Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 311 Core Formation After a Thousand Years [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

In the end, the physical body prevailed over magical power.

But this was exactly what Ji Yuan was thinking. With the physical strength of the Core Formation Realm, he could use his trump card. If he used this trump card well, he might even be able to kill a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Now, Ji Yuan used his physical body to fly through the air, leaping up and down in the Thunderous Swamp for quite a while.

Finally, he landed back on the ground, enjoying the lightning while also experiencing his own strength.

"The speed of physical flight is indeed far inferior to that of the Golden Core cultivator's escape light, that much is certain. After all, the escape light is driven by magic power... It's like running. How can a runner outrun someone who burns oil? But in close-range dodging and maneuvering, my body-strengthening cultivation is much stronger than that of a Golden Core cultivator."

"In this way, I can perfectly use my speed, which is inferior to that of a Golden Core cultivator's escape light, as a disguise. When I encounter a Golden Core cultivator, I will retreat, and when they chase after me, I will suddenly unleash my power and kill them at close range."

Having figured this out, Ji Yuan felt that this weakness was no longer a weakness.

As for physical fitness, there's nothing more to say.

What does it mean for physical cultivation to be comparable to Core Formation?

In short, only the magic weapons and spells of a Core Formation cultivator can break through its defenses; spells from ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators will not work...

"If a '-1' floats above my head, then you're really something."

Although Ji Yuan really wanted to find a Core Formation cultivator to try his luck with, he was still able to calm down.

"The body cultivator has temporarily broken through, but it won't be so easy to break through again. Moreover, if the [Pigpen] isn't released, and we can't obtain the Profound Yang Blood Amber and Crimson Yang Bone, then there's no point in even thinking about breaking through."

"I only regret that I don't have enough Void Stones to contain more buildings."

"So we still need to find a remote island overseas first to see if we can release these buildings there. Otherwise, the feeling of being stuck with welfare but not being able to get it is just too tragic!"

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan released the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and disappeared into it.

The magical artifact turned to dust and fell to the ground, left to be blasted away by the lightning.

Upon entering Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, Ji Yuan's first reaction was to check if the lightning here would damage his natal magic weapon. After waiting for a while and finding that the magic weapon was undamaged, he felt relieved and stepped into the cave.

Tu Yue greeted her immediately.

Ji Yuan took a blank sheet of paper from her hand, on which was recorded the duration of his seclusion.

As for how Tu Yue knew the time within this natal magic treasure, it's simple: Ji Yuan instructed her to record each time she collected spirit stones.

...Therefore, my seclusion in Jinglei Marsh this time lasted for nearly 8 months in total.

8 months.

Ji Yuan subconsciously wondered, where are my master and the others?

She had previously stated that, given the speed of the Water Dragon Sect's flying ship, it would take at least three years to successfully reach the Desolate Ancient Continent.

This is assuming no trouble is encountered.

"I wonder if they'll miss me."

Ji Yuan shook his head, dismissing the thought.

Ji Yuan then took the storage bag containing spirit stones from Tu Yue, transferred it to his own name, and returned the empty storage bag to her, asking her to prepare some food.

Then Ji Yuan sat down in the cave and began to think about the next steps.

We definitely need to get to the Abyss Continent as soon as possible. Now that we have a way out, there's no need to linger on the Canglu Continent for too long.

However, before leaving, Ji Yuan prepared the materials to upgrade the [Mass Graveyard].

Once I've refined this Yin Corpse Demon Fire, I imagine I'll have more ways to protect myself when I go to the Extreme Abyss Continent.

After all, that territory is much larger than the Canglu Continent, and there are definitely countless cultivators there. Having an extra layer of protection means you won't be so easily killed.

Once we get to the Abyss Continent, we won't have such a good opportunity to collect corpses anymore.

If that's the case, then the next plan is to first find an island overseas to settle down, and then return to the mainland to start the "crushing" mode.

Hmm... that would be a good opportunity to make Qiu Qianhai famous.

Ji Yuan didn't have any grand ambitions; he just wanted both the righteous and the demonic paths to hear the name "Qiu Qianhai."

As for going any higher, Ji Yuan felt that his strength was not enough, and he could only wait until his magic power had also reached the Core Formation stage.

