Chapter 262 : 【Spiritual Field: Lv

Chapter 262: 【Spiritual Field: Lv.4】; Pill Origin Fruit Obtained!

Ji ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yuan naturally had no romantic thoughts toward Du Wanyi.

Especially ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after seeing the gruesome wound on Du Wanyi's right leg, he was genuinely startled.

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wound did not appear to be very old and had likely been inflicted recently.

Although ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍it had already healed, the bright red, twisted scar, resembling a centipede, was still clearly visible.

Judging ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍by its location, if it had been just a little deeper and a little higher...

Her ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍entire right leg would have been severed.

"Second Sister... how did you suffer such a serious injury?"

If the external wound alone was this severe...

There was no need to mention the internal injuries.

Du Wanyi lowered her skirt and gave a bitter smile. "Wasn't I stationed at the Spirit Vein near Tianxuan Mountain before? In just three short years, we suffered five attacks from demonic cultivators. The fact that I survived at all was already a blessing."

"...Those damned demonic cultivators."

Ji Yuan was furious. He slapped the table with his palm, though he didn't dare use much force.

"The first few times weren't too bad. Since my cultivation wasn't high to begin with, I didn't have to charge too far into the front lines.

"But six months ago, I was intercepted by a Mid-Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator. Being able to come back alive was already incredibly fortunate."

Du Wanyi shook her head.

"It was precisely because I was so seriously injured that the sect allowed me to return early to recuperate. Otherwise, I would most likely have already been reassigned somewhere else."

"Here, Second Sister. Take this."

Ji Yuan took out an improved Vital Blood Pill.

"A Vital Blood Pill? I've taken them before. They didn't have much effect."

"Trust me. You'll understand after you take it."

Ji Yuan offered no further explanation.

Hearing that, Du Wanyi no longer hesitated or asked any more questions. She nodded.

"Alright."

She accepted the pill from Ji Yuan.

The moment it entered her stomach, she immediately sensed how different this Vital Blood Pill was.

A stream of pure vital blood spread throughout her body, and several of her hidden injuries visibly recovered before her eyes.

The stagnant blood within her body was forced out by the surging vitality.

Du Wanyi coughed once before spitting out a large mouthful of black blood.

Sweeping herself with her Divine Sense, she discovered that even the scar on her thigh had improved considerably.

"Fourth Brother, this..."

She had never taken such an effective Vital Blood Pill before.

Ji Yuan stuffed the remaining nine Vital Blood Pills into her hands.

"Here. These are life-saving treasures. Keep them, Second Sister. Just remember not to let anyone else know about them."

"But what about you, Fourth Brother?"

Du Wanyi would certainly accept whatever Ji Yuan gave her, but she still felt it was too much.

Nine pills...

She thought four or five would already be enough.

"I still have more, so don't worry."

Tu Yue was still raising dozens of Spiritual Porpoises on Wuyou Island.

Furthermore, the Storage Pouch she had given him still contained several hundred Spiritual Porpoises whose Tempering Aperture Pearls had yet to be harvested.

As long as Ji Yuan had a little time, he could refine plenty of improved Vital Blood Pills.

And this was still without the 【Pig Pen】 operating at full capacity.

Otherwise, considering that Spiritual Porpoises matured in only half a month...

How terrifying would their numbers become after an entire year of maximum production?

"Alright then. Thank you, Fourth Brother."

After putting away the Vital Blood Pills, Du Wanyi lifted her skirt once again, revealing her long, snow-white legs.

"Fourth Brother, look. Even the external wound has improved a great deal."

The originally hideous scar had now faded into a thin red line.

Although it would still leave a scar, it no longer looked nearly as frightening.

"Later, I'll keep an eye out for some spiritual medicine that can remove scars."

Du Wanyi lowered her skirt.

The smile on her face became much more relaxed.

"After experiencing so much, I've already learned to let it all go. Being alive is already a blessing amidst misfortune. As for everything else... it doesn't really matter anymore."

Ji Yuan smiled as well.

"But Second Sister is a fairy. A fairy should naturally be beautiful."

"Tsk, you're only good with words... Oh right, Fourth Brother, did something happen between you and Dong Qian?"

