Damn it, I forgot I spent all my merit points exchanging for Earth Core Lava…

"Fellow Daoist, can I use Spirit Stones to trade for merit points?" Ji Yuan said with an awkward smile.

"Of course you can."

When posting a quest, you can use Spirit Stones to exchange for merit points, but the price… The duty cultivator smiled, "You're short 500 merit points, which means you'll need 1,500 low-grade Spirit Stones."

Three to one.

Fuck!

Black Heart Water Dragon Sect.

Ji Yuan grit his teeth and handed over 15 mid-grade Spirit Stones.

But then he thought, if those 15 Spirit Stones can get him the Illusion Heart Flower, it's all just small stuff, and if he can't buy it, he can get a refund.

As for refunds, the Water Dragon Sect doesn't charge interest.

After posting the quest, Ji Yuan took his voucher and left.

This time, he didn't even bother going back to Chulong Island. He rushed straight to Mist Island—he couldn't wait even half a moment for the Pigsty upgrade.

"..."

This time, when Ji Yuan came back, the Big Toad didn't run around but lay obediently on Mist Island, drooling at the Spirit Pigs.

As for those dozen-plus Spirit Pigs, being stared down by a tier two Demon Beast, they didn't dare move an inch.

A few of the more timid ones had even fainted from fear, collapsing on the ground.

The Big Toad saw Ji Yuan return and croaked a few times—"gwaa gwaa—"

It was like it was swearing it hadn't stolen any food.

Ever since Ji Yuan saved it last time, it's been even more obedient.

Normally, whatever Ji Yuan tells it to do, it'll do. No complaints at all.

First off, Ji Yuan let Tu Yue out, telling her to tidy up the various buildings.

As for himself, he couldn't wait to check the panel.

[Pigsty: lv2]

This was the current level of the [Pigsty].

[Pigsty: LV3 (Upgradeable)]

[Spirit Effect: Generates 1 tael of Runyu Fat per month. Every Spirit Pig slaughtered will definitely produce a 'Quenching Acupoint Pearl' in its heart.]

[Upgrade Requirements: 40 mid-grade Spirit Stones, 5 jin Earth Core Lava, refined Qi Blood Pill. (Met)]

Each Spirit Pig produces one "Quenching Acupoint Pearl."

The human body has 361 acupoints, so to refine your entire body to perfection, you'd need to raise…361 Pigs!

At this rate, you might as well turn the whole Mist Island into a [Pigsty].

The "Runyu Fat" produced every month is a key ingredient for repairing Magical Treasures.

Ji Yuan had already asked around; one tael of Runyu Fat goes for about 15 mid-grade Spirit Stones.

By that math, a single building can yield 15 mid-grade Spirit Stones a month in profit…at minimum!

Once the Pigsty gets to level 3, the level 2 benefits don't disappear.

So you still get half a tael of Blood Essence every day, yet another steady source of income.

Staring at the panel's spirit effects, Ji Yuan just got more and more tempted. Without hesitation, he reached into the Storage Bag and pulled out 40 mid-grade Spirit Stones, plus those 5 jin of Earth Core Lava.

The instant all those Spirit Stones came out, the surrounding Spiritual Qi thickened noticeably.

As for the 5 jin of Earth Core Lava…that was in a special Jade Bottle, but even so, the bottle was burning red-hot and see-through, you could see the lava inside flowing like molten syrup.

Ji Yuan didn't dare touch it directly; he had to use Artifact Manipulation Technique.

All the Spirit Pigs had already been herded elsewhere by Tu Yue, so now Ji Yuan just had to focus and choose…upgrade!

As soon as he activated his heart thought, the pile of Spirit Stones on the ground began to slowly dissolve.

The Earth Core Lava in the Jade Bottle also faded before his eyes, and the biggest change was in the Pigsty's ground itself.

Originally just plain old dirt, now endless cracks spread out, each one packed with flowing magma inside.

An unbearable heat surged toward him.

The level 3 [Pigsty] didn't feel like it was on an island anymore—it felt more like a volcanic crater.

This is what a level 3 [Pigsty] looks like? Ji Yuan looked at the drastic changes to his turf, thought for a second, and decided to deactivate the building effect.

It looked awesome, sure, but it was a bit too eye-catching.

For flashy, useless things like that, Ji Yuan never bothered.

Compared to all this, he was way more curious what kind of magical effect a level 4 [Pigsty] might have.

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