Chapter 381 Azure Spirit Mist Tree

The green deer ran like the wind, but Ji An did not feel any bumps, highlighting its speed and stability.

Before long, they arrived near a few tea trees.

Ji An jumped down, and emerald clouds rose from beneath his feet, lifting him into the air as he diligently searched for seeds on the tea trees.

About 15 minutes later, he landed on the ground with a slight disappointment and shook his head gently.

The two second-grade Yunding Jade Trees only produced twelve tea seeds, while the Youyue Cang Jade Tree only produced three.

Even though he was mentally prepared, the number was still far less than he had expected. He had to leave all of these few seeds to be planted on Crimson Flame Peak.

However, these kinds of sacred trees will inevitably bear fruit again after a few years. Now we can only hope that the interval will not be too long, so that we can slowly accumulate the number of tea trees.

These tea trees took Ji An over forty years to bear fruit. His magic and the quality of his spiritual fields have both improved, but even at the fastest, it would take over thirty years for newly planted tea trees to bear seeds.

He had envisioned planting the Azure Jade Trees of the Moon all over the sect, but now it seemed that it would take hundreds of years to succeed.

"Yo yo!"

Sensing that its master was feeling a little down, the blue deer let out a comforting call.

"Haha, you're really understanding."

Ji An patted the back of the beast with satisfaction and took out a second-grade low-quality Biluo fruit from the void space.

Feeding it with mid-grade spiritual fruits would be too wasteful, considering it's only a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast.

The green deer swallowed the spirit fruit in one gulp, chewed it a few times like a cow chewing a peony, then curled the pit out with its tongue and spat it on the ground, swallowing the flesh afterward.

It grinned contentedly, revealing a set of fine teeth, and called out ingratiatingly, "Yo-yo!"

Ji An activated the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, and a white mist the size of a millstone formed, with raindrops falling to the ground.

He then used his manipulation technique to cleanse the fruit pits. These seeds have two uses: first, they can be used to steal life force through the withering and flourishing technique to cultivate other seeds.

This method has proven effective in practice because it involves the same species.

Secondly, you can get contribution points by handing over the seeds to the General Affairs Hall and the Diligent Work Hall. Even a small amount is still something.

After washing, Ji An placed the fruit pit into the cave stone and rode the blue deer:

"Youyou, let's go back."

After Qinglu returned to the cold pool, Ji An said:

"Songtao, find a weapon-refining apprentice to forge a collar with several bells that make a clear, crisp sound. You can put it on Youyou later."

It should be made of wind-milled copper; that way it will last longer.

Wei Songtao chuckled and said:

"Understood, I'll take care of it tomorrow."

The master's methods were similar to those of raising horses in the mortal world.

The next day.

Han Yan rode a cloud to the Ministry of Agriculture, but could not find Ji An anywhere. She found a man named Lin Mao and asked him:

"Didn't Palace Master Ji come today?"

"They've arrived. We were talking just half an hour ago."

If there's nothing else going on these days, the Temple Master will be practicing his spells in the back mountain. Uncle-Master, please wait a moment while I report to the Temple Master.

Lin Mao took out a communication talisman sword, entered the information with his divine sense, and quickly activated it.

Since the distance is not far, there is no need to use the communication sword.

A quarter of an hour later, a crimson auspicious cloud flew in, and Ji An greeted it warmly with a smile:

"What brings you here, Senior Sister? Please, have a seat in the back hall."

The two entered the back hall and took their seats. Ji An flicked his finger, and a ball of blue flame the size of a finger flew into the furnace, whereupon the spirit charcoal immediately ignited.

Han Yan smiled and said, "Junior brother should find a disciple to serve him."

"There's no need. I'm a rough and uncouth person, and I'd rather not be waited on."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and after a short while, the spiritual spring water on the stove began to boil.

Ji An rinsed the teacup with boiling water, then brewed Yunding Yinhao tea. The tea was amber in color and had a delicate aroma.

Han Yan took a small sip, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes:

"Good tea. It seems that only my junior brother is a cultivator in the sect who can drink top-grade spiritual tea regularly."

That said, junior brother has so much good tea; he should sell it, not be stingy and enjoy it all by himself.

She reserved her best tea for entertaining guests, but this junior apprentice drank it every day.

Ji An explained in a gentle tone:

"Senior sister has wronged me. In the past, I barely had enough tea for myself, so I had to cherish what I had."

The tea trees on Chiyan Peak have already produced seeds, and in a few years, the tea yield will increase significantly. At that time, the tea can be sold externally or handed over to the Treasure Pavilion.

"I don't know how many years that would take, junior brother, that's not true."

Han Yan shook her head, took out a gray seed about the size of two fingers, and said:

"A few years ago, I received a second-grade mid-level longevity peach from my junior brother. Later, I asked a friend outside the sect to help me collect rare spiritual seeds."

Yesterday I obtained two water-elemental spiritual seeds. Junior brother, can you identify what kind of spiritual plant they are?

Her tone was thoughtful, and she had a shallow dimple on her left cheek.

Ji An took the seeds and examined them carefully. They were slightly cool to the touch, with a rough surface and cloud-like patterns of blue and white.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a seed from the Azure Mist Tree, right?"

He extended his divine sense to sense the life level of the two seeds. One had reached the upper-grade second rank, and the other was of middle grade. Very good.

Han Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she smiled:

"Truly worthy of being called the number one spiritual farmer in the Western Continent, your insight is indeed sharp!"

