Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 333, Level 3 [Mass Graveyard] (Seeking monthly votes)

The corpse in front of Ji Yuan... its body was already half emaciated, and there was a hideous scar on its face, and its chest was a bloody mess.

But seeing Ran Kui's appearance...

Ji Yuan felt a dryness in his throat and a tightness in his chest.

He made a hand seal with one hand, and a light blue radiance swept over Ran Kui, making his senior brother clean again.

But the hole in his chest just wouldn't close.

Ji Yuan recalled the scene of Thousand Faces assassinating Ran Kui, and his heart burned with rage.

Fortunately, Thousand Faces was finally killed by himself.

As for Jiang Hong, he could only wait until he reached the Nascent Soul stage before going back to seek revenge.

Not only him, but also Blood Maiden and Blood King cannot be spared.

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then sat down on the spot.

Admittedly, when Ji Yuan saw his senior brother die, he couldn't believe it.

He thought, with his senior brother's methods and trump cards, how could he have died so easily?

It wasn't until later, when Ji Yuan obtained Ran Kui's storage bag and took a look, that he understood why things had turned out this way.

Because Ran Kui was truly at his wit's end, the wine cup that Hua Yaoyue had given him to save his life had long since been used up by him.

The Qi and Blood Pills and Peerless Wine that Ji Yuan gave me are all gone.

I don't know if he ate it himself or gave it away.

In short, the huge storage bag contained some common pills, several thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and three magic treasures.

Ji Yuan found it hard to believe that this was actually a storage bag belonging to a Core Formation stage cultivator.

Of all his possessions, only those three magical treasures were valuable.

Oh no, and that bamboo hat he wore earlier to conceal his presence was also very powerful.

"Therefore, before he met me, my senior brother must have gone through countless fierce battles and was probably exhausted to the extreme. Otherwise, he would not have been completely unaware of the abnormality of the Qinghe Island Master."

Looking back, everything seems to make sense.

But because we're looking at things from an afterthought perspective, it's too late to see anything.

Ji Yuan leaned back and lay down on the ground covered with rubble.

The two ice dragons sensed Ji Yuan's low spirits, so they crawled over from a distance, shrunk their size, and came close to his side to keep him company.

Ji Yuan felt the coldness on their bodies, lay down for a while, and then got up again.

The moment he got up, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

What would happen if the eldest disciple were buried in the mass grave?

Anyway, if he's buried inside, and with a little manipulation, as long as his body doesn't decay, sooner or later, the eldest brother will transform into his own corpse puppet and return to this world in another form.

The thought had barely formed when Ji Yuan banished it from his mind.

Turning his senior brother into his own corpse puppet—this method... even demonic cultivators probably wouldn't do it.

It's too demonic.

Dust to dust, dust to dust.

Let's talk about it when we return to the Azure Continent next time.

After some deliberation, Ji Yuan finally put away Ran Kui's body and then took out his storage bag.

The Heavenly Poison Needle was left inside Jiang Hong's body, in a place that was difficult to talk about.

Even if Blood Maiden discovers it early, she will still be unable to escape the fate of bearing children.

But that's not necessarily true. There are many methods in the demonic path, and there's no guarantee that there won't be any that can regenerate severed limbs, or even a fifth limb.

Even so, it must have left a deep psychological scar on Jiang Hong.

Ji Yuan's Heavenly Poison Needles are gone, but Ran Kui still has two.

The Heavenly Poison Needle itself was taken from a set of magical artifacts; a complete set of Heavenly Poison Needles should consist of thirty-six needles.

"That demonic cultivator possessed such a powerful natal magic weapon, yet he still couldn't escape death. It seems we must be careful in the future. If we don't act, all is well; but once we do, we must take lives as quickly as possible!"

While Ji Yuan was pondering, he refined the two Heavenly Poison Needles.

Ran Kui's natal magic weapon is a halberd. Ji Yuan is not used to using it, but he does not intend to sell it. Instead, he thinks of keeping it with him as a memento.

The last remaining magical artifact was a precious pearl.

Ji Yuan only learned after refining it that this magic weapon was called "Overturning Sea Pearl", which could generate an ocean once activated.

The ocean can trap and injure enemies, but it enhances one's own strength.

In critical moments, it can also protect you like a golden mirror.

A water-attribute magic weapon is a perfect match for Ji Yuan.

This also conveniently fills the gap in the Heavenly Net.

