Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 214 The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Water Dragon Sect [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Has something really happened to Han Feiyu?

Ji Yuan had barely arrived home and hadn't even sat down when he sent a message to summon Dong Qian and Du Wanyi over.

Dong Qian arrived first, and when Du Wanyi came over after her, she was quite surprised to see Dong Qian there as well.

"What happened to Han Feiyu? What's wrong with him?"

Ji Yuan didn't even have time to pour them tea; he went straight to asking.

Dong Qian took a small step back. "Junior Sister Du knows more about this than I do. Let Junior Sister Du speak."

Ji Yuan then turned his gaze to Du Wanyi.

The latter nodded slightly and said, "This matter is also related to the Nine Netherworld Grotto-Heaven. Fourth Brother, you should still remember Feng Yichen, right?"

"I remember, he went to the Nine Netherworld Cave with Han Feiyu and even entered the Ghost Dragon Lake, where he died."

Ji Yuan remembered that before he entered the Nine Nether Cave Heaven, he had acted as an envoy for the sect leader, Xuan Shui Zhenren, trying to persuade him to go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven as well, but he managed to avoid it by establishing his foundation.

"He's not dead."

Du Wanyi said slowly.

"Not dead?"

Ji Yuan raised his voice slightly.

"Yes, he's not dead."

Du Wanyi nodded. "He was ambushed by Brother Han in the Nine Nether Cave Heaven and was seriously injured, but he didn't die. Now he has come out alive and returned to the sect, where he exposed the incident."

"How did that sect deal with Han Feiyu? It's fratricide, a serious crime."

If you're not caught, you're fine; if you are, then it's a big deal.

Fratricide... to put it another way, if they can't even protect themselves within the sect, let alone outside of it, if this kind of thing happens too often, no one in the sect will feel a sense of belonging to the sect anymore.

Therefore, once discovered, it is a serious crime.

"Originally, he was to be executed by the Enforcement Hall, but later, for some reason, Feng Yichen took the initiative to approach the sect leader and said that the situation was special at the time, and if they did not take action against him, neither of them would be able to come out alive. Therefore, he could understand Brother Han's choice at the time, so he requested the sect to rescind the punishment against Brother Han."

"So, how's the situation now?"

"The judgment given by the Enforcement Hall is that he can be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment. Brother Han must suffer the punishment of being struck by lightning and burned by fire before leaving the sect to travel to various places. He must kill at least ten Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators before this matter can be settled, otherwise he cannot return to the sect."

Dong Qian chimed in, "Not only that, the sect leader also expelled him from the sect, so he will no longer be a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator."

"this……"

Ji Yuan never expected such a turn of events.

But he felt that something was not right. Not only was Feng Yichen able to come out alive after being trapped in the Nine Nether Cave Heaven, but if he didn't have the intention to kill Han Feiyu, why would he go and file this complaint?

If you want revenge, you have to kill him outright. Otherwise, leaving Han Feiyu half-dead like this... once Han Feiyu recovers, you have to completely kill Feng Yichen.

As for the sect... Han Feiyu has already been punished and expelled from the sect by True Person Xuanshui.

What is there left for the Water Dragon Sect?

I might as well just run away and become a rogue cultivator.

Otherwise, I would have to kill ten Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators myself, which is something no human can do.

Killing one person is difficult enough, let alone ten. This is clearly an attempt to force people to their deaths.

If Ji Yuan could think of these things as soon as he heard the news, how could Feng Yichen, who had survived such a calamity, not understand them?

So the water here... is probably a bit deep.

"How is Han Feiyu now? Have you gone to see him?" Ji Yuan asked.

Du Wanyi and Dong Qian exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison. "When we received the news, he had already been taken to the Hall of Law Enforcement. We couldn't go to see him. He should be being punished now. After he's finished being punished, he'll be exiled from the sect to kill those demonic villains."

"So that's how it is..."

Ji Yuan was at a loss for words.

