Chapter 996 'Innate Spiritual Treasure'
Ji An said gently, "I come from a remote planet in the star field. I don't know many people on Ziwei Star, so I won't be holding a celebration."
"In a few days, once Fellow Daoist Yunmiao returns, I will prepare a simple feast in my cave and invite a few close friends for a small gathering."
Thanks to the benefits brought by the stone tortoise, he has no shortage of pills and spiritual fruits to improve his cultivation. His magical power is particularly strong, and he needs to create his own cultivation techniques. Therefore, he can cultivate peacefully without having to be in close contact with the outside world.
He only needs a few close friends at the same level to exchange ideas and spark intellectual discussions, which is why he maintains contact with them.
A look of admiration appeared in the eyes of the Crescent Moon Hermit, and he exclaimed:
"Fellow Daoist's cultivation is so diligent that it puts many people to shame."
He used to be just as diligent, but as his cultivation level improved, his progress became slower and slower, and he stopped being so focused on cultivation.
Sometimes, when you encounter a bottleneck, you may not make any progress for hundreds of years, which can really wear down your spirit.
Anyone who sees that their long-term efforts have yielded no reward will gradually grow old in spirit.
Ji An smiled politely and changed the subject:
"I plan to upgrade the grade of the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner and the Plain Cloud Banner. I would appreciate it if you could provide a list of materials. I will exchange them with mid-grade fifth-tier spiritual fruits and spirit wine later."
"The Seven Luminaries Golden Branches I planted have borne fruit again, and in over a hundred years, they will be able to produce fifth-grade superior spiritual fruits."
In the current Calabash World, the quantity of mid-grade fifth-tier spirit wood is steadily increasing, and there is absolutely no problem in trading a portion of it.
In his small world, only the Gathering Yuan Tree has reached the fifth-grade superior level, but his next major focus is on improving the Fusang Tree and the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch.
The higher the grade of a spirit tree, the greater its ability to extract spiritual energy from the spiritual veins. However, the spiritual roots of heaven and earth are an exception; they also bring positive effects while extracting spiritual energy.
Overall, the value created by the spiritual roots of heaven and earth exceeds the value taken. When five spiritual roots of heaven and earth reach the same grade and form a perfect cycle, it greatly promotes the improvement of the grade of the spiritual vein.
The Crescent Moon Hermit's eyes lit up immediately. "Alright! Please take out the spiritual treasure, and I will formulate an improvement plan now."
Let's take it one step at a time, starting by upgrading them to mid-grade fifth rank.
This is a big order; he was the one who upgraded the opponent's Five Directions Flag Spirit Treasure to the fifth rank.
Ji An summoned the Azure Lotus Banner and the Plain Cloud Banner and handed them over, saying, "Fellow Daoist, take your time to study them."
Crescent Moon Hermit sat up straight, slightly raising his chin, and said:
"I have experience in upgrading the Five Directions Flag Spirit Treasure to the fifth-grade top quality twice. I already have a plan in mind on how to upgrade it, and I will be able to come up with a solution soon."
Among weapon refiners, he can definitely be considered one of the most outstanding individuals.
In addition, having similar experience, he dared to say that there was no weapon refiner in the entire Ziwei Star who understood how to enhance the Five Directions Flag Spirit Treasure better than him.
This is not arrogance, but rather the pride of having a clear plan.
He took out a jade slip and used his divine sense to examine the spiritual treasure while continuously recording the necessary information.
In less than an hour, he finished thinking, entered the required spiritual items into another blank jade slip, and handed it out.
"Fellow Daoist, the required materials are recorded here. Please take a look."
Upgrading the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner is relatively easy, just like before and will continue to be so in the future; it requires a spirit tree that is one grade higher than a spirit treasure.
Fellow Daoist, you used lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood to upgrade the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner last time. If possible, try to use the same type of spiritual wood.
If the lineage can be maintained, the power of the spirit treasure will be stronger than if different spirit woods are used.
Upgrading the Plain Cloud Banner is much more complex, but if you can provide a mid-grade fifth-tier Seven Luminaries Golden Branch spiritual fruit, along with the materials I have, I can upgrade your spiritual treasure's grade right now.”
His tone exuded confidence, a quality that comes from being a weapon refiner.
Ji An was overjoyed. "Really? I will send you the materials tomorrow. I have both mid-grade fifth-rank lightning-struck Azure Dragon Wood and Seven Luminaries Golden Branch Fruit."
"By the way, does obtaining these materials mean I can simultaneously upgrade the grade of my spiritual treasure?"
"Of course, the upgrade can be completed within six months once the materials are in place."
Once the two spiritual treasures are upgraded in grade, I can then formulate a plan for the next upgrade.
