Chapter 146 The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Technique Reached Perfection

At the summit of Crimson Flame Peak, thick golden-red mist rises, its energy soaring into the sky, flamboyant and domineering.

Ji An stood near the crater, made hand seals, and released the Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique.

His skin gleamed with a dull bronze light, and a long, clear sound, like the clanging of metal, emanated from his body.

After a year, Liujin Yugu Kung Fu has reached the Bronze Armor level. He only needs Wei Songnian to buy back a higher-grade spiritual item so that he can try to break through to the Silver Armor level. At that time, his skin's defense will be comparable to that of a demon beast that excels in defense during the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Thanks to the body-refining technique, he is now able to stay near the crater for a relatively long time.

In the mist, strands of golden light shimmered like stars in the sky, gathering in Ji An's palm like friends.

The golden essence gathered together, like a small sun wrapped with thousands of golden threads, dazzling in its light and with a captivating sharpness.

In this place where the temperature is sweltering, one feels a chill.

Seeing that there was enough gold essence gathered, Ji An took out several yellow jade bottles and poured the essence into them by performing hand seals.

"A good harvest."

He chuckled softly and put the jade bottle into his storage bag.

Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise.

[Spell: Five Elements Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfect 3%)]

Now, the range of spells is wider, and the extraction of essence is more efficient.

In the same amount of time, where it used to extract about 10,000 strands of essence, it can now extract nearly 20,000 strands, enough to easily nourish 10 acres of copper-patterned mulberry.

Two top-grade bronze-patterned mulberry trees have already appeared in the mulberry field, a testament to his persistent hard work.

Ji An felt that his body could still withstand the scrutiny of the Golden Fire Spirit, so he once again activated the Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique, and the way the magic power flowed within his body changed.

Thousands of fine, hair-like fire threads are scattered in the mist, resembling a giant net.

Strands of fire essence gathered in his palm, like a blazing sun, intense and unrestrained.

Many red cloud pines have reached the pinnacle of first-tier quality, but they have been unable to break through to the second tier for a long time.

Ji An wanted to use the essence of fire to help nurture the plant and see if he could cultivate a second-tier spirit pine as soon as possible.

In that case, both pine nuts and pine honey made from fire crystal ants would yield higher profits.

If he can consistently produce second-tier grade Crimson Cloud Pine, he can sell spiritual materials and form a stable industrial chain.

Second-tier low-grade spiritual materials can already be used to make spiritual artifacts, and their value is incomparable to that of first-tier top-grade materials.

While he was busy, a silver light pierced through the mist and came to his side, vibrating incessantly.

Ji An raised his hand to catch the communication talisman sword and probed it with his divine sense to read the information within.

The message came from Senior Brother Ye Changqing. It turned out that it was time to pay the sect's annual rent again, and the other party was waiting outside Crimson Flame Peak.

He hurriedly poured the essence into a bottle made of fire jade. Inside the bottle, orange-red light flickered and danced, as if countless fiery red spirit fish were swimming in a red ocean.

He summoned his flying shuttle and dashed down from the mountaintop.

By the cold pool, disciples of the Diligent Work Hall were weighing spirit charcoal, pine nuts, and mulberry leaves.

The leaves of the copper-patterned mulberry are as white as pure silver, with golden veins that shimmer in the sunlight, and the light reflected from the leaves is dazzling.

When your hand touches the mulberry leaves, they make a crisp, rustling sound, which is quite pleasant to the ear.

The leaves of the Ficus lyrata are like carved jade, crystal clear and translucent.

Inside the stone house, Ji An and Ye Changqing sat facing each other, while Xia Yuhan stood by their side brewing spiritual tea.

The kettle on the stove made a soft 'gurgling' sound, as if humming a cheerful tune.

The wisps of white smoke added a dreamlike, misty feel to the room.

Ye Changqing accepted the spirit tea offered by the maid, held it in his hands, and smiled gently:

“Junior brother, the Enforcement Hall has twice assigned you to guard the stronghold in the Ten Thousand Mountains, but I turned them down for you both times.”

"Hehe, how are you going to thank me?"

He wasn't trying to take credit, but if he did a good deed and didn't mention it, wouldn't that be the same as not doing it at all?

The purpose of establishing these strongholds was to divert the monster hordes when a future monster calamity broke out; there was no place left to cultivate spiritual herbs.

They were all built into cave dwellings, which were either rented or sold to individual cultivators.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly and cupped his hands in greeting:

"I used to wonder why everyone around me was on overseas assignments while I wasn't. It turns out it's all thanks to my senior brother. Thank you."

He understood the reason for the matter and spoke sincerely.

Overseas assignments can take anywhere from one to two or three years. If such assignments are carried out now, it will severely impact the growth of the spirit trees on Crimson Flame Peak.

He paused, took a sip of the spiritual tea, and continued:

"The 'Feiye Mulberry' is in bloom now. I've raised a bunch of 'White Jade Bees' here and harvested some good quality honey. I'll give my senior brother a jar to try later."

Honey can be refined into elixirs, made into many kinds of spiritual food, and even eaten without any seasoning, it is still delicious.

This senior brother has a fondness for delicious food, so he will surely like it if it is sent to him.

"The Emerald Mulberry has actually bloomed?"

Ye Changqing was surprised. Generally speaking, it takes at least three years to cultivate a mulberry tree to the point of flowering.

