Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 209 [Alchemy Room + Array Formation Room + Talisman Room + Weapon Forging Room = ?]

"Those two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Shang Court... came from another continent? Did they bring the teleportation array's legacy with them?"

Ji Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, when I came here I was still a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. I broke through to the Divine Transformation stage on the Canglu Continent."

Even when it came to the secrets of the business court, Hua Yaoyue was still able to answer them, and even spoke as if she knew them by heart... Ji Yuan became more and more curious about Hua Yaoyue's past life.

But if we do that, then everything makes sense.

No wonder the Merchant Kingdom has teleportation arrays, and no wonder it was able to unify the world.

"It seems the sect is quite capable in this respect, actually willing to give me a fixed-point teleportation token to save my life."

"You don't really think that just because you saved the spiritual veins of the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong, the other five sects don't need to show any gratitude, do you?"

"Master, do you mean... this teleportation token was given by another sect?"

Ji Yuan had considered this point, but he didn't expect that even this fixed-point teleportation token was obtained from another sect.

"They were mostly given to us by the Corpse-Driving Mountain; they're honest people."

Hua Yaoyue guessed, but she didn't know for sure, since she wasn't in the sect when this matter was being handled.

"Master, since this fixed-point teleportation token can take us directly back to the sect, does that mean our Water Dragon Sect also has a teleportation array?"

Ji Yuan asked tentatively.

"Yes, but most of them are incomplete teleportation arrays that were found from who-knows-where. They can only return to a fixed point and cannot be used normally."

"I see... Can we go take a look?"

Ji Yuan was also thinking about whether he could figure out how to build a [teleportation array] structure, so that whether it was escaping or traveling between the two places, it would be much faster.

"It must have been obtained by the Nascent Soul Ancestor who founded the mountain back then. I don't even know where it is."

Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly as she spoke.

"All right."

Having understood the origin and purpose of the two treasures given to him by the sect, Ji Yuan felt much more at ease. Seeing Hua Yaoyue sit down, he also sat down at the tea table and said casually:

"Master, do you think it's possible that when the demonic path attacks, the remnants of the Shang family within our Six Immortals Sect of Shangdong might cooperate with them to launch a coordinated attack from within?"

Hua Yaoyue sat on a soft chair, her fingers interlaced on her lower abdomen, gently rocking the chair as if casually remarking:

"Can't you be a little bolder?"

"How can you be a little bolder?"

Ji Yuan was puzzled.

"For example, isn't this war between good and evil actually just an internal conflict instigated by the remnants of the Shang Dynasty?"

Hua Yaoyue's casual words stirred up a storm in Ji Yuan's mind.

Yes!

If there are remnants of the Shang court in the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong, then why can't there be remnants of the Shang court in the Three Demonic Sects of Shangxi?

Moreover, according to the information obtained from Li Gang, the reason why Shangting perished back then was largely due to internal strife... so their successors also have to fight among themselves?

Or perhaps some people in the Shang Court, like Hua Yaoyue, have been reincarnated and reborn?

The more Ji Yuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"Master, do you think it's possible that the Nascent Soul cultivator I met was from the Shang Clan?"

Besides this possibility, Ji Yuan couldn't think of any other possibility.

There are only so many Nascent Soul cultivators in Shangdong, and most of them are in the Six Immortals Sect. I've never heard of a Nascent Soul cultivator who looks so young.

Now that such a strange Nascent Soul cultivator has suddenly appeared out of nowhere... there must be some background to him, right?

"It's not impossible."

Hua Yaoyue didn't see the other party, so naturally she didn't give a definite answer.

But Ji Yuan felt that this was the most likely answer... So it seems that I really did walk through the gates of hell?

Then, instead of capturing me, the ghost gave me some pointers.

I was so lucky last time, but I might not be so lucky again next time. If the other party finds out about these things, they might want to tear me to pieces... But it's hard to say, the world is so big.

It's fortunate that we met at Tianzhu Peak this time, but who knows when we'll have another chance to meet again.

Not to mention ever running into them again.

Ji Yuan then told Hua Yaoyue about Liu Yuan's injury. Hua Yaoyue didn't say anything, only telling him to be careful.

"If there's nothing else, Master, I'll take my leave now."

Ji Yuan asked all the questions he wanted to ask and received the answers he wanted, and even some unexpected ones, so the trip was worthwhile.

The only remaining mystery is that Hua Yaoyue is becoming increasingly enigmatic.

This made it impossible for Ji Yuan to understand her background.