"It's not exactly poisonous, but this kind of spirit tree is quite rare in the Western Continent. It's also a common ingredient in pills used by cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage, and we've done special research on it."

The Azure Mist Fruit is the main ingredient of the Azure Pill, which is used to strengthen the core of the Water Divine Palace. Western Continent cultivators usually purchase it from the merchant alliance of the Central Continent, and it is quite expensive.

The Azure Mist Tree is widely planted in the cultivation world of the East Sea, where it is much cheaper.

Ji An praised the seed, saying, "The Central Continent Merchant Alliance never sells this kind of spiritual seed to the Western Continent. Senior Sister is so lucky to have obtained it."

"This was obtained from a friendly cultivation family. Many years ago, their family's disciples were taken in by Nascent Soul cultivators from the Central Continent, which is why they had the means to acquire spiritual seeds."

Ji An pondered for a moment and said:

“Senior sister, I obtained rare spiritual seeds from other fellow disciples. After cultivating the spiritual plants to the second level, I will receive a certain percentage of the harvest as a reward. These two Azure Mist Trees will be no exception.”

Han Yan had heard about the other party's behavior before, and now that she had received confirmation from him personally, her smile widened even more:

"I will work even harder to search for spirit seeds from now on."

She glanced furtively left and right, then whispered:

"Junior brother, how long do you estimate it will take for the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame to be fully developed?"

She was determined to obtain this divine fire.

Ji An pondered for a moment and replied:

"I estimate it will take about a hundred years, or even less."

Because this is also the first time I've seen this kind of spiritual fire, I can't accurately predict the time.

The other party created two pill formulas. Once the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame matures, one of the flames will surely be obtained.

Han Yan blinked, a satisfied smile spreading across her face:

"The timing is perfect. Judging from my current rate of cultivation improvement, I should be able to break through to the fifth stage of the Chaoyuan realm."

Ji An said in a deep voice:

"This is the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, and I also want to obtain a share of it to experience its mysteries."

I plan to practice alchemy more in the future, and I hope my senior sister will be kind enough to offer me guidance.

"Oh? Then we'll become competitors! No need for your guidance."

Han Yan said jokingly, tapping her fingers on the teacup:

"The spiritual tea is really delicious."

Ji An chuckled, "In a few days, I'll send my senior sister a tael of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea as a mentoring fee."

"Junior brother is a true friend."

Han Yan's expression turned serious, and she said:

"Junior brother, we will be setting off for the Southern Continent in a few months. I recently acquired a top-grade offensive spiritual weapon. Have you prepared any defensive or offensive spiritual weapons?"

A spirit farmer and an alchemist—this combination is utterly ineffective.

With a top-grade spiritual weapon in hand, she should be able to handle most situations offensively. If the opponent doesn't have a good spiritual weapon, she hopes they will be willing to prepare a defensive one.

Although she is an alchemist, she has a heart that desires to retaliate and seek revenge.

"Don't worry, senior sister, I have two top-grade spiritual artifacts, one for offense and one for defense."

Ji An's top-grade spiritual artifact has been nurtured for nearly ten years and is quite spiritual.

"Nouveau riche!"

Han Yan said 'angrily', "This junior brother has been in the Chaoyuan stage for less than thirty years, yet he has two top-grade spiritual artifacts. How rich must he be!"

She also wants to be that rich.

Ji An asked in a serious tone:

"Being rich is one thing, but why add the word 'earth' to it?"

Han Yan began to argue, "The spirit farmers all love the land, and the word 'land' is used to show respect."

"That makes sense."

"To be honest, I'm a little scared to go to the Southern Continent. It's said that the cultivators there are skilled at raising Gu worms, which are impossible to guard against."

"It can't be that mysterious, otherwise the most powerful continent would be the Southern Continent, not the Central Continent."

Besides, the patriarch said he would give us a detailed account of the situation in the Southern Continent before he left, so we should just be careful then.”

The two chatted for a while longer. After seeing his senior sister off, Ji An rode a cloud to the back mountain to continue practicing his magic.

A few days later, Ji An was no longer required to be on duty at the Ministry of Agriculture, so he rode a cloud to the Ministry of Labor.

Zhang Zizhao joked:

"Junior brother, it's been a long time since you've been to the Diligent Work Hall. What brings you here?"

Ji An chuckled; he had just said the same thing about Senior Sister Han Yan a few days ago.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he began:

"Senior brother, I obtained two Canglan Spirit Mist Tree seeds a few days ago and I want to plant them on Crimson Flame Peak."

However, in the current spirit field of Crimson Flame Peak, there is only one hole for each radish, so I need to make room before I can plant it.

The place I'm planning to plant is planted with Tianyuan pears. It would be a shame to cut down a second-grade low-level spiritual plant; it would be better to transplant it to the water veins of other areas within the sect.

Senior brother, what do you think?

"Of course, I agree. Do you have any suitable locations to recommend, junior brother?"

"The pool below the Emerald Cliff Waterfall is quite nice, and there's a good spot for the spiritual vein node, which is at the mid-second tier."

Zhang Zizhao nodded slightly:

"I will wait at Ningcui Cliff tomorrow. I will leave the transplant to my junior brother."

If the transplant is successful, the junior disciple will be paid fifty merit points and fifty thousand contribution points for each plant. If the transplant fails, the spiritual material will still belong to the junior disciple.

What if, within a five-year timeframe, the spiritual plant dies, and that's considered a failure?

"The price is fair, I agree."

Ji An agreed, saying that cultivating second-tier spirit trees for the sect would also be a reward in the same way.

(End of this chapter)