Chapter 219 Only Three Hours
Having mastered the Overlapping Waves Technique, Ji An began searching for his next primary training target.
The number of spells on the list decreased, while his strength increased.
Spells at the Great Perfection level are not only more powerful, but also consume less mana, thus improving combat effectiveness in terms of both attack power and endurance.
[Spell: Five Directions Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfect 45%)]
Panshan Technique (49% complete)
Rejuvenation Technique (Perfect 21%)
Entangling Technique (Perfect 59%)
Spirit Sealing Technique (Minor Success Rate 3%)
Detoxification Technique (Mastery 72%)
Seeing enemies everywhere (46% of the population)
Quicksand Technique (Perfect 2%)
After a moment's deliberation, Ji An made up his mind.
The first priority is the Panshan Technique. With the demonic calamity imminent, it's best to practice defensive spells to the highest level to enhance one's sense of security.
Entangling Entangle and Quicksand are placed second in the priority list. The remaining spells have more restrictions when practiced, so we'll just go with the flow.
Ji An activated the Pan Shan Jue (a magical technique), and an earth-yellow spiritual light enveloped his entire body.
Like the Golden Armor Technique and the Wind Control Technique, the Rock Mountain Technique is a status-enhancing spell.
Similar spells cannot be cast in combination; the spell effect must be removed before the next spell can be cast.
Ji An released the Rock Mountain Technique for about half a breath, and the effect of the spell could be dispelled in an instant.
When he comes across suitable materials in the future, he needs to prepare some defensive talismans for himself to deal with the most urgent situations.
A talisman is equivalent to a spell that has reached the final step of its execution; it can be activated in a split second with only a small amount of magical power.
Ji An released the Rock Mountain Technique, and spiritual light surrounded his body. He then made a hand seal to dispel the spell, and the spiritual light dissipated.
This cycle repeated itself for half an hour.
"It's a bit dull to only be able to practice one spell repeatedly."
Ji An shook his head, ended the drill, and returned to the entrance of the cave.
He used his magic to nurture the Crimson Cloud Pine, and the pine blossomed with a fiery red spiritual light, like soaring clouds.
The pine nuts from these two sacred pines have an even more mellow and fragrant flavor after being roasted.
After nurturing the spirit pine, he opened the magic barrier and entered the cave.
In the small medicinal herb garden, the blood berry trees are already bearing fruit, which are only the size of lotus seeds, pale blue in color, and have an uneven surface.
The Tianyuan ginseng plant has grown a bit taller, nearly a foot tall, and is estimated to be about sixty years old.
The white spots on the Star Soul Grass leaves have completely turned silver, and there is a faint tendency for them to turn gold.
Once the small dots have completely turned golden, the Star Soul Grass has reached a medicinal age of one hundred years.
The gold will turn silver again, and this will repeat twice. The small dot will then emit a light like the serene moonlight, and the Star Soul Grass can be used as medicine.
When the medicinal plant reaches four hundred years of age, the Star Soul Grass will fully mature, and the color of the smaller spots will no longer change.
At this time, the spiritual herb will begin to germinate seeds. The spiritual herb must be harvested when the seeds are just beginning to germinate, otherwise the medicinal effect will be affected.
As the seeds mature, the Star Soul Grass will slowly wither.
Ji An picked up some black soil to check the dryness of the soil in the medicinal herb garden.
These three medicinal herbs have similar properties and are more suitable for growing in moist soil. The soil should be kept moist, but not too wet.
The soil in the black soil is moist enough that rain is not needed.
In the small herb garden, rain is applied about twenty times a month.
Ji An cast the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra, and yellow spiritual light adhered to the black soil, slowly seeping into it, nourishing the profound Dharma essence that permeated the air.
There is a kind of spiritual object called "She Tu" that follows the way of Ji Tu, which can greatly accelerate the growth of spiritual plants.
Ji An guessed that it was a kind of spiritual soil that maintained the effect of the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra at all times.
