Chapter 139 Golden Retriever's Breakthrough

After sinking the spirit wine to the bottom of the pool, Du Huaiyuan returned to the shore and said:

“Junior brother, I see that the spring opening has expanded considerably, now as thick as a forearm.”

Now that such a spring is gushing forth, why not expand the cold pool?

By widening the cold pool, he can store more spirit wine.

"Senior brother, you're asking a question you already know the answer to."

Ji An chuckled softly twice, and the spiritual energy in the spring water continuously dissipated outwards.

If the area of ​​the cold pool is expanded, the concentration of spiritual energy in the pool water will inevitably decrease, and the advantages gained from upgrading the spiritual vein will be greatly reduced.

Maintaining the current area is fine; in the future, we can raise higher-grade spirit fish.

Having his thoughts exposed, Du Huaiyuan chuckled twice and then said:

“Junior brother is planting so many spirit trees now, it’s too tiring for one person to take care of them. Why not hire some spirit farmers to help out?”

Ji An gently shook his head:

“I’ve hired my disciples to do the weeding, but I still have to do the spells myself.”

The reason these spirit trees are growing so well is entirely due to the several perfect-level planting spells he casts every day.

His goal was to showcase his talent while getting involved in as little conflict as possible; hiring others would certainly not achieve the same effect.

Du Huaiyuan was just saying it casually, and he changed the subject:

“If we’re going to make wine from mulberries in the future, Junior Brother, we need to build a winery here and draw water directly from the spiritual spring.”

The spiritual water here is of very high quality and can also enhance the quality of the spiritual wine.

"After my senior brother draws up the blueprints, I'll find someone to build it. The area shouldn't be too big."

Du Huaiyuan rolled up his sleeves and tapped his temple with his finger:

"The blueprints for the distillery are in my mind; I can draw them right now."

Let's settle things now, so my junior brother won't change his mind later.

Ji An chuckled and replied, "Alright!"

He led his senior brother Du into the stone house where he drew talismans, found a wooden ruler and a broken talisman brush, mixed cinnabar, and watched the other draw up the blueprint.

The other party didn't boast; they drew up a blueprint in less than 15 minutes, with the dimensions of each part clearly marked.

Du Huaiyuan put down his pen, picked up the drawing, blew on it, and said smugly:

"Junior brother, when do you plan to build it?"

His hand trembled twice, and the papers rustled.

"We will find someone to build it tomorrow."

Ji An said that the distillery must be built.

He predicted that the mulberry fields near Hantan would begin to flower and bear fruit every year, and that the quality of the mulberries produced would become increasingly higher, making the profits from selling fresh or dried mulberries too small.

Du Huaiyuan stayed for a while before taking his leave. Ji An watched the departing shuttle and shook his head gently.

This senior brother broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years earlier than him, but his cultivation level is still stuck at the second level of Foundation Establishment. The other party has spent too much time on brewing spirit wine.

However, since this was the other party's wish, he couldn't offer any advice.

Foundation Establishment cultivators have only two hundred years to live, and time cannot be wasted.

Ji An flew to the cave, sat cross-legged on the stone bed, swallowed a Yunzhi Pill, and then used the Qingmu Changchun Technique to refine the pill.

The spiritual energy contained in the elixir flowed through the immortal meridians, and strands of magical power were refined and gathered into the Qi Sea acupoint, resulting in a very subtle increase in cultivation.

As the saying goes, small streams make a mighty ocean. Ji An knew that his talent was average, so he never let his guard down.

Without cultivation as a foundation, how could one have the chance to reach for the moon in the heavens?

Whether it's the Qi Refining stage or the Foundation Establishment stage, the essence of improving cultivation is the accumulation of magical power.

Only when breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage is it necessary to comprehend the divine intent of the cultivation method and ignite the flame of primordial life.

Li Lingyu hovered outside Crimson Flame Peak, piloting a flying shuttle, and sent out a communication talisman sword, waiting for its master to open the magical barrier.

Half an hour later, the gate of the mountain-protecting formation opened, and she urged the flying shuttle to enter the mountain gate.

As soon as she entered, she felt the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth and couldn't help but marvel at her junior brother's good luck.

After circling above the mulberry fields, she flew to the sky above the cold pool and controlled her magical artifact to descend slowly.

Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, a warm smile on his face:

"Why did Senior Sister come in person? She could have just sent me a talisman sword to tell me to go and get it."

The elixir for the Spirit-Seeking Rat's Foundation Building has been refined, and the Golden Fur will be able to help in battle from now on.

"Let me take a look, the changes here are really great."

"Given time, once the spirit mulberry is cultivated, my junior brother won't have to do anything, yet he'll still reap a steady stream of income every year."

Li Lingyu suddenly felt that being a spirit farmer was not bad. The spiritual veins here were of a high enough grade that there would be a harvest even if she didn't take care of them.

Although alchemists seem to earn spirit stones very quickly, they will eventually run out of resources if they don't start refining pills.

She handed over a jade bottle and said:

"There are two pills inside, which should be enough for the Spirit-Seeking Rat to advance."

"Thank you for your help, Senior Sister. How many more spirit stones do I need to give you?"

Ji An took the jade bottle, poured out the pill, and brought it close to his nose to smell it. The pill had a faint earthy smell.

"You were lucky, the second batch was successful, and the number of pills produced was decent. You only need to spend another two hundred spirit stones."

Li Lingyu looked around and then said:

"Where's the Golden Retriever? When are you planning to give it the pills?"

