Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 28 Chicken Coop Lv2

Since Ji Yuan's door was beyond repair, he thoughtfully removed Deng Yunliang's door and installed it on his own door.

They then threw the broken planks into Deng Yunliang's yard, pretending that someone had broken in.

As for the investigation... the Water Dragon Sect will only investigate those with families, or those who are not all dead, such as Ji Yuan or Deng Yunliang, who live alone.

The Water Dragon Sect mostly just repeats the phrase, "Respect for the dead is paramount."

The three gamblers combined only contributed 5 spirit stones, not to mention the rest of the pills and talismans; they were definitely penniless.

Ji Yuan could easily guess that if they had any savings, they would immediately throw themselves into gambling.

Therefore, the most valuable item is the bronze nail used as a ritual implement.

But for Ji Yuan, this thing was in the way. With his current cultivation and spiritual power, he was already good enough at manipulating the Black Gold Blade and the Deadly Needle.

So when he arrived in Zengtou City, the first thing he did was to exchange the magic artifact for spirit stones.

Not much, only 20 spirit stones were sold.

Afterwards, Ji Yuan went to buy some talismans and half-spirit fish. When he returned home after finishing his work, he found that Lin Hu and his wife had also returned ahead of time.

Moreover, there was an undisguised joy in their eyes.

"Brother Ji, you went to Zengtou City?"

Lin Hu leaned closer, gestured towards Deng Yunliang's house, and whispered, "It looks like a thief broke into his house."

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan turned his head and looked at him with surprise, "It really is."

"I expected it. All those gamblers are like this. Once they can't pay back their debts, they'll think of going to other people's houses and taking things to pay off their debts."

Lin Hu chuckled, as if he had completely forgotten that just a few days ago, he, like Deng Yunliang, was a gambling addict.

Will you still gamble in the future?

Wu Qin, who was standing behind him, seemed to be in a good mood. She glanced at Lin Hu and snorted coldly.

"I'm not gambling anymore, never again."

After chuckling, Lin Hu immediately said to Ji Yuan, "Brother Ji, wait for me, I'll return the spirit stones to you in a bit."

"Spirit stones? No rush."

Lin Hu didn't mention it, and Ji Yuan had already forgotten about it.

It was just two spirit stones; he could easily return by drawing a water-repelling talisman.

Lin Hu ignored her, smiled at Wu Qin, and immediately ran towards Zengtou City.

Judging from his appearance, Ji Yuan guessed that he had probably gained some benefit.

Sure enough, Ji Yuan had barely returned home and finished packing when Lin Hu, panting, knocked on his gate and handed him two spirit stones.

"Brother Ji, thank you."

Seeing that Ji Yuan had accepted the spirit stones, Lin Hu bowed again very solemnly.

"fine."

Seeing that Lin Hu's family had pulled through, Ji Yuan felt somewhat happy.

Just as Ji Yuan was about to turn around and go back, he saw Lin Hu looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong."

"This..." Lin Hu scratched his head, "Brother Ji, didn't your family have a good relationship with the Lu family before?"

"The Lu family? Which Lu family?"

As soon as Ji Yuan finished asking the question, he remembered, "Lu Wan?"

"Yes, yes, that's their house."

"What happened to them?"

The last time Ji Yuan saw Lu Wan was at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, when she came with Wu Yan.

She was considered a friend to Ji Yuan, so Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel worried when Lin Hu mentioned her.

"I just heard someone mention her in Zengtou City. They said she seems to have fallen out with the Wu family, and someone overheard Master Wu Wenbin scolding her for being ungrateful."

Why is that?

Lu Wan has always been Wu Wenbin's prized disciple, and he even thought about having her join the Water Dragon Sect. How could this happen?

"I'm not sure either."

"I heard that Master Wu wanted Lu Wan to become his son's Daoist partner, but Lu Wan refused no matter what, which is why things have turned out like this."

After Lin Hu finished speaking, he shook his head, looking puzzled. "Being Master Wu's daughter-in-law, what's there to be unwilling about?"

Ji Yuan recalled their previous two encounters.

It is indeed somewhat similar. At that time, Wu Yan looked at Lu Wan with extremely deep affection, but Lu Wan always treated him with politeness.

However... Ji Yuan hadn't expected Lu Wan to refuse him to his face.

The Lu family only has Lu Song at the fifth level of Qi Refining, who hasn't even reached the late stage of Qi Refining yet. But in front of the Wu family, what does it matter if he has reached the late stage of Qi Refining?

Wu Wenbin can draw first-grade high-quality talismans, not to mention that he himself is a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Despite such a disparity in their abilities, Lu Wan still dared to refuse him to his face...

She's a person with a strong personality.

