Chapter 300 Nameless Spiritual Plant
Jia Yu, Han Yan, and Ye Changqing received gifts and chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving together.
Before leaving, Jia Yu took out a jade slip and said:
"Junior brother, inside are the benefits and various obligations that a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage can enjoy."
Similar to the Foundation Establishment stage, the first three years are spent enjoying benefits without having to fulfill obligations.
Cultivation resources can be obtained from the Treasure Pavilion, once every three years. You can collect them in six months; remember to visit me then.
Ji An accepted the jade slip and bowed in thanks.
Han Yan patted her spirit beast pouch, summoning a majestic and powerful golden-feathered eagle, and laughed:
"This is my tamed beast 'Golden Feather Slave,' a demon beast at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, whose flight speed is comparable to that of an ordinary spiritual weapon."
Goodbye, everyone.
Under the sunlight, the golden eagle's body gleamed with a dull metallic luster, exuding a majestic aura.
Goodbye, senior sister.
Once its master was settled, the giant eagle crouched slightly, then suddenly used its thick, golden thighs to lift itself into the air.
It let out an excited neigh and flew away.
Jia Yu shook her head slightly and said:
"Back then, I also wanted to raise a golden eagle, but after I took over the Treasure Pavilion and didn't need to go out, I gave up the idea."
He made a hand seal, and the gourd of wine grew to the size of a small car.
Ji An grinned and asked the question that had been weighing on his mind for a long time:
"Senior brother, how many kilograms of spirit wine can this treasure of yours hold?"
He was glad he hadn't boasted about filling the gourd to the brim; judging by the size of the gourd, it could probably hold most of the warehouse's inventory.
"Only three thousand catties."
Jia Yu leaped onto the middle of the gourd and proudly patted it:
"Goodbye."
Actually, he wasn't telling the truth. The gourd was divided into five spaces, the largest of which could hold three thousand catties of spirit wine, and the smaller ones could each hold five hundred catties.
As a seasoned drinker, of course I need to try different flavors of alcohol.
Only the disciples of the Ningcui Cliff lineage remained on Crimson Flame Peak. Ge Ying's gaze swept across the disciples' faces, and she nodded slightly.
Not all the disciples of Ningcui Cliff were present; only Zhong Yuefei, one of the senior disciples, was there, indicating that Ji An had not invited the others.
Because of her habit of taking on disciples, she would wait until all of them broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage after taking on a batch of disciples, and then wait one or two decades before taking on disciples again.
Therefore, the relationships between disciples from different batches were not deep.
However, she, as the master, couldn't worry about how her disciples got along, and could only let things take their course.
She coughed softly and said:
"I asked Uncle Zhang of the Diligent Work Hall today, and he said that Uncle Chu Huaige will be available in five days, at which time he can set up teleportation arrays at Ningcui Cliff and Chiyan Peak."
"Ji An, stay in the cave and don't go out these next few days."
At this moment, Li Lingyu and Mu Qingwan exchanged a glance and both covered their mouths and chuckled.
Ge Ying frowned slightly and asked:
What are you two laughing at?
She was somewhat baffled, completely unaware of what her two disciples found so funny.
Li Lingyu suppressed a laugh, put on a serious expression, and said:
“Master, I think that even without your instructions, Junior Brother will not leave Crimson Flame Peak.”
Have you forgotten that Junior Brother Fang has not left Crimson Flame Peak for ten years?
The title of 'Stone Turtle Cultivator' did not disappear after Ji An became a Chaoyuan stage cultivator; on the contrary, it spread even more widely among many alchemists.
Ji An scratched his head. This was all a dark history, but his master knew the truth behind it.
He coughed and said:
"Master, I have no plans to go out in the next few days."
These past few days he's been busy opening up the Wood Element Divine Palace; without opening the palace, he simply cannot proceed with the next stage of cultivation.
He was very anxious and didn't want to go anywhere.
Ge Ying nodded in agreement and continued:
"Once the teleportation array is completed, I hope you can spare half a day every ten days to come to Ningcui Cliff, where I will entrust the affairs of the herb garden to you."
"After a few years, when my energy is no longer sufficient, you will take over Ningcui Cliff entirely."
The disciple has just broken through to the Chaoyuan stage, and there must be many things to do and new realms of cultivation to explore. Otherwise, she would want to let go now.
"I will obey Master's orders."
Ji An readily agreed. With the teleportation array connecting them, it would only take an extra hour every two days, which was acceptable.
Ge Ying smiled, her expression relaxing, and asked again:
"Have you continued to study alchemy in recent years? What kinds of pills can you refine now? What level can you achieve with your finished pills?"
She asked three questions at once: if a disciple makes a breakthrough in the art of alchemy, he will have fully inherited the lineage of Ningcui Cliff.
Ji An paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice:
"This disciple can now skillfully refine the Azure Lotus Pill with an 80% success rate. Every two batches will definitely produce a high-quality pill."
Li Lingyu's heart skipped a beat, and she unconsciously grinned, thinking to herself:
Junior brother, no way!
"It's one thing that your cultivation level far surpasses mine, but why is your alchemy skill also superior?"
She now has a barely 60% success rate in refining the Azure Lotus Pill.
The opponent's current performance completely overwhelmed her.
Mu Qingwan fell silent; her skill in refining the Azure Lotus Pill was also inferior to Ji An's.
Zhong Yuefei smoothed her loose hair and gave a wry smile.