“Excellent,” Ji An laughed. In his system, any upgrade of the Five Banners meant an increase in overall strength.
The two discussed the refining process and the associated costs, and finally signed an agreement.
In the past, Ji An would not have been willing to hand over two spiritual treasures at the same time, but now that he has two top-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasures, it gives him confidence.
According to the other party, if he could cultivate the Thunderstruck Azure Dragon Wood to the fifth-grade superior quality before the spiritual fruit of the Seven Luminaries Golden Branch matured, he might be able to upgrade all the Five Directions Flag spiritual treasures to the fifth-grade superior quality within two hundred years.
Spring flowers fade, autumn moon hangs in the air, and three years have passed.
In the gourd world, Xuan Yuan's water-controlling flag transformed into Xuanwu, stirring up waves in the pool, with mist constantly spreading outwards; above the lava lake, a fire phoenix flew close to the crimson lava, with blue dust flying behind it.
Ji An sat cross-legged under the Gathering Yuan Tree, frowning and deep in thought, occasionally activating incantations to conduct experiments.
Smoke curled from the nearby incense burner, filling the air with a delicate fragrance, while the dense foliage beneath the sacred wood was shrouded in mist.
Ayun was about twenty feet behind him, brewing spiritual tea beside him.
Without the stone turtle, the previous cultivation techniques would no longer be efficient enough to support Ji An's rapid progress.
Creating the Yin-Yang Cave True Technique, suitable for the late stage of the Three Flowers Realm, will not only greatly accelerate the speed of refining spiritual energy, but also further improve the efficiency of nourishing the primordial fire, qi and blood inner core, and nascent soul.
The quality of mana within the body can be further purified, significantly increasing combat endurance and simultaneously enhancing spell power.
In short, new exercises will have all sorts of benefits, and they must be created as quickly as possible.
Through the gaps in the trees, A-Yun noticed that fog was rising from the north, which surprised her.
In the world of gourds, mist only rises when the ruler casts a planting spell, but the mist from the planting spell is just water vapor stirred up by rain, which has very little impact on visibility.
Her field of vision can reach a hundred miles. After all, she is at the Three-Flower Realm, and even in a foggy environment, she has a field of vision of more than forty miles.
However, although the fog that was spreading over seemed very thin, it greatly affected visibility, and her vision could only penetrate about four or five miles.
The mist slowly spread in this direction, as if it held some secret.
Seeing that the emperor was still pondering, A-Yun tiptoed away and then flew away to see how the fog was formed.
After a long while, Ji An stopped thinking. He pressed his temples hard, this was what it looked like when his spiritual energy was exhausted.
He turned his head to look at the incense burner, where the incense had burned out completely, without a trace of smoke rising.
Ji An looked back and found that A Yun was nowhere to be seen, which puzzled him.
Normally, whenever he cultivates or creates a technique, the other party would be nearby to serve him, but today he was nowhere to be seen, which was rather unusual.
At that moment, he smelled a burnt odor.
Ji An stood up and took a step to appear next to the stove where the kettle was placed.
The charcoal fire in the stove had almost died down, the spiritual water in the pot had boiled away, and the tea leaves were charred black.
He used his telekinesis to lift the kettle down and fly into the sky to search for A-Yun.
All of this was very unusual. The incense in the censer had burned out, and the water in the pot was spiritual water collected from the Panyun Tree, which would take a long time to boil dry.
All indications suggest that Ayun has been gone for a long time, something that has never happened before.
Why the other party left, and why they have been gone for so long, remains a mystery.
Ji An discovered that the north was shrouded in mist, which greatly limited visibility; in the south, it seemed that a sandstorm was blowing, except that the sandstorm was bluish.
His eyes narrowed sharply, and he muttered to himself suspiciously:
"What's going on?!"
He had a hundred questions in his mind, unable to understand what had happened.
After a closer look, he saw a blurry figure darting around in the mist, which, judging from its build, was undoubtedly Ah Yun.
Ji An immediately activated the Golden Light that Leaps Across the Ground, and black and white light pierced through the sky, instantly flying to the location of the shadow.
This was Ah Yun, and her face was filled with panic.
A waterbird nearby was flying around aimlessly like a headless fly, which was very strange.
Upon seeing His Majesty arrive, A-Yun breathed a sigh of relief, her expression relaxing considerably.
"Your Majesty, a mist has inexplicably risen from this black soil, greatly obstructing visibility. I wish to investigate what has happened."
Investigations revealed that the fog was thickest above the lake, and the source of the unusual changes was likely there.
Not long after, I found myself disoriented in the fog, flying around in circles for a long time.
I tried to call for help, but found that my voice would soon dissipate in the fog.
