Chapter 245 Reunion
Ji An adjusted his breathing and calmed his mind. When his mind was completely still and his consciousness was clear and undisturbed, he resumed the secret technique.
The magical power surged from his dantian, like a seed sprouting from hibernation, and the purest power of growth burst forth.
The magical power circulated along a specific route, and wherever it went, the immortal veins were tinged with emerald green.
Mysterious spiritual energy seeped into the immortal veins, making them more powerful and resilient.
It's as if the plants have gone through an autumn, their green leaves have withered and turned yellow, their vitality has been withdrawn and hidden, seemingly declining but actually dormant.
The flow of magical power within the immortal veins gradually ceased, as if it had turned into a stagnant pool.
Flowers bloom in spring, and leaves fall in autumn.
Hidden life sprouts from the darkness and glimpses the light of day.
The pale silver light reappeared, flowing joyfully, occasionally drawing some mysterious aura from the flowing magical power.
Ji An showed no sorrow or joy, as if none of this had happened. He steadily operated the secret technique, quietly "watching" the flowers bloom and wither.
As the magical power flowed, the Dao seeds shone brightly in turn, with the Jia and Yi wood Dao seeds shining the brightest.
Half an hour later, the light of life returned to its dormant state, and Ji An slowly finished his practice.
A vibrant energy emanates from within the body, nourishing both the physical body and the soul.
'hey-hey. '
Ji An chuckled inwardly, recalling his childhood in his previous life, feeling a sense of exhilaration as he finished his winter vacation homework just a few days after it was handed out.
He walked slowly out of the orchard with his hands behind his back. The next thing he needed to do was to farm well and accumulate merits so that he could exchange them for the Qi-Nourishing Pill as soon as possible.
Back at the edge of the cold pool, Ji An called out:
"Yuhan, add a section of bamboo tube containing mulberry wine to your lunch."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Xia Yuhan jogged away.
Xia Yulian hurriedly placed the dishes on the table and asked with a smile:
"Uncle-Master, you look so happy. What's made you so delighted?"
Lunch was delayed for quite some time today. Could it be that my martial uncle has gained some new insights into cultivation?
"Haha, you haven't reached my level yet, you wouldn't understand the joy of cultivation even if I explained it to you."
Xia Yulian's heart was stirred, and she thought to herself:
"Uncle-Master, are you serious? Others might not have an epiphany for years, but you seem to gain insights every few years!"
Ji An sat down, a gentle breeze caressing his face and his hair flying in the wind.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll inform Huang Xuan that everyone will be rewarded with ten spirit stones."
Appreciating spirit stones is for a festive occasion, but it's not advisable to appreciate too many.
"Yes, sir. I will inform Junior Brother Huang as soon as he returns."
The price at which the sect buys spirit rice and talisman paper has increased significantly, and all the previously neglected and low-grade fields have been cultivated by spirit farmers.
If there was nothing wrong with Crimson Flame Peak, Huang Xuan and Li Cheng would always leave early and return late to take care of the spirit field.
Xia Yulian sighed inwardly. The spirit farmers had also ushered in spring, but the price of spirit fish not only did not increase but instead showed a downward trend.
Fortunately, all the spirit fish shares that she and her sister obtained from the cold pool were bought by their master, so they didn't have to worry about price fluctuations.
Two months have passed.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, its gentle and beautiful light shining on the mountains.
The night breeze is like a song, and the leaves rustle.
The golden-veined white jade leaves of the Youyue Cangyu tree sounded like beautiful jade striking each other, producing a melodious and clear sound.
Ji An finished his cultivation and tilted his head slightly. The moonlight shone like a mirror, reflecting his eyebrows and hair, and the upturned corners of his mouth.
I exhaled a breath of stale air and immediately felt refreshed.
Since he began cultivating his life light, he has found that the speed at which he refines spiritual energy has increased, and it is currently half a percent faster than before he found his life light.
As the life force grows stronger, the refining speed tends to increase.
At the same time, the speed of refining spiritual objects is also accelerating.
