Chapter 316 Two Years
Ji An and his companion left the lava field and returned to the living room by the cold pool.
A maid brought over the brewed spiritual tea, and Ji An raised his cup, saying:
"Senior brother, please try this. It is a mid-grade Cloud Peak Silver Needle produced by my Crimson Flame Peak."
In a few years, perhaps we'll be able to taste the finest spiritual tea.
This is the sacred tea he specially reserved to entertain guests.
Otherwise, it would have been used to restore divine consciousness after opening the divine palace.
Li Haoran took a sip and immediately felt a sweet aftertaste, and a cool sensation arose in his mind.
"Good tea. Junior brother, you have quite a lot of good stuff here."
He had once discussed the value of the spiritual plants in Crimson Flame Peak with his master, and they both believed that given time, Ji An would become the wealthiest cultivator in the sect at the Chaoyuan stage.
The speed at which the other party cultivates spiritual plants is simply too fast, far exceeding that of ordinary spiritual farmers.
After chatting for a while, Li Haoran stood up and said:
"I need to return to Yingyue Peak to refine my flying sword. Junior brother, farewell."
Many cultivators only saw his talent, but subconsciously ignored his hard work.
He spent most of his life refining his flying sword and comprehending the essence of swordsmanship.
After Li Haoran left, Ji An activated the teleportation array and arrived at Ningcui Cliff, just like visiting a neighbor.
Stepping into the cave, he cupped his hands and said:
"Greetings, Master. I have something to report to you."
The spiritual root that Senior Brother Li Haoran gave me has sprouted.
It had already reached the first-tier superior level upon sprouting, and its branches and leaves exuded a precious light.
'I've struck gold!'
Ge Ying was stunned for a moment, her mouth slightly open.
As a ginseng farmer, she understood the meaning behind her disciple's words.
"Tell me quickly what the tender sprouts look like!"
Haha, I knew you had good luck, but it seems I underestimated it!
He's definitely a gem!
The disciple's training ground now possesses two precious plants, while the sect only has one Soul-Nourishing Wood that is a precious plant.
Ji An described the condition of the seedlings in detail, and said gently:
"Has Master ever heard of such a spiritual plant?"
After pondering for a long time, Ge Ying shook her head and said:
"I have no recollection of this kind of spiritual plant. Alas, there is still too little knowledge of high-level spiritual plants in our sect."
The sect has many inheritances of cultivation skills such as weapon crafting, beast taming, and even alchemy, but inheritances of spiritual farming and spiritual cooking are rare.
After chatting for a while, Ji An took out a peach seed, shook it, and smiled:
"Master, there is one more thing I need to do today."
Ge Ying saw the seed split open and understood, then stood up and said:
"Let's go together! I want to see what the cultivation techniques of the Chaoyuan stage are like!"
She broke the spell barrier, and the walls vanished, revealing the herb garden, from which a rich spiritual energy emanated.
The two flew over the herb garden, passed through the passage, and arrived at the orchard on the mountainside.
Ji An planted the peach seeds and then released the Zhu Rong Divine Fire Spell, the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique, and the Cloud Dragon Spreading Rain Technique in sequence.
As the nourishing rain fell, the peach seeds took root and sprouted, their tender green leaves swaying gracefully in the rain.
As the light and shadow shifted, Ge Ying's pupils contracted repeatedly, and she exclaimed in amazement:
"You've only been a Chaoyuan stage cultivator for a short time, yet you've already mastered spells to this level?!"
She had never seen the planting magic of the Chaoyuan period, but she could feel the strong fluctuations of magical intent.
Compared to her disciple, her magic was far inferior in terms of the intensity of its magical energy fluctuations!
Ji An smiled without saying a word, his hand seals changing as he released the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique.
A lifelike azure dragon with long arms appeared, its roar echoing, and the azure light filling the sky illuminated the eyes of the two.
The peach tree grew vigorously, and by the time the rain stopped, it was already a foot and a half tall and thicker than a thumb.
