Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 151 Becoming a Golden Core Disciple [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Inside the Alchemy Room.

Ji Yuan did not get up, but remained seated, sensing his surroundings.

He didn't use his divine sense at first, but he could still clearly feel that... it was different from before.

If we call myself sharp-eared and sharp-eyed now, then when I was practicing Qi cultivation, I was at most half-blind and half-deaf.

Everything in sight was crystal clear.

If the improvement in the five senses is so obvious, what about the spiritual consciousness?

With a single thought, Ji Yuan released his divine sense, and in an instant, everything in the entire [Alchemy Room] was brought into his mind.

Moreover, Ji Yuan didn't feel any pressure at all... This feeling suggests that after Foundation Establishment, the strength of his divine sense has increased, and it's not just the range of his divine sense that has increased, but also the duration of his divine sense.

Unfortunately, the alchemy room was shrouded in an array of restrictions, making it impossible for Ji Yuan to perceive just how strong his divine sense was.

But none of that matters. Once we get out, we'll have plenty of time to experience things for ourselves.

With this thought in mind, he looked inward at his dantian.

Compared to the dantian that was previously filled with dantian clouds, the dantian was now unusually empty.

Only at the very bottom of the dantian was a layer of spiritual liquid.

When he first broke through, the elixir was only a thin layer. It wasn't until Ji Yuan absorbed dozens of mid-grade spirit stones that it became more abundant.

Moreover, compared to the previous Qi Refining stage, the spiritual energy in this dantian is now somewhat different.

Previously, Ji Yuan practiced the common "Azure Sea Tide Technique", but now he is practicing the Nascent Soul technique "Azure Nine Tribulations Sword Manual".

The spiritual energy cultivated through this "Sword Manual" naturally carries a trace of sword energy.

Therefore, at this moment, every strand of spiritual energy in Ji Yuan's dantian carried a trace of killing power.

Sword manuals are inherently a type of martial art with extremely high killing power.

Ji Yuan has successfully switched his cultivation method. If he wants to continue to improve his cultivation... According to the "Sword Canon", the Foundation Establishment stage requires drawing water from rivers and condensing the "Azure Wave Sword Embryo" in his dantian.

There are nine sword embryos in total, corresponding to the nine natal flying swords that I will forge after I form my core.

In the early stages of Foundation Establishment, two sword embryos need to be condensed before attempting to break through to the middle stage.

In the mid-term, three sword embryos need to be condensed.

Later on, we'll need to refine four sword embryos.

The embryo of this Azure Wave Flying Sword not only possesses a trace of the offensive power of a natal flying sword, but can also be used to kill enemies.

It also possesses tidal gravity, which can be used to trap enemies, making it a formidable weapon.

However, if he were to refine it into a natal magic weapon later... Ji Yuan was not too keen on it. He preferred to combine all his buildings and refine them into a natal magic weapon of the [Cave Abode] type.

As for this flying sword, we can try to build a "Sword Tomb," "Sword Hut," or "Sword Weapon Room" to house it and use it as a branch of our natal magic weapon.

If you only have a flying sword as your natal magic weapon, it's definitely not enough.

But if we were to refine all the buildings into natal magic weapons... the resources required would probably be astronomical.

After much thought, it all seems too far away.

Let's focus on building up our foundation first.

Turning his gaze away from his dantian, Ji Yuan took out the jade box containing the Foundation Establishment Pill.

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Inside lay ten round pills.

For this foundation-building exercise, Ji Yuan prepared a total of 20 Foundation-Building Pills, but unexpectedly, he succeeded in building his foundation with only 10 pills.

Or rather... the Foundation Establishment stage alone consumed 10 Foundation Establishment Pills!

They are all second-level Foundation Building Pills.

Damn it, no wonder that in the entire Canglu Continent, those who can establish a pseudo-spiritual root are extremely rare.

Of the remaining 10 pills, 6 are one-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills and 4 are two-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills.

Ji Yuan plans to see if he can auction off some more later.

This one alone costs several hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and Ji Yuan isn't that generous to give it away...

Spirit stones are needed for self-cultivation and upgrading buildings.

It's not even enough for himself, yet he gives it away... What kind of genius is this?

Cultivation is inherently a fierce battle, like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge; one must definitely find every possible way to improve one's strength.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan summoned the control panel.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, some buildings with cultivation level restrictions can be upgraded again.

The Enlightenment Room has just been upgraded. The next upgrade will require a Tier 3 demon core, which won't do.

Neither the Talisman Room nor the Alchemy Room will work.

There is hope for the [Formation Room]. All that's needed is to upgrade a Tier 1 formation to a Tier 2 formation.

The fishpond can now be upgraded.