As though she had suddenly remembered something, Du Wanyi leaned closer and looked at Ji Yuan suspiciously.

"Senior Sister Dong? No. Everything's still the same."

Ji Yuan maintained a perfectly calm expression.

...Damn it.

Why do I feel like my acting keeps getting better and better?

I'm lying to people everywhere.

Damn it.

Why isn't there a single truthful sentence coming out of my mouth anymore?

"Really?"

Du Wanyi still wasn't convinced.

She knew exactly how beautiful Dong Qian was.

Very few men could resist her.

Especially with the naturally seductive charm she unconsciously displayed.

She was exactly the type men found irresistible.

"Then why does it feel like something's different whenever she talks about you?"

"I think you're overthinking it, Second Sister. If we're using that logic, then the way you talk about me isn't the same either."

Ji Yuan replied helplessly.

"When you put it that way... I suppose that's true."

Du Wanyi found herself unable to argue.

"Oh right, speaking of Senior Sister Dong, she doesn't seem to be in the sect. Did she go out on some sect mission?"

Since Dong Qian had come up, Ji Yuan naturally took the opportunity to ask.

"Dong Qian? No. I visited her not long ago. She never mentioned having any mission."

As she spoke, Du Wanyi took out a Messaging Talisman.

"I'll ask her."

Right in front of Ji Yuan, she sent a message.

"Senior Sister Dong, are you in your Cave Dwelling? I'm coming over to visit."

After waiting for a while...

There was still no reply.

"Huh? She's really not there."

Du Wanyi put away the Messaging Talisman.

"Maybe she just went out. Try contacting her again after some time."

...That might sound reasonable.

But with Dong Qian's personality...

Why would she choose this time to go out?

Could she have run into some kind of trouble?

But with the Third-Tier Demon Beast Six-Tails protecting her...

Trouble shouldn't be easy to find.

After pondering for a while, Ji Yuan eventually set the matter aside.

No matter what, he could simply ask her after she returned.

"So, Second Sister, you probably won't have to leave again for a while, right?"

"Probably not. I came back with such serious injuries. No matter what, the sect should let me rest for at least half a year or a year. What about you, Fourth Brother?"

"I also just returned from outside, so I probably won't be leaving again anytime soon."

Even if Ji Yuan wanted to comprehend the eighth Flying Sword Sword Embryo, it would still take him a year or two.

The only thing he wondered about was how Li Changhe's Pill Refining Workshop was progressing.

If it had already been completed, he might have to stay there for a while.

Du Wanyi became delighted after hearing that.

"That's wonderful. We can finally spend some time together."

"Indeed."

Ji Yuan nodded slightly.

Just then...

A voice rang out from outside the island.

"Little Junior Brother, where did you run off to?!"

It was Feng Zhi Tao.

She must have delivered the Scarlet Sun Soil!

Ji Yuan immediately stood up.

"Second Sister, my Senior Sister is looking for me. I'll head over first."

"Alright. Go on, Fourth Brother."

Du Wanyi stood up to see him off.

Ji Yuan took several quick steps to the entrance before leaping into the air.

He rode the Wind Locust Flying Boat straight east.

The moment he emerged from the formation, Feng Zhi Tao spotted him.

She said nothing until Ji Yuan arrived before her with a smile.

"Senior Sister."

"Oh? So that's why you came back so early. You rushed back just to flirt."

"Senior Sister, I..."

Before Ji Yuan could finish speaking, Feng Zhi Tao tossed a sack of Scarlet Sun Soil into his hands.

"Hmph. Save your explanation for First Senior Brother. I'll just tell him that after coming back, instead of cultivating properly, all you did was flirt!"

After saying that, she rode her fiery-red flying boat.

It transformed into a streak of crimson light, tore across the sky, and headed toward the northeast.

Ji Yuan smiled helplessly.

He looked back.

Fortunately, Du Wanyi hadn't followed him out.

He then turned around and returned to Wuyou Island.

Now that all the resources had been gathered...

It was finally time to upgrade the 【Spiritual Field】.

Within Wuyou Island.

Following Ji Yuan's instructions, Tu Yue drove all the Corpse Servants back to the mass grave.

