Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 285 Core Building for Golden Core Stage cultivators – [Grotto-Heaven]

Hua Yaoyue could no longer hear the Medicine King's sorrowful voice.

Because when the Medicine Master King uttered his sorrowful cries, she had already returned to the Water Dragon Sect with Ji Yuan.

When she passed by Worry-Free Island, Hua Yaoyue didn't say anything. She casually tossed Ji Yuan down on the island and then went straight back to Worry-Free Island.

Ji Yuan didn't summon a flying boat; he just fell straight down, like a meteorite from outer space, crashing into Worry-Free Island.

It landed immediately, and a roar resounded, causing the entire island to tremble.

He stood up from the deep crater he had created, completely unharmed.

"After reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment, my physique has indeed improved several levels. In my current state, early-stage Foundation Establishment spells should barely cause me any pain."

"It's a pity that reaching the second level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Technique, the 'Tendon Forging Realm,' isn't so easy; otherwise, one's physique could rival that of a Golden Core cultivator."

After Ji Yuan emerged, he casually filled in the large pit, then went to the nearest mountaintop, sat down cross-legged, and once again introspected himself.

The Foundation Establishment stage has now reached its peak.

Liquid spiritual energy can now fill the entire dantian.

He had just broken through and his condition had not yet reached its peak, so there was still some space in his dantian.

But even if it's full, it's only temporary, because Ji Yuan will definitely have to continue consuming the three-colored spirit eggs to compress the spiritual liquid in his dantian, so that he can hold even more.

Secondly, there are the sword embryos of the nine natal flying swords. They have all been frozen by ice-attribute spiritual energy, but this has no effect on Ji Yuan. He can use them at will and store them freely in his dantian.

"Never mind, let's fill my dantian first."

While pondering, Ji Yuan stepped back into the cave and then went to the underground spiritual vein, where he began to greedily absorb the surrounding spirit stones.

Twenty days passed before Ji Yuan opened his eyes again.

Over the past twenty days, he has absorbed countless mid-grade spirit stones, finally filling his dantian completely.

"Next, you only need to take one three-colored spirit egg each day, allowing it to be slowly absorbed and cleanse your dantian."

Just as Ji Yuan was about to get up and leave, he suddenly realized that the entire panel in his mind had been refreshed.

Immediately afterwards, the entire building panel shone with a golden light.

"This is……"

Ji Yuan's eyes widened involuntarily.

The last time the panel showed such an anomaly was when his cultivation reached the peak of Qi Refining. At that time, the panel was also like this, and then the core building of the Foundation Establishment stage appeared.

This is also the meditation room that Ji Yuan has been extremely helpful to this day.

So what about now?

Having reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and with spiritual energy filling the dantian once again, shouldn't the core structure of the Golden Core stage appear by now?

In fact, Ji Yuan had already obtained information about this core building from the clues on the panel. If he was not mistaken, then this core building for the Golden Core stage was called... [Cave Heaven]!

As if responding to his thoughts.

The other buildings on the panel stepped back, and then a golden building gradually appeared in the center of the panel.

"It's...gold!"

Ji Yuan's eyes widened involuntarily, and he even held his breath immediately.

He just silently watched the newly appeared building.

He glanced at it and his first impression was that the building looked somewhat like a cave, at least in terms of its appearance.

"But why do I have a bad feeling?"

Ji Yuan felt inexplicably flustered.

But a golden building has appeared. Shouldn't this be a great thing? Why do I have a bad feeling?

In a daze, Ji Yuan suddenly thought of something.

A string of mysterious numbers appeared in his mind.

"51 mid-grade spirit stones, 314 low-grade spirit stones, and 3 fragments of spirit stones."

Upon recalling the string of numbers, Ji Yuan suddenly stood up from the ground.

"not good!!!"

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He finally realized where this ominous premonition came from... When the core building first appeared, he had used up all his spirit stones in order to open the [Meditation Room]!

Even the last three fragments of spirit were not spared from the panel.

What about this time?

Before Ji Yuan could think further, he noticed that the golden building, which had been continuously manifesting and solidifying, suddenly stopped.

Stop at that point where it's about to become clear.

It's like stopping at an inch!

"Damn this control panel."

Ji Yuan cursed inwardly.

Immediately, a line of text appeared on the panel, a line of text that Ji Yuan both loved and hated.

[The host has advanced to the peak of Foundation Establishment with the talent of a pseudo-spiritual root, and the "spiritual field" has been upgraded to level 4, yielding the first "Dan Yuan Fruit".]

