Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

He just felt a slight sting in his sea of consciousness, which didn’t affect his battle rhythm.

Seeing the enemy rushing at him, Ji An slightly opened his mouth, releasing an invisible spirit roar.

Yang Wu felt as if someone had hit the back of his head with a heavy hammer, his vision darkened and stars filled the sky, halting his body’s charge instantly.

’Not good!’

A shock ran through his heart as he realized the bad situation; his iron-tempered body did not fear magic attacks, but faced with a spirit soul attack was beyond his capacity.

The Earth-Departing Flame Banner flew out from his dantian, instantly transforming into a crimson-golden phoenix bird.

As the screech echoed, Ji An pinched the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword, its three-foot silver edge retracted the spirit light, concealing all its sharpness and killing intent.

Yang Wu first felt a pain in his head, then heard the sound of breaking through the air, and then boundless darkness submerged his consciousness.

Ji An watched as the spirit sword pierced into the enemy’s left temple and flew out from the other side, not slowing down, leaving a deep hole in the rock wall.

Facing an enemy of the same tier, this magic technique has never let him down.

He turned to look at Zhu Mingli, his heart thumping. He saw the other leaning against the rock wall, staring vacantly in his direction.

’Is he dead?’

He pinched the Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword again, and after the brilliance flickered, the two-inch-long spiritual energy flying sword pierced into the rock wall next to Zhu Mingli’s neck.

Ji An saw the opponent’s eyes and muscles remained unchanged, the chest no longer rising and falling, clearly dead.

He shook his head in disbelief; the opponent was the disciple of a Late-stage Golden Core Daoist Master, dying here was difficult to explain.

If he incurred the wrath of a Golden Core Daoist Master, he couldn’t bear it.

Quickly making a decision, Ji An collected the Grotto Void Stone, storage bags, and other items carried by the two fallen on the ground, then stored their bodies in the Void Realm Space.

”What the hell is this!”

Ji An cursed, releasing the Earth Escape Technique as quickly as possible to leave.

As he reached the surface, the sunset was falling, the distant white snow seemed stained with blood, reflecting a strange red glow.

He rode the cloud flying in the opposite direction of Silver Moon City, feeling thankful for bringing all his assets when leaving Silver Moon City. Now he only lost half a year’s grotto mansion rent and spirit stone deposit.

...

Ji An flew over a hundred miles, immediately summoned the Earth-Departing Flame Banner, driving the spiritual artifact to fly faster.

He took out the map of the Far North to roughly confirm his position, then adjusted direction and flew madly.

The sunset fell, the jade rabbit rose in the east, the clear glow reflecting on the white snow, inexplicably giving a desolate feeling.

”How unlucky!”

Ji An cursed bitterly; if he hadn’t encountered that mess, he should be at the largest restaurant in Silver Moon City, eating and drinking well, not enduring the hardships of wind and frost.

After approximately two more double hours of flying, Ji An vaguely saw a hill.

He landed, now unable to discern direction, deciding it’s better to rest before continuing on.

Finding a sheltered spot, he pinched the Object Control Technique, creating a snow house, then summoned the Golden-winged Bird puppet, Golden Fur, and Cyan Water Turtle.

”You are responsible for keeping watch, wake me up with any disturbances.”

”Zizhi,” Golden Fur responded, shaking its fluffy fur as it moved to one side of the house.

The Cyan Water Turtle moved to the other side, while the Golden-winged Bird circled above the house.

Ji An slipped into the snow house, quickly sat down, mind connecting with the Upper Stone Turtle.

”Enter the Gourd World.”

In the next instant, he stood on the yellow earth, feeling a moment of relaxation.

But Ji An knew time was precious now, so he threw all passively acquired spoils onto the ground, as there was no time to slowly examine the gains.

Next, he unlocked the Spirit Sealing Technique on the Fire Coral, which could exert its effects for six double hours with a Great Success Stage magic technique.

He rode the cloud to the red territory of the Fire Element Plants, hurriedly planted the Fire Coral near the lava, and then released the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

As the Magic Intent Transformation of the fire sea enveloped the area, Ji An left the Gourd World.

He established spiritual communication with Golden Fur, learning no anomalies were detected, and began operating the Five Elements Rotation Scripture to restore magical power.

