Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 104 The Battle of Foundation Establishment [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

While still on their way back to Misty Island, Ji Yuan was already confiscating Yue Zhu and Wang Shan's storage bags.

Wang Shan's storage bag didn't contain much; the only magical artifact she had was that flying boat, and the rest were just over twenty spirit stones... but there were quite a few different kinds of women's clothing.

There were also some elixirs to enhance the experience.

He doesn't look like a decent person at all.

So Ji Yuan burned the clothes, but kept the pills, hoping they might have a special effect someday.

But even if he were to use it, it would be for others; Ji Yuan himself would definitely not be able to use it.

He's a body cultivator, so why would he need these things!

In contrast, Yue Zhu's storage bag was a treasure trove; Ji Yuan estimated that the entire Yue family's wealth was contained within it.

Upon closer reflection, it's not impossible that he is the head of the Yue family.

There are at least 10 spirit stones, and they're even mid-grade spirit stones. If they were low-grade spirit stones, that would be 1000. What a damn bastard.

Secondly, there were two to three hundred low-grade spirit stones.

He didn't have many magical artifacts, but the bronze protective armor he was wearing was a high-grade magical artifact.

Although it was damaged a bit by the "accumulated explosion", Ji Yuan still planned to wear it on his body, under the protective robe, and use the robe as a disguise to give himself another layer of protection.

Ji Yuan desperately wanted to arm himself with protective magic items.

If we really encounter a life-or-death crisis.

Even if there's no extra spiritual energy left to control the magical artifact, the artifact's original defensive capabilities might be enough to save my life.

As for his offensive magical weapon, it's the iron rod in his hand that can change size.

This iron rod looks like it was forged from the root of some mountain. It's estimated that it went through many life and death battles with Yue Zhu, and the wear and tear is quite severe. It's not as useful as the Water-Dividing Dragon Spear, so Ji Yuan plans to replace it with spirit stones.

In addition, he also possessed a high-grade magic artifact shaped like a futon.

After refining it, Ji Yuan discovered that it actually had the effect of increasing the effectiveness of cultivation, although not by much, only about 10%.

It's only useful during the Qi Refining stage...

nice one!

Ji Yuan plans to use this thing for his future cultivation.

Moreover, these kinds of magical artifacts that aid in cultivation are often quite expensive, so even if you don't use them anymore, you can probably sell them for a good price.

It's at least the kind that costs 100 low-grade spirit stones.

There are quite a few talismans and pills, and their quality is not low.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so generous as to use four high-grade talismans at once during their previous encounter.

Unfortunately... the effect of the charged explosion is probably similar to that of a water mine.

A full-force attack from a peak Qi Refining cultivator, plus four golden seal talismans to suppress it, and a high-grade flying sword to support the attack.

Yue Zhu, who was old and frail, could be said to have died a worthy death.

As for Foundation Establishment herbs, besides the thousand-year-old Qinghui grass, Yue Zhu's storage bag also contained two hundred-year-old Gentian grasses, which surprised Ji Yuan.

I never expected to have this much to go.

This also suggests that among foundation-building medicinal herbs, century-old gentian should be a relatively common type.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to harvest five plants in this small Yunyu Marsh.

Besides these, Ji Yuan felt that the only things he gained from this trip were two pill formulas and a talisman technique.

Both the elixir formula and the talisman are of superior quality, perfectly suited for the current needs of Jiyuan.

The two pill formulas are the "Life-Burning Pill," which can unleash a burst of power and fight desperately, and the "Purifying Pill," which aids in cultivation.

The Pure Void Pill is worthless, but the Life-Burning Pill is valuable. Once Ji Yuan advances to the first-tier superior alchemist level, he'll have another way to make money.

The talisman recorded in the superior talisman technique is called the Illusion Talisman, which is excellent for both escaping and ambushing.

Once it's painted, it's the kind of painting that won't have to worry about selling.

……

Since obtaining the Thousand-Year Green Grass, Ji Yuan has felt even less pressure.

Moreover, upon returning, he heard something that he had already anticipated: Qingbo Pond had been "taken over by the clan."

The Water Dragon Sect directly dispatched two Foundation Establishment cultivators to oversee the entire Clear Wave Pool.

Although they still recruit fishermen from Yunyuze to mine, they must obey the unified command of the Water Dragon Sect, and even the purchase price has been suppressed.

However, Ji Yuan learned from Du Wanyi that only the acquisition price of Yun Yuze had been reduced.

In places like the nearby Green Mountain City, the price at which the Water Dragon Sect buys Cold Iron Sand has not decreased; in fact, it has increased.

In this way, Ji Yuan had even less to worry about.

He was happy with this, spending his days cultivating, drawing talismans, and refining elixirs on this misty island.

He didn't have to handle many of the miscellaneous tasks related to the buildings; he could simply lie down and collect his welfare allowance every day.

If the toad gets really bored, it can catch some spirit fish or monsters in the water for a treat, and this is the happiest time for the toad.

Especially after eating the various "delicacies" processed by Ji Yuan, it lost interest in ordinary spirit fish.

Even if you really want to eat it, it will only eat it if Ji Yuan roasts it.

The days passed by.

Ji Yuan even made a point of noting the time this time, so that he wouldn't be unaware of the New Year's Day.

In previous years, I spent the Lunar New Year in Zengtou City, where I could buy many things directly and the festive atmosphere was a bit stronger. But this time it's different.

Stranded on this deserted island, he was accompanied only by a toad and a corpse.

Even so, Ji Yuan still put aside his cultivation matters a day in advance and decorated his new home properly.

There's no need to clean; once the [Cave Abode] effect is activated, everything is spotless.

