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Chapter 207 Foundation Establishment Stage Corpse Puppet [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"What?!"

"Senior Brother Liu is seriously injured? When and how did he get injured?"

Ji Yuan was surprised and asked several questions in one breath.

He didn't have many friends to begin with, and Liu Yuan was one of the rare ones, and one with whom he got along quite well. So when he heard that Liu Yuan was seriously injured, he was naturally very worried.

"I don't know the specifics either. I just received a message from my master and came back from outside."

After Rouyi finished speaking, she paused slightly, but still transmitted a message to Ji Yuan.

"I heard it's related to Liancheng Mountain, so unless it's urgent, Junior Brother, it's best not to go out during this time."

If it's related to Liancheng Mountain... then wouldn't that make me a scapegoat?

Ji Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Let's go, I'll go with Senior Sister and see Senior Brother Liu first."

"it is good."

Rouyi glanced down at Ji Yuan's flying boat.

Ji Yuan explained awkwardly, "I got into a fight on this trip, and my flying boat was destroyed. I can only use this as a temporary means of transportation."

"Come to my place, I'll be quick."

"it is good."

Ji Yuan leaped onto Rou Yi's flying sword and put away his Crimson Sky Boat.

Although we have arrived at Yunyuze, it is still quite a distance from the Water Dragon Sect. If we were to take Ji Yuan's Crimson Sky Boat and slowly rock it, it would take several days to get there.

Now, riding on Rouyi's flying sword, they arrived at Liuyuan's island in just half a day.

Ji Yuan had been here before and was familiar with the place.

Rouyi's flying sword landed directly at the entrance of Liu Yuan's cave. Perhaps because several days had passed, Liu Yuan was now able to sit up on his own and read a book at the table.

"Senior Sister, Brother Ji, what brings you two together?"

Liu Yuan stood up slowly, indicating that his injuries were quite serious.

"We met on the way and came here together. How are you doing?"

Rouyi unceremoniously sat down opposite Liuyuan.

"I feel much better after taking the medicine my master gave me," Liu Yuanqiang said with a smile.

"As long as the foundation wasn't damaged, that's good."

"No, I deliberately avoided it at the time."

After glancing at Liu Yuan a few times, Ji Yuan took out a healing pill from his storage bag... a Qi and Blood Pill with a Qi-Quenching Pearl added.

This thing can even open up acupoints, and the abundance of qi and blood contained within it goes without saying.

It is not only a wonderful medicine for physical cultivation, but also a sacred product for healing injuries.

"Brother Liu, please try my elixir."

Ji Yuan pushed the pill into Liu Yuan's hand.

"Huh?"

Liu Yuan naturally recognized it as a Qi and Blood Pill. He had taken quite a few of these pills these days. It was the Qi and Blood Pill that Ji Yuan had given him. His Qi and Blood seemed to be... quite vigorous.

Since Ji Yuan gave it to him, he didn't doubt it, swallowed it in one gulp, and refined it in an instant.

At first, he didn't feel anything, but after the effects of the medicine took hold, things changed. His pale face instantly became rosy, and his blood and energy rushed to replenish his damaged body, relieving the pain and bringing some comfort. Even he couldn't help but groan a few times.

Rouyi looked at Ji Yuan in surprise upon seeing this.

"I am an alchemist. I added several precious local treasures to this Qi and Blood Pill, and the effect is extraordinary."

Ji Yuan smiled and told the truth; he never lied.

Rouyi thought for a moment, then spoke:

"I wonder if you have any left, junior brother? I'd like to buy a few."

The item is excellent; it can save your life.

Otherwise, the Rouyi people wouldn't have made this request.

"There aren't many left. That kind of treasure is scarce. I'll run out after using it once. Since you need it, Senior Sister, I'll give you one."

Ji Yuan then handed over an improved Qi and Blood Pill.

This thing is worthless to him; a single spirit pig can produce one.

Rouyi doesn't want much; rather than earning a few dozen spirit stones here, she might as well do him a favor.

A favor, even if it's a suspected fake pill, that guarantees a peak Foundation Establishment stage is worth more than these dozens of spirit stones.

"this……"

Rouyi looked at the pill in the jade bottle in her hand.

"I don't have much left, so please keep it safe, Senior Sister, and don't tell anyone else," Ji Yuan instructed.

"Alright, thank you then, junior brother."

Rouyi hadn't expected to gain anything from this trip. After putting away the pills, she clasped her hands in a fist salute to Ji Yuan.

