Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique - Chapter 324 - 289: The Stone Turtle’s Transformation (Part 2)
Fortunately, with the Stone Turtle’s assistance, an accident was avoided.
However, since that time, Ji An has never let himself fall into a state of being exhausted and depleted.
If the last time was like providing fuel in snowy weather, today is like adding flowers to the brocade, and he likes both very much.
The Stone Turtle began to move again, its limbs, tail, neck, and head now able to make slight movements, increasingly resembling a living creature.
’This thing won’t be using my body as a cauldron, only to ultimately give birth to a Stone Demon, right?’
Ji An grinned, suddenly shaking his head.
The Stone Turtle is exceedingly mystical; if it were truly a trap, wouldn’t it be better to choose those Golden Core Daoist Masters? At the very least, it could choose a Chao Origin Stage Cultivator.
There’s no need to laboriously choose him, a Junior Cultivator, to “pioneer,” only to swallow him in one gulp in the end.
For a bigwig who could traverse worlds with him, accumulating initial capital should not be too easy.
Even if there is such a hidden danger, at present, he has no means to deal with it.
Aside from using the Spiritual Mechanism to enhance his magic technique level, he cannot interfere with any actions of the Stone Turtle.
Ji An immediately corrected his mindset, even if he is a fish, and the Stone Turtle is a fisherman, there is only one path he can take.
Devour the bait, fatten himself up, and eventually drag the fisherman into the water and swallow him.
He gathered his scattered thoughts, continuing to focus his attention on introspecting his body.
The Immortal Veins flickered with an almost imperceptible glow, like tunnels of light crisscrossing and densely spreading throughout the body.
Compared to before the breakthrough, the Immortal Veins have truly formed a network connecting about sixty percent of the body’s acupoints.
The most important storage place for a cultivator’s Magical Power is the Dantian, but in the Immortal Veins and numerous acupoints, a small amount is also retained.
These acupoints are equivalent to Magical Power nodes, with the power stored in them being approximately one-tenth of the total in the Dantian.
If the Immortal Veins can connect more acupoints, the body can accommodate more Magical Power.
Ji An secretly speculated that his main framework of Immortal Veins should be able to reach the standards of Earth-Grade Talent.
The more Magical Power nodes a cultivator has in their body, the faster the efficiency of Refining Spiritual Energy and absorbing the Spiritual Mechanism will be.
When all the acupoints in the body can be connected, the feat is considered accomplished; however, many cultivators, even when they break through to the Golden Core Realm, cannot achieve this accomplishment.
This is also the preciousness of Celestial-Grade Talent; such cultivators, upon birth, can connect ninety percent of the acupoints with their Immortal Veins.
When they break through the Golden Core, the Immortal Veins in their body can generally clear all acupoints.
Ji An’s next step is to use Magical Power to nourish the Immortal Veins, making them more supple, while expanding more branches to connect more acupoints.
He concentrated, resuming the operation of the Evergreen Wood Skill.
This cultivation technique can no longer satisfy his need to swallow Spiritual Qi, but it is still suitable for stabilizing his realm.
Azure, light black, orange-red, pale gold, yellow—various Spirit Lights danced around him, appearing in quantities more than half again compared to his Foundation Establishment Stage.
The Five Elements Spirit Mechanism was absorbed into his belly along with the Spiritual Qi, with ten Dao Seeds lighting up in succession.
The brilliance on the surfaces of the liver, heart, spleen, lung, kidney, and other five organs waxed and waned, with the Power of the Five Elements perpetuating endlessly.
The Spiritual Qi was refined into verdant Magical Power, like viscous magma, finally converging into the Dantian.
About ten percent of the Magical Power automatically invested into the Primordial Life Fire, and Ji An could feel a cheerful emotion emanating from it.
The Stone Turtle also joined in, voraciously devouring the Magical Power descending from the sky, its carapace moist and lustrous, with its Eight Trigrams pattern becoming more profound, the ink color like an abyss.
Ji An carefully perceived the proportion of Magical Power devoured by the Stone Turtle, a sense of joy welling up in his heart.
During the Qi Refining Stage, the Stone Turtle would devour fifty percent of the Magical Power he refined.
He purchased a large quantity of pills, but the improvement speed of his cultivation was unspectacular, which at that time left him overwhelmed.
After Foundation Establishment, the proportion of Magical Power devoured by the Stone Turtle reduced to thirty percent, and he felt much more relieved; however, it was with understanding of the cultivation techniques and adequate supply of pills that he could maintain the rapid advancement of his realm.
Now having broken through to the Chao Origin Stage, the proportion of Magical Power devoured by the Stone Turtle reduced to ten percent.
He had this notion before, and now the dream has come true.
