Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 277 Star Absorbing Technique? [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Situ Feng has been killed by Kong Xifeng, so you can rest assured. And I didn't expect that old woman Kong Xifeng was quite good at acting, managing to fool that fool Situ Feng completely."

Not long after Ji Yuan returned to Wuyou Island, he received a message from Hua Yaoyue.

...Situ Feng, just like that, died?

Ji Yuan held the communication talisman in his hand, momentarily dazed.

He originally thought that even if Situ Feng died, he would have to go through a lot of twists and turns, at least several times, and finally be killed with great difficulty.

Or perhaps Kong Xifeng went to kill him, but he escaped using various means.

But I never imagined that he would actually die like that?

A Nascent Soul cultivator who had possessed another body to rebuild his cultivation—well, he was still a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all—actually died just like that.

Admittedly, this was the first Nascent Soul stage monster that Ji Yuan had learned of dying.

Ji Yuan still felt something was amiss, so he transmitted his voice to Hua Yaoyue and asked, "Master, is it possible that Situ Feng didn't die, but only lost an avatar, or escaped using some other means?"

Hua Yaoyue's reply arrived quickly as usual.

"I'm watching from the sidelines. Are you questioning your master's skill or his judgment?"

Ji Yuan: "No, no, how could your disciple dare to question his master?"

"Heh, normally speaking, even Nascent Soul cultivators who can possess bodies aren't that simple, but these few from the Shang Court are an exception... Never mind, I'm too lazy to explain to you. In short, before you reach Nascent Soul strength, if you encounter a Nascent Soul cultivator who's trying to possess you, just run as far away as possible."

Hua Yaoyue didn't want to explain, and that was because she genuinely didn't want to.

Ji Yuan had no choice but to agree.

He didn't reply to the message again and put away his communication talisman.

On second thought, it makes sense. If it were someone else, even a Golden Core cultivator at the peak, who attacked this Nascent Soul old monster who had possessed his body, the Nascent Soul old monster might have escaped.

But who was the one who attacked this Nascent Soul stage monster this time?

They are both Nascent Soul cultivators, but Nascent Soul cultivators who have been immersed in the Nascent Soul stage for hundreds of years and have reached the end of their lifespan have far more methods than this.

...However, it seems that if a Nascent Soul cultivator is killed, they will die anyway, so what is there to be afraid of?

Improve yourself and eliminate all enemies.

This is the true path of spiritual practice!

For a moment, Ji Yuan felt that the path he was going to take in the future was clearer and more definite. He then shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Just as Hua Yaoyue had warned, Shang west was about to launch a full-scale attack.

Shangshan... probably won't be able to hold out for much longer.

We still need to improve our strength as soon as possible.

Ji Yuan then went into the meditation room, took out the small piece of finger bone left by the old demon of the sea, invaded it with his divine sense, and took out the token of the Yin Ghost Sect.

Only a trace of spiritual energy had been injected previously, so this spiritual gate that appeared out of thin air did not last long.

What if we continuously inject spiritual energy, or even increase the amount of spiritual energy injected?

Now that a door has appeared, Ji Yuan is quite eager to push it open and see what's inside.

If it's by chance, then there's no need to say more; just take it out and refine it instantly.

However, the possibility is too small. If it were true, it would have been taken away by the Old Demon Crossing the Sea long ago.

Even if it's dangerous, Ji Yuan isn't afraid.

As a large amount of spiritual energy rushed in, a cloud of yin energy reappeared from within the skull token, transforming into a double bronze door above it.

The portal lasted for less than a breath.

"laugh--"

Vanished into thin air.

The spiritual energy that Ji Yuan poured into it was like a clay ox entering the sea, having no effect whatsoever.

"It seems the amount of spiritual energy injected has nothing to do with it anymore. Ultimately, it's just that the triggering conditions are wrong. To succeed, we should rely on other methods."

Since it belonged to the Yin Ghost Sect, Ji Yuan took the token and went to the [Mass Burial Mound].

The Thousand Soul Banner and the Yin Ghost Banner were unearthed from this cemetery.

He first summoned a Qi Refining stage Yin Soul from the Thousand Soul Banner, and then triggered the portal again. Just as the portal was about to dissipate, he made the Yin Soul forcefully crash into the portal.

As a result... the ghost and the portal vanished together.

"You son of a bitch."

It was a waste to give away a ghost for nothing, and I got nothing in return. I'm so angry.

But in a fit of anger, he could only be angry for a moment.

