novelraw Chapter 214 : 【Spirit Energy Cannon】→【Falling Star Cannon】
Chapter 214 : 【Spirit Energy Cannon】→【Falling Star Cannon】
Chapter 214: 【Spirit Energy Cannon】→【Falling Star Cannon】
One day later.
On Everything Island, Ji Yuan looked at the 21 catties of Silvermoon Meteorite Rock in his Storage Pouch.
This was what he had gained after sweeping through most of Everything Island.
He was still far from the 50 catties required to upgrade the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】.
Since that was the case, he had no choice but to seek help.
Naturally, Ji Yuan took out the Messaging Talisman of Li Changhe. Just as he was about to send a message, he paused.
If he asked the Li Family for everything, they would basically be able to guess what he was trying to do, especially with something like Silvermoon Meteorite Rock... It would be better to visit his Master first and see if she had any of the materials.
After all, he offered her so much wine every month—surely it was time for her to “pay tribute” to him once.
With that thought, Ji Yuan put away Li Changhe’s Messaging Talisman and instead retrieved the one for Hua Yaoyue.
“Master, are you on Forgotten Worry Island?”
Ji Yuan asked tentatively.
He quickly received a reply from Hua Yaoyue, a simple single word.
“Here.”
So Ji Yuan went—and upon arriving, he met her.
But when he asked whether Hua Yaoyue had any Silvermoon Meteorite Rock… Hua Yaoyue cast him a sidelong glance.
“What, still thinking about that Spirit Energy Cannon?”
“Hehe.”
Ji Yuan grinned. “Master, none are wiser than you. Nothing can escape your discerning eyes.”
Better for Hua Yaoyue to know than for the Li Family to find out.
“The one you bought from the Yun Family, Yun Qianzai already helped you repair it. It’s more than enough for your current needs. As for a more powerful Spirit Energy Cannon…”
Hua Yaoyue gave Ji Yuan a once-over, then sneered: “Even in ten more years, you still wouldn’t be able to craft it.”
“What do you want so much Silvermoon Meteorite Rock for?”
Hearing her question, Ji Yuan fell silent.
Because she wasn’t wrong. From any angle, he had no current need for Silvermoon Meteorite Rock.
‘Too bad she doesn’t know I’ve unlocked it.’
Seeing that Ji Yuan remained quiet, Hua Yaoyue didn’t press further. Instead, she said, “That kind of immortal material—you’ll have to get from the Li Family. I don’t have any on me… Do you need anything else?”
Ji Yuan’s sunken mood lifted again. He quickly asked, “I also need Spirit Energy Stones and a Tier Three Demon Core. Does Master have those?”
“Yes.”
Hua Yaoyue answered without hesitation. “How many of each?”
“One Demon Core is enough. As for the Spirit Energy Stones… I need five pieces.”
Ji Yuan wasn’t planning to hold back. He intended to gather everything for the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 in one go.
With this thing, he’d feel more confident while traveling outside.
“Take them.”
A string of glowing lights shot out from the Storage Pouch at Hua Yaoyue’s waist and landed in front of Ji Yuan. At first, he thought it was some special technique, but as he stepped closer—
He discovered that the five Spirit Energy Stones were truly emitting a radiant glow.
Their entire surfaces glowed with white light, resembling precious gems.
Even their textures were extremely smooth, as if finely polished.
The remaining Tier Three Demon Core was water-attributed, exuding a gentle blue gleam.
With a wave of his left hand, Ji Yuan swept them all into his Storage Pouch.
“Disciple thanks Master.”
“Mm, go.”
Hua Yaoyue replied casually. It seemed she didn’t care at all about giving these things to Ji Yuan.
Between Master and Disciple, talking about money would just be too distant.
So Ji Yuan offered a Storage Pouch in return, which contained nearly a hundred jars of Wishful Wine, as well as a few jars of fiery Peerless Wine.
There were also other common spiritual wines, though all had been enhanced by the 【Wine Cellar】.
“These were brewed by this disciple recently. Please accept them, Master.”
“Mm.”
If it were anything else, Hua Yaoyue likely wouldn’t accept it. But since it was wine from Ji Yuan, she definitely would.
After leaving Hua Yaoyue, Ji Yuan contacted Li Changhe. Once he received a response, he headed straight for Li Family Island.
Ordinary people couldn’t even see this island, and Ji Yuan was no exception. He had to wait for Li Changhe to come out and escort him in.
“It’s rare to see you drop by. Go ahead, what do you need?”
Given their relationship, there was no need for false pleasantries.
Once they arrived at Li Changhe’s residence, sat down, and had some tea, he got straight to the point.
So did Ji Yuan.
“I need 30 catties of Silvermoon Meteorite Rock. I couldn’t find any with my Master, so I had to come to you.”
