Listening to Ji Yuan's question, the Big Toad didn't seem to comprehend, but it started croaking "quack-quack-quack" excitedly.

It even lifted its two front legs and made gestures as it spoke.

It had a rather fierce and energetic demeanor.

Ji Yuan watched its demeanor and thought he might need a language translation building.

Otherwise, he really couldn't understand what this Big Toad was saying.

After its performance finished, Ji Yuan, half-understanding, guessed that it was ambushed by that big snake when it went out.

Otherwise, with the jumping ability of this Big Toad, that big snake shouldn't have been able to catch up.

Besides, once on land, it was uncertain who would win.

Once it finished its performance, Ji Yuan mimicked a bit and asked if there were any other demon beasts around here that it couldn't beat.

This time, the Big Toad understood and proudly raised its head.

It croaked once.

Then shook its head.

Ji Yuan thought to himself, "No wonder."

It seems when the time comes, he could let it hunt some demon beasts in the early stage of the second rank. Not only would it pose no danger, but it could also collect the demon pills needed for crafting Foundation Establishment Pills.

This way, he could save a significant amount of Spirit Stones.

But for now, there's no hurry.

Ji Yuan turned right upon exiting and arrived in front of several other buildings. Originally, there was only a small wooden house on the open ground; now, there was another wooden house.

He walked inside and pasted a pre-prepared "kitchen" note on the wall, but still, there was no reaction.

It seemed that he needed to build a small stove.

After spending half a day and waiting for Tu Yue to build a simple stove with mud and stone, the panel finally refreshed.

[Kitchen: lv0 (Upgradeable)]

[lv1: Spirit Effect: Deliciousness of dishes +20%.]

[Upgrade conditions: Low-grade Spirit Stones ×8, fine salt ×5 pounds, a total of 200 dishes cooked. (Achieved)]

Unlike the previous buildings,

once this "kitchen" refreshed, it could be upgraded directly.

Ji Yuan recalled that when he looked at this "kitchen" building in Zengtou City, it showed it couldn't be upgraded, so it must have been because he hadn't cooked enough dishes back then.

As for the spirit effect... simple and direct.

It simply made the dishes he cooked more delicious, which seemed a bit mysterious.

Oh well, after upgrading, he could cook a dish and see for himself.

With a thought to upgrade, the panel refreshed.

[Kitchen: lv1 (Non-upgradable)]

[lv2: Spirit Effect: Deliciousness of dishes +40%; consuming it can restore some spiritual qi (the amount of spiritual qi depends on the quality of the dish); produces 1 pound of low-grade Spirit Rice daily.]

From level 2, the kitchen also begins to provide basic support.

And this support is Spirit Rice!

It seems that once the "kitchen" reaches level 2, he could truly live a life of leisure and indulgence.

No need to farm, no need to work, no need to do anything, yet still have meals prepared daily.

Such a wonderful life.

By the way, under the kitchen's enhancement, his cooking skills had further improved, so there was nothing else to say.

Imagining this beautiful life in his mind, Ji Yuan had Tu Yue light the fire.

He intended to cook a dish to see if his cooking skills had truly improved.

To ensure authenticity, he made the simplest dish – steamed fish.

Using a bass that wasn't even considered a half-spirit fish.

This dish didn't require frying, so it didn't need any special skills, as long as it was steamed thoroughly.

After putting it in the pot, after about half an incense stick's time, Ji Yuan took it out. As soon as he opened the lid, a rich aroma hit him.

"Damn, it seems I have something to enjoy in the future."

"I wonder which pretty fairy will benefit from this, oh well."

After a moment of wonderful imagination, Ji Yuan ate everything, even throwing the bones into the Big Toad's mouth, since it ate everything, especially those seasoned by Ji Yuan, which it liked even more.

Spending a few days on Mist Island,

Ji Yuan took some time to return to the Water Dragon Sect. For one, he processed the body of the mid-stage second-rank demon beast, and secondly, to prepare for purchasing several arrays.

The demon beast was still processed in the Fire Phoenix Island Master's Suspended Demon Shop. After all, people here knew he had a Foundation Establishment Stage master, so it was not suspicious to process it here.

Moreover, this mid-stage second-rank demon beast's body... was very valuable!

Even missing the head, venom glands, and demon pill, it still sold for 45 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Thus, the funds for purchasing the arrays were secured.

The Suspended Demon Shop didn't sell arrays, so Ji Yuan had to go to the Hundred Treasures Tower.

One Tier One Spirit Gathering Array was necessary for upgrading the "Array Room," unavoidable.

He also bought one Tier One Mist Array for hiding Mist Island.

Lastly, he purchased a Tier One Rain Killing Array for defense.

Among the four paths of Pill, Array, Talisman, and Instrument, arrays were not only the most difficult but also the most expensive. Even though these three were all Tier One arrays, buying them still cost Ji Yuan a total of 30 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Indeed, poor talismans, wealthy arrays.

Among the four paths of Pill, Array, Talisman, and Instrument, talismans required the least investment and had the simplest entrance.

Even the most expensive Tier One high-grade talisman only cost a little over 30 pieces of low-grade Spirit Stones.

But when it came to arrays, even a simple Tier One array would cost around 10 pieces of mid-grade Spirit Stones.

This path of arrays was indeed not something a poor ascetic cultivator could afford.

After buying these items, Ji Yuan also visited Thousand Mechanism Island. He originally intended to see if there were any tasks he could do at a bargain, so he could accumulate some merit points.

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