When the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal self-destructed earlier, the Heavenly Net exploded along with him; otherwise, the single Corpse Puppet wouldn't have had such a powerful self-destruction effect.

Ji Yuan finally took out Ran Kui's bamboo hat. He initially thought it was some kind of magic weapon, but he only found out after refining it.

it's not true.

This bamboo hat is called the "Concealment Hat". As the name suggests, its effect is to conceal one's aura and not be detected by outsiders. Moreover, the farther away one is, the weaker the detection becomes. If this is used in conjunction with the Soul Devouring Armor, it will be a true life-saving weapon!

If I'm chased again, I can put on the Soul-Devouring Armor and this hiding hat, find a secluded place to hide, and who can find me... Wait, we haven't even fought yet, why am I already thinking about escaping?

But the thought that this was left to him by his senior brother after his death made Ji Yuan feel very uncomfortable.

Feeling quite uncomfortable, Ji Yuan put away the storage bag and instead took out the storage bags that Venerable Poison Dragon and Granny Xuan Sha had given him after their deaths.

The two of them didn't have many magical artifacts in their storage bags; they only had their own natal magical artifacts.

After all, this is true for the vast majority of Core Formation cultivators. Firstly, magic treasures are hard to find, and secondly, their own magical power is limited. Generally, one can only use their natal magic treasure at the mid-Core Formation stage.

But there were many other things in this storage bag.

Ji Yuan's primary concern was naturally the availability of immortal materials.

Their storage bags together contained a total of 75 Foundation Establishment stage immortal materials, including 6 peak Foundation Establishment stage materials.

Ji Yuan thought about how he had risked his life to scrape together such a small amount.

But these two early-stage Core Formation cultivators actually carried so much with them... Damn Blood Luo Mountain, you owe me everything!

As for magical treasures, Venerable Poison Dragon's natal magical treasure is a treasure called the Miasma Dragon Gourd.

It contains hidden poisonous liquid and gas, which are extremely powerful.

He's truly a master of scheming and harming people.

If used in conjunction with the poisonous dragon, the effect would be even better.

Unfortunately, the Poisonous Dragon was a material Ji Yuan needed to upgrade the [Fish Pond], so it couldn't be kept.

Granny Xuan Sha's natal magic weapon is a needle and thread basket called "Thousand Needle Basket," and Ji Yuan has a deep understanding of its attack effects.

He initially thought the embroidery needles were the real body, but after refining them, he realized that the sewing basket was the real body.

Moreover, this sewing basket can help restore a damaged embroidery needle.

It can be considered a rare and valuable magic weapon.

Ji Yuan is prepared to keep this in mind; he might be able to use it for an assassination at a crucial moment, catching the enemy off guard.

In this way, he would have six magical treasures on him, and if he added his own natal magical treasure, he would have seven.

But I'm clearly just a pseudo-core cultivator!

Fortunately, cultivation and combat both rely entirely on the support of the [spiritual veins]. With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan took out a double-eared green jade glass bottle from his storage bag.

It contains only thousand-year-old spiritual milk.

The [Spirit Vein] produces one drop per month. Currently, Ji Yuan has 33 drops left in his storage bag, enough to last him a long time.

Moreover, he will have to remain in seclusion among the merfolk for three years.

Three years later, another 36 drops of the Millennium Spirit Milk appeared.

In total, there were nearly 70 drops of the Millennium Spirit Milk.

There's absolutely no need to worry about the energy expenditure from combat.

Ji Yuan didn't rush to take stock of the remaining cultivation techniques, elixirs, and immortal resources.

Because there is something more important to do right now.

That is to upgrade the [Mass Grave].

The reason why Ji Yuan did not come to the Extreme Abyss Continent with Du Wanyi, but instead chose to stay on the Canglu Continent for another year.

A large part of the reason is to collect the immortal materials needed for Foundation Establishment stage, in order to upgrade the buildings.

Now, after expending tremendous effort, they have even faced the threat of being ambushed by a Nascent Soul stage monster.

They themselves had barely escaped death when they fell into the Fallen Immortal Ravine.

Having finally gathered all the upgrade materials, how could I not upgrade?

Ji Yuan turned his head and looked around.

This huge cave has only a thin layer of sand in the northwest corner; the rest is all stone.

But that's enough.

Ji Yuan approached, looked around, and then flipped his right hand to take out a talisman from his storage bag.

A common second-tier earth magic talisman is called a "Treading Earth Talisman".

