Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 14 Magic Genius
At the beginning of the morning hour, golden sunlight dispelled the mist in the mountains, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually became manic.

Ji An finished his training and left the bamboo building feeling refreshed.

The sky is like a blue gem, crystal clear without a trace of impurities.

He paced to the spiritual field, squatted in the shadow of the bushes, and waited patiently.

Although Old Huang said he would arrive at 3:15 AM, he couldn't come on the exact time.

If you ask for guidance but arrive later than others, it will reduce your impression points.

He narrowed his eyes, his mind connected with the stone turtle.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

[Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 0.5, Kun Spirit 0.4, Xun Spirit 0.2]

[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Minor Success 1%)

Thick Earth Technique (Mastery 71%)

Withering and Flourishing Technique (Mastery 8%)]

He fiddled with the branches and released the Art of Withering and Flourishing at will.

An almost invisible faint spiritual light enveloped the branch, and clusters of green light the size of millet grains gathered in his palm.

At the same time, the green leaves quickly turned yellow and the branches became dry.

Small Cloud and Rain Technique and Thick Earth Technique are release-type spells that consume mana only when casting, and the spell effects last for a certain period of time.

The Art of Withering and Flourishing is different; it is a guided spell.

That is to say, after the caster consumes mana to activate the spell, he will continue to consume mana.

The spell's effects persist until the caster cuts off the mana supply.

Seeing a ball of grass-green juice the size of a soybean gathered in his palm, Ji An cut off the supply of mana.

He stared at the juice containing the spiritual energy of Mu Yuan, and had a bold idea. He stuck out his tongue and licked the juice.

This shrub is not poisonous, so the wood essence spiritual liquid consumed should not be poisonous either. In that case, can I take the spiritual juice to restore the mana consumption?

If it works, it would be a shortcut to practice the Art of Withering and Flourishing.

There is a hint of sweetness when you take a sip, but it is mostly bitter. In short, it is not tasty.

The juice entered the stomach, and a few strands of spiritual energy dissolved and were instinctively absorbed by the immortal veins.

Hey! I'm a genius.

Ji An sat down cross-legged, swallowed the Mu Yuan spiritual liquid, and immediately began to practice the Qingyuan Sutra.

The bitterness grew as the dosage increased, but he didn't care.

In a sense, this ball of spiritual liquid can be called a pill, right?
As the technique was practiced, the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual liquid was quickly extracted, refined into magic power by the immortal veins, and flowed into the Qi Hai acupoint.

The stone turtle seemed to come alive, its mouth twitching, and half of the refined magic power was swallowed by it.

The spiritual energy in the spiritual liquid was quickly refined. Ji An stopped practicing and concentrated on feeling the changes in the total amount of magic power in his body.

He grinned, revealing his red and white teeth.

After a rough estimate, the refined spiritual liquid replenished half of the spell consumption. Including the part swallowed by the stone turtle, the total cost was recovered by 10%.

The approach is feasible, but it doesn't make much sense.

I don’t know whether the wooden essence beads condensed after practicing the Withering and Flourishing Technique to a small degree can be swallowed, and what the effect will be. I can do an experiment when the time comes.

Just as he was lost in thought, a call came.

"Xiao An, it's time to start."

Old Huang walked towards him in the morning light with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a smile.

"Okay, please give me some advice, brother!"

Ji An bowed and walked to the edge of the half-acre spiritual field he had opened up.

With a nervous look on his face, but full of confidence, he cast the spell with all his strength. A thick white cloud quickly emerged and soon covered the entire spiritual field.

What the hell!

Old Huang's eyes widened. Only the third level of the Small Cloud Rain Technique could have such a large rain-casting range!

Ji An exclaimed in surprise. Magical skills were rapidly improving through spiritual energy refinement. This was his first time performing a minor level of Cloud and Rain. He felt the powerful suction of his magical power rapidly draining away, leaving his Qi Hai acupoint completely empty.

