Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 295 Second-Tier High-Grade Weapon Refiner [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

What happened next, Ji Yuan had no idea.

Because after he said that, he was kicked out by the Ice and Fire Master, who was disappointed in him, but fortunately, he was happy with it.

Demon Hunter Squad?

That's a place where people can go. The methods of the demonic path are inherently strange and unpredictable. Ordinary righteous people would run as far away as possible when they encountered it, and would only turn around and kill when they couldn't run away anymore... For example, Ji Yuan.

Nowadays, people actually have to actively seek them out and offer themselves up.

What's the difference between this and sending someone to their death?

Although, to be honest, this demon-hunting team is full of Shang Dong's elites.

But does that mean there are no elites in Shangxi?

Ji Yuan dared to guarantee that this demon-hunting team could only enjoy themselves for a month at most, because in the first month, the demonic path would not have reacted yet and would give them some opportunities to succeed.

A month later, once the demonic path realizes what's happening, they will most likely form some kind of "Hunting Righteousness Squad" and then lie in ambush at the Six Immortals Sect of Shangdong, or outside these markets, to hunt down the righteous path squad.

Thinking about it that way, this demon-hunting team might have really set a bad precedent.

At that time, both the righteous and demonic paths will seize the opportunity to kill each other's talented disciples, and no one will be able to feel at ease when they are out and about.

As Ji Yuan pondered this, he walked towards his cave dwelling. Before he even reached home, the voice transmission from the Ice and Fire Elder echoed in his mind once more.

...This was something he did on purpose.

He knew the Ice and Fire Elder would definitely say a few more words to him, and he didn't want to wait until he returned to his cave to contact the Ice and Fire Elder again.

"You little brat... I don't know whether to call you stupid or what!"

The old man, Ice and Fire, still spoke with that same exasperated tone, "Do you even know what this Demon Hunter squad is?"

"This junior does not know."

Ji Yuan slowed down and answered in his mind.

"In this battle between good and evil, Qi Refining cultivators are cannon fodder, Foundation Establishment cultivators are the foundation, but the real backbone is Core Formation cultivators. Currently, the number of Core Formation cultivators in Shangdong is actually less than that in Shangxi, which is why the Six Immortals Sect came up with this solution."

"This will hone the skills of those peak Foundation Establishment cultivators, and help them fully achieve Core Formation!"

"You really don't know, kid. When I saw the treasures that the Six Immortals Sect brought out, I was a little shocked. The Six Immortals Sect's foundation... is indeed too deep."

The Ice and Fire Elder clicked his tongue in disapproval and said, "It's true that you killed a Core Formation cultivator, but you didn't even look at how badly that fire python was injured back then. Don't think you really have any strength now."

"Geniuses emerge endlessly throughout the world; only by seizing every opportunity can one attain the Great Way."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan knew that the Ice and Fire Elder was still the same fire magic cultivator.

If he had become that ice magic cultivator, why would he have said so much?

He only had one sentence.

"Learn if you want, otherwise get out!"

Therefore, Ji Yuan did not hesitate at all and immediately said, "After escaping from the Demon Cave, I immediately returned to the Alchemy Workshop and did not kill any Core Formation cultivators."

"Furthermore, even if I am at the peak of Foundation Establishment, I am still a whole realm away from Core Formation cultivators. How could I possibly kill someone like that? Senior must have misunderstood me."

The old man of ice and fire chuckled.

"If you didn't kill the Fire Python Immortal, then who did you think I was?"

"What? Fire Python Master is dead? This junior truly did not know. This junior only knows that he entered the demonic path. It was he who exposed this junior's identity when we were in the Demon Cave."

Ji Yuan's tone was genuinely surprised, not at all like he was faking it.

"Ha, if you say it's not, then it's not. You should think about this matter carefully first."

The Ice and Fire Elder stopped dwelling on whether Ji Yuan had killed the Fire Python Immortal and instead got down to business.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan nodded, and then seriously considered it for a while.

Joining a demon-hunting team to hunt down demonic cultivators is undoubtedly extremely dangerous; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's a matter of life and death.

Ji Yuan didn't want to take risks; he didn't want to live a life where he had to risk his life.

This is one of them.

Secondly, he didn't have a very clear view on the distinction between good and evil; in short, he considered himself a "middle-of-the-road cultivator."

If I had to use a word to describe it, it would be... heretical cultivation.

Therefore, he didn't want to risk his life for the so-called righteous path.

Thirdly, there are the most precious treasures mentioned by the Ice and Fire Elder, which can assist in the formation of the Core Formation.

