Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 125 Physical Foundation Building! [Two-in-One]

Before Ji Yuan could even bring up the control panel, he discovered that a precious jade was slowly floating above the pigpen.

The jade was about the size of two fingers and had a beautiful blue-green color.

Is this the jade-repairing oil that can repair magical artifacts?

Not to mention that I am currently practicing Qi Refining, even when I reach the Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, or Core Formation stages, I can still use this thing as my natal magic weapon.

Therefore, this Runyu fat is definitely an excellent product!

If it's used as a gift to make friends with Golden Core cultivators, then using this Jade Essence as a gift wouldn't be considered shabby.

With a wave of his hand, Ji Yuan obtained the Runyu Cream.

It feels cool to the touch.

Moreover, this Runyu fat looks like precious jade, but it is soft in the hand and will deform if you apply a little force. It is very comfortable to hold.

How about... Try it?

Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then took out the Hundred Fish Shield from his storage bag.

This old fellow has been through many battles with Ji Yuan, and although it is intact and its effectiveness has not been compromised.

But there were still some scratches on the surface.

Ji Yuan summoned the Azure Flying Sword again, cut off a small piece of the Jade Dew, and placed it on the wound of the Hundred Fish Shield.

He then infused his spiritual energy into the wound, and the Jade Essence instantly melted away, covering the scar. After a few breaths, the scar on the Hundred Fish Shield vanished without a trace.

It's back to normal?!

It's really useful!

It seems that in future battles, I will be able to unleash my full power without fear of losses.

Ji Yuan put away the ritual implement with satisfaction, and then put the jade cream away in a special jade box.

This yields only one ounce a month, so we have to use it sparingly.

After putting away the jade cream, Ji Yuan looked at the control panel.

I checked the effects of the level 4 [Pigpen].

Pigpen: Level 4 (Cannot be upgraded)

[Effect 1: The spirit pig develops blood patterns, enhancing the body-strengthening effect when consumed; it produces 1 tael of "Mysterious Yang Blood Amber" per month; the spirit pig has a certain chance of giving birth to "Crimson Yang Bone" (an extremely yang and powerful substance).]

[Effect 2 (Nine Revolutions of Profound Yang): During the upgrade of the pigsty, an ancient projection will appear, containing the secrets of the "Nine Revolutions of Profound Yang".]

[Upgrade Requirements: 600 mid-grade spirit stones; one each of third-tier water and fire attribute demon cores; 5 jin of fire vein spirit marrow; 3 three-eyed dark beast spines; 1 Taiyi Azure Light Talisman. (Not yet achieved)]

Ji Yuan read through the effects and upgrade requirements of the level 4 pigpen several times.

The upgrade requirements are self-evident.

Just one word.

difficult!

Fortunately, there are no restrictions on cultivation level, which is good.

As for the magical effects, the level 4 pigpen finally has two magical effects... it's this magical effect 2.

Based on the effects of the level 1, 2, and 3 pigsties, it can be inferred that this "Nine Revolutions Profound Yang" is most likely the legendary body-refining technique, which is the path that the Iron Hammer Island Master mentioned, allowing one to go further in the body-refining way... Ji Yuan understands all of this.

But why the hell did this body-refining technique come from a pigsty?!

I'm just practicing body tempering, not trying to become a pig...

What does pigs have to do with body cultivation?!

Does that mean that when I become powerful, I will be a "peerless celestial being who emerged from the pigsty"?

After internally grumbling about his incompetence, Ji Yuan had no choice but to accept reality.

Any building that can improve your strength is a good building!

If the effect is level 1, the body-strengthening effect of the Spirit Pig is still being enhanced.

Ji Yuan guessed that the "Mysterious Yang Blood Amber" produced each month was related to his "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Yang" body-refining technique.

Red Yang Bone is an extremely yang and strong substance.

It's definitely a good thing, but we'll have to find out exactly what it is after we learn more about it.

Regardless, the effect of this level 4 pigpen can be considered as a major relief for Ji Yuan.

The path of body refinement is not a dead end!

As long as we can keep going, that's good.

Moreover, judging from the description of Lingxiao 2... the one who transmitted the "Nine Revolutions of Profound Yang" to him was some kind of ancient projection.

