Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Comprehending the Path of Gold to an extremely profound realm is no easier than grasping Sword Intent for a Sword Cultivator.

Among the Chao Origin Stage cultivators in the sect, many have chosen the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword technique, but only Li Haoran has practiced it to a profound realm.

The combination of a Metal Element Dao Body and Celestial-Grade Talent is no joke.

In Ji An’s eyes, this technique is essentially similar to the Sharp Gold Technique, both manipulating tiny golden lights.

The Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword is a superior version of the Sharp Gold Technique, its golden lights more minute, resembling flying swords.

These ’flying swords’ form a torrent, like billions of flying swords launching simultaneously.

Ji An began practicing the technique, channeling magical power as golden lights encircled his fingers.

Ji An glanced at the golden lights, sensing the sharp and matchless magic intent diffusing, tinged with a breath of extinction and decay.

It felt like the biting cold wind when snow flies in the deep winter, exuding a freezing chill to the soul.

The golden lights flashed, fanning out and striking the rock, immediately creating countless needle-sized holes.

Ji An reached out and lightly brushed it, his hand immediately filled with debris.

This is the manifestation of the extinction aura of the Path of Gold, even lifeless stones cannot escape its destructive power.

He speculated that if he perfected the technique and hit an enemy’s heart, even a strand of Qi mechanism brushing against it could cause the heart to instantly perish.

The golden lights unleashed by the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword sometimes converged at a point, sometimes dispersed, changing as desired.

They can attack a single target or a large group.

Ji An practiced it tirelessly until his magical power was nearly depleted.

He returned to the grotto mansion and entered the medicinal garden, sequentially casting the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill, Azure Dragon Shocking Skill, and Cloud Dragon Rain Technique.

Yellow spirit light spread, the earth vein deep within trembled, nurturing profound intent steaming up.

A lifelike, scale-glimmering Little Cyan Dragon emerged from the void, cyan radiance falling like rain, its aura lush and exuberant.

A dark cloud spread, white electric light flickering within, crystalline jade-like spirit light droplets falling, their nourishing and purifying aura refreshing to the soul.

The branches and leaves of the spirit plants unfurled in the rain, faint glows occasionally surfacing.

The slender, sword-like black leaves of the Star Soul Grass were dotted with silvery spots, like stars adorning the night sky.

The Blood Luo Fruit had matured to the size of a fist, its green skin fading, with blood-red stripes deepening in color.

Once the fruit’s surface was entirely suffused with red, it would have reached a four-hundred-year medicinal age.

The Celestial Essence Ginseng bore three leaves on its petiole, achieving a three-hundred-year medicinal age.

In other words, all the spiritual medicines in this garden had reached a three-hundred-year medicinal age.

Ji An calculated that within twenty years, this batch of spiritual medicines would successively mature, reaching the standard for refining Nourishing Yuan Pills.

At that time, he wondered which disciples would benefit, receiving the Nourishing Yuan Pills in advance.

…

The following day at 5:00 AM, Ji An stepped out of the grotto mansion.

He gazed at the fog-enshrouded mountains and forests, a sense of disharmony arising within him.

Now, there was no need to deliberately practice wood-eating Qi; practicing the Invisible Wheel Reincarnation Scripture at this time was also unfit, leaving him feeling at a loss.

Pausing for a breath, he rode the Fire Element Cloud to the mountaintop, sitting cross-legged to operate the Dharma Gate, beginning the establishment of the Earth Element Divine Mansion.

Magical power surged from the dantian, flowing into the spleen.

With the Wood Element Divine Mansion perfected, the liver had turned green, and as the spleen radiated yellow spirit light, two lights coexisted within his body.

Vein patterns occupied fifty percent of the spleen’s surface, resembling sand dune lines in a desert, conveying a sense of ravines.

As the Dharma Gate operated, the brilliance of the vein patterns grew increasingly dazzling.

In the acupoints, the Ji Earth and Wu Earth Dao Seeds’ spirit lights intertwined, an ineffable aura merging into the flowing magical power.

As the first ray of dawn shone on Red Flame Peak’s summit, Ji An immediately sensed the aura of Sunrise Fire.

He promptly ceased the Dharma Gate, stood to face the sunrise.

Half-opening his mouth, tongue pressing against the lower teeth, he exhaled slowly, issuing a long “ha” sound.

This method was to expel the heart’s turbid Qi; as all turbid Qi released outside, he naturally inhaled.

A warm current entered his mouth, the body instinctively swallowing, pleasantly sweet.

A golden flame pattern lit up at the heart, a wisp of Sunrise Qi stored within, warmness spreading through his body with each heartbeat.

He consecutively consumed three strands of Qi, then gently ended the practice.

Ji An rode the brilliantly bright, evening glow-like Fire Element Cloud to the stone house at the foot of the mountain, activating the teleportation array to arrive at Ningcui Cliff.

Light twisted on the magic array, and in the next moment, he stood at Ningcui Cliff.

As usual, he entered the adjacent grotto mansion, saluting:

“Greetings, Master, and to Senior Sister Ge and Senior Brother Liu, is there anything special happening today?”

It seemed odd for so many to gather early in the morning.

Ge Ying beckoned and smiled:

“Come sit and talk, we were just mentioning you!”

Ji An sat on a chair, curiously inquired:

“Mentioning what about me?”

“The two of them now see you as a target, hoping to catch up with you in cultivation.

Today, they are preparing to exchange Nourishing Yuan Pills at Treasure Pavilion, intending to break through to the Chao Origin Stage.”