He dared not try the remaining two Yin Ghosts. There were only two of them in total, and if one of them died, Ji Yuan's skills and strength would be greatly diminished.

Even the Yin Ghost Formation will weaken as a result.

If I were to create another Yin Ghost myself...

It is against the natural order.

With no other options, Ji Yuan had no choice but to put the token into his storage bag and wait to see if he could solve the mystery later.

Then he returned to the Enlightenment Room.

He then took out the pure black cheekbone from the finger bone space. It was still a little cold to the touch. Upon closer inspection, he could see that there seemed to be many tiny characters and some strange runes engraved on the cheekbone.

Even before the inheritance process had begun, Ji Yuan could sense the mysterious aura emanating from that cheekbone.

inherited.

The inheritance of a Nascent Soul cultivation technique can be considered a great opportunity.

Now, Ji Yuan has such an opportunity in his hands... After calming down, he infused a trace of spiritual energy into it, and immediately a black halo appeared around the cheekbone, which was very obvious in the Enlightenment Room.

The cheekbone that he had been holding in his hand floated up and finally hovered in front of him.

Ji Yuan's divine sense invaded it, and immediately a large amount of obscure and difficult-to-understand memories rushed in and squeezed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Even with his powerful soul, he felt a sharp pain.

After sitting there for a while, he finally found a line of text among his many memories.

The Book of Transforming Yin and Absorbing Spirits

This is the name of this martial art.

Ji Yuan then immersed himself in it, carefully sensing the wonders of this Nascent Soul cultivation technique.

Even with the help of the Enlightenment Chamber, it took Ji Yuan several days to fully comprehend the "Book of Yin Transformation and Spirit Absorption".

This is only a preliminary review, without any detailed examination, and it has already taken so long.

"It seems that the level 2 [Enlightenment Room] is not very effective. It only adds 20% to enlightenment. Even with my strong enlightenment, I can't keep up."

"This is just a Nascent Soul cultivation technique. What if it becomes a more profound spiritual technique or a creation-generating supernatural power in the future? It seems I still need to continue upgrading the [Enlightenment Chamber]. It's just a pity that I don't know where to find this Transparent Fruit Tree."

As Ji Yuan thought about it, he also understood the effects of the "Book of Yin Transformation and Spirit Absorption".

He also understood why the old demon who crossed the sea was able to form a core in a single thought.

This does not mean there are no conditions.

Without any conditions, anyone who cultivates this technique can achieve the effect of forming a golden core in a single thought.

Then this is no longer a Nascent Soul cultivation technique; it might not even have such a powerful effect as the techniques that lead directly to the Mahayana stage.

The true effect of the Book of Soul Absorption is not breakthrough, but... restoration.

The reason why the Old Demon of Crossing the Sea could reach the Golden Core stage with a single thought is because his original highest cultivation level was the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, one can quickly improve one's cultivation level by absorbing the spiritual energy of others.

His original highest level seemed to be the peak of the Golden Core stage. According to this cultivation method, he could absorb the cultivation of people one realm lower than himself, thereby quickly restoring his own cultivation until he returned to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

This is the greatest efficacy of this technique!

That is why the Old Demon Crossing the Sea only absorbed the spiritual energy of those ten Foundation Establishment elders.

However, they spared the remaining several thousand Qi Refining disciples.

It's not that Lord Duhai was kind-hearted, but rather that they were of no use to him.

Therefore, the "Book of Yin Transformation and Spirit Absorption" alone is not the strongest form.

To truly unleash the full potential of this technique...

It also needs to be combined with other "explosive power techniques", such as those that forcibly increase strength, but will cause the cultivation level to drop afterwards.

First, unleash your full power and forcefully kill the opponent, then rely on this "Yin-Transforming and Spirit-Absorbing Book" to quickly restore your cultivation.

This is the right way.

It's a pity that the "Book of Yin Transformation and Spirit Absorption" doesn't include a corresponding explosive cultivation technique.

If you want this, you have to find it yourself.

Ji Yuan pondered, realizing that he actually possessed a similar technique, named... "The Art of Divine Severance"!

Sever the spirit and soul, preserve life.

Even if one's cultivation level drops by one minor realm, one can still rely on this "Spirit Absorption Book" to recover quickly.

Even the lost soul can be restored through the Meditation Room and the Nine Palaces Soul-Suppressing Scripture.

With so many techniques combined, Ji Yuan made a miraculous discovery.

You may not seem to suffer any losses, but you can save your life at a critical moment, and even cause the other party to suffer great losses.

