Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 335 "A Record of My Experiences on the Willow Source Abyss Continent" [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Ji Yuan originally thought he was on the normal seabed, but now it seems he is at a much deeper part of the seabed!

"Fallen Immortal Valley... I'm afraid we have to go up from here to return to the normal underwater world."

Ji Yuan muttered to himself, then turned to the red wolf behind him and said, "I'll go up and take a look. You wait here for me."

Without waiting for the red wolf's reply, Ji Yuan transformed into an arrow, instantly flying out from the bottom of the Fallen Immortal Gully and heading towards the legendary Gate of Ascension at an extremely fast speed.

Red Wolf strained to look up.

But in the blink of an eye, he discovered that this human elder had disappeared from his sight.

A moment later, Ji Yuan stepped onto the seabed again, but compared to the Fallen Immortal Ravine before, this place was now tens of thousands of feet high.

He looked at the golden light shield that was right in front of him.

A thought suddenly popped into my head... Could this Fallen Immortal Ravine and this boundless wind curtain be a restrictive formation set up by a powerful being?

He looked around, but couldn't see any gaps.

He then released his divine sense again... There was no gap, and no other demonic beasts.

Only then did he feel relieved enough to summon the Eye of Truth.

The moment that purple vertical eye squeezed out from between his eyebrows, the scene before him shrank and changed.

The entire scene before me turned gray, except for the golden light curtain in front of me... which turned white.

Formation!

It really is a formation!

The vast Fallen Immortal Ravine and the boundless wind curtain were indeed man-made formations.

What kind of being could set up a formation to seal off an entire continent?

Even the Void Refinement stage is probably far from enough!

Fit?

Or is it the legendary tribulation and Mahayana?

Another important question is whether the formation that surrounds the entire continent is besieging the Canglu Continent or the Jiyuan Continent.

The Fallen Immortal Valley is located between two continents. To the south, it leads to the Ancient Wilderness Continent, but Ji Yuan is not quite sure what the situation is like to the north.

It can only be said that either of these continents is a possibility.

"That's a bit scary. I can only say that there are indeed a lot of secrets in this world, and they're quite numerous."

The fact that the Ancient Wilderness Continent was actually a battlefield is something that Hua Yaoyue never mentioned, and Ji Yuan will never know.

Now they've realized this again...

All I can say is, it's terrifying!

Too far away, Ji Yuan immediately stopped worrying about it. He retreated more than ten feet and used his Eye of Truth to survey the entire formation... There wasn't a single red light.

That is to say, there is not a single flaw.

There wasn't the slightest flaw!

That makes sense. How could a mere pseudo-core cultivator like myself possibly detect the flaws in a formation that could trap an entire continent?

There's nothing we can do but wait three years for the Ascension Gate to open, and then we can leave through it.

After the thought passed, Ji Yuan fell back into the Fallen Immortal Valley and disappeared without a trace.

……

In a small town in the far west of the Abyss Continent, a swordsman in a blue robe with a wine gourd hanging from his waist was strolling casually down the street.

Not only did he stagger with every step, but no one dared to say anything; instead, they all avoided him.

As for the reason, it's because of the aura of the Golden Core Realm emanating from the person in front of them.

Not long after they set off, a voice rang out in Liu Yuan's mind.

"I wondered where you, the Drunken Sword Immortal, had gone instead of your cave. Turns out you've come to this city to enjoy yourself."

"Come on, come on, the old devil Ji you've been asking about, I have some news."

The moment the words "Old Demon Ji" were uttered, the smell of alcohol on Liu Yuan's body vanished instantly.

He replied, "Coming."

He immediately transformed into a light blue beam of light and left.

The matter that Ji Laomo is the one that Liu Yuan is most concerned about after arriving in the Extreme Abyss Continent.

His level of attention even far exceeded that of the transcontinental formation.

When Liu Yuan first heard about the name "Old Devil Ji," he didn't take it seriously.

But when he heard that the old devil's real name was Ji Yuan, he couldn't sit still.

When he heard the name "Ji Yuan", his first thought was that this Ji Yuan was the one he knew.

But he soon realized it was impossible.

Unless this "Ji Yuan" has a Nascent Soul stage or even a Divine Transformation stage true form, it is impossible for him to "mingle" on two continents at the same time.

That leaves only one possibility: they share the same name.

It's just that the two characters "Ji Yuan" are the same in the name, I really don't know what kind of fate that is.

Afterwards, Liu Yuan found out a lot of information. When he learned that this "Old Demon Ji" was also a fake Core Formation cultivator, he had another feeling: could these two Ji Yuans really have some connection?

