Chapter 328 The Cry of the Azure Dragon Wood

The next day at dawn.

Ji An walked out of the cave feeling refreshed. After opening the fire palace, he felt more energetic.

My spiritual energy was severely depleted last night, but after a night's rest, it recovered to about 70-80%.

Crimson clouds rose beneath his feet, and he rode the fiery cloud to the Jade Leaf Mulberry Field.

After absorbing six strands of Qi through the Wood-Eating Qi Circulation method, he flew to the cave halfway up the mountain and brewed a strong cup of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea.

My spiritual energy is severely depleted and needs to be restored, otherwise it will affect my energy absorption.

In a little over half an hour, the sun will rise. The time to absorb the morning sun's energy is very short; it can only be obtained in the brief moments immediately after the sun rises.

Afraid of missing the time, he waited early at the top of Crimson Flame Peak.

Although both are Bing Fire, the fire of the morning sun and the fire of noon are different.

The fire of the rising sun contains a glimmer of life, which is believed to be similar to the first wisp of fire energy transformed from wood energy.

As the tea color gradually faded and the spiritual tea lost its flavor, Ji An tilted his head back and drank the last brew, which was as white as water. He also chewed and swallowed the tea leaves.

He stepped out of the cave, rode the clouds to the mountaintop, and struck a pose to wait for the sunrise.

As dawn broke, birds in the mountains and forests had already left their nests, chirping and searching for insects.

In the eastern sky, the rosy dawn resembles neatly arranged golden fish scales.

Suddenly, a red sun leaped out from the mountains, its rays instantly traversing vast distances to illuminate the Crimson Flame Peak.

Ji An immediately began to move, exhaling in a clear voice, "Ha!"

Behind him, heat rose from the mountainside.

The stale air in the heart is expelled, and the body instinctively inhales naturally.

Fortunately, he immediately felt a warm breeze being swallowed into his throat.

The heart shone brightly, and the morning sun's energy entered it, manifesting as a golden-red hue.

However, his good luck seemed to have run out, and he did not get to taste the second ray of morning sunlight.

Ji An was not disappointed; successfully consuming even a wisp of Qi was a great comfort.

He rode the clouds down the mountain, just as golden-red mist rose from the volcanic conduit.

Huo Xingyun landed under the Youyue Cangyu tree. Ji An glanced at the few spirit trees and a proud smile appeared on his lips.

This area is planted with six special spiritual trees, three tea trees that have all reached the second tier, and one longevity peach tree that has also reached the second tier, low grade.

The Blood Soul Profound Origin Tree and the Bodhi Tree are undergoing a transformation. Once the transformation is complete, they will be upgraded to the second tier.

Once the Xuan Yuan Fruit reaches a medicinal age of over five hundred years, the main ingredient for the Xuan Yuan Rejuvenation Pill will be secured.

Ji An sat down cross-legged, still having half an hour to cultivate.

Stepping out of the teleportation array, Ji An arrived at the adjacent cave:

"Greetings, Master! I have good news to tell you. Yesterday, I successfully opened up the Fire Elemental Divine Palace!"

The wrinkles on his master's face were increasing, as were the white hairs on his head. He could feel the decaying aura emanating from the other person.

While the other person was still in good health, he hoped there would be time to report more good news.

Ge Ying's eyes widened, but her pupils contracted rapidly:

"You've broken through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm?"

She suddenly felt it was absurd; if it really was a breakthrough, the speed was too fast!

“Uh,” Ji An scratched his head and said with a wry smile:

"Master's expectations are too high, and this disciple cannot meet them."

I simply set aside some time each day to develop the Fire Elemental Palace, which is considered getting things done ahead of schedule.

Generally speaking, cultivators open up their divine palaces in a strict order. After the first divine palace is perfected, the second one is opened in the same way.

Ge Ying took a deep breath and said:

"You scared me a little just now. If you really break through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm, it will make me seriously doubt myself."

For her disciple, breaking through to the next realm in the Chaoyuan stage was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables, while she herself found it difficult and even hard to break through to the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ji An chuckled a few times, then took his leave.

He rode his fiery cloud to the Ministry of Agriculture and saw several disciples cutting down Azure Dragon Wood on the back mountain.

A fat, familiar-looking monk was shouting:

"Hurry up, we must cut down five medium-grade Azure Dragon Trees today."

After Jia Yu finished shouting, he tilted his head back, raised his wine gourd, and gulped down two mouthfuls.

He was imposing, and the wine splashed onto his gray beard.

He glanced at it unintentionally, couldn't help but open his mouth wide, but forgot to swallow, and choked heavily on the wine.

"Cough cough." Jia Yu bent over and coughed violently.

Ji An landed beside him on a cloud and patted the other heavily on the back.

"Senior brother, what's wrong with you? A cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage can choke on alcohol? How embarrassing!"

Jia Yu stretched out her hand, opened her mouth wide, and gasped for breath.

He coughed a few more times and asked urgently:

"You've suddenly entered the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm?"

He was startled, which is why he choked.

Ji An waved his hand and said:

"How could that be? It's just opening up the Fire Palace ahead of schedule. Isn't this all for the purpose of controlling the Fire Cloud?"

Jia Yu remained silent. He opened up the Divine Palace in sequence, and it took him decades to open up the Metal Palace of the Lung.

The other party casually mentioned establishing a residence ahead of schedule, is that something to be said? This made him feel an urge to strangle the other party.

"Junior brother is foolish. Establishing your mansion ahead of time is a waste of time. It's not worth it just to ride the Fire Cloud."

