Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 213 [Psionic Cannon: lv2] (Seeking monthly votes)

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Yun family present all looked up, seemingly somewhat surprised as they stared at Yun Qianzai.

Especially the young woman sitting opposite Ji Yuan looked as if she doubted whether she had misheard.

It's one thing to admit to having a psionic cannon in front of outsiders, since these two outsiders... are also considered family.

But why give it away?

The psionic cannon is not some common, ubiquitous device.

"What? Am I, the patriarch of the Yun family, unable to even handle such a simple matter?"

Yun Qianzai still had his hands behind his back, speaking casually, as if... he didn't care about them at all.

Upon seeing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Yun family knew that Yun Qianzai was not joking but serious, so they quickly turned their gazes to Yun Wannian.

The only person present who could possibly persuade Yun Qianzai was his father.

But it's only a possibility... They're not unaware of Yun Qianzai's temperament; if pushed too far, he could argue with his father on his own terms.

I can call you Dad, but you have to call me Ancestor!

Ji Yuan glanced around and knew he should speak up, otherwise he would put the other party in a difficult position.

"Cough cough."

He had barely stood up, and before he could even speak, he found Yun Qianzai already standing in front of him, his back to him. "I'm here, sit down."

...If this move were used on a female cultivator, I'm afraid few would be able to withstand it.

Unfortunately, Ji Yuan was not a female cultivator. He stepped to the side, entered the center of the arena, and bowed slightly to Yun Wannian, who was seated in the main seat.

"Uncle Yun, I am grateful for Second Senior Brother's kindness. This spirit energy cannon is indeed what I need, and I am willing to pay spirit stones to purchase it."

The person in question has spoken out.

Yun Wannian breathed a sigh of relief... Fortunately, he was sensible; otherwise, if Yun Qianzai hadn't given an inch, he, as the head of the family, would have really had to send away a spirit energy cannon.

Firstly, it was indeed impossible to offend Yun Qianzai in front of his fellow disciples.

Secondly, it could also be considered as making good relations with a potential Core Formation cultivator in advance. In Yun Wannian's view, anyone who could be accepted as a disciple by True Person Wangyou must have achieved at least the peak of Foundation Establishment.

But if that's the case, the Yun family will suffer a significant loss.

It would be good if Ji Yuan could step forward himself now, so that he wouldn't offend Yun Qianzai and his own losses would be minimized.

With a wave of his hand, Yun Wannian closed the palace door.

Yun Qianzai frowned and said:

"My life as the Lord of Tian Shu Island has always been upright and honest. Why should I speak behind closed doors like this?"

This time, Yun Wannian ignored him and instead smiled at Ji Yuan, saying, "This psionic cannon... our Yun family does indeed possess one..."

"Weren't there three statues in the treasure vault? Where did the other two go? Did you sell them?" Yun Qianzai spoke again.

In this way, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel that... his second senior brother was really a great person.

Yun Wannian's face darkened. "There are three, but as you probably know, your sect prohibits the private trading of these spirit energy cannons. So they are actually contraband. We all have to be careful. I hope you understand."

"I understand, I understand." Ji Yuan nodded quickly.

Yun Wannian nodded slightly, then turned to look at the burly man with a full beard, "Third brother, go to the treasure vault and fetch a spirit energy cannon as a gift for your nephew."

"Yes."

Uncle Yun stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and then made a hand seal, transforming into clouds and dissipating from the spot.

This inevitably reminded Ji Yuan of his "Black Mist Dispersion" technique, which seemed somewhat similar to the Yun family's escape technique.

Mentioning this matter, Ji Yuan thought of his sect, the Great Love Sect, wondering if the sect leader, the Mourning Hermit, was still alive, and whether he would live to see the day he could take revenge.

In the past two years, Ji Yuan has also inquired about news of Ghost Seeking Pool, but most of what he has heard is that some demonic cultivator has escaped into Ghost Seeking Pool again.

There was no mourning or wailing involved.

Hearing Yun Wannian say he would see him off, Yun Qianzai sat back down contentedly.

It was only a short while before Uncle Yun returned.

He first nodded to Yun Wannian, then grinned at Ji Yuan and said, "Nephew, I'm afraid you'll have to loosen up a bit, otherwise you won't be able to let go."

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan had never seen this psionic cannon before, and upon hearing this, he quickly returned to his previous seat.

Uncle Yun pointed his right hand toward the center of the hall, and a huge object immediately appeared in the hall.

Psionic Cannon.

Its appearance was different from the cannon Ji Yuan had imagined; it didn't have a barrel or breech... It was a product of the crafting and formation techniques of the cultivation world, unlike the technological products Ji Yuan knew.