This name sounds like it has a story behind it.

But what exactly it is, we'll have to wait until the [Pigpen] is upgraded to level 4 to find out.

Ji Yuan wasn't in a hurry; a level 3 [Pigpen] was enough for his current needs.

I've already received the basic guarantee of Runyuzhi (润玉脂), and next up is the "Quenching Pearl" (炼窍珠).

Ji Yuan had Tu Yue drive the spirit pig back.

There are currently 14 dolphins, all of which are mature.

After they all entered the pigpen, Ji Yuan casually beheaded a spirit pig with his sword. Blood gushed out instantly, but before it hit the ground, Ji Yuan used his magic to gather it up.

Then, after waiting for the last drop of blood to drain away, he threw the blood sphere into the giant toad's mouth.

The latter swallowed it in one gulp, and his eyes lit up.

"Croak—"

Its voice carried a clear hint of joy.

The giant toad had drunk pig's blood before; on the contrary, it had drunk a lot of it, but none of them had brought it the same joy as this time.

Does this mean that the effects of the level 3 [Pigpen] are already showing?

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan immediately disemboweled the spirit pig.

After removing its heart, cut it open with a single sword stroke.

Inside lay a blood-red bead.

Ji Yuan took it into his hand, and just looking at it, he could feel the rich blood energy contained within... The Tempering Acupoint Bead, this is the Tempering Acupoint Bead that can be used to temper acupoints?

Ji Yuan had no time to care about the spirit pig's corpse and immediately returned to his cave.

He calmed his mind, held his breath, and swallowed the Tempering Pearl in one gulp.

It was refined in an instant.

There are 361 acupoints in the human body, all distributed along the twelve regular meridians and the Ren and Du meridians.

The twelve primary meridians are the three Yin meridians of the hand, the three Yang meridians of the hand, the three Yin meridians of the foot, and the three Yang meridians of the foot.

Each of them contains numerous acupoints.

After Ji Yuan refined the Tempering Pearl, he guided the Qi and blood within it to the Zhongfu acupoint of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin.

As soon as the blood and qi reached the Zhongfu acupoint, Ji Yuan felt a warm sensation.

It's warm and incredibly thoughtful.

If body tempering is really this comfortable, then I would love to temper my body every day... Ji Yuan's thought had just begun.

The Tempering Bead seemed to respond to it.

"hiss--"

An indescribable stinging pain shot through Ji Yuan's arm, and his face instantly turned pale.

He straightened up from his cross-legged position, almost lying down.

This pain is different from the pain I felt when I achieved the Great Perfection of Body Refinement. Back then, when the Iron Hammer Island Master tempered me, although it was painful, it was more of an aches or pains.

But the pain I feel now feels like someone is pricking my acupoints with needles.

Ji Yuan was in so much pain that his whole body was stiff, his teeth were clenched, and his fists were tightly clenched.

Fortunately, the stinging pain only lasted for a breath or two before gradually disappearing.

Ji Yuan also felt that the strength in his arms seemed to have increased.

Tempering.

Tempering only one acupoint will definitely not have much effect; you have to temper the entire meridian before you can feel the effect.

But Ji Yuan had other ideas.

He planned to refine all the acupoints in his body at once!

A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one!

Furthermore, it's best to focus on refining acupoints in one go.

The only challenge is acquiring these hundreds of spirit pigs all at once.

Ji Yuan estimated that even if he brought all the spirit pig larvae from all the markets around Yunyuze, it might not be enough.

Moreover, if we're really going to do something about it, we can't just focus on Yunyuze.

Otherwise, if it gets noticed by someone with ulterior motives, it might cause other trouble.

Ji Yuan had considered cultivating it himself, but it was too slow to see results. The best way was to just buy it directly... At worst, he could travel further and visit more places.

Once the thought crossed my mind, I immediately set to work.

So for the next period of time, Ji Yuan even stopped cultivating.

After all, even if I cultivate for a few more years, I still won't reach the Foundation Establishment stage. But if I focus on body tempering... I have enough Tempering Pearls, so I should be able to achieve Foundation Establishment in my physical body very soon.

Ji Yuan first spent a month traveling all over the market in Yunyuze.

Each time, she carefully disguised herself and dressed up, and each time she bought a small quantity.

