Longevity through Upgrading Buildings-Chapter 343 - 186: [Beehive: Level 2]

Chapter 343: Chapter 186: [Beehive: Level 2]
And for my "Alchemy" needs, this indeed suffices.
"Yes, it indeed suffices. Disciple thanks Master."
Ji Yuan could only helplessly express his gratitude with a bow.
After all, he couldn’t possibly say it was not enough and ask Hua Yaoyue to find more... this is a Master, not a servant raised by him.
If he truly wanted to find this item, estimatingly, he would still have to deal with Demon Cultivators.
After leaving Wan You Island, Ji Yuan had been pondering this problem all along: how to find Demon Cultivators? As for the piece on hand, it has to be tried out anyway.
Upon returning to Mist Island, he used his Flying Sword to slice the piece of Sinking Wood wrapped in black smoke into thin slices.
Yet no matter how thin, it was only about the size of a palm.
To use these few thin slices to construct a chicken cage, at most it could only build a palm-sized one, which certainly wouldn’t work. So the method Ji Yuan thought of was to first use ordinary wooden planks to fence a slightly larger "chicken cage". Once the panel recognizes it, he would attach these decayed firefly Sinking Wood boards onto it to see if he could cheat the system to gain recognition from the panel.
This matter required detailed work, so Ji Yuan naturally had to do it himself.
One hour later.
After probing for quite some time, Ji Yuan finally managed to finish constructing a "chicken cage" right on the edge.
It was the smallest chicken cage that the panel could recognize. But small as it was... Ji Yuan measured with a pinch; it ought to fit two basketballs.
If it got any smaller, even if plaques were attached, the panel would not recognize it as a "chicken cage".
"Barely."
Ji Yuan looked at the "chicken cage" and then glanced at the decayed firefly Sinking Wood boards in his hand. He casually tossed them up, under the "Artifact Manipulation Technique", evenly attaching them onto the existing wooden planks.
But they could only barely cover one circle, leaving about half of the position still unshielded.
After finishing the work, Ji Yuan stared at the boards.
"Chicken Cage: lv2 (Cannot be upgraded)"
"Upgrade Conditions: Cultivation reaches Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, 50 Mid-grade Spirit Stones, chicken cage constructed with decayed firefly Sinking Wood (Not achieved)"
After waiting for half a day, the panel remained the same, without the slightest change.
Ji Yuan knew this method wouldn’t work. To upgrade the "chicken cage", not just this small amount of decayed firefly Sinking Wood, even if he found double the amount, it wouldn’t be sufficient.
This kind of Sinking Wood, at the minimum, required a large section taken from a whole trunk to suffice.
But where could he find so much Sinking Wood?
He could only look for Demon Cultivators.
The matter circled back to the initial problem. For Ji Yuan, there was no fear in finding Demon Cultivators, it was just about where to find them... Great Love City, Ghost Seeking Cave.
Ji Yuan knew the only place with Demon Cultivators left was this one.
The opportunity to elevate the Yin Ghost to the Foundation Establishment Stage also originated from this Ghost Seeking Cave. If he went there now, he might also conveniently see if there were other yin items.
Foundation Establishment cultivators’ bodies, oh no, Immortal Material, there should be many there. Perhaps he could harvest another batch there.
Walking back and forth on Mist Island, Ji Yuan had formed an idea in mind.
He should go and see.
The main reason Ji Yuan wanted to go to Ghost Seeking Cave was naturally to obtain decayed firefly Sinking Wood, to upgrade the "chicken cage" to Level 3, thereby acquiring Tri-colored Spirit Eggs to enhance his power.
Besides that, there was actually another very important reason that made Ji Yuan want to interact with Demon Cultivators.
And that is the righteous versus demon war that could happen at any moment.
According to Hua Yaoyue’s statements, coupled with the information Ji Yuan currently knew, the probability of the Demon Dao breaking through Shang Mountain in this righteous versus demon war is very high. By then, Shang Dong would be in complete chaos.
By then, what kind of identity would be the safest?
It would naturally require a flexible identity baseline.
Encountering a Righteous Cultivator, then I am Ji Yuan, a disciple of the Water Dragon Sect.
Should I meet a Demonic Cultivator, then I am that Demon Dao tough guy... Qiu Qianhai.
But this identity is not something you can just claim; it somewhat requires someone to vouch for it. Even if there is truly no one to vouch, at least understanding some Demon Dao situations is necessary.
Therefore, to ensure his own survival, Ji Yuan felt it necessary to have some preliminary contact with the Demon Dao.
As for whether there would be any inner conflicts pretending to be a Demon Cultivator,
Why assume pretending to be a Demon Cultivator? Couldn’t it be I’m pretending to be a Righteous Cultivator?
Having determined the idea, the primary issue was to take a long leave now. He was certainly not able to go to Liancheng Mountain temporarily; someone had to fill in for him.
He would need to talk to Master Xuan Shui...
No time to delay, Ji Yuan prepared a bit and immediately set out.
A day later, he arrived at Water Dragon Island and met with Master Xuan Shui.
"Oh? You have an urgent matter to attend to?"
"That’s right."
Ji Yuan clasped his hands and said, "Disciple returned with Master this time, the matter is urgent... I hope Martial Uncle would understand."
As expected, Master Xuan Shui, who was a bit hesitant earlier, had a few more smiles on his face after hearing that Ji Yuan returned with Hua Yaoyue.
"Why did your Senior Sister go to Liancheng Mountain?"
Master Xuan Shui asked as if casually.
Ji Yuan casually responded, "Master heard about a death at our place and came over for a look."
Anyhow, Master Xuan Shui would not verify it in person, and even if he did, Ji Yuan felt Hua Yaoyue would cover his lie.
"Your Senior Sister treats you exceptionally well."
Master Xuan Shui sighed.
Ji Yuan smiled without replying.
"Okay, since this is so, you go ahead and attend to your business first."
Master Xuan Shui waved his hand, "As for Liancheng Mountain..."
He thought for a moment, "Hasn’t your Senior Sister, Phoenix Peach, returned as well? Since she is back, let her oversee Liancheng Mountain for you first, alright?"
Master Xuan Shui understood arrangements very well. This rotation of Liancheng Mountain defense was originally for the line of Master Wang You.
Now that Ji Yuan had business preventing him from going, the arrangement naturally still had to be assigned to their line.
So the recently returned Phoenix Peach was very suitable.
"It all depends on Martial Uncle’s arrangement."
Ji Yuan naturally had no objection.
"Good, then you go ahead and tend to your matters, I’ll have your Senior Sister manage things at Liancheng Mountain in your stead."
"Yes, disciple takes leave."