Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 376: Chapter 197: Even Nascent Soul Can Be Killed!

Could it be that I, Phoenix Peach, have no charm at all?!

Ji Yuan was unaware of what Phoenix Peach was thinking. He just thought the request he made was too excessive.

But even if he knew what was on Phoenix Peach’s mind, he would just think... a woman’s heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea.

Later, Ji Yuan went to Liu Yuan’s courtyard to learn about the recent happenings at Liancheng Mountain.

As expected, during the time Ji Yuan was away, everything in Liancheng Mountain was as usual.

The mutated Spirit Crystal Beast, which everyone was worried about due to its ability to devour Divine Souls, hadn’t appeared again, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Ji Yuan was also reassured. For him now, even if that Spirit Crystal Beast reappeared, he wouldn’t be afraid.

With the Soul Suppressing Bell protecting his whole body, what’s there to fear?

Thus, in the following days, Ji Yuan built a ”chicken cage” in the courtyard, not to raise chickens or for the Spiritual Soil they produced, but for the daily Tri-colored Spirit Eggs.

However, as the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian kept being compressed, Ji Yuan’s need for Spiritual Qi increased again... he needed to refill the space created by compression with Spiritual Qi once more.

As a result, he almost had to absorb thirty to forty Mid-grade Spirit Stones every day.

Fortunately, he had saved up a huge amount of Spirit Stones over the years, and he wouldn’t have to worry about affording his cultivation needs.

After cultivating at home for a few days, it was finally time to head into the mines again.

Ji Yuan, having absorbed many Spirit Stones, felt a bit of a heartache and had long wanted to mooch off the Spirit Vein. After all, spending on public money doesn’t hurt.

At last, when he and Liu Yuan paired up and arrived at the long-lost Spirit Vein entrance, they discovered.

That the Foundation Establishment cultivators paired with them for mining were the same group as before.

Danxia and Zhi Yun from the Joy Palace.

Dan Chengzi and Xuan Weizi from the Medicine King Valley.

Especially Zhi Yun, who visibly brightened up when she saw Ji Yuan.

”Brother Ji, it seems being handsome brings admirers everywhere.”

Liu Yuan teased through transmission.

Ji Yuan glanced at him and directly transmitted to Zhi Yun: ”Daoist Yun, my Senior Brother Liu wants to know if you have a Dao companion?”

Zhi Yun, hearing this, instinctively glanced at Liu Yuan.

An oblivious Liu Yuan responded with a smile.

This made Zhi Yun blush and replied to Ji Yuan: ”No, not yet, Senior Brother Wu You, what about you?”

”Sorry, I already have a Dao companion.”

Ji Yuan hadn’t forgotten, he had already told Zhi Yun last time that he had a partner.

Zhi Yun, helpless, could only look at Liu Yuan. After a couple of times, he finally realized something was peculiar.

”Brother Ji, did you just transmit to Daoist Yun?”

”No, I’m not familiar with her.”

Ji Yuan transmitted back and then ignored the matter.

To him... you tease me, I instead do matchmaking for you. I call it repaying resentment with virtue, shouldn’t you thank me promptly?

So, upon reaching the underground Spirit Vein and settling the miners, Ji Yuan sought his ”reward” from Liu Yuan.

Ji Yuan used the excuse that he had been away for months and had not been nourished by the Spirit Vein, so these few days he wanted to ”splurge”.

The duty affairs were left to Liu Yuan, while he focused solely on absorbing the Spirit Qi of the Spirit Vein.

Liu Yuan agreed with a smile; it was a simple matter for him.

Spending five days absorbing Spiritual Qi wouldn’t make much of a difference in his cultivation, and doing so wouldn’t interfere with his own cultivation during this duty shift.

The only difference would be somewhat less effectiveness.

After thanking him, Ji Yuan didn’t greet the other sect friends and went straight to the depths of the Spirit Vein, then used ”Shadow Following Shadow” after walking a distance, to make it so others couldn’t detect his whereabouts.

Going deeper, Ji Yuan quickly reached the place where he practiced last time.

But for someone with a huge demand for Spiritual Qi, it was still insufficient, so he continued deeper, but at this point, he called out his Protective Shield, letting it spin around him, and sent out a few Spirit-Devouring Bees to scout ahead.

While he was no longer afraid of the mutated Spirit Crystal Beast, being cautious was always better.

Going deeper, Ji Yuan found that there were no more Low-grade Spirit Stones in sight, everything he saw was Mid-grade Spirit Stones, which was quite enticing to him.

’If I go further, will there be only High-grade Spirit Stones?’

Though Ji Yuan had a few High-grade Spirit Stones, they were reserved for breakthroughs in his cultivation, and he wouldn’t normally bring them out to absorb.

But now, in this Spirit Vein... after a brief consideration, Ji Yuan decided to head down to broaden his knowledge.

He put away his shield, made a hand seal with one hand, and his figure swiftly turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated.

Escape Technique – ”Black Fog Dissipation”!

It must be said, the Great Love Sect’s escape technique is indeed remarkable.

Invisible coming or going, and it’s quick too.

The Spirit Stones around him swept past like streams of light. After a little more than half an hour, he found that the Spirit Stones around him had changed from Mid-grade to High-grade.

’The Mid-grade Spirit Stones are pure white, while High-grade Spirit Stones are of a much denser white, and the Spiritual Qi inside seems as if it could drip out.’

’However, it is said that the Supreme-grade Spirit Stones are transparent with no color. I’m not sure if that’s true.’

’Also, it seems the Middle-grade Spirit Vein cannot produce Supreme-grade Spirit Stones. It is said that at least a High-grade Spirit Vein is required, and even then, if they are produced, they are extremely rare, something that can be counted on one hand.’

With thoughts flashing through his mind, Ji Yuan noticed that the Spirit Stones on the stone walls around him had all turned into High-grade Spirit Stones, so he didn’t continue any further.

This was already the deepest part of the Spirit Vein. Proceeding further might lead to the presence of remaining Spirit Crystal Beasts, and the Spiritual Qi here was already sufficiently rich, so there was no significant point in going deeper.

Thus, Ji Yuan found a spot nearby and began to sit down and cultivate, absorbing the Spiritual Qi in this Spirit Vein.

He also remembered Yang Taian’s advice: shoot and then move, find a new spot after half a day of cultivation and continue, not absorbing too much Spiritual Qi in one place, otherwise the Spirit Stone would have issues.

After eight consecutive days of cultivation, Ji Yuan sensed the situation within his Dantian.

The previous gap was already half filled.

If he continued cultivating for another eight days, the Dantian would return to its former state, which meant his Spiritual Qi reserve would be twice that of cultivators in the same realm.

’With just two days left, I cannot waste it. Absorb as much as I can.’

’Besides, this Spirit Vein, both Medicine King Valley and Joy Palace have a share. By absorbing the Spiritual Qi, I am contributing to the sect.’

Just as Ji Yuan was about to enter meditation again, he heard what seemed like footsteps in this silent Spirit Vein... It’s a person, not a Demon Beast.

Ji Yuan immediately released his Divine Sense.