Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 260 Purple Eyes; True Dragon [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

...Could this little corpse puppet actually develop consciousness?

Looking at Tu Yue, whose eyes were so lively and lifelike, Ji Yuan couldn't help but think the same thing.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Tu Yue's eyes became much more lively, and even her body became much more agile. She leaped out of the coffin with a backbend and landed steadily in front of Ji Yuan, as if waiting for his command.

The time between these breakthroughs was less than half an incense stick's time.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but recall the time he spent building his foundation, which, along with the time he spent refining the Foundation Building Pill, took nearly a year in total.

"Damn it, watching this makes me want to turn myself into a corpse puppet. This smooth breakthrough speed is much faster than my own cultivation."

But that's just a thought. If you were to actually create a corpse puppet, you'd be the one who dies and waits for someone else to create it.

Ji Yuan looked at the obedient Tu Yue in front of him, thought for a moment, and then took out one item after another from his storage bag.

"Here, this is for you, this is for you too, this is all for you..."

Ji Yuan gave Tu Yue all the flying boats, bone claws, spirit robes, and other items he had used before.

Previously, he would have considered selling these items for money.

But now... Boss Ji says he doesn't care about those spirit stones.

Why not use it to arm Tu Yue?

Since it's a Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet, its attire can't be too shabby, right?

Tu Yue accepted and refined them one by one, but remained expressionless, showing no joy whatsoever.

"Clean up the house, leave the spirit field for now, and hide the things that need to be hidden. After I get back, people will definitely come over to visit."

After giving his instructions, Ji Yuan turned and looked to the west.

Since Du Wanyi was home, Ji Yuan wondered if he should go see her first.

...Never mind, I'll see my master first. With an unknown Divine Eye of Truth now on my body, Ji Yuan feels insecure no matter what he does until he figures it out.

He immediately took out Hua Yaoyue's communication talisman from his storage bag, infused it with spiritual energy, and transmitted his voice:

"Master, I'm back. Are you at the sect?"

Before the message could even be fully delivered, Hua Yaoyue's reply arrived.

"exist."

A single, simple word.

Ji Yuan put away the communication talisman, summoned the Wind Locust Flying Boat, and it rose straight into the sky. Then it headed directly to the northeast. Before leaving, he used his divine sense to scan Fox Moon Island, confirming that Senior Sister Dong was indeed not at home.

"I'll ask Senior Sister Du when I get back. If Senior Sister Dong really went out, she should know something."

Afterwards, Ji Yuan rushed into the Water Dragon Sect and clearly discovered the differences between the sects.

Compared to before, the Water Dragon Sect is now somewhat deserted, and it is quite obvious that there are far fewer Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In addition, the Qi Refining cultivators coming and going all seemed to be in a hurry.

They won't stop to chat and laugh.

...The shadow of the great war between good and evil loomed over everyone's hearts, and even these disciples in the Qi Refining stage felt obvious pressure.

"Senior Brother Ji...?"

A slightly hurried voice came from behind.

Ji Yuan first scanned the area with his divine sense, and he was somewhat surprised when he realized the identity of the person behind him.

"Fang Jie? What are you doing here?"

Ji Yuan slowed down the airship and turned to look at the newcomer.

According to Yun Yuze's usual way of addressing people, he should actually address Fang Jie as "fellow student," since the two of them joined the Water Dragon Sect in the same year.

Thinking back to those days.

Despite his young age, Fang Jie was full of vigor and ambition. His statement that the island lord of Liuyuan Island was his cousin made the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Water Dragon Sect look at him with new eyes.

But what about now?

Ji Yuan had been a member of the sect for over ten years, and he had even heard Liu Yuan mention once that Fang Jie had failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It's a pseudo-spiritual root after all, and the Foundation Establishment Pills I prepared weren't enough.

Failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage is a huge blow to cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, and Fang Jie was no exception.

Because at this moment, although his temples weren't gray, there were indeed several wrinkles visible on his face.

"Some disciples within the sect have colluded with the demonic path. I was ordered to investigate this matter and happened to be passing by here. I never expected to run into Senior Brother Ji."

Fang Jie wore a polite smile, but in his heart... there was a hint of bitterness.

The two were born in the same year, but their current statuses are worlds apart.

