Chapter 142 Fiery Golden Wheel

Three months passed quickly. The moonlight was cold and clear, and mist rose from the cold pool, blurring the night.

In the deep pool, a spirit fish leaps and dives, the water shimmering and rippling, shattering the moon's reflection in the water.

Ji An arrived at the designated experimental field of Emerald Mulberry, activated the Emerald Tree Transformation Technique, and a vibrant aura filled the air, forming a sea of ​​emerald green light.

Previously, these spiritual light spots fell like raindrops, merging into whatever part of the spirit wood they landed on.

But now it's different; these points of light are like snowflakes dancing in the wind, selectively blending in.

The light converges most near the base of the plant, followed by the branch forks, and then the base of the petiole.

These wood-elemental energies seemed to have learned to think and select, integrating themselves into the mulberry tree where it most needed 'nourishment'.

When all the light generated by the cultivation technique merged into the spirit wood, the world dimmed.

Ji An channeled his magical power to envelop his palm, and a faint emerald light could be clearly seen shimmering on it.

The effects of the cultivation technique have clearly influenced the nature of his magical power. He now consumes less magical power when releasing wood and fire elemental techniques, yet their power is greater.

The changes brought about by the cultivation technique were not limited to this; the growth of various spiritual trees also showed encouraging changes.

The two newly planted spirit peach trees grew up to his waist, and the original spirit peach and spirit apricot trees had both reached the first-tier superior level, with more lush branches and leaves.

The experimental field has begun to produce mid-grade first-order spirit mulberry trees, which he originally estimated would not appear for another six months.

Ji An leaped down to the cave at the foot of the mountain, activated the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, and the warm spiritual light illuminated the dark underground.

Golden spots lit up the Earth Spirit Fruit tree, like inlaid stars.

The golden retriever jumped around excitedly, clearly enjoying the pervasive earth elemental energy.

These sacred trees have grown half a foot taller than when they were first transplanted, and have sprouted more branches.

The two medium-grade Earth Spirit Fruit trees have been upgraded to high-grade. When the fruiting season arrives, they will surely yield more and higher-quality spirit fruits.

Wei Songnian recently visited Qingyun Immortal City twice and sent back messages saying that golden-spotted spider silk is a rare commodity and is almost never seen on the market.

Ji An wanted to refine the Apricot Yellow Banner, but the only way to weave the banner was to rely on the demon beasts tamed by Senior Sister Liu Suyun.

He left the cave and returned to his abode halfway up the mountain, where he focused his mind on the stone turtle.

[Master: Ji An]

[Tao Yun: Gold 2.2, Water 0, Wood 0, Fire 0.6, Earth 3.1]

[Spiritual Insights: Kan (坎) Spirit 87.8, Gen (艮) Spirit 82.4, Zhen (震) Spirit 1.2, Xun (巽) Spirit 105.2, Kun (坤) Spirit 88.3, ​​Qian (乾) Spirit 138.4, Dui (兑) Spirit 128.5, Li (离) Spirit 132.5]

[Spell: Azure Wood Transformation Technique (Perfect 58%)]

The Mantra of Returning to the Origin of Thick Earth (82% Complete)

The Secret of Gentle Spring Breeze and Rain (76% Successful)

Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique (Mastery 68%)

Now that his body refinement is quite effective, Ji An is able to stay in the volcano for longer periods of time, and the Five Elements Spirit Extraction Technique is improving at a significantly faster pace, extracting 12,000 strands of metal element essence every day.

The branches of the copper-patterned mulberry in the experimental field were noticeably thicker and the leaves were larger and more lustrous than those in other fields.

At the Qin Gong Hall on Lingxiao Mountain, the steam from the stove made a "bubbling" sound, and wisps of white mist rose up.

Ye Changqing was leisurely cracking pine nuts when a tall figure flashed into the main hall.

"Junior Brother Ye's life is so leisurely, it's enviable."

