Chapter 185 Golden Light Technique

With the combined effects of a second-tier spiritual vein, a perfected planting spell, and many other factors, all these pear trees reached the highest quality and began to bear fruit.

Consuming Tianyuan pears offers numerous benefits to cultivators practicing water and wood element techniques.

Unfortunately, the fruit was only of the highest grade, which was already quite ineffective for Ji An, who was at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.

"Haha, very good. How is the dragon blood tree growing now?"

Ye Changqing's wrinkles widened into a smile. For him, the top-grade first-level Heavenly Origin Pear was of no use; it was purely for satisfying his appetite.

But the pear seeds were sent by him, so they have special significance.

He looked around, searching for traces of the dragon blood tree.

"Please follow me. You can't see it from here; your view is blocked."

Ji An led him around the cold pool to the east for several dozen feet, and they met the main character after passing between two spirit peach trees.

Dragon blood trees are easy to identify; their bark is grayish-brown with a stone-like texture and has coin-sized spots that resemble mottled blood clots.

The leaves are fan-shaped, somewhat like ginkgo leaves. The front of the leaves is dark green, while the back is blood red, with serrated edges.

Dragon blood trees are amazing; their fruits don't just ripen and fall off the tree, they stay hanging on the branches forever.

Now, the spirit tree has borne fruits the size of apricot kernels.

A first-grade superior spirit tree can produce dragon blood fruit with a medicinal age of up to two hundred years, a top-grade spirit tree can produce fruit with a medicinal age of up to three hundred years, and a second-grade inferior spirit tree can produce fruit with a medicinal age of up to four hundred years.

"The results have already started, and the speed is much faster than I expected."

Ye Changqing said in surprise that the Dragon Blood Tree grows very slowly, and in just a few years it has grown to more than ten feet tall.

He placed his hand on the tree trunk, extending his divine sense to feel the aura of the spirit tree, and said:

"It has already been cultivated to the superior level. With your abilities, it shouldn't be difficult for you to cultivate it to the second level in a few years."

When dragon blood fruit first appears, it is light blue-green, then the color gradually deepens, and finally turns red.

The green fruit is very sour and astringent, and also has a relatively strong toxicity, so it cannot be eaten.

Dragon blood fruit begins to turn red slowly when it reaches 170 or 180 years of age, at which point it can be consumed or used in alchemy.

Generally speaking, only dragon blood fruit that is over two hundred years old is considered valuable.

He once said that he couldn't wait to eat dragon blood fruit, and that's why.

Ji An stretched out his arm and swept it around, saying:

"These spirit fruit trees are all fire-elemental spirit plants, and they have been nourished with fire-elemental essence in recent years."

"When the spirit peaches and apricots bear fruit again, their taste and spiritual energy will definitely be much better."

Ye Changqing smiled and said:

"You're certainly willing to spend money!"

Many spirit farmers do not choose to use the essence of the five elements to nourish spirit plants because it is a long-term investment and a considerable expense.

Most importantly, there's no guarantee of reaping the corresponding rewards; spending spirit stones is like throwing money down the drain, with sunk costs that are too high.

“Spirit stones have no value if you keep them in your hand; they only have meaning if you spend them.”

Ji An began to explain his theory, and then said:

"Over the past few years, with the sales of spirit wine, I have accumulated more spirit stones, so I have used a large portion of them to purchase Five Elements Essence."

Various spiritual plants need to be nurtured. Adding earth element essence when refining the Apricot Yellow Banner can also slightly increase the spirituality of the artifact.

His current strategy is to not hoard spirit stones; if he can spend them, he won't keep them in his possession.

The annual expenditure on the Five Elements Essence is seven or eight thousand spirit stones.

"Those misers who hoard spirit stones should listen to what Junior Brother has to say!"

Ye Changqing said, activating a communication talisman sword.

"I have informed Senior Sister Li about the news of the second-lower-tier Jade Leaf Mulberry. She will inform Uncle He, and she will come to discuss it with you if needed."

As the sun set, the stone table was laden with sacred food. Ji An broke the seal on the wine jar, and the aroma of the wine immediately filled the air.

