Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 159 [Fishpond: lv3]; Dragon Transformation (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Croak—"

As soon as Ji Yuan returned to Misty Island, he saw the giant toad tossing out the corpse of a second-stage early-stage spirit fish from behind him like a treasure.

The spirit fish meat had long been eaten, leaving only a skeleton and a demon core. Even the scales were gone. Ji Yuan even suspected that the giant toad had eaten the spirit fish and then spat it out...

But that doesn't matter. This demon core alone is enough to sell for 20 mid-grade spirit stones.

So Ji Yuan gave it a whole spirit pig to nourish its body.

Now that he's back, he can continue his cultivation in peace, so Ji Yuan naturally needs to prepare to buy some small spirit pigs or something.

After receiving the "subsistence allowance" from the giant toad, Ji Yuan found Tu Yue, who was digging and farming on the island, and took over the "subsistence allowance" from her for this period of time.

The water nectar produced daily by the fishpond.

【Chicken Coop】The spiritual soil produced daily.

The blood essence produced daily in the pigpen, plus the jade fat produced monthly, is naturally gone since Ji Yuan just finished his foundation building and hasn't had time to raise pigs yet.

【Wine Cellar】Produces the "Choose Your Own Wine".

There's also a thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass produced in the [Spirit Field]. Ji Yuan last harvested it before he reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

It took a year to establish the foundation, and the [Spirit Field] naturally produced another thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass.

In this way, you'll be guaranteed to receive at least three or four Foundation Establishment Pills.

Ji Yuan was also very pleased, this was another large sum of spirit stones... It seemed that he really needed to find an auction to sell some of them first.

Otherwise, keeping this Foundation Establishment Pill on your person would be useless.

Ji Yuan transferred all the gains from Tu Yue's storage bag into his own, then returned the empty storage bag to her, telling her to continue working hard.

Then Ji Yuan leaped up and landed on the mountainside in a few steps, arriving at the fishpond at the foot of the mountain.

With another building available for upgrades, Ji Yuan couldn't resist the temptation.

Just as he arrived at the empty fishpond, thinking about leveling up... he suddenly remembered something that had happened earlier.

That was the first time he upgraded the fishpond, and one of the semi-spirit fish in the fishpond evolved into a spirit fish.

It was thanks to that spirit fish that Ji Yuan was able to overcome the predicament he was facing at the time.

Currently, I need to upgrade to level 3 [Fish Pond].

[Fishpond: lv3 (upgradeable)]

[Effect: Produces 3 drops of Ice Soul Dew daily, increases the probability of Spirit Fish advancing, and has a certain probability of generating Ice Attribute mutation, increasing growth speed by 40%]

[Effect 2 (Rainbow Carp Transforms into a Dragon): There is a very low probability that a carp-type spirit fish will give birth to a juvenile Ice Dragon (a third-tier monster).]

If that's the case, then what if there are already some carp-like spirit fish in this [fishpond]?

Is it possible to get a critical hit and trigger the second spiritual effect, "Rainbow Carp Transforms into a Dragon," in one hit, thus giving oneself a third-tier monster cub?

Adhering to the idea that it's better to believe it exists than not to believe it doesn't.

Ji Yuan stopped upgrading his current activity and decided to first place more carp and other spirit fish in the fishpond.

Who knows, it might actually succeed?

Moreover, the current environment of the fishpond is definitely not suitable for raising fish.

The hundreds of acres of fishponds were all filthy from the previous ghost formation.

In such an environment, if you were to put a spirit fish in, it would most likely just die.

Ji Yuan first used several water purification spells, which were effective and indeed cleaned the filth from the fishpond.

It restored its previous clear and bright appearance, but the gloomy aura remained.

That was fine. Ji Yuan personally took charge, returned to the Talisman Room, and used several first-grade high-quality Yin-dispelling Talismans. After some work, he finally restored the fishpond to its original state.

Next, we need to get the [Spirit Fish].

Catching them yourself would be too slow; it would take forever. Ji Yuan still planned to buy them.

And we should also buy some spirit pigs and spirit chickens while we're at it.

Now that I've returned to cultivate in peace, this farm needs to be put into operation; I can't let the effects of all these buildings go to waste.

Next, Ji Yuan spent another half a month visiting the nearby Heishuifang and Huaiyinfang to purchase some spirit pigs and spirit chickens.

However, there are very few carp of this kind; I only managed to buy four after searching several markets.

When Ji Yuan arrived, he used the Breath Concealment Technique to reduce his cultivation level to the peak of Qi Refining. Guided by a kind-hearted cultivator, he arrived at Linshui City.

If you want to buy carp, this is the place with the most.