But doesn't this just demonstrate Hua Yaoyue's power?

If everything could be seen through by oneself, then what would be the point of playing... When Ji Yuan left Forget-Worry Island, he no longer used the Crimson Sky Boat, but instead summoned the Sky-Sweeping Boat for transportation.

In the end, this old buddy is still the most convenient to use.

This time, however, he didn't rush back to Misty Island, but instead went to Worry-Free Island.

If your cultivation level is not good for the time being, how can you improve it? If you want to continue to improve, you still need to continue to comprehend the "Sword Canon" and wait to condense the next flying sword embryo.

If that's the case, then we must continue developing the buildings.

Therefore, Ji Yuan plans to light up the [Refining Room] building first. Other buildings will have to be redone, but the Refining Room is ready to go, just waiting for the right opportunity.

After returning to Worry-Free Island, Ji Yuan went straight to the side courtyard, which was where he had ignited the earth fire.

The only places that require the use of earth fire are the [Alchemy Room] and the [Weapon Forging Room].

He planned to forge weapons right here in the courtyard, in the open air, just like the previous Iron Hammer Island Master. He arranged for the alchemy room to be inside the house.

Upon arriving, Ji Yuan sensed the scorching ground and directly retrieved the relics of the Iron Hammer Island Master from his storage bag.

Two high-grade spiritual artifacts.

Sanshan forging furnace and ground pressure hammer.

Upon seeing these two familiar objects, Ji Yuan seemed to hear the hearty laughter of that old senior.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Fugui's image appeared in his mind.

"Ugh."

Ji Yuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

I don't know if the sect has any news about that Nascent Soul cultivator, and I don't know when they will be able to avenge them.

The more Ji Yuan thought about it, the further it went, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

It's no use thinking about it now.

Avenge them, at least until I reach the Core Formation stage.

He then slightly stirred the ground fire, and the blazing flames began to scorch the furnace.

The words he had been longing for then appeared in the sky above the courtyard.

[Weapon Refining Room: lv0]

Ji Yuan had another thought and summoned the control panel.

[Weapon Refining Room: lv1 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect 1: Success rate for magical artifacts +20%, success rate for spirit artifacts +5%.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 10 low-grade spirit stones, 1 "Introduction to the Way of Weapons" manual, and successfully craft a low-grade magic weapon. (Not yet achieved)]

Ji Yuan glanced at it and knew it was the same old three dishes.

The upgrade requirements and effects of this [Weapon Refining Room] are not much different from those of the [Talisman Room] and [Alchemy Room].

As for low-grade spirit stones, Ji Yuan naturally had some. He also had "Introduction to the Dao of Weapons," which he found in the storage bag of a cultivator he had killed earlier. He thought it might be useful, so he kept it.

As for successfully forging a low-grade magic weapon, he had already forged one on Iron Hammer Island.

For some reason, the panel doesn't recognize it; I guess I'll have to refine it again myself.

This isn't difficult. Ji Yuan plans to follow suit and build himself an "iron box" so he can use it as a "formation room" when he's out and about.

Moreover, he had experience in crafting this magical artifact and was confident that he could succeed on his first try.

The furnace is opened, the fire is lit, and iron concentrate is smelted.

The steps for crafting these magical artifacts are all recorded in detail in the thick book left behind by the Iron Hammer Island Master.

Ji Yuan is now simply copying what he's been taught.

So, amidst the clanging and banging of the metal, a day later, Ji Yuan looked at the palm-sized iron box in his hand, and its panel had changed.

[Weapon Refining Room: lv1 (Upgradeable)]

Ji Yuan then took out 10 low-grade spirit stones and a book titled "An Introduction to the Way of Weapons" from his storage bag and threw them on the ground.

Perhaps because the ground was too hot, the book spontaneously combusted as soon as it was thrown on it.

Ji Yuan quickly chose to upgrade.

If the book gets burned and the upgrade fails, I'll have to make the trip to the Island of Everything again, which would be a huge loss.

With a thought, the spirit stones and books on the ground all turned to ashes and vanished.

The text above the furnace and cauldron changed.

0 became 1.

The panel then refreshed.

[Weapon Refining Room: lv2 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect: Success rate of magical artifacts +40%, success rate of spiritual artifacts +20%, success rate of magical treasures +5%, automatically learns "Heavenly Thunder Sprout".]

[Upgrade Requirements: 20 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, 4 pieces of Azure Nether Iron, 2 jin of Earth Spirit Mica Stone, and successfully craft one Spirit Weapon (Not yet achieved)]

What?!

