Chapter 305 High-quality soul-nourishing wood

The essence of Qinghua Qi is vigorous growth. After opening the Mu Mansion, the cultivator's vitality and self-healing ability will be further enhanced.

At this moment, Ji An could finally be considered a true cultivator of the Chaoyuan stage.

After the laughter subsided, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled the feeling of absorbing the Qi, trying to recreate the details of his success in his mind as much as possible.

After a moment, he cleared his mind, exhaled at the same rhythm as before, and then inhaled naturally.

This was done more than thirty times, with only two successes.

The skill in absorbing qi is not yet fully developed, but it will improve over time.

In the future, you will definitely be able to absorb qi, and if qi exists, you will be able to absorb qi successfully every time.

At this moment, Ji An felt a sense of fatigue in his soul, and a slight dizziness, just like the feeling he had when drawing talismans for a long time before.

Consuming qi consumes a great deal of spiritual energy and cannot be sustained for long; moreover, it must be combined with the terrain and the heavens.

The practice of consuming wood and circulating qi can only be carried out before sunrise or after sunset in lush mountain forests.

The terrain should be neither too high nor too low.

Not all of the five elements' energy can be absorbed. For example, the miasma in the deep valley is a type of wood element energy. However, this kind of energy is extremely poisonous to cultivators, causing severe internal injuries if ingested, while certain demonic beasts can inhale and expel it freely.

Nothing is absolute. Once the Divine Palace is fully opened and the understanding of Wood Element Qi reaches a certain level, all types of Wood Element Qi can be consumed.

Back then, the requirements for timing and location were not so stringent.

In short, if you're strong enough, you can do whatever you want.

Ji An was in high spirits. His next step was to cultivate several types of tea trees to nourish his soul.

With a strong spirit, one can naturally absorb qi multiple times.

After some time, once his divine consciousness has recovered somewhat, he will attempt to open up the Heart Fire Palace.

After all, the Foundation Establishment stage doesn't involve fire-based cultivation techniques, and he believed that opening up the Fire Palace would be quite difficult.

But compared to other cultivators, this difficulty is nothing.

After the five prefectures are established, the five elements will naturally circulate, and how many opportunities can be seized in this process!

The sooner he reaches this stage, the faster he can strengthen the core of his divine palace. More importantly, he can begin to comprehend what the Five Elements Converging at the Origin truly is.

In other words, he started preparing for the Golden Core stage much earlier than others.

By this calculation, even if one grinds, one can eventually reach the Golden Core realm.

Ji An sat down cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, and began to circulate the Wood Element Technique from the Five Elements Revolving Scripture. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to converge on him.

Just like when he was practicing the Spring Green Wood Everlasting Technique during the Foundation Establishment stage, the spiritual light of the Wood element, the spiritual light of the Gui Water element, the spiritual light of the Ji Earth element, and so on, all converged on him.

Spiritual energy flowed through the immortal veins, and ten Dao seeds shone brightly in the acupoints.

The liver is emerald green, crystal clear like jade, with shimmering patterns on its surface, as if water were flowing through it.

The kidneys, and the area around them, also shimmered with light.

At the same time, he could sense a faint abnormality in his body.

That is the blood and vital energy that lies dormant in the blood, muscles, and bone marrow, and does not belong to oneself.

If I'm not mistaken, it is the Demon King's Blood-Transforming Soul-Chasing Curse.

Ji An ignored the trace of blood energy, because as the cultivation technique was activated, the blood energy would naturally be worn away.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, due to the vast difference in cultivation levels, the rate at which blood and qi are depleted is extremely slow.

Now that he has broken through to the Chaoyuan stage, the situation has improved significantly. Every time the cultivation technique completes a full cycle, a trace of blood and qi will be consumed.

As the exercise progressed, the warmth in my liver grew stronger.

After circulating through the immortal veins for three major cycles, the spiritual energy was refined into magical power and channeled into the dantian.

The stone tortoises lay beside the primordial fire, each absorbing one-tenth of the magical power.

The stone turtle's shell was smooth and bright, and the cracks, resembling those on porcelain, were fewer than before.

The primordial fire was emerald green and lustrous, with a stable flame, and a vibrant life force condensed in the dantian.

When Ji An felt that the efficiency of refining magical power had obviously decreased, he slowly stopped his practice. By then it was past noon.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the world seems a little brighter.

After a moment's thought, he realized that all of this was a genuine feeling.

The liver governs the eyes. Once the Wood Element Divine Palace is opened, the cultivator's eyes will naturally develop supernatural abilities.

Some cultivators' eyes can see through illusions, some can pierce through mist, and some can even see ghosts directly.

In the cultivation world, there are special eye techniques that can achieve similar effects.

However, most cultivators who open up a Wood Mansion only receive a consolation prize: their eyesight is further enhanced.

It allows you to see further and even in dark environments.

"I hope I can gain additional supernatural powers!"

Ji An prayed silently. He raised his head and carefully observed the height of the sun, estimating that it was already past 1:00 PM.

If he had opened up the Fire Palace, he could probably meditate for an entire day at a time.

Ji An unleashed his magical power and soared into the air, looking down at the vast forest, nodding in satisfaction.