Ge Ying stared intently into her disciple's eyes and said in a deep voice:
“You once said you wanted to cultivate a third-tier spiritual plant, and now I have no doubt about it.”
In just one year, she was able to practice magic to this extent, and she realized that she could no longer see through her disciple's magical talent.
With such talent, cultivating a third-tier spiritual plant is not just empty talk.
Ji An pointed to the second-grade superior spirit peach and smiled:
"Next, let me cultivate it into a top-grade spirit peach!"
Ge Ying's eyes sparkled with anticipation:
"I hope I can live to see that day."
Two weeks later.
Inside the stone house by the cold pool, there were four large wooden shelves.
Each shelf contained several large baskets, each six feet square.
Most of the baskets were empty, with only a few still containing withered tea leaves.
Some tea leaves are dark green, while others are white with golden veins.
Zhang Cuihua and Xia Yulian were frying spiritual tea, and the rich aroma of the tea spread throughout the air.
As the last rays of the setting sun slanted through the window, the two finally finished stir-frying.
Once the tea leaves have cooled down, they skillfully weigh and package them.
Zhang Cuihua wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled happily:
"Thank you for your help, Uncle-Master. Otherwise, I would have been busy for another day."
Whenever there was something to do, such as roasting spirit tea, harvesting spirit fruits, or brewing spirit wine, the Grandmaster would always give out rewards.
It costs anywhere from five to ten spirit stones.
The master's tea leaves were finished months ago, and we're just waiting for the new tea to come!
This year's production of spiritual tea has increased again, so we should be able to receive even more rewards.
Xia Yulian waved her hand, "No need to be polite, it was just a small favor."
She came to Chiyan Peak today on business, and it just so happened that they were frying tea, so of course I had to help.
"After working for several hours, how could it be just a small favor!"
I was rewarded with a top-grade Heavenly Origin Pear by my grandmaster; I'll give it to my uncle later.
"Hehe, okay! In that case, I'm the one who got the better deal from you."
Xia Yulian didn't stand on ceremony anymore; it was Xia Yulian who had recommended the other party to Crimson Flame Peak.
She is currently practicing the Water Element Technique, which is perfect for refining the top-grade Heavenly Origin Pear.
Zhang Cuihua pointed outside and said:
"It's getting late. If you want to see Grandmaster Ji, you'd better wait outside."
Not long after breaking through to the Chaoyuan stage, the Grandmaster stopped eating dinner.
He will begin cultivating immediately after absorbing the qi; if he misses the appointed time, his master will likely have to wait several hours.
"Oh, I see. I'll go wait outside."
Xia Yulian ran out of the stone house and stared longingly at the mountainside.
Fifteen minutes later, she saw a green auspicious cloud flying by and immediately waved in greeting:
"Uncle-Master!"
Upon hearing the call, Ji An descended on a cloud and laughed:
"Yulian, it's been a long time."
Xia Yulian said with a grin:
"Greetings, Martial Uncle. I've come today to return the spirit stones."
She took out twenty mid-grade spirit stones and respectfully handed them over.
After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, she called him "Senior Brother," but little did she expect that a few years later she would have to call him "Uncle-Master."
Perhaps, this title will be used for the rest of my life.
Ji An put away the spirit stones and said:
“Yes, the amount is just right, I will accept it.”
"They've saved up enough spirit stones in just a few years, they must be doing quite well!"
Most cultivators who break through to the Foundation Establishment stage need several years to recover.
"My sister and I opened a restaurant together, and we're doing alright."
“Hmm,” Ji An looked up at the setting sun and said:
"Yulian, I have to go eat some Qi now, please excuse me. I'll have Cuihua treat you well tonight."
He never took matters of the heart lightly.
"Grandmaster's cultivation is important."
At this moment, Zhang Cuihua stepped forward, her face beaming with smiles:
"Congratulations, Grandmaster! This year's spiritual tea production has increased significantly. We have obtained a total of six catties and six taels of second-grade low-grade Jade Dew Golden Buds and twenty-four catties and six taels of second-grade mid-grade Cloud Top Silver Hair."