As for the Spiritual Wheat and Spiritual Rice growing in the 【Spiritual Field】, they were simply left to grow naturally. When harvest season arrived, they would gather whatever they could.

As for raising pigs and chickens, after reaching Foundation Establishment, Tu Yue found managing everything much easier.

Ji Yuan had even instructed her that if she became too busy, she could call the Yin Child over to help raise pigs.

After all, he was a Mid-Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator.

Raising pigs was naturally no challenge for him.

After returning today, Ji Yuan came directly to the 【Spiritual Field】.

Tu Yue followed behind him, obediently standing at her master's back.

Looking at the lush field of Spiritual Wheat before him, Ji Yuan was in an excellent mood.

During the two years he had been away, the 【Spiritual Field】 had also produced two Thousand-Year Illusion Spirit Grass plants.

Once he found an opportunity to refine them into Foundation Establishment Pills...

Another huge batch of Spirit Stones would soon follow.

After walking across several plots of the 【Spiritual Field】, Ji Yuan stopped at an empty patch and took out the materials required for the upgrade.

Five hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Third-Tier Wood-Attribute Demon Core purchased at the Southern Sea City auction.

The ten jin of Scarlet Sun Soil given to him by Hua Yaoyue.

Bai Piao had given him twenty-five jin of Profound Yin Soil in total, from which Ji Yuan placed twenty jin on the ground.

Finally...

There were the family of three he had personally slain.

Three Burrowing Rotworm corpses.

Once all the materials had been prepared, Ji Yuan looked at the panel.

【Spiritual Field: Lv.4 (Upgradeable)】

Upgrade!

There was nothing to hesitate about.

As Ji Yuan's thought fell...

All the materials before him instantly turned into ash and vanished.

A streak of white light flashed across the panel.

Ji Yuan didn't even have time to inspect it before his attention was completely drawn to the phenomenon unfolding before him.

Every spiritual plant growing throughout the entire 【Spiritual Field】 visibly increased in size.

He could even see strands of green Wood-Attribute spiritual energy drifting from among them.

For a moment...

Every plant across Wuyou Island became lush and vibrant, as though the entire island had undergone a complete cleansing.

Standing within the 【Spiritual Field】, Ji Yuan could clearly feel that the surrounding air had become much fresher.

He looked upward.

Watching the tiny number above the building...

Change from 3...

To 4.

The 【Spiritual Field】 had finally reached Level 4.

So where was the "Pill Origin Fruit" it produced?

Ji Yuan spread out his Divine Sense and carefully inspected every plot of farmland across Wuyou Island.

Finally...

Above the highest 【Spiritual Field】 on Wuyou Island...

He saw a fruit gradually changing from illusion into reality.

Ji Yuan immediately summoned his flying boat and shot straight toward the summit.

At this moment...

The Pill Origin Fruit before him was steadily taking shape.

It was roughly half the size of his fist.

Bright crimson.

Lustrous and succulent.

In appearance, it resembled the snow pears Ji Yuan had eaten in his previous life.

But...

Why doesn't it have any fragrance...

The instant that thought arose...

The Pill Origin Fruit completely condensed into reality.

Its body trembled slightly.

A mysterious aura instantly spread throughout the entire island.

Immediately afterward...

An incomparably rich fruity fragrance burst forth.

"Not good!"

With a thought, Ji Yuan hurriedly took out the jade box he had prepared beforehand and stored the Pill Origin Fruit inside.

Immediately afterward...

He instantly activated the Stellar Vortex Cloud Barrier Formation that came with the 【Cave Dwelling】.

As dense mist enveloped the entire island...

The fragrance gradually dispersed within it.

Otherwise...

If that aroma spread beyond the island...

It would very likely attract the attention of Golden Core cultivators.

After all...

As merely a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator...

Ji Yuan had only inhaled a single breath of the Pill Origin Fruit's fragrance, yet the Spiritual Liquid within his dantian had already begun to stir.

A heavenly treasure capable of assisting Core Formation truly was no ordinary object!

Having secured the most important Pill Origin Fruit...

There was no need to pay much attention to the routine upgrade of Spiritual Effect 1.

Ji Yuan remained where he stood and summoned the panel.

He wanted to see...

