Chapter 208 Azure Water Turtle

Ji An still needed to cast a spell on the spirit field, so he took out the Beast Taming Token to summon the Gray Feather Sand Goose.

At night, sand geese have poor eyesight, but it's still enough for them to fly slowly.

Another purpose of summoning the sand geese was to let the three-headed monsters they had raised meet each other and become familiar with each other, so as to avoid a fight.

"Gah!"

The sand goose swooped down, its cry echoing, and gave a haughty glance to the two beasts that barely reached its legs before preening its feathers.

It feels no sense of crisis from the Golden Retriever because they are not on the same track and it currently has no competitors.

The three-headed beast remembered the scents of its companions. Ji An put the little bear into its spirit beast pouch and rode a sand goose towards the mulberry fields.

The Fiery Mulberry has reached its growth limit; unless it is cultivated to a higher level, it will be difficult for it to grow any taller.

The second-tier spirit mulberry tree, like a pearl embedded within, is exceptionally eye-catching.

Ji An chanted the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, and yellow spiritual light shone down, nourishing the black earth with its magical power.

The incantation transformed into the Azure Wood Transformation Technique, with emerald green light spots falling like countless stars, and a vibrant life force permeating the air.

Fei Ye Sang greedily absorbed the specks of light. Normally, Huang Xuan and the others rarely activated the Dharma intent contained in the Wood Element Pearl. It was like eating coarse grains after being used to fine chaff.

Ji An's hand seals shifted, and a white cloud appeared, which then spread wildly.

Under the moonlight, the water shimmered in the mist.

The nourishing rain poured down, pattering softly on the mulberry leaves.

As the white mist dissipated, Ji An moved through the spirit fields.

Compared to a month ago, the Youyue Cangyu Tree has grown half a foot taller and has two more branches.

The white leaves glistened like jade under the moonlight, and the golden veins shimmered like water.

Now the Biluo tree is about two zhang tall and the Canglong tree is three zhang tall, both standing proudly overlooking the mulberry fields, like loyal guardians protecting the territory.

By the cold pool, Huang Xuan let out a soft sigh:

"My uncle casts spells as if he were strolling in a garden, and in just a few breaths he has finished cultivating dozens of acres of spiritual fields."

Compared to him, what are we?

The spiritual fields of Crimson Flame Peak do not need their care. Although they are shocked when they see their uncle casting spells, they are not really moved.

He was in charge of casting spells on the spirit tree this month, which exhausted him.

The spellcasting range of those Qi Refining stage cultivators was only a few acres, making them completely incomparable.

Li Cheng shook his head and chuckled:

"I said, can we choose a similar target for comparison?"

Uncle Huang once said that Uncle Ji had mastered the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique to its fullest extent during the Qi Refining stage.

At that time, my uncle had only been in the sect for ten years. Do you know of any other disciple who could have mastered the art of planting within ten years?

Most spirit farmers are only proficient in one or two planting spells, but Uncle Ji is proficient in all planting spells, which is even more admirable.

If the planting spells of the Foundation Establishment stage also have all five elements, he has no doubt that his uncle can practice them to the extreme.

Huang Xuan remained silent for a long time before speaking softly:

"Have you noticed something? My uncle has only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for twenty years, yet he has mastered all the Foundation Establishment planting spells to the extreme."

With such talent, she'd be more than qualified to be a powerful mage, wouldn't she?

"Without a doubt, I have never doubted my martial uncle's combat abilities."

Li Cheng said in a deep voice that he had seen the traces left by the exploding fireballs on the mountain.

Even if a Qi Refining stage disciple maxes out their defensive measures, they still can't withstand a single attack.

Ji An landed in the gourd field, looked at the growth of the purple fire gourds, and gently shook his head.

During the month he was away, the impact on the spirit tree was not obvious, but the growth of the purple fire gourd was noticeably slower.

Especially the second-tier spirit gourd, the spiritual light emitted by its vines and leaves was somewhat dim.

Although Huang Xuan and others persisted in performing the spells every day, their understanding of the spells differed too much to compensate for the gap in quality.

Ji An grabbed a handful of soil, rubbed it between his fingers, and felt that the soil was too dry.

He activated the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, bringing forth a long-awaited, sweet rain.

At first, the raindrops quickly seeped into the red soil after they fell, leaving no trace of water, as the land had been parched for a long time.

The gentle influence of the Dharma slowly nourishes the land, and the dry red soil gradually reveals its radiant glow.

Ji An frowned slightly; this land was teeming with high-level spiritual plants.

His calculations were off; without him, the spiritual field could not support this density of spiritual plants.

In the future, we should try to minimize the time spent outside and further reduce the density of spirit fields.

Otherwise, if unforeseen circumstances arise, he would have to be away for an extended period, and the spiritual veins would inevitably be damaged.

Even a second-tier low-grade spirit field cannot support the growth of too many first-tier top-grade spirit plants unless there are other means besides planting spells to make up for the needs of the spirit plants.

Other spirit farmers would set up magic arrays to extract spiritual energy from spirit stones to nourish the earth's veins.

This method is only suitable for small, meticulously cultivated medicinal herb fields, with an area of ​​ten to twenty acres, for planting high-value medicinal plants.

The Crimson Flame Peak has several thousand acres of spirit fields, which can be upgraded to mid-grade second-tier spirit fields using this method. Other regions will have to find alternative paths.

Otherwise, the consumption of spirit stones would be too great, so it would be better to simply reduce the density of spirit plants.

After completing the spell on the gourd field, Ji An cast the Flame Fire Spell and the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell in the Crimson Cloud Pine Forest.

