Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 224 - 148: Choosing an Auspicious Day for Foundation Establishment

Chapter 224: Chapter 148: Choosing an Auspicious Day for Foundation Establishment
Of course, none of these are the main reason.
The real reason lies in Feng Yichen’s intuition, together with the fact that he couldn’t find any news about Ji Yuan at all; the only time Ji Yuan showed his strength was when he joined the Water Dragon Sect two years ago.
Ever since he joined the Water Dragon Sect, it was as if he’d vanished into thin air.
Even his friends, Du Wanyi, Dong Qian, and the others, knew very little about Ji Yuan.
The only clue he found was that Ji Yuan seemed to have gotten caught up in some major incident and was investigated by the Law Enforcement Hall. But when Feng Yichen went to ask around, he discovered everyone there was tight-lipped on the matter.
Feng Yichen’s efforts turned up nothing—but that in itself said a lot.
This Junior Brother Ji, who’s so well hidden... is definitely not ordinary.
"He must be at the peak of Qi Cultivation by now."
Master Xuan Shui sighed, "Seems our Water Dragon Sect really is blessed by the heavens."
"That must be it."
Feng Yichen replied respectfully, his hands cupped.
"But Ji Yuan hasn’t signed up to go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven yet," Master Xuan Shui suddenly said.
"What?!"
This made Feng Yichen, who’d just bowed his head, snap it back up. "At his age, he actually has this kind of patience? He can resist the temptation of Foundation Establishment? Or does he have another path for establishing his Foundation?"
"No idea. Go ask him, see if he wants to go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven. If you can persuade him, add his name in. If he’s dead set against it, just say I’m ordering him to go."
Master Xuan Shui spoke casually, hands behind his back.
For him, such a trivial matter was just a word.
He didn’t even need to meet Ji Yuan in person over this.
"Understood."
Feng Yichen agreed respectfully, but just as he was about to leave, something seemed to occur to him and he asked, "Sect Leader, if Ji Yuan really is this capable, then if he goes to Ghost Flood Dragon Lake, our chances soar. On top of that, after he killed Jian Zong, Medicine King Valley won’t be getting any favors there at all."
"Mm, having him go to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven is exactly for that reason."
Master Xuan Shui paced within the great hall, sighed, and said, "For our Water Dragon Sect, as well as the other five Immortal Sects, it’s the same: when dealing with the Nine Nether Cave Heaven, we’re not short on Foundation Establishment cultivators—but what we lack is a powerful Qi Cultivation cultivator. Just like you, Feng Yichen."
As he spoke, Master Xuan Shui glanced at him.
"If you were now a Foundation Establishment cultivator—even late-stage Foundation Establishment—for the sect it wouldn’t be so useful. Fortunately, you’re still a Qi Cultivation cultivator."
Feng Yichen stood with hands cupped, silent, not daring to rise.
As if wordlessly beseeching something.
Seeing this, Master Xuan Shui finally nodded, "Fine. After you return, I’ll accept you as my disciple."
"Thank you, Master. This disciple takes his leave."
Having received Master Xuan Shui’s personal promise, Feng Yichen finally relaxed, bowed, and left.
After he’d gone, Master Xuan Shui, hands behind his back, suddenly transformed into escape light, rising into the skies above the Water Dragon Sect. He overlooked the endless expanse below, like a boundless ocean, his expression inscrutable.
He spoke in a voice only he could hear, muttering to himself, "What use is being king among Golden Core cultivators? Once I get that treasure from Ghost Flood Dragon Lake, I’ll have a chance at Nascent Soul Formation..."
"They all say ’Sect Leader is useless,’ but we’ll see who gets to endure in this world for ages to come."
Back in the day, Master Xuan Shui relied on his innate Spirit Root to charge through the Nine Nether Cave Heaven, and through a stroke of luck even managed a trip to the deadly Ghost Flood Dragon Lake.
There, he encountered a supreme treasure he never obtained.
After Foundation Establishment and Core Formation, he asked for the sect leader’s position precisely to scheme for that treasure.
Years have passed since then, and every time he’s made careful arrangements... If nothing goes wrong, this time he’ll finally get his hands on that treasure.
That’s why he’s paying such close attention to this trip to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven.
...
Ji Yuan, of course, had no idea he’d once again become the focus of special attention for the Water Dragon Sect Leader. After returning to Mist Island, he stayed inside the Talisman Room all day long.
Because he realized—this trip to the Nine Nether Cave Heaven is the perfect chance to sell the Five Elements Talisman Array!
If I draw a few more sets during this period, and take them to All Things Island, they’ll definitely go for a high price.
Make money!
Why go to Nine Nether Cave Heaven? Isn’t making money much more enjoyable?
For this, Ji Yuan even called Tu Yue back, who’d barely started her time off, and had her focus on raising pigs... And even though it’s only been a few days, Ji Yuan noticed her hair had grown much smoother.
The hands that used to be rough from work had already regained their former softness.
Ji Yuan wasn’t sure if he was imagining things, but even Tu Yue’s eyes seemed much livelier lately.
Looks like this corpse puppet has to spend more time with yin energy—she can’t always hang around my fiery self, that’s not good for her.
There’s no sense of time in the cave, and Ji Yuan spent his days drawing Five Elements Protective Talismans, making him even more oblivious to the passage of time. He’d even lost track of how long it had been.
Until... Tu Yue came to the front of the cave mansion to call him.
Ji Yuan assumed it was because the spirit pigs to feed the big toad had run out, and was about to reach for his Storage Bag to restock, but Tu Yue pointed at the wooden hut, asking him to head over.
Just raising pigs—why should that need me personally?
And she had to come all the way to the cave mansion to fetch me... Suddenly, Ji Yuan had a thought.
"Did something new grow in the fields?"
Ever since starting cultivation on Mist Island, Ji Yuan had instructed Tu Yue to find him only for that particular matter.