Chapter 128 Spirit Vein Upgrade

Ji An's attention returned, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

Twenty years have passed, and he has no idea what the use of Daoist rhyme is, because this kind of 'thing' has never been captured by the stone tortoise.

He had also speculated on its function, but these were all meaningless guesses.

Now that the Daoist rhythm has been captured, we can conduct bold experiments.

He turned his head slightly to look at Uncle Jia not far away, and found that he was raising his head and closing his eyes, as if sensing something.

Seeing the other person's extremely focused expression, he didn't dare to disturb them and carefully moved a little further away from them.

With his hands on his chest, Ji An focused his attention on his breathing, slowly calming his mind and trying to quiet his spirit as much as possible.

However, the entire Crimson Flame Peak was filled with turbulent spiritual energy, which would cause conflict in his immortal veins if inhaled, making it impossible to truly calm down. His breathing quickly became erratic.

Rocks kept falling from the sky, accompanied by a flurry of volcanic ash.

Ji An stopped wasting his time and used a hand seal to release a wind-controlling technique to dodge the constantly attacking rocks.

He saw the rubble fall near Uncle Jia's body, then be bounced off by an invisible force field and pile up about ten feet away from him.

Centered on the other party's location, a pristine, unpolluted land appears.

Ji An dispersed his divine sense into the void, carefully sensing the meaning of those mysterious auras. The world seemed different in his eyes, though he wondered if it was just an illusion.

When Crimson Flame Peak erupted, a colorful rainbow rose above the Golden Spirit Sect, like a beautiful haze, sometimes transforming into a giant fish, sometimes into mountains, and finally into a vortex of colorful spiritual energy, making this mountain forest look like a fairyland.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged forth, and the mountains to the south of the sect echoed each other, rumbling as they slowly rose upwards.

The changes in the earth caused the rock walls to crack, the streams to change course, and the sacred trees to lean to the side, as if they had been traversed by an invisible giant beast.

Many of the magic arrays at the nodes of the spiritual veins could not withstand the surge of spiritual energy that began to rage from within, and many array flags and array plates were destroyed in this upheaval.

Ji An noticed that the thin mist covering the mountains and forests was slowly dissipating, and he couldn't help but grimace. Few magic arrays could defend against attacks from within, so the Reversed Five Elements Array was doomed.

He had no backup magic array, and the entire Crimson Flame Summit would be exposed to the outside world for a period of time, which was very disadvantageous for him.

A quarter of an hour later, the height of the lava pillars gushing from Crimson Flame Peak began to slowly decrease, and after another quarter of an hour, it was completely unable to erupt anymore, with red lava spreading outward from the crater.

The raging spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like a wild horse that has been tamed, gradually became docile.

Ji An held his breath and carefully sensed it. The lofty and mysterious aura that was originally mixed in had now completely disappeared.

At this moment, no more rocks fell. He channeled his magic power to shake off the still-falling volcanic ash.

Jia Yu slowly opened her eyes, a look of joy flashing in them, and laughed loudly:

"If I could have an opportunity like today every few years, I might even have a chance to become the Golden Core Ancestor of the sect."

What a pity, such an opportunity comes only once in a millennium.

Ji Anfei swiftly stepped forward, smiling as he cupped his hands in greeting:

"Perhaps in the future, my master will encounter an even greater opportunity, at which time he will condense the five elements in his chest and form the Golden Core Dao Fruit."

"Bullshit, I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing!"

Jia Yu laughed and cursed, then took out a jar of spirit wine, broke the seal, and drank the wine clean like a whale sucking up water.

He skillfully tossed the wine jar aside and said:

"Let me ask you, when a volcano erupts and the earth shakes, do you feel anything different?"

Ji An thought carefully for a moment and replied:

"At that time, the disciple seemed to feel that the earth had become heavier, and with each step he took on it, it felt as if power was flowing into his body."

