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Chapter 178 Old Friends Are Like Leaves Falling in the Wind [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

After Ji Yuan took out the Ice Soul Dew, without him saying anything, the Frost Dragon immediately poked its head out and swallowed the dew in one gulp.

The cold dew enters the abdomen.

The Frost Dragon throbbed, and a chill emanated from the gaps in its scales.

Ji Yuan could even clearly feel that the cold energy within the Frost Dragon's body had intensified.

This thing works so well on the Frost Dragon?

Damn, this thing works really well for me.

If you absorb enough Ice Soul Dew, your spiritual energy can contain ice-attribute effects. So Ji Yuan has basically never wasted any of the 3 drops of Ice Soul Dew he takes every day.

The dew being fed to the Frost Dragon now was produced a few days ago.

Further on, they were all refined by Ji Yuan himself.

"So not only does it have a huge appetite, but it also has to compete with me for food?"

Ji Yuan looked at the icy dragon coiled around his arm and rubbing its head against him, and felt a pang of heartache.

"If you become strong in the future, that's fine. But if you're not strong enough, I'll chop you up and eat you!"

Ji Yuan pointed at the ice dragon and said fiercely.

After he finished speaking, he fed him another drop of Ice Soul Dew.

[Fish Pond] produces 3 drops a day. Ji Yuan plans to feed the Frost Dragon two drops a day and refine one drop himself.

Monsters like the Frost Dragon can improve their strength much faster than I can, so I need to raise their strength as soon as possible. Even if they can only reach the second rank, let alone the third rank, they would be a great help.

"eat!"

All you do is eat!

After feeding the Ice Soul Dew, Ji Yuan was thinking of throwing the Ice Dragon back into the fishpond, but then he remembered something. If he threw it back, the remaining spirit fish would have no chance of survival.

They will all be eaten by this ice dragon.

These are just ordinary spirit fish; once eaten, they're gone.

But those carp in the fishpond have the potential to transform into dragons!

If another dragon were to emerge, and I didn't use it myself, but instead auctioned it off... it would fetch several thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

"What a waste of money!"

Ji Yuan planned to throw the Frost Dragon into the Cloud Rain Marsh and let it fend for itself.

Since it has already chosen its owner, I'm not worried about it running away.

"Croak—"

Suddenly, a slightly resentful cry came from behind.

Ji Yuan, whose hands were wrapped in dragons, turned his head and saw the large toad with its head down. He found that not only was its croaking mournful, but its eyes were also filled with resentment.

"Well……"

Ji Yuan thought about it and realized that he had indeed neglected the giant toad a bit during this period of time.

But I have indeed been busy, especially since I started building my foundation.

No problem. Ji Yuan took out two spirit pigs from his storage bag and threw them out. The big toad was immediately satisfied... Yes, just feed the pigs to this Frost Dragon.

This spirit pig is a must-eat; eating it can even improve one's physique.

Don't you see how even a giant toad can break through its limits after eating it!

"Eat, you eat too!"

Ji Yuan then took out a spirit pig and threw it on the ground, along with the Frost Dragon.

A dragon eats a pig.

At first, the Frost Dragon was somewhat reluctant, but after Ji Yuan casually cut the spirit pig in half and the smell of blood and flesh spread, it no longer had any objections.

They immediately sprawled out on it and began to feast.

The giant toad was displeased to see the Ice Dragon eating the same food as it and shouted at it.

Despite being only a late-stage first-tier Ice Dragon, it showed no fear whatsoever when facing a late-stage second-tier giant toad. Instead, it breathed a chilling breath at the giant toad.

Ji Yuan was watching from the side. If the Frost Dragon were at the same level as this giant toad, it would freeze instantly if it breathed on him.

But now... the cold air is hitting the giant toad.

The giant toad was not only unharmed, but also seemed quite comfortable. It moved closer defiantly, as if to say, "Come on, come on, come on!"

Unable to contain its anger, the Frost Dragon exhaled another breath of cold air.

The result... remains the same.

"Quack quack quack—"

The giant toad croaked loudly, extremely happy.

Seeing that the Frost Dragon still wanted to get closer and fight to the death, Ji Yuan quickly separated them.

First, he sent the giant toad that had finished eating the spirit pig into the water to catch a few second-tier demonic beasts to go with his drinks. Then he threw the Frost Dragon to the other side of the island.

This place is too close to the fishpond, and Ji Yuan is worried that it might sneak down there for a snack.

With the two sword blanks finally completed, his cultivation level was considered to have reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. If converted to the more detailed classification of the Qi Refining stage, it would be equivalent to the third level of Foundation Establishment.

Next, all I need to do is thoroughly understand the "Sword Canon" so that I can try to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

As for spirit beasts, Ji Yuan finally obtained the Frost Dragon that he had been longing for for a long time.

