Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The sun shines into Red Flame Peak, and strands of pale gold sunlight Bing Fire Spirit Light are peeled away and inhaled by Ji An.

The Light of Bing Fire merges with the Ding Fire contained within the spirit plants and enters the heart.

The heart gleams, and its surface glistens with pale gold patterns, resembling clusters of flames.

The five organs each emit azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black light, forming a perfect cycle containing the principles of the cycle of all things.

As the double hour arrives, Ji An slowly opens his eyes.

Although he doesn’t need to go to the Agricultural Hall today, he still has things to do.

He arrives at the stone house at the foot of the mountain and activates the teleportation array to reach Ningcui Cliff.

After greeting his master, he rides an auspicious cloud towards Sunrise Peak.

As he arrives at the Treasure Pavilion, the sunlight just casts upon the plaque, illuminating the golden characters.

Ji An steps into the main hall and laughs:

“Senior Brother, I’ve come to see you!”

Jia Yu glanced at him, put down the wine gourd, and said indifferently:

“Hmm, thank you.

Seeing you once a year is truly difficult.”

“It’s not that I’ve been busy improving my cultivation; only with higher cultivation can I contribute more to the sect.”

Speaking, Ji An took out a storage bag and said:

“Ten jars of Tier Two Lower Grade Pine Nut Wine, five jars of Middle Grade Pine Nut Wine, please accept them, Senior Brother.”

Giving wine to those who appreciate it signifies sincerity.

Jia Yu’s stern face relaxed a lot, “I’m glad Junior Brother still remembers me.”

Ji An chuckled foolishly, resting his elbows on the desk, and raised an eyebrow:

“Senior Brother, my Soul Nourishing Pendant has been worn for six years and has lost its effect.

It was supposed to be replaced every five years; how long must I wait?”

The Soul Nourishing Pendant continuously activates the spirit wood essence through Dharma Prohibition to nourish the spirit soul.

His previously received pendant had become ineffective and turned into rotten wood, which he had discarded.

Jia Yu put away the storage bag and replied:

“You can have a new one today.”

“Alright, but why wasn’t a new one issued timely?”

“When refining the Soul Nourishing Pendant, the Artifact Refiners can adjust the Dharma Prohibition to control the activation speed of the soul nourishing wood, thus enhancing nourishment efficiency. The fastest can be fully activated within a year.

The ancestor ordered the requisition of several pendants.

In the future, we’ll receive one every six years or the interval may be longer.”

Jia Yu lowered his voice, “Lin Qiu Bai and Lin Jiuxiao, the two senior brothers, both broke through to the Fifth Transformation of the Chao Origin Stage. The ancestor decided to tilt resources toward them.

The purpose is simple—to help them break through the Golden Core Stage early.”

His eyes were filled with envy; such treatment is rare.

The ancestor’s longevity is near its end, eager to cultivate new Golden Core Cultivators for the sect.

“Alright,” Ji An scratched his head, faced with such circumstances, he could only voice his helplessness.

“Moreover, Senior Brother once mentioned years ago to help me apply for more Jade Radiance Pills and Soul Incense; any progress?”

Jia Yu gently patted the storage bag containing spirit wine and then heavily patted his chest:

“I’m a man of my word; this year, besides enjoying three pill benefits, Junior Brother, you can exchange for ten Jade Radiance Pills and thirty plates of Soul Incense, quite generous!”

Considering the opponent provided a large amount of Tier Two Sword Bamboo Leaves, Qi Refiners refined high-quality spiritual artifacts.

When trading with Luofeng Valley, there’s naturally confidence to negotiate.

“That’s indeed very generous.”

Ji An rejoiced and took out a storage bag:

“These are various spiritual objects handed over this year, Senior Brother, please check.”

He placed his identity jade token on the desk, waiting quietly.

“Seems if I hadn’t kept my promise, you wouldn’t have submitted the spiritual objects, right?”

Jia Yu laughed and began checking the materials, then operated the spirit disc while saying:

“All materials can be exchanged for one hundred and twenty-three thousand small merit points, deducting twelve thousand for Jade Radiance Pill and thirty-three hundred for Soul Incense, net gain is forty thousand small merit points.

Wow, under such circumstances, adding eleven thousand small merit points a year.”

He gasped in amazement; earning small merit points like this surpasses the sect’s historical record.

Ji An’s face showed a proud expression:

“Don’t be surprised; there will be more in the future. Senior Brother will get used to it gradually.

Please help me spend my small merit points.”

Various spirit trees will gradually be cultivated to higher tiers, the number of Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo will increase, and Red Flame Peak’s upper limit isn’t reached yet.

“You cheeky brat, immediately gasping in pride.”

Jia Yu laughed, thinking the sect is fortunate to have such a powerful spirit farmer.

But he also knows that such cultivators are rare to encounter in a thousand years.

“Wait, I’ll get your benefits.”

“Hurry up, I’ve been impatient for a long time.”

Ji An joked, knowing with these resources, whether in improving cultivation speed or the Dao field opening speed, will accelerate considerably.

Jia Yu entered the secret vault, took out resources, and placed them on the desk.

Ji An checked them and asked:

“Senior Brother, is there any Magical Artifact made of grotto void stone in the secret vault?

The central space of the storage bag is too small, far from satisfying me.”

Jia Yu shook his head, “None, such storage magical artifacts are rarely stored in the secret vault.

Because during the refiners’ process, it’ll be pre-ordered by other fellow disciples.”

Ji An sighed in disappointment and asked again:

“Senior Sister Han Yan, has there been any progress on Tier Two Middle Grade Red Pine Pill research?”

In a few years, he would start using this type of pill.

