Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 282 "One Man Suppresses the Demon God Continent!" [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

Dong Qian...is gone?

They also said they would never see each other again.

For a moment, Ji Yuan was unable to react, or rather, he couldn't believe it.

Although Dong Qian had previously shown some signs of wanting to leave, Ji Yuan simply thought she was going on a long trip, just like this time, which lasted for a year.

Most likely, they'll have to do some personal things, like the time they did at the ancient battlefield ruins.

Without uttering a word, she prepared to dig up the tomb of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He was also preparing to lead a major battle on his own, a battle against demonic cultivators.

But Ji Yuan never imagined that Dong Qian's departure... would be like this.

And how she refers to herself.

Ji Lang... Indeed, in this world, he was the first woman to address Ji Yuan in this way, and Dong Qian was the only one with whom he had physical intimacy.

But now...

After a long while, Ji Yuan heard Dong Qian's voice again.

After a while, she calmed herself down and stopped crying, though her voice was still a little choked up.

"Ji Lang, you must have wondered why I'm unwilling to become your Daoist partner. Actually, I do want to, I really want to, I even dream about it, but... I can't do such a thing."

"Because I knew from the beginning that I had to leave. I couldn't stay by your side forever, and I couldn't bring you any more pain."

But, but why am I still so sad...?

"Ji Lang, I'm really leaving. I'm going to a very, very far place."

"You always asked me before if our Celestial Fox Clan came from another continent. I didn't answer you then, but actually we do. The place where our Celestial Fox Clan lives is called the Demon God Continent."

Demon God Continent?

Ji Yuan had previously learned from Hua Yaoyue about a continent where everyone was a physical cultivator and very few were magical cultivators, called the Martial God Continent.

Now, I've learned from Dong Qian about a continent called the Demon God Continent.

Considering that Dong Qian is a member of the Celestial Fox Clan, even without an explanation, Ji Yuan could guess some of the clues himself.

This Demon God Continent... is most likely a continent where demons gather.

What does that mean?

The description says there are countless demon cores inside!

Wouldn't that be an excellent place for building upgrades?

It's supposed to be a sad moment of parting, but why am I still thinking about how to improve my strength... I'm so damn stupid!

Dong Qian's words echoed once again in Ji Yuan's mind.

"The Demon God Continent... I don't have many inherited memories, I only know some vaguely. There are very few members of our Heavenly Fox Clan, so even a human-fox like me is considered a member of the Heavenly Fox Clan. And once a member of the clan is scattered and wanders outside, and awakens his memories, the Ancestral Court will send someone to pick him up."

Ji Yuan understood now.

Therefore, Dong Qian, as a member of the Celestial Fox Clan, was taken back by her clan members...

No wonder she said earlier that she wanted to say goodbye to me, but she didn't have the chance.

"Our Celestial Fox Clan of the Cangluo Continent was descended from that Celestial Fox Clan elder whom you and I met that time. I am her descendant, and it was only after obtaining her inherited memories that I learned of these things..."

The sound gradually faded after that point.

Ji Yuan could tell that Dong Qian was still talking, but those words... were gone.

It's as if someone deliberately erased it.

It wasn't until much later that he heard Dong Qian crying again.

"Ji Lang, I want you to forget me, but I can't. I... you, please don't forget me, even if it takes you a long, long time to remember me, please don't forget me."

"Because I really, really like you."

"..."

The sound stopped there.

Ji Yuan held the recording jade slip in his hand, slowly raised his head to look at Tu Yue in front of him, and asked in his mind if anyone else had touched this jade slip.

Tu Yue shook her head.

Ji Yuan nodded, then looked at the jade slip in his hand. If that was the case, then the situation was quite clear.

It's most likely that the clansman Dong Qian mentioned deleted some content from the jade slip.

After all, her clansmen were able to travel from the distant Demon God Continent to this small Canglu Continent, so their cultivation level must be extremely high. Even if it was low... they were probably still Nascent Soul cultivators.

Deleting the contents of a jade slip would be an easy task for them.

However... Ji Yuan somewhat disliked this behavior. Even if the other party destroyed the jade slip directly, leaving him unaware of the truth, it would still be fine.

However, this behavior of deleting half and keeping half is problematic.

Ji Yuan put away the jade slip, summoned a flying boat, and took off, arriving straight at Fox Moon Island.