Not to mention that Ji Yuan has already established his foundation, in principle, he should call Ji Yuan "Uncle-Master Ji". However, he couldn't bring himself to say it, so "Uncle-Master" became "Senior Brother Ji".

"I see... You're still in the Enforcement Hall, right?"

Ji Yuan remembered that he had been taken to the Hall of Law Enforcement because his neighbor was a spy for the demonic path, and Fang Jie was the one who sent him out in the end.

"Exactly, after living there for so long, I'm too lazy to move."

"That's good. By the way, how's Senior Brother Liu? How's he been lately?"

Ji Yuan could sense that Fang Jie was not in a good mood, so he naturally changed the subject.

"My cousin has gone to Shangshan. It won't be long before I go up there too."

Fang Jie really wanted to ask in return... Senior Brother Ji, don't you know?

But the words caught in his throat; he couldn't just ask such a question.

Moreover, even without asking, he could tell from these words that Ji Yuan hadn't been in the sect recently. If he were in the sect, he would definitely know some news.

"Brother Fang is very righteous."

Ji Yuan sincerely praised him.

Fang Jie chuckled self-deprecatingly, "What's so righteous about this? It's just that I heard you can exchange Foundation Establishment Pills in Shangshan, so I thought I'd give it another shot."

"Indeed, nothing is more important than foundation building."

Ji Yuan nodded slightly.

"Well then, Senior Brother Ji, please go ahead with your work. I won't bother you any longer."

After Fang Jie finished speaking, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ji Yuan.

"Okay, goodbye."

After bidding farewell to Fang Jie, Ji Yuan continued northeastward. This time, he didn't encounter any familiar faces until he finally saw the long-awaited Forget-Worry Island, at which point his anxiety finally subsided.

Hua Yaoyue seemed to have been waiting for Ji Yuan all along. Before he could speak, the array on the island opened a crack on its own.

Ji Yuan passed through the formation and went straight to the familiar mountain pavilion.

Wind chimes tinkled all around.

Hua Yaoyue remained lying on the soft chair that Ji Yuan had given her, opening her eyes to observe her closed-door disciple stepping forward to pay her respects.

After Ji Yuan finished his greetings, she took the initiative to ask, "How was your trip? Was it smooth sailing?"

Ji Yuan cupped his hands in farewell and replied, "Well... it was both smooth and not smooth."

"Um?"

Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly, while Ji Yuan took out three huge wine jars from his storage bag.

Each jar can hold twenty catties of wine, two of which are filled with "Willful Wine" and the remaining jar is filled with "Peerless Wine".

"This is the wine that I brewed on my journey. Please accept it, Master."

Hua Yaoyue sat up slightly and looked at the drinks placed in front of her. She was silent for a moment before saying, "You're very thoughtful."

Even when traveling far from home and experiencing life and death, he never forgets to brew his own wine.

What else could this be but intentional?

After saying that, she put the three jars of wine away.

"Tell me, what happened on your trip?"

Ji Yuan: "..."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Hua Yaoyue looked up at him with a puzzled expression.

With just one glance, Hua Yaoyue stood up from the soft chair.

She stared at the disciple before her in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock. She even rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had imagined it.

She couldn't believe it.

At this moment, a purple vertical eye suddenly opened between Ji Yuan's eyebrows, scrutinizing his master.

Hua Yaoyue was surprised.

Ji Yuan was equally surprised, even somewhat incredulous.

After all, who would have thought that a Nascent Soul True Monarch would be wearing ordinary clothes?

Not to mention a spirit robe, it wasn't even a magic robe; what she was wearing was just a long skirt made of ordinary cloth.

After the initial shock subsided, Ji Yuan quickly withdrew the vertical eye between his eyebrows, worried that if he looked any further... he would be exposed.

"Master...Master, do you know the origin of this vertical eye between my brows?"

Ji Yuan asked in a trembling voice.

Judging from Hua Yaoyue's reaction, he already knew... she recognized the Eye of Truth and knew its origin!

"Tell me first, where did you get this thing from?"

For the first time, Hua Yaoyue did not answer Ji Yuan's question immediately, but instead asked a question in return.

"It's in that strange pool on Icefire Island, inside the Icefire Pool."

"There?"

Hua Yaoyue seemed somewhat incredulous, and then frowned and asked.

"Exactly."

