Chapter 340 - Hua Yaoyue Arrives in Person
Starting Chapter 340 of "Longevity through Upgrading Buildings": Of course, thatâs what she saidâand thatâs all she could say.I couldnât just say, "I... See what happens next!
Of course, thatâs what she saidâand thatâs all she could say.I couldnât just say, "I heard youâd kicked the bucket, got worried about your safety, so I came to check on you..."âcan I even say something like that?!
"Disciple thanks Master for your concern."
Ji Yuan obviously didnât believe Hua Yaoyueâs words, so he hastily bowed in respect.
"Mhm. Iâm leaving."
Seeing that Hua Yaoyue was about to head offâno way I could let that happen!
"Master, please wait a moment."
"Is there anything else?"
Hua Yaoyue turned back and asked.
"Nothing much, I just wanted to invite Master to stay for dinner."
"No need."
Hua Yaoyue still intended to leave, but Ji Yuan hurriedly added, "Disciple has brewed quite a bit of Heartâs Desire Wine here, too."
Hua Yaoyueâs footsteps came to a halt.
"Go ahead."
"You got it!"
Ji Yuan dashed off to the backyard.
Master came all this way to see meâif I donât even invite her to eat, thatâs just rude. So this time Ji Yuan rolled out his best moves... open the Spirit Effect, and whipped up a table full of delicacies for Hua Yaoyue.
Plus he brought out over a dozen jugs of Heartâs Desire Wine.
Maybe she hadnât tasted Ji Yuanâs cooking in ages; Hua Yaoyue actually ate more than usual for once.
Once everyone was fed and happy, something came to Ji Yuanâs mind, so he casually asked:
"Master, have you ever heard about Tri-colored Spirit Eggs... I saw it in some old texts lately, but when I asked the senior brothers and sisters, none of them knew."
"Tri-colored Spirit Eggs?"
Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before replying:
"Iâve heard of themâtheyâre premium stuff. Can purify spiritual qi and raise your Dantianâs spiritual qi storage limit. But theyâre incredibly rare. It takes a Tier Two or higher Spiritual Bird laying tens of thousands of Spirit Eggs, and maybe one of them turns into a Tri-colored Spirit Egg."
"Plus, the thing only works if you eat them regularlyâoneâs not good enough."
Purified spiritual qi, boosts qi storageâwhat could possibly be better than that?
To Ji Yuan, Body Cultivators are fighters, Spirit Cultivators are magesâwhat do mages care about most?
Mana bar, of course.
The main reason most same-tier cultivators lose in a fight is running out of spiritual qiâthe longer it drags on, you canât even use your big moves anymore.
Take talisman treasures for exampleâother cultivators can only use one because their qiâs lacking. But if your storage limit is bigger, you can fire off several in a row. Who could beat that?
So yeah, Level 3 produces "Tri-colored Spirit Eggs."
Do it!
Absolutely have to do it!
As for Hua Yaoyue saying you need long-term consumptionâwell, Ji Yuanâs spits out one every day. Isnât that regular enough?
"Then thatâs seriously hard to get."
Ji Yuan shook his head, then thought a moment and got right to the point: "Master, do you happen to have any Corrupt Firefly Shadow Locust Wood?"
Ji Yuan wanted to get this stuff himself, but it was way too tricky, better just ask Hua Yaoyue directly.
Sheâs my master anywayâmight as well ask while I have the chance.
If she has it, saves me a ton of trouble.
"Corrupt Firefly Shadow Locust Wood? Isnât that demonic cultivator stuff?"
Hua Yaoyue looked Ji Yuan up and down.
"Disciple stumbled upon an ancient pill formulaâneeds it for alchemy, but itâs super hard to find."
Ji Yuanâs liesâjust roll right off the tongue.
"Nope. That stuffâs filthyâanytime I see it, I just destroy it right away."
"Uh..."
Ji Yuan really didnât know what to say to that.
"You really need it, huh?"
Hua Yaoyue could tell Ji Yuan was acting strange.
"Kinda need it."
Being able to boost your Dantian storageâthatâs basically a supreme treasure. Of course I need it.
