"Hahaha..."

Ji An stroked his forehead and let out a segment of the Eight Gods’ Three-Part Laugh, finally collecting himself with a long exhale.

He didn’t know how long it would take for the spirit plants to break through the earth, but his mood had already relaxed.

The Gathering Essence Tree had yet to sprout, and his heart had been constantly tense. The value of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root was immense, constantly tugging at his heart and mind.

"Rejoicing not in things, nor grieving over oneself, my state of mind is still far from perfect."

Ji An couldn’t help but begin to scrutinize his own heart. If one day he were to lose the Stone Turtle and the Gourd World, how would he react?

Ultimately, cultivation is his foundation; it’s something no one can take away. Whether it’s the Stone Turtle or the Gourd World, they are essentially external objects.

Only by becoming stronger can he protect all of this.

After a long time, he came to his senses, and his state of mind became somewhat more open and detached.

Cultivating the heart is a slow process; a gentleman learns broadly and examines himself daily, thus he knows clearly and acts without fault.

Ji An closed his eyes, took a long breath in, and slowly let it out, repeating this thrice before opening his eyes again, his gaze clearer.

He pinched the incantation for the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill to cast a spell on the Spirit Field. Since the level of the magic was far higher than the level of the Spirit Field, the Magic Intent Spiritual Power could quickly penetrate the ground and transform the soil, thereby assisting with the enhancement of the Spirit Vein.

Ji An felt that it wouldn’t be many years before he could elevate the Spirit Vein of this Little World to a Tier One Top-Grade level.

"Everything is moving in a good direction, the future is mine!"

Ji An shouted proudly, as an auspicious yellow cloud rose beneath his feet, and he started patrolling this land.

He descended from time to time to cast spells; the Cyan Dragon’s Sky-Rumbling Thunderstorm echoed, and a special rhythm permeated the magic.

There was a conical cap over the White Jade Bee’s hive, which shielded it from the rain, while the Spirit Bees either returned home or flew to other areas in the rain.

The invisible barriers between the various areas only restricted the flow of Spiritual Qi and did not prevent the entry or exit of animals.

With the continual refining of Magical Power within him, Ji An felt that the effects of his magic had further strengthened.

When dark clouds shrouded the black soil, crystalline Spirit Rain, like white jade, splashed countless ripples and bubbles in the pond.

Mist began to spread, and the fish frolicked on the water’s surface, occasionally leaping, enjoying the delight of the beads of rain.

...

In the following days, Ji An no longer frequently visited the Agricultural Hall, going only once a month.

His life became calm, cultivating the Cultivation Method to refine Magical Power and practicing magic techniques.

Additionally, he would take time to practice the Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body.

This Body Refining Technique can refine the body to the level of a Chao Origin Stage Demon Beast, which is quite beneficial to him.

The reason for persisting in practicing this technique is because the Spiritual essence obtained from refining the Vajra Bodhi Fruit greatly aids the progress of the Body Refining Technique.

Through ongoing research, he discovered that the fruit flesh does not significantly help with body refining; instead, the pit is more beneficial.

The fruit flesh was dried into something filling the belly, with a bitter taste and tough texture, which Golden Fur and Dahuang loved to eat.

Ji An used all the pits for body refining, hoping to soon train the Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body to the Third Realm, at which time the technique would reach perfection.

Half a year passed like the surging river, never to return.

On this day, Ji An held in each hand more than a dozen Vajra Bodhi seeds, operating the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.

The Magical Power within the Dantian was entirely refined, becoming thicker and more viscous. The Stone Turtle perched upon it, creating only a slight indentation, as if resting on phantom earth.

The light of the Primordial Life Fire had a jade-like texture, with a multicolored and indescribably sophisticated charm.

The Water Element Divine Mansion was as dark as ink, with white cloud patterns appearing very lively, sometimes gathering into clouds, sometimes dispersing into mist, constantly changing, forming a striking contrast with the profound black.

The moist aura diffused, and in a flash, transformed into cascading waves, with the dynamic and static fully revealing the wonders of Yin-Yang Transformation.

The Wood Element Divine Mansion’s vine patterns transitioned from emerald green to withered yellow, as if experiencing the lifecycle of plants: sprouting, growing, withering, forming a complete cycle.

Life and death intertwined without distinction; death was not an end, merely another beginning.

The surface of the Fire Element Divine Mansion was enveloped in golden flame patterns that twisted and turned like rising flames, warm and bright, while the depths of the mansion were silently explosive.

The fire brought light and warmth, yet could also transform into a world-ending wave, annihilating everything.

The Earth Element Divine Mansion’s patterns resembled parched earth after years of drought, faintly glimmering with a bright yellow glow.

As the glow surged, a nurturing aura spread; life lay in movement. As the glow dimmed, a profound Divine Intent manifested.

The Gold Element Divine Mansion’s patterns were like countless tiny swords and knives assembled together; as the Spirit Light arose, the austere Divine Intent swept across the land like an autumn wind, piercing like a sharp spear.

When the Spirit Light extinguished, it resembled the Golden Lotus refined in the flames, symbolizing a resilient shield.

The luminous Bodhi seeds drew golden light filaments with the Spirit Light changes in the Gold Element Divine Mansion, superficially resembling the Metal Element Essence but fundamentally different.

After two Grand Circulations, Ji An ceased cultivation, and the Bodhi seeds in his hands dimmed irreversibly. He gently clenched his fist, and the seeds crumbled into powder like sand.

He stood up, exercised his body, and began to operate the Body Refining Technique.

Spiritual Qi was extracted from the Dantian, circulating through the Immortal Veins and reaching every part of the body.

After years of nurturing, Ji An’s Immortal Veins had already spread throughout his body, resembling a river network, with tendrils reaching every tiny corner.

