Chapter 798: Fellow Daoist, Have You Broken Through to a New Realm?_2

In a sense, his current actions could be described as profiting from war, and once the True Demon Tribulation is over, the price of Washing Spirit Sand will inevitably drop significantly.

After chatting about the current situation for a bit, Lin Jiuxiao took his leave.

Ji An instructed the beast to guard the Grotto Mansion, and then entered the Gourd World, immediately feeling a burst of comfort; the difference between a Tier Three Upper Grade Spiritual Vein and a Middle Grade one is significant.

Three pieces of Spirit Banner Treasure flew out of the Dantian, with only the Blazing Sun Furnace remaining amidst the Primordial Life Fire, floating up and down.

With an improved cultivation coupled with daily refinement using the Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique, the Primordial Life Fire is more than twenty percent more vigorous than it was at the Third Layer Golden Core, effortlessly nurturing four treasures simultaneously.

Ji An strolled over to the lush Enlightenment Tree, observed for a moment, and gently shook his head:

“It’s a bit slow.”

These three Spirit Woods are just Tier Two Lower Grade, showing no signs of tier improvement.

They’ve been planted for two years, and in such an environment, other Spirit Plants would have at least reached Tier Two Middle Grade, possibly even Tier Two Upper Grade.

However, Ji An wasn’t too anxious; slow growth signifies great potential.

He has always had a question he hasn’t verified: whether Spirit Plants can thrive in the Little World because of the Gathering Essence Tree or because the Little World itself is special.

The Gourd World originally lost the potential to become a small world, and it was the Stone Turtle that transformed it step by step using Spiritual Mechanism and the Dao Seed.

Between the Stone Turtle and the Gathering Essence Tree, Ji An would unhesitatingly choose the Stone Turtle as more mystical.

He once considered excavating soil from the Little World to experiment with but feared revealing secrets, so he never did.

One day, when he returns to the Western Continent, he will conduct tests at Red Flame Peak.

…

Two months passed, and the Central Continent appeared somewhat desolate.

Autumn arrived, yellow leaves began to pile up, and areas outside the range covered by the Magic Array showed obvious signs of decay, with the Mountain Protection Array of the Immortal City as the boundary, making it seem like two worlds within the same piece of heaven and earth.

Each Mountain Protection Array commands a Spiritual Vein, leaving the spiritual qi in mundane places extremely thin.

In the Grotto Mansion, Ji An uses the Object Control Technique to send out a cup of Cloud Peak Silver Needle, laughing:

“Friend, you’ve been away from the Immortal City for quite a while, it’s been two years, hasn’t it?”

Wan Jinrong smiled gently and said:

“The family had a major event that required my assistance, so I’ve stayed at Purple Sun Mountain longer.”

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is now processing Yin Thunder Beads for various Nascent Soul Powers, but currently, only the direct lineage artifact refiners of the Wan Clan are involved.

As a high-tier artifact refiner, of course, I have to participate in the refining of the Yin Thunder Bead.

He has witnessed the power of a Yin Thunder Bead explosion and understands that, given the current situation, the Cultivation Realm will have the confidence to battle with True Demons in full-scale eruption, at least at the Golden Core level, the firepower is quite sufficient.

After sipping some Spirit Tea, he further said:

“As soon as I returned to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Steward Wu reported to me, and after handling the backlog, I came to Black Stone Mountain. I wonder what advice you seek from me, friend?”

Ji An lightly waved his hand, “I wouldn’t dare call it advice, just seeking guidance. I managed to acquire a Tier Three Jade Flame Purple Spirit Gourd from the sect and want to know if it’s possible to craft a treasure that can be nurtured using Earth Fire.”

Wan Jinrong was immediately intrigued and said:

“A Tier Three Jade Flame Purple Spirit Gourd is not common, friend; it’s lucky that you got one. Just a small amount of Tier Three Spiritual Material is needed to refine a treasure from it. If you’re lucky, you might create a Tier Three Middle Grade treasure. However, a treasure is best nurtured with a cultivator’s Primordial Life Fire to connect it with the mind of the sacrificial refiner; Earth Fire can only maintain its power but cannot replace the Primordial Life Fire.”

“Refining gourd-type treasures is relatively simpler but has a limitation; they can only be refined into auxiliary-type treasures. While we can use a treasure to store fire to attack the enemy, its essence is still auxiliary.”