Compared to other Chao Origin Stage cultivators, his sense of happiness is much higher, essentially akin to having no extra consumption of the Primordial Life Fire, with the refined Magical Power ’increasing out of thin air’ by ten percent.
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The next evening, Ji An felt his realm had stabilized, and the Primordial Life Fire had also completely stabilized.
The bright green hue was vibrant and full of vitality.
He slowly concluded his cultivation, opened his eyes, with a verdant brilliance flickering in his pupils, as if reflecting a forest.
Ji An unlocked the Dharma Prohibition, striding out of the grotto mansion like the wind.
The sunset was splendid, the evening glow like fire, burning with red gold, furnace red, and blue-purple hues, illuminating his eyes.
Upon the earth, the mountains were like golden Buddha statues adorned with splendor, solemn and awe-inspiring.
Immediately, he felt a sense of great heaven and earth, unconsciously looking up and letting out a long howl, passionate and spirited.
The piercing howl shattered the clouds and reverberated throughout Sunrise Peak, like thunder, eliciting echo after echo.
Ji An swooped down, stepping into the main hall, clasped his hands and smiled, saying:
“Senior Brother Jia, you’ve waited for a long time.”
A slight satisfaction arose in his heart, having promised to finally call the other ’Junior Martial Uncle’ once more, and he kept his promise.
Jia Yu took a leisurely sip of wine, put down his wine gourd, and said:
“When I heard that ghostly wail, I knew it was you!”
In the past few years, he had distributed seven Nourishing Yuan Pills, with four disciples successfully breaking through to the Chao Origin Stage, a ratio significantly exceeding the usual average, signaling a period of flourishing for the sect.
Having said that, he stood up, earnestly clasped his hands, and continued:
“Junior Brother Ji, congratulations!
Having entered the Chao Origin Stage today, the future holds promise for reaching the Golden Core.
Perhaps in a few hundred years, disciples may call you Elder Ji!”
If the other party can maintain a bold and diligent spirit in the Chao Origin Stage, the probability of breaking through to the Golden Core is still significant.
Zhengyang Ancestor of the sect is already over 800 years old, with less than two hundred years remaining to preside over the sect.
Among the existing Chao Origin Stage cultivators, only two Lin, Lin Qiu Bai and Lin Jiuxiao, have hope for the Golden Core.
In two hundred years, Li Haoran’s breakthrough to the Golden Core is not a major issue.
If Junior Brother Ji works hard, perhaps the sect will witness a grand sight of four or five Golden Core masters in the future.
Ji An nodded vigorously, jokingly saying:
“I’ll strive to have you call me that someday.”
Though his tone was facetious, his heart was earnest.
The “game” has reached the next level; he plans to go and exchange cultivation techniques and magic techniques for improvement shortly.
The Stone Turtle has accumulated nearly ten years of Spiritual Mechanism, and he has a strong desire to “spend.”
With an enhancement in the level of magic techniques, more high-tier Spirit Plants can be grown on Red Flame Peak, and he will not lack resources; he imagines the improvement of his cultivation will not be slow.
Upon hearing this, Jia Yu raised his eyebrows and laughed, saying:
“Haha, I look forward to that day, don’t keep me waiting long.”
He sighed inwardly, knowing his own lifespan was only about one hundred and forty years, making it unlikely he would witness it.
Besides, breaking through to the Golden Core is no easy feat; over thousands of years, the sect has only produced two Golden Core Ancestors.
Even in Central Continent’s Nascent Soul Sects, Golden Core Stage cultivators are indeed the backbone.
As the sunset descended outside the hall, Jia Yu raised the wine gourd and said:
“The day is late, why don’t we, as Senior and Junior Brothers, sing to the wine and talk by candlelight through the night?”
“It’s my pleasure.”
They set up the table and chairs, with Ji An taking out Spirit Wine, pine nuts, dried meat, and dried fruit from his Storage Bag, setting a magnificent spread.
Under the bright moon, the two talked the whole night without realizing the passage of time.
At daybreak, Jia Yu laughed and said:
“Junior Brother, usually, a month after disciples break through to the Chao Origin Stage, the ancestor will summon them and explain Chao Origin Stage cultivation; at that time, the ancestor will personally exchange your Identity Jade Token.
I’ll notify you separately of the specific summon date.”
Ji An nodded slightly and said:
“Understood, thanks for your trouble, Senior Brother.
Farewell, I’m going to the Inheritance Hall to exchange cultivation techniques and magic techniques.”
If not for his invitation, he would have wanted to go to Lingxiao Mountain last night to cultivate and master magic techniques.
Cultivation techniques require long periods of pondering and insight, but mastering magic techniques doesn’t take long.
“Off you go, I look forward to seeing the Azure Dragon Shocking Skill shine in your hands!”
