Chapter 752 Purifying the Inner Core

Ayun lifted the teapot and filled four cups, filling the air with the aroma of tea.

Now, without being told, it can judge when to do what, and its intelligence has improved.

Ji An pointed to the chair next to the table, "Let's sit down first, have some tea and talk slowly."

After taking his seat, he took a sip of tea, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table, and pondered:

“I don’t object to taking soil out for experiments. You can take a thousand catties of each color of spiritual soil out, and take a few spiritual trees with you as well.”

Take two each of the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree, Jade Leaf Mulberry, Heavenly Yuan Pear, Copper Pattern Mulberry, and Spirit Peach Tree out to see if they can be successfully transplanted.

Normally, spirit trees of grade two or higher will form a special connection with the spiritual veins of their growing area, and the success rate of transplanting such spirit trees is almost zero.

The reason I say "almost" is because, according to the records of the Five Elements Sect, there are indeed examples of successful transplantation of high-grade spiritual wood.

However, in the tens of thousands of years since the Five Elements Sect was founded, there has only been one successful case: transplanting a second-grade high-quality water-elemental spirit wood from the east side of a pond to the west side.

Ji An felt that this example didn't prove anything, as these two locations were very likely to originate from the same spiritual vein node.

Lin Lan and Han Shan both smiled and said in unison:

"Yes, sir!"

Han Yan smiled happily as well, and said:

"This place is very mysterious; perhaps the spiritual plants we take out can be successfully transplanted!"

If the spiritual plant can take root again, it will be the greatest discovery in the cultivation world, capable of changing its very landscape.

Ji An chuckled, "I think it's unlikely!"

The soil in this small world is so effective because of the combined effects of the stone turtle and the Gathering Yuan Tree; such favorable conditions simply don't exist in the outside world.

Thinking about this, he felt he could try transplanting high-grade spirit wood from the outside world into the gourd world.

If the transplant is successful, although it cannot change the landscape of the cultivation world, it will certainly change its landscape.

In the future, if we find rare spiritual trees in the wild or in secret realms, we can transplant them directly. That way, we won't need to spend Dao essence to upgrade their grade, and we can directly create value.

He paused, then addressed his disciples:

"You must inform me whether the transplanted sacred tree survives or not. If it dies, bring the roots with you."

"Disciple understands."

The group began discussing cultivation-related issues, and Ji An answered their questions, explaining how to achieve balanced self-improvement during the Golden Core stage of cultivation.

At noon, Ji An gave the instructions:

"Ayun, prepare a banquet, and bring out a few jars of top-grade third-class pine nut wine."

After everyone had lunch, Ji An found several storage bags and, together with his disciples, dug out various types of soil and related spiritual plants. Then, everyone left the gourd world one after another.

Han Yan was the first to come out. She was very surprised when she saw the gourd-shaped stone floating in the air and shimmering with light.

Ji An was the last to leave the small world. All the brilliance of the gourd stone faded away, and it returned to being an inconspicuous stone.

He habitually grabbed the dangling gourd-shaped stone pendant and hung it around his neck.

"True Lord, just now I saw that the stone that holds this small world was emitting a bright light. What could be the reason for this?"

Ji An waved his hand, "I don't know the specific reason either. This only happens when I stay in the small world."

He felt that his own aura was imprinted on the gourd world, which was why the strange phenomenon occurred, but this was just a guess.

He activated the magic array's restrictions by making hand seals, and Lin Lan cupped her hands in greeting:

"Master, please wait."

We will keep detailed records of the transplantation of spiritual plants and the planting of spiritual plants with special environmental requirements in the soil, and will inform you of this when the time comes.

Ji An nodded slightly, "Send it over as soon as you have a complete record."

"Yes, ma'am."

After the disciples left via the teleportation array, Ji An flew to the outside of Crimson Flame Peak and was somewhat surprised to find the nearby spirit fields crowded with people.

However, he ignored it and flew straight north.

On the ground, the disciples watched the auspicious five-colored clouds pass by, their spirits soaring.

"The True Lord has appeared; he should be casting spells on the spiritual field soon."

"I'm really curious what spells at the Nascent Soul level would look like."

It turns out that these disciples came to witness firsthand how the sect's patriarch performed the spell. As long as they were present when the Nascent Soul cultivator performed the planting spell, they could use it as a topic of bragging.

Ji An flew to the outermost edge of the designated spiritual field area, and released the Thick Virtue Spirit Evolution Mantra by changing the hand seals.

The yellow aura spread across the ground like flowing water, seemingly slow but actually fast, covering an area of ​​two hundred acres in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the trembling of the great earthquake, the nourishing earth elemental spirit rose upwards, carrying a warm, comforting breeze.

Seeing the wide range of the spell, the disciples who had been watching were in an uproar.

"I thought I was amazing because I could cast a planting spell that could cover ten acres. But compared to a True Monarch, I am truly worlds apart!"

"Hehe, Old Liu, you're just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, what makes you think you can compare to the Ancestor?"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator needs to break through to the Origin Stage, then to the Golden Core Stage, and finally to the Nascent Soul Stage before they are qualified to be compared with an ancestor. You're already struggling to even break through to the Origin Stage.