Miscalculated! He hadn't finished casting the spell yet.

The casting range of the mastery level Small Cloud Rain Technique is more than twice that of the entry level, and the mana consumption is twice as much.

Based on this calculation, he felt that when his body was full of magic power, he would be more than capable of casting spells.

He never expected that the casting range of the small-level spell would increase explosively, and the mana consumption would also increase greatly. Even after draining his Dantian, he still couldn't complete the spell.

Damn, what should I do?
The clouds began to swirl, a sign that the spell was failing.

Now is the final stage of spell casting. If you stop casting, you will inevitably suffer the backlash of the spell, and more importantly, the show effect will be ruined.

He also wanted to borrow some spirit stones from Lao Huang as a magic genius.

Hesitation will lead to failure. When he was worried about gains and losses, Ji An only felt spasms in his dantian, his immortal veins began to shrink, and the magic was squeezing out every bit of spiritual energy in his body.

It's over. It's too late to interrupt the spell now.

Uncle Qin Yan once mentioned during his lecture that when casting spells above a certain level, one must remember not to use their full strength.

Unless you are in desperate situation, don't try it.

If the mana in the body is not enough to complete the spell and it is not interrupted in time, the vitality will be drained in the end to complete the final spell.

When the crisis was at its most critical, the stone turtle in the Qihai acupoint exhaled a breath of light and air.

It was like a spring was opened and magic power gushed out.

It was as if a dry riverbed welcomed the long-awaited rain, the shrunken immortal veins expanded again, and the spell was successfully completed.

The rolling clouds quickly stabilized, and raindrops as big as rice grains fell down.

Ji An wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with lingering fear. At this moment, he truly realized the weight of the words "many insignificant rules are made up of blood and tears."

His originally elated heart from obtaining the stone turtle slowly settled down.

Lao Huang patted his shoulder:

"Xiao An, that's brilliant! Did you just have an epiphany?

I have never heard of someone comprehending the Small Cloud and Rain Technique at the first level of Qi Refining."

Ji An pretended to be disappointed:

"My cultivation is too weak, and my mana is almost not enough."

"Haha, you can tell you're inexperienced.

Next time, be more careful when casting spells, and you can change the seals when the clouds and mist first appear.

Just don't use your full strength to cast the spell. The effect will be slightly worse, but it won't have much of an impact."

Old Huang reached into the spiritual field, letting the rain soak his sleeves:
“Spiritual Farming disciples don’t have to pay land rent or contribution points in their first year, and the sect also distributes spiritual grain seeds.

With Xiao An's talent, he will be able to fulfill his daily training needs on his own in a year."

There was deep envy in his eyes. Back then, he thought he had a decent understanding and practiced magic day and night.

As long as there is magic power in the body, all of it will be used to practice the Little Cloud and Rain Technique.

It took him eight months to master the Small Cloud and Rain Technique to a minor level of success, making him the best among his fellow spiritual farmers.

Ji An sighed, a look of worry on his face.

"Alas, my mana is too low, which affects my efficiency in practicing spells.

If my cultivation reaches the second level of Qi Refining, I am confident that I can also cultivate the Thick Earth Technique to a minor level of success before the Spiritual Valley begins to produce ears of grain."

Is a magic genius so confident? Old Huang felt a little sour in his heart.

If he had such a strong talent in magic, he would definitely try to break through the path of foundation building.

For Lingnong disciples, the first year after entering the sect is particularly critical.

If I can practice the Small Cloud and Rain Technique and the Thick Earth Technique to a small level of success this year, my future path will be much easier.

After these two spells reach a small level of success, they will directly increase the output of spiritual grain, and the effects are cumulative, but spiritual grain can be planted four seasons a year!
Ji An observed his words and expressions, and felt that the time was right, so he bowed and said:
"Brother, I have a request. I would like to ask you to lend me a spirit stone to buy some elixir so that I can quickly advance to the second level of Qi Refining.

After this season's spiritual grain harvest, I will return it in full."

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