Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 226 Ji Yuan's First Magic Weapon [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Qiu Qianhai?"

Blood Maiden subconsciously recalled the true forms of those Nascent Soul stage monsters in Shangdong, and none of them had the surname Qiu, so it was unlikely that they were his offspring.

Moreover, they are not as young and beautiful as I am; they are quite old, and I'm afraid they won't be able to have children even if they wanted to.

"right."

Jiang Hong nodded vigorously.

"He can just pick any name; it's probably an alias. Shang Dong Liu Xian Men—which sect's methods did he use?"

Blood Maiden continued to inquire.

"this……"

"Um?"

Seeing Jiang Hong's hesitation in speaking, Blood Maiden frowned. "Don't you even realize that?"

Seeing that Blood Maiden was about to revert to her previous appearance, Jiang Hong quickly spoke up:

"I can tell, he... he's a demonic cultivator."

"What?!"

Blood Maiden, who had been holding Jiang Hong, stood up abruptly, causing Jiang Hong to fall heavily to the ground again.

"A demonic cultivator? Where would Shang Dong get a demonic Nascent Soul cultivator? It couldn't possibly be from our Shangxi, could it? If it really is from our side, who would dare to lay a hand on you?"

Blood Maiden stared at Jiang Hong on the ground, her eyes filled with suspicion.

Jiang Hong quickly propped himself up with his hands, leaned against the stone wall behind him, and started counting on his fingers.

"First, he has the Thousand Soul Banner. Mother, you know how evil that thing is. Not to mention the demonic cultivators in Shangdong, even many of the demonic cultivators in Shangxi can't master it."

"Perhaps he killed another demonic cultivator and stole it."

Jiang Hong then pointed to another finger and said, "Secondly, he also has a sinister array flag, and the array he sets up is a demonic array."

Upon hearing this, Blood Maiden fell silent.

The Thousand Soul Banner could be said to have been stolen, but the one who could unleash a demonic array... must be a demonic cultivator. If he didn't have some foundation in demonic arts, how could he have cultivated such a demonic array?

"Third, he is very cunning, always resorting to sneak attacks, and the spiritual weapons he uses are mostly flying swords and silver needles. He never fights openly and honestly. If I hadn't used my talisman to force out one of his talismans, I probably wouldn't have seen his other methods. A cunning person like him could not possibly be a righteous cultivator."

"Mother, you know best that those righteous cultivators, who pride themselves on being upright and honorable, especially when fighting against us, despise sneak attacks the most."

"Fourth, he also raised a corpse puppet, a mid-Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet, and that corpse puppet was a demonic cultivator in life."

Jiang Hong said it all in one breath.

Blood Maiden could basically conclude from only half of what Jiang Hong was saying that Qiu Qianhai was a demonic cultivator.

If they are truly righteous cultivators of the Six Immortals Sect... then it's understandable if they have one or two demonic methods, but it's impossible for them to use only demonic methods.

Especially these corpse puppets and demonic formations.

If that's the case, even the Nascent Soul stage monsters of the Six Immortals Sect won't tolerate him.

Shang west's demonic path... impossible.

No one would dare to lay a hand on Jiang Hong. If they did, his good-for-nothing father would come knocking on his door without him even having to lift a finger.

But Shang Dong... I've never heard of Shang Dong having a demonic nascent soul.

Jiang Hong noticed what his mother was thinking and whispered his guess:

"Mother, wasn't it said that people from the Abyss Continent would be coming to help at this Immortal Extermination Conference? Is it possible that they're coming from there?"

"impossible."

Blood Maiden made a definitive judgment.

"It won't be that easy for them to come over. At the very least, they'll need a Nascent Soul cultivator to pave the way. Without a Nascent Soul cultivator leading the way, how could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly get through?"

"Besides, this is a top-secret matter. If you dare to leak it, you'll never be able to leave your house again!"

Jiang Hong quickly lowered his head and replied, "I know what's important. I've never mentioned this to anyone else."

"Um."

Blood Maiden nodded slightly, but just then, a figure flashed through her mind. Who did she think of? "Could it be... him?!"

"Could it be that that old monster has emerged from the seabed?"

Blood Maiden recalled that person and felt a sense of fear for a moment.

"Mother, who are you talking about?"

Jiang Hong leaned closer and asked.

"Why do you care so much? What other tricks does Qiu Qianhai have up his sleeve? Tell me quickly." Blood Maiden's tone became more urgent.