Fox Moon Island was still exactly the same as before, with the formation set up by Ji Yuan still in operation. This formation could trap others, but it could not trap Ji Yuan, the person who set up the formation.

He had never used this tactic to get into Fox Moon Island before, but this time he had no other choice.

He traced the formation's structure and slipped through the life gate, smoothly arriving at Fox Moon Island.

Upon arriving here, he didn't even summon his flying boat again. Instead, he mobilized his own vital energy, stomped heavily on the ground, and his figure shot through the air like an arrow, instantly arriving at the open space halfway up Fox Moon Island.

Dong Qian's cave dwelling is located here, and he wants to see if Dong Qian has left any other messages here.

Ji Yuan scanned the entire cave with his divine sense and found it completely empty.

Only on the stone table directly in front of them was a memory bead.

It is very conspicuous.

It can be detected even without divine sense.

What Dong Qian left behind?

Ji Yuan stepped forward and came to the stone table. He picked up the image-recording bead and infused it with a trace of spiritual energy.

But the scene he had imagined did not appear. Instead, several lines of text formed from smoke and clouds slowly appeared in the void in front of him.

"The jade branch is meant to lean over the Jade Hall, how can it be allowed to grow wild grasses attached to the mist and clouds?"

"Only the croaking of frogs in a well and the croaking of snails can be heard; how dare one tread the path to the clouds and ascend to the heavens?"

"Ink stains and fly-head-sized brushes serve as writing brushes, clothes stained with the air of the marketplace adorn hairpins."

"The pearl should be returned to its casket, lest its pure radiance be stained by dust and sand!"

Ji Yuan looked at the poem that had appeared out of thin air and suddenly smiled.

Although he wasn't exactly well-read, he could still understand the meaning of the poem.

Furthermore, its meaning is quite obvious.

It's nothing more than saying that Dong Qian is from the Heavenly Fox Clan, which is so noble, while he is just a small cultivator in this Canglu Continent. What virtue or ability does he have to be worthy of Dong Qian?

They even used words like "jade branches," "cloud paths," and "bright pearls" to praise Dong Qian, while using words like "vines," "frogs in a well," and "dust" to describe themselves.

Ji Yuan could only say one thing after hearing this: Is it really that serious?

Before seeing this poem, Ji Yuan would have thought that the Heavenly Fox Clan was incredibly noble.

But now?

That's all there is to it.

Ji Yuan raised his hand and brushed away the words in the void, his heart unmoved.

underestimate me?

I, Ji Yuan, don't need your respect. I have a building panel, and even though I'm limited by my pseudo-spiritual root aptitude... I still have a building like the [Spiritual Field] to help me break through.

So what is there to fear?

Given enough time, sooner or later I will be able to set foot on the Demon God Continent, and then I can personally ask this member of the Heavenly Fox Clan who left the inscription...

Hmm... I'll just ask her.

"I'm standing right in front of you. How much do I resemble my former self?"

After dispelling the words, he looked at the image-recording bead in his hand. After a moment's hesitation, he decided not to crush it but instead put it away.

Keep it, so we can take out this image-recording bead when we conquer the Demon God Continent.

To avoid the other party denying responsibility later.

After putting it away, Ji Yuan used his divine sense to scan the entire Fox Moon Island, but still found no other information. It made sense, since the Heavenly Fox Clan members of unknown cultivation had been there, there couldn't be any remnants.

It's even possible that the entire Worry-Free Island has been inspected...

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan quickly summoned his flying boat and returned to Worry-Free Island.

Before he even landed, he had already released his divine sense to examine the entire island.

When Dong Qian returned, Ji Yuan was at the alchemy workshop. Although he had also started some buildings there, most of the building effects were activated on this carefree island.

There's no guarantee that something won't be discovered.

Ji Yuan's first inspection was naturally of his [cave dwelling], which remained unchanged. He then inspected the buildings that could produce the minimum living allowance.

[Fishpond] Nothing much has changed. On Tuesday, it still hides in the corner, curled up in a ball, like a "dragon cake", silently cultivating.

The spirit pigs in the pigpen are all doing well, but they're rooting around in the dirt and being disobedient. It seems like we'll have to get Yin Tongzi, the butcher, to slaughter them again.

