Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

The Celestial Essence Pear can repair hidden body injuries, nourish yin, and enrich blood. When Ji An was practicing the Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body, the Celestial Essence Pear from Red Flame Peak provided significant help.

Now, the Tier Three Lower Grade Celestial Essence Pear here can also provide substantial help for cultivating the Acala Bodhisattva Skill.

However, eating the Spirit Fruit raw is not as effective as refining it into the related Pill, but he doesn’t have many Pill Formulas on hand.

If he commissions someone else to refine them, supplying Spirit Fruit continuously is not safe.

The Canglan Spiritual Object Tree currently has one tree at Tier Three Middle Grade, facing the same problem. The fruits at this tier cannot be refined into Canglan Treasure Light Pill; their tier is too high.

Alchemy is a very precise job with strict requirements on materials. The tier of Spirit Fruit and the age of Spirit Grass cannot be too high or too low.

Canglan Treasure Light Pill is a Tier Two Upper Grade Pill. If the main ingredient is replaced with Tier Three Spirit Fruit, the tier of other auxiliary ingredients also needs corresponding adjustments. While it seems easier than creating a new Pill Formula, it’s not.

Because the tiers of auxiliary ingredients may not reach the required level, substitutes must be sought.

If the potency of any material is excessive, it is a disaster for alchemy, disrupting the dynamic balance between medicinal properties.

Some Alchemists have a low success rate in alchemy because they cannot grasp that dynamic balance.

In Ji An’s view, alchemy skills involve too much subjectivity. If it could be quantified, mass-producing Pills like a pharmaceutical factory from his previous life might not be impossible.

However, setting standards is a massive project and very difficult to accomplish.

Ji An took out the Water-Resistant Bead and dived into the pond. The Water-Resistant Bead forms a semi-transparent space separating the pond water.

Larger Spirit Fish, seeing him from afar, quickly left his path.

Too many of their kind were captured and never returned, so they were quite afraid.

The Pure Water Lotus, glowing with a bluish light, swayed in the water, all of Tier Three Lower Grade. The spiritual energy at the spring was particularly dense.

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The Wood Element Spirit Field is the busiest place in the Little World, with White Jade Bee swarming and fluttering within.

Due to the flow of the Power of the Five Elements, azure waves rolled, making the few Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Trees with white branches and leaves stand out in the middle of the Spirit Field. One of them has reached the Tier Three Middle Grade level.

The branches of the Cloud-Top Jade Tree are covered in white velvet, distinctly different from the Biluo Tree and the Jade Leaf Mulberry.

This type of Spirit Tea has six plants, four of which have reached Tier Three Middle Grade.

After leaving the Sect, Ji An had to personally handle the roasting of Spirit Tea since he couldn’t consume so much on his own, opting to make it into tea cakes for preservation.

Someday, when he leaves the Immortal City, he can sell them. A rabbit doesn’t eat the grass around its burrow, so they cannot be sold here.

Earlier, he had cut down all the Jade Leaf Mulberry that hadn’t reached Tier Three, inserting new branches now growing over a person’s height.

Plants that haven’t reached Tier Three over so many years indicate insufficient foundation, making it difficult to achieve Tier Three growth.

The Mulberry Tree is not a premium Spiritual Material, so he retained the robust parts and burned the rest back into the field.

There are so many Mulberry Trees that the Cyan Deer can’t finish eating all the tender mulberry leaves daily. Every year, a layer of mulberry leaves falls in the Spirit Field, which he also gathers up and burns.

All four Biluo Trees are at Tier Three Middle Grade.

Previously, the Cyan Deer could snack on Tier Three Spirit Fruit, but as the tier of Spirit Trees improved, such luxury is no longer feasible.

With the high tier of Spirit Trees, the quantity of fruit produced decreases, and the time for Spirit Fruit to mature lengthens, which is a natural rule.

In this place, there are twenty Azure Dragon Wood, all of which have reached Tier Three Middle Grade.

Ji An intends to attempt cultivating Tier Three Upper Grade plants. As far as he knows, there is no record of Tier Three Upper Grade Azure Dragon Wood.

If there wasn’t a Gathering Essence Tree in the Little World, he wouldn’t dare dream, but now he feels it’s worth a try.

Additionally, there are ten Bodhi Trees planted here, with two at Tier Three Middle Grade and the rest at the Second Level.

The Second Level Spirit Wood was supplemented later, primarily to produce more Tier Three Talisman Paper for drawing Spirit Stabilizing Talismans.

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The Spirit Plants in the Fire Element Field either have red bark, or their leaves are as crimson and crystalline as frosted leaves—it’s a sea of fire, both to the eyes and touch.

Ji An strolled through, as if immersed in a bright, warm dream.

Spiritual Peach and Dragon Blood Fruit have Tier Three Middle Grade plants. Ji An tasted the Tier Three Middle Grade Spiritual Peach, feeling as if his body and soul were burning after consumption; its Fire Element Spiritual Energy remains too explosive.

Fortunately, he has a foundation in Body Refining; otherwise, it would indeed be a small loss, for the effect of Tier Three Middle Grade Spirit Fruit surpasses that of Tier Three Lower Grade significantly.

The Li Fire Immortal Apricot, planted earliest, has also reached Tier Three Middle Grade. This Spirit Plant has been cultivated for many years, yet he has not tasted a single fruit.

The apricot tree has long borne fruit, but after the Spirit Wood tier improved, the time needed for the Spirit Fruit to mature further extended.

The fruits of the Lingxiao Cloud Tree resemble papayas, with white cloud patterns, hence the name.