"Old Zhao is right, Old Liu, wake up! How can you be asleep with your eyes open in broad daylight?"

Many similar jokes circulated among the disciples, filling the air with laughter.

Suspended in mid-air, Ji An surveyed the surroundings and spoke calmly:

"You cannot remain within the designated area of ​​the spirit field. Leave immediately and at a sufficient distance."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of the disciples within a hundred miles.

Why leave?

"Don't ask, the answer is get out of here."

"If the ancestor doesn't like you, you'll be in deep trouble."

Some people were reluctant, but no one dared to disobey the Nascent Soul True Lord's decision.

A moment later, seeing that his disciples had gone far enough, Ji An made a hand seal and released the Dragon Soaring to All Things.

White clouds spread rapidly, and the Azure Dragon and Black Dragon weaved through the sea of ​​clouds.

A sharp-eyed disciple spotted a glimpse of something peeking out from the churning sea of ​​clouds and cried out in alarm:

There's something inside!

As if to confirm his words, two dragon roars came from the sea of ​​clouds, lightning flashed in the sea of ​​clouds, and a torrential downpour of moist rain and blue lightning fell.

A dragon's roar, high-pitched like the first thunder of spring, spread out, carrying the divine intent of the wood element rising upwards.

Another dragon's roar was deep and resonant, yet it gave people a feeling of cleansing their souls.

Amidst the dragon's roar, the disciples nearby turned pale, and those who had flown through the air swayed and landed on the ground.

They felt as if a huge boulder weighing ten thousand pounds was pressing on their chests, making it difficult to breathe.

One of the disciples smiled bitterly and said with difficulty:

"Our ancestor told us to leave for our own good. If we had stayed below the clouds, we might have been killed by the shockwave."

Those who heard him speak wailed again, clutching their chests and sitting on the ground, panting heavily like dying oxen.

Someone echoed:

"Yes, my spiritual field is located fifty miles outside Crimson Flame Peak."

I've heard similar sounds before, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with them at the time.

"Dragon Soars and All Things Grow" is a Nascent Soul level spell. Even though it's a planting spell, the mere sound of the dragon's roar can still harm lower-level disciples, which is the main reason why Ji An drove away his disciples.

He flew away on a cloud, changed locations, and completed the spell twice more.

In this way, when the moon was full in the sky, he completed the spell on the 20,000 mu of spiritual fields.

"knock off."

Ji An rode a five-colored auspicious cloud back to his cave on Crimson Flame Peak. He knew he couldn't finish the 100,000 mu of spiritual fields all at once, so he planned to complete it over five days.

He took out the gourd stone, entered the small world, and consumed a Five-Colored Pill to refine it.

After the medicinal effects were fully refined, the depleted magical power was replenished once again.

He took out two black and gold demon beast cores, which he obtained from two demon kings, the Golden-feathered Eagle and the Black Bear, in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The larger one belonged to the Golden-feathered Eagle Demon King.

He extended his divine sense to sense the inner core. The demonic energy inside was too strong. It needed to be purified before he could use it on his beast, otherwise it would corrupt the beast.

Ji An activated his object manipulation technique, and the Golden Feathered Eagle Demon King's inner core floated in the air.

He then activated the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame, the three-colored flames flickering like candlelight, licking at his inner core.

He controlled the size of the spiritual fire while simultaneously forming hand seals to churn his inner core.

Black smoke emanated from the surface of the inner core, but it was purified by the flames as soon as it flew out, sending up wisps of white smoke and a faint fishy smell spreading.

As the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame continued to scorch, the inner core shrank slightly, and the black part became smaller.

An hour later, he put away his inner core. He knew that purifying the demon beast's golden core required a slow and steady approach, and he shouldn't rush it. Only in this way could he completely purify the demonic energy without leaving any blind spots.

One month later.

Inside the cave on Crimson Flame Peak, Lin Lan said helplessly:

"Reporting to Master, we planted spiritual seeds in various types of soil. The seedlings were growing very well a few days ago, but they quickly withered."

It turns out that the soil in the small world was indeed useful, and it did contain some kind of mysterious substance.

However, this substance evaporates very quickly and disappears completely within a few days.

The experiment to cultivate spiritual plants that require a specific environment outside the small world ended in failure, a complete disaster that poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

She took out a jade slip. "Master, this contains detailed data from the experiment."

Ji An used his telekinesis to pick up the jade slip and read the information inside. The situation was roughly as he had expected.

He looked at his second apprentice and asked, "How is the transplant going?"

Han Shan scratched his head and said regretfully:

"The transplanted spirit trees withered within a few days. Various methods were used but none of them could stop the decline. Now they are all dry and have lost their vitality."

The failure of these spirit trees transplants was expected, but it was still heartbreaking to see the third-tier spirit trees wither and die one by one.

The highest-grade spiritual tree in his cave was a third-grade low-level earth spirit fruit tree, and among the dead spiritual trees were two third-grade high-level earth spirit fruit trees.

He took out two storage bags and said:

"Master, the tree roots are all inside."

He couldn't quite understand what his master was doing with these tree roots.

Ji An took the storage bag, stood up, walked outside the cave, and took out all the tree roots.

Two disciples followed him out, wanting to see what he intended to do.

(End of this chapter)