Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 38 The Soul-Capture Array is Obtained

Three months later, it is the harvest season for Linggu again.

The bright moon shines among the pines, and yellow-green lights flicker in the mountains. That is the light emitted by fireflies.

The outline of the mountain looks like a crawling beast, and the black shadows of the trees are swaying.

The bamboo building is filled with the fragrance of yellow rice.

Two beeswax candles as thick as children's arms burned quietly, making the small building as bright as day.

Ji An was cutting talisman paper. The candle flame occasionally made crackling sounds and dropped some wax.

After finishing his work, he stretched and his bones made a crisp sound.

After counting the number of talisman papers, he laughed triumphantly:
"Two mu of talisman grass produced 120 sheets of first-grade, mid-quality talisman paper, with a quality rate exceeding %. I can become wealthy from making talisman paper in the future."

Ji An checked the talisman inks one by one, and a faint pine scent wafted out of the jade bottle.

He put away the talisman paper and ink, placed the cutting tools under the table, then walked to the door of the bamboo building and opened it.

He pinched his hands together and an ochre-colored light covered the courtyard, turning the emerald green leaves into a withered yellow.

He changed his Dharma seals again, and white mist enveloped the courtyard inside and outside. Dense raindrops fell on the bamboo house and vegetable leaves, making a lively and crisp sound.

Listening quietly to the rain falling, Ji An's mood became peaceful and calm.

After a while, he returned to the house and lay on the bed.

Before going to sleep, his mind was connected with the stone turtle.

In the Dantian, the stone turtle emitted a faint, almost invisible spiritual light, floating in the gaseous magic power.

[Master: Ji An]

【Daoyun: 0】

[Spiritual Ability: Kan Spirit 36.8, Kun Spirit 0.1, Xun Spirit 18.2]

[Spell: Small Cloud Rain Spell (6% complete)

Thick Earth Technique (Great Achievement 82%)

The Secret of Withering and Flourishing (29% of Great Achievement)

Fire Curse (Mastery 68%)

Sharp Gold Technique (5% Mastery)

After the Small Cloud and Rain Technique has reached perfection, it is no longer realistic to use the method of refining spiritual energy to improve it quickly, at least for now.

The Kanling accumulated in a month can only increase the progress by 1%, so Ji An simply kept all the Kanling for emergencies.

This dilemma will be alleviated only when he enters the spiritual vein node to practice and the stone turtle can absorb more spiritual energy.

Small Cloud and Rain Technique is a spell that needs to be used constantly. His comprehension is quite good, and his proficiency can be improved by about 1.5% every month.

Even without refining spiritual inspiration, five or six years is enough to practice the spell to perfection.

The great success level of the Withering and Flourishing Art is enough, and Ji An also saved the Xun Ling.

His consciousness became increasingly hazy, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.

After Li Changqing came to collect the spiritual grain at the appointed time, Ji An reserved the spiritual grain crystals for exchanging for grain seeds and paying land rent and taxes, put all his belongings in his pocket, and flew to the Bishui Market on the Fu Bird.

"Junior brother, didn't we agree that I would come to see you tomorrow?"

Wei Songnian asked in surprise. He had just arrived at the square and had not yet displayed all the goods in his storage bag.

"I can't wait."

Ji An patted the small package hanging on his chest, his eyes burning with excitement. He would be able to use the soul-capturing array in the future.

In this way, elixirs, spiritual rice, and formations are all available, which can be considered as the maximum external objects for cultivation.

Although his talent was only average and half of his refined mana was swallowed by the stone turtle, it was not a problem!
Among the disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, there is a widely circulated saying: As long as there are enough crystals, a pig can be built to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, the problem faced by most disciples is that they do not have enough crystals.

Take the Spiritual Farmers, for example. Old Huang reported that many Spiritual Farmers disciples, after three years of joining the sect, had only achieved minor mastery of the Small Cloud and Rain Technique and the Thick Earth Technique. After paying the sect's land rent and taxes, the harvest they harvested was only enough to buy a few medicinal pills to aid their cultivation.

Only having a few pills in three months is the real situation for most disciples. The situation will gradually improve once they break through the middle stage of Qi Refining.

The cultivation level of newly-initiated disciples is low, and even if they want to practice more spells, they do not have enough mana. This is also the most difficult stage for most Qi Refining disciples.

"Wait until I close the stall, and then we'll find a place to trade."

Wei Songnian picked up the bottles and jars one by one and put them into the storage bag, his words filled with envy and respect:
"With the Soul Capture Formation, Junior Brother's cultivation conditions are not much different from those of the direct disciples of the big families.

Tsk tsk, I remember that it was only after I broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining that the family rewarded me with a set of ordinary quality Soul Capture Array."

"Brother, you are too kind to me. Even if I have a magic circle, I still need the support of spirit stones.

I've estimated that with my current gains, even if I get the Soul Capture Array, I won't be able to use it more than a few times a month."

Ji An laughed and said that using the soul-capturing array was like drinking spirit stones. He didn't have the financial resources to use it every day.

There was no point in keeping the crystals in his hands, so he subconsciously wanted to spend them. It would be great if he could convert more of them into strength.

"Junior brother, you are too modest. When your cultivation improves, you will be able to plant more spiritual fields and harvest more crystals for cultivation.

What a perfect state this is!"

Wei Songnian had already collected all the goods and folded the animal skins spread on the ground and stuffed them into the storage bag:

"Let's go to Junior Brother Liang to trade and have a drink."

The two came to Liangqiu's tavern and entered the private room upstairs.

Wei Songnian took out a set of brand new bronze discs and placed them on the table:

"This is the Soul Capture Formation."

The formation plate is as big as five plates and four fingers high, with elegant patterns engraved on its surface.

"The seller left five nearly depleted spirit stones in the magic circle. I estimate they can still be used for half an hour. I will activate the magic circle so that you can feel the effect."

Wei Songnian placed the array plates around the room, adjusted their positions, and activated the array.

The patterns on the array plate seemed to come alive, transforming into lush green leaves, occasionally flashing a stream of light.

A light white mist soon rose from inside the magic circle, which was the manifestation of rich spiritual energy.

"Junior brother, go in and practice for a while and feel the effect."

"it is good!"

Ji An exhaled and stepped into the soul-capturing formation.

He felt as if all the pores on his body opened up in an instant, as if he had drunk a pot of ice water on a hot summer day, extremely refreshing.

"I've been to Cuizhu Peak and Chitong Mountain, and I feel like the concentration of spiritual energy there is about the same."

"Haha, actually there's no comparison.

Junior Brother should not have entered the core areas of Cuizhu Peak and Chitong Mountain. These two places are built on the first-grade superior spiritual veins. There are spirit gathering arrays in the core areas, so the spiritual energy will not leak out."

Wei Songnian sighed and explained:

“Although the Soul Capture Array is powerful, it is far from achieving this effect.

The cultivation environment provided by our soul-capturing formation is between the first-grade low-grade and first-grade mid-grade spirit veins.

Junior brother, don't waste time, quickly practice the exercises and feel the effects of practicing on the spiritual veins!"

Ji An sat cross-legged on the ground, practicing the Qingyuan Sutra and greedily breathing in the rich spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy flowed through his immortal veins, and he had a vague feeling of being full, and the speed at which he refined his magic power was several times faster than usual.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji An felt that the concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world was rapidly dropping. He felt the effect of his practice and slowly withdrew from it.

Wei Songnian came over with a half-smile on his face and said:
"Junior brother, half an hour has just passed. How do you feel?"

(End of this chapter)