These Spirit Fruits have begun maturing sequentially, and Ji An has tasted one. Although it was rich in spiritual energy, the taste was bitter, and to avoid waste, he braced himself to finish it.

Spirit Fruit needs to be refined into a Pill for consumption, but without a Pill Formula, mature Spirit Fruit can only be placed in a Wooden Box with a Sealing Spirit Talisman attached.

Ji An feels like a wanderer begging with a golden bowl, rich in resources yet without the knowledge to maximize their use.

The Purple Cloud Tree is now seven feet tall, still at Tier Two Lower Grade.

No matter how superior the environment of the Little World, the short planting time is a significant drawback.

At the edge of the spirit field stood a wooden frame over ten meters high, planted with four Jade Flame Purple Spirit Gourds.

He wanted to try planting gourds of Tier Three level, as these gourds, which didn’t require meticulous sacrificial refinement, were incredibly handy.

Ji An strolled to the edge of the Molten Rock Abyss and gracefully landed. The fire corals here were extremely lush, occupying the entire area near the magma lake.

A large amount of fire coral had reached Tier Three Lower Grade, and during blooming season, the buzzing of the Purple Crystal Bees could drown out the sound of the wind.

The Fire Crystal Ant colony had nurtured a Chao Origin Stage existence. These spiritual insects started from humble beginnings but had high growth potential.

As long as the environment was suitable for growth, there would always be some fortuitous individuals with innate talent who broke through to higher realms, something Ji An had not initially anticipated.

Spirit insects at the Chao Origin Stage could produce a unique ant acid with strong corrosive properties. He collected some, thinking it might come in handy someday.

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Ji An landed on the white land, which appeared somewhat desolate.

The types of Gold Spirit Plants were the fewest in the Cultivation Realm. Here, there were only three types of spirit woods: Copper Patterned Mulberry, Vajra Bodhi Tree, and Purple Gold Phoenix Wood.

The Purple Gold Phoenix Wood bore no fruit, and like the Azure Dragon Wood, it was a spiritual material mainly used as artifact refining materials.

After years of development in the Cultivation Realm, there were not many artifact refining materials that could be obtained through ’planting’, but Ji An had three types.

The Vajra Bodhi Tree was now Tier Three Middle Grade. Thanks to the Gathering Essence Tree, the environment here was much better than at Red Flame Peak, more suitable for the growth of spirit plants.

The spirit tree was laden with fruits. This was its first time bearing fruit since reaching the Tier Three Middle Grade, and it was unknown how long they would take to mature.

The Purple Gold Phoenix Wood had now reached Tier Three Lower Grade, and its value as a treasure plant was much higher than that of the Azure Dragon Wood.

Once the spirit plants bore seeds, he would plant them all.

Taking a lap around his little world, Ji An still felt no trace of sleepiness. He rode on a cloud back to the Gathering Essence Tree, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.

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The next day at 7:00 AM, a red light arrived at Cloud Sea Immortal City.

Ji An saw cultivators rushing around in the city; half the city was in such a noisy and chaotic state.

He slightly raised an eyebrow, wondering what significant event had occurred, otherwise it wouldn’t have caused such a commotion.

Concealing the clouds and mist, he landed in front of the Certification Association, intending to find a friend to ask what was going on.

Upon entering the association’s main hall, he found that the cultivators here also appeared to be in a hurry.

He walked familiarly to Master Qingfeng’s room and inquired:

”Fellow Daoist, the city is currently in chaos. Do you know the cause?”

Master Qingfeng hastily stood up and welcomed him into the room, closed the door, and said:

”Fellow Daoist, you might not know; five thousand miles northeast of here is Wulan Mountain, where a demon cave has appeared.

The Cloud Sea Business Alliance has announced a major decision. They want to organize a large number of cultivators to station there and set up a magic array to purify the mountain area.

They have also issued a reward; anyone who slays a demon lord or true demon can exchange proof for resources.”

The announcement of the demon cave in the southern region will inevitably cause turmoil in other regions.

He knew that the situation in the Central Continent was about to undergo major changes.

Ji An was momentarily stunned, contemplating the reason behind the Business Alliance’s action, fearing that the situation at Wulan Mountain might be dire.

He took a deep breath and asked:

”Has an enlistment order been issued by the Immortal City?”

If the situation started to deteriorate, major powers would inevitably issue forced enlistment orders.

Master Qingfeng shook his head, ”It hasn’t.”

Ji An felt slightly relaxed; it seemed the situation hadn’t yet begun to unravel.

”Fellow Daoist, I don’t know much about Wulan Mountain. Could you tell me about the situation there?”

Master Qingfeng recalled for a moment and said:

”Wulan Mountain covers eight hundred miles, shrouded in mist all year round, growing many shade-loving spirit plants.

It’s about five thousand miles from here. On the map, it forms a triangle connecting Cloud Sea Immortal City, Taihua Sect, and Void Sect, with Wulan Mountain at the center.

If a demon cave truly appeared there, it would be bad news for the Three Sects...

The Immortal City has issued orders from the Nascent Soul Daoist Monarch, allowing for the conscription of cultivators certified at the Certification Association if necessary.”

Ji An felt a sense of urgency rising. He hadn’t anticipated that the situation in the Central Continent would change so quickly, and the time left for him to ”develop leisurely” was dwindling.

After a few more words, Ji An hurriedly left.

Master Qingfeng watched his departing figure, sighed softly.

He knew very well that before major powers spread the news, they would have surely made thorough arrangements. Ordinary cultivators could only follow the prearranged trajectory passively.

From today on, the prices of the Purifying Talisman and Spirit Stabilizing Talisman will inevitably skyrocket. All resources that can help resist demon lords and true demons will likely see a similar situation.