Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 195 Divine Soul Cultivation Technique Acquired [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Beneath the muddy swamp of Ghost Searching Pool, Ye Zhi Qiu, covered in mud, was still somewhat startled upon hearing this sound.

"Qiu Qianhai... he was actually caught up by the Blood Demon?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and Ye Zhi Qiu immediately darted out of the swamp, his figure as swift as a wild wolf as he skimmed the ground and disappeared into the distance.

Wherever it passed, only some mud fell, and no breath was leaked.

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.

Regardless.

He ran off first and then figured it out.

As for Qiu Qianhai, we can only wait and see what fate has in store for him.

Even if Ye Zhi Qiu wanted to help, he was powerless to do so.

However, she still hoped that the demonic cultivator named Qiu Qianhai could escape, after all, they had worked together for a while.

This also tied down the Blood Demon for her, giving her a chance to escape.

……

This was the first time Ji Yuan had experienced the effects of the Sky Shuttle.

Only after experiencing it did he understand why Huli was able to escape so easily back then.

No other reason than that the effect is fucking amazing!

It was faster than lightning, even faster than when Hua Yaoyue took him on a journey in the escape light, by a lot!

No wonder he's a ruthless person who refined a flying magic weapon into his natal magic weapon.

The natal flying magic weapon, which took so much effort to refine, truly lived up to its reputation... Ji Yuan sensed the fleeting light and shadows around him, and sighed repeatedly in his heart.

The talisman-treasure flying shuttle carried him northward for about half an hour before stopping. Finally, Ji Yuan activated the aerial flying boat to seamlessly connect and continue northward.

He sensed his current location and then took out a map to compare it for a moment.

Only then did it become clear that the half-hour the Sky Shuttle had been flying was equivalent to almost ten days of his own flight.

"As expected of a talismanic treasure for flying magic weapons, no wonder even Li Changhe, a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, strongly recommends it."

Ji Yuan looked at the storage bag again.

At this moment, there was still an intact Sky-Piercing Shuttle Talisman in his storage bag.

It can be used three times.

It was a gift from Li Changhe when he visited the Li family, while the one he just used was a second-hand one given to him when he saved Li Changhe's life.

You can only use the last one.

"This is good. I'll look for it again when I have the chance, or I can ask Li Changhe to act as a go-between and I can buy it myself with spirit stones."

"This isn't just a magic talisman I bought, it's my own life!"

However, when Ji Yuan thought about how he had used two talisman treasures to kill Ma Xingkong, and that he only had one more talisman treasure left, the Thousand Chains, to use... he felt a little heartbroken.

"If what you've gathered in this storage bag isn't worth as much as those two talismans I have, I'll dig up your grave next time I return to Ghost Hunting Grounds!"

However, Ji Yuan was not in a hurry to check Ma Xingkong's storage bag.

Instead, he first took out a shape-changing talisman, changed his appearance and aura, and then took out a spirit stone to begin restoring his depleted dantian.

He had used two talisman treasures in succession, and even as a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was somewhat overwhelmed by the excessive consumption of spiritual energy.

As Ji Yuan restored the spiritual energy in his dantian, he reviewed the incident of encountering the Yin Gui Sect members.

This inevitably reminded him of his previous experience with the Ghost Island Master.

It has to be said that the two members of the Yin Ghost Sect have somewhat similar ways of doing things.

At first, they called each other "fellow disciples" and "relatives," but then they turned hostile and tried to fight.

In the end, they were all able to turn the tables on each other.

What is this?

"Brother and friend Kyouin Ghost Sect?"

Hey, I have to say, it actually sounds pretty catchy.

However, upon closer reflection, it's understandable that the Ghost Island Master was eager to establish a relationship and wanted to obtain that non-existent part of the inheritance from me.

Because he came from Yunyuze, which was known as the "slum of the cultivation world," where not only was he poor, but resources were also extremely scarce.

He obtained the method of cultivating Yin Ghosts from the lineage of the Yin Ghost Sect.

In addition, the Yin Ghost Formation is an invincible weapon in Yunyuze.

Having tasted the sweetness of the Yin Ghost Sect's inheritance, he naturally wanted to obtain more of it, so it was understandable that he was in a hurry to attack me at that time.

But what about Ma Xingkong?

He's already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage; logically, he shouldn't be in such a hurry, not even bothering to conceal it.

They had barely exchanged a few words when they met, and he was already thinking about taking action.