Ji Yuan only wanted to ask one question: no matter how useful it is, can it be more useful than the Dan Yuan Fruit?

One Dan Yuan Fruit takes ten years to grow.

Ji Yuan can form his core in a few decades; there's no need to risk his life.

After all, you can make countless choices, but you only have one life.

So after thinking it over for a long time, he finally said to the old man of ice and fire in his mind, "This junior is really afraid of death and can only fail to live up to your kindness, senior."

The old man of ice and fire was truly a good person, so Ji Yuan didn't want to lie to him and told him the truth.

"You're still pinning your hopes on your master, aren't you? Ultimately, in spiritual practice, you have to rely on yourself for everything."

The old man of ice and fire finally sighed.

"Whatever you want."

After saying this, he withdrew his divine sense and did not try to persuade him further.

Ji Yuan paused for a moment, but ultimately did not turn back. Instead, he strode back to his own cave.

It was accompanied by a soft "thump".

The gate seemed to isolate the world from it.

Ji Yuan had just performed a great service at the Demon Cave, and he had also been slightly injured, so he was granted special permission to stay home and recuperate instead of participating in the rotation.

He had intended to check if there was anything good in Huo Mang Zhenren's storage bag, but before he could take a closer look, he received a message from Li Changhe.

"Brother, we're all with Uncle Hunter Owl. Have you come out yet? If you have, come over here quickly."

A message instantly jolted Ji Yuan awake. He had just been assigned a task and hadn't even had a chance to pay his respects to his martial uncle yet!

To put it bluntly, in today's world, you really have to rely on your fellow disciples when you go out into the world.

"I just came out, I'm coming right now."

After saying that, Ji Yuan didn't go out again. He immediately made a hand seal in the courtyard and used the Shadow Follower Technique to disappear.

A few breaths later, his figure appeared outside a mansion in the alchemy workshop. The mansion did not have a private plaque for the Hunter Owl True Person, but instead had the name "Water Dragon Sect" on it.

This inevitably made Ji Yuan feel somewhat favorably toward this Uncle Hunter.

Well... I did beat up his disciple before, and even almost killed him.

But since no one pursued the matter, Ji Yuan naturally couldn't hold a grudge.

There's no need to be so petty when cultivating the Great Way.

They're already Core Formation cultivators, yet they're still fixated on such trivial matters.

Before he could even knock on the door, he heard Hunter Owl's voice in his mind, "Just come in."

Ji Yuan entered the room and soon met his fellow disciples in the alchemy workshop.

A mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, along with ten Foundation Establishment cultivators ranging from early Foundation Establishment to Pseudo-Core cultivators, stood there. Their familiar spirit robes and the familiar aura of water magic emanated from them.

Ji Yuan, who was away from home, found a sense of "fellow townsman" in her travels.

Wang Erniu, the Hunter King, was a tall man dressed in a lightning-purple robe. He exuded an imposing aura, and upon seeing Ji Yuan arrive, he turned and said:

"Alright, Island Master Wuyou has arrived. Now let's talk about the arrangements within our Water Dragon Sect."

"..."

Unlike the few words spoken by the old man of ice and fire.

The internal affairs of the Water Dragon Sect, which was run by Master Hunter, were discussed in great detail, so everyone sat together and chatted for almost an hour before parting ways.

What will happen when the alchemy workshop is breached and everyone tries to escape?

Who is responsible for sending messages via flying swords to smaller sects?

One hour later.

Ji Yuan returned to his cave dwelling with more than a dozen communication talismans.

Upon returning, he activated two formations and numerous restrictions before taking out a long whip that was still scalding hot from his storage bag.

During their previous encounter, Ji Yuan was only thinking about how to eliminate the Fire Python True Man, so he didn't take a closer look at his magic weapon.

Only now, holding it in his hand, did he realize that this whip was different from ordinary hemp rope whips; it was covered with delicate scales like those of a fire python.

It doesn't feel like a whip when you hold it; it's more like... a snake.

Ji Yuan didn't look at it any longer, grabbed it, and refined it in an instant.

Soon, information about the long whip appeared in his mind... Its name was Crimson Wave Whip, and its surface was made from the hardest back scales of a third-tier demon beast, the Crimson Chain Serpent.

In fact, the heart was made from the roots of countless spirit trees, and it took a third-level spirit weaver ten years to complete.

After experiencing it firsthand, Ji Yuan finally understood why the Crimson Wave Whip could break through the combined power of the Nine Swords and the Heaven-Slaying Sword.

