Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 284 Nine Swords Combined, Peak Foundation Establishment! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Pharmacist Wang felt like he had acted foolishly.

Or is it that you've been dealing with too many things these past few days, to the point that you're feeling a bit disoriented?

But surely a great cultivator in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm wouldn't lack even this much spirit?

Not to mention that he has been nourished by the Fountain of Youth for many years, how could his body possibly have any problems?

But if there's no problem with the body...

How the hell did someone manage to get in front of me before I even realized it!

If my eyes weren't still open...

They probably emptied the fountain of youth before they even realized it.

The thought flashed through his mind, but the Medicine Master King had already sensed the presence of the two people in front of him.

The man was unremarkable, only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but the woman in the black dress... had no cultivation whatsoever; she was just a complete mortal.

But when the pharmacist Wang Zhen tried to use his divine sense to investigate, he discovered that the woman's aura was as vast as the sea.

"this……"

What the hell is going on? What the hell does this mean?

This means that this woman is at least a Nascent Soul cultivator!

The Pharmacist King had seen Nascent Soul cultivators before; he had even shared drinks with the Sword Immortal from Sword Ruins. Yet, even with that old sword immortal, he could sense his strength and aura.

But what about the woman in front of me?

Almost instantly, the Medicine King...felt fear.

Hua Yaoyue glanced at the Pharmacist King, then dismissed her gaze with disdain and casually waved her hand.

"Get out of the way, don't block my disciple's cultivation."

The Pharmacist King's face immediately turned red. He was caught in a dilemma: should he get up or not?

He didn't get up because he hadn't experienced the feeling of being an ant for hundreds of years, and he was a little unfamiliar with it, unable to recapture that feeling from when he was an ant.

He got up because of his instinctive fear and dread of the cultivation level.

Why does it rise and then fall again?

So Hua Yaoyue took action.

Suddenly, her right hand, which had been hanging by her side, twisted to her side, and a bright silver-red tasseled spear was instantly in her hand. She casually flicked the spear in a flourish.

Then he thrust forward suddenly.

The spear tip was pressed against the Pharmacist King's brow in an instant.

The Supreme Elder of Medicine King Valley was completely unable to react throughout the entire process until the threat of death enveloped his mind, at which point his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

"Sen-sen-senpai... have mercy!"

Seeing that the spear tip was no longer moving closer, the Medicine Master Wang knew that his chance to live was right in front of him, so he quickly begged for mercy.

If there were no outsiders, Ji Yuan's eyes would have popped out of their sockets, but unfortunately, the person who said this was right in front of him, so he could only pretend to be nonchalant and indifferent.

But a storm was brewing in his heart.

It could even be said that the slight reverence that was previously held for Nascent Soul cultivators was completely shattered by the Medicine Master King's plea for mercy.

It vanished without a trace.

What so-called Nascent Soul Ancestor?

What so-called Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator?

Before those in high positions, one's life is no different from that of an ant.

Did they all cry out and beg for mercy in the same way?

In a daze, Ji Yuan felt that his state of mind had been elevated a little.

At least next time he faces a Nascent Soul cultivator alone, he won't be so afraid.

Because these so-called Nascent Soul Grand Cultivators are actually no different from ordinary cultivators; they all have three titles.

Senior, fellow Daoist, and... ant.

"Get out of the way."

Hua Yaoyue shook the gun, and the tip even lightly tapped the Medicine King's face, making a "slap slap" sound.

But instead of getting angry, the Pharmacist King quickly lowered his head and got up.

"Yes, yes, I'll get going right away."

After standing up from beside the fountain of youth, he dared not use any magic. He simply walked quickly to the side and only stopped when he had retreated three zhang away.

She still didn't dare to look back, only daring to turn her back to the Fountain of Youth she had guarded for most of her life.

He had only one feeling in his mind right now... his beautiful wife, whom he had guarded his whole life without daring to touch, was about to be completely defiled, yet he dared not resist in the slightest.

"Feed".

Hua Yaoyue called out without turning her head.

The pharmacist Wang quickly turned around and cupped his hands, saying, "This junior is here."

"You stink, get lost." Hua Yaoyue waved her hand.

Pharmacist Wang took a deep breath. "...Yes."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Hua Yaoyue added, "By the way, you are currently the only Nascent Soul cultivator who knows about my coming to Canglu Continent. If anyone else finds out, I will kill you."