"I told Senior Brother Qingming from the Enforcement Hall that if Brother Han is released, he will send me a message immediately. We'll go see him then and see what he has to say."

Dong Qian said softly.

"Alright, ultimately it's up to him to solve this. As for us... there's nothing we can do."

Ji Yuan shook his head. If it were any other crime, Xuan Shui Zhenren could take the blame for him, but in this situation, to put it bluntly, there was no hope.

There's no turning back now.

The three chatted for a few more minutes before Dong Qian and Du Wanyi went home.

Ji Yuan then released the repaired [Psionic Cannon] on this carefree island.

……

at the same time.

The Water Dragon Sect, located in an unknown valley.

A streak of azure light descended from the sky, arriving before the valley. It transformed into the appearance of True Man Xuan Shui, and then bowed respectfully towards the valley.

"Junior Xuan Shui requests an audience with... Ancestor!"

After he finished speaking, he remained seated, not daring to rise.

From the depths of the valley, a silver-haired old woman with a cane slowly emerged. Her white hair and youthful face were perfectly groomed, and she carried a snake-head cane.

At first, she was still in the valley, but in the next instant, she was already in front of Master Xuanshui.

The silver-haired old woman, leaning on her snake-head cane, circled around Master Xuan Shui once.

"Little Shuizi, what exactly happened? You've been shouting for days, and I thought the Water Dragon Sect was going to be wiped out."

The silver-haired old woman's calm words did indeed send a chill down the spine of Xuan Shui Zhenren, the sect leader of the Water Dragon Sect.

"I dare not... I dare not, it's just that a strange thing has happened in the sect, and it still needs the Ancestor's decision."

"What is it?"

"It's like this, several years ago, the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven opened, and a disciple died inside. Now he has come out alive..."

Immediately afterwards, Master Xuanshui recounted everything about Feng Yichen in detail, without concealing anything.

"You mean you suspect Feng Yichen is from the Shang family?"

"The silver-haired old woman asked."

"Yes."

Master Xuanshui straightened up. "Besides that, I can't think of any other reason. How could someone who has lost their cultivation survive in the Ghost Dragon Lake of the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven... That's all."

"It's really strange that he found another entrance that no one had been able to find for thousands of years."

"Aside from the possibility of remnants of the Shang court, I can't think of any other possibility."

The silver-haired old woman, leaning on her cane, paced back and forth in front of Master Xuanshui.

Your suspicions are not without merit.

"Those people from the Shang Court, I don't know what methods they used, but many of their Nascent Soul cultivators didn't die completely. Now that so many years have passed, they've slowly woken up. They can't bear to leave this mortal world."

The silver-haired old woman sneered, "Alright, I know. Feng Yichen, right? Give me the aura you gave him, and I'll go see him when I have time."

"Yes."

Upon hearing that the patriarch was willing to help, True Person Xuan Shui breathed a sigh of relief and then presented a tattered, blood-stained garment.

"This is the robe he wore."

The silver-haired old woman glanced at it, and the blood-stained robe vanished.

"Go ahead, but don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."

The patriarch had given the order to leave, so True Man Xuan Shui naturally took his leave and departed.

But right after he left, the silver-haired old woman picked up the snake-head cane in her hand, gently leaned on the ground, and then a green ripple appeared.

Ripples spread across a tree stump on the right side of the valley.

A flash of light appeared, and a figure appeared on the tree stump.

A handsome man stood with his right foot raised and placed on a tree stump. He was wearing the standard robe of a Qi Refining disciple of the Water Dragon Sect and was holding a wine pot in his hand, taking small sips of wine.

If True Master Xuan Shui were here, he would naturally recognize that the person in front of him was the very person he was about to report... Feng Yichen.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm just trying to survive."

Feng Yichen finished the rest of the wine in one gulp, and then casually tossed the wine pot away.

The silver-haired old woman just looked at him without saying a word.

He had no choice but to reluctantly take the wine jug back.

