Chapter 330 Second Transformation of the Chaoyuan Period

“Ancestor, since I took over the Ministry of Agriculture, I have deeply felt that the current training methods are not enough to cultivate a sufficient number of outstanding spiritual farmers.”

Disciples in the early or even middle stages of Qi Refining find it difficult to practice spells to a high level due to insufficient magical power.

"A spirit farmer whose planting magic cannot reach a perfect level will find it difficult to establish themselves."

Ji An repeated the plan he had previously told Lin Mao.

Master Zhengyang listened attentively, nodding occasionally, and finally said:

"The fact that the Ministry of Agriculture has been entrusted to you is a testament to the sect's trust in you."

Go ahead and do it. If you need anything, you can report it to me directly.

I'll give you fifty years, and I want to see results.

Ji An said seriously:

"Understood. This disciple will do his utmost to cultivate more Foundation Establishment stage spirit farmers."

Given time, the spiritual resources of the sect can surpass those of Falling Maple Valley.

"Very good, I appreciate your confidence."

Master Zhengyang did not stay long; after circling Crimson Flame Peak once, he hurriedly left.

After the old ancestor left, Jia Yu immediately took out a wine gourd from his storage bag and gulped it down.

He was really restrained during this time.

Ji An smiled and shook his head. This senior brother was a man who loved wine as much as his life and never let go of his wine gourd. Yet, he dared not be disrespectful in front of the ancestor.

"Master, Senior Brother, it's a rare occasion for you to come to Crimson Flame Peak. Please stay for lunch so I can show you some hospitality."

Zhang Cuihua's cooking skills have improved again, and the spiritual food she cooks is even more delicious.

Jia Yu put down his wine gourd and said loudly:

"I'll stay at noon even if you don't tell me. You can't kick me out."

Ge Ying smiled and then nodded gently.

The three returned to the cold pool, and Ji An invited them to the living room, instructing them:

"Cuihua, bring up some pine nuts and spirit fruits first."

Then cook a few of your best dishes using the finest ingredients; you can also retrieve second-tier mid-grade honey from the secret vault.

"I'd like one serving each of grilled fish and grilled meat, cooked using your new method."

"yes."

Zhang Cuihua jogged away and soon brought out several plates of second-grade mid-level roasted pine nuts, three mid-grade spirit peaches, and a pot of Cloud Peak Silver Tea.

Ge Ying, cracking open pine nuts, said with a hint of worry:

“It is no easy task to cultivate a top-grade Azure Dragon Wood within twenty years. Although you have mastered the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique to its fullest extent, you still need to put in more effort.”

It took me more than forty years to cultivate a second-grade superior spirit peach.

Although my magical abilities are inferior to yours, the spiritual fields where my spirit peaches grow are of much higher quality than yours.

The spirit peaches were planted in second-grade high-quality spirit fields. With the improvement of the sect's spiritual veins, they were upgraded to second-grade top-quality, making the disciples' tasks very heavy.

"Master, please rest assured, I am still quite confident."

Ji An comforted him, saying that while a high-grade spirit field is indeed an advantage, it doesn't play a very strong role. Otherwise, the sect's second-tier top-grade spirit plants wouldn't be so rare.

It should be noted that Chaoyang Peak was already a second-tier top-grade spiritual vein many years ago.

Over thousands of years of accumulation have resulted in very few top-grade spiritual plants that grow naturally.

He guessed that in order to cultivate spiritual plants quickly, one should continuously use magic to enhance their vitality.

If there is insufficient stimulation of life activity, even if it grows in a high-level spiritual field, it will be difficult to cultivate it to a higher grade.

The situation of Crimson Flame Peak and other spiritual vein nodes of the sect perfectly validated his guess.

"Don't worry, don't you know your disciple well enough?"

Ge Ying smiled and said:

"Yes, what could I possibly worry about? His progress always exceeds my expectations."

Her understanding of magic and breakthroughs in her cultivation level were beyond anything she had ever imagined.

Jia Yu happily finished the spirit peach and said contentedly:

"If I could have eaten such spiritual peaches every day back then, the time I spent in the first stage of the Chaoyuan realm would have been much shorter."

If Junior Brother Ji breaks through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm, his cultivation will undoubtedly advance by leaps and bounds.

Even without elixirs, with so many fire-elemental spiritual fruits on Crimson Flame Peak, they couldn't possibly slow down even if they wanted to.

The group chatted relaxedly for a while, and after half an hour, Zhang Cuihua and the others brought out the spiritual food and wine.

All the spirit wines were of mid-grade second rank. Jia Yu first poured one of the jars of wine into the gourd before he began to taste the dishes.

The fish from the cold pool has delicate flesh. When coated with amethyst honey and roasted, it's like water and fire complementing each other, creating a unique and delicious flavor.

The deliciousness of the spirit fish further whetted his appetite.

Ge Ying also praised it highly, saying:

"I have never tasted such a special grilled fish before."

Soon, the cups and plates were in disarray.

Zhang Cuihua, who was standing beside her, smiled even more brightly; this was the greatest recognition for the chef.

Five years have passed.

As the sun set behind the mountains, only a final ray of light remained.

Ji An faced east, his lips slightly parted, his tongue slightly retracted forward and inward, and he exhaled forcefully, "Hush!"

His eyes widened as he heard the sound, and then he naturally inhaled.

A wisp of wood-elemental energy was swallowed into the abdomen, and the core of the Divine Palace lit up with a green light, merging with the liver.

After this happened several times, Ji An suddenly felt as if a jade hammer was gently tapping the back of his head, and sweet saliva spontaneously formed in his mouth, gushing into his throat.

My eyes felt cool and refreshed, brighter, and had a crystalline quality.

