Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The Pill Seed has formed, and everything that follows will proceed naturally.

Ji An didn’t relax, still maintaining a ”high-pressure” state, continuously compressing his Magical Power.

The Pill Seed quickly swelled a little, and after a while, it swelled again.

He noticed that other colors appeared on the Pill Seed: blue, white, red, and black, representing all the Five Elements.

The Magical Power in the Dantian kept decreasing, with the rate of decrease getting faster, while the Pill Seed continually grew larger.

Ji An felt that his Magical Power was insufficient, so he unhesitatingly swallowed a few drops of Stone Milk.

In theory, being located at a Tier Three Lower Grade Spiritual Vein Node, the Spiritual Qi should be enough for a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator.

However, the amount of Spiritual Qi needed to break through a Great Realm is far more than for normal meditation cultivation, thus external aid is necessary.

The more abundant the Magical Power, the larger the Pill Seed that can be condensed, and the better the quality of the refined Golden Core.

The sun rose and set, and the Spirit Cloud on Sunrise Peak gradually dissipated.

Jia Yu was immediately shocked, urgently asking,

”Ancestor, has something unexpected happened?”

To him, the dissipating Spirit Cloud signified an interruption in the breakthrough.

Daoist Master Yuxiao waved his hand, smiling,

”On the contrary, this indicates that Ji An has already preliminarily condensed the Pill Seed, and next, he will use the Primordial Life Fire to refine impurities.

The demand for Spiritual Qi will greatly reduce in a short time, but not long after, a large amount of Spiritual Power will be needed again.

Just wait and see, the Spirit Cloud will surely gather again.”

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Ji An introspected the Pill Seed; it was an uneven, colorful sight, in a word, ugly!

However, this is merely a semi-finished product, so its ugliness is understandable.

Taking out the long-prepared Pill, Ji An immediately felt a rising warmth; it was a Pill radiating vibrant Golden Light, with two five-colored Pill Patterns entrenched on it.

His heart grew heavier; the most critical moment has arrived, and he needs to swallow the Gold Core Pill to rely on its power.

The Pill went down, and the warmth instantly spread through every inch of his body, accelerating the flow of Spiritual Power within him.

Ji An controlled the Pill Seed to enter the Primordial Life Fire, and immediately, strands of black gas rose from its surface.

This was the accumulation of impurities over time inside his body, unseen through introspection.

It’s like a bowl of water that looks clean to the naked eye, but appears dirty under a microscope.

The black gas was immediately swept away, dissipating out through his body pores.

This is the function of the Gold Core Pill, which contains clear Spiritual Power, automatically washing away the filth, preventing it from contaminating the Pill Seed.

This step not only requires roasting the impurities out of the Pill Seed but also refining the colorful Pill Seed into a uniform color.

Why is it called a Golden Core? Because a high-quality Golden Core is of only one color—golden.

Just like the Primordial Life Fire initially having five different layers, eventually merging into one.

The process of refining the Pill Seed is slow and demands a strong level of Magical Power from the cultivator, Spiritual Strength, and the vigor of the Primordial Life Fire.

If there’s any shortcoming, it will affect the quality of the Golden Core.

Ji An adjusted the Magic Array on his Soul Nourishing Pendant, extracting the Spiritual Material as quickly as possible to replenish the consumption of Spirit Soul Power.

Then, he began operating the Secret Technique to roast the Pill Seed, with the impurities produced being instantly flushed away by the clear Spiritual Qi of the Gold Core Pill.

He must refine a true Golden Core before the Pill’s medicinal power runs out, otherwise, impurities will inevitably remain in the Golden Core.

As the impurities in the Pill Seed were gradually removed, its size kept reducing, and at this moment, each of the Five Elements Divine Mansion flowed out a drop of Spiritual Liquid, merging into the Dantian, and automatically fell onto the Pill Seed.

It was like rainwater entering a lake; the Spiritual Liquid disappeared without a trace once it entered the Pill Seed.

The Five Elements Spirit Liquid’s role is to accelerate the smelting of the Pill Seed, while also providing nourishment and supplementation, compensating for the Golden Core’s loss.

At the mountaintop of Sunrise Peak, the Spiritual Qi gathered again into a funnel shape, spreading out over dozens of miles.

Jia Yu saw the dazzling Spirit Light of the Spiritual Energy Vortex overshadow the sunset glow, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead with his Daoist Robe, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Daoist Master Yuxiao was calculating the time, increasing his expectations for his disciple’s Golden Core quality.

As long as the current efficiency is maintained, the Sect will surely gain an additional cultivator whom at least can reach the Late-stage Golden Core level.

Or even consider the Nascent Soul, although not daring to imagine Nascent Soul without a Cultivation Technique, everything is futile.

His mood dipped slightly; without a strong heritage, even if a small sect has better cultivation seeds, they would be delayed.

If a major change occurs, a small faction would be devastated.

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A day passed.

The Pill Seed in the Primordial Life Fire had not emitted impurities for a long time, and the various color patches showed signs of merging, with the refining roasting almost nearing its end.

He removed the Soul Nourishing Pendant; the originally jet-black Spirit Wood had now turned gray, with its usefulness completely exhausted.

From the Void Realm Space, he took out a brand new Soul Nourishing Pendant, and a smile appeared at the corner of Ji An’s mouth.

The Tier Two Top-Grade Soul Nourishing Pendant helped him greatly, although it caused a lot of unnecessary waste, it always maintained his Power of Spirit Soul at a relatively ample baseline.

At this moment, the medicinal power of the Golden Core Pill was still quite sufficient, and one could say that the first half of the breakthrough to the Golden Core had basically been crossed.