Jiang Hong didn't dare to hesitate and said while recalling, "He is skilled with flying swords, and he also keeps an ice dragon as a spirit pet. He has many spiritual artifacts on him..."

"An Ice Dragon?"

Before Jiang Hong could finish speaking, Blood Maiden interrupted him.

"Yes, wh...what happened?"

"You stay here and rest well. You are not allowed to leave this valley until I return. I'm going to have a chat with your good-for-nothing old man."

The Blood Maiden's voice still lingers, but she is no longer here.

She left, and Jiang Hong, who had been looking like a well-behaved child, gradually darkened his face. He reached up and touched his burning cheeks.

He then took out a jade mirror from his storage bag and looked at it carefully. A raised palm print was clearly visible.

His face grew increasingly grim, and his left hand, resting on the ground, clenched into a fist, then opened and then clenched again.

I have no idea what he was thinking.

……

"Magic weapon—Heavenly Net!"

When Ji Yuan took the magic weapon out of his storage bag, his mind was completely drawn to it.

After all, strictly speaking, this was the first magical artifact he had ever acquired.

The talismans we obtained before only possessed a portion of the power of this magic weapon, yet they were already so powerful. Now that we have the real magic weapon, what about it?

After a moment's thought, Ji Yuan first activated the Starry Cloud Barrier Array of the [Cave Abode], and then injected spiritual energy into it to try and see if he could activate the Heavenly Net.

However, Ji Yuan soon discovered that once the spiritual energy entered the Heavenly Net, it vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

"Damn it, forget about me, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, I can't even activate it!"

Ji Yuan didn't believe in superstitions, especially since his spiritual energy reserves far exceeded those of other cultivators of the same level.

After a long while, Ji Yuan, pale-faced, looked at the Heavenly Net that had barely risen from his hand and finally gave up.

The gap between Foundation Establishment (mid-stage, late-stage, peak), Golden Core (early stage, mid-stage) is still too large. Even if you obtain the opponent's magic weapon, you can't use it.

Take this spiritual energy, for example.

The spiritual energy in the Qi Refining stage is gaseous, the spiritual energy in the Foundation Establishment stage is liquid, but the spiritual energy in the Golden Core stage is already solid.

On this point alone, there's no comparison.

"I'm heading north to Mirror Lake to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Once I reach that stage, my spiritual energy reserves should increase significantly, which should be enough to barely activate this Heavenly Net."

"Having a magic weapon of the Golden Core stage while still in the Foundation Establishment stage is quite a trump card."

As for the effects of this Heavenly Net, Ji Yuan already understood them perfectly when he refined it.

In short, it can be summed up in one sentence.

[Capture in a net, refine in an instant!]

It has the dual functions of killing and trapping the enemy.

In critical moments, it can even trap itself in a net, which can also be considered a form of defense.

Once the net is caught, it can gradually devour the opponent's body and seal off the opponent's spiritual energy in their dantian.

It can be said that if the opponent is trapped and does not break through this net to escape immediately, then there is basically no hope. If they do not get out immediately, and their body is injured and their dantian is trapped, then there is no way they can escape.

nice one!

This is truly a treasure that I can use until I reach the Golden Core stage.

Ji Yuan quickly put it into his storage bag.

Next came the spirit stones, since Ji Yuan's attack on the Heavenly Silkworm True Man cost him a full 3000 mid-grade spirit stones.

These spirit stones are all for True Person Heavenly Silkworm to spend, so he has to pay for them, right?

Fortunately, he is actually capable of buying.

Ji Yuan found boxes and boxes of spirit stones in his storage bag, including two boxes of high-grade spirit stones.

...There are 6450 mid-grade spirit stones and 100 high-grade spirit stones.

Damn it, a single high-grade spirit stone is worth 10000 mid-grade spirit stones. Looks like I still have to kill some people!

This is much faster than me receiving welfare.

After a brief moment of excitement, Ji Yuan took out 100 mid-grade spirit stones to restore his spiritual energy while pondering.

An ordinary mid-stage Golden Core cultivator might have this much wealth, but they wouldn't carry this many spirit stones with them.

Even if they do have it, most of it will be converted into strength.

The fact that Heavenly Silkworm Immortal has so many spirit stones on him most likely means that Jiang Hong placed them on him.

It's a pity we didn't have enough methods to keep him... A Nascent Soul cultivator, what a golden pig!

After examining the spirit stones, the next step is to look at the other spirit artifacts.

In this respect, cultivators above the Golden Core stage are quite different from those at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Foundation Establishment cultivators, like Ji Yuan, possess more than ten spiritual artifacts on their bodies alone.