After all that, he's feeling much less pressure now.

I can finally focus on my spiritual practice again.

When busy, he cultivates; when idle, he refines elixirs and draws talismans. If he doesn't want to do anything, he lies in the meditation room to meditate and enhance his spiritual awareness.

In short, his strength was constantly improving, and Ji Yuan quite enjoyed the feeling that his efforts were rewarded.

Two days later.

Ji Yuan, who was cultivating on Misty Island, suddenly received a message from the Iron Hammer Island Master.

He naturally assumed that the old man had run out of pills.

Unexpectedly, when his divine sense invaded the communication talisman, the cheerful voice of that senior immediately rang in his mind.

"Hey kid, when did this island appear next to your Worry-Free Island? Damn it, I took a look when I passed by, and that junior sister is quite pretty. You don't have a Daoist partner yet, do you? This is a rare opportunity, so hurry up and make her yours, hahahaha."

Has another island appeared next to Worry-Free Island?

That would mean that a new Foundation Establishment cultivator had opened an island next to him, and that the cultivator was good-looking... Ji Yuan immediately pictured a figure in his mind.

Dong Qian.

Then I recalled the meaningful smile Dong Qian gave me before leaving when we met in front of Qianjitang a few days ago.

Ji Yuan could almost be certain that the neighbor who settled next to Wuyou Island was most likely Dong Qian.

After thinking it over, Ji Yuan decided to go back and take a look.

Dong Qian has already moved next door to our house, it wouldn't be right not to go back and visit her.

They could just pack up and go.

However, before leaving, Ji Yuan still chose to put the Frost Dragon into his spirit beast bag and take it with him.

It's not as docile as the giant toad. If it stayed on Misty Island, it would probably devour all the living creatures on the island.

At least the spirit fish in the [fishpond] will not be spared.

When Ji Yuan returned to his sect, he also brought with him the "Wishful Wine" for Hua Yaoyue and the pills for the Iron Hammer Island Master.

Since we're going back anyway, we might as well resolve this once and for all, it'll save us the trouble.

One day later.

Ji Yuan piloted the flying boat, looking down from a high vantage point.

There is indeed an island next to Worry-Free Island.

The island is shaped like a crescent moon. Perhaps because it has just emerged from the water, many places are still covered in silt and have not yet dried completely.

The island has not yet been equipped with any formations, so a light blue figure can be seen moving back and forth on the island.

Ji Yuan's flying boat descended and soon arrived in front of the island.

As he got closer, he was able to see the woman's face clearly.

"Senior Sister Dong?"

Ji Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing the sound, Dong Qian, who was busy on the island, immediately flew over in her flying boat, her eyes beaming with joy, and said, "Junior Brother Ji, you've finally decided to come back!"

Ji Yuan was hard to explain, and it wouldn't be appropriate to use the excuse of closing the island to cultivate. If that were the case, he would definitely be able to hear it when Dong Qian opened the island.

So it's better to be honest.

"Yes, I had to go out for a while."

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "Since Senior Sister's island is here, I won't be lonely anymore."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ji Yuan realized something was wrong and quickly tried to salvage the situation:

"Someone can talk now."

"Junior brother, there's no need to explain, I understand."

Dong Qian said very understandingly, "My island is newly built, and I don't even have a place to stay yet. I can only wait until next time to invite my junior brother in."

"It's alright, senior sister, come and work for me first."

Back on Worry-Free Island, Ji Yuan asked curiously, "What name are you planning to choose, Senior Sister? And has the date for the island opening ceremony been set yet?"

"Fox Moon Island, the Fox of Fox."

Dong Qian added a further explanation, as if afraid that Ji Yuan might not have thought of it.

Indeed, Ji Yuan, upon hearing this name, assumed it to be an arc, and he had just glanced at it from mid-air; Dong Qian's island was indeed an arc-shaped crescent.

But unexpectedly, it turned out to be the fox in the Chinese character for fox.

Could it be that there's some significance to this name?

"That's a nice name, very good," Ji Yuan immediately praised.

"I won't hold an island opening ceremony. I don't have many friends to begin with, and holding such a ceremony would only attract attention."

Dong Qian remained as steady as ever.

Moreover, Ji Yuan noticed today that Dong Qian's attire had returned to its previous state, with a wide spiritual robe concealing her graceful figure.

"That's fine, I didn't hold this island opening ceremony back then."

Ji Yuan nodded and spoke the truth that Dong Qian knew.

"Well, I plan to invite a few close friends to get together when the island is completed. Junior brother, you'll have to do me the honor of joining us then."

Dong Qian smiled and winked at Ji Yuan.