The psionic cannon had a golden, gilded base at its bottom, which was quite large, covering more than ten square meters.

Above the base floated rings of silver light, the material of which resembled mica iron, engraved with array patterns, and the whole body emitted a white light.

"This should be the main body of the psionic cannon."

Ji Yuan looked up at the huge halo that was nearly twenty meters high and made a guess in his mind.

"This psionic cannon is now activated."

Yun Wannian arrived beside Ji Yuan at some point, looked up at him, and then made a few hand gestures, which he then placed on the base.

The aura of the psionic cannon instantly receded, and the silver ring that had been floating there slowly fell to the base, returning to calm.

Without the dazzling halo, Ji Yuan noticed that there were indeed some traces of erosion from the years on the silver ring.

Even the array patterns weren't as noticeable.

It looks worn out... It's definitely a second-hand item.

"A normal psionic cannon looks like this."

"I see, Uncle. How many spirit stones are needed to activate this spirit energy cannon once?" Ji Yuan asked, not understanding.

Yun Wannian stroked his beard and laughed, "This spirit energy cannon has three attack levels. The first level is the lowest, and I estimate it's about the same as a full-force attack from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. I estimate that one attack would require 80 mid-grade spirit stones."

"The second level is equivalent to the full-force attack of the peak Foundation Establishment stage, and it requires 300 spirit stones to activate once."

"The third level is equivalent to the full-force attack of a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage. To activate the third level... it requires at least 900 mid-grade spirit stones."

"Moreover, this third level is extremely damaging to the psionic cannon. For something like the one in front of us, if it were to use the third level, it would probably only be able to activate it twice more at most before it would be completely destroyed."

Yun Wannian's description was very detailed, and it was similar to Ji Yuan's speculation.

Taking the second tier as an example, the full-force attack of a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator is actually similar in effect to the Heavenly Thunder Spear.

However, the price of a single Thunderbolt is about 500 mid-grade spirit stones, while the spirit energy cannon in front of us costs 300 mid-grade spirit stones to activate once... It's cheap, but it can't be moved and isn't as convenient to use.

Therefore, it's reasonable that the price is cheaper for each activation.

"In short, my dear nephew, once you see that the array patterns on this psionic cannon are starting to become blurry, stop using it," Yun Wannian reminded him.

"Okay, thanks..."

Before Ji Yuan could speak, he saw a white shadow flash by, and then another figure appeared in front of him, with his back to him, slowly saying:

"What's so difficult about that? I'll just take care of it."

Upon hearing this, Yun Wannian couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at his son, "You can repair psionic cannons??"

"Oh."

Yun Qianzai waved his sleeve and sneered, "What's so difficult about that!"

Uncle Yun stood up as well, glaring at you and saying, "Last time I sent you a message, you said you still didn't know how. You scoundrel, you won't even help with the family matters anymore."

Yun Qianzai glanced at him, tilted his head slightly, and said calmly, "Please address me as Ancestor, Third Uncle."

As Ji Yuan listened to the family's conversation, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily... Yun Qianzai, who came from the family, was truly someone to be both loved and hated. He was powerful, but his temperament was really strange.

"Uncle Yun, how many spirit stones does this psionic cannon cost? I'll buy it."

Ji Yuan was afraid that if he waited any longer, Uncle Yun would start a fight with Yun Qianzai, so he quickly stepped in to ease the tension.

"No need for spirit stones. Since you need them, nephew, I'll just give them to you," Yun Wannian said with a smile.

"That's right, it's just gathering dust in the treasure vault anyway, so my dear nephew, just take it."

Uncle Yun also spoke up.

"No, these are too valuable. Here, your uncle will keep these things safe... just don't think it's too little."

Ji Yuan took out a storage bag and handed it to Yun Wannian.

Inside were some spirit stones, a mid-grade spirit weapon, some second-tier pills and talismans, and even a first-tier Foundation Establishment Pill. If all of them were converted into spirit stones, the price would be around 1500 mid-grade spirit stones.

The brand-new psionic cannon is priced at around 3000 mid-grade spirit stones.

Selling this secondhand item for 1500 is actually quite expensive. Ji Yuan only gave it this price because he didn't want to owe too many favors.

Having too many favors owed is not beneficial for spiritual practice.

The reason for offering such a price is simply because it's a deception.

This shows that he has exhausted all his resources to buy this psionic cannon; otherwise, if he could just casually pull out 1500 mid-grade spirit stones... that would be quite terrifying.

"What spirit stones do you want? Junior Brother, you can take them back."

Yun Qianzai took the storage bag back from Yun Wannian and tossed it to Ji Yuan.

"Yes, that's right, my dear nephew, please keep it safe."