Otherwise, how come their cultivation levels are all about the same?

Unable to understand, Liu Yuan hurriedly found a large city and relied on the "Golden Forging Pill" he had stolen from the secret realm.

He has reached the Core Formation stage.

In any case, one's own self-cultivation is what matters.

Now, it is the second year since he formed his core.

Young, highly skilled, and good-natured, Liu Yuan made many friends here.

Even the Tian Sha Mountain, Yun Ya Temple, and Gu Yan Sect, all of the Eight Sacred Lands, had sent people to invite him.

Unfortunately, Liu Yuan had already been involved in this major sect and had even studied under a master who was in the late stage of Core Formation.

Therefore, he was not really interested in this sect.

Having gained some insight into the path he cultivated, he longed to be a free and unrestrained wandering cultivator.

The top of an unnamed mountain.

After Liu Yuan, who had transformed into a beam of light, arrived at this place, he began to eat and drink with two other cultivators who were in the early stages of Core Formation.

These two were his close friends, named "Master Jinghong" and "Master Kunyu".

The Master Jinghong was a middle-aged man with a rather handsome appearance.

As far as Liu Yuan knew, there were quite a few female cultivators at the Core Formation stage who had designs on him.

However, Master Jinghong was infatuated with Master Kunyu, who had an ordinary appearance, and Master Kunyu had no feelings for him, treating him only as a friend.

That's quite an interesting thing.

The one who sent the message to Liu Yuan earlier was none other than the Immortal Jinghong.

"You scoundrel, it's one thing to not mention something as important as Core Formation, but you didn't even say a word when you successfully formed your Core."

Master Jinghong feigned anger and said:

"I'm also planning to invite a few friends to celebrate with you properly."

Liu Yuan was already used to the accents of the Abyss Continent, and when he opened his mouth, his accent was even stronger than that of the Jinghong Zhenren in front of him.

"Heh, with Brother Jinghong's connections, if he invites just two or three friends, he'll probably have to call all the Core Formation cultivators in the far west."

"Those who know this are fine, but those who don't might think that I, Liu, am going to attack the Black and White Temple."

As Liu Yuan spoke, he picked up a piece of pork head from the table and began to drink with it.

"You scoundrel..."

Master Jinghong couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Kunyu Zhenren, standing to the side, smiled slightly and said, "Some time ago, I heard that that old devil Ji snatched another fairy from Yunya Temple. I don't know what kind of methods he used, but even after he left, that Core Formation stage fairy still couldn't forget him."

"It must be some kind of demonic art; they're not the most skilled in this kind of thing in the demonic path."

Liu Yuan said casually.

"Most likely not. It seems that this old demon Ji has some real skills. If it were just demonic arts, it wouldn't be that even the Nascent Soul ancestor of this holy land couldn't do anything about it. It can only be said that he is deeply in love."

Master Jinghong shook his head, but soon he started counting on his fingers.

"Let me count. There's one at Yunya Temple, one at the Soul Refining Hall, and I heard there's another at the Black and White Divine Hall... I also heard that when he was in the far south, he had an ambiguous relationship with a Core Formation stage female cultivator from the Xuan Snake Mansion."

"That's four now."

Liu Yuan was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this, and could only say that Old Devil Ji truly lived up to his name.

"more than."

Master Kunyu said calmly, "Junior brother only knows about the women in this holy land, but in fact, most of the ones he has connections with are still rogue cultivators."

"this……"

The Master Jinghong truly has no idea.

Liu Yuan, whose chopsticks hadn't stopped moving, took a break from eating and drinking to say, "If I have the chance, I must see what this old devil Ji looks like, that he can make so many fairies fall in love with him."

Master Kunyu replied, "I have heard that every time this old demon appears, his face is covered by a blood-red skull, making it impossible for anyone to see his true appearance."

Master Jinghong laughed and said, "With Brother Liu's appearance, he might be the next Old Demon Liu."

"I'm not interested in women."

Liu Yuan shook his head.

"What?!"

Master Jinghong was greatly surprised.

"Don't worry, I'm even less interested in men." Liu Yuan rolled her eyes at him.

Master Kunyu glanced at them helplessly. Where was the demeanor of a Golden Core cultivator? They were just like two teenagers.

She could only say to herself, "This old devil Ji has been lingering in our far west. Many people are guessing that he wants to wait for the intercontinental formation to be completed so that he can be teleported to the Canglu Continent."

"To the Azure Continent..."

Liu Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.

Master Jinghong nodded slightly, "It's pretty much true. Judging from the people this old devil has offended in our Abyss Continent... the only way to cultivate in peace is to flee to the Canglu Continent."

