Escape Technique, New Buildings

A meditation cushion cost only twenty-seven or twenty-eight Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Thirty at most.

Therefore, upgrading the cultivation room to lv2

would cost fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones at most.

That was simple enough.

The Luozhen Sect currently had eight hundred and fifty-six Low-Grade Spirit Stones left.

Even after deducting the benefits he had just handed out to the two elders and five disciples,

there were still six hundred and six Low-Grade Spirit Stones left, which was more than enough.

Besides...

Li Yunjing took out the Spirit Stone notes Huo Junrui had given him.

Each note had a face value of one hundred, and there were five in all.

"Well, well, he really was generous," Li Yunjing muttered to himself.

He had handed over five hundred Spirit Stones in one go.

Huo Junrui had gone to considerable lengths

to avoid getting into trouble.

For the sake of those five hundred Spirit Stones,

Li Yunjing decided not to pursue the matter with Huo Junrui.

After all, Huo Junrui had never actually done anything to the Luozhen Sect.

There was no need to saddle the Luozhen Sect with a powerful enemy for no reason.

After putting the Spirit Stone notes away,

Li Yunjing walked out of Luozhen Hall.

Mo Xuan had mentioned that a martial arts field and Disciple Quarters had been added to the Luozhen Sect.

Li Yunjing planned to take a look.

He wanted to see what was needed to upgrade the two new buildings to lv1.

He stepped out of Luozhen Hall and arrived at the martial arts field.

Mo Xuan had situated it on the open ground in front of Luozhen Hall.

The open ground was now paved with white diamond stone.

Li Yunjing walked a circuit around the martial arts field.

He nodded slightly.

Just then, a notification box popped up before his eyes.

[Add the martial arts field as an upgradable building?]

What else was there to say? Li Yunjing immediately answered yes in his mind.

[Martial arts field (lv0)]

[lv1 spiritual effect: Law Technique proficiency accumulation speed +15%.]

[Upgrade requirements: Low-Grade Spirit Stones ×15, refined iron ×5 jin]

"Increased Law Technique proficiency. That effect is decent."

Li Yunjing looked at the martial arts field's lv1 spiritual effect and nodded inwardly.

With this, Luozhen Sect disciples could reach higher proficiency in the Law Techniques they practiced more quickly.

From beginner to minor mastery, major mastery, and even completion,

they could advance faster than cultivators from other sects.

This would be very helpful to Luozhen Sect disciples when they went out in the future.

After all, the higher one's proficiency in a Law Technique, the greater the power one could bring to bear.

That could play a decisive role in a battle of techniques.

He had learned the requirements for upgrading the martial arts field to lv1.

They were very simple.

After committing them to memory,

Li Yunjing headed for the Disciple Quarters.

The Disciple Quarters were in the southwestern part of the Luozhen Sect.

There were five new houses here.

They were built of earthen bricks, with a very simple construction.

All one could say was that they were fit to live in.

As for comfort and the like, forget about it.

There was no chance of their being warm in winter and cool in summer.

It would be good enough if they weren't cold in winter and hot in summer.

Fortunately, all five disciples were cultivators,

and their demands for living conditions were not high.

"And they call these fine residences..." Li Yunjing complained inwardly.

Fine residences, fine residences-the important word was "fine."

The five houses before him...

A notification box suddenly popped up.

[Add the Disciple Quarters as an upgradable building?]

Li Yunjing answered yes in his mind, and information about the Disciple Quarters appeared before him.

[Disciple Quarters (lv0)]

[lv1 spiritual effects: recovery speed +10% while resting, cultivation speed +10% while cultivating in meditation.]

[Upgrade requirements: wooden planks ×20, ordinary bedding sets ×5, Low-Grade Spirit Stones ×10.]

After reading the lv1 spiritual effects of the Disciple Quarters,

he found them roughly similar to those his cave abode had previously had.

Both increased cultivation speed and recovery speed.

He didn't know whether differences would appear later or whether they would remain basically the same.

He noted down the upgrade requirements for the Disciple Quarters.

Then Li Yunjing returned to Luozhen Hall.

[Collect fifty units of Pure Spiritual Qi?]

Li Yunjing answered yes in his mind.

The Sect Grand Hall was currently lv3

and produced twenty-five units of Pure Spiritual Qi each month.

Li Yunjing had not collected it in August or September.

Together, the two months amounted to fifty wisps of Pure Spiritual Qi.

Afterward, Li Yunjing went to the Patriarch Hall.