Yun Wannian hurriedly said.

Ji Yuan still handed over the storage bag, then flipped his hand and put away the spirit energy cannon. "Second Senior Brother, there's no need to persuade me. If you don't accept these spirit stones, I won't take the spirit energy cannon either."

"You..."

Yun Qianzai frowned slightly, but knowing Ji Yuan's temperament, he didn't press the matter further.

The Yun family's generosity paid off, and Ji Yuan got what he needed. This meeting was a happy one for everyone.

As soon as Ji Yuan returned to his seat, he invaded his storage bag with his divine sense.

The psionic cannon... did not display any words he was familiar with.

There was no blank line of text.

Does this mean that psionic cannons are not considered buildings?

Cannot upgrade?

That shouldn't be the case. This thing is placed here, how come it's not considered a building? City defense buildings should be considered buildings too.

It wasn't mine before, so it was normal that I couldn't upgrade it, but now that I've taken it... Ji Yuan thought for a moment, and a flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly understood something.

He watched as everyone returned to their seats, and with a thought, he took out the psionic cannon he had just put away and placed it in the center of the room.

"Um?"

Yun Wannian immediately looked over, his brows furrowed, looking puzzled.

The others were in similar situations.

Ji Yuan chuckled, "I'm delighted, I can't help but want to take another look."

"Haha, good, my dear nephew, look however you like." Yun Wannian stroked his beard and laughed.

"I'm not watching anymore."

With a wave of his hand, Ji Yuan put the [Psionic Cannon] back into his storage bag.

The objective has been achieved.

Just a moment ago, he confirmed his suspicions and got the answer he wanted.

The psionic cannon has become the [Psionic Cannon].

"It seems this building can't function or be upgraded while it's in the storage bag, just like my portable [Cave Dwelling]—it only works when taken out."

Ji Yuan had just figured this out, and that's when he realized what was happening.

I took the psionic cannon out of my storage bag and found that it was indeed useful.

After that, Ji Yuan didn't care what Yun Wannian and Feng Zhitao were chatting about, because he had already brought up the panel and noticed something was wrong with just one glance.

Ordinary buildings are upgraded starting from level 0, but this [Psionic Cannon] is different.

It starts at level 1.

[Psionic Cannon: lv1]

[Effect: Accumulates power and energy, unleashing devastating force. Capable of killing even early-stage Golden Core cultivators.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 200 mid-grade spirit stones; Tier 2 weapon refiner; Tier 2 formation master; 5 crystal energy stones; 10 jin of Silver Moon Meteorite.]

A simple yet effective solution.

That's pretty much what Yun Wannian said.

What about the level 2 psionic cannon?

Ji Yuan looked down.

[Psionic Cannon: lv2 (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect: Accumulates power and energy, unleashing devastating force. Capable of killing even a peak Golden Core cultivator.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 2000 mid-grade spirit stones; Tier 2 weapon refiner; Tier 2 formation master; 5 spirit energy stones; 50 jin of Silver Moon Meteorite Rock; 1 Tier 3 demon core. (Not yet achieved)]

A level 2 [Psionic Cannon] can kill a peak Golden Core cultivator?!

Damn, is the effect that strong?!

The excitement in his heart flashed by, and Ji Yuan quickly calmed down. A level 1 [Spirit Energy Cannon] can kill a Golden Core early stage cultivator, but that's only in theory. Unless the Golden Core early stage cultivator really stands there motionless and lets himself be slaughtered.

It's about the same as this level 2 [Spirit Energy Cannon]. Although it's labeled as being able to kill a peak Golden Core cultivator, in reality it's only good enough to kill a late Golden Core cultivator, or a mid-Golden Core cultivator... Well, that's still incredibly powerful!

Ji Yuan now possesses numerous protective measures, making it impossible for even ordinary Golden Core cultivators to kill him.

However, there are not many methods of killing.

At least there's nothing that can threaten a Golden Core cultivator.

The appearance of this [Psionic Cannon] fills this gap... Since a level 2 Psionic Cannon is labeled as capable of killing a Golden Core peak cultivator, it must have some other special abilities, right?

For example, if you can lock onto the opponent, no matter how they try to escape, as long as they are still within range, they will have to take the hit head-on.

Of course, this is just Ji Yuan's guess; we'll only know for sure after the upgrade.

As he was thinking, he saw Yun Wannian turn his head and look at him.

He quickly returned the smile.

Seeing this, Feng Zhitao had no choice but to transmit her voice to him, saying, "Uncle Yun asked you to take out the spirit energy cannon and give it to your second senior brother so that he can repair the array patterns on it, so that you can use the spirit energy cannon a few more times."

"Thank you for your trouble, Second Senior Brother."

