Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art

Half a year later.

Ji Family Back Mountain.

Inside Ji Haoyuan's Cave Mansion.

By now, he had refined Sun Renzheng's Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword and spiritual artifact mask.

Ji Haoyuan named the former the Green Leaf Sword, and the latter the Illusion Mask.

Afterward, relying on his Max-Level Comprehension, he spent two months optimizing the Second Order Mountain Splitting Spear Technique and Supreme Yuan Sword Finger he had obtained from Sun Renzheng, then swiftly grasped their basics and brought them to the proficient realm.

There were still several months until the trade fair at Mingxia Market.

After giving it some thought, Ji Haoyuan simply took out the Woody Longevity Art and the Long-Life Azure Wood Art, beginning to attempt their fusion.

He took their essence and discarded their dross.

He did not do this for any other reason.

It was entirely so that Old Ancestor Ji Bochang could achieve better results during his upcoming secluded cultivation.

If he could use the cultivation technique Ji Haoyuan had fused to luckily take another step forward, it would undoubtedly be a matter of immense benefit to the entire Ji Family.

It could also be considered his way of giving back to the family.

It was not that he did not wish to further improve the Blazing Fire True Art he cultivated.

The truth was that, given that cultivation technique's foundation, there was simply nothing left to improve.

Moreover, neither the Ji Family's own techniques nor those of Sun Renzheng's Sun Family contained any fire-attributed Foundation Establishment Realm techniques.

They did not even possess any earth-attributed Foundation Establishment techniques.

Even though Ji Haoyuan possessed Max-Level Comprehension, without sufficient material for reference, he could not conjure something out of thin air.

This was also one of the main reasons he had decided to attend the trade fair at Mingxia Market.

He wanted to see whether he could trade for the fire-attributed or earth-attributed cultivation techniques he needed at such a fair.

Not long afterward.

When Ji Haoyuan brought the fused and improved cultivation technique to Ji Bochang and handed it over, a trace of obvious astonishment appeared on Ji Bochang's face.

Especially when he saw the new technique's name in the Jade Slip.

"Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art."

He could not help but raise his head to look at Ji Haoyuan.

"Haoyuan, did you refine this new cultivation technique by combining our Ji Family's Azure Wood Longevity Art with the Sun Family's Woody Longevity Art?"

"That's right."

Ji Haoyuan smiled and nodded.

"Old Ancestor, take a look at its contents first, then compare it with those two cultivation techniques and see what you think of this Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art."

Hearing this, Ji Bochang said no more. Instead, he began carefully reading the Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art.

After a while.

Ji Bochang looked at Ji Haoyuan again in disbelief, and an uncharacteristic tremor entered his voice.

"Haoyuan, you... you... you..."

"What does Old Ancestor think?"

Ji Haoyuan asked again with a smile.

"Whew!"

Ji Bochang let out a long breath before looking at Ji Haoyuan with astonished eyes and repeatedly praising him.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Only after saying "good" three times in a row did Ji Bochang continue.

"I truly never imagined that your understanding of those two cultivation techniques would be so profound, Haoyuan.

Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it truly difficult to connect this with you.

It is simply... marvelous, marvelous, marvelous!

If I cultivate using this method, I may truly have a chance to take another step forward."

There was also something Ji Bochang did not say: the Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art improved by Ji Haoyuan seemed faintly to possess the shadow of half a Golden Core cultivation technique.

In other words, this Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art theoretically had an exceedingly, exceedingly small chance of allowing one to form a Golden Core.

Though the chances of success were extremely small.

Compared with other Foundation Establishment techniques of the same grade, however, it was unquestionably far, far superior.

This was simply not something a common Foundation Establishment Family like theirs should possess.

Once word got out, it might very well bring some unforeseen calamity upon the Ji Family.

Therefore.

Once Ji Bochang gradually calmed down, he immediately looked at Ji Haoyuan with an extremely solemn expression.

"Haoyuan, aside from you and me, no third person must learn of this technique for now.

Otherwise, should it inadvertently spread, even the slightest rumor could bring considerable trouble to our Ji Family."

As the one who had improved this technique, Ji Haoyuan naturally understood Ji Bochang's point better than anyone.

Although, in his eyes, this cultivation technique was merely so-so.

Still, every family knew its own affairs.

Especially under the current circumstances, where every Golden Core Method was completely monopolized by the upper echelons.

The moment something of yours so much as brushed against Golden Core, it would immediately draw the close attention of a Golden Core Sect.

This was also a barrier within the cultivator hierarchy.

To break through it, one either had to attain the corresponding cultivation before they could react, or choose to join them and climb upward step by step. As for whether one could ultimately reach things at that level, that depended on one's own ability, fortune, methods, and more.

Not long after Ji Bochang took the Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art Ji Haoyuan had given him and entered his Cave Mansion for secluded cultivation, a Message Talisman suddenly arrived in Ji Haoyuan's hands.

It was sent by Liu Hongyu of the Liu Family.

Naturally, it concerned the trade fair.

Ji Haoyuan did not refuse.

After explaining a few matters to Clan Leader Ji Yunfan, he left Ganyang Mountain of the Ji Family and met up with Liu Hongyu.

After the two met and exchanged a few simple pleasantries, they set off together for Mingxia Market.

Along the way.

Liu Hongyu introduced Ji Haoyuan to some details regarding this trade fair.

Her words no longer carried the layered implications they had when she visited the Ji Family that day. Instead, she appeared quite candid.

She explained clearly every point that required attention or avoidance.

When the two arrived at Mingxia Market, Liu Hongyu immediately led Ji Haoyuan into a place called Sky Cloud Tower.

This was precisely where the Foundation Establishment cultivators' trade fair was being held.

They went all the way up to the sixth floor.

When the two entered a certain hall, they immediately saw that quite a few people had already gathered there.

With a glance.

The cultivation of nearly everyone present was at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The few who had not yet reached Foundation Establishment had all come alongside the Foundation Establishment cultivators accompanying them.

They were either those people's disciples or juniors.

Liu Hongyu led Ji Haoyuan around and introduced him to quite a few of those present.

They were basically elder figures from cultivation families across various regions.

And so.

The two waited there for roughly several days.

Then, a middle-aged man wearing a Crimson Daoist Robe suddenly entered from outside.

Upon seeing him, the cultivators present all rose to their feet and politely cupped their hands in greeting.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Li Yue!"

The middle-aged man called Li Yue merely nodded faintly, his expression calm.

"I am Li Yue of the Crimson Cloud Sect. I welcome you all to the trade fair initiated by myself.

I assume everyone already knows the rules of the trade fair?

If no one has any questions, then let this trade fair begin."