If Ji Yuan put himself in his shoes, he would either launch a sneak attack the moment they met.

Alternatively, you could first make friends with them, and then gradually pursue your interests once the relationship is established.

The first method is dangerous, while the second method is even less dangerous and may even bring greater benefits.

But neither of them would be like Ma Xingkong, where you make friends, but then immediately take action.

After much thought, Ji Yuan finally came to only one idea and conclusion.

That's the part of the Yin Ghost Sect's inheritance that Ma Xingkong obtained—it's very powerful!

That's why, after meeting himself, he couldn't wait to acquire his share of the inheritance.

Otherwise, how could they not even be able to endure this much time?

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan immediately wanted to check out Ma Xingkong's storage bag... Once the thought arose, he couldn't suppress it.

But Ji Yuan forced himself to recover to his peak condition before finding a deserted mountain nearby.

The flying boat swooped down and landed there. With a sweep of its divine sense, it found a cave and casually killed the black bear that was still hibernating inside with a single sword strike. Then, it cast several minor spells to clean the cave.

[The cave dwelling] was opened up.

The Starry Cloud Barrier Array was activated, and the mist enveloped the surrounding wilderness, eventually obliterating the entire mountain range into the fog.

Ji Yuan spent a few more moments driving out the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the formation before taking out Ma Xingkong's storage bag.

Ji Yuan had already skimmed through the Yin Tong Zi section, and there wasn't anything particularly surprising about it.

Since they didn't even have any talismans or treasures, they weren't in a hurry to take stock of their valuables.

However, when Ji Yuan invaded Ma Xingkong's storage bag with his divine sense, he only glanced at it briefly before his eyes lit up, and then a talisman appeared in his hand.

The talisman did not contain any common runes; instead, it was engraved with a giant sword.

Ji Yuan was slightly refined.

Talisman Treasure - Giant Deer Sword!

It can be used twice more.

What a treasure! No wonder he's a late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator; he actually possesses such a valuable talisman.

Putting everything else aside, the Giant Deer Sword, which can be used twice, is enough to make up for the losses we incurred this time. Everything else is a bonus!

After a brief period of joy, Ji Yuan felt a lingering fear upon recalling the event.

He wondered what if Ma Xingkong used the talisman first?

The Giant Deer Sword is a magical artifact used for killing and destruction.

Ji Yuan had two talismans on him, one to trap the enemy and the other to escape.

Forget about killing, they don't even have any protective amulets.

After careful consideration, he realized that the only thing he could withstand the Giant Deer Sword was the wine cup that Hua Yaoyue had given him.

A wine cup that can withstand the attack of a Golden Core cultivator and withstand a talisman used by a Foundation Establishment cultivator is certainly no problem.

But if we do that, even if we manage to kill Ma Xingkong in the end, the losses will be huge.

"Luckily, I started with a talisman. But thinking about it, it makes sense. When a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator fights a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator, I'm bound to go all out. Besides, at the time, I was thinking of ending the battle as quickly as possible and running away to avoid being caught by the Blood Demon."

"But what about Ma Xingkong? For a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to suppress a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like myself, it's impossible that he would use a talismanic treasure from the start; talismanic treasures are ultimately precious."

"Putting myself in their shoes, even if I were to kill someone in the early Foundation Establishment stage, I wouldn't be willing to use a talisman to start. Therefore, I must be more cautious in the future. After all, there are many cunning and treacherous people in the cultivation world, and I might inevitably encounter someone like me who starts with a talisman. If I were to be caught off guard and suffer a setback, that would be disastrous."

I examine my body three times a day.

After reflecting on his actions, Ji Yuan continued to check Ma Xingkong's storage bag.

Ji Yuan only glanced at the talismans, pills, and spirit stones before letting them go. His main focus was on finding the Yin Ghost Sect's inheritance first.

"This soul flag..."

With a thought, Ji Yuan produced a black banner in his hand that was similar to the Yin Ghost Banner, but slightly different because it was embroidered with gold around the edges, giving it a more domineering feel.

Because it shares the same origin as the Yin Ghost Flag, Ji Yuan could sense the aura emanating from the Yin Ghost Sect.

If that's the case, then what are we waiting for?

Grab it in one go, and refine it instantly!

After a while, Ji Yuan learned the true nature of the banner.

The banner is called the "Thousand Soul Banner," a high-grade spiritual artifact. When it was first forged, it was called the "Hundred Soul Banner." It was gradually upgraded and eventually became the Thousand Soul Banner.