Just how extraordinary this second Level 5 building would become.

【Spiritual Field: Lv.5 (Cannot Upgrade)】

【Spiritual Effect 1: Crop growth cycle reduced by 70%; upon harvest, there is a 50% chance of obtaining double yield and a 15% chance of obtaining triple yield.】

【Spiritual Effect 2 (Farming to Immortality): Personally cultivating the land increases Wood-Attribute affinity.】

【Spiritual Effect 3 (Nascent Soul Ascension): Harvest one Nascent Soul Fruit every 80 years.】

【Upgrade Requirements: Upper-Grade Spirit Stones ×500; Fourth-Tier Wood-Attribute Demon Cores ×2; Yin-Yang Soil ×1 jin; Yao Earth Sand ×1 jin; Third-Tier Profound Shadow Locust Corpses ×2. (Not Fulfilled)】

Another building with three Spiritual Effects.

It seemed that once a building reached Level 5...

It basically gained three Spiritual Effects.

There wasn't much worth mentioning about Spiritual Effect 1.

It was simply another routine upgrade.

As for Spiritual Effect 3...

The Nascent Soul Fruit.

Judging from its name...

It was obviously related to Nascent Soul Formation.

It was most likely another heavenly treasure that assisted in forming a Nascent Soul, just like the Pill Origin Fruit produced by the Level 4 【Spiritual Field】.

...The 【Spiritual Field】 is simply incredible!

It produced the corresponding heavenly treasure for every major cultivation breakthrough.

It was practically tailor-made for someone with pseudo-spiritual roots like me!

The only drawback...

Was that the production time for the Nascent Soul Fruit was far too long.

A Pill Origin Fruit appeared every ten years.

But the Nascent Soul Fruit required a full eighty years...

Even after forming a Golden Core, I'd probably only live through seven eighty-year periods.

Still...

If I couldn't form a Nascent Soul even after six or seven Nascent Soul Fruits...

Then my fate simply ended there.

Hmm...

Later, I should ask around and find out exactly what effects the Nascent Soul Fruit has.

Then there was Spiritual Effect 2.

Farming to Immortality.

Wood-Attribute affinity.

Unfortunately...

Although I also possess a Wood Spiritual Root...

I'm an ice cultivator with a Water Spiritual Root!

If only it granted Water-Attribute affinity instead.

I wonder whether the Level 5 【Fish Pond】 can provide Water-Attribute affinity.

As for Wood-Attribute affinity...

I'll try it after upgrading anyway.

It's all farming in the end.

I'll just plant everything!

Finally...

There were the upgrade requirements.

For Ji Yuan...

Among the five requirements, aside from the Upper-Grade Spirit Stones...

The other four were all incredibly difficult.

Demon cores.

Again with demon cores.

'Where the hell am I supposed to find so many Fourth-Tier Demon Cores?!'

Ji Yuan couldn't help becoming curious...

What attribute was Mei Zhuang's demon core?

Lightning?

Unfortunately...

Its strength was simply too overwhelming.

By the time Ji Yuan reached the Late Nascent Soul Stage...

What cultivation would it have?

Peak Nascent Soul?

Or perhaps it would have already advanced into the Divine Transformation Stage?

After pondering for a while, Ji Yuan walked down from the 【Spiritual Field】.

He had only just returned.

There were still many matters waiting for him.

He didn't have time to waste.

Thus...

Over the next several days...

Ji Yuan stayed home...

Slaughtering pigs!

Although those Spiritual Porpoises had long since died...

Their Tempering Aperture Pearls had yet to be extracted.

Furthermore...

The Spiritual Porpoises produced after the 【Pig Pen】 reached Level 4 had a certain chance of developing a "Crimson Yang Bone."

For cultivating the 《Nine Revolutions Profound Yang Art》...

It was an exceptionally precious treasure.

The Spiritual Porpoises produced by the Level 3 【Pig Pen】 all looked completely ordinary.

Those produced by the Level 4 【Pig Pen】 all bore blood-red patterns across their bodies.

At first...

Ji Yuan simply gutted whichever one he happened to grab.

However...

After slaughtering more than a hundred Spiritual Porpoises without finding a single Crimson Yang Bone...