The reason I couldn't advance to level 3 before was because there was a hard requirement to reach the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Now that this condition has been met, the remaining upgrade conditions are easy to handle.

[Chicken Coop] Even if you're in the mid-Foundation Building stage, this won't work.

[Pigpen] requires a third-tier demon core and a large amount of expensive immortal resources, which we can't obtain for the time being.

The cave dwelling can be upgraded now.

The kitchen is no good, but the wine cellar should be almost done. I'll wait until I go back to Misty Island to see the wine I've brewed.

Based on this calculation, the only upgradeable areas at present are the [Fish Pond], [Cave], and [Wine Cellar].

You can try to upgrade the [Formation Room].

After putting away the panel, Ji Yuan scanned his surroundings with his divine sense to make sure he hadn't missed anything. Then he prepared to leave the seclusion, as there was no point in staying any longer.

He stood up and took a step, arriving at the entrance of the alchemy room.

……

Half an hour.

On the main island of the Water Dragon Sect, in the main hall, Xuan Shui Zhenren, who was dealing with a matter of demonic invasion, suddenly took out a communication talisman. With a sweep of his divine sense, he immediately learned of a message.

This message came from the sect's protective formation.

The Foundation Establishment Island Master guarding the sect discovered through the sect's protective formation that a disciple had successfully established his foundation!

The Water Dragon Sect has gained another Foundation Establishment cultivator. As the sect leader, True Person Xuan Shui must know about this, and he has to summon each newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator individually.

This was an extremely ordinary thing.

The Water Dragon Sect has several hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and basically a few of them emerge every year.

But today's news is rather unusual.

Because Master Xuan Shui discovered that this disciple who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage within the sect was actually named... Ji Yuan!

Same name and last name?

Master Xuanshui didn't believe there was such a coincidence. This Ji Yuan must be the disciple who refused to go to the Nine Netherworld Cave last year.

If that's the case, then I'll just look ridiculous.

At that time, Master Xuanshui was thinking, if we don't go to this Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven, how can Ji Yuan, with his pseudo spiritual root, build a foundation?

Be prepared to spend your entire life in the Qi Refining stage.

But now it seems that he was confident of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage back then, which is why he was unwilling to go to the Nine Netherworld Cave.

His sudden disappearance was probably because he went to find a place to cultivate his foundation in seclusion.

By the way, the news that came through said that he had achieved Foundation Establishment in the alchemy room on Sifang Island.

If that's the case, why wasn't it found back then? It seems some rules need to be reiterated.

But regardless, the fact that another Foundation Establishment cultivator has emerged from within the sect is a good thing!

He seems to be in his early twenties, and he has successfully established his foundation with the talent of a pseudo-spiritual root... There will probably be another Foundation Establishment prodigy in the sect. It's just a pity that it's already rare for someone with a pseudo-spiritual root to be able to establish their foundation.

A pseudo-spiritual root forming a core is even rarer, one in ten thousand.

Well, there's nothing urgent right now. I'll have to see him sooner or later anyway, so I might as well go and see what kind of person Ji Yuan is today.

Li Changhe, who had returned to the sect from outside several months ago, also learned that Ji Yuan had successfully established his foundation.

He was practicing his spiritual cultivation when he suddenly received a message from his second uncle.

It is said that the disciple who used his connections with the Li family to go into seclusion on Sifang Island has successfully established his foundation.

Before Li Changhe left, he asked his second uncle to take special care of him, so Li's second uncle did indeed instruct the people on Sifang Island to report any unusual activity immediately.

In retrospect, there are indeed abnormalities.

But it's a good thing, the foundation building was successful... This is no ordinary good thing.

Therefore, Li Changhe decided to personally congratulate this benefactor and friend. After all, once he successfully established his foundation, he would truly be someone of his generation, and they could call each other "fellow Daoist" when they met.

Perfect timing! I'll copy down the cultivation experience from this "Sword Manual" and give it to him later.

Consider this a congratulatory gift for his successful Foundation Establishment. Oh, and prepare another talisman too. Given his personality, the "Sky Shuttle" would definitely suit him perfectly.

After thinking for a moment, Li Changhe disappeared.

He first went to the Li family's warehouse, then met with Li Gang to inform him of the matter, before finally steering the flying boat straight to Sifang Island.

Before leaving, Li Gang didn't forget to tell Li Changhe to bring Ji Yuan to the Li family for a visit.

I had previously heard that Ji Yuan was only at the Qi Refining stage, so even if he saved Li Changhe, it was just a stroke of luck. Giving him so many gifts was enough.

Adding a few more items would be of little consequence to the Li family.

But now that I've established my foundation, things are different.