This waterfront city has a unique feature: every year, it holds a "Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" event.

At that time, Linshui City will release a large number of carp spirit fish at once, and then set up many obstacles along the way to make them compete for the lead. We will see which spirit fish can overcome the highest obstacle and cross the Dragon Gate in one fell swoop.

At that time, the cultivators who participate can place bets on the spirit fish they have chosen, betting that it will be the first to successfully cross the Dragon Gate, or betting that it can cross the Dragon Gate.

Ji Yuan understood after listening to it once; this was an alternative form of gambling.

It's still a form of gambling exclusive to cultivators.

When Ji Yuan heard the news, the "Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" event was being held in Linshui City.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, they would probably go immediately, just to join in the fun.

Unfortunately, Ji Yuan was no ordinary cultivator. Upon hearing that the event was being held in Linshui City, he immediately returned to Misty Island to cultivate.

He not only had to draw talismans and refine elixirs, but also had to comprehend the "Water Dragon Technique" and "Shadow Follows Form," in addition to studying the "Sword Canon" to improve his cultivation.

Nowadays, Ji Yuan wishes he could split himself into three parts to live his life.

Another ten days passed, and Ji Yuan, estimating that the events in Linshui City were over, went out.

Finally, after inquiring around Huaiyinfang, I found out that something had indeed happened in Linshui City.

It is said that on the day of the Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate ceremony, demonic cultivators caused trouble, and some people with ill intentions took the opportunity to burn, kill, and loot, so that Linshui City was in complete chaos.

In the end, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Water Dragon Sect stationed in Linshui Town were dispatched, but they still only managed to drive away those few demonic cultivators.

He wanted to kill, but failed.

There were also Foundation Establishment cultivators among that group of demonic cultivators.

"Damn it, thank goodness I was cautious back then, otherwise I would have gotten myself into a lot of trouble even if I hadn't gotten involved."

When Ji Yuan returned to Linshui City with his peak Qi Refining cultivation, there was no difference except that the patrols and checks were slightly stricter.

Demonic cultivators causing trouble... is rare, but not uncommon.

Ji Yuan first strolled around Linshui City before finding a few shops that specialized in buying and selling spirit fish and expressing his desire to buy a carp spirit fish.

The shop owner was somewhat pleased to hear this.

But he still looked worried and said, "In previous years, we wouldn't have been able to wait for you to come and buy them now. Once the Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate event ended, all the carp that were tainted with 'dragon energy' were sold out."

"Oh? Is it related to this year's demonic cultivators?"

Ji Yuan feigned curiosity and asked.

"Who says otherwise? As soon as that group of demonic cultivators arrived, the Dragon Leap was over before it even started. And then there were all sorts of rumors that this batch of spirit fish didn't have dragon energy and that it was taboo, so the price just wouldn't go up."

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Judging from your accent, you must be from out of town. I won't lie to you, this year's batch of carp is indeed not very good."

"The shop owner is a very honest person."

Ji Yuan never expected that he would meet such a genuine person when he randomly picked a shop.

"Do you want more, fellow Daoist?"

"want!"

Ji Yuan bought it to raise, waiting for it to transform into a dragon, so he didn't care about these things.

"How much do you want, fellow Daoist?"

The shopkeeper was somewhat pleased to see that Ji Yuan was not deterred by the incident.

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "These spirit fish are my master's pet spirit beast's favorite food, so I'll take as many as I can get."

"really?"

The shop owner was overjoyed.

"really."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately went to the backyard. Before long, he took out a specially made spirit beast bag. "There are a total of 8 late-stage spirit fish, 19 mid-stage spirit fish, and 32 early-stage spirit fish inside."

Ji Yuan took a look and, finding the quantity to be correct, immediately accepted it.

After paying about 10 mid-grade spirit stones, Ji Yuan didn't linger and immediately chose to leave.

It wasn't that he didn't want more, but he had just sensed something different in that shop... the shopkeeper didn't seem so honest.

Ji Yuan could tell from his expression and tone of voice that the shopkeeper really didn't want to sell him these spirit fish.

Why is this?

Ji Yuan didn't know, nor did he want to know.

But I suspect it's related to the sudden disturbance caused by the demonic cultivators.

After a while, Ji Yuan had just left Linshui City when he saw several streaks of flying boats coming from behind him. Sure enough... Ji Yuan no longer concealed it and immediately replaced the Thunder Falcon Boat with the spirit-grade flying boat "Skyward".

With all his might, he vanished in an instant.

The three Qi Refining stage cultivators who were chasing after him disappeared in the blink of an eye.

They circled around several times, but had no choice but to return to Linshui City.

