Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 102 Second-Tier Demon Core [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Ji Yuan looked at the badly injured toad in front of him.

He never expected that the first one to fight desperately for him would not be a human, but a monster, or to put it bluntly, a toad.

They are both demonic beasts, and both are second-tier demonic beasts.

Although Ji Yuan couldn't tell whether they were low-level or mid-level demonic beasts, the fact that the giant toad could kill them like this meant that their cultivation levels must be similar.

They fight each other in the same territory, just to get some good food for themselves.

This is truly a desperate effort.

Ji Yuan looked at the giant toad in front of him, which looked like it had lost half its life, and didn't know what to say. He could only sigh.

"Caw!"

The big toad thought he was dissatisfied with the food, so his voice sounded somewhat resentful and weak, making him sound rather pitiful.

Given the current situation, Ji Yuan had no heart to refine elixirs.

It'll only take one night, let's get this food first and eat it first.

He jumped off the flying boat and landed in front of the giant insect. He raised his hand and summoned the Azure Flying Sword, first striking the giant insect's two large claws.

The flying sword grazed past, sparks flying everywhere.

This superior-grade flying sword couldn't even break through the defense of a second-tier demonic beast. Damn... it's terrifying.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but reassess the giant toad's strength.

He examined the giant insect; its real fatal wound was where its head was attached to its body. Its head was drooping, as if it had been forcibly ripped off.

The only thing capable of doing that is the tongue of this giant toad.

Ji Yuan shrunk his flying sword to its normal size and slashed down through the gaps between the giant insect's carapace, finally separating its head from its body.

Accompanied by a foul stench, a blood-red demon core, about the size of a pigeon egg, fell out of the giant insect's head.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had ever seen a demon core, and he couldn't resist taking it in his hand.

It was slightly warm, and you could feel the spiritual energy contained within, but this spiritual energy was not pure and also carried a trace of demonic energy.

Therefore, demon cores cannot be directly absorbed by cultivators... unless the other party is suicidal.

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Otherwise, they would have to be refined into pills by an alchemist to remove the demonic energy before they could be consumed.

"Plop—"

It wasn't Ji Yuan who was swallowing his saliva, but the giant toad.

Demon cores cannot be directly consumed by cultivators, but this is not a problem for demon beasts. Demon beasts fight each other directly, and most of the time it is for the other's demon core.

To Ji Yuan's surprise, the giant toad showed no intention of taking the demon core.

It seemed to be true, just as it appeared, that this was the delicious food it had offered to Ji Yuan.

A second-tier demon core could be sold for at least several hundred low-grade spirit stones; it's truly a treasure.

Ji Yuan flicked his finger, sending it into the giant toad's mouth. The toad swallowed it instinctively, its eyes immediately lighting up. Then, a faint aura of blood emanated from its body, and some minor injuries began to heal at a visible speed.

"Croak—"

The giant toad hadn't expected that it would end up eating this treasure, and for a moment it felt a little... embarrassed?

"You're so badly injured, let's save your life first."

Ji Yuan didn't care whether it could understand or not. After speaking, he waved his hand and his gaze fell on the giant insect's corpse again.

This thing... even if you take the shell off, it should sell for a few hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Of course, I have to savor the meat inside myself; I can't let the big toad's kindness go to waste, can I?

Moreover, eating this second-tier demon beast meat will surely replenish my body and spiritual energy.

The giant toad was too big to fit in one pot, so Ji Yuan decided to cut it up first, then put it in a storage bag and eat it slowly. Finally, he looked at the still somewhat pitiful giant toad.

So he cut off another pig's foot from his storage bag and threw it over to it. This thing has the effect of strengthening the body, and it must be a good thing for a monster that is known for its physique.

Ji Yuan brought back two more spirit pigs this time when he returned home. He couldn't possibly eat them all, so it would be appropriate to share some with the big toad occasionally.

Not to mention that they are also being raised in the pigsty now, and four pigs can mature at the same time in just 7 days.

That night.

Ji Yuan prepared a huge table of monster meat for himself, stir-fried, steamed, garlic-flavored, spicy... everything imaginable.

This thing looks like a crayfish, and tastes even more like one; it's excellent.

After eating and drinking his fill, he asked Tu Yue to clear the table, and then he hurriedly returned to his cave to cultivate. The meat of a second-tier demon beast was far more effective than low-grade spirit stones.

Ji Yuan is unwilling to waste resources.

So for the next few days, Ji Yuan spent his time eating, drinking, and cultivating, occasionally taking the time to roast some meat for the injured toad.

It could be a spirit pig, or the spirit chicken from before, or a spirit fish that was fished out of the pond.

Ji Yuan ate with the food every day and used spirit stones to cultivate, so his cultivation level continued to increase.

Not to mention the giant toad, which was already tough and thick-skinned. It ate a demon core of the same level, plus spirit pig meat with added ingredients by Ji Yuan, as well as meat from various other demon beasts.

His injuries were healing at a visible speed.

In his spare time, Ji Yuan focused on mastering high-grade pills, hoping to become a first-tier high-grade alchemist as soon as possible.

However, due to insufficient accumulation, progress has been somewhat slow.

Alchemy has always focused on refining first-grade mid-level pills, while talisman crafting involves skillfully creating first-grade high-level talismans.

Ever since the giant toad ate the fish and meat that Ji Yuan grilled for it, it has refused to eat raw meat anymore, and it is even less willing to swallow weeds.

Ji Yuan forbade it from eating the spirit chickens and spirit fish in the chicken coop and fishpond, so it would go out early and return late every day to swim around nearby.

They go out empty-handed every morning, and when they return in the evening, they are carrying all sorts of spirit fish or monsters.