The aura of Qinghua permeates the forests; the higher the grade of the spiritual wood, the stronger the aura it contains.

There are plenty of second-tier spirit trees here, so there's no need to find another place to consume wood energy.

It would be excellent to later establish a Fire Elemental Divine Palace on Crimson Flame Peak and consume Fire Elemental Qi.

He should seek out other sources of metal and earth elements to obtain energy; it is uncertain whether the water element in the cold pool can satisfy his needs.

The fact that he wouldn't have to leave Crimson Flame Peak for a while was excellent news for him. The stone tortoise could absorb eight kinds of spiritual energy, allowing him to maintain all-round development.

Back at the cold pool, Zhang Cuihua stepped forward and said:

"Grandmaster, please wait a moment. The lunch has gotten a little cold. I just put it in the steamer and it's warming up now."

Ji An nodded slightly and gave the instructions:

"Prepare my lunch at this time from now on. For now, serve some spiced beef and a few pickled bamboo shoots."

These two cold dishes are staples at Crimson Flame Peak and are in ample supply.

"I'll get it right away," Zhang Cuihua said, turning and running towards the kitchen.

Ji An beckoned, and after Wei Songtao walked over, he said:

"Go to the warehouse and see how many mid-grade second-tier Cloud Peak Silver Needles are left, and give them all to me."

He urgently needs spiritual objects to nourish his soul and accelerate its recovery, which is seriously affecting his cultivation.

From the current perspective, although Crimson Flame Peak is prosperous, its foundation is still too shallow and its reserves of various resources are still too few.

There was nothing that could be done about it; his rate of improvement far exceeded that of normal cultivators, and it was already quite remarkable that he could maintain his cultivation.

The situation will only improve when the Azure Jade Tree of the Moon and the Jade Tree of the Cloud Peak are able to produce seeds.

"Yes, sir," Wei Songtao said, quickly walking towards the warehouse.

Zhang Cuihua served beef and pickled bamboo shoots, along with a glass of mid-grade second-class mulberry wine.

Ji An sipped his wine and ate his food, a gentle breeze blowing by, feeling utterly content.

Wei Songtao walked over carrying a celadon porcelain jar and said:

"Grandmaster, there are only about three ounces of spiritual tea left."

Ji An took the porcelain jar and shook his head, saying:

"There are still too few resources."

If these resources were used freely, they would never be enough.

Wei Songtao scratched his head. If resources in Crimson Flame Peak were scarce, most cultivators in the sect would probably be utterly penniless.

Even before his master broke through to the Chaoyuan stage, he had already begun accumulating second-tier mid-grade resources. Other cultivators would never dare to dream of such a thing!

After lunch, Ji An returned to his cave, brewed a pot of spiritual tea, and drank it heartily.

If other tea lovers saw this, they would probably laugh at him for drinking tea like a cow chewing on a peony.

A faint, cool sensation wafted through Ji An's mind. He squinted and half-reclined, enjoying a rare moment of peace.

As the effects of the spiritual tea gradually wore off, Ji An took out the jade slip containing the Five Elements Revolving Scripture, opened the key, and placed it on his forehead to study the method for opening the Fire Element Divine Palace.

Before he knew it, it was dusk. He walked out of the cave and looked back at the mountaintop, only to see that the golden-red mist had already fallen back into the mountainside.

He controlled the flow of magical power within his immortal veins, and a wisp of pale blue mist rose from beneath his feet.

"Let's ride the clouds!"

Ji An shouted and descended on the clouds, his speed no slower than that of the flying shuttle.

As the core of the Mu Mansion grows stronger, his speed in riding the clouds will increase, although the color of the clouds will be somewhat unsightly.

Although Ji An didn't care about the appearance of the magic, the bright green color just felt... well...

Aside from this, he was very satisfied. In his previous life, riding the clouds was one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirit Techniques, a standard skill for immortals.

Wei Songtao saw the green mist flying towards him, and his eyes gleamed with a strange light.

This is true divine magic! Riding flying shuttles and flying boats is nothing compared to this!

He stepped forward a few paces, looked up, cupped his hands, and shouted:

"Congratulations, Grandmaster, on mastering this wondrous method!"

Ji An waved his hand and nodded kindly.

He flew around the cold pool once before finally landing in the Emerald Mulberry Field.

He faced east, got into position, and exhaled, "Hush!"

Then, inhale naturally, and the cool and fragrant aura of Qinghua flows into your throat in one breath!

The azure energy flowed along the immortal veins into the liver's wood palace, where a faint light flashed at the core of the divine palace.

He was delighted and continued his breathing exercises.

He inhaled and exhaled repeatedly, and after six times, he once again inhaled a wisp of wood-based energy.

At this moment, he felt exhausted, so he stopped his stance and did not try to absorb energy.

If the spirit is too exhausted, it may not be able to recover in one night.

Strengthening a divine palace is a long-term process; it takes other cultivators decades to strengthen a single divine palace.

The time for him to improve rapidly will come when the new spiritual tea from Crimson Flame Peak arrives.