The Patriarch Hall was lv2 and produced two wisps of Patriarch Incense Offering each month.

That made four wisps over two months.

After collecting the Patriarch Incense Offering,

Li Yunjing checked the system's storage space.

He now had sixty-three wisps of Pure Spiritual Qi.

Li Yunjing had already had thirteen wisps of Pure Spiritual Qi in storage.

As for Patriarch Incense Offering, he had five wisps.

Upgrading the Patriarch Hall required ten wisps of Patriarch Incense Offering, so he was still five short.

That would take about three months.

However, if he upgraded the Patriarch Hall,

the time could be shortened considerably.

Once the Patriarch Hall was upgraded to lv3,

it would produce three wisps of Patriarch Incense Offering each month.

Li Yunjing closed the system storage interface and decided to leave the Luozhen Sect for a trip to Xunxian Town.

This time, he intended to make a large number of purchases in Xunxian Town.

There were already twelve upgradable buildings.

At present, aside from the Poultry Coop and the Patriarch Hall,

all ten of the other buildings could be upgraded as long as their respective requirements were met.

The main issue with the Poultry Coop and the Patriarch Hall was that they required the sect's prosperity to reach ten.

The sect's prosperity was still eight, so the requirement had not been met.

But after some time had passed, he figured it would be enough.

After leaving Serene Valley, Li Yunjing formed a Method Formula with his hands.

Suddenly, a light breeze swept in.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yunjing vanished, his body turning into a breeze.

This was the second-grade escape technique Li Yunjing had just learned, Wind-Riding Escape.

It was one of only three second-grade Cultivation Methods remaining in the Luozhen Sect.

Previously, Li Yunjing had only been at Qi Refining Completion

and had not met the requirements to practice this escape technique.

He could only look on longingly, unable to put it into practice.

But after his enlightenment, Li Yunjing had used the opportunity to reach the beginner level in this escape technique.

Now, using it for the first time, he felt a slight awkwardness, but nothing else seemed amiss.

With Wind-Riding Escape, Li Yunjing traveled much faster.

Previously, the journey had taken about an hour using a Breeze Talisman.

This time, using Wind-Riding Escape, he reached Xunxian Town in only about half an hour.

That was with Li Yunjing holding back for fear of consuming too much Law Power.

Otherwise, he could have shortened the time even further.

After arriving in Xunxian Town, Li Yunjing first went to the Golden Millet Pavilion.

From Mo Xuan, Li Yunjing had learned that while he was in seclusion,

Jin Wuxu had visited the Luozhen Sect.

His purpose had still been to recruit Li Yunjing.

Now that he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment, Li Yunjing thought it best to let Jin Wuxu know sooner

and put an end to his thoughts of recruiting him.

When he arrived at the Golden Millet Pavilion,

He Yan recognized Li Yunjing at once and came to receive him.

But as soon as he stepped forward, He Yan froze.

"Sect Leader Li, have you... reached Foundation Establishment?"

He Yan's voice trembled, and his expression grew even more respectful.

Around Xunxian Town, the difference between having reached Foundation Establishment and not was enormous.

Golden Core cultivators rarely appeared in the area around Xunxian Town.

Those commonly seen were at Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.

Once someone reached Foundation Establishment, they became a cut above the rest around Xunxian Town.

Li Yunjing smiled. "I was lucky."

Hearing this, He Yan's eyes flashed with helplessness.

Lucky...

How wonderful it would have been if that lucky chance had been given to him.

Not daring to neglect Li Yunjing,

He Yan immediately led him into a private room.

Then he went to inform Jin Wuxu.

Soon, heavy footsteps sounded outside the private room.

The footsteps were heavy and hurried.

At the doorway, they suddenly stopped.

Yet the door was not immediately pushed open.

After a while, Jin Wuxu pushed open the door.

He looked at Li Yunjing, who was sitting there.

Jin Wuxu's gaze was extraordinarily complicated.

Sure enough, Li Yunjing really had broken through to Foundation Establishment.

Li Yunjing had not concealed his Foundation Establishment presence,

so the moment Jin Wuxu saw him, he knew his cultivation level.

Jin Wuxu walked stiffly into the private room and closed the door.

He turned to face Li Yunjing, seeming to have prepared himself fully.

"Congratulations, Sect Leader Li. I never imagined you would actually succeed in reaching Foundation Establishment. You've accomplished so much at a young age, and your future is boundless.

"I overestimated myself before and wanted to invite you to become the second manager of the Golden Millet Pavilion. What a... joke!"