Starting My Immortal Life by Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 100: [Spiritual Field: Lv2]

Ji Yuan glanced at his panel.

At present, the distribution of Level 1 and Level 2 buildings was as follows:

[Level 1: Comprehension Room, Talisman Room, Spiritual Field, Pill Refining Room]

[Level 2: Fish Pond, Chicken Coop, Pigsty, Cave Dwelling]

Previously, he always felt that upgrading this and that was quite troublesome. But now, looking at it this way, he didn't have that many buildings after all.

Once his cultivation reached the peak of Qi Refinement, during the preparation period for the Foundation Establishment Pill, he could fully utilize the effects of the buildings.

He could try to construct buildings like the [Formation Room], [Weapon Refining Room], [Library Pavilion], and so on.

For now, the most important thing was still to improve his cultivation strength.

As for the placement of buildings, Ji Yuan had already thought about it on the way here. Buildings like the [Fish Pond], [Chicken Coop], and [Pigsty] would definitely have to be placed on this island.

Next, he needed to build these structures properly.

As for the [Cave Dwelling], [Talisman Room], and [Pill Refining Room], Ji Yuan planned to place them inside the original cave dwelling.

He would just need to carve out three more stone chambers.

Having one stone chamber serve as three buildings and just sticking white paper to change the effect?

That was the life of a poor man!

A wealthy family should have separate entrances and households!

Although he had many thoughts in his mind, the current issue was still to undertake large-scale construction and build the structures.

The [Fish Pond], [Pigsty], and [Chicken Coop] were relatively easy to handle. He could just enclose them casually and build them first to receive the daily basic income. As for planning—such a large island definitely needed to be planned, but not now.

Currently, his only "worker" was Tu Yue. If he built several buildings too far apart, she would probably spend most of her day just traveling.

So the best approach was naturally to build nearby first, make do for now, and wait until he established his foundation. Once the [Cave Dwelling] was upgraded to Level 3 and had the Starry Cloud Barrier Formation, he could then make a brand-new plan for the entire island.

After waiting for a while, the big clam also hopped over, croaking incessantly.

Ji Yuan summoned his flying sword, and several sword lights slashed down, clearing a large open space below the cliff.

He only cut down the trees, leaving the roots in place. But it didn't matter; it was for raising chickens and pigs anyway.

The fish pond, however, was a bit troublesome.

Ji Yuan then rode the Thunder Falcon Boat and began searching carefully nearby.

He thought that if he could find a hollow area and directly fill it with water, it would be best, saving him the trouble of digging a pit himself.

Unexpectedly, just as he headed north not far, Ji Yuan discovered a good place!

A small lake about one li in circumference!

When he first arrived, he even saw a few small fish blowing bubbles by the shore. Startled, they quickly swam away.

This was indeed a good place, saving him the trouble of filling it with water.

Ji Yuan waited by the shore for a while, and the big clam followed by hopping over. It seemed to have sharp eyes. It opened its mouth and spat out its tongue, piercing the water. With a roll, a large fish about the length of an arm was swallowed into its belly.

After eating, it showed a disdainful smile and then looked at Ji Yuan with hopeful eyes.

The meaning was already very clear.

But Ji Yuan ignored it and just stared at the lake surface.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a while, he didn't see the familiar words appear on the lake surface.

It seemed that the panel didn't recognize this as his [Fish Pond]. What should he do?

Ji Yuan turned his gaze to the big clam. He pointed at the lake and then at himself, indicating that he wanted the lake.

Such a simple meaning, the big clam still understood, but it seemed a bit unwilling.

However, this reluctance only lasted for a moment, because Ji Yuan activated the flying boat and made a move to leave. Only then did the big clam quickly nod.

[Fish Pond: Lv2]

Along with the appearance of the words, a drop of Water Essence Dew floated above the lake surface.

Finally, it was done!

Ji Yuan waved his hand and collected the drop of Water Essence Dew. Then the entire fish pond emitted a faint white glow.

If outsiders saw it, they would probably think some treasure had appeared in the lake.

In fact, it wasn't far off.

With the panel's enhancement, the fish in this lake would grow rapidly. If there were Semi-Spiritual Fish, they might even evolve into true Spiritual Fish.

There was no need to keep the building's appearance visible; it would only add trouble.

