Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 246: Chapter 232: A-class Disciple

The gentle breeze arrives, accompanied by the bright moon.

The Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Tree emits a melodious ringing, akin to wind chimes.

Its white leaves are enveloped in bright moonlight, with veins coursing with golden light, resembling exquisite artwork.

Ji An sits cross-legged beneath the tree, enveloped by green and yellow spirit light, with traces of silver radiance inhaled into his mouth and nose.

As he operates the Evergreen Wood Skill, absorbing spiritual energy, white frost covers his skin.

He has now adapted to this icy sensation, his body instinctively operating the cultivation technique, his sea of consciousness void and ethereal.

In a trance, he seems to “see” a seed sprouting in the underground.

Roots embrace the darkness below, absorbing droplets of nourishment.

The tender shoot pursues the light above, enduring wind and frost, yet still striving upwards.

The spirit wood grows ever taller, its roots increasingly deep.

Years leave mottled rings behind, and the life of the spirit wood reaches its end, gradually wilting, decayed by time.

A jade-clear green fruit from the spirit wood falls, buried in wind and sand.

Rainwater hits the ground, dust turns into mud, the green fruit slowly shrivels and rots, leaving only the seed.

One life ends, another is about to begin.

Perhaps the original life never truly ended, and the so-called new life is merely its continuation.

Thus, the boundary between life and death has been blurred.

Spring thunder shakes, the seed starts to sprout, the cycle continues.

After vigorous growth, it gradually declines, the natural law, but life hasn’t perished; it’s merely hidden in another form, awaiting celestial time.

Regardless of life or death, the vibrant development of the Dao of Wood Element is always present, never leaving.

Ji An opens his mouth to inhale, and the surrounding light points are swallowed into his belly, nearby moonlight converges, forming a line entering his mouth.

As if drinking a fine brew, every pore of his body emits an excited moan.

The ten Dao Seeds within him simultaneously shine, the Immortal Vein flickers with crystal green radiance.

In the next moment, both the primary vein and the auxiliary veins grow by half an inch, becoming more robust.

A large number of leaf vein-shaped green patterns appear on Ji An’s liver, occupying three-quarters of the area.

Meanwhile, the white frost on him vanishes instantly, and many green patterns float on his skin.

The intricate patterns have a special beauty, resembling tattoos, shimmering with crystal radiance, bringing a vibrant life aura.

The spiritual pressure belonging to late-stage Foundation Establishment suddenly spreads outward, soon disappearing without a trace.

A drop of viscous pale green magical power falls into the dantian, the Stone Turtle opens its mouth to swallow, and the luminescence flashes on its shell.

Within a single breath, Ji An can already control the suddenly enhanced power, all the aura retracted into his body.

The vivid green patterns on the liver gradually fade, the surface patterns first turn yellowish and then slowly diminish until they disappear.

Ji An continues to operate the cultivation technique, discovering the speed of refining spiritual energy has increased by half.

The late-stage Foundation Establishment Spell for the Evergreen Wood Skill needs to be exchanged from the Inheritance Hall; theoretically, after obtaining the spell, the refining speed should become faster.

Ji An opens his eyes, with flashes of green brilliance in his pupils.

He raises his fist to the sky, lets out a long shout, resonating with the distant mountains.

With four and a half years, he’s broken through to the seventh-layer Foundation Establishment, faster than Senior Brother Liu Yu.

More importantly, he has a hint of enlightenment about merging the Wood of Jia and Wood of Yi.

The seed falls into the soil, awaiting celestial time, patiently waiting to sprout.

The Dao of Wood Element harmonizes Yin and Yang, further enhancing the chance of activating the Primordial Life Fire.

At the stone house by the Cold Pool, Xia Yuhuan and her sister exchange glances, both showing amazement on their faces.

“Junior Martial Uncle, has he encountered some good fortune?”

“Could it be the discovery of Tier Two Spirit Plants?”

In the cave near the Earth Cave entrance, Dahuang, lost in a sweet dream, lets out a murmur, flips over, and continues sleeping.

In the nest on the rock wall at the peak of Red Flame Peak, the Golden Feathered Eagle listens intently and then lets out a clear cry.

It can sense the master’s joy, though it doesn’t know why, and joins the jubilation without missing out.

…

5:00 AM.

The Cold Pool is enveloped in gentle mist, the most diligent of birds still sleeping soundly in their nests.

Ji An leaves the grotto mansion; the moonlight has already faded, and a cool mountain breeze blows.

At the entrance, two swaying Red Cloud Pines send waves of warmth.

As usual, he flashes to the Cold Pool for breakfast, then enters the Mulberry Field to begin cultivation.

Though he hasn’t exchanged for the next stage of the cultivation technique, the morning time cannot be wasted.

With renewal every day, one can naturally reach great heights.

Early morning, Ji An finishes cultivation, returns to the Cold Pool to notify:

“Yu Han, today I have business outside, won’t be at the grotto mansion for lunch.”

Having said that, he summons the Flying Shuttle and speeds away.

The Flying Shuttle enters full speed flight mode while he continuously inputs magical power into it.

With late-stage Foundation Establishment magical power containing more energy, the Flying Shuttle’s speed increases further.

An hour later, Ji An descends at the Diligence Hall on Lingxiao Mountain.

In the hall, the Wind Furnace’s charcoal fire glows red hot, the water kettle ’gurgling’, steam gracefully rising.

Ye Changqing holds a teacup, the subtle fragrance wafting.

“Senior Brother, I’ve come to replace the Jade Token.”

Ji An pulls over a chair, sits opposite.

“Replace the Jade Token?”

Ye Changqing hesitates for a moment, his eyes suddenly contract, and he stands abruptly:

“Junior Brother, you’ve had a breakthrough?”

Due to the sudden actions, some tea spills, sprinkling on his Daoist Robe, leaving faint spots.

During the process of spreading, the water spots rapidly disappear, as if they never existed.

Sect disciples replace the jade token at only three time points: breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Stage, breakthrough to late-stage Foundation Establishment, breakthrough to Chao Origin Stage.

Ji An nods gently, revealing a trace of seventh-layer Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure: