Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 652: Chapter 287: [Grotto Heaven: Level 1]; Lifebound Magical Treasure Emerges

Seeing Li Changhe’s exaggerated acting, even Ji Yuan couldn’t quite believe it.

Although the Fountain of Eternal Youth is valuable, it’s not enough to shock Li Changhe, the eldest son of a Nascent Soul family and its future leader, right?

“This thing… doesn’t your Li Family have it?”

Ji Yuan couldn’t help but ask.

“We used to have it, but it’s long gone now.”

Having finished acting, Li Changhe sat back down.

“No, where did you get this good stuff? You managed to get your hands on this, damn it, they said the Fountain of Eternal Youth stopped circulating a long time ago.”

“A mountain man has his own tricks.”

Ji Yuan smiled, “So, this thing is quite valuable, isn’t it?”

“Valuable?”

Li Changhe laughed, “Junior Brother Ji, are you really unaware or just pretending? Treasures that can extend lifespan are considered top treasures in the world, and such treasures can’t be measured with money.”

…No, I just want money.

Ji Yuan took out the small jade bottle again and placed it on the table between them, asking solemnly, “With just a sip, it can extend your life by twenty years on the first use. Can your Li Family take it in?”

“If you can, I’ll come to you; if not, I’ll find someone else.”

Li Changhe looked at the jade bottle on the table and gritted his teeth, “We can!”

“Even if it costs us everything, we must consume it!”

“I wonder what treasures Junior Brother Ji needs? Just make a list, and I’ll discuss it with my father.”

Ji Yuan shook his head, “I’m not trading for treasures.”

“Then what is it?”

Li Changhe thought for a moment, unable to figure it out; he didn’t know what else the Li Family, apart from its accumulated heritage, could catch Ji Yuan’s eye.

“Spirit Stones.”

“Spirit Stones?”

Li Changhe raised his voice in surprise, “No, Junior Brother Ji, what happened? Did you somehow get into gambling? If you’re really short on Spirit Stones, just tell me, I’ll lend you some.”

“To trade the Fountain of Eternal Youth for Spirit Stones, it’s truly a pity.”

Li Changhe always considered Ji Yuan a true brother.

…it’s just that, Ji Yuan truly doesn’t lack this bit of Fountain of Eternal Youth.

Recently, he divided the contents of the large Jade Pot into small bottles, each enough for one sip, and managed to fill 132 bottles with just one part.

Owing a big favor to Li Changhe for just this isn’t worth it.

Moreover, trading Spirit Stones with him is, in a way, also a form of caring for the Li Family.

The Li Family lacks treasures that can’t be bought with Spirit Stones, but they don’t lack Spirit Stones.

“It’s fine, just exchange it for Spirit Stones.”

Li Changhe stared at Ji Yuan, seeing that he wasn’t pretending, and finally nodded, “Alright, I’ll discuss it with my father and might have to return to the sect once.”

“Rest assured, if it’s just Spirit Stones, our Li Family will never disappoint you!”

After Li Changhe finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

With Li Changhe’s assurance, Ji Yuan finally relaxed, knowing that even the Fountain of Eternal Youth couldn’t sell for less than 30,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

In that case, it’s best to just wait for Young Master Li to return.

Next, Ji Yuan took out Huang Richeng’s Storage Bag and swept through it with his Divine Sense.

Although there wasn’t much of value, it was still much better than that of Loose Cultivators of the same rank, with items like Spiritual Artifacts, and including the two stripped off him, there were four in total.

There was also a Talisman Treasure, an attack talisman called “Profound Celestial Tower,” which could be used twice, and Ji Yuan reluctantly accepted it.

As for the Spirit Stones, neither much nor little, they totaled around 3,000.

Lastly, there were Elixirs.

Normally, elixirs refined for the Six Sects Alliance must be stored in specific Storage Bags.

Huang Richeng indeed did so, but besides that, he also used another private Storage Bag to store a batch of Spirit Gathering Pills.

There were quite a lot.

Ji Yuan estimated that there were nearly ten thousand of them.

The reason was not hard to guess… he’s been lining his own pockets, or to put it bluntly, embezzling.

But why didn’t he sell them after embezzling?

As Ji Yuan pondered, he noticed a Communication Talisman in Huang Richeng’s Storage Bag vibrating slightly.

Someone was sending a message!

Who?

Ji Yuan thought for a moment and decided to take out the Golden Communication Talisman. The fact that the other party could use a Communication Talisman indicated they were somewhere near the Alchemy Square.

He tried injecting a bit of Spiritual Qi into it, and soon a slightly sinister voice echoed in his mind.

“How’s it going? Have you collected those 10,000 Spirit Gathering Pills? If you don’t deliver soon, I won’t keep your wife’s and your brother’s sleazy affairs a secret anymore.”

Ji Yuan: “???”

No, what kind of talk is this?

Ji Yuan was stunned for a while after hearing this, even taking a moment to process it.

Huang Richeng’s embezzlement of the Spirit Gathering Pills was certainly instigated by this person, Ji Yuan could tell.

But what does “won’t keep your wife’s and your brother’s sleazy affairs a secret” mean?

From the message, it seems like Huang Richeng’s reward for delivering the Spirit Gathering Pills was to have the other party reveal his wife’s and brother’s affairs to him… what kind of reward is that?

While Ji Yuan pondered this, the Communication Talisman vibrated again slightly.

Then that sinister voice resounded once more.

“Huang Richeng, you damn bastard, did you die or what? If you don’t reply, I won’t let your Dao companion enjoy it anymore!”

As the voice fell, a woman’s slightly tearful voice came from within the Communication Talisman.

“Husband, husband, please say something.”

Ji Yuan: “…”

While Ji Yuan was a bit confused earlier, now he completely understood.