Chapter 981 High-Grade Yin-Yang Dao Seed

[Master: Ji An]

[Taoist Rhyme: Yin 686.3, Yang 641.6]

[Spiritual clues: Kan (坎) spirit 263512.5, Gen (艮) spirit 42624.9, Zhen (震) spirit 46332.1, Xun (巽) spirit 337564.4, Kun (坤) spirit 55762.3, Qian (乾) spirit 28781.5, Dui (兑) spirit 51465.8, Li (离) spirit 46213.7]

[Spell: Yin Yang Spirit Transformation Technique (Perfection 17% → 100%)]

Vertical Golden Light (Dacheng 82%)】

[Tao Seed - Yin Yang Two Forms (Superior Grade): Comprehends the principle that Yin and Yang give rise to all things, enhances understanding of the Tao of Yin and Yang, and increases the power of spells.]

The line of text containing the Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique gradually blurred and eventually disappeared.

All the spiritual energy added up to nearly 900,000, but when converted into Daoist rhyme, it was only a few dozen points. This is why Ji An directly refined the Daoist rhyme.

The fact that the spell's grade was raised to the Great Perfection level also led to an increase in the Dao Seed grade, which was a completely unexpected bonus. With the two factors combined, the spell's power will be greatly enhanced.

Ji An couldn't wait to cast the spell again, releasing the Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique, carefully sensing how much the power of the magic had increased amidst the thunder and rain.

His smile grew wider and wider, and his hearty laughter echoed through every corner of the mountains.

Judging from the concentration of the divine intent in the spell, the spell's power is more than twice that of before.

In this way, the remaining Five Elements Divine Intent can not only meet the daily needs of the spiritual plants, but also provide greater nourishment to the spiritual fields, and the speed at which the spiritual vein's grade improves will also be greatly accelerated.

Ji An pondered for a moment, then issued the order again:

"Refine all the spiritual energy and Daoist essence to elevate the grade of the Golden Light Across the Earth."

The Dao Seed's rank has just been upgraded, and these Daoist rhymes could absolutely not raise the Golden Light of the Vertical Earth by one rank.

With the imminent arrival of the Vast Ocean Realm, improving one's flying escape spells will greatly ensure safety.

His consciousness was drawn into the stone tortoise's mysterious space, where he began tirelessly practicing spells.

The spiritual energy was quickly depleted, then the Daoist aura began to decrease, and finally everything that could be consumed was consumed.

After his consciousness returned to his body, he reconnected with the stone turtle.

[Master: Ji An]

[Taoist Rhyme: Yin 44.7, Yang 0]

[Inspiration: 0]

[Spell: Golden Light Across the Earth (Mastery 82% → Perfection 59%)]

Spells require the combined participation of Yin and Yang forces to be enhanced; otherwise, none of these Yin-attribute Daoist principles will remain.

"Mission accomplished, time to return home."

Ji An released a golden light that seemed to leap across the ground, and flew towards Starfish City.

The spirit tree grew ring after ring, and more than two hundred years passed like fleeting clouds.

In the gourd world, Ji An gazed up at the flowers on the Gathering Yuan Tree, lost in thought.

Ah Yun stepped forward gracefully and said gently:

"Your Majesty, the banquet is ready. Please come and dine."

Her beauty has not faded at all over time; her skin is even more delicate and tender than it was back then.

The skeleton inside the body has been replaced with fifth-grade low-level lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood, and the magic array has also been replaced.

She now possesses a sense of taste and can savor delicious food. The spiritual food and wine she consumes are burned by a special furnace array, and the resulting energy recharges the high-grade spirit stones.

Not only that, she can also unleash the Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique and the Yin-Yang Divine Thunder, and her magical power can reach the level of mastery.

Ji An took great care of the puppet that had been with him for many years. In a sense, A Yun could be considered half a fellow Daoist.

A leaf twirled down, and he reached out, pinched its stem, and turned back to say:

"Let's go."