Firstly, this was originally a natal magic weapon activated by a Golden Core cultivator.

Secondly, the Crimson Wave Whip is indeed very powerful.

Both are Natal Magic Treasures of the Core Formation Realm, so why is my Canglan Sword so powerful while others' magic treasures are weak?

Everyone attains their level and strength through arduous cultivation. It's unreasonable that you haven't cultivated for as long as others.

Well...except for Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

After all, this was a magic treasure he obtained after opening it himself, and cultivators who hadn't opened it naturally couldn't compare to him.

The premise is that you don't encounter other cultivators who have also opened their doors.

After refining it slightly, Ji Yuan put the Crimson Wave Whip back into his storage bag.

To use it proficiently in the future, it will require a lot of practice and frequent adjustments.

In particular, Ji Yuan himself is not good at whip techniques; he is only good at sword techniques... and his staff techniques are also alright.

Afterwards, Ji Yuan took out the storage bag that the Fire Python Immortal had given him after his death, and invaded it with his divine sense, scanning it over.

For Ji Yuan, there was some joy, but not much.

The treasures inside the storage bag matched Ji Yuan's understanding of a Golden Core cultivator, but did not exceed it.

As for spirit stones, there aren't many, only about 6000 mid-grade spirit stones in total.

But there are many other things as well.

After all, any normal cultivator wouldn't keep too many spirit stones in their storage bag.

As long as it can sustain the needs of daily cultivation, that's sufficient.

If he were to leave, he would lose all his magical treasures; all he had was this Crimson Wave Whip.

There is one top-grade spiritual artifact, which is the offensive spiritual artifact that Ji Yuan needs.

Ji Yuan took it out in a moment of inspiration.

It is a common throwing knife weapon, specifically a willow leaf throwing knife, named Fire Willow.

This is also what Ji Yuan is not entirely satisfied with, as most of its materials are made of fire-type materials, which means they are suitable for fire-type cultivators.

For Ji Yuan, an ice-type cultivator, the effect was still somewhat lacking.

But there are no problems with daily use, since it's all powered by the magical artifact anyway.

Moreover, if he really encountered an opponent that even the Fire Willow Flying Knife couldn't defeat, he would have already combined his nine swords or summoned the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal.

After refining it slightly, he made the throwing knife spin around the room a few times.

Because it was driven by ice-type spiritual energy, it left behind red and blue trails of flame wherever it went, which looked quite beautiful.

It should be a perfect match for the Ice and Fire Elder.

But at that moment, a flash of inspiration struck Ji Yuan.

He seemed to have discovered some secret, or rather, a big secret.

"The Old Man of Ice and Fire... The Old Man of Ice, the Old Man of Fire..."

Ji Yuan muttered to himself, then looked at the Fire Willow Flying Knife that had flown back into his hand.

He activated it again with ice-type spiritual energy, and the flying knife pierced the air, leaving behind a trail of intertwined red and blue flames in the room once more.

If ice-type spiritual energy can drive fire-type throwing knives in this way, then if we convert it to a human, is it possible that fire magic can drive an ice person?

There was no schizophrenia at all. It was just that the Ice and Fire Elder was manipulating an ice figure, which made him appear to have ice-type abilities.

This explains why, in his previous battle with the Dark Venerable, although the ice-type cultivator started the fight, it turned into a fire-type cultivator in the end.

The battle took place on the Falling Star River, a place where, regardless of the circumstances, ice-type cultivators are stronger than fire-type cultivators.

But the final result was quite different...

So there was no Ice Old Man at all; there was only an Ice Man being driven by the Fire Old Man.

Just like his own corpse puppet.

It might be a corpse puppet too.

Ji Yuan thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible.

As for the purpose of the Ice and Fire Elder's actions, it is even more obvious: to disguise his true strength by mixing truth and falsehood.

For example, the Dark Venerable suffered from this very problem.

"From this perspective, this old man in the dragon robe, who seems so upright and honest, is actually full of bad intentions and a cunning old fox. No wonder he was once an emperor; he's definitely not a good person."

Ji Yuan thought about it for a while, but still couldn't tell if it was true or false, so he stopped thinking about it.

He then took out a dark yellow demon core from his storage bag, and could feel the pure demonic energy emanating from it as he held it in his palm.

A demon core, and a third-tier earth-type demon core at that.

In addition, there was the third-tier fire-type demon core obtained from killing the fire python earlier.

Ji Yuan now has two more demon cores in stock!

The next time a building needs upgrading, I won't have to search everywhere anymore.

It's always better to be prepared.