So he only managed to get 134 spirit pig larvae... He also estimated that if he went all out and brought all the spirit pigs in the entire Yunyu Marsh, he should be able to gather 361.

It's just too blatant.

Ji Yuan would rather spend more time going to a place further away.

After that, he spent more than two months traveling to the surrounding cities of "Linshui City", "Heishan City" and "Hongye City".

This was the first time he had traveled so far, and he saw a lot of things and gained a lot.

While in Black Mountain City, he happened to meet a spirit pig farmer who was clearing out his stock. The cultivator said that raising pigs wouldn't make him rich, and he had to learn alchemy instead of continuing his work.

Ji Yuan made an excuse that he was going to open a "spirit pig farm" and then ate all of his more than one hundred spirit pigs in one go.

Along with his entire venue, Ji Yuanhua also rented it out with his spirit stones.

After that, things became simple. He transported the spirit pigs he had acquired from several nearby cities here instead of sending them to Misty Island.

Because using the pretext of opening a breeding farm here would be more discreet and less likely to arouse suspicion.

He only activated the building effect after collecting more than 380 spirit pigs, and then spent one night... killing all the spirit pigs!

He disemboweled them all and removed the Tempering Pearl from their hearts.

These spirit pig corpses, because they were contaminated with architectural effects and had body-tempering properties, made Ji Yuan afraid to sell them.

Therefore, he prepared several storage bags specifically for storing the carcasses of the spirit pigs.

Thus, a strange thing happened in Black Mountain City: a wealthy cultivator who raised hundreds of spirit pigs disappeared without a trace overnight, along with all the spirit pigs.

It was as if it had vanished into thin air.

Moreover, the news didn't come until half a month later, when the original owner of the property went to collect the rent.

The person ran away...

They ran away, and even took hundreds of spirit pigs with them with them.

Some say it was a Golden Core cultivator playing in the mortal world, while others say it was a great demon in human form who devoured all the spirit pigs in one gulp... In short, there are all sorts of theories.

But none of this has anything to do with Ji Yuan anymore.

Because he has already returned to Misty Island...

"eat--"

"Eat until you're dead, or you'll die!"

Ji Yuan sat on an ancient tree and made a giant toad open its mouth, constantly throwing spirit pigs into it.

After finishing one, they ate another.

Anyway, there are several hundred in total. Ji Yuan can eat them all by himself. Who knows when he'll be able to finish them?

So we had no choice but to make do with this giant toad.

Moreover, Ji Yuan also wanted to know whether eating the spirit pig meat would allow the giant toad to break through its limits.

For example, if it could advance from the mid-stage of the second tier to the late-stage of the second tier, it wouldn't matter even if it ate all the spirit pig corpses.

With a demon beast equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage guarding the home, Ji Yuan could feel at ease no matter where he went.

If I encounter something else outside, such as offending a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, I can lure them here, and then the giant toad can become my trump card.

However, this made things difficult for the big toad.

It never imagined that eating meat would be such a chore.

Seeing it devour more than a dozen spirit pigs in one go, its belly became bulging, and even its eyes held a pleading look.

Ji Yuan finally let it go.

The main reason is that Ji Yuan, who had been back and resting for most of the day, is about to make a breakthrough.

The purchase of the spirit pig had already delayed things for so long, and now that we've finally collected all the tempering beads, we can't wait any longer.

Delay will only lead to unforeseen changes.

We still need to convert resources into strength first.

A bird in the hand is worth more than a thousand birds in the forest.

Ji Yuan stood up from the tree, looked at the motionless giant toad, and gestured for a while before the fellow understood.

With its protection, Ji Yuan can break through with peace of mind.

Half an incense stick's time later, Ji Yuan, shirtless, was already sitting inside the cave. In front of him were more than three hundred tempering beads in a jade plate.

Each one is bright red, and when they are arranged together, they look like a plate of cherry tomatoes, which is very beautiful.

But when Ji Yuan thought back to the pain he felt during the last time he tempered his acupoints, he no longer found these acupoint tempering beads appealing...

"call--"

After taking a deep breath, he had a thought, and a Qi-Refining Bead flew into his mouth. In just a few breaths, he groaned and clenched his teeth.