Ji Yuan handed over the weapon and then took out the [Psionic Cannon] that he had just acquired.

"It's nothing."

After taking the spirit energy cannon, Yun Qianzai taught the formation and left the place, obviously to get to work.

Afterwards, Yun Wannian led Ji Yuan and Feng Zhitao on a walk around the Yun Family Fortress, introducing them to the history of the Yun family and so on. The evening banquet was going to be even more lively.

The Yun family and their main family arrived in large numbers, dozens of people in total, to welcome them with singing and dancing, as if it were a celebration.

This put Ji Yuan in a difficult position.

The next day, he discussed going into the city with Feng Zhitao. He originally planned to return directly to the sect and not linger outside, but he didn't expect Yun Qianzai to take on such a job, so he could only finish it before going back.

As a result, when Yun Wannian heard that the two of them wanted to go into the city, he also asked Yun Qianzai's aunt to accompany them.

After entering the city, no matter what Ji Yuan and his companion took a fancy to, she insisted on paying for it.

Or simply put it in one sentence: "Hang it on the Yun family's tent."

As a result, Ji Yuan and his companion could not buy anything, so they could only wander around.

As they were walking, Ji Yuan suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure on the street ahead. He was standing in front of a shop, haggling with the shopkeeper.

"Junior brother, do you know him?"

Ji Yuan's unusual behavior naturally caught Feng Zhi Tao's attention.

"I don't recognize him, he just looks somewhat familiar."

Ji Yuan shook his head and stopped paying attention.

He recognized the man; he was a ruthless man who dared to dig up his own ancestral graves, named Shui Kai.

Ji Yuan originally thought that the day they parted would be the last time they would see each other, but he never expected to meet her again in Linhai City today. Moreover, he also noticed that Shui Tou's hairstyle was no longer the strange hairstyle of their Shui family, but rather long hair like everyone else.

It's just a mystery why he, who lives in Linshui City, came to this remote Linhai City.

Ji Yuan ignored it.

On the third day, Ji Yuan went out to sea with Feng Zhi Tao. After all, this was the first time he had seen the ocean in this world... and there wasn't much difference.

It's not much different from Yunyuze; both are boundless and endless.

Occasionally, one or two sea creatures can be seen surfacing to breathe.

The two wandered around all day, and finally, as the sun set, they stopped on a rock and watched the sun sink below the horizon.

Ji Yuan stared blankly at the beautiful sunset over the sea.

Feng Zhitao whispered, "Junior Brother, I've actually secretly thought about this. If the demonic forces invade and we can't defeat them, I'll flee overseas and hide on a deserted island."

"You absolutely mustn't tell anyone, this is my secret."

Feng Zhitao had no intention of sharing the fate of the sect, so she had to keep it a secret. Coincidentally, Ji Yuan did not either, and he also had the idea of ​​fleeing overseas.

He thought this to himself, but said aloud, "With the sect here, we can definitely hold out. Senior Sister, you're overthinking it."

Feng Zhitao rolled her eyes at him.

"With your cowardly nature, you wouldn't be prepared? Humph, I don't believe it."

"No, I believe in my master."

This time, Ji Yuan told the truth: Hua Yaoyue was his greatest source of confidence.

Feng Zhitao nodded vigorously after hearing this, but then seemed to remember something and became somewhat hesitant.

"What's wrong? Senior sister, just say what's on your mind."

Ji Yuan looked out at the distant sunset, where a giant whale leaped out of the sea, splashing countless droplets of water.

"Actually, during a casual chat once, my master mentioned to me that she was leaving..."

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, she said she can protect us for a while, but not forever. In the end, we have to walk the path of cultivation ourselves."

"That's true...did she say where she was going?"

"No." Feng Zhitao slowly shook her head, swinging her high ponytail as she said, "But I suspect that Master is going to another continent."

"Other continents? Can't we go there?"

Ji Yuan actually had this idea. Once Hua Yaoyue dared to go to other continents, she would be guaranteed to be a Nascent Soul cultivator. Rather than being a rogue cultivator here, she might as well leave this place with a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"I asked, but Master didn't say. I guess she's considering it too. She'll definitely tell us in advance when she has an idea."

"Um."

As Ji Yuan nodded, he vaguely guessed something... Hua Yaoyue probably came from another continent as well.

The two chatted for a while, watching the sun set over the sea, the world and the two of them swallowed by darkness.

The following day, Yun Qianzai finished repairing the spirit energy cannon, and the three of them returned to the Water Dragon Sect together.

As soon as Ji Yuan returned to Worry-Free Island, he received messages from Dong Qian and Du Wanyi.

They both said that Han Feiyu... had gotten into serious trouble.

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