Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 187 [Beehouse: lv2] (Seeking monthly votes)

[Honeycomb: lv2 (upgradeable)]

[Effect 1: Bee colony reproduction speed +40%; Bee colony recovery speed +30%; Bee colony advancement probability +10%.]

[Effect 2 (No Poison, No Bees): When the bee swarm attacks, it inflicts the "Beeswax Corrosion" toxin, which can corrode the opponent's spiritual energy circulation, causing immense pain.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 100 mid-grade spirit stones; Queen bee cultivation level reaches Tier 2; Bee colony size reaches 10000; 2 mid-Tier 2 demon cores; 1 Bloodthirsty Poison Bee corpse. (Completed)]

Ji Yuan glanced at the panel and immediately felt relieved.

It really can be upgraded now.

Previously, Ji Yuan had even spent a lot of money to obtain the corpse of the Bloodthirsty Poison Bee, which was the most difficult to obtain.

The remaining issues are the queen bee's skill level and the size of the bee colony.

He has no shortage of spirit stones, nor of mid-stage second-tier demon cores. He hasn't even used up the 10 that Feng Zhitao gave him earlier.

After working away from home for more than half a year and waiting for a long time, the moment of upgrading has finally arrived.

Ji Yuan was always somewhat happy.

After all, once the Soul-Devouring Bee reaches level 2, it can become a combat force and be of some help to me.

So, with this thought in mind, Ji Yuan arrived at the dense forest on the west side of Misty Island.

Before he even got close, he heard a buzzing sound coming from deep within the dense forest.

Unlike before, hearing this sound now only makes my eardrums sting and my chest feel stuffy.

With tens of thousands of Soul-Devouring Bees, plus a second-tier queen bee, this force is considerable.

Ji Yuan slightly revealed his aura, and immediately, a large swarm of Soul-Devouring Bees flew out from the dense forest.

Densely packed, covering the sky and the earth.

Once it got close to Ji Yuan, it kept circling around him.

Even the queen bee flew out.

With a thought, Ji Yuan activated the queen bee, and immediately all the Soul-Devouring Bees stopped making a buzzing sound.

All that remained was the rustling sound of their wings flapping.

"Come, come, come."

Ji Yuan casually tossed out 50 mid-grade spirit stones, and the swarm of bees swept away.

Ten of them were devoured before they even hit the ground.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan suddenly had a bold idea.

If you put them into a spiritual vein, they can be nurtured for decades or even centuries.

By then... just how powerful will this Soul-Devouring Bee be?

Even Nascent Soul cultivators would probably have to take a detour if they saw him!

It's a pity I don't have the strength, otherwise I could have easily snatched a few spiritual veins.

Ji Yuan stepped forward to disperse the swarm of bees, and threw the corpses of the Bloodthirsty Poison Bees he had obtained earlier into the dense forest. He didn't even take the demon core inside, wanting to be absolutely certain.

Two mid-grade second-tier demon cores were thrown in, followed by another 100 mid-grade spirit stones.

After everything was prepared.

Ji Yuan then decided to upgrade on a whim.

In an instant, a flash of blue light seemed to appear deep in the forest, disappearing in an instant.

No further unusual phenomena occurred after that.

Among the thousands of bees before Ji Yuan, four or five Spirit-Devouring Bees suddenly began to change.

First, his size increased at a visible rate, and then even his aura strengthened considerably.

It has clearly grown from a mid-stage first-tier monster to a late-stage first-tier monster.

If all the Soul-Devouring Bees were second-tier demonic beasts, what kind of scene would that be?

As Ji Yuan was thinking, he saw the originally enormous queen bee suddenly flap her wings, her body getting smaller and smaller until it was the size of a finger, and she landed on a late-stage first-tier Soul-Devouring Bee.

"This is……"

Is the ability to change size at will the queen bee's skill, or the skill of the second-order Soul-Devouring Bee?

Upon closer reflection, it should be an ability that a second-tier Soul-Devouring Bee possesses.

Queen bees and spirit-devouring bees are essentially no different.

They're all bees, just the leader.

It would be even more fun once all the bees had grown into second-tier monsters... Second-tier monsters the size of a finger, and they were everywhere, who could stop them?

In just a short while, Ji Yuan discovered that hundreds more Spirit-Devouring Bees had flown out from the depths of the dense forest.

They were all still in the early stages of Tier 1, very small, some even stumbling and falling when they flew, looking as if they had just crawled out of the [beehive].

Ji Yuan glanced at the panel.

The reproduction rate of a level 2 [Beehouse] increases by 40%, so it's only natural that more Soul-Eating Bees will emerge.