Ji Yuan had no time to deal with these trivial matters. After buying the spirit fish, he returned to Misty Island and immediately took all the spirit fish out of the spirit beast bag and poured them into the fishpond.

As the spirit fish was taken out, the specially made spirit beast bag immediately turned blackish-gray.

broken.

It's a one-time use item, and I don't know which weapon refiner made it, but it actually has this effect. Ji Yuan estimated that at least several dozen low-grade spirit stones were used to buy this specially made spirit beast bag out of the expenses he spent on buying spirit fish.

But it's good that this thing is convenient.

Ji Yuan was thinking about it and hadn't even had time to upgrade the fishpond when he heard a loud splashing sound coming from the fishpond.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately discovered a mid-stage first-order spirit fish that was breaking through its limits. In the blink of an eye, its size had increased considerably.

In the fishpond, another late-stage first-tier spirit fish has appeared.

It seems that he had already reached the limit of breakthrough, and then the [Fish Pond] effect stimulated him, so he immediately succeeded in breaking through.

Ji Yuan was overjoyed and then took out the materials needed to upgrade the [Fish Pond].

Thirty mid-grade spirit stones and three prismatic ice crystals, extremely cold, that Ji Yuan dared not touch.

In addition, there is a pot of ice-attribute monster blood essence.

After taking out all the items, Ji Yuan placed them by the fishpond, and then, with a thought, chose to upgrade again.

As his thought settled.

The entire fishpond was instantly bathed in golden light, and the upgrade materials placed on the shore slowly disappeared.

Golden light enveloped the entire lake, making it seem as if some extraordinary treasure was about to be born.

The spirit fish in the pond were also splashing around in competition. At the very moment the [Fish Pond] was upgraded, Ji Yuan's divine sense swept over and he sensed that at least 6 spirit fish had broken through.

In this way, he was certain that when the [Fish Pond] was upgraded, it could indeed deliver critical hits.

It can really make this spirit fish evolve.

If that's the case... what about transforming into a dragon?

Ji Yuan's divine sense constantly enveloped the entire [fishpond], attempting to grasp that tiny glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, even after the [Fish Pond] was fully upgraded, none of the spirit fish successfully evolved into an Ice Dragon.

From this perspective, the "extremely low probability" mentioned on the panel really is extremely low.

You can't force it.

Ji Yuan was slightly disappointed, but then he saw three drops of cold dew appear about a meter above the fishpond.

Just like the Water Dew produced before.

However, the water dew looks no different from ordinary dew.

But the Ice Soul Dew that has appeared now... is radiating an icy chill. Ji Yuan can even see frost slowly condensing around the dew.

With a casual gesture, he retrieved the three drops of Ice Soul Dew.

Cold dew hangs in the palm of my hand.

Ji Yuan could sense the pure spiritual energy emanating from the cold dew, along with its unique icy aura.

Ji Yuan had naturally learned about this.

One of the Earth Treasures, its production conditions are particularly demanding, and it can generally only be conceived in the eternal snow-capped mountains of the far north.

The ice-attribute spiritual energy it contains is the rarest thing among heterogeneous ice spiritual roots.

Therefore, the price is quite high.

These three drops in Ji Yuan's possession could fetch at least 300 low-grade spirit stones.

That means you can earn 3 mid-grade spirit stones a day, and 90 mid-grade spirit stones a month just from the output of this [fishpond].

In this way, it won't even take a month to break even, and you'll even have a surplus.

Moreover, when Ji Yuan was researching the Ice Soul Dew, he also saw in the book that if a water-attribute cultivator consistently absorbed the Ice Soul Dew, he could also imbue his spiritual energy with a trace of ice-attribute power.

It is even possible to transform one's water elemental root into an ice elemental root.

Of course, the book doesn't say how much Ice Soul Dew is needed to persevere in this.

It was only said that it should be done consistently.

It seems that this thing was too precious, so the person who left the message also failed.

However, it is true that absorbing spiritual energy can give one an ice attribute effect; Ji Yuan knows that some predecessors have succeeded in doing so.

So he's prepared to give it a try.

Since I get 3 drops of Ice Soul Dew every day, I might as well use it to absorb spirit stones for cultivation.

If I can truly transform my water elemental root into an ice elemental root in the future, that would be a great thing.

If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, since I won't lose anything anyway.

After putting away the three drops of Ice Soul Dew, Ji Yuan summoned the control panel.

Once the fishpond reaches level 3, you can view the effects of a level 4 fishpond.

[Fishpond: lv4 (cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect 1: Produces 1 tael of Millennium Frost Spirit Milk annually, increases the probability of spirit fish advancing in rank, increases the probability of ice-attribute mutations, and increases growth speed by 50%.]

