Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 101 [Spirit Field: lv2]

Ji Yuan glanced at his panel. Currently, the distribution of level 1 and level 2 buildings is as follows.

[Level 1: Enlightenment Room, Talisman Room, Spirit Field, Alchemy Room]

Level 2: Fishpond, Chicken Coop, Pigsty, Cave

I used to think that upgrading this and that was a lot of trouble, but now that I look at it, I realize that I don't actually have that many buildings.

Once your cultivation reaches the peak of Qi Refining, you can make good use of the building's effects while preparing the Foundation Establishment Pill.

You can try to build things like the [Array Formation Room], [Weapon Refining Room], and [Scripture Repository].

At present, the most important thing is to improve one's cultivation level.

As for where to place the buildings, Ji Yuan had already thought it through on the way here. Things like the fishpond, chicken coop, and pigsty would definitely have to be placed on this island.

Next, all these buildings need to be completed.

Secondly, Ji Yuan plans to place the three rooms—the cave dwelling, the talisman room, and the alchemy room—into the original cave dwelling.

We just need to open up three more stone chambers.

Now that we have the space... can we use one stone chamber as three buildings and then cover it with white paper to change the effect?

That's the kind of life poor people live!

Wealthy families must live in separate, independent houses!

I have many ideas in mind, but the current issue is still about large-scale construction and building projects.

Fishponds, pigsties, and chicken coops are relatively easy to build. Just build them up quickly and collect your daily welfare payments first.

As for planning... such a large island definitely needs planning, but not now.

Currently, Tu Yue is his only "worker." If he were to build several buildings far away, she would probably spend most of her day traveling.

Therefore, the best approach is to build nearby first and make do with what we have for now. Once we have established our foundation, upgraded our [Cave Abode] to level 3, and acquired the Star Cloud Barrier Array, we can then make a completely new plan for the entire island.

After a while, the big toad hopped up and followed, croaking incessantly.

Ji Yuan summoned his flying sword, and several sword lights slashed across, clearing a large open space below the cliff.

The trees were cut down, but the roots were left in place. It didn't matter, since the pond was used to raise chickens and pigs. It was just that the fishpond was a bit tricky to manage.

Ji Yuan then piloted the Thunder Falcon Boat and began a thorough search of the surrounding area.

He had thought that if he could find an empty depression, he could just fill it with water to save himself the trouble of digging a hole.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yuan discovered a great place shortly after heading north!

A small lake, about a mile in circumference!

When he first arrived, he saw several small fish blowing bubbles on the shore, but they quickly swam away after being startled.

This is a good place; they don't even need to add water.

Ji Yuan waited on the shore for a while, and the big toad jumped over. It seemed to have sharp eyes. It opened its mouth and spat out its tongue, which shot out and plunged into the water. With a flick of its wrist, it swallowed a fish about the length of an arm.

After finishing its meal, it gave a disgusted smile, then looked at Ji Yuan with hopeful eyes.

The meaning is already quite clear.

But Ji Yuan ignored it and just stared at the lake.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, I still didn't see those familiar words on the lake.

The panel doesn't seem to classify it as my "fishpond," so what should I do?

Ji Yuan then turned his gaze to the giant toad. He pointed to the lake, then to himself, meaning that he wanted the lake for himself.

The toad understood the meaning, which was so simple, but it seemed somewhat unwilling.

But this reluctance only lasted a short while, because Ji Yuan urged the flying boat to leave, and the giant toad hurriedly nodded.

[Fishpond: lv2]

Along with the writing, a water droplet floated above the water's surface.

It's finally done!

Ji Yuan casually waved his hand and put away the Water Dew. Immediately afterwards, the entire fishpond was filled with a faint white light. If an outsider saw this, they would probably think that some kind of treasure had appeared in the lake.

In fact, they are quite similar.

With the help of the Fate Panel, the fish in this lake will grow rapidly, and if there are semi-spirit fish, there is even a chance to advance into true spirit fish.

There's no need to keep the building's exterior open; it just adds to the trouble.

The fishpond is done; now it's time for the rest of the buildings.