In my spiritual perception, I sensed towering, lush trees reaching for the sky, which then transformed into countless flames flickering in the void. It seemed the world had become an ocean of fire, and I even felt a faint burning sensation on my body.

He paused, then said:

"This feeling was intermittent, like a dreamlike illusion, or like vaguely seeing flowers blooming in the distance through a thick fog."

A look of surprise flashed in Jia Yu's eyes, and he patted the gourd:

"At your current level, to be able to glimpse that trace of the Dao's manifestation is quite remarkable."

You disciples are very fortunate to be able to experience the profound mysteries of the Great Dao at such an early age.

How unfortunate you are, entering a mountain of treasures yet reaping so little.

Remember these obscure insights; if you can grasp even a trace of their profound mystery, it will give you a greater chance of igniting your primordial fire.

He felt a slight regret. It was highly unlikely that disciples in the early stages of Foundation Establishment would be able to comprehend such profound insights; only those disciples at the peak of Foundation Establishment might be able to gain something from them.

I wonder if, in a few years, the sect will be able to add a few more cultivators at the Chaoyuan stage.

With the impending demonic calamity, having a few more cultivators at the Chaoyuan stage would be a great blessing for the sect.

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle-Master."

Ji An smiled, cupped his hands, and bowed.

The things he gleaned were like looking at flowers through a fog; the chances of him figuring anything out were slim, but the stone tortoise was incredibly helpful.

Jia Yu waved his hand and smiled:

“This area is so big, those people can’t find all the spiritual items that were left behind in a short time. Why don’t you go and look for them too? After all, it’s where your cave is located.”

Can I do it too?

"Of course you can, but you won't need any spirit items of the second rank or higher. I'll exchange them for contribution points for you after you hand them over."

Young Master Ji, now that the sect's spiritual vein has been upgraded to the third tier, the contribution points you receive from handing over sect spiritual items will inevitably decrease significantly.

I suggest you hand over as much as possible, and exchange it back from the vault when you need it.

Jia Yu and Ge Ying's master had a close relationship, and Ge Ying had taken care of Ling Tao for the sect for many years, so he had a good impression of the Ningcui Cliff lineage.

In addition, he was very satisfied with yesterday's hospitality, so he took the opportunity to do his disciple a small favor.

At this point, you won't find many good items, as Senior Brother Zhu and the others are all experts at treasure hunting.

Ji An had a fleeting thought of whether to bring out his previous gains, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

He patted the spirit beast pouch, and the golden-brown spirit-seeking rat jumped to the ground, scurried to his feet, slowly poked its head out to look at Jia Yu, and then quickly shrank back.

It could feel the immense spiritual pressure emanating from the other party, and its fur trembled slightly with fear.

"Golden Retriever, let's go."

Ji An kicked his beast, then stepped on the wind, leaping more than ten zhang in one bound.

The spirit-seeking mouse dashed towards its owner like a wisp of yellow smoke, its fur gleaming with a warm, spiritual light in the sunlight.

Jia Yu stroked her chin and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"The Spirit-Seeking Rat at the ninth level of Qi Refining has solidified demonic energy and its fur is glowing. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage will not be difficult for it."

Lingnong's ability to control the wind has reached a high level. The quality of the pine nuts he handed over shows his remarkable skills. He is a promising talent and should be able to take over Ge Ying's position in the future.

"Hmm, I need to go take a walk around and check on how the spirit trees are growing."

After running to a secluded place, Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise to check his harvest.

[Tao Yun: Gold 7.2, Water 3.6, Wood 3.8, Fire 10.6, Earth 6.8]

Half a day later, the agitation of the spiritual energy in Crimson Flame Peak had subsided considerably, but the golden fire spiritual energy was even more intense, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the entire area had increased.

It is obvious that the main vein has been upgraded to the third-tier low-grade, and the level of the spiritual veins here has also been improved.

