“I don't know where this person came from, but he opened his mouth and demanded that I show myself. It's really…”,
“He also asked me why I wasn't performing Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation, as if it were a simple task. If it were that easy, why don't you try Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation yourself!”
Ao Qingxuan's small face was full of indignation.
Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation requires an extremely high Dao cultivation and the learning of such a Spell.
This Spell itself is extremely difficult, not something anyone can learn if they wish, nor something one will master just by learning it.
Although she has a Dragon King Temple here, after Cultivating for so many years, she has never been able to learn the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique, and her Dao cultivation has been stuck in this Realm, unable to advance.
If she could, she would perform Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation and not let this place suffer from such a severe drought.
Thinking of this, Qingxuan couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. Then she looked up, her eyes piercing through the Pond to the sky outside. The sun had already set behind the mountains, but she could still feel the intense heat.
The weather these past few days had been too hot, causing a long drought here. Even several underground water veins had dried up.
If it weren't for this, she would have been able to slightly cast a Spell, forcibly altering the underground water veins, preventing the well water from drying up like this.
By now, the water in the few wells in Huo Yun County was barely enough for the common people to drink, let alone for irrigation—that was out of the question.
“Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique…”
Qingxuan thought of this, couldn't help but look up, then closed her eyes and began to form hand seals, attempting to perform Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation.
As her magical power began to fluctuate, a few small clouds actually started to gather above her head.
However, the speed at which these clouds gathered was too slow. After about half an hour, Qingxuan's magical power was largely depleted, and the clouds above her head had only gathered to the size of a single rooftop.
Noticing this, Qingxuan immediately stopped casting the Spell and then let out a soft sigh.
“Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique, when will I ever be able to learn such a Spell…?”
As soon as she finished speaking, her face was filled with sorrow and helplessness.
“But even if I used the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique now, those crops in the fields probably wouldn't be saved…” “The crops in the fields are almost all withered and dead. If it only rains, it probably won't be enough to bring these crops back to life…”
“In that case, I can only try using the Gathering Qi and Nurturing Spirit Technique.”
“Infusing the Essence of the Sun and Moon into the rainwater to revive the crops in the fields…”
He Xiuyuan strode out of the Dragon King Temple, pondering as he walked.
He had personally seen the fields outside Huo Yun County and knew the condition of the crops there.
Just rain alone would definitely not save them. What could be done now was probably to use the Gathering Qi and Nurturing Spirit Technique, infusing the Essence of the Sun and Moon into the rainwater, and give it a try.
He hoped that this method could bring the crops back to life.
Fortunately, his Dao cultivation had increased significantly, allowing him to condense more Essence of the Sun and Moon when performing the Gathering Qi and Nurturing Spirit Technique.
Otherwise, with his previous meager Dao cultivation, the small amount of Essence of the Sun and Moon he could condense, once infused into the rainwater, would likely show no effect at all.
After all, the scope of this drought was truly vast.
He Xiuyuan shook his head slightly, then found an inn in Huo Yun County and settled down.
Night fell.
He Xiuyuan opened the window and looked at the rising moon outside.
The moon rising in the night sky was extremely bright. Under the moonlight, no trace of clouds could be seen in the night sky.
He Xiuyuan looked at the bright moon outside the window and nodded with satisfaction.
Gathering the Essence of the Sun and Moon also depended on the weather. If the weather was good, the effect would be greatly enhanced.
After silently observing the moon for a moment, He Xiuyuan sat down cross-legged and began to condense the Essence of Moon.
As He Xiuyuan circulated his Qi, the moonlight falling before He Xiuyuan's window suddenly brightened. If someone were watching from a distance, they would clearly see that the moonlight in front of that window was noticeably several times brighter.
Then, wisps of milky white light fell onto He Xiuyuan's fingertips, circulated for a while, and transformed into a crystalline water droplet. This droplet then gradually grew larger.
When the moon set and the sun rose, the pure white light falling before He Xiuyuan's window now turned golden yellow.
However, under the sunlight, the golden-yellow light was not very obvious.
He Xiuyuan sat by the window, still motionless, but the water droplet on his fingertip was growing larger and larger.
As the sun slowly moved and then set behind the mountains, He Xiuyuan now held a small, palm-sized cluster of water droplets.
He Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief at this sight.
“Fortunately, it succeeded…”
Condensing this Essence of the Sun and Moon had truly consumed a lot of He Xiuyuan's mental energy, but fortunately, he succeeded in condensing it.
Moreover, the Essence of the Sun and Moon condensed this time was significantly larger than any previous attempt.
“I'll rest for a bit, eat something, and then begin Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation!”
He Xiuyuan put the Essence of the Sun and Moon into his wine gourd, then pushed the door open and went downstairs. After calling for the waiter to bring some food and wine, He Xiuyuan ate unhurriedly.
After finishing his meal, He Xiuyuan paid the bill, checked out, and headed alone out of Huo Yun County.
By the time He Xiuyuan arrived outside Huo Yun County, the sky had already darkened, but due to the bright moonlight, some common people were still diligently traveling between two areas, continuously carrying water, even at night.
He Xiuyuan's gaze swept around, then landed on a stone not far away. The stone was under a large tree, and with the tree's shadow, if one sat there, one wouldn't be easily noticed.
He Xiuyuan strode over, sat down, and after briefly recalling the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique, he immediately began to cast the Spell by forming hand seals.
As He Xiuyuan began casting the Spell, dark clouds started to gather from the distant night sky towards this location.
Initially, these dark clouds didn't attract much attention, until a heavy, incredibly large dark cloud slowly drifted over, bringing with it a wisp of cool breeze. This wisp of cool breeze made the water-carrying farmers feel a chill, a sensation of coldness.
Seeing this, some farmers instinctively looked up and then saw the dark clouds in the night sky continuously gathering, subsequently enveloping this vast land.
“Is it going to rain…?”
Several farmers looked up at this scene, their entire bodies frozen in place, their eyes filled with a dazed expression. After a while, the daze in their eyes transformed into ecstatic joy.