Gourd-type treasures are mainly divided into two types: one for nurturing fire, or using the gourd and its contained fire to nurture other fire-attribute spiritual objects; Wood Element and Fire Element gourds can be used as materials.

The other is used to store Spirit Water, creating a water cycle within the treasure to nurture Ren Water Essence; if the treasure is fortunate enough to be elevated to the level of a Spiritual Treasure, it can be used to nurture Yuan Heavy Water.

However, these two types of treasures are not effective against a very agile single enemy, suitable for large-scale confrontations against low-tier enemies; they serve well as protection for mountain gates during the True Demon Tribulation outbreak.

Ji An laughed self-deprecatingly, “I see, I was dreaming of refining a treasure that doesn’t require nurturing.”

If it were truly possible to refine a gourd treasure needing no nurturing, he could cultivate hundreds or thousands of Tier Three Gourds with the Little World.

In that case, he wouldn’t need to personally deal with Golden Core-level enemies; the imagined scene is beautiful.

Wan Jinrong’s expression grew solemn, advising:

“Even ownerless Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire can nurture a treasure; our clan’s records mention an incident where a cultivator tried to nurture and harvest a more powerful treasure with Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire. The result was that the treasure’s spirituality altered under the influence of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, and the cultivator’s Dantian was damaged during its subjugation. Better to leave a treasure without nurturing than let it be contaminated by the Qi Mechanism of other spiritual materials. Even without nurturing, a treasure’s power can last for a long time, just that it cannot be enhanced, but being tainted by external Qi long-term could lead to unpredictable and bizarre changes.”

“Really?” Ji An was startled and thanked with cupping hands:

“Thank you for the guidance, friend. In our sect, there is a senior brother who used a Tier Two Jade Flame Purple Spirit Gourd to craft a Spiritual Artifact and then refined several Fire Element Spiritual Artifacts to place in the gourd for nurturing. If the gourd were refined into a treasure, could the same be done?”

Once, the Hall Master of Diligence Hall, Zhang Zizhao, did precisely this; Ji An envied him back then.

“Yes, that’s the mainstream method for refining gourd treasures in the Cultivation Realm, nurturing a gourd treasure indirectly nurtures another treasure. But there’s a requirement; the treasure’s spirituality far surpasses that of a spiritual artifact, so the tier of the gourd treasure must be greater than or equal to the treasure being nurtured. Plus, the number of treasures it can nurture is limited; generally speaking, it can nurture only one. Do you currently have a Tier Three gourd?”

If yes, Wan Jinrong would be willing to assist in the refinement.

Ji An shook his head and replied:

“Not at the moment, but in thirty years when the sect sends members over, they will bring several.”

This is one of the reasons why he asked Lin Jiuxiao to convey a message back; the sect must maintain connections with the Central Continent so that the resources produced from the Little World can be brought out with legitimate identity.

Otherwise, the vast resources he controls could only be handled through black market channels to ensure his secrets remain secure.

Or operate a pill medicine shop, although even then, he’d hesitate to sell goods in large quantities.

“Alright, if you get hold of a Tier Three Jade Flame Purple Spirit Gourd, I hope you’ll sell one to me; I’d love to have a gourd treasure of my own.”

The family has several Tier Three gourd treasures, but they are considered “public property” and cannot be constantly kept in personal possession.

Ji An generously agreed:

“No problem, and I would entrust you with refining them, hoping to create a Tier Three Middle Grade treasure.”

The two continued conversing, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Wan Jinrong coughed a few times and solemnly said:

“I heard you assisted in killing a late-stage Golden Core True Demon at Wulan Mountain; do you have any plans to sell the materials?”

The materials left behind by the True Demon are the sturdiest parts, suitable for enhancing the toughness of certain treasures.

Ji An pondered; while the materials he obtained were of high tier, they were of little use remaining in his hands, exchanging them for something urgently needed seemed reasonable.

With the Gourd World at his disposal, Tier Three Upper Grade, Top Grade resources would come eventually, holding onto True Demon materials yields no value.

“I’m willing to sell the materials, but I only accept pills or spirit medicines, the Purple Cloud Jade Ganoderma Pill or the main ingredients for refining it can be used in exchange.”

Wan Jinrong fell silent, he ran his hand through his hair, unconsciously speaking in a gentler tone:

“Have you already broken through the realm, friend?”

If not, why would he specifically request the Purple Cloud Jade Ganoderma Pill? It’s one of the best pills for Mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.