Besides, you've created too many internal energy centers; do you have enough spiritual energy to absorb it all?

He paused, then asked:

"How many strands of qi can you ingest each day?"

"Under normal circumstances, it is eleven strands of Qi, but under extreme conditions, it can be fourteen strands."

Ji An replied that if the depleted divine sense could be quickly replenished, it could reach fourteen strands.

Jia Yu's eyes widened, and she remained silent for a long time.

The opponent has only been in the Chaoyuan stage for a little over six years, yet the amount of Qi he can consume each day is comparable to what he did when he was in the Chaoyuan stage for twenty years.

The difference between them is like heaven and earth.

"Pretend I didn't say anything just now."

He sighed deeply, a sudden feeling of approaching old age washing over him.

Jia Yu stared at Ji An for a few moments with the look of someone looking at a monster, and said:

“Under normal circumstances, the amount of Qi you absorb is only two strands less than that of Junior Brother Li Haoran.”

Ji An raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of surprise on his face.

Given his spiritual strength, the amount of Qi he absorbed was actually less than Li Haoran's; just how monstrous was the other party's talent?

He knew very well that Senior Brother Li could not possibly have as many methods to nourish his soul as he did, and that his ability to absorb so much Qi was entirely due to his own innate talent.

Just then, a dragon's roar rang out.

The sound wasn't loud, but it had a powerful impact on the soul.

Ji An suddenly turned his head. The sound was similar to the dragon's roar when he used the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique, but with a more domineering quality.

Several disciples who had been cutting down spirit trees collapsed to the ground, their faces showing terror.

Jia Yuru, like a nimble, plump bird, swooped towards the scene of the incident:

"What happened? What was that sound just now?"

Ji An then flew over and heard a disciple say tremblingly:

"Yes, Uncle-Master, the sound just now came from the spirit wood! Is it about to become a demon?"

His tone carried an indescribable fear, clearly revealing the difficulty and horror of finding a spiritual plant that could transform into a demon.

"Use your brains! If the spirit tree had become a demon, you would all be gone by now!"

Not to mention you, even your Uncle Ji and I weren't spared."

Jia Yu spat. It takes thousands or tens of thousands of years for a spiritual plant to become a demon.

The Azure Dragon Trees on Ningcui Cliff have only been planted for about thirty years. If they could become demons, the cultivation world would have ceased to exist long ago.

He turned his head and asked, "Junior brother, when you cast spells here, have you ever heard this kind of sound?"

Ji An frowned:

“The spirit tree never makes a sound, but it does make a similar sound when I cast spells.”

The disciples said it was the sound coming from the spirit tree, but he didn't know the reason and had no clue.

Jia Yu's gaze was serious as he said:

"I'll give it a try."

He manipulated the magical weapon and began to chop, but after a dozen breaths, no sound was heard.

He threw away the magical artifact and said:

"You guys should do it."

Several disciples manipulated magical artifacts and worked diligently to cut down the spirit tree, which was soon felled.

Ji An's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the exposed wood grain.

In addition to the annual rings that represent the age of the tree, the spirit tree also has blue patterns hidden within it, resembling sparse scales.

Jia Yu also saw the pattern and scratched her hair vigorously:

"Junior Brother Ji, what's going on?"

The strongest spiritual farmer in the Western Continent is here. Who else should we ask but him?

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Ji An grinned and shook his head; he was just as bewildered.

"Well, I don't know why either."

He probed the spirit wood with his divine sense, carefully sensing it for a while, and said:

"Compared to the Azure Dragon Wood I've encountered before, it contains a more abundant elemental power of wood, and at the same time gives me a very pure feeling."

Although I've planted many mid-grade second-tier Azure Dragon Woods, this is the first time I've seen such spiritual material that has been felled.

He had no way of knowing whether the mid-grade Azure Dragon Wood of Crimson Flame Peak had never been felled.

Jia Yu also probed the spirit wood with his divine sense, "The second-grade mid-level Azure Dragon Wood in the Treasure Pavilion is of much lower quality than this one."

After a moment's thought, he found another mid-grade Azure Dragon Wood:

“Come here and cut down this one.”

“Yes,” several Foundation Establishment disciples surrounded the spirit tree and began to chop it down using magical artifacts.

A moment later, the mighty dragon roar rang out again, and the disciples immediately took a few steps back in fright.

This time, Ji An and the other man heard it clearly and looked at each other in disbelief. It was indeed a sound coming from the spirit wood.

The sound was incredibly impactful and captivating, as if a mythical dragon were truly roaring in the air.

"This is a ghost!"

Jia Yu felt that things were becoming increasingly confusing. He activated the Golden Light Technique, and streaks of golden moon blades continuously slashed at the spirit wood.

The spirit tree was cut down, and everyone saw the blue fish scale pattern again.

Ji An found it unbelievable. He found a mid-grade second-tier Azure Dragon Wood and said:

"Senior brother, you'll be in charge of the entire logging operation this time."

Jia Yu grunted in agreement and, without using any magical artifacts, continued to unleash the Golden Light Technique.

A moment later, the mighty dragon roar rang out once again.

Jia Yu paused for a moment, then continued to release the golden light spell until the Azure Dragon Tree was felled. No sound was heard from the spirit tree a second time.

"I've been closely monitoring the situation inside the spirit tree. The sound will only be heard when my spell cuts into the core of the spirit tree."

"Junior brother, you should also find a mid-grade second-tier Azure Dragon Wood to cut down."

(End of this chapter)