Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Ji An nodded slightly and instructed:

“In the future, prepare lunch for me at this time. For now, serve some five-spice wild beef and a few marinated bamboo shoots.”

These two cold dishes are staple fare at Red Flame Peak and are in ample supply.

“I’ll get them right away,” Zhang Cuihua said as she turned and ran to the kitchen.

Ji An gestured with his hand, and when Wei Songtao approached, he said:

“Go to the warehouse and see how much Tier Two Middle Grade Cloud Peak Silver Needle is left, and bring it all to me.”

He urgently needed spiritual objects that could nourish the spirit soul and accelerate its recovery, which was severely affecting his cultivation.

Looking at it now, despite the flourishing Red Flame Peak, its foundation is still too shallow, and the reserves of various resources are still too low.

This is also unavoidable; his advancement speed far surpasses that of normal cultivators, and being able to maintain cultivation is already quite good.

Only when the Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Tree and the Cloud-Top Jade Tree can produce seeds will the situation improve.

“As you wish,” Wei Songtao quickly walked to the warehouse.

Zhang Cuihua served up the beef and marinated bamboo shoots, along with a cup of Tier Two Middle Grade Mulberry Wine.

Ji An drank the wine and ate the dishes, as a gentle breeze blew by, feeling quite content.

Wei Songtao approached with a cyan porcelain jar and said:

“Ancestor, there’s only about three taels of spirit tea left.”

Ji An took the porcelain jar and shook his head, saying:

“The resources are still too scarce.”

If these resources were used freely, they’d never be enough.

Wei Songtao scratched his head, thinking that if the resources at Red Flame Peak were still considered scarce, most cultivators in the sect would probably be utterly destitute.

The ancestor had not even broken through to the Chao Origin Stage, yet had begun accumulating Tier Two Middle Grade resources — an unimaginable feat for other cultivators!

…

After lunch, Ji An returned to the grotto mansion and brewed a pot of spirit tea, drinking it heartily.

If other tea lovers saw this, they would probably laugh at his manner of drinking tea as being like a cow chewing peony.

A faintly cool fragrance emerged in his sea of consciousness, and Ji An reclined with half-closed eyes, savoring this rare moment of leisure.

As the effects of the spirit tea gradually dissipated, Ji An took out the jade slip of the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture, unlocked the key, and pressed it to his forehead to study the Dharma Gate for establishing the Fire Element Divine Mansion.

Unknowingly, it was 5:00 PM when he walked out of the grotto mansion, looking back at the mountain peak, only to see the golden-red mist had settled back into the mountain’s belly.

He controlled the magical power as it flowed through the immortal vein, and a mass of pale cyan cloud fog rose from beneath his feet.

“Off we go on the clouds!”

Ji An shouted, descending on the cloud, matching the speed of a flying shuttle.

As the core of the Wood Mansion grows, his cloud-riding speed will become faster, though the color of the cloud fog is somewhat unsightly.

Though Ji An doesn’t care about the appearance of magic techniques, the lush green hue still feels somewhat odd.

Apart from this, he is quite satisfied, as riding on clouds and mist is one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques in his past life, a standard for immortals.

Wei Songtao saw the green cloud fog flying towards him, his eyes gleaming brightly.

This is the true immortal technique, compared to which riding flying shuttles or ships is weak!

He took a few steps forward, looking up and respectfully shouting:

“Congratulations, Ancestor, for mastering the mysterious technique!”

Ji An waved his hand, kindly nodding.

He flew around the Cold Pool in a circle, finally landing in the Jade Leaf Mulberry Field.

Facing east, he assumed a posture and exhaled, “Shuh!”

Then he naturally inhaled, as the cool, fragrant Qinghua Qi gushed down his throat in one breath!

The Qinghua Qi flowed through the immortal vein into the Liver Wood Mansion, where the core of the divine mansion flickered with a faint light.

Feeling delighted, he continued the cycle of breathing.

Repeating the exhaling and inhaling cycle six times, he again absorbed a wisp of Wood Element Qi.

At this moment, his spirit soul felt a sense of fatigue, so he ended the posture, refraining from forcing further Qi absorption.

If the spirit soul is too fatigued, it might not recover overnight.

Expanding the divine mansion is a long-term process, and other cultivators can spend decades enlarging a single divine mansion.

Once new spirit tea sprouts at Red Flame Peak, it will be his time to advance rapidly.

Ji An rode the cloud to the stone house by the pool, the setting sun’s glow illuminating his bright eyes.

…

After dinner, Ji An began casting spells on the spirit field.

Currently, Red Flame Peak sees spellcasting once every two days, so he would cast spells over every spirit field in one round.

