Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 244 [Spirit Field] Upgrade Materials

Ji Yuan released his senses and was able to detect the slight connection between him and the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal.

In other words, this corpse puppet is a real corpse puppet.

It is also a corpse puppet that crawled out of the [mass grave].

They can be manipulated by him.

This greatly reduced Ji Yuan's worries. In any case, as long as he could control the resurrected Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, that was all that mattered.

As for this aura...

Unpredictable.

One moment he's at the early stage of Golden Core, the next he's dropped to the Pseudo-Core stage, and sometimes he even drops to the peak of Foundation Establishment, but in an instant, he can recover to the early stage of Golden Core.

Ji Yuan had no sense of his Golden Core mid-stage cultivation at all during his lifetime.

As for the reason for his unpredictable changes in aura... Ji Yuan guessed it was because he only had half a body left.

With only half of the body remaining, spiritual energy cannot circulate normally.

The only saving grace was that the loss of half of his dantian did not result in the loss of his golden core... only a small part was missing, and the remaining large part was still emitting a blue light.

"This old man is actually practicing wood-attribute techniques."

Ji Yuan thought that although this corpse puppet was a corpse puppet, it was not good for its body to remain incomplete like this, just like the golden core in its dantian.

Once they started fighting, Ji Yuan was worried that his golden core would fall out.

Therefore, it would be best to sew this half of the body back together. As soon as the thought arose, Ji Yuan discovered that the Yin energy in the [Mass Burial Mound] was surging wildly toward the body of the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal.

Subsequently, the cyan golden core in his dantian began to slowly emit light, and the resulting change was that the wounds on half of his body began to heal slowly.

However, the flesh that grew out was jet black, which looked quite gruesome.

He looks more like a ghost than a ghost.

Especially that face that was missing half.

After a while, he didn't know how much Yin energy had been absorbed by the Golden Core Realm corpse puppet, but in any case, the [Mass Burial Mound] was no longer so cold and gloomy, and his body had recovered a little.

Along with the changing aura, it finally did not fall back to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

It just keeps jumping back and forth between the False Core and the early stage of the Golden Core.

That's enough!

It's like having a fake Core Formation Realm bodyguard with you when you go out, and you can even lend him your natal magic weapon when it's time to fight.

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Yuan casually made a gesture and put Tiancan Zhenren into his storage bag as well.

She lay quietly beside Yin Tongzi.

Two corpse puppets that can fight alongside him, one in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and the other in the early-Golden Core stage, are enough.

Yu Zhuo's Soul-Devouring Bees were also brought along, and this time the number was far greater than the last time. When the overwhelming number of Soul-Devouring Bees appeared, they could truly transform into insect demons.

As for the other magical artifacts, needless to say.

After a moment's thought, Ji Yuan gave Tu Yue another few instructions, telling her to take good care of the house and remember to collect the welfare payments every day.

As for outsiders... there's no need to worry about outsiders intruding on Worry-Free Island.

Immediately, Ji Yuan piloted the Wind Locust Flying Boat, circled once, took off, and then transformed into a streak of azure light, heading straight south.

……

Traveling is always boring.

Fortunately, Ji Yuan could still eat eggs every day. He even placed a small iron box on the flying boat to activate the [Cave Abode] effect for his cultivation.

Alternatively, one can open the [meditation room] to nourish the soul.

So although traveling can be a bit boring, it's good that it helps improve your strength.

That's enough.

Ji Yuan, traveling south, first passed through Misty Island, and then arrived at Linshui City.

The next familiar place he encountered was Da'ai City, which was almost two months later. He even stayed there for a day to inquire about news of his sect.

Which sect/school?

That would naturally be the Great Love Sect.

Not to mention that he obtained the Rotten Firefly Shadow Locust from the Mourning Hermit and used it to upgrade the [Chicken Coop], which was extremely useful to him, Ji Yuan is still using the [Black Mist Dispersion] technique he learned from him.

Therefore, as a founding member of the Great Love Sect, I naturally have to care about the affairs of my own sect.

But it would have been better if I hadn't inquired; once I did, I discovered that the Great Love Clan... was gone.

Ever since Ji Yuan and his group stormed into Guixuntang, there has been no news of the Da'ai Sect in Da'ai City, as if they had vanished into thin air.

It is said that the Great Love City is now preparing to change its name.