The mountaintop was shrouded in ethereal mist, resembling clouds inlaid with golden light, their ever-changing forms seemingly concealing a fiery dragon within.

The group had returned to the edge of the cold pool. Lin Qiubai, Zhu Xiangrong, and Jia Yu sat around the stone table, while the others were scattered behind them.

On the stone table were two piles of spiritual objects, one of which was a crystal the size of a goose egg and as bright as a furnace fire, and the other was a silver metal block the size of a child's palm that shimmered with water.

"Wow, you really have something! Such a large piece of second-grade top-quality Fire Crystal. Senior Brother, do you have enough contribution points and merits?"

Completing daily tasks for the sect earns contribution points, while meritorious service earns good deeds.

Merit is divided into major merit and minor merit. Back then, when Lao Huang and Ji An cultivated a first-grade low-level spirit field in Biyue Lake, they were rewarded with several minor merits by the sect.

While weighing the Fire Crystal, Jia Yu asked a question.

Judging from its size, Ji An realized that this single Fire Crystal alone was more than all the Fire Crystals he had collected in the past ten years.

"Of course it's enough. I've been crafting spiritual artifacts for the sect all these years and rarely exchange things for anything."

"100 merits plus 100,000 contribution points."

"This piece of Immortal Shadow Gold is the material Junior Brother Lin used to refine his flying sword."

Watching those second-tier top-grade materials being exchanged by two cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage, Ji An felt a pang of shame. His actions seemed petty, and the atmosphere of the sect gave him a greater sense of belonging.

Scenes from entering the sect flashed through my mind; it seemed like I hadn't encountered anything unpleasant in all these years.

He secretly resolved that if he had the ability in the future, he would definitely help the sect cultivate more high-level spirit fruit trees.

Everyone exchanged the spiritual items they could use for their own, and handed over the rest to Jia Yu in exchange for contribution points. Ji An handed over all his gains and received more than 12,000 contribution points and six minor merits.

"My two senior brothers, now that this matter is settled, I, Lin, will take my leave!"

Lin Qiubai stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and led his disciples away on flying swords.

Zhu Xiangrong said, "Shall we go too?"

"Senior brother, wait a minute. Don't learn the bad temper of a sword cultivator."

My junior apprentice Ji treated me so well yesterday, how could I just pack up and leave?

Jia Yu took out more than a dozen broken array plates and said:

"I just inspected the area, and the surge of spiritual energy destroyed the array plate."

"It's a first-grade, high-level Inverted Five Elements Array Plate. Senior brother, lend a hand, and I'll casually help this disciple repair it."

"Hehe, I got some good stuff, and I was in a hurry to get back and figure out what treasure to refine, so I neglected it."

As Zhu Xiangrong spoke, he picked up the array plate, examined it for a while, and then said to the people behind him:

"Which of you has four or five pounds of windmill copper?"

"I have."

Immediately, a disciple took out several dark red metal ingots from his storage bag and placed them on the stone table.

Zhu Xiangrong nodded slightly and began to circulate his cultivation technique, a bright blue flame emanating from his palm.

He took a broken array plate into the air, where it quickly melted into liquid. He then added a small piece of windmilled copper, and the plate reformed.

Jia Yu began to repeatedly infuse the array with its power, and the shape of the array plate gradually became fixed.

In just over half an hour, the two of them quickly melted down all the damaged array plates and re-embedded them into the array barrier.

The spectacular demonstration of forging the array plate by hand left Ji An speechless. He cupped his hands and said:

"Thank you, my two senior uncles."

He had always believed that crafting and similar tasks required the use of the earth's fire veins.

"It was just a small favor, a reward for your hospitality."

Go and re-bury the array plates; I've marked the damaged locations.

Jia Yu explained the approximate location, and then he and Zhu Xiangrong and the others left on a flying boat.

Feeling insecure without the magic array, Ji An used a flying shuttle to bury the array plate after the flying boat took off.

(End of this chapter)