Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 305 To the Ancient Desolate Continent? A Dead End? [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"What does Master mean by this?"

Ji Yuan looked at Hua Yaoyue in front of him, somewhat astonished, and seemingly incredulous.

...What the future holds for the Water Dragon Sect is not important; what is important is where I should go.

Am I no longer a member of the Water Dragon Sect, Master?

Hua Yaoyue, who had been facing away from him, turned around and glanced at him after hearing this.

Hua Yaoyue's eyes... were extremely complex. Ji Yuan saw expectation, disappointment, and... regret in them.

But the strongest feeling is reluctance to part with it.

"You just got back, your mind is still a bit scattered. Come see me again when you've settled down."

Hua Yaoyue finally sighed, "Don't worry, once we return to the sect, with me here, everything will be fine."

"……good."

Ji Yuan also felt that his mind was a bit chaotic. This chaos was caused by too many things that had happened and he couldn't find peace of mind.

Even back in the meditation room, this chaos won't settle down anytime soon.

"This disciple takes his leave."

Ji Yuan bowed slightly to Hua Yaoyue, then leaped up, summoned a flying boat, and headed straight for Wuyou Island, which was slightly to the north.

To the south lies Phoenix Island, the home of Phoenix Peach. Ji Yuan glanced at it when he arrived and saw that there were people on the island, which meant that Phoenix Peach was still in the sect, which was good.

However, after a short breathing period.

Ji Yuan landed on the long-lost Wuyou Island, and he released his divine sense to instantly cover the entire island.

Although the pigpen only occupies a small area, the spirit pigs with many blood-red markings run all over the mountains and fields, and some even run into the spirit fields to eat spirit wheat.

Then the corpse puppets, acting as scarecrows, would rush forward and use their magic to drive away the boar-like spirit pigs.

When Ji Yuan saw this "peaceful" scene, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"I never expected that instead of my [spiritual field] being infested with insects, I would raise a whole bunch of big insects."

Ji Yuan's divine sense continued to spread, and soon it also enveloped the [chicken coop].

Although the chicken coop has been housed in the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Ji Yuan usually only activates its building effect when he needs the three-colored spirit eggs. Once he gets the spirit eggs, he will turn it off again.

So right now, in the chicken coop on Worry-Free Island, a second-tier bird king is standing on a giant rock at the top of the mountain, crowing to the sky.

"Ooh ooh ooh—"

The rooster's crow instantly resounded throughout the entire island.

The Qi Refining stage corpse puppets working in the [Spirit Field] were so frightened by the rooster's crowing that they collapsed to the ground, trembling.

Some clever spirit pigs would then take the opportunity to rush into the [spirit field] and feast on the spirit wheat that was laden with ears of grain.

After all, the corpse puppets were afraid of this extremely masculine rooster, but they weren't.

There were still a dozen or so first-tier spirit birds left. Some of them stayed obediently in the chicken coop, but most of them flew all over the mountains and fields.

Only at Ji Yuan's cave dwelling, with Tu Yue guarding the area, did these spirit birds dare not approach.

Ji Yuan's divine sense spread outwards again, and soon, the fishpond also came into the range of his divine sense perception.

Ji Yuan hasn't been back for a year.

The fish in the fishpond... have decreased significantly, making the entire fishpond look somewhat empty.

However, the remaining dozen or so spirit fish were all at the second tier, and they all seemed to have their own territories and areas of influence, so they didn't get too close to each other.

But these spirit fish were no longer on Ji Yuan's mind; he was still thinking about Tuesday, which was lurking deep in the fishpond.

When Ji Yuan's divine sense found a cave at the bottom of the water, which was overgrown with weeds, and then found the coiled ice dragon inside the cave...

He was somewhat shocked.

The Frost Dragon was lying quietly in the middle of the cave, breathing in and out water-based spiritual energy.

It seemed unaware of Ji Yuan's return, so it fully revealed its size.

"Granite-sized" is an understatement.

The coiled dragon's body was covered in moss, perhaps because it hadn't moved for a long time, and was also covered with a lot of mud and dust.

The once beautiful, icy blue scales were gone, replaced by something resembling an earth dragon.

But the real focus is its massive, mountain-like body.