Ran Kui and Liu Yuan decided to adapt to the situation. If they hadn't left a letter for them, that would be fine; if they had, they would leave one and deal with it later.

As for the location where the letter was left...

It was in the sea near Linhai City, on the isolated island where Ji Yuan and Feng Zhi Tao once watched the sunset. The reason for choosing that place was naturally because it was open and spacious.

If we encounter anything amiss, it will be easy to escape.

Ji Yuan was also planning to flee directly to the outer sea. If the danger he encountered was too great, he would plunge into the Abyss Continent.

Black Dragon Island would have been suitable, but that island is too far from the mainland. If I went there to leave a message, I'm afraid others would notice.

After thinking it over, Tu Yue brought some food. Ji Yuan made do with what he had to eat, and then crawled out of his natal magic weapon again. The moment the lightning struck him, he felt a wave of relief.

A tingling, pleasurable sensation.

Startled, he quickly stored his natal magic weapon in his dantian, and then looked into the deeper part of the Thunderclap Marsh.

Last time, in order to absorb water and condense a flying sword embryo, he traveled as far as 100 miles to this Thunderclap Marsh.

In order to seek a breakthrough and to refine the Xuan Yang Blood Amber and Chi Yang Bone within his body, he ventured deep into the Thunderous Marsh, covering 120 miles.

It's not that he didn't want to delve deeper.

Instead, after he crossed the 100-mile limit, the power of the purple lightning increased by a level for every mile he advanced. When he reached 120 miles, he had already reached his limit.

Sure enough, the lightning at that location did indeed cause his physique to break through.

So now, we can continue to try to go deeper.

130 miles... Damn, that's enough to break my defenses?

Grinning, Ji Yuan looked at his hand, which was torn and bleeding from being struck by lightning. He quickly mobilized his internal energy to protect his body before continuing to delve deeper.

140 miles.

Ji Yuan had just entered when he was struck by a massive bolt of lightning and sent flying back.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he felt that the lightning bolt would have taken half his life.

Is it that cruel?

While catching his breath, Ji Yuan made a hand seal and used the second level of the "Water Dragon Technique" to protect himself with the Sea Dragon Armor, which eased the pressure somewhat.

As he looked at the thick purple lightning bolt in front of him, his curiosity grew even stronger.

What's in the very center of this Thunderclap Swamp? What's there? Could there be some rare and precious treasures?

Ji Yuan had previously consulted Li Changhe about the situation in Jing Lei Ze, and the conclusion was the same: no one had ever reached the very center of Jing Lei Ze.

Oh no, I wonder if those two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Shang court ever went inside back then.

In short, this Nascent Soul cultivator has never entered before.

Of course, Ji Yuan felt that the main reason was that there were no body cultivators in the Canglu Continent, otherwise someone would have been able to get in.

"I'm currently only at the second stage of body cultivation, the Tendon Forging stage, but if I reach the third stage, the Golden Body Profound Bone stage, I should be able to reach the very center of this Thunderous Swamp, right?"

But now, Ji Yuan wants to take a closer look.

Or, how about we try using Lingtai Fangcun Mountain?

That thing is durable and can be shrunk to an infinitely small size, so the amount of lightning it can withstand becomes extremely small.

Let's do it. If it doesn't work out, we can always back out.

With a thought, Ji Yuan released the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, and before the lightning could strike, he had already returned to his cave, turning his natal magic weapon into a speck of dust.

"Walk!"

Ji Yuan stood at the entrance of the cave, intently manipulating his natal magic weapon to fly deeper into the Thunderclap Marsh.

Soon, this natal magic weapon penetrated deep into the Thunderous Marsh, reaching a range of 140 miles.

The Lingtai Fangcun Mountain has already been reduced to the size of dust, so it's naturally impossible for it to be directly struck by something.

Only a tiny sliver of lightning leaked out and struck the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Excellent, no problem at all.

Ji Yuan paused in place to sense the situation for a moment, and after confirming that there were no problems, he activated the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and continued to venture deeper into Jinglei Marsh.

150 miles... there's a slight problem, but it can still hold on, it's not a big issue.

160 miles.