Her skill in refining the Azure Lotus Pill was comparable to that of Junior Brother Ji, but she had forty years of experience in refining this kind of pill.
'Junior brother, your cultivation is already so high, yet you still want to steal our alchemists' jobs?'
She had heard her master talk about her junior brother learning alchemy, but she didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
It seems that in less than two years, the other party's alchemy skills will surely surpass hers.
"Great! Your progress is always impressive."
Ge Ying was very happy; this disciple's excellence always exceeded her expectations.
Although she didn't provide much instruction and always gave me a sense of getting something for nothing, it felt really good.
Du Huaiyuan chuckled and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Congratulations, junior brother. In a few days, you should be able to refine the pills that cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage will be able to take."
I really want to see it for myself then.
Long ago, he accepted the fact that he was just an ordinary monk.
Since he saw through the truth, he felt that the world had become much wider.
"Congratulations!"
Li Lingyu and the others responded with smiles. From an external perspective, their junior brother had become the face of Ningcui Cliff, and the stronger his skills, the better.
"Same to you, but I'm not quite a good alchemist, as I can only refine a few pills."
Ji An responded that, to date, he has only been able to refine four types of pills: Bigu Pill, Shenyuan Pill, Yanyang Pill, and Qinglian Pill.
Normally, an alchemist who can refine pills for the mid-Foundation Establishment stage is considered qualified if they can refine ten different types of pills.
Ge Ying waved her hand and smiled:
"Judging from the current results, you have a talent for alchemy, and you will naturally accumulate more experience in refining various kinds of pills in the future."
With talent, accumulating refining experience is much faster; otherwise, one can only slowly and painstakingly endure the process.
As dusk fell, Ji An instructed his maid to prepare two light soups and brew a mid-grade second-level spiritual tea to entertain everyone.
Under the bright moon, the group chatted for an hour before dispersing.
After Ji An saw everyone off, the noise subsided, and Crimson Flame Peak returned to its usual tranquility.
Wei Songtao bowed slightly and presented an account book:
"Grandmaster, this is the registered gift list. Please take a look."
When welcoming or seeing off guests, keep a record of the gifts they give, so you'll have a basis for reciprocating later.
Ji An took the gift list, glanced at it, and put it into his storage bag, saying:
"Half a month later, I will host a banquet to welcome your brother, as well as Liang Qiu, Yu Han, Yu Lian and others."
The spirit field hasn't been used yet; we need to hurry up and finish the more important things. We can look at the gift list later.
"This disciple has noted it down."
"You take thirty spirit stones from the warehouse, and each of you three takes ten."
It's been a busy day, get some rest.
"Thank you for the reward, Master."
A smile appeared on Wei Songtao's face. Working at Chiyan Peak was very comfortable. As long as you did your job well, your master was never stingy with rewards.
"There's one more thing. Remember to clear a space next to the tea trees tomorrow. I want to plant the Blood Soul Profound Origin Tree."
"Yes, ma'am."
Ji An made hand seals and began to cast a spell on the spiritual field.
The dazzling sound and light effects of the Chaoyuan-era magic adorned the bright moonlight.
Grey-feathered sand geese flew to their master's vicinity and frolicked in the rain.
Soon after, they arrived at the pine forest.
Within the warm 'flames' of the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell, the Crimson Cloud Pine Tree shimmered with spiritual light, and the second-tier gourds in the gourd field emitted a lustrous glow.
After completing the spell, Ji An opened the magic barrier and entered the lava cave.
He took out the unknown spiritual plant he had obtained from Li Haoran, sprinkled the red soil a little distance away from the green leaves and red lotus, and then activated the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique.
Yellow light shimmered, a nourishing aura permeated the air, the pulse of the earth spread through the lava pool, and the red soil quickly merged into this lava land.
Ji An carefully placed a section of root into the lava pool, and after a moment took it out to examine it carefully, probing with his divine sense to see if the root had been damaged.
After discovering that the roots were unharmed, he planted them into the magma and then activated the Zhurong Divine Fire Incantation.
Although this is a land of lava, the radiance of the Divine Fire Spell still suppressed the color of the lava.
Ji An closed his eyes, carefully sensing the warm aura of Dharma permeating the air.
The Zhurong Divine Fire Spell is very special; throughout the entire spell, it transforms from gentle Ding fire to brilliant Bing fire.
The golden flames flickered for a moment, and the faint flame patterns on the lotus seedpods of the green leaves and red lotus were also gilded with gold.
The Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame, nurtured within the lotus seedpod, reappeared, lingered outside for a moment, and then retreated back into the seedpod.
At this moment, the feather-like patterns on the roots of the nameless spiritual plant buried in the magma also shone with golden light, but the faint radiance could not penetrate the magma and was not seen by the cultivators outside.
After the long-accumulated energy was released, the lingering effects of the Bing Fire dissipated and transformed back into the Ding Fire energy to nourish the spiritual plants.
Ji An slowly opened his eyes. Ding fire is a warm and spiritual fire, while Bing fire contains the meaning of yang fire.
Yin and Yang rise and fall, thus completing the transformation within them.
From this perspective, the power of the Wood element can also be used to transform between Jia and Yi Wood in a similar way.
Moreover, the power of the other five elements can also be transformed using this method.
Ji An scratched his head. Now the question is, how can the power of a single element be used to manipulate the changes of Yin and Yang?
(End of this chapter)
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