For the Li family, Foundation Establishment cultivators are worth recruiting.

Moreover, according to Li Changhe, Ji Yuan seems to be quite young, which makes him even more valuable to recruit.

……

Ji Yuan left the alchemy room, followed the earth vein corridor, returned to the surface, went to the duty station, and returned the voucher for renting the alchemy room.

The disciple on duty had already noticed, so he quickly stood up, offered his hands to receive it, and then loudly proclaimed:

"Congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment, Martial Uncle! May your immortal path be everlasting."

His voice was loud and clear, and the disciples on duty nearby immediately reacted, all of them standing up and bowing to Ji Yuan as they shouted.

"Congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment, Martial Uncle! May your immortal path be everlasting."

A unified voice echoed throughout the room.

"Okay, okay."

Having provided so much emotional value, Ji Yuan felt obliged to reciprocate.

This can be considered an old tradition. Successfully establishing one's foundation is a joyous occasion, so the other party offers congratulations, and the person who successfully established their foundation gives a small gift as a way of sharing in the good fortune.

Ji Yuan counted, and there were eight people present.

He subconsciously thought of giving each person a mid-grade spirit stone, but at the last moment he suddenly woke up.

Damn it, they've only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage and they already don't know their place. What kind of class are they, actually giving away mid-grade spirit stones... So Ji Yuan ended up giving everyone a bottle of first-grade Spirit Gathering Pills.

There are three in each bottle.

He had refined these pills when he was practicing, but now that his cultivation had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, this level of Spirit Gathering Pills was no longer of much use.

After giving the gifts, the disciples on duty offered their congratulations.

Before Ji Yuan could leave, he noticed that the disciples were bowing behind him, and compared to their previous casualness and joy, their faces now showed more fear.

Ji Yuan dared not use his divine sense to scan people.

Under normal circumstances, directly scanning the opponent with divine sense is not much different from provoking a fight.

So he quickly turned around and looked.

With just one glance, he recognized the person behind him. It was someone he had seen in a portrait: the Water Dragon Sect Master... True Man Xuan Shui!

Why is he here?!

Oh no, could they really be here to make things difficult for me?

Last year, I disobeyed his orders to go to the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven. Instead, I hid somewhere to cultivate my foundation, which was clearly disobedience. Now that I have successfully cultivated my foundation, he came over as soon as I stepped out the door...

It's probably like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Ji Yuan had never had any contact with the Water Dragon Sect leader, and had even heard very little about him, so he had no idea what kind of person he was.

But this did not prevent Ji Yuan from preparing for the worst; he had come to make things difficult for himself.

So Ji Yuan immediately had a thought, and his spiritual energy and divine sense invaded his storage bag, where he found the communication talisman left by Hua Yaoyue.

The magical power of the Qi Refining stage cultivators was like an impenetrable wall when it touched this communication talisman; it simply couldn't penetrate it.

But now that he had successfully established his foundation, his foundation-building power easily broke through the restrictions on the communication talisman. He then used his divine sense to speak on the talisman:

"Uncle Wangyou, I am Ji Yuan. Do you still remember me? I have successfully established my foundation and am now on Sifang Island... Oh, by the way, I have also improved the spirit wine, so I brought it with me."

If that's the case, as long as Hua Yaoyue isn't pretending to be stupid, she'll definitely understand what I mean.

In other words, I, the disciple who has been wandering outside, am finally going to return to your side, Master, to serve you.

Ji Yuan didn't mention that the sect leader, Master Xuan Shui, was also there. He was worried that if he did, Master Yao Yue might not come.

As for being discovered... if they are not discovered, and if they are really asked, Ji Yuan will say, "I just finished sending a message to you, Master, and then the Sect Leader arrived. It was just one after the other."

Although many thoughts may arise in one's mind, they are actually only fleeting moments.

When the message was sent, Ji Yuan paused slightly, so he looked somewhat surprised.

"Greetings, Sect Leader... Martial Uncle."

Ji Yuan bowed respectfully. At first, he wanted to address him as "Sect Leader," but then he remembered that he was now a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Foundation Establishment cultivators addressed Golden Core cultivators as Qi Refining cultivators addressed Foundation Establishment cultivators, so he simply called him "Uncle-Master."

"Yes, you must be Ji Yuan?"

Master Xuan Shui stroked his beard and smiled.

"Exactly."

"Indeed, it truly proves the old saying, 'Heroes emerge from among the young.'"

Master Xuanshui chuckled, his gaze exactly like that of an elder seeing their junior achieve success.

This made Ji Yuan feel that something was not right. Was this sect leader really that magnanimous and kind?