With the [Fish Pond] settled, next were the other buildings.

In the blink of an eye, six days passed.

In the early morning, Ji Yuan woke up in the forest cabin to the sound of birds chirping. Even now, he still felt a bit dazed, always thinking that this period was too dreamlike.

He had actually found such a secluded island, with the big clam as a gatekeeper, not fearing any disturbances.

After fantasizing for a while, Ji Yuan stretched lazily and got up.

Stepping out of the door and smelling the fresh morning air in the forest, Ji Yuan's boots flashed with a green light. With a few steps, he arrived beside the [Pigsty] and [Chicken Coop].

Two days ago, he had ridden the Thunder Falcon Boat around the nearby Huaiyin Market and Heishui Market, buying four Spiritual Piglets and ten Reed Water Chickens.

He also bought more than enough first-grade low-quality Spiritual Fish, a total of thirty.

Since the new [Fish Pond] wasn't small, he poured them all into the lake.

But now, Ji Yuan glanced over and saw that the four Spiritual Piglets were all there, but the ten Reed Water Chickens had become nine.

Ji Yuan looked at Tu Yue, who was standing nearby.

She pointed blankly at the big-headed, wide-mouthed clam peeking out from the mist.

Following her gaze, Ji Yuan saw the big clam, which seemed a bit embarrassed, quickly retract its head back into the mist.

It was already a second-tier demon beast, while the Reed Water Chickens were only early-stage first-tier demon beasts and small in size. To it, they were just snacks, not even a proper meal.

This thing was stealing food. If not dealt with, it might end up making them all work for it.

Ji Yuan thought for a moment and then approached the big-mouthed clam. First, he pointed at the [Chicken Coop] and then waved his hand, indicating that this was not acceptable.

Then he took out an empty storage bag, opened it, and shook it, indicating that he had nothing to eat.

The big-mouthed clam instinctively opened its mouth.

"Gua!"

Ji Yuan ignored it, no matter how much the big clam croaked.

After croaking for a while, its voice became somewhat plaintive. After a moment, it turned and hopped away.

Ji Yuan didn’t pay it any mind. As usual, the big clam would find a place to curl up and sleep after staying around for a while—it didn’t cause any disturbance.

Today, however, he had his own matters to attend to.

After tidying up briefly, he summoned the Thunder Falcon Boat and departed.

Among the Level 1 buildings he currently owned, the only one that could be upgraded to Level 2 was the [Spiritual Field].

[Upgrade Requirements: 60 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, 15 pieces of Blacklight Stone, 3 jugs of Spiritual Spring Essence.]

Ji Yuan had already prepared the Spiritual Spring Essence long ago.

Only the Blacklight Stone had been unavailable.

A few days ago, when he went to Heishui Market to buy Reed Water Chickens, he found a shop that sold it.

However, due to the insufficient stock, Ji Yuan had placed a reservation for more.

Today, he was going to pick them up and also planned to buy a new pill furnace.

The previous furnace was merely a beginner-grade low-quality pill furnace.

The fact that Ji Yuan had been able to reach the level of a mid-grade alchemist using it was already a testament to his high talent.

Now, after refining pills for so long, faint cracks had begun to appear on the furnace.

Ji Yuan didn’t dare to take the risk; he figured it was better to switch to a mid-grade pill furnace.

Not to mention, he wasn’t short on spirit stones at the moment.

A round trip took another day.

By the time Ji Yuan returned to Misty Island, the sky was already growing dim.

Tu Yue was dazing off beside the fish pond, while the big clam was nowhere to be seen—who knew where it had wandered off to.

Ji Yuan landed straight and upright beside the [Pigsty], a location that was neither on the shady side nor the sunny side.

There, he cleared a patch of land for the [Spiritual Field] to plant his medicinal herbs.

Of course, this was mostly because he didn’t know whether the herbs preferred shade or sun—nowhere seemed appropriate, so this was the compromise.

The Level 1 Spiritual Field, enhanced by spiritual soil, originally shortened the growth cycle by 30%, but this had been strengthened to a 50% reduction.

Looking at the still-immature herbs, Ji Yuan waved his hand.

Sixty low-grade spirit stones and fifteen pieces of Blacklight Stone appeared around the [Spiritual Field].

As the name suggested, the Blacklight Stones were entirely black and emitted a faint glow.

