Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 7 News

The next morning.

Ji Yuan, who didn't need to go out, started eating eggs at home early. Unlike the three eggs she ate a few days ago, she's having extra eggs today.

Digesting and absorbing six spirit eggs a day is a difficult task.

But just as he finished absorbing the two spirit eggs, someone knocked on his courtyard gate.

He subconsciously touched the lightning strike talisman on his chest, and only after confirming that it was genuine did he go to open the door.

It was Old Huang knocking on the door again.

Unlike before, today he smiled more when he saw Ji Yuan, saying, "Brother Ji, you're cultivating again."

Ji Xiaozi became Ji Xiaoge.

"Yes, is there something you need, Grandpa Huang?"

Ji Yuan maintained his previous humble yet assertive attitude.

"It's nothing much..." Old Huang added, seeing that Ji Yuan had no intention of letting him into the house, "It's just that there's something related to your parents."

"My parents?"

Ji Yuan's expression showed a slight hint of surprise, but it was fleeting. His voice changed immediately, "What?! My parents?!"

Old Huang entered the house, and as soon as he came in, he looked around.

Ji Yuan manipulated the panel in advance to temporarily disable the effect of the [Fish Pond].

Fortunately, this panel has a built-in "switch". Otherwise, if there were outsiders here, it would be hard to explain if the spirit fish suddenly evolved.

It's okay about the chicken coop. Ji Yuan has already put away the six spirit eggs from today.

Unexpectedly, these six green and yellow chickens still attracted Old Huang's attention.

"You raise quite a lot of chickens at home."

"Yes, my master likes to eat this roasted green-yellow chicken. The meat is delicious and tender, so I raised a few more."

Having already exposed the truth, Ji Yuan wasn't afraid to go even further.

"Oh, that's true... Young Master Ji, may I ask who your master is?"

Old Huang couldn't help but ask again.

"Didn't Grandpa Huang say he had news about my parents?"

Ji Yuan didn't answer, but asked a question instead.

"Oh right, you see, I'm getting old, my memory is getting bad."

Old Huang chuckled, then went back into the inner room, sat down, and pondered for a moment before saying, "I saw Liu Yezhou."

The fishing boat that the original owner's father, Ji Qingyun, owned was called the Willow Leaf Boat.

"Where?!"

"Luo Tong said he bought it from Liu Laizi."

Luo Tong is a pig seller in Zengtou City. To put it simply, he sells pigs. If Ji Yuan wants to buy a pig, he has to go to him.

Moreover, Ji Yuan remembered that Luo Tong and the original owner's father had a fairly good relationship.

When Ji Yuan sees him, he still has to call him Uncle Luo.

How could the willow leaf boat, which was lost in the Yunyu Marsh, end up in Liu Laizi's hands?

Either he found it by accident, or... he committed murder and robbery!

Seemingly noticing the change in Ji Yuan's expression, Old Man Huang hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "I just... I just happened to see it, I didn't mean anything by it, Brother Ji, please don't overthink it."

"Don't worry, I know. Thank you, Grandpa Huang."

Ji Yuan nodded calmly at him.

"Okay, then you should focus on your cultivation at home. I have some things to take care of in Zengtou City, so I'll be leaving now."

Ji Yuan escorted Old Man Huang to the door before watching him head towards Zengtou City.

Upon returning home, he immediately activated the [Fish Pond] effect.

As for finding out the truth from Liu Laizi, Ji Yuan certainly doesn't have that plan at the moment.

Not to mention that Liu Laizi was already in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, his relationships in Zengtou City were also complicated, and it was said that he had many entanglements with the Qin family.

Even if Ji Yuan wanted to take revenge now, he was powerless to do so.

It would be better to focus on improving our strength first.

So he simply noted down the information Old Man Huang gave him without giving it any further thought.

……

After arriving in Zengtou City, Old Huang skillfully navigated the numerous alleys, turning left and right until he finally stopped in front of a courtyard with white walls and blue tiles, and knocked on the door.