What about level 3 [Honeycomb]?

Ji Yuan looked down.

[Honeycomb: Level 3 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect 1: Bee colony reproduction speed +50%; Bee colony recovery speed +40%; Bee colony advancement probability +15%.]

[Effect 2 (Spirit-Devouring Armor): The Spirit-Devouring Bee can transform into armor, devouring all surrounding spiritual energy without being detected by cultivators.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 900 mid-grade spirit stones; Queen bee cultivation level reaches Tier 3; Bee colony size reaches 80000; Tier 3 demon cores x3; Demon spirit bee corpse x1. (Not met)]

The first enhancement is still a standard upgrade.

Miracle Effect 2... It's definitely a weapon for cunning old foxes!

The armor that the Soul-Devouring Bee transforms into can devour all the spiritual energy around it, so wouldn't that create a body without a spirit?

With this combined with the "Concealing Breath Technique," the opponent won't be able to find you no matter how hard they try.

It's practically an essential item when going out!

Unfortunately, it's still only a level 2 [Honeycomb].

To be honest, the upgrade requirements are a bit difficult.

Spirit stones are not difficult to obtain, but the queen bee's cultivation level needs to reach level 3, and the bee colony needs to have 80000 bees, which is difficult.

It will take time to cultivate them.

The bee colonies are doing well; with a 40% reproduction rate, the number of bee colonies naturally increases.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the queen bee's cultivation level needs to reach the third rank.

It's difficult, but there's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to take it one step at a time.

After upgrading the [Beehouse], Ji Yuan rewarded them with 50 mid-grade spirit stones.

Regardless, at least now they're a fighting force.

Unlike that Frost Dragon, which spends all its time eating and drinking and hasn't even advanced to the second tier yet!

After Ji Yuan returned to the east side of Misty Island, he first received the harvest of the past six months from Tu Yue.

Whether the items are valuable or not is unknown, but the storage bags were stuffed full.

The most valuable item was naturally the thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass that Tu Yue had dug up.

With this, there are at least three Foundation Establishment Pills.

It also includes a guaranteed two-pattern Foundation Building Pill.

Otherwise, there's the "basic living allowance" from various building outputs.

Tu Yue had collected quite a few spirit pig, spirit chicken, and spirit eggs, and she had also dug out a hundred or so tempering beads.

Even after Ji Yuan's physique was established, he did not stop taking this stuff.

Even if you don't use the Qi-Tempering Bead for Qi-Tempering, it's still excellent for improving your Qi and blood.

The problem is that without suitable physical cultivation methods, the digestion of qi and blood is a bit slow.

It takes ten days to half a month to swallow one pill.

Looking at the spirit eggs in the storage bag, Ji Yuan couldn't help but think of the three-colored spirit eggs again. He still had to get those things out as soon as possible.

He came back with Hua Yaoyue this time with the intention of upgrading the [Chicken Coop] as well.

Another option is the "free wine" (or "wine as you please").

Ji Yuan had already given all the money he had saved up to Hua Yaoyue. As for the [Wine Cellar] building effect, Ji Yuan mostly activated it on Misty Island.

Therefore, all the wine produced was naturally collected by Tu Yue.

At this moment, several hundred jugs of wine filled a storage bag.

Very good, now I have more drinks to offer to my master.

Ji Yuan then patrolled Misty Island a few more times. Several more corpse puppets, both old and young, emerged from the [Mass Burial Mound] and were now busy farming on the sunny hillside.

A thriving and prosperous scene.

Another issue is the swamp dolphins running all over the mountain, which are an eyesore.

If the array's coverage area weren't insufficient, Ji Yuan would have planned to develop a separate island for raising pigs.

Worry-Free Island is a good option, but it's mainly used for receiving guests, so it's not really suitable.

After strolling around, Ji Yuan didn't wait any longer and immediately set off in his flying boat. He didn't go far, but turned right and arrived at Dong Qian's Fox Moon Island.

A light touch on the array revealed no one was home.

Ji Yuan looked at the Four Directions Water Transfer Formation in front of him. This was a formation he had set up. Even though it was controlled by Dong Qian, he could still easily enter if he wanted to.

But this is something you can't do.

He took out Dong Qian's communication talisman, "Is Senior Sister at the sect?"

Ji Yuan has been gone for more than half a year, and Dong Qian has most likely been out on missions as well. All things considered, she has been at the Foundation Establishment stage for more than a year.

As expected, the message disappeared without a trace after it was sent.

Not affiliated with any sect.

