Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 174: Chapter 171: Blood Refining Pill

Under the burning gaze of two elderly cultivators, Ji An felt a bit uneasy and changed the subject:

“There’s no time like the present, how about we explore Red Flame Peak today? What do you think, Senior Brother and Senior Sister?”

The earlier report was just a series of cold numbers; seeing the actual materials would have a much greater impact.

“Good!”

Ye Changqing smiled, formed a hand seal, and opened his storage bag, releasing his Spirit Crane.

“Since we’re exploring, let’s fly slowly and take a closer look.

Senior Sister Li, what do you think?”

He had visited Red Flame Peak many times but had never fully appreciated its complete scenery.

Unbeknownst to him, the Spirit Mountain, which could only produce Tier One Top-Grade Materials, could now reliably supply Tier Two Spiritual Materials. He wanted to properly assess its potential.

“I had the same thought.”

Li Minghui nodded with a smile, pointing to the bamboo grove by the lake:

“Let’s start with this grove of Clear Spirit Bamboo.”

As she spoke, she patted her Spirit Beast Bag, releasing a Golden Feathered Eagle.

A sharp eagle’s cry pierced the air, soaring towards Yunxiao, carrying an air of aloofness and pride.

The grey-feathered sand goose swimming in the cold pool dived suddenly and disappeared for quite some time.

Ji An was speechless. Where did your usual arrogant demeanor vanish to?

He took out his Beast Taming Token and forcibly summoned the grey-feathered sand goose.

The sand goose peeked its head out of the water cautiously, reluctantly flying over.

Li Minghui gently stroked the feathers on the back of the Golden Feathered Eagle, chuckling softly:

“Junior Brother, this sand goose of yours is quite spirited and worth cultivating into a Foundation Establishment Stage mount.”

When choosing beasts for taming, she always valued spiritual nature.

“I always feel that being too spirited can sometimes be a disadvantage. Ever since I got the Flying Shuttle, I rarely use this sand goose, so my desire to cultivate it to the Foundation Establishment Stage isn’t strong.”

A sand goose isn’t like formidable demon beasts such as the Golden Feathered Eagle. Even if it were cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Stage, it could only serve as a mount.

Moreover, the pills needed for the sand goose to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage are relatively scarce, so Ji An has a rather casual attitude toward the sand goose’s growth.

If it can break through to the Foundation Establishment Level, that’s great; if not, it can still be used as is.

“A few days ago, I happened to gather materials to request someone to refine a batch of Blood Refining Pills for Water Element Demon Beasts to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

I have one left; if Junior Brother needs it, I can sell it to you for a thousand Spirit Stones.”

Li Minghui said. She originally planned to keep this pill, but since she found her meeting with Junior Brother Ji to be quite promising, showing goodwill by offering the pill seemed appropriate.

“What a coincidence! Then I must thank you, Senior Sister.”

Ji An cheerfully took out ten middle-grade Spirit Stones; an offer of kindness should certainly be accepted with a smile.

“No need to be polite; fellow sect members should help each other.”

Li Minghui put away the Spirit Stones and took out a jade bottle from her storage bag.

Ji An received it and poured out the pill, immediately smelling a faint fishy scent.

The pill was as crimson as blood, with three water-blue pill patterns on it.

The grey-feathered sand goose, seeing the pill, immediately became excited, its small eyes widening. It craned its neck to snuggle against his hand, conveying an intense longing.

It emitted a pleasing hiss, affectionately nuzzling its owner’s hand with its head.

Ji An put away the pill and stroked the sand goose’s neck, speaking gravely:

“If you perform well in the coming days, I’ll reward you with it.”

Get your way by acting cute, where’s the authority of the master?

Even when the Golden Fur broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, it dared to show an attitude; will this sand goose be more obedient?

The grey-feathered sand goose let out a joyful hiss, lowering its graceful neck and nodding elegantly.

Ji An mounted the wide back of the beast and said:

“Senior Brother, Senior Sister, let’s begin.”

The three urged their mounts, gliding through low altitudes.

“In this bamboo grove, there are eighteen Tier Two Lower Grade Clear Spirit Plants.