Mussund walked to the table, pulled over a chair, grabbed a handful of pine nuts, and sat down.

"The pine nuts taste good."

"Senior brother, please don't laugh at me. I'm just hopeless in my breakthrough and am just waiting to die."

Ye Changqing took out two teacups from under the table, poured boiling water over them several times, and brewed spiritual tea.

"Senior brother, you're not on duty at the Enforcement Hall, so why do you have time to come to my quiet and desolate place?"

Musongde took out a jade slip and said:

"Many outposts need to rotate personnel. This is the list drafted by the Enforcement Hall. Junior brother, please check if there are any conflicts."

Establishing a new stronghold in the Ten Thousand Mountains requires at least Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, and the deeper one goes into the heart of the mountains, the higher the cultivation level required.

Each Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sect has their own mission, and some have urgent missions that make it inconvenient for them to carry out external assignments.

Therefore, it is customary for the Enforcement Hall to consult with the Diligent Work Hall when issuing tasks.

For example, if a cultivator feels that he is about to break through his cultivation level and needs to go into seclusion, he can report to the Diligent Work Hall and postpone the task to the next round.

Ye Changqing raised an eyebrow, surprised:

"How could I trouble you, Senior Brother, to make such a small trip? Sending the message via the golden sword would have been enough."

"I went to the Hall of Transmission of Skills to find some materials to verify what I had learned, and while I was at it, I also ran some errands, which saved me the cost of a golden sword for communication."

Of course, the main reason was that I hadn't seen my junior brother in a long time and wanted to come over for a chat.

Of the groups of disciples who were with us, not many are left.

Musongde sighed and drank the tea.

He is now close to breaking through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, but he doesn't know if his lifespan will be long enough to reach the day he breaks through to the Yuan Dynasty.

Sometimes he wonders if he knew for certain that he couldn't break through to a higher level, would he still be working this hard?

Ye Changqing also sighed and said:

"How many people can actually reach the pinnacle and achieve immortality? I've come to terms with it."

He spoke of letting go, but his brows furrowed slightly, concealing his helplessness.

After a moment of silence, he picked up the jade slip and began to examine it, erasing the names of people who were not suitable for overseas assignments in the near future.

"Zhao Tieshan is in seclusion, breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He is unable to perform missions in the near future. Ji An, well, he is not suitable for overseas missions. Remove him from the list."

Ye Changqing handed over the jade slip and said:

“I’ve removed five names from the list of junior brothers and sisters who are unable to carry out the mission. Senior brothers, please fill in the gaps from the shortlist.”

Mussund asked:

"Who is Ji An, and why can't he carry out overseas missions?"

He had just heard the other person say that everyone else had a definite reason, but Ji An only had one sentence: "Not suitable".

“A junior brother at the third level of Foundation Establishment, Ling Nong, planted five thousand acres of spirit trees on Crimson Flame Peak.”

We recently planted over a thousand acres of mulberry trees, and it's a busy time of year.

Although he is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, his planting ability ranks among the top in the sect's few high-level spiritual farmers.

Ye Changqing pinched a plump pine nut and said:

"These pine nuts are produced in Chiyan Peak, and their quality is getting better and better."

When the sect's main spiritual vein is upgraded, the spiritual vein of Crimson Flame Peak also receives a grade upgrade. From now on, we should be able to enjoy pine nuts from second-tier, low-grade spiritual pines.

In recent years, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect has been increasing, and there are plenty of people to carry out overseas missions.

He decided to turn down ordinary overseas missions for Junior Brother Ji, believing that cultivating higher-level spirit mulberry trees as soon as possible would be more helpful to the Beast Taming Hall than sending the other party to carry out missions.

"I remember Crimson Flame Peak. Back then, there were even cultivators who dared to commit crimes in the sect."

Liu Yu sped past in his flying wheel-shaped magical artifact, leaving a trail of flame in the sky, adding much color to the sunset.