Ji Yuan watched as the tiny lightning bolts pierced through the defenses and landed on the surface of the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Let's scratch that itch.

170 li... 180 li... This won't do!

Ji Yuan had only just arrived at this point, 180 li away, when he felt his whole body go numb and the entire Lingtai Fangcun Mountain trembled.

Within 180 li of this Thunderous Swamp, there is already the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator!

run!

Just as Ji Yuan was preparing to retreat, he saw what appeared to be two stones on the ground ahead.

A stone that can be struck by divine lightning and remain intact, radiating a purple divine light, can it be an ordinary object?

The item was great, but it's mine now!

Before leaving, Ji Yuan activated the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain to take the two stones into his hands. Then, this natal magic weapon flew away like an arrow, quickly retreating along the path it had come from.

In just a few breaths, they had returned from 180 miles to 20 miles in the Thunderous Marsh.

For Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, this amount of lightning was practically negligible.

Ji Yuan was able to catch his breath and took a modified Qi and Blood Pill. As his pure Qi and Blood spread out, the injuries on his body caused by the lightning strikes began to heal at a visible speed.

At the same time, he flipped his right hand and took the two stones he had picked up earlier into his hand.

Previously, there had been too much lightning to see clearly, but now that he held them in his hands, he knew what the two stones were at a glance.

Purple Cloud Stone!

There are actually Purple Cloud Stones in this Thunderclap Marsh!

This is one of the materials needed to upgrade the [Heavenly Crafting Workshop] to level 3, making it an extremely rare item.

The last time Ji Yuan heard about it was when Li Changhe said that they had helped Master Lie Xiao find a piece of Zixiao Stone to refine his natal magic weapon, which was the extremely powerful Thunder Seal.

Now I've actually gotten two at once.

This can be considered as resolving a small problem in Ji Yuan's mind.

Very good, very good.

Then he carefully examined his natal magic weapon, and without hesitation, he stuck a piece of jade oil on the slightly damaged parts.

This is my natal magic weapon, so I must protect it well. Besides, this jade cream is something that can be given away to others, let alone used by myself.

After Ji Yuan "healed" his natal magic weapon, his injuries had almost completely healed.

If that's the case, it's time to go out and see what the world has become.

So after a moment's thought, he put on the outfit he had obtained from the demon's den.

In an instant, he transformed from a strong physical cultivator into a gloomy demonic cultivator.

Finally, he hung the Seven Fiends Baby Crying Bell beside him.

The Five Poisonous Serpent Staff would have been the best, but as a late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator, it would be too conspicuous for me to wield such a top-grade spiritual weapon.

He adjusted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, making sure the spirit-devouring bees were placed in the most convenient position.

Once everything was ready, he hung the Bloodstained Blade on his other waist.

"In these chaotic times, it's time to let Qiu Qianhai go out and explore, lest the cultivators of the world forget the might of Old Demon Qiu."

"Hmm... Let's start by going back to the Water Dragon Sect and see if we can find any news about Du Wanyi."

Ji Yuan still cared a lot about his second sister.

He then appeared out of thin air in the Thunderous Marsh and took the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain into his dantian to nurture it.

After quickly determining the direction, a black light shot out from the Thunderous Swamp and headed straight north.

"..."

"Senior Brother Li, you've come eight hundred times already."

On the southbound sea-crossing ship, Feng Zhitao looked at Li Changhe, who had come before her again, and said helplessly.

At this moment, Li Changhe's hair was disheveled, his eye sockets were slightly sunken, and he looked far from his usual energetic self.

In fact, most of the cultivators on this flying boat looked like this.

With the sect gone and himself reduced to a stray dog, few cultivators could muster their spirits.

"Junior Sister Feng, do you know what I regret most right now?"

Li Changhe walked to the side of Feng Zhitao and sat down heavily.

"You regret not staying on Canglu Continent and fighting alongside my junior brother. You regret boarding this cross-sea ferry and becoming a deserter... Senior Brother Li, you've said these words to me at least eighty or a hundred times."

As Feng Zhitao spoke, she rested her chin on her hands, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Actually, I regret it too. I believe most people on the ship felt the same way."

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe shook his head with a wry smile and then let out a long sigh.

