Chapter 748 - 587: Tier-3 Middle Grade Gathering Essence Tree (2)

The Fire Phoenix doesn’t eat fish; it grabs the Spirit Fish and flies to the boundary of the Little World, then throws the Spirit Fish down.

This action does not cause significant harm to the Spirit Fish, but the Fire Phoenix is very fond of it; this is its favorite form of entertainment.

In the Spirit Field, swarms of White Jade Bees are busy in the Jade Leaf Mulberry forest, while the Purple Crystal Bees are bustling in the orchard and among the Fire Coral clusters, everything appears vibrant.

At this moment, Ji An is meditating near the Gathering Essence Tree, getting acquainted with the new Pill Furnace, as directly refining pills would lead to incidents.

As a Magical Treasure, the Blazing Sun Furnace is more ’sensitive’ than the previous Tier Two Middle-Grade Pill Furnace, with the furnace temperature capable of rising rapidly, and the inside temperature more even.

Thus, firepower can be conserved, reducing Magical Power and time consumed when refining Elixirs, although the consumption of Divine Sense has increased when activated.

As the furnace temperature rises, the golden patterns on the wings of the Fire Crane carvings become brighter, and the Fire Essence transforms into a radiant Golden Sun, even showing the patterns of light.

The Li Fire Prayer within the furnace forms a sequence, swimming orderly like a flying dragon, occasionally a faint crane cry is heard.

At this time, white clouds appear within the furnace, soon dissipating under the roasting flames.

After spending half an hour, Ji An is basically familiar with the new Pill Furnace, and officially starts refining the Fire Elemental Pill, deeply feeling the difference of the Tier Three Middle-Grade Pill Furnace.

When using the Fire Crane Dan Yang Furnace to refine the Tier Three Spirit Medicine Divine Essence, he had to increase the Cyan Lotus Heart-Burning Fire’s output, but now there’s no need, normal firepower output suffices.

The Spirit Medicine quickly liquefies, impurities precipitate more swiftly, taking only thirty percent of the previous time, successfully refining all the ingredients for one batch of Fire Element Pill.

Ji An begins refining elixirs, very cautious, yet even so, only two pills form out of ingredients meant for five, significantly lower than the previous eighty percent.

The good news is both pills are top-grade, with medicinal power significantly improved, this Pill Furnace can better unleash the power contained in Spirit Medicine.

Ji An collects the pills into a Jade Bottle, closes his eyes and begins recalling the details of refining elixirs, contemplating which techniques can be improved.

Having a new Pill Furnace is like a factory introducing new machinery, requiring a trial phase before workers are familiar to enhance production efficiency.

He refined another batch of elixirs, still forming two pills, both top-grade again.

Though there’s no progress in the number of formed pills, he can operate the Pill Furnace more easily.

Divine Sense consumption is quite large, so Ji An pauses refining elixirs, applies medicinal mud all over his body, then starts practicing Acala Bodhisattva Skill.

Improvement is a slow, enduring process, only through long-term persistence can one see significant progress.

His vitality surges like ocean waves, continuously refining his organs and bone marrow, nourishing muscles and skin.

His nails now exhibit a warm jade color, as if painted with bright nail polish.

Bones occasionally crackle, a breaking sound resonates with every move, Ji An’s eyes are firm, fully focused on cultivation, the world around seems to blur.

He feels his blood flowing through his body like rushing waves, a tingling in his bones as if something is brewing waiting for rebirth.

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Time is like a lone wild goose on the horizon, hard to find traces once gone, or like morning dew, ethereal after being shined upon by the blazing sun.

They all existed once but won’t reappear.

Silent years, ten years pass like a dream.

In the Gourd World, Ji An stands beneath the Gathering Essence Tree, hunched over a desk drawing the Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, a gentle breeze as if basking in spring.

The tip of the Talisman Brush radiates shimmering Magical Power Spirit Light, the Talisman Ink mixed with Cinnabar is light golden, his penmanship is swift, lines of talisman script flow out.

His actions are fluid, carrying a unique aesthetic, yet in the Little World, no one appreciates it, only the Earth Qilin treads the yellow Spirit Cloud spiraling overhead.

As the last stroke falls, the Talisman Paper bursts with golden light, a thunderous sound echoes in the void.

Afterward, the golden light completely settles, the talisman reveals an ancient, enduring texture, as if it lived through the ages, no longer showing any sharpness.

"Haha, good!"

Ji An laughs loudly, the Spirit Light concealed the edge within, clearly marking this talisman reaching Tier Three Top Grade level.

