Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 225 [Meditation Room: lv2] (Seeking monthly votes)

"I?"

Dong Qian had clearly considered this issue, so she didn't hesitate and spoke up directly.

"I came out here for two reasons: first, to find the tombs here, and second, to find the Six-Tails. Now that I've achieved both, I'm definitely thinking of returning to my sect."

"Junior brother, what about you?"

Ji Yuan put away the flying sword embryo in front of him and did not rush to answer.

His main cultivation technique is the Li family's "Sword Canon". In the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he needs to condense two sword embryos, in the middle stage he needs to condense three sword embryos, and in the later stage he needs to condense four sword embryos.

He has only condensed four sword embryos so far. Under normal circumstances, he needs to condense one more sword embryo before he can attempt to break through to the later stage.

But now his situation is a bit abnormal.

Having obtained Dong Qian's "Heavenly Fox Joyful Skill", I happily practiced dual cultivation with Dong Qian once again.

His cultivation level bypassed the "Sword Canon" and was improved again, even reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Ji Yuan could clearly sense that as long as he condensed one more sword embryo, his cultivation would be able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Although he has just condensed the Blood Slaughter Sword, his cultivation level has improved, and his understanding of the Sword Canon has deepened.

It wouldn't be too difficult to condense the next sword embryo.

Therefore, Ji Yuan's thoughts naturally changed somewhat.

His initial thought was the same as Dong Qian's: he came to this ancient battlefield to condense a sword embryo, and now that the sword embryo has been successfully condensed, he should go back.

But now I'm thinking of going further north.

Go to Mirror Lake within the territory of the Yuling Sect, and after condensing the fifth sword embryo there, return to the Water Dragon Sect.

Otherwise, if we go back to the Water Dragon Sect first and then to Mirror Lake, the round trip alone would take more than half a year, which would be too long.

Why not just go to Mirror Lake now? It would save a lot of time.

Moreover, Ji Yuan had already found out the truth long ago.

Mirror Lake is not like an ancient battlefield, nor is it like Ice and Fire Island; its location is somewhat similar to Tianzhu Mountain.

There are no special opportunities in Mirror Lake; it's just that the scenery is beautiful, which attracts many cultivators to go there to enjoy the view.

It can be considered a famous scenic spot within the territory of Yulingmen.

Even the Yuling Sect would move some of the Six Immortals Sect's activities to Mirror Lake.

So going there is definitely not dangerous, and the Li family even opened a shop next to Mirror Lake, so Ji Yuan will have a place to stay when he goes there.

Seeing that Ji Yuan hadn't said anything, Dong Qian guessed what was going on.

"Junior brother, is there anything else?"

"Yes, I still need to go to Mirror Lake in the north to refine the sword embryo."

There was no point in hiding it, so Ji Yuan just told him directly.

"Do you need me to come along?"

Dong Qian pressed for an answer.

If Ji Yuan said there was a need, she certainly wouldn't hesitate.

Ji Yuan hesitated for a moment, but his thoughts did not change because of his relationship with Dong Qian. So his answer was still, "No need, I can go by myself and come back quickly."

"It's dangerous outside, Senior Sister, you should return to the sect as soon as possible."

"I knew you'd say that."

Dong Qian rolled her eyes in exasperation.

"I thought...I thought..."

"What did you think, Senior Sister?"

"I thought you would change in some way."

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "It's dangerous outside to begin with, and given my strength, Senior Sister, you know I'm just a weak Foundation Establishment cultivator. I can't protect you at all..."

Before Ji Yuan could finish speaking, Dong Qian took the six-tailed fox off her shoulder, held it in her arms, gently stroked its back, and interrupted:

"I have the Six-Tails, so I don't need your protection. In fact, I can protect you in a critical moment."

Ji Yuan had nothing more to say.

Because that's really the case.

Even so, he still wanted to go alone. He was used to being alone, so if something happened, he could run away faster.

It's the same principle as when Feng Zhitao offered to escort him here. She didn't agree then, and she's unlikely to agree now.

Dong Qian stared at him for a while, and seeing that he didn't budge, she had no choice but to say helplessly:

"Alright then, I'll head back now. Junior brother, remember to be careful."

"it is good."

Dong Qian didn't keep pressing him, and Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then you should go back first, senior sister. I'll head north a bit more and bring you a gift when I return."

Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Well... he just remembered that he had promised Feng Zhitao when he went out earlier, and now he had to add Dong Qian to the list. Since he had already bought one, he could buy another one to give to Du Wanyi.

You can also order one of these, "Flower Invitation to the Moon".

Although I send her drinks every month, I haven't sent her anything else yet.

She had put in a lot of effort in upgrading the psionic cannon, so she couldn't be stingy.

"Oh?"

Dong Qian's eyes darted around, and she asked meaningfully, "A gift? Is it just for me? Or is it for someone else?"

"Then naturally it's only for my senior sister."

Ji Yuan said without blushing or skipping a beat.

At times like these, it's the same no matter who asks.

Lying... well, white lies are something everyone loves to hear.

As expected, Dong Qian became very happy after hearing this and said with a grin, "Then I'll be waiting."

Ji Yuan felt relieved.

"Should we leave now, or wait a bit?"

Dong Qian sensed the situation for a moment, seemingly checking the outside, before saying, "When the surviving Qi Refining disciples of the Wei family escaped, several Foundation Establishment cultivators came to this ancient battlefield to investigate, but they found nothing and left."

There aren't many people outside now, let's go outside and talk first.

"Alright, once we get out, let's divide the spoils."

Ji Yuan reached out and patted his storage bag.

He hadn't forgotten that it contained the storage bag of a Golden Core cultivator.

Dong Qian glanced at it and said, "Forget it, Junior Brother, you can keep it yourself. Don't forget, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators' storage bags are with me."

"This won't do."

"Just accept it as I told you to." Dong Qian finished speaking, looked Ji Yuan up and down, and snorted, "Since you served me well, I'm rewarding you."

Ji Yuan: "???"

"Alright, senior sister, you seem a bit unconvinced. How about another three hundred rounds of fighting?"

"No, no, I was wrong, okay? I was wrong."

"..."

Half a day later.

The Yaofeng Archway outside the ancient battlefield ruins.

After disguising himself, Ji Yuan and Dong Qian rented a courtyard. What were they doing there?

Of course, it's spiritual practice.

Having tasted the sweetness of the flavor, the male and female cultivators were reluctant to part ways. So, even though they were about to separate, they naturally took this opportunity to thoroughly investigate each other's weaknesses.

Unfortunately, the arduous days of spiritual practice are short.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. The two agreed to wait until they returned to the Water Dragon Sect to continue their cultivation, and then parted ways with reluctance.

One goes south, one goes north.

When the two were together, Ji Yuan was reluctant to part, but after they separated, he lost that feeling and reverted to his previous cold and indifferent demeanor.

After traveling north for a day, Ji Yuan used his flying sword to carve out a cave in these mountains and hid there.

He hadn't forgotten that since killing the Golden Core cultivator, Heavenly Silkworm True Man, there were buildings that could be upgraded again.

[Meditation Room]

He still vividly remembers how troubled he was when he first saw the upgrade requirements for the Level 2 [Meditation Room], constantly agonizing over how to build a Foundation Establishment and kill Golden Core cultivators.

He estimated at the time that to succeed, one would need to be at least at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Or perhaps, his last resort was to ask Hua Yaoyue to strike a Golden Core cultivator from the demonic path, leaving him critically injured and on the verge of death, before handing him the final blow.

Anyway, the panel says that as long as you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can kill Golden Core cultivators.

The interface didn't specify how to kill it.

Unexpectedly, it was this [Spirit Energy Cannon] that resulted in a fatal blow... Fortunately, Dong Qian helped trap the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal.

Otherwise, even if Ji Yuan had this [Spirit Energy Cannon], he wouldn't be able to use it.

Just like when facing Jiang Hong, Ji Yuan naturally wouldn't take out this thing if he wasn't confident of defeating the opponent in one blow.

Now things are much better.

Ji Yuan carved out a small stone chamber inside this cave.

Unlike array rooms, which require setup, the meditation room can be activated simply by attaching a strip.

So when Ji Yuan pasted the note with "Meditation Room" written on it on the stone wall, the "Meditation Room" effect was activated.

Ji Yuan first cultivated for a while to calm his mind before starting to cultivate the techniques related to the soul.

The Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture.

As the cultivation technique began to circulate, the Soul-Suppressing Bell within his sea of ​​consciousness began to emit a faint golden light, and a peaceful atmosphere filled his sea of ​​consciousness.