Fortunately, Ji Yuan had a good talk with it and finally made it understand the importance of bullying demons by relying on its power... You're a second-tier demon beast, why do you have to go and fight to the death with a second-tier demon beast?

It would be so much fun to bully those first-tier demonic beasts, relying on my superior strength to instantly kill them.

So now it can bring back a first-tier monster almost every day.

All the edible meat inside was dismembered by Ji Yuan and the animal, while the inedible materials were collected by Ji Yuan and sold at the nearby market every few days.

There's no way around it; this giant toad basically catches something every day.

Ji Yuan's storage bag, which he used to store materials from monsters, naturally filled up very quickly.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye. During that time, he took some time to return to Zengtou City, meet with Lin Hu and the others, and see if they had come looking for him.

Nothing came of it; it was just that Du Wanyi came a few times.

Nothing much, I just came to see if Ji Yuan had returned.

Six months after Ji Yuan went into seclusion on Misty Island, the season returned to the depths of winter, and in just over ten days, it would be the New Year.

The Water Dragon Sect selection process will begin soon after the New Year.

Thinking about this, Ji Yuan felt a sense of anticipation.

Yun Yuze is too small for him to be of much use anymore. Moreover, his cultivation has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he is about to break through to the peak. It is time for him to start planning his Foundation Establishment.

For example, the main ingredient for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill mentioned by Wen Lin—the Thousand-Year-Old Green Orchid Grass.

Such a good thing must be obtained before leaving Yunyuze.

It's about time now; retrieving it will be perfect for the Chinese New Year.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan prepared to take action.

He first gave Tu Yue some instructions, telling her to take good care of the pigs on the island. Then he gestured to the big toad for a while, saying that he was going to be away for a few days and that no one else should be allowed to come to the island.

Fortunately, I lived and ate with this giant toad for several months.

Basic communication is still achievable.

Perhaps because Ji Yuan had often left before, the toad didn't seem to react strangely when he left this time. It just croaked a few times, as if telling him to come back soon.

If you want to get the Qinghui Grass, you must first find Wen Lin and ask him about the situation.

So I have to go back to Zengtou City first.

A day later, when Ji Yuan came to the Wen family to bring up the matter, Wen Lin clenched his fists excitedly, his eyes filled with a complex mix of excitement, resentment, and exhilaration.

Zhao Yuechan, who was standing next to her, even pulled Wen Ling'er and wanted to kneel down before Ji Yuan.

He quickly raised his hand and used his spiritual energy to pull the mother and daughter to their feet. "Sit down, both of you, sit down and let's talk."

Ji Yuan waved his hand, and the four of them took their seats.

Both Zhao Yuechan and Wen Lin had very somber expressions. Even Wen Ling'er, who knew nothing, lost her usual liveliness. Sitting on Zhao Yuechan's lap, she tightly gripped her mother's clothes, her face pale with fright.

"Brother Wen, you can speak now."

Last time, Ji Yuan wasn't prepared to take action and didn't let Wen Lin explain in detail, so he still doesn't understand much.

Although Wen Lin had been waiting for Ji Yuan to make his move, now that the day had actually come, he was at a loss for words.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke, "Brother Ji, do you know the Yue family of Lingshanfang?"

"Brother Wen, are you from Lingshanfang?"

Ji Yuan remembered that Wen Lin had said before that he came from the Blackwater Workshop.

Wen Linqian laughed and said, "Like a stray dog, I live in constant fear and have no choice but to change my appearance. Please forgive me, Brother Ji."

As he spoke, he stood up, bowed, and clasped his hands in a salute. "My original surname was Yue, and my name is Yue Lin. Wen is my mother's surname."

Ji Yuan didn't speak again, but waited silently for Wen Lin to continue.

As for the Yue family, Ji Yuan had heard Du Wanyi introduce them once. The Yue family of Lingshanfang and the Qin family of Zengtou City were not much different, or rather, all the cultivation families in Yunyuzhefang were pretty much the same.

"I am the illegitimate son of Yue family, and my father is a weak-willed person, so the whole Yue family dislikes me."

Wen Lin said without changing his expression, "If that were really the case, then so be it. But when I was ten years old, my mother died inexplicably."

"My father's legal wife killed him, so she's the first person I want to kill."

"As for her, Brother Ji, you don't need to worry. She is originally from Lingshanfang. Her family has been fishermen for generations and has no background. Her marriage into the Yue family was just a matter of chance."

As Wen Lin spoke, he handed over a portrait. The portrait depicted the woman's appearance, and there was a detailed introduction to her identity next to it.

Ji Yuan glanced at it... a cultivation level of the seventh stage of Qi Refining?!

"She's reached the late stage of Qi Refining?"

This surprised Ji Yuan somewhat.

The current head of the Yue family should be Wen Lin's grandfather, so this woman is the second generation of the Yue family. Moreover, she is a woman who married into the family and has actually reached the late stage of Qi Refining, which is quite rare.

"Hmm, just a paper-thin late-stage Qi Refining cultivator."

As Wen Lin spoke, a hint of disdain and mockery flashed in his eyes.

"Oh?"

"This is related to the second person I'm going to kill," Wen Lin said, turning to look at Zhao Yuechan.

The latter realized what was happening and immediately picked up Wen Ling'er, saying, "You two chat first, Ling'er and I are going to sleep."

After saying that, the mother and daughter went back to their room. After they closed the door, Wen Lin spoke again.

"Her cultivation level was raised by my great-grandfather, Yue Zhu, who is also the head of the Yue family."

"When she married into our Yue family, she was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Later, after she got together with Yue Zhu, he kept giving her spirit stones, and her cultivation level rose accordingly."

No, no.

Ji Yuan then took out the scroll and looked at the information on it, saying, "This woman named Wang Shan was your father's legal wife, but it turns out she got together with your great-grandfather?"

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