Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 186 Hua Yaoyue Arrives in Person [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

When Ji Yuan learned of this news, he was patrolling outside Liancheng Mountain with Liu Yuan.

Both of them received a message from Rouyi, urging them to return immediately.

If Ji Yuan hadn't already switched shifts with the Cloud Mist Island Master, he might have even suspected that he himself had killed Yang Tai'an.

After all, Ji Yuan had already considered killing Yang Tai'an when he first went down into the mine with him... He had already killed Yang Tai'an's brother, so killing him now would be the last resort.

But an idea is still just an idea.

Even if Ji Yuan were to take action, he wouldn't do so within this spiritual vein.

"Did Senior Sister Rou say who killed him? Or was it the Spirit Crystal Beast that killed him?"

Ji Yuan transmitted his voice to Liu Yuan and asked.

After all, Liu Yuan and Rou Yi are the true senior and junior siblings. There are some things Rou Yi won't tell Ji Yuan, but she will tell Liu Yuan.

"No, I just said the death was very suspicious."

Ji Yuan and the other person quickened their pace and soon arrived at the entrance of the spiritual vein.

Rouyi, the Lord of Yunmiao Island, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were on duty under this spiritual vein have all come out. In addition, Madam Meiru of Huanxi Palace and Guizhen, a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator from Medicine King Valley, have also brought their respective Foundation Establishment cultivators here.

The miners had all come out, and now they were all staying in their houses, not daring to show themselves for fear of being accidentally injured.

Upon seeing Ji Yuan and his companion arrive, Rouyi said in a deep voice, "Alright, all the members of our Water Dragon Sect are here. You two should give us an explanation, or don't blame me for not recognizing your true nature!"

"Explain?"

Gui Zhen, dressed in a pure white robe, flicked his sleeves and smiled, "Judging from what Fellow Daoist Rou is saying, are you certain that this person was killed by people from our Medicine King Valley and Joy Palace?"

"Nonsense! If it wasn't you, who else could it be but members of our Water Dragon Sect who killed them!"

"That's not necessarily a bad thing." As her name suggests, Madam Meiru's voice was alluring. She blinked and looked the otherworldly Cloud Mist Island Master up and down.

"With such a stunning beauty as Fellow Daoist Yun, it's quite possible that this Fellow Daoist Yang harbored malicious intentions, but failed and was instead killed by Fellow Daoist Yun."

"It looks like it to me too."

Gui Zhen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Cloud Mist Island Master frowned slightly, looked at Madam Meiru opposite him, and said softly, "Do you think everyone is like you?"

Madam Meiru's expression remained unchanged.

"You're just a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you dare to spout such nonsense. Do you believe I'll kill you?"

"Don't think you're so great just because you're a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator. Everyone here has a Golden Core master."

"you!"

The Cloud Mist Island Master stepped forward, as if to test the depth of this charming lady's abilities.

Rouyi reached out and stopped her.

Ji Yuan observed all of this from the sidelines. Judging from the current situation, Rouyi was bold and meticulous, and was by no means as reckless as she appeared on the surface.

Whether it was deceiving the other party before or stopping the Cloud Mist Island Master now.

On the contrary, it seems that the Cloud Mist Island Master is the one who doesn't have much of a brain.

Ji Yuan took a step back without making a sound, and his divine sense swept over Yang Tai'an's corpse. At this moment, he was lying on the ground, peaceful and calm, with a normal expression.

If she hadn't stopped breathing, she would have looked just like she was asleep.

Not only were there no external injuries, but Ji Yuan couldn't even detect any internal injuries.

The death was indeed suspicious... This place is eerie, and Ji Yuan is already thinking about whether he should run away.

Rouyi then had another argument with Madam Meiru and Guizhen, but none of the three parties seemed to be making a move.

Ji Yuan also took the opportunity to find out what was going on.

This time, everything proceeded as usual as going down into the mine. After reaching the spiritual vein, Yang Tai'an told the Cloud Mist Island Master that he would find a place to cultivate.

Normally, one person cultivates for five days and guards for five days.

However, Yang Tai'an did not return after five days.

The Cloud Mist Island Master didn't think much of it, because in her opinion, Yang Tai'an was the kind of person who loved to take advantage of others. Without the protection of a Golden Core master, it was understandable that he wanted to take the opportunity to improve his cultivation.

Unexpectedly, ten days later, Yang Tai'an still hadn't returned.

The Cloud Mist Island Master had no choice but to delve into the spiritual veins to search, and then... he found Yang Tai'an's corpse.

It's that simple.

Throughout the entire process, apart from the Cloud Mist Island Master who did not participate in cultivation, Danxia and Zhiyun from the Joyful Palace, and Xuanweizi and Danchengzi from the Medicine King Valley all participated in cultivation.

