Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 573: Chapter 261: Scheming for Core Formation

”Pill Essence Fruit?”

Yun Qianzai and Phoenix Peach exchanged a glance, both with puzzled looks.

Clearly, neither of them knew what it was.

Lying leisurely on a soft chair, Hua Yaoyue glanced at Ji Yuan but said nothing.

Only Ren Kui spoke up: ”We at Shang Dong probably don’t have it, so neither the second nor third brother knows.”

”Senior brother, do you know?”

Ji Yuan asked excitedly.

Because he had browsed numerous historical records, but had not found any information on the Pill Essence Fruit. He even thought it might not exist on the Cangluo Continent.

”Yes, when I was at Shang Mountain previously, I killed a Peak Foundation Establishment demon cultivator and found many historical materials in his storage bag, among which were records of the Pill Essence Fruit.”

”Oh?”

”The Pill Essence Fruit is undoubtedly a treasure for Peak Foundation Establishment cultivators or Fake Pill cultivators because its sole effect is to increase the success rate of Core Formation.”

As soon as Ren Kui finished speaking, Phoenix Peach and Yun Qianzai’s breathing quickened.

”Isn’t it just like the Foundation Establishment Pill?”

”Yes, purely based on its effect, it is indeed so.”

Ren Kui nodded and said: ”When choosing Core Formation, consuming this Pill Essence Fruit provides a continuous supply of pure Spiritual Qi, assisting in Core Formation and thereby enhancing the success rate.”

”Does Shangxi have the Pill Essence Fruit? How about the four of us go to Shangxi together?”

Yun Qianzai was already impatient.

Phoenix Peach hesitated to speak.

Hua Yaoyue couldn’t help but laugh.

”Master, you certainly know.”

Ren Kui said helplessly.

”What’s going on?” Ji Yuan knew from Hua Yaoyue’s reaction that things weren’t so simple.

”Originally, Shangxi had a Pill Essence Fruit tree. This tree bloomed once every five hundred years, bore fruit every five hundred years, and matured every five hundred years. Each time it matured, it would only last a day. If not picked within that day, the fruit would quickly rot and disappear.”

”And Shangxi’s Pill Essence Fruit tree was initially owned by the Blood Luo King from Blood Luo Mountain. But a hundred years ago, for some unknown reason, the tree suddenly withered. Despite the Blood Luo King exhausting his heart and soul, he couldn’t revive it.”

Ren Kui sighed.

”This is literally a loss to all cultivators on the Cangluo Continent.”

Yun Qianzai angrily slapped Ren Kui’s thigh.

”Why the hell did you hit me?” Ren Kui glared.

Yun Qianzai said matter-of-factly: ”Because hitting myself would hurt.”

Ren Kui: ”I’ll teach you a lesson later.”

”Are you implying you suffered a loss?”

Phoenix Peach rolled his eyes, ”Heard the Blood Luo King is the strongest demon cultivator, late-stage Nascent Soul... How about I challenge him on behalf of the second brother?”

Yun Qianzai: ”Better challenge him on behalf of our master, then we’d be disciples of the world’s number one...”

”How about I challenge you?”

Hua Yaoyue said to Yun Qianzai.

”Good, I agree!”

Phoenix Peach shouted boisterously, not minding the chaos.

As the brothers joked around, Ji Yuan enjoyed this rare tranquility.

Having heard about the Pill Essence Fruit’s effect from Ren Kui, Ji Yuan also planned to find a way to upgrade this [Spirit Field].

Produces 1 Pill Essence Fruit every 10 years.

Ji Yuan couldn’t be sure one Pill Essence Fruit would guarantee successful Core Formation, so he must prepare more of these treasures.

As for the upgrade conditions of this level 4 [Spirit Field]...

[Upgrade Conditions: Mid-grade Spirit Stones ×500, Tier Three Demon Pill ×1, Dan Yang Soil ×10 pounds, Profound Yin Soil ×20 pounds, three bodies of Tier Two burrow-rotten worms. (Not achieved)]

Spirit Stones are available. As for Tier Three Demon Pill, Ji Yuan recently auctioned one off from South Sea City.

Ji Yuan also acquired three burrow-rotten worms’ bodies.

So only the Profound Yin Soil and Dan Yang Soil remain.

As for Profound Yin Soil, Ji Yuan had Bai Piao help prepare it, and he himself gathered some, so hopefully, there shouldn’t be a problem.

But this 10 pounds of Dan Yang Soil...

Dan Yang Soil is Pill Furnace Ash, created when Elixir refining fails and the elixir turns to ashes, and it must come from at least Tier Two elixirs to generate Dan Yang Soil.

If Tier One elixirs fail, it’s not called Dan Yang Soil.

That’s called rubbish.

”Third senior sister, I remember you’re registered at the Pill Hall, right?”

Ji Yuan turned to Phoenix Peach and asked softly.

This is where having a sect becomes beneficial.

”Yes, I’m indeed a grandmaster at the Pill Hall.” Phoenix Peach proudly patted her well-endowed chest, ”Why, are you also joining the Pill Hall, little junior brother?”

”Don’t worry, with your alchemy skills, I should be able to apply for you to be a Alchemy Grandmaster, but it’s only limited to Tier Two.”

As soon as Phoenix Peach finished speaking, Yun Qianzai reacted with a ”Hmm?”

”Shouldn’t someone like little junior brother join the Array Hall? With his research into Array Dao, once he joins the Array Hall, I won’t have to hold the fort alone.”

”Nonsense, you haven’t seen little junior brother’s talent in Artifact Refining. I guided him on a few techniques, and he could already refine mid-grade spiritual artifacts.”

Ren Kui rarely joined the argument.

But after the three finished speaking, they were all stunned.

Finally, Phoenix Peach recalled something and said vaguely: ”I remember when little junior brother first joined, he was said to be a Talisman Master, right?”

”So little junior brother mastered Pill Array Talisman, and all to Tier Two?”

”Uh...”