Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 54 Dividing the Spoils

"Um???"

Ji Yuan looked at Qiu Qianhai beside him with a look of fear... You're really going to say something shocking!

Upon seeing Ji Yuan's reaction, Qiu Qianhai knew he had misunderstood. "What are you thinking? It's just a lie, a lie to him."

After saying this, Qiu Qianhai sneered:

"I severed his manhood with one stroke, thus eliminating one branch of the Qin family."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan nodded in understanding.

No wonder the Qin family hunted down Qiu Qianhai so fiercely. Compared to the direct descendants of the Qin family, what is killing Liu Laizi?

After learning about this, Ji Yuan didn't ask any further questions.

The two then divided the loot there.

He killed two people, both of whom were cultivators who had undergone tribulations, but the result was far less wealthy than Ji Yuan had imagined.

"We've all been around this Qingbo Pond for a while now, braving wind and rain, and we're bound to fight every now and then, so we naturally use any good stuff we find."

This is Qiu Qianhai's explanation.

As for why Wu Laochuan, whom the two of them killed together, was so wealthy, it was because he worked as a bandit near the shore and didn't have many enemies, which is why he accumulated so much wealth.

The Lord of Ghost Island is even more so; possessing the Yin Ghost Formation, he is someone even those in the late Qi Refining stage wouldn't dare provoke.

So in the end, after splitting it in half, Ji Yuan only got a mere 19 spirit stones, and as for the magic weapon, he took Xiong Youfu's mirror.

This thing looks like a breast protector, but it's surprisingly durable and can withstand attacks.

It can be used as a protective magic weapon, and spiritual power can be injected into it to unleash a powerful spiritual beam from the mirror surface, but it also consumes a lot of energy.

Besides that, there was also the cold iron sand, which was the purpose of Ji Yuan's trip. As a specialty of Qingbo Pool, both of them had some in their storage bags, but not much.

The total weight is only about half a pound.

Ji Yuan desperately needed this stuff, so he told Qiu Qianhai and asked for it all.

Not only that, Qiu Qianhai also had three or four ounces of cold iron sand, which he also gave to Ji Yuan.

He didn't ask Ji Yuan what he wanted it for; he just gave it to Ji Yuan because Ji Yuan wanted it.

But Ji Yuan didn't let him suffer a loss. He gave Qiu Qianhai, who was short of magical artifacts, a mid-grade fishing boat left behind by Lin Laogou, as well as an offensive magic weapon called Cold Iron Thorn.

In this way, Ji Yuan possessed 1.8 jin of cold iron sand.

After they had eaten and wiped themselves clean, Ji Yuan followed Qiu Qianhai and stepped into the real Qingbo Pool.

The islands here are much more densely packed than those outside, varying in size and scattered like stars. On the largest island, many houses have been built, and people can be seen walking on it.

Ji Yuan squinted and saw that there were still cultivators setting up stalls there.

Qiu Qianhai, who was somewhat familiar with the place, spoke up to explain:

"That island is the largest island in Qingbo Pond, called Qingbo Island. There is a small market on it where people sell things like pills and talismans, but the prices are 20% higher than in the market on the shore."

"The Water Dragon Sect has also set up a shop here that specializes in buying cold iron sand, and the price is the same as in the market."

I wondered why there were so few cultivators selling cold iron sand in Zengtou City; it turns out they'd already intercepted them once… Ji Yuan asked, “Where do we stay?”

"Just find a deserted island."

After disguising themselves, the two piloted the magic boat. Ji Yuan was still on the Black Wind Boat, while Qiu Qianhai had switched to Lin Laogou's mid-grade fishing boat. The two traveled and stopped frequently, their eyes constantly wandering between the small islands on both sides.

Half a day later, the two finally found a small island in the southeast corner of the clear pool.

The island is not large, Ji Yuan estimated it to be only about a hundred square meters. Apart from some fine sand on the shore, the island is covered with gray-brown stones.

Both houses were built of stone, with stone blocks piled up haphazardly. They couldn't even keep out the wind because the stone blocks were uneven, leaving gaps in many places that let in the air. They could only barely keep out the rain.

