Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The Spirit Devouring Insect tribe, which first exhibited the phenomenon of pupation, is undergoing a second pupation.

These Jade Cocoons appear to be of a finer texture and their luster is more spiritual and moist.

According to previous experiences, Spirit Devouring Insects after pupation are new life forms.

The spiritual energy they contain is purer and denser, making them more favored by Spirit Fish and Fire Crystal Ants.

Ji An takes a portion of the collected Jade Cocoons and crushes them, mixing them with discarded Insect Tower powder to sprinkle on the yellow soil, serving as spirit soil to enhance the Spirit Field’s grade.

The effects seem quite well; the richness of spiritual energy within each plot of Spirit Field soil shows no significant difference.

What Ji An cannot understand is that several Insect Towers are also placed within Red Flame Peak, but the Spirit Devouring Insects living there have not shown any signs of pupation.

He cannot fathom what the conditions for the pupation of Spirit Devouring Insects are, given that the Spirit Vein grade of Red Flame Peak has already reached Tier Two Top Grade, there is no reason it should lag behind the Tier Two Middle Grade Spiritual Vein of the Little World.

After checking the growth condition of Spirit Plants, Ji An releases the Earth Vein Spirit Ascension Technique and then rides the clouds to the white land, releasing the same spell.

The Purple Gold Phoenix Wood has been cultivated to a Tier Three level, and in a few decades, it will definitely flower and bear seeds, at which time he will be able to obtain seeds.

The Little World is finally about to welcome the second type of Gold Spirit Plant, which is quite valuable.

Ji An looks at the warehouse on the white land and finds it filled with leaves of Iron Wire Grass and Copper Patterned Mulberry.

Adhering to the principle of no waste, he takes out half of the stock and uses fire to burn them.

Most of the Spirit Plants turn into silver-gray ashes, but the leaf veins remain, like network specimens.

Ji An scatters the ashes and remaining leaf parts into the earth, these veins will quickly decompose.

He rides the clouds to the black land and releases the Cyan Dragon Water Moon Technique. Moon shadows sway, brilliance flows, and a light misty rain gently falls.

As raindrops touch the water’s surface, the Spirit Fish seem to receive a signal and swim joyfully from the bottom of the pond to the water’s surface, jumping happily.

Ji An arrives above the green land, one of the most bustling places in the Little World.

Due to a change in strategy, all unused lands are now planted with Jade Leaf Mulberry.

Now is the blooming season, a faint fragrance drifts in the air. The hardworking White Jade Bee buzzes tirelessly, collecting nectar.

In his previous life, bees were synonymous with diligence, always appearing busy, but in fact, they rest over 80% of the day, with only a portion of bees working, giving an illusion of diligence.

But here, whether it be White Jade Bees or Purple Crystal Bees, they are truly diligent, spending 80% of the day collecting nectar.

After long-term observation and tracking, Ji An has found that the pollen of Spirit Plants is constantly generated until the flowers wither, which is the basis for the hive’s furious work.

He releases the Cyan Dragon Water Moon Technique and leaves, heading to the red land, which is the domain of Purple Crystal Bees and Fire Crystal Ants.

The plants of Pearl Blood Rice humbly bow down, the heavy ears of rice are their pride.

The Spirit Rice has ripened, two months earlier than before.

If the entire growth cycle uses Tier Two spells, the Spirit Rice’s maturation time should be shortened by about half a year, a great improvement.

Ji An starts a small ”Combined Harvester” Magical Artifact, which is very common in the sect, quite handy for harvesting Spirit Rice and Talisman Grass.

In just a quarter hour, several acres of Spirit Rice are harvested, Ji An quickly weighs them, and the yield per acre reaches eight hundred jin, about a thirty percent increase.

A small smile appears on his lips. A shorter growth period for Spirit Plants and increased yield, what could be more satisfying for a Spirit Farmer?

He performs the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell, which makes it easier to dehydrate the Spirit Rice.