The earth is a third-tier spiritual object; it's unknown whether he will be fortunate enough to obtain it in the future.
The yellow spiritual light completely merged into the black soil, and the power of the Thick Earth Returning to Origin Mantra dissipated.
Ji An's hand seals shifted, and emerald light, brimming with vibrant life, fell from the void, swirling with azure light on the rock wall.
The light spots adhered to the spiritual plants and quickly seeped into them, with the Blood Luo Fruit attracting even more light spots.
The spiritual plant quickly "ate its fill," and the excess wood-elemental spiritual light slowly dissipated.
Casting spells is like fertilizing; spiritual plants cannot consume all the fertilizer.
If that were possible, the cultivation world would probably not lack resources.
Ji An left the herb garden and entered the quiet room to refine the Apricot Yellow Banner.
The flames in the Purple Fire Spirit Gourd were already overflowing, so there was no need to absorb any more earth fire.
After refining the spiritual artifact, Ji An meditated for a while, ending his day's cultivation.
At dawn, Ji An left his cave and flew to the edge of the cold pool.
Xia Yulian had already prepared breakfast and arranged it neatly next to the kitchen.
"Uncle-Master, please have your meal."
"Yulian, you've worked hard."
Ji An nodded slightly. The two sisters looked almost identical, but a cultivator wouldn't mistake them for each other.
Since he gained a deeper understanding of the cultivation method, breakfast time was changed to 5:00 AM, and the two sisters took turns preparing breakfast.
Stir-fried bamboo shoots are a top-quality ingredient.
Braised venison, bought from Luoyanshan last night, top-quality ingredient.
Honey and Chalcedony Porridge: After the porridge has cooled slightly, add half a spoonful of second-grade honey.
Not only is it sweet and delicious, but it also contains a lot of spiritual energy. It is served with a glass of second-grade bamboo tube mulberry wine.
Ji An was never stingy with food, and he used both medicinal and dietary supplements.
Taking elixirs requires time to eliminate erysipelas, but dietary supplements are harmless.
All those resources weren't wasted; his cultivation level steadily improved.
Ji An is now fifty-two years old and is confident that he can break through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment before he turns sixty. This progress is not much weaker than those cultivators with Earth-grade aptitude.
As one's understanding of the cultivation method deepens, not only does the speed of refining spiritual energy increase during cultivation, but it also nourishes the immortal veins more effectively.
What pleased him most was that the bottleneck when breaking through the realm was not significant.
For cultivators, accumulating magical power on a daily basis is relatively easy, but breaking through bottlenecks often takes a lot of time.
This is especially true for breakthroughs at higher levels.
Ji An felt that the bottleneck he encountered in the Foundation Establishment stage was even weaker than that in the Qi Refining stage.
After a graceful and quick breakfast, Ji An found a suitable spot, took out a cushion, and sat down cross-legged.
He took out the flowing spiritual water, the Azure Dragon Wood, and the Xuanhuang Soil, and began to cultivate.
The number of spiritual items he can refine in an hour of cultivation is now 1.5 times that of when he first broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
As the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique was activated, various spiritual lights converged towards him.
Lustrous black spiritual energy, nourishing and profound yellow spiritual energy, and vibrant emerald green spiritual energy.
His body was like a black hole, constantly devouring spiritual energy and inspiration.
The nearby spiritual plants gently bowed down beside him, as if paying homage to their monarch.
The thin mist in the mountains gradually dissipated, and a golden sun peeked out from the eastern mountains.
At the summit of Crimson Flame Peak, golden-red mist rose into the air.
Ji An was able to draw less water and earth elemental inspiration, but he gained access to a special type of Bing fire inspiration.
Strands of golden light seeped into his body, like swallows returning to their nests.
As the sun gradually rose higher and slowly reached its zenith, the intense heat of the sun began to severely affect his cultivation, and his immortal veins felt a burning sensation.
