Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 653: Chapter 287: [Grotto Heaven: Level 1]; Lifebound Magical Treasure Emerges

So Huang Richeng is actually a minotaur?!!

For such a trivial matter, he embezzled the Spirit Gathering Pills from the Six Sect Alliance?

Just as Ji Yuan was about to destroy the Communication Talisman and completely give up on this matter, he heard the voice inside the talisman once again.

”Forget it, I’ll be honest with you, the Holy Sect has heard about your situation. They’re very pleased about your decision to defect, and they decided that, once you’ve finished offering this batch of elixirs, they’ll let you join our branch. Even if Shang Dong is annihilated, you’ll be safe.”

Compared to before, the voice sounded much more normal.

It’s like... it’s all done?

But Ji Yuan could detect another hint in these words.

Holy Sect?

Usually, only Shangxi’s Three Demon Sect would use this title.

The Three Demon Sect is also known as the Three Holy Sect.

So, Huang Richeng has defected to the Demon Dao?!

This is getting interesting.

Ji Yuan thought for a moment, then cast a technique to mimic Huang Richeng’s voice before speaking into the talisman:

”Is this true?”

”Oh wow, now you’re willing to talk? After harassing your wife, you kept silent. What’s wrong, not satisfied yet?”

Ji Yuan: ”...”

”Alright, it’s definitely true. Now tell me, have you gathered the elixirs or not?”

The voice coming from the talisman sounded a bit irritated.

Ji Yuan didn’t rush to answer.

If the other party truly belongs to the Demon Dao, then it’s worth fishing for information, but he can’t risk being the bait himself... it’s too dangerous.

Ji Yuan planned to make some connections first; if it doesn’t work out, he’ll let it be.

If he manages to connect, he’ll let Ice and Fire Elder know and have him handle it, to see if a bigger fish could be caught.

”I’m still short two thousand pills, but if you can truly bring me into the branch, I’ll grit my teeth and deduct some more this month to gather them all at once for you.”

”That’s more like it. Otherwise, dragging this out repeatedly, how does that look?”

The voice behind the talisman sounded finally somewhat satisfied, ”Alright, I’ll contact you again at the start of next month. By then, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer.”

With that, the communication ceased.

Ji Yuan looked at the Communication Talisman in his hand, pondered for a while, and decided to inform Ice and Fire Zhenren about this matter first. Everything else can wait.

After a while, in the previous great hall, Ji Yuan met Ice and Fire Elder again and told him everything he heard from the talisman, word for word.

He did not hide the fact that Huang Richeng is a minotaur.

After all, who knows what secrets might be hidden within?

At this time, Ice and Fire Elder still appeared in his hunchbacked, sinister form... the Ice Cultivator.

”Defected to the Demon Dao? How interesting.”

Ice and Fire Elder stroked his goatee and took the Storage Bag from Ji Yuan’s hands, swept it with his Divine Sense, and then took out the Communication Talisman that Ji Yuan had marked.

After considering for a while, he said, ”Keep stalling him. The next time he contacts you, use my talisman to communicate with him, and together we’ll confront the Demon Dao.”

”This... sure.”

With Ice and Fire Elder willing to take over this matter, Ji Yuan felt at ease.

”Take this.”

Ice and Fire Elder tossed over his Communication Talisman.

Ji Yuan caught it with both hands, put it in his Storage Bag, and then left.

In the following days, Ji Yuan was busy dealing with matters on Revitalizing Spirit Street and Gathering Spirit Street.

Especially awkward were those who previously joined Gathering Spirit Street after defecting from Revitalizing Spirit Street.

Previously, they could follow Huang Richeng and ignore these matters.

But now that Huang Richeng is dead, they returned to Ji Yuan’s sect.

This made many alchemists tremble with fear when they saw Ji Yuan again.

But Ji Yuan didn’t hold it against them.

He’s a dignified Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator; it would be beneath him to quarrel with a group of Qi Cultivation Cultivators.

He simply divided these cultivators into two groups: a small group continued to refine Spirit Gathering Pills, while the majority of alchemists were instructed to go back and refine Spirit Revitalizing Pills.

Once this was done, Ji Yuan resumed his cultivation mode.

Currently, his cultivation focus is on nourishing eggs, consuming Tri-colored Spirit Eggs.

He further compresses the Spiritual Qi within his Dantian, making it even more abundant.

Additionally, he focuses on Artifact Refining. In this regard, he’s nearing the threshold of Top-grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Once successful, he can attempt to refine a Celestial Thunder Seed.

With this item, he would dare to face Fake Pill Cultivators.

So, he waited for nearly twenty days.

Ji Yuan initially thought he would first find the secret of Top-grade Spiritual Artifacts, but unexpectedly, it was Li Changhe who returned first.

As soon as he arrived at the Alchemy Square, he headed straight for Ji Yuan’s residence.

Upon meeting, he couldn’t hide his joy.

”Good brother, finally got it done!”

Li Changhe said excitedly.

This time he was able to trade for the Fountain of Eternal Youth from Ji Yuan using Spirit Stones, without consuming the Li Family’s Treasures of Heaven and Earth, which allowed him to show off in style.

Those old antiques within the family, who possess age but not strength, praised him greatly.

They outright expressed, ”Li Changhe is a good Young Master!”

”As long as it’s done.”

Ji Yuan said as he took out the Jade Bottle containing the Fountain of Eternal Youth and tossed it to Li Changhe.

This action startled Li Changhe, causing him to catch it awkwardly before remembering he was a cultivator, a Fake Pill Cultivator.

Holding the Jade Bottle in his hand, he seemed somewhat surprised and said, ”Brother Ji, aren’t you going to ask how many Spirit Stones my Li Family is willing to trade?”