Chapter 88 The Seed of Dao - Houtu Increases Yuan

As the sun rose, Ji An looked up and saw sunlight stretching across the sky, bathing the mountaintop in golden light, while the bamboo house at the foot of the mountain was in shadow, as if the world had been divided into two parts.

The three of them stayed outside all night, hoping to witness the birth of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to surge into Mu Qingwan's bamboo house, condensing into a faint spiritual mist.

The spiritual mist suddenly and rapidly entered the bamboo house, and a spiritual pressure surpassing that of a Qi Refining stage cultivator abruptly spread out. A clear and joyful voice rang out:

"I would like to trouble everyone to protect me. I will go out and talk to you after I have stabilized my realm."

"Haha, congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment, Junior Sister."

"Let me adjust my condition today, and I'll begin my Foundation Establishment tomorrow night. I can't let my junior sister have all the glory."

Du Huaiyuan took out his wine gourd again, took a sip, and walked back to his bamboo house with a smile:

"Time to sleep!"

"Congratulations on your Foundation Establishment, Senior Sister," Ji An called out, then turned and said:

"Senior Sister Li, I still need to go to Master's herb garden. Goodbye."

"Junior brother, just go ahead. With your magical skills, you'll be able to adapt to the affairs of the herb field very quickly."

Ji An summoned the sand geese, which flew towards the mountainside.

Three days later, at dusk, the red glow was edged with gold, like layers of mountains piled up in the sky.

On the open ground at the foot of Ningcui Cliff, there was the same table, and the same people from a few days ago.

"Congratulations, senior brothers and sisters, on your successful Foundation Establishment! When do you plan to inform Master?"

Li Lingyu was excited; the successful foundation building of the other two boosted her confidence.

Once she has refined her divine sense for another year or two, she can request her master to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"I will pay my respects to my master first thing tomorrow morning, and then report to the sect my choice of a Foundation Establishment cultivation method and cave dwelling."

Mu Qingwan glanced at this familiar land, a faint sense of reluctance welling up inside her. She had spent nearly ten years here, and so many memories remained—beautiful and bittersweet.

"Senior Sister, have you decided which cultivation technique you want to practice?"

"I'm preparing to practice either wood or fire element techniques, which will be helpful for alchemy. I'll ask my master which technique is more suitable for me when the time comes."

From the Foundation Establishment stage onwards, cultivation techniques are divided into five elements, and the refined magical power will have a certain property.

If you want to become a sword cultivator, you should choose the metal element; if you are good at weapon crafting, choose the fire element.

Sects have always believed that Foundation Establishment is the beginning of cultivation, because it is only after Foundation Establishment that cultivators begin to come into contact with the true mysteries of cultivation.

You can change your cultivation method, but it will result in a loss of magical power. The loss will be more severe when you change to a cultivation method of a different nature. Cultivators will only choose to change their cultivation method if they encounter a method that is much better than their own.

"I will definitely practice water-based techniques, which will help with brewing!"

Du Huaiyuan loudly announced that he had no family support and relied entirely on his brewing skills to earn cultivation crystals when he first entered the sect.

After becoming a disciple of his master, he also chose to learn alchemy, but he chose the water-based method.

"Junior Brother Ji, your senior brothers and sisters are about to leave. Our Ningcui Cliff is quite far from the trading market, so it's not worth the trouble of going back and forth for a meal."

I got tired of eating fasting pills every day, so we agreed to take turns cooking for three days each.

Now that it's just the two of us, do you think we should continue using this method?

"Then let's follow the old practice. I think this system is good."

Li Lingyu smiled and nodded, saying:

"Some spiritual vegetables were planted behind the bamboo house, and the cost of the spiritual rice and monster meat was shared among the crystals used for consumption."

"Okay, I will continue to cultivate in the spiritual fields of Biyue Lake, and plant more Biyue corn at that time."

Ji An nodded. The spirit rice he grew was of better quality than that available on the market. Whenever Li Changqing met him, he would always lament that there was one less spirit farmer who could grow high-quality rice.

As everyone began to discuss their future spiritual practice, the sky gradually darkened, and the bright colors of the sunset quickly faded to gray, eventually disappearing into the night.