Ji Yuan then recounted the whole story in detail, but he still needed to consider things carefully before facing the Ice and Fire Elder.

But he did not hide anything from Hua Yaoyue.

She even described the posture in which she entered the water.

It was also mentioned that the Ice and Fire Elder had a purple vertical eye between his eyebrows.

Hua Yaoyue fell into a long silence after hearing this.

Ji Yuan didn't press the matter. He just waited silently for a long time before Hua Yaoyue finally sighed, "It's fate, it's destiny."

"Master... what exactly is this thing?"

Ji Yuan touched his brow. He wanted to release the Eye of Truth again, but recalling the scene he had just witnessed, he stopped himself.

"This vertical eye is called the Eye of Truth-Dispelling Divine Power."

...Master really does know everything!

"What? The Eye of Truth?" Ji Yuan asked in surprise.

"Hmm, you know?"

"I don't know, I just think the name sounds really powerful."

"Heh, how could the Purple-Eyed Clan, who are known as 'those with vertical eyebrows and are saints descended from heaven,' not be domineering?" Hua Yaoyue sneered.

...Why does Master look a bit resentful?

Ji Yuan tentatively asked, "Master, are you telling the truth or... just saying it out of anger?"

"The truth."

Hua Yaoyue took a deep breath, then lay back down on the soft chair, her surprised expression returning to normal.

"You only need to know that there are different bloodlines among all races in this world. For example, our human race, although as long as we have spiritual roots, we can cultivate, and there is no upper limit to cultivation, in fact, in the whole world, our human race's talent can only be considered average, because even those with heavenly spiritual roots and other spiritual roots are born as mortals."

Listening to Hua Yaoyue's explanation, Ji Yuan vaguely understood.

"The same applies to the demon race. For example, the Big-Mouthed Clam can only reach the second tier of demon beasts at most, but the Winged Flying Tiger can reach the third tier, is that right?"

"Yes."

"But actually, these are nothing. True dragons, for example, are born capable of rivaling fourth-tier demonic beasts. Once they fully mature, they can even compete with our human race's Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators."

"Wh...what?"

Ji Yuan was surprised, and then he thought of his fishpond.

If this keeps upgrading, sooner or later it will be able to raise a real dragon. When that time comes... I'll have a whole pool of real dragons fighting my way out, and who in the world can stand against me?

"The bloodline of the Purple-Eyed Clan is so precious that it rivals that of a true dragon."

Hua Yaoyue squinted at Ji Yuan and said something meaningful.

Ji Yuan: "Huh?"

Just when he thought he was about to rise to the top, he heard Hua Yaoyue say, "But someone like you who inherited the Eye of Truth but doesn't have the bloodline of the Purple Eye Clan... remember to hide well."

Before Ji Yuan could ask, Hua Yaoyue took the initiative to say, "Because in the eyes of the Purple Eye Clan, anyone who obtains the inheritance of the Eye of Truth is a thief who has stolen their clan's inheritance. Therefore, once they discover that someone possesses the Eye of Truth, they will relentlessly hunt them down."

After hearing this, Ji Yuan fell silent.

According to Hua Yaoyue, the bloodline of the Purple-Eyed Clan is so precious that it rivals that of a true dragon... They are born with the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and when they grow up, they are comparable to a Tribulation Transcending expert.

Who would dare to provoke such a being?

"But these are all excuses, because the Divine Eyes of Illusion can merge with each other. The more they merge, the stronger the Divine Eye becomes. That's why the internal strife within their clan is so fierce."

"And someone like you, who inherited the Eye of Truth but doesn't have the strength of the Purple Eye Clan, is an excellent target for them. Because you have no strength, they can obtain your Eye of Truth just by killing you."

After listening, Ji Yuan only uttered two words silently.

"Raising Gu poison."

"Yes, this is the practice of raising Gu poison. So it's not without reason that the Purple-Eyed Clan is naturally powerful."

Hua Yaoyue frankly stated.

"Master, do you have a way to help me remove this Eye of Truth?"

After learning about the origin of the Eye of Truth, Ji Yuan felt that it wasn't so appealing anymore, and there was no need to put himself in danger just to have another trick up his sleeve.

Especially considering how powerful the Purple-Eyed Clan is now.

"You have obtained the original body, and unless you die, this thing will stay with you for life."