As for the other effects...

This is the Yin-Transforming Divine Water that comes with the "Book of Yin-Transforming and Spirit-Absorbing". Once mastered, it can condense extremely powerful Yin-Transforming Divine Water in the dantian.

Water flows without form, yet it can be used for both offense and defense.

Moreover, once this Yin-transforming divine water comes into contact with the opponent's magic weapon, it will cling to it like a maggot, rapidly corroding it. The method is extremely vicious.

...That's why Ji Yuan likes it very much.

Such insidious tricks are exactly what we demonic cultivators love most.

Should we fix it?

build!

How could one not cultivate such a technique that could quickly restore one's cultivation level? As for the accompanying Yin-Transforming Divine Water, that was just a side effect.

It's just that it's very difficult to get started.

According to this technique, to enter the "Yin-Transforming and Spirit-Absorbing Book", one must first prepare a semi-finished "Yin-Transforming Water" and let it corrode the bodies of ten cultivators of the same level and attribute... and the corrosion must be done slowly while the other party is still alive.

Even after it has been corroded, its spiritual energy can still be preserved.

Then you will slowly absorb the spiritual energy they leave behind. Once you have absorbed it all, you will have entered the beginner level of this technique.

Then you can cultivate it in the same way as a normal cultivation method.

"It's still quite difficult... The only good thing is that it wasn't absorbed all at once; it can accumulate gradually. We'll see if we can find a suitable enemy then."

Putting aside this thought, Ji Yuan put away the Nascent Soul cultivation technique.

Now that we have collected one Nascent Soul cultivation technique and ten Golden Core cultivation techniques, how about upgrading the [Scripture Pavilion]?

Ji Yuan brought up the panel and glanced at it.

[Library: Level 2 (Cannot be upgraded)]

【升级条件：元婴功法×1；金丹功法×10；筑基功法×50；三阶妖丹×3；中品灵石×1000。（未达成）】

Damn it, another third-tier demon core.

Nowadays, it seems that no matter what building you upgrade, you need a Tier 3 demon core.

However, with Ji Yuan's current strength, he is unable to personally kill third-tier demonic beasts... Of course, it would also be difficult to find so many third-tier demonic beasts at once.

Unless you travel to the endless sea to kill those endless sea beasts.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but open all the building options. He wanted to count how many Tier 3 demon cores were needed to upgrade the buildings.

[Scripture Pavilion] 3; [Honeycomb] 3; [Psionic Cannon]... Damn it, this idiot wants 1 fourth-tier demon core, why don't you just rob it!

Oh right, I also need to figure out how to get another [Psionic Cannon] later.

Let's see if it's more appropriate to approach the Li family, or go to Yun Qianzai again.

The Enlightenment Chamber requires 5 Tier 3 Demon Cores, or one of each of the five elements!

【Tiangongfang】is the best. It is a new building made up of 4 buildings, but it only requires 1 Tier 3 Demon Core to upgrade.

Hmm... my favorite building from now on will be the [Tiangongfang].

[Fish Pond] requires one third-tier ice-attribute demon core, which is incredibly rare, just like a different kind of spiritual root.

It seems that if we can't find a suitable one by then, we'll have to kill Monday.

It just so happens that the upgrade of this [Fish Pond] also requires a third-tier dragon corpse.

Killing Monday would kill two birds with one stone.

The pigpen requires two fourth-tier demon cores with water and fire attributes, but since it's a level 5 building, it's only natural.

[Spirit Field] still requires two fourth-tier demon cores, and they must be of the wood attribute.

So if we calculate it this way, even without developing any new buildings, we would need 13 Tier 3 demon cores.

Five fourth-tier demon cores are needed.

When it comes to third-tier monsters, the one that left the deepest impression on Ji Yuan was the third-tier Thunderstorm Flood Dragon in the Storm Zone.

That thing, you'd need to kill at least 13 heads...

Ji Yuan rubbed his temples.

"What a pity, Hua Yaoyue is my master. Otherwise, I would love to be Hua Yaoyue's master. I could keep her by my side every day and make her go out to hunt monsters for me."

After fantasizing for a while, Ji Yuan took out the sea chart connecting the Extreme Abyss Continent and the Azure Fall Continent from his storage bag.

He hadn't forgotten that Hua Yaoyue had asked for a copy... After the copy was completed, Ji Yuan took the Nascent Soul cultivation technique and set off directly for Forget-Worry Island.

