Chapter 373 Rewards
Ji An used Earth Escape Technique to arrive at an underground cave.
The golden retriever isn't here; it must have sneaked out to find food.
Moonlight streamed in through the passage, bathing the Soul-Nourishing Tree in its pure glow, its leaves shimmering with a deep, mysterious light.
The second-tier superior-grade Earth Spirit Fruit Tree emitted a jade-colored light, which, combined with the moonlight, created a serene and elegant atmosphere.
The Soul-Nourishing Wood is now a top-tier, first-class item. He takes some leaves every year to make Soul Incense.
Most of the Soul Incense was handed over to the sect, and a small amount was traded to Xiaozhushan to fulfill his previous promise.
The Soul-Nourishing Wood will only be useful to him when it is cultivated to the second-tier low-grade. Ji An is now worried about a situation: once the spiritual plant reaches the second tier, he may not be able to use it!
That would be rather ridiculous.
He used a special technique to unleash the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique, followed by the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Vitality Technique.
The leaves of the Soul-Nourishing Wood shimmer with purple light, while the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree reflects five-colored radiance, like neon lights, which is quite beautiful.
Ji An continuously used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into a cave) to reach the entrance of the cave. He used his magic power to nurture the Crimson Cloud Pine, and then opened the magic barrier to enter the medicine garden.
In the garden, two fruits, fiery red, hung forlornly on the blood hibiscus tree.
Other fruits ripened and have been harvested.
Seeing the state of the fruit, Ji An reached out and picked the spirit fruit, put it into the jade box, and then affixed a spirit-sealing talisman.
He uprooted the Blood Tree, and flames about a foot long emerged from his fingertips, burning the spiritual plant to ashes, which fell like snow into the spiritual field.
Now only Tianyuan Ginseng remains here, and the color of its leaves is showing a tendency to turn dark green.
When it turns completely from emerald green to dark green and produces red seeds, it signifies that the medicinal plant has reached five hundred years of age.
Ji An made hand seals and released spells such as the Azure Dragon Awakening Technique, causing the rock wall to flash with light.
He left the herb garden with his hands behind his back, walked out of the cave, and rode a cloud back to the living room of the Cold Pool, just in time to see Zhang Cuihua setting out the spiritual food on the table.
Smelling the enticing aroma that whetted the appetite, Ji An smiled and said:
"Very good, your cooking skills have improved again."
"Thank you for your praise, Master, but it seems to be of little use. Master rarely eats meals these days."
"Haha, we can't do without you when entertaining guests."
Ji An comforted him, saying that he understood the other person's thoughts and that he was worried about losing his job.
"From now on, unless you leave voluntarily, there will definitely be a place for you on Crimson Flame Peak."
He promised that the other party's cooking skills satisfied him greatly, and that they were not stagnant but often produced unique and delicious spiritual foods.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Master!"
Zhang Cuihua bowed gracefully, and her always uneasy heart was completely calmed down.
Ji An nodded slightly and then said:
"You can spend more time studying how to raise spirit fish in the future. After the spiritual veins here are improved, it would be a waste of the top-grade spiritual spring water at the bottom of the pool to raise the same types of spirit fish as before."
"Disciple understands."
"In a few days, I will invite Fellow Daoist Liangqiu over to develop a new fish farming plan. You can consult him for advice."
Zhang Cuihua, understanding the implication, said:
"I will go to the General Affairs Hall tomorrow to look for relevant knowledge about fish farming."
"Very good. As long as you are willing to spend time on things, you will always see some results."
Go find Songtao now and withdraw thirty spirit stones. You won't need to spend any money to learn the knowledge.
If there are any spirit stones left, they are all yours.
Ji An is willing to give his disciple a chance as long as he is willing to study hard.
"Thank you, Grandmaster!" Zhang Cuihua turned and left with a happy smile.
Ji An recalled the events at Xiaozhushan and realized that Wei Bailin should have successfully opened his meridians.