"I'm wondering how credible your words, spoken by the people of the Commercial Court, really are," the silver-haired old woman said slowly.

Feng Yichen chuckled, put the empty wine jug into his storage bag, then stood up and stretched. "None of that matters. What matters is... how confident are you, Kong Xifeng, in breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage?"

The silver-haired old woman, Kong Xifeng, remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"I am the only Nascent Soul cultivator in my Water Dragon Sect, so when it really comes to a critical moment, I will definitely have to protect our sect. You, Old Demon Situ, must understand this."

"I understand, I understand."

Feng Yichen nodded repeatedly, "We've all been through this, how could we not understand this principle?"

"..."

"If only I had three [Spirit Energy Cannons], one on Worry-Free Island, one on Misty Island, and one on my person. That way, I'd have protection no matter where I encountered problems... If all three were fired at once, even a level 1 [Spirit Energy Cannon] would be enough to make many Golden Core cultivators hesitate."

"It's a pity they're hard to buy. It seems I'll have to wait until my weapon-forging skills improve so I can make them myself."

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then circled the [Psionic Cannon].

Now that this building is open, let's see if we can upgrade it to level 2.

Being able to kill a peak Golden Core cultivator is definitely a trump card.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan summoned the panel again and took a look.

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)

Although 2000 spirit stones is a lot, Ji Yuan can afford it.

As for a second-tier weapon refiner, although I'm not quite there yet, I can reach that level with some effort.

I can afford a third-tier demon core; if I can't afford one, I'll ask my master for one.

The psionic stones are the hardest to get.

Ji Yuan is now considered a weapon refiner, so he has naturally heard of these materials.

Silver Moon Meteorite is the main material for forging psionic cannons, but the consumption is not that high.

According to the "True Explanation of Weapon Forging", it takes 10 catties of Silver Moon Meteorite to forge a Spirit Energy Cannon.

These days, it takes 50 jin to level up 2... Ji Yuan probably has to search the entire Water Dragon Sect, and he doesn't even know if he can get it.

After all, good materials are never short of market demand, and holders prefer to barter for the treasures they need.

The remaining psionic stones are even more numerous.

These are mostly materials needed by Golden Core cultivators to refine magical artifacts; even the Water Dragon Sect's Myriad Things Island can't find them.

If Ji Yuan can't get it, he'll go to Li Changhe or Hua Yaoyue.

If we ask those two, they should be able to handle it.

Ji Yuan wouldn't go out to find materials on his own.

Therefore, the most urgent task at present is to improve the weapon crafting technique.

If the hard requirements aren't met, nothing else matters.

As for other matters, Ji Yuan plans to build a new sword embryo condensation site after the [Spirit Energy Cannon] is upgraded. After all, no matter how many buildings there are, in the end, it is still cultivation level that matters.

With the three flying sword embryos successfully formed, it's time to prepare for the next one.

As for where to go next... Ji Yuan plans to settle things with the nearest place first.

So the closest place to the Water Dragon Sect is the ancient battlefield ruins in the Corpse-Driving Mountain area to the north.

That is, the blood river that can condense the "Blood Slaughter Sword".

Everything else is further away.

So, in the following period, apart from refining weapons on Worry-Free Island, Ji Yuan returned to Misty Island to study and cultivate the "Sword Canon," striving to understand it as soon as possible and condense the next sword embryo.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

On that day, Ji Yuan was studying the "Sword Canon" on Misty Island when he suddenly received a message from Dong Qian, saying that Han Feiyu had finished his punishment and had been released.

Ask Ji Yuan if he should go see him.

Ji Yuan thought that since they had met, he would support Han Feiyu no matter what choice she made next. So after thinking it over, he decided to go and see her.

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't dare, for fear of getting involved in unnecessary trouble.

But Ji Yuan wasn't worried. They were from the same hometown, and with Hua Yaoyue standing behind him, he wasn't concerned about what others would say.

Half a day later, Ji Yuan returned to Worry-Free Island.