[Spiritual Effect 2 (Dragon Transformation into Chi): There is a very small chance that a dragon-type demon beast will transform into a fourth-tier spirit beast—a Chi dragon.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 800 mid-grade spirit stones; 1 tier 3 ice-attribute demon core; 1 tier 3 dragon-type demon beast corpse; 3 dragon blood stones.]

After seeing the amazing effects of this level 4 [Fish Pond], you'll understand.

The first thought that popped into Ji Yuan's mind was... Who says a true dragon can't emerge from shallow waters?

Miraculous effect—a dragon transforming into a chi?

What is a Chilong?

The small dragon has no horns and becomes a chi.

Ji Yuan had no doubt that as his [Fish Pond] continued to upgrade, and it wouldn't even take many more upgrades, a true dragon would be born in his [Fish Pond].

The miraculous effect at that time will likely be called "the descent of a true dragon."

What rank of spirit beast is a true dragon?

Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel a mix of anticipation and curiosity.

At least he had never heard of any real dragons on the Canglu Continent. There were, though, dragons. It was said that there were quite a few in the Falling Star River, and sometimes they would come ashore and cause trouble.

But it doesn't matter. Perhaps it won't be long before I can have a juvenile Ice Dragon, a third-tier demonic beast.

Then I'll feed it with this Ice Soul Dew, and its growth rate will definitely be very fast. By then... maybe I, who am at the Foundation Establishment stage, will be able to possess a Golden Core stage demon beast.

With the fishpond upgraded, Ji Yuan now has something to look forward to every day in addition to his daily cultivation.

Basically, whenever he comes out of the cave, he will come to this fishpond to see if he has evolved into an Ice Dragon.

After cultivating at home for about ten days, Ji Yuan took some time to return to the sect.

The main purpose of this trip back was to visit Forget-Worry Island to see the flowers and invite the moon.

Delivering wine.

However, compared to last time, Ji Yuan was much more generous this time, giving away two jin (1 kg) in one go.

This was something that had been promised beforehand.

Even with these two pounds, he didn't use a single jar to hold them.

If it were put into a jar, it would look too stingy. Ji Yuan still used that palm-sized wine pot and filled 20 jars, which looked like a lot.

After serving the drinks, Hua Yaoyue took the initiative to ask Ji Yuan if he had any questions about his cultivation.

Ji Yuan took the opportunity to ask about the "Water Dragon Technique," which is said to be the strongest technique of the Water Dragon Sect.

This technique is also divided into three levels.

The first level is all about killing, called "Treading the Sea". When you form the "Treading the Sea Seal" with your hands, you can condense a ten-zhang-long phantom dragon.

It bears some resemblance to the blood-stained sword that Ji Yuan obtained.

This dragon can unleash a roar that echoes across the sea, and its sound waves can transform into a storm of water blades that can not only annihilate everything around it but also intimidate cultivators from all directions.

In addition, this dragon can also breathe air, spewing out twelve spiral shockwaves from its mouth, which are extremely powerful.

According to the description of this technique, once it is used in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, it can instantly kill cultivators of the same level.

Even those in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage had to temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

The second layer can condense "Sea Dragon Armor," with water dragons swirling around the body to form a protective barrier.

Even in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, it can withstand spells from the mid-stages, and its power is extremely strong.

The third layer is called "Yin Yang Transformation Dragon".

The water dragon split into two: the black dragon attacked first, while the white dragon protected the body.

Once the black dragon entangles the opponent, it can unleash the Twin Dragons Strangulation Technique.

According to the technique, once you fully comprehend the "Water Dragon Technique," even those in the early stages of Foundation Establishment can rival those in the middle stages.

Of course, Ji Yuan didn't believe it.

Not to mention that the spiritual energy of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator is much greater than that of an early-Foundation Establishment cultivator, once an early-Foundation Establishment cultivator uses the complete "Water Dragon Technique," their own spiritual energy will probably be almost depleted after one use.

Moreover, even if it were true... if the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Water Dragon Sect could possess a secret technique like the "Water Dragon Technique," wouldn't the Foundation Establishment cultivators of sects like the Joyful Union Sect and the Medicine King Valley also have secret techniques?

If everyone has it, then it's the same as if no one has it.

When it really comes down to a life-or-death struggle, it all comes down to using all sorts of methods and resources.

Through this inquiry, Ji Yuan also experienced what it felt like to have a Golden Core master. Previously, when he cultivated on his own, he could only rely on the Enlightenment Room to comprehend the Dao.

As for when I finally figured it out and found the trick, that was entirely a matter of a sudden flash of inspiration.

But with a master's guidance, things are different.

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