Chapter 77 Qi Refining Level Nine
After a satisfying meal, Ji An and his companions bid farewell to Zhang Yuanshan and then departed on their talismanic birds.
Ji An focused his mind on his dantian and communicated with the stone tortoise.
He smiled slightly and patted his belly with satisfaction.
[Spiritual Interpretation: Kan (坎) Spirit 121.6, Kun (坤) Spirit 665.6, Xun (巽) Spirit 390.1, Zhen (震) Spirit 6.6, Qian (乾) Spirit 0.2]
In just half a day, the points gained from several spiritual opportunities exceeded the gains of a whole day and night in the spiritual fields of the valley, proving that his original guess was correct.
In the future, as long as you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and choose a spiritual vein node, the spiritual energy absorbed by the stone turtle will be enough to sustain your spell practice. You will no longer need to worry about Foundation Establishment spells consuming more spiritual energy.
The stone turtle absorbed a trace of dry spirit, indicating that as long as the right place is found, all eight types of spiritual energy can be obtained.
When Ji An first obtained the stone turtle, he was puzzled because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth did not show any tendency of the five elements. It should be in a state of chaos. In that case, the spiritual energy that the stone turtle could absorb should include eight kinds.
I'm gradually realizing that inspiration is a more special kind of energy, but what exactly it is needs to be verified in the future.
The talisman bird's flight speed was far slower than that of the flying boat, and it took nearly an hour to fly out of the magic array's coverage area.
Feeling the disparity in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Ji An felt a sense of loss.
"Junior brothers, we'll take our leave now, see you later."
Zhao Mengyao and the other woman seemed to have found some common ground, and they left together chatting and laughing.
Chu He cupped his hands in greeting and said with little interest:
"Junior brother, I will leave tomorrow after meeting with the clan elders and head back to Moya Mountain. When do you plan to participate in the demon hunt again?"
He felt a little down. Although he had expected this day to come, seeing his former companions striding forward on the path of cultivation while he himself was moving slowly left him with a strange feeling and a tightness in his chest.
Ji An pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying:
"I have something important to verify, and I'll hardly have any free time for the next six months."
If things go smoothly, we should be able to occasionally free up four or five days of rest over the next three months.
He wanted to see how long it would take for the talisman grass to mature, and what percentage of the talisman paper made from it would be of high quality. This way, he could indirectly test how much the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique had changed.
Chu He nodded slightly. That was fine too. If the team couldn't find a suitable target, five people would be doing the work of four, and the crystals they received would be less.
"Junior brother, farewell."
"Until we meet again."
Seeing Chu He's somewhat desolate figure, Ji An sighed softly.
He could tell that Chu He was emotionally affected today. In the past, Chu He and Zhang Yuanshan were inseparable, but as time went by, the gap between them gradually widened.
The gap between the Foundation Establishment stage and the eighth level of Qi Refining is already quite large, not to mention that the other party's Foundation Establishment Pill is still nowhere to be found.
Not everyone is as fearless as him. His spiritual sense is stronger than that of other cultivators of the same level, and the stone tortoise provides tremendous help. He accumulates crystals and practices spells at a speed far exceeding that of normal cultivators.
In his view, it's not too late to let others get ahead first before he catches up.
Chu He's talisman bird gradually turned into a small black shadow. Ji An found a secluded place, released the spirit-seeking rats to guard and protect, and then sat down cross-legged to circulate the Qingyuan Sutra.
He offered a meal in exchange for a piece of crimson copper, which consisted entirely of spiritual food and fruits, comparable to a Ginseng Essence Pill to him. How could he possibly waste it?
After refining the spiritual energy from the spiritual food, Ji An felt refreshed and rode the talisman bird, slowly flying towards the Azure Lake.
Life settled down, and Ji An used the Thick Soil Technique on the spirit field every day, paying close attention to the needs of the spirit plants and raining them every few days.
In the remaining time, I would spend half practicing the Sharp Metal Technique and occasionally practicing the Wind Control Technique, and the other half activating the Spirit Absorption Array to fully enhance my cultivation.
One by one, the spirit stones turned into dust, and his cultivation naturally broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
The immortal veins became thicker and stronger, and their length increased slightly. At the same time, three branch veins about an inch long were opened up.
Now, his immortal meridians have expanded to most areas of his body, and the duration of each cultivation session has increased by another quarter of an hour.
Nourished daily with spiritual energy, the color of the Cloud-Walking and Rain-Making Dao Seed seems to have deepened slightly.
The thin mist in the valley dispersed and gathered again, gathered and dispersed again, and a month and a half passed.
Ji An stood in the spirit field, watching the golden waves of grass undulating in the wind, breathing in the unique scent of the talisman grass, and a bright smile bloomed in the sunlight.
It only took two months for the talisman grass to mature; their normal growth cycle is three months.
The talisman grass in those first-tier spirit fields matured earlier, and he had already harvested a batch.
In this way, he can grow two more rounds of talisman herbs than others in a year, while the sect's taxes are still collected every three months, thus he has taken advantage of the sect's two rounds of spiritual field usage rights.
At this moment, Ji An just wanted to shout out his true feelings:
'I'm making a killing!'
The better the quality of the talisman grass, the more resilient it is, and harvesting it is a hard task, but Ji An doesn't find it hard at all.
Each of these talismanic herbs is a piece of spirit stone, representing his hope of exchanging them for Foundation Establishment Pills.
The harvest was satisfying; Ji An felt as if he had found a spirit stone.
With Huang Feihu's help, it took them two days to harvest more than ten acres of talisman grass.
In the evening breeze, Huang Feihu wiped the sweat from his brow, grabbed a handful of talisman grass, carefully examined the patterns on the leaves and stalks, then tugged at them a few times before exhaling:
"Senior brother, the talisman grass you planted is different from others."
How can they be the same? This is thanks to the higher-level Lesser Cloud Rain Technique.
Those skilled spirit farmers all took on the task of managing the sect's medicinal fields, and in the Biyue Lake area, his planting skills should be the best.
Ji An thought to himself, "To be fair, I also want to go to the herb field."
Herb fields are all built on spiritual vein nodes, and it is said that even the most ordinary spiritual field is at least a mid-grade first-order level.
After completing their daily tasks, they are entitled to stay and cultivate for two hours, which is equivalent to using a regular spirit-capturing array for free for two hours.
For him, this would also allow the stone turtle to absorb more spiritual energy, while not delaying his return to cultivate several acres of spiritual fields.
Ji An suppressed the jealousy rising in his heart and smiled:
"Feihu, have you decided which cultivation technique you want to learn?"
"After discussing it with my grandfather, we decided to learn how to make talismans because I can grow talisman herbs myself, which reduces some of the costs."
A shrewd glint flashed in Huang Feihu's honest eyes. Beginners in talisman making don't need high-quality talisman paper; first-grade low-level talisman paper is perfectly sufficient.
In addition, he can often consult with his senior brother Ji. Perhaps a few words of advice from Ji can save him from taking many detours.
Ji An nodded slightly:
"That's fine. Making talismans costs much less than refining pills and crafting weapons, making it more suitable for poor cultivators like us."
"Once I've processed this batch of talisman herbs into talisman paper, I'll leave all the low-grade paper for you to practice with."
Huang Feihu grinned, thinking to himself:
"If Senior Brother is considered a poor cultivator, then the sect won't have any wealthy Qi Refining stage disciples!"
Embarrassing, I forgot to set the timer.
(End of this chapter)
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