His main task was to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, so he specially sent the giant toad into the water several days in advance to catch various ingredients.

Furthermore, it requires that it catch a different species each time.

Although the giant toad didn't know what Ji Yuan was going to do, it knew that its good days were coming, so it worked extremely hard.

Sometimes he would go out twice a day and bring back two different kinds of spirit fish monsters.

Therefore, Ji Yuan's storage bag was filled with all kinds of food. Not to mention fish, shrimp, and crabs, even monsters like loach and eel were caught by the giant toad.

The giant toad was originally planning to hunt down another second-tier demon beast for food, but Ji Yuan persuaded him to stop.

It's just the New Year; there's no need to risk your life.

But even that is enough.

On New Year's Eve, Ji Yuan got up early, and even with Tu Yue's help, it still took him a whole day to prepare all the ingredients.

Fortunately, there are storage bags. Once a dish is cooked, it can be put into a bag and won't get cold or spoil.

Moreover, Ji Yuan only takes the most essential part of each monster.

The rest... he burned an ancient tree into charcoal, lit it, and roasted it on top.

The giant toad would roll up and eat whichever piece was almost cooked, and the two of them enjoyed themselves immensely.

That night.

Ji Yuan set out a table full of delicious food in his little wooden house, and even prepared a small pot of sweet osmanthus wine for himself.

He was absolutely dashing.

The only drawback is that Tu Yue's corpse moves too stiffly and can't speak, otherwise we could have made her sing a little tune or dance a little dance.

Now all I can do is have her stand by the door and guard it for me.

After several rounds of drinks...

Ji Yuan didn't know when it had happened, he only knew that he had eaten and drunk his fill, and his stomach was so full that it was round.

He was too lazy to cultivate anymore, so he just lay lazily on the soft chair, enjoying the wonderful feeling of being full and satisfied. Tu Yue was responsible for cleaning up the mess.

But it was at this moment that...

A tremendous roar came from the sky, and even Ji Yuan felt a tremor.

He was slightly tipsy, but he sobered up instantly.

He paused for 0.01 seconds, then jumped up from the chair and stepped out the door.

The giant toad, who had been eating and drinking all day, looked up at the misty sky, its eyes revealing a hint of fear.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had ever seen such emotion in its eyes.

Even a giant toad that would readily fight a second-tier demon beast is afraid... What kind of cultivators are fighting like this?

I'd guess he's at least in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment, right?

It's definitely impossible for a Golden Elixir True Person.

The thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, and he had already put away Tu Yue.

Run away!

Must run!

Damn it, having to leave home during the New Year is just awful.

While cursing in his mind, Ji Yuan told the giant toad to hide in the depths of the lake.

The giant toad must be quite intelligent to have survived this long; it didn't even need to say anything, it just hopped to the shore.

Ji Yuan took a deep breath and looked up.

The roaring continued, and it seemed to echo throughout the entire sky.

Sometimes they were in the east, sometimes in the west... but they were never far apart. Ji Yuan guessed that the two cultivators were fighting above this mist.

If that's the case, should we still run?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Ji Yuan made a decision.

We definitely have to run, but there's no need to go outside. We can just hide on another island in this fog.

Running away would make you a sitting duck. In a battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators, even the slightest aftershock of an attack would be enough to send you back to the furnace for rebirth.

Fortunately, there are many islands hidden in this fog.

As Ji Yuan piloted the Thunder Falcon Boat into the air, the sound of a giant toad entering the water could be heard in the distance, so he hurriedly urged the Thunder Falcon Boat to leave.

He moved silently through the fog, dodging and weaving, always trying his best to avoid the places where they would fight.

After a while.

Ji Yuan finally arrived at an unnamed island. The island was not large, but it was covered with extremely dense trees. He casually found a branch to squat on, intending to wait for the wind and waves to calm down before coming out.

After a good half hour, the sounds of fighting in the sky gradually subsided.

Ji Yuan also felt that the fight should have come to an end, or rather, that the two cultivators had gone to fight elsewhere.

Even so, things were still not stable, and Ji Yuan planned to wait two or three days before coming out.

But at that moment, he suddenly seemed to see a streak of light fall into the mist. Before he could think any further, a weak voice rang in his mind.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Li Changhe, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Water Dragon Sect. I was severely injured and exhausted during this campaign to exterminate the demonic cultivators. Do you have any healing pills on you? I will never forget your life-saving grace."

Ji Yuan: "???"

He really is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he's seriously injured. I reckon he's even run out of pills.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan's first thought was... "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?"

If I were to play the role of the cunning predator, I might just make a real windfall.

It wasn't just the treasure of one Foundation Establishment cultivator, but the treasure of two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover, Ji Yuan had even planned it out in his mind: he couldn't take any risks himself, but he could get the giant toad to come. It was a second-tier demon beast, so taking down a seriously injured Foundation Establishment cultivator shouldn't be difficult...

The more I think about it, the more I feel there's potential.

But then two figures suddenly appeared in his mind.

One is Luo Tian, ​​and the other is Yao Jingfeng.

He suddenly shivered. He couldn't gamble... he couldn't gamble!

Foundation Establishment cultivators have countless methods. If Li Changhe has some hidden tricks up his sleeve and takes me in, it would be a huge loss.

If he had succeeded, but then sent the news back to the Water Dragon Sect, with his Qi Refining stage strength... he would most likely be doomed.

"Fellow Daoist, is there perhaps some concern you have?"

Li Changhe transmitted his voice again, disturbing Ji Yuan's thoughts.

"Don't worry, if you save me today, I will repay you handsomely in the future!"

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

"How can you prove, senior, that you are a cultivator of the Water Dragon Sect and not that demonic cultivator?!"

(End of this chapter)