Lv2, the Deacon Arrives

Zhang Hongzhi was taken aback at first, then nodded. "Yes."

"Good. I happen to want to build a cave abode," Li Yunjing said.

"We can build three different types of cave abode: Spirit Gathering, defense, and production," Zhang Hongzhi explained.

Li Yunjing's interest was immediately piqued.

"Oh? What does each one do?"

Zhang Hongzhi smiled.

"The Spirit Gathering type focuses on absorbing Spiritual Qi, making it denser inside the cave abode than outside. It's very helpful for cultivation.

"The defense type focuses on protection. I can lay down three defensive formations to form a single formation, making Sect Master Li's cave abode as impregnable as a fortress.

"Lastly, the production type focuses on growing spirit medicines."

After hearing this, Li Yunjing was very interested in the production-type cave abode.

Growing spirit medicines in a cave abode

was something most cultivators did.

This was especially true for Rogue Cultivators. If they didn't grow spirit medicines in their own cave abodes,

they might not be able to cultivate them at all.

Even if they succeeded, someone else would pluck the peaches.

At present, the Luozhen Sect had no place to grow spirit medicines.

If Li Yunjing could grow spirit medicines in his cave abode,

that would give him another avenue.

Li Yunjing thought further ahead.

If the newly built cave abode could be upgraded,

might it gain some special effect that shortened the time it took spirit medicines to mature?

If so, Li Yunjing could earn Spirit Stones by selling spirit medicines for the time being.

Selling Pure Spiritual Qi was not a sustainable path in the long run.

Besides, the Spirit Gathering and defense types were not important to Li Yunjing.

Other buildings could help Li Yunjing increase his speed.

As for defense, Li Yunjing's cave abode was in the Luozhen Sect. What did he need such strong defenses for?

"Mm, let's build a production-type cave abode," Li Yunjing said.

Zhang Hongzhi noted down Li Yunjing's choice.

He then discussed the cave abode's location with Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing decided to build his cave abode about two hundred paces behind Luozhen Hall.

Once everything was settled, Zhang Hongzhi and the others prepared to leave.

They needed to purchase materials

and then start work immediately.

Just then, Zhang Hanpeng came over from the Chicken Coop with Zhang Yuan.

"Sect Master."

Zhang Hanpeng bowed to Li Yunjing.

Seeing Zhang Hanpeng, Zhang Hongzhi gave him a long look.

This foolish boy actually joined the Luozhen Sect. What a pity!

Zhang Yuan, however, copied Zhang Hanpeng and bowed to Li Yunjing as well.

"Sect Master."

Li Yunjing was taken aback, and Zhang Hongzhi's expression changed even more.

"Little Yuan, stop fooling around."

Zhang Hongzhi scolded him.

But Zhang Yuan looked up at his grandfather with a grin.

"Grandpa, this place is so much fun! I want to join the Luozhen Sect!"

At these words, Zhang Hongzhi's expression grew even uglier.

How could he not know the Luozhen Sect's situation?

Wouldn't joining the Luozhen Sect be destroying his own future?

Zhang Hongzhi had long since made plans for Zhang Yuan's future.

But Zhang Yuan refused to give in.

Who knew what he had experienced just now?

He cried and shouted that he wanted to join the Luozhen Sect.

A faint smile rested on Li Yunjing's face.

Zhang Hongzhi apologized to Li Yunjing again and again,

saying that children spoke without thinking and asking Li Yunjing not to take it to heart.

Li Yunjing nodded to Zhang Hongzhi,

indicating that he didn't mind.

Zhang Hongzhi hurriedly pulled Zhang Yuan away.

After the four of them left, Zhang Hanpeng hurried to air his grievances to Li Yunjing.

"Sect Master, that child was really naughty. He chased the three spirit chickens all over the place, and I couldn't very well lay a hand on him..."

Li Yunjing smiled when he heard that.

Chasing chickens-he remembered doing that as a child too.

"All right, never mind him. Have you finished fencing in the chicken run?" Li Yunjing asked.

Zhang Hanpeng nodded. "It's done."

Li Yunjing immediately headed to the Chicken Coop.

Not bad. Zhang Hanpeng had done a fine job.

Li Yunjing turned and took out a Spirit Stone.

"This Spirit Stone is a reward from me, your sect master."

Zhang Hanpeng held the low-grade Spirit Stone in both hands as though he had found a priceless treasure, his face beaming with joy.

"Thank you, Sect Master! Thank you, Sect Master!"

"Go on with your work," Li Yunjing said.

Zhang Hanpeng left with the Spirit Stone.

After Zhang Hanpeng left, Li Yunjing took out five taels of ground Spirit Stone powder.