A shuttle landed nearby. Du Huaiyuan leaped out, bracing himself with one hand, took two deep breaths, and laughed loudly:

"What perfect timing!"

"What a coincidence! Please take a seat."

Yu Han, add a pair of chopsticks and a bowl and plate, and take out a jar of second-grade pine nut wine.

Yesterday I was still wondering, "My senior brother should be back by now, why isn't he back yet!"

Ji An spoke enthusiastically, then used his telekinesis to grab a chair.

“I don’t really believe you when you talk about me, but Fei Hu definitely does.”

As Du Huaiyuan spoke, he took out a jade bottle:

"Here's the elixir, and hey, it's a top-quality one!"

Huang Feihu strode forward in two quick steps, took the jade bottle with both hands, and grinned from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle. How many spirit stones?"

"We'll talk about spirit stones tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to have a good drink."

Ye Changqing asked with some curiosity:

"What kind of elixir?"

"Foundation Pill."

Ji An lowered his voice and said something, then briefly explained the whole story via telepathy.

Du Huaiyuan suddenly froze, and said incredulously:

"Junior brother, why do I feel that your aura has become stronger again?"

There is only one possibility for a cultivator's aura to increase: their cultivation level has improved.

My junior brother only broke through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment a few years ago, right? Could it be that my memory is faulty?

At this moment, Du Huaiyuan felt his mind was a bit confused.

Ji An smiled and said:

"I managed to break through a few days ago, but I haven't had a chance to tell anyone else yet."

"The wine is on me today, everyone, drink to your heart's content!"

Du Huaiyuan sighed softly, thinking to himself:

'It seems I can't catch up now that there's a gap of two minor realms.'

Ye Changqing raised an eyebrow, belatedly saying:

"I completely overlooked Huaiyuan! We really should celebrate!"

He carefully calculated the time and sighed in his heart that the sect would likely have another cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage in the future.

He will report this matter to the temple master after he returns.

A Foundation Establishment Level 5 cultivator who is not yet fifty years old and is also a high-level spiritual farmer is someone the sect should pay close attention to.

As the sun set and the jade rabbit rose, two hours had passed between the start and end of the three's drinking session.

After the two guests returned to their rooms to rest, Ji An stopped Xia Yuhan and gave her a few instructions.

The maid nodded: "Uncle-Master, I understand."

Ji An summoned the gray-feathered sand geese and began to cast a spell on the spirit field.

The moonlight was bright, and the emerald green lights shone like a starry river.

Returning by moonlight, Ji An arrived back at his cave dwelling after midnight.

He came to the small herb garden and cast a spell on the medicinal herbs.

There are only three kinds of spiritual herbs inside. Two Tianyuan Ginseng plants are the main ingredients of Peiyuan Pill. These spiritual herbs need to be cultivated to a medicinal age of five hundred years before they can be used.

Star Soul Grass and Blood Luo Fruit are two important auxiliary medicines that need to be cultivated to a medicinal age of four hundred years.

For every hundred years that the ginseng grows, an extra leaf will appear on its petiole. When it reaches five hundred years of age, the leaf color changes from emerald green to dark green, and then it will produce red seeds.

The leaves of the Star Soul Grass are narrow and about a foot long, black in color, with white spots on them, resembling stars in the night. This spiritual herb can nourish the soul.

Bloodfruit is a kind of medicinal herb that can nourish the lungs and internal organs. The mature fruit is the size of a fist, with blood-red stripes on its green skin.

"Looks like we won't need you guys anymore!"

Ji An grinned. Judging from his current rate of cultivation improvement, he would be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Perfection level when these spiritual herbs were cultivated to a medicinal age of two or three hundred years. At that time, he would have to compete with others for the Qi Cultivation Pill.

He needs to cultivate spiritual plants of second-tier mid-grade or higher, or spiritual herbs that are over four hundred years old, to exchange for great merit.

Later, based on great merit, one can exchange for Qi Cultivation Pills from the sect.

"There are also difficulties in cultivating too quickly."

Ji An said something narcissistically and walked out of the herb garden.