In the orchard, a lively Cyan Dragon appeared, with dragon roars echoing, and vibrant green spirit beads fell from the void, brimming with vigor.

Then, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, spirit rain poured down in torrents, and mist rose, with nourishing air permeating the surroundings.

“Caw!”

The grey-feathered sand goose flew over, its cunning nature having somewhat changed, now a conscientious “driver.”

After casting spells for the Water Element Spirit Plant Garden and the Fire Element Spirit Plant Garden, Ji An proceeded to the Jade Leaf Mulberry Field.

The Wood Element Spirit Plant Garden spans five hundred acres, requiring over thirty spells, making it the area with the heaviest workload.

Although the Copper Patterned Mulberry Field is larger, it only requires a single Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill, taking just over ten spells to complete.

The white leaves of the Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Tree produced a crisp, tinkling sound in the spirit rain, while the Blood Soul Profound Essence Tree now stands two and a half feet tall, as thick as an arm, reaching the Tier One Middle Grade level.

The Bodhi Tree is nearly two feet tall, also reaching the Tier One Middle Grade status.

This was greatly beyond Ji An’s expectations, and he inwardly praised the Chao Origin Stage’s planting technique for its effectiveness.

By this calculation, these techniques have a qualitatively different effect on lower-tier spirit plants compared to Foundation Establishment Stage techniques, likely allowing low-tier spirit plants to be quickly cultivated to Tier One Top Grade level.

…

Ji An patted the wide back of the grey-feathered sand goose, “Go back, I’ll walk the rest of the way myself.”

His cloud-riding speed is much faster than beast taming.

“Caw!”

The grey-feathered sand goose joyfully flew away, as it disliked the area around the Red Cloud Pine Forest the most.

Cyan cloud fog raced through the pine forest, with Ji An releasing the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill and Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

Fifty acres of pine forest were settled with just two spells.

Ji An descended by the Fire Crystal Ant ants’ nest, casting a spell to open the mimic array.

He entered the lava pool, releasing the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

Orange-red flames rose high, and moments later, the lotus seedpod of the Cyan Leaf Red Lotus revealed the Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire.

The three-layered Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was enchanting and beautiful, exuding a mysterious aura.

In the next instant, the soft and warm Ding Fire transformed into Bing Fire golden flames.

Ji An’s eyes narrowed sharply; he noticed that a large swath of golden flame was swallowed by the Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire, the spirit fire flaring brightly for a moment.

This was something he had never imagined before.

The Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire briefly reappeared once more before retreating back into the lotus seedpod.

His eyes flashed with excitement as the Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire seemed capable of devouring the spirit flames within spells to grow stronger; its maturation time will surely be hastened once more.

“The competition for Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire is bound to be fierce; I must practice alchemy diligently to secure a spot.”

How could Ji An pass up the chance to obtain something that could increase the probability of Core Formation!

He found the spot where the mysterious spirit plant was buried and used his divine sense to check its condition.

Upon discovering that the spirit plant had sprouted new tendrils, he laughed heartily.

The spirit plant had re-rooted, eliminating concerns of its premature death.

“Sprout quickly, let me see what kind of treasure plant you truly are!”

Ji An flew out of the magma pool and reactivated the sealing array.

He exited the passage, riding the cloud towards the Copper Patterned Mulberry Field. After casting spells on the field, he returned near the Cold Pool and entered the underground cave.

Reaching the lowest layer of the earth cave, he cast the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill.

The nourishing, deep scent spread, and the earth veins buried within the rock layers began to tremble.

The surface of the rock, covered in pale yellow fish scale patterns, shimmered under the spell’s illumination.

Ji An sensed the slight vibration coming from beneath his feet and nodded in satisfaction.

The rock seemed unchanged from before, but internally it had been constantly altered by spells to retain more earth spiritual energy.

He performed the Earth Escape Technique and appeared in the innermost layer of the earth cave the next moment.

Bright moonlight shone through the passage, and the leaves of the Soul Nourishing Wood seemed to glimmer.

Beside the passage, a humanoid puppet stood quietly in the shadows.

It moved as little as possible to conserve spirit stones, being the most selfless presence at Red Flame Peak.

Ji An’s hand formed a dharma seal and cast the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill again.

As the yellow spirit light illuminated the entire cave, the Soul Nourishing Wood emitted a different aura.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly and took a few steps forward, placing his hand on the tree trunk.

As he sensed the flow of life within, he smiled wryly:

“Finally broke through.”

After so many years of nurturing, those diligent spirit woods had reached Tier Two Middle Grade, yet the Soul Nourishing Wood had only just broken through to Tier One Upper Grade.