Half a day later, he arrived at Forget-Worry Island, gave them the sea chart, and then inquired about the Flower Invitation Moon Psionic Cannon. He was wondering who would be the most suitable person to buy it from.

After hearing this, Hua Yaoyue didn't even bother to reply.

Just let him wait here.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan knew that Hua Yaoyue had already resolved the matter for him, and then took out the cheekbone containing the inherited cultivation technique.

"This technique is quite effective. Master, please see if it will be useful to you."

Ji Yuan presents this with both hands.

Even in Hua Yaoyue's eyes, a Nascent Soul cultivation technique is quite good. Even if one doesn't cultivate it, one can observe the path others are cultivating, which can benefit one's own cultivation.

"Um."

So Hua Yaoyue took it casually, infused it with spiritual energy, and scanned it with her divine sense.

Ji Yuan had spent several days struggling to finish reading the cultivation technique, but he could only last for half an incense stick's time in front of Hua Yaoyue.

"It's really good."

Hua Yaoyue returned the cheekbone to Ji Yuan, then paced back and forth in the pavilion, slowly saying, "No wonder that old demon, with only the cultivation of the peak Golden Core stage, could become a guest of honor for some early Nascent Soul cultivators. That reckless fighting style..."

Hua Yaoyue shook her head.

"Using it sparingly is fine, but using it too much will likely worsen the constraints, making it even harder to break through, especially for someone with your pseudo-spiritual root."

Hua Yaoyue glanced back at Ji Yuan and said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan bowed and replied, silently noting the matter down.

Even if you master the "Book of Yin Transformation and Spirit Absorption" by then, you can use the Yin Transformation Divine Water at will, but you must be extremely cautious with the Star Absorption Technique and only use it as a last resort.

That makes sense. The reason why the Old Demon of Crossing the Sea used the Star Absorbing Technique on Black Dragon Island was largely because he was also desperate at the time.

If given even a little time to wake up early, he will develop on his own.

After waiting for about half an hour, someone suddenly came from outside the island requesting an audience.

Hua Yaoyue broke through the formation, and with a casual grab, she brought in two brand-new [Spirit Energy Cannons] and threw them onto the sandy shore of Forget-Worry Island.

After all, this thing takes up quite a bit of space, and there's nowhere to put it inside the pavilion.

"Both are for you, take them."

Hua Yaoyue said casually.

"No, Master, who are you looking for...?"

This brand-new [Psionic Cannon] is probably only found within the sect. Could it be that Master went to see the sect leader?

"I asked Kong Xifeng for it. I told her that if she didn't give it to me, I could go to the treasure vault and get it myself, so she had someone deliver it to me," Hua Yaoyue explained casually.

...Good, good, good, Master is indeed Master.

So Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered:

"Master, I'm still missing a few demon cores. Why don't you ask the Ancestor for some?"

"Third-tier? How many do you need?"

"Not many, fifteen will be enough."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, Hua Yaoyue couldn't help but glance at him.

"If I open my mouth like this, that old hag Kong Xifeng will probably really come after me." Hua Yaoyue maintained her casual attitude.

"this……"

"If it's not a big deal, we'll take it. Right now, there's a war between the righteous and the demonic, and both sides are desperately in need of demon cores, no matter what grade they are."

Indeed, even elixirs and talismans are in short supply, let alone strategic resources like demon cores.

"Then this disciple will take his leave."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he cupped his hands in greeting and prepared to go ashore to retrieve the [Spirit Energy Cannon] before returning to Worry-Free Island to cultivate.

But just as he was about to leave, he heard Hua Yaoyue say telepathically, "Wait a little longer, I'll come and get it for you later."

"What?"

Ji Yuan turned around and looked at Hua Yaoyue in astonishment, "Wh...when?"

Hua Yaoyue simply uttered four words.

"The time of annihilation."

...extermination of the entire family.

Is the Water Dragon Sect going to be wiped out?

Or rather, is the entire Shangdong Six Immortals Sect going to be wiped out?

Is it really impossible to withstand even a little bit of this?

Even after Ji Yuan returned to Worry-Free Island, the four words Hua Yaoyue uttered at the end still echoed in his mind: "The time to exterminate the entire family."

"If the Water Dragon Sect is truly destroyed, what will become of me?"

"Master will most likely leave this Canglu Continent. In that case, I'll leave with her. She wouldn't abandon me and run away on her own."

For a time, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel a little anxious about the future.

But before he could worry for long, Tu Yue calmed him down, because she sent him this month's "Mysterious Yang Blood Amber".

(End of this chapter)