Chapter 121 Foundation Establishment Level 3
After the first volcanic eruption, Ji An dug up a large amount of fertile volcanic ash and built a nursery on both sides of the cave.
Under the serene moonlight, the tips of the two red pine trees emitted a faint orange-red glow.
The two pine trees were planted by Ji An himself, and now they are over 30 feet tall and as thick as a water bucket, with lush branches and leaves.
At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the futon, practicing the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique.
His magical power condensed into waves, rapidly circulating within his immortal veins.
The Dao seed within the acupoints flickered with starlight as the magical power flowed.
Suddenly, a powerful suction force came from his dantian, like a whale sucking in water, swallowing all the magic power in his immortal meridians and then slowly expelling it.
A much stronger spiritual pressure emanated from Ji An's body. He noticed that his immortal meridians had become thicker and stronger, with more capillary branches appearing in the immortal meridians in his chest and abdomen.
Slowly finishing his practice, Ji An softly chanted a whistle.
After ten years of arduous cultivation in the stone cave, he has now reached the third level of the Foundation Establishment stage, but what he has gained over the years is far more than just an improvement in his cultivation level.
Several more radiant Dao seeds appeared in his acupoints.
[The Dao Seed - Refined Gold (Unranked) is hidden in the Yunmen Cave. It allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Xin Metal Dao spell 'True Gold in Fire,' slightly enhancing one's understanding of Xin Metal Dao spells.]
This Dao Seed was obtained after he reached the Great Perfection level of the Golden Armor Technique. Now that he has released the Golden Armor Technique, his whole body is filled with spiritual light. Even a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, who is using his full strength to control a mid-grade first-order magic sword, cannot cause him direct harm.
Even when the sword tip pierced him head-on, it only left a shallow white mark.
[Tao Seed - Fire in the Sky (Unranked), hidden in the Zhiyang acupoint, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Bing Fire Dao spell 'Yangyan', slightly enhancing their Bing Fire Dao spell comprehension.]
The Blazing Flame Technique, obtained at the Great Perfection level, can blast half a foot thick volcanic rock into fragments.
To Ji An's regret, he had no idea what would happen if he unleashed his Explosive Flame Technique and bombarded a cultivator who had mastered the Golden Armor Technique at the Great Perfection level.
[Tao Seed - Fire in Wood (Unranked), hidden in the Tianchi Cave, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Ding Fire Dao spell 'Warm Spirit Fire,' slightly enhancing their understanding of Ding Fire Dao spells.]
The Wood-Fire Seed obtained after the Flame Spell reaches the Great Perfection level can stimulate the vitality of fire-elemental spiritual plants.
[The Seed of Dao - The Birth of All Things (Unranked), hidden in the Huagai Acupoint, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Jia Wood Dao spell 'Flourishing,' slightly enhancing their understanding of Jia Wood Dao spells.]
The Dao Seed obtained after the Jade Wood Transformation Technique reaches its perfect level is most effective for wood and fire elemental spiritual plants.
Besides ironwood, the spiritual woods planted on Crimson Flame Peak are growing exceptionally well. The spiritual charcoal produced here is considered top-grade by the sect and is highly favored by many alchemists.
Especially in the last three or four years, alchemists have been coming to visit in an endless stream.
Li Lingyu explained that using his spirit charcoal to refine the medicinal herbs and nourish the elixir resulted in a elixir with slightly higher medicinal power compared to using other spirit charcoal.
Pills are meant to be taken over a long period of time. Even a small amount of extra medicinal power from a single pill can accumulate to a considerable amount over time.
The alchemists were keenly aware of this, so they flocked to Crimson Flame Peak to place orders.
Ji An believes that the majority of the credit goes to the Ding Fire Dao Seed and the Jia Wood Dao Seed.
He focused his mind on his dantian, and the stone turtle floating in the sea of magic power became even more agile than before.