Logically, he should have been able to join the sect last year, but we haven't heard any news about Wei Songnian, so it's likely that his aptitude is not good.
Neither of my old friend's two children reached the highest level of aptitude. If he doesn't have any more children, he'll have to rely on his grandchildren in the future.
However, his promise remains valid indefinitely, and he is willing to accept a disciple with superior aptitude from the other family as his apprentice.
The following day at dawn, Ji An was teleported to Ningcui Cliff. He entered the cave, glanced around, and asked:
"Master hasn't returned yet?"
The maid who was wiping the tables and chairs responded:
"No, if Grandmaster has an emergency, he can only contact Uncle-Master Ge through the communication golden sword."
The maid felt a sense of incongruity; she addressed Ge Ying as "Master Uncle," but had to call her disciple "Grandmaster."
Ji An nodded slightly, "Okay, you go ahead with your work."
He turned and walked out of the cave, taking out four golden communication swords.
The first three were sent to the two ancestors and the master, informing them of the successful cultivation of a second-tier top-grade spiritual fruit.
The last one was sent to Lingxiao Mountain to inform Senior Brother Zhang Zizhao about the improvement of the spiritual veins of Chiyan Peak.
Looking up at the golden light scattering across the sky, Ji An rode the clouds to the Si Nong Hall, sat cross-legged in the hall, and began to practice his magic, opening up the Water Elemental Palace.
Jade Dragon Peak.
Zhong Yuefei pointed to the spirit tea that the maid had brought over and smiled gently:
"Master, this is a mid-grade Jade Dew Golden Sprout grown by Junior Brother Ji. It has a very good effect on nourishing the soul."
She receives half a tael of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea and one tael of top-grade Cloud Top Silver Needle Tea every year, which she treasures.
Master often suffers from insomnia. Drinking spiritual tea that nourishes the soul can significantly improve his sleep.
Ge Ying shook her head slightly, her cloudy eyes revealing a kind light, and said earnestly:
"You should keep these spiritual teas for yourself."
Now that you are a Foundation Establishment Stage 9 cultivator, if you want to break through to the Origin Realm, you must increase your spiritual strength.
As she spoke, she took out a porcelain jar and said:
"I, a person who is about to die, do not need to drink this kind of spiritual tea. It would be a waste. I am fine drinking Yunding Silver Needle tea normally."
These Jade Dew Golden Bud Teas are what I've been saving up. Take them; you need them most right now.
Reaching the Chaoyuan stage also requires a certain level of spiritual strength; the stronger the spiritual strength, the easier it is.
Previously, she gave most of the spiritual tea she obtained to her grandniece. Now that Ge Luoying has broken through to the Chaoyuan stage, her need for spiritual tea is not as high.
Zhong Yuefei hurriedly waved her hand and said:
“Master, this is not allowed. This is a gift from my junior brother to you. How could I possibly use it?”
Besides, I'm still a long way from breaking through to the Origin Realm, so there's no need to rush to nourish my soul.
The pattern on the porcelain jar is a golden-red mountain shrouded in mist, clearly the Crimson Flame Peak.
"Take it," Ge Ying's tone became stern. "There's not much your master can do to help you. If you encounter difficulties in the future, ask your two junior brothers for help. Don't feel ashamed."
She stood up and forcefully shoved the porcelain jar into her disciple's hands.
Zhong Yuefei couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.
Ge Ying turned around with satisfaction and walked towards her seat.
As Zhong Yuefei watched her white-haired master walk with faltering steps, she recalled his radiant appearance when she became his disciple, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Because of her exceptional talent in alchemy, she was greatly favored by her master, which made her fellow disciples jealous in the past.
She quickly lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
Ge Ying sat down again, about to speak, when a golden light flew in from outside the cave.
She looked with some surprise at the trembling golden communication sword beside her and reached out to catch it.
Sensing that it was Ji An's magical imprint, she wondered what urgent matter her disciple might have.