Making this Talisman Paper involved adding Tier Three Thunder-Attracting Grass powder, allowing the paper to withstand more Spiritual Power.

Drawing Thunder Talisman involves Yin-Yang Transformation, which is why ordinary Tier Three Talisman Paper can’t be used to draw top-grade Thunder Talismans.

Top-grade Thunder Talismans contain more intense Yin Yang Spirit Mechanism, ordinary paper can’t bear such a strong clash, often burning during the drawing process.

This is a favorable scenario, as long as there’s no explosion upon successful drawing, which could lead to fatal accidents.

Ji An stores the Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman in the Grotto Void Stone, this being his fourth crafted top-grade talisman.

The Thunder-Attracting Grass was cultivated into Tier Three plants only in the last two years, had it been cultivated sooner, he would have more top-grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talismans.

At this time, a puppet brews a cup of Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea, offering it, a light aroma wafts, cooling the Sea of Consciousness.

Ji An takes the teacup, sits in the rattan chair, savoring it.

These years the Stone Turtle endured ten Thunder Tribulations again, gaining approximately three hundred Dao Rhyme points, all used to cultivate the Gathering Essence Tree.

Three years ago, the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tree reached Tier Three Middle Grade level, same as the Spirit Vein Grade in the Little World, the Stone Turtle can now absorb more Spirit Mechanism daily.

The Gathering Essence Tree now stands two zhang tall, lush, providing a particularly peaceful feeling under it.

Ji An finishes the teacup, closes his eyes, reclines on the chair’s backrest, his Divine Sense connects to the Stone Turtle, characters glowing with warm Spirit Light emerge in the Sea of Consciousness.

[Master: Ji An]

[Dao Rhyme: Gold 46.8, Water 51.6, Wood 49.2, Fire 52.4, Earth 47.9]

[Spirit Mechanism: Kan Spirit 3251.5, Gen Spirit 8764.8, Zhen Spirit 52361.4, Xun Spirit 3874.6, Kun Spirit 35681.6, Qian Spirit 38916.2, Dui Spirit 33952.5, Li Spirit 76.8]

[Magic Technique: Spirit Sealing Technique (Perfection 59%)

Spirit Roar (Perfection 8%)

Silk Thread Spell (Perfection 1%)

Yi Wood God Thunder (Perfection 97%)

Bing Fire Divine Thunder (Perfection 66%)

Gui Water God Thunder (Great Success 74%)

Yi Wood Spirit Stealing Skill (Great Success 68%)]

Since the Gathering Essence Tree reached Tier Three Middle Grade, Ji An saves the Dao Rhyme absorbed by the Stone Turtle, preparing to accumulate and use them later, serving for emergencies.

Ji An’s lips curve in a joyful arc, realizing in ten years, two more magic techniques reached Great Perfection level, namely Wu Earth Divine Thunder and Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique.

Releasing Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique consumes Magical Power and stamina, but the Primordial Life Fire becomes extremely vigorous.

At this point, he can nurture four Magical Treasures simultaneously, as Wuji Xinghuang Banner rises with his cultivation, reaching Tier Three Middle Grade level.

Besides, due to an ample supply of Fire Element Pills, Ji An’s cultivation rapidly advanced.

Recently his cultivation speed slowed considerably, because he approached the bottleneck for breaking through the Mid-stage Golden Core.

Once he breaks through the bottleneck, he can naturally become a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator.

However, he temporarily decides not to use the bottleneck breakthrough Pills, opting to solidify his foundation, only using nature’s Spiritual Qi to enhance himself.

This purifies Magical Power, slowly cleansing indiscernible Pill Poison accumulated within.

Refraining from using the bottleneck breakthrough Pills slightly eases the difficulty of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, a tip Ji An heard from Feiyun Daoist Master, similar theories apply to other Great Realms, better to believe them.

Only if breakthrough takes three decades without success will he reconsider this decision.

Advancing cultivation is crucial for facing the True Demon Tribulation, but more importantly, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, he’s willing to wait.

Ji An proudly reads through these characters again, lighting up with joy seeing enough accumulated Xun Spirit, promptly issuing the command:

"Refine Spirit Mechanism, enhance Yi Wood God Thunder."

His Divine Sense pulls into the Stone Turtle’s Profound Mysterious Space, turning into a seemingly real phantom, with feet respectively striding upon the Vine Position and Xun Position.

Upon his arrival, Vine Position becomes lush green like leaves after rain, Xun Position turns dark green akin to Hidden Pool within green mountains.

The phantom starts executing magic techniques, a muffled thunder resounds throughout the space.