After the first volcanic eruption, Ji An excavated a large amount of fertile volcanic ash to construct nurseries beside his grotto mansion.
Under the silent illumination of the bright moon, the tips of two Red Cloud Pine trees emitted a faint orange-red spirit light.
These two pines were personally planted by Ji An, and now they are over three zhang high and as thick as a barrel, with lush branches and leaves.
At this mont, he was sitting cross-legged on his pudun, circulating the Evergreen Wood Skill.
The magical power within him condensed into waves, swiftly flowing through the immortal veins.
The Dao Seeds within his acupoints sparkled with starlight as the magical power flowed.
Suddenly, a strong suction ca from his dantian, like a great whale drawing water, swallowing all the magical power within the immortal veins, then slowly spitting it back out.
A much stronger spiritual pressure radiated from Ji An’s body; he found that the immortal vein beca thicker, while so fine auxiliary veins erged in the chest and abdon area.
Gradually finishing his cultivation, Ji An let out a soft, lodious chant.
Ten years of arduous cultivation in the stone cave, now he has reached the third layer of Foundation Establishnt, but what he gained over these years far exceeds rely an enhancent of cultivation.
Several shining Dao Seeds appeared in his acupoints.
[Dao Seed·Hundred Refinents to Gold (Unranked), housed in the Yunn Acupoint, comprehend the true intent of the Dao of Xin tal Magic Technique ’True Gold in Fire’, slightly increasing comprehension of Xin tal Dao Magic Technique.]
This Dao Seed was obtained as the Golden Armor Technique reached the Great Perfection Level; now, after he releases the Golden Armor Technique, the spirit light concealed within his entire body could not be directly hard by a Tier One Middle Grade Magic Sword wielded by a Ninth-Layer Qi Refining cultivator with full force.
Even a direct stab from the sword tip could only leave a shallow white mark.
[Dao Seed·Sky Fire (Unranked), housed in the Zhiyang Acupoint, comprehend the true intent of the Dao of Bing Fire Magic Technique ’Yang Fla’, slightly increasing comprehension of Bing Fire Dao Magic Technique.]
Obtained from reaching the Great Perfection Level in Explosive Fla Technique, performing the Explosive Fla Technique can blast half-foot-thick volcanic rock into rubble.
It was a pity for Ji An that he could not know what it would be like if he released Explosive Fla Technique to bombard a cultivator who has comprehended the Great Perfection Level of the Golden Armor Technique.
[Dao Seed·Wood Fire (Unranked), housed in the Celestial Pool Acupoint, comprehend the true intent of the Dao of Ding Fire Magic Technique ’Warm Spirit Fire’, slightly increasing comprehension of Ding Fire Dao Magic Technique.]
The Dao Seed of Wood Fire obtained after Fla Fire Spell reached the Great Perfection Level can stimulate the life force of fire elent plants.
[Dao Seed·All Things Born (Unranked), housed in the Hua Gai Acupoint, comprehend the true intent of the Dao of Jia Wood Magic Technique ’Thriving’, slightly increasing comprehension of Jia Wood Dao Magic Technique.]
Obtained when Jade Wood Transformation Skill reached Perfection Level, the Dao Seed is most effective on wood and fire elent plants.
Aside from Iron Birch Wood, the spirit wood planted on Red Fla Peak is growing exceptionally well, and the spiritual charcoal produced here has been listed as top-grade by the sect, favored greatly by nurous alchemists.
Especially in the recent three to four years, alchemists have been visiting one after another.
Li Lingyu explained that using his spiritual charcoal for spirit dicine refinent warms the pill liquid, resulting in pills that slightly increase dicinal power compared to using other spiritual charcoals.
Since pills are consud over long periods, a single pill with slightly more dicinal power accumulates significantly over ti.
Alchemists keenly noticed this, so they all ca to Red Fla Peak to place orders.
Ji An felt that most of this was thanks to the Dao Seed of Ding Fire and the Dao Seed of Jia Wood.