Ji An exhaled a breath, calmed his mind, and continued refining the Pill Seed neither arrogantly nor impatiently, neither hurriedly nor leisurely.

He activated the Secret Technique for the final impact, and by doing this step, he could further enhance the quality of his Golden Core.

Liver qi ascended, kidney qi nourished the liver, and Pure Yang Qi rose; lung fluid descended, heart liquid nourished the lungs, and Pure Yin Liquid descended.

There is a saying in this: the dragon symbolizes masculinity and ascension, like a Cyan Dragon in the sky, gathering Spirit Clouds and benefiting all things.

The tiger represents softness and might, like a White Tiger roaring in the wind, dominating all beasts in the mountains and forests.

When Yin and Yang meet, Dragon and Tiger Harmony occurs, refining the body’s treasure medicine, which significantly boosts the quality of the Golden Core.

This method is not practical for most cultivators, as they simply cannot reach this step.

For Ji An, everything was worth trying.

He carefully controlled the Qi Ascends and Liquid Descends, maintaining a dynamic balance and guiding it to converge in the Earth Element Divine Mansion.

He channelled the Wood and Fire Power to sink, the Gold and Water Qi to rise.

This wasn’t an easy task, and he had failed countless times.

As long as the balance was broken during the guidance, he would consume the Spirit Mechanism in the Divine Mansion.

This was an unrehearsed performance which had to be completed before the Spirit Mechanism in each Divine Mansion was exhausted.

If he failed, his Golden Core quality would not reach the topmost level.

People are like this, if the gap is too large, they will give up, but if they feel like they can reach by standing on tiptoe or jumping, they will strive for it.

Ji An’s mind was racing, quickly deducing the correct path.

He needed to repeatedly trial-and-error in the limited time to make the Wood and Fire Power and the Gold and Water Spirit Mechanism converge in the Earth Element Divine Mansion.

Repeated mistakes did not affect his mindset, constantly adjusting direction, he didn’t know the outcome, but understood that only by going all out would he not regret a wasted lifetime.

The Five Elements Spirit Mechanism in the Divine Mansion was getting less and less, but the final Secret Technique still hadn’t succeeded.

An hour later, the remaining Spirit Mechanism in the Divine Mansion was only enough for one more attempt, he was getting close to success, just about to activate the Secret Technique again, when a flash of Spirit Light appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, making him think he was on the wrong path!

The cultivation technique of the Five Elements Sect contains mysteries, but the true Secret Techniques are always passed orally and not written down.

The reason why large forces remain strong is that these kinds of inherited secrets are indispensable.

Even if others are fortunate enough to obtain a superior cultivation technique of a great force outside, if there’s no one to guide them, many key points cannot be understood.

More severely, these kinds of techniques might be tampered with, sect disciples have their ways of recognition, others might end up ruining themselves while practicing.

Two paths were now laid out in front of him, one was to continue with the Secret Technique for the final impact, the other was to modify the Secret Technique based on his understanding.

Ji An steadied his mind, now standing at the crossroads of fate, his decision directly impacting his future achievements, even determining whether he would have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

He took a deep breath, choosing to believe in himself.

The original Secret Technique seemed without any problem, but it contradicted the essence of Yin descending and Yang ascending.

Ji An steeled his heart, his figure floating in the air and then turning upside down, while activating the Secret Technique.

This caused a situation where the Gold and Water Spirit Mechanism was above, the Wood and Fire Spirit Mechanism was below.

Water flowing downwards, fire blazing upwards, this perfectly allowed them to converge together.

Disregarding the outcome, whether successful or not, he acted only based on the ”Dao” he grasped.

Smoothly, Qi ascended, Liquid descended, Yin and Yang met.

In the Earth Element Divine Mansion, a drop of golden Spiritual Liquid manifested, shining with brilliant Spirit Light, illuminating Ji An’s five viscera and six bowels, even penetrating bone and muscle, casting a halo throughout the Grotto Mansion.

The Golden Liquid merged into the Dantian, dropping onto the Pill Seed, which shuddered with fine lightning-lightning emerging.

Ji An only felt as if struck by lightning, his whole body tingling, the smooth surface of the Pill Seed cracking with several fissures.

Several wisps of extremely faint black gas emerged, swept away in an instant.

The lightning-light appeared again, the Pill Seed’s volume suddenly reduced by a small amount, but the original cracks also vanished.

A completely clear and self-radiant golden Pill Fruit produced enshrouding purple qi, a dragon’s growl and tiger’s roar echoed faintly in his Sea of Consciousness, as if floating above the nine heavens.

’I was right!’

The purple qi instantly flowed throughout his body, gathering and disappearing at a point in his forehead, he felt all the consumed Divine Sense fully replenished, a noticeable improvement in Spiritual Strength.

Just then, the Stone Turtle opened its mouth to spray a ball of golden Spirit Light, the Golden Core rotated, drawing the radiance onto itself, instantly replenishing consumed Magical Power, the somewhat sluggish Primordial Life Fire not only reignited fervently but also grew larger.

Ji An was thrilled, the inverted floating figure spinning back down, landing again on the Pudun.

He activated the cultivation technique, refining more Spiritual Power for his own use.

On the summit of Sunrise Peak, the wind and clouds churned, the Spiritual Qi cloud group swelled considerably, at the same time, the light beneath the cloud suddenly dimmed as if not in the same world as the outside.

Thunder rumbled, its sound spreading for thousands of miles.

Master Yuxiao suddenly stood up, what was going on? He couldn’t understand!

The dragon and tiger roars accompanying the formation of the Golden Core hadn’t yet sounded, so why was the Thunder Tribulation descending?

Jia Yu was startled, not knowing what was causing the ancestor to lose composure.