Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 318 A Great Harvest! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Ji Yuan, dressed in a black robe, had already exerted all his strength, so what was revealed at this moment was his original appearance.

He was exceptionally handsome.

With a wave of his hand, three flying sword embryos appeared simultaneously, opening up the originally narrow cave and allowing him to stand up naturally.

The same was true for the Hundred Insect Immortal on the opposite side. With the cave opened up, he no longer had to curl up in the narrow cave, covered in dust and dirt.

After getting up, he made a cleansing gesture with one hand.

Having already cultivated the art of metal magic, a golden light flashed, and his entire body became clean and tidy once again.

His face was unusually pale due to the severe financial deficit.

Ji Yuan's punch even aggravated his old injuries.

"So, are we really going to wipe them all out today, fellow Daoist?"

"I possess an immense opportunity. If you spare me, I will share this opportunity with you!"

"The Immortal of a Hundred Insects asked in a deep voice."

As Ji Yuan was also adjusting his breathing, he raised his hand, and the Heavenly Poison Needle flew out from the chrysanthemum of the Crimson-Eyed Green Iron Rat, hovering beside him.

In his right hand he held the Crimson Wave Whip, a magical weapon coiled into a circle.

The remaining three flying sword embryos hovered to his right.

Behind him, a flag was planted.

That was the Yin Ghost Flag, which had not been touched for a long time. Yin energy swirled around it, and two Yin Ghosts occasionally poked their heads out, letting out bursts of roars.

"If I said I wouldn't kill you, would you believe me?"

Ji Yuan replied in a similarly deep voice, "As for Ji Yuan, killing you would make everything mine!"

The Hundred Insect Immortal suddenly laughed upon hearing this, with a soft "pfft," as if he were chuckling.

"That's true. How could we let a demon like you go back to the mountains? If I were you, I wouldn't have let you go either."

"...Before I die, will I know your name?"

After hearing this, Ji Yuan loosened his right hand, and the Crimson Wave Whip fell to the ground.

"No big name, just Qiu Qianhai."

"Qiu Qianhai? I've heard of him. He's a big name. Dying at your hands... wouldn't be a disgrace to me."

After the Immortal of a Hundred Insects finished speaking, he seemed to sigh as if looking up at the sky.

But immediately, countless venomous insects flew out from behind him, all rushing towards Ji Yuan.

"Oh."

Ji Yuan sneered, and with a thought, placed an iron box in front of him. Then, the Stardust Illusion Killing Array descended instantly and exploded in an instant.

Along with the explosion, the ten thunderbolts that Ji Yuan had thrown out also exploded.

Explosions rang out one after another.

The poisonous insects were almost instantly destroyed by the explosion of the Stardust Illusion Killing Array, reduced to ashes.

As for the Hundred Insect Immortal, he originally intended to take advantage of the chaos to escape.

But who would have thought that Ji Yuan could throw out so many Heavenly Thunders at once?

Casting spells takes time, using magical artifacts also takes time, and there are also fluctuations of spiritual energy when activating them.

But this thunderbolt is different; it explodes as soon as it's thrown out.

Its power is also immense.

Especially in this already cramped cave.

After the explosion, the low-grade spiritual artifact [Heavenly Craft Workshop] in front of Ji Yuan was destroyed, and he was also blown away by the extremely strong shockwave until he crashed into the stone wall behind him before coming to a stop.

He felt a sweet taste in his throat, but he quickly suppressed it.

A physique at the Tendon Forging Realm is still capable of withstanding attacks and fighting.

Even the tinnitus was instantly healed by circulating his blood and qi.

He also used his divine sense to scan the cave, immediately taking in the situation inside clearly.

To his surprise, the explosion hadn't killed the Hundred Insect Immortal.

But it's not much different from being dead.

Ji Yuan had already injured him and broken many of his techniques; now, to do this again in this cramped cave...

It's unclear what method he used to protect his body, but he couldn't protect his feet.

As a result, the area below his knees was now ripped to shreds, and you could still see the "shredded meat" that had been fried into strips.

His spirit robe was damaged, and he seemed to be stunned by the explosion.

All it knew was to crawl forward, clinging to the remains of the rat demon.

His entire head was a bloody mess, and his body was covered in dust. He looked... somewhat pitiful.

But Ji Yuan showed no mercy.

He activated the Heavenly Poison Needle once more, and it flew past with a green light, piercing directly through the temple of the Hundred Insect Immortal.