This afternoon, my senior sister Yulian also helped to prepare the spirit tea.
Ji An laughed heartily and said:
“Very good. Go and collect the reward of twenty spirit stones. Also, have Songtao prepare two top-grade Tianyuan pears for Yulian as a return gift.”
This year, we don't need to give Liu Yu so much Jade Dew Golden Sprout; one jin is enough. He can keep more than four jin for himself, which is twice as much as last year.
He can keep 21 jin of Yunding Silver Notes, which is 6 jin more than last year.
If we use this tea sparingly, it should be enough to last until next year's tea production.
"Thank you for the reward, Master," Zhang Cuihua said, beaming from ear to ear.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle," Xia Yulian smiled radiantly. Refining two top-grade spiritual fruits was at least equivalent to two months of arduous cultivation.
Ji An nodded slightly and then gave the instructions:
"Cuihua, the Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea comes in eight gift boxes, one containing one jin, one containing half a jin, and the rest containing one liang."
The Yunding Silver Needle is also packaged in eight gift boxes, each containing two ounces.
"Put the remaining tea leaves in the secret vault; I'll retrieve them after my cultivation tonight."
"Yes, ma'am."
Time flies like water, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ji An finished his cultivation and focused his mind on the stone tortoise in his dantian.
[Master: Ji An]
[Tao Yun: Gold 2.2, Water 0, Wood 0, Fire 0.6, Earth 3.1]
[Spiritual Insights: Kan (坎) Spirit 249.7, Gen (艮) Spirit 266.2, Zhen (震) Spirit 127.5, Xun (巽) Spirit 146.6, Kun (坤) Spirit 159.3, Qian (乾) Spirit 136.7, Dui (兑) Spirit 6898.2, Li (离) Spirit 124.7]
【Spirit Sealing Technique (Mastery 7%)】
Detoxification Technique (Perfect 18%)
Azure Dragon Awakening Technique (Perfect 59%)
Cloud Dragon Rain Technique (Perfect 25%)
Zhu Rong Divine Fire Spell (Complete 36%)
Yellow Dragon Vitality Enhancement Technique (Perfect 28%)
Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword (Perfect 13%)
Steel formed from the ground (8% complete)
Earth Escape Technique (Minor Success 65%)
Having established the Wood Element Divine Palace, absorbed the Azure Qi, and with the support of a low-grade Dao Seed, the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique improved much faster than expected.
The other planting spells have also improved to varying degrees, and Ji An is very satisfied with this progress.
Now, he can use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to travel more than five zhang, a unit of distance in China) to escape.
It can be used as a spell to evade attacks, or as a spell to escape, since it allows you to hide in deeper layers of the body.
Ji An opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction.
At this pace, the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique can break through to the Great Perfection level within three years, and the spell's effects will experience a huge boost.
He was eagerly anticipating the impact that would be if all four planting spells were upgraded to their maximum potential.
In the past two years, the stone tortoise has exhaled two more breaths of azure spiritual energy to strengthen its life-giving fire.
Ji An has now confirmed that the stone turtle's behavior has become a regular occurrence.
His cultivation level steadily improved, and he could consume ten strands of Qi every day. The core of his Divine Palace was already the size of a pigeon egg.
Because of the relatively abundant supply of spiritual tea, six new veins have been opened in the inner layer of the Fire Element Divine Palace, bringing the total number of veins opened to eight.
Ji An stood up, spread his arms wide and raised them upwards, and sighed:
"The three-year term is up, it's time to take over Ningcui Cliff and the Ministry of Agriculture!"
A few days ago, news came from the Qin Gong Hall that the Si Nong Hall was located northwest of Ning Cui Cliff, making it convenient for him to travel there.
The spirit stones needed to activate the teleportation array each month are delivered to Crimson Flame Peak at the beginning of each month.
The sect has already considered everything so thoroughly, so he must also shoulder the responsibility.
A green auspicious cloud rose from beneath his feet, and Ji An rode the cloud to the stone house at the foot of the mountain.
He loaded the spirit stones and activated the teleportation array.
(End of this chapter)
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