It almost filled the entire cave.

Ji Yuan glanced at his spirit beast pouch again.

It was lying there peacefully on Monday, but its size... was about the same as this Tuesday in front of it.

But Monday was already at the peak of the second tier, and it was only after consuming so many resources that he advanced to the peak of the second tier.

But what about this Tuesday?

They never leave the main gate, nor step outside the inner gate.

He just lay around in this fishpond all day, and somehow he reached the peak of the second tier?

What kind of qualifications does that require?

If I use all the resources I used to train Monday to train Tuesday, wouldn't I be able to forge a third-tier spirit beast?!

A third-tier Frost Dragon, comparable to a Golden Core cultivator, could not only carry me through the clouds, but also fight alongside me...

Even if I were to advance to the third rank this Tuesday, I would still be living a life of mediocrity.

But even with that imposing aura, it was enough to intimidate many Core Formation cultivators.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan had already made up his mind.

From now on, I will carry this Tuesday with me. For one thing, like when I encountered the fire python last time, having it around can be of some help.

"Feed—"

Ji Yuan whispered in its ear.

As soon as Tuesday opened his eyes, his body subconsciously shrank several times, stopping when he was about the size of a mid-stage second-tier being.

...I lose a small realm every time I go out, but you've already lost two small realms before you even leave the house, right?

On Tuesday, they sensed the presence of Ji Yuan, their master, but there was still no movement or sign of him appearing.

Left with no other choice, Ji Yuan had to shout it out.

"Come out."

It was only on Tuesday that he reluctantly moved out.

Ji Yuan felt that keeping it in the fishpond any longer wouldn't work; the longer it stayed, the more timid it would become. It would be better to take it out to see the world sooner rather than later.

So when it climbed out of the water this Tuesday, Ji Yuan put it into the spirit beast bag without saying a word, just like on Monday.

It's good that two dragons of the same kind stay together.

Of course, given their personalities, they wouldn't fight, which is why Ji Yuan dared to keep them locked up together.

Of the remaining spirit fish, although there were still some carp, Ji Yuan felt that they would have no chance to transform into dragons.

After all, it's already a second-tier spirit fish. To give birth to a dragon, it still needs to be a first-tier small spirit fish.

Under the divine sense's influence, there was also the [spiritual field]. Near the mountaintop, spiritual wheat was planted, while at the foot of the mountain, where water could be drawn, rice was grown.

It was summer, and the wheat was already in ear, with the wind blowing through the lush, green waves of wheat—a truly beautiful sight.

...Unfortunately, the ten-year period has not yet ended, and the [Spirit Field] has not yet produced the next Pill Essence Fruit.

Next are the mass grave and the beehive, located on the other side of the island.

There's not much to say about the mass grave. As long as Ji Yuan doesn't bury corpses there, corpses won't be produced there on their own.

So it was no different from when he left earlier.

The only difference was that another Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppet crawled out, but it was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage. I didn't recognize it by its appearance, so it must have been found somewhere.

It's not of much use anymore.

The beehive is quite nice.

At this moment, in the dense forest beside the mass grave, tens of thousands of spirit-devouring bees, even without taking off in large numbers, were still emitting a buzzing vibration.

So much so that even the most clamorous spirit pig on Worry-Free Island dared not approach.

Not to mention those spirit birds.

Ji Yuan roughly estimated that he had taken nearly 40000 Spirit-Devouring Bees with him when he went to the alchemy workshop.

Judging from the scale, there should be another 40000 here. Adding them all together, it should be enough for the 80000 Soul-Eating Bees needed to upgrade the [Beehouse] to level 3.

But there's another condition... it's difficult for the queen bee to advance to the third rank.

Despite having so many spirit beasts, Ji Yuan doesn't have a single third-tier spirit beast yet. The highest-level ones he has are only the two peak second-tier ice dragons.

Even the queen bee of this Soul-Devouring Bee Swarm is only at the late stage of the second tier.

...I wonder if there's any way to speed up the cultivation of these Soul-Devouring Bees.

Ji Yuan had already experienced the power of the Insect Demon; the Soul-Devouring Bee was indeed quite useful.

Seeing that everything in the house was as usual, Ji Yuan felt relieved.

