Chapter 360 Void Space
A sudden chill ran through Ji An, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.
There is a drawback to doing this: if the disciples leave the sect, they may find it difficult to survive.
Even in the past, at worst, I could still make a living by crafting magical artifacts. Now, I'm just a cog in a machine, and it would be difficult for me to even craft a low-grade magical artifact.
They'll be stuck here like slaves for life. If the sect discards them after they've served their purpose, they'll be in deep trouble.
'If the sect adopts this method, I will become a sinner against the lower-ranking disciples.'
Jia Yu, of course, was unaware of the cultivator's wildly imaginative thoughts. He pondered for a moment and said:
"The reward is not fixed. If the sect benefits greatly, the reward may be tens of thousands of minor merits."
He pondered the other party's method, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it had great potential.
"Junior brother, do you think that this method is suitable for halls like the Beast Taming Hall and the Array Formation Hall?"
Ji An shook his head and said:
"I don't think it will work. The Puppet Hall, on the other hand, would be more suitable for this method."
The sect's puppet hall can only produce puppets for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and there aren't many disciples in it.
He has already explained the method, which is equivalent to opening the curtain on "assembly line production," so I don't mind saying one more thing.
Even if no one said it, the other cultivators could guess that the disciples could only pray for their own good fortune.
The two chatted for a long time. Jia Yu took out a blank jade slip and entered information into it from time to time, showing great enthusiasm.
Only when the sect becomes stronger can high-level cultivators benefit more.
After analyzing all the halls, Jia Yu put away the jade slip with satisfaction and said:
"How many top-grade Crimson Cloud Pines are there in Crimson Flame Peak now? In a few years, the sect will be able to obtain a batch of spiritual herbs from other families and begin refining the Purple Flame Heart-Protecting Pill."
After the formula for the Purple Flame Heart-Protecting Pill was developed, only seven or eight batches were produced due to limited materials.
Having the pill formula but being unable to convert it into sect strength caused the patriarch considerable anxiety.
The sect sent envoys to visit the surrounding families one by one, offering favorable terms to reserve a batch of recently mature spiritual herbs.
"There are only eighteen trees, each of which can produce about 500 jin of pine nuts. I currently have 20,000 jin of pine nuts stored in my warehouse. Do you think that's enough?"
Only one thousand catties of top-grade pine nuts are used each year for brewing wine. Due to the lack of sufficient auxiliary materials, it is somewhat wasteful to use top-grade pine nuts for brewing wine.
Jia Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly:
"That should be enough, or if it's not enough, the difference won't be significant."
Ji An remembered something and said:
"Now that high-grade second-tier honey is being produced in Crimson Flame Peak, can it be used to refine pills for the Origin Rejuvenation stage?"
Honey is definitely not a suitable main ingredient for refining pills for the Chaoyuan stage, but it should be fine as an auxiliary ingredient.
Currently, all the high-quality honey from Crimson Flame Peak is stored away, as it would be too wasteful to use it for refining low-level pills.
"The pills used to enhance cultivation at the Chaoyuan stage have special requirements; they must contain the five elements of Qi, and honey is not suitable."
However, theoretically, there should be no problem in using honey as a raw material to refine pills that quickly restore mana.
I will discuss this matter with Junior Sister Han to see if she has any interest in researching the new elixir formula.
Jia Yu chuckled. Since developing two new pill formulas, Han Yan had developed a great passion for researching pill formulas.
"However, Junior Sister Han has broken through to the second stage of the Chaoyuan realm and is currently busy opening up her Divine Mansion, so she can't take care of it for the time being."
Once she establishes her divine abode, I only need to mention it to her, and she will definitely agree. At that time, I just need to report it to the Hall of Diligent Work.”
Ji An frowned slightly and asked:
"Which was Senior Sister Han's first Divine Mansion?"
"The Heartfire Palace," Jia Yu finished speaking, then paused, muttering to himself:
"She is currently establishing the Earth God's Mansion, which means she needs to travel and absorb Qi."
“Yes, if we only focus on absorbing Qi in the vicinity of the sect, it would take countless years to reach the Earth Palace perfection. We can’t let time slip by like that, so going out to absorb Qi is an inevitable choice.”
Ji An explained that the reason he had not yet traveled was mainly because his master's lifespan was nearing its end.
However, he did not waste his time because he could open up a divine palace, something other cultivators were not so fortunate about.
Jia Yu scratched his head, "Junior brother, you also need to go out to eat earth and circulate qi. You can go with Junior Sister Han, so that you can take care of each other."
He was thinking about who else needed to go out to absorb Qi and should go out together. The spirit farmer and the alchemist didn't seem like a good fighting combination at all.
It would be best to find someone ruthless to be a bodyguard for them; these two are the sect's precious treasures.
Ji An did not mention the killing of two Chaoyuan stage demon cultivators in front of him, otherwise he would have felt much more at ease.
"If my senior sister has no objections, then of course I have no problem."
Ji An doesn't rule out going out to "hunt" in a team. Although going out alone has its advantages, having more people can avoid a lot of trouble.
After chatting for a while, he got up to take his leave and rode away on a cloud.
Crimson Flame Peak.
A terrified scream came from the mulberry field, "Yo-yo!"
The green deer took off running, with the rock-armored bear in hot pursuit.
Both beasts were at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, and the Green Deer's demonic power was even more profound, but the Green Deer simply dared not fight against the Big Yellow.