The two sat down at the table. The meat used for the spiritual food was high-grade fifth-rank sea beast meat.

Sea creatures rarely take human form, so Ji An felt no aversion to eating their flesh.

The spirit wine is brewed from the seeds of the Azure Moon Purple Spirit Fir and the Jade Leaf Mulberry, using fifth-grade low-quality spirit seeds and fourth-grade high-quality mulberries.

Despite hundreds of years of cultivation, neither the Crimson Cloud Pine nor the Jade Leaf Mulberry has reached the fifth rank, a fact that Ji An deeply regrets.

He had no better solution to this; some things are beyond human control, and he had long understood that this was part of the natural order.

Ayun poured the wine, raised her cup, and said:

"Your Majesty, I wish you a safe journey. If there is any need for me, please be sure to let me out."

She would also have a drink and a few bites of food with her master whenever he ate.

Ji An raised his glass, nodded, and then drank it all in one gulp.

He savored the lingering fragrance of the spirit wine, a slight smile on his face:

"It's safe for you to stay in the small world. If you encounter danger, I can escape. However, if you are injured in battle, it may affect your soul stone, which would mean the end of your life."

If the battle is not intense, there is no need for the opponent to take action; if the battle is very dangerous, it is meaningless to release the opponent.

Therefore, releasing the opponent out of the small world to fight is of no practical use.

Ayun was a little sullen, but then she thought about it and became happy again. It was precisely because her master cherished her that he would not let her go into danger.

"But isn't battle the destiny of creation?"

Ji An curled his lip, "Your original role wasn't combat. You haven't accumulated any combat experience over the years, so don't cause trouble."

The other party just needs to be a good housekeeper; they don't need to put in any effort.

After eating the spiritual food, Ji An stood up and said:

"I'll tidy up the table later, and then you can take a walk with me."

Over two centuries of cultivation have brought about remarkable changes in the world of gourds.

For other cultivators at the Three Flowers Realm, this short period of time wouldn't bring much change to the small world, but it didn't apply to him.

Thanks to the powerful Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique and other various abilities, the spiritual fields in the small world all reached the middle grade of the fifth rank a hundred years ago, and the spiritual veins were upgraded to the middle grade of the fifth rank three years ago.

He felt that not only the power of the magic, but also the five spiritual roots of heaven and earth played a very important role in it.

Now he can feel the circulation of the five elements at all times, subtly and silently improving every inch of land.

The improvement of the spiritual vein's grade was consistent with that of the Gathering Yuan Tree. This most important spiritual root of heaven and earth had been nourished by the ashes of various fifth-order sea beasts, and the massive resources invested had yielded the rewards it deserved.

It was the first mid-grade fifth-tier spiritual plant, marking the official entry of the gourd world into the era of mid-grade fifth-tier plants.

The Qilin beast, transformed from the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, peeked its head out from the leaves, glanced at its master's departing figure, and then shrank back.

Its grade has been upgraded to mid-grade fifth rank, making it the highest-grade spiritual treasure in Ji An's possession.

Ayun pointed to the spiritual fruits hanging on the Soul-Nourishing Wood and laughed, "This is the third time it has borne fruit. If the opening of the Vast Sea Realm's portal had been delayed by twenty or thirty years, Your Majesty would have been able to harvest them."

The spiritual fruit not only has the effect of rapidly increasing the power of the soul, but also can quickly restore the power of spiritual consciousness when consumed, making it a strategic resource.

Unfortunately, there are only two spirit fruits each time, making them even rarer than the five-colored flower, while the current Gathering Yuan Tree can still bloom six flowers.

There was no regret in Ji An's eyes as he said:

"My initial expectation was to harvest the Soul Nourishing Fruit a second time before entering the Vast Sea Realm."

Due to the greatly enhanced power of the Yin-Yang Transformation Spirit Technique, the maturation cycle of various spiritual fruits has been shortened considerably, and the accumulation speed of spiritual herbs has also increased significantly.