It gave Ji Yuan the feeling of being in warm water.

They even wish it could continue like this forever.

After waiting for a while, Ji Yuan woke up from his meditation and immediately chose to upgrade.

The text above their heads changed slightly, and then Taoist script seemed to appear on the surrounding walls.

The panel also refreshed accordingly.

Before Ji Yuan could even check the panel, he discovered that the Daoist script that flashed by on the wall seemed to be imprinted deep within his soul.

The change that followed was that the Soul-Suppressing Bell outside his soul suddenly emitted a rich golden light.

It was as if he was on drugs, so much so that a golden light flashed in Ji Yuan's eyes.

"This is……"

Are there really upgrade benefits?

Ji Yuan waited for a moment, and first the Daoist inscriptions on the stone wall disappeared, and then his soul returned to calm.

Only the Soul-Suppressing Bell, which had previously emitted a dim golden light, now shone brightly with golden light.

Ji Yuan was somewhat incredulous, so he first dispersed his cultivation technique. Only after the Soul-Suppressing Bell returned to calm did he resume the "Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture".

Immediately, the Soul-Suppressing Bell emitted golden light again.

The intensity of its light was indeed the same as before!

It really works!

Ji Yuan was overjoyed to have his thoughts confirmed.

In this way, although there was no way to test it, the main reason was that there were very few people in the Canglu Continent who knew the Divine Soul Technique.

Just as Hua Yaoyue said, it is said that only Shangxi in the Canglu Continent knows this soul attack technique.

But Ji Yuan's intuition told him that the defensive capabilities of this Soul-Suppressing Bell must be much stronger.

Good news, it seems we were right to wait this long.

If you level up inside that tomb, you definitely won't get this opportunity.

He then summoned the panel and looked at the effects and upgrade requirements of the level 3 [Meditation Room].

Meditation Room: Level 3 (Cannot be upgraded)

[Effect: Meditation strengthens the soul and spirit, increasing spiritual awareness by 500% at the current cultivation level.]

[Upgrade condition: Kill one Nascent Soul cultivator during the Golden Core stage. (Not achieved)]

Ji Yuan glanced at it and could only say that it was completely unsurprising.

The process of leveling up from level 1 to level 2, and from level 2 to level 3, involves crossing a major realm to kill an enemy.

In this way, there's no need to even think about upgrading the [Meditation Room] before reaching the Golden Core stage.

As for its efficacy, it is indeed becoming more and more potent.

Level 1 increases by 80%, Level 2 increases by 200%, and Level 3 will increase by a whopping 500%. With this effect, let alone crushing those of the same realm with their divine sense, they will be able to crush even those with exaggerated realms, right?

Filled with anticipation for the future, Ji Yuan put away the panel.

He wasn't in a hurry to leave. Now that the meditation room was upgraded, he naturally wanted to improve his spiritual sense first. With a stronger spiritual sense, he would be safer going out.

Ji Yuan estimated that with the blessing of this Level 2 [Meditation Room], he, now in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, could allow his divine sense to reach the limit of the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Waiting for the next sword embryo to be condensed, after my cultivation reaches the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The divine sense was strengthened once again... that means that the Foundation Establishment stage can possess the divine sense of the Golden Core stage.

Just based on this effect alone, it's enough to call it "terrifyingly amazing," isn't it?

While Ji Yuan stayed in the meditation room to cultivate his spiritual consciousness, he took out another storage bag from his storage bag.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had obtained a complete Golden Core cultivator's storage bag, and this Heavenly Silkworm cultivator was even following a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Jiang Hong, so there must be a lot of good stuff in it, right?

The original owner is dead, so this storage bag is now ownerless.

Ji Yuan's divine sense easily penetrated into it.

Ji Yuan's first impression of this storage bag was...it was huge!

It was unprecedentedly large. Ji Yuan estimated that its length, width, and height were probably all around 100 meters. Its size was almost unheard of.

Secondly, there are so many things inside.

Ji Yuan quickly scanned the area with his divine sense and knew that this attack had been incredibly profitable!

Not only did it make up for the loss of talismans and treasures during the battle with Jiang Hong, but it also left a considerable surplus of spirit stones when killing the Heavenly Silkworm True Man.