He imrsed his mind into the dantian, and the Stone Turtle floating in the Sea of Magical Power appeared more animated than before.
[Master: Ji An]
[Dao Rhy: 0]
[Spiritual chanism: Kan Spirit 7.8, Gen Spirit 2772.4, Zhen Spirit 0.9, Xun Spirit 14.2, Kun Spirit 42.6, Qian Spirit 2962.4, Dui Spirit 2952.3, Li Spirit 3108.6]
[Magic Techniques: Jade Wood Transformation Skill (Perfection 51%)
Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell (Perfection 74%)
Spring Breeze and Rain Skill (Perfection 72%)
Golden Light Technique (Minor Achievent 26%)
Bursting Fireball (Great Success 32%)
Pan Mountain Technique (Entry 1%)...]
Over the years, those Spiritual chanisms intended to improve planting techniques were stored for a year and a half before he refined them.
Even the smallest progress in magic technique levels would be directly reflected in the growth of spirit wood.
Since there was no need to go out, Ji An did not refine those Spiritual chanisms that could enhance magical combat spells.
He preferred to save up a wave of Spiritual chanisms and intensely improve them; that feeling of soaring like a rocket was exceedingly intoxicating.
Ten years of accumulation, only for today.
His Divine Sense imrsed into the Stone Turtle Space, with each kind of Spiritual chanism refined several tis.
As Gen Spirit, Qian Spirit, Dui Spirit, and Li Spirit continuously decreased, the Golden Light Technique and other three magic techniques rapidly improved.
The land at the Gen Position of the Stone Turtle constantly heightened, soon forming a towering mountain piercing into the clouds, seemingly with limitless power erging from beneath.
Another Dao Seed was generated, gently falling into an acupoint.
[Dao Seed·Unmoving as a Mountain (Unranked), housed in the Duyu Acupoint, comprehend the true intent of the Dao of Wu Earth Magic Technique ’Mountain’, slightly increasing comprehension of Wu Earth Dao Magic Technique.]
When Ji An opened his eyes once more, at this mont he had already transford into a cultivator possessing advanced magical combat techniques, walking a path that many Foundation Establishnt cultivators would take decades, even centuries to complete.
[Magic Techniques: Golden Light Technique (Minor Achievent 26%→Perfection 45%)
Bursting Fireball (Great Success 32%→Perfection 23%)
Pan Mountain Technique (Entry 1% → Perfection 15%)
Ji An gestured a spell and lightly waved his hand. A crescent-shaped golden blade silently embedded itself into the rock.
He used his Divine Sense to probe into the fissure and discovered that the blade penetrated more than two feet into the stone. It should slice through a Tier One Middle Grade defensive magical artifact like a hot knife through butter.
To determine how much damage it could do to a Tier One Upper Grade defensive magical artifact, he’d have to experint further.
He again gestured the Golden Light Technique, and a thin golden circular light screen appeared on the palm of his left hand, intricately etched with symbols and talismans, resembling a delicate art piece.
Ji An multitasked, deploying the Golden Light Technique again, and another golden light screen appeared in his right hand.
Elevating the Golden Light Technique required the simultaneous consumption of Qian Spirit and Dui Spirit. This magic technique had two forms.
It could manifest the sharpness of the Path of Geng tal and the tenacity of True Gold in Fire of the Path of Dui tal.
These two golden light screens were the defensive forms evoked by the Golden Light Technique.
Learning the Golden Light Technique was like mastering two spells, one offensive and one defensive.
The only inconvenience was that, because he chose the Evergreen Wood Skill as his Cultivation Technique, even when he practiced the Golden Light Technique to the Perfection Realm, it still consud a lot of magical power.
Ji An cast the Golden Armor Technique, instantly transforming into a copper statue, then released the Pan Mountain Technique, covering his body with a layer of earthy yellow Spirit Light.
The Pan Mountain Technique is an Earth Elent Magic, significantly reducing damage to a cultivator.
Spells of the sa type cannot stack on a cultivator, aning they can’t boost their defense by consecutively casting two Golden Armor Techniques.