"Alright, Iâll ask around when I get back, see if I can score some."
Hua Yaoyue seemed so earnest, Ji Yuan was actually a bit movedâso he immediately suggested:
"How about disciple goes back to the sect with Master?"
Been away for more than half a year this time.
Ji Yuan had always worried something might go wrong with Mist Island, been wanting to go check back in for ages.
If I just head back by myself, itâs way too much hassle.
Travel time alone eats up so much.
Just happened to meet Hua Yaoyue nowâof course Iâm going to hitch a ride.
"You want to go back too? Fine then."
"Let me just tell Senior Sister Rou Yi Iâm taking leave."
"No need for all that trouble."
Before Ji Yuan could even react, Hua Yaoyue just casually grabbed at the air, and a figure appeared in front of them.
Even Rou Yi was caught off guardâshe looked around, and when she made out who was in front of her, hurriedly bowed in respect.
"Disciple greets Junior Martial Uncle Wang You."
"Mm. Ji Yuanâs got stuff to do, Iâm taking him back to the sect."
Hua Yaoyue instructed.
"Understood."
Rou Yi, whoâs usually wild in front of outsiders, acted like an obedient little baby in front of Hua Yaoyue.
"Go on then."
Hua Yaoyue waved her hand and Rou Yi took her leave.
Then, before Ji Yuan could tidy up the table, he realized he was already high up in the air.
Riding Golden Core Escape Light northbound, thunder booming everywhere they went.
Last time, Ji Yuan spent over half a month going to Liancheng Mountain, but this trip back only took three daysâand thatâs Hua Yaoyue deliberately slowing down.
Returning to the long-missed Water Dragon Sect, Ji Yuan bid farewell to Hua Yaoyue, pretending to head off to Wuyou Island.
In reality, he went south the whole way, finally arriving back at his beloved Mist Island.
Passing through the mists, Ji Yuan immediately released his Divine Sense, blanketing the majority of the islandâfamiliar sights made his mood especially cheerful.
Oh yeah, this doghouse of mine really is my spot!
Ji Yuan let out the Frost Serpent thatâd been cooped up who knows how long.
All this time, besides occasionally heading out for fresh air, Ji Yuan kept it at home, playing around in the .
After feeding it Ice Soul Cold Dew for most of the year, not only had it gotten a lot bigger, its whole aura was way more ferocious.
Ji Yuan figured it wonât be long before it evolved into a Tier Two Demon Beast.
When that happens... hehehe!
The Frost Serpent got back to the familiar Mist Island, lumbering away on four legs like a lizard, and quickly crawled into the Cloud Rain Marsh.
Everywhere it passed, a trail of icy frost was left behind.
"Croak croakâ"
"CROAK!!"
The Big Toad sensed Ji Yuan was back, leaped dozens of meters in one jump, and landed nearby.
With a loud "thunk."
Ji Yuan chuckled and rubbed the Big Toadâs head.
At the same time, he noticed lots of Spirit Pigs running around Mist Islandâbig and small.
The Big Toad knows not to get greedy.
After that, Ji Yuan had business and found Tu Yue, reaching out to pinch her cheeks.
With nourishment from the ...
Tu Yue was looking more and more supple.
But before Ji Yuan could snatch her Storage Bag, she pointed to the west, signaling something was up over there.
"Hmm?"
Ji Yuan strode a few steps to the âno new Frost Serpent spawned.
Which means... he spread out his Divine Sense and instantly understood what Tu Yue was pointing at.
The Bee Kingâadvanced to Tier Two!
The bee swarmâs numbers had already reached over 12,000.
Doesnât that mean the can finally be upgraded to Level 2?!
For a moment, Ji Yuanâs mind was filled with one vivid scene:
Countless cultivators battling each otherâhe descends from the sky on Escape Light, shrouded in black robes, face covered with Iron Armor, a cloud of Spirit-Devouring Bees behind him.
All the cultivators below panic, shouting in terror.
"The Insect Demon is here!!!"
The more he imagined it, the better it sounded.
Ji Yuan couldnât help laughing "hehehe" to himself.