All these signs indicate that Huanxi Palace wants to erase the traces of that great love master from back then.

Could it be that the Mourning Hermit and his ilk really all died in Ghost Seeking Pool?

With this question in mind, Ji Yuan went to look for Bai Piao's friend Wu Yunbo, but he couldn't find him either, and even the tavern had been demolished.

This Da'aizong sect seems to have vanished into thin air.

Ji Yuan had only been passing by to learn about it, so he couldn't possibly stop to search for it and had no choice but to continue south.

If they continued south, they would be venturing into completely unfamiliar territory, so Ji Yuan slowed down his pace.

Moreover, the further south you go, the more different the scenery becomes, and even the trees growing in the mountains and forests are quite different.

Compared to the trees in the Water Dragon Sect's area, the trees growing in the south of the Joyful Palace have exceptionally large leaves, and many of them are species that Ji Yuan has never heard of or seen before.

is the day.

Ji Yuan, who had been traveling for more than ten days, stopped to rest in a mountain. Yin Tongzi was released by him to keep watch in the vicinity.

After all, it's impossible for him to release his divine sense at all times.

Ji Yuan chose a spot beside a mountain stream. He had transformed into a middle-aged man and was sitting cross-legged on the boulder, slowly absorbing the free spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Just then, he suddenly sensed a panicked thought from Yin Tongzi, followed by violent fluctuations of spiritual energy deep within the dense forest, and several towering ancient trees collapsed one after another.

A demonic aura followed.

Ji Yuan immediately released his divine sense, which swept across the entire mountain range.

He also took in everything that happened deep in the forest.

The Yin Child, who was on patrol, was targeted by a demonic beast!

The two earthworm-like second-tier demonic beasts were as thick as water buckets and about three zhang long. Their bodies exuded a rotten smell, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the ends of these earthworms were covered with dense black scales.

This is a second-tier demonic beast... a burrowing earthworm!

The burrowing earthworm is actually a monster that only exists within the territory of the Joyful Palace?

"Damn it, no wonder no one got the quests I posted at the Water Dragon Sect."

Ji Yuan was familiar with this monster because it was of great use to him.

He brought up the control panel and glanced at it.

[Spirit Field: lv4 (cannot be upgraded)]

[Upgrade Requirements: 500 mid-grade spirit stones, 1 tier-3 demon core, 10 jin of Danyang soil, 20 jin of Xuanyin soil, and 3 tier-2 burrowing earthworm corpses. (Not yet achieved)]

The upgrade requirements for level 4 [Spirit Field] include 3 burrowing earthworm corpses.

The two earthworms burrowing in front of us are both at the late stage of the second tier.

Even with the Seven Fiends Infant Crying Bell lent to him by Ji Yuan, Yin Tongzi, who was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was still no match for him.

Unfortunately, Ji Yuan also ordered him to be vigilant about his surroundings, so he had no choice but to endure it.

Otherwise, if he had his own ideas, he would have summoned his flying artifact to escape the moment those two demonic beasts appeared.

Now, in just a few breaths, he had been hit several times by the burrowing earthworm, and was spitting out black blood.

"return!"

As Ji Yuan's thoughts urged him on, he released Monday, the Frost Dragon.

This guy has been raised for so long, but he's never been of any use.

"ha--"

As soon as the Frost Dragon flew out of the spirit beast pouch, it darted into the depths of the dense forest, heading straight for the two earthworms burrowing on the ground.

Yin Tongzi fled back in a panic.

Ji Yuan then put him into his storage bag to recuperate, and then called out the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal with half of his body.

But it's not about asking him to fight; it's just about having him watch from the sidelines. If the fighting here attracts other people, all he needs to do is release his aura to scare them away.

As for Ji Yuan... he hasn't had a satisfying battle in a long time, so naturally he's eager to try his luck.

Tiancan Zhenren leaped onto the treetop to keep watch, while Ji Yuan lightly touched the ground with his feet and darted forward.

He moved through the trees a few times and arrived at the battlefield.

The Frost Dragon, which had arrived early, was not being beaten up. Although it was only at the mid-stage of the second tier, its naturally powerful bloodline meant it already possessed the strength of the late-stage of the second tier.

If it were a one-on-one fight with this burrowing earthworm, it would undoubtedly be the one to survive.

Unfortunately, there are two of them in front of us.