But in Ji An’s current state, tal defense magic and earth defense magic did not conflict and could both benefit him simultaneously.
Earth Elent Magic boasts the strongest defense, as the phrase ’as heavy as a mountain’ aptly describes.
He learned from the Jade Slip, "Miscellaneous Records of Cultivation," that there is a sect called Cangyue Sect in the Central Continent, renowned for its Earth Elent Cultivation thods and Earth Elent Magic, with disciples known for their incredible defenses.
When battling other cultivators, often they can exhaust their opponent’s magical power without breaking through their defenses.
Ji An exited the grotto mansion, casting Bursting Fireball. A football-sized yellow fireball gathered in his hand, flickering with occasional blue glimrs on its surface.
Intense heat radiated in all directions as he cast the spell, launching the fireball like a heavy kick.
The fiery tail of the Flying Fire teor ford a continuous streak of fire, instantly hitting a peculiar rock about thirty ters away.
With a resounding boom, sparks and fragnts flew everywhere. The surface of the stones faintly shimred, a phenonon of the high-temperature flas lting them.
Ji An nodded with satisfaction. The fireball’s speed was such that a cultivator with even slightly slower reactions would be directly hit.
If that late-stage Foundation Establishnt cultivator’s Bursting Fireball had reached his current level during the assault ten years ago, he might have been ’split open’ back then.
The Bursting Fireball not only inflicted damage through searing heat but also through its tearing force upon explosion.
If it directly hit an object, it could inflict trendous impact damage, not to be overlooked.
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The next day, Ji An concluded his Cultivation and went to inspect the growth of the Spirit Fruit Trees beside the Cold Pool.
Thanks to ten years of careful nurturing, the Spiritual Peach Tree had now reached Tier One Upper Grade yet hadn’t flowered.
This made Ji An very happy. So many years without flowering ant the peach tree was still in a rapid growth phase, hinting at significant potential for the future.
The Spiritual Apricot Tree had reached Tier One Middle Grade, flowering and fruiting once every three years. This year was its second fruiting.
Last ti it produced over forty fruits; this ti, about one hundred and twenty fruits were already hanging on the tree.
Ji An began casting spells: the Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell, the Jade Wood Transformation Skill, and the Fla Fire Spell, tending to it one by one.
The leaves of the fruit tree shimred with Spirit Light, resembling a divine treasure tree.
With his careful care, each Spiritual Apricot was as large as a goose egg, exceeding other Tier One Middle Grade Spiritual Apricot Trees cultivated by others.
This is what Ye Changqing had said, having frequently visited Ji An in recent years for tea and als.
Fortunately, because of these frequent visits, Ji An stayed inford about the Sect’s events and minor tidbits, preventing him from becoming isolated and uninford.
Though he also kept in contact with several senior brothers and Zhang Yuanshan, they rarely discussed the Sect’s secrets and rumors.
A silver Communication Talisman Sword flew into Red Fla Peak, spiraling around Ji An.
He raised his hand to receive the sword, reading the information within, and then cast a spell to open a portal in the Mountain Protection Array. A Flying Ship, seven or eight zhang long and two zhang wide, entered Red Fla Peak.
Seeing the Flying Ship, Ji An let out a long shout and waved from afar.
As the Flying Ship neared the Cold Pool, Ye Changqing, clad in a black robe, jumped down like a plump crow.
Landing, he laughed heartily:
"Junior Brother Ji, the Sect has issued a task for you to supply fifty more Fla Bursting Talismans each month. You’re going to earn more Contribution Points again.
Here, I’ve brought the relevant Talisman-Making Materials for you."
As he spoke, he cast a spell, and the large Flying Ship shrank into a small boat, easily stored in his sleeve.
"Wow, these Spiritual Apricots have grown even larger than before; Junior Brother truly has so skills,"
Ye Changqing praised with a thumbs-up. As they stood close now, he sensed the Spiritual Pressure emanating from Ji An and widened his eyes like apricots:
"You, you broke through to the Third-Layer Foundation Establishnt?!"
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