After meeting up with Dong Qian and Du Wanyi, the three of them arrived together at Han Feiyu's Soul-Falling Island...

"What, are you all here to laugh at me too?"

Han Feiyu looked at the three people who had come over, smiled self-deprecatingly, and then continued to swallow pills to heal his injuries.

"Brother Han, you..."

Dong Qian looked at Han Feiyu, who seemed like a completely different person, and felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

Du Wanyi reacted in the same way. She still remembered how high-spirited Han Feiyu was when she returned from Yulan City last time. He gave her a mid-grade spiritual weapon as a gift as soon as he arrived.

But now?

His face was pale and weak, and his whole body seemed to have a deathly aura.

To put it bluntly, he looks more like a dead person than a living person.

"Brother Han, what are your plans for the future?" Du Wanyi asked.

"Plans?" Han Feiyu seemed surprised to hear this, as if he hadn't considered the question before. "What plans could I possibly have? The sect has sent me to kill demonic cultivators. What else can I do but go?"

He seemed somewhat resigned to his fate... Ji Yuan didn't ask any more questions, but simply said, "Since Feng Yichen is determined to come back and seek revenge on you, and has now let you go, there's probably more to this than meets the eye. Once you leave the sect... remember to be careful."

Upon hearing this, Han Feiyu glanced at Ji Yuan again.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

A fleeting hint of sadness crossed Han Feiyu's eyes. Finally, he shook his head and said, "You don't understand."

"Ji Yuan, you're luckier than me, and your fate is better than mine."

Han Feiyu shook his head and sighed deeply.

He stopped cultivating and stood up from the ground. "Alright, the sect only gave me three days to pack up. I'm leaving soon, so I won't see you off."

"it is good."

Dong Qian nodded slightly.

"We'll be going now. Take care, Brother Han. If you need any help, just send us a message."

Seeing her old friend reduced to this state, Du Wanyi's face also turned somewhat pale.

After all, killing fellow disciples in the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven... to be honest, that's not a big deal. Nine out of ten who have survived have done it.

It's just that Han Feiyu was unlucky and got caught.

"Brother Han, take care."

Ji Yuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to him and then turned and left.

But just as he reached the door, he paused for a moment, then summoned his flying boat and left.

Only after the airship took off did Dong Qian send a telepathic message to Ji Yuan, "Junior Brother Ji, did Brother Han say something to you via telepathy?"

"I mentioned something trivial, don't worry about it."

After Ji Yuan gave this answer, Dong Qian didn't ask any more questions.

What did Han Feiyu say to Ji Yuan at the end?

He told Ji Yuan to be careful alone... Lord Yunmiao Island.

He didn't explain why, he just told Ji Yuan to be careful and instructed Ji Yuan not to reveal this matter.

The Lord of Yunmiao Island... hasn't contacted Ji Yuan since he ignored his last attempt to contact him.

Of course, it's more likely that Ji Yuan left the Water Dragon Sect after that and went to Linhai City, so he couldn't receive her messages. Therefore, no matter how many messages she sent, they would all disappear into thin air.

But be careful what she might do?

"Didn't she want to be my girlfriend before, and even had Han Feiyu send me messages? Could it be that she has other ideas about me... and wants to take this opportunity to kill me?"

Ji Yuan couldn't understand it.

If we meet again next time, I'll just stay away from her.

Several months later, with his strong comprehension and some help from the Enlightenment Room, Ji Yuan finally comprehended a small part of the Sword Canon, enough to condense the next sword embryo.

Incidentally, he also forged his first magical weapon.

Although it was a low-grade spiritual weapon shaped like an iron rod, he could still be considered a second-tier weapon refiner.

That's enough to upgrade the [Psionic Cannon] again.

With the weapon-forging technique complete, Ji Yuan naturally planned to first upgrade the [Spirit Energy Cannon] to level 2. After obtaining this powerful tool, he would then head north to condense the sword embryo.

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