Chapter 325 Five-Colored Deer
As the sun shone into Crimson Flame Peak, strands of pale golden solar fire energy were extracted and inhaled by Ji An.
The light of Bing Fire merged with the Ding Fire contained in the spiritual plant and entered the heart.
The heart shimmered, and the pale gold patterns on its surface began to flow slightly, like clusters of flames.
The five internal organs each emitted a light of blue, red, yellow, white, and black, forming a perfect closed loop, which contains the principle of the cycle of all things.
When Chenshi (7-9 AM) arrived, Ji An slowly opened his eyes.
Although we don't need to go to the Ministry of Agriculture today, there are still things to do.
He arrived at the stone house at the foot of the mountain and activated the teleportation array to reach Ningcui Cliff.
After greeting his master, he rode auspicious clouds and flew towards Chaoyang Peak.
When he arrived at the treasure pavilion, the sunlight shone directly on the plaque, making the golden characters shine brightly.
Ji An stepped into the main hall and smiled:
"Senior brother, I've come to see you!"
Jia Yu glanced at him, put down the wine gourd in her hand, and said indifferently:
"Yes, thank you."
It's so rare to see you once a year.
"I'm busy improving my cultivation level, because only with a higher cultivation level can I better contribute to the sect."
As he spoke, Ji An took out a storage bag and said:
"Ten jars of second-grade low-quality pine nut wine and five jars of mid-grade pine nut wine, please accept them, senior brother."
Sending wine to someone who appreciates fine wine shows great sincerity.
Jia Yu's tense face immediately relaxed a lot. "I'm very happy that my junior brother still remembers his senior brother."
Ji An chuckled a few times, rested his elbows on the table, and raised an eyebrow, saying:
"Senior brother, I've been wearing my Soul-Nourishing Pendant for six years, and it's lost its effectiveness."
They originally agreed to replace everyone every five years, but when will that happen?
The Soul-Nourishing Pendant uses magical techniques to continuously stimulate the energy within the spiritual wood, thereby nourishing the soul.
The Soul-Nourishing Pendant he originally received lost its effect and turned into rotten wood, so he threw it away.
Jia Yu put away the storage bag and replied:
"I can give you a new one today."
"Okay, but why weren't the new ones issued in time?"
"When crafting the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, the craftsman can adjust the magical restrictions to artificially control the activation speed of the Soul-Nourishing Wood, thereby improving the efficiency of nourishing the soul. It can be adjusted to be fully activated within a year at the fastest."
The patriarch personally issued an order to requisition some Soul-Nourishing Pendants.
From now on, we'll only be able to receive one every six years, or even longer.
Jia Yu lowered his voice, "Senior brothers Lin Qiubai and Lin Jiuxiao have both broken through to the fifth stage of the Chaoyuan realm, and the Ancestor has decided to allocate more resources to them."
The goal is simple: to help them break through to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible.
His eyes were filled with envy; such treatment was a rare opportunity.
The patriarch's lifespan is nearing its end, and he is eager to cultivate new Golden Core cultivators for the sect.
“Well,” Ji An scratched his head, feeling helpless in this situation.
"There's one more thing. My senior brother said a few years ago that he would help me apply for more Bihua Pills and Soul Incense. Has anything been done?"
Jia Yu gently patted the storage bag containing the spirit wine, then raised his hand and patted his chest heavily:
"I always keep my word. This year, junior brother, in addition to enjoying the benefit of three pills, you can also exchange for ten Azure Flower Pills and thirty plates of Soul Incense. Isn't that generous enough?"
Given that the other party provided a large number of second-tier sword bamboo leaves, the Qi Refiners crafted a higher-quality spiritual weapon.
When trading with Maple Valley, they naturally have the confidence to negotiate terms.
"That's really kind of you."
Ji An was overjoyed and took out the storage bag again:
"These are the various spiritual items submitted this year, please take a look, senior brother."
He took out his identity jade token and placed it on the table, then waited quietly.
"So, if I don't keep my promise, you're not going to hand over the spirit item?"
Jia Yu chuckled, began to inventory the supplies, and finally said while operating the spirit disk:
"All the materials can be exchanged for 123,000 minor merits. After deducting the 10,000 minor merits for exchanging for the Jade Flower Pill and the 3,000 minor merits for the Soul Incense, the net increase is 40,000 minor merits."
Good heavens, under these circumstances, 110,000 new minor merits were added in a year.
He gasped; this speed at which he was gaining minor merits had already surpassed the sect's highest record.
A look of pride appeared on Ji An's face:
"Don't be surprised, there will be more in the future, senior brother, you need to get used to it slowly."
I'll need your help, senior brother, so I can use my skills effectively.
Various spirit trees will gradually be cultivated to higher grades, and the number of Xuan Ye Sword Bamboo will increase. The upper limit of Crimson Flame Peak has not yet been reached.
"Hey kid, you're getting cocky just because I said you're fat."
Jia Yu chuckled to himself, thinking to himself that it was truly a blessing for the sect to have such a powerful spirit farmer.
But he also knew that such a cultivator was a rare find, perhaps only once in a thousand years.
"You wait, I'll get you some benefits."
"Hurry up and go, I can't wait any longer."
Ji An joked that with these resources, both the speed of improving cultivation and the speed of opening a mansion would be much faster.
Jia Yu entered the secret vault, took out the resources, and placed them on the table.
Ji Anqing counted them and asked:
"Senior brother, are there any magical artifacts made of Void Stone in the secret vault?"
The storage bag is still too small in the middle; it's far from enough for me.
Jia Yu shook her head, "No, these kinds of storage artifacts are rarely stored in secret vaults."
Because while the weapon refiners are crafting them, they are often pre-ordered by other members of their sect.
