Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 516: Chapter 243: Spirit Field Upgrade Materials

Ji Yuan extended his perception, able to capture that trace of connection between him and Celestial Silkworm Zhenren.

This meant that this corpse puppet was indeed a corpse puppet.

And it was one that crawled out from the Chaotic Burial Mound.

It could be controlled by him.

With this, much of Ji Yuan’s worries faded away. No matter what, as long as this resurrected Celestial Silkworm Zhenren could be controlled by him, it would be fine.

As for this aura...

It was elusive and unpredictable.

Sometimes at the early stage of the Golden Core, other times falling to the Fake Pill Realm, and sometimes even dropping to the peak of Foundation Establishment, but just in a flash, it could recover to the early stage of the Golden Core.

The mid-stage Golden Core level he had in life, Ji Yuan couldn’t feel at all.

And the cause of his erratic aura... Ji Yuan suspected it was because his body was only half intact.

With only half a body, the spiritual energy couldn’t circulate normally.

The only consolation was that though half of his dantian was missing, it didn’t cause his Golden Core to be lost... just a small part was missing. The remaining majority was still radiating a cyan glow.

’This old fool actually cultivated a wood attribute technique.’

Ji Yuan thought, although this corpse puppet was indeed a corpse puppet, its body being perpetually incomplete like this was problematic, like that Golden Core inside the dantian.

Once in combat, Ji Yuan worried that his Golden Core might fall out.

So it would be best to stitch this half of the body back together. As soon as this thought arose, Ji Yuan noticed that the yin energy from within the Chaotic Burial Mound was surging toward Celestial Silkworm Zhenren’s body.

Subsequently, that cyan Golden Core in his dantian also began to radiate light slowly, bringing about changes that saw wounds in that half of his body gradually healing.

However, the flesh that regrew was as black as ink, making it very eerie to look at.

It was more like a ghost than a ghost.

Especially with that face, which was missing half of it.

After a while, it’s unclear how much yin energy this Golden Core Realm corpse puppet absorbed, but the Chaotic Burial Mound was no longer as cold, and his body had somewhat recovered.

Along with the changing aura, it finally no longer fell to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

It just hovered back and forth between the Fake Pill and early Golden Core stages.

This was enough!

It was equivalent to bringing along a Fake Pill Realm bodyguard when going out, and when the time came to fight, he could even lend him his lifebound magical treasure.

Thinking this, Ji Yuan casually beckoned, and incorporated Celestial Silkworm Zhenren into his storage bag.

He lay quietly beside Yin Tongzi.

Two corpse puppets that could join him in combat, one at mid-stage Foundation Establishment and the other at early Golden Core stage, were sufficient.

The remaining Spirit-Devouring Bees were taken by Ji Yuan as well, in much greater numbers than last time, enough to transform into an Insect Demon when released en masse.

As for other demon spiritual artifacts, there’s no need to mention.

With a thought, Ji Yuan once again instructed Tu Yue on the island, reminding her to take good care of the place and remember to collect daily.

As for outsiders... there’s no need to worry about outsiders intruding on Wuyou Island.

Immediately, Ji Yuan piloted the Wind Willow Flying Boat, circled once, ascended into the sky, and then transformed into a streak of cyan light, heading straight south.

...

The days of traveling were always boring.

Fortunately, Ji Yuan could snack on eggs daily; he even placed a small iron box on the flying boat to activate the Cave Mansion effect for his cultivation.

Or open the Meditation Room to nourish the divine soul.

So although traveling was somewhat boring, the good thing was that it enhanced his strength.

This was enough.

Traveling south, Ji Yuan first passed Mist Island, then Lishui City.

After that, the next familiar place he encountered, nearly two months later, was Great Love City, where he even stayed for a day to inquire about his sect’s news.

Which sect?

It was naturally the Great Love Sect.

Not to mention that he had acquired the Rotten Firefly Yin Locust from Wailing Wanderer to upgrade the Chicken Cage, which had a significant effect on him, and even learned the art of Dark Mist Scattering from him, which Ji Yuan still uses.

So as an inaugural elder of the Great Love Sect, he naturally had to be concerned about the affairs of his sect.

But the more he inquired, the more he discovered that the Great Love Sect... was gone.

Ever since Ji Yuan and his group raided Ghost Seeking Cave, no news of the Great Love Sect was heard in Great Love City, as if it had vanished into thin air.

It is said that the current Great Love City is even considering changing its name.

This signaled that Joy Palace intended to erase traces of the Great Love Zhenren from that year.

Could it be that Wailing Wanderer and those others really all perished in Ghost Seeking Cave?

Harboring this doubt, Ji Yuan went to look for Bai Piao’s friend Wu Yunbo, but he was nowhere to be found, and even that tavern had been dismantled.

This Great Love Sect seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Initially just intending to learn about it along the way, Ji Yuan couldn’t very well stop to search and could only continue southward.

Heading further south, it was all unfamiliar territory, so Ji Yuan slowed down his pace a little.

Moreover, the further south he went, the more different the landscape became, and even the woods growing between mountains and forests were vastly different.

Compared to the woods over in the Water Dragon Sect’s area, the trees growing south of Joy Palace had noticeably larger leaves, with many species Ji Yuan had never heard of or seen.

On this day.

After days of uninterrupted travel, Ji Yuan paused to rest in a mountain area, while Yin Tongzi was released to stand guard nearby.