Ji Yuan had forgotten where it came from; it was most likely a gift from a cultivator who had died at his hands.

But none of that matters.

Ji Yuan infused a wisp of spiritual energy into it, and after activating it, he threw the talisman onto the ground. In an instant, as if an earth dragon were turning over, the ground in front of him was completely flipped over.

He flicked his right hand forward, and hundreds of streaks of light flew out, all landing in the newly dug pit in the ground.

Lie down side by side.

Then he used magic to pile the sand back up, and at that very moment, a line of text that only he could see appeared above the sand pile.

[Mass Gravesite: lv2]

Ji Yuan summoned the panel again and looked at it. Behind that line of text, the words he had been longing for finally appeared.

[Mass Gravesite: lv3 (Upgradeable)]

Given all this, what's there to hesitate about?

However, to be on the safe side, Ji Yuan first withdrew from the cave and then sought out Yu Yuan, the patriarch of the merfolk.

"I wonder what brings you here, my friend?"

Human guests have arrived in the clan, and they seem to be distinguished guests. The entire Merfolk clan is talking about this now, and Yu Yuan is quite happy about it.

"By the way, fellow Daoist, our clan is preparing a welcome banquet for you. Do you have time?"

Ji Yuanqian smiled and said, "I was just about to talk to you about this. I have gained some insights into my cultivation and have finally found your precious place. I am preparing to go into seclusion for a while. Before I come out, please tell your clansmen not to disturb me."

"this……"

Before Yu Yuan could speak, Ji Yuan smiled and pointed forward, and suddenly a lot of things appeared on the table between the two of them.

It consisted of roughly ten or so bottles of first-tier pills, mostly herbal healing pills, which Ji Yuan had stolen from someone earlier.

In addition, there were dozens of magical artifacts that Ji Yuan had previously ruined.

Although it appears sharp, it cannot withstand the infusion of spiritual energy, making it useless for cultivators, but it is very suitable for these merfolk to use.

It's countless times better than their hand-made stone spears.

Especially after Ji Yuan demonstrated the sharpness of the magic weapon and let Yu Yuan experience the effects of the elixir.

The chieftain of the merfolk was so moved he almost cried.

Ji Yuan naturally had no time to watch him weep uncontrollably. After dismissing the merfolk, he hurried back to his cave and arrived at the mass grave.

As for the body, he has already buried it.

This includes all the corpses of Core Formation stage cultivators, plus all the corpses of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Ji Yuan hasn't forgotten the hidden feature that building upgrades always result in critical hits.

The Heavenly Silkworm Immortal has already self-destructed, and Ji Yuan urgently needs a Core Formation Realm corpse puppet to protect him.

Finally, he buried the Thousand Soul Banner, the Yin Ghost Banner, and other magical artifacts used by demons.

I was hoping to get a lucky break when I leveled up later.

Once everything was arranged, Ji Yuan decided to upgrade the [Mass Grave].

As soon as he made that thought, an extremely strong yin energy suddenly emerged from the mass grave before him.

Its intensity has solidified into a tangible substance.

The general effect was that a thick fog suddenly filled the mass grave, and Ji Yuan also heard a series of ghostly wails.

A chilling wind blew all around, and ghostly fires swirled around. A sweeping glance even revealed corpse puppets emerging from beneath the sand.

"They're here!"

Ji Yuan quickly released his divine sense, scanning the entire [mass grave].

Corpse puppets... Five Foundation Establishment stage cultivators crawled out!

Five in total!

There's even a Core Formation stage corpse puppet...

It was an old acquaintance of Ji Yuan, and also the most troublesome opponent he had ever encountered before, the one who possessed the strange insects—the Hundred Insect Immortal!

When Ji Yuan saw him, he was even a little dazed.

Because he remembered that he had blown up the old immortal, and that everything below his calves had been blown away.

But now his legs have miraculously recovered, they've turned into legs that look like skeletons.

It looks a bit creepy.

However, the dense Yin energy emanating from him, coupled with the profound aura of someone in the early stages of Core Formation, was not at all creepy.

Compared to the previous Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, this Hundred Insect Immortal completely surpasses him in every aspect.

For Ji Yuan, he's practically an SSR's subordinate!

So when he saw him walk up to him, Ji Yuan immediately lent him his Golden Mirror.

Having regained his natal magic weapon, the Hundred Insect Immortal's aura seemed to have become much stronger.