[The host has a good chance of forming a Golden Core, and can now unlock the core structure of the Golden Core stage, the "Cave Heaven" (a natal magic weapon).]

Here it comes!

The core building for the Golden Core stage is indeed called a "Cave Heaven," and this "Cave Heaven" even appears in the form of a natal magic treasure as the core building.

Judging from the previous sentence, in order to unlock this core building, you must first upgrade the [Spirit Field] to level 4 and harvest the "Dan Yuan Fruit".

In this light, it can be said that they stumbled upon the right path by sheer chance.

If that's the case, what's there to hesitate about?

This involves one's natal magic weapon, how can it not be activated?

Ji Yuan, filled with trepidation, chose to activate it.

Then another line of text appeared on the panel... Here it comes!

Did you spend "83 high-grade spirit stones, 98373 mid-grade spirit stones, 888 low-grade spirit stones, and 98 spirit fragments" to open the cave?

The moment Ji Yuan saw this long string of numbers.

I felt like my heart skipped a beat.

By the time his heart started beating again, he had gone from standing to lying down.

He lay on the [spiritual vein] covered with spirit stones, staring blankly at the cave walls and ceiling that seemed to be filled with stars.

It was covered with countless spirit stones.

Both mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones are available.

But... what's the use of that?

All the beauty in the world, just like these spiritual stones, will soon no longer belong to us.

Ji Yuan is now regretting why he didn't recall this matter sooner.

If I had thought of it beforehand, I would have spent all these spirit stones, even if I had exchanged them all for spirit artifacts.

He had only a few low-grade spirit stones left, which he considered his entire fortune, and used them to open the [Cave Heaven].

After it's opened, we'll resell the magical artifacts.

Even if we lose money, it won't be too much.

But then I thought it was unlikely. If the panel really required that many spirit stones, even if I tried to cheat, it wouldn't work.

The problem is... there are just too many of them!!!

I've worked hard for decades, like a hamster, to accumulate this little bit of wealth, and now you want to take it all away in one go? How can you be so capable?

Ji Yuan lay there for a long time, and in the end, all his words boiled down to one sentence.

"Actually, I still have to thank you, Mr. Panel. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know how many spirit stones I had, or even how many spirit shatters I could count on. Thank you, I'm truly grateful to you."

Ji Yuan was helpless, because this was something that couldn't be negotiated.

Not to mention that one's natal magic weapon is the most important thing on the path of cultivation.

Even if it isn't, a single Golden Core stage [core building] is enough for me to unleash my full power.

So what's there to hesitate about?

It only takes a single thought to activate it.

As Ji Yuan thought this, all the spirit stones in his storage bag were released.

Inside the spiritual vein, he lay beneath a spiritual stone that served as a mattress, and above his head, the spiritual vein was inlaid with spiritual stones that resembled countless stars.

Even the few mid-grade spirit stones he had placed in his room as decorations all vanished into thin air.

"No, no, my spirit stone!!!"

Ji Yuan hurriedly reached out and grabbed a spirit stone on the nearby stone wall, holding it in his palm, but even so, he still didn't leave a trace.

The spirit stone vanished from his hand without a trace, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

With a single thought, tens of thousands of spirit stones vanished.

Ji Yuan felt that he had never fought such a rich battle before.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Yuan became completely penniless.

He had no more spirit stones left on his body.

Forget about spirit stones, there wasn't even any spirit fragments left.

But the result... He closed his eyes and focused his mind, looking at the building panel.

With enough spirit stones provided, the previously unrevealed [Cave Heaven] finally revealed itself completely.

He focused his mind on the core building.

【Cave Heaven (Native Magic Weapon): lv1 (Cannot be upgraded)】

[Effect 1: Once the grotto-heaven is unleashed, it can finally dominate the Three Realms. The power of a level 1 grotto-heaven is comparable to a Golden Core magic weapon. Note: The more structures it contains, the greater its power.]

[Effect 2: Absorbs Void Stones, allowing the containment of structures. The more Void Stones absorbed, the more structures can be contained. Note: Cave dwellings and grotto-heavens can be combined, eliminating the need for Void Stones for containment.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 30000 Medium-Grade Spirit Stones. (Cannot be upgraded)]

Is it simple?

Actually, it's not that simple anymore.

A level 1 building can have two magical effects, and both of them look quite extraordinary.