A night passed without incident.

As dawn broke the next day, Ji An stored the spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Bag, determined the direction and embarked on the journey again.

...

Half a month passed in a flash, Ji An landed on the riverbank, where there was a small marketplace.

Though cold, the river did not freeze, being the most famous river in the Northern Land—Nu Lan River.

He asked someone:

”Could you tell me where this is, and how to get to Red Rock Immortal City?”

Red Rock Immortal City is adjacent to the Black Mist Mountain Range, with multiple large mines within the mountains, abundant with Gold Element Spirit Mechanism, recommended for comprehending Gold Generating Water.

The cultivator asked was just an Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, feeling the ocean-like surge of magical power, he immediately smiled and said:

”Senior, continue north along Nu Lan River, about three thousand miles, you will see Red Rock Immortal City.”

Ji An nodded slightly, then asked:

”Is there a place for short-term grotto mansion rental here?”

Having traveled more than twenty thousand miles without stopping, eating and resting outdoors, he was now mentally exhausted and needed a good rest to recharge for entering Red Rock Immortal City.

”Yes, Senior, follow this street to the end, you will find Mingde Pavilion, where grotto mansions can be rented.

Though our spirit veins here are of low grade, it might not satisfy Senior.”

This place is merely a Tier One Top Grade Spirit Vein, lacking appeal for High-Tier Cultivators.

Ji An handed several spirit stones to him, smiled and said:

”This is for you, I’m just staying temporarily and will leave in a few days.”

He continued down the street, smoothly renting a grotto mansion.

After taking the spirit beasts out of the Spirit Beast Bag, Ji An fed them some Spirit Feeding Pills, then sat down, his mind sinking into the dantian to connect with the Upper Stone Turtle.

’Enter the Gourd World.’

He entered the Little World, and the first thing he did was fly to the red territory in the lava river to check on the Fire Coral.

When he found the spirit plant’s roots thriving, he nodded with satisfaction.

The Fire Coral, like bamboo, after a few years, would be cultivated into a large area here.

By then, the fire element planting area could elevate the Spirit Field tier faster.

Over years of observation, it’s realized that once a single area’s Spirit Field tier rises, other fields can increase more quickly.

Ji An began casting magics on the Spirit Field, then exited the Gourd World, lay down, and fell asleep, accelerating the recovery of his divine sense.

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Three days later, Ji An awoke again.

He connected with the Upper Stone Turtle entering the Gourd World, now having enough time to handle the spoils.

Taking out the Jade Bottle containing Taiyin Moon Body Fluid, Ji An held his breath and inspected it, shaking his head slightly.

In hand were three Grotto Void Stone magic tools and eight storage bags, but the remaining Moon Body Fluid could only corrode two Grotto Void Stones.

He rubbed his chin, ultimately deciding to corrode the enemy’s carried Grotto Void Stone and Zhu Mingli’s Grotto Void Stone.

Ji An first carefully corroded the enemy’s Grotto Void Stone with Moon Body Fluid, scattering bodies in the space, besides a small amount of spirit stones, Tier One top-quality magic tool, and Tier Two Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact.

He winced; inside were six cultivator corpses, adding two in the Void Realm Space, he had to burn eight bodies.

Since they were of the Human Race, Ji An didn’t want to feed the spirit beasts with these corpses, to avoid unpredictable changes.

After taking out everything from the space, Ji An corroded Zhu Mingli’s Grotto Void Stone with Moon Body Fluid, then organized the spoils categorically.

Once the items inside the Grotto Void Stone were sorted, Ji An spent nearly half an hour erasing the magical marks on the storage bags one by one.

He inventoried all the resources, exclaiming:

”No wonder people are addicted to Tribulation Cultivation, if such gains were frequent, I’d be tempted too!”

Among these spoils, there were eight Top-grade spirit stones, various Middle and Lower grade spirit stones, two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts and two Lower Grade Spiritual Artifacts, five Top-Grade Magical Artifacts.

There were also various fire-elemental spiritual objects, with a complete range from Tier One Upper Grade to Tier Two Upper Grade.

Ji An packed the categorized resources into the Void Realm Space, planning to sell them once reaching Red Rock City.