I estimate they can’t advance to Tier Two Middle Grade; after a few more years of cultivation, if that’s the case, they should be harvested and submitted to the sect’s secret vault as spiritual objects.”

Ji An pointed out the location of the Tier Two Clear Spirit Bamboo to the others. When he breaks through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he can also refine these spirit bamboos.

Ye Changqing laughed and said:

“To cultivate Clear Spirit Bamboo to Tier Two, Junior Brother is the first cultivator in the sect to achieve such a feat.”

The three circled around the cold pool, with Ji An introducing the spirit fruit trees and other spirit herbs and medicines planted there.

As they flew over the Jade Leaf Mulberry Fields and Biluo Forest, Ji An added:

“With the increasing number of high-tier spiritual mulberry, the White Jade Bee Swarm has expanded rapidly, currently numbering around two hundred thousand white jade bees.

Next year, we can start supplying the sect with large quantities of top-grade honey and a small amount of top-grade honey and royal jelly.”

From next year, the number of the White Jade Bee Swarm will gradually stabilize.

Ye Changqing’s eyes sparkled, and he smiled:

“Top-grade honey is the main ingredient for refining Jade Bee Pills, adding an option for late-stage Qi Refining disciples.”

With enough resources, the sect will undoubtedly produce more Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

They continued forward, hovering above the Red Cloud Pine Forest.

“Most of the Tier Two Spirit Pine is here, with one planted at the entrance of my grotto mansion.

Near the foothills, a colony of Fire Crystal Ants is housed, currently numbering about one hundred and twenty to thirty thousand.”

Ye Changqing, in the mood for fun, formed a hand seal and released an Explosive Flame Technique towards a Red Cloud Pine.

The pine needles stood up, emitting a red Spirit Light, resembling a bristling porcupine.

The magic technique did not produce any effect; all the flames were quickly absorbed by the pine tree.

He laughed heartily and said:

“It’s truly worthy of being a Tier Two Red Cloud Pine!”

Li Minghui chuckled and said:

“I want to land and have a look at the ant colony.”

As a seasoned Beast Tamer, she was more interested in demon beasts, although strictly speaking, Fire Crystal Ants belonged to demon insects.

“Please follow me.”

Ji An controlled the grey-feathered sand goose to fly towards the foot of the mountain, finally landing beside a red sand dune.

Li Minghui grabbed a handful of red sand and rubbed it between her fingers, nodding slightly:

“Breeding Fire Crystal Ants in this Red Cloud Pine Forest is indeed quite effortless.”

With abundant food, the richness of the Fire Crystal Ants could be seen from the red sand.

Ji An smiled and said:

“I think so too, it’s almost entirely in a free-range state.”

Every few days, he would communicate with the Ant Queen, but he never inquired about the affairs of the Fire Crystal Ant colony.

Ye Changqing strolled to the gourd rack and said:

“This seems to be planting Purple Fire Gourds, am I right?”

Having spent many years at the Diligence Hall, he was quite knowledgeable, knowing a bit of everything.

“Senior Brother’s discerning eyes are indeed sharp; they are indeed Purple Fire Gourds.

A few years ago, when I went to Mingfeng Mountain for a mission, I saw Senior Brother Zhong Yue’s Top-Grade Purple Fire Gourd Magical Artifact from the Law Enforcement Hall, and I wanted one too.”

The Purple Fire Gourd can spray Fire Clouds, which is most suitable for dealing with a large number of demon insects or mountain miasma, and burning ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment demon beasts is not a problem.

Ji An walked to the gourd rack and said to them:

“Generally speaking, Purple Fire Gourds can only grow to a top-grade level, but I want to try and see if I can stably cultivate a top-grade gourd.”

Ye Changqing gently shook his head and said:

“The difficulty of realizing this idea is quite high.

The lifespan of the Purple Fire Gourd is only three years, too short a time, it’s all up to luck.”

“Let’s give it a try, the effort spent on it every day is not much.”

Ji An now nurtures the gourd vine daily with the Fire Element Essence and nourishes the spirit root with the Flame Fire Spell.