If you were really that magnanimous, you wouldn't have used your sect leader's authority to try and summon me to the Nine Netherworld, would you?

Sure enough, just as Ji Yuan was hesitating about how to reply, he heard True Person Xuan Shui say, "If I remember correctly, last year I seemed to have Feng Yichen invite you to go to the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven together, right?"

Why didn't you go?

Master Xuanshui's tone remained unchanged, sounding just like a normal question.

But Ji Yuan knew that if his answer was good, then it would be fine, but if he answered badly... Master Xuan Shui would accuse him of disobeying orders.

That's it, there's no escaping it.

Moreover, to some extent, I really did disobey orders.

Just as Ji Yuan felt a chill run down his spine, wondering how to reply and why his Master Yaoyue hadn't arrived yet, he heard a familiar laugh coming from the doorway.

"I wondered who was walking faster than me; it turns out it was the sect leader, Uncle-Master, here."

"My name is Li Changhe. I pay my respects to my sect leader, Uncle-Master."

The third-tier demonic beast, the winged flying tiger cub, was still perched on Li Changhe's shoulder.

He didn't bow, but simply cupped his hands in greeting from a distance, which was enough for him to acknowledge the greeting.

"Oh? So it's my nephew Changhe who's here."

When Li Changhe arrived, Master Xuanshui's smile became more genuine. He smiled, stroked his beard, and turned around.

"How come the sect leader and my junior brother Ji also know each other?"

Li Changhe stepped forward and naturally put his hand on Ji Yuan's shoulder.

"Brother Li."

Ji Yuan quickly greeted him, secretly relieved.

With Li Changhe here, even if Hua Yaoyue doesn't come immediately, Master Xuanshui shouldn't make things too difficult for me, right?

"I know him. A disciple of this sect has successfully established his foundation. As the sect leader, I have to come and see him, especially since he is a prodigy like Ji Yuan."

Master Xuanshui said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe felt a bit uncomfortable and said with a smile, "What kind of genius is my Brother Ji? It's really too much trouble for our sect leader to make this trip in person. Brother Ji, that's not right of you."

Ji Yuan immediately understood and bowed to Xuan Shui Zhenren again with an apologetic smile, saying, "Last year, I also planned to go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven with Senior Brother Feng...Nephew Feng, but I didn't expect to suddenly realize the opportunity for a breakthrough. In addition, I was on this Four Directions Island at the time, preparing to refine a few batches of pills to use in the Nine Nether Cave Heaven."

"As a result, I didn't even have time to send a message before I had to go into seclusion to break through. I hope my senior uncle, the sect leader, can understand."

"Oh, I see. Then naturally, breaking through is the priority."

Master Xuanshui seemed to suddenly understand, and nodded repeatedly with a smile.

Li Changhe, unaware of this later, looked around and asked, "What happened?"

"It's alright, it was all a misunderstanding..."

Since the other party had already given him a way out, Ji Yuan naturally wouldn't think of making Xuan Shui Zhenren even more disgusting. However, to his surprise, the sect leader uncle brought it up himself.

"It's nothing. Last year I was thinking of asking Junior Nephew Ji why he didn't go to the Nine Netherworld Cave, but I didn't expect that he would break through and I didn't get a reply, so I came to ask."

The Mysterious Water Immortal viewed himself as open and honest.

If Ji Yuan manages to cover this up, it would make it seem like I owe him a favor. If it were something serious, that would be fine, but this is a trivial matter and not worth worrying about.

"I see."

Li Changhe suddenly realized what was going on and understood what was happening.

Most likely, Master Xuan Shui wanted Ji Yuan to go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven and seize treasures from Ghost Dragon Lake, but Ji Yuan was definitely not going because of his personality, so he quickly found an opportunity to hide and break through.

In Li Changhe's view, this was indeed not a big deal.

Of course, this is on the premise that Ji Yuan did not go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven, and that he happened to break through while staying outside.

If either of these two conditions is not met, it will be a serious matter.

"By the way, how did you two become acquainted, Nephew Changhe and Nephew Ji?"

Master Xuanshui asked, seemingly with some curiosity.

It seems their relationship is quite special; otherwise, Ji Yuan wouldn't have sent him a message as soon as he broke through.

Yes, Ji Yuan's previous telepathic communication could not be kept from Xuan Shui Zhenren, who was at the Golden Core stage.

He noticed, but didn't stop him, intending to see who Ji Yuan was looking for.

Unexpectedly, they found Li Changhe.

"My acquaintance with Brother Ji is all fate..."

Before Li Changhe could finish speaking with a smile, a lazy voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

"I heard that Junior Brother Xuan Shui wants me, his disciple, to go to the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven?"

(End of this chapter)