Ah Yun recounted in detail all the strange things she had encountered, then looked at her master cautiously and said:
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with your sense of direction?"
Ji An shook his head. "No, my vision is limited, but I can still tell that we are currently facing east-southeast. I haven't found any other problems."
He stroked his chin, looking down at the undulating waves below, pondering where all these changes came from.
He happened to see Xuanwu peeking out from the storm, and a delightful thought arose in his mind.
He let out a sharp cry, summoning Xuanwu to come.
Upon hearing the command, the lake water formed a water bridge, carrying Xuanwu to the lake.
Ji An communicated telepathically, "Did you create this fog?"
Xuanwu nodded its two heads slightly at the same time, its eyes filled with an arrogant look.
Since reaching the fifth-tier top-grade level, it vaguely sensed a strange change brewing within its body.
During their conversation with the Flame Banner, they discovered that the other party had also sensed similar changes.
Today, it has discovered that it can control the new changes, so it has given it a try.
It can determine that the rising mist is not ordinary mist, but it cannot explain its specific uses.
Later, seeing many water birds flying aimlessly, it realized that the fog had the wonderful effect of disrupting perception.
Later, Ayun was also trapped, and it realized that the fog's ability to confuse perception was more powerful than it had thought.
Ji An smiled smugly, flicked the mottled tortoise shell, and said excitedly:
"The hazy universe, the sky and the sun are covered, this is the effect of the innate spiritual treasure Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag."
You now possess a sliver of power again; the future is promising, truly promising!
As the time spent nurturing the spiritual treasure increases, its power will be further enhanced.
Someday in the future, this replica of the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag might possess some of the charm of an innate spiritual treasure.
The Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag has undergone such a change; the situation in the south must have been caused by that Ground-Leaving Flame Flag.
Ji An turned to look at the south side of the small world, where blue dust swirled up across the crimson earth.
The function of the Flame Light Flag of the Five Primordial Banners is to 'disrupt Yin and Yang and reverse the Five Elements'. The blue dust should be formed by the condensation of wood element spiritual power.
The Five Elements are: Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, and Wood generates Fire; and Earth controls Water, Water controls Fire, Fire controls Metal, Metal controls Wood, and Wood controls Earth.
The reverse of the Five Elements is to reverse the order of mutual generation and mutual restraint, resulting in fire generating wood, wood generating water, water generating metal, metal generating earth, and earth generating fire. At the same time, there will also be situations where water restrains earth and fire restrains water.
When water is insufficient to extinguish fire, it becomes an accelerant for the fire. This is a very intuitive example of how fire overcomes water.
Ji An stored the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag in his dantian. Just like the morning mist in the mortal world being exposed to the sunlight, the mist quickly dissipated, revealing the bright and clear sky.
Ayun looked around in surprise, “The one who started all of this is the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag.”
"How infuriating! It must have already discovered how I got trapped here, but it refused to lure me out of the fog!"
A sense of resentment rose in her heart, but she was helpless. In terms of combat power, she was no match for a fifth-grade top-quality spiritual treasure.
Ji An shook his head and chuckled, "Go back and clean the kettle used for brewing tea; it almost exploded from the heat of the flames."
After saying that, he once again manipulated the golden light that seemed to leap across the ground, flying towards the crimson earth and arriving in an instant.
He put away the Flaming Banner and held it in his hand. After flying over the yellow earth, he activated the spiritual treasure, and the crimson spiritual light spread out, with a scorching aura permeating the air.
"Haha, just as I thought."
It was truly a reversal of the five elements, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
Both Five Directions Flags Spiritual Treasures have demonstrated the power of innate spiritual treasures. Will other spiritual treasures also undergo similar changes after being upgraded to the fifth-order top grade?
This is very likely, meaning that he will very likely possess five low-end versions of innate spiritual treasures in the future.
Yue Ling'er flew out from the depths of the earth. She had just been absorbing the power of earth element to cultivate when she suddenly felt that the energy in the earth had become extremely chaotic and suffocating.
However, when she saw the sky filled with crimson light, she was speechless with astonishment and flew to the king's side to ask:
"Your Majesty, what has happened?"
Ji An waved the small red flag in his hand triumphantly, "The Flame Flag of the Ground has shown signs of evolution, and has the effect of reversing the five elements and confusing yin and yang."
"If battles break out in the future, the vast majority of cultivators will be crushed by me!"
The cultivators' natal spiritual treasures must be of the five elements. When these spiritual treasures attack him, they will be severely interfered with and will not be of much use.
Not only those belonging to the Five Elements, but also those belonging to the Yin and Yang categories can be restrained. In other words, the enemies who fight him are all carrying a heavy burden.
(End of this chapter)
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