"But... but what if it wasn't a junior who revealed it?"

The pharmacist Wang felt like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

"I'll kill you too."

Once you have the power, you're much easier to talk to.

"Yes."

The Medicine Master King cupped his hands in a gesture of respect once more before transforming into a beam of light and departing from the area.

No one knows where they went.

After he left, Hua Yaoyue put away her silver spear, nodded to Ji Yuan, and said, "Alright, you can refine the sword embryo now."

...No, Master, is it really that simple?

It was so simple that even Ji Yuan found it hard to believe.

If anyone asks him again how to refine a sword embryo at the Fountain of Youth, he will definitely say, "It's simple. There are only three steps to refine a sword embryo at the Fountain of Youth."

"The first step is to reach the Fountain of Youth."

"The second step is to tell the Supreme Elder of Medicine King Valley to get out."

"The third step is to sit down and condense the sword embryo."

Ji Yuan had now completed the first two steps, so he sat down next to the Fountain of Youth and carefully examined this world-famous fountain of youth.

The spring water was no longer transparent, but instead had an eerie green hue.

Or rather, vibrant green.

The entire Fountain of Youth is circular, with a diameter of only about the length of a person's arm. The water is also very shallow, less than a finger's depth.

To put it bluntly, this fountain of youth... is extremely rare.

At the bottom of the spring are some pebbles, and it is unknown where this spring of immortality that can prolong life comes from.

Ji Yuan was even a little curious: was this little bit of spring water really enough to condense the embryo of a natal flying sword?

This reminded Ji Yuan of his experience at the Ice and Fire Pool, where the amount of water transported seemed to have little to do with the quantity of water.

Well then, I'll understand once I sense it.

He then sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to carefully perceive the wandering water movement between heaven and earth.

In just a few breaths, Ji Yuan snapped out of his reverie and opened his eyes. At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: "Grandpa Li is still Grandpa Li!"

Because the water flow around this Fountain of Immortality is in no way inferior to that of the Ice and Fire Pool, and may even be superior.

With this water transport, let alone condensing a mere sword embryo, even condensing ten or eight swords would be no problem.

Ji Yuan glanced at his master, who was sitting not far away protecting him, and felt at ease. He then entered the familiar process of condensing the flying sword embryo.

The first step is naturally to circulate the cultivation technique to draw the free-flowing water from the world into the dantian.

This is the slowest process, but now, with the abundant water transport available, it doesn't seem slow at all; in fact, it can be said to be extremely fast.

Half a day later, Ji Yuan felt that the water in his dantian was enough to condense the sword embryo of the Evergreen Sword.

But he still didn't stop. The Evergreen Sword, which could heal while fighting, was a good thing, so he naturally had to maximize its effectiveness.

Of course, the main reason for coming here was to practice swordsmanship, which took Hua Yaoyue a lot of effort, and Ji Yuan didn't want to waste his master's efforts.

So he put all his strength into absorbing the energy until he could absorb no more, and only then did he begin to condense the sword embryo.

The remaining eight sword blanks formed a sword array, completely enveloping the turquoise water formation. Then, the sword array began to rotate and compress.

Water transport is becoming smaller, but it is becoming more and more solid.

Once it solidified to a certain degree, it transformed into the shape of a flying sword on its own.

But this was just a prototype.

Another half day passed.

Ji Yuan, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly exuded an extremely strong sword aura, and his entire aura soared into the sky, as if he had transformed into a sheathless longsword, piercing straight towards the heavens.

Hua Yaoyue, who had been pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed, casually swept her hand, and the soaring sword energy vanished into thin air.

However, the ever-increasing aura emanating from Ji Yuan did not disappear.

Already at the late Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation level began to break through on its own the instant the last flying sword embryo was successfully condensed.

Once one's cultivation level begins to break through, the effects of the "Concealing Breath Technique" will disappear.

His cultivation level manifested and gradually increased.

Ji Yuan himself was naturally unaware of it, as all his attention was currently focused on the nine flying sword embryos within his dantian. These embryos were of different colors; for example, the last flying sword, Evergreen, was greenish-blue, the Blood Killing Sword was blood-red, and the Thunder Strike Sword was purple.

They also vary in size, with the largest being the giant sword that condensed at the mouth of the Falling Star River.

The smallest one is Blood Kill.

At this moment, the nine flying sword embryos floated above the sea of ​​spiritual energy in the dantian.