As for Miracle Effect 1, just looking at the preceding description tells you how serious the problem is.

"Once the grotto-heaven is unleashed, it will be able to dominate the Three Realms."

What level of "grotto-heaven" would that be?

When that time comes, once the [Cave Heaven] is released, it will be comparable to the Heavenly Court.

Or the Divine Court?

Ji Yuan was unaware.

However, the second effect... can contain all the buildings inside this [Cave Heaven], but it requires Void Stones.

As for the Void Stone... Ji Yuan knows about it because upgrading the [Cave Abode] to level 4 also requires this material.

But this thing is very rare.

Because it contains hidden spatial effects, such as forging high-level storage bags and magic weapons.

They all need this Void Stone.

Upgrading just the [Cave Abode] requires 10 catties of Void Stones, and Ji Yuan doesn't know where to find them.

Nowadays, even crafting a natal magic weapon requires this Void Stone...

Ji Yuan recalled a casual conversation he had with Li Changhe, during which he inquired about the Void Stone from the eldest son of the Li family.

Li Changhe also said that Void Stones are extremely rare. In fact, there is only one deposit of Void Stones in the entire Shangdong region, which is located on Shangshan Mountain and is occupied by the largest immortal sect in Shangdong, "Sword Ruins".

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly.

"It seems my earlier assessment was correct. Relying solely on the resources within the Canglu Continent isn't enough to support me on my journeys. Even setting aside other factors, upgrading buildings alone requires venturing to other continents."

This reminded Ji Yuan of the sea chart on his body. With this, he could go to the Abyss Continent in the east.

Alternatively, you can also go to the ancient continent to the south.

As for where we're going, we'll have to wait and see. Right now, the most important thing is to upgrade this [Cave Heaven].

If this is upgraded, does that mean I'll have a natal magic weapon by the time I reach the Foundation Establishment stage?

That's when you'll truly have your trump card up your sleeve.

Moreover, according to my senior brothers and sisters, the natal magic weapon is the easiest thing to use.

Compared to using other magical treasures, this natal magical treasure consumes less energy.

If that's the case, then what are we waiting for?

Even if it means selling everything we own, we must upgrade this [Cave Heaven] magic treasure first.

As for containment structures, they also need to be taken very seriously, because the first spiritual effect even included a "note".

The more containment structures a building has, the greater its power.

Not to mention continuing to build new buildings, just the idea of ​​housing all these buildings inside the [Cave Heaven] would require an unknown number of Void Stones.

Is one mine enough?

Hard to say.

Then Ji Yuan started thinking about how to upgrade the level 1 [Cave Heaven] first.

30000 mid-grade spirit stones... if it weren't for that one looting session with the data panel.

Upgrading Jiyuan now is a breeze.

After being completely looted, Ji Yuan looked back at the empty [spiritual vein], which could no longer even be considered a [spiritual vein] anymore.

Because there wasn't a single spirit stone inside.

Without enough spirit stones as support, the building effects of spirit stones cannot be activated.

"Damn it, this natal magic weapon has really put me back to square one."

Ji Yuan thought for a few steps and walked out of the underground cave.

Upon returning to the ground [cave dwelling], he summoned Tu Yue.

What do you do when the owner runs out of money?

Of course, you have to ask the maid for it.

"What about the output over the past few months... well, over the past few days?"

Ji Yuan had originally planned to say a few months, but at the last minute he remembered that he had already plundered Tu Yue once when he returned from outside a few days ago.

Tu Yue didn't say anything, but obediently handed over her storage bag with both hands.

Ji Yuan took it and looked at it.

There wasn't a single spirit stone; all that was left was a little blood essence and spirit soil, which were considered basic necessities.

Many years ago, Ji Yuan had already looked down on these things.

But now... he's happy to do it.

He picked them up one by one and put them into his storage bag, then returned the empty storage bag to Tu Yue.

After plundering the maid, Ji Yuan started calculating how much he had left that he could sell.

First, there are some insignificant immortal materials, as well as the pills and spiritual weapons refined while guarding the alchemy workshop.

If all of these were sold... I estimate I could get around 3000 mid-grade spirit stones.

This is already the result of Ji Yuan's extremely hard work, plus some help from [Tian Gong Fang].

If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would be even less.

As for other things, commonly used magical artifacts definitely cannot be sold. We cannot prioritize one thing over another and affect our combat strength.

The Millennium Spirit Lotion cannot be sold, and talismans and such are even more prohibited.

