Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 29 Strange Phenomena

"Brother Ji, when you went to the city, didn't you bring me anything?"

Just as Ji Yuan reached her doorstep, a small head peeked out from the neighbor's yard. It had a round head, chubby cheeks, and two pigtails sticking up in the air.

Looking at this little girl who seemed to have stepped out of a New Year's painting, even Ji Yuan, who was usually indifferent, couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

Before he could speak, the little girl was grabbed by the collar and dragged back.

Soon, a beautiful young woman wearing a gold hairpin came out of the courtyard. She bowed slightly to Ji Yuan apologetically and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Ji, I am so sorry, my daughter was naughty."

The new family that moved in next door, the man is named Wen Lin, the woman in front of us is named Zhao Yuechan, and the little girl who was just taken back is named Wen Ling'er.

Ji Yuan smiled and took out a small box of osmanthus cake from her storage bag.

"No, I really did buy some snacks for Ling'er. If Madam Wen doesn't mind, please accept them."

I bought the osmanthus cake last month from Ji Yuan, but I forgot to eat it. Fortunately, it won't spoil if I keep it in a storage bag.

Before Zhao Yuechan could refuse, Wen Ling'er had already jumped out of the courtyard, stammering slightly, "Thank you, Brother Ji!"

Seeing this, Zhao Yuechan could only give a helpless smile.

Ji Yuan smiled and handed it over, bowing slightly as he said, "I told you to call me uncle, not big brother."

Wen Ling'er's eyes darted around.

"But Ji Daguo is so young and good-looking, shouldn't he be called Daguo?"

"You have such a sweet tongue."

Ji Yuan smiled and patted Wen Ling'er's head. "Go play."

Zhao Yuechan had no choice but to bow and thank him again.

"You're too kind, fellow Daoist."

Having dismissed the little brat, Ji Yuan turned and went back to his own courtyard.

Things are different now. As soon as Ji Yuan pushed open the door, a fresh scent wafted towards him. To the left of the entrance, near the Wen family's house, he had planted two fruit trees.

One is a peach tree, and the other is also a peach tree.

To the right of the entrance is a small plot of land that he had cleared out in advance. The chicken coop is about to be upgraded to level two, and then the green and yellow chickens will be able to dig out 1 qian of spirit soil every day.

Ji Yuan didn't plan to sell these good things; instead, he kept them to grow some spiritual plants himself.

Upon entering the room, the Level 1 [Cave Abode] effect was activated, and an increasingly refreshing aura wafted over.

Ji Yuan didn't linger, but went straight to the backyard. Compared to before, the backyard was finally more spacious and no longer as crowded as before.

It's not that Ji Yuan dismantled all these things, but rather that he moved them to the backyard.

Two months ago, Ji Yuan found Pang Tou and, in exchange for paying two more spirit stones each month, acquired his backyard, along with the wasteland behind the Lin and Wen families' backyards.

He then went to Zengtou City to invite a cultivator specializing in earth magic. He spent two spirit stones to have the cultivator use earth magic to quickly build a new courtyard.

Thus, Ji Yuan transformed what was originally a single-courtyard house into a two-courtyard house.

He moved the unsightly pigsty and chicken coop to the second courtyard, which he then hollowed out and transformed into a fishpond.

A small stone bridge spanned the middle of the fishpond, allowing him to walk and admire the scenery. The semi-spirited fish below could swim back and forth between the two sides of the pond, which was quite a sight.

Ji Yuan had considered renting a large courtyard in Zengtou City.

But after careful consideration, I decided to abandon the idea.

Firstly, renting a large courtyard in Zengtou City would cost at least a dozen spirit stones a month for the celestial abode fee.

Secondly, most of those who can live in the core area are in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining and are extremely capable. If I go there to raise fish, chickens, and pigs, it will be hard not to arouse suspicion.

After much thought, I decided it would be better to stay in this lakeside cottage.

If anything really happens, being near Yunyuze will allow you to escape faster.

