Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 340: Chapter 185: Hua Yaoyue Arrives in Person

Of course, that’s what she said—and that’s all she could say.

I couldn’t just say, “I heard you’d kicked the bucket, got worried about your safety, so I came to check on you…”—can I even say something like that?!

“Disciple thanks Master for your concern.”

Ji Yuan obviously didn’t believe Hua Yaoyue’s words, so he hastily bowed in respect.

“Mhm. I’m leaving.”

Seeing that Hua Yaoyue was about to head off—no way I could let that happen!

“Master, please wait a moment.”

“Is there anything else?”

Hua Yaoyue turned back and asked.

“Nothing much, I just wanted to invite Master to stay for dinner.”

“No need.”

Hua Yaoyue still intended to leave, but Ji Yuan hurriedly added, “Disciple has brewed quite a bit of Heart’s Desire Wine here, too.”

Hua Yaoyue’s footsteps came to a halt.

“Go ahead.”

“You got it!”

Ji Yuan dashed off to the backyard.

Master came all this way to see me—if I don’t even invite her to eat, that’s just rude. So this time Ji Yuan rolled out his best moves… open the [Kitchen] Spirit Effect, and whipped up a table full of delicacies for Hua Yaoyue.

Plus he brought out over a dozen jugs of Heart’s Desire Wine.

Maybe she hadn’t tasted Ji Yuan’s cooking in ages; Hua Yaoyue actually ate more than usual for once.

Once everyone was fed and happy, something came to Ji Yuan’s mind, so he casually asked:

“Master, have you ever heard about Tri-colored Spirit Eggs… I saw it in some old texts lately, but when I asked the senior brothers and sisters, none of them knew.”

“Tri-colored Spirit Eggs?”

Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before replying:

“I’ve heard of them—they’re premium stuff. Can purify spiritual qi and raise your Dantian’s spiritual qi storage limit. But they’re incredibly rare. It takes a Tier Two or higher Spiritual Bird laying tens of thousands of Spirit Eggs, and maybe one of them turns into a Tri-colored Spirit Egg.”

“Plus, the thing only works if you eat them regularly—one’s not good enough.”

Purified spiritual qi, boosts qi storage—what could possibly be better than that?

To Ji Yuan, Body Cultivators are fighters, Spirit Cultivators are mages—what do mages care about most?

Mana bar, of course.

The main reason most same-tier cultivators lose in a fight is running out of spiritual qi—the longer it drags on, you can’t even use your big moves anymore.

Take talisman treasures for example—other cultivators can only use one because their qi’s lacking. But if your storage limit is bigger, you can fire off several in a row. Who could beat that?

So yeah, Level 3 [Chicken Cage] produces “Tri-colored Spirit Eggs.”

Do it!

Absolutely have to do it!

As for Hua Yaoyue saying you need long-term consumption—well, Ji Yuan’s [Chicken Cage] spits out one every day. Isn’t that regular enough?

“Then that’s seriously hard to get.”

Ji Yuan shook his head, then thought a moment and got right to the point: “Master, do you happen to have any Corrupt Firefly Shadow Locust Wood?”

Ji Yuan wanted to get this stuff himself, but it was way too tricky, better just ask Hua Yaoyue directly.

She’s my master anyway—might as well ask while I have the chance.

If she has it, saves me a ton of trouble.

“Corrupt Firefly Shadow Locust Wood? Isn’t that demonic cultivator stuff?”

Hua Yaoyue looked Ji Yuan up and down.

“Disciple stumbled upon an ancient pill formula—needs it for alchemy, but it’s super hard to find.”

Ji Yuan’s lies—just roll right off the tongue.

“Nope. That stuff’s filthy—anytime I see it, I just destroy it right away.”

“Uh…”

Ji Yuan really didn’t know what to say to that.

“You really need it, huh?”

Hua Yaoyue could tell Ji Yuan was acting strange.

“Kinda need it.”

Being able to boost your Dantian storage—that’s basically a supreme treasure. Of course I need it.

“Alright, I’ll ask around when I get back, see if I can score some.”