No, what others consider a sea of ​​spiritual energy is a spiritual wasteland for Ji Yuan, because his ice-attribute spiritual energy is inherently capable of freezing everything.

"If the spiritual energy continues to fill it, it will eventually fill the entire dantian. Wouldn't that freeze the flying sword embryo then?"

Looking at the flying sword embryos that now only occupied a very small area, Ji Yuan thought that he should advance to the pseudo-core as soon as possible. Then, after further compressing his own spiritual energy, these flying sword embryos could run around again.

As for now...

With a thought, Ji Yuan's flying sword embryo in his dantian began to circulate through his meridians along with the spiritual energy. Wherever it passed, even his own spiritual energy was tainted with a trace of sword energy.

"Could it be that after switching to the ice element, my spiritual energy can still be imbued with a trace of sword energy?"

"If that's true, then in the future I won't even need to use magic; I'll be able to achieve considerable results just by relying on spiritual energy."

After a while, Ji Yuan put the sword embryo back into his dantian and withdrew from his cultivation state.

The instant he stepped out, he immediately began to circulate the "Concealing Breath Technique," causing his aura to plummet from the peak of Foundation Establishment to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"how?"

Hua Yaoyue looked Ji Yuan up and down and asked.

Ji Yuan quickly stood up and bowed to Hua Yaoyue, saying, "This disciple thanks Master for protecting me."

"As long as everything goes smoothly."

Hua Yaoyue then got up and came to the spring. After sensing it for a moment, she chuckled and said, "I really thought it was some kind of fountain of immortality, but it turns out it's just this half-baked spring."

"Um?"

Ji Yuan looked at her in confusion, "Isn't this the Fountain of Youth?"

"no."

Hua Yaoyue shook her head, her eyes showing little interest. "I was still thinking, how could such a small continent like Cangluo really have a Fountain of Immortality, especially one occupied by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"If such a thing really existed, even cultivators at the Void Refinement stage would have to cross numerous continents to seize it."

"Then what is this?"

Ji Yuan asked questions when he didn't understand.

"The pseudo-fountain of youth, also known as the 'fountain of the underworld,' can extend one's life by twenty years with a single sip, but one's cultivation will not improve further, and the effect will gradually diminish. The second sip will only extend one's life by ten years, the third by five years, and the fourth will turn it into an ordinary spiritual spring."

Hua Yaoyue's explanation was very detailed.

"And what about the real Fountain of Youth?"

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

"The true fountain of youth."

Hua Yaoyue put her hands behind her back, tilted her head slightly, looked up at the white clouds drifting in the sky, and said softly, "Drinking a sip can extend one's life by a hundred years, without any side effects. If the elderly take it, they can even be rejuvenated, hence the name Fountain of Immortality."

...One sip can extend your life by a hundred years.

Ji Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief; this was truly a treasure!

"On the Demon God Continent where your little lady is located, there is a Fountain of Immortality, which is shared by three powerful clans, one of which is the Heavenly Fox Clan."

Hua Yaoyue withdrew her gaze, glanced at Ji Yuan, and her smile was quite amusing.

Ji Yuan wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he said with a grin, "It's alright. Then the two of us, master and disciple, can just go and snatch that fountain of youth."

"Okay."

Hua Yaoyue chuckled and said, "If you really have that ability, then I'll go with you on this trip."

"Then it's a deal?"

Ji Yuan also found it quite interesting, as this would give him another motivation to cultivate.

Whether it will succeed remains to be seen.

"Okay, it's a deal."

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, Ji Yuan's gaze fell upon the Netherworld Spring. He lowered his voice and said, "Master, how about we practice beforehand and snatch this fake Spring of Immortality first?"

"What's the point of using such defective products? They're of little use."

Hua Yaoyue didn't like her.

But Ji Yuan thought highly of it, "No, we don't need it, but we can sell it to others and make some profit."

That being said, Ji Yuan estimated that if this thing were really put up for auction, those Golden Core cultivators would fight tooth and nail for it.

If it were taken to another continent, some Nascent Soul cultivators might even try to snatch it up.

Hua Yaoyue listened to the suggestion and thought about it for a moment.

"What you said makes sense."

She glanced at the spring water and said, "Take eight out of ten portions. We, master and disciple, will each take four portions, and keep the remaining two. This amount is estimated to be produced over seven or eight thousand years. If we take it all at once, the Supreme Elder of Medicine King Valley might go crazy."