While the two were talking, Liu Yuan finished refining the medicinal power of the Qi and Blood Pill. Although his injuries were not completely healed, they were mostly healed. The rest he could only recover slowly.

He channeled his inner energy and spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood. Before the blood even hit the ground, he casually swept it into ashes. Then he rinsed his mouth with the spiritual spring, and his breathing improved considerably.

"Thank you for saving me, junior brother."

Liu Yuan stood up, bowed to Ji Yuan, and said softly.

"Brother Liu, you're too kind."

Ji Yuan glanced at Rou Yi again. All three of them had returned from Liancheng Mountain, and they were all disciples of Golden Core cultivators. In particular, Liu Yuan and Rou Yi were disciples of the Grand Elder, so they must know some things.

"Besides, this whole thing started because of me."

Ji Yuan shook his head with a wry smile, "On the contrary, I've dragged Brother Liu into this mess."

Liu Yuan seemed somewhat displeased. "Brother Ji, you're making an unwarranted assumption about my stinginess. Besides, even if I encountered something like this, I would definitely report it to the sect. Do you expect Brother Ji to blame me for dragging you into this?"

"alright."

Rouyi reached out and tapped the table, interrupting their emotional connection.

"Let me tell you what exactly happened."

Liu Yuan withdrew his gaze, and after recalling for a moment, he said, "The attack happened outside Black Mountain City. At the time, I was preparing to return to the sect from outside Black Mountain City, but that person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and attacked me mercilessly. Every move was fatal, and his killing power was extremely strong."

"If I hadn't possessed that treasure bestowed upon me by my sect, I would probably have been ambushed and killed in a single exchange."

Even now, Liu Yuan still feels a bit scared when he recalls it.

"Golden Core?"

Ji Yuan asked tentatively.

"No, if it were a Golden Core cultivator who launched a sneak attack, I wouldn't have come back." Liu Yuan slowly shook his head. "Foundation Establishment... and the strength is a bit strange."

"How is it strange?"

"His cultivation level looks similar to mine, both at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but once he makes a move, he has the strength of the peak Foundation Establishment stage. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been beaten to this state."

Ji Yuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Is this the strength that Shangting should have?

The Shang court, which could stir up the storm among the six immortal sects of Shangdong and has remained alive even after nearly ten thousand years of extinction, actually only sent a mid-Foundation Establishment assassin.

Even if we can't send a Golden Core cultivator, a genuine Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator should be no problem, right?

But now that they've sent someone in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to launch a sneak attack and assassinate... if Ji Yuan could think of this, Rou Yi and the others certainly could too.

"Is it possible that it's another enemy of yours?"

"impossible."

Liu Yuan slowly shook his head. "You know my personality, Senior Sister. Not to mention that I rarely make enemies, even if I do, I'll grind them to dust and leave no room for them to retaliate against me later."

"...Actually, I also have some doubts that it wasn't someone from the Commercial Court. If it were someone from the Commercial Court, there's no way they would have let me come back alive."

"So how did you manage to escape back in the end?" Ji Yuan asked curiously.

"We've dragged this out long enough," Liu Yuan said in a deep voice. "The moment I used that thing the sect gave me, the sect leader and the others knew, and then my master came to save me."

"That person is dead?"

"No, he seemed to know about our sect. He ran away before he could kill me in half an incense stick's time."

"That's a bit difficult."

Ji Yuan rubbed his temples.

Rouyi, standing to the side, said, "Didn't Master tell us not to go out unnecessarily, especially since you're only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? What are you doing in Black Mountain City?"

"But there's an urgent matter."

Liu Yuan spread his hands and said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan glanced at Liu Yuan several times. He was familiar with Liu Yuan and could vaguely guess what he was going to do.

"The sect will definitely continue to investigate this matter. You should stay away from the sect as much as possible. And Junior Brother Ji, don't think that just because your senior brother isn't here, nobody will care about you!"

Rouyi displayed her senior sister's authority, leaving Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan no choice but to nod in agreement.

After seeing Liu Yuan and learning that he was alright, Rouyi left the place.

Ji Yuan had nothing to do, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, he sighed, "Brother Liu, if you run out of wine in the future, just send me a message. There's no need to take such a risk."

Liu Yuan shrugged with a wry smile.

"I never expected that going out on a whim would lead to this."

Liu Yuan didn't tell Rouyi the truth, fearing he would be beaten if he did.