Using the Perfection Level power of a Chao Origin Stage Five Mansions to nurture the body and Qi and Blood, was akin to conducting a dimensional reduction strike, with his heart beating powerfully, and the surging Qi and Blood Power cleansing his whole body.

His heartbeat transmitted through his legs to the ground, and his feet seemed to receive the earth’s resonance.

Ji An felt as if a chaos was opening up within him, and sweat poured from his body like rain.

As the lights of the Five Elements Divine Mansion burst forth simultaneously, he felt as if his blood momentarily halted, followed by a surge of heat from his heart, spreading instantly into his limbs and bones.

At the same time, another wave of heat surged from the coccyx, causing the bones throughout his body to crackle incessantly.

Ji An slowly stood still, exhaling a mouthful of white mist, creating a fist-sized pit on the ground.

His skin restored from snow-white like silver to a normal complexion, and when he clenched his fist tightly, his skin shone with a gleam of golden light.

The Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body reached Perfection, both inner and outer cultivation achieved Great Success, henceforth his internal organs fused as one, becoming as resilient as muscle, greatly increasing his immunity to sound-related magic techniques.

The bones would slowly turn to jade, and his physique reached the Glaze-Gold level, also known as the Golden Body.

From now, his Body Refining Technique attained the Chao Origin Stage level, so for a Magic Cultivator, there’s no need to seek any more Body Refining Techniques.

Ji An howled to the sky, his voice surged like a hurricane across Red Flame Peak, and spread outward.

The mountains echoed his howl, as if celebrating his achievement.

After the long howl, he returned to his grotto mansion, cast the Spring Breeze and Rain Skill to bathe and change clothes, then walked out and rode the clouds to the stone house by the Cold Pool.

"Xue Ning, prepare some Tier One Top-Grade Talisman Ink, I want to draw some talismans."

...

Daoist Master Zhengyang rode the clouds and heard the sound on the wind, curiously asking,

"I heard someone giving a long howl, their aura soaring into the sky. Such a rich sonic power, Magic Cultivators couldn’t unleash!

Even a Foundation Establishment Stage Body Cultivator would find it difficult, could it be a Chao Origin Stage Body Cultivator has emerged in the Sect?"

At this moment, Jia Yu stood by his side, shook his head and said,

"To my knowledge, there isn’t a Body Cultivator in the Sect who has achieved Foundation Establishment Perfection, could it be the wind led you to misjudge?"

The Sect cultivates Body Cultivators mainly to excavate mining mountains, not deliberately trained.

"Perhaps," Daoist Master Zhengyang said with a smile, pointing to the golden-red mist rising in the distance,

"Red Flame Peak is already in sight, what’s the state of this Dao Field? How many Tier Two Top-grade Spirit Plants are there?"

Jia Yu responded quietly, "We don’t usually hear about it from Junior Brother Ji, perhaps you should ask him in person, ancestor."

The red auspicious clouds spread like bright morning glow, scattering rays of spiraling light as they flew, resembling blooming fireworks, entering Red Flame Peak moments later.

Wei Songtao, seeing the arrivals, immediately lowered his voice and said to Feng Xing,

"Quickly inform Master Ancestor, the ancestor has arrived! I’ll first greet the ancestor and bring them to the parlor."

Feng Xing was slightly stunned, the ancestor is a Golden Core Daoist Master, someone he has only heard of but never seen!

He dashed to the stone house, stopping outside,

"Reporting to Master Ancestor, the ancestor has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Ji An slightly raised an eyebrow, diligently finished drawing the talismans before quickly leaving the house.

In the parlor, Daoist Master Zhengyang stood with hands behind his back, looking with interest at the Pine Crane Longevity Map hanging on the wall.

"Ji An, though immensely wealthy, his parlor is so simple, clearly an earnest cultivation seedling."

Jia Yu smiled and replied,

"Junior Brother Ji’s focus on cultivation is well-known among many peers, especially among the Alchemist group."

"Oh, why is that?"

Just as Jia Yu was about to answer, Ji An walked into the parlor, cupping his hands,

"Disciple pays respects to the ancestor."

"No need for such formalities."

Daoist Master Zhengyang nodded kindly, scrutinized the disciple with suspicion, and said,

"Why do I feel you’ve changed?"

Ji An understood clearly what he meant and grinned,

"When I was in Foundation Establishment Stage, I dual-cultivated a Body Refining Method called the Glaze-Gold Jade Bone Body, and just before ancestor arrived, I advanced the technique to its highest realm, so there’s a slight change in my complexion."

"Impressive! I didn’t realize you also have talent in Body Refining!"

After a couple of praises, Daoist Master Zhengyang continued,

"There’s news from Cyan Cloud Immortal City, the merchant flying ships from the Central Continent have already arrived.

Tomorrow I will visit the Immortal City to invite the Array Grandmaster to survey Red Flame Peak, in preparation for boosting its tier.

In the meantime, stay stationed at Red Flame Peak, avoid leaving as much as possible."

Ji An replied with a smile,

"Understood, ancestor, for such a minor matter, you could just send a Communication Talisman Sword, no need to make the trip in person."

"Haha, I heard from Jia Yu that you were planning to cut down a couple of Top-grade Cyan Dragon Wood trees, so I thought I’d join and see.

In the past, the Sect has never been so magnanimous, even mass-selling Tier Two Top-grade Spirit Wood."

After speaking, Zhengyang conveyed privately,

"The area where the Phoenix Wood is located must not be accessed by outsiders, even if the Spirit Vein Node there is critically important, confidentiality must be maintained."

His visit today had dual purposes: to advise his disciple and to see how many Top-grade Spirit Wood trees were present here.

Ji An nodded slightly, conveying back:

"Understood, disciple is aware."