Chapter 313 - A Serpent Emerges from the Fish Pond
Chapter 313 of "Longevity through Upgrading Buildings" opens presenting: Was it vengeance before, and now itâs gratitude?Thatâs quite interesting.Ji Yuan couldnât help but feel... Donât stop now!
Was it vengeance before, and now itâs gratitude?Thatâs quite interesting.
Ji Yuan couldnât help but feel a bit curious and satisfied about his future spirit pet.
It has a personality, and itâs not dumb.
After witnessing it finish its act of revenge and gratitude, it returned to the corpses of those two Spirit Fish, devouring their flesh raw to strengthen itself.
Ji Yuan silently waited for it to finish eating the corpses of the two Spirit Fish, and then proceeded to perform the spirit pet contract ritual.
Currently, the Frost Serpent is still a youngling and naturally needs to be subdued quickly.
A moment later, Ji Yuan first dropped a drop of his blood onto the contract ritual, then, after bringing the Frost Serpent out of the water, subdued it and extracted a drop of its Frost Blood.
Ji Yuan was extremely careful, ensuring his blood was dropped onto the Main Talisman.
If it was dropped incorrectly, the contract would still take effect, but the result would be reversed, making him the slave of the Frost Serpent.
But just as he was waiting for the Frost Serpentâs blood to be dropped into the contract, the ritual suddenly collapsed, the spell forced, and the contract failed.
"Hmm?"
Ji Yuan was a bit surprised, whatâs going on?
He was sure his spell wasnât wrong, if the spell was incorrect, it wouldnât be possible to perform it at all.
Could it be that the spellâs level is too low to contract a Tier Three Demon Beast?
Thinking about it, it seemed like the only possible reason, because this contract ritual was something Ji Yuan bought on the streets of Lishui City, and it wasnât expensive, priced at just a Mid-grade Spirit Stone.
Ji Yuan originally thought about asking Li Changhe, since he had already contracted a Tier Three Demon Beast, the Winged Flying Tiger, so he would certainly know.
He had already taken out his Communication Talisman to contact Li Changhe, but ultimately Ji Yuan abandoned the idea.
Asking Li Changhe would inevitably lead him to guess that Ji Yuan also has a Tier Three Demon Beast youngling.
Ji Yuan intended to keep the matter of the Frost Serpent hidden, not planning to let others know until it grows up, and Hua Yaoyue wouldnât be told either.
So Ji Yuan looked at the Frost Serpent and still put it into the Fish Pond, while he returned to the sect and went to the Scripture Pavilion.
Inquiring here, he indeed received an accurate reply.
Demon Beasts above Tier Three require a more complex contract ritual to succeed.
This contract ritual in the Scripture Pavilion wasnât cheap either.
The price was a whopping 1200 achievement points.
Ji Yuan himself certainly didnât have enough, over the years he hadnât undertaken any tasks other than the annual guaranteed 100 achievement points.
Given this... he would have to borrow.
Like Spirit Stones, achievement points within the sect could be spent and naturally borrowed.
Ji Yuan thought for a while and took out Dong Qianâs Communication Talisman.
Finding Du Wanyi was also an option, but she was currently in seclusion.
As for Phoenix Peach, considering her personality, borrowing achievement points wouldnât be a problem, but she would incessantly inquire.
However, Dong Qian wouldnât do that, sheâs tactful and wouldnât ask questions.
Once Ji Yuan explained he needed to borrow achievement points, she barely asked anything and simply said to meet on Thousand Mechanism Island.
To borrow achievement points, it must be processed through Thousand Mechanism Hall on Thousand Mechanism Island.
Half a day later, at Thousand Mechanism Hall.
Ji Yuan saw Dong Qian descending from the sky, and compared to before, she had changed into a deep blue Spirit Robe that symbolized her status.
Previously, during the Qi Cultivation Stage, she routinely wore an extremely loose Magic Robe to conceal her graceful figure, but now in the Foundation Establishment Stage itâs different.
The slightly loose Spirit Robe was tied with a belt at her waist, making her waist appear slender and her chest even more prominent.
Even someone as composed as Ji Yuan couldnât help but cast a few more glances at such beauty.
"Letâs go, junior."
Dong Qian wasnât angry with Ji Yuanâs gaze but instead smiled at him gently.
"Arenât you going to ask how much Iâm borrowing, senior sister?"
Ji Yuan transmitted his voice to her.
"No matter how much junior needs, Iâll lend it."
"I mean, arenât you worried you wonât have enough achievement points?"
"Well... as long as junior isnât looking to exchange for any scarce treasures, it should be enough."
Quickly, Ji Yuan understood why Dong Qian was so confident.
Because she has a lot of achievement points, many more... Ji Yuan glanced at them. Even after lending him 1000 achievement points, Dong Qian still had more than 8000!
Turns out, sheâs a powerhouse.
With the achievement points in hand, the two parted ways, and Ji Yuan prepared to go to the Scripture Pavilion.
But as he was leaving, he noticed Dong Qianâs smile seemed to carry some... deep meaning?
All in all, it was as if there was something she wanted to say, but she didnât, and Ji Yuan didnât pursue it further.
Heading to the Scripture Pavilion, Ji Yuan exchanged for the high-level contract ritual, then rushed back to Mist Island, afraid that if he delayed, the Frost Serpent might escape.
If it were to flee into the vast Cloud Rain Marsh, it would be like a fish swimming into the sea, never to be found again.
A day later, Ji Yuan returned to Mist Island.
Good news: The Frost Serpent is still in the Fish Pond.
Bad news: The Fish Pond is almost depleted.
When Ji Yuan left, it had only killed three or four Spirit Fish.
Now upon his return... Ji Yuan, using his Divine Sense, counted and feared it had killed forty or fifty Spirit Fish!
And this was within just over two days.
Having eaten so many Spirit Fish, fortunately, its strength increased from the mid to the late stage of Tier One, so it wasnât in vain.
But its appetite.
Darn it, hopefully, it doesnât eat me into poverty!
As long as the Frost Serpent is still here, thatâs good.
Ji Yuan dared not delay; if he waited for it to grow further, once it reached Tier Two, contracting would become extraordinarily difficult.
He promptly went to the Enlightenment Room, spending half a day to fully comprehend the contract ritual.
He came to the Fish Pond, first using a Flying Sword to force the Frost Serpent out of the water, then used the Star Spiral Cloud Barrier Formation to trap it, and the Flying Sword to extract its blood.
Two drops of blood fell into the contract array.
The contract was finally completed.
With two streaks of light entering each otherâs brows, Ji Yuan felt a new connection with the Frost Serpent.
He could not only control this Serpent but compared to the previous distance, the Frost Serpent now felt very close to him. It immediately swam ashore and then climbed onto Ji Yuanâs shoulder, coiling around his arm.
Feeling the coolness from his arm.
Ji Yuan was completely at ease.
He actually raised a Serpent!
Next, itâs time to feed it into a Tier Three Demon Beast.
With this thought, Ji Yuan took out a drop of Level 3 Ice Soul Cold Dew produced by the Fish Pond from his Storage Bag.