The quality has also been upgraded from the initial high-grade magic weapon to the high-grade spiritual weapon.

"The Soul Banner! I actually obtained this treasure!"

Ji Yuan held the banner in his hand, delighted. Now, in future battles, he could finally say, "Fellow Daoist, danger lies ahead. Shall we take refuge in my Human Emperor Banner?!"

Moreover, this Emperor's Banner can be upgraded from a magic weapon to a spiritual weapon.

It must be possible to improve quality by condensing Yin spirits. The inheritance that Ma Xingkong obtained must contain the method of condensing Yin spirits.

Ji Yuan thought of something else.

If one can gather Yin spirits, then killing people in the future will truly make the most of the resources, maximizing the use of "immortal materials".

First, there's the murder and looting, including storage bags and magical artifacts—that goes without saying.

Secondly, the essence blood obtained after killing someone can be absorbed by the Blood Marrow Bead and used to enhance one's explosive power at crucial moments.

After absorbing the essence and blood, the corpse can be retrieved and buried in the [Mass Grave] to upgrade the mass grave's grade. If it is lucky enough to trigger the event and become a corpse puppet in the future, it will be a great help.

Finally, there is the soul of a person after death.

Previously, Ji Yuan would simply kill people whenever he wanted, without having any secret techniques targeting the soul.

But things are different now. If this inheritance really exists, then if someone is killed in the future, their soul can be refined into a Yin spirit and stored in the Soul Banner.

A one-stop service for murder.

And so it was born!

Having refined the Thousand Soul Banner, Ji Yuan naturally hoped to upgrade it into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner as soon as possible.

If that's the case, then what about the lineage of the Yin Ghost Sect?

Could it be that he didn't carry it with him, or did he destroy the tradition after he finished learning it?

Ji Yuan searched through the storage bag several times but couldn't find it. In the end, he had no choice but to take out all the jade slips containing the information and examine them one by one.

Most of the records are cultivation techniques for the Foundation Establishment stage, or basic and intermediate spells, which are all unremarkable and not very useful.

The only thing that was still novel to Ji Yuan was a cultivation technique.

The title is: "Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Auspiciousness".

Although he could only cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment, the wonders of dual cultivation recorded in it still made him take a few more glances. It was just a pity that this was a cultivation technique.

The same practice methods cannot be used simultaneously.

Unless one abandons the "Nine Tribulations Sword Manual of Canglan" and switches to cultivating the "Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness Technique", there is no other way.

"If only there were a technique for dual cultivation."

Ji Yuan pondered this for a moment, and after reading through all the jade slips, he still couldn't find the Yin Ghost Sect's inheritance.

Damn it, how could my luck be so bad? Such a good thing, and Ma Xingkong ruined it after learning it just once?

Or is it that this inheritance is located somewhere that he can't take away? If he wants to learn it, he can only find that place?

As Ji Yuan pondered, his divine sense continued to search through Ma Xingkong's storage bag. After a moment, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

In the spot where Ma Xingkong kept his magical artifacts, there was a magical implement.

This was already strange enough, but the artifact was a mid-grade artifact that didn't seem to have much use, and it even looked like a belt.

As for belts, the vast majority are defensive magical artifacts.

But whether it's for defense or offense, it's of little use to Ma Xingkong, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If that's the case, why is he still keeping him around?

The belt was mostly made of leather, and it was unclear what kind of monster hide it was made of. However, there was a precious jade inlaid in the very center of the belt, which looked like no ordinary object.

After Ji Yuan took it out, he scanned it with his divine sense but found nothing unusual.

It wasn't until he infused it with his spiritual energy and refined it that he discovered... the belt actually had a slight storage function!

The emerald in the middle of the belt was a small storage bag, no more than a foot square in size, containing only three items.

A jade slip.

The other one was a jade slip.

The last one left was a skull-shaped ring.

Ji Yuan glanced at them and knew that these things were the inheritance of the Yin Ghost Sect.

Because... he flipped his hand and took out an identical ring from his storage bag, which was given to him by the Ghost Island Lord after his death.

Because it was related to the Yin Gui Sect, Ji Yuan has kept it until now.

The moment he took it out, something unexpected happened.

The two rings seemed to be alive; as soon as they appeared, they flew toward each other on their own and then came together.

A soft "snap" sounded.