However, ordinary high-grade and mid-grade spiritual artifacts are of little use in the hands of a Golden Core cultivator.

Their primary means of combat is still their own signature magical weapon.

To attack or to defend.

It's also about specialization, not quantity.

Cultivators like Ji Yuan, who practice the "Canglan Nine Tribulations Sword Manual," and Liu Yuan, can collect materials and refine the nine sword embryos into nine flying swords after breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

At that time, the nine flying swords can also be combined into a sword formation.

It can be considered a combination of offense and defense.

As for escaping... oh no, chasing, there's a way to escape.

Therefore, Golden Core cultivators don't have many magical artifacts or spiritual weapons; most of them only have one magic treasure.

But that's not entirely true. When Ji Yuan was chatting with Feng Zhitao and the others, he learned that, supposedly, above spiritual artifacts, there are also spiritual treasures.

These kinds of magical treasures are extremely powerful, and unlike natal magic treasures, a person can only possess one.

Just like magical artifacts, spiritual treasures can be as many as you want, as long as you have enough strength.

However, spiritual treasures are extremely precious, and most early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators don't even possess them.

Ji Yuan had hoped to see if the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal had any, but it turned out he didn't.

As for magical artifacts, there is one top-grade magical artifact, which is the robe he is wearing.

As a result, it was split in two by the [Psionic Cannon].

What a pity.

If we don't have any magical artifacts or treasures, then all that's left are talismans and treasures.

We do have these, and there are three of them!

When Ji Yuan took it out of the three jade boxes, he was happy again.

In comparison, the Giant Deer Sword that was used up when fighting Jiang Hong was nothing.

And these three talismans before us...

The first card drawn was "Heavenly Net".

The talisman crafted by Celestial Silkworm Immortal using his own magic weapon was less effective, but it was just right for Ji Yuan to use now.

And it's brand new, and can be used 3 times.

The remaining two are "Black Dragon Armor" and "Netherworld Thorn".

It's a perfect combination of offense and defense.

The Black Dragon Armor is indeed for protection, but while it's called protection, it also has offensive capabilities. It can activate a black dragon for protection, and the black dragon can also attack the opponent.

It's very practical, especially in terms of saving lives.

It can be used 3 times.

The last Nether Thorn has already been used once, but it can still be used twice more.

Ji Yuan sensed it for a moment and found that the talisman consumed very little energy.

Compared to the Black Dragon Armor and the Heavenly Net, which can be used once, the Netherworld Thorn can be used twice.

With less energy consumed, the condensation speed is naturally faster.

So what is this talisman suitable for?

It's perfect for a sneak attack!

Ji Yuan's favorite.

In future battles, the two of them would simultaneously take out their offensive talismans, with Ji Yuan using the Netherworld Thorn.

Before the opponent could even condense their talisman, the Netherworld Thorn was already in front of them.

Then... hehehe!

Keep all the good stuff!

Ji Yuan put all three talismans into his storage bag, and what was left were some "ordinary" third-tier pills.

Healing, restoring spiritual energy, accelerating cultivation... Ji Yuan took out the Spirit Recovery Pill to restore spiritual energy, swallowed it in one gulp, and immediately a continuous stream of spiritual energy gathered into his dantian.

As for talismans, their effect is not significant in battles between Golden Core cultivators. Even if they do use them, they mostly use magical talisman treasures instead.

The rest were some materials related to immortals. Ji Yuan searched through them and quickly found two good things!

Two Tier 3 demon cores!

This item is needed to upgrade many buildings, and even if you don't use it for upgrading buildings, you can still make a lot of money by selling it.

Good stuff, keep it.

Ji Yuan also paid special attention to other things, such as whether there were any materials needed for building upgrades.

Unfortunately, they gained nothing, but there were still quite a few valuable items.

For example, True Immortal Heavenly Silkworm has 5 Foundation Establishment Pills, 4 of which are two-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills, and only 1 is a one-pattern pill.

Ji Yuan took it out, sniffed it, and made a slight assessment of its medicinal properties.

The results showed that the formula for the Foundation Building Pill was exactly the same as that of Shangdong, and the materials were also the same, with no difference.

It seems the only option is to sell them for money.

"Let's see if we stumble upon an auction while we're heading north. If so, we might as well sell some of it."

After dealing with the storage bag, Ji Yuan's mood became extremely good.

Regardless, a harvest is always a happy thing.

Especially this kind of great harvest.

Since you're in a good mood, what should you do?