The Azure Deer lacks the wildness of ordinary demonic beasts and has never eaten any meat. It usually eats only tender mulberry leaves and green vine fruit, and occasionally some water-elemental spirit fruit.
Perhaps because it doesn't eat meat, it lacks the ferocity of a demon beast.
Big Yellow is different. Although bear-type monsters are omnivorous, it now prefers to eat meat and occasionally eats second-grade low-level earth spirit fruit.
Now he's the tyrant of Crimson Flame Peak. When he's full and has nothing to do, he's always chasing this or that, squandering his boundless energy.
The green deer kept fleeing. It could have used its group entanglement technique, but the plants in the mulberry field were precious, and it couldn't bear to part with them.
Aside from this control spell, it has no other wood-based attack spells.
"Aww!"
Big Yellow chased after it excitedly, but it didn't dare to do anything to the green deer.
It just instinctively felt that the other party's strength was increasing too fast and would affect its status in the future, so it took advantage of the time when it could still bully the other party as much as possible.
Seeing this, Wei Songnian, who was piloting the flying shuttle, could only manage a helpless bitter smile.
He was just a minor cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he didn't dare to interfere at all.
Fortunately, the plants in the mulberry field were spaced far enough apart; otherwise, after this chase, who knows how many Ficus spp. trees would have been knocked over.
When Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak from outside on a cloud, this chaotic scene was what he saw.
Chaoyang Peak is about the same distance from Ningcui Cliff and Chiyan Peak, so there's no need for him to go back to Ningcui Cliff first and then teleport back, which would be a waste of spirit stones.
Although the Spirit Stone Sect will reimburse the full amount, there's no need to do things that harm others without benefiting oneself.
"So Crimson Flame Peak was so vibrant when I wasn't around."
A slight smile played on his lips as he rode a cloud toward the two pursuing beasts.
"Yo yo!"
The green deer caught a glimpse of the clouds, as vibrant as the evening glow, rapidly approaching, and let out a joyful cry as if it had found a savior.
Big Yellow saw its owner arrive, but unfortunately it didn't know any earth magic and panicked for a moment.
It glanced left and right, then darted behind a sturdy mulberry tree.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the tree species, the Fiery Mulberry is only about the thickness of a bowl at most, so how could it possibly hide a fat, strong rock bear?
It lay down on the ground and covered its head and eyes with its paws.
Ji An landed on the ground and dissipated the fiery cloud.
"Yo-yo," Qinglu ran to his side, calling out aggrievedly.
He stroked the deer antlers and smiled helplessly:
“You’re a male deer, and we’re both at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. How can you only think about running away?”
In his mind, the Azure Deer was more important than the other tamed beasts. The other tamed beasts could not help him now and could only do odd jobs.
But Qinglu was already a qualified laborer, and during the time he was away from Crimson Flame Peak, he could also help cultivate the spirit fields.
"Go play, I'll go clean it up."
The green deer nodded, glanced back at the big yellow dog, and then ran off lightly away.
Ji An deliberately walked forward slowly but with heavy steps. He knew that Da Huang would definitely be able to sense his footsteps, and this would create a sense of pressure.
When he reached Dahuang, he stopped and stood there silently without saying a word.
Big Yellow's short tail swayed restlessly behind its rear end, making a purring sound as if it were asleep.
This made Ji An laugh, and he kicked Big Yellow:
"Get up! Stop pretending to be dead!"
Big Yellow didn't move until it was kicked again, then it stood up with its head drooping.
"From now on, you are not allowed to chase Youyou or any other beasts. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to eat for three days."
"Aww!"
Half a month later, at the Ministry of Agriculture.
Ji An was sitting cross-legged, opening up the inner veins of the Jin Mansion, when a golden sword carrying a message flew in through the window.
He stopped circulating the magic and reached out to catch the golden sword to examine the information within.
He then stood up, gave Lin Mao a few instructions, and then rode away on his fiery cloud.
Half an hour later, he arrived at the treasure pavilion on Chaoyang Peak.
Jia Yu said with a smile:
"Hehe, I guessed my junior brother would arrive this quickly."
Ji An cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and responded with a smile:
"Greetings, senior brothers. I have longed for the magic weapon made of Dongxu Stone for many years, and of course I want to get my hands on it as soon as possible."
Zhu Xiangrong was also in the main hall, most likely having just delivered the items.
"Haha, my junior brother beat me to it."
I performed very well during the refining process, and the internal void space was much larger than I had initially anticipated.
"If you hadn't already reserved it, I would have wanted to keep it for myself."
Zhu Xiangrong picked up something from the table and continued:
“The shape of the Dongxu stone is more suitable for making a pendant. Junior brother, take a look and see if you like it.”
Ji An took the pendant and rubbed it in his palm.
The Dongxu Stone retains its original color, but it is now inlaid with fine gold patterns, and a small gold ring appears at the top of the wider end.
A glittering gold necklace pierced the ring, exuding an air of ostentatious wealth. The necklace featured subtle, scale-like patterns that shimmered and shimmered. He exclaimed in admiration:
"The necklace contains gold with dragon patterns, so this ornament has considerable added value."
Dragon Pattern Gold is a second-tier genuine spiritual item, frequently used in the crafting of spiritual weapons.
Zhu Xiangrong nodded proudly and said:
"Of course! With such fine cave stones, the ornaments must also be top-notch, otherwise it would seem cheap!"
Ji An probed the void space with his divine sense, and a look of surprise appeared on his face after the probe.
The space has indeed expanded considerably, from 13 feet to 15 feet, almost doubling in size.
(End of this chapter)
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