Ji An slowly finished his practice and strolled to the shade of the Azure Dragon Tree, pondering the matter of the cultivation technique.
The Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique emphasizes the Way of Jia Wood, which grows vigorously and tenaciously, drawing inspiration from Ji Earth, Gui Water, and Bing Fire to nourish itself.
To break through the Chaoyuan stage, one needs to integrate Jia and Yi wood to achieve the complete wood element path.
As for how to integrate them, he has no clue yet.
For other cultivators, they have other things to deal with on a daily basis, so thinking about these things is too early.
But for Ji An, it was already time to make preparations in advance.
Liu Suyun looked up at the sky; it was already noon. She was deeply shocked and asked:
"Does Junior Brother Ji usually cultivate until this time?"
Yesterday she received a message that the second-tier Earth Spirit Fruit had begun to ripen, and today she arrived at Crimson Flame Peak early.
I learned that Junior Brother Ji had already started cultivating at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), and it had been three and a half hours since then.
She could only cultivate for two and a half hours at a time; any longer and her immortal veins would be unable to withstand it.
Xia Yuhan shook her head slightly:
"My martial uncle usually finishes his cultivation around noon, so I guess he has gained some insight today."
She was secretly surprised to find that it was now half an hour later than before.
If my martial uncle makes another breakthrough in cultivation, that would be truly astonishing.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and Ji Anfei flew back, slightly surprised, and said:
"Senior Sister Liu, what time did you arrive?"
"It's just past Chen Shi (7-9 AM). I didn't expect Junior Brother's cultivation to be so advanced, able to cultivate continuously for so long. Congratulations!"
Liu Suyun had expected that the other party would cultivate in the early morning. She estimated the other party's progress based on her own cultivation time, but she did not expect that the other party had made great progress and far surpassed her.
There are seven types of Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques within the sect, and their quality is not significantly different.
Only by gaining a deeper understanding of the cultivation technique can one cultivate for a longer period of time, and by observing the duration of cultivation, one can infer the level of understanding of the technique among other cultivators.
She is currently at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment. Logically speaking, her immortal veins should have a stronger capacity to withstand cultivation than the other party's, yet her cultivation time is shorter. The implications of this are self-evident.
"Haha, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, senior sister."
Today I pondered some difficult questions about cultivation, and spent a long time thinking about them. I usually only cultivate for three hours a day.
Three hours? That makes my teeth ache!
Liu Suyun gave a polite smile and said:
"Junior brother's words were a bit hurtful."
Ji An immediately coughed lightly and changed the subject:
"Senior sister must be hungry, Yuhan, hurry up and have lunch."
"I was a little hungry, but now I feel full."
Liu Suyun covered her face with her hands, pretending to be heartbroken.
As their friendship deepened, she became less cold and aloof than she had been at the beginning.
Moreover, since she entrusted the spirit tree to Crimson Flame Peak, she has had fewer things to worry about, but her returns have been even higher.
Ji An smiled and said:
"Have a cup of spiritual wine to soothe your throat, and Senior Sister will surely have a great appetite."
The two sat down in the living room, lunch was served, and the atmosphere became harmonious after they shared a drink.
Liu Suyun put down her wine cup and smiled:
"Junior brother, according to the agreement, after cultivating the second-tier Earth Spirit Fruit Tree, I need to pay you fifty merit points and fifty thousand contribution points."
If a bounty is issued, deducting some contribution points is fine, but the sect will also deduct two major merits, which is quite wasteful.
What do you need? I can help you exchange it, what do you think?
The major contributions deducted should definitely not be made by the other party; she has worked hard to accumulate these merits, and it would be painful for her to do so.
Ji An had planned for this long ago, and said:
"Please convert the contribution points into spirit stones for me, Senior Sister. If you're short on spirit stones, you can wait."
Fifty merit points can be exchanged for a late-stage Foundation Establishment pill, suitable for cultivators practicing wood-element techniques.
(End of this chapter)
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