Chapter 343 It's time to deliver.
"Okay, that makes sense."
Lin Jiuxiao was satisfied; the effect of two hundred jars of spirit wine was equivalent to eighteen Bihua Pills.
With the full support of the sect, he could only obtain an average of ten Bihua Pills per year.
Jia Yu took out a jade slip, entered the information, and said:
"Junior brother, let's sign the agreement."
This agreement is in effect for fifty years, and we must strictly abide by its contents during this period.
Ji An took the jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and carefully read it with his divine sense.
In addition to the agreed-upon profit-sharing ratio, the agreement also stipulated that they could not disclose the formula to others.
He left his magical imprint and then handed it out:
"Senior Brother Du, please take a look."
Du Huaiyuan reviewed the agreement and left his magical imprint.
After examining the jade slip, Jia Yu smiled and said:
"I admire Fellow Daoist Du for being able to figure out the recipe for Qingye Wine!"
It's said that the pine nut wine of Crimson Flame Peak was also brewed by you, fellow Daoist, making you arguably the sect's number one brewer!
Du Huaiyuan smiled somewhat reservedly, "I dare not accept such praise; it is all thanks to the output of Crimson Flame Peak."
In the past, when he came to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for spiritual items, the other party always called him Little Du or Junior Nephew Du, never speaking to him as an equal!
'Is this the benefit of honor that Junior Brother Ji was talking about?'
He shook his head inwardly. There was one reason for that, but the main reason was the Ningcui Cliff lineage behind him.
Junior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Liu broke through to the Chaoyuan stage one after another, and Ningcui Cliff's reputation soared within the sect.
"Since Junior Brother Ji moved in, Crimson Flame Peak has slowly become a treasure trove."
Speaking of which, the ancestor once promised that as long as Junior Brother Ji cultivated fifty second-tier high-grade spiritual plants, the grade of the spiritual fields on Crimson Flame Peak would be upgraded.
Ji An extended his right hand and made a gesture, then smiled and said:
"Now, Crimson Flame Peak has three top-grade spirit trees, two Emerald Leaf Mulberry trees, and one Crimson Cloud Pine."
Jia Yu grinned, "So fast?"
Lin Jiuxiao raised an eyebrow and asked:
"How many years has Junior Brother been stationed at Crimson Flame Peak?"
More than seventy years.
Lin Jiuxiao remained silent. It was too fast. Such a speed of spiritual plant cultivation far exceeded that of other spiritual farmers in the sect.
Under the personal leadership of several sect elders, a large number of hidden demon and evil cultivators were successively wiped out.
The situation in the Western Continent stabilized, and the rampant use of demonic cultivation techniques was curbed.
Time flies, and three years have passed like flowing water.
Ji An collected several wisps of morning and evening glow, which mixed together to form a tangible crimson thread.
"We've finally gathered enough materials for the flag; we can now ask Senior Brother Zhu to forge it into a spiritual weapon."
He exhaled a long breath and descended on a cloud to the cave halfway up the mountain.
He retrieved the relevant materials from the secret vault and flew out of Crimson Flame Peak on a cloud.
Ji An closed his eyes, his mind sank into his dantian, and connected with the stone tortoise lying beside the primordial fire.
[Master: Ji An]
[Tao Yun: Gold 2.2, Water 0, Wood 0, Fire 0.6, Earth 3.1]
[Spiritual Insights: Kan (坎) Spirit 356.7, Gen (艮) Spirit 205.9, Zhen (震) Spirit 3.5, Xun (巽) Spirit 1238.8, Kun (坤) Spirit 101.6, Qian (乾) Spirit 47.8, Dui (兑) Spirit 41.9, Li (离) Spirit 273.6]
【Spirit Sealing Technique (Mastery 18%)】
Detoxification Technique (Perfect 97%)
Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword (Perfect 55%)
Steel is formed from the ground (16% complete).