Soul-Nourishing Fruits can be refined into Soul-Nourishing Pills. Xuan Shuang Sanren initially offered to supply one hundred Soul-Nourishing Fruits, but Ji An sternly refused.

Calculated from the time the spiritual fruit is harvested after it matures, it takes more than seventy years to harvest it again. Each time, two fruits are obtained, and it would take nearly four thousand years to meet the supply of one hundred fruits. The debt cycle is too long.

After a long discussion, the pill formula was finally obtained in exchange for the supply of twenty spirit fruits.

The good news is that the Soul-Nourishing Fruit has spawned seeds, and there are currently five Soul-Nourishing Trees in the Calabash World, with more to come.

Of these five Soul-Nourishing Trees, one is a low-grade fifth-rank tree, two are top-grade fourth-rank trees, and the remaining two are high-grade fourth-rank trees.

Now, all the other spiritual herbs for refining the Soul Nourishing Pill have been planted in the small world, and their lifespan has now accumulated to about eight thousand years.

The two continued forward, where three fifth-grade low-quality golden-leaf sandalwood trees stood.

The best soul-nourishing incense requires soul-nourishing flowers and the heartwood of golden sandalwood. He currently has a hundred golden sandalwood trees planted, all for the purpose of accumulating enough spiritual wood to harvest the heartwood and refine the incense.

The effects of the top-grade soul-nourishing incense are 30-40% better than the fifth-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea. In the future, when conditions permit, we should definitely use the best products.

For cultivators, material resources are not the most important thing, but having resources can make their efforts twice as effective.

Others need to painstakingly seek opportunities, but Ji An possesses the Stone Turtle and the Gourd World, and can satisfy his cultivation needs simply by farming peacefully.

"Your Majesty, if you were to cut down the golden-leaf sandalwood in the future, could you please leave me some small pieces? I would like to use them for carving."

Ayun asked expectantly, as she often used carving to pass the time in her spare time.

"You can keep the branches that are less than the thickness of a thumb, but I can't give you any other better materials."

Ji An replied that he did not yet know how long it would take to cultivate a golden sandalwood tree to the fifth-grade low-level, and he would use every resource carefully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, hehe."

Ji An walked ahead with his hands behind his back and sighed:

"It's really a headache that these precious plants, such as the Yin Soul Fruit Tree, the Purple Gold Wutong Tree, and the Azure Mist Tree, haven't been cultivated to the fifth level."

If these spirit trees can only reach the highest level of fourth-grade top quality, they will definitely be eliminated in the future.

These sacred trees have witnessed his growth, and it would be a real pity to cut them down.

He has already begun to cultivate lightning-struck wood using the divine lightning of the Yi Wood, but there have been no successful cases of these spiritual plants.

He has now figured out some patterns: the deeper the roots of a spiritual plant, the more difficult it is to cultivate into lightning-struck wood.

Those spiritual roots of heaven and earth probably would never cultivate lightning-struck wood; this must be the balance of the natural order.

The two arrived at the area where Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo was planted. There were thirty-six fifth-grade low-level lightning-struck wood plants here, making it the most abundant type of fifth-grade spirit wood. The golden leaves produced here played a significant role in the process of exchanging for fifth-grade high-level materials.

Ah Yun gazed at the sword bamboo and sighed softly.

She doesn't use lightning-struck wood as a carving material, as this type of spiritual material contains the power of lightning, which has a strong interfering effect on the magic array within her body.

Ji An bypassed this area and came to the Thunderstruck Wood Spirit Fruit Tree, where there were six fifth-grade low-level fruit trees.

However, Xuan Shuang Sanren did not have any pill recipes that used this kind of spiritual fruit as an ingredient. He ate a small portion of the spiritual fruit that the spiritual tree bore, and kept some to use as resources for quickly restoring his mana.

