagle, and smiled:

“This is my tame beast ’Golden Feather Slave,’ a Demon Beast at the seventh-layer Foundation Establishment, its flying speed rivals that of ordinary Spiritual Artifacts.

Farewell everyone.”

Under the sunlight, the Golden Feathered Eagle’s body shone with a dim metallic luster, radiating authority.

“Farewell, Senior Sister.”

The great eagle waited until its master was seated securely, slightly crouched its body, and with powerful force from its robust golden-yellow thighs, it soared into the sky.

It let out an exuberant screech and flew away.

Jia Yu shook his head slightly and said:

“Back then, I also wanted to raise a Golden Feathered Eagle, but later I took charge of the Treasure Pavilion and didn’t need to go out, so I dismissed the thought.”

He formed a Spell, and the Wine Gourd enlarged to the size of a small car.

Ji An grinned and asked a question that had been weighing on his mind for a long time:

“Senior Brother, how many pounds of Spirit Wine can this treasure hold?”

He was relieved he didn’t boldly say to fill it up, seeing the scale; one gourd could probably hold most of the warehouse’s stock.

“Only three thousand pounds.”

Jia Yu leapt onto the gourd’s middle and proudly patted it:

“Until we meet again.”

In truth, he didn’t speak honestly; the gourd was segmented into five spaces, the largest could hold three thousand pounds of Spirit Wine, and the smaller spaces could hold five hundred pounds each.

As a seasoned drunkard, he naturally needed to drink different flavors.

…

In Red Flame Peak, only those from Ningcui Cliff remained; Ge Ying’s gaze swept over the disciples’ faces and gently nodded.

The disciples of Ningcui Cliff were not all present; only Zhong Yuefei, an older disciple, attended. It seemed Ji An hadn’t invited others.

Due to her habit of accepting apprentices, after taking on a batch of disciples, she would wait for them all to break through to the Foundation Establishment, then every ten to twenty years, she would accept apprentices again.

Thus, disciples from different batches didn’t have deep relationships.

But how the disciples got along wasn’t something she, as a teacher, could worry about, so she could only let it be.

She lightly coughed and said:

“Today, I asked Junior Martial Uncle Zhang from Diligence Hall, he said in five days, Junior Martial Uncle Chu Huai’ge will be free, then they can set up a Teleportation Array between Ningcui Cliff and Red Flame Peak.

Ji An, stay in your Grotto Mansion these days and don’t go out.”

At this moment, Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan exchanged glances and both covered their mouths and chuckled.

Ge Ying slightly frowned and asked:

“Why are you two laughing?”

She was somewhat baffled, completely unaware of where her disciples found humor.

Li Lingyu suppressed her laughter and put on a solemn expression, saying:

“Master, I think there’s no need for your reminder; Junior Brother also won’t leave Red Flame Peak.

Haven’t you forgotten, Junior Brother hasn’t left Red Flame Peak for ten years.”

The reputation of ’Stone Turtle Cultivator’ hadn’t faded even with Ji An becoming a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator; instead, it spread wider among many Alchemists.

Ji An scratched his head, this was all black history, but his master knew the hidden reasons.

He coughed and said:

“Master, I don’t have plans to go out these days.”

He was busy developing the Wood Element Divine Mansion; without establishing the mansion, he couldn’t proceed to the next step of cultivation.

He felt anxious, unwilling to go anywhere.

Ge Ying nodded in agreement and continued:

“Once the Teleportation Array is built, I hope you can spend half a day every ten days at Ningcui Cliff; I will entrust the Medicinal Garden matters to you.

Once a few years pass and my energy wanes, you will take full control of Ningcui Cliff.”

The disciple had just broken through to the Chao Origin Stage; he must have many things to accomplish and explore cultivation in a new realm, otherwise she’d wish to immediately let go now.

“I’ll heed Master’s instructions.”

Ji An readily agreed, with the Teleportation Array connection, spending an extra double hour every two days was acceptable.

Ge Ying smiled, her demeanor relaxing, then asked:

“In recent years, have you continued to delve into the Alchemy Dao? What types of pills can you refine now? At what level can you form pills?”

She asked three questions; if the disciple had progressed in Alchemy Dao, it would mean he had entirely inherited Ningcui Cliff’s lineage.

Ji An remained silent for a moment, then solemnly said:

“Disciple can now skillfully refine Cyan Lotus Pill, with an eighty percent success rate, and every two batches will surely produce high-quality pills.”

Li Lingyu’s heart suddenly stirred, her mouth unwittingly opening wide, thinking:

’Junior Brother, no way!

Your cultivation surpasses mine by so much, but why even your Alchemy surpasses mine?’

She barely achieved a sixty percent success rate while refining Cyan Lotus Pill.

The other party’s current performance thoroughly crushed her.

Mu Qingwan was silent; her skill in refining Cyan Lotus Pills couldn’t match Ji An’s level.

Zhong Yuefei brushed her scattered hair aside, revealing a bitter smile.

Her skill in refining Cyan Lotus Pills was comparable to Junior Brother Ji’s, but she had forty years of experience in refining such pills.

’Junior brother, your cultivation is already so high, do you still intend to seize our alchemists’ livelihood?’

She had once heard the master talk about the junior brother learning alchemy, and at that time, was not very concerned.