Awhile later, he stores the Spirit Rice into a specially made Storage Bag and burns the straw, planting new Spirit Rice.

Ji An performs the Cyan Dragon Water Moon Technique once again, as the moon hangs high, a silent drizzle falls, rooting and sprouting the Spirit Rice.

He then releases the Azure Sky Yangming Technique, and after a flash of cyan light, red Spirit Light soars.

In this Spirit Field, the Li Fire Immortal Apricot has been cultivated to a Tier Two Middle Grade, and will become a Spirit Plant more popular than the Spiritual Peach in the future.

Since he initially only bought one seed, this Spirit Wood has not been planted at Red Flame Peak yet, but once it bears fruit, he will naturally plant a few.

Having completed everything, Ji An summons the Wuji Xinghuang Banner back to his Dantian and leaves the Little World, now approaching midnight.

He sits cross-legged on the Pudun, his mind drops into the Dantian, connecting with the Upper Stone Turtle, and silver-glowing script emerges in the Sea of Consciousness.

[Spell: Earth Vein Spirit Ascension Spell (Great Success 74%)

Cyan Dragon Water Moon Technique (Perfection 1%)

Azure Sky Yangming Technique (Great Success 48%)...]

Although helped by a Top-Grade Dao Seed, the rate of improvement for planting techniques isn’t fast with few casting opportunities.

Ji An did not choose to cast repeatedly, as he believes casting planting techniques is like fertilizing Spirit Plants; too much chemical fertilizer can affect their growth and severely impact their life.

Too much is too much, and his experiments confirm this.

His Divine Sense leaves the Stone Turtle, and Ji An begins practicing the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture, cultivating for two double hours before resting.

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The next day, in Red Flame Peak’s main hall.

Zhuu Xiangrong respectfully presents the Earth-Departing Flame Banner, apologetically saying:

”There was an issue with repairing the damage to the Spiritual Artifact, it took a bit longer than expected.

However, I successfully modified the plan, not only was the repair successful, but the artifact’s power has also increased compared to before.”

Originally he thought half a month would suffice, yet it took a whole month.

Ji An takes the Spiritual Artifact and executes a Spell, the Earth-Departing Flame Banner emits red Spirit Light, a phoenix cry resounding.

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He nodded with satisfaction and joked:

”Very good, I thought you had taken my Spiritual Artifact and fled the Sect.”

Zhuu Xiangrong’s face became even more embarrassed, it wasn’t what he wanted.

Ji An observed the change in expression and changed the subject:

”I want to elevate the Spiritual Artifact to a Magical Treasure, how should I do it?”

Zhuu Xiangrong was stunned for a moment, then said softly:

”This is a huge undertaking. Although it requires fewer Spiritual Materials than directly refining a Magical Treasure, it requires prolonged refinement.

It requires regularly refining related Tier Three Spiritual Objects, then finding places where Divine Thunder frequently occurs, allowing the Spiritual Artifact to be tempered by the lightning.

Each time it is tempered by Divine Thunder, the Tier Three Spiritual Objects need to be refined to repair the damage, and at the same time, more time is required for Sacrificial Refinement.”

”There is a difficulty, we cannot control the power of the Divine Thunder. If the thunder is too strong, it may cause severe damage to the Spiritual Artifact.”

”It’s estimated that after about ten temperings, the Spiritual Artifact can be elevated to a Magical Treasure.

If it suffers serious damage more than twice while being tempered by Divine Thunder, the cost of the Spiritual Materials might exceed that of directly refining a Magical Treasure.”

The Earth-Departing Flame Banner is a Spiritual Artifact that gathers the Power of the Five Elements. If it were of the flying sword type or primarily for physical defense, he wouldn’t recommend using the Divine Thunder tempering method to enhance its tier.

Doing so would have a high chance of failure, better to honestly collect materials.

”After many years of nurturing Sacrificial Refinement, the power of the Earth-Departing Flame Banner can already withstand the tempering of the thunder.