Fortunately, the pain only lasted for a few breaths before receding like the tide.

But Ji Yuan did not enjoy the peace that followed the pain; instead, he suffered one after another.

When Ji Yuan was playing the first dozen or so, he felt unbearable pain.

But after a dozen or so, he felt the pain lessen considerably.

After a few dozen more, the pain seemed to fade away.

Waiting until a hundred are gone.

Ji Yuan was already numb.

Just stuff one after another into your mouth.

Gradually, the blood and qi seemed to become excessively abundant, or perhaps the blood and qi in the body became too domineering, squeezing out some blood containing impurities from the pores.

Ji Yuan's entire body turned completely red.

He didn't care, because after the waste blood was squeezed out, it was quickly dried by the heat rising from the skin and turned into a scab.

However, this means that it takes a long time to consume each Tempering Pearl.

As Ji Yuan swallowed more and more Tempering Pearls, he felt his body getting increasingly bloated.

It's like... it's about to explode at any moment.

Ji Yuan stopped refining only after he could barely refine one piece in a day.

This can't go on; it's too slow.

There are only forty or fifty left. Even if we refine one a day, it will still take dozens of days.

To quickly digest the qi and blood in his body, the only thing Ji Yuan could think of was the hammer technique that the Iron Hammer Island Master had passed down to him.

Even without a hammer, you can still practice hammer techniques as if they were boxing techniques.

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan immediately stood up and directly broke free of the blood cocoon on his body.

If there were outsiders present at this moment, they could see with the naked eye the wisps of blood energy floating on Ji Yuan's body.

Ji Yuan also felt an unprecedented power. He felt that he could probably kill the giant toad with a single punch... but that still wouldn't be enough.

His fists were clenched so tightly that even his breath was hot and scorching.

"drink--"

He let out a low shout and threw a punch, the sound of his punches echoing throughout the not-so-spacious cave.

Once the boxing technique was used, Ji Yuan felt much more comfortable inside his body.

It's like being so full that you feel stuffed, and then the satisfying feeling of digestion afterwards.

So they practiced and ate at the same time.

The speed of refining acupoints has finally recovered somewhat, and a few more can be refined in a day.

Another half month passed, and finally only three Tempering Pearls remained in the jade plate. Ji Yuan's refining speed dropped back to one pearl per day.

But it doesn't matter, it's just the last few, so it's better to go slowly.

After one day, only two remained.

Two days later, only one remained.

Looking at the last tempering pearl in the jade plate, Ji Yuan endured the bloating pain in his body and swallowed it in one gulp.

The last unrefined acupoint he had left was the Mingmen acupoint on the Du meridian.

The Mingmen acupoint is located on the spine on the back, basically horizontally corresponding to the navel.

Because of its special position, Ji Yuan left it until the end.

But even at the very end, it still needs to be refined.

As a familiar stinging pain came, Ji Yuan felt as if his blood and energy had come back to life.

He didn't even need to mobilize it; the qi and blood circulated around his body on their own.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the gurgling sound of blood flowing.

His blood and energy flowed like a mighty river!

Suddenly, an extremely powerful aura exploded from Ji Yuan's body, instantly shattering even the blood scabs scattered on the ground.

Ji Yuan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes bloodshot, like a savage beast about to erupt.

On Misty Island, the giant toad that had been squatting and dozing seemed to sense something and was startled awake.

It quickly turned its head to look at the location of Ji Yuan's cave.

At first it was somewhat afraid, then it became fierce, as if it wanted to jump up, but when it clearly sensed the aura, it became somewhat delighted.

It suppressed the urge to scream.

"boom--"

A dull thud was heard.

"Thump—"

Ji Yuan, shirtless, stepped out of the cave and looked at the boulder he had easily kicked into the Yunyu Marsh, a satisfied smile on his face.

This rock blocking the door must weigh at least several hundred kilograms.

No wonder it is said that after one's body becomes as strong as Vajra, one can rival those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

With that kind of strength, which Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand a punch from me?

If the strength is already this great, what about the speed?

Ji Yuan, who had emerged from the foot of the mountain, looked up at the precipice, then slightly bent his knees and exerted force.

"boom--"

The ground trembled slightly, and Ji Yuan leaped up like a cannonball. With a few quick movements, he reached the top of the cliff.