Ji Yuan then put it into his storage bag and stored it in a specially made jade box.

Of the remaining treasures, the ones that Ji Yuan valued most were a forging furnace and a large iron hammer.

Because it was placed in a separate storage bag, he didn't notice it immediately.

Whether it's an iron hammer or a furnace, they are both top-grade spiritual artifacts.

There are still boxes and boxes of refining materials left.

...I was wondering why this guy didn't have any good stuff; turns out it was all kept here.

Ji Yuan spent a lot of time investigating and found that this Fire Python Master was most likely a peak second-tier weapon refiner.

In other words, he can forge top-grade magical artifacts!

With this skill alone, he's even stronger than the former Iron Hammer Island Master.

Following the guidance left by the Iron Hammer Island Master, Ji Yuan has yet to break through to the second-tier high-grade weapon refiner.

Now... Ji Yuan's gaze fell on a bookshelf inside the storage bag.

There were some books and some drawings piled up on top. He picked one up and looked at it for a few moments.

nice one.

These are all notes related to weapon crafting!

...After I finish reviewing these materials, it should be enough for me to upgrade my weapon crafting skills to the second-tier high-grade, right?

Once we can refine high-grade spiritual artifacts, it means we can mass-produce Heavenly Thunder Seeds.

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan became even more excited and couldn't wait to start trying it out.

He had already planned that during the honing process, he would forge a mid-grade spiritual weapon-level sword.

Because this item can also be used to upgrade the [Sword Hut]!

Without further ado, after thoroughly searching through the Fire Python True Man's storage bag and confirming that nothing had been missed, Ji Yuan began to peruse these weapon-refining notes.

Two days later, he activated the earth's energy and set up a stove in the courtyard.

The set of weapon-forging equipment left behind by the Fire Python Immortal includes a furnace called "Suppressing Mountain Furnace" and a hammer called "Mountain Shaker," both of which are top-grade spiritual weapons.

Ji Yuan first spent about ten days getting used to it, during which time he also quenched and calcined some of the materials to be refined, which can be considered a simple rough processing.

Ten days later, the adjustment period was almost over.

He then officially began to create the magical artifact he needed.

To upgrade [Sword Hut] to level 1, you need 5 sword-type spirit weapons.

Ji Yuan has a Frost Flowing Flying Sword, but even if he adds that, he's still short four.

Not to mention that you need 50 sword-type magical artifacts at once.

So I'll be busy for the next while.

Fortunately, Master Binghuo gave Ji Yuan plenty of time, a full three months of vacation.

Ji Yuan stayed home to work as a blacksmith, but Li Changhe and the others didn't have it so easy.

They took turns guarding the city walls, while remaining constantly vigilant against attacks from the demonic forces.

is the day.

Li Changhe was resting next to a psionic cannon on the city wall when suddenly someone flew to his side from a distance.

"Brother Li, look, they're back again."

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe opened his eyes and looked eastward. He saw six streaks of light flying back from outside the market, accompanied by rumbling sounds of wind and thunder, which only quieted down once they reached inside the market.

"So what if he was chosen to be part of some demon-hunting team? He's only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, not even a Pseudo-Core cultivator yet, and he's already so ostentatious. He really doesn't know how to spell the word 'death'."

The young man only dared to say these words telepathically.

"It's alright, you should just focus on your cultivation."

Li Changhe comforted him.

"No, I heard that our Water Dragon Sect's Worry-Free Island Master was also chosen at the beginning, but for some reason withdrew... Now, cultivators from other sects are using this to ridicule our Water Dragon Sect, and I can't stand it."

The young man, known as the owner of Qingshan Island, was somewhat unhappy.

Li Changhe, however, was used to it. He smiled and said, "So you want me to teach them a lesson?"

"Well... I'm so sorry."

The island lord of Qingshan smiled sheepishly.

Li Changhe shook his head. "Do you really think that without the incident involving the Lord of Wuyou Island, they wouldn't have laughed at our Water Dragon Sect? The six sects' mutual dislike is nothing new. The war between the righteous and demonic factions was just a superficial fusion."

As Li Changhe spoke, he stood up.

"Brother Li, where are you going?"

"Island Master Qingshan asked hurriedly."

Li Changhe replied, "Go teach them a lesson."

"But you just said..."

"They can laugh at the Water Dragon Sect, but they can't laugh at my brothers."

After Li Changhe finished speaking, he leaped up and landed on the north city wall.

"..."

"It's done!"

As the last hammer fell, Ji Yuan looked at the superior-grade spiritual weapon longsword in his hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)