He hasn't moved since he landed, and Tu Yue, who had sensed his presence long ago, was already waiting obediently beside him.

Just as the little corpse puppet that had followed him for so long was about to hand over his storage bag, Ji Yuan waved his hand first.

"Prepare some hot water, I'll take a bath first."

"..."

After a while, Ji Yuan soaked in the pool filled with various spiritual liquids and felt instantly comfortable.

All the hardships along the way seemed to vanish with this one cup of water.

With his mind at ease, he was able to reflect on Hua Yaoyue's words.

She seems to have other plans for herself?

I don't know what she was thinking, but judging from her words, the Water Dragon Sect must have other options.

But no matter what escape route you have, nothing is more important than your own strength. Only strength is your true escape route.

...There's no way to improve your magic cultivation for the time being.

Even if someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment wants to take another step forward, they can only first enter the Pseudo-Core Realm.

Core Formation... Ji Yuan had absolutely no clue about it.

The fake pills shouldn't be a big problem.

Before coming to take a bath, Ji Yuan checked his proficiency with the Sword Canon in the [Scripture Pavilion].

【The Nine Tribulations Sword Manual of Canglan】

[Proficiency: 95/100]

I estimate that once I reach level 100, I will have some understanding of Core Formation, and then I can try to see if I can form a fake Core.

But what Ji Yuan truly felt was a viable path was body cultivation.

His physical cultivation is currently at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

If one takes another step forward and enters the "Tendon Forging" realm, one can rival the Golden Core cultivator in terms of physical strength.

If we really reach that stage, it will be the same as when we were building our foundation, where physical strength precedes magical power.

That's good. Once their physique reaches the Core Formation stage, they'll have a better chance of acquiring the resources that a Core Formation cultivator should have.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan called Tu Yue, who was waiting outside, back.

Although she was taking a bath naked, Tu Yue remained expressionless upon seeing her.

She obediently squatted down, and then, following Ji Yuan's instructions, handed over her storage bag with both hands.

This time it wasn't one as usual, but two.

Ji Yuan casually took it, scanned it with his divine sense... and immediately his brow twitched.

The reason is simply that the harvest from this kind of field is so enormous.

Needless to say, the spirit pigs, spirit fish, and spirit birds were all stored in a separate storage bag along with the produced spirit wheat and spirit rice, filling it to the brim.

The remaining storage bag contained the more valuable products.

Blood essence and Xuan Yang blood amber produced in the [Pigpen] are all here. There are several boxes of blood essence, which should be enough to refine a lot of Qi and Blood Pills.

Xuan Yang Blood Amber produces 1 tael per month, so even if you add them all up, it's only 1 jin and 1 tael, which isn't much.

All of them were placed in a jade box. Ji Yuan took it out, opened the lid, and immediately a pure blood aura rushed out.

Even before he started refining it, the blood and qi in his body had already begun to boil.

...It truly lives up to its reputation as a good product that costs 1 tael a month.

Ji Yuan put it away and then took out another jade box from next to it.

As you lift the jade lid, you are greeted by an aura of extreme yang and strength.

Two pure golden Crimson Sun Bones lay quietly inside.

Ji Yuan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to take it in his hand and start refining it.

After the Crimson Sun Bone was removed, Tu Yue, the little corpse puppet, was so frightened that she took several steps back.

But she still pointed to the storage bag containing the spirit pig next to her.

"Um?"

Ji Yuan didn't understand, so she pointed to the Crimson Sun Bone again.

Ji Yuanming understood.

There's also a Crimson Sun Bone inside the Spirit Pig, but it hasn't been removed!

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan once again invaded the storage bag next to him with his divine sense, and sure enough, he found a spirit pig that had been released separately from the pile of spirit birds, compared to the other spirit pigs.

This dolphin's right leg is noticeably stronger.

Even in death, its aura is still stronger than that of other spirit pigs.

Judging from its appearance, there is no doubt that there is most likely a piece of Crimson Sun Bone inside this spirit pig.

There are three pieces in total, plus this 1 jin and 1 liang of Xuan Yang Blood Amber. I wonder if it will be enough to help my physique advance to the "Tendon Forging" realm in one fell swoop.