“Currently, there isn’t one. How could developing a new pill formula be so simple!

Her quick success last time probably had a lot of luck involved.”

The two chatted for a while, and Ji An got up to say goodbye.

…

Yunhe Mountain is located more than four hundred miles southeast of Sunrise Peak, with a straight-line distance of seven hundred miles from Ningcui Cliff.

Green auspicious clouds flew across the sky, attracting many disciples to look up and watch.

After half an hour, Ji An entered Yunhe Mountain.

The peaks towered straight into the clouds, seeming to touch the white clouds in the sky.

Immortal cranes danced gracefully and chirped softly.

Occasionally, one could see cultivators riding various flying tamed beasts flying out of the mountain, and the roars of beasts echoed from the mountainside.

’Truly worthy of the sect’s Dao field of the highest-ranked Beast Tamer.’

Ji An silently praised, and the auspicious clouds slowly descended onto the grotto mansion at the mountaintop.

Outside the grotto mansion, a cluster of green bamboo slanted, emitting a tranquil aura.

A maid dressed in a light blue silk skirt stepped forward and gracefully saluted:

“May I ask for the respected master’s name, I will inform the ancestor inside.”

Coming on a cloud, the person must be a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator and should not be neglected.

“This seat is Ji An, seeking a meeting with Senior Sister He.”

Ji An had only a brief encounter with her at his Chao Origin Stage celebration.

“Master, please come with me to the reception hall to wait.”

The maid led Ji An to a side grotto mansion, served a plate of Spirit Fruit, and then hurriedly left.

A moment later, a middle-aged beautiful woman with a phoenix tail hairpin of red gold and green jade entered with a smile:

“Early this morning, magpies were chirping outside the grotto mansion. It turns out Junior Brother Ji is visiting, my apologies for the unprepared welcome!”

Ji An cupped his hands and said:

“After my breakthrough, I have been busy enhancing my cultivation and could not visit Senior Sister.

Today happens to be an auspicious day, and I have come to bother you.”

After exchanging pleasantries, they discussed their cultivation experiences for a while.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, Ji An lightly coughed and spoke:

“Aside from visiting Senior Sister, I have a request.

I have tamed a Spirit-Seeking Rat, which is now at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment level.

This is the first tamed beast I acquired, and it has been with me for years, forming a deep bond.

I wonder if Senior Sister might have a secret technique for nurturing rodent demon beasts? I am willing to trade Tier Two Middle-grade Spiritual Fruit for it.”

He Yuhuan nodded and said:

“I happen to have a jade slip with a secret technique for nurturing rodent demon beasts. If your tamed beast’s bloodline is pure enough, breaking through to late-stage Foundation Establishment is not a problem, and perhaps even reaching the Chao Origin Stage is also possible.

As for the price you need to pay, I only ask to establish a long-term close collaborative relationship with you.”

Ji An replied earnestly:

“If there’s anything I can do to assist Senior Sister, please feel free to instruct.”

He Yuhuan smiled and said:

“Saying ’instruct’ is too formal. You know, I have a Five-Colored Deer that constantly needs various high-tier Five Elements Spirit Fruit.

Your Dao field is abundant with Spirit Fruit resources. My proposal is to conduct a transaction once a year when the Spirit Fruit season approaches.”

After the Five-Colored Deer breaks through to the Chao Origin Stage, its demand for Tier Two Middle-grade Spirit Fruits has increased, and her existing connections can no longer satisfy the beast’s needs.

Ji An gently said:

“Certainly, Red Flame Peak now has five types of Tier Two Middle-grade Spirit Fruits: Earth Spirit Fruit, Celestial Essence Pear, Spiritual Peach, Spiritual Apricot, and Biluo Fruit.

I wonder about Senior Sister’s specific requirements for each type of fruit?”

“Except for the Spiritual Apricot, I need five of each fruit annually.”

“No problem, but I’m afraid we can only trade next year, as I have just exchanged a lot of Spirit Fruit for Small Merit.”

He Yuhuan jokingly said:

“No rush, next year will do, as long as Junior Brother doesn’t forget.”

“I won’t forget. When the Spiritual Peach ripens next year, I’ll come to see Senior Sister to complete the trade.”

Ji An paused and continued:

“The Five-Colored Deer nurtured by Senior Sister is a Heaven and Earth Exotic Beast, which I have never had the fortune to see.

Now that I’ve come to Yunhe Mountain, could I have a look?”

Heaven and Earth Exotic Beasts are exceedingly rare, and he had yet to see any of them with his own eyes.

He Yuhuan stood up and said:

“Junior Brother, please follow me. I don’t restrict the Five-Colored Deer’s movements, and it usually roams around Yunhe Mountain. We need to search a bit.”

“Please, Senior Sister.”

Ji An followed her out of the grotto mansion. The two flew on clouds in the sky, occasionally adjusting direction.

After about half an hour, Ji An finally saw the Five-Colored Deer in a dense forest.

Its antlers emitted luminous greens, ambers, reds, silvers, as if a multicolored mist.

The tips of its ears had two tufts of snow-white fur trembling, and it raised its head to glance this way, lifting its neck and letting out a void spirit’s gentle deer cry.

The Spirit Beast raised its front hooves, enveloped itself in a layer of yellow spirit light, and vanished without a trace.

Ji An smiled and said:

“Such skilled Earth Escape Technique, truly worthy of the Five-Colored Deer.

Ah, how wonderful it would be to meet such a spirit beast.”

He Yuhuan blinked and said:

“Heaven and Earth Spirit Beasts are rare and unexpected, it’s up to Junior Brother’s fate to encounter them.

However, this tamed beast has offspring. I wonder if Junior Brother is interested in taking a look?”