"I really didn't expect that Brother Ji, who is the least timid, would choose to stay in Canglu, while I, who am the most daring, would board this ferry."

"Junior Sister Feng, what do you think Brother Ji is doing right now?"

As Li Changhe spoke, he turned to look north, which was the road he had come from.

"Him."

Feng Zhitao thought about it seriously, "I think he must have found a place to hide and is secretly cultivating."

"I guessed so."

Li Changhe laughed out loud as he spoke.

Feng Zhitao suddenly stood up and called out, "Master."

Li Changhe also realized what was happening, stood up and bowed to the newcomer, "Greetings, Uncle Wangyou."

Hua Yaoyue, who was passing by, glanced at Li Changhe and said casually:

"Since it's the path I chose, what's there to regret?"

"Instead of suffering here, why not cultivate properly? Even if you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, no one can drive you away, let alone the Nascent Soul stage."

After saying that, Hua Yaoyue scoffed and turned to leave without looking back.

Li Changhe's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he finally clenched his fist, shaking off his dejection.

"It's just a Nascent Soul cultivator! Brother Ji, you'd better stay alive and wait for me to rescue you!"

A thought flashed through his mind, and he abruptly got up and left.

Feng Zhitao looked around, and she couldn't help but think of her other senior brother, Yun Qianzai.

I don't know what he was thinking. Ever since he boarded this cross-sea ferry, he said he was going into seclusion, then he went into the cabin and never came out again.

...Perhaps I should also start cultivating myself properly.

Just like Master said, if I had the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, I might be able to return to the Canglu Continent to pick up my junior brother.

Then I can kill all my enemies!

Feng Zhitao had just gotten up when she noticed that the entire ferry across the sea trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a vortex of spiritual energy appeared out of thin air, and it seemed that all the spiritual energy in the world was absorbed by the vortex, finally flowing into the ferry cabin.

"This means... someone has reached the Core Formation stage?!"

"Core Formation? Our Water Dragon Sect actually has someone who can form a Core?"

"Who is it? This aura... is so strong!"

"..."

There was a lot of discussion around.

Hua Yaoyue returned to Feng Zhitao's side, and the two of them looked together toward the cabin from which the aura was coming from.

Others may not know, but the two of them do.

The person inside the cabin was none other than... Yun Qianzai.

"Master, I never expected that my second senior brother could form his core so quickly."

Feng Zhitao murmured softly.

"indeed."

Hua Yaoyue hadn't thought of it before, but now she understood.

Why is Yun Qianzai able to break through now?

It was probably the Water Dragon Sect incident that affected him, plus the fact that his senior brother and junior brother both chose to stay, while his second senior brother chose to flee.

In addition, perhaps Yun Qianzai himself could also see something?

The burden of the sect's future on the desolate continent will mostly fall on his shoulders.

Just as everyone was discussing it.

The extraordinary phenomenon of the Core Formation breakthrough suddenly disappeared, and then the array covering the cabin closed, the door opened, and a snow-white beam of light flew out from it, finally arriving above the cabin and transforming into a figure dressed in a white robe.

He had his hands behind his back, with his back to the crowd.

Seeing this familiar entrance, many people on the deck immediately knew who had made the breakthrough.

"The one who broke through to the Heavenly Pivot Island... it was actually him!"

Someone gasped.

Immediately afterward, Yun Qianzai's voice softly rang in his ear, "Before I formed my core, I didn't mind you calling me Lord of Tian Shu Island, but now that I have, I wonder what you should call me?"

"...Tian Shu... Uncle-Master Tian Shu."

Upon hearing this title, Yun Qianzai laughed loudly three times, then waved his hand and chanted aloud:

"At the end of the immortal path, who stands at the peak? One glimpse...and then..."

Before he could finish speaking, he found himself unable to continue.

He realized what was happening and turned around abruptly.

Sure enough, he found Hua Yaoyue looking at him with a half-smile.

That smile seemed to be saying something.

So what if you've reached the Core Formation stage?

You still have to be honest with your teacher!

...My master misled me.

The moment Yun Qianzai had that thought, Hua Yaoyue's voice rang in his mind.

"Come with me, I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)