Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

“The Five-Colored Deer I raised is a male deer, and it mated with a Plum Blossom Deer.

Now the Plum Blossom Deer has given birth to three fawns, two of which have been taken by other senior brothers for raising, leaving one Cyan Deer with a pure Wood Element bloodline.”

He Yuhuan spoke about the spirit beasts, noting that the Wood Element young beast wasn’t very popular, so it remained unclaimed.

If no buyer could be found soon, she would have to reluctantly sell it to another sect.

Owning a Five-Colored Deer, she had no desire or need to raise other spirit beasts.

Ji An thought about how he didn’t have a Wood Element beast yet, and coupled with the favorable conditions of Red Flame Peak, cultivating a Wood Element spirit beast would be easy.

He nodded and smiled:

“I’ve come at the right time, please lead the way, Senior Sister.”

“Please follow me.”

He Yuhuan smiled; this junior brother was clearly wealthy and likely a good buyer.

The two descended on clouds to a mid-mountain location, arriving at a stable made of green trees and vines intertwined.

On the vines bloomed small purple, blue, and red flowers, exuding a vibrant and lively atmosphere.

The fawn was only a foot long, with yellow-brown fur, its large innocent eyes revealing a jade-green glow in its pupils.

Ji An reached out to stroke the fawn, which turned its head and licked his hand with its tongue.

“Haha,” he laughed, extending his divine sense into the fawn’s body, immediately sensing the abundant Wood Element aura, as if he were in a lush, thriving grassland.

He Yuhuan blinked a few times, marveling in her heart.

Whenever other cultivators approached, this fawn would always appear anxious and uneasy, but with Junior Brother Ji’s affectionate actions, it showed no resistance.

Ji An carefully sensed the bloodline concentration of the fawn and said:

“An Earth Grade bloodline Cyan Deer, I wonder what price Senior Sister asks?”

This fawn’s bloodline was pure and far above the minimum Earth Grade level, very close to being of the Heavenly Grade.

Though he once resolved to refuse any beast below Heavenly Grade, a spirit beast with a Heavenly Grade bloodline was exceedingly rare.

“The price is ten thousand small merits, exchanged for Tier Two Middle-grade Spiritual Fruits of equal value.

You can pay it off slowly, with no time limit. How does that sound, junior brother?”

He Yuhuan said, feeling a bit regretful. If it were a Fire Spirit Deer, the price could easily double.

Wood Element spirit beasts aren’t highly valued and are only suited to cultivators with specific needs.

“The price is fair, I accept.”

Considering the pure bloodline of the spirit beast, this price was relatively low.

Ji An pondered for a moment and then said:

“I will settle the small merits I owe Senior Sister within two years, paying back with Five Elements Spirit Fruits, excluding Gold Element Spirit Fruits.

Given the conditions at Red Flame Peak, most will be Wood Element Spirit Fruits.”

Since the other party was being kind, he couldn’t really drag out the payment.

“Junior Brother is straightforward; let’s proceed as you suggest, and you can take the Spirit Deer with you.

I have some floral tea purchased from the Central Continent Cloud Sea Business Alliance. We can savor it in the grotto mansion later.”

“Then I shall indulge.”

Ji An patted the fawn on its head a few times and stored it in the Spirit Beast Bag.

Both returned to the grotto mansion to taste the spirit tea.

The ingredients were petals of spirit plants at Tier Two Middle Grade or above, blending multiple floral aromas. The tea’s entrance left a rich fragrance on his lips and teeth.

Upon swallowing, a refreshing sensation rose directly to his Sea of Consciousness, invigorating his spirit.

“This tea surprisingly has the effect of nourishing the spirit soul!”

Ji An was astonished, having never heard of floral tea possessing such a benefit.

If the petals included some spirit plant that nourished the spirit soul, it would be reasonable. If this effect was concocted through certain methods, it was truly powerful.

He Yuhuan set down the tea cup and nodded slightly:

“The methods of cultivators from the Central Continent are indeed more advanced than those of the Western Continent. We can’t even replicate this type of floral tea right now.”

She had never stepped foot in the Central Continent but had often wondered what level of cultivation she would have achieved if she were a cultivator there.

The two chatted for a while, and He Yuhuan produced two Jade Slips, making a copy, and said:

“Here are the spells for raising Spirit-Seeking Rats and Wood Element Demon Beasts, which I’ve summarized from the sect’s inheritance. Now, I give them to you, Junior Brother.

Though not secret formulas, they consumed considerable effort on my part, and I ask that you not spread them.”

Ji An did not decline, taking the offered Jade Slips with a solemn face, and said earnestly:

“This is a heavy gift; Senior Sister’s kindness I will always remember.”

The transmission of knowledge is most precious, containing the accumulation of predecessors’ vast time and countless painful experiences.

“You overstate, Junior Brother.”

He Yuhuan smiled; she had heard about his character from other senior brothers and disciples. It was now time for verification.

…

Upon leaving Yunhe Mountain, Ji An arrived at the Beast Taming Hall on Cui Bamboo Peak.

He purchased some medicinal herbs to formulate Spirit Feeding Pills suitable for Spirit-Seeking Rats and Cyan Deer and to refine pills for the Golden Feathered Eagle to breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Golden Feathered Eagle had accumulated enough, and with the pills, it would surely breakthrough effortlessly.

Returning to Red Flame Peak, Ji An used the Golden Light Technique to pierce his finger, expelling a few drops of blood.

The Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword, besides possessing an unmatched sharp aura, also bears an aspect of extinction.

If injured by this magic technique, the nearby muscles and organs would gradually atrophy and necrotize.

He took out the fawn from the Spirit Beast Bag, soothed it for a while, and formed a blood contract by employing a spell.

The Cyan Deer stood still, allowing the blood contract to land on its forehead.

As the Blood Qi slowly merged within, it showed no signs of resistance.

Ji An found it unbelievable, gently patting its head and communicated spiritually: