Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 1283: Chapter 435: Thousand Souls Banner → Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

Top-grade Spirit Stone.

It must be birthed within an upper-grade Spirit Vein, and even these upper-grade Spirit Veins may not necessarily have it.

Even if the very few that do, they only have 1.

Once it is taken away, the entire vein’s effect, whether it’s the ability to gather Spiritual Qi or the ability to produce Spirit Stones, will greatly decrease.

So, even if these large sects’ Spirit Veins have top-grade Spirit Stones, they are often unwilling to take them out.

"Storing them in the Spirit Vein actually gives me an opportunity."

Ji Yuan instinctively had an idea in his heart.

As for trading... that’s an option, but the cost is rather high.

The usual exchange ratio for Spirit Stones is one hundred to one.

Mid-grade Spirit Stones can be exchanged for 1 Upper-grade Spirit Stone.

Even with some fluctuation, it usually varies by a few, not exceeding 10.

But the top-grade Spirit Stones are different; not to mention 100 Upper-grade Spirit Stones, even with 1000 Upper-grade Spirit Stones, no cultivator may be willing to trade.

Because apart from these, top-grade Spirit Stones have another crucial use, which is essential when a Nascent Soul Cultivator advances to a Divinity Transformation Cultivator.

If the Spiritual Qi of the top-grade Spirit Stones is not supplemented, relying solely on the Spiritual Qi of Upper-grade Spirit Stones is completely insufficient to support the breakthrough of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Therefore, even if some Nascent Soul Cultivators have top-grade Spirit Stones, they are unwilling to trade them.

top-grade Spirit Stone can be exchanged for 1000 Upper-grade Spirit Stones, but it is extremely difficult to exchange 1000 Upper-grade Spirit Stones for 1 top-grade Spirit Stone.

This is the current situation.

"As for the remaining 5 drops of Ten Thousand Years Spirit Milk, I’ve already gathered 3 drops; the remaining two shouldn’t be a problem."

After some contemplation, Ji Yuan listed this [Spirit Vein] as an alternative option.

Next, the main focus should be on building the [Celestial Craft Square].

The four major Spirit Effects: "Celestial Essence Divine Talisman", "Spiritual Profound Infant", "Spirit Candle Infant Fire", and "Qimen Bagua", are invaluable treasures for any Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"If I could acquire them all, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous boost to my strength, not to mention the Spirit Effect of [Creation and Craftsmanship]."

With this in mind, Ji Yuan glanced at the upgrade conditions for the [Celestial Craft Square].

[Upgrade Conditions: Cultivation at Nascent Soul Stage; Mid-grade Spirit Stones × 50000; Celestial Essence Tree Resin × 1 tael; Lapis Lazuli × 1 piece; Spirit Candle Fruit × 1; Transformed Demon Beast Essence × 1; Tier Four Demon Pill × 1. (Not yet achieved)]

Cultivation, Spirit Stones, Demon Pills, Essence.

These four have been resolved.

The remaining items are Celestial Essence Tree Resin, Lapis Lazuli, and Spirit Candle Fruit... I don’t know where they are, some I’ve never even heard of.

"Hmm, find an opportunity to ask Fairy Baihua, she might know something... If Tingtiao Pavilion or Cloud Rain Sect has them, that would be best."

[Fish Pond] is a good thing, but unfortunately, it requires one Tier Four Five Attribute Demon Pill each, and additionally a True Dragon Scale... it’s beyond reach.

If [Celestial Craft Square] is the focus of this building upgrade, then [Chicken Cage] is the priority among priorities.

The Five-Colored Spirit Eggs produced by Level 5 [Chicken Cage] can further strengthen the Nascent Soul Body.

This is the necessity for Ji Yuan’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

As for its upgrade conditions...

The only difficulty at present is using "Corrosive Heart Locust" and "Heart-devouring Willow" to construct the Chicken Cage.

It seems more efforts are needed to track down the whereabouts of these two Immortal Talents.

[Pigsty] can be done, but the "Taiyi Mysterious Yang Talisman" will have to wait until I find a way on the Desolate Ancient Continent.

When going to see King Bi’s second senior brother, I can ask about it.

[Cave Mansion] also needs planning.

Its "Heaven-defying Fate Alteration" Spirit Effect itself is a meticulous task, not to mention that a Level 5 [Cave Mansion] can initiate "Void Transmission," which would mean carrying around a teleportation array and making any outing much more convenient.

The upgrade conditions include two difficult elements: one is the Basic Teleportation Array Map, and the other is 100 strands of Red Dust Qi.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan glanced at the top right corner of the [Cave Mansion] panel.

There was a line of small text above.

"Red Dust Qi: 23 strands"

There’s still a long way to go to the target of 100 strands.

And the 23 strands currently in possession... Ji Yuan doesn’t know how they came about; in short, they were obtained through daily cultivation and roaming experiences in the Cultivation Realm.

But this obviously isn’t the righteous path to collecting Red Dust Qi.

If it were, it wouldn’t have taken so long to gather this little.

"Continuing like this at a natural pace, it might take another few decades or centuries to gather 100 strands of Red Dust Qi. I’ll need to pay more attention to this and see how I can collect sufficient Red Dust Qi faster."

"Red Dust..."

Ji Yuan furrowed his brow slightly, with some ideas forming in his mind.

Red Dust Qi probably requires returning to the mundane, perhaps like during the Qi Cultivation Stage, staying in a market.

Or maybe going to a true Mortal Realm to genuinely experience that aura of Red Dust.

Staying for years in a sect, or in seclusion, naturally lacks much Red Dust tempering.

[Wine Cellar] requires mastering 50 kinds of Spirit Wine brewing methods, which is also a meticulous task, and can’t be rushed, it can only be done slowly over time.

Otherwise, obtaining this "Nine Yang Longevity Brew" that can defy heaven and cut lifespan early, is also a good thing.

[Spirit Field] requires a Tier Five Demon Pill, and this alone has blocked Ji Yuan’s path entirely.

The remaining [Scripture Pavilion], [Chaotic Burial Mound], [Sword Pavilion], and [Martial Arts Arena] can all be attempted.

Because [Beehive] and [Ant Nest] require the Bee King and Ant King to reach Tier Four, they temporarily block Ji Yuan’s path.

After some thought, there are actually four buildings before Ji Yuan.