Fortunately, we're all from the same old world, so we don't care about these trivial details.

There are two stone houses, one for each person.

After entering the room, Qiu Qianhai immediately used a fire spell to burn the cobwebs and ashes on the wall.

Then he used water magic to clean it up.

Ji Yuan silently activated the level 1 [Cave Abode] effect. In the blink of an eye, the entire room was completely transformed, and even some of the cracks in the stone slabs closed up on their own, though some large gaps remained untouched.

After using the cleaning effect, he quietly turned off the building effects.

With a place to stay, the two settled down for a while.

Before Ji Yuan could even sit down, Qiu Qianhai, who had just finished tidying up, said he was going out to scout out the situation.

Since both sides had already disguised themselves, Ji Yuan wasn't too worried and let him go.

But less than half an hour later, Qiu Qianhai hurriedly returned.

Something's up.

"What's going on?"

Ji Yuan withdrew from the state of comprehending the second level of the "Canglang Sword Manual" and quietly put away a piece of white paper with the words "Enlightenment Room" written on it.

"They've come to Qingbo Pond," Qiu Qianhai said in a low voice.

"They" naturally refers to the three members of the Qin family.

"They actually guessed we didn't leave?" Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised. He thought he was going against the grain, but he didn't expect the other side to do the same.

"Um."

Three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators put considerable pressure on Qiu Qianhai. "Should we run?"

He knew he was no match for Ji Yuan, and he was worried that he would also drag Ji Yuan into the mess, so in his opinion, running away was the best option.

"run?"

Ji Yuan laughed, "Why run? It's rare to see a good show at Qingbo Pond, so we naturally have to go and see it."

"Um?"

Qiu Qianhai looked at him in surprise.

Ji Yuan patted his behind and stood up. "The person they want to arrest is Qiu Qianhai. What does it have to do with you, Qiu Laosan?"

Qiu Qianhai understood immediately and exclaimed, "You're really brave. Let's go."

Qiu Qianhai knew that Ji Yuan wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was quite... cunning.

So if Ji Yuan wasn't afraid, he naturally wasn't afraid either.

The two of them immediately arrived near the island from which the commotion had come. Sure enough, as soon as they arrived, Ji Yuan saw the two cultivators who had taken his spirit stones earlier.

At this moment, the two of them were standing somewhat obsequiously beside a man in black, whispering to each other.

"You two took the spirit stones but didn't do anything..." Ji Yuan muttered to himself. It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to make them return his spirit stones next time.

The man in black was probably Qin Wei, the leader of the Qin family.

Behind Qin Wei stood two tall, middle-aged men.

Judging from their cultivation levels, both Ji Yuan and Ji Yuan were at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Their sinister gazes swept over the surrounding crowd without any restraint.

When they saw Ji Yuan and the other person coming over, they took a special look at them.

But he only glanced at it before looking away.

Without the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, it would be difficult to discern the disguise effect with the naked eye alone.

After hearing the two cultivators' words, Qin Wei first cursed in a deep voice, "You sons of bitches."

Then he spoke loudly:

"As I said before, if anyone has any information about those two thieves, just inform the Qin family and you will be rewarded with 20 spirit stones."

"If Qiu Qianhai's head is delivered, the reward will be 60 spirit stones!"

"Take them alive, and you'll get 100 spirit stones!"

After Qin Wei, the young master of the Qin family, made his announcement, the surrounding cultivators cheered loudly.

Not to mention dealing with Qiu Qianhai, just informing him of the news would earn 20 spirit stones... This reward is undeniably generous.

"Tsk, as expected of the Qin family, they are so rich and powerful."

Ji Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, that's definitely too much."

Qiu Qianhai was clearly thinking of Xiong Youfu, who had betrayed him.

Then the three members of the Qin family urged their magic boat forward, following the directions of the two cultivators, towards the area where Ji Yuan had previously killed Lin Laogou in an instant.

Other cultivators who had come to watch the spectacle followed suit.

"Let's go take a look."

Ji Yuan, the murderer, also prepared to return to the crime scene to take a look.

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