Putting everything else aside, the spirit stones in this storage bag alone are enough to support Ji Yuan in firing several more shots.

But none of these are the most important things. The most important thing is that Ji Yuan took out the Heavenly Silkworm True Man's... natal magic weapon from this storage bag!

……

One month ago.

Shangxi.

Deep within an unknown, blood-red mountain range.

Suddenly, a golden light pierced through the dark clouds in the sky, and the golden light fell straight down like a falling star, finally illuminating a valley.

Four stone pillars stand around the valley, distributed in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

The stone pillar has eight sides, each covered with array patterns and strange runes.

The stone used to make this pillar was not sourced from this area, because the stones around the valley are blood-red, but this pillar is pure black.

The valley floor was extremely flat, with no protruding rocks.

Upon closer inspection, one can discover that the ground is actually a single, intact stone.

The stone surface was also covered with numerous patterns carved into it.

These array patterns are mostly similar to those on the stones.

As the golden light shone down, the array patterns on the ground gradually lit up.

Suddenly, the sound of countless spirit stones shattering came from inside the four stone pillars.

A spiritual aura permeates this valley.

Finally, a figure slowly emerged from the center of the massive rock covered in array patterns.

His clothes were torn, and blood stained his lips.

As soon as Jiang Hong appeared, he knelt down on one knee.

"puff--"

He spat out another mouthful of blood, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Alright, stop pretending. It's just a tiny injury, don't act like you're about to die."

A woman in a long, bright red dress walked out of the valley.

At first, the person was still outside the valley, but in the blink of an eye, the person was right in front of Jiang Hong.

The woman was wearing a red dress, her lips were blood-red, and even her eye makeup was bright red.

However, her facial features and figure are excellent; she is perky where she should be and slender where she should be.

Upon seeing her, Jiang Hong immediately knelt down on both knees, and cried out with a hint of tears in his voice:

"mother……"

"Alright, get up. Don't be like your useless old man; he's disgusting to look at."

Blood Maiden not only expressed her disdain verbally, but also showed extreme disgust in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong quickly got up and stood obediently to the side... He didn't even dare to take any pills, because if he did, his injuries would heal too quickly, and his mother wouldn't feel sorry for him anymore.

Although I don't feel particularly bad about it now.

"What's wrong? Didn't you keep saying you were going to conquer a powerful sect when you went out?"

"They've only been gone a few years, how come they've come back so dejectedly?"

Blood Maiden cradled the abyss before her chest with both hands, looking Jiang Hong up and down... the more she looked, the more disgusted she became.

"Could it be that some Nascent Soul cultivator has made a move? That's something to talk about. Once we've defeated Shang Dong, I'll let your useless old man take action."

"no."

Jiang Hong said, his head lowered.

"So you ran into a Golden Core cultivator? Even the Heavenly Silkworm couldn't protect you, you must be some peak Golden Core cultivator. You deserve to have to run back."

"...No, not exactly."

After hearing Jiang Hong finish speaking, Blood Maiden slapped him hard across the face.

The Blood Maiden, who had initially looked disgusted, now looked utterly loathsome.

"waste!"

"Being beaten like a stray dog ​​by a Foundation Establishment cultivator? If I were you, I'd just smash my head against Shang Dong's wall and die! How dare you even come back?!"

Jiang Hong was sent flying by the slap, crashing into the stone wall before coming to a stop. After landing, he coughed up blood again.

...He felt that the injuries he had sustained from being hit by Qiu Qianhai were not as severe as the injuries he had sustained from this slap.

"That person is also a disciple of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and his skills are comparable to mine. I'm worried that if we continue fighting, he won't come back to take care of his mother."

For some reason, as soon as the words "filial piety" were uttered, Blood Lady seemed to become a different person. She took a step in front of Jiang Hong, reached out and picked up his upper body, and then placed his head on her lap.

"Good boy, Hong'er, come on, take your medicine first if you're hurt."

Blood Maiden took out a pill that emitted a rich medicinal fragrance and personally fed it into Jiang Hong's mouth.

"Thank you, Mother."

After Jiang Hong swallowed the pill, his complexion immediately improved significantly.

"Tell me, who beat Hong'er so badly? Tell me their name, and when we get to Shangdong, your mother will avenge you herself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong spoke through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly:

"Chou—Qian—Hai!"

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