Its cold breath can freeze one of them, but it can't freeze the other.

In a short time, it was hit several times by the burrowing earthworm, and its scales were knocked off.

Moreover, this burrowing earthworm seems to release a putrid liquid.

Because the wounds on the Frost Dragon's body had already started to rot in such a short time.

Ji Yuan glanced at it a few times and then stopped waiting.

Standing atop the treetop, he first summoned the Frost Flowing Sword. A flash of white light appeared, instantly piercing the body of one of the earth-burrowing, decaying earthworms.

The flying sword pierced through his body.

Unexpectedly, the wounds on the earthworm's body twitched slightly and disappeared instantly.

Ji Yuan felt as if the flying sword had pierced a lump of rotten flesh—effective, but with minimal results.

"Damn, there's definitely some skill involved!"

As soon as he made his move, the earthworms that burrowed underground naturally discovered his presence.

One of the earthworms burrowed into the ground and, in the blink of an eye, knocked down the ancient tree that Ji Yuan was standing on.

As soon as Ji Yuan landed on the ground, the earthworm that burrowed into the ground in front of him emerged from the soil, its scaled head lunging at him, accompanied by a putrid stench.

"Oh."

"court death."

Ji Yuan flipped his hand and grabbed a bronze cauldron, then lifted it up. At first, the bronze cauldron was no bigger than the palm of his hand.

However, as the Ji Yuan incident occurred, this bronze cauldron grew taller in the wind.

By the time the cauldron struck the burrowing earthworm, it had already transformed into a cauldron as tall as a person.

A loud "bang" resounded.

The burrowing earthworm was immediately thrown out by the large cauldron.

Perhaps the attack was too brutal, so much so that the burrowing earthworm was somewhat stunned, its entire body trembling violently.

The purely physical blow left Ji Yuan with only one feeling.

That's... awesome!

This inverted golden-eared cauldron is clearly a high-grade spiritual artifact-level alchemy cauldron, but recently it has been used by Ji Yuan as an offensive spiritual artifact.

The key point is that it's quite easy to use!

As for the damage caused during the last battle with Jiang Hong, it has long been repaired by Ji Yuan using Runyuzhi.

Seeing the earthworm land on the ground, it then tried to escape underground.

Ji Yuan then summoned the inverted golden-eared cauldron, causing it to float above the rotting earthworm, its entire body radiating golden light as it slowly and continuously rotated.

The light it emitted steadily suppressed the burrowing earthworm.

"go!"

With a thought, Ji Yuan unleashed a flying sword embryo from his dantian, instantly piercing through the front of the burrowing earthworm.

But the result was the same as before; this thing seemed to be unkillable.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan hardened his heart.

Five flying sword embryos were activated simultaneously, and in an instant, wisps of sword energy crisscrossed the entire dense forest.

The five flying sword embryos fell simultaneously, like five bone-piercing nails, firmly pinning the burrowing earthworm to the ground.

This made it impossible for them to escape.

Ji Yuan extended his right hand.

The inverted golden cauldron, which was suspended in mid-air, was put into his storage bag as it spun around. What appeared in his hand in the next place was a large hammer.

A large hammer used for forging weapons.

At first, it was only the size of a palm, but as soon as Ji Yuan had a thought, this high-grade spiritual artifact, the Earth Press Hammer, immediately transformed into the size of an adult.

Just like when he was forging weapons, Ji Yuan gripped the hammer handle with both hands, and as spiritual energy surged into it, he smashed it down hard on the head of the burrowing earthworm.

"boom--"

Ji Yuan's muscles bulged as the ground hammer slammed to the ground.

In an instant, a surge of spiritual energy swept outwards in all directions, cleaving countless ancient trees in half.

The earthworm that had taken the brunt of the ground's impact naturally turned into a corpse.

Ji Yuan stood at the foot of the camp, carrying the hammer handle, and wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with his right hand.

"Damn it, I thought you were really unkillable."

Having obtained all the demon cores from the corpses, Ji Yuan put them all into his storage bag, while the remaining five flying sword embryos circled around his body.

He turned his head to look at another battlefield.

The earthworm that was originally engaged in a fierce battle with the Frost Dragon had already been thinking of escaping after seeing its "fellow Daoist" smashed flat by a hammer.