……

Six days later in the blink of an eye.

At dawn, Ji Yuan woke up from his cabin in the woods, listening to the birds chirping all around him. Even now, he still felt a little dazed, as if the past few days had been too dreamlike.

It's incredible that I was able to find such a secluded island, with this giant toad acting as a guardian, completely unafraid of being disturbed.

After indulging in blissful daydreams for a while, Ji Yuan finally stretched and got out of bed.

Stepping outside, smelling the fresh morning air in the woods, Ji Yuan's boots flashed with a blue light, and in a few steps, he arrived at the pigpen and chicken coop.

Two days ago, he piloted the Thunder Falcon Boat around Huaiyinfang and Heishuifang, bought four baby spirit pigs and ten Lushui chickens, and also bought a lot of low-grade first-level spirit fish, totaling 30.

Since the new fishpond wasn't small, he dumped all of it into the lake.

But now Ji Yuan glanced at them and found that all four dolphin cubs were still there, but the ten water chickens had become nine.

Ji Yuan glanced at Tu Yue, who was standing guard beside him. The latter stared blankly and pointed to a large-mouthed clam with a big head peeking out from the mist.

Ji Yuan looked over and saw that the giant toad seemed a little embarrassed and quickly shrank its head back into the mist.

It was already a second-tier demon beast, but this water chicken was only a first-tier early-stage demon beast, and it was also small... For it, it was at most a snack, not even a proper meal.

This thing is stealing food! If we don't teach it a lesson, it'll probably end up working for us forever... Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then came to the giant clam, pointed to the chicken coop, and waved his hand, indicating that this wouldn't do.

Then he took out an empty storage bag, opened it, and emptied it out to indicate that he had nothing left to eat.

The clam instinctively opened its mouth.

"Croak—"

Ji Yuan ignored it, no matter how much the giant toad croaked.

The giant toad croaked for a long time, its voice somewhat mournful, and after a moment, it turned and hopped away.

Ji Yuan ignored it. Usually, this big toad would find a nest and go to sleep after a while, and it wouldn't bother anyone.

He had his own things to do today, so after tidying up a bit, he summoned Lei Junzhou and left.

Of the level 1 buildings he currently owns, there is one called the [Spirit Field] that can be upgraded to level 2.

[Upgrade Requirements: 60 Low-grade Spirit Stones, 15 Dark Stones, 3 Pots of Spirit Spring Essence]

Ji Yuan had already prepared the essence of the spiritual spring.

The only thing missing was the black stone. A few days ago, when he went to Heishuifang to buy Lushui chicken, he found a shop that sold it, but because the quantity was insufficient, Ji Yuan pre-ordered some more.

I went to pick up the goods today, and while I was there, I also bought an alchemy furnace.

The previous alchemy furnace was only a low-grade entry-level furnace. It was already considered that Ji Yuan was highly talented to have been able to become a mid-grade alchemist.

Now that the alchemy furnace has been refining pills for so long, cracks are starting to appear on it.

Ji Yuan dared not gamble and thought it would be better to change to a mid-grade alchemy furnace.

Not to mention that he's not short of spirit stones right now.

Another day passes between the trip and the return journey.

By the time Ji Yuan returned to Misty Island, it was already getting dark.

Tu Yue stood by the fishpond in a daze, but the big toad was nowhere to be seen; she wondered where it had gone off to.

Ji Yuan landed straight down next to the pigpen, which was neither the shady side nor the sunny side.

He then cultivated a "spiritual field" there to house the medicinal herbs.

Of course, the main reason was that he didn't know whether these herbs preferred shade or sun, so no place was suitable for them and he could only put them here.

The level 1 spirit field received the blessing of spirit soil, which strengthened the original 30% reduction in growth cycle to a 50% reduction.

Looking at the still young herbs, Ji Yuan casually brushed them aside.

Sixty low-grade spirit stones and 15 dark light stones appeared around this [spirit field]. As the name suggests, dark light stones are completely black and emit a faint light.

Its size is similar to that of a spirit stone.

Ji Yuan finally took out the three pots of spiritual spring essence and placed them in front of the [spiritual field].