She probed her consciousness to read the information, then suddenly stood up, straining her back due to the sudden movement.
Zhong Yuefei hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, saying:
"Master, what happened?"
Her master's reaction was too agitated, and she had a bad feeling.
"Send me back to Ningcui Cliff. Your junior brother has cultivated a top-grade spirit peach tree!"
"ah?!"
Chaoyang Peak, Wuji Hall.
Master Zhengyang slightly raised his hand to catch the golden sword that transmitted the message, calmly probed it with his divine sense, and then his face showed a look of wild joy as he suddenly stood up.
He strode into the hall and immediately saw the Jade Cloud Immortal arriving on a cloud.
"Junior brother, is something the matter?"
Master Yuxiao, his face beaming with joy, eagerly asked:
"Senior brother, has Ji An told you about the top-grade spirit peaches?"
"Haha, I just got the news and I was just about to go check out Ningcui Cliff."
Master Zhengyang said that the sect's main spiritual vein has been upgraded to the third-grade low level, and the number of top-grade spiritual woods will increase in the future.
However, the birth of the first top-grade spiritual tree after the spiritual vein was upgraded has more symbolic significance.
"Let's go together!"
The distance between Jade Dragon Peak and Emerald Cliff is only slightly more than half that between Chaoyang Peak and here.
When Zhong Yuefei arrived at the top of Ningcui Cliff Mountain in her alchemy furnace artifact, she saw two auspicious clouds, one red and one yellow, flying towards her at an astonishing speed.
At first, she thought they were her senior uncles in the Chaoyuan stage who were in a hurry to get there. But when she saw who they were, she quickly landed and waited.
"Greetings, Ancestor," the master and disciple bowed and clasped their hands in a solemn salute.
Master Zhengyang raised his hand in a gesture and said:
"No need for formalities. Where is Lady Ji An?"
"Reporting to Ancestor, we have just returned to Ningcui Cliff and are unaware of his whereabouts."
At this moment, the maid came out of the cave, greeted the elders, and said:
"When Master Ji left, I saw him heading in the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture."
Zhong Yuefei interjected:
"Two patriarchs and master, you go to your cave to rest. I'm going to the Ministry of Agriculture."
Master Yuxiao gently shook his head and said:
"No need for that trouble, just send a message to the Golden Sword to summon him back."
The sect's large herb gardens are all protected by magical restrictions, requiring corresponding talismans to open.
If the guardian of the medicine garden is not present, you can only go to the Diligent Work Hall to retrieve a spare talisman to break the magical barrier.
"Your disciple is foolish."
Zhong Yuefei took out the communication golden sword, entered the information, and immediately activated it: "Ancestor has arrived at the top of Ningcui Cliff. Return immediately!"
Master Yuxiao withdrew his hand from the tree trunk, his cheerful voice echoing across the platform:
"Great, I get to enjoy top-quality spirit peaches again."
He felt as if he were in a dream, something was not real. How could a top-grade spirit tree be cultivated so easily?! How many years had passed since the last top-grade spirit peach withered and died!
Master Zhengyang smiled and shook his head: "You don't need to compete with those Chaoyuan stage disciples, do you?"
He turned to look at his disciple, his gaze becoming increasingly kind:
"Ji An, you have made a contribution by cultivating top-grade spirit peaches. What kind of reward do you want?"
At this moment, his understanding was refreshed once again. He had never imagined that a Spirit Farmer in the Chaoyuan stage could be so powerful.
Ji An scratched his head and said in surprise:
"Does this mean that the sect's rewards are not fixed and can be requested arbitrarily?"
"According to the regulations, cultivating a second-tier top-grade spirit tree will be rewarded with five thousand merit points. I will grant you one additional request."
Ji An pondered for a moment. He didn't have any urgent needs at the moment, so he said:
"I hope the sect can issue a mission to find more rare spiritual seeds or seedlings of spiritual plants and give them to me."
(End of this chapter)
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