When I broke through the Golden Core, it helped resist the Five Elements Tribulation Thunder, otherwise it would not have been so severely damaged by me using it against the Chaos Divine Thunder.”

Ji An thought that the method of being tempered by Divine Thunder was feasible, and the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner could use this method for enhancement as well.

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Two days later, Sunrise Peak was festively adorned, disciples wearing Daoist Robes lined up on both sides of the road.

At the foot of the mountain were many Qi Refining Disciples, starting from the mountainside, it was Foundation Establishment cultivators standing, and in front of Wuji Hall’s small plaza, it was Chao Origin Stage cultivators.

From the Luofeng Valley side, Fire Cloud Zhenren led the observation ceremony, followed by four Chao Origin Stage disciples, his expression solemn and grave.

A two-hundred-year-old Golden Core cultivator, synonymous with boundless prospects. Whether he can break through to the Nascent Soul Stage is hard to say, but such a cultivator progressing to the Ninth-Layer Golden Core should not be difficult.

In the Yuanhe Mountain ranks, Master Beichen’s eyes carried a trace of melancholy; the Golden Core inheritance within the sect faced a crisis, yet an allied sect already had a disciple break through to the Golden Core Realm, which was not good news.

Daoist Master Zhengyang, with a glow over the mountain, delivered a speech for the ceremony, followed by the crowd’s jubilant cheers:

”Congratulations to Xuanqing Daoist Master, wish the ancestor a smooth cultivation journey.”

The great bell of Sunrise Peak tolled twenty-one times, its melodious sound spreading in all directions.

After the ceremony, the luncheon started, where Daoist Master Zhengyang introduced the guests, and Ji An cupped his hands in salute.

Fire Cloud Zhenren congratulated:

”Xuanqing Daoist Master is talented from a young age and will certainly break through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future.”

Daoist Master Zhengyang laughed, ”Daoist Master, you flatter him, in Western Continent only Luofeng Valley currently has the potential to reach the Nascent Soul Sect.”

Ji An chimed in:

”I must learn more from the Daoist Master, reaching the Daoist Master’s realm would make me very satisfied.”

The Sect Leader from Luofeng Valley stating that he could break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, said to a cultivator newly breaking through a few years ago, was not exactly pleasant words.

Ninth-Layer Golden Core, how long is this arduous journey to completion?

Master Beichen forced a slight smile, cupped his hands, and said:

”The Western Continent gains another Golden Core cultivator; it’s a blessing for Western Continent.”

If another Golden Core cultivator arose during the Demon Calamity outbreak, he would naturally be eager, but speaking such words now, how much sincerity is there only he knows.

After exchanging courtesies briefly, the banquet officially began and lasted until late afternoon.

The three cultivators arrived at the Grotto Mansion, Master Yuxiao snorted coldly, and spoke:

”Their expressions didn’t seem like they were congratulating, I feel the banquet turned sour.”

Everyone knew he referred to Fire Cloud Zhenren and Master Beichen.

Daoist Master Zhengyang said:

”With no external threats, allies naturally become competitors, they certainly don’t want us to continue growing strong.

They’ll be disappointed, our growth isn’t constrained by others.”

The sect’s strength is now comprehensively enhanced, with progress in every hall.

Moreover, the number of low-tier cultivators in the sect keeps decreasing, but the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators keeps increasing, which is an extremely good phenomenon.

Ji An pondered and said:

”Sect Leader Brother, I fear friction will arise among the Three Sects in the future, and eventually lead to conflict?”

A powerful force will naturally expand outward, no wonder the other two sects are nervous.

Daoist Master Zhengyang’s words were firm and decisive:

”Given the current trend of development, there’s no single power that can contend with us.”

”What if the other two sects unite against us? They don’t need to engage in an actual conflict with us, merely unite to suppress our development, such as by stopping the supply of more Pills to us.”