Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 685: Chapter 298: The Final Fate of the Water Dragon Sect

“In the past year, I have crafted a total of 530 Celestial Thunder Seeds. Aside from the 18 I sold to Liu Yuan, I have 512 left for my own use, which should be enough for the short term.”

“As for Talisman Treasures, there are 7 in total on me. Whether it’s for attack, defense, or escape, I have everything I need.”

“I have 3 Magical Treasures, and counting my Lifebound Magical Treasure, that makes 4. It’s just a shame that I haven’t been able to acquire more Void Nether Stones in the past six months, preventing me from expanding further.”

“But there’s nothing to be done about it. Even with Li Changhe’s involvement, we haven’t been able to obtain them. These items… are just too scarce.”

Wangcheng Mountain’s Alchemy Square.

Ji Yuan, having finished his period of secluded cultivation, was checking his own condition.

Lately, his sense of unease has become more frequent, prompting him to regularly check his status to prepare for a possible escape.

“The Flying Sword Communication to my master has yielded no response. Perhaps the matters are too sensitive to discuss this way. It seems I’ll need to find an opportunity to return to the sect.”

“Even if it’s not just to see my master, I need to visit Tu Yue and collect what’s been piling up. It’s been too long since we’ve seen each other, and I’m sure there’s a lot accumulated by now.”

Another year has passed without returning.

Although the [Chicken Cage] has been stored in the Mountain of Mind and Heart, providing Ji Yuan with an endless supply of Tri-colored Spirit Eggs,

the [Pigsty] is still on Wuyou Island. Its production of Profound Sun Blood Amber and Blazing Sun Bones is excellent material for Body Refinement.

There’s also the Spirit Stones and Thousand-year-old Spirit Milk produced by the [Spirit Vein].

Ji Yuan also plans to return to collect them.

The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to set out immediately. However, after calming down, he knew that now was indeed not a good time to travel.

Especially based on the news from Liu Yuan, it seems the nearby Demon Dao activities have become unusually rampant recently.

Even their seasoned demon hunting team has repeatedly faced traps.

Otherwise, Liu Yuan wouldn’t be repeatedly trading Celestial Thunder Seeds with Ji Yuan.

’… And then there’s Celestial Chef Uncle. After cooking so many meals for him, there’s still no news.’

’Forget it, next time he calls, I’m not going.’

Ji Yuan originally planned to leverage his connection with Celestial Chef Zhenren, hoping to find an opportunity to return to the sect.

But despite having cooked for him several times, with Celestial Chef Zhenren always agreeing eagerly during meals,

once the meal was over, he would forget the matter entirely.

Ji Yuan had no choice but to set it aside for now, silently keeping it in mind.

Eventually, he shut down the effects of various buildings, left home, and headed to guard the city again.

However, upon arrival, he received a message from Liu Yuan.

“Where?”

“East.”

“Wait for me.”

In just a few breaths’ time, Ji Yuan saw the wind-blown Liu Yuan flying over from within the city, landing beside him, and immediately taking a big gulp of Unrivaled Wine.

It seemed like only alcohol could bring him back to life.

“Phew—”

Liu Yuan exhaled the wine breath, shook his head, then sat beside Ji Yuan, finally retracting the Sword Qi that had been so sharp and exposed.

“I think you need to practice a swordsmanship.”

Ji Yuan, observing his appearance, remarked with feeling.

“What swordsmanship?”

Liu Yuan sat beside him, leaning against the city wall.

“Drunken Swordsmanship: the drunker you get, the stronger you become; the more you drink, the drunker you get, the stronger you become.”

Listening to Ji Yuan’s answer, Liu Yuan was slightly taken aback. “You know, I’ve actually been pondering this lately and am really considering creating such a swordsmanship.”

Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, “No problem, I’ll help you then.”

Ji Yuan was preparing to share half of the Unrivaled Wine from his Storage Bag with Liu Yuan.

This wine’s greatest effect is best utilized by a drinker like Liu Yuan.

Plus, he had stored quite a lot in his Storage Bag; drinking a little each day didn’t consume much, while the stock only grew. Sharing some with a friend now was naturally no issue.

“Sure.”

Liu Yuan assumed Ji Yuan was speaking offhandedly and didn’t think much of it, instead turning to the main topic.

“Someone in our team died again.”

“What?”

Ji Yuan was somewhat startled by this news.

In the past six months, the demon hunting team hadn’t had any incidents, and each outing yielded results. Several times, during Demon Dao sieges, they even managed to assist in internal-external coordination missions.

In this Alchemy Square, they had become quite renowned.

But unexpectedly, after such a long period, someone had died again.

“Who?”

Ji Yuan hurriedly inquired.

“Wang Luo from Corpse Transporting Mountain, along with his refined corpse, was ambushed by a Fake Pill Cultivator… Nothing was left.” Liu Yuan said, shaking his head, speech somewhat disjointed.

At that moment, Ji Yuan finally understood why Liu Yuan came to drink upon returning.

“Be careful out there.”

He could only say that.

Perhaps it was because someone close had died again, or perhaps because he was drunk. In any case, Liu Yuan seemed pensive this time, looking at the clouds in the sky, he said:

“Actually, from the moment I embarked on the path of cultivation, I knew it was a road of no return.”

“Life and death like the wind, always beside me.”

Ji Yuan, watching the carefree and expressive Liu Yuan, couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.

He too wanted such carefreeness, but living carefree often meant dealing with life and death, and deep down, Ji Yuan was unwilling to do so without preparation.

Simply put, he was still afraid of death.