Enter from the left and exit from the right.

Before leaving, Ji Yuan recited a few words, summoned the Thousand Soul Banner, and with a slight sway, collected the vengeful spirit into the banner.

Just as he was thinking of collecting the corpse as well, his ears twitched slightly, a result of his exceptional hearing.

A series of noises came from above.

Oh no, it's going to collapse!

Without saying a word, Ji Yuan waved his hand, and the remaining corpses of the rat demon and the Hundred Insect Immortal were all put into his storage bag. Then, he recklessly activated his blood and qi and flew towards the ground like a madman along the cave he came from.

If the entire underground structure were to collapse from such a depth...

Ji Yuan felt that even if he reached the third stage of body cultivation, the Golden Body and Profound Bone, let alone the second stage of body cultivation, the Tendon Forging Stage, he would still be crushed to death here.

"..."

One day later.

late at night.

At first, the deep pool in a waterfall canyon was calm, but before long, huge waves rose up in the pool.

Immediately afterwards, two huge, long, dark shadows emerged from the bottom of the pool, followed by a surge of scarlet blood.

"Splash—"

A ferocious, ice-blue dragon's head broke through the water's surface, splashing countless droplets.

Then the ice dragon thrashed its body a few times to wash away the blood, before letting out a low roar and crawling out of the deep pool.

After it came ashore, it exhaled a breath of cold air, freezing the ground.

After waiting a while longer without any sound from behind, it impatiently roared again.

Immediately, the second Frost Dragon poked its head out of the deep pool.

It didn't cause the slightest ripple.

Even after it poked its head out, it didn't immediately go ashore. Instead, it cautiously looked around to make sure there were no problems before flicking its tail and quickly getting ashore.

When it arrived at the rocky beach, it suddenly opened its mouth wide, and its body swelled up several times. Then it opened its mouth and spat out a... corpse?

The corpse fell onto the ice bed, and then the first ice dragon exhaled a breath of cold air, freezing the "corpse".

Upon seeing this, the second Frost Dragon quickly dived into the lake, leaving only half its head and two eyes exposed, warily surveying its surroundings.

It didn't take long.

The "corpse" on the ice bed suddenly coughed violently a few times, then he opened his eyes abruptly and flew up instantly, hovering in mid-air, alert to his surroundings, and immediately summoned three flying swords.

After releasing his divine sense to perceive for a moment, he finally realized what was going on.

Safe.

We are finally completely safe.

"call--"

After landing, Ji Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief. The feeling of surviving a disaster was truly wonderful.

But this is not the time to catch our breath. We have come out from an unknown depth underground and do not know where we are now.

Not to mention the previous battleground, the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, and that precious mirror magic weapon.

The Upside-Down Jianghu Formation is also there.

In addition, there was also a swarm of spirit-devouring bees.

We need to retrieve these as soon as possible!

Upon realizing this, Ji Yuan first put away the two ice dragons, and then took a modified Qi and Blood Pill.

I almost had my intestines crushed underground before. Although I've recovered to about 70-80% after so much time has passed, I still have some minor injuries.

After swallowing a pill, Ji Yuan then sensed the magical power within his body.

That's quite a lot. In that case... he summoned the Sky-Splitting Flying Boat, soared into the sky, and as he looked down at the surrounding area, he quickly determined his current location.

They were swept to the east by the underground river, while the battlefield was still to the west.

go!

He spurred the flying boat forward, his figure shooting off like an arrow, heading west.

After about half an incense stick's time, Ji Yuan's divine sense had already located the battlefield where the battle had taken place.

Unfortunately, something unexpected happened.

Perhaps it was because his previous battle with the Hundred Insect Immortal had caused too much commotion, attracting the attention of the other cultivators.

At this moment, in that valley, two demonic cultivators at the early stage of Core Formation were besieging and killing the already crippled Heavenly Silkworm True Man.

The Soul-Devouring Bees, on the other hand, had already retreated into the formation.

Ji Yuan scanned the area again with his divine sense, and found that the Hundred Insect Immortal's natal magic treasure, the mirror that could emit golden light, was gone.

It seems that it most likely fell into the hands of these two.

"Tsk tsk tsk, well, I, Old Demon Qiu, fought tooth and nail underground, almost losing my life, and you two are here to steal my spoils?"

Schemes arise from evil intentions and lead to madness.

So he used his divine sense to summon the swarm of spirit-devouring bees within the formation, and then opened a crack.

