Chapter 215 Cultivating a Second-Tier Mid-Grade Spirit Field
Ji An looked down at the shadow of the mulberry tree on the ground, estimating the time in his mind; it was just past 9 AM.
He stood up, raised his hands high, and stretched out a big yawn to relieve the excitement brought on by the improvement in his cultivation.
After a while, he sat cross-legged on the futon again, calmed his mind and cleared his thoughts, and then continued to practice the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique.
As one's cultivation level increases and one's immortal veins are nourished, one's aptitude will improve slightly, and the speed at which one refines spiritual energy will increase accordingly.
However, his purpose in cultivating at this time was not to improve his cultivation level, but to gather his surging magical power and bring the newly acquired power under his control.
The cultivator whose spiritual pressure was emanating outwards was clearly someone who had just broken through to a higher realm.
An hour later, Ji An slowly finished his practice; he was basically able to control his power.
He focused his mind on his dantian, connecting with the stone turtle that was swimming happily in the sea of magic.
[Master: Ji An]
[Tao Yun: Gold 2.2, Water 0, Wood 0, Fire 0.6, Earth 3.1]
[Spiritual Insights: Kan (坎) Spirit 1578.4, Gen (艮) Spirit 1531.6, Zhen (震) Spirit 398.4, Xun (巽) Spirit 1644.2, Kun (坤) Spirit 1891.7, Qian (乾) Spirit 2368.1, Dui (兑) Spirit 2286.5, Li (离) Spirit 1465.2]
[Spell: Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfect 41%)]
Overlapping Waves Technique (74% complete)
Panshan Jue (47% complete)
Rejuvenation Technique (Perfect 21%)
Entangling Technique (Perfect 14%)
Spirit Sealing Technique (Minor Success Rate 3%)
Detoxification Technique (Mastery 68%)
Seeing enemies everywhere (12% success rate)
Quicksand Technique (Mastery 56%)
In recent years, he has not relaxed his practice of magic at all.
The four spells—Water Control Technique, Fire Control Technique, Water Curtain Technique, and Cold Wind Technique—were successively upgraded to the Great Perfection level.
The Die Lang Technique was also progressing at an extremely rapid pace. The Rock Armor Bear couldn't shake its habit of stealing honey, and its detoxification technique had reached a high level of mastery, thanks in no small part to the Rock Armor Bear.
Thanks to the comprehension boost from the Dao Seed, Ji An's progress in practicing spells was much faster than that of other cultivators.
He stood up, a bright smile on his face.
He is making steady progress and everything is getting better; he is much stronger than before.
Ji Anfei flew back, had lunch, and then gave the following instructions:
"Huang Xuan, when evening comes, you and Li Cheng go and pick some tender tea leaves and give them to Yu Han and the others to make into Jade Dew Golden Buds."
Additionally, each of you can brew 30 slightly older leaves for a drink.
The current Youyue Cangyu Tree is over ten feet tall, with a trunk as thick as a thigh, twelve branches, and lush foliage.
The tea tree has been cultivated to a first-grade superior quality, which has a certain nourishing effect on the soul for several Qi Refining disciples.
The produced tea leaves are mixed with other tea leaves for brewing and to serve to guests.
For Foundation Establishment cultivators, the nourishing effect of top-grade Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea on the soul is negligible, but it has a special fragrance and a long-lasting aftertaste.
"Thank you for the reward, Uncle-Master!"
Huang Xuan and Li Cheng bowed in greeting, while the Xia Yuhan sisters beamed with joy.
They all knew how rare spiritual tea was, and that if one drank spiritual tea for a long time, one could easily overcome the spiritual consciousness barrier at the Foundation Establishment stage.
If they were to purchase this spiritual tea from outside, regardless of whether it was even available for sale, the price would not be cheap.
However, at Crimson Flame Peak, their martial uncle would give them some free of charge every two months, and everyone was filled with gratitude.
Ji An nodded slightly and smiled:
"You have worked diligently, this is a reward."
"Yu Han, are the materials for making the talisman ready?"
After observing them over the years, he found that these disciples were all honest and upright, never shirking their duties, which pleased him.