Although the spiritual vein here is only a second-tier low-grade one, the fact that the spiritual trees can bloom in just one year is undoubtedly due to the powerful planting techniques of the other party.

Thinking about this, he felt that his decision to help the other party refuse the overseas assignment was absolutely right.

With such a spirit farmer sent out to oversee a region, the sect is unable to fully utilize his important abilities.

Ji An nodded and smiled:

"Yes, do you think I could fool my senior brother!"

However, only twenty or thirty acres of mulberry trees were in bloom, which was not enough to form a large-scale operation, resulting in a smaller harvest of honey and mulberries.

Next year, I expect that at least 200 acres of mulberry trees will be able to bloom, which will produce more honey.

Moreover, we have enough mulberries to make wine.

The distillery has been vacant for a long time since its construction, and it's time for it to play its proper role. Chiyan Peak will enter a stage of rapid development.

Ye Changqing's eyes lit up, and he asked:

"What grade has Fei Ye Sang reached now?"

The quality of the spirit wood is related to the quality of the honey and spirit wine, and he is now indifferent to things of ordinary quality.

"Seven or eight acres of top-grade mulberry trees, nearly a hundred acres of medium-grade trees, and the rest are low-grade trees."

However, after another year of cultivation, when the mulberry flowers bloom again, I expect all the Emerald Leaf Mulberry trees will reach the mid-grade level, with at least fifty acres of top-grade Spirit Mulberry trees.”

Ji An said confidently that this was only a conservative estimate, and he was confident that he could cultivate some top-quality spirit mulberry trees.

The extraordinary nature of the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique began to manifest. He discovered that several second-tier quality Pure Spirit Bamboos had appeared in the place where he practiced the technique!

Previously, the sect had never cultivated second-tier spirit trees in this region. Even if there were spiritual veins as a reason, it was mostly because no high-level spirit farmers were willing to plant them here.

After he arrived at Crimson Flame Peak, everything changed.

Ye Changqing suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed heartily:

"Good! Using mulberries from top-grade spiritual mulberries to make wine will make it taste much better."

In a few years, my junior brother should be able to cultivate top-grade spirit wood, and the spirit wine he brews will surely be in high demand.

I believe the sect should establish you as a role model to inspire and cultivate more high-level spirit farmers.

Why is Fallen Maple Valley able to consistently outmaneuver sects and Yuanhe Mountain? He believes a major reason is that the other side has a large number of high-level spirit farmers.

The other party can stably produce more spiritual herbs, continuously supplying alchemists, which means more disciples will break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

There are enough Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the number of Yuan Stage cultivators is also relatively large.

After thousands of years of accumulation, the heritage of Fallen Maple Valley has become even more profound.

Ji An gently shook his head and said:

"After the sect's spiritual veins expand their coverage area, there will inevitably be more spiritual farmers among the disciples recruited in the future, but whether more high-level spiritual farmers will emerge is difficult."

Within the sect's environment, low-level spirit farmers have the lowest status, and it's extremely difficult for them to survive past the early stages of Qi Refining.

He achieved his current success thanks to the help of the stone turtle and by shamelessly borrowing start-up capital.

Otherwise, it would take several more years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and whether one could then become a disciple of Ningcui Cliff would be uncertain.

Ji An took out a storage bag and said:

"Senior brother, this is a high-grade Explosive Flame Talisman. Please check the quantity to see if it's correct."

Ye Changqing counted the talismans and nodded slightly:

"The number is not bad. Junior Brother's talismans are of excellent quality. I wonder if he can draw a top-grade talisman now?"

The power of a top-grade talisman is equivalent to the full-force spell attack of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and it can be used as a strategic resource reserve.

"I was just about to ask my senior brother about the top-grade talismans."

Ji An took out a bursting talisman and handed it out: "Senior brother, please take a look. This is a top-grade talisman I drew."

The high-grade animal hides provided by Liu Yu alone could no longer meet his needs. He needed to find additional partners to obtain higher profits and stockpile more explosive talismans for his own use.

He is already creating the Explosive Reincarnation Plate. When attacking enemies, he will cast spells and activate talismans simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of explosive fireballs. He will not be afraid even if he encounters a group of Foundation Establishment stage enemies.

The animal hide was slightly reddish, with bright yellow patterns and a faint blue sheen.

Ye Changqing stroked the talisman and exclaimed in admiration:

"The inspiration is restrained, but one can still sense the explosive fire energy contained within."

"They've been hiding it quite well. When did they become capable of drawing top-grade talismans so quietly?"

Ye Changqing carefully examined the other party for a few moments, and from this glimpse, he could see the depth of the other party's mastery of explosive fireballs.

"The Crimson Flame Peak is a great place to practice fire-based spells, as the Golden Fire Spirit Machine is blazing brightly. I spend a lot of time during the day studying the Exploding Fireball spell."

Ji An said, half-jokingly, that his attack spells were almost entirely powered by refining spiritual energy.

"The Qin Gong Hall warehouse has just received fifty or sixty late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast hides, along with a large amount of corresponding talisman ink."

All the materials will be provided by the sect, but the talisman maker needs at least a 40% success rate to meet the requirements. Would you accept this task, junior brother?

Ji An was overjoyed: "Of course I'll accept! Do I have the authority to manage all these animal hides?"

He doesn't have much experience practicing with top-grade talismans, but these animal hides are enough to increase his success rate in making explosive talismans by another 10 or 20%, while also gaining contribution points. Why not?

(End of this chapter)