Ji Yuan stood on the small stone bridge, looking at the 20 semi-spirit fish in the fishpond, each with a different posture, and was in a very good mood.

These are all spirit stones!

Before long, he pushed open the door and entered the second courtyard.

This place is not very interesting to look at. There are 30 green and yellow chickens roaming around, and they are pooping everywhere... Ji Yuan was born with the four spiritual roots of metal, wood, water and fire, but he is missing the earth spiritual root.

So, faced with this situation, he had no choice but to cover it with soil and clean it up with materials, and then burn it clean.

He placed the chicken coop on the left and the pigsty on the right.

After checking and confirming that there were no problems, Ji Yuan returned to the front yard and took out the century-old paulownia wood he had just bought.

Although this century-old paulownia tree is not a spiritual plant, it has been imbued with a trace of spiritual energy.

It is said that only paulownia wood that has been inhabited by fourth- or even fifth-order great demons for many years can take shape, so the price is naturally high.

Ji Yuan first took out a talisman brush and marked it with spiritual power, then threw it into the air and summoned the Black Gold Blade with a thought.

The knife moved at will.

With a dozen flashes of light, the thrown paulownia wood turned into neat, uniform planks.

Ji Yuan gathered the chickens and took them to the backyard. After a while, looking at the chicken coop built with century-old paulownia wood, Ji Yuan glanced at the panel again.

Chicken Coop Lv2 (Upgradeable)

[Spiritual Effect: Claws develop spiritual patterns, can excavate trace amounts of spiritual soil (1 qian per day), and can briefly control spiritual birds]

[Upgrade Requirements: 50 low-grade spirit stones, chicken coop made of century-old paulownia wood (already achieved)]

Of the 50 spirit stones, Ji Yuan currently has 76, so it's no problem.

With a thought in his mind.

The panel refreshed, and the "1" floating above the chicken coop in front of me changed to "2".

Moreover, the chicken coop, now at level 2, was surrounded by a faint blue light, making it clear at a glance that it was no ordinary object.

The green-yellow chickens that were originally walking around started to develop bluish-black spiritual patterns on their claws as they walked, and they also exuded a demonic aura.

The claws have spiritual markings, and can dig out 1 qian of spiritual soil every day.

However, the strange phenomenon in this level 2 chicken coop was so obvious that anyone who took a look would know that something was wrong... Just as Ji Yuan was troubled, he suddenly had a feeling.

The anomaly effect can also be turned off!

The panel seemed to understand human nature. With a thought, Ji Yuan transformed the chicken coop back into its ordinary form, and the spiritual patterns on the green and yellow chicken feet disappeared.

Ji Yuan also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Next, we need to consider buying a spirit bird. To put it nicely, it's a spirit bird; to put it bluntly, it's a bird-like monster. Ji Yuan plans to buy one and keep it in the front yard as a guard.

If someone launches a sneak attack again, they'll have someone to help.

The chicken coop has been upgraded to level 2.

Then, the level 3 effect and upgrade requirements popped up.

[Chicken Coop Lv3]

[Effect: Produces 1 tri-colored spirit egg daily, which can breed a king bird whose cry can intimidate first-tier demonic beasts. The spirit bird can be commanded.]

[Upgrade Requirements: Cultivation level reaches mid-Foundation Establishment, 50 mid-grade spirit stones, chicken coop crafted from Rotten Firefly Acacia (not yet achieved)]

"Um??"

The first thing Ji Yuan saw in the upgrade requirements was that his cultivation level had to reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Level 3 buildings now have strict requirements regarding cultivation level.

Ji Yuan glanced at Ling Xiao again, guessing that it was related to the Bird King. Its cry could intimidate first-tier demon beasts, so the Bird King was most likely a second-tier demon beast.

Moreover, there are no restrictions on the requirement of controlling spirit birds, which means that it will likely be controlled for a long time. Wouldn't that make me a natural cultivator of the beast-taming lineage?

Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be requirements for cultivation level.

But these three-colored spirit eggs...

(End of this chapter)