The dense swarm of bees flew out again, surrounding and attacking the two Core Formation cultivators who were besieging the Heavenly Silkworm True Person.

At the same time, Ji Yuan went around to the other side and summoned nine flying sword embryos with his mind.

"not good!"

The moment the Soul-Devouring Bees flew out of the formation, the two Core Formation stage demonic cultivators sensed something was wrong.

"That person is back! Run!"

Upon seeing this, the short-haired man shouted and then turned and ran without saying another word.

Moreover, before leaving, he didn't forget to flee to another gray-robed man, and in doing so, he also lured the swarm of spirit-devouring bees that were attacking him towards him.

This perfectly embodies the principle of "better to die than to die for one's friend."

"What? You think you can just run away after stealing my treasure?"

Ji Yuan's voice rang out in the short-haired man's mind.

What followed was the Heaven-Slaying Sword, a combination of nine swords!

"laugh--"

As a massive sword light descended, the short-haired man was immediately forced back, and the nearby Soul-Devouring Bees swarmed in once more.

On the other side, the gray-robed man flicked out a deep blue flame from his sleeve, forcing back the Soul-Devouring Bees while simultaneously throwing out a golden light, then shouted:

"I assumed it was an unclaimed item and had no intention of bothering you, fellow Daoist. Farewell!"

The golden light flew straight toward Ji Yuan. He scanned it with his divine sense and knew what it was. He used his object manipulation technique to retrieve it.

The golden light fell into his hand and transformed into a golden mirror.

He flipped it over and saw a talisman pasted on the back of the golden mirror, on the forehead of the dog's head.

Judging from the remaining spiritual energy on the talisman depicting a round orb, it can be used twice more.

So... this is an apology?

Ji Yuan looked up and saw that the gray-robed man had already used his escape technique to flee far away.

The crippled Heavenly Silkworm Immortal is still chasing after them.

On the other side, the short-haired Core Formation cultivator was still facing the attack of the Soul-Devouring Bees.

At the same time, he didn't forget to curse:

"Huang Laosan, you damned bastard!"

"How dare you betray me like this! Once I escape, I will surely kill you!"

Ji Yuan laughed upon hearing this. "What, weren't you betraying someone just now?"

"Fellow Daoist, do not easily believe that Old Huang. I was already preparing to leave, but it was he who suggested that we come and seize your treasure!"

The short-haired man was starting to panic as the number of Soul-Eating Bees increased.

These spirit-devouring bees are capable of consuming spiritual energy. No matter what spells he casts, his protective magic, or even his protective spiritual robe, none of them can withstand the devouring power of these spirit-devouring bees.

As for his natal magic weapon, Ji Yuan waited for a long time but did not see it. He only saw him wielding a top-grade spiritual weapon short sword, fighting left and right.

He must be a cultivator who recently formed his core.

They didn't even have the money to refine their own natal magic weapon.

Ji Yuan summoned back the incomplete Heavenly Silkworm True Man with his mind, and at the same time, he urged the Crimson Wave Whip. Under the attack of the three, in less than half a cup of tea's time, the short-haired Core Formation cultivator screamed and could no longer withstand the poison of the Spirit Devouring Bees.

His mind wavered slightly, and the protective spell created an opening in the blink of an eye, Ji Yuan activated the Heavenly Poison Needle, killing him with a single needle.

They collected his corpse and his spirit.

Ji Yuan then put the severely injured Heavenly Silkworm Immortal into his storage bag. It seems that after returning, he will have to send him to the [Mass Burial Mound] to recuperate for a period of time.

Even this inescapable net needs to be repaired with Runyuzhi (a type of cosmetic).

Not only was it charred black all over by this precious mirror, but it was also besieged by those two Core Formation cultivators just now, and the threads in many places were even broken.

After retrieving the corpse puppet, Ji Yuan also put the remaining Soul-Devouring Bees back into his spirit beast bag.

In that previous battle, at least tens of thousands of Soul-Devouring Bees were killed or wounded.

This really made Ji Yuan feel a pang of heartache, and he had to go back and have the [Beehouse] replenish some supplies.

In addition, there were the Fiery Army Ants of the Hundred Insect Immortal. These ants had long been recognized as his master, and with his death, they all disappeared.

Even the dream butterfly was the same.

When he was fleeing earlier, the Hundred Insect Immortal put the Dream Butterfly into his spirit beast pouch. After Ji Yuan killed him and found his spirit beast pouch, he opened it to take a look.