“Silvermoon Meteorite Rock? You’ve come to the right guy. Don’t say 30 catties—even if you needed 300, I could get it for you.”
Li Changhe waved his hand grandly, speaking with bold confidence.
“No need, no need. Thirty catties is more than enough.”
If upgrading to level 3 also required this material, he’d deal with that later.
Li Changhe pulled out a Messaging Talisman and sent someone to fetch it. Meanwhile, he told Ji Yuan:
“This material is usually stockpiled by cultivation clans for crafting Spirit Energy Cannons, so you don’t see it much outside… Do you need anything else?”
“No, this alone is enough.”
Before long, someone from the Li Family delivered a Storage Pouch to Li Changhe.
After a glance, he tossed it to Ji Yuan.
Inside was indeed the Silvermoon Meteorite Rock—but the quantity wasn’t right.
Li Changhe had given him 40 catties, not 30.
“If you need it, better to have some extra. Better safe than sorry.”
“Many thanks, Brother Li.”
“No need for thanks.”
Just as Ji Yuan was about to leave, he remembered something and asked,
“Brother Li, how much does a Spirit Energy Stone cost? I’ve never seen them outside.”
“Spirit Energy Stones? They’re not cheap. Typically, only Golden Core Real Persons can use them. The price is around 800–900 middle-grade Spirit Stones apiece. Do you need some? Our Li Family has them.”
“No, no, I was just curious.”
Ji Yuan hurriedly declined.
Even at 800 per piece, five of them would cost 4000 middle-grade Spirit Stones… Ji Yuan hadn’t expected that the most expensive part of upgrading the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 was these stones.
What mattered most was that he needed them—and Hua Yaoyue gave them without the slightest hesitation.
‘Master’s kindness... weighs heavily on me.’
Ji Yuan silently made a note of this, then returned to Forgotten Worry Island.
Some time ago, Dong Qian had left for some unknown matter.
When Ji Yuan asked if she needed help, she said no and didn’t mention where she was going—only that she’d be gone for a while.
She must have her reasons for not saying, so Ji Yuan didn’t pry.
Not long after she left, Du Wanyi also took a sect mission and departed.
Cultivation required vast resources. Staying at home brought nothing, so it was better to take sect missions, earn Spirit Stones, and maybe even find opportunities to grow stronger.
Times had changed.
In the past, one could slowly cultivate and build up strength. But now, with the Righteous–Demonic War approaching, everyone needed to do whatever they could to grow stronger quickly.
Ji Yuan figured that Dong Qian probably left for the same reason.
Otherwise, with her cautious nature, she would surely have stayed in the sect refining pills. Why would she risk going outside?
This also gave Ji Yuan a bit of pressure—clearly, he needed to condense his Sword Embryo as soon as possible.
Arriving at the highest point of Forgotten Worry Island, Ji Yuan took out the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】.
It remained in its dormant form, appearing as a stone sculpture.
Ji Yuan’s right hand swept across the ground, instantly revealing a massive pile of materials.
A hill of middle-grade Spirit Stones, five glowing Spirit Energy Stones.
Fifty catties of star-speckled black ore.
And one water-blue Tier Three Demon Core.
Once everything was arranged, Ji Yuan glanced at the Panel.
(Requirements Not Met) had become (Requirements Fulfilled).
Since that was the case… it was time to upgrade.
With a single thought, all the immortal materials on the ground turned into beams of light, absorbed into the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】.
The cannon itself began to transform.
The base expanded in all directions, the entire structure growing larger.
Though no one carved anything, the array patterns on the silver rings extended outward on their own.
Compared to before, the patterns became more complex and profound.
Even Ji Yuan, a genuine Second-Tier Formation Master, found himself slightly baffled… If he could transcribe these array patterns and give them to Second Senior Brother, it might be of great help.
Next came the enlarging silver rings.
The existing rings grew bigger, and in the empty center, new silver rings slowly emerged.
They, too, bore array patterns.
This transformation lasted for the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, until the brand-new 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 stood before Ji Yuan.
He looked up—this Level 2 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 was twice the size of the Level 1 version.
Its energy-storing silver rings had increased from five to ten.
Ji Yuan extended a finger, channeling his spiritual energy into the upgraded 【Spirit Energy Cannon】, and immediately understood its new abilities.
It still had three attack tiers.
The first tier was equivalent to a full-force strike from an early-stage Golden Core cultivator—and cost 900 middle-grade Spirit Stones per shot.
The second tier matched the full force of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, costing 3000 middle-grade Spirit Stones per shot.
The third tier… was at peak Golden Core level. A single shot—damn, it cost 100 top-grade Spirit Stones?
Wasn’t that 10,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones?