The magical artifact spun beneath his feet and stopped outside Crimson Flame Peak. The communication talisman sword, gleaming with silver light, disappeared into the magic array.

Once the portal opened, he controlled the flying wheel to swoop down and land in the icy pool.

"Haha, it's been a year since we last met. Junior Brother, you've expanded the area where you plant spirit trees quite a bit. Congratulations!"

Ji An cupped his hands and smiled:

"Congratulations! I've been wanting to meet my senior brother for a long time, but I haven't been able to find the opportunity."

"Senior brother, this treasure of yours exudes a powerful aura, could it be...?"

The quality of a magical artifact depends mainly on the materials chosen during its crafting. If the aura is restrained, it cannot be so domineering.

"Over the years, I have accumulated some merits in carrying out sect missions, and I have exchanged them for this spiritual artifact—the Fiery Golden Wheel—from the sect's secret treasury."

"From now on, the three sects' competition will depend on it."

Liu Yu smiled faintly, his expression gentle, but his tone carried a fiery arrogance.

He put away the magical artifact and said:

"After more than a year of continuous missions, I applied to the Enforcement Hall for a month's rest, which was approved. I've been staying with my junior brother for a while now."

Fire overcomes metal, but true gold is not afraid of being refined by fire; the metal elemental spirit on Crimson Flame Peak is extremely pure.

The main material of the Fiery Golden Wheel is meteoric iron, which is best suited for nurturing spirituality in places where gold and fire are intense.

"A warm welcome. The sects offer many rewards to the winners of the Three Sects Competition. I, your junior brother, have now reached the third level of Foundation Establishment and would like to sign up and give it a try."

I was just thinking of sparring with my senior brother to gain some combat experience.

Ji An smiled and said that there were still more than four years until the three sects' competition, at which time his magical level would improve considerably.

If we create some more talisman plates and talisman soldiers, we should be able to achieve pretty good results.

You, a lingo, are also here to join the fun?

Liu Yu chuckled and decided to put in more effort when sparring with his junior brother, hoping to dispel the other's idea.

"Alright, since we're determined to participate in the duel, we should treat our sparring as a real battle."

Junior brother has chosen the Green Wood Everlasting Technique, which may make planting spiritual herbs and trees more efficient, but it will highlight his weakness in combat. It would be better for him to focus on planting on Crimson Flame Peak, as combat is very dangerous!

Ji An welcomed his senior brother into the stone house, and Xia Yuhan immediately boiled the spiritual spring water outside to make tea.

Liu Yu took out a roll of animal hide and two jars the size of heads from his storage bag:

"I have successfully completed my mission. These are the hides of two late-stage Foundation Establishment fire-elemental demonic beasts and their essence blood."

"well!"

Ji An was overjoyed. He unrolled the animal hide and gently stroked its texture, as if he were caressing his lover's delicate hand.

With these materials, he could begin to draw a top-tier first-class explosive rune.

When paired with the talisman disc, "several bursts" of fireballs will fly out, leaving even late-stage Foundation Establishment enemies severely wounded or killed.

With that in mind, he decided to learn the Entangling Technique and the Quicksand Technique.

Now that we have enough firepower, we need to learn some methods to slow down the enemy.

"Senior brother, how many spirit stones do these good items cost?"

Liu Yu looked troubled and said:

"The hides and essence of monsters in the late Foundation Establishment stage are rare resources, and it takes the collective effort of our team to kill them."

If you want to continue receiving supplies from me, it would be best if you could exchange some of your high-level spiritual items for them.

Otherwise, this is probably all the goods we can get.

Foundation Establishment cultivators gradually accumulate wealth and are not short of spirit stones.

Everyone hoards high-level spiritual items to barter for, while spirit stones are only used to maintain daily expenses.

At various trade fairs, it takes a very high premium to buy high-level resources with spirit stones, and even then, one often returns empty-handed.

(End of this chapter)