As for the remaining Foundation Establishment stage corpse puppets, Ji Yuan didn't pay much attention to them.

With his current strength, once they engage in combat, even if these corpse puppets are released, they will only serve as cannon fodder.

It would be better to keep them to do odd jobs on a regular basis.

So he had a thought and put away the newly made corpse puppets, then sank his mind into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Because during the previous building upgrade, a strange memory appeared in his mind, along with the green ghost fire in his dantian.

The second spiritual effect of the level 3 [Mass Graveyard] is this Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

Ji Yuan had previously collected many ancient books and had gained a considerable understanding of the Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

In short, it can be summarized in one sentence.

Once you master this Yin Corpse Demon Fire, saying you're invincible among those of the same level might be a bit of an exaggeration.

However, finding rivals within the same rank is a very difficult thing.

Even when surrounded by two or three cultivators of the same level, they can usually break through the encirclement relatively easily.

Thinking about it a lot is no substitute for taking action.

Ji Yuan raised his right hand, making a sword-finger gesture with his index and middle fingers, and slightly turned it in front of him. A ball of eerie green flame appeared between his two hands.

Even though he had lit a flame in his hand, Ji Yuan felt no warmth at all; instead, he felt a chill.

He first used his mind to disable the exterior of the level 3 [Mass Graveyard]. After the ghostly mist and ghostly wails dissipated, he saw the two Frost Dragons opposite him, who seemed slightly intimidated.

Especially on Tuesday, it was so frightened that it shrank back and hid behind Monday.

"Hehehe."

Ji Yuan smiled and got up, then walked over to the two of them.

The Yin Corpse Demon Fire in his hand was still burning, and as he took a step forward, the two Frost Dragons shrank back a little.

In fact, just the fact that it could frighten Monday like this was enough for Ji Yuan to guess the power of the Yin Corpse Demon Fire.

Moreover, it was impossible to actually use these two Frost Dragons to test their power. He turned around and threw the Yin Corpse Demon Fire in his hand into an open space some distance away.

As the demonic fire landed, Ji Yuan manipulated its effects, instantly igniting a ghostly green flame across the entire open space.

Under this demonic fire, the stones on the ground gradually turned to ashes.

Demonic fire burns the stone.

Moreover, even after it burned out, the demonic fire didn't diminish.

Ji Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the sea of ​​fire before him, and the method of condensing the Yin Corpse Demon Fire popped into his mind.

If one wanted to refine this Yin Corpse Demon Fire in a proper way... the methods would be extremely vicious!

Ji Yuan used to think that slaughtering all the cultivators in the city to refine demonic arts was already demonic enough.

But compared to the cultivation methods of the Yin Corpse Demon Fire, these are still inferior.

Ji Yuan didn't even dare to examine the cultivation methods closely, such as using the bloodline of the same clan as a guide to refine one's children and extract the life fire of one's parents. All of these things pointed to the evil nature of this cultivation method.

Ji Yuan was already thinking that when he faced the enemy next time, he would unleash this Yin Corpse Demon Fire... Did they think that Qiu Qianhai was some kind of once-in-a-century great demon?

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan smiled contentedly again.

"Hehehe."

After testing the power of the Yin Corpse Demon Fire, Ji Yuan withdrew the sea of ​​fire before him, turning it back into a wisp of ghost fire, and then returned it to his body.

However, because the burning had lasted for so long, the cave was still filled with extremely heavy yin energy.

That's fine.

Ji Yuan retrieved the Thousand Soul Banner from the [Mass Burial Mound].

With a single hand gesture, the soul banner swept across, instantly drawing away the remaining yin energy within the entire cave.

Looking at the Thousand Soul Banner in his hand, Ji Yuan was still somewhat disappointed.

Because this soul banner had stumbled upon a fortuitous opportunity, it still didn't make any significant progress.

At least it didn't reach the level of a magic weapon.

Based on Ji Yuan's understanding of the Thousand Soul Banner, once it successfully advances to a magic weapon, it should be renamed the Myriad Soul Banner.

If I were to fight someone else then, it would truly be... Why don't you come and take refuge inside my Human Emperor Banner, fellow Daoist?

"hey-hey."

Ji Yuan became happier and happier as he thought about it, but just as he was about to bring up the panel to see the effects of this level 4 [Mass Graveyard],

However, he noticed a strange movement coming from within the mass grave.

"That's... the Yin Ghost Flag is making a move?!"

(End of this chapter)