Chapter 19 Sharp Metal Technique

Since nighttime was not suitable for flying, Ji An decided to spend the night in the open space outside the General Affairs Hall.

The bright moon hung in the sky, its gentle light shining on his face.

He sat down cross-legged to practice his cultivation techniques, unwilling to delay his training in the slightest.

The night was cool and still. After finishing his cultivation, Ji An began practicing his magic.

The two newly acquired spells were more difficult than the Lesser Cloud Rain spell, and it took three or four attempts to successfully master the Flame Fire Spell.

He spent half an hour trying to master the Sharp Metal Technique but still couldn't grasp the basics, making it his first time experiencing a challenge.

I refuse to believe it! How difficult could a basic planting spell be?

The setback only fueled Ji An's pride. He studied the incantation word by word, constantly casting spells and trying different approaches, gradually understanding the difficulty of the spell.

The other four spells have very low requirements for controlling mana output.

The Sharp Metal Technique requires the caster to have extremely precise control over their magical power, needing to differentiate their magical power into strands of golden spiritual energy to release, and also requires a high level of spiritual awareness.

The difficulty is on a completely different level.

Even if the manual contains detailed descriptions, the distance between knowing and doing is as vast as heaven and earth.

The repeated failures did not discourage Ji An. In his previous life, when he was a salesman for a certain company, it was not uncommon for him to make hundreds of cold calls without closing a single deal.

The stone tortoise is his reliance, helping him save a huge amount of time and grow at a much faster pace.

However, he himself must never be a useless piece of trash who is without his cheat code, absolutely not.

He clearly remembered that he obtained the stone turtle after he opened his immortal meridians with his own power.

Perhaps his current state of mind aligns with the divine will of the Metal Element Technique, and he is becoming increasingly skilled in casting spells.

Metal means sharpness.

In the darkness, the boy constantly learned from his experiences and made fewer and fewer mistakes.

With his internal magical power completely depleted, Ji An took out a Yellow Sprout Pill without hesitation and used the Qingyuan Scripture to refine the pill's spiritual power into magical power.

As the moon began to set in the west, it was obscured by a dark cloud, making the world even more gloomy.

At this moment, strands of golden light rippled from Ji An's fingers, piercing the deep black and illuminating his profound eyes.

"I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"

Ji An laughed wildly, "Are things in this world really that difficult or easy?"

The dark clouds had drifted away at some point, and moonlight filtered through the leaves, casting patches of light in front of Ji An, like reflections of the stars in the sky.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Ji An decided not to sleep. He took out the third layer of the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique jade slip and stuck it to his forehead.

Fifteen minutes later, he pondered the differences between the inherited third-level technique and his own understanding, and summarized where his way of thinking needed improvement.

As dawn broke, sunlight swept from the mountain peaks to the mountainside, casting a golden glow on Ji An's face.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind focused on the stone tortoise, and clear characters appeared in his mind.

[Master: Ji An]

[Taoist Rhyme: 0]

[Spiritual Interpretation: Kan Spirit 18.5, Kun Spirit 11.7, Xun Spirit 3.7]

[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Minor Success Rate 2%)]

Thick Earth Technique (Minor Success 1%)

The Secret of Withering and Flourishing (Minor Success 1%)

Flame Spell (Beginner 1%)

[Sharp Gold Secret (Beginner 2%)]

I have already grasped five or six parts of the essence of the third level of the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique. To gain a deeper understanding, I need to practice.

Refine 10 points of Kanling!

The reason he didn't go all in was that if the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique reached the fourth level, the mana in his body might not be enough to meet the needs of the Spirit Valley's flowering period.

As his thoughts shifted, his consciousness was drawn to the stone tortoise space, where he practiced the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique repeatedly in the Kan position.

A sense of enlightenment flowed through his heart, and he gained a deeper understanding of the third level of the technique.

As the numbers in Kanling's hand decreased like water dripping from a leaky clock, his understanding of the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique continued to grow.

When the 10 points of Kanling were exhausted, Ji An's consciousness withdrew from the stone turtle space.

