Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 225 - 148: Choosing an Auspicious Day for Foundation Establishment

Chapter 225: Chapter 148: Choosing an Auspicious Day for Foundation Establishment
[Spirit Field], has sprouted a new Illusion Spirit Grass that’s a thousand years old!
Tu Yue couldn’t speak, so she just nodded.
The moment she nodded, Ji Yuan already stepped forward and arrived at the Spirit Field. Right now, he saw growing in the soil the very Illusion Spirit Grass he’d been longing for.
A deep Youlan blue all over, it exuded a scent that seemed able to make people hallucinate.
"Hoo—"
Seeing this thousand-year-old Illusion Spirit Grass, Ji Yuan practically saw his Foundation Establishment self waving at him.
The Big Toad sensed Ji Yuan’s aura after coming out of seclusion and hopped over from afar.
But this time Ji Yuan wouldn’t let it come close—instead, he forcibly shooed it away to the other side of the island.
As for himself, Ji Yuan also washed up, changed clothes, and burned some incense in prayer. All he wanted was to score a critical hit when picking the grass—ideally harvesting three Illusion Spirit Grasses in one go.
Only after taking care of himself did Ji Yuan pick up the Jade Shovel and come up to the Illusion Spirit Grass, digging carefully and gently.
This time he was a lot more meticulous, spending almost half a stick of incense’s worth of time digging before he finally unearthed the whole Illusion Spirit Grass.
But just as the grass made it into his hands, the panel he’d been staring at popped up with some rare, mysterious text he hadn’t seen for ages.
[When harvesting "Illusion Spirit Grass," Spirit Effect triggers—you obtained double crop: Illusion Spirit Grass x2.]
As soon as the text appeared, the Illusion Spirit Grass in Ji Yuan’s hand suddenly doubled and became two stalks.
Score!
Score again!
I knew it, I’m an Emperor Luck Physique! Last time I failed, it was all because that Big Toad was lurking nearby!
This time, with the Big Toad gone, my luck was back... Ji Yuan gleefully stared at the two Illusion Spirit Grasses in his hand. Now, together with the three in his Storage Bag, that made five in total.
And as luck would have it, he also had two stalks of Millennium Green Feather Grass.
With five sets of Foundation Establishment Pill materials, he ought to be able to refine 15 Foundation Establishment Pills. Plus the three that Li Changhe gave him, that made 18 Foundation Establishment Pills...
"Hoo—"
Foundation Establishment!
Time to go back to the sect and refine Foundation Establishment Pills!
Once Ji Yuan had that thought, he didn’t want to wait even a split second longer.
He walked up to the stone wall—here, Tu Yue had been keeping records of the days... Ji Yuan never knew how long his secluded cultivation lasted, so he had Tu Yue carve a mark into the wall for each day.
Right now, there were... 34 marks.
That means, I’ve been secluded and painting Talismans for 34 days this time.
Luckily, it was quite a fruitful retreat. Ji Yuan swept his Divine Sense through the Storage Bag—a total of 12 sets of Five Elements Protective Talismans.
If he’d drawn these by hand, no way the success rate would be so high. But with the 20% success rate boost from his level 2 Talisman Room, it was a whole different story.
Everything ready, it was finally time to head back to the sect for seclusion and Foundation Pill refining.
No clue how long this next round of seclusion would last, so Ji Yuan packed Tu Yue away. As for the remaining Spirit Pigs and Spirit Chickens, with the Big Toad around, there was nothing to worry about.
"Gwaa—"
The Big Toad, seeing Ji Yuan put Tu Yue away, knew he wouldn’t be back for a long while and instantly started croaking loudly.
Ji Yuan made a series of gestures, telling it to watch the place, not let anyone else take over, and if someone showed up, fight if it could—if not, just run. That sort of thing.
After laying down a bunch of instructions, Ji Yuan went into the Wine Cellar and pulled out three jars of Spirit Wine.
If this round of seclusion succeeded...
The first thing to do would be to formally become an apprentice—gotta secure your backing before anything else.
Procrastinating... that’s for fools.
Once he picked up the Spirit Wine, Ji Yuan summoned the Scarlet Skies Skiff and returned to the Water Dragon Sect.
It was only after he arrived at the sect that he remembered—he’d forgotten to take those two Yin Ghosts... Oh well, by the time he came back next, those two would have pretty much absorbed the Black Coffin and probably reached Peak of Qi Refining.
This time he made sure to stop by All Things Island first.
He used a Transformation Talisman to disguise his aura and appearance, set up a stall for a day, and ended up selling 9 sets of Five Elements Protective Talismans.
sets total, 3 for Du Wanyi, the rest—sold! Ji Yuan himself already had 10 sets stashed for personal use.
Ji Yuan didn’t price them high—he even checked on prices at the Hundred Treasures Tower.
One set at the Tower was 20 Mid-grade Spirit Stones; Ji Yuan just asked for 19 per set, selling out easily.
After pocketing a tidy sum, Ji Yuan returned to Chulong Island and visited Du Wanyi’s house.
At first, Du Wanyi was still a bit reluctant, but when Ji Yuan said he’d drawn them himself rather than bought them, she finally accepted.
Lately, rumors from the Nine Nether Cave Heaven had spread far and wide, and Du Wanyi increasingly realized how perilous it was.
Now that Ji Yuan brought her these life-saving Talisman Arrays, she couldn’t be more grateful.
After bidding Du Wanyi farewell, Ji Yuan had only just reached his own front door—hadn’t even gone inside—when he saw a Flying Boat descend from the sky, landing right beside him.
"Senior Brother Feng."
Seeing who’d arrived, Ji Yuan was actually a little surprised.
He hadn’t expected that even now, Feng Yichen would come looking for him.
So... Ji Yuan became a bit more alert.
"Getting to see Junior Brother Ji is no easy feat."
Feng Yichen gave a bitter laugh.
Ever since he’d accepted the Sect Leader’s mission, Feng Yichen had pretty much been camping outside Ji Yuan’s house every day—but after a whole month, he hadn’t caught sight of Ji Yuan once.
He even started to wonder if Ji Yuan had taken on a task and died out there somewhere.
"I had a mission lately, went south for a bit and just got back."
Ji Yuan smiled and pushed open the door, gesturing: "Senior Brother Feng, please come in."