After thinking it over, there's not much I can sell... mainly because I've already sold everything that could be sold before.

"Grass!"

Ji Yuan couldn't help but curse inwardly again.

As for other things, those cultivation techniques can actually be copied out and sold, but they have to be taken far away; they can't be sold within the Water Dragon Sect.

Firstly, most of Ji Yuan's techniques actually came from the Water Dragon Sect.

Secondly, selling cultivation techniques is a taboo in the immortal sects, and Ji Yuan was worried that it would cause unnecessary trouble.

We'll go to Medicine King Valley then and see if we can sell some there.

correct!

Although Dong Qian has left, the shop she left behind is still there. I used to consign a lot of things there, and I should have made some money there.

We can go and take a look later.

If that's still not enough, Ji Yuan will have to wait until he gets to the alchemy workshop and borrow some from Li Changhe.

If we ask Hua Yaoyue for it again, it will definitely work.

But Ji Yuan couldn't bring himself to say it.

...Actually, the best solution would be to sell the Fountain of Youth, but now is definitely not a good time to do so.

He worried that if he took this thing out to sell, the Six Immortals Sect would take action, and if they directly used their connections to come after him, it would be difficult to explain.

After finishing his thoughts, Ji Yuan took his many belongings and headed straight for the Island of All Things.

With fewer disciples in the sect, the once bustling Wanwu Island has naturally become much quieter.

After landing, Ji Yuan used his divine sense to scan most of the island and found that many shops were already closed.

Now the place is truly deserted.

Fortunately, Dong Qian's shop is still there, and business seems to be doing quite well. Even now, there are still four or five customers in the shop.

Ji Yuan arrived silently at the entrance of the "Miracle Medicine Shop," and the sharp-eyed Shi Xiuer spotted him immediately.

"Senior Brother Ji!"

Shi Xiuer stepped forward with a hint of excitement, prompting the other disciples to pay their respects to Ji Yuan.

Before long, all the Qi Refining cultivators had finished their purchases. And unlike the usual haggling, they didn't even open their mouths this time, paying their spirit stones and leaving in a hurry.

"Senior Brother Ji, you're finally back!"

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Shi Xiuer's words became somewhat emotional.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter at the shop?"

"No... it's just that Senior Sister Dong came back recently, and she said, she said..."

"What did she say?"

Ji Yuan's tone became more forceful.

She said this shop would be yours from now on, and then she left a storage bag here, saying it was for you.

Shi Xiuer's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and in the end she simply handed over a storage bag.

Ji Yuan didn't suspect anything. After taking it, he scanned it with his divine sense and immediately froze on the spot.

His eyes were glazed and bewildered, and he even seemed somewhat dazed.

Admittedly, his feelings for Dong Qian weren't actually that deep, so when he saw the letter Dong Qian left him some time ago, he wasn't particularly upset.

That's why I thought Dong Qian had gone to a place where demon cores were everywhere.

But now, when he saw what was inside the storage bag...

He then realized that Dong Qian's feelings for him... were indeed very deep.

For a moment, Ji Yuan felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

He clutched his chest and sat down on the spot.

"Senior Brother Ji... Senior Brother?" Shi Xiuer panicked upon seeing this and hurriedly called out a few times.

"It's okay, you can go out first. I'll be fine by myself for a while."

Ji Yuan waved his hand and said without looking up.

"it is good."

Shi Xiuer quickly responded and tiptoed away from the shop, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

With no outsiders around, Ji Yuan let out a long sigh, looking somewhat lost and dejected.

He looked down at the ground, lost in thought.

The storage bag contained neither letters nor jade slips, nor any rare or precious materials or elixirs.

It's just a simple spirit stone.

These are the spirit stones that Ji Yuan needs most right now.

They were all spread out on the ground, so Ji Yuan could know the exact amount with a single scan of his divine sense.

There are 8232 mid-grade spirit stones, 234 low-grade spirit stones, and 9 broken spirit stones remaining.

She could be worth 9000 mid-grade spirit stones, or she could be worth 8000 mid-grade spirit stones.

But she simply can't have 8232 mid-grade spirit stones!

They even took out the last nine pieces of shattered spirit.

Ji Yuan leaned back and lay on the ground, his mind filled with images of his time with Dong Qian...

"Senior Sister Dong..."

Ji Yuan muttered something to himself.

The only response he received was the sobbing evening wind outside the door and the yellowing autumn leaves outside the window.

(End of this chapter)