He gave up on that approach.

Using his Divine Sense, he searched through the Storage Pouch.

He took out every Spiritual Porpoise produced by the Level 4 【Pig Pen】 and threw them into the lake beneath the waterfall before him.

Fortunately, he was slaughtering pigs here.

Otherwise...

Making such a huge commotion elsewhere would have been rather unsettling.

Even now...

Watching nearly a hundred Spiritual Porpoises floating across the lake's surface...

The sight was still somewhat horrifying.

But Ji Yuan couldn't care less.

Slaughter pigs!

Keep slaughtering!

After butchering all of these...

Surely one Crimson Yang Bone would appear, right?

As for these Spiritual Porpoises...

He intended to keep them for himself and eat them slowly.

The Spiritual Porpoises produced by the Level 4 【Pig Pen】 possessed enhanced Body Tempering effects.

The vital blood contained within them was undoubtedly far richer.

The ordinary ones...

He could leave for others to enjoy.

After slaughtering twenty in succession...

Ji Yuan suddenly sensed something quietly creeping up behind him.

On Wuyou Island...

There was nothing for him to fear.

Sweeping out with his Divine Sense...

He immediately discovered who it was.

Tuesday.

Silent as ever...

Yet Tuesday had already broken through to the Second Tier!

With such astonishing progress...

Had the little fellow eaten every fish inside my 【Fish Pond】?

But Ji Yuan clearly remembered that when he checked a few days ago...

There were still plenty of fish inside the 【Fish Pond】.

He extended his Divine Sense farther until it completely enveloped the 【Fish Pond】.

After carefully inspecting it...

Not many fish were missing.

Only two Second-Tier Spiritual Fish had disappeared.

He also discovered the Frost Flood Dragon's Cave Dwelling within the 【Fish Pond】.

Unexpectedly...

It had retained its old habit and dug itself a burrow underground.

That surprised Ji Yuan somewhat.

If that was the case...

How had it advanced so quickly?

Monday advanced rapidly because it had followed Ji Yuan around, eating plenty of Spiritual Porpoise meat.

Combined with Ice Soul Cold Dew...

Its cultivation had practically been piled up through resources.

But Tuesday...

It wasn't that Ji Yuan had been unwilling to provide resources.

Rather...

Shortly after it was born...

Ji Yuan had gone away on a long journey.

After thinking it through...

Only one possibility remained.

Its talent was exceptional.

Even among Frost Flood Dragons...

There were differences in innate talent.

Judging by this...

Tuesday's talent was probably much higher than Monday's.

It was just...

Far too damn cautious.

I'm your master!

Who the hell are you hiding from by staying so far away?!

Ji Yuan genuinely worried that if he brought it outside...

Instead of him protecting it...

It would use him as a shield.

"Come here."

Ji Yuan beckoned toward it.

The cautious flood dragon crawled forward a few steps...

Then stopped again.

"Come here."

Ji Yuan called once more.

It crawled forward another few steps...

Then froze once again.

"You little..."

Ji Yuan smiled helplessly.

He flashed forward himself, grabbed it by the neck, and carried it over.

Even so...

It wrapped itself tightly around Ji Yuan's arm, refusing to loosen its grip in the slightest.

"Eat!"

Ji Yuan pressed it onto one of the blood-patterned Spiritual Porpoises.

After smelling the irresistible aroma...

It still looked up at its master first.

Only after Ji Yuan nodded repeatedly...

Did it finally dare open its mouth.

But once it started eating...

It devoured mouthful after mouthful with desperate enthusiasm.

Ji Yuan casually tossed it aside before continuing the great task of gutting pigs.

With this overly cautious flood dragon beside him...

He at least had some company.

Moreover, it was obedient.

It only ate whatever Ji Yuan gave it.

If Ji Yuan didn't offer anything...

It simply stared while drooling.

If Monday had been here instead...

Heh.

There definitely would have been a fierce battle of wits, all for one extra bite of meat!

Ji Yuan split open another Spiritual Porpoise's abdomen with a single sword strike.

The instant he did...

He sensed something unusual.

Inside this blood-patterned Spiritual Porpoise...

There was an intense surge of pure Yang energy!