Xia Yuhan bowed slightly and said:
"I prepared lunch for my uncle before lunch. Today's plan is to draw twenty high-grade Explosive Flame Talismans and three mid-grade Talisman Soldiers."
"That's all? All the materials for top-grade talismans are gone?"
"Yes, we ran out yesterday, and the materials for the talisman soldiers will also be exhausted tomorrow."
Ji An stood up and said:
"Prepare materials for another twenty Blazing Flame Talismans, and then prepare materials for fifty talismans every day from now on."
If the workload is too small, it's not worth the effort; this kind of task can be completed in an hour.
"Okay, but the remaining materials are only enough for two days."
Xia Yuhan agreed, saying she remembered very well how much material was left.
Ji An then replied:
"It's good to rest when the materials run out."
Xia Yuhan thought to herself:
"It seems like my martial uncle hasn't had a single day of rest in the past few years. He's either practicing spells or making talismans and refining spiritual artifacts."
Ji An completed the talisman-making task, summoned the gray-feathered sand geese, and flew out of Crimson Flame Peak.
Sha Yan flew easily to a wasteland and began practicing his magic.
He practiced spells that couldn't be used on Crimson Flame Peak, such as quicksand, entanglement, and paralysis.
He bears absolute responsibility for the fact that this place has become a wasteland.
Ji An took out a bag of the most ordinary yellow sprout rice from his storage bag and used his object control technique to evenly scatter it into the wasteland.
Then, he activated the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique.
As the white mist spread and the nourishing spiritual rain fell, the spiritual rice quickly sprouted.
The wasteland quickly became lush and vibrant with life.
Entangling spells and the "All Plants Are Soldiers" technique have no effect on plants in their seed stage; you can only plant the spirit rice first.
Ji An activated the Entangling Technique, causing the spiritual plant to grow wildly and dance.
He continuously unleashed entanglement spells, turning this spiritual field into a frenzied botanical garden, with vines resembling deadly hands reaching out from the underworld.
When the spell's effect wore off, the lush green landscape changed its appearance.
The straw, its vitality completely drained, was unusually dry and exuded a putrid smell; this decay was the deathly stillness and despair of life at its end.
When the straw from normally grown rice is burned, the ash can fertilize the soil.
Plants whose life force has been drained by the Entangling Technique are burned, leaving them with no nutritional value whatsoever.
Ji An cast a hand seal and released the quicksand technique, swallowing the straw into the earth, and all traces of life disappeared without a trace.
He released the Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, and yellow spiritual light adhered to the earth, nourishing this barren land.
He sprinkled the spirit rice again and began the next round of planting.
Then cast Entangling Strike and Quicksand, and repeat the cycle.
It can be said that the advancement of these spells was driven by the sacrifice of countless plants.
The sun was setting, and the evening glow was like fire.
Ji An arrived at the nearby spiritual field, where ten acres of yellow sprout rice were planted.
In one of the spirit fields, strange scarecrows lay sprawled on the ground.
With Ji An's current planting skills, it would only take half a month to harvest a season's worth of spirit rice.
He found a sacred field that had already sprouted ears of grain, and released the grass and trees as if they were soldiers.
The straw of the spirit rice began to twist and grow wildly, eventually forming scarecrows with bizarre faces.
This is a kind of grass puppet that can frantically attack any creature that enters the area, making it an excellent spell for positional warfare.
However, they can only last for half an hour, after which they will lose all their vitality.
Yesterday, Ji An cast the quicksand spell in the spirit field where all the scarecrows were surrounded by enemies. After all the scarecrows were swallowed up, he cast the Thick Earth Returning to Origin spell and replanted the yellow sprout rice.
After casting the Spring Breeze and Rain spell, he summoned the Gray Feather Sand Goose, mounted it, and left.
In the spiritual field, the yellow rice sprouts and grows, stretching out freely in the rain.
When Ji An returned to the Cold Pool, he saw the icy blue water turtle diving into the depths of the pool.
Before nightfall, it returns to its cave at the bottom of the pool to sleep.