Standing here, Ji Yuan had a thought and manipulated the fog array here, slightly dispelling some of the fog.

The mist dissipated, and the rising sun shone down from the horizon.

Bathed in the morning sun, the mist seemed to transform into wisps of purple light.

Ji Yuan was shirtless, his black hair loose and flowing freely.

Looking at the scene before him, he suppressed the urge to let out a long howl, and finally leaped up from the cliff edge.

He didn't use his full strength; he only jumped a few dozen meters before falling straight to the ground.

"boom--"

With a loud bang, Ji Yuan emerged from the mud. He stared at the giant toad with its wide-open eyes and laughed loudly:

"Come on, brother clam, let's have a good fight today!"

Before the giant toad could react, Ji Yuan had already thrown a punch and charged forward.

The toad was neither too big nor too small, and its strength was neither too strong nor too weak for Ji Yuan at present.

It's a good opportunity to practice and hone my suddenly improved physique.

And so the man and the toad began to fight on the misty island.

Ancient trees fell one after another, and the ground was plowed with deep furrows.

Half an hour had passed.

Ji Yuancai climbed out of a mud pit he had been thrown into, panting heavily as he waved his hand and said, "I'm not coming anymore, I'm not coming anymore."

The giant toad, already displaying its ferocity, landed in front of him and did not attack again.

Ji Yuan was in a bad mood, and so was this giant toad.

Although it was strong and physically powerful, it was slow to adapt, and Ji Yuan relied on its agile body to constantly engage in close combat with it.

The hammer-like fists rained down on it.

So nowadays, the giant toad is in constant pain, and in many places, Ji Yuan has beaten it so badly that its skin is torn and bleeding.

Fortunately, it is also quite resilient.

It's alright.

It will be fine after a few days of rest.

If we could eat spirit pig meat... that would be even faster!

During the month or so that Ji Yuan was in seclusion to break through, it digested all the spirit pig meat, and then its stomach became empty again.

"Croak—"

It called out to Ji Yuan's retreating figure, its voice slightly mournful.

After returning to his cave, Ji Yuan first changed into his robes and cleaned himself thoroughly. He then felt an unprecedented sense of well-being.

Especially after the all-out battle with the giant toad, the feeling of unfamiliarity and strangeness towards his body completely disappeared.

Now, he has regained complete control over both strength and speed.

Just thinking about his own strength, Ji Yuan couldn't help but want to laugh.

Let alone outsiders, even he himself never expected... that he would actually achieve physical foundation building.

Even when he was heading to the Iron Hammer Island Lord, Ji Yuan only felt that his physique was slightly stronger, but he never thought that his physique could also have the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ok.

it's good now.

Ji Yuan was already fantasizing that in the future, when he fought against others, he would first use magic to fight them.

If magic can kill, then use magic to kill.

If magic can't kill them, then get close to them, wait until you're close, and then unleash a sudden burst of power to take them down with your physical strength!

After all, who could have imagined something like building a foundation for physical strength?

Based on the situation of the Iron Hammer Island Master, Ji Yuan speculated that there were probably no Foundation Establishment cultivators in the entire Water Dragon Sect.

It might even be rare to find in the entire Canglu Continent.

That's fine, since none of us were able to achieve the Foundation Establishment stage, but I was.

Having what the enemy lacks is the real trump card.

This matter must be kept secret. If it really comes down to fighting with physical strength... we must kill him to silence him. We must never reveal the secret of my physical foundation building.

Otherwise, even a Golden Core cultivator would be curious about such a thing.

In addition, there's the second-tier movement technique "Shadow Follows" that I obtained on this Misty Island. I couldn't cultivate it before, but now that I've successfully established my physical foundation.

You can always give it a try and see if you can get the hang of it.

After thinking things through, Ji Yuan emerged from the cave feeling refreshed.

Now that I've successfully broken through, the next step is to try and see if I can get this giant toad to break through as well.

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(I said I wouldn't write filler content. I broke through as soon as I reached the "Pigpen" stage, without waiting for a single extra chapter. I've achieved Foundation Establishment in Physique, so let's celebrate! Please give me a monthly vote, or a recommendation vote if you like.)

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