"Okay, just call me in advance, Senior Sister."

"Alright, by the way... Junior brother, do you know any array masters? I'll need someone's help with the array I'm using to protect the island."

Dong Qian naturally had no idea whether Ji Yuan was a formation master or not.

"Yes, Senior Sister will send me a message after she has prepared the formation."

Ji Yuan was naturally prepared to help with such a small favor.

Moreover, setting up formations is like alchemy; you can use other people's formations to improve your own experience in formations, so why not do it?

This is one of the reasons why array masters can make money.

There are more alchemists, but far too few array masters.

"it is good."

With Ji Yuan's confirmation, Dong Qian felt relieved... mainly because a few days ago when she was purchasing formations, the senior sister from Baibaolou reminded her of a few things.

Seeing that Dong Qian was beautiful, the senior sister reminded her that some array masters in the sect were very unruly and would leave the door open for others when they set up arrays, relying on their expertise in arrays.

To put it simply, they leave a portal on someone else's island-protecting formation, so that even if the island owner isn't there, they can still "open" the portal and enter.

Those array masters, especially those young and beautiful junior sisters, made their moves.

It may be through coercion or bribery.

Many of the junior sisters had just established their foundations and were already poor. If they were to face the concern and care of a senior brother who was a formation master, as well as his attacks with spirit stones, they would usually be defeated.

As for becoming Daoist partners, that's impossible.

Once those array masters get tired of playing with their own arrays, they'll quickly shift their focus to other female disciples.

Therefore, the array masters of the Water Dragon Sect, or rather the array masters of the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong, do not actually have a very good reputation.

In places like the Water Dragon Sect, some female cultivators secretly refer to the "Array Hall" of the Four Directions Island as the "Hall of Promiscuous Men." If a female cultivator makes a Daoist partner from the Hall of Promiscuous Men, then she is considered to have found love for life.

Dong Qian was also worried about this, but since it was a familiar array cultivator to Ji Yuan, she was relatively at ease.

After finishing his business here, Ji Yuan first went west to Iron Hammer Island.

They gave me 5 pills, and I gained a small reward of 150 spirit stones.

During this time, he also asked the Iron Hammer Island Master where he was going and why he had passed by his Worry-Free Island.

"I crafted a few magical artifacts, and coincidentally, there was an auction in Black Mountain City to the south, so I sold them. Here, the spirit stones are all with you."

The Iron Hammer Island Master also gestured to the storage bag in Ji Yuan's hand.

Ji Yuan should just listen to these words and leave it at that.

With the Iron Hammer Island Master's weapon-refining skills, plus the spiritual artifacts that can be sent to auctions, the harvest will be far more than just these spirit stones.

"Alright, I'm off. Call me next time you run out of pills."

Ji Yuan waved his hand, preparing to leave.

The Iron Hammer Island Master seemed to remember something and said something.

"That old man Fugui sent me a message a few days ago, saying that his shift is almost over and that we should get together again when he comes back."

"it is good."

Ji Yuan thought that it had been a long time since he had seen Old Master Xu, so he nodded in agreement.

"Don't forget to bring a few jugs of good wine with you. Damn, after drinking so much, your wine is still the best."

"No problem, no problem."

Ji Yuan has a lot of spirit wine stored in his wine cellar, and he has also bought several recipes for spirit wine and is trying to brew it himself. Once he succeeds, he can upgrade the wine cellar to level 3 and obtain the Peerless Wine.

After leaving Iron Hammer Island, Ji Yuan traveled eastward, traversing the entire Water Dragon Sect, and arrived at Forget-Worry Island.

When Ji Yuan arrived here, he happened to meet Feng Zhi Tao as well.

"Senior sister, it's been so long!"

All told, it's been more than half a year.

When Feng Zhitao saw Ji Yuan approaching, she was initially delighted, but her expression quickly returned to its somber tone. "Junior Brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

"Junior brother, you don't know, but I went south to the Joyful Palace in disguise during this time. The situation there is far worse than that of our Water Dragon Sect."

"How so?"

Ji Yuan first stepped forward to greet Hua Yaoyue, and then returned to sit down opposite Feng Zhitao.

"The actions of the Joyful Palace... are inherently somewhat demonic, and nowadays there is a group of demonic people using the Joyful Palace's name to run rampant in their territory, creating chaos and disorder."

"Some members of the Joyful Palace are taking advantage of the situation, mixing truth with falsehood. It is said that the Joyful Palace has even dispatched a Golden Core cultivator to oversee the city."

Feng Zhitao said with a serious expression.

"So that's how it is."

For a time, Ji Yuan also felt the protection of the Water Dragon Sect.

