Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 83 Ji Yuan's "Death", Ji Yuan's Breakthrough [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Qiu Qianhai seemed to be having a dream, yet it also seemed like it wasn't a dream.

Just as he was about to be killed by the blind old man Qin, he suddenly heard a loud shout from outside the house, followed by the entire stone house being overturned by a giant sword.

Ji Yuan has arrived.

It seems that Ji Yuan appears whenever I face a life-or-death crisis, and each time he arrives before me like a divine being descending from the heavens.

It was the same when I encountered Stormy Day back then, and it was the same when I met Old Dog Lin last time.

But this time...

"You shouldn't have come!"

Qiu Qianhai wanted to resist, but he was too weak to get up and could only watch helplessly as Ji Yuan protected him behind him.

Holding his sword in one hand, he said without turning his head, "Whether I come or not is up to me."

Then Qiu Qianhai watched as he and Old Blind Qin fought each other.

The flying boat soared into the air, the flying sword swept across, and the sound of exploding talismans echoed.

soon.

Qiu Qianhai watched as Ji Yuan was knocked into the Qingbo Pool. It made sense, though Ji Yuan was strong, was Old Blind Qin weak?

Those who can cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining in this Cloud and Rain Marsh must have extraordinary methods.

There's practically no suspense in a battle between a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator and a Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator.

So Qiu Qianhai could only watch helplessly as Ji Yuan was knocked into the water time and time again, only to rise from the surface again and again to stand in front of him.

He kept spitting out blood.

Before long, Ji Yuan's body was like a fallen leaf in the wind or a withered lotus in the rain.

"court death!"

Old Blind Qin roared and casually threw out three talismans. In an instant, three giant swords fell from the sky.

Ji Yuan's body surged with golden light, barely managing to block the three giant swords, but he couldn't stop Qin the Blind Man's flying sword magic weapon.

Dozens of tiny flying swords swept back and forth, instantly breaking through Ji Yuan's protective golden light, and many of the flying swords pierced into his chest.

Seeing Ji Yuan's body suddenly stiffen, four words suddenly popped into Qiu Qianhai's mind.

"A thousand swords piercing my heart!"

"laugh--"

With a wave of his hand, Old Blind Qin retrieved all the flying swords, which then transformed into a single sword that hovered beside him once more.

Ji Yuan lost his breath, leaned back, and finally collapsed next to Qiu Qianhai.

His chest was covered in bright red blood, and blood was oozing from all seven orifices. He was laughing, yet it seemed as if he was crying, but his eyes were filled with bitterness and helplessness.

"Old...Old Chou, I'm sorry."

Ji Yuan forced a smile, "This time...this time I...couldn't save you..."

"puff--"

Before Ji Yuan could finish speaking, the flying sword struck down again.

Qiu Qianhai watched helplessly as Ji Yuan's neck was severed by the flying sword, blood gushing out and splattering on the wall, but most of it landed on Qiu Qianhai's chest and cheeks.

The darkest hour.

Qiu Qianhai had forgotten what his emotions were. He felt that his mind was blank, yet it seemed to be filled with Ji Yuan's figure.

He was injured and unconscious when Ji Yuan rescued him. The two joined forces to kill Liu Laizi, dug for cold iron sand together at the bottom of Qingbo Pool, and broke through to a higher level together in Jingdefang. In the end... Ji Yuan died in front of him...

A loud "boom" resounded in Qiu Qianhai's mind, accompanied by excruciating pain.

He groaned and passed out.

……

The gray-mist figure looked at Qiu Qianhai, who had finally fallen unconscious, and let out a satisfied laugh.

He seemed to be laughing very happily, but it made Old Blind Qin uneasy.

"S-senpai."

Old Blind Qin knelt on the ground respectfully and shouted.

The figure in the gray mist seemed not to hear, and with a casual wave of his hand, a skeleton walked out of Old Blind Qin's storage bag.

He looked at his own skeleton and clicked his tongue, saying, "A treasure that even Golden Core cultivators would fight tooth and nail for, and you used it to scare some first-tier demons. Tsk tsk tsk, serves you right for being useless."

"forward……"

Old Blind Qin suddenly looked up and saw the gray, misty figure looking down at him, with two green flames burning and flickering in its gray eye sockets.

"scare--"

The two men locked eyes, and Old Blind Qin was so frightened that his face turned pale, his body leaned back, and he finally collapsed to the ground...

There was no other reason than that the blind old man Qin actually saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood in that green fire!

He saw that the entire city had been slaughtered, with countless corpses piled up throughout the city. The city walls were soaked in blood, and inside the walls lay countless human remains...

The city walls were actually built from human corpses!

Looking at this hellish scene, Old Blind Qin was so frightened that he lost his composure and finally couldn't hold on any longer. He was already at the end of his lifespan, and with a muffled groan, he died.

The dignified patriarch of the Qin family, a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining, is also the leader of the Yun Yu Ze Alliance.

I was so scared that I died.