Faced with this situation, Ji Yuan couldn't offer any help and could only hope that the Wu family wouldn't go too far.

Lin Hu, unaware of what treasure he had found, returned home overjoyed.

Ji Yuan glanced one last time at Deng Yunliang's courtyard next door. With this matter settled, he closed the gate and resumed his cultivation journey.

The day after Deng Yunliang's death, Lin Hu came to deliver the good news.

He successfully advanced to the third level of Qi Refining.

On the same day, Wu Qin also advanced to the third level of Qi Refining.

At this point, Lin Hu told Ji Yuan the truth: he had accidentally discovered a precious plant called "Jade Lotus Root" while fishing in Yunyu Marsh.

He took it to Zengtou City and sold it for a full 30 spirit stones.

These spirit stones not only solved their immediate problem, but also enabled them to successfully advance to the third level of Qi Refining.

Both husband and wife have three boats, so when they go out on the boat again, they can catch more semi-spirit fish. This is how to make a continuous flow of water.

Ji Yuan congratulated them and politely declined their invitation to dinner.

Although the days of arduous cultivation were difficult, Ji Yuan's life was extremely fulfilling. He cultivated by eating spirit eggs, rested during the day, and while drawing talismans in his spare time, he also studied other basic spells.

Five days after Deng Yunliang's death.

A new family moved into the courtyard. Unlike the previous couple, Old Man Huang and Deng Yunliang, who lived alone, this time it was a family of three.

A young couple with their lovely daughter.

Ji Yuan had no intention of developing a deep relationship with him; after getting to know each other briefly, he continued his seclusion.

That is, after Deng Yunliang died, Ji Yuan's life settled down.

That makes sense. He's not the type to cause trouble. He lives a secluded life and hasn't even been to Yun Yuze. It would be difficult for him to cause trouble.

In addition, Qiu Qianhai took the blame for the only major incident he caused.

He remained hidden away in the small market town of Zengtou City, like an observer, cultivating alone in silence.

The heavens rise and fall, and the sun revolves.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and even Yunyuze was a scene of withered lotus leaves after frost. Most of the fishermen in Zengtou City also entered hibernation mode.

They wouldn't have set sail again unless they were really short of funds for their residence.

Having finished eating the three spirit pigs, Ji Yuan was already numb to the cold, but to be appropriate for the occasion, he put on a thick cotton coat.

On that day, he arrived at a shop called "Cangwu Pavilion" in Zengtou City as the sun rose.

Although it is dangerous outside the market, some powerful cultivators form caravans to trade between the various markets.

Zangwu Pavilion is a shop with such a background.

Upon entering, Ji Yuan was greeted by a female cultivator with gray hair, but he still smiled and called her "Sister Wang".

"Sister Wang, has this century-old paulownia wood arrived at the store?" Ji Yuan asked with a smile.

"We've arrived! Our caravan made a special trip to Jing'anfang yesterday to buy this bit of century-old paulownia wood, all for Fellow Daoist Ji."

Damn it, all talk and no action... Ji Yuan looked at the piece of wood that the other party took out from the storage bag, which was radiating a strong wood-attribute spiritual energy, and gestured slightly.

Although it's a bit small, it's enough to build a chicken coop if you cut it into planks.

In the past three months, besides cultivating, Ji Yuan has also asked many people in Zengtou City to inquire about and collect information on the "Centennial Paulownia Wood", "Rotting Bone Flower" and "Cold Iron Sand".

He gradually collected about 1 jin of cold iron sand.

There's still no news about the Bone-Rotting Flower.

The century-old paulownia wood was only found today.

"Thank you for your help, Sister Wang. As for the price..."

"Just give me the amount we agreed on last time," Sister Wang said with a smile.

Ji Yuan felt relieved and immediately paid 20 spirit stones to take away the century-old paulownia wood.

Now that we're back, this first level 2 building should finally appear.

I've seen many readers suggesting that the protagonist should recruit followers and build his own power base, so that he can fully utilize his cheat ability... Some even suggest that the protagonist should work for powerful cultivators at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, for example, by upgrading his own buildings, providing them with accommodations, and then collecting a commission, or taking the opportunity to curry favor with these powerful figures...

First of all, thank you for your suggestions. However, in the worldview of the "Mortal Flow" genre, this behavior is no different from courting death. Exposing such a cheat before you have the strength is definitely suicide.

All I can say is that what you want to see—establishing your own sect and developing your power—will definitely happen later. If you want to maximize the effect of your cheat system, you definitely have to develop in that direction.

But definitely not now. The protagonist is still only in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so let's not make things difficult for him... What you want to see will come later. It's just that it's a story of ordinary people and farming, so it will definitely develop step by step. Please support us by voting with your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!

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