Chapter 292 Crazy Improvement

When Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak, it was time for dinner. He ate quickly and then insisted on casting a spell on the second-tier spirit field.

He then hurriedly returned to his cave, took out the Five Elements Revolving Scripture, and briefly read it, gaining a general impression.

The technique is quite obscure and will be studied slowly in the future.

Now, what he needs to do most is to master the basics of magic and then improve it.

His approach is the same as that of the Foundation Establishment stage: to study spells and grasp their meaning, thereby enhancing his understanding of the cultivation method.

There are many methods in the Five Elements Revolving Sutra, but the deeper one's understanding of the power of the Five Elements, the easier it is to learn the techniques.

First, practice the technique to a high level, and you can immediately generate 'economic benefits'.

The sooner the spiritual trees in the mountains and forests are cultivated to a higher grade, the sooner he can accumulate high-grade resources.

Ji An picked up the jade slip containing the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique, placed it on his forehead, and probed it with his divine sense to read its contents.

Read it through once first, then carefully study the spellcasting techniques within.

With his strong comprehension, the low-grade Jia-Yi wood Dao seed, and experience with many perfect wood-type spells, coupled with his profound understanding of the Green Wood Everlasting Technique, Ji An basically mastered the essence of the spell in just over half an hour.

The Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe) signifies the warming of the weather, the first rumble of spring thunder, and the awakening of insects hibernating underground, symbolizing the revival of all things and the flourishing of life.

In his view, the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique incorporates the advantages of many wood-element techniques and possesses the characteristics of both Jia wood and Yi wood.

It can greatly stimulate the latent vitality of spiritual plants, thereby increasing their growth rate.

At the same time, it can also avoid the damage caused by unleashing potential.

Ji An began to perform hand seals, officially practicing the spell.

The powerful divine soul granted him the ability to manipulate magic with exquisite precision. Although the spellcasting process was not smooth, it did not cause any backlash from the spell.

He cast the spell again and again, constantly summarizing his experience.

Initially, he would make a mistake halfway through casting a spell and had to stop.

Gradually, he was able to cast the latter part of the spell.

Ji An was in high spirits and practiced continuously.

Half an hour later, he cast a spell again, and a blurry azure dragon phantom appeared in the cave.

A barely audible dragon's roar resounded, green light shone, and the Dharma essence of the sprouting and growth of all things lingered.

"It's done!"

Ji An laughed heartily. The spell was only at the beginner level, but the intensity of the pervasive magical intent was comparable to the advanced level of the Jade Wood Transformation Technique, and it also contained an aura that he couldn't describe.

In short, it's awesome!

His mind quickly sank into his dantian, connecting with the stone tortoise.

[Master: Ji An]

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

[Spiritual clues: Kan (坎) spirit 5114.5, Gen (艮) spirit 5568.2, Zhen (震) spirit 1682.4, Xun (巽) spirit 5892.2, Kun (坤) spirit 5267.6, Qian (乾) spirit 6689.7, Dui (兑) spirit 6506.6, Li (离) spirit 7024.6]

【Spirit Sealing Technique (Mastery 22%)】

Detoxification Technique (Perfect 34%)

Azure Dragon Awakening Technique (Beginner 1%)

"Refine the spiritual energy to enhance the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique!"

Ji An mentally called out a function he hadn't used in a long time, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

His consciousness entered the mysterious space of the stone tortoise and transformed into a phantom, simultaneously stepping on the Zhen and Xun positions.

Having not been here for a long time, he found that the appearance of the phantom was now quite clear, and it was indeed his current face.

The color of the Zhen position turns emerald green, signifying budding and growth; the color of the Xun position turns dark green, signifying vigorous growth.

The phantom began casting a spell, and the Zhenling and Xunling spirits continued to decrease, while Ji An's understanding of the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique continued to increase.

At the same time, the two Dao seeds, Jia Wood and Yi Wood, in his acupoints kept flashing, like twinkling stars.

When his spiritual energy could no longer sustain its consumption, he automatically exited the stone turtle's space.

【Azure Dragon Awakening Technique (Beginner 1% → Mastery 14%)】

Ji An clapped his hands and laughed loudly:

"That was great, next one."

The speed at which it ascends like a rocket is the most mesmerizing.

He picked up the jade slip containing the Cloud Dragon Rain Technique, stuck it to his forehead, and began to study it, pondering the essence of the spell.

Compared to the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique, this spell took him much longer to cast.

An hour later, Ji An exited the space of the stone turtle.

【Cloud Dragon Rainmaking Technique (Beginner 1% → Mastery 4%)】

"continue!"

Since he only needed to learn the basics of magic, and practiced and comprehended the rest of the magic in the stone turtle space, the consumption of his divine sense was relatively small, which did not affect his continued research.

Another hour passed.

[Yellow Dragon Vitality Enhancement Technique (Beginner 1% → Mastery 5%)]

"continue!"

The last fire-based planting spell took Ji An the most time, nearly two hours to complete the basics.

"Refine the spiritual energy and enhance the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell!"

Ji An's consciousness once again entered the mysterious space of the stone tortoise, stepping onto the Li position.

The color of the body shifted to a furnace red, and a warm and vibrant aura enveloped it tightly.

The number of spirits rapidly decreased, and the number on the spell bar finally stopped.

【Zhurong Divine Fire Spell (Beginner 1% → Mastery 11%)】

It was already dawn, and Ji An looked at the four spells at the Chaoyuan stage with satisfaction, nodding repeatedly.

A moment later, as the rapid surge of excitement subsided, Ji An got up, stretched, and climbed onto the stone bed.