Logically speaking, all of them should be suspected.

However, it is also not surprising that the people are cultivating in different places, which is far apart from each other.

Secondly... all of them are at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and they do not have the means or strength to kill a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator without anyone noticing.

Not to mention them, even Rouyi and the other few peak Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't have killed Yang Tai'an so quietly.

This is precisely why the Rouyi dared not draw a conclusion.

After the argument, Madam Meiru and Guizhen insisted that something sinister was hidden deep within the spiritual vein, possibly some kind of mutated spirit crystal beast.

The three of them went down to take a look.

This is currently the only solution.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, we have to go down and take a look.

After all, if this matter isn't thoroughly investigated, other Foundation Establishment cultivators won't dare to go down into the mine.

"You all go back to the camp and wait for me. I'll go down and take a look."

In critical moments, Rouyi is still very capable of handling things.

Seeing that Rouyi was about to leave, Ji Yuan felt worried and quickly sent a telepathic message, "Senior Sister, remember to be wary of those two!"

Rouyi paused slightly and replied telepathically:

"rest assured."

With just two simple words, the three of them left.

The Cloud Mist Island Master collected Yang Tai'an's body. "Let's go back first."

Immediately, the Foundation Establishment cultivators dispersed and returned to their respective homes.

Back at their lakeside camp, Ji Yuan and the other two gathered together again. Liu Yuan looked at the Cloud Mist Island Master before him and asked softly, "Senior Sister, do you have anyone you suspect?"

Ji Yuan was also curious.

Regardless of what exactly happened, the Lord of Yunmiao Island should know something about it.

Under their expectant gazes, the Cloud Mist Island Master finally shook his head. "Things are really as I said before. There are no outsiders here. To be honest with my two junior brothers, I am more inclined to believe that Junior Brother Yang was killed by something underground, rather than by people from Medicine King Valley or Joy Palace."

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan exchanged a glance, both noticing the surprise in each other's eyes.

"It's really true."

"Yes, it's just too strange. I was about two miles away from Junior Brother Yang at the time, but I didn't notice anything unusual... It was definitely not done by a human."

"If he is truly a cultivator, then he must be at least at the Golden Core stage."

"Island Master Yunmiao said with a frown."

"In that case, we can only wait for our senior sisters to come back and take a look."

After Liu Yuan finished speaking, Ji Yuan immediately followed up, "Senior Sister, could you please take out Senior Brother Yang's body for us to see?"

"it is good."

With a casual wave of his hand, the Cloud Mist Island Master caused Yang Tai'an's corpse to reappear on the ground.

With no outsiders around, Ji Yuan released his divine sense to examine the area closely.

The same applies to the other two.

"The reason why Junior Brother Yang died was that his soul was gone."

The Cloud Mist Island Master explained.

Ji Yuan also noticed this, but other than that, he couldn't see anything else.

He then asked Liu Yuan, but he couldn't figure it out either. "We can only wait for my senior sister to come back and decide."

"Um."

The three of them didn't separate; they stayed there and waited. They all knew that whatever the reason for Yang Tai'an's death, being together was safer than being apart.

If it was indeed the other two families who made the move, then even if it was a coordinated attack, the three of them would be safer.

They waited from day to night, and then from night to day again.

The three Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators who had ventured deep into the spiritual veins have finally returned.

Not only did they return, but they also brought back the murderers who killed Yang Tai'an: two mutated peak-level second-tier spirit crystal beasts.

According to Rouyi, who returned, the mutated part of the spirit crystal beast was that it gained the ability to devour human souls.

At that time, the three of them joined forces to explore the spiritual vein, but they couldn't find it for a while. Even Guizhen almost fell into the trap. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have lost his soul.

Then the three of them joined forces and activated the power of the formation to finally kill the two mutated spirit crystal beasts.

Ji Yuan went to see it too.

They were indeed two peak second-tier spirit crystal beasts, and even in death, they exuded an extremely strong sense of oppression.

With this, the cause of Yang Tai'an's death was finally found out, and all the Foundation Establishment cultivators breathed a sigh of relief. To be on the safe side, Rouyi and the other two joined forces again and spent ten days thoroughly investigating the entire spiritual vein.

They killed three more spirit crystal beasts, but they didn't notice any more of these mutated spirit crystal beasts.

Afterwards, Rouyi relayed the news back to the sect. Master Xuanshui said that he would send another Foundation Establishment cultivator and instructed them to be careful in Liancheng Mountain.

To be on the safe side, a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator accompanied them on each subsequent mining trip.

Two months passed in this way until no more accidents occurred, and the mining operations returned to normal.

The person sent by the Water Dragon Sect to replace Yang Tai'an has also arrived.

She is a female cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage named Chen Moxin, also known as "Bamboo Shadow Island Master". She is a disciple of True Person Suxin in the sect. She is very gentle and happens to be a good friend of this Cloud Misty Island Master.