Ji An took out two mid-grade spirit stones and handed them to the other party, saying:

"The golden retriever is playing in the cave; we'll prepare it for a breakthrough tomorrow."

Since the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree was transplanted back, the Golden Retriever has spent most of its time in the cave.

Ji An used the Beast Taming Token to communicate with it and learned that it felt very comfortable staying near the Spirit Tree.

"I will wait until the golden retriever has completed its foundation before I leave."

Li Lingyu said that none of the people around her were Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts.

"Welcome. I'll have someone prepare a quiet room for you to rest in, Senior Sister."

However, I will be performing a ritual for the spirit field tonight and will not have time to entertain you. Please forgive me.

Ji An suddenly felt it was necessary to recruit a female disciple, so that she could keep people company and talk to them during times like this.

"Go ahead and do your thing. Taoist practitioners don't have so many rules. Hmm, just have Golden Retriever keep me company tonight."

Li Lingyu said that the spirit-seeking rat is furry and very clever, and she also wants to raise a similar beast.

However, none of the spirit-seeking rats sold in the Beast Taming Hall possessed the same spirituality as the one her junior brother kept, so she gave up the idea.

The next day, at the beginning of Mao hour.

Li Lingyu entered the bamboo forest, preparing to find a place to practice her martial arts.

Her cultivation technique is the Evergreen Wood Technique, which is more effective when practiced in forests where the wood element spiritual energy is more abundant.

In the bamboo grove right next to the cold pool, most of the spirit bamboos are of the first-grade superior quality, and there are even more than a dozen first-grade top quality ones.

Cultivating here might be more effective than cultivating in her own cave.

She sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converging towards the center of the bamboo forest, flowing deeper along the winding path.

Suddenly, Li Lingyu noticed a faint flash of light in the distance, and her pace quickened unconsciously. Then she witnessed a shocking scene.

Junior Brother Ji sat cross-legged in the center, with spiritual energy gathering into a vortex above his head. Emerald light spots flew out from the spiritual bamboo, and the radiance that filled the sky made the place look like a dream.

As Li Lingyu sensed the fluctuations of the Wood element's spiritual energy, her mind became intoxicated.

Ji An sensed someone approaching, stopped cultivating, and opened his eyes.

Since the two wood-elemental cultivation seeds were upgraded to the lower grade, he has been able to vaguely sense the emotions of the spirit bamboo when cultivating here, and these spirit trees have become an extension of his sense of touch.

"Senior sister, are you here to cultivate as well?"

Li Lingyu hummed in agreement and asked:

"When did it start?"

The unusual phenomenon that occurred when the other party was cultivating was something that only happens after one has comprehended the technique to a certain level. Many cultivators, even those who have reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, cannot achieve such comprehension.

The senior sister's question seemed a bit abrupt, but Ji An understood its meaning and replied:

"It's been four or five days."

Li Lingyu's expression was complicated. After a long sigh, she sincerely said:

"Congratulations, junior brother! Have you told Master about this good news?"

Since the other party was able to comprehend some of the divine meaning of the cultivation technique at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, she felt that the Foundation Establishment stage would not be the end for the other party.

"Not yet. I'm thinking of telling Master in person when I return to Ningcui Cliff."

Ji An replied that now that his magic was highly proficient and he had more confidence, he would no longer stay indoors on Crimson Flame Peak like before.

In a few days, he needs to go to the Beast Taming Hall on Emerald Bamboo Peak to collect the Fire Crystal Ants, and he can also pay his respects to his master.

"I wonder how happy Master will be when he finds out."

Ji An opened the magic barrier and stepped into the underground cave, with the golden retriever hopping and skipping behind him.

The earth elemental energy inside the cave is even more concentrated, which should provide some assistance for the advancement of beast taming.

Li Lingyu was somewhat puzzled and asked:

"Why did you suddenly decide to dig a hole downwards?"

"I took on a job to help cultivate spirit trees, four earth spirit fruit trees that grow in dark environments."

Ji An briefly explained his need for the golden-spotted spider silk and smiled:

"I originally intended to forge a defensive magical artifact, but who knew I would discover a business opportunity."

Li Lingyu said in an unfriendly tone:

"A defensive magical artifact? You're so rich, yet you're planning to buy my pills on credit!"

Refining spiritual artifacts requires second-tier spiritual materials; how could someone with no resources possibly even consider making them?

"Senior sister, I only have this intention. It's still just a formality. I don't know how long it will take to refine it."

As they talked, the two quickly reached the bottom of the cave.

Ji An took out a homemade dark red pill and placed another elixir on the ground.

The pills are used to assist in foundation building, and like elixirs, their formulas come from the inherited knowledge.

In a sense, pills are the catalyst for elixirs, which can enhance the efficacy of the medicine to a greater extent.

The golden retriever sniffed the pills and swallowed them one after another.

After a few breaths, its demonic power began to rise steadily, and its body slowly swelled up.

A monster's breakthrough involves breaking through the limits of its physical body and purifying its bloodline, thereby awakening more innate magical abilities.

The golden retriever's aura quickly rose to the edge of the Foundation Establishment stage, just one step away from completion.

Ji Anlue clenched his fists nervously, silently cheering himself on. Right now, he could only rely on Jinmao; he couldn't help him at all.

Time seemed to drag on, and the golden retriever's aura was stuck at the last step, unable to break through.

Ji An took out the jade bottle, considering whether he should also take out the other pill.

Just then, the golden-haired creature's demonic power surged suddenly, stepping into the threshold of the Foundation Establishment stage of demonic beasts.

Its bones cracked, and its body swelled up a bit more in that instant.

"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)