Like the incident in Linshui City before, if it weren't for the arrival of True Person Xuanshui, who demonstrated the Water Dragon Sect's attitude towards demonic cultivators, there would definitely have been even greater chaos afterwards.

"It's just a minor skirmish."

Hua Yaoyue picked up the wine on the table and took a sip.

Ji Yuan noticed it when he greeted him; it was the "Free Wine" that Ji Yuan had given him.

"Master, have you ever experienced a demonic invasion?"

Feng Zhitao leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

"Well, back then I was only at the Qi Refining stage. The demonic invasion was far more terrifying than you think, especially after Shang Mountain was breached, you'll find out..."

"What did you find?"

Feng Zhitao pressed for an answer.

What do you think?

Hua Yaoyue didn't speak up immediately; instead, she asked her two disciples for their opinions.

Feng Zhitao turned to Ji Yuan, "Junior Brother, you go first."

"Good and evil are inseparable."

Ji Yuan really did speak his mind directly.

Feng Zhitao: "..."

Hua Yaoyue glanced at Ji Yuan again after hearing this, before turning her gaze back to Feng Zhitao. She said with a hint of earnestness, "I know that you and your senior brother are both people who hate evil as if it were their enemy, and that's a good thing."

"But you must also remember, when that time actually comes... it will be just like what your junior brother said."

"In the face of life and death, what difference is there between good and evil? The only difference is that people are different."

Hua Yaoyue's words today are completely different from the traditional orthodox teachings of the Water Dragon Sect.

The traditional concept of the righteous path is that the righteous path is the righteous path, and the demonic path is the demonic path.

Those who follow the demonic path should be killed by everyone!

Feng Zhitao was originally a princess of the Western Phoenix Kingdom, but was later taken in by the Water Dragon Sect. She naturally accepted the most traditional concepts of the Water Dragon Sect, as evidenced by Hua Yaoyue's words today.

It really shocked her... Even though she had experienced so much herself, she knew that Hua Yaoyue was right.

Knowing something is one thing, but truly accepting and doing it is another.

"Your disciple will remember your teachings."

Feng Zhitao bowed deeply to Hua Yaoyue, "Master, then this disciple will return first."

"Um."

Hua Yaoyue was not surprised by the different performances and reactions of her two disciples.

Feng Zhitao can be considered a native-born sect cultivator, having received a proper sect-style education since childhood.

Ji Yuan, however, came from a chaotic place like Yun Yu Ze, where everything was for the sake of making a living, so there was naturally no strict distinction between good and evil.

As for Yun Qianzai... oh right, there's another Yun Qianzai buried underground.

He is a cultivator from a family of immortal cultivators, which is quite different. The education they receive is more about "family first". They can do without a sect, but they must have a family.

"Master, this is the 'Wishful Wine' that I have brewed during this period of time."

Ji Yuan took out dozens of jugs of wine and liquor, covering the entire table.

Hua Yaoyue casually put it away, then glanced at Ji Yuan a few more times before asking, "You went to Pear Blossom River?"

"Exactly."

Ji Yuan didn't know where Hua Yaoyue had gotten that idea from, but he was confident in his own integrity and nodded in agreement.

"Then you're not far from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, are you?"

"I still need some insights."

Ji Yuan told the truth.

"That's easy. I'll have to go out for a few days. Come to me in a month, and I'll preach to you and help you break through." Hua Yaoyue still spoke casually.

"This is!"

Ji Yuan never expected that Hua Yaoyue would be willing to preach to him.

Could this be my mentor?

To impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts!

Ji Yuan left Hua Yaoyue's Forget-Worry Island full of anticipation, but before he had gone far, he saw a streak of light heading straight east.

Wherever it passed, thunder and lightning roared.

Does Master not even try to hide his whereabouts when he goes out? As if he's afraid others won't know. Or is it just that he's not hiding this time...? Ji Yuan glanced at him a few times, then urged the flying boat to leave.

After cultivating on Misty Island for more than half a month, Ji Yuan suddenly received a message from Thousand Machine Hall saying that someone had completed the task he issued and returned with the corpse of the "Bloodthirsty Poison Bee".

This is a valuable item needed for upgrading the [Beehouse], so Ji Yuan immediately set off upon receiving the news.

When he arrived at Qianji Hall, he heard many disciples discussing something.

Ji Yuan listened intently for a moment and then knew what was going on.

A flying boat belonging to the Water Dragon Sect, returning from Beishan City, was intercepted and destroyed by demonic cultivators.

Even the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the flying boat couldn't escape.

completely annihilated.

In the end, it was a rogue cultivator who witnessed this scene who sent the message back to the Water Dragon Sect.

"Beishan City... why does that sound familiar?"

Ji Yuan muttered to himself.

But suddenly, he realized something!

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