It seems that Master Xuan Shui was very selective when arranging the candidates.

is the day.

Having just emerged from the underground spiritual vein, Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan returned to their lakeside residence, chatting and laughing.

Ji Yuan noticed something was wrong as soon as he reached the door.

Someone opened the gate!

After I left, someone else came to my yard... Ji Yuan subconsciously took a step back, his divine sense already activating Rouyi's communication talisman in his storage bag.

At the same time, he also held the talisman communication talisman in his hand.

He would run away at the slightest sign of trouble.

Just as he was about to send a message to Rouyi, a familiar voice rang in his mind, "What's wrong? Are you so afraid of me?"

Ji Yuan was stunned when he heard the voice.

"Master?!"

To be on the safe side, Ji Yuan replaced the talisman he had with a set of Five Elements Protective Talisman Array. Only after pushing open the door and seeing Hua Yaoyue's figure did he put away the talisman array and breathe a sigh of relief.

"Master, what brings you here!"

Ji Yuan closed the courtyard gate and looked happily at his master inside.

Hua Yaoyue, dressed in a long, wide-sleeved dress made of frost-colored silk, stood by the fishpond. Her tall figure, a head taller than that of an ordinary woman, did not appear cold or hard; instead, it gave Ji Yuan an indescribable sense of security.

The snow-white skirt rippled slightly in the breeze rising from the lake, and the beaded sash hidden beneath the cloud-patterned brocade waistband gently tapped against the jade ring, producing a "tinkling" sound.

Hearing the voice, Hua Yaoyue turned around slightly and said calmly, "Can't I come if there's nothing wrong?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

Ji Yuan hurriedly tried to explain.

"I was passing by on my way and happened to remember that you seemed to be here, so I came down to check."

Hua Yaoyue said, seemingly unconcerned.

That's what she said, and that's all she could say.

You can't exactly say, "I heard you died, and I was worried about your safety, so I came to check on you..." Is that something you can just say?!

"This disciple thanks Master for his concern."

Ji Yuan didn't believe Hua Yaoyue's words, so he quickly bowed and gave a proper greeting.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Seeing that Hua Yaoyue was about to leave, how could this be allowed?

"Master, please wait."

"Is there anything else?"

Hua Yaoyue turned around and asked.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to invite Master to stay for dinner."

"No need."

Hua Yaoyue was about to leave when Ji Yuan added, "This disciple has brewed quite a bit of 'Free and Easy Wine' here as well."

Hua Yaoyue stopped in her tracks.

"Go."

"Okay!"

Ji Yuan hurriedly went to the backyard.

Since his master had come all this way to visit him, it would be too impolite not to offer him a meal. So Ji Yuan used all his skills this time... activating the [Kitchen] spiritual effect to prepare a delicious meal for Hua Yaoyue.

In addition, a dozen or so jugs of wine were taken out.

Perhaps it had been too long since she had eaten Ji Yuan's cooking, because Hua Yaoyue ate quite a bit.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Ji Yuan thought of something and casually asked a question.

"Master, have you ever heard of the Three-Colored Spirit Egg? I recently saw it in an ancient book, but when I asked my senior brothers and sisters, none of them knew anything about it."

"A three-colored spirit egg?"

Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"I've heard of it. It's a good thing. It can purify spiritual energy and increase the storage limit of spiritual energy in the dantian. But it's extremely rare. Only one tri-colored spiritual egg can be born from tens of thousands of spiritual eggs laid by a second-tier or higher spiritual bird."

"Moreover, taking just one of these won't have much effect; you have to take it long-term."

Pure spiritual energy, increasing the upper limit of spiritual energy storage... Is there any better effect than this!

In Ji Yuan's view, physical cultivation is like a warrior, and spiritual cultivation is like a mage. What is the most important thing about a mage?

That would naturally be the blue bar.

A large part of the reason why cultivators of the same level fight is because they don't have enough spiritual energy, so they can't use their moves later on.

Putting aside other things, just take talismans for example. Other cultivators can only use talismans once because they don't have enough spiritual energy. But if they have a higher spiritual energy storage limit, they can use talismans several times in a row. Who can compete with that?

Therefore, the "three-colored spirit eggs" produced by the level 3 [chicken coop] are...

Do it!

We absolutely have to do it!

As for the long-term use mentioned by Hua Yaoyue, Ji Yuan's [Chicken Coop] can produce 1 every day, isn't that the same as long-term use?

"That's way too difficult to get your hands on."

Ji Yuan shook his head, then thought for a moment and asked directly, "Master, do you have this 'Rotting Firefly Acacia'?"

Ji Yuan thought it would be too difficult to do this himself, so he might as well just ask Hua Yaoyue.

Since he's my master, I might as well ask.

