Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 633: Chapter 280: Dong Qian’s Departure

After learning about her location in the market, Ji Yuan utilized the Li family’s connections to ask the market manager to take good care of Du Wanyi… For instance, since she’s not adept at magical combat and is injured, if a demon dao attack occurs, they should avoid putting her on the front lines.

As for the others, the relationship was more distant, so Ji Yuan wasn’t too concerned.

In short, after settling matters on Wuyou Island himself, Ji Yuan came to this Alchemy Square.

After all, this Alchemy Square is primarily managed by the Water Dragon Sect and was jointly established by the Li and Huang families of the sect, with some alchemists from the Medicine King Valley, so Ji Yuan felt at ease here.

Of course, except when it comes to Huang Richeng.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were from the same sect and it would be inappropriate to make a move, Ji Yuan would have wanted to have Qiu Qianhai take him out with a Celestial Poison Needle.

The structure of the Alchemy Square involves two Golden Core Zhenren at the top maintaining order. Several Fake Pill cultivators handle logistics, like delivering elixirs to the Shang Mountain frontlines or gathering medicinal materials, with Ji Yuan and other Foundation Establishment cultivators managing the rest.

They oversee different streets, each responsible for the crafting of a particular elixir.

Ji Yuan is responsible for the Spirit Revitalizing Pill, and Huang Richeng handles the Spirit Gathering Pill. Their streets are adjacent to each other.

The crafting of the Spirit Revitalizing Pill is already troublesome enough, yet Huang Richeng often stirs up trouble.

For example, he would lure alchemists from Ji Yuan’s street to craft Spirit Gathering Pills for him or create excuses about insufficient materials, prompting some alchemists to trade privately, and so on.

Though these acts are harmless, they are extremely annoying.

And the reason he came to this Alchemy Square was because he supposedly gifted some treasure to the Third Elder in his early years, garnering the Elder’s favor.

Although he wasn’t taken on as a formal disciple, he still managed to pull some strings occasionally.

Like coming to this Alchemy Square.

Ji Yuan, who rarely interacted with him, found him irritating enough, not to mention Li Changhe, who had frequent dealings with him.

Thus, Ji Yuan understood Li Changhe’s inclination to act… It was merely a matter of one sword; when the time comes, find an excuse and eliminate him.

While thinking this, Ji Yuan arrived at his “Spirit Revitalizing Street.”

As soon as he arrived, the atmosphere around became lively. Several Qi Cultivation cultivators, dressed in standard white robes, shuttled between buildings. Seeing Ji Yuan approaching, those on the street saluted and addressed him as “Elder Ji.”

Ji Yuan nodded in response and inquired if they had any difficulties.

After completing his inspection without any incidents, he headed to his “office” on Spirit Revitalizing Street, which was essentially a large room.

Once there, he activated the Celestial Craft Square effect, casually crafted several batches of Spirit Revitalizing Pills to warm up, and then began artifact refining.

He wanted to quickly craft the “Celestial Thunder Seed.”

Previously, when the Artifact Refining Room upgraded to level 2, he acquired the method for crafting this Celestial Thunder Seed.

But to successfully craft it, one must have the ability to craft Tier Two High Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Upon upgrading the building before, Ji Yuan could craft Tier Two Lower Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Later, under the guidance of Ran Kui, his artifact refining skills improved significantly, reaching the level where he could craft Tier Two Mid-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Since arriving at this Alchemy Square, he took the opportunity to hammer away, continuously improving his artifact refining experience.

Now, he vaguely touched upon the threshold of Tier Two High Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Once he successfully breaks through, crafting the Celestial Thunder Seed would be a breeze.

Days passed by.

Ji Yuan’s time at the Alchemy Square was not entirely peaceful, as he experienced several demon dao attacks.

However, due to the presence of Golden Core Zhenren guarding the place, any Foundation Establishment demon cultivators were swiftly slain as soon as they showed themselves.

As for higher-ranking Golden Core demon cultivators… unless Shang Mountain fell, even if there were any in Shang Dong, they would choose to lay low.

Nearly a month passed in this manner.

Li Changhe, who went to deliver goods to Shang Mountain, finally returned, and the date Ji Yuan arranged with Dong Qian was approaching.

Ji Yuan had been away for over half a year, thinking it was about time to return to the sect.

Thus, after arranging matters on Spirit Revitalizing Street, he asked for leave from the two Golden Core Zhenren.

These two Golden Core Zhenren, one from the Medicine King Valley named Miao Yao Zhenren and the other from Joy Palace named Lingming Zhenren, were quite agreeable, especially after learning that Ji Yuan was returning at the invitation of his Golden Core master. They generously permitted his departure.

Then, Ji Yuan piloted his flying boat straight eastward, witnessing countless human tragedies along the way.

In the past, the Six Immortal Sects kept everything in check, forcing people to suppress their inner evil.

Now that the Six Immortal Sects are hard-pressed themselves, they have fully unleashed their inner evil desires.

For example, Ji Yuan once heard words that left him silent for a long time outside a small Immortal sect.

“If a bad person does one good deed, they can turn over a new leaf. Yet, if a good person does one bad deed, you hunt them to extinction. Do we really deserve to die?”

The issue arose when an Immortal Sect disciple, witnessing the widespread chaos, joined in the turmoil, becoming a tribulation cultivator.

Pillaging both wealth and chastity.

The aftermath simply revealed the truth.

Ji Yuan listened for a while, found it uninteresting, and casually released a flying sword, dealing with the matter before leaving gracefully.

By the time he returned to the Water Dragon Sect, more than half a month had passed.

This was even after using the Void-sending Flying Boat during the journey; otherwise, it would have taken much longer.

Upon returning to the Water Dragon Sect, he noticed something.

Within the sect, there was an almost deserted feeling. Flying from the westernmost part of the sect to Wuyou Island in the south, Ji Yuan only encountered two Foundation Establishment cultivators, one of whom was injured, hurriedly returning from outside.

Passing by the Four Directions Island, he investigated with his divine sense.

In just a few months’ absence, several weeds had already grown on the Four Directions Island.

There was nothing he could do.

Foundation Establishment cultivators went to Shang Mountain, and the remaining Qi Cultivation disciples… most disciples from Four Directions Island were transferred to various markets.

So the absence of people was normal.

After a while, Ji Yuan returned to the long-missed Wuyou Island.

But just upon his return, Tu Yue handed him a Jade Scroll.

“Hmm?”

Ji Yuan first glanced at Tu Yue.

Tu Yue gestured towards the eastern Hu Yue Island.

In fact, from the moment Ji Yuan received the Jade Scroll, he sensed that it carried Dong Qian’s aura.

The Jade Scroll was left by Dong Qian; she had already returned?!

Ji Yuan hurriedly infused it with his divine sense, and immediately, Dong Qian’s voice, tinged with a sob, echoed in his mind.

“Ji Lang, forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I have left, gone far, far away. Unless unexpected, we will likely never meet again in this life…”