Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 705: Chapter 304: To the Desolate Ancient Continent? A Dead End?

The remaining storage bag contains relatively more valuable items.

Items like Blood Essence and Profound Sun Blood Amber from the Pigsty are all here. Several boxes are filled with Blood Essence, which should be enough to refine many Qi Blood Pills.

Profound Sun Blood Amber generates 1 tael per month, so adding it all together now amounts to just 1 jin and 1 tael, not much.

All are packed in a Jade Box. Ji Yuan took it out and opened the lid, immediately encountering a rush of pure Blood Qi.

He hadn’t even begun refining it, yet his own Blood Qi had already started to boil.

...Truly a good item, no wonder it’s only 1 tael per month.

Ji Yuan put it away and turned to take out another Jade Box beside it.

Opening the Jade Cover, he was met with a rush of Supreme Yang and Firm Qi.

Two pure gold-colored Blazing Sun Bones lay quietly inside.

Ji Yuan’s eyes lit up at the sight, eager to start refining them at once.

Upon taking out the Blazing Sun Bones, Tu Yue, the Little Corpse Puppet, backed away several steps in fear.

Yet she still pointed towards the Storage Bag holding the Spirit Pig.

"Hmm?"

Ji Yuan didn’t understand, so she pointed again at the Blazing Sun Bones.

Ji Yuan understood.

There are also Blazing Sun Bones inside the Spirit Pig, but they hadn’t been taken out!

With this thought, Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense once more penetrated the adjacent storage bag, and indeed, among the Spiritual Birds, there was a Spirit Pig kept separately, unlike the others.

This Spirit Pig’s right leg was noticeably stronger.

Even in death, its aura was stronger than the other Spirit Pigs.

Judging by the appearance, it undoubtedly contained another piece of Blazing Sun Bone.

In total, there are three pieces, plus this 1 jin and 1 tael of Profound Sun Blood Amber. It’s uncertain if it will allow his physique to advance directly to the "Tempered Muscles" realm.

However, Ji Yuan felt that even if it could, he’d need to make another trip to Thunder Shock Marsh.

Without the lightning there to assist in Body Tempering, even if he swallowed all these blood-nourishing items in one go, he couldn’t digest them.

After putting these away, Ji Yuan’s attention was then drawn to the boxes of Spirit Stones.

The Spiritual Vein construction cannot be placed randomly; it has always been on Wuyou Island.

Thus, all the output is controlled by Tu Yue.

Ignoring the Low-grade Spirit Stones for now, in terms of Mid-grade Spirit Stones, there have been 36,000 pieces this year.

...Damn, I’m finally rich again!

It’s just Spirit Stones, right?

So what if they get spent?

If I save up for a year, it all comes back.

The remaining Low-grade Spirit Stones are even more numerous, 360,000 in total, meaning most of the boxes are filled with these Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Luckily, Tu Yue doesn’t have much else to do, otherwise just collecting these Spirit Stones would take some effort.

After looking over the Spirit Stones, Ji Yuan found the other output less appealing. Seeing the pool’s Spirit Liquid nearly absorbed, he stepped from it and headed straight for the underground Spiritual Vein.

Upon returning to the familiar place, he finally saw a scene that wasn’t as bleak as before.

The Spirit Stones glimmered like starlight, and the air was filled with the scent of wealth.

Ji Yuan cultivated there for another day, calming his thoughts completely before exiting and heading once more to Wan You Island.

At this time, Hua Yaoyue was still not laying in the mountain pavilion but strolling along the shoreline.

"Disciple greets Master."

After landing, Ji Yuan slightly cupped his hands and saluted Hua Yaoyue.

"Hmph."

Hua Yaoyue continued walking forward without turning around, Ji Yuan following behind, "Is Master’s mind not calm either?"

"What makes you say that?"

"Because Master only walks along the shore when your mind is unsettled."

"Ha, you’ve observed closely."

"I...disciple dares not."

"You want to ask what should become of the Water Dragon Sect, right?"

"Indeed." As they spoke of serious matters, Ji Yuan put away other emotions and spoke earnestly:

"These days, the world is changing greatly. Almost all cultivators can foresee that the remaining Four Immortal Gates cannot be held; surely our Water Dragon Sect also has an alternative path...right?"

At this question, Hua Yaoyue paused, no longer walking.

Ji Yuan watched her reaction silently.

"There is."

Hua Yaoyue didn’t hold back but said directly, "Kong Xifeng’s original escape plan was to join the Demon Sect, like the Spirit Control Sect. But I found a different path for her."

"What?"

Ji Yuan immediately asked.

"Head south to the Desolate Ancient Continent, seek refuge with the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and become a Lower Sect of Taiyi Immortal Sect."

"To the Desolate Ancient Continent?"

Hearing this, Ji Yuan’s eyes brightened.

"That’s a good escape route!"

"Is it?" Hua Yaoyue sneered, immediately calming Ji Yuan.

"Does Master mean...is there something else to consider?"

Ji Yuan probingly asked, observing Hua Yaoyue’s expression.

"There’s no particular consideration..." Hua Yaoyue finally turned around, looking directly at Ji Yuan, and seriously asked:

"Do you want to go to the Desolate Ancient Continent?"

Hearing this question, Ji Yuan didn’t answer immediately.

From Hua Yaoyue’s tone, Ji Yuan could sense her meaning.

She seemed not to want him to go to the Desolate Ancient Continent, to become a Lower Sect of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

In this way, it matched the words she said a few days ago.

The escape path for the Water Dragon Sect is the escape path for the sect, not for oneself.

But why is that?

Setting aside the Desolate Ancient Continent, simply looking at the Taiyi Immortal Sect, it’s a world broader than the Water Dragon Sect.

Why doesn’t Master want me to go?

Ji Yuan couldn’t understand, so he could only slightly cup his hands and ask softly:

"Disciple wishes to hear Master’s thoughts."

"Oh."

Hua Yaoyue nodded, glancing at the calm lake surface, and said casually:

"Going to the Desolate Ancient Continent is a dead-end. I find your head rather decent and don’t want it to end so soon."

"Of course, if you find walking a dead-end acceptable, I can send you there as well."