Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 10 Uncle Qin Yan
"Thank you, senior brother." Ji An received the jade slip of the Withering and Flourishing Art, thanked him and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, Junior Brother."

The brother in charge of reception stopped him and said sternly:
"The sect strictly prohibits disciples from exchanging jade slips privately, and it is strictly forbidden to sell the skills and techniques outside the sect. This is clearly written in the sect rules.

Once discovered, depending on the severity of the crime, the offender may be sent to a mine to work for three years at the very least, or demoted to a mine slave and spend the rest of his life in a dark mine.

Do you know?"

The Jinling Sect is famous for its weapon refining, and has more than ten mineral veins of various types under its jurisdiction.

It is said that most disciples who violated the sect rules were sent to the mines.

The spiritual energy in the mine contains a large amount of turbid and evil air from the ground. It is violent and chaotic and cannot be used for cultivation at all. Therefore, being exiled to mine is a very serious punishment.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the two directions of monks' practice.

One direction is called magic cultivation. This type of cultivator absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refines it into magic power and stores it in the dantian. The means of attack mainly rely on various spells and magic tools.

The other type is called body cultivation. They use the spiritual energy they absorb from heaven and earth to nourish their bodies, cleanse their essence and marrow, and refine various spiritual objects into their bodies to forge a pure body.

In a sense, the body of a physical cultivator is an alternative magical weapon.

The world of cultivating immortals has been developing for tens of thousands of years, and the boundaries between the cultivation of magic and the cultivation of the body are no longer so clear.

Magic practitioners can practice body tempering techniques to enhance their body's defenses, and physical practitioners can of course also practice spells and use magic tools to supplement their attack and defense methods. The only difference is the emphasis.

Physical cultivators have stronger resistance to foul air and evil spirits, and even harsh environments can hone their cultivation. Therefore, most of the work in mining is done by physical cultivators.

The number of Dharma cultivators in the Jinling Sect accounts for about 80% of the total population. The sect's strongest physical cultivator is only a cultivator in the early Chaoyuan Realm. It is a true Dharma cultivator sect.

"I have carefully read the sect's rules and regulations and always keep them in mind. I dare not do anything that would overstep the boundaries."

Ji An responded gently.

Are you kidding? How could he, a Qi Refining Level 1 disciple with no backing and average qualifications, dare to violate the sect's rules?

I don’t think you would dare.

The brother in charge of reception nodded slightly. He saw that the other party was a new disciple and that he was just giving him a routine lecture.

He waved his hand: "Brother, please do as you please."

Ji An walked out of the lobby of the General Affairs Hall, sat cross-legged on the carpet, and fell into deep thought.

He had no intention of socializing with the disciples around him and decided to wait three years before developing his own network.

There was a reason why he chose the Art of Withering and Flourishing. The stone turtle had accumulated a lot of Xun spirit, which was just right for refining.

Another very important point is that the Withering and Flourishing Technique can plunder the vitality of plants and trees to condense wood essence beads.

The Wood Yuan Pearl can be broken up again and transformed into vigorous Wood Element Qi to nourish spiritual medicines. The sect purchases the Wood Yuan Pearl for a long time to nourish spiritual medicines and accelerate the ageing of spiritual medicines.

However, only when the Withering and Flourishing Art reaches the third level or above can the Wood Yuan Pearl be condensed. The Withering and Flourishing Art of the first and second levels can only extract some juice containing the Wood Yuan spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in the juice evaporates quickly and must be used as soon as possible. The spiritual farmers will dilute the absorbed juice with water and irrigate the spiritual fields.

Xun, which belongs to the element of wood in the Five Elements, represents wind and symbolizes that all things begin to grow vigorously at the turn of spring and summer.

He felt a little worried because in the Eight Trigrams, the Zhen Trigram also represents the element of wood.

If the Withering and Flourishing Technique requires refining two kinds of spiritual energy in order to improve quickly, things will become difficult.

Zhen represents thunder, symbolizing shock and alertness, and the power of growth and rebirth. The stone turtle has not absorbed even a trace of Zhen's inspiration.

At this moment, the last trace of the sunset glow disappeared, and the sky was like a black curtain, dotted with stars.

Ji An cleared his mind and began to practice his skills to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refine his magic power.

Not only him, all the disciples began to practice martial arts one after another.

For ordinary disciples without family support, they couldn't guarantee they would advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining within three years, so they had no right to be lazy. When the efficiency of refining mana decreased, Ji An quit practicing and instead took out the jade slip of the Withering and Flourishing Art and placed it against his forehead, studying the magic tricks and trying to understand the essence of the spell.

Silent all night.

The next day, at the beginning of Mao hour.

Ji An woke up from his sleep and found that some disciples had already started practicing.

It's so damn exciting.

He took a long breath and practiced the Qingyuan Sutra unwillingly.

Without the support of elixirs, Qi Refining disciples have limited hours to practice each day, and no one dares to slack off.
As the sun rose, new disciples arrived one after another, each riding on a talisman bird, their fluttering clothes making people fascinated.

More and more people gathered in the open space. Ji An swallowed his jealous saliva and squeezed to the circle of Qingsong Taoist Temple.

He took a quick glance and saw that a few people had not arrived yet, so there were only fourteen people left.

"Brother Chu, I think the time is almost up, and the uncle who is giving the Dharma talk will be here soon. Why don't I see Brother Zhang and Sister Zhao?"

Chu He's eyes showed envy and he smiled:
“Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Zhao each have family elders staying in the sect, so they can consult with them at any time.

This lecture is just to learn some basic knowledge that is not too in-depth, so there is no need to come."

Everyone had an envious look on their face. Perhaps in a few years, the two of them would leave everyone far behind.

After waiting for a while, everyone walked into the side hall under the guidance of the senior brother on duty in the General Affairs Hall.

On the plaque of the main hall, there are three large, square characters "Wen Dao Tang" written in dark ink.

"Silence, I'll just say a few words."

The person who spoke was about twenty years old, but his face was quite majestic, as if he often gave orders.

"The one here today is Master Qin Yan. During the lecture, no one is allowed to make any noise.

If you have any questions, Master will take the time to answer them after the lecture."

"When Master Qin first entered the sect, no one was optimistic about him, but he forged his own path step by step.

His experience is very worth learning for most people, so please cherish this opportunity."

"Finally, one more thing.

When Master-Uncle advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, he was already fifty-four, and now, at the age of one hundred and fifty-two, he has completed the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment."

All the disciples exclaimed in unison.

I heard that the two Jindan ancestors of the sect, one is traveling outside, and the other is practicing in seclusion and not caring about worldly affairs, and all the major and minor affairs of the sect are discussed by the Chaoyuan period cultivators.

If Uncle Qin could take another step forward, wouldn't he become a Chaoyuan-level cultivator? A true top-tier reserve.

About half a minute later, the clear sound of a crane's cry was heard, and then a monk with a thin face, white eyebrows and white hair walked in and sat down on the high platform at the top.

Although his hair was as white as snow, his skin was shining with precious light, and his eyes were as deep and profound as an ancient pool.

"We respectfully welcome Uncle Master to come to Wendao Hall to give a lecture," the brother on duty saluted respectfully.

"We respectfully welcome Uncle Master to come to Wendao Hall to preach," all the disciples bowed in unison.

Another crane cry was heard, and a crane with a red head strode in and lay down beside the monk.

The monk took out a green jade bell the size of a fist and placed it on the table, then picked up the jade hammer and knocked it gently.

Ding! The faint and clear sound rippled through the hall.

"No need to be polite, I am Qin Yan."

(End of this chapter)