Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique - Chapter 248 - 233: Grotto Void Stone
Chapter 248: Chapter 233: Grotto Void Stone
Teng Zhiyuan copied the Jade Slip and operated the Spirit Disc to deduct the Contribution Points, his eyebrows suddenly raised.
’When did the sect have such a fierce individual, there wasn’t a hint of this before!’
The Spirit Disc in the Inheritance Hall is of a high level and can query most of the information in the Jade Token.
This junior brother only has Middle-Grade Talent, yet was able to break through to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment at fifty-six, with 1.2 million Contribution Points and 36,000 Small Merits.
Calculating this, the amount of resources accumulated by the other party in over forty years since joining the sect amazed him greatly.
Qi Refining Stage disciples can’t amass much, so most of these resources must have been accumulated post-Foundation Establishment.
This junior brother has been in Foundation Establishment for over twenty years, and the speed of resource accumulation is simply astonishing.
After finishing the operation, Teng Zhiyuan returned the Golden Jade Token and said:
“Junior brother, please first look at the Jade Slip and memorize the route for the Cultivation Technique of Refining Spiritual Energy. The key for the Jade Slip lies in this route map.”
High-level Spells all require keys to prevent situations where they might be lost.
These spells were collected bit by bit by the sect over thousands of years, naturally requiring ’encryption methods’.
“Thank you for the reminder.”
Ji An placed the Jade Slip against his forehead, delved his Divine Sense into it to roughly browse the Cultivation Technique, and then carefully memorized the new refinement route.
He formed a spell gesture to close the Jade Slip and then smoothly opened the seal with the key.
“I have memorized it.”
Teng Zhiyuan nodded slightly and asked:
“What tier Alchemist are you currently, junior brother?”
He noticed the other party apprenticed under Senior Sister Ge Ying from Ningcui Cliff, hence the question, as Ningcui Cliff is renowned in the sect for nurturing Alchemists.
Ji An gave a polite smile and replied:
“I just started dabbling in Alchemy and am still just an apprentice.”
He began Alchemy only a month ago and could only refine Fasting Pills.
Teng Zhiyuan was puzzled. If he wasn’t an Alchemist, then what craft did he rely on to accumulate such a wealth?
“Junior brother, what do you usually rely on to accumulate resources and sustain your cultivation?
If I have related needs, I can directly contact you.”
He tactfully raised the question, wanting to find out what craft the other party was skilled in.
No matter what craft the other party studied, he must be a master artisan, otherwise, there would be no way to amass so many Contribution Points.
Such capable cultivators are the kind he most loves to befriend.
“I cultivate at Red Flame Peak and have cultivated 5,000 acres of Spirit Field, relying on the cultivation of Spirit Wood to sustain my cultivation.
I have cultivated a number of Tier Two Spirit Plants. If senior brother’s tamed beasts require Jade Leaf Mulberry, Biluo Fruit, Fire Element Peach and Fire Spirit Apricot, Earth Spirit Fruit, etc., you can just let me know.”
Teng Zhiyuan’s eyes widened in astonishment and he said:
“Five thousand acres of Spirit Field, is that manageable?”
Judging by the other party’s words, he has cultivated quite a few Tier Two Spirit Plants in the past twenty years post-Foundation Establishment.
While he isn’t a Spirit Farmer, he does have some understanding of cultivation and knows how high the requirements are for a Spirit Farmer to cultivate Tier Two Spirit Plants in such a short time.
If he knew that most of these Tier Two Spirit Plants were cultivated in the last ten years, who knows what he would think.
“It’s alright. Red Flame Peak has a Tier Two Spiritual Vein, and besides, it has a large piece of Spirit Field that doesn’t require much care.
By the way, Red Flame Peak has cultivated over thirty Tier Two Lower Grade Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo. If senior brother has needs, we can sign a supply agreement.”
Ji An pulled out his ace card. The other party is an Artifact Refiner and surely has demand for the Tier One Top Grade and Tier Two Lower Grade Sword Bamboo Leaves.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Teng Zhiyuan exclaimed in delight:
“Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo’s Golden Leaf? Of course, there is a demand.
Lately, the Golden Leaf in the Treasure Pavilion has been increasing gradually, I thought they were all cultivated in the sect’s Medicinal Garden. Turns out you contributed as well.
My apologies, my apologies!”
To refine combative Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, the quantity of Metal Element and Fire Element is the most.
Sword Bamboo Leaves are one of the most effective materials to nurture Metal Element Magical Artifacts. This material can increase the tenacity of the Magical Artifacts and at the same time, enhance their sharpness, balancing the Geng Metal and Xin Metal.
Teng Zhiyuan’s tone became a bit more familiar as he continued:
“Junior brother, how many jin of Golden Leaf can you supply me with annually?”
There’s no need to worry about hoarding Golden Leaf, even if not used for refining immediately, they can be exchanged with other Artifact Refiners for rare resources.
Ji An pondered:
“Five jin a year shouldn’t be a problem.”
Tier Two Sword Bamboo Leaves are heavier and can yield more leaves, but they grow more slowly, reducing the monthly harvest of Golden Leaf to just over three liang on average.
To avoid damaging the Spiritual Bamboo by frequent harvesting, he only takes leaves for ten months of the year, getting a hundred jin of Golden Leaf.
All of which fifty jin are submitted to the sect, with 30 points of Small Merit per jin.
He keeps the remaining in hand, using part to exchange for Profound Yellow Soil and another part to prepare for unexpected needs.
His current stockpile of Profound Yellow Soil is over forty jin, sufficient for seven to eight years.
Teng Zhiyuan instinctively touched the wrist within his Daoist Robe, where he hid a bracelet, with a grayish bead with a glazed sheen the size of a thumbnail.