For three years, it has been fed and pampered, and it has grown to the size of a pot lid, reached the third level of Qi Refining, but its progress has been incredibly slow.
Compared to the Azure Water Turtle, the Rock Armor Bear's progress is quite significant. It has now reached the seventh level of Qi Refining and is half a person tall and four feet long.
However, it is still the little brother of the golden retriever. Although it is much larger than the spirit-seeking rat, it is no match for it and is completely suppressed.
This situation will not change before the Rock Armor Bear establishes its foundation.
After having dinner, Ji An entered the underground cave.
The second-tier Earth Spirit Fruit tree has begun to bear fruit, and a faint fragrance of fruit wafts through the cave.
He cast the spell of "Returning to the Origin of the Earth" to the spirit tree, and yellow light shone down, spreading nourishing magical power.
The sacred tree shone with light, and its fruits became crystal clear.
Ji An followed the tunnel into the deepest part of the cave, where the Soul-Nourishing Wood, bathed in moonlight, seemed to be standing under a spotlight on a stage.
It is now two feet tall, as thick as a baby's forearm, and has more leaves, more than forty in total.
"Squeak squeak".
The golden retriever barked happily, as if to say hello.
Half a month ago, the Soul Nourishing Wood was cultivated to the middle grade of the first rank. The Spirit-Seeking Rat's favorite thing to do became to sleep soundly next to the Soul Nourishing Wood.
All six Earth Spirit Fruit Trees belonging to Ji An have been cultivated to the highest grade, and one of them is undergoing a transformation towards the second stage.
He squatted down to examine the state of the spirit tree carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.
He released the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell once more, and yellow spiritual light shone upon it. The leaves of the Soul Nourishing Wood were shrouded in purple mist, and the spots on the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree shimmered with golden light.
Ji An stepped out of the underground cave and began to cast a spell on the spirit field.
Emerald light spots fell like a shower of stars, transforming the mulberry fields into a fairytale world.
Three days later, at noon, Ye Changqing piloted his flying boat and landed by the cold pool.
Ji An went up to him and said with a smile:
"Senior brother sent a message yesterday saying he was coming to Crimson Flame Peak. Why didn't he arrive earlier? We could have had a few more drinks."
"Junior brother is always cultivating in the morning, so I don't want to disturb him."
"Haha, Senior Brother is so thoughtful."
"Please take your seats quickly, we will begin the banquet shortly."
The Xia sisters quickly placed the spiritual food on the stone table, and Huang Xuan brought out two jars of second-grade mulberry wine from the warehouse and filled the wine glasses.
Ye Changqing picked up his wine glass, smelled it, and said:
"I'm intoxicated by its delicate fragrance."
His forehead was lined with wrinkles like undulating ravines, and his eyes were full of smiles.
Ji An held the cup with both hands and said:
"Senior brother, please drink this cup to the brim."
The two men clinked glasses and drank merrily.
As the banquet ended, Ye Changqing narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling immense satisfaction.
He pointed to the flying boat and laughed:
"Junior brother, I've come to give you something."
The cultivation materials for the second-tier mid-grade spirit fields, the spirit-binding stakes, and the five-element spirit soil have been brought. You reported that forty-eight acres of spirit fields needed upgrading, and the sect has prepared materials for fifty acres for you.
"That's great! After the spirit field is upgraded, we can at least cultivate more second-tier spirit plants."
Ji An stood up, cupped his hands in a salute, and said:
"Thank you for your help, senior brother. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Upgrading the spirit field is a big deal, meaning it means we can try to cultivate second-tier mid-grade spirit trees.
Ye Changqing quickly got up and helped him up, saying:
"Junior brother, you flatter me. The main reason is that you fought for it yourself, so why are you being so polite!"
If you can cultivate more Tier 2 spiritual plants, the sect will also benefit.
Come, let me show you the materials.
He pulled Ji An to the side of the flying boat, pointed to the white jade pillar, as thick as an arm and three feet long, and said:
“Those are spirit-binding stakes, twelve hundred of them.”