Hua Yaoyue seemed so earnest, Ji Yuan was actually a bit moved—so he immediately suggested:

“How about disciple goes back to the sect with Master?”

Been away for more than half a year this time.

Ji Yuan had always worried something might go wrong with Mist Island, been wanting to go check back in for ages.

If I just head back by myself, it’s way too much hassle.

Travel time alone eats up so much.

Just happened to meet Hua Yaoyue now—of course I’m going to hitch a ride.

“You want to go back too? Fine then.”

“Let me just tell Senior Sister Rou Yi I’m taking leave.”

“No need for all that trouble.”

Before Ji Yuan could even react, Hua Yaoyue just casually grabbed at the air, and a figure appeared in front of them.

Even Rou Yi was caught off guard—she looked around, and when she made out who was in front of her, hurriedly bowed in respect.

“Disciple greets Junior Martial Uncle Wang You.”

“Mm. Ji Yuan’s got stuff to do, I’m taking him back to the sect.”

Hua Yaoyue instructed.

“Understood.”

Rou Yi, who’s usually wild in front of outsiders, acted like an obedient little baby in front of Hua Yaoyue.

“Go on then.”

Hua Yaoyue waved her hand and Rou Yi took her leave.

Then, before Ji Yuan could tidy up the table, he realized he was already high up in the air.

Riding Golden Core Escape Light northbound, thunder booming everywhere they went.

Last time, Ji Yuan spent over half a month going to Liancheng Mountain, but this trip back only took three days—and that’s Hua Yaoyue deliberately slowing down.

Returning to the long-missed Water Dragon Sect, Ji Yuan bid farewell to Hua Yaoyue, pretending to head off to Wuyou Island.

In reality, he went south the whole way, finally arriving back at his beloved Mist Island.

Passing through the mists, Ji Yuan immediately released his Divine Sense, blanketing the majority of the island—familiar sights made his mood especially cheerful.

Oh yeah, this doghouse of mine really is my spot!

Ji Yuan let out the Frost Serpent that’d been cooped up who knows how long.

All this time, besides occasionally heading out for fresh air, Ji Yuan kept it at home, playing around in the [Fish Pond].

After feeding it Ice Soul Cold Dew for most of the year, not only had it gotten a lot bigger, its whole aura was way more ferocious.

Ji Yuan figured it won’t be long before it evolved into a Tier Two Demon Beast.

When that happens… hehehe!

The Frost Serpent got back to the familiar Mist Island, lumbering away on four legs like a lizard, and quickly crawled into the Cloud Rain Marsh.

Everywhere it passed, a trail of icy frost was left behind.

“Croak croak—”

“CROAK!!”

The Big Toad sensed Ji Yuan was back, leaped dozens of meters in one jump, and landed nearby.

With a loud “thunk.”

Ji Yuan chuckled and rubbed the Big Toad’s head.

At the same time, he noticed lots of Spirit Pigs running around Mist Island—big and small.

The Big Toad knows not to get greedy.

After that, Ji Yuan had business and found Tu Yue, reaching out to pinch her cheeks.

With nourishment from the [Chaotic Burial Mound]…

Tu Yue was looking more and more supple.

But before Ji Yuan could snatch her Storage Bag, she pointed to the west, signaling something was up over there.

“Hmm?”

Ji Yuan strode a few steps to the [Fish Pond]—no new Frost Serpent spawned.

Which means… he spread out his Divine Sense and instantly understood what Tu Yue was pointing at.

The Bee King—advanced to Tier Two!

The bee swarm’s numbers had already reached over 12,000.

Doesn’t that mean the [Beehive] can finally be upgraded to Level 2?!

For a moment, Ji Yuan’s mind was filled with one vivid scene:

Countless cultivators battling each other—he descends from the sky on Escape Light, shrouded in black robes, face covered with Iron Armor, a cloud of Spirit-Devouring Bees behind him.

All the cultivators below panic, shouting in terror.

“The Insect Demon is here!!!”

The more he imagined it, the better it sounded.

Ji Yuan couldn’t help laughing “hehehe” to himself.