He sat cross-legged on the stone bed, his mind sinking into his dantian. The stone tortoise floated in the ocean of magical power, its shell glowing with an increasingly warm and lively spiritual light.

[Master: Ji An]

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

[Spiritual clues: Kan (坎) spirit 1395.6, Gen (艮) spirit 2005.2, Zhen (震) spirit 341.4, Xun (巽) spirit 1430.7, Kun (坤) spirit 1691.5, Qian (乾) spirit 2147.8, Dui (兑) spirit 2066.3, Li (离) spirit 2541.2]

[Spell: Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfect 24%)]

Golden Light Technique (Perfect 90%)

Exploding Fireball (Perfect 62%)

Panshan Technique (Perfect 21%)

The Technique of Overlapping Waves (Beginner 1%)

Rejuvenation Technique (Mastery 12%)

I've accumulated enough inspiration over the years; it's time to put it to good use.

"Refine the spiritual energy to enhance the Golden Light Technique."

"Refine the spiritual energy to enhance the explosive fireball."

As commands were issued, Ji An's soul practiced spells and comprehended the meaning of the laws within the mysterious space of the stone tortoise.

His flashes of inspiration were rapidly diminishing, while his understanding of magic was rapidly increasing.

[Spell: Golden Light Spell (Perfect 90% → 100%)]

Exploding Fireball (Perfect 62% → 86%)

Panshan Technique (Perfect 21% → 40%)

The Wave-Riding Technique (Beginner 1% → Mastery 2%)

Rejuvenation Technique (Mastery 12% → Perfection 5%)

When the Golden Light Technique reached its peak, the writing slowly disappeared, and the Geng Metal and Xin Metal Dao Seeds in the acupoints turned slightly white.

The accumulated dry and dry spiritual energy was so great that the spell was raised to the Great Perfection level, and there were still more than 1,500 points of each type of spiritual energy remaining.

Ji An activated the Golden Light Technique, and a palm-sized crescent-shaped blade flew out.

The light blade was extremely fast; a flash of light appeared before his eyes, and the spell disappeared into the stone wall.

Silent and without a sound.

Ji An walked over and probed with his divine sense, discovering that the spell had penetrated more than ten feet into the stone.

The power and speed of spells have been greatly increased. If you fight against someone, your opponent might be cut down if they are not careful.

"Tsk tsk, if I get the chance, I'll have to find a demonic beast to test my strength!"

Ji An laughed and said, "After all, a stone is an inanimate object, and its defensive power is not as good as that of a powerful demon beast."

Having reached the Great Perfection level of the Golden Light Technique, he gained far more than just that.

He made the hand seals again, this time the spell took the shape of a sword, and he could control the shape of the spell at will.

The advantage of the crescent shape is that it allows for curved attacks, enriching the attack methods.

Ji An unleashed his magic, changing his hand seals, and a circular golden light screen appeared in his hand, like a shield protecting him.

The patterns and runes on the light screen were denser than before, but the only downside was that they were too dazzling, which was inconsistent with his usual low-key style.

the next day.

Ye Changqing stepped out of the stone house and saw the distant, rain-like specks of emerald light, and sighed:

"It's so good to be young."

He is currently at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, with only about forty years left to live, and he rarely cultivates anymore.

He walked to the edge of the cold pool, stood with his hands behind his back, and stared blankly at the ball of light.

About half an hour later, Du Huaiyuan came out of the stone house and greeted them warmly:

"Good morning, Senior Brother Ye."

The effects of last night's alcohol had worn off, and he slept soundly through the night without any dreams. He felt refreshed and full of energy.

He smacked his lips a few times, savoring the taste of the second-tier spirit wine.

The hardest thing to find when brewing high-grade spirit wine is the raw materials, so he could only get half of the second-grade low-quality pine nut wine, as his share had long been drunk up.

Ye Changqing turned around and shook his head almost imperceptibly:

"morning!"

It was already late, and he could already smell the aroma of the dishes.

He wanted to offer a word of comfort, "Don't wait until you're old and full of regrets," but after thinking about it, he swallowed his words.

Of the many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect, how many can actually break through to the Yuan Stage? Hasn't he given up now?

(End of this chapter)