About 60% of the spirit fruits were exchanged for fifth-grade high-quality resources. Not only the Earth Spirit Fruit, but also all the fifth-grade low-quality spirit fruits except for the Gathering Yuan Tree, Fusang Tree and Panyun Tree were exchanged for materials.

By gathering all the resources produced in the entire gourd world, Ji An finally accumulated enough resources to refine a fifth-grade high-quality spiritual treasure more than twenty years ago.

Ji An led A Yun and flew into the blue earth, where the Azure Jade Tree stood tall, its branches swaying in the wind.

Ayun pointed to the spirit fruit, which resembled a piece of jade, and clapped her hands, saying:

"Your Majesty, how long do you think it will take for this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root to be upgraded to the middle grade of the fifth rank?"

The spirit tree that we are currently focusing on cultivating is this one, and the ashes of all the fifth-tier sea beasts are systematically buried at the base of the tree.

Ji An placed his hand on the tree bark, stroking its smooth surface, and said:

"I can't guess; the situation is different for each spirit tree."

This is the third spirit tree that we are focusing on cultivating, and there is no sign of it being upgraded in grade yet.

His plan is to cultivate all the spiritual trees of heaven and earth to the middle grade of the fifth rank, and then continue to cultivate the spiritual roots of heaven and earth in the current order.

He removed his hand and continued walking forward. Among the fifth-grade low-level plants in this land were four Lightning-Struck Wood and Azure Jade Tree, twelve Azure Moon Purple Spirit Fir, twenty-eight Lightning-Struck Azure Dragon Wood, and sixteen Bodhi Trees.

The fact that the Bodhi tree could be elevated to the fifth level demonstrates that the spiritual foundation of those Buddhist practitioners should not be underestimated.

Ji An has not yet fought against a cultivator at the Three Flowers Realm level. In a few days, when he enters the Vast Sea Realm, he will likely have to fight against such cultivators, so he must remain vigilant.

Following behind, A-Yun quickened her pace to catch up with her master, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, if you ever cut down a fifth-tier Bodhi tree in the future, please leave some material for me."

Bodhi tree is an excellent material for carving; it is the most commonly used material for her.

"Alright, if you cut down the Bodhi tree, all branches below the thickness of my wrist are yours."

Ji An generously stated that the materials from the spirit wood could be used to refine the Bodhi Auspicious Incense, and he had no plans to cut down any fifth-tier plants for the time being.

This is essentially a worthless check; it could be many years before it's cashed.

After thinking it over, he added, "If the spiritual materials are confirmed to have other great uses, then the materials we can give you are limited."

Adding this sentence will make it watertight; you can't pretend to be generous and cause trouble.

Ayun's eyes sparkled with happiness as she cupped her hands and said:

"Thank you, I would be satisfied with just a few pieces of material as thick as a wrist."

Even before stepping into the crimson spiritual field, one could feel the rolling heat waves as they approached its edge.

There are no wood-elemental spirit trees planted near the dividing line, and no metal-elemental spirit trees planted on the other side. Only the area adjacent to the yellow spirit fields can plant earth-elemental spirit trees.

Because of the harsh growing conditions, the planted wood and metal elemental trees have difficulty growing, so there is an open space of about fifty feet.

These are some of the drawbacks of the Five Elements cycle, but overall the benefits of the Five Elements cycle are still enormous.

Ayun opened her arms to welcome the heat wave. When she was still a fourth-level puppet, appearing in the Crimson Spirit Field was a torment, but now that torment was much less.

Ji An flew slowly across the clouds, hovering above the Fusang tree. The temperature here was the highest, and the lava lake was filled with churning crimson waves.

Looking at the flowering spirit tree, Ayun smiled and said:

"The Gathering Yuan Tree was the first to reach the fifth-grade mid-level, but unexpectedly, the first mid-grade spirit tree to flower and bear fruit was the Fusang Tree."

(End of this chapter)