At the same time, he instantly absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy into his body, and the powerful spiritual pressure spread in all directions.

He looked inward and found a drop of cyan spiritual liquid forming in his liver, and his life force immediately showed a desire for it.

The cyan spiritual liquid exuded an extremely rich aura, containing all the essence of the Wood element's power.

It flowed into the dantian along the immortal meridian and dripped straight down.

This time, the stone tortoise made no move, allowing the cyan spiritual liquid to drip into the life-giving fire.

The cyan inner flame suddenly expanded, and warmth emanated from the dantian, spreading rapidly to every corner of the body like a hurricane.

Ji An felt as if every pore on his body had opened up, like Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit, an indescribable feeling of comfort.

Less than twelve years after breaking through the Chaoyuan stage, he officially entered the second stage of Chaoyuan.

It happened naturally, without any ripples.

The crimson outer flames of the Primordial Fire were several times larger than when the Fire God's Palace was created.

The strength of his outer flames also means that he can break through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm much faster.

As his cultivation level increased, the aura of the Blood-Transforming Soul-Chasing Curse hidden in his bones, blood, and muscles weakened once again.

Ji An smiled, then was taken aback.

He felt many tiny veins extending from his liver, which quickly spread throughout his body.

These veins, rooted in muscles and bones, seem illusory.

He looked inward and found that his crystal-clear, emerald-green liver seemed to have turned into a seed, with the tiny veins being its roots, drawing power from the Blood Transformation and Soul-Chasing Curse.

A cool sensation filled his mind, and his soul rejoiced, feeling as refreshed as when absorbing moonlight at night.

After reaching perfection, the Liver Wood Palace can actually plunder the power of the Blood Transformation Soul Chasing Curse to nourish the soul!

"Is this even possible?!"

Ji An was stunned for a moment, followed by boundless joy.

The Blood-Transforming Soul-Chasing Curse, which had plagued him for years like a bone-deep sore, not only did not cause him any real harm, but also became fuel for him to strengthen his soul.

How could he not be overjoyed by such a change! I wonder what the Golden Feathered Eagle Demon King would think when he finds out about this.

Ji An's mindset immediately underwent a complete 180-degree change. Before, he hoped that the Blood Transformation Soul-Chasing Curse would disappear quickly, but now he wished that the Soul Curse would be strengthened a hundredfold immediately!

"pity!"

He was quite annoyed because the Soul Curse now had less than 40% of its original power.

After breaking through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm, Ji An wanted to improve his cultivation level, so he needed to cultivate the fire element technique of the Five Elements Revolving Scripture.

The practice of the Fire Element Technique must be done during the day when the sun is out.

He had nothing to do tonight since he didn't need to cast a spell on the spirit field.

'To establish the Earth Elemental God's Palace?'

After thinking for a moment, Ji An shook his head and decided to practice his spell.

He focused his mind on his dantian and connected with the stone tortoise.

[Master: Ji An]

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

[Spiritual Calculation: Kan Spirit 1.2, Gen Spirit 0.4, Zhen Spirit 6.5, Xun Spirit 869.9, Kun Spirit 21.6, Qian Spirit 228.7, Dui Spirit 10141.9, Li Spirit 273.6]

【Spirit Sealing Technique (Mastery 16%)】

Detoxification Technique (Perfect 80%)

Cloud Dragon Rain Technique (Perfect 82%)

Yellow Dragon Vitality Enhancement Technique (Perfect 84%)

Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword (Perfect 23%)

Steel is formed from the ground (12% complete).

Earth Escape Technique (Mastery 46%)

[Tao Seed - Fire in the Sky (Middle Grade), stored in the Zhiyang acupoint, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Bing Fire Dao spell 'Yangyan', enhancing their understanding of Bing Fire Dao spells.]

[Tao Seed - Wood-Fire (Middle Grade), hidden in the Tianchi Cave, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Ding Fire Dao spell 'Warm Spirit Fire,' enhancing their understanding of Ding Fire Dao spells.]

A few days ago, the Zhu Rong Divine Fire Curse broke through to the Great Perfection level, and along with it, two Fire Element Dao Seeds simultaneously broke through to the Middle Grade level.

The improvement in the level of the Dao seed, in turn, enhanced the power of the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell.

Moreover, the power of the explosive fireballs he releases now is more than twice that of when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ji An made a hand seal and released the Earth Escape Technique, his body moving through the dark soil without feeling any suffocation, but rather as if he were swimming in water.

The Earth Escape Technique is only at the advanced level, and it can only travel a distance of about twenty zhang each time, which is already quite good.

He continuously used earth-遁 (earth-遁) techniques to travel from the spirit field to the foot of Crimson Flame Peak.

The distance traversed through the rocks was shorter, only a dozen or so feet.

The harder and denser the rock, the shorter the distance it can travel.

Not long after, Ji An arrived near the cave. He emerged from the rocks and began practicing the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword.

This is a spell, but it's more than just a spell; it's also a sword technique.

Sword cultivators control physical flying swords using their sword-controlling techniques. They absorb the essence of the sun and moon and mix it with their own magical power to refine the sword's body. Gradually, the flying sword becomes sentient, undergoing a transformation in form and quality.

As long as the timing is right, even if the flying sword doesn't reach the level of a top-grade spiritual weapon, it can be stored in the dantian and nurtured like a top-grade spiritual weapon.

The second type of sword control technique is similar to the Gengjin Slaying Sword technique, which emphasizes controlling the sword with qi.

The cultivator used his magic power and divine sense to manipulate countless metal particles, much smaller than dust, to simulate the sword cultivator's attack.

However, without the enhancement of sword intent, one can only improve the attack power of the technique by comprehending the mysteries of the metal element.

(End of this chapter)