The bead, neither metal nor jade, had naturally occurring Dao Patterns on its surface, clearly a Grotto Void Stone.
This wondrous stone has a space within it— the spatial-prohibition in Storage Bags is derived from the Dao Patterns on such wondrous stones.
This small Grotto Void Stone’s space is comparable to over twenty large Storage Bags but is valued far above Storage Bags, being one of his most treasured items.
Some Grotto Void Stones have complete Law Little Worlds within them and are capable of sustaining life and growing Spirit Medicine; those are true Grotto Heaven Treasures.
“What Spiritual Objects does junior brother need? I can exchange them right now.”
He carries many of his belongings with him to ensure that he can immediately acquire anything he desires.
“The items I need, Senior Brother likely has plenty of—a Tier Two Lower Grade of Profound Yellow Soil.”
Ji An didn’t expect that a visit to the Inheritance Hall would result in a transaction. Fortunately, he was carrying ten catties of Golden Leaves with him.
“The value of the two spiritual objects is similar; shall we exchange them at an equivalent ratio? What do you think, Junior Brother?”
“Agreed.”
Both took out their respective spiritual objects and gave them to each other for weighing, quickly completing the transaction.
“Haha, did you exchange for the Sword Bamboo during the sect’s attack on Mingfeng Mountain Immortal City?”
Ji An nodded slightly and said with a smile:
“To be honest, Senior Brother, it was our team that first discovered the sect’s Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo.”
At that time, he recognized the precious spirit plant at first glance and also received a small merit reward.
“In that case, all the Artifact Refiners of the sect should thank you properly.
Where is your Dao Field, Junior Brother? I should visit you someday.”
In fact, Teng Zhiyuan already knew the location of the other party’s Dao Field from the Spirit Disc, but out of courtesy, he had to ask.
An A-class Disciple who can cultivate numerous Tier Two Spirit Plants is definitely worth befriending.
Not to mention, it opens another way to obtain Sword Bamboo Golden Leaf.
The other party currently has more than thirty pieces of Tier Two Spirit Bamboo and may cultivate more in the future, perhaps even to the middle grade.
“Senior Brother, just let me know, and I’ll be sure to welcome you warmly.
My Dao Field is on the Red Flame Peak on the west side of the sect; it’s a volcano, quite noticeable with the golden-red mist surging and abundant Spiritual Mechanism during the daytime.”
They chatted for a while longer, and their relationship took a step forward.
Ji An asked:
“Senior Brother, how did you get the task of guarding the Inheritance Hall? What kind of benefits does it offer?”
This was a question he had long been curious about, wondering what qualifications were needed to take such a task.
“You need to apply to the sect. Foundation Establishment cultivators who have been in the sect for a hundred years are eligible to apply.
Generally, you apply when you need to consult a lot of previous records and perfect or verify something.
The Jade Slips in the Inheritance Hall are graded, and cultivators who guard the hall can freely browse the Second Class and lower-grade Jade Slips, whereas consulting the A-Class Jade Slips will require contribution points as usual.”
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Leaving the Inheritance Hall, Ji An arrived at Ningcui Cliff and descended at the mountaintop.
He walked into the Grotto Mansion and bowed, saying:
“Greetings, Master. I have great news to share with you.
At midnight yesterday, I luckily broke through in my cultivation and entered the Late-stage Foundation Establishment!”
After speaking, he displayed the spiritual pressure of a Seventh-Layer Cultivator, like a child showing off.
Ge Ying’s eyes sparkled, instantly becoming bright and clear:
“Good! Much faster than I expected by several years.”
She had estimated that it would take Ji An about two more years to break through.
Besides her, Ningcui Cliff now has three Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
This disciple’s cultivation speed is comparable to Liu Yu, who possesses a Fire Dao Body, perhaps even slightly surpassing him.
“Wait a moment.”
Ge Ying stood up, went to the storeroom, retrieved pills, and said kindly with a smile:
“Over the past three years, I’ve exchanged for a hundred and twenty Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pills, and combined with the pills I’ve saved from before, I can give you two hundred and forty.
If it weren’t for my beginning to decline with age, I could give you more pills.
Wait for Luo Ying to return to the sect in a few days, and you can trade these pills for Tier Two Lower Grade materials with her.”
Usually, she maintains her cultivation from declining by practicing meditation and consuming small amounts of pills.
She herself could exchange Tier Two materials with Ge Luoying, but she chose to go through this trouble to foster more ties between her disciple and Luo Ying, ensuring that after her passing, the connection wouldn’t sever.
“Thank you, Master, for the pills!”
Ji An’s eyes lit up with delight, grateful to his master’s support. Two hundred and forty pills are enough for over two years of use.
Coupled with his exchanges with Liuu Suyun, maintaining an ample supply of pills for three or four years should be no problem.
He stored the Jade Bottle into the Storage Bag, musing:
“The only Tier Two Lower Grade Gold Element Spiritual Objects I have are Purple Gold Copper and Meteorite Iron. Do you think Sister could use them?”
The base materials for each Sword Cultivator’s Flying Sword Embryo vary, and it’s uncertain which materials will be needed to refine the Flying Sword.
“I’ve asked Luo Ying, and Meteorite Iron is just right for her.”
Ji An nodded slightly, saying:
“That’s good. Once I return, I will refine the ore and purge its impurities.
Master, the small merit points I have left should also be used to exchange for Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pills; it feels like a waste to exchange them for spiritual objects now.”
Ge Ying smiled and said:
“That’s exactly what should be done.
The remaining small merits combined with the great merits can yield about two hundred more pills, needing approximately five years to complete the exchange.
The tasks of refining Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pills in the sect are generally handled by me or your sister, Yue Fei.
If there’s any surplus after handing it over to the sect, I’ll give it to you as well.”