But now, it seems that in less than two years, his alchemy skill would surely surpass hers.

“Good! Your speed of progress always astonishes to the eye.”

Ge Ying was quite pleased, the excellence of this disciple continually exceeded her expectations.

Though she hadn’t provided much guidance, there was always a feeling of reaping without sowing, and that feeling was truly gratifying.

Du Huaiyuan chuckled and cupped his hands, saying:

“Congratulations, junior brother, before long, you should be able to refine pills suitable for Chao Origin Stage cultivators.

By then, do let me have a look and observe closely.”

A long time ago, he had accepted the fact that he was just an ordinary cultivator.

Since he perceived the truth, the world suddenly appeared much broader.

“Congratulations!”

Li Lingyu and others also smiled; from the standpoint of the outside world, the junior brother had now become the emblem of Ningcui Cliff, and the stronger his skills, the better.

“Congratulations shared, though I may not truly be worthy of the title of alchemist, given the limited number of pills I can refine.”

Ji An replied; up to now, he could only refine four types of pills: Fasting Pill, Ginseng Essence Pill, Flaming Sun Pill, and Cyan Lotus Pill.

Under normal circumstances, an alchemist capable of refining mid-stage Foundation Establishment elixirs should be able to refine ten types of pills to be considered qualified.

Ge Ying waved her hand, laughing:

“From the current results, you have considerable alchemy talent, naturally, you will accumulate experience in refining more types of pills later.”

With talent, accumulating refining experience goes much faster; without it, one can only slowly endure through toil.

The sky gradually darkened, Ji An instructed the maid to prepare two light soups and brewed Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Tea for the guests.

Under the bright moon, they chatted for a double hour before dispersing.

Ji An saw the guests off, the clamor faded away, and Red Flame Peak returned to its usual tranquility.

Wei Songtao slightly bent over, presenting an account book:

“Patriarch, these are the recorded gift lists for your review.”

Greeting and bidding farewell, recording what gifts others sent, providing a basis for returning gifts in the future.

Ji An received the gift list, skimmed through it, then stowed it in the storage bag, and said:

“Half a month from now, I will host a banquet to reciprocate your brother, and also Liang Hill, Yu Han, Yu Lian, among others.”

The Spirit Field had yet to be enchanted, so the more pressing matters needed to be completed first; the gift list could be reviewed later.

“Disciple noted.”

“Withdraw thirty Spirit Stones from the warehouse, ten for each of you three.

After a busy day, rest early.”

“Thank you, Patriarch, for the reward.”

Wei Songtao’s face revealed a smile; working at Red Flame Peak was very comfortable, and the patriarch never hesitated to reward those who worked with heart.

“One more thing, tomorrow remember to clear a space near a few tea trees, I need to plant the Blood Soul Xuan Yuan Tree.”

“Yes, patriarch.”

…

Ji An initiated a spell and began enchanting the Spirit Field.

The dazzling visual and sound effects of the Chao Origin Stage technique adorned the bright moonlight.

Grey-feathered sand geese flew near their master, playing in the Spirit Rain.

Before long, they arrived at the pine forest.

In the warm ’flames’ of the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell, the Red Cloud Pine glimmered with spirit light, while the Gourd Field’s Tier Two gourds emitted a gentle radiance.

After completing the spell, Ji An opened the Dharma Prohibition and entered the Lava Cave.

He removed an unknown spirit plant obtained from Li Haoran, sprinkling the red soil at a distance from the Cyan Leaf Red Lotus, and then initiated the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill.

The yellow spirit light flickered, the nourishing aura permeated, the earth’s pulsation spread within the Lava Pool, quickly merging the red soil into this Molten Rock Land.

Ji An carefully placed a piece of root into the Lava Pool, moments later retrieved it for a thorough examination, and extended his divine sense to sense whether the root was harmed.

Finding the root intact, he placed it back in the magma, then initiated the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

Though this was the Molten Rock Land, the brilliance of the Divine Fire Spell still overshadowed the color of the lava.

Ji An closed his eyes, carefully feeling the spreading of the magic intent of the warm aura.

The Zhurong Divine Fire Spell was unique, throughout the spell process, it transformed from the gentle Ding Fire to the brilliant Bing Fire.

The golden flame flashed for a moment, and the flame pattern on the Cyan Leaf Red Lotus’s lotus seedpod was also plated with gold.

The Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire nurtured in the lotus seedpod reappeared, lingered briefly outside, and then retreated back into the seedpod.

At this moment, the feathered pattern on the root of the unnamed spirit plant buried in magma also shone with golden light, but the faint glow couldn’t penetrate the magma and remained unseen by cultivators outside.

After the built-up energy’s release, the Bing Fire’s aftertaste dissipated, returning to nourish the plant with Ding Fire’s aura.

Ji An slowly opened his eyes, recognizing Ding Fire as the Warm Spirit Fire, containing the Yang Flame concept within Bing Fire.

With Yin Yang rising and falling, thus completing the transformation within.

By this understanding, the Power of Wood Element can also similarly complete the transformation between Wood of Jia and Wood of Yi.

Moreover, the powers of the other Five Elements can similarly undergo transformation using this method.

Ji An scratched his head, now faced with the question, how does one mobilize the Yin Yang transformation within a single elemental power?