Ji An stayed at Ningcui Cliff and cultivated peacefully. The concentration of spiritual energy at the foot of the mountain was already at the level required to use the Spirit Absorption Array, which saved him a lot of spirit stones.

By improving his cultivation, nourishing his immortal veins, and practicing spells, his strength steadily increased.

In addition, he also cultivates fifteen acres of spirit fields near the Azure Lake, all of which have been cultivated to the first-grade low level.

Three acres were planted with green corn, and the rest were planted with talisman grass. By drawing talismans every day, a large number of crystals were accumulated.

Half a year later, the stone tortoise absorbed more spiritual energy, and with Ji An's diligent practice, his magic improved to varying degrees.

He focused his mind on his dantian, connecting with the stone tortoise.

[Master: Ji An]

[Taoist Rhyme: 0]

[Spiritual Insight: Kan Spirit 353.5, Gen Spirit 72.6, Zhen Spirit 8.6, Xun Spirit 502.6, Kun Spirit 885.2, Qian Spirit 0.2]

"Refine the Kunling spirit and enhance the Thick Earth Technique."

After silently reciting the mantra, Ji An's consciousness was drawn into the space of the stone tortoise. Standing on the Kun position on the tortoise's back, he continuously practiced the spell, and his understanding continued to increase.

When Kunling stopped decreasing, Ji An felt as if he had become a seed buried in the earth.

The world was plunged into darkness, but a gentle spiritual energy enveloped him. He seemed to hear the pulsation of the earth's veins, and the seeds, drawing nourishment, gradually sprouted. His vision was filled with light.

The line for "Thick Earth Technique" disappeared from the spell list, and a new Dao Seed was formed.

[The Dao Seed - Houtu Zengyuan (Unranked), hidden in the Chongmen acupoint, comprehends the true meaning of the Earth Dao spell 'Earthly Essence Purity', slightly enhancing the comprehension of Earth Dao spells.]

Ji An's mind left the stone tortoise, but he still closed his eyes to feel the lingering essence of the Dharma.

The earth, being receptive and virtuous, carries all things; the way of the earth itself is even more effective in regulating the earth's energy and enhancing the spirituality of its veins.

With the formation of a new Dao seed, it's time to test its effectiveness.

The green corn of this season has reached the tasseling stage. By comparing the harvest and growth time of the spiritual grain, we can see how many surprises the Dharma of the Earthly Way can bring.

The next morning.

Having completed his task for the day in the herb garden, Xiang Yong looked towards the thatched hut in the center.

Over the course of six months, his admiration for Ji An grew day by day.

The other party could complete the task in less than 15 minutes, which was more skillful than he, a spirit farmer who had spent most of his life in the spirit fields.

Every two months when the regions are exchanged, he can see the subtle differences in the growth of medicinal herbs in the two regions, something every experienced medicinal herb farmer can discern.

He admired the power of the Dharma in his heart, and lamented his own dullness. Several years ago, he had vaguely felt that he was about to glimpse the Dharma of the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique, but now, following his senior brother every day to comprehend the Dharma, he still hadn't crossed that threshold.

He stepped to the thatched hut and respectfully addressed the man standing outside the door:

"Senior brother, may I come in?"

Since the other party arrived here, there has never been a situation where there are not enough Wood Element Beads to condense.

The Wood Element Pearls condensed from the Purple Sun Wood are full of spiritual energy and can be circulated as crystals in the hands of high-level spiritual farmers.

At this moment, Ji An was practicing the Sharp Metal Technique. He stopped the spell, made a hand seal, and opened the door.

"Senior brother, after selling the wood elemental beads we've accumulated over the past six months, we got a total of sixteen spirit stones."

Xiang Yong took out spirit stones and handed them over. Recently, it was the period when the sect's medicine garden collected spirit herbs, and the demand for wood elemental beads had increased sharply, and the price had also increased slightly.

When Lao Zhang was still alive, the two of them rarely enjoyed such benefits, and the condensed wood elemental beads were barely enough.

Purple Yang Wood belongs to the sect and can be made into spirit charcoal. If the sect's deacons discover excessive extraction of spiritual energy from the wood during their inspections, they will be severely punished.

(End of this chapter)