Ge Ying was in high spirits, her expression lively as she spoke. She was about to witness the prosperity of Ningcui Cliff!

Seeing these two disciples advance to the Chao Origin Stage would be worth dying for.

Ji An’s eyes widened abruptly, saluting:

“Congratulations to Senior Brother and Senior Sister!”

The fact that both were exchanging pills to break through on the same day was undeniably a great joy.

“Haha, we can’t compare to Junior Brother’s speed, but soon we won’t have a Great Realm gap!”

Ge Ying chuckled, secretly exhaling, thinking:

’Finally, I can catch my breath.’

The two junior brothers she was closest to had broken through to the Chao Origin Stage more than ten years ago, and Li Haoran had further advanced to the Second Transition Realm of the Chao Origin Stage two years ago.

Although she constantly reminded herself not to hurry, she couldn’t help but feel the pressure at certain unguarded moments.

Ji An laughed awkwardly, brushing it off.

There won’t be a Great Realm gap, but the gap in Small Realms is likely to persist.

He recounted his experiences during his breakthrough, and the four of them chatted for a while before Ge Luoying and Liu Yu took their leave.

After the two left, Ji An softly said:

“Today, I have good news for Master. I am now a Second Transition Chao Origin Stage cultivator.”

“Ah?!”

Ge Ying was momentarily taken aback, then her facial wrinkles smoothed out, and she said excitedly:

“You are not yet eighty years old, and a Chao Origin Stage lifespan is five hundred years; you broke through by cultivating the Evergreen Wood Skill, potentially extending your life to about six hundred years.

Good, very good! In the future, there will definitely be a place for you among the Golden Core Cultivators of the sect!”

She felt incredibly fortunate to have taken on such an outstanding disciple!

Ge Ying then experienced a wave of regret, saying:

“The only regret is that I won’t be able to see that day.”

Ji An’s lips moved slightly, unsure of how to console her.

He could clearly feel the decaying aura emanating from his master, akin to a withered Spirit Wood.

Ge Ying sensed her disciple’s emotions and waved her hand, saying:

“No need to comfort me. For me, this life has already been very fulfilling.”

Seeing one disciple after another break through to the Chao Origin Stage, and with hopes of achieving Golden Core, the excitement in her heart was beyond words.

…

After bidding farewell to his master, Ji An exited the grotto mansion.

He took out a Communication Golden Sword and activated it, then rode the clouds to the Agricultural Hall.

Outside the hall, Lin Lan and Han Mountain were already waiting.

They both had successively broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage six months ago and were appointed by Ji An as stewards of the Agricultural Hall, with their daily duties being to guide Qi Refining disciples in their cultivation.

The two disciples bowed:

“Greetings, Master.”

Ji An nodded slightly and said:

“Come inside to talk.”

Saying this, he formed a hand seal to open the Dharma Prohibition and entered the main hall.

The master and two students took their seats, and Ji An said:

“You two have come today—are there any questions regarding your cultivation?”

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Ji An suggested different cultivation techniques for both based on their actual situations.

Lin Lan chose the Evergreen Wood Skill because her comprehension of Wood Element Skills was the best, and she would mainly be responsible for cultivating Wood-element Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit Trees in the future.

Han Mountain chose the Crimson Fire and Red Cloud Skill, having already practiced the Flame Fire Spell to Perfection Level before his breakthrough, enabling him to cultivate Fire Element Plants.

In truth, choosing the Crimson Fire and Red Cloud Skill for Spirit Farming seemed a bit out of place.

But in order to best develop his disciples, Ji An did not forcibly require them to practice Wood Element Techniques.

Lin Lan and Han Mountain asked about each accumulating question, and Ji An patiently answered, explaining any difficult points tirelessly.

…

Sunrise Peak, Wuji Hall.

Daoist Master Zhengyang raised his hand to catch a flying Communication Golden Sword, extended his Divine Sense to read the information within it, and then laughed heartily:

“Not bad at all, the time taken to breakthrough was only two years more than Haoran.

Perhaps in my lifetime, I will witness several disciples advance to the Golden Core Stage!”

He felt very satisfied, as the sect’s situation was far better than he had anticipated.

Counting it up, the sect now had four cultivators with Golden Core Seeds.

Daoist Master Zhengyang took out another Communication Golden Sword and activated it before closing his eyes to rest.

A moment later, Jia Yu walked into the main hall, saluted, and said:

“Ancestor, do you have any commands?”

It was rare for the ancestor to contact him proactively, and using the Communication Golden Sword indicated there was something extremely important to be entrusted to him.

Daoist Master Zhengyang nodded and said:

“Ji An achieved Perfection in the Wood Element Divine Mansion yesterday and successfully broke through to the Second Transition Realm of the Chao Origin Stage.

When dealing with the Luofeng Valley cultivators, procure additional Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pills.

How many pills are supplied to other disciples every three years?”

“Understood, next time I trade, I will ensure it is followed.

Other cultivators in the stage of expanding their Fire Element Divine Mansion receive only three Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pills every three years.”

Jia Yu’s expression became very unnatural, as his first Divine Mansion was the Heart Fire Mansion.

Calculating from his breakthrough to Chao Origin Stage to reaching the second tier took a total of forty-two years.

Compared to Junior Brother Ji and Junior Brother Li Haoran, he seemed quite foolish.

He understood that Junior Brother Ji’s standing in the ancestor’s eyes had once again improved.

Daoist Master Zhengyang pondered and said:

“On this basis, increase Ji An’s supply by fifteen pills every three years.”

“As you command.”