"They're all at the Nascent Soul stage; if he goes berserk, things will get complicated."

Hua Yaoyue sighed, as if lamenting that her cultivation was still insufficient.

"Master, you are truly kind-hearted."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he took out two jade pots from his storage bag, removed the caps, and then used his magic to draw water from the spring. Even if it was only four-tenths of the amount, Ji Yuan estimated that it would be enough to drink about a hundred mouthfuls. He could then auction it off and earn a lot of spirit stones.

Before long, Ji Yuan filled two jugs to the brim with spring water.

"Here, Master, these are your stolen goods."

Ji Yuan handed it over.

Hua Yaoyue rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with her.

Then Ji Yuan looked at the shallow layer of water in the spring, which seemed to be almost gone... The accumulation of Medicine King Valley over thousands of years was swept away by his master.

It's a pity that I can't leave the inscription "On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, Qiu Qianhai took the Fountain of Immortality here".

Otherwise, it could have helped Lao Chou make a name for himself.

"Alright, I'll be going now if there's nothing else."

As Hua Yaoyue spoke, she released her divine sense and swept it across the entire Medicine King Valley. As if talking to herself, she said, "I heard from that old woman Kong Xifeng that the leader of Medicine King Valley defected to Shang Xi's demonic path and was replaced by this Medicine Master King... Now it seems that they have probably suppressed this matter."

Ji Yuan listened intently.

"Doesn't that mean they're in cahoots with Situ Feng?"

"Yes, that's most likely the case."

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, she took Ji Yuan directly into the air and headed straight south without any concealment, bringing with it a storm of wind and thunder.

Finally, he crashed into the Three Mountains Overturning Formation of Medicine King Valley, broke through the formation, and left triumphantly.

These unusual phenomena alarmed countless disciples of Medicine King Valley.

Seeing this, they would only assume that one of their seniors had emerged from seclusion, and would never have imagined that someone had stolen their sect's Fountain of Immortality.

at the same time.

In the mountains north of Medicine King Valley, a distraught old man with white hair suddenly stood up upon seeing this scene.

But then, as if remembering something, he sat back down, looking completely dejected.

It was only a day or two, but for the Pharmacist King, it felt like decades. His already sparse black hair was now so thin that it was hard to find a single strand even with a lantern.

"Should we go back now?"

The pharmacist Wang inevitably had this question in his mind.

Seeing this, it's most likely that the senior has already left.

But what if she hasn't left by the time I get back?

Seeing that he had gone back rashly, he flew into a rage and stabbed him to death... What should he do then?

After much deliberation, Pharmacist Wang decided to wait a few more days before going back to check on things.

Since we've already been kicked out, there's no rush.

He then sat in the dense forest for three more days.

Three days later, still without any news, he got up and decided to return to Medicine King Valley to see... what the situation was.

Even if he were to return, he wouldn't dare to do so openly. He could only conceal his presence and use his Nascent Soul teleportation technique to return from the dense forest on the ground.

Not long after.

He arrived at the valley he knew all too well, and saw that the valley was completely still.

After much hesitation, he decided to first release his divine sense to explore the way.

With his Nascent Soul stage divine sense, he could easily sweep through the entire valley and take in the whole scene.

But in that instant, his eyes widened in fury, and he took a step forward, arriving at the source of the Fountain of Youth. He looked at the nearly dried-up spring and clenched his fists.

He could no longer describe what this feeling was like.

He just wanted to roar to the heavens.

But when he finally raised his head, he found that he didn't even have the courage to shout.

He was worried that the old monster was still nearby and hadn't gone far.

After much deliberation, his final anger could only be expressed in a deeply sorrowful statement.

"Thank you for the legacy, senior."

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Crowdfunding two things.

1. The core building for the Golden Core stage will be opened tomorrow. This has been confirmed. It is the [Cave Heaven] mentioned earlier. So, we need to crowdfund the core buildings for the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stages. We need names and effects. We will talk about the rest later. Try to make them strongly related to the realm. For example, "Divine Sense" for the Foundation Establishment stage and "Magic Treasure" for the Golden Core stage.

2. We need a name for the Heavenly Venerable's natal magic treasure, such as "Gourd Heaven" or "Lotus Cave Heaven". Fellow Daoists, please use your talents! I would be extremely grateful!

3. Crowdfunding monthly passes is causing the monthly pass rankings to drop very quickly...

(End of this chapter)