Earth Escape Technique (Perfect 5%)
Mixed Gold Armor Spell (Complete 34%)
Fire Dragon Burning Heaven Technique (Mastery 89%)
In recent years, due to the need to open up the divine palace and collect the radiant light, he has not had much time to practice his spells.
Aside from planting spells, I occasionally practice the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword and the Hunjin Xuanjia Incantation; other spells are improved through spiritual energy.
A year ago, he successively upgraded the Yellow Dragon Enhancing Yuan Technique and the Cloud Dragon Rainmaking Technique to the Great Perfection level, and all four kinds of planting techniques in the Chaoyuan stage were completed to perfection.
Now, both the Earth Dao Seed and the Water Dao Seed have been upgraded to the middle grade, and the number of second-tier high-grade spiritual plants in Crimson Flame Peak has reached fifty.
Ji An took a deep breath and opened his eyes.
He walked into the stone house with a smug look on his face, replaced the spirit stones in the teleportation array, and stepped inside.
The scene immediately shifted to Ningcui Cliff. He entered the adjacent cave and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting:
"Greetings, Master."
Master's condition deteriorated day by day. He looked somewhat drowsy, and the decaying aura of his impending death was becoming increasingly apparent.
Ge Ying asked in confusion:
“I remember you don’t need to go to the Ministry of Agriculture today.”
"Yes, but I have already gathered all the materials to refine the spiritual weapon, so I'm going to visit Senior Brother Zhu at Red Copper Mountain."
In addition, during my routine morning count of second-tier spiritual plants, I discovered that a Cloud Peak Jade Tree is undergoing a transformation, bringing the total to fifty high-grade spiritual plants.
Ge Ying's cloudy eyes lit up instantly, "Great! The Ancestor is going to keep his promise!"
Ji An smiled and said:
"Haha, that's right. I'm going to Chaoyang Peak today."
"Go quickly, you don't need to stay here and talk to me."
"Once you've finished with your urgent matters, let's find some time to have a proper talk."
Ge Ying waved her hand, signaling her disciple to leave.
"This disciple takes his leave."
Red Copper Mountain.
Inside the cave, Ji An took out his storage bag:
"I have gathered all the materials. Please help me refine the spiritual weapon, Senior Brother."
Zhu Xiangrong hurriedly took the storage bag and took out the supplies one by one:
"Junior brother is really fast. I've finished the spiritual weapon I'm currently forging, and after resting for half a month, I'll start forging the next one."
He selected the two types of spirit silk and then took out a jade slip:
"These are the rune patterns that need to be woven. Junior brother, you can find a Weaver Girl in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to complete them."
I demanded that they complete the work within a month and then deliver it to my cave.
The entire magical artifact will take about two months to forge. I will inform my junior brother before it is completed.
Ji An put away the jade slip. "Before it's finished?"
He was a little confused; had the other person made a slip of the tongue?
Zhu Xiangrong nodded affirmatively:
"If Junior Brother wants to use the spiritual weapon as the blank for his natal magic weapon, he needs to perform a blood sacrifice. This will help the spiritual weapon to develop spirituality and make it easier to refine."
Ji An hadn't decided which magical artifact to use as his natal magic weapon, so sacrificing the Flaming Banner from the Ground with blood was understandable.
However, he had some questions and asked:
"If I kill an enemy and obtain a top-grade magical artifact through blood sacrifice, wouldn't it be impossible to sell it?"
If you kill someone to steal their treasure and then find that the treasure is unusable, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
"No, the marks on top-grade magical artifacts can be gradually erased by cultivators."
However, spiritual artifacts that haven't undergone blood sacrifice are unsuitable as blanks for magical treasures, because it's much more difficult for them to develop a spirit.
Zhu Xiangrong explained, then chuckled:
"What, you, a mere spirit farmer, are thinking of going out and wreaking havoc on the world?!"
Ji An patted his chest and said seriously:
"With two top-grade spiritual artifacts by my side, one for offense and one for defense, killing a few enemies isn't unreasonable!"