A slightly impatient voice came from inside the courtyard.

Who is it?

"It's me, Lao Huang."

The door opened, and a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and a pockmarked face answered. "Old Huang? What brings you here?"

"Come inside, let's talk inside."

A moment later, in the hall, Old Huang picked up his teacup and drank it all in one gulp, then let out a long sigh and said:

"Something happened to Ji Qingyun."

"Ji Qingyun? What, that bastard can't possibly come back to life, can he?"

Liu Laizi chuckled.

He had shattered Ji Qingyun's skull with a single water arrow technique; he didn't think he could be resurrected after that.

"It wasn't Ji Qingyun, but his surviving son, Ji Yuan!"

Old Huang lowered his voice and said, "A few days ago, he was about to be kicked out of Zengtou City, but he unexpectedly found a spirit fish."

"You're quite lucky," Liu Laizi nodded.

"Just yesterday, he went to the fish market and sold another grouper... another grouper with no damage to any of its scales."

"He has that kind of ability?!"

Liu Laizi couldn't sit still any longer.

"No, I only learned a little about the situation after making many inquiries."

"What's going on? You old codger, just tell me! Don't forget, you were the one who sold Ji Qingyun's location to me and took my spirit stones in return."

"Liu Laizi said impatiently."

A hint of regret flashed in Old Huang's eyes, but he still said, "This Ji Yuan... has become an apprentice, and the other party must be at least a mid-stage or late-stage Qi Refining expert."

Upon hearing this, Liu Laizi immediately calmed down. After a moment of silence, he suddenly looked up at Old Man Huang and sneered:

"You want to eliminate any future troubles, but you're also afraid of offending people, so you want to use me to kill Ji Yuan again."

"this……"

Old Huang felt a little embarrassed that his thoughts had been exposed, but he certainly couldn't admit it.

"How could that be? I... I'm just worried that Ji Yuan might find out something. If he manages to get his master involved, we'll be in trouble."

Old Huang didn't doubt that Ji Yuan had a master.

If it weren't for his master behind him, where would he have gotten this spirit fish?

"We did it discreetly; he won't find out."

Liu Laizi shook his head and said, "Besides, something big is going to happen in the Maple Leaf Island area of ​​Northeast China recently. I need to go there and make some profits first."

"As for Ji Yuan... we'll talk about him after things on Maple Leaf Island are settled."

"Maple Leaf Island? What's going on there? I've seen a lot of fishermen going there lately, and even after several of them have died, they still go."

Old Huang quickly pressed for an answer.

Liu Laizi glanced at him. "It'll be made public in the next couple of days anyway, so I might as well tell you now."

"On Maple Leaf Island, there is a cave dwelling... the cave dwelling of a Foundation Establishment cultivator who passed away."

"What?!"

Old Huang exclaimed in shock, "A Foundation Establishment cultivator's immortal abode! If we can gain some benefits from this, we probably won't have to worry for the next few years!"

Perhaps, this could even provide an opportunity to break through one's cultivation level.

"Well, I'll head back now."

Seeing that Old Huang was about to leave, Liu Laizi looked at his retreating figure and suddenly said, "Old Huang, you didn't tell Ji Yuan about Ji Qingyun again, did you?"

Old Huang didn't dare to turn around.

"How is this possible?"

"Yes, don't forget, you were the one who approached me first, and you also benefited from it later," Liu Laizi reminded him.

"Don't worry, I know."

Only after Old Huang had completely left did Liu Laizi sneer, "What kind of trash is this? You think you can outdo me by killing your fellow Daoists while sparing my life?!"

Old Huang was also deep in thought as he walked home.

He had originally intended to make Liu Laizi the scapegoat, but he never expected that Liu would be so hard to fool... Sure enough, there wasn't a single fool among those who could make a name for themselves in Zengtou City.

Fine, if Liu Laizi isn't in a hurry, then I won't be either.

Old Huang now had only one thought in his mind, and that was... to build a Foundation Establishment Immortal Abode!

(End of this chapter)