Ji Yuan took out a flask of wine from his storage bag and took a big gulp of it.

The already joyful mood became even more joyful.

Furthermore, being in the [Meditation Room], the architectural effects continuously nourish the soul.

Feeling like you're floating on air.

This mysterious feeling was something Ji Yuan had never experienced before in his life.

Ji Yuan was so immersed in the experience that it lasted for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, until the effects of the "wine at your leisure" wore off, at which point he slowly woke up.

It only took a short while.

His previous journey, infiltrating the Demonic Sect, fighting Jiang Hong, and the fatigue from his three hundred rounds of battle with Dong Qian were all swept away.

Especially the last point, if Dong Qian hadn't been absent...

cough cough.

Thinking of Dong Qian, Ji Yuan couldn't help but carefully consider her situation.

First, of course, is the very beginning of the incident. Back then, inside that tomb, even though Dong Qian had already undressed, Ji Yuan felt that with his willpower, he could still withstand it.

The problem is that Dong Qian then breathed on herself... which could be an aphrodisiac, or rather, a poison, and Ji Yuan couldn't resist it afterward.

During their moment of pleasure, Ji Yuan also took the opportunity to ask Dong Qian questions.

She said she was the one who poisoned it, and that the breath had no other effect besides being an aphrodisiac.

So Ji Yuan humiliated her severely.

This matter... is already a fait accompli, there's nothing that can be done about it.

Secondly, there's Dong Qian's identity—the Celestial Fox Clan… Ji Yuan was about 80% certain that the Celestial Fox Clan came from another continent.

When I get back, I'll ask Hua Yaoyue; she should be able to find out.

Another point is that Dong Qian doesn't seem to have expressed any intention to become her Daoist partner.

Ji Yuan couldn't quite understand this. During their time together, he could clearly feel Dong Qian's love for him.

The question then becomes whether Ji Yuan had feelings for her.

Admittedly, if I were to ask myself honestly, I do have feelings for them, at least I do have some good feelings towards them.

Otherwise, Ji Yuan wouldn't have been so unable to control himself.

If that's the case, why doesn't she mention it?

Ji Yuan pondered for a long time and had some guesses in his heart, but Dong Qian didn't say anything, so he didn't know if it was true or not. For now, he could only assume that the two of them had an unusually close relationship.

At least there's one more person I can really trust.

Moreover, Dong Qian... to be honest, is very good at knowing when to advance and retreat.

Ji Yuan originally thought that she would take the opportunity to find out his secrets. If people didn't know him well, they would just think that he was ordinary and nothing special. At most, he was just lucky to have a Golden Core cultivator as his master.

Those who know him well, especially Dong Qian and Du Wanyi, can basically guess that he has a great opportunity.

But what about Dong Qian?

They never mentioned it, and never asked even once.

This alone earned Ji Yuan a great deal of goodwill.

Ji Yuan even wondered what he should do if she asked him.

It's impossible for him to tell anyone; Ji Yuan would never reveal anything about the building upgrade, but he also couldn't easily lie to Dong Qian.

So if Dong Qian really asked, Ji Yuan would just keep quiet and not say anything.

At that time, there will be some distance between the two of them.

However, Dong Qian handled it very well. She didn't mention a word... That's great. In this way, she not only has another person she can trust, but also a dual cultivation partner, and it seems that she doesn't have to take any responsibility.

Whatever you think is fine.

But Ji Yuan knew in his heart that just as he was hiding something from Dong Qian, Dong Qian was definitely hiding something from him as well.

I just don't know when this will come to light.

Unable to figure it out, Ji Yuan stopped thinking about it.

As a person, don't push yourself too hard, and learn to make peace with yourself.

……

at the same time.

The Water Dragon Sect is located in a courtyard in Red Leaf City, south of Cloud Rain Marsh.

Han Feiyu looked at the woman who entered the room, quickly stood up and bowed to her, "Disciple greets Master."

"Um."

A woman with a white veil covering her face sat down opposite him.

Han Feiyu looked at his former senior sister, who had become his master... and the fact that his master was a man made him feel uneasy.

"I expelled you from the Water Dragon Sect, you shouldn't hold any grudge against me, right?"

The Cloud Mist Island Master picked up the tea on the table, lifted his veil, and drank it all in one gulp with great gusto, then smiled slightly:

"Of course, if you harbor resentment, that's fine too. I'll take you to see your senior sister."

The old monster mentioned by Blood Maiden has appeared before; he is not a newly added character.

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(End of this chapter)