"That's a bit excessive. Top-grade spiritual artifacts are very useful for cultivators like us, but in combat, unless the difference in strength is enormous, it's not so easy to kill a cultivator of the same level."
After chatting for a while, Ji An bid farewell and flew away on a cloud towards Yunmeng Peak.
Half an hour later, he landed in the Spider Cave, condensed his voice into a thread, and spoke to the cave:
"Ji An has come to visit fellow Daoist."
Hearing the commotion, Liu Suyun ended her cultivation and came out to greet them:
"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here today?"
He prefers to stay in the temple and practice asceticism, and rarely goes out.
Ji An coughed lightly:
"I need to refine a magical artifact and would like to ask you to help me weave a flag. Do you have the time?"
The other party is currently working hard to break through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. If he doesn't have time, he will have to find someone else.
Liu Suyun smiled:
"If you ask, I will certainly be willing to lend a helping hand."
She cultivated her four Earth Spirit Fruit Trees on Crimson Flame Peak, and now three are of mid-grade second rank and one is of low-grade.
The other party's planting skills were so good that she is now burdened with debt.
Agreeing to the other party's request serves two purposes: repaying a favor and settling some debts—a win-win situation.
Ji An took out more than a dozen bundles of silk threads as thick as an arm, including golden flame spider silk and crimson glowing silk.
The shimmering, luminous spiritual threads immediately caught Liu Suyun's eye. She reached out and touched them, exclaiming in horror:
"Second-tier top-grade spirit silk? Fellow Daoist, are you going to refine a top-grade spirit weapon!"
As a cultivator who enjoys raising spider-like demonic beasts, although she had never seen top-grade spirit silk in person, its unique luster and feel allowed her to distinguish the different levels of spirit silk.
"Indeed, fellow Daoist, please calculate how much minor merit is required."
Ji An took out the jade slip that his senior brother Zhu had given him. "This is the design of the flag."
Liu Suyun pressed the jade slip to her forehead, calculating in her mind how much time and effort it would take.
"Two thousand minor merits."
“Yes, it can be deducted from your debts.”
There's something else I need to tell you. The weapon refiner is quite demanding, requiring it to be completed within a month. Are you confident in your abilities, fellow cultivator?"
"no problem."
"Thank you for your help," Ji An said, taking out a porcelain jar the size of a clay pot from his storage bag.
"This is a mid-grade second-tier Cloud Peak Silver Hair. I hope it will be helpful to you."
The spiritual tea is highly effective in restoring consciousness; the better the person's mental state, the more effective it is.
A dazzling red auspicious cloud entered Chaoyang Peak and landed at the Wuji Hall on the summit.
"Disciple Ji An requests an audience with the Ancestor."
The light screen at the entrance of the main hall flickered, and the magical barrier was broken. "Come in."
Ji An stepped inside and bowed, saying:
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the fiftieth superior spiritual plant in Crimson Flame Peak is already in the process of transformation."
I came today to inquire when the Ancestor will have the time to visit, so that I may make arrangements in advance.
The subtext is clear: 'Ancestor, it's time to keep our promise!'
Master Zhengyang put down the jade slip in his hand, stood up and said:
"Let's set off today, right now."
Fifty trees is no small amount, and when he made the promise, he thought it would take the other party at least twenty years.
As a result, his disciple completed the task in less than ten years, which made him ecstatic.
He had traveled to the Central Continent, and even among the cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect, who possessed the most powerful spiritual farmers, there should not be any spiritual farmers as outstanding as his disciple.
The two walked out of the main hall. Master Zhengyang made a hand seal to reopen the magical restrictions on the hall, and a wisp of clear, ethereal red mist rose from beneath his feet.
"Come on up, let me show you the speed at which a Golden Core cultivator rides a fiery cloud."
Ji An leaped onto the auspicious cloud and immediately felt a warm embrace enveloping him.
"Stand firm."
With a low shout from Master Zhengyang, the fiery clouds shot out like beams of light, leaving the Wuji Palace far behind in the blink of an eye.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com