Ji An sighed in disappointment and said again:
"Has Senior Sister Han Yan made any progress in developing the second-grade mid-level Red Pine Pill?"
In a few years, he will be able to use these kinds of pills.
"Not at the moment. How could developing a new elixir be so simple!"
Her quick success last time probably had a large element of luck involved.
After chatting for a while, Ji An got up to say goodbye.
Yunhe Mountain is located more than 400 li southeast of Chaoyang Peak, and is 700 li away from Ningcui Cliff as the crow flies.
Green auspicious clouds flew across the sky, attracting many disciples to crane their necks and watch.
Half an hour later, Ji An entered Yunhe Mountain.
The mountain peaks soar high into the clouds, seemingly touching the white clouds in the sky.
Cranes danced gracefully, their soft calls echoing through the air.
From time to time, cultivators could be seen riding various flying beasts out of the mountain, with roars of beasts echoing from the mountainside.
'Truly worthy of being the training ground for the sect's most skilled beast tamers.'
Ji An secretly praised it in his heart, and the auspicious cloud slowly descended onto the cave on the mountaintop.
Outside the cave, a clump of green bamboo leans against the wall, exuding a sense of tranquility.
A maidservant dressed in a light blue silk dress stepped forward and gave a graceful bow.
"May I ask your esteemed name, Master? I will go in and inform my grandmaster."
Arriving on clouds, the other party must be a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage; we cannot be negligent.
"I, Ji An, request an audience with Senior Sister He."
Ji An only met the other party once, at his own Chaoyuan celebration.
"Master, please come with me to the living room to wait."
The maid led Ji An to a side cave, brought him a plate of spiritual fruit, and then hurriedly left.
A moment later, a middle-aged woman wearing a red-gold and kingfisher feather phoenix-tail hairpin walked in and said with a smile:
"This morning, magpies were chirping on the branches outside the cave. It turns out that Junior Brother Ji has graced us with his presence. I am so sorry for not welcoming you sooner!"
Ji An cupped his hands and said:
"After breaking through, I have been busy improving my cultivation and have not been able to visit my senior sister."
Today happens to be an auspicious day, so I've come specifically to bother you.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two discussed their cultivation experiences for a while.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Ji An coughed lightly and said:
"I have another request to make during this visit to my senior sister."
I raised a spirit-seeking rat, which has now reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
This is the first beast I acquired. It has been with me for many years, and we have a deep bond.
"Does Senior Sister possess any secret methods for raising rodent-like demonic beasts? I am willing to exchange them for a mid-grade second-tier spirit fruit."
He Yuhan nodded and said:
"I happen to have a jade slip containing the secret method for raising rodent-type demonic beasts. If your beast-taming bloodline is pure enough, breaking through to the late Foundation Establishment stage is no problem, and it's even possible that you could break through to the Origin Stage."
As for the price my junior brother needs to pay, I only ask that we establish a long-term, close cooperative relationship.
Ji An said seriously:
"Please feel free to tell me if there's anything I can do to help you, Senior Sister."
He Yuhan smiled and said:
"Giving orders would be too formal. Junior brother knows that I keep a five-colored deer and it needs various high-level five-element spiritual fruits all the time."
My junior brother's dojo has abundant spiritual fruit resources. My idea is that we should trade once a year during the season when the spiritual fruits ripen.
After the Five-Colored Deer broke through to the Chaoyuan stage, its demand for various second-tier mid-grade spiritual fruits increased, and its original network of connections could no longer meet the needs of beast taming.
Ji An said gently:
"Yes, Crimson Flame Peak currently has five kinds of second-tier mid-grade spiritual fruits: Earth Spirit Fruit, Heavenly Yuan Pear, Spirit Peach, Spirit Apricot, and Jade Vine Fruit."
I wonder how much Senior Sister needs various spiritual fruits?
“Besides the Spirit Apricot, I need five of each type of fruit every year.”
"No problem, but I'm afraid I won't be able to trade with my senior sister until next year. I just exchanged a lot of spirit fruits for minor merits."
He Yuhan jokingly said:
"There's no rush. Next year is fine too, as long as you don't forget, Junior Brother."
"I won't forget. When the spirit peaches ripen next year, I will come to find my senior sister to complete the transaction."
Ji An paused for a moment, then continued:
"The five-colored deer raised by my senior sister is a rare and wondrous beast of heaven and earth, which I have never had the chance to see before."
"Having come to Yunhe Mountain today, may I have a look around?"
Such rare and wondrous beasts are uncommon in the world, and he has never seen any of them with his own eyes.
He Yuhan stood up and said:
"Junior brother, please come with me. I don't know the whereabouts of the Five-Colored Deer. It usually roams around Yunhe Mountain. We need to go and look for it."
"Please, senior sister."
Ji An followed the other person out of the cave. The two rode on clouds and flew through the sky, adjusting their direction from time to time.
About half an hour later, Ji An finally saw the five-colored deer in a dense forest.
Its antlers radiate light in shades of pine green, amber, crimson, and silver, resembling the colors of a multicolored sunset.
The five-colored deer had two tufts of snow-white down on the tips of its ears that trembled slightly. It looked up at this side, raised its neck, and let out a clear, melodious deer call.
The spirit beast raised its front hooves, its body enveloped in a layer of yellow spiritual light, and vanished without a trace.
Ji An smiled and said:
"Such skillful earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of earth ...
Ah, how wonderful it would be if I could encounter a spirit beast like that!
He Yuhan blinked and said:
“Spiritual beasts of heaven and earth are rare and hard to come by; it depends on your fate, junior brother.”
However, this tamed beast has offspring. I wonder if Junior Brother would be interested in seeing them?
(End of this chapter)
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