If you have one, it can save you a lot of trouble.

"Rotten Firefly Shaded Locust Tree? Isn't that something demonic cultivators use?"

Hua Yaoyue looked Ji Yuan up and down.

"I have stumbled upon an ancient elixir recipe. This ingredient is needed for alchemy, but it is extremely difficult to find."

Ji Yuan's lies—he just blurted them out.

"No, this thing is too dirty. I destroy it as soon as I see it."

"Well……"

Ji Yuan didn't know what to say.

"Do you really need this?"

Hua Yaoyue noticed Ji Yuan's unusual behavior.

"I need it a little."

It can increase the upper limit of spiritual energy storage in the dantian; this can be called a treasure. How could we not need it?

"Okay, I'll go back and try to find out if I can get some."

Hua Yaoyue's attentiveness pleased Ji Yuan, so he immediately suggested:

"Then why don't I return to the sect with Master?"

It has been more than half a year since I came out.

Ji Yuan was worried that something might have happened on Misty Island, and had been thinking about going back to check on it for a while.

But it would be too much trouble for me to go back myself.

The round trip will take so long.

Upon meeting Hua Yaoyue, Ji Yuan naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation.

"You're going back too? Fine."

"Then this disciple will go and ask Senior Sister Rouyi for leave."

"Why go through all that trouble?"

Before Ji Yuan could react, Hua Yaoyue casually grabbed someone, and a figure appeared in front of him.

Even Rouyi didn't react in time. She looked around, and only when she could see the person in front of her clearly did she hurriedly cup her hands in a salute.

"This disciple greets Martial Uncle Wangyou."

"Yes, Ji Yuan has something to attend to, so I'll take him back to the sect."

Hua Yaoyue gave the instructions.

"Yes."

Rouyi, who was extremely arrogant in front of outsiders, was like an obedient child in front of Hua Yaoyue.

"Go."

Hua Yaoyue waved her hand, and Rouyi took her leave.

Before Ji Yuan could even tidy up the table, he found himself already high in the sky.

Beneath the golden core's elixir of light, it headed straight north, thunder rumbling wherever it passed.

Ji Yuan had spent more than half a month traveling to Liancheng Mountain, but this time he returned in just three days, even though Hua Yaoyue had deliberately slowed down his pace.

Returning to the long-lost Water Dragon Sect, Ji Yuan bid farewell to Hua Yaoyue and pretended to head to Worry-Free Island.

In reality, they traveled south and eventually returned to the long-lost Misty Island.

Passing through the mist, Ji Yuan immediately released his divine sense to cover most of the island, and everything familiar made him feel exceptionally happy.

Sure enough, it has to be my own doghouse!

Ji Yuan released the Frost Dragon that had been holding back for who knows how long.

For the past six months or so, aside from occasionally going out for some fresh air, Ji Yuan has only put it in the fishpond to play with when it's at home.

After being fed for more than half a year, Ice Soul Dew not only grew much larger, but its aura also became extremely fierce.

Ji Yuan estimated that it wouldn't be long before it would be able to advance to the second-tier demon beast.

When that time comes... hehehe!

After returning to the familiar Misty Island, the Frost Dragon, with its four legs like a lizard, quickly crawled into the Cloud Rain Marsh.

Wherever it went, it left behind a very clear path of ice.

"Quack quack—"

"Croak!!!"

The giant toad sensed Ji Yuan's return and leaped dozens of meters in one bound, landing close by.

A loud "bang" was heard.

Ji Yuan chuckled and rubbed the big toad's head.

He also noticed that there were many spirit pigs running around on the misty island, of all sizes.

Even a big toad knows that slow and steady wins the race.

Then Ji Yuan came to Tu Yue's side and pinched her cheek.

Nourished by the [Mass Graveyard].

Tu Yue's skin is becoming increasingly moisturized.

Before Ji Yuan could take the storage bag from her hand, she pointed to the west, indicating that something had happened there.

"Um?"

Ji Yuan sold the fish and arrived at the fishpond, but no new Frost Dragon was born.

That is... He released his divine sense and swept away, immediately understanding what Tu Yue was referring to.

The queen bee... has advanced to level two!

The number of bees has reached more than 12000.

Doesn't that mean the [Beehouse] can finally be upgraded to level 2?!

For a moment, Ji Yuan's mind was filled with a scene.

Countless cultivators were engaged in battle when he descended from the sky, riding a beam of light. He was covered by a black robe and iron armor, and was followed by countless densely packed spirit-devouring bees.

The countless cultivators below were terrified and cried out in alarm.

"The Insect Demon is here!!!"

The more I imagine the scene, the better it seems.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I'm just leaving for now, I'll be back. After all, the [Spirit Vein] hasn't even opened yet, let's focus on the chickens first.

(End of this chapter)