The surface of the white jade pillar is densely covered with tiny runes, which shimmer with a faint glow as they circulate.
Ji An nodded slightly. The purpose of the Spirit Binding Stake is to define the boundaries of the spirit field, prevent the spiritual energy inside from dissipating to the surroundings, and bind as much spiritual energy and earth vein power as possible in the soil. This is the foundation for cultivating high-level spirit fields.
Ye Changqing continued:
"The five spiritual soils are Ruijin soil, Cangqing soil, Youshui soil, Yanhuo soil, and Heiyu soil. These spiritual soils are rich in the five elements and are easier to integrate into the spiritual field."
Other spirit farmers in the sect use this combination to cultivate second-tier mid-grade spirit fields.
The dosage needs to be adjusted slightly depending on the type of spiritual plant being cultivated.
He took out a jade slip and handed it over, saying:
"This is the combination plan. Junior Brother is a spirit farmer, so he can see it at a glance."
Ji An took the jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and read the information within.
The combination scheme is not complicated, because the requirements for spiritual soil for cultivating spiritual fields do not need to be particularly precise, and can be gradually adjusted after successful cultivation.
To cultivate spiritual fields more suitable for the growth of fire-elemental spiritual plants, the amount of Fiery Earth should be doubled. The same principle applies to cultivating other types of spiritual fields.
Ji An put away the jade slip and said:
"The plan is very simple, and I can start constructing the boundaries of the spirit field now."
He shouted to Huang Xuan and the others:
"Everyone come and help. I direct everyone to drive the spirit-binding stakes into the ground."
Ye Changqing smiled gently:
"Haha, I'm free this afternoon, so I can lend a hand."
Ji An found a topographical map that had been drawn up several years ago and directed everyone to drive piles.
He fenced off 32 mu of land near Hantan.
The land was divided into three plots, with two acres used to plant aquatic plants, enclosing the area around the Tianyuan pear.
Eight acres were used to plant fire-elemental spiritual plants, including spiritual apricots, spiritual peaches, and dragon blood trees.
Two spirit peach trees were cultivated to the second-tier low-grade, while the rest of the spirit trees were first-tier top-grade.
The largest plot of land, 25 mu, is used to cultivate wood-type spiritual plants.
Ten acres were used to cultivate Emerald Mulberry, ten acres to cultivate Green Ivy Tree, and the remaining two acres to cultivate Azure Dragon Wood. The Azure Jade Tree of the Moon was located in the very center of this area.
There are fifty-six Jade Leaf Mulberry trees, twenty-one Jade Ivy Trees, and three Azure Dragon Woods here, all of which are second-tier spiritual plants.
After everyone drove in the spirit-binding stakes, Ji An prepared the Five Elements Spirit Soil and sprinkled it as evenly as possible into the spirit field. Finally, he released the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Spell.
After clearing out the Cold Pool area, everyone took a flying boat to the Crimson Cloud Pine Forest, where they fenced off a three-acre area to cultivate fire-elemental spiritual plants.
There are forty-two second-tier red pine trees in this woodland.
The area designated for the Xuan Ye Jian Zhu (a type of bamboo) is ten acres in size and divided into two sections.
Six acres of soil-based spiritual plants are cultivated in this area, including four second-tier Xuan Ye Jian Zhu (a type of sword bamboo).
Four acres were used to cultivate Jinxing Lingzhi Copper Pattern Mulberry, with nine second-tier Lingzhi mulberry trees.
They worked until sunset, when the forests were bathed in the glow of the evening sun, and finally finished preparing forty-eight acres of spiritual fields.
Ye Changqing said:
“From now on, I will send over a batch of Five Elements Spiritual Soil every three days until all these spiritual fields are cultivated to the second-grade mid-level.”
I heard from my senior brother Lin Mao that it will take about a month.
"Junior Brother Ji, don't we still have two acres of spirit fields? Where do you plan to build it?"
Ji An pointed downwards and said:
“There is a spirit fruit tree in the underground cave.”
Ye Changqing chuckled:
"I almost forgot, there are some good things buried underground at Crimson Flame Peak!"
(End of this chapter)
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