Then he silently said "upgrade" in his mind.

[Chicken Coop (lv2)]

[lv3 spiritual effects: 6 spirit eggs produced daily, +60 probability of doubling the number of spirit eggs produced daily, +40% probability of producing premium spirit eggs, poultry accumulate cultivation 25% faster in the Chicken Coop, growth speed +20%.

Poultry meat quality enhanced, with a detoxifying effect.]

[Upgrade requirements: Parasol Spirit Wood × 10 logs, late-stage first-rank Demon Beast Essence Blood × 3 jin, Mystic Pattern Spirit Iron × 5 jin, add one type of spirit poultry.]

After reading the basic information, Li Yunjing nodded slightly.

The number of spirit eggs produced daily had increased. Not bad.

He took a look at the lv3 effects.

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up.

A detoxifying effect-that was fantastic.

Detoxifying spiritual items had always fetched high prices in Xunxian Town.

The reason was Hundred Miasma Mountain to the west of Xunxian Town.

Hundred Miasma Mountain was rich in resources.

Most first-grade spiritual items could be found there.

Even some second-grade spiritual items, and several third-grade ones,

could be found on Hundred Miasma Mountain.

This attracted quite a few cultivators to venture into Hundred Miasma Mountain.

But just hearing the name Hundred Miasma Mountain was enough to know it was no ordinary place.

Miasma covered Hundred Miasma Mountain, and poisonous creatures ran rampant.

One careless moment, and a person would be poisoned.

Soul Severing Cliff was located on Hundred Miasma Mountain.

If the Chicken Coop was upgraded to lv3,

the spirit chickens would have a detoxifying effect.

If he sold them, he would surely earn quite a few Spirit Stones.

He looked at the upgrade requirements next.

The first few were manageable.

Parasol Spirit Wood, Demon Beast Essence Blood, and Mystic Pattern Spirit Iron were all high-grade first-grade spiritual items.

He could buy them with some Spirit Stones.

The final requirement was to add one type of poultry.

Li Yunjing was puzzled.

Wasn't this a chicken coop? Add poultry?

Poultry included more than just chickens.

Ducks, geese, and certain birds were all poultry.

That was a much broader range.

"The Chicken Coop can raise more than chickens. I might as well change it to Poultry Coop."

As soon as the thought occurred to Li Yunjing,

he saw the words "Chicken Coop" blur and twist, then turn into "Poultry Coop."

Li Yunjing smiled.

Well, well, I really can change its name, huh?

Now that he had changed the name, Li Yunjing needed to give careful thought to which type of poultry to add.

Would it be for eating, or for doing something else...?

On the fifteenth of June,

Li Yunjing rose early.

It was the day the Immortal Alliance deacon was due to arrive.

Li Yunjing could not neglect the Immortal Alliance deacon.

He and Zhang Hanpeng gave the Luozhen Sect a thorough cleaning.

At least that made the Luozhen Sect look less dilapidated.

While the two were tidying up,

outside Serene Valley, in front of the Luozhen Sect's mountain gate,

a woman dressed in an embroidered blue-and-white brocade robe, her hair tied in a ponytail, looked up at the Luozhen Sect's mountain gate.

Hm? This mountain gate has changed.

The woman thought to herself.

Looking away, the woman stepped toward Serene Valley.

But after one step, she appeared thirty feet away in the next instant.

Before long, the woman entered Serene Valley.

Li Yunjing had already received a warning from the mountain gate.

Thus, he knew the woman had arrived.

He led Zhang Hanpeng toward the valley entrance.

He spotted the woman from far away.

Yet in just a few steps, the woman arrived in front of Li Yunjing.

Shrinking the Earth to an Inch.

Li Yunjing exclaimed inwardly.

Even though he knew the woman could use this move,

Li Yunjing was still truly amazed every time he saw it.

Li Yunjing really wanted to obtain this technique.

"I am Li Yunjing, sect master of the Luozhen Sect. Together with Zhang Hanpeng, an outer disciple of the Luozhen Sect, I pay my respects to Deacon Wang."

Li Yunjing bowed to Wang Qianxue.

Wang Qianxue smiled.

"No need for that. I didn't expect you to have broken through to Qi Refining Completion after just a few months apart."

Li Yunjing then looked at Wang Qianxue.

"I was fortunate, fortunate. I have been waiting for you for quite some time, Deacon Wang. Please follow me."

Li Yunjing led Wang Qianxue toward Luozhen Hall.

On the way, Wang Qianxue glanced at Zhang Hanpeng, whose eyes kept darting toward her from time to time, and chuckled.

"This boy's Root Bone is abysmal. Your Luozhen Sect accepted him too?"