A few breaths later, he fell into a deep sleep.

It took him four days and three nights to break through to the Chaoyuan stage, and he was then pulled aside by Jia Yu to chat for another night.

He had gone to the Hall of Transmission to select a cultivation method, and after studying magic all night, he had not slept for five days and five nights, and his spirit was exhausted to the extreme.

Under the setting sun, the cold pool shimmered with light.

Zhang Cuihua walked out of the kitchen, summoned the talisman bird to fly to the roof, and looked towards the mountainside.

As the last rays of the setting sun faded, she still did not see that familiar figure appear.

Several disciples sat around a stone table eating dinner, chatting as they ate.

Zhang Cuihua said with some concern:

"I don't know what my uncle is doing; he hasn't come out all day."

She sensed that her martial uncle was different from usual after returning from his trip, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.

Wei Songtao picked up a piece of rabbit meat, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, and said:

"You're worrying about nothing."

My uncle is a Foundation Establishment Stage 9 cultivator, currently preparing to break through to the Chaoyuan Stage.

Perhaps they've grasped something, and of course they want to seize that hard-won flash of inspiration.

Tian Tiezhu took a bite of spirit rice and mumbled indistinctly:

"Songtao is right, don't worry about it unnecessarily."

He put down his chopsticks, a look of longing in his eyes:

"We are also considered half disciples of Crimson Flame Peak. If our senior uncle breaks through to become a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage, our status will also rise accordingly."

Which disciple would be fortunate enough to work under a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage?

The entire sect has tens of thousands of Qi Refining stage disciples, but only a handful of grandmaster-level cultivators at the Chaoyuan stage.

In other words, there were at most a hundred disciples serving under the Grandmaster of the Chaoyuan stage.

"That's for sure!"

Wei Songtao smiled so much his eyes narrowed into slits. He was grateful for the arrangements his brother had made for him and deeply admired his brother's foresight.

Having survived the demonic calamity and the rampage of demonic cultivators, only 30% of the people of Xiaozhushan remained before the war broke out.

If Uncle Ji breaks through to the Chaoyuan stage, the Wei clan will have established a connection with a Chaoyuan stage cultivator.

Once his brother leaves the sect and returns to Xiaozhushan, it won't be difficult for the already declining Wei family to rise again.

Zhang Cuihua's eyes also gleamed. She was not at the level of the sect's patriarch, and the Chaoyuan stage cultivators who often appeared in the eyes of the disciples were the most powerful beings.

"If you work diligently at Crimson Flame Peak from now on, it should be easy for your child to join a sect and become a disciple of a senior master!"

Ji An woke up feeling full of energy and strength.

He had no intention of leaving the cave. He took out some spirit wine and dried meat from his storage bag and quickly filled his stomach.

He then took out the remaining three spell jade slips and began to study them.

Time flew by, and about seven or eight hours passed before Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise.

[Spell: Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword (Perfect 10%)]

Steel formed from the ground (6% complete)

Earth Escape Technique (Minor Success 1%)

A sense of pride welled up in his heart. He had obtained seven Chaoyuan-stage spells from the Transmission Hall, and in just a few days, six of them had reached the perfect level.

"My achievements today are entirely due to my own hard work and the little help from the stone turtle."

Ji An laughed wildly, and it took him a while to calm down.

The awkward thing is that the Earth Escape Technique requires two kinds of spiritual energy, namely the Gen Spirit and the Kun Spirit, to improve quickly.

In order to improve the Yellow Dragon Yuan-Enhancing Mantra, he consumed too much of his Kunling energy, so he could only barely push the Earth Escape Technique to a minor level of mastery.

Ji An checked the water clock and found that it was already 9:00 AM.

He strode out of the cave with lightning speed and rode his flying shuttle to the cold pool at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing him leap off the flying boat, Zhang Cuihua immediately went to greet him, smiling:

"Breakfast is still warm in the steamer. Shall we bring it up for Uncle?"

"Bring it up, I'm starving."

Ji An sat down at the stone table, and after the maidservants brought out the spiritual food and wine, he asked:

"Cuihua, how long have I been in the cave?"

He didn't know exactly how long he slept.

"My master has been here for two days and three nights."

"It's been so long."

Ji An shook his head and chuckled, then gave the following instructions:

"Brew a pot of second-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea. I won't have lunch; call me again for dinner."

“Okay,” Zhang Cuihua replied.

She felt a little excited; her martial uncle had always been punctual for meals.

He's been working so hard these past few days, he must have gained some enlightenment. Maybe he'll break through to the Chaoyuan stage soon.

After finishing his breakfast, Ji An drank the tea until it lost its flavor, then went to the living room, took out the Five Elements Revolving Sutra, and began to meditate on it.

This technique is divided into six parts, each of which involves opening up five divine palaces and comprehending the mutual generation and endless cycle of the five elements.

After carefully reading the cultivation method twice, he found the part about opening up the Wood Element Divine Palace and began to study it.

He chose the Green Wood Everlasting Technique for his Foundation Establishment stage, as it had the lowest difficulty in opening up the Wood Mansion.

Soon, Ji An became engrossed in it; the cultivation of the Chaoyuan stage was a completely new level.

The cultivators began to learn about absorbing qi, using special breathing techniques to ingest the essence of the five elements according to the different seasons and times of day.

It reminded him of a saying from his past life: 'Those who nourish their spirits attain enlightenment and longevity.'

When people are focused, time always seems to fly by. When Ji An came back to his senses, he found Zhang Cuihua already standing in the living room.

(End of this chapter)