Even if Ji Yuan thought it was okay, he still had to go to Jing Lei Ze again.

Without the help of lightning to temper the body, even if one swallowed so much blood-nourishing food in one go, it would not be digestible.

After putting those away, Ji Yuan's gaze was drawn to the boxes and boxes of spirit stones.

The buildings in the [Spirit Vein] cannot be placed arbitrarily; they have always been located on this carefree island.

Therefore, Tu Yue controls all the production output.

Ignoring low-grade spirit stones for now, if we only consider mid-grade spirit stones, we would have 36000 spirit stones in a year.

...Damn it, I'm finally rich again!

It's just a spirit stone, isn't it?

So what if you spend it all?

I'll save it up for a year and it'll all come back.

There were even more low-grade spirit stones remaining, 36 in total, so most of the boxes were filled with these low-grade spirit stones.

Fortunately, Tu Yue didn't have much to do, otherwise just collecting these spirit stones would have taken a lot of effort.

After looking at the spirit stones, Ji Yuan felt that the other products were not so appealing. Seeing that the spirit liquid in the pool had been almost completely absorbed, he stepped out of the pool and headed straight for the location of the underground [spiritual vein].

When he returned to this familiar place, the scene before him was no longer as miserable as before.

The spirit stones shimmered with starlight, and the air was filled with the aura of "having money to spend".

Ji Yuan spent another day cultivating there. Only after his mind had completely calmed down did he go out and come to Forget-Worry Island once again.

At this moment, Hua Yaoyue was no longer lying in the mountain pavilion, but was strolling on the sandy shore.

"Disciple greets Master."

After Ji Yuan landed, he bowed slightly to Hua Yaoyue.

"Um."

Hua Yaoyue didn't turn around, but just kept walking forward. Ji Yuan followed behind her, "Master's mind isn't quite at peace either?"

How do you know?

"Because Master only takes a walk on this shore when his mind is not at peace."

"Ha, you have a keen eye for detail."

"This...this disciple dares not."

"You want to ask about the future of the Water Dragon Sect, right?"

"Exactly." Having gotten down to business, Ji Yuan put aside his other emotions and spoke seriously:

"The world has changed drastically, as almost every cultivator could have foreseen. Even the remaining four immortal sects couldn't hold on. Our Water Dragon Sect should also have other ways out... right?"

When this issue came up, Hua Yaoyue stopped and did not move any further.

Ji Yuan silently observed her reaction.

"have."

Hua Yaoyue didn't mince words, saying directly, "Kong Xifeng's original way out was to join the Demonic Sect, just like the Yu Ling Sect. But I gave her a different path."

"What?"

Ji Yuan immediately pressed for an answer.

"Head south to the desolate ancient continent, join the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and become a subordinate sect member of the Taiyi Immortal Sect."

"To the ancient, desolate continent?"

Ji Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"This is a good way out!"

"Is that alright?" Hua Yaoyue scoffed, immediately calming Ji Yuan down.

"Master, do you mean... there are any other intricacies involved?"

Ji Yuan glanced at Hua Yaoyue's expression and tentatively asked.

"There's nothing particularly particular about it..." Hua Yaoyue said, finally turning around to look directly at Ji Yuan and asking seriously:

"Do you want to go to this desolate ancient continent?"

Upon hearing this question, Ji Yuan did not answer immediately.

Ji Yuan could understand what Hua Yaoyue meant from her tone.

She seemed unwilling to go to the Desolate Ancient Continent and become a subordinate sect of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

In this way, it does match what she said a couple of days ago.

The way out for the Water Dragon Sect is the way out for the Water Dragon Sect, not my own way out.

But why is that?

Regardless of the desolate ancient continent, just looking at the Taiyi Immortal Sect, it is a world far more expansive than the Water Dragon Sect.

Why doesn't Master want me to go?

Ji Yuan couldn't understand, so he could only slightly bow and ask softly:

"Disciple would like to hear Master's thoughts."

"oh."

Hua Yaoyue nodded, glancing at the calm lake surface, and said as if casually:

"Going to the Ancient Desolate Continent is a dead end. I think your head is fine, and I don't want it to break so soon."

"Of course, if you feel it's okay to take a dead-end road, I can send you there too."

(End of this chapter)