The two skull rings have merged into one, but it is slightly different from the previous one. The most obvious feature is that the ring originally had only one skull, but now there are two.

"What's going on?"

Ji Yuan poured a trace of spiritual energy into the ring, not daring to add too much.

Then, just like before, a wisp of black mist rose from above the skull and then conjured a flamboyant "Yin" character in the air above the ring.

The character "yin" lasted for two breaths before vanishing into thin air.

The two rings were combined into one, and there was no change whatsoever?

Ji Yuan's intuition told him that it was unlikely.

He had a vague feeling that the ring might only have an effect when worn on the hand, since rings are meant to be worn by people.

After some deliberation, Ji Yuan still dared not try it. He was worried that something might happen after he put the ring on. If the change was good, that would be fine, but what if it was bad?

Ji Yuan planned to return to Misty Island and try his luck with a damned corpse puppet.

He was even reluctant to let Tu Yue try.

So next up are these two jade slips.

Ji Yuan first took out the one on the left, his divine sense invading it, and a memory flowed into his mind... "The land illuminated by the Soul Banner is my homeland... Gathering Yin Souls... Undying after death... Proving eternal life..."

After carefully examining the contents recorded in the jade slip,

Indeed, it was the method of refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and how to gather the souls of the dead and collect them into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, making the most of it.

Good stuff, I'll take it!

When the Yin Ghost Banner and the Myriad Souls Banner are unleashed, who dares to say that I... oh no, I, Qiu Qianhai, am not a demonic cultivator?!

Moreover, Ji Yuan had even come up with a combo: first, use the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to make the opponent think that these Yin Ghosts were such trash. Then, when the opponent lowered their guard, let the two Yin Ghosts inside the Yin Ghost Banner attack, mixed in with the others, and take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, thus taking down the opponent in one fell swoop.

After learning the method of refining, Ji Yuan took out the remaining jade slip.

As divine sense was injected, another wave of memories surged forth.

Compared to the previous content, this content was much more complicated and complex, and Ji Yuan even felt a stinging sensation in his sea of ​​consciousness for a moment.

The content is very profound.

But after the investigation was completed, Ji Yuan realized why this was the case, because what was recorded in the jade slip was actually a cultivation technique, and not an ordinary one at that.

Because this is... a soul cultivation technique!

The technique is called "Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture".

However, this technique seems to be divided into two levels, and the part that Ma Xingkong obtained is only the upper level.

The upper level is a secret technique for protecting the soul, called "Soul-Suppressing Bell". The general effect of cultivating it is to condense a golden bell outside the soul, protecting the soul at any time and place.

The lower level consists of soul-based killing techniques.

Name unknown, effect unknown.

The location is also unknown.

In short, this Ma Xingkong does not exist.

In this way, Ji Yuan understood why he was so eager to inherit his legacy.

He probably thought he possessed the second half of the "Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture".

Admittedly, the effect of the upper part of the "Soul-Suppressing Bell" is not very significant.

Because ordinary cultivators don't have this kind of soul-based attack technique... Oh right!

Ji Yuan finally understood why Ma Xingkong was hiding in this Ghost Seeking Pool: he had mastered the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

The extremely dangerous Yin-Eroding Wind in Ghost Seeking Pool posed no threat to him whatsoever.

If it's a bound spirit, it can be avoided. Being trapped in a maze isn't that much of a threat to Foundation Establishment cultivators. So it's no wonder he's willing to hide here.

What is hell for others is heaven for me.

Regardless, this soul-based cultivation technique must be excellent. If I can master it, I will gain a great new ability.

If I were to encounter someone with a soul-based killing technique, they could kill others, but they couldn't kill me... Ji Yuan suddenly thought of something.

Liancheng Mountain.

The mutated spirit crystal beasts in the spiritual veins, aren't those things capable of devouring people's souls?

Yang Tai'an was killed by that thing. Ji Yuan was worried for a long time. If he had mastered the Soul-Suppressing Bell, even if he encountered it, this spirit crystal beast would not be a threat to him.

"What a wonderful thing..." After obtaining the second inheritance of the Yin Ghost Sect, Ji Yuan felt at ease.

If that's the case, then we must return to the sect as soon as possible.

I've been practicing the "Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture" and upgrading my [Chicken Coop].

Ji Yuan hadn't forgotten that all this effort was for upgrading the [Chicken Coop] in order to obtain the three-colored spirit egg that could increase the upper limit of his dantian's storage capacity.

(End of this chapter)