The chicken coop is also normal.

The mass grave on the other side of the island was also fine; Ji Yuan even summoned the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal to take a look.

The beehives are doing alright; there have been quite a few more since I last saw them a few months ago. However, no third-tier queen bee has yet been produced, and the day of upgrading seems far off.

Ji Yuan finally arrived at the [Spirit Vein] deep underground.

Here, everything remains the same as usual.

Tu Yue collects all the spirit stones that fall to the ground and accumulate there every day. The only spirit stones that remain are those embedded in the stone wall that have not fallen off.

Didn't the fox clan notice?

Ji Yuan thought it was impossible. Since it had followed Dong Qian to the Water Dragon Sect and even read the jade slip that Dong Qian had left for it, it was most likely that it would come to Wuyou Island to take a look.

Once it looks, it will definitely see these things... In that case, it probably won't even notice them.

After all, these things are only considered treasures to a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like myself.

Even some Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't consider them worthy of their attention, let alone someone from the Heavenly Fox Clan of the Demon God Continent.

Or perhaps, the other party didn't even have the intention of going to the island for a glance, and simply left with Dong Qian; that's also a possibility.

In short, there were no problems, so Ji Yuan was relieved.

He then arrived at the highest point of Worry-Free Island and looked at Fox Moon Island in the distance... Now that Dong Qian has left Canglu Continent, it will probably not be long before the soul lamp she left in the Ancestral Hall goes out, and then the sect will come to reclaim this island.

Recycling, in this context, means sinking it to the bottom of the water.

Just like the land reclamation at that time.

Dust to dust, dust to dust.

Ji Yuan had no intention of taking over the islands. If it weren't for the war between the righteous and the demonic forces, he might have connected the two islands to give himself more land to raise pigs.

But now... the sect is almost gone, and he's too lazy to bother with it anymore.

He immediately took out Hua Yaoyue's communication talisman and inquired whether his mentor was still in the sect.

"Yes, you're back? Come over quickly if you need anything, I have to go out tomorrow."

Hua Yaoyue replied to the message quickly.

Is Master going out?

Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised, after all, Hua Yaoyue had already formed her Nascent Soul, and there were very few things in the Canglu Continent that could alarm her.

He scanned the Carefree Wine in his storage bag with his divine sense, then summoned the Sky-Splitting Flying Boat and headed straight for Forget-Worry Island.

If it were before, Ji Yuan wouldn't have been so ostentatious, but now, with hardly anyone left in the entire Water Dragon Sect, Ji Yuan can't care about such things anymore.

In less than half an hour, he had already arrived at Forget-Worry Island from Worry-Free Island.

I met Hua Yaoyue at the same old place.

"Disciple greets Master."

"Um."

Hua Yaoyue stood in the pavilion, listening to the wind around her, then turned to glance at him and asked, "How much longer until you break through?"

Ji Yuan recalled what he had seen inside the [Scripture Pavilion].

Once his proficiency reaches 90, he can condense the final flying sword embryo. His current proficiency is 88.

"A little over a month should be enough."

"Well, then don't go out during this time. I have to go out to sea for some business. You should focus on your cultivation in the sect. I'll accompany you to Medicine King Valley when I return."

Hua Yaoyue arranged Ji Yuan's cultivation matters in just a few words.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Master."

Ji Yuan stood up and asked curiously, "What matter requires Master to go to sea?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

"This is."

Hua Yaoyue didn't say anything, so Ji Yuan could only lower his head and agree.

"Speak, what do you want with me?"

Hua Yaoyue turned around and asked casually.

Ji Yuan then raised his head and slowly asked, "Master, do you know... about the Celestial Fox Clan on the Demon God Continent?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yaoyue turned around abruptly. "And where did you learn about the Celestial Fox Clan?"

"Master, do you remember that fox spirit named Dong Qian who was by my side...?"

Ji Yuan sighed deeply.

"You mean, the fox bloodline in her is from the Celestial Fox Clan... She's already been taken away? Someone from the Celestial Fox Clan has come to our Water Dragon Sect?"

Hua Yaoyue's voice sounded somewhat flustered.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had ever seen Hua Yaoyue look flustered.

"Yes... what's wrong, Master? Is it a big problem?"

"It doesn't affect you much, but it does affect me."