Ji Yuan had been thinking of asking her how her shop was doing, and if it was suitable, he would take all the pills he had refined and the talismans he had drawn in his spare time over the past six months to her shop to sell.

With the added benefit of architectural effects, Ji Yuan's success rate in both alchemy and talisman drawing is exceptionally high.

Over time, the amount accumulated... is quite large.

But since she wasn't there, Ji Yuan had to go to Wanwu Island to handle it himself; it just required a little more effort and time.

Three or four days passed before he finished dealing with the accumulated items. During this time, he also went to Tai'an Island to see Du Wanyi.

She broke through to the next level late, so she hasn't received any tasks from the sect leader yet.

Ji Yuan also learned from her whereabouts that Dong Qian had gone to guard the city, which is generally the first task for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Simple and easy to adapt to.

The city itself is alright; it's Maple Leaf City, located east of the Water Dragon Sect and near the sea.

Compared to the cities to the northwest and south, the east side was relatively stable.

Afterwards, Ji Yuan met with Li Changhe at Shanshui Island to sit and learn about Shangdong's situation.

You can ask Du Wanyi about things inside the sect, but for Shang Dong's matter, you have to ask this second-generation immortal. After some questioning, all I can say is... it's alright.

Shang west's demonic forces did not launch a full-scale attack; everything was still within a controllable range.

At most, various places have been infiltrated by demonic forces, causing chaos and disorder.

But they are all still within the range that can be suppressed.

According to the estimates of the Six Immortals of Shangdong, this war should be able to be delayed for another ten or twenty years. Overall, the situation is still good, so Ji Yuan is relieved.

As long as there is no major war, he can cultivate in peace.

After learning about the situation, Ji Yuan waited for two more days before finally receiving a message from Hua Yaoyue.

From the moment he received the message, he rushed to Forget-Worry Island.

only……

Ji Yuan looked at the small, rotten, shady locust tree in his hand and felt somewhat numb. This little bit of wood wasn't even big enough to build a chicken coop.

Even if you slice it as thin as paper, it still won't be enough!

Perhaps seeing that Ji Yuan was a little stunned, Hua Yaoyue took the initiative to explain.

"Orthodox practitioners rarely possess this. I found it in the sect's storeroom. Although it's scarce, it's more than enough for you to refine a few batches of pills."

Indeed, if we're talking about alchemy, let alone this palm-sized piece of rotten firefly shady locust tree, even a piece the size of a finger would be enough to make a batch.

Damn it, I should have said I was going to refine weapons!

Even if we're talking about weapon crafting, this is probably all the master could find.

Her first statement, "Righteous people rarely have this kind of thing," probably means that she asked several Golden Core cultivators, but none of them had it, and she finally found it in the sect's storeroom.

Moreover, for someone like me who practices "alchemy," it is indeed enough.

"Yes, that's enough. Thank you, Master."

Ji Yuan had no choice but to bow and express his gratitude.

After all, we can't just say it's not enough and ask Hua Yaoyue to go find more... This is our master, not a servant.

If we really want to find this thing, we'll probably have to deal with demonic cultivators.

After leaving Forget-Worry Island, Ji Yuan had been thinking about this problem: how to find the demonic cultivator. As for the piece he had, he would have to give it a try.

After returning to Misty Island, he used his flying sword to cut the piece of dark wood, which was shrouded in black smoke, into thin slices.

Even if it's very thin, it's still no bigger than the palm of your hand.

Using these thin boards to build a chicken coop, you could only make one that's about the size of a palm, which is definitely not enough. So Ji Yuan's idea was to first build a slightly larger chicken coop using ordinary wooden planks as a fence. After the panel approves it, he would then stick the rotten firefly and shady locust wood planks on top of it to see if he could get the panel's approval through some trickery.

This matter was quite trivial, so Ji Yuan naturally had to handle it himself.

One hour later.

After much trial and error, Ji Yuan finally managed to build a chicken coop, albeit with difficulty.

It's the smallest chicken coop the panel can recognize, but even if it's the smallest... Ji Yuan pinched it, and it should be able to fit two basketballs in.

If it's even smaller, even if it's just a rebrand, the panel won't recognize it as a "chicken coop".

"Suspenseful."

Ji Yuan glanced at the chicken coop, then at the rotten firefly and locust tree boards in his hand, and casually tossed them onto the coop. With his "Object Manipulation Technique," they were evenly attached to the existing wooden boards.

But it can only barely go around once; the remaining half of the space is still unshielded.

After finishing his work, Ji Yuan stared at the wooden board.