Can you learn how to make Heavenly Thunder Seeds in a Level 2 [Weapon Refining Room]?

Before Ji Yuan could even react with surprise, new text popped up at the bottom of the panel.

The new text that pops up on the panel outside of building upgrades appears very rarely, but each time it is extremely important... For example, if you get a critical hit when harvesting Millennium Illusion Grass and harvest two at once, the panel will give you a special notification.

But this time...

[The four arts of alchemy, formation, talisman, and weapon crafting are now available; you can choose to synthesize buildings.]

[Should we synthesize the "Alchemy Room," "Formation Room," "Talisman Room," and "Weapon Forging Room"?]

The panel can actually achieve a building synthesis effect?!

That makes sense, since the four buildings are basically identical in appearance, so combining them would be a piece of cake.

Furthermore, Ji Yuan had never seen anything like building synthesis before, so he naturally chose to agree.

"synthesis!"

[Level 2: Alchemy Room, Array Formation Room, Talisman Room.]

[Level 1: Weapon Refining Room]

[The levels are not the same, so they cannot be combined.]

Ji Yuan: "..."

I knew it wasn't that simple. Damn it, the building levels are all different, how are we supposed to synthesize them?

We can't expect the [Refining Room] to automatically upgrade to level 2 after the synthesis, can we?

Ji Yuan was a bit of a surprise, but not much.

Buildings of the same level can be combined, which makes sense. It doesn't matter. In any case, with the buildings in hand, it just takes a little more time. I can just wait to upgrade the [Refining Room].

There's no rush.

Ji Yuan casually closed the panel and then selected... continue forging!

When he first started forging weapons, he discovered that blacksmithing could not only refine weapons, but also invigorate blood and improve one's physique. Although the effect was slow, it was better than nothing.

So, for the next month or so...

Aside from returning to Misty Island to bring Chu San over, Ji Yuan spent the rest of his time on this Worry-Free Island, forging iron and refining pills.

The Foundation Establishment Pill hasn't been refined yet; it takes a month to start the furnace each time, which is too troublesome.

The pills that Ji Yuan refined this time were based on formulas and medicinal materials he purchased from Huanxi Palace.

He specializes in two types of pills: one suitable for men, called "Sky-Supporting Pill," and the other suitable for women, called "Water-like Pill."

They can only add to the fun and don't have any significant effect on cultivation, so they are all first-tier pills.

For Ji Yuan, a genuine second-tier alchemist, refining first-tier pills was a piece of cake.

It takes ten days to get started, and twenty days to master the refining process.

A month later, looking at the dozen or so bottles of Sky-Piercing Pills and Water-like Pills in his hand, he thought that with these pills, he should be able to open up the market for Dong Qian's "miracle medicine shop".

After all, Ji Yuan had previously investigated Wanwu Island.

There are also shops that sell the Sky-Supporting Pill and the Water-like Pill, but in small quantities. Most of them are finished pills purchased from the Joyful Palace and resold.

The reason is that many of the medicinal materials used to refine this kind of elixir are only found within the territory of the Joyful Palace.

Ji Yuan did not purchase any pills, but he did buy the pill formulas, along with a large amount of medicinal herbs.

As long as the demand for these two types of pills from the cultivators of the Water Dragon Sect isn't too great... Ji Yuan felt confident that he could maintain a stable supply for several years.

A few years from now, who knows, the great war between good and evil might have already begun. At that time, everyone should just go back to their own homes and find their own mothers.

When Ji Yuan came to the Miaoyao Shop earlier, Dong Qian had already given Shi Xiuer instructions.

So he didn't need to wait for Dong Qian to return, and came to the herbal medicine shop on his own.

As soon as Ji Yuan entered, he sensed that the magic medicine shop was different from the last time. First, there were many more goods displayed in the shop, and second... there were customers.

Last time, Ji Yuan stayed here for two or three hours, but no guests came.

But this time, I saw two female cultivators holding hands, selecting pills.

When they saw a cultivator in a dark blue robe walk in through the door, they quickly bowed and greeted him, "Greetings...Greetings, Martial Uncle."

"No need to be polite, just choose what you like."

Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Shi Xiuer wanted to come over to pay her respects, but Ji Yuan telepathically told her to entertain the guests first, while he himself strolled around the shop, looking at things.

Hmm...not bad, I've sold quite a few of the things I put here, and they're all spirit stones.