The second-tier spirit plant radiated a crimson light, appearing from the sky like rising crimson clouds.

Ji An continued flying around the mountain peaks, passing over the iron birch forest.

The bronze patterns on the mulberry fields shimmer like silver water, while the dark leaves of the sword bamboo gleam with golden light.

He made a hand seal, and the light of the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra shone down, causing branches and leaves to collide, as if he were on a battlefield of swords and shadows, playing the sound of killing.

Ji An flew to the mountainside and used his magic to nurture the Crimson Cloud Pine at the cave entrance.

One of the sacred pines conveyed a hazy sense of attachment, its radiant light shining brightly.

Ji An grinned, disbelief in his eyes. This spirit pine seemed to have developed some intelligence.

Plants, trees, and rocks, nourished by spiritual energy and refined by the essence of the sun and moon, can develop intelligence and become spirits.

However, the conditions for plants to become spirits are extremely demanding, requiring the right timing, location, and human factors.

The chances of plants becoming spirits are 100,000 times smaller than those of cultivators who are born with Heavenly Qualities, but once they become spirits, their strength is extremely formidable.

Ji An had read in a book on cultivation that tens of thousands of years ago, a stone spirit was born somewhere in the East Sea, and it was inherently cruel.

They slaughtered countless lives in the cultivation world of the East Sea and shattered the mountain gates of several major sects with Nascent Soul inheritance.

Although it was eventually wiped out by the combined efforts of Nascent Soul cultivators, the disaster it brought to the cultivation world of the East Sea has not yet subsided.

In the early days of the East Sea, the power of human cultivators was able to contend with the sea monsters, but after that calamity, the balance was completely broken, and human cultivators could only rely on the magic arrays of the islands to hold out.

The area near the East Sea in Zhongzhou is now frequently attacked by sea monsters.

Ji An shook his head, dismissing the idea; the process of plants and trees becoming spirits takes at least a thousand years.

Even if this Crimson Cloud Pine has this potential, if it cannot achieve the Golden Elixir, it will not live to see this day.

He made a hand seal to break the magical restrictions on the cave and arrived at the medicine garden.

The blood hibiscus flowers are in full bloom, their delicate fragrance filling the room.

He released the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell, and the white spots on the Star Soul Grass leaves shone with silver light.

After tending to the medicinal herb field, Ji An returned to his quiet room.

He took out the mutated turtle egg from the spirit beast bag and held it in his hands, using his magic to nurture it.

Suddenly, he felt a life stirring within the egg, followed by a faint suction force emanating from it.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly, his face beaming with joy. This was a sign that a new life had truly begun to develop within the egg.

He immediately increased the input of his magic power, and soon filled the ignorant and greedy creatures with its fill.

He pricked his finger to draw blood and then made a hand seal to release the blood pact.

The blood pact, gleaming with an eerie scarlet light, hovered over the turtle egg before slowly descending to envelop it and seeping into it.

The blue spots on the white egg began to glow, lasting for a moment before slowly fading away.

Ji An placed his hand on the surface of the egg again, and the new life immediately conveyed a tender and affectionate emotion.

A smile appeared on his lips. In just a few days, he would acquire his fourth beast, a tortoise-type demon beast known for its long lifespan.

Ji An grinned, wondering who would be sending whom off in the future.

Thinking of this, he chuckled to himself, realizing that he was actually trying to outlive a tortoise—it was a bit...unbelievable.

Three days later.

Around the stone table where people ate by the cold pool, a crowd stood, all eyes fixed on the white eggs covered with blue spots. All the cultivators of Crimson Flame Peak had gathered here.

Ji An placed his hand on the beast egg and slowly and steadily channeled his magic power into it until it could no longer devour it.

A moment later, the animal egg began to sway gently.

Within moments, cracks appeared in the eggshell.

At the very faint sound, the head of a small creature broke out of its shell.

It seemed exhausted, and rested its head on its shell for a while.

When the mutated blue water turtle fully emerged from its shell, Xia Yuhan and her sister exclaimed with delight.

"It's so beautiful."

The skin of a common blue water turtle is light black, but this blue water turtle has a light blue head and limbs, and its head has sharp angles and looks slightly ferocious.

The difference isn't just skin color; a normal blue water turtle has a bluish-green shell, while this one has an ice-blue shell that looks crystal clear.

The patterns on the tortoise shell are winding and meandering, like an ancient map, containing profound mysteries.

Sunlight shone on the table, and the tortoise shell reflected a dazzling array of colors.

The blue water turtle's eyes darted around, then it quickly crawled towards the person it was closest to.

Ji An stretched out his hand, and the turtle crawled into his palm, just the size of his hand.

He extended his divine sense to sense the bloodline of the beast he controlled, and was even more satisfied.

After being nurtured and cultivated with magical power for a long time, the bloodline of this Azure Water Turtle has reached the top level, and it should have no problem breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in the future.

Given a great opportunity, one could even attempt to reach the Chaoyuan stage.

Ji An felt a chill spreading through his palm; strictly speaking, calling it a blue water turtle was no longer appropriate.

"Yu Han and Yu Lian, you'll have an extra task from now on: feeding the Azure Water Turtles."

Ji An said that turtle-type monsters are relatively docile and can be safely entrusted to the maids for feeding.

“Yes, ma’am,” the two women readily agreed.

Their daily tasks are to cook spiritual food and raise spiritual fish, and they spend a maximum of two hours a day working.

Feeding blue water turtles can be done at the same time as raising aquatic fish, without taking up any time.

(End of this chapter)