Chapter 176 - Breakthrough, Peak of Qi Refining!
Take a look at Chapter 176 of "Longevity through Upgrading Buildings": "Then itâs most likely as you guessed. Ji Yuan fought with the sect and then... See what happens next!
"Then itâs most likely as you guessed. Ji Yuan fought with the sect and then fled for his life, but ended up attracting attention from others. Consequently, someone later killed Jian Zong."Master Xuan Shui folded his hands within his sleeves and said with a smile:
"Itâs good that heâs dead. Who killed him doesnât really matter, whether itâs someone from our sect, a loose cultivator, or someone from Joy Palace, any of these are possible."
"Alright, you can go back and prepare well. The Nine Nether Cave Heaven will be opening soon."
"Yes, disciple takes his leave."
Feng Yichen finally bowed and left the grand hall.
After he left, Master Xuan Shuiâs smile gradually faded.
"Ji Yuan..."
He muttered this name to himself, then took a step forward, arriving at the Ancestral Hall, and had someone bring Ji Yuanâs dossier.
"From Zengtou City, ninth level of Qi Cultivation, easily killed a late-stage first-order demon beast, and thus joined the Water Dragon Sect."
"Seems he has strength. Well, weâll just see his performance in the Nine Nether Cave Heaven to know."
If he truly has the strength to kill Jian Zong, he couldnât possibly be unknown in the Nine Nether Cave Heaven.
As for Feng Yichenâs speculation... it makes sense.
But from Master Xuan Shuiâs perspective, that logic isnât very significant.
Because while traversing the world, there arenât that many coincidences. Encountering Jian Zong while returning on the same path after igniting the fire is already coincidence enough.
Then Ji Yuan escaped and coincidentally, a Foundation Establishment cultivator arrived afterward.
That Foundation Establishment cultivator also dared to kill the contemporary prodigy of Medicine King Valley...
How can there be so many coincidences?
Many things that appear unlikely are precisely the truth, only outsiders are skeptical.
In Master Xuan Shuiâs view, the one who killed Jian Zong is most likely Ji Yuan himself.
Perhaps he simply didnât want to reveal himself, but it doesnât matter. As long as heâs a disciple of Water Dragon Sect, the rest... will be exposed within the Nine Nether Cave Heaven.
Ji Yuan, of course, does not know his name has already reached the ears of the Water Dragon Sectâs Sect Leader.
But even if he knew... he would have no choice.
Facing Foundation Establishment cultivators at the age when he would have to flee, and then encountering a Golden Core Stage cultivator whom he least wished to make an enemy of, what can he do?
He could only shamelessly say:
"Sect Leader, Iâve bled for the Water Dragon Sect!"
A month passed by in a flash.
The twenty Spirit Stones next to Ji Yuan were reduced to just two.
But fortunately, upon introspecting his Dantian, he could no longer see any empty spaces, as it was completely filled with pill clouds, and Ji Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.
Dantian Perfected.
This means that the path of Qi Cultivation has reached perfection.
To advance further in cultivation, heâd need to compress these pill clouds and transform them into Elixir Liquid.
Once that happens... that would mark Foundation Establishment!
"Phewâ"
Ji Yuan let out a long breath, sensing his peak of Qi Refiningâs cultivation... to say he wasnât happy was certainly false, because his cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining, just a step away from Foundation Establishment.
But to say he was overly happy is also false.
Because right now Ji Yuan already possesses the strength of a Foundation Establishment stage.
Heâs the kind who can keep his Foundation Establishment cultivation hidden.
After the brief joy, he recalled the previous "life-and-death battle."
When the Talisman Treasureâs Heavenly Shuttle failed, Ji Yuan thought heâd have to engage in a life-and-death battle, but upon discovering the effects of Jian Zongâs Talisman Treasure... he then realized maybe it wasnât necessary to fight to the death.
Because it wasnât a killing Talisman Treasure, Ji Yuanâs physique could withstand it.
Like how the fight ended, although his protective magical artifact was almost entirely destroyed, he actually wasnât injured, only having minor superficial wounds.
Even before he returned to the Water Dragon Sect, he had fully recovered.
This was the battleâs situation, though it was dangerous; had Jian Zongâs Talisman Treasure been an offensive Talisman Treasure, Ji Yuan might have faced his demise... oh, not really. If his Talisman Treasure had been offensive, it would not have had confinement capabilities. á´his chapter is á´pdated by novel¡fiÉže¡net
Then he would have used the Heavenly Shuttle to escape.
Unless... he possessed two different Talisman Treasures.
One for confinement, and one for killing.
If that were truly the case, Ji Yuan would have nothing to say.
If even a Qi Cultivation stage cultivator could own two Talisman Treasures, that would truly be a fateful disaster for him.
Thinking this, Ji Yuan took out Jian Zongâs Storage Bag.
No matter what, directly refining his Storage Bag will reveal everything, wouldnât it?
But this refining wasnât simple either; Ji Yuan first used a Fire Technique to burn the Storage Bag several times, afraid of any methods hidden on its surface.
After burning, he called Tu Yue in.
Tu Yue also has cultivation, albeit only mid-stage of Qi Cultivation, but she can use a Storage Bag, no?
So he let Tu Yue take the Storage Bag to the , asking her to sort through the contents and categorize them properly.
Doing so, even if the Storage Bag had hidden something.
For example, if the Storage Bag contained some method to relay the appearance of the last holder back to Medicine King Valley, then the valley could confirm who killed their sectâs prodigy...
What Medicine King Valley would obtain is the appearance of Tu Yueâs corpse.
Nothing traced back to Ji Yuan himself.
Traveling the world, killing and looting.
No amount of caution is excessive.
Seeing Tu Yue take the Storage Bag and sway her hips into the , Ji Yuan went to the nearby .
This trip was entirely due to the .
Now that the material for upgrading the is finally ready, Ji Yuan couldnât wait any longer.
Originally, he planned to upgrade it upon returning to Mist Island.
But the breakthrough in cultivation came too quickly to wait for.