Once the seeds increase in number, he can conduct multiple group experiments to find the best cultivation method.

He sighed lightly and said:

“I wonder how the cultivators of Luofeng Valley cultivate Fire Element Plants; I only have the Flame Fire Spell, and the effect of this Qi Refining Stage technique is already limited.”

Ye Changqing said:

“I’ve heard about this; some alchemists in Luofeng Valley cultivate the Path of Ding Fire technique, and they often also practice a planting technique like the Flame Fire Spell.

With the enhancement from the cultivation technique, the Yang Fire Spell they release benefits the spirit plants more.”

“So that’s how it is, just like how the Evergreen Wood Skill I practice has an additional enhancement on the Jade Wood Transformation Skill.”

Ji An shook his head; he can’t change his cultivation technique, and he’s destined to have some disadvantage in cultivating Fire Element Plants.

Li Minghui said:

“I think Junior Brother made a mistake in choosing his cultivation technique; you chose a Wood Element Technique but achieved perfection in Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell and Spring Breeze and Rain Skill earlier, while Jade Wood Transformation Skill is still at perfection level, wasting some of your talent.”

In her view, he obviously has more talent in the Earth Element and Water Element.

Ji An chuckled foolishly, noncommittal.

The reason for this situation is because during his stay at Jade Water Lake and Ningcui Cliff, the Stone Turtle absorbed too little Zhen Spirit and Xun Spirit.

However, it’s not far from reaching the zenith in the Jade Wood Transformation Skill, just more than a year away.

By then, Biluo Tree, Jade Leaf Mulberry, and Clear Spirit Bamboo will truly enjoy good days.

The three of them boarded their mounts and continued flying around Red Flame Peak, passing Copper Patterned Mulberry Field, Purple Sun Wood Forest, and Profound Yang Wood Forest, finally returning to the Cold Pool.

Ye Changqing asked:

“Junior Brother, where did you place the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree?”

“Earth Spirit Fruit Tree? What grade is it? How many plants?”

Li Minghui immediately got interested and asked in succession.

Consuming Earth Spirit Fruits accelerates the growth of Earth Element Demon Beasts. There are many Earth Element Demon Beasts cultivated by the Beast Taming Hall cultivators, and the Earth Spirit Fruit Trees cultivated by the sect aren’t enough for everyone, requiring purchase from Luofeng Valley every year.

Even so, they can’t meet everyone’s needs.

“The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree is one I helped Senior Sister Liuu cultivate, currently there are only four, at Top-Grade level.

After a few years when it bears fruit, I will plant a few more, but not many, since the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree’s consumption of Earth Vein Spiritual Energy is much greater than other spirit woods.

If Senior Brother and Senior Sister want to see, please follow me.”

Ji An surveyed the Spirit Vein Node, the concentration of Spiritual Qi there hasn’t reached Tier Two yet, unable to support too many Earth Spirit Fruit Trees, but will improve in a few years.

He has already ordered Golden Fur to survey if there are new Spirit Vein Nodes underground, otherwise when Tier Two Earth Spirit Fruits are cultivated, the number of spirit woods must be reduced.

High-Tier Spirit Woods absorb Spiritual Qi at a speed comparable to High-Tier Cultivators.

Luckily, he has a few planting techniques at the Perfection Level, otherwise, Red Flame Peak’s spirit vein wouldn’t support so much spirit wood absorbing Spiritual Qi, which would inevitably cause degradation.

Whenever a Tier Two Spirit Wood is cultivated, the quantity of spirit woods must be actively reduced.

Shadows flickered in the corridor of the underground cavern as the three of them walked to the depths.

Since they’re here, Ji An conveniently released the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell, the gentle yellow Spirit Light circulating around the Spirit Trees, some absorbed directly by the Spirit Trees, while others gradually seeped into the earth and rocks.

The nourishing and all-embracing breath of magic intent permeated everything; the shadows of the trees seemed to quiver slightly, while spots on the bark were brilliant yellow like stars.

Li Minghui exclaimed:

“These Earth Spirit Fruit Trees are cultivated really well.”