Ji An rode a cloud to the stone house by the pool, the glow of the setting sun shining on his face and illuminating his bright eyes.

After dinner, Ji An began to cast a spell on the spirit field.

Since Crimson Flame Peak casts a spell every two days, he will cast a spell on all the spirit fields.

In the orchard, a lifelike azure dragon appeared, its roar echoing, and a luminous pearl fell from the void, exuding a vibrant aura.

Then dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a torrential downpour began, with water vapor rising and a moist atmosphere spreading.

"Gah!"

A grey-feathered sand goose flew over; its cunning nature had changed, and it was now a dutiful "driver."

After casting spells on the Water Elemental Plant Garden and the Fire Elemental Plant Garden, Ji An arrived at the Jade Leaf Mulberry Field.

The Wood Spirit Plant Garden covers 500 acres, and he needs to cast spells more than 30 times, making it the most demanding plot of land.

Although the Copper Pattern Mulberry Field is larger, it only requires one Yellow Dragon Enhancing Technique, and can be dealt with in a dozen or so spells.

The white leaves of the Azure Jade Tree of the Moon made a crisp tinkling sound in the spiritual rain. The Blood Soul Profound Origin Tree is now two and a half feet tall and as thick as an arm, and has reached the mid-grade level of the first rank.

The Bodhi tree is nearly two feet tall and has reached the first-grade mid-level.

This was completely unexpected for Ji An, who thought to himself that the planting techniques of the Chaoyuan stage were truly powerful.

Based on this calculation, the effect of these spells on low-level spiritual plants is a qualitative leap compared to Foundation Establishment stage spells, and they should be able to cultivate low-level spiritual plants to the first-tier top-grade level very quickly.

Ji An patted the broad back of the grey-feathered sand goose. "Go back. I'll walk the rest of the way myself."

He could ride the clouds much faster than he could ride beasts.

"Gah!"

The grey-feathered sand goose flew away happily; the Crimson Cloud Pine Forest was its least favorite place.

Blue clouds raced through the pine forest as Ji An unleashed the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Technique and the Zhu Rong Divine Fire Incantation.

Fifty acres of pine forest, taken care of with just two spells.

Ji An landed beside the Fire Crystal Ant Nest on a cloud and activated the mimicry magic array by making hand seals.

He went into the lava pool and unleashed the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

Orange-red flames rose, and moments later, a blue lotus burning with fire appeared in the lotus seedpod amidst the green leaves and red lotus.

The three-layered flames of heaven and earth were enchanting and beautiful, exuding a mysterious aura.

In the next instant, the gentle and warm Ding fire transformed into the Bing fire, a golden flame.

Ji An's eyes narrowed sharply as he noticed that a large area of ​​golden flames was being devoured by the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame, and the spiritual fire suddenly shone brightly for a moment.

This is something I never imagined before.

The spiritual fire of heaven and earth manifested once more before disappearing back into the lotus seedpod.

An excited look flashed in his eyes. It seemed that the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame could devour the spiritual flames in the spell to strengthen itself, and its maturity time would surely be brought forward again.

"The competition for the Heavenly Spirit Fire will be fierce. I need to practice my alchemy skills more in the future and make sure I can secure a spot."

How could Ji An let go of something that could increase the chances of forming a core!

He found the place where the mysterious spiritual plant was buried and probed its condition with his divine sense.

When he discovered that the spiritual plant had grown new tendrils, he laughed out loud.

The spiritual plant has taken root again, and there is no need to worry about it dying.

"Hurry up and sprout, let me see what kind of precious plant you are!"

Ji An flew out of the lava pool and reactivated the sealing array.

He flew out of the passage, rode the clouds towards the Copper Pattern Mulberry Field, cast a spell on the field, and then returned to the vicinity of the Cold Pool, stepping into the underground cave.

Reaching the bottom of the cave, he activated the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique.

A nourishing and profound aura permeated the air, and the earth's veins, buried deep within the rock strata, began to tremble.

The surface of the rock strata was covered with pale yellow fish-scale patterns, which shimmered under the illumination of the magic.

Ji An felt the slight vibration coming from the soles of his feet and nodded in satisfaction.

This rock may look the same as before, but its interior has been continuously modified by magic, allowing it to retain more of the earth's spiritual energy.

He activated the Earth Escape Technique and appeared in the innermost layer of the underground cave the next moment.

The bright moonlight shone through the passage, and the leaves of the Soul-Nourishing Wood seemed to shimmer with light.

Beside the passage, a humanoid puppet stood quietly in the shadows.

He tries his best not to move in order to reduce the consumption of spirit stones, making him the most dedicated person on Crimson Flame Peak.

Ji An changed the hand seals in his hands and once again activated the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique.

As the yellow light illuminated the entire cave, the Soul-Nourishing Wood emitted a unique aura.

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly, took a few steps forward, came to the side of the spirit tree, and placed his hand on the trunk.

He sensed the flow of life within it and smiled wryly:

"Finally, a breakthrough has been achieved."

After so many years of cultivation, those promising spirit trees have reached the second-tier mid-grade, while the Soul Nourishing Wood has only broken through to the first-tier high-grade.

(End of this chapter)