From a distance, it looked as if some kind of sacrificial ceremony was being held.

Once all the items are gathered, the words "Upgradeable" will appear on the panel.

Ji Yuan had a thought, and a flash of light appeared on the panel.

The spiritual field before him was now bathed in a faint blue light, which enveloped the entire field, with the few medicinal herbs among them being the most radiant.

It's as if it has been transformed into a precious treasure.

Ji Yuan casually turned off the building effects and focused his attention on the control panel.

The spirit field has already obtained level 2 spirit effect.

[Effective properties: Automatically repels pests; reduces crop growth cycle by 40%; 20% chance of harvesting double the crop at harvest time.]

Next, there are the upgrade requirements for level 3 spiritual effects and level 3 spiritual fields.

[Spirit Field: lv3 (cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect 1: Reduces crop growth cycle by 50%; at harvest, there is a 30% chance of harvesting double crops and a 5% chance of harvesting triple crops.]

[Effect 2 (Millennium Illusion): One Millennium Illusion Grass can be harvested each year.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 50 mid-grade spirit stones, 2 second-tier demon cores, 5 jin of Xuan Yin soil, and 3 second-tier flying locust corpses. (Not yet achieved)]

The effects of the level 3 spirit field are enhanced once again.

The first effect is self-evident, and there's even a 5% chance of harvesting 3 crops at the same time.

At the same time, this level 3 spirit field, like the level 3 fishpond, also exhibited a second spiritual effect.

You can harvest one Thousand-Year Illusion Grass every year... At first glance, it seems a bit unrealistic. You can only harvest one a year, unlike chicken coops or pigsties where you can harvest every day.

But then I thought, this is a thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass, a medicinal herb that's been around for a thousand years!

Does it mean that one year of one's own life is equivalent to one thousand years of someone else's?

If you think about it from this perspective, it will be much better.

The Thousand-Year Illusionary Spirit Grass, though I don't know what use it is... even if I can't use it at all, I could probably sell it for a lot of spirit stones.

It seems there's a chance to upgrade this spirit field to level 3, then I can receive welfare benefits.

Although it's received once a year, it's a form of social welfare that provides benefits without any effort on its part, isn't it?

Spiritual practice should be like this, with every grain returning to its proper place.

With a thought, he put away the panel, and the sky gradually darkened. However, he still couldn't see the giant toad, which made Ji Yuan feel a little strange.

Based on past experience, it should have jumped over long ago and begged me for pork.

Unlike now, we've been waiting for so long and haven't seen a trace of it.

Ji Yuan had nowhere to go, and besides, he had just bought a new first-grade mid-level alchemy furnace. He planned to refine a few batches of pills tonight as a way of testing the furnace.

But just as he arrived at the north side of the Misty Island and reached the cave, he suddenly heard what sounded like water breaking on the shore.

The sound wasn't far away; it came from the north.

Ji Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and the Thunder Falcon Boat flew out, growing larger as it faced the wind. He immediately jumped into it, regardless of what had happened, he had to be prepared to escape.

"Croak—"

Only when he heard the familiar call did Ji Yuan feel a little relieved.

But the toad's croaking sounded somewhat weak... and it went into the water?

Just as Ji Yuan was wondering what had happened to the giant toad, a dark shadow fell heavily in front of him, and a strange giant insect exuding a fierce and violent aura landed in front of him.

The giant insect was covered in hard armor, had many legs, red claws, and was entirely red and black, looking just like a giant... crayfish?

Even though the giant insect was already a corpse, Ji Yuan could still tell from the remaining aura on its body that it was a second-tier demonic beast!

It is a second-tier demon beast comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, possessing a demon core!

Just as Ji Yuan was surprised, another dark figure fell in front of him.

He looked up and saw that the giant toad had returned... but it was badly injured, covered in bloody wounds, with blood still flowing from its eyelids.

The giant toad opened its mouth and pointed with its bloody tongue at the corpse of the second-tier demon beast, then at Ji Yuan.

It's as if it's saying...

"You treated me to so much delicious food, so I'll treat you to something delicious too."

(End of this chapter)