Only the corpse of that strange insect remained.

It's truly a pity.

Before anyone could react, Ji Yuan dared not linger, and three battles between Core Formation cultivators ensued.

It will inevitably attract the attention of other cultivators. If it attracts a mid-stage or even late-stage Core Formation expert, then it will be a big problem.

As Ji Yuan leaped up and passed over the valley, he put away the array flags of the Upside-Down Jianghu Array, accompanied by a flash of black light.

He was already standing on the Sky-Splittering Ship, embarking on his journey south.

After half a day, and confirming that no one was following him, he put away the flying boat, and the real person disappeared instantly.

If a cultivator at the late stage of Core Formation or even the peak of Core Formation were to use their divine sense to investigate with all their might, they would be able to discover that a speck of dust had fallen from the sky.

But that's about it.

If you want to detect something unusual, you need to be at least a Nascent Soul level expert.

Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

Inside the cave, Ji Yuan collapsed onto the ground as soon as he returned, not wanting to move at all.

He first took out the storage bag of the Hundred Insect Immortal, broke the restriction inside, and swept it over with his divine sense.

Good stuff... lots of it!

This storage bag was the most abundant one Ji Yuan had ever received, but after a cursory glance, he knew that it wasn't quite right.

There are indeed many good things here, such as "Demon-Snatching Powder," which can help second-tier demon beasts advance to third-tier demon beasts; there are three bags of it.

In this way, both of those ice dragons will have a chance to advance.

Or perhaps the dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage immortal materials he had seen in Peony City were now lying obediently in his storage bag.

This conveniently saved Ji Yuan a lot of trouble.

But none of these things are worthy of his identity as the Immortal of a Hundred Insects.

He definitely has many more strange insects, or more precisely, insect eggs or other larvae.

For Chongmo Jiyuan, these are definitely the only valuable things.

So after a little thought, he made his decision.

Go outside!

Go and take a stroll through the cave of the Hundred Insect Immortal. Kill all those people there. Are you still afraid of stealing the treasure?

And after all the trouble and effort involved in killing someone, there has to be a harvest season, right?

The thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, and he immediately made up his mind.

go with!

Let's go to the cave of the Hundred Insect Immortal. He just happened to have asked Hu Li about this location. It seems to be... Xuanjing Mountain, Hundred Insect Cave.

Xuanjing Mountain is located in the southeast of Peony City, so it shouldn't be too far from here.

If that's the case, then let's set off.

Without hesitation, Ji Yuan appeared out of thin air in the mountains, stored his natal magic treasure in his dantian, and then leaped up, immediately urging his flying boat to head southwest.

Xuanjing Mountain is in this direction.

After walking and stopping intermittently for about a day, Ji Yuan finally found his destination.

Judging from its appearance alone, this mountain is just an ordinary mountain, and the mystic crystals it produces are also produced from inside its mountain range.

Ji Yuan stood on the cloud, scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, and after confirming that there were no people around, he summoned the Eye of Truth. The moment the purple eye squeezed out from between his eyebrows, he understood the mountain-protecting formation.

...There are relatively few flaws.

As expected of the Hundred Insect Immortal, wow, the formation used in this mountain-protecting array is truly excellent.

Although the origin of this formation has not yet been discovered, Ji Yuan already considers it to be his for the taking.

After observing carefully for a while, Ji Yuan found the trick to entering the formation, but it was still a bit difficult because it required using spiritual power to break through several nodes.

If the Hundred Insect Immortal is still manipulating this formation in this mountain, then Ji Yuan will indeed not be able to enter so easily.

Because he will resist.

But now... Ji Yuan just brazenly broke through the formation and swaggered in.

Once he entered the mountain, he swept his divine sense across the entire Hundred Insect Cave and took in all the details.

"That old codger has quite a few good things. I suppose he never expected to die on this trip, so most of his good stuff is still in these mountains."

As soon as the thought crossed Ji Yuan's mind, he took another step and arrived in front of the Hundred Insect Cave.

As the mountain breeze blew, Ji Yuan smelled a rotten odor coming from the cave... It must be the smell of "corpse maggots".

Just as Ji Yuan was about to enter the cave for a look, he suddenly sensed someone breaking in from outside the formation.

It couldn't be called "crashing," because the person passed through the formation unharmed, and as soon as he entered, he landed at the foot of the mountain, cupped his hands, and greeted:

"Disciple Hu Li requests an audience with the venerable immortal."

(End of this chapter)