"waste."

The gray-mist figure sneered and glanced disdainfully at the corpse of Old Blind Qin. Suddenly, green flames burst forth from the corpse, turning it to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Tsk, it's still more comfortable to sleep on your own corpse."

The gray-mist figure seemed to mutter to itself before stepping into the black skeleton before it. In an instant, the gray mist was completely absorbed by the black skeleton, and it let out a comfortable groan.

He raised his left hand and pinched the finger bone floating in the air.

This finger bone was the missing piece of his right index finger. He picked it up and gently put it back. Instantly, the bone was fully restored, but the green flame in his eye socket flickered for a moment.

"My dear wife, I hope you and my good disciple are still well when I return."

After the black skeleton finished speaking, it looked around and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, this dragon-nurturing land, formed by gathering the mountain and water energy of the Falling Star River in Shang Mountain, Shang Tingduan has really made a grand gesture."

After saying that, he looked down at Qiu Qianhai, who was still unconscious.

"You are a peerless genius whom I have nurtured with the efforts of three generations in this dragon-raising land. You must live up to my expectations, young man."

"Let's go, let's go, let's take you back first."

After saying this, the black skeleton looked down and left and right, and finally removed one of its left ribs.

A soft "thump" sounded.

The entire skeleton swayed slightly.

He snapped his fingers again with his left hand, and a green flame ignited between his index finger and thumb. He then placed the rib he was holding on the flame with his right hand and lit it.

He looked at his burning ribs, sighed deeply, and finally threw them to the ground.

The moment the rib hit the ground, the flames intensified, eventually turning into a burning campfire.

"Cangluo is too small, and Shangting is nowhere to be found, so it's better not to come..."

With a soft groan, the skeleton dragged Qiu Qianhai's corpse onto the ground and walked into the green campfire. Then, its figure vanished, and the campfire went out on its own...

"Ji Yuan!!!"

Qiu Qianhai shouted and sat up abruptly, only to find himself in a stone chamber.

There was a skeleton standing opposite him.

Without saying a word, Qiu Qianhai summoned his crescent moon blade and slashed horizontally.

The curved blade struck the skeleton... and broke in two!

The black skeleton slowly turned around, looking at the now-awakened Qiu Qianhai, and let out a gentle laugh. "My good disciple, do you also intend to kill your master?"

"If you wish, I will send you to see your friend."

"If you don't want to, I'll teach you... how to take revenge!"

Qiu Qianhai glanced at his shattered magical artifact, then at the talking black skeleton before him. Without hesitation, he prostrated himself in worship and cried out:

"Master, please accept my bow!"

The black skeleton stepped forward and gently stroked Qiu Qianhai's head, "Good disciple."

Qiu Qianhai shivered and looked up to ask, "Master...Master, where is this place? Aren't I at Qingbo Pond?"

"Here."

The black skeleton, with its hands behind its back, slowly said, "Here."

"This is a paradise for the chaotic and a hell for the orderly. Everyone here believes in one truth: might makes right. But at the same time, there are also countless powerful people who want to rewrite this chaotic land and create a new order here."

"Here you'll find heroes who have risen from the ashes to rebuild their cultivation, as well as prodigies who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage in a single day. Of course..." The black skeleton said, suddenly moving closer to Qiu Qianhai, its eye sockets glowing with green flames.

"It includes you and me."

"But...but Master, you didn't say where this is?"

"This is the Land of the Abyss!"

It is also called the Island of Extreme Abyss.

"Of course, if you're asking on a larger scale, it would be like three thousand boats on an endless sea, each carrying passengers on its own journey."

"..."

After enduring the sweltering summer and reaping a bountiful autumn, the depths of winter finally arrive.

Ji Yuan felt that this year had passed very quickly because his cultivation had reached the late stage of Qi Refining. As long as he didn't cause trouble, there was rarely anything in Yunyuze that could disturb him.

During the past six months, apart from going to Zengtou City, he spent the rest of his time practicing at home.

He rarely left his house, and he wouldn't even step outside. Let alone cause trouble, he would politely refuse even those in the late Qi Refining stage who came to him with problems.

Even though he knew there was a chance to make money, Ji Yuan never went to do things like killing demons and seizing treasures.

He didn't even bother to inquire about Qiu Qianhai's affairs. Instead, the lame Li came twice to ask Ji Yuan if he had any news about him.

Days passed by like this.

The fish in Ji Yuan's [Fishpond] have been changed again and again.

According to the neighbors, Wu Qin is about to give birth, so Lin Hu hasn't gone out on the boat these past few days and has been staying at home to take care of her.

During this period, Lin Hu also approached Ji Yuan twice. The first time, he hoped that Ji Yuan would be his son's godfather.

After being rejected by Ji Yuan, he changed his story, saying that he was not well-educated and hoped that Ji Yuan could help him name his child.

Ji Yuan refused again, citing his limited education, and instead told him to go next door to find Wen Lin.