Chicken Coop: Level 2 (Cannot be upgraded)

[Upgrade Requirements: Cultivation level reaches mid-Foundation Establishment, 50 mid-grade spirit stones, chicken coop crafted from Rotten Firefly Acacia (not yet achieved)]

After waiting for a long time, the panel remained unchanged.

Ji Yuan knew this method wouldn't work. To upgrade the [Chicken Coop], even if he found twice the size of the rotten firefly and shady locust tree he had, it still wouldn't be enough, let alone the few rotten firefly and shady locust trees he had.

To get this kind of locust wood, you'd need to cut a large section from the entire locust tree.

Where can we find so many locust trees?

The only option is to seek out the demonic cultivator.

The matter has come full circle back to the original question: Ji Yuan has no fear of finding the demonic cultivator, but the question is where to find him... Da'ai City, Guixuntang.

Ji Yuan knew that this was the only place left where demonic cultivators existed.

The opportunity to send a ghost to the Foundation Establishment stage also comes from this Ghost Seeking Pool. If we go there this time, we can also take a look to see if there are any other ghostly creatures along the way.

There should be quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivator corpses, or rather, immortal materials, there. Perhaps we can harvest another batch there.

Ji Yuan paced back and forth on the misty island, already having an idea in mind.

Go check it out.

Ji Yuan's main reason for wanting to go to this Ghost Search Pool was naturally to obtain the Rotten Firefly Shadow Locust Tree, upgrade the [Chicken Coop] to level 3, and thus obtain the Three-Colored Spirit Egg to increase his strength.

Besides that, there was another very important reason that made Ji Yuan want to deal with demonic cultivators.

That is the great battle between good and evil that could happen at any time.

According to Hua Yaoyue, and based on the information Ji Yuan currently has, there is a high probability that the demonic path will breach Shangshan in this war between good and evil, which will plunge Shangdong into chaos.

When that time comes, what identity will be the safest?

Then naturally there must be a flexible bottom line regarding one's identity.

If I encounter a righteous cultivator, then I am Ji Yuan, a disciple of the Water Dragon Sect.

If I were to encounter a demonic cultivator, then I would be a ruthless demon... Qiu Qianhai.

However, this identity cannot be obtained by simply saying it; someone must be willing to vouch for it. Even if no one vouches for it, one must at least have some understanding of the demonic path.

Therefore, in order to survive better, Ji Yuan felt it was necessary to make some contact with the demonic path beforehand.

As for pretending to be a demonic cultivator, is there any hurdle in your mind that you can't overcome?

Why would you think I'm pretending to be a demonic cultivator? Can't you just say I'm pretending to be a righteous cultivator?

With the plan finalized, the first issue is to take a long leave of absence. I definitely can't go to Liancheng Mountain for the time being, so I need to find someone to cover for me.

Then we'll have to talk to Master Xuanshui...

Without further ado, Ji Yuan made a few preparations and set off immediately.

A day later, he arrived at Water Dragon Island and met Xuan Shui Zhenren.

"Oh? You have an urgent matter that requires you to go out?"

"Exactly."

Ji Yuan cupped his hands and said, "This disciple returned with Master this time. The matter was urgent... Please understand, Uncle-Master."

As expected, Xuan Shui Zhenren, who had been somewhat hesitant, smiled more after hearing that Ji Yuan had returned with Hua Yaoyue.

"Why did Senior Sister go to Liancheng Mountain?"

Master Xuan Shui asked casually.

Ji Yuan casually replied, "Master heard that someone died in our area, so he came to take a look."

Anyway, it's impossible for Master Xuanshui to confirm in person, and even if he did go, Ji Yuan felt that Hua Yaoyue would cover for him.

"Your senior sister is very kind to you."

Master Xuan Shui sighed.

Ji Yuan smiled but remained silent.

"Alright, in that case, you can go and do your thing."

Master Xuanshui waved his hand, "As for Liancheng Mountain..."

After a quick calculation, he said, "Has your senior sister Feng Zhitao returned as well? If she has, then let her keep an eye on Liancheng Mountain for you, what do you say?"

Master Xuanshui was very good at making arrangements. This round of guarding Liancheng Mountain was originally intended for Master Wangyou's lineage.

Now that Ji Yuan is unable to go due to other matters, the arrangements will definitely still have to be made for their faction.

Therefore, the newly returned Phoenix Peach is very suitable.

"Everything is up to my master's uncle to arrange."

Ji Yuan naturally had no objections.

"Alright, then you can go ahead and get busy. I'll have your senior sister go and fix things at Liancheng Mountain."

"Yes, disciple takes his leave."

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