Was peak Golden Core really that expensive?
However, thinking further, after Peak Golden Core came the Nascent Soul Stage—and a single Nascent Soul Patriarch… could oversee an entire Immortal Sect in Eastern Shang. Calculated this way, Peak Golden Core was indeed quite valuable.
Take the Water Dragon Sect, for instance—aside from the Nascent Soul Patriarch, the second tier consisted of the Grand Elder and the Third Elder, both at Late Golden Core Stage.
Did that mean… his current 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 was even stronger than the Grand Elder?!
But to unleash a full-power shot at Peak Golden Core strength, Ji Yuan estimated that with his current wealth… he’d likely have to sell everything just to barely manage one shot.
Then there was the matter of its attack effect—it truly had target-locking capabilities.
Once the Spirit Energy Cannon locked onto an enemy, as long as the target remained within its attack range, it was essentially a guaranteed hit.
The only concern was that once the target was locked, they would certainly try to destroy the cannon before it fired.
So the decision of when exactly to use it depended on the situation.
Still…
‘I really damn want to fire a shot just to see what it looks like.’
As tempting as the thought was, Ji Yuan ultimately gave it up.
First, the resulting commotion would be far too loud. Even if he fired it on Misty Island, it might still attract a Golden Core Real Person from Water Dragon Island to investigate.
Second… it was just too expensive. A single shot costing 900 spirit stones—Ji Yuan truly couldn’t bear it.
After putting away the Spirit Energy Cannon, Ji Yuan looked once more at the Panel.
He had originally wanted to check the spiritual effect of the Level 3 Spirit Energy Cannon, but one glance told him—the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】… was gone.
In its place appeared something called the 【Falling Star Cannon】.
【Falling Star Cannon: lv3 (Not Upgradeable)】
【Spiritual Effect: Solar Radiance Gathering, Falling Star and Sinking Moon. Capable of blasting a Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator to death.】
【Upgrade Conditions: Middle-Grade Spirit Stones × 20,000; Third-Tier Formation Master; Third-Tier Weapon Refiner; Energy-Gathering Stones × 2; Radiant Sun Meteorite Rock × 10 catties; Fourth-Tier Demon Core ×1. (Not Fulfilled)】
After reading that, Ji Yuan felt just one thing.
Damn, it truly lived up to being a cannon.
Now that it had reached Level 3, the upgrade requirements were astronomical—and even included a Fourth-Tier Demon Core.
Yet, even at this level, it didn’t provide any passive benefits.
Only a single, simple, and pure function—cannon blast capable of killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Ji Yuan had learned during idle chats with Feng Zhi Tao that Nascent Soul Cultivators were difficult to kill because they could teleport instantly with their Nascent Soul—just like the Escape Light of Golden Core cultivators. That alone made it nearly impossible for low-stage cultivators to ambush them.
But now, this 【Falling Star Cannon】 could supposedly kill a Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Exactly how it killed, he didn’t know.
But he imagined that once fired, it would surely be tremendously powerful.
He also received some information from the Panel—the 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 building was different from others. Due to its special nature, it lacked simple enchantments.
To put it plainly—it couldn’t be casually branded.
The effects of the Spirit Energy Cannon building only applied to the Spirit Energy Cannon itself, and while high-tier enchantments could be applied to lower tiers, the cost would be extreme.
For instance, with Ji Yuan’s current Level 2 Spirit Energy Cannon, if its building effect were applied to a Level 1 cannon—
It would work, and it could still unleash Peak Golden Core power—but likely, the cannon would be completely destroyed after just one shot.
It wasn’t your average building, after all.
But all of that was too far off. Of all the upgrade requirements, Ji Yuan didn’t have a single one yet.
He’d have to wait until after forming his Golden Core before considering the upgrade from Spirit Energy Cannon to Falling Star Cannon.
From this, Ji Yuan also learned that as buildings upgraded, their names could change—like how 【Spirit Energy Cannon】 became 【Falling Star Cannon】.
So… could the 【Fish Pond】 truly evolve into a 【Dragon Pool】?
As for now, it was time to consider heading out to condense the next Sword Embryo. He had to seize the time before the Righteous–Demonic War broke out to condense as many as possible.
Relying on Falling Star River would be his last resort.
With that thought, Ji Yuan no longer delayed.
He first tidied up Forgotten Worry Island, then returned to Misty Island.
Once there, he had a lot more to sort out.
First was the Ice Flood Dragon—it had advanced to mid-Second Tier and was an excellent asset, so it had to come along.
Next were the various demonic tools used by demonic cultivators.
The mid-Foundation Establishment Corpse Servant Yin Tongzi.
The rest of the Qi Refining Stage corpse servants were useless and had to be left behind. He’d have to see if he could pick up a few more corpses on this trip.