After all, Wen Lin was indeed a well-educated young nobleman, a fact that both Ji Yuan and Lin Hu could see.

As for what name Wen Lin had chosen, Ji Yuan didn't ask anymore, because after a year of taking drugs and cultivating with spirit stones, he was finally on the verge of a breakthrough again.

The transition from the seventh to the eighth level of Qi Refining is not even considered a minor hurdle.

Therefore, Ji Yuan did not prepare valuable items such as mid-grade spirit stones.

On a bright and sunny morning, Ji Yuan shut out all sound and placed two hundred spirit stones around himself before using the effect of the [Cave Abode] to begin his breakthrough.

He held two spirit stones in each hand, and circulated the "Azure Sea Tide Technique" within his body. The spiritual energy within the spirit stones was quickly absorbed and flowed into his dantian along his meridians.

It became part of that Danyun.

This cycle repeats itself, and the spiritual energy concentration in the cave increases by 3% at night.

Despite this, Ji Yuan still spent nearly ten days absorbing almost 500 low-grade spirit stones.

His cultivation level had just increased from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the eighth level.

Ji Yuan had always cultivated peacefully and steadily, so there were no thrills or dangers, and everything went smoothly.

After breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, he spent another three or four days stabilizing his cultivation before emerging from seclusion.

The first thing he did after emerging from seclusion was to kill the two mid-stage first-tier spirit fish in the [Fishpond].

Both of them were promoted during his seclusion. If he doesn't kill them now, they will not only fight each other, but also take up the living space of the other spirit fish.

After killing the spirit fish, he, as usual, collected blood from the combs of three red-crested roosters and also obtained 10 spirit eggs.

After finishing all this, he set sail for Zengtou City.

When he finally arrived at the fish market, before he even landed, the nearby fishermen all made way for him, and some even started to greet him.

"Senior Ji, it's been a long time."

"It seems like Senior Ji has become even younger since I last saw him."

"You're still as dashing as ever, Brother Ji!"

"..."

Hearing the voices around him, Ji Yuan smiled and nodded, as if to say hello. But he had only one feeling in his heart... When you have no power, everyone around you is a bad person. You have to be careful when you come to this fish market to sell fish.

Now that I have the power, everyone around me seems to be a good person.

So ultimately, we still need to improve our strength.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, no wonder I haven't seen you all this time, so that's why..."

The Water Dragon Sect cultivator on duty greeted Ji Yuan familiarly. He also noticed the change in Ji Yuan's aura, but did not point it out.

"Just lucky, just lucky."

Ji Yuan smiled modestly, and after selling all the spirit fish, he didn't go anywhere else.

When he returned to his lakeside cabin, before he even landed, he noticed that Lin Hu's yard was quite lively.

Not only Lin Hu was there, but the entire Wen family of three was also there.

Ji Yuan guessed what was going on, and after thinking about it, he went to Lin Hu's courtyard.

Before he could even put the flying boat away, he heard Lin Hu excitedly shout:

"Brother Ji, I'm a dad!"

"I, Lin Hu, have a daughter!"

"Then congratulations!"

Ji Yuan smiled sincerely.

Lin Hu was very excited as he talked to Wen Lin's family, mostly asking Wen Lin for advice on childcare.

Before long, the midwife came out. Lin Hu hurriedly went up to her, first giving her 3 spirit stones as a delivery fee, and then they went into the house together.

The midwife knew about Lin Hu's family situation—that they had no parents—so she gave them a lot of advice on how to care for the baby and on Wu Qin.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Ji Yuan and Wen Lin's family decided not to stay and disturb them.

A year later, Wen Ling'er was a year older. Her chubby body had grown taller and slimmer, and even her temperament seemed to have become gentler, no longer as boisterous as before.

At least she won't come up to Ji Yuan for a hug like before.

But she still retains the habit of asking Ji Yuan for food.

Just like now, even though Zhao Yuechan kept pulling her along, she always tilted her head and went around her mother's legs to make faces at Ji Yuan.

Wen Lin chatted with Ji Yuan with a smile.

"Brother Ji, do you know how things are at the Water Dragon Sect? The price of those pills is going up almost every day."

"It seems there's still some friction with Huanxi Palace. We haven't heard the specifics yet, but the price of these pills changes every day. Brother Wen must be eating his fill."

Ji Yuan also smiled and said.

Wen Lin was an alchemist, and the more expensive his pills were, the more he earned.

"No, no, Brother Ji's talismans are the same; their prices have gone up quite a bit recently."

Wen Lin quickly laughed it off.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Ji Yuan did indeed earn a lot of spirit stones this year by drawing talismans; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to master the first-grade mid-level talisman so quickly.

Arriving at Ji Yuan's door, Wen Lin paused briefly before watching Zhao Yuechan and her daughter enter the house.

"Is there anything else, Brother Wen?"

Ji Yuan looked at him and asked.

Thank you so much, lovely Yuyao, for the 1000 spirit stones reward!

(End of this chapter)