[Master: Ji An]
[Taoist Rhyme: 0]
[Spiritual Calculation: Kan Spirit 7.8, Gen Spirit 2772.4, Zhen Spirit 0.9, Xun Spirit 14.2, Kun Spirit 42.6, Qian Spirit 2962.4, Dui Spirit 2952.3, Li Spirit 3108.6]
[Spell: Azure Wood Transformation Technique (Perfect 51%)]
The Mantra of Returning to the Origin of Thick Earth (74% Complete)
The Secret of Spring Breeze and Gentle Rain (72% Successful)
Golden Light Technique (Minor Success Rate 26%)
Explosive Fireball (Maximum 32%)
[Panshan Technique (Beginner 1%)]
Over the years, the spiritual energy used to enhance planting spells would be refined by him after a year or two.
Even the slightest improvement in magical skill will be directly reflected in the growth of the spirit tree.
Since he didn't need to go out, Ji An didn't refine those spiritual energy sources that could enhance combat techniques.
He enjoys accumulating a burst of inspiration to make a huge leap forward, and he finds the feeling of rapid advancement incredibly captivating.
Ten years of accumulation, all for this day.
His consciousness sank into the stone tortoise space, refining each spiritual energy in several stages.
As the number of Gen, Qian, Dui, and Li spirits decreases, the three spells, including Golden Light Technique, rapidly increase in power.
The land at the northeast position of the stone tortoise kept rising, and soon it rose into a towering mountain that seemed to have endless power coming from its feet.
Another seed of the Dao was generated, drifting gently into the acupoint.
[The Dao Seed - Immovable as a Mountain (Unranked), located in the Du Yu acupoint, allows one to comprehend the true meaning of the Earth element Dao spell 'Mountain,' slightly enhancing their understanding of Earth element Dao spells.]
When Ji An opened his eyes again, he had become a cultivator with profound combat skills, having traversed a path that many Foundation Establishment cultivators would take decades or even centuries to complete.
[Spell: Golden Light Spell (Minor Success 26% → Perfect Success 45%)]
Exploding Fireball (Mastery 32% → Perfection 23%)
Panshan Technique (Beginner 1% → Mastery 15%)
Ji An made a hand seal and gently waved his hand. A crescent-shaped golden blade disappeared into the rock without a sound.
He probed the crack with his divine sense and found that the spell penetrated more than two feet into the stone. It should be as easy as a hot knife through butter when cutting through a mid-grade first-tier defensive magic weapon.
As for how much damage it can cause to a first-tier high-grade defensive magic weapon, we'll have to experiment to find out.
He once again activated the Golden Light Technique, and a seemingly thin, golden circular light screen appeared in the palm of his left hand. The light screen was engraved with intricate runes and characters, resembling an exquisite work of art.
Ji An multitasked, using the Golden Light Technique once more, and a golden light screen appeared on his right hand as well.
Upgrading the Golden Light spell requires consuming both Dry Spirit and Exchange Spirit. This spell has two forms.
It can demonstrate both the sharpness of Geng metal and the resilience of Dui metal, which is like true gold in fire.
These two golden light screens are the defensive forms activated by the Golden Light Technique.
Learning the Golden Light Technique is equivalent to learning two spells, one offensive and one defensive.
The only thing that wasn't so comfortable was that, because he had chosen the Green Wood Everlasting Technique, even if he practiced the Golden Light Technique to perfection, it still consumed a lot of his mana.
Ji An unleashed the Golden Armor Technique, instantly transforming into a bronze statue. Then, he released the Rock Mountain Technique, and a layer of earth-yellow spiritual light immediately appeared on his body.
The Rock-Stone Technique is an earth-elemental spell that can greatly reduce the damage taken by cultivators.
The same type of spell cannot be applied to a cultivator at the same time, meaning that cultivators cannot increase their defense by activating two Golden Armor spells in succession.