But Ji Yuan, who was familiar with Liu Yuan, knew that whether it was when he was stationed in Linshui City or when he was in Liancheng Mountain, Liu Yuan had said that he loved to drink the black grape wine from Black Mountain City.

The only reason he would deliberately make a trip to Black Mountain City now is probably to buy this liquor.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan suddenly looked up and asked, "You mean, you went to Black Mountain City on a whim?"

"Yeah...no, it's no coincidence that he was able to wait for me outside Black Mountain City. He knows me!"

Liu Yuan immediately understood Ji Yuan's meaning. His eyes flickered, and his mind raced.

The merchant court has remnants within its ranks. They know me well and that I love drinking black grape wine, so they deliberately guard outside Black Mountain City. I'm only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so I can only use this as a reference since I don't have any cultivation. Because that person might not be my friend... Liu Yuan thought more and more about it.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan stopped talking and just waited silently.

After a while.

Liu Yuan raised his head suspiciously. "Brother Ji, don't worry. I'll let you know first when I have a clue. If you don't have anything urgent to do during this time, you shouldn't go out. My master has already told the sect leader that we won't be assigned any more missions. We just need to cultivate within the sect."

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Elder."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"Okay, I'll take you."

"..."

Not long after, Liu Yuan watched Ji Yuan's figure disappear into the distance on his flying boat, his expression somewhat complicated.

Why?

As he continued to think about what he had just thought, he realized that the person most likely to assassinate him was actually... Ji Yuan!

Knowing that he loves drinking black wine, knowing what happened on Liancheng Mountain, and as for cultivation level and strength... Liu Yuan had seen Ji Yuan make a move in Linshui City, and his strength was terrifying.

Although he appears to be at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he previously killed two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators without taking any damage while in the spiritual vein.

Like Fang Jie, he was born in Yunyuze, but Fang Jie is still a Qi Refining cultivator, while Ji Yuan has been a Foundation Establishment cultivator for many years.

He still hasn't entered the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven, but he successfully established his foundation outside.

It would be understandable if there wasn't some kind of stroke of luck involved.

This opportunity must be extremely strong; otherwise, it wouldn't have this effect... How could the opportunity in the business world not be strong?

Moreover, Liu Yuan could also see that Ji Yuan looked travel-worn, obviously having just returned from outside.

Isn't that... all correct?

Ji Yuan is a remnant of the Shang family, and it was he who assassinated me.

At first glance, it is absolutely correct.

But Liu Yuan still felt that it was unlikely to be him. If it really was him, there would be no need for him to go through such a roundabout way. If he wanted to kill him, there would be no need for such trouble.

All it takes is a message to trick someone into going to Worry-Free Island.

Whether it's poisoning or some other method, you'll still get affected, just like when you took that Qi and Blood Pill.

If it's not Ji Yuan, then who could it be?

Liu Yuan was still reminiscing.

On the other side, Ji Yuan's expression was somewhat complicated after leaving Liuyuan Island...

"Damn it, judging from Liu Yuan's description, it sounds like I killed him. A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, I knew he liked to drink black wine, and I even knew he went to Liancheng Mountain."

Ji Yuan thought about leaving precisely because he understood this.

He knew he hadn't killed Liu Yuan, and he believed Liu Yuan wouldn't suspect him.

But in this situation, staying there would be strange no matter how you look at it, so it would be better to leave as soon as possible... However, judging from Liu Yuan's description, even if the person who made the move was not from the Water Dragon Sect, he must have some connection with certain people in the sect.

It seems that from now on, we need to be careful not only when going out, but also when inside the house.

Because we were piloting the Crimson Sky Boat this time, our speed was even slower.

It took more than a day just to return to Worry-Free Island, and it was three days later when we finally arrived at Misty Island.

During this time, Ji Yuan also tried to contact Feng Zhitao and Hua Yaoyue, but received no response. It seemed that they had not returned yet, which left Ji Yuan, who had many doubts, with nowhere to ask.

We can only wait.

Inside the cave on Misty Island, Ji Yuan had a thought, and three flying sword embryos emerged from his body, eventually circling around him.

The previous two swords need no further explanation; this third sword blank is the reward for this trip.

Cloud Palace Sword.

Its appearance was not much different from the other two, but it had a touch of white on its body. Now it was floating in front of me, as if it were supported by white clouds.

As for the effect, Ji Yuan activated his mind and immediately found himself as if he were floating on clouds.