Based on this situation, it shouldn't take him too long to break through to the next minor realm.
Ji An nodded secretly. Cultivators with low-level aptitude face two difficulties. The first difficulty is that their efficiency in refining spiritual energy is too slow. They waste 70 to 80% of the spiritual energy they absorb, making it impossible to quickly improve their cultivation level.
The second difficulty is that there are too many bottlenecks. Breaking through the mid-stage of Qi Refining, the late-stage of Qi Refining, the Foundation Establishment stage, the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and so on, always wastes a lot of time. Sometimes, even taking breakthrough pills cannot break through, which is too exhausting for one's will.
Most cultivators are unable to reach the threshold of a higher realm when their lifespan comes to an end.
If one can fully comprehend the divine intent within the cultivation technique, it can greatly reduce the difficulty of overcoming bottlenecks. For Ji An, this is a blessing.
His aptitude continuously improved with his cultivation level, and he rarely wasted time on bottlenecks, allowing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.
He piloted the flying shuttle, soaring towards the mountainside.
At the entrance of the cave, the Crimson Cloud Pine emitted a dazzling light like a furnace fire, providing warmth in the cold wind.
Ji An activated the forbidden technique to enter the cave, and the spiritual plants in the herb garden grew vigorously.
The three spells, Thick Earth Returning to Origin Incantation, Green Wood Transformation Technique, and Spring Breeze Transforming into Rain Technique, were used in sequence, causing the rock wall to shimmer with light.
The gentle rain poured down, its moistening scent filling the air and refreshing the soul.
Ji An's eyebrows showed joy. After finding the life light, the effect of the spell had improved again, and the maturation time of the spiritual medicine would be shortened once more.
A second leaf is sprouting on the petiole of the Tianyuan ginseng, and most of the silvery-white spots on the leaves of the Xinghun grass have turned golden.
In three or four years at most, these two medicinal herbs will reach the age of a hundred years.
The Blood Luo Fruit is now the size of an egg, and there are two spirit trees, each bearing twelve fruits.
Once these medicinal herbs mature, they will be enough to form the main ingredients for two batches of Nourishing Essence Pills.
As the days went by, the battle in Mingfeng Mountain Immortal City became increasingly fierce, with large groups of demonic beasts launching attacks on the city from time to time.
The flesh and blood of cultivators have a fatal attraction for demonic beasts, who will instinctively gather in areas with many cultivators.
With the demon kings adding fuel to the fire, attacking the immortal city was their best option.
The changing situation along the Mingfeng Mountain line is not expected to have a significant impact on the Jinling Sect, which is thousands of miles away, for the time being.
Some disciples received a summons from the sect, but most disciples continued their lives as usual.
The prices of resources such as spirit rice, talisman paper, refining materials, and puppet beasts began to rise, but under the control of the sect, the increase was not significant.
Beside the cold pool, under the Tianyuan pear tree.
Huang Xuan and Li Cheng were picking spiritual fruits.
Ji An stood with his hands behind his back and gave the instructions:
"One gift box contains four fruits, two gift boxes contain two fruits, and then there is a box containing ten fruits each. The rest of the spiritual fruits are stored in the secret vault."
He was slightly worried, as there was only one second-tier Heavenly Origin Pear Tree on Crimson Flame Peak, bearing thirty-six fruits.
Now that his network of connections is expanding, he can only send some to his closest friends and mentors to try, and he keeps the rest for himself.
The Tianyuan Pear is a water-elemental spiritual fruit, which is quite beneficial to him.
The Xia sisters, Yuhan and Yuhan, packed the fruits one by one into a wooden box with exquisite carvings, and then affixed a spirit-sealing talisman.
Ji An took out a list containing the names of his senior brothers and sisters, as well as Zhang Yuanshan, Chu He, and Zhao Mengyao. Each of them received a spirit fruit.
"Huang Xuan, Li Cheng, you two will send these gift boxes out tomorrow."
The gift box contains two spirit fruits. One is to be given to Uncle-Master Jia Yu, to be given to him when he goes to the Chaoyang Peak secret vault to exchange for spirit items.