However, it was tightly entangled by the Frost Dragon, preventing it from burrowing underground.

As the Frost Dragon devoured its body, it would occasionally exhale a breath of cold air.

As a result, even the earthworms that burrowed underground were almost frozen to death.

Ji Yuan raised and lowered his right hand, and five flying sword embryos shot out again, firmly pinning the body of the burrowing earthworm to the ground.

He then stepped forward and raised the ground pressure hammer in his hand high.

One blow shatters the corpse.

The two earthworms that had burrowed into the ground had turned into corpses, lying there quietly.

Seeing this, the Frost Dragon slumped to the side, panting heavily.

Meanwhile, the scales around its wounds were constantly wriggling, squeezing out some rotten flesh and foul blood from its body.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan took out the demon core of the earthworm that had been burrowing in the ground and threw it next to the Frost Dragon.

As if afraid that Ji Yuan would change his mind, it quickly swallowed it in one gulp.

Ji Yuan then put it into his storage bag and then released his divine sense to burrow underground.

To upgrade the [Spirit Field], the corpses of two burrowing earthworms are not enough.

If this place can support two earthworms that burrow underground, there's a good chance a third one will appear.

Sure enough, after Ji Yuan's divine sense had descended nearly thirty meters, it finally found a cave.

Inside the cave, there was a decaying earthworm burrowing underground.

His size had decreased, and his aura and cultivation had also weakened considerably.

Fortunately, it seems that it has barely reached the second level.

That's enough.

Anyway, the panel only says that you need the corpses of three Tier 2 burrowing earthworms, it doesn't say that they all need to be late Tier 2.

Moreover, Ji Yuan looked around the cave... The earthworm trembling with fear in front of him seemed to be the child of the two earthworms from before.

"That's perfect, I'll send your family there for a reunion."

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan raised a small black flag with his right hand and threw it forward.

The small flag grew longer in the wind, and by the time it reached the ground, it had already returned to its normal size.

Two Yin Ghosts, who had been nurtured for a long time and whose cultivation had finally reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, couldn't wait to crawl out of the Yin Ghost Flag and disappear into the ground.

However, just a few breaths later, a roar echoed from underground.

After the roar, there was no further movement.

There's no need to dig holes; those two burrowing earthworms had already cleared the ground around here.

So the two ghostly creatures killed the burrowing earthworm and then carried its corpse out of the earthworm holes.

In the end, they were all put into Ji Yuan's storage bag.

Thus, another condition for upgrading the [Spirit Field] has been met.

Ji Yuan has thus accomplished a major task.

Two Yin Ghosts flew into the Yin Ghost Flag, which he then stored in his storage bag.

He summoned Feng Huai, leaped up, and before passing by Tiancan Zhenren, he didn't forget to put him into his storage bag.

Then his figure drew an arc in mid-air until it disappeared into the clouds.

Not long after he left, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators flew over from afar and stopped above the ruins. Looking at the scene, they transmitted their voices to each other:

"Brother Li, have you seen that person just now?"

"These two earthworms that burrow into the ground have been entrenched here for decades, and no one has been able to do anything about them, yet this person dealt with them so easily."

"I don't know. And didn't you sense it just now? Besides that person, there was also a Golden Core cultivator here... Such a powerful figure is not someone we can afford to offend."

"And look at the aura over there, surrounded by yin energy and overflowing with ghostly energy, it's most likely a demonic cultivator."

"That's right. The demonic forces in Shangxi have made their move, and some of the monsters and demons in Shangdong have also come out from underground... Let's leave first, lest that person come back to kill us again."

The two streaks of light came quickly and went even faster.

Ji Yuan was too lazy to care about what would happen after he left. Since he had already gotten the good stuff, he wasn't worried about being chased down.

After this little incident, Ji Yuan didn't encounter anything else.

In the fifth month of his full-speed southward journey, he finally felt the air around him become humid and muggy.

He also activated the cooling array on his spiritual robe to protect himself from the torment of the high temperature.

"It seems we're almost at South Sea City."

Ji Yuan put away the map in front of him and muttered to himself.

As for Nanhai City... it is the largest city on the southeast coast of Shang.

Just like the coastal city of the Water Dragon Sect.

Another day passed, and finally, an endless expanse of deep blue appeared in Ji Yuan's field of vision.

I also saw a magnificent city standing on this coastline!

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