Once it starts running again, it feels like you've arrived at a boundless ocean.

The Cloud Palace is so enchanting that it draws people into its illusions.

After reviewing his gains from this trip, Ji Yuan stored all three sword embryos into his dantian. The re-formation of the sword embryos meant that his cultivation would make further progress.

Unfortunately, to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, one needs to condense five sword embryos.

That means we need two more handles.

There's no rush. Ji Yuan should focus on improving his cultivation level first.

During the following period, he indeed did not go out again, and even rarely left his cave dwelling, instead hiding in the spiritual vein to cultivate.

It involves drawing talismans and refining elixirs. If you get really tired, just go to the meditation room to lie down and you'll quickly recover your energy.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Ji Yuan stepped out of the cave again, called out by Tu Yue, because she thought the spirit field had produced something again.

Before we knew it, another year had passed.

Another thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass has been produced in the Spirit Field.

Ji Yuan harvested as usual, but unfortunately, he didn't get a critical hit and only harvested one plant.

But that's good too, because a thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grass means two or three thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

Now, Ji Yuan has two more thousand-year-old Illusionary Spirit Grasses in his storage bag, so he can try to refine Foundation Establishment Pills. Moreover, he no longer needs to go to Sifang Island to refine them.

You can use the earth fire to refine it on Worry-Free Island.

This makes things much more convenient.

Rarely venturing out of his cave, Ji Yuan tossed the Frost Dragon wrapped around his arm into the Cloud Rain Marsh so it could get some fresh air, and then fed it to a giant toad.

Finally, he arrived at the edge of the fishpond.

Still no Ice Dragons have been produced.

The probability is... way too damn small. Ji Yuan even felt that if he hadn't obtained that wisp of dragon energy from the bottom of the Pear Blossom River, the first Frost Dragon probably still wouldn't have appeared by now.

How about we explore the bottom of the Pear Blossom River again?

The thought was quickly suppressed by Ji Yuan. To risk one's life for a few Ice Dragons... it was not worthy.

Unless you give me a real dragon cub that I can contract!

Ji Yuan, who was squatting by the fishpond, casually raised his hand and threw in a drop of Ice Soul Dew. The huge fishpond was filled with a chill. The spirit fish that were not moving much before began to thrash around frantically after sensing the aura, trying to devour more dew.

"If this Ice Soul Dew is used for long-term cultivation, perhaps one or two Ice Dragons can be raised."

"It's a pity that Ice Soul Dew is so rare. Not only does my current Ice Dragon need it, but I also need it for cultivation."

After inspecting the fishpond, Ji Yuan was about to head home when he suddenly realized something.

A powerful aura of yin energy suddenly flashed and disappeared to the west of Misty Island.

Demonic cultivator?!

Ji Yuan's divine sense immediately extended over, enveloping the entire Misty Island.

He also took in the source of that yin energy.

There stood a child, looking dazed, on the mass grave. Judging from the soil around him, he looked as if he had just crawled out of the ground.

His clothes were tattered, and his face was as pale as a corpse... he was already a corpse to begin with.

However, his cultivation level had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!

How could he not recognize the body that Ji Yuan buried himself?

Demonic cultivator, Yin Child!

He actually succeeded in turning into a zombie and became a zombie puppet!

The Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet has finally been created!

With a little perception, Ji Yuan contacted the Yin Child through the [Mass Burial Mound] and gained control of him. Then, with a thought, the little ghost hopped and skipped through the dense forest and came to him.

"Brilliant!"

Ji Yuan spun him around, and the brow pierced by his flying sword he had pierced was healed, as if nothing had happened.

It just lacked the breath of a living person.

"With this, I'll have extra protection when I go out. It's basically like having a fearless bodyguard!"

"Here, these are your things, keep them safe."

Having a Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet is not enough; you need a high-quality spiritual weapon.

So Ji Yuan returned Yin Tongzi's bell, along with his skull-shaped flying artifact, to him.

At the end of the story, Ji Yuan also discovered that this Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet seemed to have the ability to speak, but it couldn't speak and had to be controlled by him.

He thought for a moment, then manipulated it with his divine sense.

Yin Tongzi opened his mouth, and his original voice came out from his throat.

"Thanks."

Ji Yuan grinned.

"By the way, what are the conditions for a corpse puppet to advance from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage? Should we try advancing Tu Yue to the Foundation Establishment stage as well?"

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