The Yin Ghost Flag and the Thousand Souls Banner.
And the swarm inside the 【Bee Nest】—Ji Yuan had spent an entire year cultivating them with no regard for cost. At present, his bee swarm had grown to an impressive number.
The swarm had reached over 22,000, and he had successfully raised six Second-Tier Spirit-Devouring Bees. While still short of his goal of forming a Queen Bee army, at least there was hope.
So this time, he took 16,000 bees with him, along with 5 of the Second-Tier Spirit-Devouring Bees. The only Queen Bee was left behind.
Previously, he had no way to control them.
Now, he did. The Spirit-Devouring Bees really needed a Queen Bee for proper control; otherwise, they’d scatter easily.
Then there were some pills and talismans. Over the past year, Ji Yuan had accumulated quite a bit.
As for the talismans, most were formation-based.
For Foundation Establishment-level combat, ordinary talismans were just like basic attacks. To be truly effective, they had to be part of formations.
Of course, he didn’t forget the Three-Colored Spiritual Egg—this had to be taken consistently to be effective.
By the time everything was packed, it was already late at night.
Ji Yuan arrived at the 【Grave Mound】 and called out to Tu Yue, who was sleeping inside a coffin.
Normally, a single thought would suffice—but Ji Yuan felt some things needed to be said face to face, for the sake of ceremony.
Looking at Tu Yue, who looked like a living person, Ji Yuan smiled and pinched her cheek, helping her form a smile as well.
“You’ve been at home long enough. Time to head out. And this time, I’ll be going a bit far. I’m leaving the house in your care.”
After saying this, Ji Yuan felt it wasn’t quite enough and manipulated her to speak.
Currently, she couldn’t speak fluently, but she could make a few sounds.
“Okay… okay.”
“I’ll try to bring back a few more corpses this trip. See if I can help you reach the Foundation Establishment Stage too.”
“After all, where I’m heading is the territory of Corpse Herding Mountain. I heard they sell a lot of corpses over there—and cheap, too. They supposedly handle all corpse-related business on Shang Mountain. I’ll just buy some back.”
Tu Yue, still wearing her stiff smile, nodded. “Okay…”
“Alright, I’m off. Take care of the house.”
Ji Yuan pinched her cheek again, then took a deep breath and summoned the Sky-Slicer Boat, heading north.
By the time he returned to Forgotten Worry Island, dawn had nearly arrived.
He took out Li Changhe’s Messaging Talisman and informed him he planned to go to Blood River to condense a Sword Embryo.
He hadn’t forgotten that the Li Family had connections at every key location—wherever a Li Family member went, someone would be there to receive them.
With such a great opportunity, Ji Yuan had no reason not to take advantage of it.
When Li Changhe heard he was going to condense a Sword Embryo—something vital to breakthrough—he personally came to Forgotten Worry Island.
He arrived aboard his luxurious flying vessel, accompanied by his Second-Tier Mid-Stage beast—the Sky-Flying Tiger.
“You’re heading to Blood River, right? That’s easy. Once you get there, go to the ancient battlefield ruins and find the Wei Family. Show them this, and they’ll arrange someone to guide you to Blood River.”
“The location of Blood River is hard to find. Ordinary people can’t even detect it, and you need a specific path to reach the riverbank. Only locals can lead the way.”
With that, Li Changhe handed Ji Yuan a token engraved with the character “Li.”
“Alright, thank you, Brother Li.”
Ji Yuan put away the token and cupped his hands in thanks.
“Between us, no need for such formality. Go now. Eastern Shang is still fairly stable. Just head there and return soon.”
Li Changhe patted his shoulder before turning to leave.
The two then parted ways.
Li Changhe returned to Li Family Island, while Ji Yuan still had one more stop—Forgotten Worry Island to see Hua Yaoyue.
What he didn’t expect was to find Feng Zhi Tao there as well.
Even so, Ji Yuan explained the purpose of his visit.
“What? You’re going to Corpse Herding Mountain?”
Hua Yaoyue said nothing, but Feng Zhi Tao looked quite surprised.
“Mm, I got news from the Li Family that there’s a place over there very suitable for condensing Sword Embryos.”
“No wonder. I was wondering why you were willing to go out. So it’s to condense a Sword Embryo… But the world right now… it’s dangerous. Junior Brother, you’re only early Foundation Establishment, traveling alone…”
Feng Zhi Tao hesitated.
Ji Yuan gave a helpless smile. “No choice. I can’t raise my strength just sitting in the sect.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
Feng Zhi Tao shook her head and said seriously, “I mean, why don’t I go with you? I’ve reached Peak Foundation Establishment—I can protect you.”
She patted her full chest as she spoke.