Perhaps because a Foundation Establishment cultivator had arrived, the two female cultivators hurriedly left after selecting the pills they needed... They felt uncomfortable staying there.

After accepting the spirit stones, Shi Xiuer stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This junior greets Martial Uncle Wuyou."

"Call me Senior Brother, calling me Uncle-Master makes me sound old."

Within the Water Dragon Sect, Qi Refining cultivators generally address Foundation Establishment cultivators as "Uncle-Master." However, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator takes the initiative to ask someone to call them "Senior Brother," it's usually a sign of a close relationship.

"Senior brother isn't old at all, he's very young."

Shi Xiuer covered her mouth and laughed.

As for the carefree senior brother in front of her... she had already tacitly accepted him as Senior Sister Dong's Daoist partner, so this shop actually belonged to the carefree island lord in front of her!

In that case, we definitely need to say something nice.

Has your senior sister Dong come back recently?

If Dong Qian comes back, she will definitely come to this shop, so asking Shi Xiuer will surely give you the answer.

"No, but Senior Sister Dong asked someone to bring back a batch of pills," Shi Xiuer said truthfully.

"Hmm, how's business at the shop?"

Mentioning this, Shi Xiuer smiled, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling. She lowered her voice and said, "With the talismans and pills that my senior brother gave me, business has been much better lately. I've even served several Foundation Establishment uncles."

"Judging from the spirit stones I've collected this month, it's equivalent to several months' worth of gains!"

Ji Yuan was not surprised by this.

The goods are fine, and the price is slightly cheaper, which naturally attracts a lot of customers.

"I have some other things here. Take a look and estimate their value. If it's reasonable, then buy them."

Ji Yuan handed over a storage bag containing the pills, magical artifacts, and talismans he had refined and drawn during this period.

Among them were quite a few second-tier talismans and elixirs.

With no guests around, Shi Xiuer took the opportunity to count the pills, but when she counted even a tiny bit of them, her face flushed red.

She took out two bottles of pills from inside and held them in her hand.

"Senior brother, this...this..."

Ji Yuan remained calm and composed. "You know the price, right?"

It's only natural that Shi Xiuer was able to pass Dong Qian's "interview" and become the "store manager" of this shop, and be familiar with the prices of various products.

"I know." Shi Xiuer took a deep breath. "The price of a Sky-Supporting Pill is basically around 50 low-grade spirit stones, while the price of a Water-like Pill is slightly cheaper, around 45 low-grade spirit stones."

"Look at the pricing. There's no need to lower the price for this one, because there's so little competition, so we don't have to worry about sales."

"it is good."

Seeing that she had agreed but was still blushing, Ji Yuan couldn't help but tease her, "Remember to place it near the entrance so that people can see it as soon as they walk in."

"what?"

Shi Xiuer was, after all, a naive young woman who hadn't experienced much in life. Upon hearing these words, even her earlobes and neck turned red.

After a while, she felt better, and then, as if remembering something, she quickly said, "By the way, senior brother, this is the profit I've made during this period. Do you want to take it?"

"Give it to me."

Ji Yuan was also curious about how much he had earned during this period.

Shi Xiuer took out a storage bag from her storage bag, with a small note attached to it, which read in neat handwriting: Wuyou Shishu.

Ji Yuan scanned it with his divine sense and found that it was almost a hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

Not bad, not bad. I guess the second-tier talismans are selling better.

"Good, this is your reward."

Ji Yuan took out a mid-grade spirit stone from inside and placed it in Shi Xiuer's hand.

"ha?"

Shi Xiuer looked at the mid-grade spirit stone in her hand and couldn't help but open her mouth slightly. For a Qi Refining cultivator like her, 100 low-grade spirit stones were quite a lot.

Ji Yuan had intended to give a few more instructions, but a communication talisman in his storage bag vibrated slightly. Upon receiving the message, he immediately left.

"Cultivate diligently and strive to establish your foundation as soon as possible."

As Shi Xiuer watched Ji Yuan's hurried departure, she couldn't help but glance at the pills in the storage bag. A question subconsciously popped into her mind.

"I wonder if Senior Sister Dong and Senior Brother Wuyou will use these pills..."

The thought caused her face, which had just calmed down, to flush red again. She quickly turned around and ran to the counter to count the remaining pills and talismans, forcing herself to calm down.

Ji Yuan left the shop, immediately took out Liu Yuan's communication talisman, and transmitted his voice:

"Okay, I'm coming right now."

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(End of this chapter)