"It will most likely require a complete overhaul and a change of name."

As soon as Master Jinghong finished speaking, Liu Yuan thought of something... What if Brother Ji came over and, unaware of the situation, revealed his real name?

After much deliberation, Liu Yuan, who had originally planned to travel to the Abyss Continent, made up his mind.

We can't leave so soon. We have to stay here to meet Ji Yuan and let him understand the situation before we leave... What if, what if Ji Yuan is surrounded as soon as he arrives?

With me here, it's good to have someone to help me.

As for the city that would provide support, Liu Yuan had already made up his mind.

Let's go to the "Western Border City" in the far west. This city is the largest in the far west. If Ji Yuan comes to the Abyss Continent, he will definitely choose to stay in the Western Border City.

"..."

After Ji Yuan returned to the territory of the Merfolk from the Ascension Gate, he settled down completely.

He spends most of his time cultivating in his own cave.

When he was really tired of cultivating, he came out to give some pointers to Lin Hu and the others on their path of physical cultivation.

If he still felt bored, he would take a group of male merfolk out.

He punched any sea monster he caught.

Then the merfolk would rush up to collect the corpses.

However, after killing many sea beasts, Ji Yuan also discovered that the demon cores of the monsters in the Fallen Immortal Valley were generally smaller than those on the Canglu Continent.

Perhaps this is a case of "use it or lose it"?

Regardless, Ji Yuan's life here is quite enjoyable.

Whenever they went out, they were always accompanied by mermaids.

If he wanted, he could even summon many female merfolk to serve him in bed.

She is a mermaid with an excellent figure and appearance.

"..."

Two years later.

On an ordinary night, Ji Yuan awoke from a deep sleep and received his second "Dan Yuan Fruit".

This is another big step forward since he reached the point of forming his core.

Upon waking from this dream, Ji Yuan looked at the second Dan Yuan Fruit in his storage bag and smelled the lingering rich fragrance in the air.

He was still somewhat dazed.

Because this dream... was chaotic and bad.

At first, he dreamed of the death of his senior brother Ran Kui. He dreamed that Ran Kui fell into the lake and he wanted to save him, but when he got there, he found that the person lying in the water had turned into Hua Yaoyue!

Moreover, that water was no ordinary water; it was a vast ocean of blood.

Moreover, when Ji Yuan arrived next to Hua Yaoyue, he discovered that her body was dissipating.

Ji Yuan tried desperately to pull her out, but found that her body was becoming more and more scattered, and in the end, she actually dissolved in the blood pool.

Ji Yuan stood up in disbelief. Just as he was feeling lost and confused, he heard a voice behind him.

Someone was calling his name.

Ji Yuan turned around and found Hua Yaoyue standing on the shore, leaning against a tree stump, holding half a pot of wine in her hand, smiling at him.

Ji Yuan was overjoyed to see that she was alright and quickly ran to the shore.

Just as he was about to step forward and hug Hua Yaoyue, he missed his target, and the surrounding scenery changed drastically.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the front of a courtyard.

He was in a daze for a while before he remembered where he was.

This turned out to be Du Wanyi's residence in Yunyuze Tai'anfang. Ji Yuan went up and knocked on the door, but there was no response. He pushed the door open and entered the room, but he still couldn't see Du Wanyi.

Just as he was searching everywhere but couldn't find him, he heard someone calling him from the doorway.

And it was a voice I had never heard before.

He ran out the door, only to find that he had missed a step and fallen as if into an abyss.

He suddenly woke up and realized that the Dan Yuan Fruit had ripened.

Ji Yuan sat there for a while, but in the end, he didn't think much of it; thinking about it was useless anyway.

It's all just a dream anyway.

He calmed his mind and quickly arrived at the [Scripture Pavilion], where he silently improved his magical abilities with the help of the "Proficiency System".

"..."

at the same time.

Inside Yu Yuan's cave, several elderly fish of similar age had gathered. If Ji Yuan were here, he would recognize them.

These are the elders of the Merfolk clan.

They sat around Yu Yuan, chattering away as if trying to persuade him.

In contrast, Yu Yuan frowned, seemingly unable to make up his mind.

However, judging from the fact that he occasionally turned his head to look in the direction of Ji Yuan's cave, it was not hard to guess that this matter was still related to Ji Yuan.

After much persuasion from the clan elders, Yu Yuan finally gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

Only then did the elders feel relieved and leave.

Another half month has passed.

Ji Yuan went out of seclusion to relax, but not long after he came out, he was invited to Yu Yuan's cave.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Yu?"

After spending two years together, Ji Yuan and the merman clan chief were no longer strangers.

Upon arriving here, he sat down quite casually.

"There is indeed something that I'm afraid I need Brother Ji's help with."

Having decided to ask Ji Yuan for help, Yu Yuan didn't beat around the bush.

Instead, he said it directly.

"Oh? But where are the troublesome sea monsters?"

Ji Yuan had helped them out a few times when he was bored these past two years, so he wasn't surprised by this.

"Yes, but this time it's a little different."

Yu Yuan sighed, then raised his hand, and the two merfolk by the door closed the stone door of the cave and went out.

At this point, only Ji Yuan and Yu Yuan remained in the cave.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had ever experienced such a formal event with the Merfolk, so he became quite interested.

"Brother Ji, do you still remember that many years ago you asked me if our Merfolk race had any places for body tempering?"

Yu Yuan began by recounting what had happened before.

Ji Yuan nodded. "Of course I remember."

"Our Merfolk race certainly doesn't have any places for physical training, but we do have a spiritual liquid that can enhance physical strength... Brother Ji, please take a look."

As Yu Yuan spoke, he took out a small stone bottle from his sleeve. It was grayish-black in color, and it was impossible to see what was inside. However, Ji Yuan could definitely feel the blood energy contained inside.

This can indeed strengthen the body!

"But why haven't I found him after being among the merfolk for so long?"

In the past two years, Ji Yuan had already used his divine sense to thoroughly examine the territory of the merfolk, and even used invisibility techniques to go to many places that ordinary merfolk did not allow to set foot in.

But what's stored inside are nothing more than ordinary food, or various strange stones that the merfolk picked up from the seabed.

But this thing in front of him... Ji Yuan scanned it with his divine sense and immediately understood why he hadn't seen this thing among the merfolk for the past two years.

Because this stone bottle can actually block the detection of divine sense!

He could clearly see the bottle right in front of him and could sense the blood energy emanating from inside it.

But to divine sense, it was just an ordinary stone bottle, and nothing could be detected inside.

Or, to put it another way, in the face of divine sense, this bottle was actually empty!

Compared to the spiritual liquid inside, this stone bottle might actually be the real treasure!

Ji Yuan came in from outside, so he naturally knew how precious this thing that could isolate divine consciousness was.

If I could make a box out of this stone and hide inside it in a pinch, wouldn't no one be able to find me?

"This is the elixir that strengthens the physique of our Merfolk race."

Yu Yuan handed it over, then sighed, "Our Merfolk used to produce quite a lot every year, but unfortunately, now there's only so little left."

Why is that?

Ji Yuan didn't reach out to take it. The effects of this spiritual liquid... were probably comparable to Xuan Yang Blood Amber. It was indeed a good thing.

But before asking clearly... what if I have to deal with the Holy Fish King myself?

Seeing this, Yu Yuan put away the stone bottle first, and then said, "This spiritual liquid is actually produced by our ancestral land, but unfortunately, our ancestral land is now occupied by a powerful sea beast, so I would like to ask Brother Ji for help to kill that sea beast."

"As a reward, all the spiritual liquid produced inside can be given to Brother Ji."

"Sea beast? How powerful is it?" Ji Yuan was not tempted and continued to ask.

Yu Yuan explained in a deep voice, "If we classify it according to the strength level of the human race, then it should be a third-tier sea beast."

"Third tier... difficult."

Ji Yuan shook his head and said bluntly, "Moreover, since that sea beast has occupied your ancestral land, how could it possibly let go of the spiritual liquid inside? Most likely, it's completely gone."

"No, no."

Yu Yuan quickly shook his head and said:

"The place where the ancestral land produces spiritual liquid is inside a stone door, which can only be opened by the ancestral seal of our Merfolk clan."

"Although that sea beast has occupied our ancestral land, the spiritual liquid that we can taste is mostly just a little bit that seeps out from inside. The vast majority is still hidden inside the stone gate... Brother Ji, you can rest assured about this. I am willing to guarantee it with my own life."

...What use is your life to me? It's worthless.

After thinking it over, Ji Yuan decided to go and take a look.

After two years of seclusion, he was eager to find a suitable opponent to challenge, just to maintain his skills.

If you can also gain something else along the way, that would be even better.

"I can go take a look first, but I'm not sure if it can be resolved, and... the payment needs to be changed."

Upon hearing that there was something to discuss, Yu Yuan immediately said, "Brother Ji, please speak. As long as it's something our Merfolk tribe has, just mention it."

"I am quite interested in your tattooing techniques."

Ji Yuan didn't hide his thoughts; instead, he spoke them out directly.

(End of this chapter)