[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Minor Success 2 → 31%)]

Refining 10 points of Kan Spirit took only a moment; to onlookers, it was as if Ji An had merely blinked.

His lips twitched slightly: What a joke. I thought that with so many Kanling, I could probably push the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique to the fourth level, but it turns out I'm far from it.

He was not disappointed. The spirit valley had reached the seedling stage, and rain had to be applied every day. In addition, with the spiritual energy he obtained every day, he could quickly improve his magic to the highest level if he wanted to.

The Great Perfection of the Small Cloud and Rain Technique can increase production by about 30%.

The Great Success Thick Soil Formula can increase production by 20%.

The Great Completion of the Cycle of Withering and Flourishing will increase production by 30%.

Ji An rode the talisman bird, left the General Affairs Hall, and headed straight for the Biyue Market to find Wei Songnian.

"Senior Brother Wei, give me twenty Yellow Sprout Pills!"

He's currently very wealthy, so spending spirit stones to convert them into strength is the best option for him.

"Haha, my junior brother is patronizing my business again, good."

Wei Songnian was very surprised and couldn't understand where his junior brother got the spirit stones.

However, he didn't show it on his face at all, and handed over the two porcelain bottles with a smile.

Ji Anqing counted the pills and put them into his pocket, then took out two spirit stones and said:

"I plan to learn the craft of talisman maker in the future. Do you have any suggestions, senior brother?"

With his good comprehension and the stone tortoise as a support, the profession of talisman maker was tailor-made for him.

Wei Songnian accepted the spirit stone, his face showing reluctance:

"Junior brother, if you want to sell planting spells, the market is going to be bleak."

Talisman makers can only draw spells they know, and if someone wants to sell them, they can only sell talismans containing planting spells.

Taking the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique as an example, rain is needed every day during the seedling stage of the Spirit Valley, and rain is also needed every few days for the Spirit Medicine.

Planting magic is completely unsuitable for making into talismans; if they're sold at a high price, no one will want them, and if they're sold at a low cost, you can't even recoup your investment.

"Senior brother, I meant later, later!"

Ji An was speechless. If planting magic also required buying talismans, how could the spirit farmer possibly earn any crystals?

“Hehe,” Wei Songnian chuckled, “Junior brother has a long-term vision.”

He stopped laughing and said seriously:

"If my junior brother also has the aptitude for learning offensive spells, it wouldn't be a bad idea to prepare early."

In my opinion, junior brother, you might as well learn how to make talisman paper and mix talisman ink first.

In this way, even without the talent of a talisman maker, the junior brother can still learn another skill.

Lingnong can grow talisman herbs himself, making the cost of making talisman paper even lower.

Wei Songnian paused, then said:

"The contribution points required for the inheritance of the talisman master are quite a lot, but the contribution points required for learning the basic talisman paper making and talisman ink mixing are much less. I remember it was twenty contribution points."

"Thank you very much, senior brother," Ji An said sincerely.

"We're brothers, no need for formalities."

If you, junior brother, make talisman paper and ink, you can ask me to sell them on your behalf.

Ordinary talisman paper yields meager profits, but high-quality talisman paper is in high demand and short supply, making it quite profitable.

Ji An thanked him again, took his leave, and flew back to the bamboo house in the valley on a talisman bird.

After arriving home, he took out everything he was carrying and took stock of his possessions.

He went out for two days and borrowed seven spirit stones.

I spent a total of three spirit stones and sixty spirit crystals to exchange for contribution points and buy pills.

Including the crystals and pills he had saved up before, he currently has four spirit stones, twenty spirit crystals, and twenty-one Yellow Sprout Pills.

Of course, there is also a debt of eighteen spirit stones.

Putting aside the debt, Ji An was wondering if he could use the resources at his disposal to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

It's a bit uncertain, but with the harvest of spirit grains over the course of a year, it's possible.

He put away his valuables, swallowed a Yellow Sprout Pill, and began practicing his cultivation technique.

(End of this chapter)