The other one is to be given to Wei Songnian and his wife; it's not too late to give it to Junior Brother Wei when he returns to the sect.
As for the gift box containing four spiritual fruits, it is naturally meant for Master.
Time is merciless; many people have grown old and gray, and many cultivators have died on the front lines of Mingfeng Mountain.
Liu Yu leaped off the fiery golden wheel and landed steadily beside the icy pool.
"Yulian, is Junior Brother Ji here?"
His voice was clear and resonant, like a strong wind blowing across the mountains, or like a raging fire burning across the fields.
The female cultivator, who was busy scaling fish, hurriedly washed her hands, wiped them haphazardly on her Taoist robe, and cupped her hands in greeting:
"In response to your question, Uncle Ji should be refining pills in his cave at this time."
Please have a seat in the living room; I'll make some tea.
Alchemists cannot be disturbed while they are refining pills, so she did not mention reporting it at all.
Liu Yu pointed to the stone table under the shade of the tree and smiled gently:
"I'm fine sitting outside. Also, I won't be drinking tea today; a jar of pine nut wine will suffice."
Xia Yulian raised her eyebrows slightly and said:
"Please wait a moment, Uncle-Master, I'll go to the warehouse to get the wine."
The other person rarely drinks on their own initiative, so they must have encountered something happy.
She quickly took out a jar of top-grade pine nut wine; she did not have the authority to use second-tier spiritual wine.
Liu Yu accepted the spirit wine and waved his hand, saying:
"You go ahead and do your thing, I'll just drink alone. Remember to cook extra for dinner, I came here specifically to freeload today."
"Excuse me," Xia Yulian said, bowing slightly before returning to her work by the cold pool.
A moment later, a flying boat landed on the cold pool.
Liu Yu turned her head slightly and saw Du Huaiyuan and Xia Yuhan walk out.
The female cultivator, blushing shyly, bowed from afar and ran towards the kitchen.
Du Huaiyuan walked over with a smug look on his face and said:
"Senior Brother Liu, when did you return to the sect? Is the fighting on the front lines no longer tense?"
He heard that the battle at Mingfeng Mountain was extremely fierce, and that flying demonic beasts had already crossed the Immortal City to harass the rear.
At this time, the Enforcement Hall, as the backbone of the organization, should also be the busiest.
"I returned to the sect yesterday. There are no large groups of demonic beasts crossing the defense line now, so the front line is relatively safe."
Liu Yu leaned slightly forward, blinked, and smiled:
"What just happened? Did Junior Brother and Fellow Daoist Xia go on a trip together?"
Xia Yuhan wouldn't blush if nothing happened between them.
"Hehe," Du Huaiyuan coughed a few times, slightly embarrassed, and whispered:
"Fellow Daoist Xia and I are in love with each other and plan to become Daoist partners and hold a dual cultivation ceremony once she breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage."
He paused, then hurriedly explained:
"Unlike you and Junior Brother Ji, who have made rapid progress in cultivation, I have no hope of breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage. It would be nice to live the life of an immortal couple as soon as possible."
He is now seventy years old and still stuck at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. After more than ten years of arduous cultivation without any results, he has finally realized that he is just an ordinary cultivator.
My future goal is to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment; the Central Origin stage is just a dream.
Currently, the sect has over 1,200 Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and just over 40 Origin Stage cultivators.
Given this ratio, he has absolutely no hope.
Improving one's cultivation level is not subject to the cultivator's will.
He felt that his lifelong pursuit of knowledge was aimed at reaching the level of his master, but the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment Ninth Level cultivator was no different from that of a Foundation Establishment Early Level cultivator.
Since I can't break through to the Chaoyuan stage, I might as well enjoy the world's prosperity in peace.
If I can use my accumulated knowledge and skills to raise offspring who can go further in life, then this life will be fulfilling.
Du Huaiyuan shouted loudly:
"Yu Han, take out some of the second-grade mulberry wine and pine nut wine that I have stored here. Senior Brother Liu and I will drink a few jars together!"
(End of this chapter)
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