But Ji An's current situation is fine; the defensive spells of the metal element and the earth element do not conflict and can work on him simultaneously.
Earth-based magic offers the strongest defense; the phrase "as heavy as a mountain" perfectly encapsulates this.
He learned from the jade slip containing miscellaneous records of cultivation that there was a sect in the Central Continent called Cangyue Sect, which was most famous for its earth-based cultivation techniques and spells, and whose disciples all had amazing defenses.
When fighting other cultivators, it often takes until the opponent has exhausted their mana to break through their defenses.
Ji An stepped out of the cave and unleashed a burst of fireballs. A yellow fireball the size of a football gathered in his hand, its surface occasionally flashing with a blue luster.
The intense heat radiated outwards as he activated his magic to create a fireball, much like kicking a soccer ball with great force.
The fiery tail of the flying meteor formed a line of fire, and in the blink of an eye, it struck the strange rock ten feet away.
With a thunderous roar, countless sparks and fragments of rock flew everywhere, their surfaces shimmering faintly—a sign of the intense heat of the flames.
Ji An nodded in satisfaction. The fireball was flying very fast, and any cultivator who was a little slow to react would be hit directly.
If the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's explosive fireball had been at his current level when he was attacked ten years ago, he probably would have 'split' back then.
The exploding fireball not only inflicts high-temperature burning damage, but also tearing damage when the flames burst forth.
If it hits an object directly, it can cause a huge impact force, and the damage caused by the impact should not be ignored.
The next day, Ji An finished his cultivation and went to check on the growth of the spirit fruit tree by the cold pool.
After ten years of careful cultivation, the spirit peach tree has now been upgraded to the first-grade superior level, but it has not yet blossomed.
Ji An was very pleased with this, because the fact that the peach tree had not blossomed for so many years meant that it was still in a period of rapid growth and had great potential for the future.
The apricot tree has reached the first-tier medium grade level, and it flowers and bears fruit once every three years. This year is its second time bearing fruit.
Last time, the tree bore more than forty fruits; this time, it has about one hundred and twenty fruits on the tree.
Ji An began casting spells, using the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, the Azure Wood Transformation Technique, and the Flaming Fire Mantra one by one.
The leaves of the fruit tree shimmered with a spiritual light, like a precious tree from a celestial family.
With his meticulous care, each of the spirit apricots was the size of a goose egg, exceeding the size of the first-grade mid-level spirit apricot trees planted by others.
These words were spoken by Ye Changqing. In recent years, his senior brother Ye has often come to him for tea and then freeload meals.
Thanks to the frequent visits of the other party, Ji An was able to learn about the sect's various movements and gossip, thus avoiding being completely cut off from information.
Although he maintained contact with several senior brothers and Zhang Yuanshan, they rarely discussed the sect's secrets and rumors.
A silver communication sword flew into Crimson Flame Peak and hovered around Ji An.
He took the talisman sword, read its information, and used a magic seal to open the portal of the mountain-protecting formation. A flying boat, seven or eight zhang long and two zhang wide, sailed into Crimson Flame Peak.
Upon seeing the flying boat, Ji An let out a long roar and waved from afar.
As the flying boat approached the icy pool, Ye Changqing, dressed in a black robe, leaped down from it, resembling a plump crow.
After landing, he laughed heartily:
"Junior Brother Ji, the sect has issued a task requiring you to provide fifty more Blazing Flame Talismans each month, which will allow you to earn even more contribution points."
Here, I've already sent over all the necessary materials for making the talisman.
As he spoke, he made hand seals, and the huge flying boat was transformed into a tiny boat and put into his sleeve.
"Wow, this apricot has grown bigger than before. Junior brother, you have excellent skills."
Ye Changqing gave a thumbs-up in praise. The two were already very close, and he could feel the spiritual pressure emanating from Ji An. His eyes widened as much as Xing'er's.
"You, you've broken through to the third level of Foundation Establishment?!"
(End of this chapter)
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