Hua Yaoyue frowned, and even paced back and forth in the pavilion a few times to calm her mind... She shouldn't be able to tell that I am a reincarnated person, and my aura and appearance have changed.

"Besides, even if they send someone, they might not know me. The Celestial Fox Clan and their group have some connection, but it's not that deep; it wouldn't be that serious."

"I never even imagined I'd end up on this tiny Canglu Continent."

"The chances of them discovering me... are extremely low, but I can't guarantee it. It's better to be safe than sorry, but thankfully, I'll be leaving soon."

Thoughts flashed through Hua Yaoyue's mind before she gradually calmed down and said, "Those major clans on the Demon God Continent have always disliked our human race. As for your affair with that fox woman, unless you become powerful enough to command the respect of the entire Heavenly Fox Clan, you don't need to think about it too much."

"What level of skill or attainment is required?"

Ji Yuan asked tentatively.

Hua Yaoyue arrived at the very front of the pavilion, looked up slightly at the sky, and then said softly:

"The Taiyi Immortal Sect in the southern desolate ancient continent has a powerful ancestor who is at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm. Once you can make him tremble with fear by even the slightest hint of your aura, you will become an honored guest of the Heavenly Fox Clan."

"this……"

Ji Yuan's eyes widened slightly involuntarily.

Even if the Void Refining Ancestor were to reveal just a trace of his aura, it would still make him tremble with fear. What level of cultivation must he be at?

"So, between the Celestial Fox Clan and the Purple-Eyed Clan, who is stronger?"

"The Purple-Eyed Clan is the pinnacle of all races; there's no one who can compare."

Ji Yuanming understood... It seems that the Divine Eye of Illusion that I obtained is of a higher level.

"Have you heard any news from your eldest brother and third sister lately?"

Ji Yuan couldn't receive any messages at the alchemy workshop, so he could only ask Hua Yaoyue.

"Feng Zhitao sent word back that she and Ran Kui have guarded the mountain twice, and both times they escaped unscathed."

Hua Yaoyue still had that expressionless look on her face.

"That's good."

Ji Yuan then took out all the spirit wine he had accumulated over this period and gave it to Hua Yaoyue.

The wine has been given as a gift, and all the necessary information has been gathered.

Ji Yuan was about to return to Worry-Free Island, but before he could leave, he heard Hua Yaoyue say, "Don't be discouraged, your master believes in you."

"Um?"

Ji Yuan, who had already reached the outside of the pavilion, turned around, his eyes filled with a hint of doubt and confusion.

"What does Master believe in his disciple?"

One disciple, one master.

The two stood facing each other, separated by a string of beaded curtains, until finally, Hua Yaoyue whispered:

"I believe in you... that you will be able to suppress the entire Demon God Continent by yourself in the future."

Ji Yuan was somewhat shocked after hearing this; it was the first time he had ever heard Hua Yaoyue utter such boastful words.

He couldn't help but bow in greeting before speaking:

"Master, aren't you overestimating your disciple?"

"Just focus on your practice; I believe in you."

Hua Yaoyue turned away and said nothing more.

"Yes, disciple will do his best."

Ji Yuan stood up, but then something occurred to him. After a moment's hesitation, he chose to ask:

"Master, do you have any more third-tier demon cores?"

"There are three left, you can take them."

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, she waved her hand without turning her head, and immediately three demon cores of various colors, each carrying a strong demonic aura, fell into Ji Yuan's hands.

Two waters, one wood.

With the demon core in hand, it looks like I can upgrade the [Scripture Pavilion] now!

Even if we obtain the demon core, we cannot upgrade other buildings for the time being. Therefore, we should focus on upgrading this small "proficiency system" first.

"Thank you, Master. I take my leave now."

Having received the benefits from his master, Ji Yuan got up to take his leave.

Only when he was far away did Hua Yaoyue turn around and look in the direction he had left.

Does Hua Yaoyue believe in fate?

She believed it, but she believed in herself even more.

Someone who can become her "guide" is unlikely to have a low future.

"Let's go."

Hua Yaoyue casually uttered a sentence, took a step, and appeared out of thin air above this boundless swamp.

She glanced down casually.

Beneath the calm surface of the water, a dark, island-like shape was slowly swimming.

The turtle's body.

Dragon head.

(End of this chapter)