Their size was similar to spirit stones.

Finally, Ji Yuan took out three jugs of Spiritual Spring Essence and placed them in front of the [Spiritual Field].

From a distance, it looked like some kind of ritual was taking place.

With all the items gathered, the words “Upgradeable” appeared on the panel.

Ji Yuan willed it, and a glow flashed across the panel.

A faint green light enveloped the [Spiritual Field], covering the entire plot, with the medicinal herbs shining the brightest.

They now looked as if they had transformed into spiritual treasures of the earth.

Ji Yuan casually disabled the building’s visual effect, then turned his gaze to the panel.

The Spiritual Field had now gained Level 2 spiritual effects.

[Spiritual Effect: Automatic pest repellence, 40% reduction in crop growth cycle; upon harvest, 20% chance of double yield.]

Below that was the Level 3 spiritual effect and the conditions to upgrade the field.

[Spiritual Field: Lv3 (Not Upgradeable)]

[Spiritual Effect 1: 50% reduction in crop growth cycle; 30% chance of double yield, 5% chance of triple yield.]

[Spiritual Effect 2 (Thousand-Year Phantom Spirit): Yields 1 stalk of Thousand-Year Phantom Spirit Grass per year.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 50 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, 2 Tier-Two Demon Cores, 5 jin of Profound Yin Soil, 3 corpses of Tier-Two Flying Locusts.

(Not Fulfilled)]

The Level 3 field effect was even stronger.

Spiritual Effect 1 was self-explanatory—there was even a 5% chance of harvesting three crops at once.

Moreover, just like the Level 3 Fish Pond, the Level 3 Spiritual Field had a second spiritual effect.

One stalk of Thousand-Year Phantom Spirit Grass could be harvested per year—at first glance, it didn’t seem very impressive, especially compared to the Chicken Coop or Pigsty, which yielded daily.

But thinking deeper—this was the Thousand-Year Phantom Spirit Grass, a thousand-year-old herb!

That meant he gained what would take others a thousand years, in just one!

From that perspective, it sounded a lot better.

Thousand-Year Phantom Spirit Grass—even if he didn’t know what it could be used for—surely it would sell for a hefty sum in spirit stones, even if he had no personal use for it.

It seemed it would be worthwhile to upgrade the field to Level 3 when the opportunity came. Then he could also receive “basic income” from it.

Even though it only paid out once a year, it was still a harvest with no effort—a basic income, wasn’t it?

Cultivation should be just like that—every grain goes into the storehouse.

With a thought, he closed the panel, and the sky continued to darken. Still, there was no sign of the big clam.

Ji Yuan found it odd.

Based on past experience, the clam should have already come over by now, begging for pork.

But now, he had waited so long and hadn’t even seen a shadow of it.

Ji Yuan had nowhere to look for it, and besides, he had just bought a new mid-grade Tier-One pill furnace. He was planning to refine a few batches of pills tonight to break it in.

However, just as he arrived at the northern edge of Misty Island, in front of the cave dwelling, he suddenly heard the sound of water breaking near the shore.

The sound wasn’t far—it came from the north.

Ji Yuan’s heart stirred.

The Thunder Falcon Boat flew out, expanding in the wind.

He immediately leapt onto it, preparing to flee at any moment regardless of what had happened.

“Gua—”

With that familiar croak, Ji Yuan relaxed slightly.

But the big clam’s voice sounded weak—had it gone into the water?

Just as Ji Yuan was wondering what had happened to it, a dark shadow suddenly fell before him.

A strange, vicious giant insect emanating a fierce and violent aura landed in front of him.

The insect’s body was covered in hard armor, many legs, red pincers, and its whole form was red-black—looking rather like a massive… crayfish?

This giant insect was already a corpse, but even so, Ji Yuan could sense the lingering aura—this was without a doubt a Tier-Two demon beast!

It was the kind that was equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage and possessed a demon core!

While Ji Yuan was still in shock, another dark shadow fell before him.

He looked up—the big clam had returned, but it was heavily wounded, covered in bloody injuries, even bleeding from its eyelids.

The clam opened its mouth, pointed its bloody tongue at the corpse of the Tier-Two demon beast, then pointed at Ji Yuan.

As if saying:

“You’ve treated me to so many good meals. Now, I’m treating you to a feast.”