Hua Yaoyue looked at her closed-door disciple and said.

For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Is it good luck or bad luck?

"Original body?"

Ji Yuan vaguely guessed what was going on, but was still somewhat hesitant to believe it. So he said, "Master, do you mean that there's a true form of the Eye of Truth-Discerning at the bottom of the Ice-Fire Pool, and I've obtained it now? What did the Ice-Fire Elder obtain?"

"It's just tainted by a trace of divine power. The reason it has been able to maintain its appearance for so long is because it has been guarding the Ice and Fire Pool and is too close to its true form. Now that you have taken its true form away, it won't be long before the vertical eye between its brows disappears."

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, seeing that Ji Yuan still didn't quite believe her, she raised her right hand and grabbed his forehead.

In an instant, Ji Yuan felt as if his soul was being pulled away, but then the Eye of Truth that pierced through illusion appeared on its own between his brows... It was furious.

At this moment, Ji Yuan felt as if all the spiritual energy in his dantian was about to be drained.

But what followed was a dazzling beam of light erupting from the vertical eye between his eyebrows.

Just as the beam was about to hit Hua Yaoyue's chest, a wine cup emitting a faint glow suddenly appeared in her hand. The wine cup protected her chest and absorbed the beam of light emitted by the Eye of Truth.

The wine cup was Hua Yaoyue's natal magic weapon, the "Amber Night-Shining Cup." Just when Ji Yuan thought Hua Yaoyue could so easily block this move...

But then, a deafening explosion erupted from the vast, distant swamp.

Accompanying the deafening explosion was a thick column of water about 100 meters high.

"It's not absorption, but... transfer."

As soon as the explosion was heard, several more streaks of light rushed to the scene.

Hua Yaoyue didn't even get up, but simply said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about a new spell when I had nothing else to do."

"As expected of Senior Sister Wangyou, in that case, I won't disturb you any longer."

The response from Master Xuan Shui echoed from within the clouds.

The other Golden Core cultivators remained silent but also left.

"this……"

Ji Yuan finally believed that what he had obtained was the true form of the Eye of Truth. Otherwise, how could it possess such divine power?

"But how come this original body is on me?" Ji Yuan was somewhat incredulous.

"You're asking me?"

Hua Yaoyue actually pointed at herself, and as for her gaze, it was no different from looking at an idiot.

"Well……"

Ji Yuan smiled awkwardly, unable to figure it out for a moment.

Could it be because of the special nature of the soul?

"Remember never to use this Eye of Truth in front of outsiders. If you do use it, be sure to silence the person who did. I will take care of the Ice and Fire Elder for you."

Hua Yaoyue casually gave the order.

"solve?"

"Solving a problem doesn't necessarily mean silencing them."

Hua Yaoyue looked at Ji Yuan's expression and was quite speechless. "With your personality, it would be a waste of your talents to be a righteous person."

"Oh, this."

Ji Yuan smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Moreover, your ability to see through the truth with your Eye of Truth is actually very strong. If you make good use of it, it may become a great help to you in the future."

Ji Yuan bowed and agreed.

Since we can't solve it, we can only accept it.

At worst, we can just do as Hua Yaoyue said and not use it in front of outsiders in the future.

"I never expected that such an opportunity would come to this small Canglu Continent."

Hua Yaoyue rarely sighed.

Then he looked at Ji Yuan and said, "You actually managed to get it. If those people knew that the Eye of Truth they've been searching for would actually appear in this godforsaken Canglu Continent, tsk tsk tsk."

Hua Yaoyue shook her head and didn't say anything more.

Ji Yuan, seizing the opportunity, chuckled and said, "Don't you even know who your master is? Hehe."

"Oh."

Hua Yaoyue did not accept this flattery.

"If you're free later, don't rush off. Your eldest and second eldest brothers are back. It's rare for the five of us to be together, so let's get together."

"What?! Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother are back?!"

Ji Yuan was overjoyed to hear this.

Back when they were still in Nanhai City, he had been worried about the safety of Ran Kui and Yun Qianzai. Now that he heard they had both returned, Ji Yuan was naturally happy.

"Um."

Hua Yaoyue lowered her eyelids, but then, as if remembering something, she looked up and asked:

"I've heard that this 'Insightful Divine Eye'... has the ability to see through things, is that true?"

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